History Memes / Kirby

** Unfair Magolor Soul (is canon)[[labelnote:Explanation]] A Kirby mod created box [=SoX=] that makes Magolor Soul much more difficult to fight, complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCA9ScZLQAM memeified remix of C-R-O-W-N-E-D]] which later got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFewIcdYMm0 a cover from Juno Sings.]] Some fans love to jokingly comment that the [[TrueFinalBoss True Arena version of Magolor Soul]] in ''Deluxe'' was inspired by the mod and VideoGame/KirbyRevengeOfDreamLand's final boss having a different colour background.[[/labelnote]]

* Kirby's feet[[labelnote:Explanation]]It has been proposed that Kirby's red feet are actually shoes and that he has human feet underneath. Horrifying fanart soon followed.[[/labelnote]]

* Cake genocide[[labelnote:Explanation]]''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'''s plot begins thanks to Kirby's cake being stolen, [[ExcusePlot which results in him going on the adventure in question]]. Thanks to the other games not being nearly as ridiculous in terms of its exposition, the fact that Kirby once went on a rampage over ''a piece of cake'' became memetic in sure time.[[/labelnote]]

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** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dpw0VvH4m0 1, 2, Oatmeal]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]]A [[SoBadItsGood awesomely bad]] version of Gourmet Race theme WithLyrics [[TranslationTrainWreck directly translated]] from German, is receiving a cool status.[[/labelnote]]

** From the German parts of the Internet, we have [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0gZaBCR9EI A vocal version of ""Gourmet Race"]], [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Dpw0VvH4m0 now also available in English]] from the same guy (different channel).

* ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'' is the best modern ''VideoGame/StarFox'' game.[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]The final boss of ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' is fought in a [[UnexpectedShmupLevel Rail Shooter]] segment similar to the classic gameplay of the ''Star Fox'' series. Since the most recent ''Star Fox'' games as of this writing have been rather lackluster, the fight against Star Dream is considered a SpiritualAdaptation to the series much better than these games themselves.[[/labelnote]]

** DEDEDE! DAT'S DA NAME YOU SHOULD KNOW! DEDEDE! HE'S DA KING OF DA SHOW! YOU'LL HOLLER AND HOOT! HE'LL GIVE KIRBY DA BOOT! DEDEDE IS DA ONE! [[labelnote:Explanation]] The Lyrics of Dedede: Comin' At Ya is also very memeworthy to the point where some fans have even try to splice other clips of Dedede's voice to make a full version of the theme song.[[/labelnote]]

* The "[[VictoryDance Kirby ASCII Dance]]"[[labelnote:Explanation]](> ")> <(" <) (^ ")^ (v ")v. It was even used in ''VideoGame/{{Roblox}}'' as one of the quickchat messages.[[/labelnote]]

* Pyribbit and [[BackgroundBoss the background]].[[labelnote:Explanation]]Pyribbit is widely agreed to be [[GoddamnedBoss the most annoying boss in the game]], since he spends most of his time [[BackgroundBoss hiding safely in the background]]. Thus, memes about Pyribbit and his supposed obsession with jumping into the background started popping up.[[/labelnote]]

** DEDEDE! DAT'S DA NAME YOU SHOULD KNOW! DEDEDE! HE'S DA KING OF DA SHOW! YOU'LL HOLLER AND HOOT! HE'LL GIVE KIRBY DA BOOT! DEDEDE IS DA ONE! [[labelnote:Explanation]]In Cartoon Buffoon, Dedede pulls a HostileShowTakeover and in his show, he sings this lyrics, which has become memeworthy. Some fans have even try to splice other clips of Dedede's voice to make a full version of the Dedede, Comin' at ya theme song.[[/labelnote]]

* The Item Bounce comment section[[labelnote:Explanation]]The song "City Trial: Item Bounce" is inspired by Klezmer music, which originated from the Ashkenazi Jewish community in central and eastern Europe. Consequently pretty much every upload of the song, whether it be the original or a cover, became a hotspot for Nazis in a similar vein to Hava Nagila, spouting antisemitic phrases and jokes with the subjects replaced with terminology from the ''Kirby'' universe, including references to (and denials of) UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust, quotes from ''Literature/TheProtocolsOfTheEldersOfZion'' or conspiracies. The discovery of this made the song and its title a popular subject for jokes among the ''Kirby'' fanbase mocking the kinds of comments it attracted, e.g. "When I'm in an antisemitism competition and my opponent is the ''Kirby Air Ride'' 'Item Bounce' comments section."[[/labelnote]]

