* AlternateCharacterInterpretation: Kirby is quite a cocky {{Jerkass}} in ''Kirby's Avalanche'' (even though the game is not technically canon).
** More famously: Kirby is notable for being a much less straightforward hero then most of them, notably [[IAmAHumanitarian eating definitely sentient beings alive]], releasing [[EldritchAbomination eldritch abominations]] on a daily basis, and sometimes, going on quests and slaughtering people for rather... ambiguous reasons (in ''Squeak Squad'': '''''CAKE'''''.) This led to many alternative interpretations of Kirby.
*** Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily plays with this; for instance, Meta Knight once says to Dedede: "Like it or not, you and Kirby aren't that different, but where he has childlike optimism, you have untempered malice."
*** ThereWillBeBrawl plays with it too, [[IAmAHumanitarian and]] [[NightmareFuel how.]]
*** SonicForHire plays this as well in [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rdnBWpHwayA this episode]]. He [[spoiler:then becomes somewhat of a regular character throughout the series, doing psychotic things like randomly eating people for fun and setting a bar on fire]].
** It should be noted that Dedede has a LOT more friends than Kirby in the games. Pretty much his only in-game friends outside of [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]] and the latter two Dream Land games are all created by him somehow. Pretty much everybody else has tried to kill him at least once.
* AnticlimaxBoss: Waddle Dee. In Revenge of the King, he is the last boss before King Dedede. He's [[BreatherBoss laughably easy]].
** It's the same Waddle Dee that appears in the Arena in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' [[VideoGameRemake Ultra.]]
** [[spoiler:Dark Nebula]] is laughably easy compared to the battle just before it. [[spoiler:0^2]] is also easier than [[ThatOneBoss Miracle Matter]].
* SugarWiki/AwesomeMusic: There are a massive list of songs from the series that are just plain amazing to hear, a list can be found [[AwesomeMusic/{{Kirby}} here]].
* BestBossEver: The series has some really fun bosses, considering that the series was the former namer for EasyLevelsHardBosses. See [[Awesome/BossesKirby this page]].
* CrazyAwesome: King Dedede. He's the [[AuthorityInNameOnly king of Dreamland,]] wears a pimp coat, and fights with [[DropTheHammer a hammer]]. Also? He is a blue [[EverythingIsBetterWithPenguins penguin]].
** Masked Dedede takes this UpToEleven. Case in point: [[spoiler:the fight takes place in ''an electrified cage.'']]
* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: The series has its moments, but above them all stands the ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' segment ''"Revenge Of Meta Knight"'' in its entirety. StormingTheCastle turned UpToEleven, reaching {{HSQ}} levels. Seriously. And [[EnemyChatter you get to hear the bad guys]] becoming ''progressively more and more afraid of you'', as if you were the [[GoshDangitToHeck goshdang]] Batman, while you singlehandedly destroy a frickin' airship! '''''Hell yeah.'''''
** The whole "storm the castle while your enemies panic" bit is repeated in the final level of "Revenge of the King" in Super Star Ultra.
** Meta-Knight wishes to have released the strongest warrior in the galaxy, locked away for fear of his power, for the sole purpose of ''kicking said warrior's ass''. Which he proceeds to do [[hottip:*:Or not, since this boss fight, while not NintendoHard, is pretty painful the first few times, due to the fact that Galacta Knight is basically a computer controlled, [[LightIsNotGood white and feather-winged]], extra-badass Meta-Knight with a lance and shield, making the fight as fun as it is awesome).]] Why? For training purposes. Or fun. Or just to prove he could.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' again. When you start ''"Milky Way Wishes"'', the tutorial tells you that [[spoiler:you can't copy your enemies' abilities as you previously did]]. Cue Kirby's obvious, hilarious OhCrap.
** [[IncrediblyLamePun Have fun]] [[Funny/{{Kirby}} with the rest.]]
* CultClassic: ''Air Ride'' has been getting more and more popular each year since its release.
* DesignatedVillain: Many games have Kirby attack King Dedede and his forces under the assumption that he's the villain, when in fact Dedede turns out to be trying to STOP the real villain of the game.
* DracoInLeatherPants: Many Kirby fans think Zero is a lonely, sad being that just wants some friends - though this does have some basis in canon, as it's stated that it can't feel positive emotions and wants to destroy the world out of jealousy. The awesome battle music probably helps (especially the Zero 2 music mentioned above.)
* EarWorm: Pick a song, ANY song from the games. Case in point: the Invincibility jingle. It doesn't help that the games have a habit of endlessly recycling/remixing music used from previous games.
