Duplicate Image: Design Preservation Villain

All but one of the sub-images (Meta Knight, Dark Meta Knight, and Morpho Knight) are duplicates of images on their respective Characters.Kirby subpages. Additionally, it isn't transparent, and Morpho Knight might count as a Walking Spoiler due to how late he appears in Kirby Star Allies.

The same image for Meta Knight also appears on Shadowed Face, Glowing Eyes.

Opened.

Make Design Preservation Villain transparent, replace the MK image on Shadowed Face, Glowing Eyes with another art like this◊ or remove him entirely.

I don't care about the character sheet duplication; this is the sort of trope that relies on recurring character design, which limits options.

Edited by Synchronicity on Jan 26th 2021 at 12:58:30 PM

I have no idea who these characters are and what their relationship is to another.

Design Preservation Villains don't need to be related to who they're replacing, they just need to look similar.

But it would help to explain what installment each character is from.

Oh, that! Meta Knight debuted in Kirby's Adventure, Dark Meta Knight in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, Galacta Knight in Kirby Super Star Ultra, and Morpho Knight in Kirby Star Allies.

Here's a version of the current with 2D art. And I don't think Morpho Knight's appearance is a spoiler on its own.

Yeah, I don't think so either. The layman is just gonna see four balls with capes and wings, they're not gonna think too hard about the specifics of each ball.

I'm a layman for all intents and purposes and that's what I see; I only know him from Smash Bros lol

Edited by Synchronicity on Feb 2nd 2021 at 2:50:34 PM

That is a perfect description, my word

Petition to incorporate that description into the caption somehow?

Edited by WarJay77 on Feb 2nd 2021 at 4:19:01 AM

So...11 for Design Preservation Villain?

Sure, go for it.

11's in and tagged; caption?

Old pic:

I can't think of a caption at the moment but this could be the label note. L - R, top to bottom: Meta Knight, Dark Meta Knight, Galacta Knight and Morpho Knight

Edited by audasious on Feb 8th 2021 at 7:42:49 PM

Caption idea: A bounty of bladed ball baddies

or

Some sinister similar spherical swordsmen

Edited by Stage7-4 on Feb 8th 2021 at 10:24:20 AM

both of those work. I'm leaning more on 2

Same, but maybe "A selection of [...]"

I'm okay with that.

"A selection of sinister similar spherical swordsmen"

Superb