#mtddweek2025

So one of the main reasons I decided to start over and reboot Nextgen even though I'll be graduating next year which doesn't leave me with a ton of time left is that the death of Meta Knight just didn't work for me anymore. There were a lot of reasons I grew to not like the writing which led to Pike's whole thing and the dislike of it made it hard to continue doing content for it. I currently have a rough idea on how the reboot will go as well as created concepts for a good chunk of the redesigns (the most brainpower has gone into Meta knight for reasons I will go into later).

In the meantime, Metadede!!!!! It's still canon and now has a much happier ending than in the original story. Meta lives through his little event (though pays for it health-wise) and is eventually forced to retire with pressure from the Meta-knights. He now resides with Dedede in a home in Dreamland, where they try and help in taking care of the countries population (mainly being children).

DESIGNER NOTES:

Dedede finally looses his crown! It was a bit weird he was still wearing it even as an ex-king. He has a normal little hat in exchange.

Dedede also looses his insignias on his cloak and other items he has, usually covered up or replaced with a regular star insignia.

Dedede gets a puffier beard and bigger eyebrows! Just for funsies.

Dedede's bodily design now looks slightly more like a fairy penguin due to personal headcanons.

Meta knight's bodily design has entirely changed due to being retconned into being a different species (different facial features, size, blush, etc). These include eye shape, lack of permanent blush marks, lighter body as age goes on, permanent scars, lack of real wings, smaller size, mammalian biology, etc.

Meta knight's horns are fake and are moved up onto his mask, mask has changed in design.

Meta knight's cape has major damage, and is a very heavily loved object the knight chooses to continue to wear into older age.

Meta knight ditches his pauldrons in exchange for small gold shoulder pieces that clip his cape into place.

⭐What's going on this time?

We'll be celebrating through the Moon Paths. Each of them represents one of our beloved Sworn Partners. Take one of the two prompts per day, and make your MetaDede based on it. Double prompts, double fun! Who's gonna win?

⭐Can I draw both prompts from the same day?

Sure! You can work for both of them if you desire, they're simply here to offer you more options. You may choose the one you like the most and the path you want to support, or even combine them on a single entry!

⭐ And do I have to stick to a single path?

Don't worry about it! While a count will be made after our week is over, this event is made for fun and celebration to our fav ship. Feel free to jump between paths, omit days, and create your MetaDede content at your own pace.

See you on MetaDede day! And thank you for patience and support.