* EnsembleDarkHorse: Galacta Knight of ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''. He only showed up for one battle and didn't even get a single line of dialogue, yet already fans are spinning FanWank about his origins and clamouring for him to appear in another game, [[spoiler:which came true in ''KirbysReturnToDreamLand''.]]
** Meta Knight. To the point where he gets to be a playable character in Air Ride, Nightmare in Dreamland, and Super Star Ultra, and now Return to Dreamland. His FaceShip, the [[StealthPun Halberd]], is a major plot point in the [[SuperSmashBros Subspace Emissary]] and the only original Kirby stage in the game.
** Adeleine from ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]''. For being a minor character in one (or two?) games, she has quite a fanbase - possibly helped by ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'', where she's a prominent character.
** Nightmare, despite only appearing in the second game, its remake, the [[KirbyoftheStars anime]], and a cameo in one of the subgames in ''Mass Attack'', fans remember him and want him to make a comeback. He's not as popular as Marx, but more or less, Nightmare's memorable.
*** Speaking of Marx, he's an example of this trope too. He is considered one of the best villains (or at least boss battles), and is overall quite memorable. Just look at all the fan art.
*** Zero/0. On top of having two games to his name (''Dreamland 3'' and ''Crystal Shards''), this guy leaves one hell of an impression by '''''SHOOTING HIS BLOOD AT KIRBY.'''''
** Ribbon. Kirby's first love interest, [[spoiler: and the only person to ever kiss Kirby]]? ''Hell '''yeah'''''.
** Bandana Dee, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin a Waddle Dee with a bandana]] seems to be rapidly gaining popularity, especially after the announcement he was playable in KirbysReturnToDreamland.
*** {{Lampshaded}} by his pause screen description in the game, which calls him "everyone's favorite idol".
** Magolor seems to be quickly becoming this. It probably helps that he has one of the best character designs in the whole Kirby series, and that when he pricks his ears down, [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter his cuteness rivals Kirby's.]] [[spoiler: Until he [[EtTuBrute steals Landia's crown]], that is.]]
*** Nintendo seems to have acknowledged this as [[spoiler: Magolor is back in Dream Collection, alive and well, he also did a HeelFaceTurn and genuinely wants to be Kirby's friend, and he's as cute as ever]]
** Poppy Bros. Jr is getting a sizable amount of popularity recently, thanks in part to the WebVideo/GameGrumps. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4m5mr41g4c He's walking around in his banana shoes!]]
* EvenBetterSequel: The original Kirby game was a fairly standard side-scroller that was pretty enjoyable for what it was, but was laughably short and easy (although the latter is compensated by the unlockable Hard Mode--[[NintendoHard and it lives up to its name, all right]]) and didn't even allow you to copy abilities! ''Kirby's Adventure'' then came out on the NES and blew the original out of the water by offering more levels, the series-trademark copy abilities, and a save feature! ''Kirby's Dreamland 2'', while not quite as good as ''Adventure'', at least brought these improvements down to a portable level.
* FandomBerserkButton: Some parts of the Kirby fandom don't seem to accept any other variations of the name "Meta Knight".
** People who think Kirby is a girl.
* {{Fanon}}: Due to 0/0[[superscript:2]]'s crying appearance, many fans like to believe that 0 attacks the entire galaxy due to being jealous at everyone else's ability to feel positive emotion.
* FridgeBrilliance: Why are the {{Big Bad}}s of the games usually so nightmarish? Because it's ''Dream''land, it's only fitting that the antagonists inspire nightmares.
* FridgeHorror: Jim Sterling gives a lecture on the FridgeHorror of the Kirby franchise in [[http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/4850-National-Kirby-Day this]] episode of the Jimquisition.
* GameBreaker: You can ''destroy'' The Arena (and later The [[NintendoHard True]] [[HarderThanHard Arena]]) with Hammer and Plasma, the former having Hammer Flip, which does one of the highest damages of a non one-time-use ability in the game, and the latter of which provides an extra shield when fully charged. This makes them both AwesomeYetPractical.
** If you master the quick charge trick, the aforementioned Plasma power from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' becomes the most broken power the series has ever seen. Due to this, it was slightly Nerfed in the DS version, requiring more charge-up time.
** There's also Tornado, which has the amazing ability to kill almost every boss in the series. In fact, every boss in ''Squeak Squad'' can be killed very easily with it, including the final boss. It's an even better choice for the final boss than the EleventhHourSuperpower! Cranked UpToEleven in KirbysReturnToDreamLand, where stronger moves were made avaliable. Heck, you can annhilate [[spoiler:'''Magolor Soul''']] pretty easily with Tornado. Yep, an InfinityMinusOneSword in comparison to Super Abilities.
** Also Hi-Jump, at least in Kirby's Adventure, which not only does high damage to bosses, but makes you invincible while doing so and sending you out of harm's way. Not always useful outside bosses, however.
