Game appearances Morpho Knight's video game appearances This possibly ties in with Meta Knight's name, though no further connection can be drawn between the two aside from their basic look and status as swordfighters. Lastly, for its English name, it can be noted that the word "morpho" can be paired with "meta" to make the word "metamorphosis", a term also used to describe the development of caterpillars into butterflies in their cocoons. Relating to this, the furei may be derived from the Japanese name for the Norse goddess and leader of the valkyries, Freyja (フレイヤ, Fureiya) "Valfreyja" (ヴァルフレイヤ, Varufureiya) is an obscure alternate name for the goddess. Baru appears to be derived from the loanword " valkyrie" (バルキリー, barukirī), referring to the Norse deities who choose warriors to ascend to the afterlife in preparation for Ragnarök (the "day of judgment"). Barufurei is a corruption of the English word "butterfly" (バタフライ, batafurai). Morpho Knight's Japanese name is バルフレイナイト ( Barufurei Naito). However, it should be noted that Morpho butterflies have ocelli (eye spots), which Morpho Knight's butterfly form lacks, and Morpho butterfly wings don't have tails, unlike Morpho Knight's. Morpho is also genus of tropical butterflies, although most appear in a blue color instead of Morpho Knight's orange some of them, though, such as the Morpho hecuba, do appear in an orange color. "Morpho" means "changed" or "modified", referencing how the butterfly transforms into Morpho Knight upon making contact with Galacta Knight or Soul Forgo. The origin of Morpho Knight's name has not been concretely confirmed. Likewise, Morpho Knight EX's blade has a red eye in the middle, possibly being the exact texture of the eyes on Void Termina. Instead of the eye being red, however, it is blue. The eye in Morpho Knight's blade bears a striking resemblance to the eyes on Void Termina that the Star Allies Sparkler needs to hit in order to damage Void Termina. Several of its unused designs have the guard part featuring the Master Crown. Morpho Knight's sword in Kirby Star Allies combines the motifs of butterfly wings (the guard, with an eye on it) and the phoenix (the blade, which looks like a bird feather). It also carries a serrated red sword, which it can split in two or enlarge when necessary. Its red mask and wings have a butterfly motif to them. Despite having gloves and shoulder pads, it has no visible arms in Kirby Star Allies, similar to Sir Kibble and Blade Knight however, it has arms in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It also emits glowing fire sparks - a unique trait not shared with other red and orange butterflies.Īfter transforming, Morpho Knight gets a Kirby-like body shape, similarly to Galacta Knight and Meta Knight, but its body is completely black with white eyes and pauldrons, and yellow gloves and boots. In this form, it is rather small, with its wings being yellow-orange on their insides and red on their edges, though whether the wings smoothly fade from red to orange or have a hard separation between them varies. It utilizes fire as its element of choice in combat.Ĭlose-up of Morpho Knight from Kirby and the Forgotten Land Butterfly form īefore absorbing any entity, Morpho Knight displays the same body as various red and orange butterflies seen across the series. Morpho Knight is primarily associated with death, rebirth, and the underworld - its design and flavor text reference many cultures' concepts of life after death, such as Ragnarök, Sukhavati, Yomi, and the phoenix, among many others. The same can be said about its personality (if it even has any), though it is commonly referred to as a "fluttering fiend". Little is known about its motives, other than its desire to "judge" powerful entities, absorbing their souls in the process. An early version of Morpho Knight was planned to appear in Kirby for Nintendo GameCube as well. It also makes a secondary appearance as the final boss of Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams in Kirby and the Forgotten Land after the butterfly casts judgment on Soul Forgo. In Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters and The Ultimate Choice's Soul Melter EX difficulty, a stronger form called Morpho Knight EX (titled Dark-Winged Disaster) is fought instead. It is a butterfly of paradise from another dimension which transforms into a masked sword wielder as a result of feasting upon the soul of a powerful being. ![]() Morpho Knight, titled Reborn Butterfly and Fluttering Dream Eater, is a surprise boss who debuts in Kirby Star Allies, at the end of Guest Star ? Star Allies Go!. Brought into existence by " the greatest warrior in the galaxy" and reborn as a knight of doom through years of adversity-now begins an epic battle with a pure being twisted by a dark past. On the day of judgment, this fluttery fiend will fly into action. Clip of Morpho Knight's theme from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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