The only banned Super Smash Bros. character returns to the Wii U and 3DS versions

One of Super Smash Bros.’s most controversial characters is coming back for the Wii U and 3DS versions, as announced today on Ninteno’s official site.

Meta Knight debuted on the Wii’s Super Smash Bros. Brawl in 2008. In 2011, the competitive community banned him from tournament play, the first and only time it ever made such a drastic move for a character in Nintendo’s fighting series. Most considered Meta Knight far too powerful. He could practically fly and could do a lot of damage quickly, and he had fast, powerful moves that could easily knock opponents off the screen.