#kirby music facts

[kirbymusicfacts]

During the development of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, its director, Shinya Kumazaki, would listen to the game's songs on loop to verify if he could become a fan of them. The songs that he never gets tired of listening to are the two final boss themes. (Source)

(Original Twitter post)

[cali-kabi]

~ Kirbtober Day 7: Copy Ability ⌛️🌟⏰

[alangdorf]

Ok so I know I’ve taken a few liberties here with gijinka-fying the Rampaging Doomers, of all characters, but hear me out: self-recognition through the other (derogatory). Not just a reminder of the part of himself he doesn’t like to acknowledge but also a near-perfect replication of him at his worst (Magolor EX, specifically). They know enough about Doomer and Ancient societies and his situation with the Crown to get right to the heart of his insecurities, which makes them really effective at bullying him. Also like. Extended family judging you for your life choices lol

Anyway, included the lines this time cause I’m really proud of the composition but a bit disappointed with how the coloring turned out. It did however help me pinpoint what I’d like to improve on, which is my coloring/shading. I think I get into details too quickly to the detriment of the piece as a whole and I also think the way I shade doesn’t have enough contrast and doesn’t take light sources into account very well. I just need to do some painting studies sometime and that will fix me, I swear

[nevert-the-guy]

Damn this Nintendo Music app is awesome

[kirbymusicdaily]

Kirby Music of the Day: City Trial: Huge Pillar from Kirby Air Ride

[typman00]

Kirby Facts with Typman!

Random German Kirby localization fact: Did you know that the levels from Kirby's Adventure all have two separate German names, one from Adventure and one from NiDL? Vegetable Valley for instance is called "Waldmeistertal" (Woodruff Valley) in NiDL, but "Lololos Wäldchen" (Lololo's Forest) in Adventure. Despite the fact that Lololo does not appear in Adventure.

Surprisingly, the name "Lololos Wäldchen" is still used in some capacity. The song "Forest Stage" from Adventure is called "Lololos Wäldchen" in the German version of both Air Ride and Rainbow Curse. The song "Vegetable Valley", which shares its name with the level in English is named "Waldmeistertal" after the NiDL level.

[fruitsofhell]

Bravely announcing my bid to become the first Galacta Knight fan who actually listens to metal music

[natlysblog]

me blasting magolor with my mind lasers due to *checks notes* i found an archive of dev miiverse posts and also MUSICCCCCC

magolor my best friend magolor *sets him on fire with my mind

[ilylovelyz]

⍣ ೋ after the break up (prt 2)

˚ · . kenma kozume, iwaizumi hajime, tsukishima kei, ushijima wakatoshi & atsumu miya (prt 1.)

KENMA KOZUME — he feels really stupid. kenma does a lot after the breakup in order to distract himself. he buys more games, staying up until it's almost dawn. all of his attention goes into his video games and other devices that he completely stops taking care of himself subconsciously. it's only when he's lost almost 10 pounds is when he realizes how neglected he's become. it happened so fast it confuses him. why didn't you remind him to eat? or shower? oh.. right, it's because you broke up with him in the first place. still, he tries to forget. it's one night playing a game when he's dissociating randomly thinking about you does it all hit.

Super Mario Bro's plays in the background of his room. for once, his fingers are still but his eyes are locked on the pixilated screen in front of him. his eyes are red and dialted due to the bright screen contrasting to the dark dead of night. this game was very expensive, vintage and one of a kind—yet he's subconsciously stuck thinking about you.

did you know he thought about you so frequently? did you think the same of him? he drops the console, fishing his phone out from below him. his fingers tap on the keyboard, searching up your name into his contacts. he notices the last time you texted him was over a month ago. oh–, right. you broke up with him. right. kenma drops his phone back down, laying his face down into the same giant kirby plushie you bought him a long time ago.

a soft sniffle escapes through the thick material, mixing in with the almost taunting upbeat cartoon music.

IWAIZUMI HAJIME — your breakup was done on good terms. he was moving to the U.S., you were staying in Japan. neither of you knew the relationship wouldn't withstand such a long distance relationship so the relationship came to an end. the two of you still call and text over random things, but it's not like how things were before. time passes, and the two of you have less and less contact. iwaizumi is doing his weekly stalking of your Instagram when he realizes you've posted a photo of yourself.. but you aren't alone.

iwaizumi sighs with content when he's finally allowed to sit down, his legs sore from harsh muscle training. as always, he checks his phone. once he's finished going through his messages, ignoring almost everyone except his mom, he comes across your contact. the last you spoke with him was almost a year ago. he frowns, he wishes the two of you kept in contact, but you both were just so busy.

curiously, he indulges in his guilty pleasure and opens up instagram. as if on autopilot, he searches for your online handle. you both follow each other, but of course, never speak. he mindlessly scrolls through your highlights and posts, ending up on your most recent one. it's you. his heart flutters at the sight of you once more. even through a screen, you're still as beautiful as always. you're glowing and radiant as always.

his childish smile soon disappears when he realizes someone has their arm wrapped around you. a guy. a guy who is looking at you with the same loving look iwaizumi would give you long, long, ago. iwaizumi uninstalls the app shortly afterwards.

