Talk:Kirby (character)/Archive 2

Archive 1
I went ahead and archived the talk page. I'm surprised that it had never been archived before, with comments dating back to November 2005 still on it! Plus, it was 54kb long, which is rather large. Disaster Kirby 20:12, 31 July 2007 (UTC)

Citation needed for Kirby being pink?
...seriously? 69.202.86.85 (talk) 17:35, 20 August 2008 (UTC)

Anyone who's not colorblind can clearly see he's pink! --MettanAtem 23:52, 20 August 2008 (UTC) —Preceding unsigned comment added by MettanAtem (talk • contribs)

Except in one or two games12.74.209.134 (talk) —Preceding undated comment was added at 01:25, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Can anyone suggest what colour "racid" is? It states that it is "a color unrecognisable to the human eye", but I can find no definition of this word anywhere!? Yet I did find a link to a site which also cites the same reference as this comment does, and it states that Kirby's original colour was yellow. I cannot read Japanese and thus cannot make an interpretation of this reference myself. Can anyone confirm any of this further? I'm not comfortable with the colour being described as racid. (Lingari (talk) 06:28, 14 March 2009 (UTC))


 * It's vandalism that slipped in under the radar. Racid is not a color, just someone's idea of a joke, I guess.  Good thing you brought it up so it could be fixed. ~ Dusk Knight  06:04, 15 March 2009 (UTC)

German comics
Some more info on these would be nice. Like the name for example. 75.153.231.20 03:51, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

I believe they can be found in Kirby's Rainbow Resort. 208.101.155.204 21:24, 27 August 2007 (UTC)

Video Games and the Anime...
Are they completely separate continuities, or is the anime a prequel to the video game series? 208.101.155.204 21:24, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * They're separate entities. I think this was stated by Sakurai in an interview, but don't quote me on it. Disaster KirbyTalk 21:37, 27 August 2007 (UTC)
 * If I'm right, the only 2 games the anime is similar to are Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland and Kirby Air Ride. [[Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg|35px]] Hikar [[Image:NonFreeImageRemoved.svg|35px]]

Species Section
The Species section is pretty shabby, and it's mostly speculation anyway. Since Kirby's "species" has never really been addressed within any game, I think this section can be removed. --Shroom Mage 18:59, 15 November 2007 (UTC)


 * I think the first paragraph and the part about Batamon should be kept. They refer to in game occurrences which could cause confusion so it's relevant to mention.  The two middle paragraphs are probably unnecessary though. ~ Dusk Knight  02:40, 16 November 2007 (UTC)

Evidence from the tv show sugests that kirby is from a species called star warriors as well as meta knight —Preceding unsigned comment added by 122.148.161.99 (talk) 08:38, 22 October 2009 (UTC)

Kirby Air Ride
Should there be anything about this in the article?Zman42 (talk) 01:50, 16 December 2007 (UTC)

Like What? 24.11.82.215 (talk) 02:07, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

Height
How tall is Kirby? My friend has been rather insistent that in Smash Bros 64 there's a character bio that explicitly states that Kirby is around 9 inches tall, but I don't recall this at all. It may be that I just never looked at the feature or anything, but if someone could verify this it'd be cool. --Bluedeanie (talk) 21:36, 30 January 2008 (UTC)
 * The article says 8 inches tall. I can confirm his in-game bio from the first Smash Bros. game says 8 inches.  Also here's a link translating the other source listed for his height:.  It gives his "size" as 20cm. ~ Dusk Knight  02:26, 31 January 2008 (UTC)

Kirby Image from Brawl
There is no image or Kirby in Brawl. I don't know how to upload images, so, here's a link to an image from the Smash Bros DOJO!!. If anyone nkows how to, can they get this image into the article. (http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/images/kirby/kirby_071220f-l.jpg) Thank you. Epass (talk) 12:19, 27 February 2008 (UTC)

Suggestion
I personally think it's a good idea to list Kirby's copy abilities.--75.85.111.141 (talk) 15:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * That material is not encyclopedic, its game guide information, read WP:NOT. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  16:02, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I never tried to make it game guide info. Sheesh.--75.85.111.141 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 16:40, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * Hello? did anyone read?--75.85.111.141 (talk) —Preceding comment was added at 21:03, 26 March 2008 (UTC)


