#especially if you're dmk

[post-it-notes7]

oh man mir arthur really does just willingly breed paranoia in his organization doesn't he haha - based on this comic it seems like mir arthur is even able to create Audible illusions which is something I didn't realize before. What limitations if any does he have, can he extend his range to environments and so forth? (Even if he can't I imagine getting everyone to double guess the limits of his ability is probably something he encourages to keep everyone on their toes lol (also really loving the continuation of the comics insanity it always brightens my day!))

Aha, he really is a fan of misdirection, I'm glad you picked up on some of those smaller details, anon :)

He does have some limits! When Mir Arthur speaks with someone else's voice, he's actually adjusting his own voice to mimic them! He tends to avoid talking when he can if he's masquerading around as someone else, as he can only mimic a voice if he's actually heard it before (and preferably multiple times if he's going to do it at length). Optical illusions are his specialty, meaning if someone's paying close enough attention, they might be able to spot a discrepancy between what they see and what they hear (ex: seeing a hand mirror shut without hearing a click) and figure it out. Fooling the other senses isn't something he can really fudge without help.

He has two primary ways to cast his illusions! He can fix them onto things, almost like drawing a curtain over the object, and freely walk away (though it'll start to unravel over time and can get ripped away through magical means). Or, he can actively generate an illusion around himself that can change and shift at will (these are usually much stronger, confined to his space, and take more effort and energy on his part). His range depends on how large, complex, and adaptable the illusion is. The more detail, the more concentration it takes, and the less distance he can cover.

In the rare event he completely exhausts himself, he'll be unable to generate any new illusions for a while (though any that he's previously fixed in place won't be greatly affected)

Even he isn't immune to nap time.

[icedragonlizard]

Kirby and Dream Friend photos for your viewing pleasure!

I just had an idea of a set of fun screenshots to take on my switch.

Prepare for a big set of photos with Kirby and the dream friends!

Here we go:

Kirby and Bandee, it's Kirby and his most loyal friend.

Meta Knight and Dedede, two other big heroes of Dream Land.

The "Dark Matter Trilogy" Gang. I know this one is weird compared to the other screenshots because I shoved the renders of Kine, Coo and Ribbon in here, but the idea is that I just wanted all the Shimomura dream friends together in one image, so you get this. I don't know how else I could've gotten them all to show up together in this room.

Marx and Magolor, the chaos duo!

Taranza and Susie, friends that trauma-bonded.

Daroach and DMK, two dark shadowy guys.

All three of the Mage Sisters. Sorry that Francisca and Flamberge aren't in their original color schemes lol.

Group photo of the main squad. You're welcome.

Susie and Francisca, girlbuddies that are both cute but are also cold and brutal.

Taranza and Zan, friends that are especially devoted to the ones that they've served.

DMK and Flamberge, these two hot-heads can feel free to spar with each other for enrichment.

Remember when I talked about my headcanon of Daroach, Magolor and Flamberge performing friendly rap battles against each other? Here, have a photo of them together.

Marx and Francisca, two lunatics with deranged laughters.

Group photo of the Crystal Shards Gang! Yes, I do headcanon Bandee being the 64 Dee.

And the last screenshot for the post is a group photo of Wave 3 + Marx, which I also call the "Magogang". I don't think any of them have three dream rods in Guest Star, so I thought this was the only to get these four together, so sorry that Magolor's the only one in his original color scheme.

That's all of them!

Enjoy.

I do have more Star Allies screenshots that I posted a while back, which was Susie and her two best friends (in my hcs).

[fujoshiribbon]

i don't know if you're still accepting, but do you have any headcannons for meta knight??

aa absolutely!! sorry this took so long akhsksjk, i hope these are alright!

🌙 meta has a big appetite (not that he’ll admit that), but he’s very picky and has fairly discerning tastes, especially when it comes to sweets. he doesn’t settle for cheap shit when he treats himself, and adores gourmet + artisanal sweets, chocolate and baked goods above all else.

🌙 he’s one of the few surviving members of his and kirby’s species, and is well-acquainted with much of their surviving knowledge - their history, martial culture, ties to Dark Matter, traditions of Knighthood and coming-of-age, etc.

🌙 he initially tried to be a fairly distant mentor and tutor his pupil from afar, in order to avoid any complications, and also because he tends to be a pretty withdrawn person by nature. Tried. kirby’s too affectionate and clingy to really allow that, so they ended up becoming closer than anticipated, accidental adoption n’ all :v

🌙 his aerokinesis (electricity, tornado summoning, wind manipulation, levitation, etc.) is an innate magical ability which galaxia serves as a conduit for, much like kirby’s copy ability, gala’s riftmaking and dmk’s glamour. he’s learned to carefully hone and channel it to serve his purpose in combat.

