Midna (Smash V)

Midna (ミドナ, Midona) appears as a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. V,, revealed after the Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD remake trailer at the end of the Nintendo Direct on May 29, 2019.
“Midna is a character from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Midna, a Twili, teams up with the protagonist, Link, to battle a "greater evil" that she alone cannot overcome. In fitting with her dark nature, she has a playfully mischievous sense of humor, and shows a somewhat cynical demeanor during most of the game. She also has some of the most extensive voice acting found in the series, as all of her dialogue is represented by audible (though unintelligible) vocalization. Midna's voice is provided by Akiko Koumoto.
Midna, like all creatures from the Twilight Realm, cannot tolerate light. She hides in Link's shadow when he is in the Light World. The only time she takes her physical form is when Link is in the Twilight. After being exposed to light during the game and later being healed from the resulting injury, Midna is able to take on her physical form even in the Light World, though she still chooses to remain in Link's shadow most of the time, telling him she wants to keep a "low profile."
When asked if Midna would return for a future game or not in an interview with Game Informer, Eiji Aonuma stated: "Because of the way Twilight Princessended, I don’t see her making a reappearance, but who knows? If we hear enough voices for her to come back, how can we not?"”
She is confirmed to have no alternate costume.
Midna is voiced by Akiko Komoto.
==Attributes==
Quick and Nimble
Can crawl
Can hover for an unlimited amount of time
Every directional aerial KOs
Quick tilts
Lightweight
Floaty
Some specials leave her vulnerable if shielded or dodged
==Summary==
Midna is a quick and nimble character. She has very quick tilts and her directional aerials are very powerful. Like Peach and some other characters, she can hover in the air. The difference is that she slowly starts to descend on her own after 10 seconds and when she’s attacked out of it, she can’t do it again in the jump. She can also crawl but she can’t wall jump. Her special attacks are pretty good but her side specials leave her very vulnerable if shielded. She is also a relatively lightweight character meaning that she can be KOed pretty early. She is also very floaty and being floaty AND lightweight is not really a good thing.
Overall she is a solid character with many reliable specials and regular attacks. She also does not have trouble killing thanks to her powerful directional aerials. She is floaty and lightweight which are her biggest drawbacks.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
 	Name	Damage 	Description
Neutral Attack	 	1%, 2%, 6%, 1.4% (loop) 	A bolt of green energy, followed by another, finishing off with a hair in arm form palm or a flurry of green bolt energy attacks.
Neutral Combo 	 	 	
Dash Attack 	 	10% 	Midna’s Shadow Wolf attacks with a crunch. KOs much much later.
Forward Tilt 	 	4% 	Midna attacks with a bolt of energy.
Up Tilt 	 	6% 	Executed similarly to Mewtwo’s. She does a quick flip on the ground. Good juggle ability.
Down Tilt 	 	3% 	Midna swipes her hand. Comes out quick.
Forward Smash 	 	16% 	Midna’s deals a heavy energy surrounded punch with her in arm form.
Up Smash 	 	2% (hits 1-4), 0.8% (hits 5-7), 5% (hit 8)	Performed similarly to Zelda’s but Midna uses a single finger to create green bolts of energy upwards.
Down Smash 	 	13% 	Midna draws a bolt of energy around her.
===Aerial Attacks===
 	Name	Damage 	Description
Neutral Aerial	 	5% 	Midna spins while covered in a sparkle of energy.
Forward Aerial	 	15% 	Midna punches forward with her hair in arm form.
Back Aerial 	 	13% 	Midna uses her hair in arm form to swat behind her. Good KO move at later percents.
Up Aerial 	 	12% 	Midna uses her hair in arm form to swat upwards.
Down Aerial 	 	16% (sweetspot), 14%	Midna slams her hair in arm form downwards initiating a meteor smash on sweetspotted contact. It knocks opponents to the side otherwise.
===Grabs and Throws===
 	Name	Damage 	Description
Pummel 	 	2.2% 	*Grabs with hair in hand form, long range* Squeezes opponent.
Forward Throw	 	2% (spin), 5% (throw)	Spins opponent as a gust of wind appears then tosses them forward.
Back Throw 	 	2% (spin), 5% (throw)	Spins opponent as a gust of wind appears then tosses them behind her.
Up Throw 	 	2% (spin), 5% (throw)	Spins opponent as a gust of wind appears then throws them up. KOs at later percents.
Down Throw 	 	2% (spin), 6% (throw)	Spins opponent as a gust of wind appears then slams them down.
===Other===
 	Name	Damage	Description
Floor Attack (front)	 	7% 	Gets up attacking with hair in arm form.