 * I may not have been your intention but it essentially was, list of attacks, abilities or weapons are among the things considered to be game guide information, then again you can find more attention by raising your concern in the relevant project. -  Ca ri bb e a  n ~ H. Q.  21:08, 26 March 2008 (UTC)
 * I must argue with you on that. his copy abiliy is an ability. Most articals show abilitys like the spider-man page, and the mario page(i think) so kirbys copy forms should be listed. -artha14 —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.185.12.107 (talk) 21:50, 25 June 2008 (UTC)


 * Kirby's copy ability is a single ability with many possibilities, as is currently described. Listing each and every possibility for this one ability won't significantly increase the readers' understanding of the character and would take up a ridiculous amount of space. ~ Dusk Knight  22:32, 25 June 2008 (UTC)

Snapshots
Please consider adding this gallery as a list of relevant photos about Kirby RyanTMulligan (talk) 16:31, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

I was yelling at myself...
--75.85.111.141 (talk) 15:16, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

SOMETHING WIERD IS HAPPENING!!!
There's a section of the article that I keep editing. But I find my edit being undone by me, when I don't remember undoing my own edit? What's going on????!!!!--75.85.111.141 (talk) 15:37, 12 June 2008 (UTC)
 * Never mind.--75.85.111.141 (talk) 19:17, 12 June 2008 (UTC)

Recent vandalism
Please remember to appropriately warn those vandals, including those registered users, of vandalism after undoing or reverting. MuZemike (talk) 19:44, 13 July 2008 (UTC)

"Super Adorable"
The every first line calls Kirby "super adorable". This is an opinion, and should be removed, shouldn't it? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.247.202.127 (talk) 21:13, 18 August 2008 (UTC)

Category suggestions

 * Fictional knights
 * Fictional martial artists
 * Fictional chefs
 * Fictional singers
 * Fictional ninjas
 * Fictional characters who can duplicate themselves
 * Fictional characters who can change their size
 * Fictional extraterrestrials
 * Fictional characters who can stretch themselves
 * Martial artists, chefs, singers, and ninjas are based on him transforming into those forms. Comments? - A Link to the Past (talk) 18:33, 28 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Just because he is a shapeshifter doesn't mean we add him to every cat possible. Use good judgment Link. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 06:49, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * You know, commenting on only a handful of categories and taking a pot shot at me for including them is bandwidth that could be better wasted by vandalism. Will you, I don't know, provide meaningful comments? It seems that in every discussion I've made about categories, you've not once discussed what category DOES fit. - A Link to the Past (talk) 06:51, 29 August 2008 (UTC)


 * Oh dear, you're absolutely right (sarcasm). I, as a member of WP:CATP, am only trying to help but with your attitude it's as you don't appreciate anything. Fine, I'm through helping you. Lord Sesshomaru (talk • edits) 07:00, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I picked categories that apply to the character and illicit comments. There is no "good" or "bad" judgment at all involved, and in all but Samus' case, you fail to comment on most of the categories. Duplication? Size changing? Extraterrestrial? Stretching? Knights? It's a simple question. - A Link to the Past (talk) 07:04, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I say no to all those categories. Useight (talk) 18:54, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Why extraterrestrials? He's verifiably an alien. - A Link to the Past (talk) 19:02, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, perhaps that one. Useight (talk) 19:28, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * That's reasonable. I still think knights is acceptable, though - not based on him transforming into a knight, but him being a Star Knight or something in the anime. - A Link to the Past (talk) 20:09, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not familiar with this particular anime, so I can't really comment on that. As far as I know Meta Knight, could theoretically be considered a knight, but he and Kirby are separate characters. Useight (talk) 20:29, 29 August 2008 (UTC)
 * Nevermind, it turns out that he was a "Star Warrior", not a "Star Knight", and I confused the name with "Air Rider Knights" (other characters in the game). - A Link to the Past (talk) 03:42, 31 August 2008 (UTC)

Is a Reception section appropriate for a character?
The Reception section contains a criticism about Kirby, but it's really aimed at one of the games. I don't see "critical reception" as being appropriate for Kirby. Kubito (talk) 09:32, 10 January 2009 (UTC)

