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Meta Knight (SSB4)

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Meta Knight
in Super Smash Bros. 4
Meta Knight
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Universe Kirby
Other playable appearance in Brawl


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Final Smash Galaxia Darkness
Meta Knight (SSB4)

Meta Knight is a playable veteran character in Super Smash Bros. 4, revealed on August 13th, 2014, being teased before hand on the 11th. Visually, Meta Knight now has gauntlets over his gloves and small battle damage details on his armor to make him less cartoonish, the opposite situation to most character visual changes. Additionally, the top corners of his mask opening are more pointed, with the sides curving inward instead of being straight. Eric Newsome reprises his role as the voice of Meta Knight, albeit using the same voice clips from Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Changes from Brawl

Due to Meta Knight's dominance in Brawl, he received some significant nerfs in Smash 4. However, he was also given some improvements; as such, he is now more balanced in relation to other playable characters than he was in Brawl.

  • Buff Neutral attack links into a finisher.
  • Buff Up smash and dash attack are stronger.
  • Buff Forward smash is stronger.
  • Buff Back aerial is faster and is stronger.
  • Buff Down throw has more follow-up ability.
    • Nerf It deals less damage.
  • Buff Forward air now has a small hitbox that sends opponents straight down, allowing it to knock lighter opponents onto the ground to create highly damaging setups and combos and has higher knockback.
  • Buff Drill Rush connects more reliably and is much stronger.
    • Nerf It has more startup lag.
    • Nerf It now cannot allow a small jump at the end unless the last attack connects with a solid object (such as an opponent, a wall or a floor).
  • Buff Dimensional Cape is much stronger.
  • Nerf Mach Tornado has slightly less damage potential.
    • Nerf It also lasts for a slightly shorter amount of time.
    • Buff However, it is now significantly more difficult to SDI out of.
  • Nerf Forward tilt combo, forward air, and down throw deal less damage.
  • Nerf Down smash has less knockback and is slower.
  • Nerf Up air is slower.
  • Nerf Meta Knight is larger, increasing his hurtbox.
  • Nerf Meta Knight's attacks have much less range in general.
  • Nerf New Shuttle Loop animation renders Meta Knight unable to glide out of it.
    • Buff To compensate, Meta Knight now slashes the opponent twice whilst spinning in a large loop, which deals more damage than in Brawl, and hits airborne foes fast.
      • Nerf However, it has less KO potential.
    • Nerf Combined with the removal of gliding in Smash 4, Meta Knight's recovery is overall much shorter.
  • Nerf Meta Knight's jump is lower.
  • Change Meta Knight's roll animation has him wrapped in his cape, similar to his up taunt.

Special Moves

In Super Smash Bros. 4, special moves can be swapped out for different variants, but only a few of Meta Knight's have been seen. He retains all of his original special moves and his final smash.

Special Move Basic Custom 1 Custom 2
Neutral Special Mach Tornado Entangling Tornado Dreadful Tornado
Side Special Drill Rush High-Speed Drill Shieldbreaker Drill
Up Special Shuttle Loop Blade Coaster Lazy Shuttle Loop
Down Special Dimensional Cape Shield Piercer Stealth Smasher
Final Smash Galaxia Darkness

Palette Swaps

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Trivia

  • Meta Knight was the last veteran fighter revealed before the launch of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS in Japan. This is ironic, considering he was the first announced newcomer for Super Smash Bros. Brawl.