MetaKnight's Flight to Fight: Alright!

Mic_128 · Sep 5, 2007

I’ve been dying to use that title.

Anyway, finally, after looong last MetaKnight’s been officialy revealed, despite being in screenshots from months ago when the Dojo first opened. Concidering we’ve already seen his Special moves, there’s not really much to add, other than a hint that Sakurai likes messing with people.
<blockquote>It’s Meta Knight, whose introduction was delayed for some reason.</blockquote>
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/metaknight_070905a-l.jpg" alt="Glaring!" />

<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/metaknight_070905b-l.jpg" alt="Slashing!" />
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/metaknight_070905c-l.jpg" alt="Parrying!" />
<img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/metaknight_070905d-l.jpg" alt="Looking awesome-ing!" />

JPW · Sep 5, 2007

well there's a shocker. Maybe we will end up seeing the entire roster before the time the game is released. Or Maybe Metaknight isn't hidden after all.

But yeah Sakurai why the long delay?
Maybe he thought it was time to stop mucking around.

But I never saw this one coming.

lumpey · Sep 5, 2007

maybe he was having so much fun he didnt even realize that he forgot to introduce metaknight...

Eagle · Sep 5, 2007

Man Metaknight looks so awesome.

Keku · Sep 5, 2007

Kick-arse. I really liked this update, because I see Sakurai hinting that he might reveal the reason of the delay in the following updates.

Hong · Sep 5, 2007

Another part of Castle Siege or Hyrule Castle confirmed? The burning makes me want to believe the former.

I think we're getting another Meta Knight/SSE update tomorrow.

Edit - Meta Knight, Final Smash tomorrow! At least my guess.

GUIGUI · Sep 5, 2007

Lunadis said:
Another part of Castle Siege or Hyrule Castle confirmed? The burning makes me want to believe the former.
(...)

It's clearly Castle siege for me. The burning go with it too: http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/stages/stage09.html

Neanderthal · Sep 5, 2007

Finally! I guess that means he's not an unlockable?

Limey · Sep 5, 2007

Not that i'm doubting anyone, but can somebody give me a link to where it was stated that they'll only be unveiling starting characters on the Dojo?

Anyways, yeah, Meta Knight. I had a feeling he was coming soon because of all the updates that involved him. There's not really that ,uch said about him, to be honest, and because he's be revealed since the first trailer, i can't really say that much myself.

oxyborb · Sep 5, 2007

:-/

I know it's not right to be all pouty when we're even getting daily updates in the first place, but this week is just a bunch of crap we already know... sigh. (plz gawd ice climbers!)

Oh, and meta is awesome as always. I was hoping he'd be unlockable, but now I'll bet he's not so Dedede is more special or something. I wish he would have done his moves too, since we already know them. I guess we'll get his final smash soon. I can't wait to try out his glide.

Limey, I wasn't around, but I get the general sense that they think this because that's how it worked for melee. I'll bet this time he'll just put them up when he runs out, maybe he'll add a spoiler warning first.

Link Sharingan · Sep 5, 2007

Aleluya

finaly we have his bio

Lemon Drop · Sep 5, 2007

I really like to know where people are getting this fact to where he is only revealing the starting characters?

Don't tell me 'But the Melee website did it'. This isn't Melee.

Besides that awesome update, now people can stop asking the dumbest questions about Metaknight.

nindgod · Sep 5, 2007

Come on.... This row of updates have not been the most exciting. But okay... Maybe he's saving something cool for us.. something really amazing

Super Smash Master · Sep 5, 2007

Disappointing. I wanted Lucas.

BoG · Sep 5, 2007

Yeah, maybe he has like the megaton next week. This week has been kind of lame, and last week wasn't the best we've had in a while. I mean, someone huge has got to be coming. More huge then PT.

Revven · Sep 5, 2007

Well...at least his character art had been upgraded to an extent since we last saw it. Looks more crisp!

Anyway, I'd say that he'll give us a veteran this week too. I mean honestly, that's the only good thing left for this week unless tomorrow proves to be better. (Which I doubt...probably a new AT or something stupid). No Subspace update because we got that on Monday. Not only that, but, anyone else beginning to see the Subspace updates now becoming more weekly?...They used to be two to three weeks apart from each other...