* [[SuicideAsComedy Suicidal Poppy Bros Jr.]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Refers to [[https://media.tenor.com/1AuL1SJ7aJ8AAAAd/poppy-bros-jr-kirby.gif a gif]] of the first stage of Spring Breeze from ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar (Ultra)'', showing a Poppy Bro Jr. [[EpicFail walking up to a wall and throwing a bomb at it, killing itself]]. It's commonly used as a reaction image, similar to "I don't want to live on this planet anymore" from ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}''.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://i.pinimg.com/736x/88/ba/3b/88ba3b6d1cf3e29131e86fd8c73608e0.jpg The Kirby of Disappointment™]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Originating from Tumblr, this image requires you to stare at Kirby for a minute every time you sin. The meme has also grown into other websites since.[[/labelnote]]

* Kirby's Calling the Police[[labelnote:Explanation]]An image of Kirby with a cellphone (originating from a cutscene from ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'') with this caption is used to respond to legally questionable acts.[[/labelnote]]
* Rated T for blood and violence.[[labelnote:Explanation]]When ''Kirby 64'' was added to the Nintendo Switch Online services, its trailer was proceeded with a T (Teen) rating from [=ESRB=] rather than the original E (Everyone) rating along with notes about blood and violence. Of course, the reality is that it was the rating for the Nintendo Switch Online package as a whole but the trailer didn't make it especially clear. Most fans simply assumed this rating was for the game itself and was bumped up due to the imagery surrounding its final boss Zero-Two, giving ''Kirby 64'' the highest ESRB rating in the franchise. Many found the juxtaposition between the T rating with the blood and violence notes and the cute, carefree, and colorful gameplay segments of the trailer hilarious. Others found it funny that 64 allegedly got bumped up to a T rating while ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', which arguably has even more graphic visuals, was only bumped up from its original K-A ("Kids to Adults" the original rating for E rated games) to an E-10.[[/labelnote]]

* The Item Bounce comment section[[labelnote:Explanation]]The song "City Trial: Item Bounce" is inspired by Klezmer music, which originated from the Ashkenazi Jewish community in central and eastern Europe. Consequently a Website/YouTube upload of the song became a hotbed for antisemitic jokes about the ''Kirby'' universe, including references to UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and parodic quotes from ''Literature/TheProtocolsOfTheEldersOfZion''. The discovery of this made the song and its title a popular subject for jokes among the ''Kirby'' fanbase mocking the kinds of comments it attracted, e.g. "When I'm in an antisemitism competition and my opponent is the ''Kirby Air Ride'' 'Item Bounce' comments section."[[/labelnote]]

** Yellow (the color of betrayal in UsefulNotes/{{Christianity}})[[labelnote:Explanation]]Shortly before the release of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', [[https://twitter.com/Dededaio/status/1624001341428211713 it became known]] that the yellow parts of Magolor's outfit were meant to foreshadow his betrayal near the end of the game. This piece of information quickly spread across the internet due to its obscurity and the strangeness of a ''Kirby'' game having Christian symbolism. Some fans jokingly suggest that other yellow characters (such as Keeby) will turn out to be traitors as well, while others started stretching to find more Christian symbolism in the series (sometimes crossing over with Creator/TerminalMontage's Christian Kirbo).[[/labelnote]]

** Unfair Magolor Soul (is canon)[[labelnote:Explanation]] A Kirby mod created box SoX that makes Magolor Soul much more difficult to fight, complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCA9ScZLQAM memeified remix of C-R-O-W-N-E-D]] which later got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFewIcdYMm0 a cover from Juno Sings.]] Some fans love to jokingly comment that the [[TrueFinalBoss True Arena version of Magolor Soul]] in ''Deluxe'' was inspired by the mod and [[VideoGame/KirbyRevengeOfDreamLand]]'s final boss having a different colour background.[[/labelnote]]

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-yiZFUT-zMk&list=PLD741ACE7754011C6&index=32&feature=plpp_video DELICIOUS!]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Whenever any food item is eaten, but especially Maximum Tomatoes.[[/labelnote]]

* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore![[labelnote:Explanation]]The ''Kirby'' series' marketing in the U.S. is notorious for playing up the titular hero's power and fighting prowess [[ValuesDissonance due to the cultural differences between America and Japan]], [[https://www.nsidr.com/archive/angry-kirby-syndrome often by editing]] AngryEyebrows onto his boxart. While other series have also used DarkerAndEdgier advertising to appeal to American audiences, the sheer silliness of this happening to [[RidiculouslyCuteCritter Kirby]] has made it the most famous example (and the TropeNamer), with some people [[http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/comic/72-boxart/ taking it to parodic extremes]].[[/labelnote]]

