Morpho Knight (SSBUDE)

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Morpho Knight (, Valfrey Knight) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Definitive Edition. He is the first character of the Echo Fighters Pass and classified as Fighter #122. He is the echo fighter of Meta Knight.
==Differences from Meta Knight==
*As with all other Echo Fighters, Morpho Knight has unique taunts and victory animations.
*All of Morpho Knight's moves deals fire damage.
**His neutral attack now releases a beam instead of the Side Smash.
**Mach Tornado has a red-ish hue and reverted back to its Brawl incarnation.
**Drill Rush now deals a single hit and has higher range, but the angle has been stripped down.
**Shuttle Loop has also reverted to its Brawl incarnation, which means that the Glide ability is retained.
**Dimensional Cape's effect has been changed, which now turns him into a butterfly.
**Morpho Knight has a brand new Final Smash.
*Morpho Knight is much faster than Meta Knight in terms of dashing speed and higher air traction.
==Moveset==
*Morpho Knight can perform 5 double jumps.
=== Ground attacks ===
Attack 	Name	Description 	Damage
Standard attack	 	Does a quick series of slashes followed by a backflipping slash. If Morpho Knight is at 0% damage, the finisher will launch a beam projectile that deals a single hit if he is far away. 	1% (loop), 2% (last), 5%
Forward tilt 	 	Slashes twice in front of him (inward then outward), then once upwards. Only pressing the attack button once will cause Morpho Knight to perform only the first hit, press it twice more to slash the second and third time.	2%, 2%, 4%
Up tilt 	 	An overhead thrust. There is a sweetspot located in the sword's tip. 	7% (sweetspot), 6% (clean sourspot), 5% (late sourspot)
Down tilt 	 	A crouching thrust. May cause tripping and can lock at low percents. 	5%
Dash attack 	 	A side kick. 	7% (foot), 6% (tip)
Forward smash 	 	An outward slash. Compared to Meta Knight's, it is much faster. 	
Up smash 	 	Performs three upward fanning slashes. 	(hit 1), (hit 2), (hit 3)
Down smash 	 	Swipes his sword around him. 	(front), (back)
=== Aerial attacks ===
Attack 	Name 	Description 	Damage
Neutral aerial	 	A somersaulting slash with sex kick properties. 	10% (clean), 7.5% (late)
Forward aerial	 	Performs three fanning slashes forward. 	1.5% (hits 1 and 2), 3% (hit 3)
Back aerial 	 	Spins backward to performs three outward slashes behind himself.	1.5% (hits 1 and 2), 4% (hit 3)
Up aerial 	Midair Up Sweep	An upward arcing slash. 	4%
Down aerial 	 	A downward arcing slash. 	6%
=== Grab and Throws ===
Attack 	Name 	Description 	Damage
Grab 	 	Reaches out. 	-
Pummel 	 	Jabs with one of the talons on his cape's wings. Decently fast. 	1%
Forward throw	 	A bicycle kick. 	6% (hit), 3% (throw)
Back throw 	 	Teleports behind the opponent and then slashes their back, launching them away. 	7% (hit), 3% (throw)
Up throw 	 	The Air Drop from Kirby's Ninja ability. Unlike Kirby's up throw, the impact does not have an aesthetic explosion. 	10% (throw), 7% (collateral)
Down throw 	Trample	The Fury Stomp from Kirby's Suplex ability. It is weaker compared to Kirby's down throw, and the duration is slightly slower.	0.5% (hits 1-9), 1% (hit 10), 2% (throw)
=== Other attacks ===
Attack 	Name	Description 	Damage
Floor attack (front)	 	Slashes around himself. 	7%
Floor attack (back) 	 	Slashes around himself. 	7%
Floor attack (trip) 	 	Slashes around himself. 	5%
Edge attack 	 	Performs an outward slash while climbing up.	9%
=== Special attacks ===
Special move 	Name 	Description 	Damage
Standard special	Mach Tornado 	Spins rapidly to form a tornado around himself. Button mashing both increases the move's duration and makes Morpho Knight ascend slightly; he can also move left and right. This one function like its Brawl version, as the tornado traps its opponents while dealing multiple hits. This makes escape via directional influence difficult. 	1% (loop hits), 5% (last hit)
Side special 	Drill Rush 	Rushes forward to perform a corkscrewing thrust. Deals one hit and can be angled. Morpho Knight will also bounce backward or upwards if he lands the last hit on an opponent or onto the terrain. 	12% (clean), 8.3% (late)
Up special 	Shuttle Loop 	Soars high into the air, slashing with his sword pointed upwards. He then goes into a loop and glides forward with his sword extended. 	9% (grounded hit 1, clean), 6% (grounded hit 1, late; grounded hit 2; aerial hits 1-2)
Down special 	Dimensional Cape 	Turns himself into a butterfly and flies to the direction inputted. He is granted intangibility during the move's execution. Holding the attack/special button, however, will have him perform a very powerful slash uppercut upon reappearing. The damage depends on what direction he flies. This move can also be used as a recovery option, though it does render Morho Knight helpless. 	16% (advancing, stationary), 13% (grounded, retreating), 14% (aerial, retreating)
Final Smash 	Butterfly Paradise	Morpho Knight raises his sword in the air, splitting into two bigger swords and swings them down as it grows, knocking anyone who touches it. Morpho Knight then performs series of quick teleporting slashes while summoning multiple ghostly faces to attack them before summoning a giant tornado to trap them and knocking them away with one gigantic downward swing. It is meant to be a parallel to Darkness Illusion.	40.6%
=== Misc. ===
Misc. 	Description 	Description 	Description
On-screen appearance	A red butterfly appears and transforms itself into Morpho Knight. 	A red butterfly appears and transforms itself into Morpho Knight. 	A red butterfly appears and transforms itself into Morpho Knight.
