Meta Knight

Meta Knight
Kirby character
Meta Knight in Kirby: Planet Robobot
First game	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Created by	Masahiro Sakurai
Voiced by (English)	Eric Stuart (anime) Eric Newsome (Super Smash Bros. series)
Voiced by (Japanese)	Atsushi Kisaichi

Meta Knight (Japanese: メタナイト, Hepburn: Meta Naito^?) is a fictional character in Nintendo's Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. He first appeared in the 1993 video game Kirby's Adventure as a nameless character remaining there until the game Kirby's Avalanche. The character also appears in several Kirby comic books, in the 2001 anime series, and in the Super Smash Bros. series.

Meta Knight is a mysterious but honorable knight; due to this attitude he has played a "friend or foe" role in the Kirby series, which led video game critics to debate his nature and allegiances. He has received mainly positive critical reception since his introduction; his development within the series, from a nameless character to one of Kirby's main enemies, was praised, and he has been described as a "cool" character by reviewers.

Meta Knight is an enigmatic, yet honorable swordsman who follows a chivalric code; this is exemplified when he gives Kirby a sword with which to fight. Meta Knight himself wields a sacred, golden sword called Galaxia (ギャラクシア, Gyarakushia^?). He is always seen wearing a silver mask; beneath it he looks identical to Kirby, but with a dark blue body and white eyes, which appear yellow with his mask on (and with his mask off in Kirby: Planet Robobot). He also sports a navy blue mantle called the Dimensional Cape (ディメンションマント, Dimenshon Manto^?), which can change into a pair of wings and allows him to teleport. However, these wings appear directly attached to his body in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Planet Robobot. He is usually described as Kirby's rival, as well as an antihero. However, he has benign intentions, will often fight alongside or assist Kirby when necessary for his survival or for the sake of the world. This attitude has led to debate about his allegiances and has earned him the label "frenemy".