Editing Kirby's Duel Role

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|image=[[File:E3 Scene 18.png|300px]]
|caption=Kirby faces off against [[Bugzzy]] in [[Kabu Canyon]].
|release={{Released|Japan|October 20, 2001|NA|September 21, 2002}}
|episode=3
|ability=[[Sword]]
|monster=[[Bugzzy]]
|character=[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]], [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]], [[Tiff]], [[Tuff]], [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]
|previousepisode=[[A Blockbuster Battle]]
|nextepisode=[[Dark and Stormy Knight]]
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'''Kirby's Duel Role''' is the third episode of the ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' series. In this episode, [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] orders [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Sir Meta Knight]] to defeat [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] and drive him out of [[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]]. Feigning to obey his orders, Meta Knight uses the opportunity to teach Kirby how to fight with a sword by "dueling" him in a canyon. After Meta Knight "fails" to defeat Kirby, Dedede orders a [[monster]] from [[Night Mare Enterprises]] called [[Bugzzy]] to get the job done, but Kirby slays it using the [[Sword]] ability. This episode marks the first appearance of [[Melman]].

==Characters==
The following characters appear in this episode:
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!colspan=3|Cast of "Kirby's Duel Role" &nbsp;
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!colspan=3|Primary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Kirby.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]]'''}}
|''"Poyo! Pooiiyooo!"'' <small>(in response to Meta Knight's letter)</small>
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Meta Knight.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]]'''}}
|''"Kirby! My King has commanded me to challenge you to a duel. Prepare for battle, and prepare to be defeated!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Tiff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tiff]]'''}}
|''"The creature must be...Kirby!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Tuff.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tuff]]'''}}
|''"What are you so happy about? Meta Knight challenged you to a duel!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 King Dedede.png|100px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]'''}}
|''"Monsters?! What makes you think I've been ordering monsters?"''</small>
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!colspan=3|Secondary characters
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Blade Knight.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Blade Knight (anime character)|Blade Knight]]'''}}
|''"Meta Knight-"'' *unintelligible* ''"-Kirby!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Buttercup.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Buttercup]]'''}}
|''"Where is Kirby now?"''
|Buttercup's line is cut in the 4Kids version, so this line was translated from the Japanese version.
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Cappies.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Cappy (anime)|Cappy villagers]]'''}}
|*cheering*
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Chief Bookem.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Chief Bookem]]'''}}
|''"A challenge?"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Nightmare.png|100px]]<br>'''[[eNeMeE]]'''}}
|(no dialogue)
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Escargoon.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Escargoon]]'''}}
|''"Just make sure you give that little crumb his just desserts!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Fololo & Falala.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Fololo & Falala]]'''}}
|(Falala) ''"Let's get him out of here!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Hana.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Hana]]'''}}
|''"-For a duel?"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Kabu.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Kabu (anime character)|Kabu]]'''}}
|''"But eNeMeE made one grave mistake. One creature was produced that would not obey his orders, and eNeMeE fears it may defeat him."''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Mayor Len.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Mayor Len Blustergas]]'''}}
|''"-From Meta Knight?"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Melman.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Melman]]'''}}
|''"Got a special delivery letter here from..."'' *stammers* ''"...let's see..."''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Salesguy.png|100px]]<br>'''[[N.M.E. Sales Guy]]'''}}
|''"We've got just the thing you're looking for, King, but unfortunately we haven't received payment for the other monsters Night Mare Enterprises sent you already."''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Sword Knight.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Sword Knight (anime character)|Sword Knight]]'''}}
|''"With a little more time, you could have taught Kirby to master the Sword Beam!"''
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|{{center|[[File:E3 Tokkori.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Tokkori]]'''}}
|''"Whatever you're sellin' I ain't buyin', so put an egg in your shoe and beat it!"''
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==Locations==
*[[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]]
**[[Castle Dedede]]
**[[Cappy Town]]
**[[Kabu Canyon]]
**[[Kirby's House]]

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==Plot synopsis==
[[File:E3 Scene 3.png|thumb|right|150px|The group receives a letter from Sir Meta Knight.]]
The episode begins at Kirby's House, as Tiff, Tuff, and Fololo & Falala arrive to bring Kirby a warning. Tokkori answers the door, directing the kids to the tree where Kirby is sleeping. They wake him up and tell him that King Dedede is plotting something again. At that moment, Mr. Melman appears with a letter from Sir Meta Knight. Tiff reads it, and the group finds out that the masked swordsman has challenged Kirby to a duel. Tokkori spreads the news to the residents of Cappy Town, and explains that the duel will be taking place at Kabu Canyon.

At the canyon, Tiff explains to Kirby what they saw in King Dedede's throne room. They consider hiding Kirby, but Meta Knight shows up at that moment. After disregarding the kids, Meta Knight formally challenges Kirby to fight and the battle begins. After Kirby gets beaten around a bit, Tiff instructs him to try and inhale Meta Knight, but this fails. Meanwhile, Dedede and Escargoon are watching the fight at a distance from their [[Armored Vehicle]]. Tiff insists the fight is not fair, so Meta Knight instructs Sword Knight to toss Kirby his sword. Kirby picks it up, but he lacks finesse, and Meta Knight defeats him again, meanwhile giving Kirby advice on swordplay. Seeing this, Dedede and Escargoon drive off with a plan to bring in a monster to finish the job, revealing they were only finding out Kirby's "weakness" the entire time.

