A cape is a clothing accessory or a sleeveless outer garment of any length that hangs loosely and connects either at the neck or shoulders. They usually cover the back, shoulders, and arms. They come in a variety of styles and have been used throughout history for many different reasons.
41-433: In fashion, the word "cape" usually refers to a shorter garment and " cloak " to a full-length version of the different types of garment, though the two terms are sometimes used synonymously for full-length coverings. A shoulder cape is thus sometimes called a " capelet ". The fashion cape does not cover the front to any appreciable degree. In raingear, a cape is usually a long and roomy protective garment worn to keep one dry in
82-578: A chivalric code , exemplified when he gives Kirby a sword to fight with before starting battle. Meta Knight himself wields a sacred, golden sword called Galaxia ( ギャラクシア , Gyarakushia ) . He is always seen wearing a silver mask, but in the event that he is unmasked, he looks identical to Kirby, albeit with a dark blue body and yellow eyes (previously, they were white underneath his mask; beginning in Kirby: Planet Robobot , they are yellow without his mask on as well). He also sports
123-469: A religious habit . The word cloak comes from Old North French cloque ( Old French cloche , cloke ) meaning "bell", from Medieval Latin clocca "travelers' cape ," literally "a bell," so called from the garment's bell-like shape. Thus the word is related to the word clock . Ancient Greeks and Romans were known to wear cloaks. Greek men and women wore the himation , from the Archaic through
164-642: A 1942 operatic comedy. According to the King James Version of the Bible, Matthew recorded Jesus of Nazareth saying in Matthew 5:40: "And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take away thy coat, let him have thy cloke also." The King James Version of the Bible has the words recorded a little differently in Luke 6:29: "...and him that taketh away thy cloke, forbid not to take thy coat also." Cloaks are
205-563: A Meta Knight fan and attributing his appreciation for Meta Knight to Meta Knight's mysterious nature, discussing how his alignment was unclear. He also argued that Meta Knight was previously not one of Nintendo's bigger characters, only to become a "cult hero" due to his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl . Meta Knight is a particularly strong, " high-tier " player character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , which made him
246-559: A cape (actually a part of his living symbiotic costume) that obeys Spawn's mental commands, changing shape to scare, confuse or even kill would-be attackers, while Meta Knight of the Kirby franchise disguises his wings as a cape. Some media, such as Watchmen , The Incredibles , and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse , comment on the potentially lethal hazards of a cape. Capes have become less fashionable in superhero fandom since
287-593: A navy blue mantle called the Dimensional Cape ( ディメンションマント , Dimenshon Manto ) , which can change into a pair of wings and allows him to teleport. However, these wings appear directly attached to his body in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Planet Robobot . Initially one of Kirby's enemies, he has since developed into Kirby's rival, and has been described as an antihero . However, he has benign intentions, as he will often fight alongside or assist Kirby when necessary for his survival or for
328-552: A playable character in multi-player mode . After not appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe , Meta Knight made an active return to the series in Kirby: Planet Robobot . In addition to being captured and transformed into the hostile "Mecha Knight" in the game's story mode, he is rescued by Kirby and helps him to defeat Star Dream by letting Kirby pilot the Halberd. He is also given his own adventure once again, as
369-589: A popular character. Jeux Video staff felt that their mysterious nature helped make him a more popular character. They speculated that Meta Knight's shift from being an opponent to being an ally was due to Meta Knight's appearance in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, as well as the departure of series creator Masahiro Sakurai . Official Nintendo Magazine writer Chris Scullion felt excited to see him appear in Kirby's Epic Yarn , identifying himself as
410-402: A staple garment in the fantasy genre due to the popularity of medieval settings. They are also usually associated with witches , wizards , and vampires ; the best-known stage version of Dracula , which first made actor Bela Lugosi prominent, featured him wearing it so that his exit through a trap door concealed on the stage could seem sudden. When Lugosi reprised his role as Dracula for
451-456: A way to avoid detection by making objects appear invisible. A real device, albeit of limited capability, was demonstrated in 2006. Because they keep a person hidden and conceal a weapon, the phrase cloak and dagger has come to refer to espionage and secretive crimes: it suggests murder from hidden sources. "Cloak and dagger" stories are thus mystery, detective, and crime stories of this. The vigilante duo of Marvel comics Cloak and Dagger
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#1732772046713492-530: Is a reference to this. Meta Knight Meta Knight ( Japanese : メタナイト , Hepburn : Meta Naito ) is a fictional character and antihero in Nintendo 's Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory . He first appeared in the 1993 video game Kirby's Adventure before appearing in multiple subsequent entries as either a boss or playable character. The character also appears in several Kirby comic books, in
533-537: Is associated with a magical Cloak of Levitation , which not only enables its wearer to levitate , but has other mystical abilities as well. Doctor Strange also uses it as a weapon. Alternatively, cloaks in fantasy may nullify magical projectiles , as the "cloak of magic resistance" in NetHack . Figuratively, a cloak may be anything that disguises or conceals something. In many science fiction franchises, such as Star Trek , there are cloaking devices , which provide
