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Dark Meta Knight (theme)
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"Dark Meta Knight"[Japanese title] isDark Meta Knight'sboss battle theme, first appearing inKirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Composition[edit]
The original version fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror is composed by either Hironobu Inagaki or Atsuyoshi Isemura, sound designers fromDimps Corporation.
The track is composed in 6/8 time signature, with a BPM of over 200 providing a short and intense theme. The track opens with a set of menacing chords. From here, the bassline starts descending continually from a D-flat/C-sharp, snapping back upward just after the start of each measure. Simultaneously, the ARR1 synth slides between two haunting tones. After this, a different version of the intro chords play, with each phrase separated by a measure of the bassline on its own, which is now descending various octaves. Finally, a short build-up brings the track back to the ARR1 slide.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
InKirby & The Amazing Mirror, the theme plays when fighting Dark Meta Knight in bothRadish Ruins (as ???, disguised asMeta Knight) and theDimension Mirror. It can be found as Music 13 in theSound Player.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Dark Meta Knight returns inDededetour andThe True Arena, named Dark Meta Knight's Revenge. While "Revenge of the Enemy" is used in the first phase of the fight, his own theme plays in the second phase, now rearranged byJun Ishikawa and titled"Shadow Strike". This version utilizes modern sound effects, featuring keyboard, brass instrumentation and electric guitar. It can be found as Track 123 in the game'sJukebox.
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
Dark Meta Knight appears as a playableDream Friend inKirby Star Allies. When he is summoned by theDream Rod or when he is selected on the title screen ofGuest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, an arrangement of the introduction of "Dark Meta Knight" is used for his jingle. This version is arranged byYuuta Ogasawara, and can be found as Track 136 in theJukebox as of version 4.0.0. OnNintendo Music, it is named"Dark Meta Knight...Revealed!".
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
InKirby Fighters 2, parts of "Dark Meta Knight" are incorporated intoShadow Kirby's Very Hard/Final Chapter battle theme, which is a medley ofKirby & The Amazing Mirror music. It is titled "Final Battle - Overcome the Naughty Shadow!" inNintendo Music, and was arranged byYuki Shimooka.[1]
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
"Final Battle - Overcome the Naughty Shadow!" fromKirby Fighters 2 returns inKirby's Dream Buffet as one of the themes that can play inRaces and theFree Rolling mode. It is automatically unlocked if the player has a save data fromKirby Fighters 2 on their Switch and completes their firstGourmet Grand Prix.
Other appearances[edit]
The theme was performed live at theKirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival as part of "The Knights' Revenge Medley", along with "Revenge of Meta Knight: Title", "VS. Meta Knight", "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", and "Morpho Knight".
Names in other languages[edit]
Dark Meta Knight[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ダークメタナイト[2] Dāku Meta Naito | Dark Meta Knight |
Shadow Strike[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | よみがえる最強の影 Yomigaeru Saikyo no Kage | The Reborn Strongest Shadow "Strongest Shadow" (最強の影) is used in the pause screen description for Dark Meta Knight's Revenge; it is translated as "the darkest shadow of the strongest warrior" in English. |
Dark Meta Knight...Revealed![edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ダークメタナイト…現る！ dāku meta naito...arawaru! | Dark Meta Knight...Cometh! 現る (arawaru) is an antiquated way of writing 現れる (arawareru), meaning "to arrive" or "to appear". "Cometh" is used as a rough equivalent to this idea. |
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