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{{Series
|name = [[File:Meta Runner 2020 Logo.png|link=|250px]]
|image = <gallery>
Meta Runner S3 Poster.jpg|Season 3 (Final)
Meta Runner S2 Poster.png|Season 2
Meta Runner Poster S1 V2.jpg|Season 1
</gallery>
|format = Adult animation<br>Cyberpunk<br>Esports<br>Drama
|creator = [[Luke Lerdwichagul]]<br>[[Kevin Lerdwichagul]]
|director = Luke Lerdwichagul <small>(credited as creative director for season 1)</small>
|producer = Kevin Lerdwichagul
|cast = [[Celeste Notley-Smith]]<br>[[Robyn Barry-Cotter]]<br>[[Jessica Fallico]]<br>[[David J.G. Doyle]]<br>[[Hayley Nelson]]<br>[[Anthony Sardinha]]<br>[[Brendan Barry-Cotter]]<br>[[Elsie Lovelock]]<br>[[Jason Marnocha]]<br>[[Amber Lee Connors]]<br>Kevin Lerdwichagul<br>Luke Lerdwichagul
|runtime = 11-15 minutes
|country = {{AUS}} Australia<br>{{USA}} United States
|channel = [[SMG4 (channel)|SMG4]]<br><small>(2019 - 2020)</small><br/>[[GLITCH]]<br><small>(2020 - 2022)</small><br/>
|production = [[Glitch Productions]]<br>Screen Australia<br>Crunchyroll <small>(season 1)</small><br>AMD <small>(season 1)</small><br>Epic Games
|animation = [[Glitch Productions]]
|Episodes = Offical Opening https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YPMCY8MvYw4
|release = July 25, 2019
|hiatus=|end=September 9, 2022|writer=Kevin Lerdwichagul <small>(season 1)</small><br>[[Jasmine Yang]]
}}
'''''Meta Runner''''' is an Australian computer-animated cyberpunk drama web-series created by [[Kevin Lerdwichagul|Kevin]] and [[Luke Lerdwichagul]], and produced by [[Glitch Productions]] and funded by [[Screen Australia]] for [[GLITCH]]. The series is in a separate canon to ''[[SMG4 (series)|SMG4]]'', machinima series on Luke's [[SMG4 (channel)|YouTube channel of the same name]].

The series follows an amnesiac cyborg girl named [[Tari (Meta Runner)|Tari]] in a world where society revolves around video games, speedrunning & esports as she discovers she has the uncanny ability to warp into video games. A cartoonier version of [[Tari]] was introduced in ''[[SMG4 (series)|SMG4/Super Mario 64 Bloopers]]'' as a new major character to promote this show and get her familiar with the viewers prior to its announcement and release. A cartoony counterpart of [[Belle Fontiere (SMG4)|Belle]] was introduced in [[the YouTube Arc]] as a counterpart to Tari.

The first episode of ''Meta Runner'' was released on July 25, 2019 on the SMG4 channel. 

Season 2 was announced in [[SMG4: A Totally Normal S̷͍͖͉̙͚͎̑̃̿͑̆̇̚͠M̸͇͇̦̮̌̿Ğ̴̫̗̖͎͔̳4̶̞͇̰̎̀́̚ Episode]] and premiered on October 16, 2020 on the [[GLITCH]] channel.

Season 3 was announced and teased on November 29, 2021 on the GLITCH channel, and was been confirmed to be the final season of Meta Runner, and premiered on July 22nd, 2022.

After the finale, a comic book series called "[[Meta Runner Source]]" is announced.

==Plot==
In a futuristic world, society is now centered around video games, serving as not just entertainment, but also jobs in live streaming and lifestyle. Among the gamers are [[Meta Runner (term)|“Meta Runners”]], a group of gaming individuals who replace their limbs with cybernetic arms that allow them to boost their gaming performance. 

