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Meta Knight

From The Codex
“ Come back when you can put up a fight. „
~ Meta Knight's victory quote in the Smash Bros. series

Background

Meta Knight is a major character in the Kirby series, appearing in most of the games, the manga, as well as the anime since his debut in Kirby's Adventure in 1993. The intrigue and popularity surrounding Meta Knight within the Kirby fandom largely lies in his enigmatic and solitary yet caring nature and his mysterious yet striking likeness to Kirby himself.

Meta Knight is also the leader of an army of soldiers known as the Meta-Knights, and captains a large airship called Battleship Halberd, which may accompany him into the heat of battle. Despite making his debut in Kirby's Adventure, his true name was not known in North America until Kirby's Avalanche was released in 1995.

Statistics

Key: Pre-Super Star | Post-Super Star | Post-Star Allies

Tier: At least 5-C, potentially Far Higher | High 3-A, Higher with Galaxia | Low 2-B, Higher with Galaxia, 2-B with Empowerment

Name: Meta Knight

Origin: Kirby (First debuted in Kirby's Adventure)

Sex: Male

Age: At least 1000 (Data of Queen Sectonia notes that she contains data spanning elements of creatures of at least 1000 years. She began to discard her true form and possessing others after having her mind twisted by the Dimensional Mirror Taranza gifted her, which could only have it's corruptiion ability after the events of the Amazing Mirror, which would imply Amazing Mirror has a 1000 year timeskip)

Classification: Referred to as a puffball, Knight, Leader of the Meta-Knights, Lord (By the Meta-Knights) The Lone Swordsman, Star Ally, Scourge of Darkness, The King's Knight

Alignment: Chaotic Good (Meta Knight is a noble warrior that will fight to protect people and even in his corrupted forms still holds his nobility. Though there are times when he's taken a villainous role, such as when he plotted to take over all of dream land due to their laziness)

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: At least Moon level (Sparred with Kirby to train him in his upcoming battle with Nightmare, whose death destroyed a huge portion of the moon which was calculated at this. Defeated King Dedede at the end of Meta Knightmare. Should scale above Nightmare), potentially Far Higher (Comparable to Kirby who at the end of Dream Course Kirby puts all the stars back into the sky, should be comparable to King Dedede who stole all the stars in the sky, on separate occasions, Kirby is implied to have put all the stars back in the sky at the end of tilt and tumble but due to this being a lifting strength feat it's unknown how this applies to attack potency) | Multi Supercluster level (Defeated Magolor Soul, who has attacks that warp the entire fabric of Another Dimension, a parallel universe that serves as a space between other dimensions. Defeated Drawcia, who created a realm based off her wish for wanting a world all of paint, due to her jealously of the real world. Scales to Kirby, who can defeat Dark Nebula, who with a small flash of light warped the entire area to have a galaxy and stars in the background. Can go on some of the same adventures as Kirby shown in Super Star Ultra and Planet Robobot. Can harm Kirby who defeated Marx Soul whose death caused the entire dimension to go unstable which contains stars and galaxies. Has repeatedly bested Galacta Knight in combat, who's remarked as the "strongest warrior in the galaxy", putting him above the likes of Marx Soul), Higher with Galaxia (Has techniques that allow him to deal far more damage than his regular out put. Was able to effortlessly one shot Dark Matter) | Low Multiverse level (Fought against a Forgotten Land Kirby, who fought and defeated Fecto Elfilis and later defeated Chaos Elfilis, who the former is a fusion of Fecto Forgo and Elfilin. Fecto Forgo created a dream world from their psychic conciousness an alternate world, noted as a realm of dreams and is noted to have sunlight, and being compared to the real world. Created multiple lands of dreams for people. An incomplete Fecto Elfilis was going to merge Kirby's world and the Forgotten Land world and Elfin stops it with all of his power, noting he completely severed the connection), Higher via Galaxia, Multiverse level with Empowerment (Can aid Kirby in the defeat of both Void Termina and Morpho Knight, the former was hinted to be the creator of all possibilities and stated to be powerful enough to destroy everything and bring the end of all tomorrows numerous times. Additionally, they're considered the most dangerous foe that Kirby ever faced to date, easily putting him above the likes of Magolor and Queen Sectonia)

