Meta Knight

Meta Knight is a Major character of the kirby series that made 2 Fictional appearances in Fictional kirby media being Kirby: The Rebirth of The Ancients and Shin Hoshi no Kaabii the anime. In both these as well as his canon portrayals he is shown as a brave sometimes egotistical but always badass leader of his own army known as the Meta Knights. In the anime and the sequel he was a part of a group called Star Warriors which fought against Nightmare/NME and were nearly wiped out. In the game Kirby: The Rebirth of The Ancients he serves first as a Boss possessed by the spirit of one of the ancients of Halcandra and Kirby must defeat him to boot the spirit out and retrieve meta knight as a playable character.

## Appearance

In most instances Meta Knight appears to be a figure similar to Kirby but with the addition of dark blue skin, purple feet usually having armor around them and his distinct mask which has a black slit in the center revealing yellow eyes but only that. The mask is silver and usually breaks after kirby's battles with him. he also has purple shoulder pads with the right pad having a big M on it and surrounded by gold ridges. his cape is actually a set of dark blue and purple wings which in the anime are actually developed over time by training. When his mask comes off it reveals a face uncannily like Kirby's own which in the anime leads to confusion and rumors spreading.

## Personality

his personality is much different from the anime and games but meta knight's 2 personalities have seemed to have been merged during season 2. He is calm, collected, and is much more clearly on Kirby's side here, because they are both Star Warriors, and Meta Knight needs to help him for the greater good. He is shown to passively observe events, and only interfere when needed. However, his training methods are often harsh and dangerous, often putting Kirby's life in danger, but they always manage to make Kirby stronger. Unlike in the games, he does not seem to hold any opinion towards the laziness of others, and is much less mysterious, as his motives in the anime are rarely ever hidden except for when it comes to his facial reveals. When his mask eventually is shattered in a Rematch dual he changed from calm and collected to embarrassed and a shut in even from his loyal companions Sword Knight and Blade Knight. This embarrassment is able to be lifted with fixing of his mask and he doesn't get a grudge on who broke it.

## History

Games: Meta Knight's history isn't too well known in the games except all we know is that he serves king dedede(and is close friends with him as seen in kirby fighters 2) and also leads an army called the Meta Knights upon the Battleship Halberd that he built. Other than this the games don't give much of a history to him

Anime: in the anime Meta Knight is a survivor of a war that took place between Star Warriors and Nightmare/NME's monsters. In the sequel anime there is an added bonus to his history telling how he created the Meta Knights to help and push back this war and the Prototype halberd was sunk on an unknown planet along with the others and a trustful waddle dee. In the main history of the anime he both obeys the king and assists Kirby in order to see him get stronger. However once his mask breaks many questions get asked and he hides away. It makes kirby realize that he isn't a single entity like Meta Knight seemed to think.

## Abilities

Flight: Meta Knight is capable of flight when being played and can also deals small damage with his wings

Sword Beam: from the Galaxia Sword, Meta Knight can unleash either a Crescent or a Sword edged energy shape from his sword if he hasn't taken any damage which can head straight forwards.

Geokinesis: After being possessed by a mysterious purple heart, Meta Knight has been seen being able to use Geokinesis and lift boulders from the earth to hurl at enemies.

Mach Tornado: As a deadly finishing move usually, Meta Knight can summon a chaotic twister from his sword straight forwards and backwards which can deal heavy damage to side scrolling enemies.

## Trivia

Meta Knight's Sword Galaxia has been replicated in the book The Autistic Hero but in that book its referred to as Shinemoore which is a sword made of Gold Dragon scales and enchanted with solar energy. This weapon is only shaped like it though and has no other ties to it.