Hoping for something better tomorrow, but, there probably won't be.

Darkurai · Sep 5, 2007

Limey said:
Not that i'm doubting anyone, but can somebody give me a link to where it was stated that they'll only be unveiling starting characters on the Dojo?

Can someone give me a link that says otherwise?

Kirby knight · Sep 5, 2007

Darkurai said:
Can someone give me a link that says otherwise?

The fact of the matter is; no one really knows for sure; but if for some reason he is revealing unlockables some people may want to refrain from visting the smash dojo and other things related with it.

-Knight

Krytha · Sep 5, 2007

Shouldn't there have been a big warning newcomer attached to Metaknight? I know that everyone knows about him already, but he isn't a veteran fighter...

tstumo · Sep 5, 2007

they didnt do it for Wario and Zamus

NukeA6 · Sep 5, 2007

I pity whoever thinks and still thinks Metaknight is unlockable. He's appeared in as much screenshots as Wario plus, we got to see all his moves. If Metaknight really is unlockable, where's Solid Snake? Zamus and Wario have been sighted several times before their sections were added to the site.

Eight Sage · Sep 5, 2007

Meta Knight's reveal isn't relevant for the week... We had screens, moves, role in SSBB...

I think this open up the possibility of a new character approaching before friday!

Tyrannotaur · Sep 5, 2007

NukeA6 said:
I pity whoever thinks and still thinks Metaknight is unlockable. He's appeared in as much screenshots as Wario plus, we got to see all his moves. If Metaknight really is unlockable, where's Solid Snake? Zamus and Wario have been sighted several times before their sections were added to the site.

It'd be kinda funny if Solid Snake is the Update for Tomorrow. Insert foot in mouth.

Meta Knight is awesome. All that needs to be said.

cccck · Sep 5, 2007

Krytha said:
Shouldn't there have been a big warning newcomer attached to Metaknight? I know that everyone knows about him already, but he isn't a veteran fighter...

I was wondering that myself... my guess is: they had there, "warning newcomer" in the movies, and don't get one here.

"He's Kirby's...rival? " is this a hint at his story? I would like to note, Metaknight never was "evil" even in games where he was the "bad guy" he was trying to do good non the less.

blahisuck · Sep 5, 2007

Maybe Sakurai wants to show DeDeDe and finish up Meta Knight's bio first

Aryman · Sep 5, 2007

cccck said:
"He's Kirby's...rival? " is this a hint at his story? I would like to note, Metaknight never was "evil" even in games where he was the "bad guy" he was trying to do good non the less.

In Kirby Superstar he was trying to take over Popstar using his destructive ship, I think that makes him evil.

cccck · Sep 5, 2007

Aryman said:
In Kirby Superstar he was trying to take over Popstar using his destructive ship, I think that makes him evil.

he was trying to make people stop being lazy... he was doing what is right in his mind

GreenKirby · Sep 5, 2007

Limey said:
Not that i'm doubting anyone, but can somebody give me a link to where it was stated that they'll only be unveiling starting characters on the Dojo?

Anyways, yeah, Meta Knight. I had a feeling he was coming soon because of all the updates that involved him. There's not really that ,uch said about him, to be honest, and because he's be revealed since the first trailer, i can't really say that much myself.

In the old website, it was said that hidden characters won't be revealed sometime during or after the game release.

Why do people keep asking this question. Redundant as hell.

Also, just because it said "New Challeger Approaching" doesn't mean that character is unlockable. It means that Brawl is the first Smash game it appeared in.

SSJ4Kazuki · Sep 5, 2007

NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHING means "Previously unseen".

Also, we KNEW Metaknight was coming, he was in the screenshots.
You know who WEREN'T in screenshots before announcement?

Ike
Pokemon trainer
Diddy Kong

Newcomers aren't hinted at in screenshots, so where's Snake?

cccck · Sep 5, 2007

SSJ4Kazuki said:
NEW CHALLENGER APPROACHING means "Previously unseen".

