Meta Knight was a somewhat divisive character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as he was so proficient in aerial combat, and so deadly with very little effort, that he was actually banned from competitive tournaments. A favourite of button mashers not actually sure of what they're doing, his absence so far from the new Super Smash Bros. on Wii U and 3DS will have some cheering and others bemoaning the potential loss.
The roster for the new games has already reached an impressive size, however, with various new characters and Miis also entering the battle. Masahiro Sakurai's latest Pic of the Day shows how Mii customisation will go beyond move sets across the three classes — Brawler, Gunner, Swordfighter — but also affect outfits. We're sure this'll be a popular feature, with the examples below being rather cool.
Pic of the day. "Hello! I'm Samus, the intergalactic bounty hunter!" "And I am Meta Knight, joining the battle!!"
We're running out of time for new character reveals due to the arrival of the 3DS entry on 3rd October; whether Sakurai-san is teasing that Meta Knight may still make the cut in his message, or gently taunting fans that are hoping for an arrival that will never come, is entirely up for debate.
Do you like the look of these Mii outfits, and would you welcome the inclusion of Meta Knight in the new games? Let us know.
[source miiverse.nintendo.net]
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I dont think it's a Meta Knight tease. All the wearable hats the Mii have in the screenshots look pretty much like the ones you can give them in the StreetPass Mii Plaza.
They do look nice and made with love. I don't know how much time I would personally spend customizing my Mii
Well I notest that the BattleShip Hilbert (pr how ever its spelt) his stage from Brawl is in the game its on one of Captin Falcons screens on the SSB site if i recall correctly
@Volmun I think you're right! That kind of prooves his existence allready.
I hope Sakurai hasn't been showing too many of the unlockable characters... I don't mind if the third parties are but it would be nice for there to be some secrets left. Alternatively I hope there are lots of secret costumes : D
It's not like he has to announce every character before release...
Meta Knight will be heavily changed if he's in Smash 4
Not just the mask, he even stated - "And I am Meta Knight, joining the battle!!"- O.O;
Unfortunately for our sanity, Sakurai is levelling up a lot his tease-trolling skills XD
@PvtOttobot @Volmun Noticed* Battleship Halberd*. And Sakurai revealed the stage being back in April when the Veterans and Greninja were revealed.
The game comes out September 13th for Japan unless they smartly move the release date we have about a month before everything gets spoiled online.
@IKAY Meta Knight hat is unlockable via Streetpass games? Cool, 1 thing I was wondering about Streetpass is whether the DLC games have unlockable hats too or whether it's only Find Mii (Streetpass Quest) 1 and 2?
I'm honestly surprised people actually think Metaknight even has a slim chance of not returning. He's one of Sakurai's babies, the Metaknight stage is returning AND the newest pic of the day is directly referencing him. Even though the Metaknight mask is a mii hat the fact that Sakurai chose to reference him of all fighters makes it plainly obvious he is returning. If Sakurai did this and Metaknight didn't return it would be suicide, and he is not stupid.
Yea I'm sure Meta Knight is confirmed now. Not too happy personally but as long as he gets nerfed I'll be ok.
Sakurai, you never cease to amaze me. Did anyone else realize they we are getting costumes of our favorite characters now?
@AlphaAlex @ModestFan93 Exactly. For this reason, I'm avoiding the internet until I receive the game and be saved from spoilers. Will be tough -.-
Does this confirm that I can put my Waluigi hat on my mii?
I'm starting to get genuinely worried about Ness.
@ricklongo That makes two of us....
@eLarkos @ricklongo I wouldn't worry about Ness. Remember, he was a secret character in Brawl and wasn't revealed until the game was released. I'm sure we're looking at the same situation here.
Also, if you remember in the Smash Direct back on April, Earthbound items are returning, complete with the meteor series symbol. There will be Mother representation in Smash 4, and Ness is clearly the best candidate.
I like the mii idea for smash but so long as they are banned from online, they are a dead character to me.
