The Kid is an unlockable guest character in Super Meat Boy.
General information[]
Appearance[]
The Kid is a young human with fair skin, and brown hair. He wears a blue shirt, navy shorts, a red cape, and black shoes. His artwork depicts him with a gun.
Origin[]
The Kid originates from the 2007 game I Wanna Be The Guy: The Movie: The Game, more commonly called I Wanna Be the Guy. It is an absurdly difficult platformer in which The Kid goes on a journey across multiple worlds and fights various Nintendo and other video game characters to become "The Guy." Much like in Super Meat Boy, The Kid can double jump.
Gameplay[]
Movement[]
Compared to Meat Boy, The Kid:
- Walks at the same speed.
- Runs slightly slower.
- Jumps slightly lower.
- Wall slides lower.
- Wall jumps slightly lower.
Additionally, The Kid is one of the few characters who can perform their initial jump after getting off a ledge.
Ability[]
Upon pressing the jump button in mid-air (after the first jump has been performed), The Kid will perform a double jump. Compared to Ogmo's, this second jump goes higher but doesn't loosen his horizontal momentum as much. Still, it makes for easy wall-jumping.
How to unlock[]
To unlock The Kid, the player must complete the Warp Zone The Guy!, which can be found in 5-7 The Fallen. The player will need to clear three segments using The Kid and his double jump ability. Rather infamously, this Warp Zone contains some of the hardest screens in the entire game, designed to represent the difficulty of The Kid's source material. Once the Warp Zone is completed, The Kid will be unlocked.
Gallery[]
[1]Trivia[]
- The Kid shares the "jumping when off a ledge" ability with Josef, Ogmo, Flywrench, Spelunky, and Pink Knight.
- All these characters' special abilities use the jump button.
Related achievements[]
The Kid (Secret) G10 | ||
Find and unlock The Kid. |
The Kid | ||
Unlock The Kid |
The Kid Silver | ||
You unlocked The Kid! |
Super Meat Boy characters | ||||||
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All versions | ||||||
Meat Boy |
Bandage Girl |
8-Bit Meat Boy |
4-Bit Meat Boy |
4-Color Meat Boy |
Meat Ninja |
Brownie* |
Commander Video |
Jill |
Ogmo |
Flywrench |
The Kid |
Alien Hominid |
Tim** |
Console exclusives | ||||||
Gish |
Spelunky |
Pink Knight |
The Ninja | |||
PC exclusives | ||||||
Headcrab |
Josef |
Naija |
RunMan |
Captain Viridian |
Steve |
Goo Ball* |
Tofu Boy* | ||||||
Other/Unselectable | ||||||
Potato Boy |
Dr. Fetus | |||||
* = Requires code input ** = Requires code input on PC only |