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This is a list of characters in the Kirby video game series. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... A variation of the current logo of the series. ...

Main characters

Kirby

Main article: Kirby (character)

Kirby (カービィ, Kābii^?) has been the star of a number of namesake games developed by HAL Laboratory. A video game developer is a software developer (a business or an individual) that creates video games. ... HAL Laboratory, Inc. ...

Kirby has appeared in over twenty games since 1992 and has starred in his own animated series. The Kirby series has sold over 30 million units worldwide. The core games of the series are platformers that follow a loose timeline matching the release order. They typically begin with an evil force threatening his home of Dream Land (Pupupuland プププランド) on the planet Popstar, most often the greedy King Dedede or mysterious Dark Matter. The main games always have Kirby with the same basic abilities- he can walk, run, jump, float, and inhale and spit out or devour his enemies. Following Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby was able to gain the abilities of the enemies he swallowed, such as Fire, Sword or Fighter. Platform games, or platformers, are a very popular genre of video games that originated in the early 1980s. ... This is a list of characters in the Kirby video game series. ... Dark Matter is a recurring villain in the Kirby series of video games. ... Kirbys Dream Land, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby , lit. ...

King Dedede

King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō^?) is an antagonist of the series and arch-rival to Kirby, appearing in every game except Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. Often caring only about himself, he causes many problems for the inhabitants of Dream Land through selfish mischief. Despite this, he and Kirby have teamed up on occasions with the purpose of taking down a greater common foe. He has many of the same abilities as Kirby himself does, such as being able to inhale objects and spit them back out with tremendous force, and following Kirby's Dream Land, the ability to suck in air and fly.^[1] Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no DaimeikyÅ« , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby , lit. ...

Dedede is both an enemy and ally in the various games of the main series. Often he just acts in his own interests, such as stealing the food of Dream Land in Kirby's Dream Land, but in others, such as Kirby's Adventure he breaks up the Star Rod to protect Dream Land from Nightmare. In Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, he is possessed by Dark Matter, and is eventually freed by Kirby. Dedede often is the main instigator and final boss in the side series of puzzle and handheld arcade games, such as Kirby's Dream Course and Kirby's Block Ball. Kirbys Dream Land, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby , lit. ... Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Course (Kirby Bowl in Japan) is a golf video game developed by HAL Laboratory, Inc. ... Kirbys Block Ball is a Breakout-style Game Boy game developed by HAL Laboratory. ...

In the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, King Dedede, accompanied by his equally bumbling lackey, Escargoon, is presented as the illegitimate and incompetent ruler of Dream Land, with a castle atop a hill overlooking Cappy Town. He is very ill-tempered and rude. Dedede's main cause of inconvenience for the citizens of Dream Land is his constant purchasing of monsters from Nightmare Enterprises to enforce his laws, create chaos, or to get rid of Kirby, whom he feels is a threat to his popularity and authority. Despite all this however it is occasionally hinted that he does have a good side, and later in the series may actually care about Kirby deep down beneath his bravado. He is often seen broke or in enormous debt to Nightmare Enterprises. King Dedede is voiced by Kenichi Ogata in the original Japanese version and by Ted Lewis in the English dub, the latter giving Dedede an accent reminiscent of Foghorn Leghorn. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... Nightmare Enterprises, known in the Japanese version as Holy Nightmare Corporation ), or HNM for short, is a fictional corporation that appears in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime. ... Kenichi Ogata ) (March 29, 1942 - ) is a male seiyÅ« from Tagawa, Fukuoka Prefecture. ... Ted Lewis is a voice actor who does voiceover work in the English dubbed versions of certain anime. ... Foghorn Leghorn is the name of a character appearing in numerous Warner Brothers animated cartoons, especially Looney Tunes. ...

King Dedede was originally intended to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but was cut due to time constraints.^[2] He was later added as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl due to being one of the most requested characters to be playable in Japan,^[3] where his main weapon, the "Jet Hammer" is a mechanized version of his mallet. His Final Smash, Waddle Dee Army, involves a big army of Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, and a Gordo thrown into the mix, due to his performing an odd dance.^[4] In The Subspace Emissary, King Dedede has a fairly prominent role. Similar to most canon Kirby games, Dedede at first appears to be an antagonist, but is later revealed to have in fact had noble intentions. Dedede had been attempting to prevent a great evil from coming to power. He steals trophies (the heroes of the game in a "dead", inanimate state) from the villains of the game (such as Bowser and Wario) and adds them to his collection. He attaches a small badge to each of them, a timed device designed to revive them later. This was intended to be a contingency plan, as the main villain in the game has the power to turn everyone into a trophy. At one point though, Dedede is crushed underneath the rubble of his collapsing castle. Later, when all hope seems lost, the badges activate, and the fighters revive Dedede. He teams up with the rest of the characters to defeat Tabuu, the final boss. In addition to this, Masahiro Sakurai revealed that a cutscene depicting Meta Knight and King Dedede fighting, leading to the loss of the Halberd to the Subspace Army, had to be cut^[5]. It has also recently been revealed that Sakurai himself supplied King Dedede's voice for the game. This article is about the original Nintendo 64 game. ... Super Smash Bros. ...

