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[[File:Meta knight5.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Official artwork of Meta Knight from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.]]
[[File:Meta knight5.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Official artwork of Meta Knight from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.]]
Meta Knight is a big dummy with a stupid looking cape who can fly. How retarded is that?
Meta Knight is a major character in the ''Kirby'' video game series developed by [[HAL Laboratory]]. ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was his first appearance, although Meta Knight was not given a name until ''Kirby's Avalanche'', released in 1995. He is a mysterious character and is seen as both a hero and a villain in the series. He is sometimes cast as an antagonist to Kirby, but his intentions are not generally portrayed as evil. In certain instances, he sends his troops, the Meta-Knights, as enemies against the pink protagonist as a sort of training.
 
Meta Knight's mask breaks almost every time [[Kirby]] defeats him, revealing a Kirby-like face underneath, leading fans to speculate that the two are of the same species. The only difference is that Meta Knight's facial features are pure white and his face is blue. His mask gives the wearer's eyes a yellow-ish tint; it makes Meta Knight's white eyes yellow and Kirby's blue eyes green, as revealed in various ''Kirby'' games.
 
Meta Knight also wears a cape that can turn into wings, which he uses to fly around. On certain occasions, he will take off his cape in battle.
Meta Knight also wears a cape that can turn into wings, which he uses to fly around. On certain occasions, he will take off his cape in battle.
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Meta Knight
Meta Knight
KirbySymbol.svg

Official artwork of Meta Knight from Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Universe Kirby
Debut Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances Melee
Brawl
SSB4
Ultimate
Most recent non-Smash appearance Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (figurine cameo, 2015)
Console/platform of origin Nintendo Entertainment System
Species Often speculated to be the same as Kirby's
Gender Male
Place of origin Dream Land
Created by Masahiro Sakurai
Voice actor Eric Newsome
Japanese voice actor Atsushi Kisaichi
Article on WiKirby Meta Knight
For fighter info, see Meta Knight (SSBB) and Meta Knight (SSB4).

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Knight) is a character from the Kirby universe, and is often seen as Kirby's rival or sometimes mentor.

Character description

Official artwork of Meta Knight from Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Meta Knight is a major character in the Kirby video game series developed by HAL Laboratory. Kirby's Adventure was his first appearance, although Meta Knight was not given a name until Kirby's Avalanche, released in 1995. He is a mysterious character and is seen as both a hero and a villain in the series. He is sometimes cast as an antagonist to Kirby, but his intentions are not generally portrayed as evil. In certain instances, he sends his troops, the Meta-Knights, as enemies against the pink protagonist as a sort of training.

Meta Knight's mask breaks almost every time Kirby defeats him, revealing a Kirby-like face underneath, leading fans to speculate that the two are of the same species. The only difference is that Meta Knight's facial features are pure white and his face is blue. His mask gives the wearer's eyes a yellow-ish tint; it makes Meta Knight's white eyes yellow and Kirby's blue eyes green, as revealed in various Kirby games.

Meta Knight also wears a cape that can turn into wings, which he uses to fly around. On certain occasions, he will take off his cape in battle.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

Meta Knight trophy from Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Meta Knight's Trophy

Meta Knight's only appearance in this game is as a collectible trophy, unlocked as one of the 250+ trophies that can be collected randomly during normal play, such as in the Trophy Lottery and throughout the various Single-player Regular Matches (though it will only be available to start appearing after the player has played over 200 Vs mode matches). The trophy has a factual error: while his first appearance was in Kirby's Adventure in May 1993, the trophy claims that his first appearance was in Kirby Super Star in September 1996.

Trophy description

The mysterious head of the Meta-Knights, he wields his sword with dignity. He delivered his sword to Kirby and demanded single combat in show of his knightly honor; his strict adherence to his code of ethics makes him a rarity in Dream Land. Sometimes he throws off his cape in battle. It occasionally transforms into wings.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Meta Knight (SSBB)
Meta Knight as he appears in Brawl

Meta Knight is a newcomer in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and he is available to play from the start. Almost all of his attacks involve his sword, Galaxia, and most of these attacks are extremely fast such as his up air that comes out in just two frames (2/60 of a second), referencing his swordsmanship in the Kirby franchise. Though his overall reach is average, the length of his sword relative to his small body gives him grossly disproportionate disjoint in all of his attacks giving him excellent spacing options. In addition to fast attacks, Meta Knight is equipped with incredible recovery potential. Like Kirby, King Dedede, Jigglypuff, he has multiple jumps, but, despite physically resembling Kirby, he doesn't puff himself up to fly. Instead, he transforms his cape into wings to propel himself upwards, Meta Knight has the ability to glide using his cape wings. Furthermore, Meta Knight is equipped with very versatile special moves that not only improve his already stellar recovery but also heavily define his neutral and edgeguard game.