Idle Poses 	Swings Galaxia and clenches a fist in front of himself. 	Swings Galaxia and clenches a fist in front of himself. 	
Idle Poses 	Slowly flaps his wings. 	Slowly flaps his wings. 	
Taunts 	Standard 	Floats for a bit as he spreads his wings. 	
Taunts 	Side 	Slashes twice and raises his sword upwards. 	
Taunts 	Down/Up 	Looks behind and swings his sword as it emits a fiery aura around it. 	
Victory theme 	Based on the recurring "Kirby Dance" theme that debuted in Kirby's Dream Land and played when Kirby clears a stage, performed with electric guitars and in quadruple meter. 	Based on the recurring "Kirby Dance" theme that debuted in Kirby's Dream Land and played when Kirby clears a stage, performed with electric guitars and in quadruple meter. 	Based on the recurring "Kirby Dance" theme that debuted in Kirby's Dream Land and played when Kirby clears a stage, performed with electric guitars and in quadruple meter.
Victory Standard 	Swoops straight forward, then stops and lands down, striking a pose with his sword. 	Swoops straight forward, then stops and lands down, striking a pose with his sword. 	Swoops straight forward, then stops and lands down, striking a pose with his sword.
Victory Side 	Releases a wave sound from his body before pointing his sword to the camera. The wave is based on one of his attacks in Kirby Star Allies 	Releases a wave sound from his body before pointing his sword to the camera. The wave is based on one of his attacks in Kirby Star Allies 	Releases a wave sound from his body before pointing his sword to the camera. The wave is based on one of his attacks in Kirby Star Allies
Victory Up/Down 	Flies down as a butterfly, then turns into Morpho Knight, spinning multiple times and releases a burst of flame from his body. After the Splash Screen, he continously flies. The first and last ones are loosely based on his opening and defeat animations in Kirby Star Allies.	Flies down as a butterfly, then turns into Morpho Knight, spinning multiple times and releases a burst of flame from his body. After the Splash Screen, he continously flies. The first and last ones are loosely based on his opening and defeat animations in Kirby Star Allies.	Flies down as a butterfly, then turns into Morpho Knight, spinning multiple times and releases a burst of flame from his body. After the Splash Screen, he continously flies. The first and last ones are loosely based on his opening and defeat animations in Kirby Star Allies.
==Classic Mode: The Ultimate Choice==
Morpho Knight's Classic Mode route has him fight against opponents that are based on various bosses throughtout the Kirby series. The name of the classic mode is based on the sub-game of Kirby Star Allies.
Round 	Opponent 	Stage 	Music 	Notes
1 	Donkey Kong 	Dream Land 	Green Gardens (Green Gears Orchestral) - Kirby Star Allies	References Whispy Woods.
2 	Inkling x2 	Wrecking Crew 	Reef Resolt 	References Lololo and Lalala
3 	Giant R.O.B. 	Summit (Battlefield)	Planet Frostak 	References HR-H from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
4 	Robin, then Giant Robin	Summit 	Planet Earthfall 	References Daroach. Giant Robin starts with Star Rod
5 	King K. Rool 	Final Destination 	Playing Song to God 	References Magolor
6 	Meta Knight 	Fountain of Dreams 	Meta Knight Battle - Kirby Star Allies 	This fight is a nod to the battle in Kirby Super Star Ultra's "Meta Knightmare Ultra-2.
Bonus Stage	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage 	Bonus Stage
Final 	Marx 	Mysterious Dimension	Void Termina (Soul Phase) 	N/A
Note: Every stage plays a track from the Kirby universe, no matter what universe the stage originates from. Particulary came from Kirby Star Allies.
Credits roll after completing Classic Mode. Completing it as Morpho Knight has "Morpho Knight Battle" accompany the credits.
==Alternate Costumes==
With the exception of his purple, navy and grey costumes, Morpho Knight shares the same colors as Meta Knight, but made in a satturated way.
Red 	Based on his appearance from Kirby Star Allies, which itself is based on a unused concept from the cancelled Kirby GCN game.
Green 	Resembles one of Meta Knight's alternate costumes in Kirby Air Ride.
White 	Resembles one of Meta Knight's alternate costumes in Kirby Air Ride.
Blue 	Resembles the colors of Void Soul from Kirby Star Allies
Pink 	Resembles one of Meta Knight's alternate costumes in Kirby Air Ride, as well as Kirby.
Navy 	Resembles the colors of Void Termina from Kirby Star Allies
Purple	Resembles the colors of Void Termina's core from Kirby Star Allies
Black 	Resembles Morpho Knight EX, his more powerful from from Kirby Star Allies
==Fighter Spirit==
No.	Image	Alternate Artwork	Name 	Origin Game 	Acquisition
27ε	 	 	Morpho Knight (Fighter)	Kirby Star Allies	•Complete Classic Mode with Morpho Knight•Purchase from the Vault Shop for 300G (after unlocking Morpho Knight)
==Trivia==
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