The series tells the story of [[Tari (Meta Runner)|Tari]], a Meta Runner who was the subject of an experiment called [[Project Blue]] led by former scientist, [[Dr. Sheridan]], who was commissioned by the [[TAS Corp.]] organization. In a sudden accident causing an explosion, Dr. Sheridan was apparently killed along with a former Meta Runner, [[Lucinia Porter|Lucinia]], inside the laboratory. After waking up in the now abandoned and wrecked establishment, Tari finds herself in [[Silica City]] with no memory of what happened except for a few flashbacks. After witnessing a speedrunning tournament of [[Ultra Jump Mania]] performed by [[Belle Fontiere]], Tari decides to play the game for herself, but she suddenly gets teleported into the game where she befriends [[Theo]]. Intrigued by Tari’s newfound ability, the head of TAS Corp., [[Lucks]] plans to use her to benefit his organization.

Tari and Theo get sucked out of the game and try to escape, but Tari gets captured while Theo escapes and is found by another meta runner, [[Lamar Williams]], who rescues and takes both of them to a hidden base in a ramen restaurant where they meet up with two other meta runners, [[Sofia Porter]] and [[Masa Shimamoto]]. Together the three are a small undercover group called the MD-5 who've been trying to expose all to TAS Corp. by exposing the corporation's cruel actions to the public, but to no avail. The MD-5 then invites Tari to join them, citing that with her help, they'll finally be able to put an end to Lucks' evil affairs once and for all.

==Characters==
===Main Characters===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Image
!Name
!Voice Actor
!Description
!First Appearance
|-
|[[File:Tari S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Tari (Meta Runner)|Tari]]
|[[Celeste Notley-Smith]]
|The main protagonist of the series. She is a shy, insecure and amnesiac [[Meta Runner (term)|Meta Runner]] and a skilled video game player with the unusual ability to warp into the video games she plays. She is trying to avoid the sinister company [[TAS Corp.]]. Tari is revealed to be an AI program from Project Blue, with her name actually being T.A.R.I. (Turbo Artificial Rapid Intelligence).
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Theo S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Theo]]
|[[Robyn Barry-Cotter]]
|One of the two deuteragonists of the series. He is the main playable character of [[Ultra Jump Mania (Game)|Ultra Jump Mania]]. He encountered Tari after she stumbles upon his video game world, [[Simple Flip Island|Ultra Jump Mania]], and later brought him to life in the outside world.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Masa S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Masa Shimamoto]]
|[[Brendan Barry-Cotter]]
|One of the two deuteragonists of the series. He is a calm, composed, and mostly serious friend of Tari who leads MD-5. He was once a team captain of TAS Corp. before he got decommissioned after trying to hack into Lucks’ private server. Since then, he has been at war with his former boss.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 4: Sequence Break]]
|-
|[[File:Belle S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Belle Fontiere]]
|[[Jessica Fallico]]
|The anti-heroic tritagonist of the series and secondary antagonist of Season 1. She is a Meta Runner who was the star of TAS Corp. until she defected to [[MD-5]] in Season 2. She is best friends and later has a romantic interest with [[Lucinia Porter]] and seeks to avenge her possible death.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Lucinia Season 3.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Lucinia Porter]]
|[[Amber Lee Connors]]
|The major protagonist of the series. She is Sheridan's assistant who also worked on Project Blue and likely created Tari. She was theorised to have gone missing after the explosion and is a good friend and later the romantic interest of Belle, as well as the sister of Sofia.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|}