** The Copy helper (TAC) in the original Kirby: Super Star on the SNES. Normally, it allows the helper to copy abilities like Kirby himself. But if there's no power to copy (mostly on bosses), it just does massive damage! And it's spammable! [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vWwdnFBohfE See for yourself]], especially 2:52. It completely heals every time you copy a power, and when it guards, you become immune to all damage as well.
** In Dreamland 2, Coo + Parasol can rip apart everything ''including the angry Propeller Bombs''. The whole thing got a well deserved nerf in 3.
** Chu Chu's [[FlyingBroomstick Clean power]] trivializes pretty much any midair segment (short of those that require quick movement).
* GoddamnedBats: The Bronto Burts and Pteran placement in the later levels of ''Dreamland 3'' rival that of the Medusa heads in the early ''{{Castlevania}}''s. And yes, ''also'' bats.
* HellIsThatNoise: Combining this with MostAnnoyingSound gives you the final phase of ''"Revenge Of Meta Knight"''.
** The music for Ripple Star's second level. The cute SugarBowl of the first level [[MoodWhiplash is quickly cut off]] when you reach the second and are welcomed with the ruined fairy castle and hear that damn ScareChord dirge.
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nfHah9s6BWE That... bloodcurling... SCREAM!]]
* HilariousInHindsight: One look at [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-8db508yrE this commercial]] for ''Kirby's Adventure'' and suddenly the concept of ''[[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvULlC9c7xg Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' becomes all the more hilarious.
** Also, Marx's mouth laser attack. [[BreathWeapon Imma Firin Ma Lazah!]]
** Rick the Hamster. With the Stone ability, he can [[{{Rickroll}} roll]].
** "Mago" means [[spoiler:"wizard"]] in some languages, and "lor" means [[spoiler:"dirty"]] in others (and he ''does'' fit the name of [[spoiler: Dirty Wizard]]). This would be a MeaningfulName if the two meanings came from the same language, but since they don't, it's just a funny coincidence.
* [[ItsEasySoItSucks It's Easy So It]] [[StealthPun Sucks]]: The games may be easy, but this is generally [[AvertedTrope averted]] - they were actually designed to be very easy yet nobody seems to have any problem. This becomes quite weird when you hear this trope being invoked elsewhere, since how many other games allow you to ''fly over most of the stage'' without even having to find a power-up?
* JerkassWoobie: Some sources on the English side claim that Zero wants to have a friend, but it cannot. Who could love or be friends with a giant eyeball? Zero is also an entity that feels only negative emotions and is unable to feel happiness or any positive emotion. It attacks Dreamland because it thinks that if it cannot be happy, then neither can anyone else. Sad, isn't it? This troper has no idea what sources on the Japanese side say, so if anyone knows, please step forward and explain.
* LoveItOrHateIt: You'll either love the slower paced gameplay, Gooey, [[PowerUpMount Animal Friends]] and scribbly graphics of ''Dream Land 3'' or hate it for just the same reasons. The most hardcore of the fanbase generally like it, though.
* MagnificentBastard: Without a doubt, Meta Knight. In fact, even leaning more towards being a GuileHero in KirbyRightBackAtYa.
** [[spoiler:Marx, who arranged for the sun and moon to fight and used Kirby to summon Nova so he could wish to take over Popstar.]]
** [[spoiler:Yin-Yarn lands himself right in this spot since he demonstrates his plan to take over Dreamland by having his fake Waddle Dees capture the real ones and then capturing and brainwashing Dedede and Meta Knight and sending them to Patch Land to fight Kirby under his control so he can have Dreamland all to himself. And, unlike most other villains, Yin-Yarn actually succeeds in taking over Dreamland.]]
** [[spoiler:Magolor, you magnificent bastard, we read your BOOK!]]
* MemeticBadass: During the BossRush in ''Super Star'', you will have to fight a Waddle Dee with five times the health of a normal Waddle Dee. It's still a CurbStompBattle BreatherBoss (he doesn't move, and you can still [[OneHitKill inhale him.]]) [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5Uu0dyH9CU A video]] on the internet portrayed him as an unstoppable god of destruction (via a player who thought it would be hilarious) and the fandom's pumped him up ever since.
** In case anyone wants to argue, [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0sZ7a1c_5A here]] is Waddle Dee proving his point. '''Contains spoilers!'''
** Kirby himself is this. There are Nintendo fans who firmly believe the pink puff's badassery is only rivaled by [[VideoGame/{{F-Zero}} Captain Falcon]].
