MetaKing

MetaKing
Character info
Smash 64 mains	Captain Falcon, Kirby
Other Smash 64 character	Luigi
Melee mains	Marth, Falco
Brawl main	Meta Knight
Other Brawl characters	Falco, King Dedede, Marth
Smash 4 mains	Meta Knight, Lucina
Other Smash 4 characters	Captain Falcon, Fox, Luigi, Cloud, Falco, Marth, Roy, Mewtwo, Kirby, King Dedede, Ganondorf
Ultimate mains	Lucina, Meta Knight
Other Ultimate characters	Roy, Joker, Falco, Captain Falcon, Fox, Wolf, Mario, Chrom, Cloud, Marth
Project M mains	Marth, Roy
Other Project M characters	Meta Knight, Captain Falcon, Falco, King Dedede
Personal and other info
Real name	Ken Nakajima-Pettingale
Birth date	January 18, 2002 (age 22)
Location	Vancouver, British Columbia
Miscellaneous info
Skill	Amateur (retired) ; Top Pro-Arm (retired) ; Top Pro-Arm (retired) ; Semi-Professional (retired) ; Semi-Professional (inactive) (Cannot 100% confirm skills!) ; Top Pro-Arm (inactive)
NNID	lockforward5
3DS code	5171-9896-3787

This user's favorite character is a swordsman, the color blue, and wears a mask. But which one?... ;)

Hi, I'm Ken, better known in the Smash community as MetaKing, and I'm a contributor to this wiki, and a dedicated Meta Knight main with a Lucina co-main.

My first experience with Smash as a whole was when I was at a friend's place when I was 4 years old. She had a GameCube and a copy of Super Smash Bros. Melee. While I was only familiar with a few of the characters at the time (eg. Mario, Kirby, Pikachu, etc.), I was breath taken by the number of playable characters from different franchises all in one game. The first character I picked was Marth, as blue (is) my favorite color and I thought he looked "cool" and "powerful". As you can see, that has stuck to this day lol. :)

My own household experience with Smash began two years later, where at the time I only had my Wii and a few games to play with. Until one day at a yard sale I saw a copy of Melee, two Wavebird Controllers (I eventually got Wired Controllers), and a Memory Card for sale. Ever since that day, I knew that the series would be with me for a very long time.

As stated above, I'm a very dedicated Meta Knight player because of my childhood experiences with The Kirby Series, and will probably continue to play him no matter what Buff, Nerf, controversy, Tier list, or player opinion. Recently though, I've been finding it harder to solo-main MK continuously like I use to, not to mention playing him for so long is also starting to wear on me to the point of there being days where I just don't feel like playing him at all, and end up playing other characters instead. So, while I'll definitely still be maining him, and he will likely be the character I use primarily in tournaments, I'll also be trying to dedicate my time to other characters, to see if any can relieve my "boredom", so to speak, of MK.

Recently however, with the ongoing pandemic and Ultimate's terrible online being the only safe solution to play, I've basically become inactive with the game and with Smash in general (including contributing to this Wiki). I just don't seem to have the drive or passion for the series anymore like I use to, and if I'm honest, I've felt this way long before the pandemic because I've just felt dissatisfied with Ultimate in general. I don't really like some of the games aspects such as the 8 frame input delay instead of 6, annoyingly unresponsive buffer system, not being able to run past opponents, lack of advanced techniques to speed up gameplay, how every move practically feels + on shield, rather 1-dimensional and uninteresting neutral/characters in general; I could go on, but I've gotta stop somewhere. I've also been trying to shift my focus towards the real world more as much as I can in its current state, having recently graduated high school and heading towards post-secondary. So yeah, with everything happening right now - including all the things going on if you know what July 1st, 2020 is all about (yikes) -, I honestly down feel the need or want to be a part of it currently. I'll probably return once things get better for everyone, and obviously I'll still keep in touch with the friends I've made through Smash and watch videos of it here and there, but for now, for the first time in the longest time, Smash doesn't really feel like a big part of my life anymore, and in its current state, and I don't want it to be.

Where can you find me:

This user trusts and is a friend of MetaKing.

Twitter (@20mk_metaking)
Instagram (@20mk_metaking)
Discord (20MK | MetaKing#5224), though I'd prefer it if you tell me who you are via Direct Message before I accept any friend requests so that I know who to trust. Just DMing me about Smash and related is fine, but no personal questions or threats please.