===Antagonists===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Image
!Name
!Voice Actor
!Description
!Debut
|-
|[[File:Jamesburnt.png|center|150px]]
|[[James Sheridan]]
|[[Anthony Sardinha]]
|One of the two main antagonists of the series, serving as the primary antagonist of the final season. He is an ex-TASCorp. scientist who worked with his assistant Lucinia to create Project Blue and stop him being fired. He had survived the explosion and currently plotting a revenge on Tari.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Lucks S2.png|center|150px]]
|[[Derek Lucks]]
|Travis Willingham (Debut)<br/>[[David J.G. Doyle]] (Current)
|One of the two main antagonists of the series, serving as the main antagonist of the first two seasons and a posthumous antagonist in the third and final season. He is the CEO of TAS Corp. and is obsessed with Tari, due to her unexpected ability. He is willing to perform unethical actions for his company. He is also Masa’s arch-nemesis.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Evelyn S3.png|center|150px]]
|[[Evelyn Claythorne]]
|[[Elsie Lovelock]]
|The overall secondary antagonist of the series, specifically being the secondary antagonist of the second and the final seasons. She is a member of the Claythorne Family of Great Britain who aims to move to TAS Corp.'s main lineup so that she can have all the attention from the audience. She is also the current rival of Tari and a Meta Runner of TAS Corp..
|[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 1: Hard Reset]]
|-
|[[File:TAS Corp. Workers Season 3.png|center|150px]]
|[[TAS Corp. Workers]]
|N/A
|The employees of TAS Corp. which includes mercenaries and scientists. They follow Lucks' orders without hesitation.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 2: Out Of Bounds]]
|-
|[[File:Lucks Season 3 Profile.png|center|150px]]
|[[Derek Lucks (A.I.)]]
|David J.G. Doyle
|One of the secondary antagonist of the final season. The A.I. version of the Derek Lucks created by Dr. Sheridan after the real Lucks' death.
||[[META RUNNER - Power Down // Final Season: Ep 1]]
|}

===Supporting Characters===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Image
!Name
!Voice Actor
!Description
!Debut
|-
|[[File:Sofia S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Sofia Porter]]
|[[Hayley Nelson]]
|A cheerful and upbeat girl who is one of Tari's friends, the sister of [[Lucinia Porter]] and also a member of [[MD-5]].
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 4: Sequence Break]]
|-
|[[File:Lamar S3 Final.jpg|center|150px]]
|[[Lamar Williams]]
|[[Anthony Sardinha]]
|An easygoing otaku with waifu pillows and a friend of Tari's who is an African descent member of MD-5.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 3: Bad Split]]
|-
|[[File:TAS-Boy.JPG|center|150px]]
|[[Bot Boys]]
|[[Kevin Lerdwichagul]] and [[Luke Lerdwichagul]]
|Common robots found across Silica City, usually with a particular job or function. These professions include showing off a 180-degree gaming chair, runing the gaming store in TAS Corp., making Raman, or even competing in underground fights.
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp]]
|-
|[[File:Marco S3 Profile.png|center|150px]]
|[[Marco]]
|[[Jason Marnocha]] (Web series)<br/>David Sobolov (TV edition)
|An overcharging protagonist of the series. He's a man who is an old friend of Sofia and who runs a gameshow of the game ''[[Turbo Crash 9]]''.
|[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 3: Unreal Engines]]
|-
|[[File:Petey.png|center|150px]]
|[[Petey]]
|[[Brendan Blaber]]
|An NPC who is tutorial guide to [[Skybreakers]]
|[[META RUNNER - Testing Room // Final Season: Ep 2]]
|-
|[[File:Dock Master.png|center|150px]]
|[[Dockmaster|Dock Master]]
|[[Brendan Blaber]]
|An NPC in [[Skybreakers]]
|[[META RUNNER - Dead On Arrival // Final Season- Ep 4]]
|-
|[[File:Fashion Master.png|center|150px]]
|[[Fashion Master]]
|[[Brendan Blaber]]
|An NPC in [[Skybreakers]]
|[[META RUNNER - Dead On Arrival // Final Season- Ep 4]]
|}
===Minor Characters===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Image
!Name
!Voice Actor
!Description
!Debut
|-
|[[File:18F713BC-A33B-42D5-AA89-85ECD81AA8FF.jpeg|center|150px]]
|[[Bo]]
|[[Elsie Lovelock]]
|The mascot for TASCorp. She is usually relegated to cameo appearances and appearing in advertisements
|
|-
|[[File:ElderTomato.png|center|150px]]
|[[Elder Tomato]] 
|[[David J.G. Doyle]]
|The Game Guide of [[Ultra Jump Mania (Game)|Ultra Jump Mania]].
|[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 2: Out Of Bounds]]
|-
|[[File:Satsuki-chan.png|center|150px]]
|[[Satsuki-Chan]]
|[[Amber Lee Connors]] (Season 2)<br>[[Elsie Lovelock]] (Season 3)
|A girl from [[Nova Explorers]] who Tari has to date in order to get her assistance.
|[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 4: Transfer Student]]
|}