Durability: At least Moon level, potentially Far Higher (Can tank hits from Kirby) | Multi Supercluster level (Can take hits from Magolor's Soul, surviving various of his universe warping attacks. Comparable in durability to characters like Bandana Dee who can tank Magolor's universe warp. Survived the collapse of Drawcia's realm, who created a realm based off her wish for wanting a world all of paint, due to her jealously of the real world), High Multiverse level+ with Forcefields from The Player (Gets assistance from The Player who can make forcefields) | Low Multiverse level, Multiverse level wtih Empowerment (Can take hits from Void Termina)

Striking Strength: At least Moon Class, potentially Far Higher | Multi Supercluster Class | Low Multiverse Class, Multiverse Class with Empowerment

Lifting Strength: At least Stellar (Should be comparable to Kirby who at the end of Dream Course Kirby puts all the stars back into the sky, should be comparable to King Dedede who stole all the stars in the sky, on separate occasions, Kirby is implied to have put all the stars back in the sky at the end of tilt and tumble) | At least Stellar | At least Stellar

Travel Speed: Massively FTL (Repeatedly shown as equal, if not slightly faster than Kirby, who is comparable to King Dedede who stole all the stars in the sky before nighttime which was calculated at this) | Massively FTL (Same as before. Blitzed Kirby and Daroach before they could open up the chest in Squeak Squad, flew from the galaxy's end to Pop Star at the end of Meta Knightmare Ultra which requires him to move this fast, Can outrun a vacuum attack sucking in an entire universe which was calculated at this) | Massively FTL

Combat Speed: Massively FTL | Massively FTL | Massively FTL

Reaction Speed: Massively FTL | Massively FTL | Massively FTL

Stamina: Peak Human (Scaling to Kirby). Limitless as Ghost Meta Knight

Range: Below Standard Melee (Is the same height as Kirby). Several Meters with Galaxia. High Multiversal+ with Transportations (Can transport objects to The Player)

Intelligence: Extraordinary Genius (Built the Halberd, a futuristic airship that easily far out classes modern weaponry such as an anti-gravity device. Concocted a plan to get rid of Dream Land’s laziness but was stopped by Kirby. Easily repaired the Halberd in Squeak Squad when it was previously destroyed by Kirby back in Super Star. Is a skillful and wise swordsman with thousands of years of experience. Has thwarted ancient warriors like Galacta Knight and taken his title of the “greatest warrior in the galaxy”. Can go on the same adventures as Kirby)

