History EnsembleDarkHorse / Kirby

* A lot of fans have noticed that certain characters from [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] have made cameos in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'', and fans of said anime naturally squeal with joy upon seeing them again. These characters include Escargoon, the NME salesman, Chef Shiitake, and Max Flexer.
* King Dedede is also very popular, mainly for [[AffablyEvil not really being a bad guy]], his [[DropTheHammer signature weapon]], and his

* A lot of fans have noticed that certain characters from [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] have made cameos in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack'', and fans of said anime naturally squeal with joy upon seeing them again. These characters include Escargoon, the NME salesman, Chef Shiitake, and Max Flexer.

* Meta Knight himself is also one, starting as just another boss in ''Kirby's Adventure'', then became the focus of one of ''Super Star'''s games, then becoming a plot-important character in some games like ''The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Squeak Squad'', became a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and returned in the next ''Smash Bros.'' game, and then became one of the playable characters in ''Return to Dream Land''. He's absent from ''Triple Deluxe'', for some reason. ([[spoiler: Although his dark counterpart returns as the final boss of Dededetour.]])
* Many of the enemies may also qualify, such as Waddle Doo and Knuckle Joe (who might both owe this to [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]]).
** Sword Knight definitely qualifies. Despite not appearing as often as Blade Knight, he has a large fanbase.

* ''Kirby 64'' is a Darkhorse game for the series. Aside from starring the aforementioned characters, it's a great aversion of PolygonCeiling, opting for a 2.5D presentation that keeps the gameplay unchanged, while providing some of the best animations and background art for the console. It possesses a fair amount of challenge while not being unfairly hard, and the popular mechanic of combining powers hasn't been seen since. Nowadays any game featuring character cameos or remixed music from the game is typically met with enthusiasm by fans.

* The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 may mainly have been popular due to being suprisingly symbolic for a ''Kirby'' game (he spits out blood) and due to his [[AwesomeMusic/{{Kirby}} awesome battle music]]. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby. Adeleine became a recurring character in the webcomic ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.

* Kirby 64 is a Darkhorse game for the series. Aside from starring the aforementioned characters, it's a great aversion of PolygonCeiling, opting for a 2.5D presentation that keeps the gameplay unchanged, while providing some of the best animations and background art for the console. It possesses a fair amount of challenge while not being unfairly hard, and the popular mechanic of combining powers hasn't been seen since. Nowadays any game featuring character cameos or remixed music from the game is typically met with enthusiasm by fans.

* The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 may mainly have been popular due to being suprisingly symbolic for a ''Kirby'' game (he spits out blood) and due to his [[AwesomeMusic/Kirby awesome battle music]]. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby. Adeleine became a recurring character in the webcomic ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.

* Meta Knight himself is also one, starting as just another boss in Kirby's Adventure, then became the focus of one of Super Star's games, then becoming a plot-important character in some games like The Amazing Mirror and Squeak Squad, became a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and returned in the next Smash Bros. game, and then became one of the playable characters in Return to Dream Land. He's absent from Triple Deluxe, for some reason. ([[spoiler: Although his dark counterpart returns as the final boss of Dededetour.]])
* Many of the enemies may also qualify, such as Waddle Doo and Knuckle Joe (who might both owe this to [[Anime/KirbyOfTheStars the anime]]).

* Rick, Kine and Coo, the animal friends from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'', are beloved by the fanbase, enough that in spite of only being part of the gameplay in their debut game and [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 its sequel]], they make cameos throughout the series. They even got to appear in [[Anime/KirbyOfTheStars the anime]] in spite of the fact that they were not created by Sakurai.
* The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 may mainly have been popular due to being suprisingly symbolic for a Kirby game (he spits out blood) and due to his CrowningMusicOfAwesome. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby. Adeleine became a recurring character in the webcomic ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.

* Kirby 64 is a Darkhorse game for the series. Aside from starring the aforementioned characters, it's a great aversion of PolygonCeiling, opting for a 2.5D presentation that keeps the gameplay unchanged, while providing some of the best animations and background art for the console. It possesses a fair amount of challenge while not being unfairly hard, and the FanFavorite mechanic of combining powers hasn't been seen since. Nowadays any game featuring character cameos or remixed music from the game is typically met with enthusiasm by fans.