=== YouTube Guest Stars ===
*Female Pedestrian (voiced by [[Kathleen Belsten]])
*Male Pedestrian (voiced by [[TheOdd1sOut]])
*Announcer (episode 1) (voiced by [[Elliot Watkins]])
*Announcer (episode 8) (voiced by [[Ross O'Donovan]])
*Tempest Competitor 1 (voiced by Brodey Rogan "Bazza Gazza" de Meur)
*Tempest Competitor 2 (voiced by Nathan William Clifford "Crayator" Ryan)
*[[TheOdd1sOut]]
*[[Arin Hanson]]
*[[Kizuna AI]] - An AI-controlled guide in the dating simulator [[Pocket Gakusei]], who helps Tari navigate through the game.

=== Additional voices ===
*Kirk Thornton
*Jeff Bergman
*Sarah Natochenny
*Kimberly Brooks
*Maddie Taylor
*Ryan Stewart
*[[David J.G. Doyle]]
*[[Luke Lerdwichagul]]
*Jamie Spicer-Lewis
*[[Jasmine Yang]]
*[[Lizz Robinett]]
*[[Elsie Lovelock]]
*Rupert Degas
*[[Robyn Barry-Cotter]]
*David Tennant
*Brock Baker
*Travis Willingham
*Lizzie Freeman
*Cory Crater
*Katie Spradin
*Dave Fennoy
*Joel Watson
*[[Amber Lee Connors]]
*[[Amber May]]
*Fred Tatasciore (vocal effects, uncredited)

==Games==
''Meta Runner'' features a wide variety of video games that Tari plays (usually by transporting herself within the game). These usually pay homage to a certain genre of games.