@Grumblevolcano When you purchase any of the additional StreetPass games a shop with dozens of new hats opens up.
I doubt that meta knight will be revealed before either game comes out. or any character for that matter.
I am still waiting for Isaac to be announced. Don't disappoint me Sakurai.
I am expecting great things from this game, especially Isaac's inclusion!
@thesilverbrick You know, to be honest, I'd love to have someone from Mother 3 supplement Ness in SSB.
Because, you know, they owe us Mother fans a lot for roasting us alive in E3
Miis are waste of time and effort. Put as character is okay, but Sakurai is putting a lot of detail on Miis only, and this pisses me.
@Frank90 if they were going to be a full fledged real character for smash, I would actually not mind him putting the time in but since they are banned from online. I am not happy with them as there is pretty much no incentive for me to use them now.
I just hope my Mii gets to wear his signature dark emperor helmet (for the one match I ever use the Mii)!
That Samus outfit is awesome!
We're getting close! He at least mentioned him!
Are we going to get costumes for non-playable characters?
I think maybe!
@ikki5 Miis aren't usable online because of how hard they are to balance. Changing the height and presumably the weight of the Mii changes how fast they are and I'm pretty sure the hitboxes change a little too. Plus they can avoid people using Hitler Miis online.
Of course, I wouldn't mind if Sakurai allowed us to use a default Mii, that would be fine.
@TheWPCTraveler Ness needs to be in no matter what, since he comes from the only game that made it out of Japan, and therefore, would be more recognizable to international audiences.
I'm sure Mother 3 has a great cast, but I doubt they are as well known in the US as Earthbound's cast.
I say Ness and Lucas stay, and a new rep from the series joins in.
@IceClimbers Lol the Hitler excuse. Tell me something. How many Hitlers have you seen on Mario kart 8? How many Hitlers have you run into with Tomadochi life? How many Hitlers have you run into even just street pass and though Mario kart 7? I am willing to bet that the answer is 0. If isn't 0 than it is no more than 1. Even more so if that is a problem, why are the miis allow on those games or to be shared? Also balancing them shouldn't be too hard, Take a look at Mario kart 8, The just threw them in to different weight classes and they could use a similar system here as they have characters of a variety of sizes. Also, most of the Mii's I have seen seem to be the same height and size in general. Either that or they just made all the Mii's they've shown to be that way.
As someone mentioned before, it's not so much about the mask as it is Sakurai's comment: "And I am Meta Knight, joining the battle!!"
Regardless, characters like Ness, Wario, and Metaknight aren't going anywhere.
@TeeJay @Volmun
Kirby and Meta Knight share the same game. Therefore Halberd is a Kirby stage, a character that has already been confirmed. Just because Halberd is a stage doesn't mean that Meta Knight is guaranteed to be a character.
@Grumblevolcano You can buy the meta knight hat with one of the vouchers you get from the DLC games.
Is anyone really doubting him? Anyone from melee or earlier plus meta knight, wario and rob are guaranteed in. If you're doubting any of their returns, you're a silly human being.
The only characters that could possibly be cut are Lucas and Wolf, but at this point that's very unlikely for both of them.
Squirtle and Ivysaur have already been deconfirmed and Snake is up in the air but becoming less likely every day simply because of licensing issues.
@Volmun: Not to mention that there is footage of Mario and Sonic fighting there - which also showed the Blue Shell from Mario Kart.
Still secretly hoping for Bayonetta. This game seems loaded with goodies. Counting the days.
@Lasermaster123
I hope, I hope. I just dont see it happening .Wasn't there a tease or rumor about a 3ds game coming up?
@Monkeh It's not like you can get off Sakurai's wild ride.
@Iggly I was just about to say that! If there's a Waluigi hat, there'd better be a suit too!
Sakurai's always partial to his own creations, so of course Metaknight returns. Though hopefully balanced a little better, as not to be quite as insufferable.
"Teasing" Are there people who really think Meta Knight, Sakurai's own character, was going to be cut?