** He's even become a very popular request for ''Super Smash Bros.'', and given how important he is nowadays, it's easy to see why some people think he's going to be put in.

** [[LampshadeHanging Hell, just take a look at his pause screen description in]] ''[[LampshadeHanging Return to Dream Land]]'' [[LampshadeHanging and the first words you'll see are "Hey, it's everyone's idol!"]]

* Meta Knight himself is also one, starting as just another boss in Kirby's Adventure, then became the focus of one of Super Star's games, then becoming a plot-important character in some games like The Amazing Mirror and Squeak Squad, became a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and returned in the next Smash Bros. game, and then became one of the playable characters in Return to Dream Land. He's absent from Triple Deluxe, for some reason.

* Meta Knight himself is also one, starting as just another boss in Kirby's Adventure, then became the focus of one of Super Star's games, then becoming a plot-important character in some games like The Amazing Mirror and Squeak Squad, became a playable character in [[Videogame/SuperSmashBros. ''Brawl'' and returned in the next ''Smash Bros. game]], and then became one of the playable characters in Return to Dream Land. He's absent from Triple Deluxe, for some reason.

* Meta Knight himself is also one, starting as just another boss in Kirby's Adventure, then being absent from Kirby's Dreamland 2 and 3 but becoming a MemeticBadass over time.

* The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby. Adeleine became a recurring character in the webcomic ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily''.

* The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby.

* Meta Knight himself is also one, becoming a MemeticBadass over time.

* Galacta Knight from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'', who, despite merely being a BonusBoss for the UpdatedRerelease, gained huge popularity with the fandom, particularly in the area of [[WildMassGuessing speculation]] regarding his relation to Meta Knight.

* Galacta Knight from ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}} Super Star Ultra'', who, despite merely being a BonusBoss for the UpdatedRerelease, gained huge popularity with the fandom, particularly in the area of [[WildMassGuessing speculation]] regarding his relation to Meta Knight.

* Bandana Dee, [[AscendedExtra who went from]] one-shot opponent in a ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' minigame, to the confirmed identity of the Waddle Dee boss in the remake (with speaking parts!), to a playable character in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', is gaining in popularity lately. Some {{Fanon}} even holds that he's the same Waddle Dee who partnered with Kirby in ''Kirby 64,'' just without his IconicItem.

* Bandana Dee, who went from one-shot opponent in a ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' minigame, to the confirmed identity of the Waddle Dee boss in the remake (with speaking parts!), to a playable character in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', is gaining in popularity lately. Some {{Fanon}} even holds that he's the same Waddle Dee who partnered with Kirby in ''Kirby 64,'' just without his IconicItem.
** [[LampshadeHanging Hell, just take a look at his pause screen description in]] [[LampshadeHanging ''Return to Dream Land'']] [[LampshadeHanging and the first words you'll see are "Hey, it's everyone's idol!"]]

** [[LampshadeHanging Hell, just take a look at his pause screen description in ''Return to Dream Land'' and the first words you'll see are "Hey it's everyone's idol!"]]

** Hell, just take a look at his pause screen description in ''Return'' and the first words you'll see are "Hey it's everyone's idol!"

** Hell just take a look at his pause screen description in ''Return'' and the first words you'll see are "Hey it's everyone's idol!"

* Bandana Dee, who went from one-shot opponent in a ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' minigame, to the confirmed identity of the Waddle Dee boss in the remake (with speaking parts!), to a playable character in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', is gaining in popularity lately.

** Meta Knight himself is also one, becoming a MemeticBadass over time.
** Many of the enemies may also qualify, such as Waddle Doo and Knuckle Joe (who might both owe this to [[Anime/KirbyOfTheStars the anime]]).
** The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''. Ribbon's popularity is probably due to her [[ImpliedLoveInterest implied relationship]] with Kirby.
** Bandana Dee, who went from one-shot opponent in a ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' minigame, to the confirmed identity of the Waddle Dee boss in the remake (with speaking parts!), to a playable character in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', is gaining in popularity lately.

** The one-shot characters from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'', such as Adeleine, Ribbon, and 02 have a TON of fanart for them. 02 even got a remix of his theme music in ''Brawl''.