*'''[[Ultra Jump Mania (Game)|Ultra Jump Mania]]:''' A game where a boy named [[Theo]] travels through levels across an island known as SimpleFlip Island. He uses coconuts and other fruit-based weapons to attack enemies and reach the goal. The game is an homage to the platformer genre of games. Tari plays this game in the episodes [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]] and [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 2: Out Of Bounds|Out of Bounds]], while she and Belle play a corrupted version of the game made by Lucks in [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 6: Hack and Slash|Hack and Slash]], [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 7: Friendly Fire|Friendly Fire]], [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 9: Nightmare Mode|Nightmare Mode]] and [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 10: Fatal Error|Fatal Error]].
*'''[[Battle Blaze]]:''' A game where you use various weapons to shoot your opponents around the map. The game is an homage to the first-person shooter genre of games. Tari plays this game with Masa in the episode [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 5: Aimbot|Aimbot]].
*'''[[Tempest]]:''' A game where wizard-like characters use magic spells to eliminate their opponents all around a giant map. The game is an homage to the battle royale genre of games. Tari plays this game with Masa, Lamar, and Theo as part of her plan in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 7: No Clip|No Clip]], [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 8: One Shot|One Shot]], [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 9: The Run|The Run]], and [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 10: Shutdown|Shutdown]].
*'''Fast Food Fight:''' A game featuring [[TheOdd1sOut]] and [[Arin Hanson]] fighting over their favorite brand of sandwich. Makes a cameo in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 4: Sequence Break]] and a non-canon role in [[Fast Food Fight (Ft. TheOdd1sOut & Arin Hanson) - Meta Runner Special]].
*'''[[War Tech Fighters]]:''' A game where war mechs fight in space with swords and shields. The game seems to pay homage to the 2D fighting genre of games. Masa is briefly seen playing this game in [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 1: Hard Reset|Hard Reset]].
*'''[[Turbo Crash 9]]:''' A game where players use vehicles to eliminate other players around the map. Players can tag-team, so one player can control the vehicle while the other controls the weapons. It seems to pay homage to the battle royale and racing genres of games. Masa and Lamar play this game against Marco to win a new Meta Runner arm in [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 3: Unreal Engines|Unreal Engines]].
*'''[[Pocket Gakusei]]:''' A dating simulator where Tari acts as a student in a school and must go out with a girl to gain her trust. The game is an homage to the dating simulator genre of games. Tari uses this game to plan her escape with Lamar, Sofia, and Masa in [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 4: Transfer Student|Transfer Student]] and [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 5: Heart to Heart|Heart to Heart]].
*'''[[Hidden Heroes]]:''' A game where cyborgs use swords, bows, and other weapons to defeat hordes of ninja-like cyborgs in a Japanese setting. The game is an homage to the hack-and-slash genre of games. Tari, Lamar, and Masa use this game as part of Tari's plan to escape in [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 6: Hack and Slash|Hack and Slash]], [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 7: Friendly Fire|Friendly Fire]], and [[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 8: Soft Lock|Soft Lock]].
*'''[[Skybreakers]]:''' An open world FPS adventure game which Tari is stated to be spending her time in Season 3.

There are a host of other games that are mentioned or implied through background or dialogue inferences. These games are:

*'''Dragon Kart:''' This is mentioned by Belle during Season 1 of Meta Runner firstly at [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 4: Sequence Break|Sequence Break]]. Also was shown in the billboards at [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].
*'''Drifters:''' This was shown in the billboards and background at [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].
*'''[[Nova Explorers]]:''' This game was implied throughout the first two seasons as it has a crossover with [[Pocket Gakusei]] and was partly shown in the ads in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].
*'''Light Rider:''' This game was shown briefly alongside with five other games by the street in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].
*'''Mr. Mero:''' This game was shown briefly alongside with five other games by the street in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].
*'''Borderworlds:''' This game was shown at billboards prominently in [[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]].

==Songs==
===Season 1===
*'''Opening Theme:''' "[[Always Running]]" by [[MattxAJ]] ([[MATTHEWGU4]] and AJ DiSpirito)
*'''Ending Theme:''' "[[Breeze]]" by [[Kimi]]
*[[Meta Runner Season 1 FULL Soundtrack - AJ DiSpirito]]

===Season 2===
*'''Opening Theme:''' "[[Only Up]]" by [[Lizz Robinett]] and AJ DiSpirito
*'''Ending Theme:''' "[[Steady]]" by [[MATTHEWGU4]] and AJ DiSpirito

===Season 3===
*'''Ending Theme:''' 
**"[[Trade]]" by [[MATTHEWGU4]], [[Lizz Robinett]], and AJ DiSpirito
**"[[BlueJay]]" by [[Lizz Robinett]] and AJ DiSpirito (Finale)

==Episodes==
===Animated Shorts===
{{Episodeheading2}}
{{Episodelist2
|1
|[[File:Meta Runner First Look Thumbnail.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - "Tari's First Game Warp" - CLIP|Tari's First Game Warp]]"
|March 14, 2019
|A short clip from our upcoming animated series Meta Runner! Tari warps into the 3D Platformer; "Ultra Jump Mania". She meets the game character Theo and... has a hard time getting use to platforming mechanics. 
}}
{{Episodelist2
|2
|[[File:Tari's Live Stream Thumbnail.jpg|140px]]
|"[[Tari's Live Stream - Animated Short - META RUNNER|Tari's Live Stream]]"
|May 30, 2019
|We made an animated short where Tari tries to stream a game for you but everything goes wrong.
}}
{{Episodelist2
|3
|[[File:Fast_Food_Fight.jpg|140px]]
|"[[Fast Food Fight (Ft. TheOdd1sOut & Arin Hanson) - Meta Runner Special|Fast Food Fight]]"
|October 19, 2019
|An animation about action, drama and hamburgers.
}}

