List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
This is a list of Super Smash Bros. series fighters that debuted in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The page details their role in this series as well as other Super Mario-related media. Characters from the Super Mario franchise are covered in detail on their own articles.
See also:
- List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros.
- List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Melee
- List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Fighters with articles[edit]
Fighters covered in crossover articles[edit]
Meta Knight[edit]
- Wikirby article: Meta Knight
- SmashWiki article: Meta Knight
- “Victory is my destiny.”
- —Meta Knight, Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Meta Knight is a recurring anti-hero in the Kirby series, making his debut in Kirby's Adventure. He always wears his metal mask in his series, and usually appears as a rival or a boss Kirby must fight, but has had to team up with him on occasions. He is one of the captains of the Halberd ship. In certain games, after Meta Knight is defeated, his mask splits into two, revealing a face near identical to Kirby's, the main difference being his blue skin tone. He has made crossover appearances with the Super Mario franchise, mostly in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Meta Knight is the only Kirby series character in the Super Smash Bros. series that speaks in full dialogue, aside from Knuckle Joe. In addition, Super Smash Bros. Brawl is the first game in which Meta Knight has a voice actor.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
Although he does not appear as a playable character, Meta Knight has a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, which can be randomly obtained. The trophy's title is hyphenated as Meta-Knight, referring to the group rather than the individual. The trophy also has a factual error: While his first appearance is listed as Kirby Super Star in September of 1996, his actual first appearance was in Kirby's Adventure in May of 1993.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
- SmashWiki article: Meta Knight (SSBB)
Meta Knight appears as a playable fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He is a small, quick fighter with fast yet weak attacks. Like in the Kirby series, Meta Knight's cape can transform into a pair of wings which not only grant him multiple jumps, but also the ability to glide. His ship, the Halberd, also appears as a stage. Meta Knight's voice actor from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime series, Atsushi Kisaichi, provides Meta Knight's voice in the Japanese version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while Eric Newsome, who provided Bowser's voice in Super Paper Mario, voices him in other versions.
Meta Knight's special moves are mostly based on attacks that appear in the Kirby series, his own or otherwise. His standard special is Mach Tornado, which causes him to spin around rapidly to deal damage, with the final hit dealing greater damage and knockback. His side special is Drill Rush, in which he charges forward in a spinning motion; if the attack ends in the air, Meta Knight is left in a helpless state, unable to use another move until he lands. His up special is Shuttle Loop, in which he loops around before flying directly up, dealing two hits afterward. His down special is Dimensional Cape, in which he teleports and can attack if the player holds the button; when used in the air, Meta Knight enters a helpless state. His Final Smash is Galaxia Darkness, in which he traps opponents by swiping his cape, then performs a large sword swipe, dealing high damage and knockback to all caught opponents as well as opponents outside of the attack.
Meta Knight is the only character in the game who does not share a victory theme with the other characters from their series, instead using a metal arrangement of the traditional Kirby victory theme. However, this trait would later be shared with other characters in future installments, such as Bowser.
The Subspace Emissary[edit]
Meta Knight's story starts before the events of the actual game, trying to defend the Halberd from Master Hand and the Subspace Army, but was unwittingly prevented from doing as such by King Dedede[1]. His actual first appearance is when he suddenly attacks Marth, who is investigating the activity going on in the Battlefield Fortress. Their duel is interrupted when they are surrounded by Primids, and Meta Knight and Marth see they're both against the Subspace Army and team up. Afterwards, they chase after the Ancient Minister. Meta Knight is disarmed when the Minister disables his wings and forces him to change them into a cape. Out of nowhere, Ike shows up and disarms the Subspace Bomb the Minister had been carrying.
Meta Knight, Marth, and Ike ultimately lose the Ancient Minister near the edge of the Wilds, but they find Galleom in the middle of the desert. After it is defeated, Galleom goes to The Ruined Hall and comes out holding Lucas and the Pokémon Trainer in one hand, with a Subspace Bomb about to go off in its head. Although Lucas manages to free himself and the Trainer, Meta Knight saves them when they almost hit the ground.
Meta Knight and his group find the Halberd fighting the Great Fox above the Glacial Peak, and he climbs the mountain while Marth, Ike, Lucas, and Pokémon Trainer stay behind. As he does this, however, the Ice Climbers race him and beat him to the top. At the summit, Meta Knight discovers the Aura Pokémon Lucario, who challenges him to a duel. The duel ends, the loser gets turned into a trophy and the winner taps on the trophy base to recover him.
After the battle, Meta Knight and Lucario agree to team up and enter the Halberd, where they find Snake thanks to the use of Lucario's Aura. Lucario assures Meta Knight and Snake that they are on the same side and they join forces in taking back the Halberd as Primids approach. The three of them rescue Peach and Zelda from their evil counterparts before heading to the cockpit to find many Mr. Game & Watches controlling the Halberd. Lucario and Snake take care of them with the princesses, Fox, and Falco while Meta Knight takes the helm, regaining his ship.