🌙 on that note, given his uncomfortable relationship with his true face he’s a tad jealous of dmk’s ability to glamour/alter his own appearance ;v;

🌙 takes care of his wings in the same way an irl bat would, carefully preening and smoothing the membrane.

🌙 following the events of RoMK, he isolated himself for a while and spent some time in a self-imposed exile of sorts reflecting and atoning for his actions, classic paladin-style.

[fluttershys-lament]

OH MY FUCKING DJAOJSIQBSKQNSNA I'm not stopping you lmaoo

1) thank you and you just reminded me of that song "no todo lo que brilla es oro/not everything that shines is gold" hsiqsj

2) you're absolutely right about dmk

3) skirby be like: "dw big bro im a grown kid 😎" but two mins later: "DAME DAMETA I THINK THAT FREDDY IS IN THE BATHROOM" (I was scared af of fnaf, especially that freddy bear, so in my case it's relatable lmao (?) (and yes I was scared of seeing the animatronics in my bathroom)

4) messing with the kirbs,,,,, mmmmmmmhhhhh,,,,,,,,,, fight potential >:))) (well you made a post about sk and k fighting for dumb stuff before but can you. why are you giving me ideas wh- hsiahskans)

when sk is bored I kinda imagine him talking to dmk like this:

SK: bro did you know that ants can't be microwaved

DMK: did I fucking ask

SK: no but I thought it was interesting

DMK: k tell me more

and then they both end up discussing about ants, microwaves and grass for two hours

and also

shadow sometimes bothers dmk by calling him nicknames in front of everyone:

SK: dameta! Can you pass me the salt?

DMK: no

SK: darky mety! please! >:)

DMK: don't

MK: lmao

SK: dame! big bro! [insert another nickname sjwjs] >:D

Kirbs: aww

DMK: STFU *throws the salt to sk's head*

this embarrasses dame a lot because it's more proof that he isn't that edgy 😔

he also had an argument with mk about edginess and he lost so, more reason (??)

I mean, he doesn't mind being called like that, but in front of everyone?? And even more in front of fricking meta knight???? Hell no

and that's all what I can think of for now

I mean I have another one rn but I can't find the words djwkdhsj

[icedragonlizard]

I very much like my headcanons of all the villain-turned-dream-friends still being very flawed people one way or another.

I'd say that they could all be considered morally grey to various degrees. Some may be nicer than others, but overall I wouldn't really call any of them saints. None of them are irredeemably evil, and Kirby is friends with every single one of them, but they're all still flawed. And Kirby is basically their 'parole officer' as he keeps them all in check.

This post got quite long as I wrote everything I wanted, so I'm gonna post a 'Keep reading tag' down below.

Feel free to click on it if you'd like to see my interpretations on the flaws of some Kirby characters! I'll be covering Marx, Dark Meta Knight, Daroach, Magolor, Taranza, Susie and the mage sisters here.

Marx may be on Kirby's good side now as he's not looking to attempt conquest on Popstar again, but he's still essentially an agent of chaos. He's loud, he's obnoxious, he's widely known to be a prankster, and he loves getting a rise out of people. He enjoys causing scenes purely for the sake of it. And his sense of humor isn't exactly good at having tact, as he'll make jokes out of things that most others wouldn't dare do. He can be considered the most insufferable one out of the bunch.

But there are good qualities to him, too. Some people legitimately think he's the funniest guy alive, so there's that. Marx loves attention in general, regardless if it's bad or good attention, and so he gets delighted if someone likes him and enjoys his antics. He loves it when people decide to join him on mischief. If you're his friend, he'll often give you stuff to laugh about and you're likely to find yourself having fun with him. If he likes you enough, he'll even stand up for you if someone else antagonizes you. His friends are literally his homies.

He's still quite the wild creature, though. It requires a lot of patience and a lax/chill attitude to be able to put up with Marx. It's not uncommon for him to find ways to instigate chaos in Star Allies gatherings. But he CAN be forced to behave, albeit not always easily. Kirby and Magolor are the ones that can most easily get him to listen.

Dark Meta Knight is still a standoffish jerk with a temperament. He's rude, brutal, and isn't at all afraid to say things that might run shivers down people's spines. He's prone to violence if he feels even the least bit agitated. He's also a rather detached person that does not care to make friends with most of the other star allies, and is quite a big hater for the ones that get on his nerves. He has a bad habit of being too blunt about wishing death or general ill-will for people he hates.