TSUKISHIMA KEI — he avoids you. he pretends you don't exist altogether. his heart cringes whenever he hears you around, regretting immensely when the two of you arranged your classes together in the previous year. it's childish. no, he's childish. especially because the breakup was more of his fault. still, he hides the fact that his heart is broken. he treats you like everybody else with such hate and bitterness, and only realizes how stupid he's being when it's too late.

"hey kei." you say, walking along aside the tall blonde. "do you want to work on the project together? sensei said that–," "i don't want to work with you." he says coldly. tsukishima doesn't even look to acknowledge you, staring straight forward as he walks. "o-oh, well i just y'know—" you stutter embarrassingly, "i just thought that because—" tsukishima finally stops in his tracks, swiftly turning to you, looking at you through clouded lenses.

"why do you keep on pestering me." his tone leaves you shocked. you can't even think of words to say, only able to let out incoherent stutters and mumbles. "all you do is stutter, it's annoying." tsukishima says nonchalantly, still looking at you with distain.

that seems to shut you up for now. tsukishima is relived when you do, if you talked to him anymore he probably would've accidentally spilled how he missed you. his relief is short lived when he sees the tears roll down your face and out of embarrassment, you quickly walk away from him. he's left standing still, gazing down at the floor. heart heavy and regretting.

USHIJIMA WAKATOSHI — he thinks he's alright but he doesn't realize he's distraught. he continues on with his life like normal, seemingly at peace and happy with whatever he's doing. but, he does have to admit, he's been feeling a bit more.. confused? more like agitated. outside of his calm demeanor to untrained eyes, he seems perfectly normal. but, to those who are close with them, they can see what's actually going on in that seemingly perfect head of his.

hazel eyes watch closely as you walk past. ushijima awaits for you to come up to him like normal, talk to him and pester him with a million questions once more. he hated when you pestered him, he wished you were more quiet and reserved... or did he? he's not sure. because now you are walking away from him, not saying a single word. hell, you barely acknowledge his presence. how do you not? he's everything you said catches your eye, tall and muscular build, with a handsome perfect face.

"y/l/n." he rumbles out. the boom of his voice finally catches your attention, finally spinning around to acknowledge him. you seem defensive, like a cornered cat, a single eyebrow quirking up at his call. "..ushijima-san?" his heart, for some reason, sinks into his gut with the formality use of his name. what happened to toshi? for once, his words are stuck in his throat and he struggles to come up with something to say.

seeing that he's yet to say anything, you hurry out of his presence, trying to be released from the gaze of the man you are forbidden to love. meanwhile, ushijima is realizing for the first time, that maybe he lost someone who he isn't fine with leaving.

MIYA ATSUMU — he's like a pitiful dog. he plays off the break up like it's nothing, even to your face, he just shrugged his shoulders and mumbled something under his breath and walked away. despite the two of you dating for a year, going through so many things together, hell, he even lost his virginity to you, but he still acts like it was nothing.. but everyone can tell it's not. much to his annoyance, even his twin brother tells him to take it easy following the break up. but he's fine. it was nothing. he definitely doesn't search for you in the crowd during his games, nor does he get the random pang of forgetfullness after school as if he should be waiting for you. he's fine.

a girl comes up to atsumu after his game, batting her long eyelashes and pouting her lips. "can i get your number?" she asks, making her voice as smooth as possible. atsumu blinks at her with a blank face before turning his back to her, ignoring her entirely. he ignores her whines and curses of embarrassment, his eyes scanning the emptying crowd.

"shes not here, 'tsumu." he hears a familiar voice say. atsumu snaps his head back to the direction of the voice, seeing osamu standing there with his hands in his pockets, eyes low and unamused. atsumu scoffs at his brother, "yah i know." the two of them wait in silence, but for what? what is he waiting for? suddenly, his ears perk up at a familar body frame, eyes darting to the source only to be severally disappointed with the sight of a person who looks like you, but isn't you.

"let's go home, 'tsumu." osamu says, walking past the blonde haired man. atsumu waits a couple more seconds, taking another quick scan of the crowd before he's hestiantly following his brother, shoulders low and eyes to the ground.

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[meowstix]

anyway reason i was thinking abt that ep again: they seem to imply Those Fuckers have some prior connection with psykick but it's also. never explained???? what was up with that

[sweethischier]

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐟𝐭 | 𝐊𝐢𝐫𝐛𝐲 𝐃𝐚𝐜𝐡

word count: 1.5k

warnings: none really, kissing, unedited

note: happy birthday to our kirbs!! this is short and sweet and i hope you like it!

You could hear the sounds of the party through the connected apartment walls, music and voices blending together to make one aggravating melody. It wasn’t like it was an ungodly time of the night, or that they were really being that loud. In fact, it was only eight p.m. and you could only hear the sounds of their music because the speaker was directly on the wall of your bedroom. It was more based on the fact that you weren’t invited, even though you wouldn’t have known anyone except for the man of the hour.