Eventually, Meta Knight goes into Subspace with the other heroes, although the Halberd is destroyed by the Subspace Gunship as they do this. They find the real mastermind, Tabuu, who fires his Off Waves at them and turns them into trophies. Kirby, however, is revived by one of King Dedede's badges and recovers Meta Knight along with some of the others before they go into the Great Maze to stop Tabuu.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork
Icon
Gliding
Mach Tornado
Drill Rush
Shuttle Loop
Dimensional Cape
The beginning of Galaxia Darkness
Meta Knight attacking
Meta Knight's snapshot in The Subspace Emissary
Meta Knight preparing to battle Lucario
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
- SmashWiki article: Meta Knight (SSB4)
Meta Knight returns as a playable character for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. He, along with other winged characters Pit and Charizard, can no longer glide, either normally or at the end of Shuttle Loop, though Shuttle Loop now hits twice instead. Aside from this, however, Meta Knight's moveset has not been changed. His design has been slightly altered for this installment, giving him metal gauntlets over his gloves. Meta Knight's mobility is improved, but his overall damage output is toned down, his recovery is worsened, his attacks are slower, and their range is decreased.
One of Kirby's alternative palettes is identical to what Meta Knight looks like without his mask (though the palette has yellow eyes), armor and cape in the early Kirby games. In addition, two of Meta Knight's new alternate costumes are based on Dark Meta Knight and Galacta Knight.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork
Mach Tornado in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Drill Rush in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Shuttle Loop in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Dimensional Cape in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The beginning of Galaxia Darkness in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The move's start in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
The cape's interior in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
- SmashWiki article: Meta Knight (SSBU)
Meta Knight returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an unlockable playable character. Meta Knight benefits from universal changes: his mobility is faster, his short hop timing is shortened, the landing lag in his aerials is reduced, the reintroduction of directional air dodging extends his recovery, and he gains the abilities to use any ground attack out of a run and use his aerial attacks on ladders. Meta Knight also receives direct improvements, such as his forward tilt and forward and back aerials having larger hitboxes, and his dash attack and up and down smashes dealing more damage.
Meta Knight can be unlocked by playing VS. matches, being the 38th character to be unlocked. He can also be unlocked by clearing Link's Classic Mode route, being the fourth character unlocked after Simon. A dark puppet fighter of Meta Knight is featured in Hero's reveal trailer, where it, alongside a puppet fighter of Marth, is shown battling Link.
Meta Knight's fighter spirit uses his artwork from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Classic Mode route[edit]
| Two Sides of the Same Coin | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Opponent(s) | Rule | Stage | Song |
| 1 | Link, Link (dark costume) | Free-for-All | Bridge of Eldin (Ω) | Hidden Mountain & Forest |
| 2 | Pit, Dark Pit | Reset Bomb Forest | Dark Pit's Theme | |
| 3 | Captain Falcon, Captain Falcon (Blood Falcon costume) | Free-for-All | Port Town Aero Dive | Fire Field |
| 4 | Lucas, Lucas (Claus costume) | New Pork City | Mother 3 Love Theme | |
| 5 | Samus, Dark Samus | Free-for-All | Frigate Orpheon | Multiplayer - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes |
| 6 | Meta Knight (Galacta Knight costume), Meta Knight (Dark Meta Knight costume) | Fountain of Dreams | The World to Win | |
| Final | Master Hand, Crazy Hand | Final Destination | Master Hand / Crazy Hand | |
World of Light[edit]
In the adventure mode, Meta Knight is not seen when the fighters oppose Galeem for the first time. However, he, like every fighter except Kirby, is hit by one of Galeem's beams of light and imprisoned in the World of Light, where a puppet fighter of him is created. While the Meta Knight puppet fighter initially serves Galeem, Dharkon later takes control of the puppet fighter. Kirby's team defeat the Dharkon-controlled Meta Knight puppet fighter and free the real Meta Knight, who joins them against Galeem and Dharkon.
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Nintendo Monopoly[edit]
Meta Knight is also in both versions of Nintendo Monopoly, where he takes the position of St. Charles Place/Pall Mall, and costs $140.
Super Mario Maker[edit]
Meta Knight appears in his Kirby's Adventure appearance in Super Mario Maker as a Mystery Mushroom costume. It can be unlocked randomly after completing the 100 Mario Challenge on Normal difficulty or higher, or unlocked by scanning any Meta Knight amiibo.
