Darkness Illusion

Darkness Illusion
Meta Knight using Darkness Illusion in Ultimate.
User	Meta Knight
Universe	Kirby

Darkness Illusion (ダークネスイリュージョン, Darkness Illusion) is Meta Knight's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. It replaces Galaxia Darkness from Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4.

Overview

When activated, Meta Knight gains an extra pair of wings, lifts his sword, says "Know my power!" (思い知れ, You shall realize.) or "Behold..." (見るがいい！, Behold!), and summons a lightning bolt that creates a cross-shaped burst. If he traps anyone, he'll then proceed to slice the opponent at multiple angles, finishing with a final hit that launches the opponent sideways with a different camera angle if the attack was gained from a Smash Ball rather than through a meter; if the Final Smash is gained via a meter, the final hit will slow down opponents not caught in the attack.

Instructional quotes

Move List

Meta Knight raises his sword, emitting a blast of electricity. If he hits an opponent, he multiplies himself to attack and launch the opponent. If no one is hit, the move won't do anything.

Origin

Meta Knight using Upper Calibur in Kirby Star Allies.

This move resembles Upper Calibur, a move Meta Knight uses in Kirby Star Allies and Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with the addition of the extra wings and a flash of lightning as opposed to an ascending slash. The pose Meta Knight takes when summoning his sword is a pose commonly associated with opponents of his type, appearing as either a mere up stab or as a summoning act. The cross-lightning both resembles Meta Knight infused with the Zap element in Kirby Star Allies and the animation for Mach Tornado in Kirby Super Star Ultra. The pose he takes after landing the final strike resembles his Kirby Air Ride render.

Darkness Illusion also bears a resemblance to Morrigan Aensland's own attack of the same name from the Capcom-produced fighting game Darkstalkers. Both involve launching the opponent upwards, assaulting them from multiple angles, then sending them away in a final blow.

Gallery

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  Darkness Illusion as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.

Names in other languages

Language	Name
Japanese	ダークネスイリュージョン, Darkness Illusion
English	Darkness Illusion
French	Illusion ténébreuse
German	Finsternis-Illusion
Spanish	Espejismo oscuro
Italian	Oscurità illusoria
Chinese	暗幕幻影
Korean	다크니스 일루전, Darkness Illusion
Dutch	Duistere Illusie
Russian	Иллюзия тьмы

Trivia

• The final slash of Darkness Illusion features an incredibly high hitlag multiplier of 100, which is somewhat redundant due to hitlag being capped at 30 frames.
  • Additionally, as the final slash is programmed to cause a brief slow motion effect, victims are launched more slowly, which notably makes the move easier to tech if the victim is sent towards a wall (such as on Mementos).

Meta Knight's special moves

Neutral special	Mach Tornado
Side special	Drill Rush
Up special	Shuttle Loop
Down special	Dimensional Cape
Final Smash	Galaxia Darkness		Darkness Illusion