Kirby had been your neighbor for the last year, and you would like to say the two of you developed a friendship during that time. It started off as just polite conversation and passing glances when you’d see each other, then it turned into Kirby asking for your phone number and the two of you were texting as often as you could. However, when Kirby got injured at the beginning of this hockey season, you felt it shift towards something that had more potential than a friendship. 

When Kirby got injured, he was texting you all day, skirting around asking you to come over because he wanted your company, but never asking because he felt too desperate. Eventually you got tired of his subtle suggestions and flat out asked him if you could come over because you had a bad day. From then on, you spent more time at his apartment than your own, and you’d even met a few of his teammates by accident.  The two of you also often straddled the line that separated platonic and romantic, though neither of you dared to actually cross it in fear of rejection. 

The faint sound knuckles rapping against your front door broke you away from your thoughts, piquing your curiosity because you hadn’t been expecting anyone. You threw your blanket off your legs and slipped out of your bed, toeing your warm house shoes on before making your way to the door. With furrowed brows, you slightly stood on your toes and looked into the small hole in the door and saw the last person you expected to see. 

“Kirby,” You called out as you pulled the door open, your eyes wide in confusion, “What are you doing here?”

“I live next door,” He joked, his smile growing as you playfully rolled your eyes, “You weren’t there.”

His voice dropped, hesitant and careful as he knew he was going to be treading through unfamiliar waters with you. He knocked on your door with a purpose, a mission to stop dancing around the way he felt, but that didn’t mean he was going to be confident about it. In fact, now that you were standing right in front of him, he almost wanted to back out in case he was reading you wrong.

“I wasn’t invited,” You shrugged, trying to come off nonchalant and not like it bothered you, even though it did.

“You’re always invited,” He spoke, his voice soft as he notices the way you slightly retreat, “You can always show up at my door no matter what.”

You open your mouth to respond, but Kirby pushes his way by you, slipping his shoes off before he goes and takes his usual seat on the couch. He places his arm on the back cushion as he turns and looks at you, his eyebrows raised as he waits for you. Shaking your head in amusement, you let the door shut behind you before following his actions. 

You tuck your legs underneath you, your body angled in his direction as your knees press against his thigh. Kirby’s eyes drag along your figure, and you’ve got these thin, plaid shorts on paired with a shirt Kirby is fairly certain belonged to him. Your hair was loose around your face, your cheeks slightly pink the longer you felt his stare on you.

“You can’t stay forever, you know. They’ll notice you’re gone,” You bashfully spoke, fingers pinching at the hem of your shorts.

“I told Slaf where I was going,” He states, his fingertips slightly grazing your shoulder as you relax against the couch, “I’d much rather be here, anyways.”

You snap your gaze up to meet his own, his blue eyes bright despite the minimal lighting decorating the living room. It was your turn to take him in, to notice the way his facial hair had been cleaned up and his shirt clung to his arms. He was wearing his leg brace over his jeans, the material so tight on his thighs you’re surprised they haven’t torn at the seams. 

“Kirby,” You cleared your throat, peeling your eyes away from his thighs, “I’m not taking you from your birthday party. Wait! I have your present. I’ll be right back.”

You dart off the couch and down the hallway to your room, but unbeknownst to you, Kirby decided to follow after you. Your apartment was the exact layout of his own, just flipped, and he’d been in it so many times he knew where your room was. He heard you mumbling to yourself as you searched through your closet, but you hadn’t heard him follow you into the room, so you slammed into his chest when you turned around.

“Jesus,” You gasp as Kirby’s hand instantly grasp at your waist and you try to keep his gift in your hands, “I didn’t know you were behind me!”

“Sorry,” He chuckled, his eyes flitting down to the bag in your hands, “Was too excited to know what you got me, I guess.”

“Well,” You step away from him, “Here you go.”

You hand him the bag, chewing at your bottom lip as your heart pounds in your chest. You always get nervous when you get someone a gift. What if they didn’t like it? What if someone else already got him the same thing? The anticipation kills you, and that’s why you always choose to put them in bags rather than wrap them up in wrapping paper.

Kirby pulls out the few pieces of tissue paper, his eyes narrowing in confusion as he sees a box sitting at the center of the bag. He glances up at you as he dips his hand into the bag to grab the mystery box, giving you a soft smile when he notices nerves swimming in your eyes. The second he recognizes the box in his hands, his eyes widen in shock.

“No way,” He exclaims, the bag falling to his feet as his eyes dart from you to the box, “No way! Y/N, where did you find this?”

“I won’t reveal my secrets,” You giggle, relief flooding your veins at his excitement, “I know you said you really liked it, but couldn’t find it anywhere in stores anymore, so.”

Kirby stares at the box of cologne in his hands, his brain tripping over its own thoughts as he tries to figure out what to say. Of every gift he’s ever gotten, this is by the far the most heartfelt. He’d mentioned to you once, months ago, how he hadn’t been able to find this cologne for years and the fact that you’d gone and found it just solidified how he felt about you. 

