Dark Meta Knight (theme)
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"Shadow Strike" is the boss battle theme of Dark Meta Knight, first appearing in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Composition
The original version from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror is composed by Hironobu Inagaki / Atsuyoshi Isemura of Dimps Corporation, both of whom are also the composers of The Amazing Mirror's soundtrack.
The track is composed in 6/8 time signature. While short, it's an intense battle theme.
Game appearances
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
The original version, simply titled "Dark Meta Knight" on Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus, is used in the boss battle with Dark Meta Knight in both Radish Ruins (as ???, disguised as Meta Knight) and the Dimension Mirror (as Dark Meta Knight, his real identity).
The original version can be found as Music 13 in The Amazing Mirror's Sound Player.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Dark Meta Knight returns as the boss Dark Meta Knight's Revenge in Dededetour! and The True Arena.
In the first phase of Dark Meta Knight's Revenge, the theme "Revenge of the Enemy" is used.
In the second phase of Dark Meta Knight's Revenge, his own theme finally plays, now rearranged by Jun Ishikawa and titled "Shadow Strike".
This version utilizes modern sound effects, featuring keyboard, brass instrumentation and electric guitar. It can be found as Track 123 in Triple Deluxe's Jukebox.
Kirby Star Allies
Dark Meta Knight appears as a playable Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies. When he is summoned by the Dream Rod or when he is selected on the title screen of Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, a part of Shadow Strike plays as his jingle. This version is arranged by Yuuta Ogasawara, and can be found as Track 136 in the Sound Test as of version 4.0.0. On Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack, it is named ダークメタナイト…現る! (Dark Meta Knight… Cometh!).
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | よみがえる最強の影 Yomigaeru Saikyo no Kage |
The Reborn Shadow of the Strongest (Japanese track title in Kirby: Triple Deluxe) "Shadow of the Strongest" (最強の影) is used in Dark Meta Knight's pause screen description; it is translated as "the darkest shadow of the strongest warrior" in English. |