Powers and Abilities

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Genius Intelligence, Small Size (Type 0. Comparable in size to Kirby whose canonically about 8 inches tall), Master Swordsman (Naturally a highly skilled swordsmen who has thwarted and taken the title of "the strongest warrior in the galaxy". Has sharpen his skills even further throughout future installments), Flight & Spaceflight (Has pairs of wings that allow him to become mobile in the air. Flew out of Popstar to Milkyway Galaxy within seconds), Self-Sustenance (Type 1. Perfectly fine in the vacuum of space), Natural Weaponry (Always hits foes & cuts things reached by his wings when flying), Duplication & Telekinesis (Able to create several duplicates of himself which are shown to be equal to the original. Gained telekinetic powers from the Jamba Heart), Absorption (Can absorb and store up power by defeating foes), Enhanced Senses (Able to travel in dark territories), Has an AOE attack via Special (Destroys all opponents on screen in an instant), Darkness Manipulation & Paralysis Inducement (Via Galaxia Darkness. Like his Smash bros. counterpart, he engulfs the opponent in darkness with his cape, which paralyzes them if it connects), Air Manipulation & Durability Negation (via Mach Tornado and Tornado Attack. Can create tornadoes that ignores guard), Electricity Manipulation (Displayed here), Fire Manipulation (Can shoot off fire balls with a swing of his sword. Often depicted as having pyrokinetic abilities in some of his concept art), Healing & Restoration (Able to replenish his health and stamina via Heal), Non-Physical Interaction (Can harm Ghost Kirby and Drawcia soul), Explosion Manipulation (Via Meta Knightmares. Summons members of the Meta-Knights for a devastating full-screen attack, finishing with an explosion), Statistics Amplification & Afterimage Creation (Can increase his speed that leaves after images via Meta Quick), Teleportation & Dimensional Travel (via his Dimensional Cape), Summoning (Via Knight Call & Meta Knightmares. Summons blade knight to aid him. His sword, Galaxia, can fight on its own, summoning meteors to attack), Attack Reflection (Reflect attacks from Magolor), Shockwave Generation (Can create shockwaves from landing), Weapon Creation (Creates Galaxia Swords while chasing Kirby), Elemental Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, Meta Knight can hold up his sword and have a helper shoot their element onto it to get an added elemental attribute to his sword, that being of ice, wind, fire, water, and electricity), Ice Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, can add the ice element onto his sword), Air Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, can add the wind element onto his sword), Fire Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, can add the fire element onto his sword), Water Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, can add the water element onto his sword), Electricity Manipulation (In Kirby Star Allies, can add the electricity element onto his sword), Power Modification (Can touch attacks such as Dark Matter Clone's energy projectiles and cause them to attack the original user. This works even if the attack was never aimed near Dark Matter), Homing Attack, Curtain Fire, Energy Projection, Soul Manipulation (Supposedly Galaxia had shattered Dark Mind's soul at the end of Amazing Mirror), Vehicular Mastery (Air Vehicles; Can ride around in his warp star like it's a vehicle and attack in it nigh-effortlessly. Can pilot the Halberd, his signature airship), Longevity (Data of Queen Sectonia notes that she contains data spanning elements of creatures of at least 1000 years. She began to discard her true form and possessing others after having her mind twisted by the Dimensional Mirror Taranza gifted her, which could only have it's corruption ability after the events of the Amazing Mirror, which would imply Amazing Mirror has a 1000 year timeskip), Accelerated Development (Battle; Physical Stats. Has been shown to keep up with Kirby who has shown various cases of getting stronger throughout multiple battles, in Epic Yarn he goes from taking 3 hits to defeat a boss to defeating said bosses in one blow. Kirby has gone from a single Dark Matter causing him to faint after battle, to being able to fight a Dark Matter along with fighting their leader Zero. Can defeat a clone of himself with the exact same copy ability along with hoards of his clones. It is noted by a Waddle Dee soldier that Kirby is good at every battle. Even with Dedede trying to increase the difficulty of the clones, with the machine making stronger Kirby's, he could keep beating the Kirby clones. Meta Knight notes that the Kirby clones are pathetic compared to Kirby. With Kirby then defeating Meta Knight in battle. Afterwards he beat King Dedede's strongest team by himself. Could fight and defeat Kirby clones while also fighting Dededestroyer Z. Kirby has infinite power giving him no limit allowing him to always increase his strengths without an end. His copy ability martial artist gives him infinite fighting capabilities), Immortality (Types 3 & 7. Like others, can regenerate from being crushed. Can die, turn into a ghost, and like Kirby drain the life force from others to resurrect himself), Regeneration (Mid. Like Kirby can regenerate from being crushed. Low-Godly as a soul. Can die, turn into a ghost, and as a soul, Meta Knight can interact with the life force of another allowing him to regenerate back a physical form), Teleportation (Can turn into a star and warp to an ally's location with space jump), Life Manipulation (As a ghost Meta Knight can drain the lifeforce of one to regenerate back a physical form), Incorporeality & Intangibility as a ghost (Immaterial. Naturally as a ghost, can go through objects and lacks a physical form. Also via Space Jump, which turns him into a small ball of intangible energy), Undead Physiology as a ghost (Carries the undead properties of a ghost), Empathic Manipulation, Morality Manipulation, Purification (Friend Heart allows Kirby to make friends, and serves as one of the main mechanics of the game. Before Kirby learns of his new ability, Hyness performs a ritual to resurrect Void Termina who is sealed in the Jamba Heart, but fails to perform it correctly, causing it and the Heart Spears containing it to shatter, sending their shards across the galaxy).