You watch as Kirby’s eyes meet your own, a multitude of emotions swirling in them as he places the box on the dresser next to him. He takes a step towards you, watching to see how you react to the newfound proximity until you’re nearly chest to chest. Your heart slams into your ribs as you crane your neck to look up at him, your tongue swiping at your bottom lip.

“Can I kiss you,” Kirby’s voice is low and careful, gaze dancing all across your face.

“I’d be mad if you didn’t,” You breathed out through a wave of confidence.

 It felt like time slowed as Kirby cups the back of your head in his hands, pulling your mouth to his own until your lips were molded together. You wrap your arms around your neck, pulling him closer into you. He slowly backs you against the wall, carefully tugging on your hair as he slips his tongue into your mouth. You let a quiet moan vibrate against Kirby’s mouth, and that’s when he pulls away.

The kiss, while short in time, was full of so much built up emotion that it left the two of you breathless and panting. Your eyes are still closed as you let your head hit the wall behind you, your arms still looped around his neck as his fingertips press into your hips. Kirby dropped his forehead to your shoulder, nothing but pure bliss floating around him.

“I’ve wanted to do that for a year now,” He laughed to himself.

“What took you so long,” You teased, opening your eyes as you dragged your hand up to tangle in his hair.

“Didn’t know if you felt the same,” He sheepishly admitted, lifting his head to look at you.

“Oh, yeah, because I spend all my free time helping all my injured neighbors,” You playfully rolled your eyes, a smile toying at your lips, “I hope you like your gift, Kirbs.”

“I love it, but you’re the only gift I need.”

[kirbymusicfacts]

In one of the extra stages of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, a remix of "The Adventure Begins" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land plays. Its internal name and official name appear to imply that said remix is in reality an older version of the song, that was meant to be used in Kirby GCN.

(Original Twitter post)

[johntayjinf]

i caved in and bought renoise

also sorry tumblr i constantly delete this because i have way too many mixing hiccups to fix... was being too hasty haha

for a tracker with daw features like track mixers, vst support, automation, filters etc., it's pretty impressive what you can do with it. finally i get to do hq music without having to wrap my head around more conventional daws; i like the inconvenience of modern tracker interfaces myself, actually.

the first time i had to arrange for something hq like this, the biggest obstacle and wake-up call i had to face was the fact that uh, my mixing skills weren't up to snuff. fixing it was a nightmare. biggest thing i didn't know at the time of arranging was that sidechaining the bass was really important, otherwise the bass drum (kick) wouldn't be heard and be overpowered by the bass. this was pointed out to me by a server member of ours, lolwe. they've been mixing for about 7-8 years and counting so they understand it pretty well... and actually the final mix was made just this morning to actually fix the entire mix lol.

other more minor mixing issues were ironed out with eq-ing, which i have a bit of experience of, though it was pointed out by dinebon_, yet another (new!) server member, who was primarily a bassist. they also pointed out some unwanted dissonance i had put in for the arrangement.

i understand that mixing is pretty much subjective and everyone does it differently, but it should be worth pointing out that there are some rookie mistakes that someone like me _can_ make. i may be a good arranger but this mix wouldn't have sounded better if it weren't for people giving me advice and pointers on how to fix things. i definitely think that getting input from a variety of artists who have different strengths helps to put a mix together and give listeners a more comfortable listening experience, so from now on, i'll be at the very least, sidechaining my basslines with the kick for better mixing. sorry if this doesn't sound great for everyone lol

the vst i used on the other hand, has _a lot_ of technical problems.

i think we all here love the sound canvas series of midi synthesizers, but i unfortunately do not have the money to buy the physical hardware (yet), so i stuck to the roland cloud sc vst. god, it is a terrible technical mess...

obviously the sc is sampled beautifully, and is iconic in the video game music world, but how the hell do you mess up a vst _this_ badly? it has _inverted stereo_, which is, a fad from waaaaaay back when. i'm happy i got to simply fix this through audacity but good grief, man. i had to export each instrument one by one just so i could identify which instruments were cancelling themselves out on mono and which ones weren't. genuinely horrifying stuff. there are also the in-built low-end and high-end boosters, but what about the mids? i'm going to assume that it's just a feature of the time but god i honestly wish they added middle frequency knobs. not that i can't fix that with eq post-production, but i'd rather not do that (especially for the main melody) unless if the problem really is a big deal. again, i love the sound canvas, but i wish that the vst were better; the technical problems i had to work with ended up souring the experience. i wish people could actually fix it some day and turn it into something greater. i'll likely use the vst again but i also want to mix in other instrument and sample libraries as well!

in the meantime, this arrange gave me a crave for kirby again. i love kdl3 sm, it is my favorite game of the gb - snes era of games. idk how but jun ishikawa writes these intoxicating songs for kirby and i am just left to rot listening to them. they are waaaayy too good.