It's like when people were celebrating Captain Falcon's return as if he had a chance of being cut.
As much as I like Kirby characters I can only hope Meta Knight has been nerfed.
Hmm wondering if Shulk will ever be announced.
@Mewthree456 The Halberd is METAKNIGHT'S SHIP. Imagine the backlash if Metaknight's own ship made it in and not Metaknight himself! Besides, like I said before, Sakurai's own characters tend to get special treatment. Metaknight is 100% making it in and I am disappointed in anyone who has even a little doubt in that.
@crzysortagamer
I sincerely hope that the next game Camelot is working is the next Golden Sun with Isaac in the lead. Isaac for Smash Bros. 4!
Back to topic, I doubt that Metaknight will be unable to come in Smash Bros. 4. As we all know, Sakurai is biased towards his own characters so there is an extremely low chance that he won't come. Although he should be nerfed a bit to make sure the game is still balanced.
Lol @ the people complaining about Miis.
Metaknight will be back, it just looks like he will be a hidden character this time around.
I used to play Metaknight. A lot. After deciding to take him out of my rotation, it was only a few months ago that I realized why he was hated so much. All someone has to do with him is stand and mash the attack button and nobody can get close to him without getting hit, ranged attacks and throwing items aside.
I overheard a lot of people in line for Smashfest saying they hoped Metaknight wouldn't make it into the next game. I'll only mind it if he doesn't get debuffed. And I doubt he'll go unchanged if he makes the roster, seeing how Sakurai, Nintendo and company have taken good care to listening to their audience with this game.
Looks great!
We seriously need a baddie from Zelda.
Jigglypuff or bust!
If I had to guess, these will be hidden characters in the new game. Make sense considering they are veteran characters:
@retro_player_22
Don't forget R.O.B.!
i hope meta knight gets the cut im also hoping for daisy, waluigi, impa, birdo, peppy, slippy. i saw videos on youtube saying wolf might be on super smash bros so is shulk, rayman, septile and mewtwo.
metaknight is not as deadly as you thought he was he kind of has the worst final smash in super smash bros. brawl.
so he should come back, but if they think he's deadly they should weaken his attacks a little bit
@retro_player_22 Yeah I can see that happening
I want a Platinum Games combo for Smash Bros, Wonder Blue (yeah not Red) and Bayonetta!
@Monkeh uh yeas HE does have to announce every character before realease
@Mewthree456 https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2014/08/meta_knight_confirmed_for_super_smash_bros_on_wii_u_and_nintendo_3ds Coff 8P lol well no it is a "Kirby" the Game stage but not Kirby the charicters stage or elce id be one of Dededes arenas or Something like Fountin of dreams or Whispy Woods the battle shit WAS Metta Knights Stage this new info sorta conferms that.
@ModestFan93 ahh ok ta - yeah i sorta remmemberd there being gameplay of it but honstly culdnt remmember off the top of my head and the Falcon screen was the only prober viue of it i culd rememmber lol well hes confermed now eniway thats another Amiibo to the list lol.
@Volmun
It is indeed a Kirby stage. Meta Knight is from Kirby's game, and therefore the stage is from Kirby, and it is essentially one of Kirby's stages. And for the sake of the argument, let's say that Halberd is (and only is) Meta Knight's stage. But just because Meta Knight has his own stage doesn't mean that he will be in the game. Animal Crossing, Pictochat, and Electroplankton had stages in Brawl but that doesn't mean that they had characters in Brawl.
And I didn't see that Meta Knight was added as a character until you showed me, so I guess that there is no point in this reply except that just because a character has a stage doesn't mean that they will be guaranteed to be in the game.
@Mewthree456 only difrnce is that Sakur (not sure on the spelling) sed about etch charicter will have its own stage represnting them or something in this SSB can fully remmember the coment but something along thows lines- lol yeah I personly wouldnt mind him not being in althow now he is im defntly going to get his Amiibo.
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