Meta Knight: Difference between revisions

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{{Infobox Character General

|name        = Meta Knight

|caption      = [[File:KirbySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]

|universe    = {{uv|Kirby}}

|firstgame    = ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993)

|games        = ''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|console      = [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]

|species      = Unknown{{ref|a}}

Meta Knight makes an official appearance as a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and he is available to play [[Starter character|from the start]]. Almost all of his attacks involve his sword, Galaxia, and most of these attacks are extremely fast; for instance, his up air comes out in just two frames (1/30th of a second), referencing his swordsmanship in the ''Kirby'' franchise. Though his overall reach is average, the length of his sword relative to his small body gives him grossly disproportionate disjoints in all of his attacks, giving him excellent spacing options. In addition to fast attacks, Meta Knight is equipped with incredible recovery potential. Like {{SSBB|Kirby}}, {{SSBB|King Dedede}}, and {{SSBB|Jigglypuff}}, he has multiple jumps, but, despite physically resembling Kirby, he doesn't puff himself up to fly. Instead, he transforms his cape into wings to propel himself upwards, and in addition, Meta Knight has the ability to [[glide]] using his cape wings. Furthermore, Meta Knight is equipped with very versatile special moves that not only improve his already stellar recovery but also heavily define his neutral and edgeguard game.

===Trophy===

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| Meta Knight

| ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby: Squeak Squad}}''

| {{SortKey|AttackSlash+032}}{{EffectIcon|Slash}} Attack +32

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| Meta Knight Ball

| ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby: Canvas Curse}}''

| {{SortKey|SpecialLaunchPower+008}}{{StickerIcon|Launch Power}} +8

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{{StickerPicBox|Meta Knight|Kirby Squeak Squad}}

*Meta Knight was the first newcomer confirmed for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and the last veteran starter confirmed for ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''.

*Barring [[Kirby]]'s cameo in ''{{iw|wikipedia|Arcana|video game}}'', which was released prior to ''Kirby's Dream Land'', Meta Knight is the only fighter from the {{uv|Kirby}} series to debut on a home console.

**Meta Knight's sword is inspired by its appearance in the anime series. Prior to ''Brawl'', the sword did not have a consistent design and was referred to with generic terms, such as "Master Sword". Its ''Brawl'' design, which first appeared in ''Kirby Air Ride'', features four prongs as opposed to the anime's six. Along with the name "Galaxia", this design was incorporated into later games.

**He is also the only fighter from the {{uv|Kirby}} series to have the former trait.

*Kirby's dark blue alternate costume in ''SSB4'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' is intended to resemble Meta Knight without his mask and other regalia, giving Kirby dark purple skin, purple feet, and entirely yellow eyes while also removing his cheek blush.

**Prior to this costume, Meta Knight was actually depicted as having silver eyes behind his mask and pink cheeks. The mask, in particular, turned Meta Knight's eyes yellow while it was worn, and this trait was further reinforced in ''Brawl'' when Kirby, upon copying Meta Knight, sports green eyes while wearing the mask. However, all ''Kirby'' games following ''SSB4'' now depict an unmasked Meta Knight with yellow eyes and a lack of cheek blush. According to the developers of ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', this was partially a result of palette limitations in sprite-based titles. Although they considered using the pre-''SSB4'' design, they decided that it did not look right on Meta Knight's 3D model.<ref>[[wikirby:Canon#Retroactive continuity|Canon - WiKirby]]</ref>