#Kirby the Explorer

[thewhimsyturtle]

Go away, Mom! I'm in the middle of a very important boop inspection of this headboard!

[post-it-notes7]

just chilling

[desultory-novice]

Do you think Galacta Knight's horns are real or part of his mask?

...Oh wow. This ask floored me, anon, because personally I've always believed they were a part of his mask and not real horns and yet, I have almost never found anyone who agreed, let alone would even entertain the possibility they were just decorative...!

It just always made the most sense to me...?

Like, that kind of thing is VERY standard for medieval helmets - animal, insect, and demonic motifs to be an intimidating figure on the battlefield, that is. Both realistic and exaggerated depictions.

(Also, the game IS developed in Japan by a Japanese studio and it would not be at all weird for them to draw inspiration from samurai helmets for his mask design.)

We KNOW Meta Knight, at least, is shy to show his true face, so why would another puff not do the same thing and try to look fiercer than his face suggests? Especially if his only inborn distinctive trait is having angel wings, a symbol of peace and benevolence?

(I also believe, aesthetically, that having the only physical difference between Galacta Knight and Meta Knight outside of their opposing colors being MK's devil wings and GK's angel wings - as opposed to devil wings v angel wings AND horns - makes them MUCH better parallels to each other? Adding real horns in just muddies it.)

Also, imo, in every render and model of him, the "horns" are too closely modeled into the helmet to have room to feasibly grow out from his head! Just saying, but that would be a ridiculously uncomfortable design to wear in RL, constantly rubbing and chaffing against his horns, preventing it from moving and "breathing" with his face while not providing any form of protection for them either!!

They're also made of the same golden color AND texture as the ornamentation of his shield. I know I'm going against fandom popular opinion here, but that also tells me they are ORNAMENTAL.

While ornamental horns just seem the most logical to me for species, character, historical, and design reasons, it's pretty obvious that aesthetically and interest-wise, non-ornamental horns have a complete stranglehold have won out in the fandom.

I have seen innumerable asks questioning + folks speculating via art and other mediums, "What horns do you think Kirby will develop when he grows up?" Most people go to great efforts to research, dream up, or uncover the appropriate "head attachments" for their puffs when designing Kirby OCs to "fit" their interpretation of Galacta + what a mature member of Kirby's species simply MUST look like.

Quite simply, Galacta having horns clearly stirs folks imaginations(1) more than a dark pink puff with angel wings who wants to represent themselves as a fierce demon on the battlefield.

...Even though Galacta Knight making a conscious choice to contrast their angelic visage with demon horns whenever they are in battle says a lot of fascinating things and makes them a more interesting and nuanced character to investigate, in my opinion.

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(1) While I think it's more fascinating if he doesn't have them, I would be remiss to ignore the issue that, in a lineup, it provides Galacta Knight some much needed visual diversity from the others. It makes his gijinka and unmasked form instantly more recognizable than they would be otherwise.

Real horns have more appeal for the same reason many folks (and I am guilty of this) give Dark Meta Knight a scar on his eye under his mask, even though realistically, him taking that kind of injury is practically impossible. (That's what the mask is there FOR lol!)

[cali-kabi]

~ Halloween Carnival 🎡🎃

finished a drawing that’s been a WIP for like a year now wasn’t sure what art style to do since I’m a bit inconsistent ;w; I love how everything came out tho added some new stuff like my oc Rainbow Dee and Connie ^w^🎨

[jojo-schmo]

I forgot my tablet at home so lunch time today became pen and paper Baby Beast Council time!!!

[quinn-pop]

let’s do some autistic meta knight headcanons!! over explaining my interpretation of meta knight yet again wooooo

this orb has NO idea how to talk to people!!! outside of work anyway. a lot of this is partially due to upbringing (suppressing his emotions all the time) but he does not know how to express emotions, like…at all.

this goes into a few things

1. yeah talking is hard. even after figuring out what he wants to communicate he will struggle. conversation can be so overwhelming, especially under pressure. he will need time lol

2. because of that, forming connections is hard. i really don’t think meta is much for shallow relationships, and certainly not early in the timeline. which also means he has very little experience with friendship. so a lot of the relationships he did have went kinda neglected, and issues that probably could’ve been worked on by talking became…*cough romk* escalated.

