Meta Knight (SSF2)

Meta Knight is a veteran starter character in Super Smash Flash 2. He was first revealed at APEX 2013 and officially added in Version 0.9a, which released one day after the event. Unlike in the original Super Smash Flash, Meta Knight is now a fully separate character from. His sprites are custom-made and based primarily on his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, though some of his moves have been adapted from Super Smash Bros. for 3DS and Wii U.

Meta Knight is currently ranked 3rd in the tier list for Version 1.3 of the game. He has a number of very fast, disjointed attacks, giving him a strong neutral and combo game. He also has multiple jumps and four different recovery moves, giving him not only one of the best recoveries in the game, but an extremely dangerous offstage game, perfect for going deep to edgeguard even the most resilient of characters. His dash speed is quite ridiculous, resulting in an amazing dash dance, strong tech chasing, and a tendency to zip around in the air via RC dashing. He can KO characters with his forward smash, down smash, neutral air, Dimensional Cape, and Shuttle Loop, and possesses an up air ladder combo that can secure early stocks against floatier characters.

However, Meta Knight does have some flaws to keep him in check. He has a very low gravity and weight, making him highly susceptible to getting KO'd off the side and top blastzones alike. While his attacks are very fast and disjointed, they have ridiculously short active frames, requiring Meta Knight to be more precise to consistently hit with them. He also struggles somewhat against characters who can outrange him, like and, forcing him to camp them out with forward air and back air. He lacks a projectile as well as a means of dealing with them, giving him problems approaching against zoning characters like. Meta Knight has issues KOing opponents at high percentages, as his KO setups are fairly limited and only a few of his other KO moves can be used in neutral reliably in order to secure stocks.

Meta Knight is an intimidating character to fight in spite of his small stature, firmly securing his spot as one of the game's current top tier threats.