574-820: Is worn by the members of the Fellowship of the Ring in The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien , although instead of granting complete invisibility, the Elf-made cloaks simply appear to shift between any natural color (e.g. green, gray, brown) to help the wearer to blend in with his or her surroundings. In the Marvel comic book stories and in the Marvel Cinematic Universe , the sorcerer Doctor Strange
615-533: Is worn for formal events outside a ritualistic context. The cope is a liturgical vestment in the form of a cape. Capes are often highly decorated with elaborate embroidery. Capes remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, in France for example. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars. Rich noblemen and elite warriors of
656-510: The Super Smash Bros. video game series; in Super Smash Bros. Melee , he appears in the form of a trophy, and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , he is a playable character. However, Meta Knight was temporarily removed from some professional gaming competitions in the United States and Canada as he was considered to be too powerful. Meta Knight returned as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U after
697-407: The 2001 anime series , and as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros. series. He has received mainly positive critical reception since his introduction. He was also the most controversial character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , and has been banned from several tournaments due to his overwhelming dominance in competitive play. Meta Knight is an enigmatic yet honorable swordsman who follows
738-539: The Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli ; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing was of utmost importance to the Aztecs. The more elaborate and colorful tilmàtlis were strictly reserved for elite high priests, emperors ; and the eagle warriors as well as jaguar warriors . In full evening dress , ladies frequently use the cape as a fashion statement , or to protect
779-534: The Kirby video game series, including the 1994–2006 manga Hoshi no Kirby: Dedede de Pupupu na Monogatari written by Hirokazu Hikawa and published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic . In the anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya! he is a main character. In the series he is the last surviving member of the Galaxy Soldier Army, made up of "Star Warriors". He also makes various appearances in
820-521: The restaurant chain known as Kirby Café . Various types of merchandising have been released based on Meta Knight's character. These include amiibo , nendoroid , nanoblock , and plush . He was referred to by Shacknews as "arguably Nintendo's most recognizable anti-hero". Inside Games writer Sushi praised the scene of Meta Knight ordering his troops to evacuate, particularly Meta Knight murmuring an apology to them when they stay behind, saying that this scene helped make Meta Knight cool and
861-493: The 1931 Universal Studios motion picture version of the play, he retained the cloak as part of his outfit, which made such a strong impression that cloaks came to be equated with Count Dracula in nearly all non-historical media depictions of him. Fantasy cloaks are often magical . For example, they may grant the person wearing it invisibility as in the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling . A similar sort of garment
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#1732772046713902-571: The Aztecs. The more elaborate and colorful tilmàtlis were strictly reserved for élite high priests, emperors ; and the Eagle warriors as well as the Jaguar knights . In full evening dress in the Western countries, ladies and gentlemen frequently use the cloak as a fashion statement , or to protect the fine fabrics of evening wear from the elements, especially where a coat would crush or hide
943-660: The Hellenistic periods ( c. 750–30 BC). Romans would later wear the Greek-styled cloak, the pallium . The pallium was quadrangular, shaped like a square, and sat on the shoulders, not unlike the himation . Romans of the Republic would wear the toga as a formal display of their citizenship. It was denied to foreigners and was worn by magistrates on all occasions as a badge of office. The toga allegedly originated with Numa Pompilius ( r. 715–672 BC),
984-529: The Ulster lost its cape in the 1920s. In modern times, capes are commonly used by hair and beauty salons for the purpose of hair styling services, in which usage they protect clothing from loose strands of hair being cut from the head and/or from the chemicals often used in such styling. The cape is a symbol for superheroes in the American comic book genre. They are often used by comic book artists to create
1025-551: The chest containing Kirby's strawberry shortcake is mixed up with the chest sealing Dark Nebula , Meta Knight appears as a boss who tries to keep the latter chest out of Kirby's hands. In Kirby Super Star Ultra , he appears as a playable character in the Meta Knightmare Ultra mode. Meta Knight also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its 2023 remake as one of the four playable protagonists, alongside Kirby, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee , and as
1066-562: The forums of Smashboards , AllisBrawl, and the Brawl Back Room, the latter being a secret forum for the "best and brightest" Smash players. They also polled the top 100 players on Smashboards, who voted in favor of a ban 60–40. However, the ban took years before it was implemented, due in part to some professional players relying on Meta Knight to win tournaments, as well as the logistics of getting many tournaments on board. People were also concerned that tournament players from outside
1107-607: The game would become more balanced. Apex 2012 was the last major tournament to feature Meta Knight before he was banned. He had been banned for use in prior tournaments, though such a ban was not required by the Unity Ruleset, the guidelines most tournaments in the US and Canada follow. The process of approving the ban involved both an agreement by the Unity Ruleset Committee and player consensus, polling members of