Popopo magazine scan
A scan of an early article about Hoshi no Kirby when it was still known as Twinkle Popo from this site is used in the Kirby article (and Kirby's Dream Land). But when was the article on "Popopo" published and from which magazine is it? --Grandy02 (talk) 15:49, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

Where is the article for the copy abilityz? ¬¬¬¬ —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.30.6.215 (talk) 18:26, 20 April 2009 (UTC)

More info on manga!
Looks like someone is gonna have to translate the Japanese wiki article because they have alot of info, like dates and stuff. 134.29.246.223 (talk) 19:20, 11 March 2010 (UTC)

Protect This Article
I've noticed that this article is subjected to repeated vandalism. The vandalism is starting to become offensive, and I suggest that this article becomes protected. Thank you. 67.142.171.30 (talk) 16:51, 13 April 2010 (UTC)

Regarding Epic Yarn and the wording in the article
I just changed part of the article that discusses the announced "Kirby Wii" game, which apparently was scrapped and turned into Kirby's Epic Yarn. However, I don't like the wording, and I don't know what to replace it with; perhaps it's best to completely remove it? I changed it into this:
 * In a game announced for the Wii, Kirby was again given the ability to release his absorbed enemy as an ally. However, that game turned into Kirby's Epic Yarn.

~FireyFly tc 14:44, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * How about this? ;) Blake (Talk·Edits) 14:59, 16 June 2010 (UTC)
 * In Kirby's Epic Yarn, Kirby was again given the ability to release his absorbed enemy as an ally.
 * Definitely sounds better, but the problem is that the sentence applies to an old trailer that no longer seems to be related to the game. Compare this to this. Actually, now when I look at it again, it looks like Kirby is releasing an enemy as an ally at 0:55, so never mind then :). ~FireyFly tc 06:20, 17 June 2010 (UTC)

Somebody please lock this article!
One week ago, a guest editor apparently has given Kirby the wrong gender. I really don't want this to happen again. I mean, there's many articles that are semi-protected, this should too. Jonghyunchung (talk) 22:14, 13 July 2010 (UTC)

Shorten article
There is way too much information here. Maybe all of the detail belongs in a page about the franchise, because seriously, there isn't much there. He is a ball of pink foam that can steal gimmicks from other things, by sucking them up. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.234.123.137 (talk) 21:09, 23 July 2010 (UTC)
 * Yah, the Characteristics section is wayy too long and much of it is unsourced. Someone familiar with Kirby should trim it with what is necessary. Blake (Talk·Edits) 15:29, 24 July 2010 (UTC)

Main Picture
The main image should be updated to Kirby's appearance in Kirby Wii (http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n10/e3_2011/04/kirby_wii/index.html) -Newimagekirby (talk) 20:57, 11 June 2011 (UTC)


 * I changed it, myself. I hope I did it correctly... --Newimagekirby (talk) 20:02, 20 June 2011 (UTC)
 * New is not always better. Blake (Talk·Edits) 20:36, 20 June 2011 (UTC)

Review
To begin with, let's define what it is that you're aiming for. WikiProject Video games has a fair amount of GAs on characters, as shown by this list. One of our more recent promotions was Glass Joe. Lara Croft is probably the highest quality GA-class character article, since its main contributor, User:Guyinblack25, has consistently tried to get it to featured status. Because of that, it looks more like a FA than a GA. Anyway, I think you should start by taking a look at both Glass Joe and Lara Croft. Kirby will probably be closer to Glass Joe in structure and length, but, if you examine Lara Croft, you'll get a sense of how far the idea of a character article can be pushed.

Now, on to this article. It's rough. Very rough. For starters, the article has only 27 references, which is not nearly enough for a character this famous. Worse still, many of these references don't appear to qualify as reliable sources. Here are the ones that seem worth removing: VG Cats, Nintendo-Power.de, Nippon Export, A-suma, this thing and this (last one might be usable; I'm not sure). The "Kirby's Rainbow Resort" links appear to be fansites, which are generally to be avoided. Relying on them would probably be detrimental in the long run, particularly if you're forced to remove them during a GA review.