[kirbybecomesastarwarrior]

Marx (Singuf) The Pied Piper of Hamelin

Marx is the Pied Piper of Hamelin but he didn't pipe away rats.. he pied Dark Matters away. (Hunold Singuf was the name of the Pied Piper... in one of the iterations, so I used it for Marx)

Marx despises his former happy-go-lucky self; this is also why he initially hates Kirby (because he reminds him of his former self...) and can't help but taunt Kirby on his overly trusting & good nature (because he used to be like that..)

Especially when Marx realizes how much he and Kirby can relate to each other... a fact that makes Marx second guess himself every step of the way for his plan...and when he realizes Kirby's basically another him... It really shakes him to his core

His main reason for revenge was due to the loneliness he was feeling and thought he couldn't belong anywhere else than Nightmare's fortress with all the other monsters. (Cause Kirby defeated Nightmare & the Cappies blew up the place. )

Basically he wanted Kirby to feel the same level of betrayl he felt with the people of Hamelin... only to find out that him and the cappies aren't as close anymore wha...

PLAN B: So instead he just exposed the growing cracks of his friendship with Tiff & Tuff (Fumu & Bun). Please read Marx's role in the story (here), this contains all the explanation of this and the background info on Marx.

Keep Reading for~

The story of Marx & Hamelin:

So, after the explosion of Nightmare's base, he is one of the very few monsters that survived. (Being blasted onto some remote planet... you guessed it, Hamelin). And wouldn't ya know it he fell right on his head so amnesia!

Marx doesn't remember his purpose (he was a monster that created Nightmare and was supposed to be the perfect friend for Kirby and made to trick him... yada yada yada... I explain it more in the previous post)

Basically, it's a dark mirror reflection of Cappy Town... Marx drops in on the town of Hamelin and the towns infested with Dark Matters. They welcome Marx inform him of the problem and give him all the hospitality they can offer (during this time of crisis)~

Originally, the town was filled with music, but since the Dark Matters came in (no music), the first thing they did was swipe the town's instruments... and now they seem to be going after the people! Half of the town belonged to the Dark Matters.

I wonder why?

The townsfolk so graciously ask for Marx's help (but in reality, they are looking for fresh meat to sacrifice while the other townsfolk have to save the hostages before they get possessed.)

Marx, not knowing what these terrible people had planned for him (throwing him head first into the den of wolves). But to him, he was repaying the nice people who sheltered him so he happily agreed... all he had to do was distract them.

So they went out to save the hostage with Marx running in the middle of town as a distract. Naturally, he was incredibly slippery and managed to stumble to the main stronghold.

Marx, having his natural curiosity figured, "Whatever they were guarding in there must be super valuable..." and scurried his way in. Imagine his disappointment when he found "just a bunch of crummy old instruments- WOAH wait, what that~"

The golden flute (the shiniest one), seemed to naturally catch his attention and before he knew it, it flew into his hands. He didn't know what drove him but naturally he started to play.

And just like that, all the Dark Matters were hypnotized by the flute's spell... Marx understood the power he had. And had the good sense to pipe them away from the town.

The people were all shocked and amazed (especially since they didn't think the little guy would survive the night!) But at long last, the Dark Matter infestation was solved, and quickly dubbed Marx as their savior and protector.

This was all just so new and exciting to Marx, and seeing all the happy faces of the townsfolk made. He feels like he truly belongs... and he couldn't help but say yes to all of it.

Marx mastered his craft, learned several (if not all) instruments, and would happily perform on the streets. Naturally expanding with classic juggling, magic tricks, etc. (Also, it was part of what he was made for by Nightmare~) Just a bring out a smile or two~

Not for pay, he just enjoyed making the people happy... and whenever there was a dark matter he'd gladly take care of it. Even happily helping the other neighboring towns and villages with their infestation problem.

But slowly, as time passed, the people started to take their hero for granted. They'd complain about how loud his playing was, why couldn't he get rid of the dark matter faster, couldn't have avoided the property damage...

And this ungrateful attitude seemed to increase as the town slowly seemed to become richer... buildings were being renovated... property expanding... that's weird...

The townspeople were nice to him still... but this love was all superficial only really loved him when they needed him or after the threat was gone~ He still felt like he was an outsider...Not really offer the genuine love and understanding he needed as an individual/as an actual person...

And it seems they needed the happy-go-lucky fun time Jester Marx... so he just played along...

Sound familiar to anyone~

This all came to a head when he saw the mayor carrying a suspiciously large sack of gold into town hall... Marx couldn't help but be curious... he managed to tail him inside, hiding under the main table to listen in.

The three others entered the room... Four more people made their way towards it to take their seats.

~

Mayor: Take a look at this haul *pouring the sack* Perhaps we should loan out the little urchin to some more of our neighbors to get rid of their pests.

Councilman: We're so lucky one of N.M.E's monsters fell right at our doorstep... I was surprised by how incredibly expensive a small one would be, I'm sure we could-"

Councilwoman: No we can't so that, you know owning a monster from N.M.E's monster is illegal now... ever since Nightmare's defeated the G.S.A is regaining control the new leade of the-

Mayor: We don't need to worry about him yet, all we need to do is keep him keep a low profile... is all.

