Meta Knight

"Beneath his mask, Meta Knight closed his eyes. “My heart greatly wishes for power. I’m aware it may bring about a great disaster, but I still cannot stop.” “……Hmmm……” Kirby thought of it as strange. There are plenty of better things to do than becoming stronger. Like eating yummy stuff, playing with a friend until you’re tired out, or taking a nap in the cool shade of a tree. Still, he felt like he could understand his feeling a little. “You wanna become stronger and protect everyone, huh?” Said Kirby, where Meta Knight hung his head and muttered in a low voice. “Sometimes, I would forget that wish and desire power only for myself.” “Eh?” “No, never mind. In any case, as the battle ended, I feel like I became a bit stronger than before. Rather than Galacta Knight, I owe it to you guys.” “Huh? What do you mean?” “True strength isn’t to defeat a formidable foe. I wanted to tell you that.” Kirby was puzzled. Meta Knight always thinks about complicated stuff, where Kirby wouldn’t really get it. But Kirby was happy that Meta Knight whose attitude became all weird has returned back to normal. “Let’s go to the lobby and have snacks with everyone, Meta Knight!” “No, I……” “You don’t like snacks? You don’t eat sweet stuff?” “……I’m not saying that.” Meta Knight was pulled by Kirby and left the deck. As he walked along the long passage, he muttered in his heart instead of as a voice. (-What I desire isn’t Galacta Knight, but to possess a strength like you have.) ― Meta Knight speaking to Kirby, Meta Knight and the Strongest Warrior in the Galaxy (unofficial translation)"

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito) is a major character in the Kirby series, first appearing in Kirby's Adventure. He is a mysterious, masked swordsman who leads a band of warriors known simply as the Meta-Knights and the owner of a giant warship designed after himself, known as the Halberd.

Why He Shall Take Off

 * 1) Along with King Dedede and the Waddle Dees, Meta Knight serves as one of the most recognizable characters in the Kirby series aside from Kirby himself.
 * 2) While he may be extreme in his methods, he always has good intentions. In his Kirby Super Star's Revenge of Meta Knight, his reasons to take over Dream Land with the Halberd are to push its denizens to become more active, or in his own words, "end Dream Land's lazy lifestyle".
 * 3) He is always quick to take action and defend Dream Land and/or its people. Many examples include:
 * 4) *In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, he is the first to investigate the Mirror World, and lends Kirby his treasured blade during the climax with no hesitation.
 * 5) *In Kirby Squeak Squad, it is revealed that his intentions for stealing the chest was to ensure Dark Nebula stayed sealed.
 * 6) *In Kirby: Planet Robobot, he tried to take on the invading company all on his own, and doesn't hesitate lending Kirby his entire ship during the climax.
 * 7) *In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, he stays in Waddle Dee Town to protect it and its citizens from the Beast Pack. One of his figurine descriptions mentions that he has successfully fended off Gorimondo 30 times.
 * 8) He is constantly honing his strength and skills in order to become the strongest warrior in the galaxy. One could argue he has already achieved that goal, as in Kirby Super Star Ultra 's Meta Knightmare Ultra and Kirby: Planet Robobot 's Meta Knightmare Returns, Meta Knight is capable of defeating Galacta Knight, who holds the title of the strongest warrior in the galaxy.
 * 9) With how dedicated he is in the art of combat, it's no surprise that he always provides a great boss battle, and his battles are constantly evolving with new moves that make each fight feel fresh.
 * 10) Being a chivalrous knight and all, Meta Knight values a fair and equal match. Whenever Kirby has to fight him for different reasons depending on the situation, he provides him with a sword for protection and insists that Kirby uses it.
 * 11) Unlike real knights, Meta Knight doesn't serve anyone, instead being a leader himself. His followers, the Meta-Knights, respect him so much, they'd fight for him to the bitter end.
 * 12) Despite holding the title of "The Lone Swordsman", he really seems to enjoy being around his friends and/or travel companions Kirby, King Dedede, and Bandana Dee.
 * 13) He has very iconic themes, such as "Boarding the Halberd" and "My Friend and the Setting Sun", which also had many great remixes across the series' history, such as "Take Off!!", which is a vocal arrangement of "Boarding the Halberd" implied to be sung by Meta Knight himself.
 * 14) *It's worth mentioning a fan-made cover of "Boarding the Halberd" by The 8-Bit Big Band won a Grammy in 2022.
 * 15) In mh:besttvshows:Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, he put Eric Stuart's talents to great use and has lots of equally great quotes, ranging from funny to badass.
 * 16) *Eric Newsome's work as him in the Super Smash Bros. series is also very awesome and nice to listen to, despite lacking Stuart's Spanish accent.
 * 17) He played many heroic roles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl 's Subspace Emissary, like saving Lucas and Pokemon Trainer from falling to their demise and helping Marth and Ike out in battle.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Due to how being “mysterious” is his schtick, we don’t have as much downtime with him as much as we do with King Dedede and Bandana Dee and this may limit him as a character.
 * 2) He's somewhat out of character in Right Back at Ya: While he's calmer, more collected and has good interactions with Kirby (being a mentor figure for him and all), he usually sits on the sidelines and dumps exposition when needed instead of fighting to become the best knight he can be.
 * 3) Though most of his schemes originate from arguably good intentions, the ways he tries to accomplish his goals are often very extreme and poorly understood by others.
 * 4) *In Revenge of Meta Knight, for example, he tries to use the Halberd to take over Dream Land and end their lazy lifestyle and even attempted to kill Kirby with no discretion at all (That being said, he probably did the latter to avenge his hurt men, but still).

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Trivia

 * His sword wouldn't be named Galaxia until Right Back At Ya.
 * Meta Knight's name was originally based the word "metamorphosis". One of his old design concepts was even based on a butterfly. That concept would be redeveloped into Morpho Knight.
 * It is constantly hinted at that Meta Knight secretly loves sweets:
 * Based on the Kirby Café, Meta Knight abruptly eats an affogato right after waking up, and will occasionally sneak chocolate fondant out of his cape.
 * An official illustration from the Official Kirby Japanese Twitter depicts Meta Knight enjoying a star block cake in a corner where his friends can't see.
 * In both the games and the anime, he's often seen standing on high areas, platforms, tree branches, and statues.
 * This may either be a strategical move to prevent being attacked before the battle or to get a better view, but the reason is never officially explained.