Dark Meta Knight

For the real Meta Knight, see Meta Knight.

Dark Meta Knight is a boss character Kirby must fight twice in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.

So far only appearing in a single game, Dark Meta Knight was created by the power of the Mirror World, and was made in the likeness of Meta Knight himself. When Meta Knight found that the Mirror World was in danger, the mirror created a copy of his dark side, and Dark Meta Knight came to be.

Dark Meta Knight bears a great resemblance to Meta Knight. The main difference between the two are their coloration. While Meta Knight's design is somewhat vibrant, dark Meta Knight is gray and dark. Dark meta Knight also possesses a very different mindset; having almost no sense of honor or chivalry. He has a dark gray body and has bright red feet. His mask is basically the same as Meta Knight's, however official art shows a large scratch on one side. He wears a torn black cape and has glaring yellow eyes with a scar on his left eye.

Although not directly appearing in Kirby Super Star Ultra, a card of Dark Meta Knight appears in the mini-game Card Swipe.

Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Dark Meta Knight is the boss of both Radish Ruins (under the alias of ? ? ?) and later inside the Dimension Mirror. In neither of the two battles does Dark Meta Knight actually offer Kirby a Sword before the battle, a thing that the real Meta Knight would do in previous fights.

As the boss of Radish Ruins, Dark Meta Knight disguises himself as Meta Knight, and even fights the same exact way. After Kirby completely reduces his health bar, Dark Meta Knight's mask is split in half. Just as Dark Meta Knight flees his disguise begins to fade into his real form. In the second fight Dark Meta Knight no longer uses a disguise, nor does he hold back. His attacks are basically the same attacks Meta Knight used in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, except significantly more powerful and more difficult to avoid. He is defenseless whenever charges he up an attack, however. He parries many of Kirby's attacks and stays on the offensive at all times. After he is defeated the second time, he is slain for good and shatters into pieces like a broken mirror.

Trivia

 * For the second battle with Dark Meta Knight, it is impossible to use the UFO copy ability.