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[–] blanketswithsmallpox@lemmy.world 31 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That's it. That's the lore. That's how much people like to hype up kirby lore despite it being a big ol nothingburger. That's why he's just so upset about all that hype and then... the big reveal. Kirby eat things.

[–] Sombyr@lemmy.zip 21 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's also the fact that there are other potential incarnations of Kirby also wandering around the universe, except they're evil. Also they seem to be able to kill omnipotent gods somehow. And potentially create them too. I think there was also something about Nova or whatever his name was being made by the same species Kirby is?
Which, because they're all dead except Kirby and Metaknight implied that there's something capable of killing them, too, that we've never seen.

Also Kirby probably never killed 0. It would seem he can't die in fact. And he seems to be what happens when Kirby reincarnates as evil instead of good.
The final boss of Kirby Squeak Squad is implied to be an incarnation of 0. In Japan his name is even "Dark 0."

Kirby lore is basically "Lovecraft for Kids" if you ask me. Way simpler than traditional cosmic horror, but it has the same elements.

[–] brsrklf@jlai.lu 2 points 10 months ago

The latest villain in the series was unusually weird, IMO

::: spoiler especially with the whole lab experiment treatment and cartoon biological horror moments. Also the unknown fate of the people who used its power to depart for some dream dimension or whatever. :::

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 10 months ago (1 children)

In the last game, Forgotten Land, Kirby fights against a god level dimension warping motherfucker who corrupted all the animals and steals souls for power. After being Kirb stomped, Fecto Elfilis creates a pocket dimension to escape to that contains all the souls and warped versions of the bosses. A pivotal part of the end boss build up is a wall of flesh/psychic material chases after you, the goopy mass swarming with the faces of those it's consumed.

This isnt even lore yet - it's gameplay. Kirby is also haunted by Meta Knight, space wizards from other dimensions, and so much more. It isn't hype to just talk about what's happening in the game.

[–] thirstyhyena@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So Meta Knight and such are the good guys? (Serious question)

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Depends on the game as the characters grow from enemies to conflicted allies who have to fight wizards and extra dimensional beasts. But yeah, they're pretty chill around each other as long as no one fucks with the Waddle Dees.