After you've done this, you need to analyze which sections of the article most need attention. Personally, I would start with the "Concept and creation" and "Reception" sections. Unlike the other sections, which suffer from bloat, these are underdeveloped. Hacking away at content is often easier than generating it from nothing, so we'll start with the hard part. But, before any writing takes place, you need to find reliable research material. Start by reading some of the material that the article already uses for references. Other Kirby articles may also have usable stuff. Digging around, I found this and this, which seem decent enough. You might also try searching through our reference library for Kirby-related material. The older Nintendo Power issues, in particular, had several features and reviews of the early Kirby games. If you still don't have enough material for a section, try asking for help at the WikiProject Fictional characters talk page. Those guys may be able to provide you with reference material.

Once you've researched, then it's time to expand and tighten the section, citing your sources as you go. Use Glass Joe's creation section as a model when necessary. Anyway, if you need assistance here and there with the actual writing or reference-finding, let me know. I'm happy to help, even though my experience with character articles is limited at best. You might also ask WPVG member User:New Age Retro Hippie, who wrote Glass Joe, if he'd be interested in helping or giving pointers. Character articles are one of his specialities.

That took awhile to type. If you have any questions, ask them here. I'll answer them when I get the chance. Once you've started in on the article, I'll continue my review. The key thing right now is finding and exploiting reliable sources, which will deal one of the biggest reasons the article was delisted. Don't worry about prose quality yet; that comes at the end. JimmyBlackwing (talk) 05:17, 1 July 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks for the input, and it really helps. I see that its been a couple of months since you last spoke on this subject and I wanted to touch base on what should NOW be tweaked. I still see that the "Main Series" and "Reception" sections could use some work on them, along with still trying to get more sources that are decent. Just figured I would ask of your new opinion. I am compiling sources as we speak and look forward to your input. Sephiroth878 (talk) 19:01, 3 September 2011 (UTC)

Kirby 64
I have heard that in order for Kirby to be round looking in Kirby 64, they had to cut the polygon count from the background environment. This would be fantastic development information if anybody can find a source. Blake (Talk·Edits) 22:29, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Images and Improvements
I'm trying to improve this article, as it's quite troublesome for such a famous character. I'm focusing on the text, but one thing it could use is more images if possible. I think it at least needs an image of Kirby with a copy ability, such as Sword or Fire or Ice as they're most iconic. In addition, an image of an earlier version from Dream Land or Adventure would look nice in the Concept section. If we're feeling greedy, his Smash Wii U art can go in that section and an anime picture can be included. I don't know of the issues with that, though.

I rewrote the lead, but likely will do it again to make it larger, and removed a lot of OR. There's lots of manuals and interviews to go through now for sources. Just try to keep the article narrow and not feel like every detail is necessary. Scarlettail (talk) 03:21, 16 August 2014 (UTC)

Kirby: Planet Robobot
The most recent Kirby game is Kirby: Extra Epic Yarn, for the 3DS, not Kirby Battle Royale. . — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kriosuranous (talk • contribs) 21:52, 25 May 2016 (UTC)


 * there i fixed it 76.23.85.50 (talk) 19:45, 20 April 2022 (UTC)
 * planet robot no its planet popstar 192.182.197.20 (talk) 14:10, 22 May 2022 (UTC)

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Semi-protected edit request on 26 October 2018
Under 'Concept and creation', the only source that cites the origins of Kirby's name is this 2012 article from the Official Nintendo Magazine, which only indicates that a statement was made by Miyamoto prior (without linking his original statement).

I believe that the original source is from an interview with Miyamoto published by Game Informer in 2011. This is because I recognize Miyamoto's statement from when it was printed in a UK Nintendo Magazine called 'Nintendo Gamer'. (I talked about this in a Reddit post I made recently - which prompted me to post the sources here as well.)

Alongside updating the source in this article, I also think it can be cited in the John Kirby (attorney) and Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd. articles.

Here is the source in pre-formatted text:

Unrelated to this, there is also a source that predates this one from a 2005 N-Sider article titled "HAL Laboratory: Company Profile" that states that "[Masahiro] Sakurai doesn't recall how Kirby ended up being named Kirby". I thought I might as well mention this one as well since I've seen it cited on various other websites before.