* Sans Nightmare[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Parallel Nightmare's Revenge in Super Kirby Clash has his sunglasses cracked, revealing a lightning eye on one side, which uncannily resembled a common trend in ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'' fanart where Sans' glowing eye that he reveals when [[LetsGetDangerous getting dangerous]] is depicted as a {{Fireball Eyeball|s}}.[[/labelnote]]

* Modern ''Kirby'' is about [[WhatDoYouMeanItsNotPolitical tearing down political groups]] / In the next game, Kirby will take on ____.[[labelnote:Explanation]]Rather than (or sometimes, in addition to) the series' usual [[EldritchAbomination cosmic horror monsters]], many modern ''Kirby'' games have used comparatively down-to-earth villains ([[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen a tyranical queen]] in ''Triple Deluxe'', [[CorruptCorporateExecutive the president of a corporation]] in ''Planet Robobot'', [[SinisterMinister a cult leader]] in ''Star Allies''). Because of this, many fans have jokingly summarized the modern ''Kirby'' plots as "Kirby takes down the monarchy/capitalism/religious extremism", as well as speculating on how the next ''Kirby'' game will continue the pattern (e.g., [[ArmiesAreEvil the Beast Pack]] in ''The Forgotten Land'' being the military).[[/labelnote]]

* Kirby Fans Have Trust Issues[[labelnote:Explanation]]A recurring plot point (actually only used two times with [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]] and [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland Magolor]]) in the franchise is seemingly nice characters turning out to be evil. Because of this, many Kirby fans have jokingly claimed that the games have given them trust issues. Distrust for cute characters in other games has sometimes been blamed on the Kirby franchise, with Prince Florian from ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBrosWonder'' being an example.[[/labelnote]]

* Kirby level design.[[labelnote:Explanation]]In the more dedicated sections of the fandom, it's common to joke about the recurring goofy level setpieces that the series seems to love -- like placing rope platforms in ways that will trap players if they cut ropes mindlessly while searching for secrets, conveyor belts that will carry Kirby backwards if he touches the [[PowerUpLetdown Sleep Copy Essence]], and the almost-omnipresent "two bomb blocks/pegs that open the path to an item but one bomb block/peg will seal the item off permanently".[[/labelnote]]

* Rated E for exploding eyeballs[[labelnote:Explanation]]A common joke about Dream Land 3's [[NightmareFuel infamous final boss,]] and how other final bosses are often eye-shaped and give the game a ''much'' darker tone.[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://media.tenor.com/JaPNKCpIOZcAAAAC/kirby-music.gif Kirby listening to music]] [[labelnote:Explanation]]A GIF of a headphones-wearing Kirby grooving to some music, taken from ''Kirby 64''[='=]s Sound Test. It's a popular GIF to use in memes related to music.[[/labelnote]]

* The Item Bounce comment section[[labelnote:Explanation]]The song "Item Bounce" is inspired by Klezmer music, which originated from the Ashkenazi Jewish community in central and eastern Europe. Consequently a Website/YouTube upload of the song became a hotbed for antisemitic jokes about the ''Kirby'' universe, including references to UsefulNotes/TheHolocaust and parodic quotes from ''Literature/TheProtocolsOfTheEldersOfZion''. The discovery of this made the song and its title a popular subject for jokes among the ''Kirby'' fanbase mocking the kinds of comments it attracted, e.g. "When I'm in an antisemitism competition and my opponent is the ''Kirby Air Ride'' 'Item Bounce' comments section."[[/labelnote]]

* Gourmet Race remixes[[labelnote:Explanation]]Gourmet Race has become one of the most remixed songs on Website/YouTube. Sand Canyon and Candy Mountain[=/=]Skyhigh are hot on its tail. {{Voice Clip Song}}s of ''Manga/LuckyStar'' voice clips to the tune of various ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' tracks are also quite popular.[[/labelnote]]

*** "Or as I like to call it, Magolor Day."[[labelnote:Explanation]]A comment by Magolor on Sundays in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe when he gives out bonuses to the player. The line itself has been used by the community either for Sundays in general or to portray Magolor as an egomaniac. Bonus points if a holiday takes place on a Sunday. Easter in particular gets more bonus points, due to the above-mentioned meme of calling Magolor an egg... an Easter Egg if you will.[[/labelnote]]

* Whispy's Revenge[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]The final boss of Magolor Epilogue is the Master Crown, which takes on the form of the Gem Apple tree from the Team Kirby Clash games. Jokes have arisen about this being Whispy Woods getting revenge for the constant beat downs he’s received every game.[[/labelnote]]