Quotes[edit]
- "Fight me." - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "Come!" - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "Come back when you can put up a fight." - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "You have much yet to learn." - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "Know my power!" - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "Behold!" - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
- "Victory is my destiny." - Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Audio samples[edit]
 Super Smash Bros. Brawl - Winning a versus match. (Atsushi Kisaichi, 2008) | File info |
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl - "Victory... is my destiny." - Winning a versus match. (Eric Newsome, 2008) | File info |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning | Note(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メタナイト Meta Naito | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| Arabic | ميتا نايت Mita Nayt | Meta Knight | [2] | |
| Chinese (Simplified) | 魅塔骑士 Mèitǎ Qíshì (Mandarin) Meihtaap Kèhsih (Cantonese) | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| 梅塔骑士 Méitǎ Qíshì (Mandarin) Mùihtaap Kèhsih (Cantonese) | [?] | |||
| Chinese (Traditional) | 魅塔騎士 Mèitǎ Qíshì (Mandarin) Meihtaap Kèhsih (Cantonese) | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| French | Meta Knight | - | [?] | |
| German | Meta-Knight | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| Italian | Meta Knight | - | [?] | |
| Korean | 메타 나이트 Meta Naiteu | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| Russian | Метанайт Metanayt | Meta Knight | [?] | |
| Spanish | Meta Knight | - | [?] |
Pit[edit]
- “Man, I don't know whether to fight him or ask him for his autograph.”
- —Pit, on Mario, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Pit, also known as Kid Icarus on occasion, is a young angel who is the main protagonist of the Kid Icarus series, and the captain of Palutena's army. His most notable appearance alongside Super Mario franchise characters, however, is in the Super Smash Bros. series.
Super Smash Bros. series[edit]
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
Pit, using his design from the original NES game, makes an appearance as an unlockable trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
- SmashWiki article: Pit (SSBB)
Pit appears as a new fighter in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pit's design has been significantly altered from his design in the two Kid Icarus games before, based on Masahiro Sakurai's interpretation of what Pit would look like if the Kid Icarus series had continued after Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters.[3]
Pit is voiced by Lani Minella in English, who also voices Lucas, and would later voice Larry, Morton, Wendy and Lemmy in later Super Smash Bros. games and several Super Mario games. In Japanese, he is voiced by Minami Takayama.
Pit carries the Sacred Bow of Palutena, which can fire arrows or split into two blades for up close combat. Because of his wings he is able to jump multiple times, and can also glide. Pit's standard special move in this game is Palutena's Arrow, which lets him shoot an arrow that can be directed as it flies. His side special move is called Angel Ring, during which he spins his bow to deal multiple hits to enemies and deflect projectiles. Pit's down special move is the Mirror Shield, which allows him to reflect any attacks from the front and cause them to deal more damage; it can also protect against physical attacks, though only when the attacker is facing Pit. Finally, his up special move is the Wings of Icarus, which allows him to fly freely for a limited time. Pit's Final Smash, Palutena's Army, summons Centurions on the battlefield to attack opponents by ramming into them. Each Centurion disappears after hitting an opponent, and can also be defeated by attacking them.
Pit is the only fighter in the game that does not appear in his own Final Smash trophy.
The Subspace Emissary[edit]
In the Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pit joins the story early in the game. He was watching the fight between Mario and Kirby at Midair Stadium when he sees the devastation of the Subspace Army's Subspace Bomb, and is sent by Palutena to go assist the other heroes in defeating the Subspace Army. Palutena gives him the Palutena's Bow. He hurries down to the world, so he can help the other defeat the Subspace Army. He lands on a spot near the Halberd, and has to fight Primids and other Subspace enemies that are appearing. He also finds Mario, transformed into a trophy. He awakens him and the two team up. They soon witness Fox McCloud's Arwing chasing after Halberd.
Upon reaching solid ground, they find the Ancient Minister carrying another Subspace Bomb, but they were unable to reach him, and he gets away. What happens next depends on which princess was rescued.
If Zelda was rescued, Pit destroys the Dark Cannon that False Zelda is about to fire at Link and Yoshi, and subsequently fights her with Mario. They are then attacked by Link and Yoshi, who have mistaken False Zelda as the real Zelda. Otherwise, if Peach was rescued instead, then Pit and Mario are instead targeted by False Peach, who was defeated by Link and Yoshi. Pit and Mario then end up fighting them as well. In both variants, the outcome is similar; the team who defeated the fake princess also defeat the other team, who gets snatched up by King Dedede's Cargo. However, Kirby arrives and revives the defeated team from their trophy forms. Then either Pit or Link blows out the Cargo's engine and all five go after Dedede.
Pit and the others track Dedede down to his castle, but upon entering, they find the throne room in ruins. They explore a nearby cave and eventually find Bowser getting away with the princess that was not rescued in the beginning. Pit fires an arrow at Bowser, but this only causes a badge that the princess was wearing to fall off. Bowser escapes to the Halberd.
Pit and the