AquaWaifu said:
She can use magic up close too
"She can use magic up close too"
Be more specific; what magic can she use in an up close fist fight/confrontation?
Her magical items? Because it was stated that Shantae doesn't go in with Equipment in this fight, so things like the fireballs, pike balls, puff clouds, barriers, and other such things are excluded because those are Equipment/items/weapons.
What magic can Shantae use up close? Her hair strikes ARE magic in nature, but their magic is only affective against super natural beings and is responsible for it's striking power. What's to stop Yajiro from taking her hair and ripping it off? Shantae's hair can be cut off by regular scissors, so it's more than likely Yajiro could tea/rip off her ponytail if it became a nuisance.
So aside from hair whips and martial arts; what magical attacks does Shantae have that she can specifically use up close?
Her magical attack "Obliterate" requires her to dance in place first before she can use it. Not only could Yujiro beat up Shantae while she's dancing and interrupt her before she could do it, but there's no evidence that "Obliterate" would one shot/kill Yujiro since in game, it only takes down weaker foes, but ones with higher HP are barely scratched or in the very least lose a lot less health.
Yujiro is FAR more powerful than a generic tinkerbat, so he'd no doubt be able to survive it and keep attacking. Not only that, but "Obliterate" significantly leaves Shantae's magic drained/weakened so she wouldn't be able to heal herself or make use of it again.
Shantae can't authomaticcly refill her "Magic Meter" with out equipment, and it's been stated that she's not going in with Equipment in this fight.
So I'll ask one more time:
What magical abilities can Shantae use in an up close confrontation that DOES NOT come from her magic items? What offensive magic does she have for up close confrontations that are not her hair strikes or her "Obliterate" dance?
I literally wrote a Shantae bio and am very familiar with her abilities:
https://doctormoodb.deviantart.com/art/VS-Bio-Shantae-Canon-Only-705321426
If you know something I neglected to add about her close range combat abilities and close range magic she can use, then by all means let me know so I can properly update this bio.