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| - Meta Knight is a playable veteran character in Super Smash Flash 2 and is now a completely independent character, not tied with Kirby as he was in the first game. Meta Knight also comes with a completely new moveset that is directly taken from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. His sprites are custom made and based on his appearance in Brawl, as opposed to Kirby's brawlified sprites from Kirby Super Star Ultra. He also uses voice clips from said game. Meta Knight currently ranks 2nd on the tier list (the highest ranked Kirby character), a small drop from 1st in the previous tier list. Meta Knight has a good air and ground game, amazing recovery options, great reach on almost every attack due to having a disjointed hitbox, fast attack speed, very strong combo ability, and kill moves in his forward and down smashes, Dimensional Cape, and the initial hitboxes of neutral aerial and Shuttle Loop. His fast dashing speed results in a ridiculous dash dance, leading to some very strong mind games. Meta Knight has five midair jumps and can use all of his specials to recover, thus giving him one of the best (if not the best) recoveries in the current demo. He is also one of the best edge guarders, as he is amazing at gimping his opponents or straight-up comboing them into the side boundaries without giving them even a slight chance of recovery. However, Meta Knight has some flaws, such as his light weight and below average accelerated falling speed, which makes him easy to KO vertically and horizontally. He has problems dealing with characters who can out range him such as Marth and Ichigo, as he is reduced to camping them out with his forwards and back aerials. He lacks a projectile and a way to deal with high-priority, giving him problems approaching. Also MK has problems KO'ing opponents at high percentages due to having limited kill set ups and only a few reliable kill moves. However, his pros overshadow his cons, which is why he is ranked in 2nd. Even with the nerfs he received from last demo, Meta Knight is still a highly efficient character, though he has a small player base and poor representation in online tournaments.
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