Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 7
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Chapter 7 of Revenge of Meta Knight is the last of seven chapters in this game-mode from Kirby Super Star and Template:KSSU. In this chapter, Kirby heads for the helm of the Halberd as the crew evacuates to deal with Meta Knight directly. After defeating him in a sword fight and destroying the helm of the ship, Kirby hops onto a Wheelie to make his escape as an enraged Meta Knight tries everything he can to stop his rival from doing so.
Intro cut-scene
In the opening scene, Kirby flies around the Halberd as a huge hole is blown in the hull of the ship, then lands back on the deck to head for the helm.
- SSU RoMK Stage 7 Scene.jpg
Kirby swings around the ruined Halberd for the final run.
Overview
The timer resets to 3000 as Kirby heads for the helm. The crew of the Halberd panics as Captain Vul abandons ship. The Meta-Knights, however, stay to try and get their revenge on Kirby. As they discuss this, Kirby makes his way through an auto-scrolling section past crumbling bridges inside the hangar.
In the next room, Kirby makes his way up the elevator where the Meta-Knights ambush him one more time. From there, Kirby has a choice between a few more abilities before reaching Meta Knight's cabin.
In the cabin proper, Meta Knight tosses a Sword to Kirby for an honorable duel. From there, the fight is on, as Kirby battles Meta Knight in the traditional manner. When the masked swordsman is defeated, his mask breaks, and he flees the scene. From there, the cabin explodes, and Kirby is sent tumbling to the final section.
With only 50 seconds left to escape, Kirby finds a Wheelie, and hops on it to flee the Halberd as it crashes. Meta Knight pursues, trying his best to slow Kirby down. Kirby cannot defeat Meta Knight in this phase, so he should focus on escaping. The stage ends as Kirby makes the leap off the ramp at the end of the causeway. The final cut-scene plays of the Halberd crashing, and Kirby riding off into the sunset, and the game is complete.
- SSU RoMK Stage 7 Scene 2.jpg
Kirby finds a helpful Wheelie who shares his desire to escape.
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Kirby makes his daring escape as a livid winged Meta Knight pursues.
Dialogue
Intermittently, the Halberd crew can be heard by the player through dialogue boxes which pop up as Kirby makes his way through the stage. The following table lists off their dialogue in chronological order:
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Character | Portraits | Dialogue (KSS) | Dialogue (KSSU) | Notes |
Axe Knight | File:SSU Axe Knight Portrait 3.png | "We are losing power! Engine No.3! Engine No.5!" |
All systems failing! No.3 and No.5 engines are gone! |
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Mace Knight | File:SSU Mace Knight Portrait 3.png | "Ain't any power left! We can't fly!" |
We're junked! Nothing left to do but crash! |
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Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 1.png | "(We've failed... it's over.)" |
(We've failed...but there's nothing we can do.) |
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Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 2.png | "Attention all crew! Evacuate ship!!" |
Attention to all crew! Evacuate ship immediately! |
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Captain Vul | File:SSU Vul Portrait 1.png | "Waaah! The ship's going down!" |
Ahhh! The ship is done for! I gotta get out of here! |
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Captain Vul | File:SSU Vul Portrait 2.png | "I'm not staying. I'm evacuating!!" |
I'm escaping now! Don't think badly of me! |
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Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 2.png | "Now, it's your turn to evacuate." |
So... Now it's time for the rest of you to escape as well. |
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Axe Knight | File:SSU Axe Knight Portrait 3.png | "No, I want to stay with you, Sir!" |
I will stay until the bitter end. |
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Mace Knight | File:SSU Mace Knight Portrait 3.png | "Let's try one more time to get Kirby!" |
We should finish off Kirby then all escape together! |
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Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 1.png | "Hmmm....." | ... ... ... ... | |
Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 1.png | "..... It's dangerous, but it's worth a try!" |
...You are all about to perish. Do as you please. |
The difference in tone between versions is notable. The KSSU dialogue is closer to the Japanese text. |
Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 2.png | "Thank you, guys." | (...I'm sorry.) | |
Axe Knight | File:SSU Axe Knight Portrait 3.png | "Wait, Kirby!!" | Wait, Kirby!! | One of the few instances where the portrait expression is different between versions. |
Mace Knight | File:SSU Mace Knight Portrait 3.png | "You can't go any further!" |
I cannot let you go any farther! |
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Axe Knight | File:SSU Axe Knight Portrait 3.png | "Sir Meta Knight, you're on your own!" |
Lord Meta Knight, please take care! |
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Mace Knight | File:SSU Mace Knight Portrait 3.png | "We're evacuating!" | We'll go on ahead then! | |
Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 1.png | "Kirby, this is it! Prepare to die!" |
This is the end! Kirby! Come meet your doom!! |
Note the removal of the phrase "prepare to die" in KSSU. The Japanese equivalent is "いざ勝負!!", meaning "Let us duel!" |
Sailor Waddle Dee | File:SSU Sailor Dee Portrait 2.png | "Th-thump. Th-thump." | (Heart races...) | |
Meta Knight | File:SSU Meta Knight Portrait 1.png | "You'll never escape!" | I won't let you escape! |
Enemies, mid-bosses, and boss
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Boss: Meta Knight
As Kirby enters the duel against his masked rival, he is made to pick up a Sword on the ground with the helpful text "GET IT!" ("GRAB THIS!" in SSU) overhead. Just like in the corresponding fight in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby cannot drop his sword during the fight. Once he picks it up, Meta Knight throws his cape aside and begins to duel with Kirby. While he is not quite as able to block Kirby's attacks as before, he does have much greater durability, and he has a few new moves. One of these allows him to conjure a giant tornado which can catch Kirby and throw him into the air before slamming him into the ground. As always, when Meta Knight is defeated, his mask breaks, forcing him to retreat.
Ending cut-scene
Once Kirby hops off the Halberd, he lands on a cliffside off the ocean to watch the ship crash into the water. After a moment, Kirby then rides off on his Wheelie down a desert road as the credits roll. Once enough time has passed, the next scene has Kirby and his Wheelie riding into the sunset, ending the game mode.
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Kirby and his friend watch the Halberd sink.