Meta knight biography

Kirby character

Not to be confused with Metal Knight.

Fictional character

Meta Knight (Japanese: メタナイト, Hepburn: Meta Naito) is a fictional character and antihero in Nintendo's Kirby series.

He debuted in the video game Kirby's Adventure, and he has since appeared in many subsequent entries as either a boss or playable character. Meta Knight also appears in several Kirby comic books, in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! children's anime series, and as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros series since Super Smash Bros Brawl.

Concept and design

Meta Knight is an enigmatic yet honorable swordsman who follows a chivalric code,^[1] exemplified when he gives Kirby a sword to fight with before starting battle.^[2] Meta Knight himself wields a sacred, golden sword called Galaxia (ギャラクシア, Gyarakushia).^[3] He is always seen wearing a silver mask, but in the event that he is unmasked, he looks identical to Kirby,^[4]