Meta Knight

Main article: Meta Knight

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito^?) is an enigmatic character. He follows a code of honor, and usually gives Kirby a sword before they fight to be fair. ^[1] He is called Kirby's rival^[6], and while Kirby often battles him, he is certainly not 'evil' and they have also worked towards the same goals in the past. ^[7] Little is known of his background other than his rivalry with Kirby, and how they share a similar appearance. He wields a powerful sword that can create small tornados, wears a blue cloak that doubles as a set of wings, and wears light blue-silver mask. In most of the games, upon being defeated, his mask splits in two and falls off his face, revealing that he looks almost exactly like Kirby underneath (except with white eyes, blue skin and purple feet). ^[1] Metaknight, as shown in Kirby Air Ride Meta-Knight is a boss that appears in most Kirby games, usually as the boss right before Dedede, though his evil twin, Dark Meta-Knight, once took the usual role of Dedede himself. ...

Meta Knight often seems to aid Kirby, sometimes jumping on the stage in "Kirby's Adventure" to throw Kirby an invincibility candy, and helps to defeat Dark Mind in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror by giving Kirby his sword, Master. Despite this, he has also been known to perform what could be considered bad deeds, such as in "Kirby's Adventure" he takes his group of Meta Knights to fight Kirby at regular intervals (although the purposes of these encounters is never made clear), and he fights Kirby to keep him from taking a piece of the Star Rod to keep it out of Nightmare's hands. In Kirby: Squeak Squad, he works to keep the chest containing Dark Nebula out of Kirby's hands. ^[8] Due to his lack of consistant alliegance, there is some debate as to what his objective was in the Kirby Super Star subgame, Revenge of Meta Knight. Whereas the English version dictates that he attempts to take over Dream Land with the intent to end Dream Land's "lazy lifestyle", in the Japanese version he is trying to relieve Dream Land of it's "Corruption", possibly referring to how Dedede is considered a tyrant. This is supported by the fact that he doesn't bother with Kirby at the beginning of the game, preferring to simply get him off his ship. Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Kagami no Daimeikyū , lit. ...

Meta Knight is also a regular on the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is revealed as a member of the same group as Kirby, the Star Warriors, and is a high ranking and respected member of the Galaxy Soldier Army which fought against the armies of Nightmare, though he ended up being the only surviving member. He works for King Dedede, but is in truth an ally to Kirby and only stays with the king to keep a close eye on his schemes. He wields a golden, spiked sword called Galaxia which has some significance to the show's plot, and acts as a mentor to Kirby, occasionally training him or defending him when needed, but tries to make Kirby learn for himself so he may eventually be able to defeat Nightmare. Meta Knight is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi in the original Japanese version and by Eric Stuart in the English dub. Animé redirects here. ... Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... Atsushi Kisaichi (私市 æ·³ Kisaichi Atsushi, born February 23, 1971) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Tokyo. ... Eric Stuart (Born October 18, 1967 in Brooklyn, New York), is a singer and a voice actor, who resigned on the properties of 4Kids Entertainment. ...

Meta Knight appears as a collectible trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee (GameCube)^[9] and is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii), where he utilizes his sword from the anime as his main weapon.^[6] In Brawl's story mode, "The Subspace Emissary", Meta Knight has a fairly prominent role. After losing the Halberd to the Subspace Army amidst a duel with King Dedede (in a scene ultimately cut from the game^[5]), he teams up with Marth and Ike from the Fire Emblem series, and at one point they defeat Galleom, a giant robotic agent of the Subspace Army, together. He also rescues Lucas and Pokemon Trainer from plummeting to their deaths later in the game. During the events of "Subspace", the Pokémon Lucario senses Meta Knight's "aura" as blue, indicating purity. While storylines in the Smash Bros. series are generally not canon with respect to its characters, the fact that Masahiro Sakurai directed both that series and the Kirby series suggests that Meta Knight's alignment is intended to be more good than evil. He teams up with Lucario and Solid Snake to retake the Halberd. Oddly, in this game he uses the sword "Galaxia" from the anime, despite using a more traditional Long Sword known as master in recent Kirby games. Super Smash Bros. ... The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendos fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. ... Super Smash Bros. ... The Wii (pronounced as the pronoun we, IPA: ) is the fifth home video game console released by Nintendo. ... The official Pokémon logo. ... Lucario ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Lucario ) is one of the 493 fictional species of Pokémon creatures from the multi-billion-dollar[1] Pokémon media franchise—a collection of video games, anime, manga, books, trading cards, and other media created by Satoshi Tajiri. ... Solid Snake ) is the predominant anti-hero protagonist of the Metal Gear series. ... This article or section cites very few or no references or sources. ...