1148-406: The garment. Opera cloaks are made of quality materials such as wool or cashmere, velvet and satin. Ladies may wear a long (over the shoulders or to ankles) cloak usually called a cape , or a full-length cloak. Gentlemen wear an ankle-length or full-length cloak. Formal cloaks often have expensive, colored linings and trimmings such as silk , satin , velvet and fur . The term was the title of
1189-494: The illusion of motion in a still image. Most often, they are worn by heroes like Superman merely as a costume adornment. Other times, as in the case of Batman , The Shroud , Cloak of Cloak & Dagger and cloak of Doctor Strange the cape serves a functional purpose, such as gliding (Batman), transporting one to the Darkforce dimension (The Shroud), or initiating teleportation (Cloak). The supernatural character Spawn has
1230-837: The inhabitants' lazy lifestyle by invading in his signature airship, the Battleship Halberd. Meta Knight is a playable character in the Meta Knightmare mode of Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land . In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror , Dark Meta Knight—an evil, Mirror World counterpart—traps Meta Knight in the Mirror World and splits Kirby into four, differently colored copies of himself. After Kirby defeats Dark Meta Knight, Meta Knight himself helps Kirby defeat Dark Mind. In Kirby: Squeak Squad , after
1271-744: The main playable character of the Meta Knightmare Returns mode. Meta Knight appears as a boss and Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies . Meta Knight returns in Kirby Fighters 2 alongside King Dedede as the main antagonist of the Story Mode, The Destined Rivals. He also appears as a playable character. Meta Knight appears in the colosseum in Kirby and the Forgotten Land , but does not encounter Kirby in
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1312-470: The main storyline. Meta Knight also appears in several spin-off games in the series. He makes brief appearances in Kirby's Pinball Land and Kirby's Avalanche . In the latter, he is the penultimate challenger, and his name was revealed in-game for the first time. He is an unlockable character in Kirby Air Ride and Kirby: Canvas Curse . Meta Knight also appears in four installments of
1353-553: The more utilitarian trench coat for U.S. Army officers in mess dress , formal evening uniform. Caped overcoats were popular for men during the Victorian era, with some caped Ulsters featuring multiple layered capes, and the Inverness coat (both formal evening and working day variants) had a cape. The Inverness coat is no longer commonly worn (though it has begun to be revived, on a limited scale, in steampunk fashion), and
1394-525: The movie The Incredibles , and the character of Edna Mode gave her speech about the danger of wearing capes. Cloak A cloak is a type of loose garment worn over clothing, mostly but not always as outerwear for outdoor wear, serving the same purpose as an overcoat , protecting the wearer from the weather. It may form part of a uniform . People in many different societies may wear cloaks. Over time cloak designs have changed to match fashion and available textiles . Cloaks generally fasten at
1435-432: The neck or over the shoulder, and vary in length from the hip all the way down to the ankle – mid-calf being the normal length. They may have an attached hood and may cover and fasten down the front, in which case they have holes or slits for the hands to pass through. However, cloaks are almost always sleeveless. Christian clerics may wear a cappa or a cope – forms of cloak – as liturgical vestments or as part of
1476-400: The rain. The first known usage of capes is unknown, but some early references we know of are from Ancient Roman military uniforms. Later on, capes were common in medieval Europe , especially when combined with a hood in the chaperon . They have had periodic returns to fashion – for example, in nineteenth-century Europe. Catholic clergy wear a type of cape known as a ferraiolo , which
1517-692: The sake of the world. Meta Knight first appeared in the NES game Kirby's Adventure as an ally of King Dedede and boss of the Orange Ocean level, where he fights Kirby to stop him from taking a piece of the Star Rod and to keep it out of Nightmare 's hands. He is the main antagonist of the Revenge of Meta Knight mode in Kirby Super Star , in which he tries to take over Dream Land to end
1558-522: The second semi-legendary king of Rome. Eminent personages in Kievan Rus' adopted the Byzantine chlamys in the form of a fur-lined korzno [ uk ] ( Old East Slavic : кързно ). Powerful noblemen and elite warriors of the Aztec Empire would wear a tilmàtli ; a Mesoamerican cloak/cape used as a symbol of their upper status. Cloth and clothing was of utmost importance for
1599-407: The series' director, Masahiro Sakurai , assured some changes to re-add him; among the changes, Meta Knight lost his ability to glide, and his unrivaled attack speed was toned down. He reappears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Meta Knight's unmasked appearance is also available as an alternate skin for Kirby in that game. Meta Knight has made several appearances outside of
1640-478: The subject of commentary by fans and critics alike. At Apex 2012 , Meta Knight was used by half of the top eight competitors, and 21 of the top 64 used him as well, the latter being three times as common as the next most-used character, Captain Olimar . This led to the director of Apex, Chris Brown, to announce that he would be banned from the tournament the following year. Brown believed that, with Meta Knight banned,
1681-543: The wearer or the fine fabrics of their evening-wear from the elements, especially where a coat would crush—or hide—the garment. These capes may be short (over the shoulders or to the waist) or a full-length cloak. Short capes were usually made of, or trimmed in, fur ; however, because fur is less accepted as a fashion accessory in modern times, other expensive materials are substituted for it, with an opulent lining and trim. Typical fabrics used are velvet , silk , and satin . Capes are still authorized as an alternative to