Not just that, but I headcanon that Dark Mind is technically still alive as a neutralized little fragment that desperately needs assistance. DMK hasn't given up trying to bring DM back to its former glory, and is still devoted enough to do what DM asks of him to do. It's not actually as frightening as it sounds, though. Trying to bring DM back to its former glory may be impossible due to how much it'd take, so that threat may not warrant much concern, but DMK still strives for it.

But DMK can be kept in check at times by a few others in the cast. I headcanon that DMK is friends with Daroach, Adeleine, Ribbon and Kirby, and he does care about what they think of him. But I hc those are the only friends he has in the cast, as he's the dream friend with the least amount of friends. He doesn't care about anyone else. He's also willing to do art stuff with Adeleine, and will protect his friends from danger. But overall, DMK is still a ruthless son-of-a-gun.

Daroach has a notably kind-hearted side to him, but he's also absolutely still a thief. Some people are ticked off by his persistent thievery. He likes the challenge of breaking into certain areas and to see what's he capable of successfully stealing. This can get especially irritating for some if he's brought the entire squeak squad with him for these instances. Daroach also has a trollish/smug side to him, as he thinks it's funny to get reactions out of people as he steals from them.

He does have standards, though. There are people that Daroach will NOT steal from. This includes Kirby, Adeleine, the entirety of Ripple Star (he'd feel bad to rob from that planet) and he also respects Meta Knight enough to never steal anything from the Halberd. He's also a softy around Kirby. And there's times in the day where Daroach decides to be chill and not steal anything. He can be quite a laidback bro if he's your friend. He has a big sense of humor and if you don't mind him pulling lighthearted fast ones on you, he'll gladly do that.

But he's still our resident thief! Hahaha. And he often has a rather shady demeanor that might make some people put their guards up.

Magolor did make a well known apology and created an amusement park to back it up, but I headcanon he's still very much a flawed person. Much like his buddy Marx, Magolor is a mischievous prankster that likes getting a rise out of people at times, although he's much more tactful than the jester in this regard. There's other problems with Magolor, like how he often says awkward things that make it evident he doesn't have the best understanding of social cues. He also has a tendency to insert himself into things, due to still having a bit of an ego, and he can sometimes be a blatantly obvious suck-up.

It's also arguably somewhat flawed morality-wise on Magolor's behalf to have made all the masks he did for Merry Magoland. He had great intentions with that, as he wanted to honor many people with that, but he made a lot of them without permission. And it ended up being pretty awkward for some people to see the masks. Thankfully, it didn't elicit any reactions bad enough for Magolor to lose any friends, but he arguably should've gotten many people's permission first.

Magolor is still buds with Kirby despite his current flaws, though. And he actually cares about being liked and cares about making people have fun, and so he makes sure that he has standards accordingly for that. He also just has very weird ways of going on about trying to be a better person than what he was before. But regardless, he's trying!

Taranza may be mourning the death of his beloved queen, but as a matter of fact I do not headcanon him to be a complete softboy! Once enough time passed for him to start properly recovering from his loss, he's eventually started coming back to being a snobby rich-theater kid type of guy like he was before. He can be very bizarrely smug and confident at times. He has an iconic devious smile. He makes webs at people's homes with often trollish messages. Don't be surprised if he sneakily rearranges the stuff in your home without you looking.

And believe it or not, he also has a secretly vengeful and vindictive side to him. He'd love to torment and beat up everyone that picks on him. And because it was a dimensional mirror that corrupted his queen, he heavily resents the mirror world and talks smack about its inhabitants. Honestly if he saw a dimensional mirror again he'd love to break it and smash it to pieces. He also legit wants DMK to die.

But overall, Taranza is no serious bad guy anymore. He does have a definite nice and caring side to him. He's really grateful to all of his friends that have helped him out with his grief (especially Susie, who understands him better than anyone else does) and he'd panic like frick when one of his friends gets hurt. He doesn't want to lose any of his current friends, the last thing he needs is MORE things to grieve over. He's also glad to show people about flora. He's also still just a silly-ass rich theater guy that can be quite a big, dramatic handful.

Susie, while no longer the terrifying colonizer she once was, is still very much a corporate-minded woman with a lot of unhinged stuff going on with her. The HWC's practices are substantially improved in her rule compared to what it was in her dad's rule, but she still makes corny business decisions at times. She has a notable stubborn streak, and is often a bit too blunt and formal to people she isn't close enough to be friends with. She's also feisty and a bit too ruthless when it comes to combat, as it may require others to calm her down. And like Magolor, she gets awkward at times with her low understanding of social cues.