Dark Matter

Dark Matter is a recurring antagonist of the series. Its main form is that of a planet-sized dark cloud with a single eyeball. It can separate into smaller clouds lined with petal-like extensions. These can possess other beings, putting them under the control of Dark Matter. ^[10] At the core of the giant cloud is 0, a giant eye, which controls the Dark Matter. It is a force of negative energy that lives a lonely existence. It is jealous of Dream Land's lifestyle, so it constantly targets it to recreate Pop Star into a dark world where no one can be happy.

In Kirby's Dream Land 2, one small cloud first appears as a masked, robed being, wielding a magical sword. It assumes its general form afterwards. In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dark Matter attacks Pop Star, and possesses many of its inhabitants. Kirby eventually obtains the Heart Rod, and defeats it by destroying 0. It returns in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where it attacks Pop Star and many other planets. After being repelled from all of the planets, it forms as the Dark Star. It is controlled by 0² (Zero Two), an angelic-looking form of 0 with a halo, and geometric, segmented wings, who is destroyed along with the star. Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ...

Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア Naitomea) , also known as the Cloaked Nightmare^[9], is the ultimate villain of Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. After Nightmare invades the Fountain of Dreams, King Dedede splits up the Star Rod into seven pieces and gives them to his lieutenants, preventing Nightmare from using it to spread bad dreams. Kirby not knowing this, finds the pieces, and reunites it. Nightmare soon tries to steal it, but Kirby ends up using it to defeat him. Nightmare starts out as an orb that shoots stars, and he eventually transforms into a humanoid, vampire-like being with a tornado for a body. ^[1] Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ... This is a list of characters in the Kirby video game series. ...

Nightmare is also the main villain of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime. He runs 'NightMare Enterprises' (Holy Nightmare Co. in the Japanese version). In the dub, he is given the name of eNeMeE. The anime version of Nightmare already dominates much of the universe from the series' beginning. He uses his ability to create an endless number of creatures known as demon beasts to conquer civilizations. He also sells them to unsuspecting customers for a profit, via the Internet. His only opposition are the Star Warriors and Galaxy Soldier Army, but he defeated all but a few of them before the show begins. As told in one of Nightmare's lines later in the series, he is an embodiment of life's fear and suffering, and so he strives to bring more pain in order to increase his power, and will always exist as long as people hold fear in their hearts. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ...

Supporting characters

Adeleine

Adeleine originally appeared in Kirby's Dream Land 3 as one of the boss characters; under the name "Ado". Her name was changed for her appearance in Kirby 64, where she appears as a miniboss early in the game and then a helper once she is defeated. Adeleine had no direct effect on the game-play, but her paintings provided clues on various puzzles and sometimes provided Kirby with power-ups or health restoration. She was also playable in the multiplayer mode for that game. Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ... Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is a Kirby video game published for the Nintendo 64 in 2000. ...

Dyna Blade

Dyna Blade (ダイナブレイド, Daina Buredo^?) is an enormous, armored bird that acts as both a friend and a foe in Kirby Super Star. In her self-titled game, she destroys all of Dream Land's crops to feed her chicks. Kirby defeats her not knowing this, so he ends up feeding the chicks and teaching them how to fly. For doing so, Dyna Blade helps Kirby get back on the Halberd only to be shot down by the ship's crew in the Revenge of Meta-Knight game. She makes a cameo appearance in Kirby's Air Ride, and also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ... This is a list of characters in the Kirby universe. ... Kirby Air Ride (often incorrectly called Kirbys Air Ride) is a 2003 racing video game featuring Nintendos pink puffball, Kirby. ... Super Smash Bros. ...

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Dyna Blade is shown as a legendary bird that is worshipped by the citizens of Dream Land. King Dedede hatches a plot to get rid of Kirby by tricking him into (seemingly) eating her egg, which infuriates Dyna Blade and cause her to chase and attack Kirby for much of the episode, until her chick appears and Kirby feeds it, placating Dyna. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ...

