Kirby

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Kirby riding a warp star
Kirby
Species	Unknown
Hair color	None
Eye color	Blue
Relatives	Unknown
Voiced by	Makiko Ōmoto
Debut	Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby is a small, spherical creature with large, red feet and stubby arms. He is soft and flexible, allowing him to be squished or to expand. He lives on the planet Popstar in a domed house in Dream Land. He is cheerful and doesn't speak often.

Background

The NES/Gameboy Adventures

Kirby's adventures begin when King Dedede steals all of the food in Dream Land. Kirby decides to get it back. Kirby and King Dedede meet in the ring and battle it out. Having won, Kirby returned the food to the inhabitants of Dream Land.

Later, Kirby was taking a nap when he woke up without having a dream. Suspicious, he visits the Fountain of Dreams to discover King Dedede has stolen the Star Rod and broken it into seven pieces. Kirby traveled across Dream Land and recovered the pieces. Upon putting them together, a dark aura called Nightmare appeared. He had corrupted the Star Rod and King Dedede was trying to protect Dream Land. Kirby manages to defeat Nightmare and restore peace to Dreamland.

The SNES/Gameboy Adventures

Kirby's next adventure is to save the rainbows that connect the islands of Dream Land. King Dedede is behind it, but he's possessed by a being called Dark Matter. With the help of Rick the Hamster, Coo the Owl, and Kine the Ocean Sunfish, Kirby is able to defeat Dark Matter.

Kirby's next adventure was to defeat Dyna Blade, a giant bird terrorizing the land. Upon defeating the bird, he discovered she has chicks and helped raise them.

Next, Kirby went to discover the Great Cave Offensive. He got lost and had to find his way out. By the time he was out, he had found a lot of treasure.

After that, Meta Knight tried to take over Dream Land using his airship Halberd. Kirby boarded the ship with the help of Dyna Blade. He got knocked off, but managed to get back on and defeat Meta Knight.

Having defeated Meta Knight, Kirby had to defeat Marx, who wants to conquer the galaxy. Kirby managed to revive NOVA, who will grant one wish. Marx, however, managed to get his wish before Kirby did. Kirby, however, managed to defeat a much more powerful Marx.

Having returned to Popstar, Kirby has little time to relax before trouble rears its heads. Dark Matter has once again taken over King Dedede. Kirby, along with friends, managed to defeat him.

The Nintendo 64/Gameboy Color Adventures

Kirby's next adventure toke place in a heart-shaped planet populated with fairies, Heart Star. It was also the home of a crystal which has caught Dark Matter's eye. During the struggle, the Crystal broke. Kirby put the crystal together again and defeat Dark Matter.

The Gamecube/Gameboy Advance Adventures

On Kirby's next adventure, Mirror Land is threatened. Meta Knight attempted to protect it, but was defeated by Dark Meta Knight. Kirby, who came to help, was attacked by Dark Meta Knight. As a result, Kirby was divided into four parts: pink, yellow, green, and red. After many battles, he caught up with Dark Meat Knight, only to discover that a being called Dark Mind was behind everything.

The DS/Wii Adventures

One day, a mysterious witch appeared out of a portal in the sky. The witch, Drawcia, cast a spell over Dream Land to turn it into a world of paint. Kirby pursues Drawcia into her own world of paint. She curses Kirby, removing his limbs. However, Kirby is able to roll. Kirby manages to get to Drawcia and defeat her.

On his latest adventure, Kirby starts off on a picnic. Suddenly, his food is stolen. He decides that Kind Dedede is behind it and goes to punish him. On the way, he comes upon some treasure and a group of thieves called the Squeak Squad who are after the same treasure. After Kirby went to Dedede's castle, he defeated Dedede. The Squeak Squad took advantage of the confusion and stole a treasure that they believe "grants you ultimate power." They try to get away, but King Dedede trows Kirby at them and knocks them all into a pit. Kirby went into the pit and got all of the treasure back.

Abilities

Kirby's main ability is the ability to suck enemies in to his mouth and swallow them. Sometimes, he gains a special ability by swallowing them. He can also spit them out to damage enemies. In addition, he can suck in air to make himself light enough to fly.

• Kirby's Different Forms

Other Appearances

Video Games

• Kirby appears as a playable character in all of the Super Smash Bros. games - Super Smash Bros., Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. In Melee Kirby has eleven trophies - three are three normal trophies, five Kirby Hat trophies (showing Kirby after absorbing the powers of each of the game's characters) as well as individual trophies of Ball Kirby, Fighter Kirby and Fire Kirby. In Brawl, Kirby instead has twelve trophies. His first two trophies are his normal trophy and one of his Final Smash. There are additionally trophies for Beam Kirby, Needle Kirby, Sword Kirby, Sleep Kirby, Wing Kirby, Fighter Kirby, Fire Kirby, Ice Kirby, Plasma Kirby and Tornado Kirby. There are also stickers of Kirby from Kirby 64, Kirby Air Ride, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, with Dedede in Kirby 64, as Cook Kirby in Kirby Super Star, as Needle Kirby in Kirby 64 and Cupid Kirby in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
  • Kirby also plays a large role within Brawl's "The Subspace Emissary". In the opening scene, Kirby is seen taking on Mario in battle, but they then befriend each other and take on the invading Subspace Army until Mario is sent flying by a cannonball. Kirby then fought off Petey Piranha, who had both Princess Peach and Princess Zelda held captive. Kirby saved one of the two, the other being turned into a trophy and captured by Wario. Kirby and his princess escaped the stadium aboard a Warp Star but they were knocked off of the Warp Star by colliding with the Halberd. Shortly afterwards, the princess accompanying Kirby was herself turned into a trophy and captured by Bowser. Kirby later showed up to sabotage the hover car that King Dedede had stolen from Wario, as it contained the trophies of various captive fighters. Kirby teamed up with Mario, Link, Pit and Yoshi to pursue Dedede. Although Bowser escaped with the princess Wario had captured, Kirby curiously inhaled a badge that Dedede had left behind. The five fighters later joined up with the main party to enter Subspace for the final battles. First Kirby used the Dragoon to take down the massive battleship that Ganondorf was attempting to use for world domination. However, shortly after entering Subspace they were all turned into trophies by Tabuu. Kirby was soon restored by Dedede's badge, which was actually designed to help those turned into trophies, and Kirby freed various other fighters whom had been turned into trophies for the final battle against Tabuu.

Other Media

• Kirby starred in his own anime series, entitled Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, which also explored Kirby's background and some darker themes then the games. Kirby was described as a legendary Star Warrior who was destined to save Pop Star from destruction, and he was meant to sleep for 200 years but was awakened too early, which caused his baby-like qualities.

Sports

Kirby appears in a golf-type game, Kirby's Dream Course. He also takes up racing in Kirby's Air Ride.

Trivia

• No one is sure where Kirby got his name. Some say he was named after the Kirby vacuum because of his sucking ability. Others say he was named after lawyer Jack Kirby for his help with a suit involving Donkey Kong.
• Shigeru Miyamoto wanted Kirby to be yellow.
• The debate over Kirby's color lead to him being white in the art of the U.S. version of Kirby's Dream Land.
• In The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, there is an enemy based on Kirby known as the "Anti-Kirby".