Francisca (Jambastion)

Francisca’s Kirby Star Allies artwork.

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**Francisca** is a character in the *Kirby* series, debuting as a ally in *Jambastion.* She is the Ice/Water Mage, suceeding Hugo/Spurius. She also is a secondary antagonist in *Kirby Star Allies*, becoming an ally in the process. A mage, Francisca is one of 11 Mages of Jambastion, along with her 10 other associates and the youngest out of them all. She is also a member of The Three Mage-Sisters, who are followers of Jampiston and priestesses of the Jambastion Religion.

## Appearance

In Francisca’s first appearance in *Jambastion*, She had probably similar skin colour as Zan Partizanne, as well as long, blue hair parted to her right, She has no nose, and her eyes are blue and resemble Emperor Kirby of Dream Land's as opposed to being one color. she wore a black long-sleeve shirt, with the letter “W” on it. She wore a beanie with the flag of Canada on it, making it seem like she is Canadian, she had long pants, regular legs, and stubby arms, as well as black eyelashes.

After she became a mage, Francisca now has disembodied hands. She now has lost her legs, and also has a noticeably paler skin tone compared to the other mages, possibly due to spending time in the cold. She also now has blue markings curving downward from the bottom of her eyes. She also now wears a dark purple beret with a blue version of the Jambastion Logo’s emblem (Created by Lamar) on the front. She now wears a long, v-style collarette around where her shoulders would be that is outlined in blue. On the collarette are two purple hearts interlocked by a golden chain, presumably to keep the collarette from falling off of her. She also wears a dress with a blue underside. This dress also partially covers her face in a similar manner to a veil, the area on her face is black and white with orange buttons on it. She wears what appears to be stout hand pads outlined in blue on her hands. The pads’ cuffs cover the areas where her wrists would be, and the pads do not cover the underside of her hands. Each pad also has a blue heart design on their cuffs.

When fought in Heroes in Another Dimension and the Soul Melter EX difficulty in The Ultimate Choice, Francisca’s outfit has changed into more of an angelic color scheme. Her outfit and beret are all completely white with beige lining. The two hearts on her collarette are also gold instead of purple. Her skin has turned black and her eyes have turned red. However, she retains her blue markings and hair.

## Personality

Francisca is a very refined and elegant girl, twirling around when moving in her boss fight in *Kirby Star Allies*. Her Pause Screen description on Longview Corridor describes her as “calm, cool, and collected.” However, when angered, she appears to lose that calmness and become engulfed in rage, as her screams when knocked into her second phase in *Kirby Star Allies* are noticeably more violent and fury-filled than Lamar’s, Zan Partizanne's and even Flamberge's. Francisca is also known to be ruthless and cold-blooded, swiftly encasing her opponents in ice and keeping them as trophies in a collection. Despite her cruel manners to her enemies, she is very kind and polite to her allies, as shown in Heroes in Another Dimension where she addresses Flamberge as “Ms. Flamberge.” Specifically, she used this prefix to respectfully address someone. She has a close bond with Flamberge as well, missing her when out on missions. According to a Twitter post, she is not very good at talking. This is shown in her introduction in Longview Corridor, where she fumbles on what word to use when describing how her and the others' visions will come true. According to another Twitter post, Francisca has an aesthetic sense.

## *Jambastion* (2015)

Francisca is first mentioned by Abdeshmun, during Stage 3-1, “Three Seasons of Struggle”, as Abdeshmun needed a new ice mage after the death of Hugo, as well as a new Water Mage after the death of Spurius. Hyness is tasked by Abdeshmun to head to Cold Forest, where Hyness defeats a bunch of enemies on the way, When Hyness defeats Pertinax, Francisca is seen shivering in the distance, about to freeze, when Hyness saves her from freezing to death, When Francisca is no longer freezing, she thanks Hyness for saving her, as Hyness gives her a soda blaster, she becomes a playable character. Her attacks are not as major as in *Kirby Star Allies*, with her attack being the soda blaster, as she acts like a ranged mage. She is later joined by Zan Partizanne and Flamberge, who also both faced their own problems. Together, the sisters take down Dexter during the final stage.

## Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016)

Francisca, along with Zan Partizanne and Flamberge, all appear as guardians of the boss stages. With Francisca guarding the door that leads up to the battle with Anthony, his brother, and then Susie. Francisca mostly spoke English before she joined the religion, with a little bit of the Jamba Language on her side.

## *Kirby Star Allies* (2018)

At the beginning of *Kirby Star Allies*, Emperor Jampiston, along with the other Hynesses attempt to resurrect Romulus, the god of their religion, as Romulus-EX by breaking the seal of his vessel, the Jamba Heart, in a ritual. However, A Hyness, Lentulus did not fully understand how to break the seal, and as a result, he accidentally shattered it, sending its shards across the galaxy. Thus, Francisca and her sisters, on behalf of Jampiston, set out on a mission to retrieve the Jamba Heart shards in order to complete the ritual.

After Kirby and friends defeat Meta Knight, Francisca and her other mages land their Jambastion on Planet Popstar in search of any Jamba Heart shards that were on it. Kirby and friends break into their fortress and battle them all one by one, confronting Francisca third, after her brother, Austin Jr. After snatching a Jamba Heart shard, she introduces herself before telling the heroes of the religion's plan to gather the shards so their visions will come true. She then warns the quartet not to interfere before attacking them. However, she is defeated, and retreats with the Jamba Heart shard in her grasp.

Later on, Kirby and friends encounter Francisca again on Blizzno Moon, where she is continuing her search for the Jamba Heart shards. After noticing them, she floats down from the sky and remarks that she is surprised they had survived the Jambastion's collapse and made it out this far, before attacking them once again to ensure her victory. Nonetheless, she is defeated once more and sent flying into the distance.