Here is the second source in pre-formatted text if needed: Minccinda (talk) 11:14, 26 October 2018 (UTC)
 * Yellow check.svg Partly done: I added the Game Informer source to the article and left the Official Nintendo Magazine source as well. I didn't add the second one because I'm not sure how it would fit/enhance the article since we have sources about how Kirby got his name.  ♪♫Al ucard   16♫♪  12:27, 3 November 2018 (UTC)
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Kirby's official height
The official height, given by Nintendo of Japan, is defined as exactly 20 cm, as proven by the first source. Therefore the primary unit given on Wikipedia should be in cm, since that is the factually accurate and correct value. Giving it in imperial first and a precise metric value in decimals is wrong. It also gives the false impression that the official height is exactly 8 inches, which is also wrong. I would say it's objectively wrong to state the height in inches first since that is not what the definition is.

Sure, the English translation of Smash Bros and related material as made by Nintendo of America has taken 20 cm and rounded it to an even 8 inches; but this is a converted value and does not represent the official original value as given bu Nintendo of Japan. So it can be fine to write "20 cm (8 inches)" since this would reflect the official original value, and then what the official converted value is.

Some have argued that this doesn't matter much. But it does. Keep the primary values as the official measured value. This is how it's done for Production car speed record for example, since records are measured and recorded in metric. The same should be true for all Japanese content that are measured and decided for in metric. Is there any official Wikipedia decision on how units should be treated? It would simply make sense that the primary unit is the one that it was measured in.

Liggliluff (talk) 14:03, 13 May 2021 (UTC)


 * More recent material, such as Kirby and the Forgotten Land, shows Kirby next to one of those height measuring things they have at theme parks which says he is much taller than 20cm. I think this article should be updated to match. PinkPuffyPower759 (talk) 18:05, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

BBC article
Kirby: How the pink Nintendo character became gaming's surprise hero By Christian Brooks and Cameron McAllister

Worth referencing? Lankyant (talk) 15:04, 27 April 2022 (UTC)

Void's Relation to Kirby
In the Species section, it heavily references Void's apparent association with Kirby as well as its relation to Zero and Dark Matter, most of which is highly speculatory information that isn't confirmed as fact. Whilst Void being Kirby is a popular fan theory that has some credence, it is never stated outright that Void created Zero and Dark Matter (Despite heavy referencing). Alongside the fact this theory is not confirmed canon, it seems to highly speculatory to outright include in the Wikipedia article for him, and thus I am suggesting this information should be removed. Pokelego999 (talk) 01:36, 8 August 2022 (UTC)

Main image
I think Kirby's main picture on this article should be updated to either his Kirby and the Forgotten Land artwork or his Kirby's Return to DreamLand Deluxe artwork. There are a few reasons I think this change should be made.


 * 1) It is artwork from the Kirby series instead of the Super Smash Bros. series, and Kirby is from the Kirby series.
 * 2) That artwork is newer.
 * 3) The artwork has a more recent and slightly different design for Kirby.

Please consider this and replace the Super Smash Bros. main image with the main image of him from Kirby and the Forgotten Land or Kirby's Return to DreamLand Deluxe. PinkPuffyPower759 (talk) 18:11, 17 February 2023 (UTC)


 * The current artwork is fine.
 * Being from the Smash series doesn't make it an inaccurate depiction of the character. Kirby looks exactly the same in both series.
 * We don't update non-free character art just because it's newer. We update if the image depicts the character in a way more suited to a Wikipedia article.
 * Kirby's design is so simple that it has barely changed in the past 30 years and any new changes are imperceptible to the average reader.
 * ThomasO1989 (talk) 18:49, 17 February 2023 (UTC)

Does the 20cm thing really apply anymore?
The whole 20cm thing comes from the Super Smash Bros. Melee, right? Melee is kind of infamous for it's inaccurate entries on characters. I guess that would count as original research to question a primary source on In-universe information, but is this even considered canon since this information doesn't actually appear in the Kirby games? Club On a Sub 20 (talk) 18:01, 6 March 2023 (UTC)