Escargoon

Doctor Escargon (ドクター・エスカルゴン, Dokutaa Esukarugon^?) is an anthropomorphic snail that serves King Dedede in the anime series. He is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in the Japanese version and Ted Lewis in the English dub. He originally leaves his mother's farm to become famous and make his mother proud, but ends up serving Dedede instead. He helps Dedede's plots by creating various inventions to help defeat Kirby. Anthropomorphism, also referred to as personification or prosopopeia, is the attribution of human characteristics to inanimate objects, animals, forces of nature, and others. ... For other uses, see Snail (disambiguation). ... Image:Naoki tatsuta. ... There have been several people of note called Ted Lewis. ...

Gooey

Gooey is Kirby's best friend, and described as a friendly blob of Dark Matter. ^[11] He first appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2, and could be found in the various bags in the game under certain conditions. In that game, his only function was to restore Kirby's health, but in Kirby's Dream Land 3 he was a playable character. He is essentially a small blue blob of goo with a silly expression on his face. Gooey has similar powers to Kirby (except that he licks up enemies), and a second player can take control of him while the first player controls Kirby. In a single player game, Gooey can be summoned as a computer-controlled ally and during the game's final battle in space, Gooey's flying form is similar to Dark Matter. Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ...

Kirby's allies

Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3 feature various allies that can team up with Kirby and share powers. Kirby's Dream Land 2 introduces Rick the Hamster, Coo the Owl, and Kine the Ocean Sunfish. Kirby's Dream Land 3 introduces Nago the cat, Pitch the Bird, and Chuchu the octopus. In Kirby 64, Kirby's Stone Cutter power allowed him to transfrom into a stone statue of each of his helpers each with unique movement abilities. Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ...

Knuckle Joe

Knuckle Joe is a popular Kirby character who first appears as a minor enemy in Kirby Super Star. He gives Kirby the fighter ability when inhaled, and can also be summoned as a helper for that ability. He later makes his appearance in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime as the son of a legendary Star Warrior who fought side by side with Meta Knight until he was turned into a monster by Nightmare and afterwards killed by his friend. Knuckle Joe is an angry and impulsive kid at the best of times, and his moves are very powerful. First appearing in the episode "Kirby's Duel with the Son/Here Comes the Son", Joe went to Dream Land seeking the Star Warrior who killed his father. Dedede made Joe think that it was Kirby, but he soon learned that he was after the wrong enemy when he met MK. He also learned that he had been consumed by hatred in his quest for revenge on the Star Warrior who killed his father, which was a perfect opportunity for Nightmare, who turned Joe into a needle-firing monster who could fire spikes. After being bested by Kirby, Joe decided to fight on his side from that point on. He later returned in the episode "Monster Management" as a supposed monster manager but was really a monster hunter, eventually teaming up with Kirby to destroy the monster Masher. He also later discovered the secret within his father's locket with his baby picture in it in the episode "Masher 2.0" as well as its fighting power, which helped him, with help from Kirby and friends, destroy Masher 2.0, and even later, teamed up with Sirica, Arthur, and his knights to help Kirby and co., having been joined by Kit Cosmos, battle Nightmare. Knuckle Joe later appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy. He is voiced by Minami Takayama in the Japanese versions of both the Kirby anime and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and by Alésia Glidewell in the American version of that same game.^[12] Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ... Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... Super Smash Bros. ... Minami Takayama (高山 みなみ Takayama Minami) is a voice actress (seiyÅ«) and a popular singer in Japan. ...

Ribbon

Her only appearance was in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards as Kirby's partner in collecting the crystals scattered across the galaxy. Her home planet, Ripple Star, was the first to be corrupted and enslaved by a massive Dark Matter invasion, and upon her escape thanks to the Queen, she landed on Pop Star and met Kirby. The two worked together along with Adeleine, Dedede and Waddle Dee to eventually collect all of the shards and stop Dark Matter. Despite being a main character, her only purpose in the game was to fly in and collect the three shards hidden throughout each level in the game, but only after Kirby locates and touches them. During the final battle against Zero Two, she flies with Kirby and lends him her power. She also gives him a kiss for saving her planet at the final true ending of the game. She has not appeared in any other games since Kirby 64.