Resistance to Extreme Colds (Can travel in cold climates just fine), Extreme Heats (Can travel in hot climates just fine), Gravity Manipulation, Space-Time Manipulation, & Physics Manipulation (Can travel within a black hole just fine. Can survive the Time World Great Slash from Galacta Knight and only suffers minor damage from it), Existence Erasure (Unaffected by Drawcia's wave that deletes everything in it's path), Reality Warping (Resisted Drawcia's warping of the world), Transmutation (Meta Knight and his friends remain unaffected by the cook ability), Possession, Mind Manipulation, Madness Manipulation, & Corruption (Type 2 [Madness Manipulation]. Type 3 [Corruption]. Wasn't affected by Dark Mind's corruption when he entered the Mirror World)

Standard Equipment

Galaxia, His Dimensional Cape, Halberd.

Optional Equipment:

  • Maxim Tomatoes: Heals all of Kirby's health when eaten. He can keep several of them without being used in his stomach.
  • Various Food Items: Heals varying amount of health.
  • Action Star:When this item is attacked, one of the following effects occurs at random:
  • Everyone's speed increases.
  • Causes everyone to explode, dropping Health to one point.
  • Decreases the speed and jump of all the other opponents, that will also have a maroon aura around them.
  • Puts all opponents to sleep.
  • Drops a bomb on all the opponents.
  • Drops a random Food item. One may occasionally be a Maxim Tomato.
  • Drops three Timed Dynamites
  • Dropping Health to one point

    Dropping Health to one point

Notable Techniques

  • Dimensional Strike

    Dimensional Strike

  • Meta Condor Dive

    Meta Condor Dive

  • Reflecting projectiles at his opponent

    Reflecting projectiles at his opponent

  • Team Attack (Return to Dream Land)

    Team Attack (Return to Dream Land)

  • Team Attack (Star Allies)

    Team Attack (Star Allies)