Floor Attack (back) 	 	7% 	Gets up attacking with hair in arm form.
Floor Attack (trip) 	 	5% 	Gets up attacking with hair in arm form.
Edge Attack 	 	7% 	Gets up attacking with hair in arm form.
===Special Attacks===
 	Name 	Damage 	Description
Neutral Special	Energy Wave 	7% (clean), 6% (late) 	Midna shoots a green energy wave forward. Has good range. Not chargeable. Comes out quick. Very reliable projectile attack. Can be reflected, however.
Alternate 1 	Energy Cementation 	7%, 20% (fully charged) 	Midna charges a large energy orb with her hair in arm form then throws it down at the opponent, it grounds opponents when it hits. Fully charged, it doesn’t ground opponents but it has high damage and knockback but it comes out very slow.
Alternate 2 	Space 	1.8x damage (transported projectiles)	Midna collects any projectile or item and transfers them to an empty void. She can the release it/use it at any time. Works just like Villager’s pocket.
Side Special 	Shadow Wolf Blitz 	13% (total) 	Midna summons and hops on a shadow wolf with charges forward attacking with a spinning attack. High knockback.
Alternate 1 	Shadow Wolf Vault 	11% (clean), 9% (late) 	Midna summons a shadow wolf out of the ground that leaps forward at a set range attacking then disappearing back into the ground. She can send two wolves forward by charging the input. CANNOT BE REFLECTED.
Alternate 2 	Shadow Wolf Charge 	10% 	Midna charges forward on her shadow wolf and attacks with her hair in arm form. The distance is unlimited and at the end of the charge is when she attacks. The distance can be controlled by holding the input. Also not only does she do damage but she can also reflect projectiles while doing this.
Up Special 	Particle Warp 	 	Midna shrouds herself in black particles and warps in the direction inputted. She can attack right after warping as there’s no ending lag at all.
Alternate 1 	Particle Teleportation	 	A sideways particle warp. Up is the direction Midna is facing. Down is the opposite direction.
Alternate 2 	Particle Dash 	9% 	Looks very similar to the regular Particle Warp but the warping animation is faster and Midna does an attack at the end of the warp. Has less overall range however.
Down Special 	Dispelling Wave 	1% 	Midna twirls as a red and black ring of energy surrounds her. Any projectile sent at her disappears when it hits the ring. Has no knockback but does 1%.
Alternate 1 	Freezing Wave 	3% 	The ring is greenish-blue and black and it does small damage with no knockback while freezing anything in its radius.
Alternate 2 	Relentless Wave 	11% 	The ring is much more thicker, appears purple and black and it does high damage and knockback. It also makes do of shields. It leaves Midna a bit open though as the ring disappears a bit slower.
Final Smash 	The Mirror of Twilight	 	Midna reverts to her True form (“Twili Midna”) and grabs the opponent nearest to her and sends them into an animation which involves her summoning the Mirror of Twilight and sucking the victim into it, The victim automatically loses that stock. It doesn’t do any damage at all but it’s a guaranteed KO.
==Animations and Misc.==
===Size===
About the same height as Villager
===Taunts===
SIDE - Midna points forward with her body facing the screen while looking forward and giggles.
UP - Midna levitates curled up while folding her arms. Then she draws something in the air using energy.
DOWN - Midna lays on her stomach in midair while spinning and saying something.
===Character Selection Screen Animation===
Midna crosses her arms and smirks.
===On Screen Appearance===
Midna warps onto the scene while giggling.
===Victory Animations===
Midna curls up and begins laughing.
Midna says something then does a pose leaning forward.
Midna rides a shadow wolf onto the scene while laughing then points forward in a similar manner to her render artwork.
===Losing Animation===
Midna is seen clapping with her eyes wide open.
===Crowd Cheer===
“Mid - na!”
===Victory Theme===
Flourished sped-up electronic remix of the Midna’s Lament OST from The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess. Key point is 2:40-2:52.
===Fighting Stance===
Stands looking forward with arms folded, chest up slightly.
===Idle Poses===
Puts hand on hip and looks from side to side
Puts hands behind head while smiling.
===Walk===
Simply walks forward.
===Dash===
Summons a shadow wolf which runs forward with her riding it.
==Palette Swaps and Alternate Costume w/Palette Swap==
 	Color	Origin/Description
Default 	 	
Second 	 	
Third 	 	
Fourth 	 	
Fifth 	 	
Sixth 	 	
Locked First 	 	
Locked Second	 	
==Reveal Trailer==
The Twilight Princess
To be added.
==Trivia==
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