Meta Knight

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For fighter info, see Meta Knight (SSBB).

Meta Knight
Official artwork of Meta Knight.
Universe	Kirby
Debut	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Smash Bros. appearances	Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Console/platform of origin	Nintendo Entertainment System
Species	Unknown (Possibly Kirby's species)
Gender	Male
Place of origin	Dream Land
Created by	Masahiro Sakurai
Voice actor	Eric Newsome
Japanese voice actor	Atsushi Kisaichi

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

Character description

File:Dreamland Icon.gif

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.

Meta Knight's mask breaks almost every time Kirby defeats him, revealing a Kirby-like face underneath. 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 by various Kirby games.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

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 two factual errors: The first is that the trophy is called "Meta-Knight", but his name is not supposed to have a hyphen in it, and the second is that his first appearance was in Kirby's Adventure in May 1993, not Kirby Super Star in September 1996. The trophy reads as follows:

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.

• Kirby Super Star 9/96

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: Meta Knight (SSBB)

File:MetaNight.jpg

Meta Knight as he appears in Brawl

Meta Knight is a new character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, wielding his sword, Galaxia. He attacks with mach-speed sword swipes, and has multiple jumps, similar to Kirby, Jigglypuff, King Dedede, Pit, and Charizard. MK uses his wings, like the latter two, instead of puffing up like the former three. Also like Pit and Charizard, Meta Knight has the ability to glide. Meta Knight is highest tiered character due to his lack of disadvantageous matchups along with his dominance in tournaments.Meta Knight's Final Smash is Galaxia Darkness, where Meta Knight swoops his cape over any close enemies. It is thought that his Final Smash is weak, yet effective, and it can easily damage more than one opponent.

Kirby wears Meta Knight's mask when he copies his ability, as well as being given tiny bat wings.

Trophy Description

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.

• Kirby's Adventure (1993)
• Kirby Super Star (1996)

Trivia

• He is the only character to have a victory theme different from the other characters in his series.
• In a few Kirby games in which he appears, his mask was removed upon his defeat, revealing a face near-identical to that of Kirby's. The only difference is that Meta Knight's facial features are pure white. This has led to endless speculation concerning them and their presumed species.