* MemeticMutation: Gourmet Race has become one of the most remixed songs on Youtube. Sand Canyon and Candy Mountain[=/=]Skyhigh are hot on its tail. {{Stupid Statement Dance Mix}}es of ''LuckyStar'' voice clips to the tune of various ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' tracks are also quite popular.
** Recently, there was a Youtube fad involving Dedede screaming random things after getting beaten at the end of Spring Breeze.
** '''INVINCIBLE CANDY!''' (A running gag on Something Awful LetsPlay of any Kirby game, second only to...)
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yiZFUT-zMk&list=PLD741ACE7754011C6&index=32&feature=plpp_video DELICIOUS!]] (Whenever any food item is eaten, but especially Maximum Tomatoes.)
** The "Kirby ASCII Dance": (> ")> <(" <) (^ ")^ (v ")v
** ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn'' brings us Kirby's arrival in Patch Land and his observation that the grass feels like... pants.
* NeverLiveItDown: In ''Kirby Squeak Squad'', Kirby went on a rampage over a piece of cake. In every other platform game, his goals are more noble, although some fans hang on to this one instance and insist Kirby is a SociopathicHero.
* NightmareFuel: The series is placed in ''Dream Land'', so it's obvious that the enemies are related to nightmares. [[NightmareFuel/{{Kirby}} And you WILL have them]].
* PeripheryDemographic: Though the games are and remain mostly geared for children just beginning to play videogames, a good chunk of the fanbase are experienced gamers who grew up playing them and who gleefully return to each new installment, no matter how short or easy it is.
* RuleThirtyFour: Sadly not even Kirby is immune to it.
* {{Squick}}: In ''Super Star'' (and a few other games with co-op) A player can share the effects of a recently consumed food item by walking up to their ally at which point the two get face to face for a second. There's really no other way to interpret this animation as anything but player 1 spitting up what they had just eaten into player 2's mouth...
** Or they share the health gain with [[ThePowerOfLove a kiss]]. There's a distinct smacking sound when you do it.
*** [[HoYay Note that some of Kirby's helpers and all of his ''Return to Dream Land'' partners are male.]]
**** [[HoYay In Meta Knightmare Ultra, Metaknight does this with his helper as well.]]
**** [[CompletelyMissingThePoint Wait - he does this ''through'' his mask?]]
* TastesLikeDiabetes: The entire series, until MoodWhiplash kicks in and you fight the [[VileVillainSaccharineShow final]] [[EldritchAbomination boss.]]
* TearJerker: The ending of ''Revenge of the King'' in ''Super Star Ultra''. Poor Dedede. See [[TearJerker/{{Kirby}} here]] for more.
* ThatOneSidequest: ''Super NES [=MG5=]''.
* TheyChangedItNowItSucks / ItsEasySoItSucks: ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' is markedly easier than the game it's a remake of, ''Kirby's Adventure''... and it removed the [[VisualEffectsOfAwesome rotating tower]] segments from Butter Building for no apparent reason. Fans were not pleased.
* ViewerGenderConfusion: Kirby's gender is actually a mystery in the Japanese games, and the original developers refuse to designate an official gender. Averted in most translations since gender-neutral pronouns don't always work out (especially in English, which usually defaults to the masculine form).
* VillainSue: Nightmare is this personified. In the games, his cape protects his tornado-like body, which is his weak spot. In [[KirbyOfTheStars the anime]], he uses his cape to absorb attacks. He even treated the final battle as pretty much a joke and a fun game until [[OhCrap he saw Kirby]] [[spoiler:eat his own Warp Star and become Star Rod Kirby and [[WeaksauceWeakness use it to destroy him]]]]. To be fair, he lives up to his name since he's a living nightmare and therefore [[spoiler:can only be beaten inside a dream]].
* VindicatedByHistory: At the time of its release, ''Dream Land 3'' wasn't received very well because players wanted a game similar to Super Star, with copy abilities that had multiple moves and was fast paced. ''Dream Land 3'' returned to the slower paced style of gameplay of ''Dream Land 2'' and brought back the [[PowerUpMount Animal Friends]]. It also had a very controversial art style, using crayon and colored pencil like graphics, something never before seen for an entire game in the series. In the present, it's generally agreed ''Dream Land 3'' was a very good game, if not as good as ''Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' or ''Super Star''.
** It didn't help that ''Dream Land 3'' was one of the very last games for the {{SNES}}, coming out over a year after the {{Nintendo 64}}. It's actually amazing that HAL averted NoExportForYou for it.
* WildMassGuessing: We've got a whole page for it [[{{WMG/Kirby}} here]].
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: Zero can't feel positive emotions and is jealous of Dreamland's happiness, reasoning that if it can't be happy, nothing will be. Due to this, some of the Kirby fandom sees Zero as a DracoInLeatherPants.
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