Sirica

Sirica is an extraterrestrial who is one of a small prominence of female characters in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, and looks a lot like Tiff, the lead female character. She is the daughter of the legendary Galaxy Soldier Garlude, who teamed up with Meta Knight to reclaim Galaxia and was killed by Kirisakin while throwing the sword to her friend. Sirica is just as angry and impulsive as Knuckle Joe, and wields a weapon that can transform into a flamethrower, a grappling hook, a bazooka, a machine gun, and a sword. First appearing in the episode "Crusade for the Blade", she attacked Meta Knight trying to seize his sword for herself. She believed that he stole it and left her mother to die by Kirisakin's hands, but was eventually proven wrong when she learned the truth from the sword. In the end, she helped Kirby use Galaxia to destroy Kirisakin, and therefore became friends with him and co., as well as Meta Knight. She later returned in the final episodes, joining Knuckle Joe, Arthur, and his knights as they helped Kirby and friends battle Nightmare. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ...

Sirica is voiced by Tomoe Hanba in the Japanese version and Veronica Taylor in the English dub, who voice Ash Ketchum from the Pokémon anime. Tomoe Hanba ), born June 9, 1972 in Tokyo, is a seiyÅ« who works for Arts Vision. ... Veronica Taylor (born April 9, 1978) is an American voice actress. ... Ash Ketchum, known as Satoshi ) in Japan, is a fictional character and main protagonist from the Pokémon anime. ... The official Pokémon logo. ...

Sir Ebrum & Lady Like

Sir Ebrum (Pamu/Parm) and Lady Like (Memu) are characters in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. They are the parents of Tiff and Tuff who work and live in King Dedede's Castle and keep peace between their strong-willed offspring and their rambuctious employer. Sir Ebrum is voiced by Takashi Nagasako in the Japanese version and Mike Pollock in the English dub, while Lady Like is voiced by Yuko Mizutani in the Japanese version and Kayzie Rogers in the English dub. Lady Like is usually the one out of the two who is suspicious of Dedede's plots since they put her children in danger as well, although even Sir Ebrum gets suspicious sometimes. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... Takashi Nagasako (長嶝 高士 Nagasako Takashi, born February 24, 1964) is a seiyū who was born in Yamagata. ... Mike Pollock (Birth name Michael B. Pollock; Born March 9, 1965) is an actor, famous for playing characters in anime dubs by 4Kids Entertainment. ... Yuko Mizutani (æ°´è°· 優子 Mizutani YÅ«ko, born November 4, 1964) is a seiyÅ« who was born in Aichi. ... Kayzie Rogers is an American voice actress. ...

Enemies

Kracko

Kracko (クラッコ, Kurakko^?) is a recurring boss that first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land. It resembles a large cumulus cloud with spikes protruding from all sides, and a single large eyeball in the center. It attacks with electricity, rain, and small "Co-Krackos." Kracko is typically first seen in an "immature form", sometimes called Mini-Kracko or Kracko Jr. It retains its huge eye, but the eye is surrounded by four orbs, which it either spins rapidly or launches in different patterns. This form either fights as a mini-boss earlier in various games, or immediately prior to transforming to its "adult" form. Kirbys Dream Land, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby , lit. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Kracko appears in the Kirby anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode, "Secret of the Star Warrior/Dark and Stormy Knight". It is bought by King Dedede from Nightmare Enterprises to defeat Kirby. It attempts to attack him, but it is eventually defeated by Sword Kirby. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ...

Lololo and Lalala

Lololo and Lalala (ロロロ と ラララ, Rororo to Rarara^?) are fictional characters from the Kirby series of video games created by HAL Laboratory. They are based on a pair of characters from the Adventures of Lolo series, a creation of HAL Laboratories on the Nintendo Entertainment System. They also appear in the anime, where they are known as Fololo and Falala in the English dub, and they reside in King Dedede's castle. They were once a single monster working for Nightmare Enterprises called Lola, but were split into two by another monster named Splice 'n' Dice (Kitarri Hatarri in the Japanese version) and sent to Dedede as punishment for being too soft-hearted. A fictional character is any person, persona, identity, or entity whose existence originates from a work of fiction. ... Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... HAL Laboratory, Inc. ... Adventures of Lolo is a puzzle game released in early 1989 by HAL Corporation for the Nintendo Entertainment System. ... “NES” redirects here. ...

Marx

Marx's history is a virtual mystery. He resembles a Kirby-like being with a jester's hat, and his preferred method of locomotion appears to consist of hopping on what appears to be a beach ball. His debut was in Kirby Super Star. Initially, he donned the guise of a would-be friend to the inhabitants of Popstar, offering Kirby news of the Sun and Moon's vicious fight and also mentioning the key to a peaceful conclusion: the wish-granting mechanical star known as NOVA. Little did anyone realize Marx's machiavellian intentions. Upon Kirby's success in summoning NOVA... Marx appeared, gleeful in his bid for domination. He made a single wish: to control Popstar. A hideous transformation ensued, but Kirby managed to cripple NOVA, defeat Marx, and send the latter hurtling into the former... seemingly defeating the would-be tyrant once and for all. Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ...