Also, we KNEW Metaknight was coming, he was in the screenshots.
You know who WEREN'T in screenshots before announcement?

Ike
Pokemon trainer
Diddy Kong

Newcomers aren't hinted at in screenshots, so where's Snake?

I think we would take it as more then... a hint if we saw... say sonic in a screenshot

silver777 · Sep 5, 2007

cccck said:
he was trying to make people stop being lazy... he was doing what is right in his mind

In the intro of Chapter 1, Meta Knight says, ""Dream Land's lazy lifestyle will end! I will rule!" However, the translation of the original line is more like, "Dream Land, filed with corruption, shall be changed by my hand." It's not clear just what he's referring to- however, it is well known that Dream Land's current ruler King Dedede is a corrupt tyrant who does little but torment the population.

In the final chapter, before battling Kirby, Meta Knight says, ""Kirby, this is it! Prepare to die!" But originally he says, "This is the end! Kirby! Now we duel!"

from KRR. just to point it out.

lanky_gunner · Sep 5, 2007

good to see metaknight finally has a profile. he should of been one of the first up in my opinion.

now all we need is Kirby's Final smash

IllidR · Sep 5, 2007

It's nice to have his profile finally but with the short introduction Sakurai gave him of his "intoduction was delayed for some reason" got me thinking.

Could this possibly be hinting at his previous comment of "Heroes arrive late." Meaning that he could serve as a good guy in the Subspace Emissary? Just putting that out there.

cccck · Sep 5, 2007

silver777 said:
In the intro of Chapter 1, Meta Knight says, ""Dream Land's lazy lifestyle will end! I will rule!" However, the translation of the original line is more like, "Dream Land, filed with corruption, shall be changed by my hand." It's not clear just what he's referring to- however, it is well known that Dream Land's current ruler King Dedede is a corrupt tyrant who does little but torment the population.

In the final chapter, before battling Kirby, Meta Knight says, ""Kirby, this is it! Prepare to die!" But originally he says, "This is the end! Kirby! Now we duel!"

from KRR. just to point it out.

Well that helps my point a lot... thanks!

shadenexus18 · Sep 5, 2007

We already knew that Metaknight was on the game.

His special moves have already been revealed to us.

We already know what his "Halberd" stage looks like.

Sakurai just played us with this sorry excuse of an update...

Darkurai · Sep 5, 2007

IllidR said:
It's nice to have his profile finally but with the short introduction Sakurai gave him of his "intoduction was delayed for some reason" got me thinking.

Could this possibly be hinting at his previous comment of "Heroes arrive late." Meaning that he could serve as a good guy in the Subspace Emissary? Just putting that out there.

You raise a good point....

PIT_IS_BACK · Sep 5, 2007

IllidR said:
It's nice to have his profile finally but with the short introduction Sakurai gave him of his "intoduction was delayed for some reason" got me thinking.

Could this possibly be hinting at his previous comment of "Heroes arrive late." Meaning that he could serve as a good guy in the Subspace Emissary? Just putting that out there.

Dear Lord! Nice find! I never thought of that.

pokemega32 · Sep 5, 2007

IllidR said:
It's nice to have his profile finally but with the short introduction Sakurai gave him of his "intoduction was delayed for some reason" got me thinking.

Could this possibly be hinting at his previous comment of "Heroes arrive late." Meaning that he could serve as a good guy in the Subspace Emissary? Just putting that out there.

I sort of doubt that....

If that was the case, why would Sakurai put the line in a post about Animal Crossing music, instead of something that could hint towards Meta Knight?

Takeshi245 · Sep 5, 2007

Never saw this coming. Sure, I'll make Metaknight my secondary, but this update isn't anything new. The pictures look neat, though.

Gilgamesh · Sep 5, 2007

I'm hoping that somewhere in the game (probably subspace emissary) MetaKnight will do his trademark *loses his mask and teleports away* thingie. Also, it's possible that he's pretending to be allied with the Ancient Minister (which would explain why the enemy is in command of the Halberd) only to help defeat them from the inside. That would be very Metaknight-y. He has been pretty much established as a good dude in all games after Kirby Super Star (in which he indeed seemed evil)

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