Game Theory: Kirby...Dream Land's Biggest THREAT! pt 1

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Kirby is the lovable gumball that is all about friendship and saving the world. Except, he isn't. In fact I don't think Kirby cares about any of that at all! Theorists, I went back through all of the Kirby games and I started to notice that Kirby... wasn't all that heroic. He doesn't care about ANYONE or ANYTHING but himself. Don't believe me? Well, I'm about to fill you up with so much proof, you'll wish you had an appetite like Kirby!

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[GameTheory]

A few thoughts...

Kirby as a child: In Dream Land 1, it's established via the manual that he's "a little boy." Sure. I get that. But it doesn't change the fact that he's still a threat to Dream Land. For him to be SO powerful and SO naive is a dangerous combination. Notice in the script I never call him evil. I don't think he has ill-intent. Just because I say he's a villain doesn't mean that he's evil or has bad intentions. I mean it as he's a THREAT. That said, I've changed the title to avoid confusion.

Regarding Dyna Blade: Him helping the children after the scene I showed doesn't change the point -- he beat up someone BEFORE learning the whole story, like I tried to make clear in the script. Seeing that scene, he beats up the mom, THEN sees the kids, gives the screen a "cha-ching" gesture and steals them away, feeds them and teaches them to fly...stuff the MOTHER should be doing but can't because she was injured. I get it: Dyna "forgives" him in Revenge of Meta Knight...the same way Landia does in Return to Dream Land, but I see that more as plot convenience because Kirby is the "good guy, " or them realizing they have to fight the "true" evil. But think about Kirby;s ACTIONS...if someone just came up to you and started beating you up for no apparent cause, would YOU forgive the person? See them as a hero? Probably not. And don't forget that EVERYONE he fights along the way is in NO WAY connected to the battle between him and Dyna...they're innocents caught in the middle.

Kirby's Avalanche: In both Epic Yarn and the original Kirby's Dream Land manual (those are the ones I can think of offhand, but there might be more), Kirby actually speaks English...or something that translates to English, so I think comments throwing these lines out as invalid might be premature. Yes, the game is non-canon, which I acknowledge, but the idea that Kirby ONLY speaks "poyo" isn't necessarily true...or it can be assumed that ALL of Avalanche's lines are translated poyo.

And yes, I know Avalanche is a version of puyo puyo...it was a joke. Obviously it's not a Candy Crush mod since, if nothing else, Candy Crush came DECADES later.

Kirby as a God of Destruction: That's in part 2 :)

I think that's all the major concerns I'm seeing in the comments. Like I said, I don't think he's intentionally villainous. He's a neutral agent of chaos who gets pointed in a direction and just GOES. But when you look at his actions in the games I call out, a lot of times he's doing more harm than good. Does he do good? Absolutely. But he's still a threat.

[Jova_]

Videogame protagonist: *exists
Game Theory: A C T U A L L Y

[ravioli]

Mat pat: kirby is an ameoba

Also mat pat: kirby is A gOD OF DESTRUCTION

[cd]

Rewatching this I realize that Kirby is just the person who doesn't have time to watch cutscenes and skips them.

[masonhhoffman]

"That part is a whole separate discussion for next week"
It's been 2 years

[joho]

You did not treat waddle dee with respect. Forgive me child, for what i must waddle doo. *Pulls out gun*

[SolarBeam]

Kirby: u got cakke?
Dedede: yea
Kirby: you shall perish mortal

[GRosa-xwrg]

The reason kirby is impulsive is because he’s canonically a kid, he’s also made from the same material as zero which is the main reoccurring energy antagonist, another instance of the same type of energy being good is gooey in dream land two, a sentient being apart from the pack that is zero.

[hajimescat]

To be fair though, Kirby is like 3 years old
In Kirby right back at ya (even though the show itself isn’t canon), it looks into part of Kirby’s backstory. Metaknight talks about how Kirby and him are both warriors, but during the flashback when metaknight is like “yeah I got sent to planet pop star just like you”, he also mentions how Kirby is a little bit weaker than him at the moment because he is a child.

[dinodare]

Cake: **Disappears**
Kirby: ”Peace was never an option!”

[ThePureSynergist]

Kirby: Poyo!
Also Kirby: I’ve killed 14 gods and counting.

[LutherWilken]

kirby: I'm just addicted to food
kirby in game theory's eyes: 39 buried, 0 found...

[IvanMaster]

Regarding Kirby’s Adventure, breaking the Star Rod causes the people of Dream Land to stop having good dreams and with Nightmare sealed in the fountain they would be having nightmares every single night. Kirby assaulted King Dedede’s forces to help the people since the King didn’t explain himself.

[diamondmemer]

It's funny in the things kirby eats in the introduction we find Scarfy, the ONLY enemy kirby can't inhale

[RetroBeetle]

Is anyone gonna mention that, according to the anime, Kirby is a _negative-200-year-old Star Warrior?_ That would easily explain his "act first" behavior.

[CorviKid]

A theory that kirby IS a hero is found in Triple Deluxe, where Kirby goes out of his way to save King Dedede, not caring about cake, but instead about a friend. Planet Robobot has Kirby consuming evil mechanization, as he feels that it's HIS JOB to save the world. No ulterior motives here.

[Studimus]

kirby: is the embodiment of pure positivity.

also kirby: hi i do eat very yes mhm want human arm?

[halbarroyzanty]

I'd say kirby is more like a very young toddler with the absolute power

[barryskelhorn]

2019:We will have a part 2
2020:me still waiting for part 2
2319:Still waiting

[nancoppedge]

Mushroom Kingdom: We have 2 super-powerful plumbers.
Minecraft: We have blocky superhuman.
Inkwell Isle: We have the Devil.
Dream Land: We have Kirby.
Others: Oh, shoot.