Meta Knight (Rave)

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Knight) is one of the main characters of the Kirby series and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
He is voiced by Eric Newsome in English and Atsushi Kisaichi in Japanese, both via reused voice clips from Brawl.
==Attributes==
Meta Knight is a small, lightweight Glass Cannon swordsman with strong mobility and is the only small character to use a sword, and can jump six times, along with the ability to glide.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Does an extremely fast flurry of slashes before doing a backflipping slash.
Forward tilt 	Does a sequence of an inward slash, outward slash and then a overhead slash.
Up tilt 	Thrusts his sword in the air.
Down tilt 	Does a slide kick.
Dash attack 	Does a lunge with his sword.
Forward smash 	Leans back before stepping forward with a powerful horizontal slash with his sword.
Up smash 	Does a rising uppercut slash.
Down smash 	Performs a spinning outward slash.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Does a somersaulting slash.
Forward aerial	Slashes his sword downwards in an arc.
Back aerial 	Does a horizontal slash with his sword.
Up aerial 	Thrusts his sword into the air.
Down aerial 	Thrusts his sword downwards, creating a shockwave upon landing to the ground.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Reaches out with his free hand.
Pummel 	Jabs the opponent with one of the talons from his wings on his cape.
Forward throw	Kicks the opponent forward.
Back throw 	Lays the opponent behind himself before teleporting and slashes their back.
Up throw 	Drags the opponent up and slams them down.
Down throw 	Repeatedly stomps on the opponent.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Slashes around himself.
Edge attack 	Does an outward slash while getting up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Crescent Shot: Holds his sword up, charging it with energy before unleashing a crescent-shaped projectile forward.
Side special 	Dimensional Strike: Charges his sword up with energy, disappears before reappearing and does a spinning slash.
Up special 	Shuttle Loop: Leaps quickly into the air with his sword pointed upwards and goes to a loop before gliding forward.
Down special 	Galactic Counter: Assumes a defensive stance before reeling back to avoid the attack and rushes forward with a slash.
Final Smash 	Darkness Illusion: Raises the Galaxia to the sky as a lightning bolt strikes it and creates a burst, then does a series of rushing slashes in multiple directions to opponents caught before launching them away with a final slash.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*Uses Dimensional Cape to warp onto the stage.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Wraps himself in his cape and spins repeatedly (as if he is about to use Dimensional Cape) while scoffing.
Side taunt	Says "Fight me!" while slashing twice and then points Galaxia to himself.
Down taunt	Turns his cape into wings and spreads them out while saying "Come!".
==Idle Poses==
*Swings Galaxia and clenches his fist in front of himself.
*Pulls his cape in front of himself before throwing it back.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Performs three slashes with the Galaxia and says "Come back when you can put up a fight." before warping away.
Up 	Flies into the scene, spreads his cape and says "You've much yet to learn."
Right	Does two slashes, then twirls Galaxia and says "Victory...is my destiny."
Victory Theme: An electric guitar cover of the Kirby Dance theme performed in a quadruple meter.
==Alternate Costumes==
Blue 	His appearance from his artwork in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
White 	One of his alternate colors in Kirby Air Ride.
Red 	One of his alternate colors in Kirby Air Ride.
Green 	One of his alternate colors in Kirby Air Ride.
Navy 	His original appearance in Kirby's Adventure.
Pink 	One of his alternate colors in Kirby Air Ride.
Purple	Galacta Knight
Grey 	Dark Meta Knight
Category:Characters
Category:Super Smash Bros. Rave