** Biblically Accurate Tree[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers?)]]Considering the odd amount of Christian mythology references in Magolor Epilogue (such as the Ethereal Altar being known as the Room of Eden in Japan, and the abovementioned yellow themes in Magolor's colours), coupled with the angelic themes and music cues of the Master Crown's tree form, fans have come to jokingly refer to the form as a "biblically accurate tree", in reference to the joke of "biblically accurate" angels being more...''abstract'' than how they're usually portrayed[[/labelnote]]

** Unfair Magolor Soul (is canon)[[labelnote:Explanation]] A Kirby mod created box SoX that makes Magolor Soul much more difficult to fight, complete with a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCA9ScZLQAM memeified remix of C-R-O-W-N-E-D]] which later got [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFewIcdYMm0 a cover from Juno Sings.]] Some fans love to jokingly comment that the [[TrueFinalBoss True Arena version of Magolor Soul]] in ''Deluxe'' was inspired by the mod and [[VideoGame/KirbyRevengeOfDreamland]]'s final boss having a different colour background.[[/labelnote]]
** Unfair [ boss name ] [[labelnote:Explanation]]Unfair Magolor Soul inspired the Kirby modding community to start making unfair versions of various boss fights in Kirby Return to Dreamland such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h8hK0IF5zvw Magolor EX]] and [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wek4aMY0j50 Brutal Whispy Woods]], or Forgotten Land mods such as [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJsT_uwC_iY Unfair Meta Knight]] or [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rondIeGkfWo Unfair Drip Dedede.]] [[/labelnote]]

** FUCK DARK META KNIGHT[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Since the Dimension Mirror corrupted Sectonia through Dark Meta Knight's hatred, it's common for Taranza x Sectonia shippers to hate Dark Meta Knight for corrupting, and indirectly killing Sectonia, as seen [[https://starmansymphony-moved.tumblr.com/post/174686926952/if-taranza-isnt-in-wave-3-this-is-gonna-be-really/amp here]].[[/labelnote]]

* "He may end up destroying a nearby planet or two, but such is life."[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]At the end of the Meta Knightmare Returns, Star Dream builds up the FinalBoss by saying, "He may end up destroying a nearby planet or two, but such is life." This [[DissonantSerenity casual dismissal]] of Galacta Knight's power is generally considered to be the funniest and most quotable line in the game, as well as one of the best lines in the franchise.[[/labelnote]]

** Getting Zan Partizan's Name Wrong[[labelnote:Explanation]]Similarly to Creator/BenedictCumberbatch, fans have taken to intentionally misspelling Zan Partizan's name both because of how Hyness is said not to remember her name and because it's just really long.[[/labelnote]]

* [[ItMakesSenseInContext Okay, so there's this butterfly...]][[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]This phrase or a variant of thereof is commonly used to describe the process of describing the surprisingly intricate lore of Kirby games to newcomers. The butterfly in question refers to Morpho Knight, and how their orange butterfly form has appeared in the cinematic cutscenes of nearly every mainline Kirby Game since Kirby's Return to Dream Land.[[/labelnote]]
** Kirby got me scared of a butterfly[[labelnote:Explanation (spoilers!)]]Due to Morpho Knight absorbing [[TheWorfEffect Galacta Knight]] and [[VilerNewVillain Soul]] [[UltimateLifeForm Forgo]], a lot of fans turned Morpho into ParanoiaFuel.[[/labelnote]]
*** Comparing the Kirby fanbase with [[WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants Bikini Bottom]][[labelnote:Explanation]]Morpho is commonly compared with Butterfly!Wormy from ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'', who scared everyone in Bikini Bottom over nothing (everyone thought the butterfly was a monster who ate Wormy, which was wrong); consequently, the Kirby fandom is Bikini Bottom, and Kirby artist [[https://www.deviantart.com/koku-draws Koku Draws]], well known for her [[https://www.deviantart.com/koku-draws/gallery/75511578/kirby-s-knightmare-series Kirby's Knightmare comic]], would be Sandy (Sandy is the only one who knew that Wormy turning into a butterfly was normal, and Koku portrays Morpho Knight as the BigGood in her comic). Examples of such comparisons can be found [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Odu96JmUF0E here]] and [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CLTjt3w-gbY here]].[[/labelnote]]

* [[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DWIxQamVAAIMPrs.jpg:large This image]] was posted by [[WebComic/ShenComix Shenanigansen]] in response to backlash by people after [[SacredCow he dared to try to call Kirby the worst Nintendo character]], even after he apologized and retracted his statement.