Councilman: Fine... after all, we can't risk losing our dear Marx... annoying little brat... but he makes great money for just merely piping a toon, do you when such a thing understand the vaule of money

Mayor: Probably not, and besides, why was he our monster? We were not different from the many others, whoever ordered... this one just managed to drop in our laps, and we should be allowed to use him as

Assistant: We might want to rethink those plans. I just received this *reveal a letter with a G.S.A. logo,* I think they're on to us.

Councilwoman: So before you two idiots rudely ignored me... I've heard of those letters. I'm pretty sure a Star Warriors is coming in a sweep with town for any monster ownership... Sir Arthur will not allow any of this.

Councilman: We have to find Marx immediately... we can't have him getting us all in trouble...

Councilwoman: Frankly I'm surprised he survived this long given he was supposed to be bait... we just got this place back on it's feet we need to think of something quick!

Mayor: Perhaps this can all be solved by our little friend again.

Assistant: Ugh, we need to hurry they could be here-*door slam*

Everyone left sprinting out of the room~ All except one...

~

Marx was still frozen in horror at what he had heard... He leaves through the back door unseen. His mind was reeling at... "Surely this is a misunderstanding..." Despite only being afraid to find out the truth... Marx boldly ran up to the mayor in the middle of the town square...

Marx: Hey, we need to talk I heard you and-

Only to have someone grab him from behind.

Mayor: There it is.Thank you Sir Dragato so much for taking of this little monster~

Marx: Wha-

Councilwoman: He's been such an inconvenience having him run amok in our town... thank heavens it's over...

Councilman: Yes we do appericate your service nothing to see-

Marx: WAIT, WAIT WAIT- NO you can't this is my home too I've lived here, I'm good please I'd never hurt anyone I', the town protector I-

Lady: I've never seen that monster live here with us

Old man: He probably means the forest-

He watched one by one as each townsfolk helped weave this whole fabricated lie. Not one of them stood up for him or claimed him... Marx's heart sank even deeper with each one.

Councilman: Just one of Nigthmate playing his tricks again if you would be so kind as to get rid of-

Marx: Are all of you-* looks towards Dragato* Please ya gotta believe me they're lying please don't kill me I'm good-

Sir Dragato: *gives Marx an indifferent look and holds the sword near his neck* Pipe down-

Marx was seething with anger at this point and.... wait a moment piped down that's it! (Dragato of all the things you just had to say "pipe down")

Sir Dragato: Everyone! Please *extremely annoyed* it's just a small runt of a demon; there's nothing special about it I can just take him out with- *plays right into his ear* aaarghhaaaa! *Releases Marx*!

The townsfolk watched in horror as the sweet smile Marx bore turned into something sinister. He was overcome with shock & grief; the people who had been protecting them had merely seen him as a tool. Not only that they profited from his hard work! And now they're just going to throw him under the bus like this and... The negative nature he felt inside started to build.

He leaped into the sky raising his flute for one final show. And for the first time, his demoniac instincts kicked him... Then, grandly, the announced:

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN THIS WILL BE MARX SINGUF'S LAST PERFORMANCE AND FOR THE GRAND FINALE I WILL PIPE ALL THE DARK MATTER BACK INTO HAMELIN~

Soon, the town was overtaken by all the Dark Matter quickly overwhelming the town. And started to destroy it ...The people and Dragato watched in horror as the town was ripped to sherds.

Marx took his prized flute (the one he had held on so preciously as a memento on his first day in Hamelin as a luck charm...) and threw it away. And vowed to never play another tune ever again

Dragato is automatically put off by the power of Marx but still believes he could take Marx "You've terrorized this town long enough-"

Marx: Terrorize me.... terrorize me, Terrorize me *Marx's Soul form comes out for the first time, tears in his eyes* I DON'T THINK YOU KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS!

And pretty much beats Dragato to a pulp... "You will not succeed you will never take this town-ugh!" *Marx stuffs with a literal sock*

Marx: I don't want this crummy town you dingus *looks over to the townsfolk* I've had enough of it. *Snatches Dragato's bag* And here I thought you Star Warriors were supposed to be something special.

Looking through stuff see a Nightmare Enterprises logo... *triggers a memory* Maybe my answers lie there... *Smirks at the tied-up Dragato* you gave me a useful hit! SO LONG YOU RATHOLE TOWN HAVE FUN CLEANING UP YOUR OWN MESS!

This leads up to Marx's finding out his past and planning his grand revenge on the cappies and Kirby!

Shortly after (much to everyone's surprise, including Dragato's) Sir Arthur arrives... and the first thing he does is pick up the discarded flute of Marx... which was the real reason Sir Arthur sent the letter.

(Not for Marx as everyone had assumed ~)

Soon the mayor goes on to explain (his fabricated story) that Marx was the one who had brought in the Dark Matters... with his cursed flute...and Sir Dragato confirms their story... only for Sir Arthur to look at him disappointed.

Sir Arthur: I already know you're all lying through your teeth... you better tell the truth this time.

Mayor: But we already-

Sir Arthur: No, you didn't! You better tell the truth before I add to the list of charges you've already committed! *Brings out the scary dragon aura* TALK NOW!

