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The Weapons in The Dark Matter Trilogy Are Powered By Virtues

One of the things linking Dreamland 2, 3, and Crystal Shards aside from the villain of, well, Dark Matter, is a series of collectables being required to form the only weapon in-game that can be used to stop the threat. In DL2, it's the Rainbow Sword, fused by aligning all 7 Rainbow Drops, which forces the Dark Matter out of King Dedede. In DL3, it's all the Heart Stars, which are given to the player after helping everyone you meet along the way, in one way or other, all coming together to form the Love-Love Stick, finally stopping Zero. Finally, in K64, you need to collect all the Crystal Shards after Ribbon's hunters shatter the Great Crystal.

All of these magic tools are the only ray of light in their game, cutting through the dark situation. But, why do I claim these are powered, or embody, virtues? Well, considering I've thought way too much about this, I've got some justification for my accusation!

Starting with the Rainbow Sword, I think it's linked with Truth. Let's start with the story of Dream Land 2. For most of the game, we're under in impression that Dedede disconnected the Rainbow Islands. It's only after we've started to collect all shining Rainbow Drops that the islands begin to be connected ones again. Once all 7 are together, this allows the truth to come to light, that being the real villain.

For the Love-Love Stick, it's obvious. Love. In order to save Pop Star, Kirby shows love, in some form or another, to everyone he meets. Watering flowers, bringing people to their friends/loved ones, playing. Every Heart Star quest is, in essence, being nice to someone/helping them out. Even the LLS being a weapon counts as a form of love; you're protecting the people of your planet. Like I said, this is the obvious one.

Rounding out the group, we have the Crystal Gun Great Crystal, which I'd argue goes for Hope. The Fairy Queen sent Ribbon off with it, as a last resort so Ripple Star could receive help from someone else in The Gamble Galaxy. Then, when Ribbon realizes that the crystal shattered, her face shows that she considered that to be the last light of hope, and now that it's gone, her planet is doomed. It's only after Kirby offers his help and they pick up two of the hundred shards, does her hope return. She despairs at the sight of the dying Ripple Star, but the rest of the crew, the people who have helped in the shard hunt, with Dee, Ado, and Dedede all getting possessed because they found a shard, does Ribbon regain her courage.

Like I said, I've thought about this way too much. I do hope this gets anyone who reads this thinking.