Meta-Knights

The Meta-Knights are a group of soldiers led by Meta Knight, who often uses them to test Kirby's skills throughout Kirby's Adventure, which is their first appearance. The Meta-Knights include Axe Knight, Mace Knight, Javelin Knight, and Trident Knight, however, fans often refer to them as Meta Axe, Meta Chain, Meta Droid, and Meta Lance respectively. They are four distinct armored soldiers that each wield the weapon they are named for. Axe Knight moves along the floor, swinging axes around, so he must be attacked from behind; he does not turn around. Mace Knight swings his mace over his head and throws it for considerable range and power. Javelin Knight looks like a black pod that jumps around the room, and occasionally flashes and summons a spear to grab and spin with, until he discards it. Trident Knight moves forwards and backwards until it tosses an electrified trident at you. He throws them where you are, so range is not important. Metaknight, as shown in Kirby Air Ride Meta-Knight is a boss that appears in most Kirby games, usually as the boss right before Dedede, though his evil twin, Dark Meta-Knight, once took the usual role of Dedede himself. ... Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ...

The Meta-Knights return in Kirby Super Star where they aided Meta Knight in his attempt to conquer Dream Land via his warship, the Halberd. As their first appearance was in Kirby's Adventure, the four knights also appear in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the Game Boy Advance remake. Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ... Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ... “GBA” redirects here. ...

Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright

Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright are tag-team bosses first appearing in Kirby's Adventure at the end of Level 3, Butter Building. Mr. Shine appears as a crescent moon with a face and limbs, while Mr. Bright is a sun with similar features. As their type suggests, they love to fight tag-team style. One in the air will rain down beams or make stars falls for Kirby to spit out at the one on the ground, who will throw projectiles or try to ram into him. Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ...

Kirby's Dream Land 2 is quite a popular appearance for both of them because of their famous eclipse attack, where they both come together causing Mr. Shine to shade a small part of the area, giving Kirby little time to run there as fast as he can before Mr. Bright attacks with his burning heat. After both are defeated, they crash into each other in the background, making a fireworks display. Ado also paints Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright at the end of Cloudy Park in Kirby's Dream Land 3. Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ... This article is about astronomical eclipses. ... Kirbys Dream Land 3, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 3 , lit. ...

Nightmare Enterprises

Nightmare Enterprises (Holy Nightmare Co. in the Japanese version) is an organization in the anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, lead by Nightmare. Its purpose is creating monsters and by-products and selling them to unsuspecting customers through the internet. Some of the monsters are enemies and bosses from various Kirby games. However, the company was created as a front for Nightmare's monster armies, which he sends down to planets to conquer them in his quest to take over the entire universe. The Galaxy Soldier Army banded together to battle those monster armies, but many members were outnumbered and killed, save for a few lucky souls (including but not limited to Meta Knight). At the end of the anime, Nightmare Enterprises is ultimately destroyed by Kirby and friends. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ...

One of Nightmare Enterprises' main employees is its salesman (Customer Service in Japan), who sells monsters to King Dedede over the internet. In the Japanese version, he speaks politely but still doesn't pass up a chance to insult customers. In the dub, his personality is like that of a stereotypical, slimy used car salesman. In the final episode, he is revealed to be almost as short as Kirby.

WolfWrath (Chilidog in Japan) is one of a few legendary monsters made by Nightmare Enterprises, and one of its most ferocious and powerful, too. It has a history of almost having defeated Meta Knight and having attacked Sword Knight and Blade Knight, whom he saved both of from it. Its special abilities include blowing fireballs and setting fires to fuel its fighting power. It can also paralyze anyone it bites. Naturally, WolfWrath is also weak against water. It paralyzed Meta Knight with its fangs and nearly destroyed King Dedede's castle, and in the end, was defeated by Sword Kirby after he inhaled Galaxia. WolfWrath appears in the episode "Sword and Blade, Loyal and True/Hour of the WolfWrath".

The second of Nightmare Enterprises' legendary monsters is Kirisakin. Kirisakin is a large mandrill-like monster with purple fur, a horn on its head, a pair of pink stripes running down its back, and scythes for hands. Kirisakin is skilled in swordplay with its scythes (since it lacks an actual sword), and has a history of having killed Sirica's mother, Garlude, while she and Meta Knight were getting Galaxia back from it. Before that, it stole the sword after it was completed by the ancient fire race, Photoron. Years later while Sirica was trying to seize Galaxia, Kirisakin was delivered to King Dedede and headed to Kabu Canyon. It bested Sirica, Sword, and Blade, but was defeated by Kirby with Sirica's help. Kirisakin appears in the episode "Crusade for the Blade".