Random facts from me

My favorite Smash characters overall are Meta Knight (duh) and Marth/Lucina. The fact that all are my favorite color (blue), and wield swords catches my interest, as well as me loving them in their origin games/series. The fact that Meta Knight and Lucina both wear masks though is purely coincidental.
- On that note, my two favorite Smash chracters to play are Brawl Meta Knight and Melee/Project+ Marth.
My favorite video game characters overall are, Meta Knight (again) and Alucard.
My favorite game is Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.
My favorite smash player overall is Leffen.
I am left-handed.
My most wanted characters for Ultimate are/were Bandana Waddle Dee and Alucard (respectively), with the latter being (unfortunately) given an Assist Trophy status, and the former the Spirit treatment.
I make perler bead sprite art often. You can see some of the stuff I've made and new things on my social media accounts if you're interested.

Winnings/Results

Please note that I often forget to list some of my placements entirely, so this is not a definitive list of all of my results by any means.

Super Smash Bros. Melee

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	1v1 Earning(s)	2v2 placement	partner	2v2 character(s)	2v2 Earning(s)
Vancouver Anime Evolution Akimatsuri 2014	December 7th, 2014	1st	—	1st	KirbyGal	+	—
Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo 2016	May 28th, 2016	9th	—	4th	Jonny Kong	+	—
Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo 2018	June 23rd, 2018	5th	—	—	—	—	—
Vancouver Retro Gaming Expo 2019	June 22nd, 2019	3rd	—	—	—	—	—

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	1v1 Earning(s)	2v2 placement	partner	2v2 character(s)	2v2 Earning(s)
Anime Revolution 2015	August 15th, 2015	13th	—	—	—	—	—
Vancouver Anime Evolution Akimatsuri 2015	December 19th, 2015	1st	$30 Gift card for EXP, free pass for next tournament	—	—	—	—
Vancouver Battle Royal #2	January 23rd, 2016	—	—	13th	AuraSoul	+	—
Anime Revolution Winter 2016	February 8th, 2016	17th	—	—	—	—	—
Nihon fest 2016	June 4th-5th, 2016	3rd	—	—	—	—	—
VSB Sm4sh Weekly #50	June 5th, 2016	25th	—	—	—	—	—
Anime Revolution 2016	August 6th, 2016	—	—	—	—	—	—
Vancouver Anime Evolution Akimatsuri 2016	December 17, 2016	1st	—	1st	AuraSoul	+	—
Anime Revolution Winter 2017	February 13th, 2017	4th	—	—	—	—	—
AniRevo Play 2017	May 7th, 2017	9th	—	—	—	—	—
Anime Revolution Summer 2017	August 5th, 2017	5th	—	—	—	—	—
Anime Revolution Winter 2018	February 12th, 2018	3rd	—	—	—	—	—
Anime Revolution Summer 2018	August 4th, 2018	9th	—	—	—	—	—

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	1v1 Earning(s)	2v2 placement	partner	2v2 character(s)	2v2 Earning(s)
Anime Revolution Summer 2019	August 10th, 2019	9th	—	???	Richy	+	—
Cambie Esports Smash Ultimate Tournament #1	November 23rd, 2019	3rd	—	—	—	—	—
Cambie Esports Smash Ultimate Tournament #1 (10HP All Random Sub bracket)	November 23rd, 2019	2nd	—	—	—	—	—

Project M

Tournament	Date	1v1 placement	1v1 character(s)	1v1 Earning(s)	2v2 placement	partner	2v2 character(s)	2v2 Earning(s)
Anime Revolution 2014	August 23rd, 2014	—		—	7th	Matthew	+	—
Vancouver Anime Evolution Akimatsuri 2014	December 7th, 2014	1st		Vancouver Akimatsuri Shirt, free pass for next tournament	1st	KirbyGal	+	Custom Meta Knight Badge (Me), Custom Kirby Badge (KirbyGal)

Amiibo I have

Green and yellow indicate in and out of box, respectively.

File:MetaKingamiibolist.png

Some of the amiibo I have are named in-game:
- Kirby: ★No-Kaabii
- Fox: The Future
- Luigi: Mr.Grabs
- Captain Falcon: True Combo
- Falco: Prefer↓Air
- Marth: Ayyy x5
- Lucina: ★✩S-Rank✩★
- Ganondorf: EASY$
- Roy: All Skill
- Meta Knight: MetaKingJr
- King Dedede: Dawson?
On the subject of figures, I also have the Kirby, Beam Kirby,Ice Kirby, Robobo Armor Kirby, Meta Knight , and Marth Nendoroids, as well as the Lucina Figma.

About my mains

How high the character is indicates how much I generally like and/or play them.
Note that I am currently inactive for Smash 64, Melee, Brawl, Smash 4, and Project M, so info may be outdated and/or informally written.