Assistant : You're right we're lying~

Dragato: Wait wha-!

So townsfolk are forced to tell the truth, leaving Dragato frozen in disbelief... (Marx telling the truth). After the whole story was debunked Sir Arthur arrested the council members, leaving only Dragato and himself.

Sir Dragato: How did you know they were-

Sir Arthur: This flute is a sacred relic created by the Ancients... when they said it was cursed I knew they were lying and *he looked at Excalibur* these sacred items are all connected... And I knew its owner was in trouble...they were begging for anyone to believe them... but you.

*The golden flute quivered in anger and emulated a sad aura as if it were seeking justice for its owner*

Sir Arthur: You are demoted. You are responsible for cleaning up this fine mess you've made with the people of Hamelin *stares at the townsfolk's guilty faces* And as for the rest I will be confiscating this ill-gotten loot you made from Marx's hard work & whatever is not there you'll have to work to earn it!

Sir Dragato: It was their fault I was lied to... and that- he's one of-

Sir Arthur: We need to take accountability for our actions, and mistakes... *thinking back to Uther's regime* I'm trying to move the GSA in a different direction... one of tolerance away from the age of fear and paranoia I can not push things like this under the rug...

*looks at Dragato*

The situation was made worse due to your negligence... *flute starts angrily trembling* You were going to kill that boy from the looks of it, you don't even feel guilty for what you did...

I cannot trust you with any solo missions so from now on you'll be partnered up with Sir Falspar until deemed trustworthy and-

Sir Dragato: That "boy" as you call him is may I remind you... IS ONE OF NIGHTMARE'S MONSTERS! You can't do this-

Sir Arthur: I CAN AND I WILL! This happened because you ignored that boy's plea for help... You punished the innocent and nearly rewarded the guilty. Be grateful I do not permanently dismiss you...

We need to set an example... report back to me once you're done...

Dragato: *thinking to himself* (grr... you always did have a fondness for strays...*referring to Meta Knight*)

Notes:

Everyone has always said that Marx was supposed to Mirror Kirby in a way so... I made him the perfect Mirror to Kirby. The similarities in their stories are the main reason why Kirby is so sympathetic to Marx and the main reason Marx hates... (and not completely hate Kirby)

All the game characters I try to have them woven into the anime cast... With Fluff I made him have a connection to Falspar by using the Fisher King (King Fisher).

With Marx's storyline matching up with Dragato's... I know it seems like I wrote him rather villainous. But bear with me he has good reasons (aka Mommy issues with Dame Morgan).

Meta Knight, Dragato & Falspar are supposed to be reflections of Arthur, Morgan & Nonsura. (which I will expand on later~)

So Dragato is extremely jealous of MK (similair to Morgan with Arthur but for different reasons...)

I'll explain more on a later day. Right now, I have to stop myself before I write a whole novel.

And for those of you who are wondering what on earth inspired me to connect to mix the Pied Piper & Marx. WELL~

Perception check By Rom Cardy

TRY AND TELL ME THAT MARX IS NOT THE HUMAN BARD & NOT DO VICOIOUS MOCKETY! "LOOT THAT BODY"

(Sorry guys, I just wanted to end this on a light-hearted note~)

I think I'll try to post lore stuff like this once a week while the tournament is going on. I hope you guys enjoyed it & have a great day everybody.

[pissworm39]

INTRODUCTION!!!

Hello! I'm pissworm39, you can call me Noah though!

I'm 14 a year old boy and I love MCR, Green Day, and FOB!!

Some of my hobbies include gaming, making art, coding with html, and listening to music.

FUN FACTS ABOUT ME

My birthday is 10/27/10

I'm an atheist and an anarcho-communist!

I can sew and am currently working on some patch pants

My favorite color is green! Specifically #007800 and #B2FF00

I love cartoons!

I use tumblr a LOT

Sometimes I make kandi!

I'm forever bandom obsessed (it started at age 11)

I have a tooth rotated 90 degrees clockwise

DNI LIST

Transphobes, Homophobes, Racists, Zionists, Anti-Semites, Pedophiles, etc. THIS IS NOT A SAFE SPACE FOR YOU!

ANYONE who thinks it's okay to shame people for the way they dress.

MSI or BOTDF supporters (What the fuck is wrong with you??)

Furry haters

Conservatives

Fast Fashion Buyers (SHEIN, Temu, Aliexpress, etc.)

Danger Days Haters

Kink/Sexual blogs

ED/thinspo blogs

Mfs who unironically ship REAL people

yeah i think thats it

PLEASE INTERACT!!

My Chem, Green Day, and FOB fans!

Alternative People!!

Invader Zim / Danny Phantom fans (I'm desperate)

OTHER INFO!!