Masher, who also appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 as a minor enemy, is one of Nightmare's strongest monsters. It has massive physical strength and is able to swing its mace around with ease, and, despite its massive size and heavy weight, can even fly, spinning rapidly to strike its opponent. It was ordered up by Knuckle Joe when he was appointed as a a supposed monster manager for Nightmare Enterprises, who tag-teamed his attacks with it against Kirby. Eventually, Joe double-crossed Masher, and revealed that he was really a monster hunter now, only having downloaded it so he and Kirby could destroy it together. Masher appears in the episode "Monster Management". Kirbys Dream Land 2, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby 2 , lit. ...

Masher later returns in the episode "Masher 2.0" with the same name as the episode itself, as well as a great growth in size, a new look, and near-invincibility. Not only did it keep all of the same abilities it had before, it gained some new ones too. Now it could fly with its newly-built-in wings, as well as fire giant lasers from the red orb on its chest. It was first seen with its helpers, which are some of Nightmare's kaiju-esque monsters seen in Meta Knight's flashbacks, in a battle against Knuckle Joe on his home planet. Joe did good against the monsters, but not against Masher, and therefore had to make his escape. Later, Joe was finally able to destroy Masher again, with help from Kirby and friends, as well as the secret power within his father's locket with his baby picture in it.

Besides the monsters and by-products, Nightmare Enterprises also creates different kinds of warfare, ranging from laser guns to gun turrets to Destrayers (giant disk-shaped ships attack with lasers and fireballs) to Air Riders (alien creatures resembling ninjas and riding different Air Ride Machines). The company is housed by a massive blue UFO-like spaceship with an eye resembling O on its front and cyberspace cities on its exterior, as well as trenches, trolleys, elevators, and even a command center inside. The spaceship also houses Nightmare's chess board-like lair, as well as a school that his creations go to to learn how to be mean and scary. They are divided into four different classes and compete with each other to be the best. The school is headed by the monster Whippy (Hittei in Japan) as well as four evil clown-like creatures that head one class each, and resembles a circus in some ways.

Paint Roller

Paint Roller first appeared as the boss of Ice Cream Island in Kirby's Adventure, in a small room with nothing but a floor, two platforms and four canvases. It wears a baseball cap and roller skates, and rolls around the room, drawing enemies that come to life and attack Kirby. It guarded the second fragment of the Star Rod as King Dedede has instructed. It later appears in the remake of Kirby's Adventure, titled Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and then later appeared in Kirby: Canvas Curse as one of Drawcia's clones, in a boss level where the player had to help Kirby from being popped by using the Magic Paintbrush to finish all of his games. Kirbys Adventure, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kirby: Yume no Izumi no Monogatari , lit. ...

Paint Roller also appears in the anime. It appears in the Kirby anime episode, "Dedede's Monsterpiece". He made his debut when he was delivered to King Dedede, who didn't care about fine art. He went to Dedede's newly-built art museum, where he went around messing with the paintings. Kirby inhaled PR's paintbrush, and became Paint Kirby. They dueled and dodged with their paintings, which can come to life, as well as their roller blades. Kirby eventually got the best of Paint Roller with a painted missile of his, which homed in on the monster and his painted bomb, causing a massive, messy paint explosion that took out the entire art museum and splattered paint all over Kirby in the process.

Poppy Bros.

The Poppy Bros. are a pair of fictional enemies found in Kirby video games, generally as regular enemies, minibosses, or bosses. An older version of the Poppy Bros. is Poppy Sr. Poppies all wear blue caps and hop around, throwing bombs at Kirby. Kirby can suck up the bombs and spit them back out at the Poppies to cause damage to them. They generally also hop around the area, trying to damage Kirby by touching him. A Poppy can be swallowed by Kirby to obtain the Bomb copy ability, or in Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland the Crash ability, with which he can destroy all the enemies on the screen excluding Gordos and Shotzos. The Bomb ability can also be turned into a Poppy Bro in Kirby Super Star, who will then throw bombs at enemies to help Kirby. FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... // Kirby is a common place name, surname, and given name. ... Computer and video games redirects here. ... Flag Ship from the video game Gorf In video games, a boss (sometimes called a guardian) is a particularly large or difficult computer-controlled character that must be defeated at the end of a segment of a game, whether it be for a level, an episode, or the very end... Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ...

