King DeDeDe orders Meta Knight to take down Kirby, but his real goal is to find Kirby's weakness and send for the appropriate monster. However, Meta Knight just may have plans of his own. Can Kirby master the Sword Beam in time?
This episode has examples of
- Adaptational Deviation: In the video game series, Bugzy would fight by grabbing opponents in his mandibles and then bodily throwing and slamming them about. Here, Bugzy fights using a club and sword.
- Hand Wave: Kirby's Inhale move doesn't work on anything too big and heavy to fit in his mouth. However, it doesn't work on Meta Knight either, who is neither. When called out on this, Meta Knight just replies that he has his own secrets.
- My Master, Right or Wrong: Meta Knight's excuse as to why he's dueling Kirby; King DeDeDe ordered him to.
- Stealth Mentor: Meta Knight uses the duel as a means to teach Kirby sword techniques.
