Meta Knight: Difference between revisions

|related=[[Dark Meta Knight]]<br>[[Mecha Knight]]<br>[[Parallel Meta Knight]]<br>[[Waning Crescent Masked Dedede & Waxing Crescent Masked Meta Knight|Waxing Crescent Masked Meta Knight]]<br>[[Phantom Meta Knight]]

|similar=[[Galacta Knight]]<br>[[Metal General]]<br>[[Morpho Knight]]

|theme music=[[File:My Friend and the Sunset KF2.mp3]]

|theme title="[[My Friend and the Sunset]]"

In games where he speaks, he is shown to have a deep voice and can talk in full sentences, which makes a sharp contrast to the usual depiction of Kirby.

When Meta Knight first debuted in ''Kirby's Adventure'', he was defined only by his round body, cape, mask, gloves, and sword. He originally had a jet black body color and lacked wings entirely, and would discard his cape when battling Kirby. Since then, subsequent games in the ''Kirby'' and ''Super Smash Bros.'' series would make alterations and additions to his design. The following is a timeline of each notable change to Meta Knight by game since his debut (though these changes would not be consistently applied across games after being introduced):

*''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' - Meta Knight's body hue would be adjusted to a deep navy blue, and more details would be added to his mask, sword, and gloves. He would also gain his wings and distinct pauldrons. This design first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'', but likely was designed specifically for ''Kirby Super Star''. This design has gone on to become the modern standard, and what every future redesign of Meta Knight would be based on.

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===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)===

===''Kirby Air Ride''===

Upon defeat, Kirby can optionally throw a [[Friend Heart]] at Meta Knight and make him a friend similar to [[King Dedede]] at the end of the [[Clash at Castle Dedede]] stage. Otherwise Meta Knight's mask breaks and he flees with his cape. This is the first game to show Meta Knight without cheek blushes when he's unmasked, carrying over from Kirby's corresponding color change in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''.

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!colspan=2|'''Meta Knight's boss attacks in ''Kirby Star Allies''''' &nbsp;

*The upper can only be guarded by special guards. (Prior to Version 4.0.0, it could not be guarded by any means.)

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|Meta Knight duplicates himself. The number of Meta Knights in play depends on how many allies there are:

*Two Meta Knights if there is none or one ally;

Every Meta Knight can take damage and each of them attack independently from the others. Two of them will always stay on the ground, while the other two will stay airborne.

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|The duplicated Meta Knights fly to the background. Using the purple force, they summon large boulders to hurl at the allies. The boulders stack into pillars, the number of which matches the number of Meta Knights. Then, every Meta Knight cuts down a pillar in a flash, creating smaller rocks which can be [[inhale]]d.

*Each pillar has 100 HP.

*Each Meta Knight's defense increases during this attack until the rock pillar slashes.

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|Meta Knight fires a purple force beam in an attempt to catch the allies, which cannot be [[guard]]ed.<br>If successful, he will swing and slam the trapped allies with the purple force. Trapped allies can escape by mashing direction buttons rapidly.

*Meta Knight takes 1.5× damage during Force Holdings.

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|All duplicated Meta Knights Shuttle Loop towards a given character's position three times in a row. The Meta Knights each target one character to Shuttle Loop towards. If fighting him with only one character, both Meta Knights target just that character.

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====Attacks====

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!colspan=5|Meta Knight's attacks in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;

If Kirby has [[Sword]] or one of its variants, he can use it to clash with Meta Knight when he attempts this move. This initiates a pushing contest, where the player needs to mash the attack button to have Kirby push Meta Knight back. Failing this leads into the attack as usual as if Kirby was caught. Succeeding allows Kirby to disarm Meta Knight, forcing him to use his sword from ''Kirby's Adventure'' if Kirby grabs the [[Galaxia]] afterward, gaining the [[Meta Knight Sword]] ability (regardless of whether or not he has it unlocked or otherwise selected).<ref>[https://youtube.com/watch?v=GiMVS27E16c Stealing Galaxia and Making Meta Knight use his old sword]</ref>

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|Meta Knight flies into the distance and conjures a wave of boulders that fly into the air and then fall onto the arena, leaving gaps where Kirby can take cover. When the rocks hit the ground, they leave behind Dropped Stars. Meta Knight always opens the second phase with this attack.

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|Meta Knight points his sword down in midair and then slams the ground, creating four blue pillars of energy that seek Kirby for a moment before vanishing and leaving Dropped Stars. These pillars dissipate early if they hit the edge of the arena.

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|Meta Knight charges energy into his sword while flying and then releases a flurry of continuous crescent shots at Kirby, leaving behind Dropped Stars on impact at regular intervals.

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|Meta Knight charges his sword and then releases two extra large crescent shots toward Kirby which leave lots of Dropped Stars in their wake.

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[[File:Meta Knight Anime.png|thumb|Meta Knight in the ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'' anime series.]]

In the series, Meta Knight is said to be a [[Star Warrior]], a protector of the galaxy against [[Night Mare Enterprises]]. However, most of the Star Warriors ended up being killed, leaving him as a survivor, training Kirby to become one too. Due to this, he displays very skilled swordplay. He is also very stealthy, being able to appear at scenes without being noticed until he speaks up. He wields the same sword from the games, the [[Galaxia]], which is said in the series to be a legendary sword which only can be wielded by those destined to do so. When he first encounters Galaxia, it is being guarded by a fierce [[monster]] called [[Kirisakin]]. His partner [[Star Warrior|Garlude]] resorts to sacrificing herself, but manages to get the sword to Meta Knight.

Meta Knight also appears in [[Kirby of the Stars Pilot|the pilot episode]], but here, he is portrayed as one of the enemies who Kirby fights. He is defeated when Kirby spits [[Captain Stitch]] at him.