She's also still a mad-scientist at heart, although she's mostly stopped mechanizing people (except for those that explicitly WANT it) and has largely shifted to applying her mad-scientist desires on inanimate objects such as toys and accessories. I headcanon that Susie has an entire hobby of making super-detailed custom furbies as I wrote a post about it. But despite the improved shift, she often gets way ahead of herself when experimenting on inanimate objects to the point that the final result of her creations are pretty darn freaky and unnerving to some people. She really loves doing it, though! And the unhinged level of detail to her creations can be hilarious to some.

Susie does have friends that she cares about, and she lets them reign her in as she doesn't want to disappoint them. And despite usually being rather cold, she's not entirely without her kind moments. Susie is at her nicest when interacting with Taranza and Kirby, and she has other friends like Magolor and the mage sisters that she can be great with. Her friends are the one thing that help motivate her to get better. But despite that, Susie is still absolutely a big handful in terms of flaws. She's still a vindictive, standoffish, corporate mad-scientist that's ballsy enough to constantly snap back during confrontations!

The Mage Sisters are still chaotic menaces. They're exceptionally grateful to Kirby and co. for saving them and Hyness in HiAD, and so they definitely ain't doing that Void Termina crap again, but these women still engage in absurdly violent and bombastic activities. They love to destroy random buildings for no real reason other than just for kicks and giggles. They cackle like hyenas when they cause mischief.

Francisca is perhaps the most obviously flawed mage sister, as she literally keeps her frozen trophy collection and even tries to expand it! That's a bruh moment. It doesn't exactly help that she's close buddies with Marx as those two will just make some absolutely absurd hijinks together. Her relatively quiet nature can also be rather unnerving. It's not all bad, though, as she can be genuinely sweet to people that she cares about. And she's kind enough to give you free water with her soda gun if you'd like that, but overall she's an extraordinary freak.

Flamberge is the nicest of the three mage sisters, but she still has her fair share of chaos as she loves causing big booms with her fire abilities. She can be considered a daredevil with that sort of thing. Another notable flaw with her is that she lets Francisca get away with anything. She will NEVER hold her psychotic blue sister accountable. And there's of course her temperament, but she's surprisingly chill a lot of the time and is really only angry if given an actual reason to be.

Zan Partizanne can be quite rude with excessive name-calling, as she has a mentality of "it goes both ways" when her name can't be said right. If you can't say her name right, then she'll make it even by giving you some unhinged nickname. She also has a guilty pleasure of starting playful bickering matches with people purely for fun. That being said, she's something of a leader alongside Hyness at the Jambandran base and is always glad to help guide people around the place, but she can overall be quite a standoffish and feisty person.

The mage sisters do care about trying to be better, though. They want to make Kirby proud as he's essentially their little hero. They're still incredibly unhinged people by virtue of being raised in a literal cult, though, and they still love to start ruckuses and cause chaos. With the amount of mischief they cause with their weapons, it may be wise to keep some distance as to not get caught in their weapons' range.

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That's basically everything I got. All these characters are still very flawed people to me. They're all redeemable to various extents, but yeah. I like to think that they all need occasional slaps on the wrists by Kirby. He's their 'parole officer' like I said at the beginning of the post. He keeps them in check. And it works as they all respect him!

But despite sometimes slapping them on the wrists, Kirby does care about all these people. He's friends with all of them. He cheers them on as they progress in life. When they do good things, he's proud of them! He also can't help but feel sorry for the more traumatized ones.

Kirby has remarkable tolerance. He can basically be friends with bad people, lol. He always has faith and sees the good in people. He's the perfect little guy to motivate people to get better. He can keep someone in check from doing bad things, and is merciful enough to always give them a second chance. Man, thank this universe for Kirby!

Thanks for reading if you did. See you for the next one.

[desultory-novice]

Hello! Hope you're doing well, and if not, hope you'll be doing well soon :)

When writing out character scenarios and interactions, have any two characters surprised you with how well they fit together? Like, you wouldn't have really thought about it, but after writing a scenario in which they'd interact, it actually makes a lot of sense! Like, my DMK and DM Blade weren't really anything I thought about until I ended up writing them interacting, and it turns out I had a lot of headcanons similar between them by total accident, and they fit together so well!

If not, are there any characters you don't see very often together, but love the idea of them interacting? I know I really like interactions between the Helpers, and some of the less popular magicians and spellcasters in the series!

Thank you for all you do, and I hope you have a nice day!

~G

G! Oh gosh, yes! Unexpected chemistry between characters is exactly the thing I love! Is it weird (...or boring?) to say that lots of characters end up working well together?

