Kirby (franchise)

Kirby is a video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and Nintendo. The majority of the games in the series are side-scrolling action-platformers. Kirby has the ability to consume enemies and objects thereby gaining a characteristic ability from them. 
== Canon ==
Kirby is a young, cheerful, and heroic pink creature living in the kingdom known as Dream Land taking place in the yellow star-shaped planet known as Planet Pop Star. He has the ability to swallow an enemy and take what’s in their abilities known as Copy Abilities.
Along the way, he face many enemies that dares to invade his homeland with many of his allies including King Dedede, a formerly greedy king who has since become his friend; Bandana Waddle Dee, Dedede’s loyal helper who wants to prove he's more than just a Waddle Dee; and Meta Knight, a mysterious, honorable knight who comes from the same species as Kirby.
== Characters ==
* Kirby (character)
* King Dedede
* Bandana Waddle Dee
* Meta Knight
* Magolor
* Marx
* Taranza
* Susie 
* Adeleine
* Elfilin
=== Anime characters ===
* Fumu, English dub: Tiff
* Bun, English dub: Tuff
* Escargon, English dub: Escargoon
* Customer Service, English dub: N.M.E. Sales Guy
== Fandom ==
===Fanon===
* One Japanese guidebook for Kirby's Dream Land 2 claimed Dark Matter suffered from loneliness and attacked Popstar because it was jealous of all the "happiness" there. Many fans accepts this as official canon.
** This information has been expanded to apply to the enitre species Dark Matter hails from, especially towards its leader Zero/Zero Two. Some even expand that headcanon so that Zero/Zero Two is unable to feel happiness.
* Meta Knight being like a father-figure to Kirby. The Japanese fandom have their own term for the headcanon, パパナイト, which literally translates to "Papa Knight". 
* Ado and Adeleine are two different characters, with Ado being male. Unless you think that "Ado" is merely how Kirby pronounces Adeleine's name (as the latter's name is pronounced "Adorinu" in Japanese). The idea of Ado being male was eventually jossed in a 20th-anniversary booklet, which confirmed that Ado's a girl.
* Bandana Waddle Dee appears in Kirby 64, minus the blue bandana.
===Ships===
* Meta Knight/Dedede
* Kirby/Prince Fluff 
* Kirby/Ribbon
* Kirby/Bandana Waddle Dee
* Taranza/Queen Sectonia
* Magolor/Marx
* Dark Meta Knight/Daroach
* Chilly/Magolor
* Meta Knight/Galacta Knight
* Knuckle Joe/Fumu
===Common Tropes in Fanworks===
* Crossover: often with other video game franchises, anime or cartoons
* Alternative Universe: stories that take place within the mirror universe
== Example Fanworks ==
===Fanart===
* Kirby is shaped like a friend by Triple-Q
* Artist Kirby by SaccharoKirby
* Christmas 2017 by AlcyoneAX
* Kirby on the Go by CosmikArts
* Ice Cream Island (2015) by kokoronis
* Mike Kirby by dreamingsandwich
* Kirby Colors by Primrose-Rachel
* Kirby's 30th Anniversary! ! ! by Subikaka
=== Fan animation ===
* On our way to Ripple Star by Oniri Boy
* Kirby Animation ⭐ CHOICE Meme by CosmiKirby
* 【The 28th Anniversary video of Kirby】Outsider by Rinyo the 35th
=== Fan arrangements ===
* Meta Knight's Revenge (From Kirby Super Star) by The 8-Bit Big Band
=== Fanfiction ===
* Dreamland University Redux by RadiantSeraphina
* Reconciliation by Lady_Arrowwood
* Hey, Gorgeous, You Have Something of Mine by RadiantSeraphina (Lady_Arrowwood) - a crossover between the games and anime taking place after Planet Robobot and the ending of the anime respectively.
* Guessing Games by phoelynfabulous - a chatfic taking place before Star Allies that explores how the eponymous Star Allies came to be.
=== Zines ===
* Shaped Like a Friend: Kirby's Epic Zine
* Kirby's Zine Land 
== Communtities & Blogs ==
* Kirby-Lovers-Forever at DeviantArt
== Archives & Fannish Links ==
* Kirby tag on Fanfiction.net fanworks at FF.net
* Kirby - All Media Types tag on Archive of Our Own
* Kirby tag on Tumblr
* Kirby Wiki - Fandom
* WiKirby
==References==
Category:Kirby