===Season 1===
Season 1 would premiere on July 25, 2019 and end on October 10 of the same year. It consists of 10 episodes. The season's plot follows [[Tari (Meta Runner)|Tari]] as she, along with her friend [[Theo]], is being pursued by [[TAS Corp.]] and joining [[MD-5|a group of meta runners]] who plan to take down the evil organization. 

On August 28, 2020, the season was made into a special movie cut called ''Meta Runner New Game+'' and was shown on the [[GLITCH]] channel.
{{Episodeheading}}
{{Episodelist
|1
|1
|[[File:Meta Runner Episode 1.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 1: Wrong Warp|Wrong Warp]]"
|July 25, 2019
|Tari wakes up in Silica City and discovers what it's like to be in a world obsessed with video games...
}}
{{Episodelist
|2
|1
|[[File:Meta Runner episode 2.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 2: Out Of Bounds|Out Of Bounds]]"
|August 1, 2019
|Tari has warped into the video game; Ultra Jump Mania! With the guidance of Theo, what trials will Tari face in a game where terror looms around every corner?
}}
{{Episodelist
|3
|1
|[[File:Meta Runner Season 1 Ep3 thumbnail.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 3: Bad Split|Bad Split]]"
|August 8, 2019
|On the run from Belle, Lucks & TAS Corp, Tari finds herself in a place like no other.
}}
{{Episodelist
|4
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E4.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 4: Sequence Break|Sequence Break]]"
|August 15, 2019
|Tari gets her driving game skills on as she faces off with TAS Corp in this high octane fuelled episode of Meta Runner.
}}
{{Episodelist
|5
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E5.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 5: Aimbot|Aimbot]]"
|August 22, 2019
|Tari battles her way through an FPS game to prove herself to the new mysterious group that call themselves MD-5.
}}
{{Episodelist
|6
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E6.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 6: Game Plan|Game Plan]]"
|August 29, 2019
|Tari and MD-5 plan their attack on TAS-Corp using some... interesting methods. Meanwhile, Belle discovers some shocking evidence about Project Blue.
}}
{{Episodelist
|7
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E7.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 7: No Clip|No Clip]]"
|September 19, 2019
|Meta Runner is back! And in this brand new episode Tari and MD-5 practice slinging spells and executing a game breaking glitch in the magical battle royale game - Tempest!
}}
{{Episodelist
|8
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E8.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 8: One Shot|One Shot]]"
|September 26, 2019
|Competition day is here for Tari and MD-5. It's time to gear up, sling spells and execute the glitch!
}}
{{Episodelist
|9
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1E9.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 9: The Run|The Run]]"
|October 3, 2019
|Stakes are high as Tari and MD-5 make their way up The Mountain in Tempest. Will they be able to defeat this group of mysterious assailants in time to execute the glitch? 
}}
{{Episodelist
|10
|1
|[[File:MetaRunnerS1Finale.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Season 1 Episode 10: Shutdown|Shutdown]]"
|October 10, 2019
|The final battle with Tari and Belle in Tempest has now begun!
}}

===Season 2===
Season 2 premiered on October 16, 2020 on the GLITCH channel. It was made with higher quality animation and slight changes to characters and environments.

