| Meta Knight | |
|---|---|
| Kirby character | |
 Meta Knight in Kirby Super Star | |
| First game | Kirby's Adventure (1993) |
| Created by | Masahiro Sakurai |
| Voiced by | Eric Stuart (anime) Eric Newsome (Super Smash Bros. series) Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese) |
Meta Knight (Japanese: メタナイト, Hepburn: Meta Naito) is a fictional character and antihero 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 before appearing in multiple subsequent entries as either a boss or playable character. The character also appears in several Kirby comic books, in the 2001 anime series, and as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He has received mainly positive critical reception since his introduction. He was also the most controversial character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and has been banned from several tournaments due to his overwhelming dominance in competitive play.