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* King Dedede's name is ''not'' written in CamelCase; he's not "[=King DeDeDe=]." This error [[SpellMyNameWithAnS was made in some older media]], but the current spelling has been consistent since the early 2000s.

* Whatever you do, do '''not''' say that Kirby is evil, a monster, or the true threat to Dream Land, unless you're clearly joking in a friendly way. Unlike most misconceptions, where you'll usually be let off with a polite correction, the fans ''will tear into you.'' [[WebVideo/GameTheory MatPat]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AQKpfhiq4o learnt this the hard way.]]

* Don't call Kirby [[ViewerGenderConfusion a girl]] just because he's {{pink|MeansFeminine}}. If you're lucky, a fan will just politely correct you. However, Japan's official statement that Kirby has an AmbiguousGender while treating him as male with the strictly male pronouns being due to localization.

* Don't call Kirby [[ViewerGenderConfusion a girl]] just because he's {{pink|MeansFeminine}}. If you're lucky, a fan will just politely correct you. However, Japan has been indicating that Kirby has an AmbiguousGender with the male pronouns being due to localization.

* Don't call Kirby [[ViewerGenderConfusion a girl]] just because he's {{pink|MeansFeminine}}. If you're lucky, a fan will just politely correct you. However, Japan has been indicating that Kirby has an AmbigiousGender with the male pronouns being due to localization.

* Don't call Kirby [[ViewerGenderConfusion a girl]] just because he's {{pink|MeansFeminine}}. If you're lucky, a fan will just politely correct you.

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. Even in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', King Dedede is little more than a nuisance (most of time, anyway), and Meta Knight is one of Kirby's allies in the show. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct, but even there, in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl the Subspace Emissary]], their villainous build-ups[[note]]King Dedede turning [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] into a trophy, and the Shadow Bugs being dropped from the (stolen) Halberd[[/note]] [[GoodAllAlong were subverted]], with Dedede's [[BatmanGambit brilliant planning]] ultimately being one of the only two reasons that the BigBad didn't win[[note]]the other reason being Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'s timely assistance[[/note]].

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. Even in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', he's little more than a nuisance (most of time, anyway), and Meta Knight is one of Kirby's allies in the show. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct, but even there, in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl the Subspace Emissary]], their villainous build-ups[[note]]King Dedede turning [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] into a trophy, and the Shadow Bugs being dropped from the (stolen) Halberd[[/note]] [[GoodAllAlong were subverted]], with Dedede's [[BatmanGambit brilliant planning]] ultimately being one of the only two reasons that the BigBad didn't win[[note]]the other reason being Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'s timely assistance[[/note]].

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. Even in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', where King Dedede ''is'' an antagonist, he's never actually evil, and Meta Knight is one of Kirby's allies in the show. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct, but even there, in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl the Subspace Emissary]], their villainous build-ups[[note]]King Dedede turning [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Luigi]] into a trophy, and the Shadow Bugs being dropped from the (stolen) Halberd[[/note]] [[GoodAllAlong were subverted]], with Dedede's [[BatmanGambit brilliant planning]] ultimately being one of the only two reasons that the BigBad didn't win[[note]]the other reason being Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}'s timely assistance[[/note]].

* In light of a certain [[NamesTheSame character with the same name]], Zero Two (0
) is ''not'' to be confused with [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]].

* In light of a certain [[NamesTheSame character with the same name]], Zero Two (0
) is ''not'' to be confused with [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]].

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. Even in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', where King Dedede ''is'' an antagonist, he's never actually evil, and Meta Knight is one of Kirby's allies in the show. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct.

* In light of a certain [[NamesTheSame character with the same name]], Zero Two (0
) is ''not'' to be confused with [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]].

* Saying or implying that Masahiro Sakurai still works on the series is a big no-no. He left after ''VideoGame/KirbyAirRide'' (2003) and the position of General Director of the series was given to Shinya Kumazaki starting with ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra'' (2008/09).

* In light of a certain [[NamesTheSame character with the same name]], Zero Two (0^2) is ''not'' to be confused with [[Anime/DarlingInTheFranxx Zero Two]].

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. Even in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa'', where King Dedede ''was'' an antagonist, he was never evil. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct.

* Don't confuse Kirby with [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Jigglypuff]] or assume that he's a Pokémon in general.

* Likewise, calling King Dedede or Meta Knight evil or lumping them in with other Nintendo bad guys will also get a lot of ''Kirby'' fans up in arms, as neither have been truly villainous ([[BrainwashedAndCrazy at least of their own accord]]) since the '90s. The newer games treat them as Kirby's TrueCompanions. This isn't helped by the two of them being portrayed as more overt rivals to Kirby in ''Super Smash Bros.'' due to Sakurai neglecting canon from the ''Kirby'' games he didn't direct.

* Don't say "Meta-Knight" or "[=MetaKnight=]" is your favorite character; you won't hear the end of it. The Meta-Knights are a group of swordsmen Meta Knight leads, and [=MetaKnight=] doesn't exist. Like Dedede, this error was occasionally made in older media, but has since been ironed out.