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title: "Meta Knight"
url: "https://www.nintendoreporters.com/en/releases/nintendo-amiibo/meta-knight/"
description: "Kirby's mysterious rival, this masked swordsman appears in several Kirby™ games. His giant cape transforms into wings, giving him the power of flight."
author: "Patrick Dankers"
published at: "2016-06-29 12:00:30"
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Meta Knight | Nintendo amiibo Releases | NintendoReporters

 [![Meta Knight](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/meta-knight.png "Meta Knight")](https://www.nintendoreporters.com/storage/files/meta-knight.png)Series: Kirby
Release Date: June 2016
Presented by: Nintendo

Kirby’s mysterious rival, this masked swordsman appears in several Kirby™ games. His giant cape transforms into wings, giving him the power of flight. He also captains a giant battleship, the Halberd, in order to take control of Dream Land. Meta Knight has shown his face briefly before, but his relationship to Kirby is still a mystery.

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