Afterwards, Kirby and friends make their way to Francisca's base, the Jambandra Base, and eventually find themselves in The Divine Terminus. There, they defeat the last mage, Zan Partizanne, once again, and do battle with all the Hynesses as well. In one battle, Austin Sr.'s hood and veil are knocked off, and he enters an episode of madness. He then summons Lentulus and drains his life force to restore his own before proceeding to use his unconscious body as living weapons in the resuming battle, with Francisca partially appearing to help her sister. After Austin Sr and later Claudius, Spurius and then Hyness are all defeated, in a last-ditch effort to complete his plans, Lentulus sacrifices Francisca, her siblings, and the Hynesses to the incomplete Jamba Heart, successfully reviving Romulus as Romulus-EX, who then sets out to destroy the universe.

During the fight with Romulus-EX’s successor, Void Termina, Kirby and friends enter his body to battle three layers heart. During so, During the third and final layer, they find Francisca, along with Hyness, Zan Partizanne, Bailey, Byron, Austin Jr, Lamar, Henry, Oscar, Trajanus, Sejanus and Flamberge, trapped inside cocoons. One by one, they are freed as the heroes deal more damage to Void Termina’s heart. After the heroes rip off the outer shell, the core is released, ejecting everyone, including Francisca, her other ten mages, and Hyness, who all aren’t seen again until Heroes in Another Dimension.

Sometime after the events of the main story, A Hyness, Stilicho, began to repeatedly perform chants and prayers to open a dimensional rift to Another Dimension, and he and ten Hynesses both fell into it after having done so. Hearing from Jampiston that he was swallowed by the rift, Francisca and her siblings enter Another Dimension as well in order to search for them. After the defeat of Sextus, Syphax and Priscus, and having been called over by Zan Partizanne, who found Saturninus after he was defeated by Kirby and friends, she attempts to calm Flamberge before lamenting the old times with Saturninus. Filled with repentance, Francisca and her siblings engage in a grueling battle with the heroes in an attempt to end their long-lasting conflict. However, the heroes are victorious, and Francisca and her mages are defeated, their unconscious bodies continue to be with Kirby, who put them somewhere, promising to come back to them. After the defeat of Burrhus, Antonius and eventually, Jampiston, all of the Friend Hearts the heroes collected merge into one giant Friend Heart, which Kirby brings to and throws at the mages. Francisca and her siblings all wake up and are restored to their original colors, looking around their environment in shock. After some thinking, Francisca and Flamberge nod in agreement to Zan Partizanne. The eleven of them all presumably say a prayer of sorts, which turns the dark battlefield into a brightly-lit arena. The Warp Star then descends from the sky, and the heroes hop on. Before leaving, Kirby waves goodbye to the mages, with Francisca looking on to them in serenity, and the Warp Star takes off, leaving behind a small heart that slowly falls onto a Hyness, who is also called Hyness. Purged from the darkness within him, Hyness then wakes up, restored to his former glory, and Francisca and her siblings run up to him in joy. They then presumably make sure he is alright and tell him what had happened as the screen fades to black. It is unknown Francisca, the other ten mages, and Hyness decided to live on Planet Popstar with Kirby afterwards, but the 100% completion picture for Heroes in Another Dimension shows that they are now on good terms with each other.

Francisca is first fought on Jambastion in Longview Corridor, serving as the 11th boss, suceeding Austin Jr and preceding Byron, with the boss title of **Frozen General**. She is fought again later in Far-Flung - Starlight Heroes on Blizzno Moon, serving as the 33rd boss, suceeding Severus and preceding Ausonius, with the boss title of **Bringer of Icy Doom**.

## Kirby: Civil War Intact (2040)

Francisca appears as one of the main protagonists during Kirby: Civil War Intact, as she had heard that Kirby’s friends had turned on him one by one, She fought off several, before being knocked out by Otho, She, along with Flamberge, Zan and Hyness all decide to join Kirby in his mission to restore Popstar back to normal, with the Timelines having been screwed over by Lacuna, once they defeat Lacuna and her three major generals, Francisca tries to betray Kirby, along with Zan and Flamberge, but all three are vanquished by Hyness, who restores them back to normal, afterwards, Francisca becomes a Hero by saving the timelines and restoring them back to normal.

## Kirby: Samarian Attack (2050)

Francisca appears as a Ally and Playable Character during Kirby: Samarian Attack, along with the other 10 Mages.

## History

Before the events of *Kirby Star Allies*, and during the events of *Jambastion*, Francisca was originally a normal girl. Francisca was a explorer from Sexton who was assigned by the King of Lasoromon to capture some new ice samples. Francisca wandered in a snowstorm, and nearly froze to death. However, before she could depart from the world and be turned into a ice cube, Hyness arrived in the nick of time and saved her by granting her the powers of ice, as well as water. Thus, she became one of Hyness’s followers, admiring him for rescuing her.

## Trivia

* Francisca is the only one of The Three Mage-Sisters and the 11 Mages who can use two elements (namely Blizzard and Splash) instead of one.
	+ While unconfirmed, Francisca and Flamberge's bond may possibly be that of a romantic one, due to them being noticeably close with each other, along with Flamberge's introduction dialogue. On the topic of their relationship in a *Nintendo Dream* interview, Shinya Kumazaki stated, “although they are comrades, perhaps their bond could be a bit deeper than just that.” This may imply that this is the case. Additionally, in a Tweet from the official Kirby Twitter, Flamberge remarks that the drawing of Francisca is cute and that her chest is “burning.” This appears to imply that at least Flamberge has a romantic interest in Francisca. Lastly, in the end card for the Three Mage-Sisters in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, the two of them can be seen holding hands, although it is unknown if it is in a loving manner or not.

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