Season 2 takes place six months after the Season 1 finale as Tari tries to work her way up to shut down TASCorp once and for all.<sup><ref>https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/sa/media-centre/news/2020/04-20-8-5-million-for-10-projects?utm_source=social&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=2020-04-20-8-5-million-for-10-projects</ref></sup> It is slated to move from the SMG4 channel to the new GLITCH channel for the second season premiere.
{{Episodeheading}}
{{Episodelist
|11
|1
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 1.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 1: Hard Reset|Hard Reset]]"
|October 16, 2020
|Meta Runner Season 2 is almost here.💙 Taking place 6 months after the shocking events of Season 1, we catch up on what everyone is up to.
}}
{{Episodelist
|12
|2
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 2.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 2: Firewall|Firewall]]"
|October 23, 2020
|Theo causes trouble for Lucks as Tari continues her life inside TAS Corp's walls.
}}
{{Episodelist
|13
|3
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 3.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 3: Unreal Engines|Unreal Engines]]"
|October 30, 2020
|MD-5 travel to Silica City's most dangerous part of town to find Masa a new Meta Runner arm. Only doing so comes with a price.
}}
{{Episodelist
|14
|4
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 4.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 4: Transfer Student|Transfer Student]]"
|November 6, 2020
|Tari attempts to track down MD-5 and goes into a game where... she has to date people?!?
}}
{{Episodelist
|15
|5
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 5.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 5: Heart to Heart|Heart to Heart]]"
|November 13, 2020
|Tari and MD-5 finally reunite... but under the strangest circumstances.
}}
{{Episodelist
|16
|6
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 6.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 6: Hack and Slash|Hack and Slash]]"
|November 20, 2020
|Tari makes her big Meta Runner debut in one of the most action packed games she's played yet.
}}
{{Episodelist
|17
|7
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 7.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 7: Friendly Fire|Friendly Fire]]"
|November 27, 2020
|Tari and Evelyn continue smashing their way through hoards of enemies in a 2 vs 50 match when things take a terrible turn.
}}
{{Episodelist
|18
|8
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 8.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 8: Soft Lock|Soft Lock]]"
|December 4, 2020
|Plans are thrown out the window and Tari is forced to make a decision. Meanwhile we learn more about Lucinia's mysterious past.
}}
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|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Episode 9.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 9: Nightmare Mode|Nightmare Mode]]"
|December 11, 2020
|Tari and Theo finally reunite and together trek through a harrowing nightmare.
}}
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|10
|[[File:Meta Runner S2 Finale.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER Season 2 - EP 10: Fatal Error|Fatal Error]]"
|December 18, 2020
|Thank you all so much for watching the show. We hope you enjoy the final episode of Season 2 💙.
}}

===Season 3===
Season 3 and the final season of Meta Runner was confirmed by [[Luke Lerdwichagul|Luke]] in [[SMG4: Cooking with Mario & Bowser: World Tour]] in the SMG4 channel. In the start of the video, he says the sales of the Season 2 merchandise will fund the making of Season 3. Season 3 would premiere on July 22nd, 2022.