Some artists/bands I like include : My Chemical Romance, Green Day, Blink-182, Silverstein, Good Charlotte, Yellowcard, Simple Plan, Sum 41, Pierce The Veil, Evanescence, Linkin Park, Bowling For Soup, Avril Lavigne, Paramore, A Skylit Drive, Fall Out Boy, Forever The Sickest Kids, The Offspring, Panic! At The Disco, Snow White's Poison Bite, Sleeping With Sirens, Scary Kids Scaring Kids, New Found Glory, Ice Nine Kills, Taking Back Sunday, The Used, Saves The Day, NOFX, Descendents, Black Flag, Busted, Son Of Dork, Big If, Craig's Brother, MxPx, Propaghandi, Tightwire etc.

Favorite Games : Kirby: Planet Robobot, Nintendogs, Animal Crossing : New Leaf, Minecraft, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, Mario Kart 7, Flipnote Studio, and Tomodachi Life!

Favorite Shows : Invader Zim, Danny Phantom, The Fairly OddParents, The Amazing World Of Gumball, Phineas & Ferb, Gravity Falls, Futurama, South Park, The Grim Adventures Of Billy & Mandy, and Jimmy Neutron.

Here's me btw!!

[blazingstaro]

Here's my little side AU!

It's not a serious story like Dreams of the Stars, and just something of my own for funsies! I don't intend to make a series of this, more-so just little drawings or mini comics every now and then. DotS is my main AU and comic series still!

This is my SkyCotL Mago AU, and it's a mix of different types of AUs in one. Genderbend? You got it. Roleswap? Absolutely! There's also a personality swap between characters, and what-if scenarios all jammed into one Kirby AU set in a noir/spacepunk + 30s-60s swing era

It's a lot of what-ifs put into fruition while having SkyCotL on the side! It's wholesome, adorable, and really sweet! No serious angst in this (for now), but some heartfelt troubles and such. Absolutely a comfort AU LOL

So here's the whole gang together! Not everyone's roles are swapped, I'll say— it's a mixed bag of this that and whatever because whoever said you had to stick to one particular thing in a swap-type AU HEHEHE

Quick look lore/info on each individual below:

Allow me to tell you a bit about each individual here, starting with our lead, Skye:

The Magolor of this Magoverse flavored AU, this is Magoloria— a rising star from Floralia. She sings, she dances, she's quite the hit for tons of musical shows across the galaxy! Fashionable, fun, and cute as a button, Skye is a pure-hearted and humble gal. She's a young adult for her species!

Both a genderbend and a personality swap! Her personality is swapped with Joronia's (pre-Sectonia). She's as sweet as can be, and enjoys making herself feel pretty with a vast wardrobe of outfits and costumes. Her taste in fashion is impeccable.

The events of Return to Dreamland occur quite a bit differently for Skye, but I'll save that for another post! But the main premise is that following a decisive battle, hopelessly possessed by the Master Crown's evil, Skye and the shattered Master Crown are spirited away to the decaying Kingdom of Sky (hence her nickname), a land time forgot. The power-drained mage must travel across the realms to reclaim her lost powers, which fell into the hands of the sleeping Elder spirits.

Here's Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee! Their roles remain unchanged, but their personalities have swapped! Bandee is confident and outgoing, whereas Kirby's a bit less confident, but aspires to be great— despite the fact that he's the most powerful of the group and constantly Popstar's savior. He and Bandee are besties, like brothers!

King Malcom "Meta" Knytte, the presiding king of Dream Land! He's both role-swapped with Dedede, and his personality is swapped with Taranza. He's got the personality of a sopping wet kitten, but is low-key one of the most devastating warriors Dream Land has to offer. His Galaxia's design is more of the anime's than the games because good god I am not drawing the same Galaxia for two different AUs

King Malcolm is a great whistler and plays the piano, but has crippling stage fright. He owns a venue within his kingdom, which has been host to Skye's shows in recent years. He secretly mans backstage in disguise, so commoners won't recognize him (but it's somewhat obvious who he is). Rumor has it, he has an eye for one of the performers, and is secretly in love...

Sir Dedede of Dream Land! He serves the Kingdom of Dream Land. As it's quite obvious, he's role-swapped and personality swapped with Meta Knight, though there's still a sliver of King Dedede's original ego/pride in this guy. He's aloof, something of a loner, and doesn't talk much, but he has a tendency to take aspiring warriors under his wing. His latest apprentice is Bandana Waddle Dee, who serves under King Malcolm too!

And finally, the lovely couple— King Taranza and Queen Joronia! This is half a role-swap and a whole personality swap. Taranza's personality is swapped with Magolor, and Joronia has a partial of Dedede's personality, but stands alone on her own as well. Taranza also takes on Magolor's role as Manager of a theme park.

Though married for centuries, Taranza and Joronia are still in their honeymoon phase, madly in love and have profound crushes on each other!

The two have made their kingdom into an entertainment capital this side of the galaxy, bringing all walks of life onto Popstar to see a wide variety of shows! From circus acts, to live musical performances, and thrilling carnival rides and games, you name it, they got it!

This spicy pair act as parental figures for Skye, and took her under their wing when she was a lone, young girl selling papers to make do

AND THAT IS ALL FOR NOW! Just a basic look at everyone! I'll do more thorough info-posts later on 'em throughout the week 💜