#Triple deluxe

[junebird24]

Rizzn't

[muffin-snakes-art]

Happy 10th Anniversary to the Japanese release of Kirby Triple Deluxe!! I animated a Taranza. Turn the sound on to hear him go yippee!

[jessie0689]

happ 11 years

[sweets-maoo]

Day 14: Miracle

I decided to go with Taranza and the miracle seed from triple deluxe,,, I just love him,,,

[somethinginworl]

FELIZ 18 YIPEEE

I decided to draw Batamon in their huasita/Triple Deluxe outfit, enjoy!

[fitilechka]

“ A voice called out to help her, but it has since fallen silent. „

[gazumirei]

My Taranza art in draw and donate

[coochie-sniffer3000]

i just think it’s so cool when gems are used in kirby where/when something is very powerful !!!!!!!! 😙

i know gem apples and the sun stones are their own things for the most part but the jamba heart and galacta knights sealing crystal are *physical manifestations* of the magic in a resurrection spell and in a curse. and. HOW COOL IS THAT !!!! you gather energy and as it bunches together it crystallizes. when you cast a spell to bind someone’s body the result is a big cut gemstone forming all around them. SO cool

[icedragonlizard]

I've mentioned about this before, but I think the Kirby fandom has over-sanitized Taranza to a ridiculous degree.

Honestly? I dare say that he's been done just as dirty as Susie when it comes to how he's been treated by the fandom.

Over the years, it's been common to see people heavily soften Taranza down and make him out to be this total sweetheart after Triple Deluxe. Heck, the softening down of him doesn't even stop at post-TD, as it even happens for during the game as well. I've seen people legitimately trying to excuse his actions because "he was just following orders!!!" and I'm not even kidding when I say that I've seen people say that he did nothing wrong and that he was never a villain to begin with.

I think it should go without saying that Taranza was 100% a villain in Triple Deluxe. The guy was literally the right-hand man of a tyrant. He did bad things in Sectonia's name. That he was infatuated to her and is upset about her death doesn't excuse his actions. And whether or not Taranza redeems himself after Triple Deluxe doesn't change the fact that he was still a villain in that game.

He's a war criminal, but it's like people have been pretending that he's not. Susie is also a war criminal, but at least people have no problem admitting that. I wish they'd do the same for Taranza, too.

To be fair, I understand that HAL can easily be blamed because they've been sort of just bullying Taranza over Sectonia's death, but the fandom has absolutely NOT helped matters and instead has made the problem worse over the years. And quite frankly, I think it's been embarrassing to have seen people sand Taranza down so much.

I'm not saying that you can't feel sorry for him. I think it makes perfect sense as to why someone would want to sympathize with him, considering his lore. And I'm also not saying that you can't make him nice at all. I have no problem imagining him having a nice side. But I'm also.... not a fan of the idea of, like, completely defanging him.

Personally, I think he deserves to be flawed moral-wise even after redemption. I like the idea of making it to where he has a nice side and is in fact upset about Sectonia's death, but is also a snobby, pretentious, theatre-kid type of guy that's not afraid to do some unhinged shit from time to time. He's not immune to being a little shit alongside being a guy that has a heart for some people.

I'm generally a big fan of a "redeemed but still morally grey and can even still be a bit of an asshole" approach for many of the Dream Friends that served villainous roles throughout the Kirby games.

I make it no secret that I'm easier on Susie than some other people are, but I also make sure that she's still clearly rough around the edges even despite redeeming her. I also do this for others such as Magolor, Marx and the Mage Sisters, and I don't make Taranza an exception when it comes to this. To be clear, I have him being nicer than the other characters that I just listed here, but even he still has his rough edges and I'm not one to defang him completely.

Triple Deluxe literally shows Taranza being an arrogant, smug little shit that even loved playing the villain. Now, I can see how Sectonia's death certainly damaged his ego and how he'd be somewhat softer than before, but what if he were to eventually regrow his ego over time after he's able to start moving on? I dunno, I just feel like letting him continue to have silliness in him.

People are free to headcanon what they want in Kirby, as it's an open franchise. And I won't lie, I've seen great Taranza content with him just being a total nice guy. But I'm also... not a fan of how overly babied he's been, and comparing how he's been treated vs. how a certain other character has been treated shows some rather blatant double standards.

Taranza and Susie both deserve better than how the Kirby fandom has treated them at large. I've talked about the disproportionate Susie discourse before, but in my opinion the over-woobification of Taranza has been just as frustrating.

Both characters have been done really dirty in different ways.

[chowmoon2]

Queen Sectonia DX is sooooooo pretty,like,one of the Kirby designs ever,and I’m sad that nobody really seems to talk about it

[tr4shz0ne]

this was from a few years ago; I used a limited color palette, but hell if I know where I got it anymore

[quikyu]

I miss my wife, Kirby

[mad-hattrem]

I love you ringle kirby

[mell0w0dyssey]

She loves me, she loves me not.. 🌼

[sweets-maoo]

Day 14: Miracle

I decided to go with Taranza and the miracle seed from triple deluxe,,, I just love him,,,

[nervetower]

yas..