The final season of Glitch Productions’ highly successful animated series picks up right where it left off as MD-5 grapple with the repercussions of TAS-Corp's downfall and the discoveries they have made into their own lives. Follow Tari in this eight-part series as she delves deeper into the conspiracies of her past while competing for the survival of both her friends and herself.
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|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 1.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Power Down // Final Season: Ep 1|Power Down]]"
|July 22, 2022
|THE BEGINNING OF THE END IS HERE. After over a year of waiting we're back with the first episode of the final season. Taking place right after the events of Season 2, Tari is met with a serious fate.
}}
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|2
|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 2.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Testing Room // Final Season: Ep 2|Testing Room]]"
|July 29, 2022
|Tari and Theo meet the horrors of a madman with too much time on his hands.
}}
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|3
|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 3.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Skybreakers // Final Season: Ep 3|Skybreakers]]"
|August 5, 2022
|Tari enters a whole new world and is immediately put to the test. Masa and Belle are prepared for Sheridan's twisted experiments.
}}
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|4
|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 4.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Dead On Arrival // Final Season: Ep 4|Dead On Arrival]]"
|12 August, 2022
|Tari and the crew find themselves in a local town and a bunch of totally absolutely normal things happen there.
}}
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|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 5.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Death Warp // Final Season: Ep 5|Death Warp]]"
|19 August, 2022
|Tari executes one of the most dangerous and risky glitches yet.
}}
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|6
|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 6.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Global Testfire // Final Season: Ep 6|Global Testfire]]"
|26 August, 2022
|Tari and Theo try to find the gateway while Sheridan finally executes his horrific master plan.
}}
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|[[File:Meta Runner Final Season Episode 7.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - Overload // Final Season: Ep 7|Overload]]"
|2 September, 2022
|Tari and Evelyn face off in their most crucial battle yet to determine the fate of Silica City.
}}
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|[[File:Meta Runner Series Finale.jpg|140px]]
|"[[META RUNNER - The End // Final Season: Ep 8 (GRAND FINALE)|The End]]"
|9 September, 2022
|Meta Runner is the show that started it all for us as an animation studio 5 years ago. It's bittersweet that Tari's story comes to an end here but we're genuinely so happy with the community that formed around it. Thank you so much for watching! 💙
}}

==Miscellaneous==
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|[[File:Meta Runner Reads Memes.jpg|140px]]
|"[[Meta Runner Voice Actors Read Memes]]"
|September 12, 2019
|Four Meta Runner voice actors read memes.
}}
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|[[File:Meta Runner Reads Memes 2.jpg|140px]]
|"[[Tari Says UwU and Other Memes]]"
|November 28, 2019
|Four Meta Runner voice actors read memes again.
}}

==Trivia==
*Luke revealed that while Tari is the main character, this series takes place in a different universe, outside of SMG4's continuity.
*When one of the Meta Runners take up their keyboard like thing on their robotic arm, one of the symbols is the logo for [[Glitch Productions]].
*One of the billboards has a picture of a character resembling Saiko's band symbol on it.
*The series is animated using both Maya and Unreal Engine.
*''Meta Runner'' was originally known as ''Project Blue'' in its development. This is a reference to the experiment by [[Dr. Sheridan]] that created Tari.
*The first episode features cameos of [[Axol]] and [[Tari|Tari's SMG4 incarnation]] in a virtual reality mirror. At the end of [[SMG4: War Of The Fat Italians 2019]], it was revealed that Tari's SMG4 incarnation also saw the version of her from Meta Runner in the exact same way.
*The Movie Cut of Season 1’s thumbnail changed from Tari and her Tempest design in a blue futuristic hologram background to just Tari in a sunset background of Silica City.
*The original first episode that has been scrapped, would have introduced another character called [[Ray Faraday]] that would have been another Meta Runner for [[TAS Corp.]] as revealed in the [[Glitch Productions|Glitch]] video "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IXiWm3hFC8 Deleted Scenes from Meta Runner Season 1]".
*This series is rated TV-14 by IMDb,<ref>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10695770/</ref> unlike the bloopers, which are rated TV-MA.
*On New Years Eve of 2021, AJ DiSpirito confirmed that he'll be working on Meta Runner Season 3's soundtrack in 2022.
*The Final Season is the only season:
**To not have an opening theme song.
**To have 8 episodes, instead of 10.
*Currently, Meta Runner is the only GLITCH series to consist of multiple seasons (not counting SMG4). 

==Videos==
<gallery>
META RUNNER Official Trailer Glitch Productions
Let's Talk About Meta Runner
META RUNNER - "Tari's First Game Warp" - CLIP
Meta Runner Trailer 1
Meta Runner Trailer 2
Meta Runner Trailer 3
Meta Runner Trailer 4
Tari Meta Runner.jpg|Tari Meta Runner Poster
</gallery>

==Gallery==
{{Main|Meta Runner/Gallery}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==

*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meta_Runner Meta Runner on Wikipedia]
* [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10695770/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0 Meta Runner on IMDB]
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