[[File:E3 Scene 10.png|thumb|left|150px|Meta Knight teaches Kirby the art of swordplay.]]
With Dedede gone, Meta Knight instructs Kirby to fight once more. The two continue sparring, as Kirby becomes gradually more adept with the sword. Meta Knight then shows Kirby a technique called Sword Beam and challenges him to perform it. However, Kirby grows tired and falls asleep right there. Meta Knight sees this as an attempt to gather energy and resumes the fight. Before he can strike, however, Tiff and Tuff interrupt the fight by dropping a huge boulder, which Meta Knight pushes Kirby out of the way of, then he searches for Kirby, wondering where he is. Under the cover of the dust that kicked up from this, the kids grab Kirby and flee the scene.

[[File:E3 Scene 21.png|thumb|right|150px|Bugzzy is split in half.]]
Meanwhile, King Dedede boots up his [[Monster Delivery System|monster delivery system]] and requests a monster that is good with a sword. N.M.E. sends a beetle monster called [[Bugzzy]] who wields a studded club and a scimitar. Back in the canyon, Tiff and Tuff start to realize Meta Knight's true intentions. They go and ask Kabu for confirmation, who explains to them the backstory regarding [[Night Mare Enterprises]], and how [[eNeMeE]] accidentally created a powerful monster who would not obey his orders. The kids conclude that Kirby must have been that monster. Kabu then reveals that Meta Knight taught him this story.

The kids try to bring Kirby back to his house on a stretcher, but King Dedede and Escargoon find them in the canyon. Kirby is thrown to the ground in the chase, and then attacked by Bugzzy. After dodging the monster's initial strikes, Kirby tries to inhale Bugzzy, but fails. After Meta Knight rejoins the kids, Tiff then instructs Kirby to inhale Bugzzy's sword instead. Meta Knight throws [[Galaxia|his sword]] to knock Bugzzy's blade loose, allowing Kirby to inhale it and transform into [[Sword]] Kirby. Bugzzy then conjures two new giant scimitars, and Kirby lengthens his own sword in response. After a brief flurry, Kirby falls asleep again. Bugzzy takes this chance to close in, but Kirby wakes back up right away and uses the Sword Beam technique, cleaving Bugzzy in two. It is then revealed that many of the Cappies were watching the fight, and cheer Kirby's victory. Annoyed, Dedede and Escargoon try to run Kirby down with their vehicle, but Meta Knight stops them, kicking the tank away. As the episode ends, Tiff remarks that some day, she and Tuff will learn Meta Knight's secrets.

==Differences between versions==
*The scenes where Kirby duels Meta Knight are longer and more fleshed out in the Japanese version.
*A relatively minor scene where Escargoon gets left behind by the [[Armored Vehicle]] is cut in the international versions.
*A short shot where Tiff notices Bugzzy's swords and gasps is missing in the international dubs.

===Dialogue differences===
*Buttercup has her first line in the series in this episode, but only in the Japanese version.
*Kirby thinks and shouts the words "Sword Beam" several times in the Japanese version, but this is cut from international dubs.
*In the Japanese version, King Dedede says he'll pay his bills all at once, to which the N.M.E. Sales Guy replies that he won't get a discount this time. In the dub, the sales guy tells him they always give credit where credit is due.

==Trivia==
*One of the monster chess pieces on eNeMeE's chess board resembles [[Kapar]].
*There are two animation errors in the episode. The first is in the flashback where Meta Knight is having a conversation with the royal cohort, the top of Meta Knight's head is an incorrect teal color. The second error is when Meta Knight begins to pull out his sword, two swords are visible on screen as the sword overlaps itself.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
E3 Scene 1.png|Kirby sleeping in his nest
E3 Scene 2.png|Tokkori receives visitors
E3 Scene 4.png|Tokkori spreads gossip in Cappy Town.
E3 Scene 5.png|Tiff and Tuff listen in on Dedede's plans.
E3 Scene 6.png|Meta Knight meets Kirby in the canyon.
Anime Galaxia.png|Meta Knight brandishing the Galaxia
E3 Scene 7.png|Meta Knight engages Kirby in combat.
E3 Scene 8.png|Kirby attempts to inhale Meta Knight.
E3 Sword & Blade.png|Sword Knight tosses his sword to Kirby.
E3 Scene 9.png|Kirby attempts to accept the sword.
E3 Scene 11.png|Meta Knight demonstrates the Sword Beam technique.
E3 Scene 12.png|Kirby demonstrates his mushin to Meta Knight.
E3 Scene 13.png|Tiff and Tuff rescue Kirby from his duel.
E3 Scene 14.png|Bugzzy appears through the teleporter.
E3 Scene 15.png|Kabu explains eNeMeE's ambitions.
E3 Scene 16.png|Bugzzy travels to the canyon with King Dedede and Escargoon.
E3 Scene 17.png|The kids are spotted by Dedede.
E3 Scene 19.png|Sword Kirby duels with Bugzzy.
E3 Scene 20.png|Kirby performs the Sword Beam technique.
E3 Cappies.png|The Cappies celebrate Kirby's victory.
E3 Scene 22.png|Meta Knight demonstrates his loyalty to the King.
E3 Scene 23.png|The final scene of the episode
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=え！メタナイト卿と対決？
|jaR=E! Metanaito-kyō to Taiketsu?
|jaM=What! Battle with Sir Meta Knight?
|it=Una Terribile Minaccia
|itM=A Terrible Threat
|ptA=O Duelo de Kirby
|ptAM=Kirby's Duel
|de=Das Duell
|deM=The Duel
|ko=스워드 커비
|koR=seuwodeu keobi
|koM=Sword Kirby<br><small>Note that the transliteration of "Sword" is unusual (소드 would be more common), but sets a clear precedent for the Korean name of the Sword ability in future official localizations of the games.</small>
|zh=什麼！和梅塔奈特公爵決鬥！
|zhR=Shénme! Hé Méitǎnàitè Gōngjué Juédòu!
|zhM=What! A Duel with Meta Knight!
}}

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