3. honestly i wouldn’t be surprised if meta convinced himself he couldn’t feel emotion (anymore) until like. katam-ish. he tried very hard lol

vulnerability is terrifying. (though this gesture here is also just comforting, like his little cape cocoon thing he does.)

unmasking—yeah im taking the mask thing very literally here—is a big deal and a very slow process for mk. i’m sure he has a lot of feelings on that lol. it served as a way to ensure no one could ever, y’know, see him.

i can’t say i think he’d ever fully ditch it—there’s always gonna be some days that are more stressful than others and if having it could help him get through it, it just makes sense. mainly when working.

it really is about vulnerability. granted, i don’t think he has the most expressive face (in my head every astral just tends to stare at things) but i doubt he has much control over it. can’t fake a smile but also can’t hide it. probably blushes easy because yeah, astrals; just look at kirby’s face.

just the idea that someone might be able to read his expression and know what he’s feeling before he’s ready for them to (or even understands it himself…) yeah he doesn’t want that

but emotional turmoil aside, i think his mask also hides a lot of his stims

remember that whole “suppressing your feelings” thing? yeah turns out that ignoring half your instincts isn’t a good idea. so in true meta knight style, he tries to stim as subtly as possible

1. he has the least control over his wings, so they will flick and twitch on their own. they’re usually a good indicator of how he’s feeling, not unlike the body language usually seen in cat ears and tails lol. flapping is also an extension of this of course, though he probably suppresses it more.

2. this also effects when he takes his wings out. pretty much every time he’s excited or nervous it just happens. kinda makes me wonder if his wing cape ordeal might also go into the suppression thing… (i’d say yes, but using a cape is also very comforting so it’s not necessarily a bad thing)

3. going back to the mask thing; he stims a lot underneath it. think like biting or pursing your lips. he bites his tongue and clicks his mouth. that sort of thing. his mask also makes it harder to notice that he is constantly sighing, humming, grumbling…all that

one nice thing about the mask though is that it helps a little bit with lights!!! woo

(look at him and his magically floating glasses)

sensory stuff—i think he’s mostly bothered by light and sound. maybe a bit of texture. he’s pretty sensory avoidant and perfectly happy standing off to the side not touching anything.

the one exception to this is physical affection, which is, despite all of this, most of how he shows affection. it’s a lot easier to hug someone than to try to explain your feelings for them, after all.

i think he would like pressure though. so that’s probably part of it. and i’m pretty sure there’s some connection in here to fighting (dang, is that the only way he knows how to get his energy out?)

anyway, pretty much all of this is in contrast to kirby, who i would gladly nominate as the champion of Doing Whatever He Wants. he might pick up a few bad habits, but he will never mask the way meta knight does. he might not understand how he feels, but he’s in tune enough to express it…usually.

this is a very good thing for meta because it helps him to do the same thing. kirby’s so energetic, it’s hard to not want to stim with him. it reminds meta to be kinder to himself and explore his own emotions. he can also help kirby understand themselves, so this connection is very important.

yeah, at the end of the day, everything kinda just boils down to kirby and mk as parallels

this is the conclusion i promise

to me, meta’s arc is about growing stronger by growing kinder, and this is mostly by learning to be kind to himself. letting himself be a person again, loving and understanding other people, and eventually, letting go of all the expectations placed on him and doing the things he’s always wanted to do…

autism headcanons are fun for me because it’s cathartic to write, but at the same time, it just makes sense in this sort of narrative. meta is, to me, inseparable from these things. and so is kirby! that’s a dynamic that’s a lot of fun to play with, and it’s at the heart of my kirby interpretation.

if you actually read all this WOW thank you

[fruitsofhell]

I used to be one of those guys when I first joined the Kirby fandom, but everytime I hear a discussion of the series writing that starts with "So the Lore is InSaNe-" and not like, "Kirby has a fun writing style that takes advantage of its cute exterior to tell cool stories that reward player's curiosity and leave lots of room for imagination-" I cringe so goddamn hard.

I kinda just hate that people approach things that encourage investment when they don't expect it as inherently absurd. Like it is fun to joke about how absurd Kirby lore can be, but it really often comes with an air of disrespect or exhaustion rather than like, appreciation that these games are made by people who want to tell interesting stories when they could easily make as much money just making polished enough fluffy kiddy platformers. And when it's not met with exhaustion, it's met with - like I said before - that tone that it's stupid for a series like this TO have devs who care about writing stuff for it. Which is a whole other thing about people not respecting things made to appeal to kiddie aesthetic or tone.