The Poppy Bros. also own one of three pinball tables in Kirby's Pinball Land, where they are featured as bosses. When the battle starts, there is one. By hitting him several times, another Poppy Bro will appear. They throw bombs at Kirby and at the flippers to disable them temporarily. By repeatedly hitting them, Kirby can defeat them. This article is about the arcade game. ... Kirbys Pinball Land is a pinball video game for the Game Boy starring Kirby as the ball. ...

Waddle Dee

Waddle Dees are the most common enemies in the series. Waddle Dees have a similar appearance to Kirby. They have small stubby arms and small feet. Their face is always a light tan color, as are their feet, with their main bodies usually a dark red. They also appear in other colors, such as yellow, orange, or gold. When Kirby sucks one up, nothing happens. They generally attack by running into Kirby, but they can also wield parasols and spears. Parasol wielding Waddle Dees can be used as allies in Kirby Super Star, and as a playable character in Kirby: Canvas Curse. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has one Waddle Dee forming an alliance with Kirby after freed from the possession by Dark Matter. Waddle Dee occasionally appears in levels to help Kirby progress through them, usually using random means of transportation such as log rafts and mine carts. Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ... Kirby Super Star, known in Japan as Hoshi no Kaabii: Super Deluxe , lit. ...

In the Kirby anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, there is a multitude of Waddle Dees who serve as King Dedede's servants. They work around the castle as guards, maids, cooks, repairmen, or any other job that needs doing. However, they are rather clumsy and weak and can often mess up. They serve him because they serve anyone that feeds them and gives them shelter. Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, known as Hoshi no Kirby (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kaabi, literally Kirby of the Stars) in Japan, is an anime series based on Nintendos Kirby franchise. ... This is a list of characters in the Kirby video game series. ...

Waddle Doo

Waddle Doo is a fictional character and species from Nintendo's Kirby franchise. They look like Waddle Dees, but have only one huge eye. They appear in most games. If Kirby sucks up one of these, it will give him a beam ability, accompanied by a jester's hat in Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby's friendly Waddle Dee was taken over by Dark Matter, and when he lifted his face back up, he was a Waddle Doo. That was the only Waddle Doo in the game. Waddle Dees and occasionally a rare Waddle Doo are used by King Dedede as projectiles in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. ^[4] FicTioNaL is a Gaming Legend. ... For the video game system, see Nintendo Entertainment System. ... Kirby ) is a fictional character and hero of Nintendos Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. ...

Whispy Woods

Whispy Woods (ウイスピーウッズ, Uisupī Uzzu^?) is a large apple tree whose most common attack is dropping apples from his branches. He generally appears as a boss, usually the first one in many Kirby games. Flag Ship from the video game Gorf A boss is an enemy-based challenge in video games that, once encountered, stops the games progression until the player is able either to surmount the enemy or is thwarted by it. ...

The anime features him as the king of forest in Dream Land. Whispy is several hundred years old, and very wise, though he has a bit of a temper. He's very kind to his friends, but shows no mercy to those that threaten his kingdom. At first, he believes Kirby and his friends are intruders when they build a campfire around him. It turns out to be a setup by Dedede, who wants to destroy Whispy to build a golf course. After most of the forest burns, it is revived by one of Whispy's apples. Dedede continues to constantly try to build his golf course during the series, while Whispy becomes Kirby's ally.

Whispy Woods is also featured in the Super Smash Bros. series. In the N64 version, Whispy appears on the "Dream Land" stage and attempts to blow the fighters away with its breath. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, in addition to the original N64 stage, Whispy also appers in the backround of the "Green Greens" stage where he drops apples (some to eat, others to throw) in addition to blowing the fighters around. The Green Greens stage is, in turn, reused in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Super Smash Bros. ... Super Smash Bros. ...

Minor enemies

In his adventures Kirby comes across a lot of minor enemies, and most of them can be inhaled to obtain abilities. Some of these enemies include (alphabetical):

• Bio Spark
• Blade Knight
• Blipper
• Bronto Burt
• Broom Hatter
• Burnin' Leo
• Cappy
• Capsule J.
• Twizzy
• Chilly
• Jungle Bomb
• Gator
• Lovely
• Gim
• Glunk
• Gordo
• Grizzo
• Tookey
• Bomber
• Kabu
• Laser Ball
• Walkie
• Parasol Waddle Dee
• Plasma Wisp
• Poppy Bros.
• Rocky
• Scarfy
• Shotzo
• Sim Mirror
• Sir Kibble
• Slippy
• Squishy
• TAC
• Waddle Doo
• Wheelie
• and many more.

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