Metal Blade

Metal Blade is one of Mega Man's special moves appearing in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U as his neutral special move. The Metal Blades originate from Mega Man 2 as the weapon obtained by defeating Metal Man. When used, Mega Man throws a metal sawblade that deals little damage at opponents. Like the game of origin the Metal Blade can be thrown in eight directions by tapping the control stick in the corresponding direction after pressing the special attack button, but only one can be thrown at a time. The Metal Blade also acts like an item in that other players can pick up and throw a Metal Blade.

The first custom variant for this move is Hyper Bomb, Bomb Man's weapon in the original Mega Man. When used, Mega Man throws a bomb at an arc in the direction he is facing that damages opponents on contact, and explodes as soon as it hits ground. The second variant is Shadow Blade, Shadow Man's weapon from Mega Man. Mega Man throws a shuriken at opponents that travels a set distance before returning to him, allowing for multiple hits; while it can be thrown in eight directions, it cannot be picked up by opponents, as the Shadow Blade disappears as soon as it hits a wall or the ground.

This move is copied by Kirby after using Inhale. In addition, one of Mega Man's alternate color schemes is that of the palette he gains when using the Metal Blades in Mega Man 2, and another is similar to the colors he gains when using Hyper Bomb in the original Mega Man.