Maybe the state of low-stakes YouTube video essays just blows cause people play up ignorance and disbelief for engagement, but like I STG I hear people use this tone for like actual narrative based games sometimes. Some people don't like... appreciate when a game is made by people who care a shitton in ways that aren't direct gameplay feedback. And they especially don't appreciate it when it comes from something with any sense of tonal dissonance intentional or not.

Anyways, I love games made by insane people. I love games made by teams who feel like they wanna make something work or say something so bad. I love that energy, especially when invested into something that could easily rest on its laurels or which obviously won't be taken seriously. I love this in a lot of classic campy 2000s games, I love this in insanely niche yet passionate fanworks, and I love it in the Kirby series and its writing. Can we please stop talking about it like it's an annoyance or complete joke?

[sweetandglovelyart]

[dogsinhats]

These are the same ship to me

[diroxide]

Canon: Galacta’s loss.

Non-canon/alternate universe: Highest-honored Knights of the (ancient) GSA Aurora and Galacta celebrate the birth of their first child. (later to become an angel-winged meta knight)

[landonkirbyappreciation]

PRISON WORLD/POSSESSION TRAUMA MOODBOARD

[thewhimsyturtle]

Why do new objects keep showing up on my patio?!

[adeleine-everyday]

day 28

you can close your eyes now

[putting-gummigoo-in-places]

Can you put him in Kirby's Return to Dreamland?

[sundove88]

Inside Out (Sundove88’s Version)

In Honor of Inside Out 2!!

Meggy is a happy, hockey-loving 11-year-old Midwestern girl, but her world turns upside-down when she and her parents move to San Francisco. Meggy’s emotions -- led by Cure Happy -- try to guide her through this difficult, life-changing event. However, the stress of the move brings Lunk to the forefront. When Cure Happy and Lunk are inadvertently swept into the far reaches of Meggy’s mind, the only emotions left in Headquarters are Bakugou, Kinger, and Rarity.

When teenage Meggy heads off to hockey camp, the puberty alarm in headquarters goes off and new emotions come in. When it turns out that these new emotions intend on completely changing Meggy, Cure Happy and the emotions are determined to stop them.

In loving memory of Rachel Lillis- no one brought Misty (And Jessie) to life more than you did. 💧

Meggy as Riley Anderson (SMG4)

Cure Happy as Joy (Smile Precure)

Lunk as Sadness (Mixels)

Katsuki Bakugou as Anger (My Hero Academia)

Rarity as Disgust (My Little Pony)

Kinger as Fear (The Amazing Digital Circus)

All Might as Mr. Anderson (My Hero Academia)

Inko Midoriya as Mrs. Anderson (My Hero Academia)

Izuku Midoriya as Himself/Riley’s Brother (My Hero Academia)

Liko as Meg (Pokemon)

Tuff as Jordan (Kirby)

Tiff as Herself/Jordan’s Sister (Kirby)

Porygon Z as Bing Bong (Pokemon)

Pennywise as Jangles (It)

Mr. Fryman and Kofi Pizza as Frank and Dave (Steven Universe)

Katara and Sokka as Bobby and Paula (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Pomni as Anxiety (The Amazing Digital Circus)

Ty Lee as Envy (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Mai as Ennui (Avatar The Last Airbender)

Patrick Star as Embarrassment (SpongeBob)

Clarabelle Cow as Nostalgia (Mickey and Friends)

Misty as Val Oritz (Pokemon)

Tate and Liza as Bree and Grace (Pokemon)

Bendy as Bloofy (Bendy and The Ink Machine)

Backpack as Pouchy (Dora The Explorer)

Shining Armor as Lance Slashblade (My Little Pony)

Dark Meta Knight as Deep Dark Secret (Kirby)

Here’s your hint for the next casting:

🪲🧃🖤🤍

[desultory-novice]

Hello, kind of new here, so if this has already been done, then oops. When you write a story about Marx and Magolor, Magolor always seems to be the tragic, traumatized, mind-is-broken one (well at least In the hell branch) so what if MARX is the traumatized one? (Evil laugh for some reason) do you think you could make something with that? Not forcing anything, just giving ideas. Have a nice day/ night!

Ahh, you noticed my secret!(/lh) But yeah, I do tend to have Magolor be the one wallowing in mind-break trauma. In my defense, he's dramatic enough that his reactions are too fun to explore!

(I love you Magolor ^^;)

As a reward for your cleverness, I've written this mentally strong Magolor x mentally vulnerable Marx! (Actual マホマル Marxolor?!)

(Seriously though I can't thank you enough for giving me a Marxolor prompt)