It was funny that I'd already written up the idea for my Marx + Bandee comic before getting this ask, but I thought about this all the while I was posting it! (And I really, really want to see more of Marx causing daily hijinks for the residents of Castle Dedede!)

Ah, DMK and Blade sound like a good one! Especially when you take DMK's more "Meta Knight" qualities into account! Combat is such a huge part of life (the biggest?) for both of them! Man, Blade is a really good character for this ask, actually!

I think Susie is another character who is underutilized outside of Wave 3 interactions, when she could be so much fun with other characters! She's the (modern) tech nerd of the group (to contrast Magolor's ancient tech nerd status) and I actually think it could be very fun to see her and Dedede interacting, just based on the size of their egos! (They're both adorably (1) selfish!)

On a softer side, I've been thinking secretly that Dedede and Magolor really ought to have a heart-to-heart after Magolor's experiences with the Master Crown. Dedede being the OG when it comes to painful possessions...

I know that Meta Knight and Daroach (my beloved) get some interaction based on Dreamy Gear popularizing that ship but I'd be really interested to see the Squeaks and the Meta Knights interact too! Especially in like, an air pirate style battle situation, since both sides have an airship?! That's another prompt that feels so natural!

I have a strong need to see Elfy meet more of the Dream Landers, even if I expect that Elfy might be shocked by some of their "strong" personalities. (It hasn't clicked for me yet, but I've seen some fans take to having Eflin and Magolor do a lot of talking. Their past and the fact that they're the "friend who betrayed Kirby" vs "the friend who never betrayed Kirby" and Magolor feeling almost ashamed when confronted with how pure-hearted Elfy is...)

And as much as I like Prince Fluff, there's lots of Fluff with the other characters (which is good!) but I want to see almost guaranteed girlfriends Elline and Claycia interact with more people.

So, complete tangent? A lot of people have complained about Magolor's portrayal in the Labyrinth novel but WHAT THE HECK did Mie due to Claycia in that book?? Has anyone talked about that?! I mean, it's not like she had any dialogue of her own before then but what a really WEIRD direction to take her? Like, she ignores her best friend to the point that Elline's upset about it and shouting that she thinks Claycia hates her, then Claycia screeches at the gang about how little they understand art?! Just... yikes... That is NOT the mood she gives me at all. Anyway, I really, realllllly hope that was just Takase-sensei's very "individual" take on genius artist character and not something that's going to be used again any time soon.

...Ahaha, anyway, it should be clear if you let me go, I could find endless new avenues to explore with every character. Though...

I haven't thought too much of the helpers interacting with each other, now that you mention it! I have a personal fondness for the Poppy family(?) and Gim and Waddle Doo of course!! I feel like Tac, as a canonical cat thief, could be used in more situations. Bonkers is also MASSIVELY underutilized! I feel like at this point, Bonkers deserves to make Kawasaki level appearances. And Vividria! Vividria is so cute! It is funny because the novels had her and the Water helper, Driblee, be best friends! I found that unexpected but then again, a painter and water? It makes sense!

...Phew. Okay, I definitely need to stop before I fill my idea notebook up with another dozen drawing ideas. Thanks for the unique ask!

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(1) ...I kept thinking of an appropriate warning to write here, but it all comes back down to the same one: I seriously love all the characters in Kirby and please don't come to me with Kirby character hate and expect anything positive to come of it.

[icedragonlizard]

Taranza wants revenge on Dark Meta Knight: THE FANFICTION

The fanfiction is named "My Life Was Ruined By A Knight?!?"

I must say that I've been surprised at the lack of fanfictions that focus on the concept of Taranza learning about DMK's involvement in corrupting Sectonia and then wanting revenge as a result. I would've thought there'd be more of it, because it certainly feels like ripe fanfiction material.

I chose the task of doing so! I've already got 2 chapters done - the 1st chapter is Taranza being informed about the matter, and the 2nd one is when he gets close to DMK and readies himself to attack him. The next chapter, the 3rd one which is still WIP, will pretty much be about the fight that ensues, as Taranza certainly wants to release his rage on DMK.

This was my choice for a super angsty fanfiction. If you like Taranza, you'll likely really like this story as it develops. Especially if you also like the idea of Taranza largely showing another emotion (in this case, anger) than just sadness like he's commonly portrayed.

Also, if you're a wave 3 dream friend friendshipper, then you may also like this one, since Susie and Magolor have a large presence in the story of sticking right with Taranza during this.

WARNING: The story has a mature rating. That's because there is foul language. I felt like that was necessary, because if Taranza didn't cuss up a storm about DMK, it'd really feel like he'd be holding back.