Meta Knight is a fictional character and antihero in Nintendo's Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory.
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23 Facts About Meta Knight
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Meta Knight first appeared in the 1993 video game Kirby's Adventure as a nameless character, remaining unnamed until the game Kirby's Avalanche.
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Meta Knight has received mainly positive critical reception since his introduction; his development within the series, from a nameless enemy to one of Kirby's main allies and rivals, was praised.
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Meta Knight remains one of the most controversial characters in Super Smash Bros.
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Meta Knight is an enigmatic yet honorable swordsman who follows a chivalric code, exemplified when he gives Kirby a sword to fight with before starting battle.
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Meta Knight himself wields a sacred, golden sword called Galaxia.
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Meta Knight is always seen wearing a silver mask, but in the event that he is unmasked, he looks identical to Kirby, albeit with a dark blue body and yellow eyes which were originally portrayed as yellow only when he was wearing his mask,.
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Meta Knight first appeared in the NES game Kirby's Adventure as an ally of King Dedede and boss of the Orange Ocean level, where he fights Kirby to stop him from taking a piece of the Star Rod and to keep it out of Nightmare's hands.
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Meta Knight is the main antagonist of the Revenge of Meta Knight mode in Kirby Super Star, in which he tries to take over Dream Land to end the inhabitants' lazy lifestyle by invading in his signature airship, the Battleship Halberd.
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In Kirby: Squeak Squad, after the chest containing Kirby's strawberry shortcake is mixed up with the chest sealing Dark Nebula, Meta Knight appears as a boss who tries to keep the latter chest out of Kirby's hands.
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Meta Knight appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its 2023 remake as one of the four playable protagonists, alongside Kirby, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee, and as a playable character in multi-player mode.
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Meta Knight appears as a boss and Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies.
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Meta Knight appears in the collosseum in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but does not encounter Kirby in the main storyline.
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Meta Knight makes brief appearances in Kirby's Pinball Land and Kirby's Avalanche.
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Meta Knight is an unlockable character in Kirby Air Ride and Kirby: Canvas Curse.
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Meta Knight is a boss in Kirby's Epic Yarn and appears as a boss in two sub-games in Kirby Mass Attack.
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Meta Knight is featured in the 2012 Yuki Kawakami manga by Shogakukan, Hoshi no Kirby: Pack to Daibaku Show.
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Meta Knight appears in four installments of the Super Smash Bros.
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However, Meta Knight was temporarily removed from some professional gaming competitions in the United States and Canada as he was considered to be too powerful.
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Meta Knight returned as a playable character in Super Smash Bros.
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Meta Knight reappears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros.
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Meta Knight was one of the first characters to be banned from several tournaments in Super Smash Bros.
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Brawl, Smash pro players immediately discovered that the Meta Knight was immensely overpowered, since he had a winning matchup against every character in the game, and he was the first character to be constantly and completely banned from several tournaments.
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