  • Friend Heart

    Friend Heart

  • Hover: Meta Knight flies by flapping his wings, damaging any enemies too close to him.
  • Meta Condor Drive: Meta Knight dives diagonally downwards similarly to Wing's attack of the same name, sending out two shockwave projectiles to either side on impact.
  • Dimensional Cape: Meta Knight's Dimensional Cape allows him to manipulate space, and is a powerful weapon in its own right. His signature cape never received its official name, until relatively recently, much like Galaxia. Meta Knight most commonly wraps it around himself to teleport away. This tends to happen whenever his mask is destroyed and his face is revealed, or when he knows he has been defeated. The cape allows him to warp and teleport short distances, and it can be used to surprise an opponent, catching them off guard by teleporting and attacking from behind. In more recent games, he is seen turning his back to the screen before using it. Meta Knight usually takes it off when fighting Kirby, most likely to avoid hindering his movement.
    • Dimensional Strike: Meta Knight charges up Galaxia with energy, his wings transformed into his cape, and then he disappears before reappearing, performing the Meta Spin Slash. Meta Knight can move while charging. Similar to Dimensional Cape.
  • Attack Reflection: An ability he shares with Kirby. While hitting them with any move, Meta Knight has shown to redirect attacks and projectiles at his opponents. The reflected attacks will home onto the aggressor as opposed to being repeating in reverse their original route. At worst, he achieves this by hitting the attacks more than once, although these are arguably just Game Mechanics. This technique either comes from magic or sheer precision, or both.
  • Space Jump: A technique most Kirby characters have, Meta Knight transforms into a small ball of energy which turns out to be intangible, he uses this power to mobilize himself or regroup with mates faster.
  • Friend Heart: A Friend Heart allows Meta Knight to make friends, and serves as one of the main mechanics of Kirby Star Allies. Before Meta Knight learns of his new ability, Hyness performs a ritual to resurrect Void Termina who is sealed in the Jamba Heart, but fails to perform it correctly, causing it and the Heart Spears containing it to shatter, sending their shards across the galaxy. A pink heart shard, which was dispersed by the Heart Spears, lands on Meta Knight and grants him his new power, which was unbeknownst to him at the time. Meta Knight discovers it in the first stage of the game, Green Gardens, as part of an interactive cutscene that explains the use of Friend Hearts; in this cutscene, Meta Knight turns an enemy, Poppy Bros. Jr., into a friend by tossing a Friend Heart at him. From then on, Meta Knight always has access to Friend Hearts, and can use one by pressing the X button. Meta Knight throws a heart by releasing the button, but can aim the throw before releasing the button, similarly to the aiming system of the Bomb ability; additionally, if Meta Knight is close enough, he will throw a heart directly at the enemy without needing to aim. If a heart touches an enemy that can be befriended (indicated by a small heart symbol above the enemy when Meta Knight is holding a Friend Heart), that enemy will become a friend, of which Meta Knight can have a maximum of three at any time. If Meta Knight uses a Friend Heart to create a friend despite already having three friends in tow, one of the three friends can be replaced with the new friend, or the action can be cancelled altogether, resulting in the enemy transforming into an ability item. Meta Knight can also throw Friend Hearts at Copy Essences, Ability Stars, and ability items to turn them into friends. If a friend throws a Friend Heart at another enemy, they transform into whatever enemy they threw the Friend Heart at. When an enemy is befriended, that enemy will wear their ability hat.
  • Team Attack: A technique Meat Knight can access with at least another known ally with similar control over energy, such as every Star Ally. In Return to Dream Land when piggybacking an ally or more, they can briefly charge energy to use a special attack, the more allies charging energy, the more powerful the attack will be. The form of the attack depends on the ally below, which is shooting it. Meta Knight uses his sword to launch a giant beam with the form of Galaxia that can pass through enemies. Meta Knight & all other allies in-game (Kirby, King Dedede, and Bandana Dee) can use their Team Attack to push back and warp the waves of space that were consuming interstellar parts of Another Dimension. In Star Allies when piggybacking an ally or more, they can briefly charge energy to shoot an energy beam (without using Galaxia). The more allies charging energy, the more powerful the attack will be. Given that the partner can be another Meta Knight, this is a power he can do on his own.
  • Telekinesis: As of Star Allies and while under the influence of a Jamba Heart, which was amping him, Meta Knight could infuse rocks with energy to control them with gestures, throwing them into certain direction of the battlefield. He could also generate a sphere of energy to send at targets and trap them inside for a while on contact. As of Fighters 2, Meta Knight showed that he could still infuse things with energy to manipulate them, ripping off rocks from the floor. He potentially also maintains his ability to trap targets in energy.
  • Grab: Grabs a target and kicks it away ahead or behind him.

Other

Standard Tactics: His regular moves and his special moves are used together. Meta Knight will get right next to the opponent and slash at them, he will keep distance if he wants to use moves such as the tornado. In Star Allies he gains access to use Friend Hearts, a notable appreciation for team work and using Friend Powers.

Weaknesses: Meta Knight prefers chivalrous combat, often refusing to fight his foe if they have no means of fighting back, if they are shown to not be true evil.

Battle Records

None.

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