At this point in time, Meta Knight is widely considered to be the best character in the game due to his lack of disadvantageous match-ups (with one documented but heavily disputed even matchup against Pikachu) along with his overwhelming dominance in tournaments. Due to being considered "broken", Meta Knight had been banned since January 9, 2012 on the Unity Ruleset and has been the only character in the Smash series to be banned in standard tournaments. However, after the disbandment of the Unity ruleset, prohibiting him is up to the TO.

Trophy

The head of the Meta-Knights, and something of a rival to Kirby. He's quite an accomplished swordsman. Following his code of knightly ethics, he once delivered his sword to Kirby and demanded single combat. His giant cape transforms into wings, giving him the power of flight. He's shown his face briefly before, but his relationship to Kirby is still a mystery.

NES: Kirby's Adventure
SNES: Kirby Super Star

Stickers

Name Game Effect Characters
Meta Knight Kirby: Squeak Squad AttackSlash+032EffectIcon(Slash).png Attack +32 Kirby Meta Knight King DededeKirbyHeadSSBB.pngMetaKnightHeadSSBB.pngKingDededeHeadSSBB.png
Meta Knight Ball Kirby: Canvas Curse SpecialLaunchPower+008StickerIconLaunchPower.png +8 Kirby Meta Knight King DededeKirbyHeadSSBB.pngMetaKnightHeadSSBB.pngKingDededeHeadSSBB.png
Brawl Sticker Meta Knight (Kirby Squeak Squad).png
Meta Knight
(Kirby Squeak Squad)
Brawl Sticker Meta Knight Ball (Kirby Canvas Curse).png
Meta Knight Ball
(Kirby Canvas Curse)

In Super Smash Bros. 4

Main article: Meta Knight (SSB4)
Meta Knight as he appears in Super Smash Bros. 4.
Meta Knight as he appears in SSB4.

Meta Knight was confirmed as a veteran playable character on August 13th, 2014. He can no longer glide, denying him one of his many recovery methods. He has been visually updated with his glove now having armored gauntlets, a detail seen in official artwork of Meta Knight in Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Due to his dominance in Brawl, Meta Knight has been significantly nerfed from Brawl to Smash 4. He is not as powerful as he was in Brawl, because many of his notable overwhelming traits have been removed.

Trophies

Meta Knight
NA: Kirby's mysterious rival, this masked swordsman appears in several Kirby games. His cape transforms into wings to grant him flight. In Smash Bros., his quick sword skills and aerial agility set him apart. He can jump up to five times in a row, and he has a special move to soar higher.
PAL: A mysterious masked swordsman from the Kirby series. His cape can turn into wings, which gives him the ability to fly. His swift swordplay and ability to stay in the air give him an edge in this game. He can combine five mid-air jumps with a special move to make recovering a cinch. If you use him, try to keep battle airborne.
Meta Knight (Alt.)
NA: Meta Knight's Dimensional Cape lets you teleport, changing where you'll reappear with directional inputs and attacking by holding the button! His Mach Tornado special can draw in and attack multiple opponents. Rise by pressing the button repeatedly, and press left or right to move.
PAL: Meta Knight's Dimensional Cape lets you teleport. After vanishing, you can move to reappear somewhere else. You can also keep holding the button to turn it into an attack! His Mach Tornado special can mix up multiple opponents in the fray. Press the button repeatedly to rise up, and move left and right to create extra havoc.;;

Trivia

  • In some official artwork, his sword has six spikes on its sides, and Meta Knight's shoulder pads are solid-colored. In the Smash series, his sword has only four spikes, and he has an M on his left shoulder pad. In some Kirby games Meta Knight appears in, though, his sword has no spikes, simply resembling a golden version of Sword Kirby's sword, and his shoulder-pads are a solid color.
  • Despite being the first newcomer character confirmed for Brawl, Meta Knight was the last veteran starter confirmed for Smash 4, with one month remaining before release.
  • Meta Knight is the only Kirby character in Super Smash Bros. 4 that lacks a new Final Smash. Kirby's Cook Kirby and King Dedede's Waddle Dee Army were replaced with Ultra Sword and Dedede Burst, while Meta Knight keeps Galaxia Darkness.
  • Oddly, in the Super Smash Bros. games, the edges of Meta Knight's mask hole is shaped differently. In the Kirby games, the sides of the mask edges of his mask hole is goes straight, but in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4, the sides of the the mask edges of his mask are curved inward.
    • Additionally, Meta Knight's mask hole is smaller in the Super Smash Bros. games.