Meta Knight (SSBU)

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Meta Knight in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Kirby
Other playable appearances	in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Unlockable
Final Smash	Darkness Illusion

“	This fighter not only has tons of quick moves, he can perform a midair jump five times! All his special moves have a recovery aspect, so use them at the right time. His Final Smash is Darkness Illusion, which unleashes a fast series of aerial attacks.	”
—Super Smash Blog, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Knight) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Meta Knight is classified as fighter #27.

As in Smash 4, Eric Newsome's portrayal of Meta Knight from Brawl was repurposed for English-releases of Ultimate. Similarly, Atsushi Kisa'ichi's portrayal from Brawl was also recycled for Japanese-releases.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from Smash 4, Meta Knight's model features a more subdued color scheme. His mask, armor, and sword feature more detailed textures.
• Galaxia's sword trails have reversed colors, using aqua with yellow accents instead of the yellow with turquoise accents from Smash 4.
• Meta Knight's eyes close while using his up taunt. Additionally, the trails emitted by the tornado are colored white instead of yellow.
• His Galacta Knight-inspired alternate costume more closely resembles its inspiration: his mask becomes cross-shaped, his spikes and insignia become yellow, and Galaxia turns pink like Galacta Knight's lance. Similarly, Galaxia turns silver when donning the Dark Meta Knight costume, and his mask gains a scar, much like his doppelgänger.
• Two of Meta Knight's victory animations were altered: one has him slashing twice then performing another slice with his sword held backwards; another has him flying around and dropping to the ground and striking a pose.
• Meta Knight has a new sidestep animation, wrapping himself in his mantle during the dodge.

Attributes

• Like all characters, Meta Knight's jumpsquat animation now takes three frames to complete (down from 4).
• Meta Knight walks faster (1.18 → 1.239).
• Meta Knight dashes much faster (1.9 → 2.09).
• Meta Knight's air speed is faster (0.99 → 1.04).

Ground attacks

• Jab has less ending lag and its animation is faster.
• Forward tilt has a bigger hitbox.
• Dash attack has higher horizontal knockback, reducing its combo potential vertically. However, this makes it more potent for horizontal combos utilizing up air.
• Up smash has a slightly different animation, with Meta Knight performing a back flip at the end of the strikes.
• Down smash has a slightly altered animation, which no longer hits behind Meta Knight.
  • Down smash appears to have a improved hitbox, now matching the sword trail.

Aerial attacks

• All aerials have less landing lag.
• Forward aerial, back aerial and down aerial have larger hitboxes, making it easier to hit opponents.

Throws/other attacks

• Pummel is faster.
• Pummel does less damage.

Special Moves

• Mach Tornado travels faster.
• Mach Tornado only hits once instead of being a multi-hit attack, decreasing its damage output.
• Mach Tornado has much more knockback and is capable of killing horizontally far earlier, being a very viable combo finisher.
• Drill Rush deals much more knockback.
• Shuttle Loop goes higher and has less landing lag.
• Shuttle Loop has significantly less knockback, making it much harder to KO with, and its second hit connects less reliably with its first.
• Dimensional Cape travels farther, making it better for recovery.
• Meta Knight has a new Final Smash, Darkness Illusion. It creates a surge of energy around Meta Knight which traps opponents, dragging them into the air, where Meta Knight clones himself to strike repeatedly, before finishing with a slash that sends opponents at a horizontal angle. It bears a resemblance to Upper Calibur, Meta Knight's strongest attack in Kirby: Star Allies, with the cross-lightning being similar to Kirby Super Star Ultra's version of Mach Tornado and Meta Knight's Shuttle Loop when combined with electricity in Kirby Star Allies.

Role in World of Light

Although Meta Knight does not appear in the World of Light opening cutscene, he was vaporized and later imprisoned alongside the rest of the fighters (sans Kirby) when Galeem unleashed his beams of light.

Alternate costumes

Gallery

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  Meta Knight's fighter card.

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  Taunting on Skyloft.

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  Meta Knight above the Umbra Clock Tower.

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  Jumping towards Toon Link with a Beam Sword on Kongo Falls.

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  Standing next to an “unmasked Meta Knight” on Skyworld.

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  Using Dimensional Cape on Bowser on Smashville.

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  His Galacta Knight-inspired costume post-Dimensional Cape on Skyworld.

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  Meta Knight getting attacked by Ike on Coliseum.

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  Meta Knight and Roy facing a Fake Smash Ball on Mushroomy Kingdom.

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  Meta Knight and Roy caught in the Fake Smash Ball's blast.

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  Performing his up aerial on Lylat Cruise.

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  With Kirby and King Dedede on Green Greens.

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  Meta Knight getting attacked by Alucard on the Umbra Clock Tower.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• Meta Knight's stock icon is one of four to show the character's eyes, the others being Kirby, R.O.B. and Sonic.
• Meta Knight is the only character whose eyes glow a color other than yellow when using his Final Smash. In his case, they glow red due to his eyes already glowing yellow.