Zan Partizanne (Jambastion)

Zan Partizanne’s KSA Artwork.

Francisca (friends)

Flamberge (friends)

**Zan Partizanne** is a character in the *Kirby* series, debuting as a ally in *Jambastion*, suceeding Zacynthus. She is also a secondary antagonist in *Kirby Star Allies*, but would later become an ally. A mage, Zan is the eldest member of the 11 mages and the leader of the Jambastion Mages, as well as The Three Mage-Sisters, who are followers of Jampiston and priestesses of the Jambastion Religion.

## Appearance

In her first appearance in *Jambastion*, Zan has chin-length yellow hair in a hime cut. She was wearing a white t-shirt with a red line going across it. She doesn't have a nose, and her eyes are blue, resembling those of Kirby’s as opposed to being one color. along with white shorts, stubby legs, her eyelashes were black and she had arms.

When she became a mage, She now has disembodied hands and lost her legs. She also now has yellow markings that curve upward from the bottom of her eyes. She wears a dark purple beret with a yellow zigzag stripe going across the hat, with golden colored upside down hearts, to signify that she is the leader of the Three Mage-Sisters. The beret has a yellow version of the Jambastion Religion’s emblem on the front. She wears a long, v-style collarette around where her shoulders would be that is outlined in yellow. On the collarette are two purple hearts that are interlocked by a golden chain, presumably to keep the collarette from falling off of her. She also wears a dress with a yellow underside. This dress 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 appear to be stout hand pads outlined in yellow 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 yellow heart design on their cuffs.

When fought in Heroes in Another Dimension and the Soul Melter EX difficulty in The Ultimate Choice, Zan Partizanne’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 yellow markings and hair.

## Personality

Zan Partizanne is very earnest about being the leader of All the Mages. She takes it as her duty to quickly eradicate any major threats to their plans, but she sometimes underestimates minor threats, such as Kirby and friends, and then realizes that they are much bigger nuisances when it's much later. When some threats are too much for her to handle, she resorts to using another way of getting rid of them, such as destroying their Jambastion in hopes that Kirby and his friends would go down with it. She also has extreme loyalty and deep respect for Jampiston, due to his intoxicating charisma and her deep sense of duty, and will do whatever it takes to protect him from harm, despite his poor treatment of her during the events of *Kirby Star Allies*. This could be because he gave her a meaning in life, as he had saved her after she had presumably attempted to kill herself. Her flavor text as a Dream Friend states that she is loyal to her allies and always repays her debts to those who have helped her.

## *Jambastion* (2015)

Zan is first mentioned by Abdeshmun, during Stage 3-3, “Thunder Stealer”, as Abdeshmun needed a new electric mage after the death of Zacynthus. Hyness is tasked by Abdeshmun to head to The Tower of Dolabella, where Hyness defeats a bunch of enemies on the way, When Hyness defeats Dolabella, Zan is seen climbing the tower, she jumps and is about to be struck by lightning, when Hyness catches and saves her from falling to her death and being electrocuted, When Zan is okay, she thanks Hyness for saving her, as Hyness gives her a partisan, she becomes a playable character. Her attacks are not as major as in *Kirby Star Allies*, with her attack being the partisan, as she acts like a defensive mage. She is joined by Francisca and Flamberge, who also both faced their own problems. Together, the sisters take down Dexter during the final stage.

## Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016)

Zan, along with Francisca and Flamberge, all appear as guardians of the boss stages. With Zan guarding the door that leads up to the battle with President Haltmann. Zan 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 and the Hynesses attempts 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, Zan Partizanne and her sisters, on behalf of Jampiston, set out on a mission to retrieve the Jamba Heart shards in order to successfully complete the ritual.

After Kirby and friends defeat Meta Knight, Zan Partizanne and her mages land their Jambastion on Planet Popstar in search of any Jamba Heart shards that were on it. Kirby and friends face them one by one, going up against Zan Partizanne last, after the defeat of Trajanus. When the heroes confront Zan, she declares that they are bigger nuisances than she first realized and draws her weapon to attack them. However, she is defeated, but before fleeing, she destroys the Jambastion’s power core and causes it to crumble in hopes of burying the heroes in the process. She then leaves the scene with a Jamba Heart shard in her grasp, and the heroes escape the crumbling fortress a while after.

Near the end of the game, Kirby and his friends make their way to The Divine Terminus, where a Hyness, Augustus is performing the revival ceremony. However, before they could stop him, Zan Partizanne appears and blocks their way, attacking them to prevent them from interfering. Nonetheless, she is defeated, and weakly calls to the Hynesses for his help before losing consciousness. The Hynesses, displeased with the interruption, bats her aside so they can face Kirby and friends themselves. When the heroes defeats them all, however, A Hyness, Sextus, becomes enraged and summons Burrhus and drains his life force to restore his own, rendering him unconscious. He then uses him as a living weapon. After the heroes defeat Sextus, followed by Hyness, Zan Partizanne, along with her sisters, is thrown into the Jamba Heart by Hyness as a last ditch effort, before eventually diving into it himself, along with the other Hynesses, 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 his friends enter his body to battle three layers of his heart. When doing so, I’m the third layer, they find Zan Partizanne, along with Hyness, Francisca, Bailey, Byron, Austin Jr, Lamar, Henry, Oscar, Trajanus, Sejanus and Flamberge , trapped inside cocoons. One by one, they are freed as the heroes continue battling the heart. After Kirby and friends rip off the outer shell, the core is revealed, ejecting everyone, including Zan Partizanne, the mages, and Hyness, who aren’t seen again until Heroes in Another Dimension.

Sometime after the events of the main story, A Hyness, Stilicho, began repeatedly performing chants and prayers to open a dimensional rift into Another Dimension, before ten Hynesses fell into it after having done so. Hearing that Jampiston had been swallowed by the rift, Zan Partizanne and her mages enter Another Dimension as well in order to search for him. After the defeat of Sextus, Syphax and Priscus, She soon finds her friend, Saturninus after Kirby and friends have defeated him. Bewildered by the current situation, she notices the heroes and calls over the mages. Filled with repentance, Zan Partizanne and her sisters then engage in a grueling battle with Kirby and friends in an attempt to end their long-lasting conflict. However, the heroes are victorious, and Zan Partizanne and the mages are defeated. After the battle, 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 throws at the mages. Zan Partizanne and the other 10 mages wake up and are restored to their original colors, looking around their environment in shock. After some thinking, her mages then nod their heads in agreement, with Zan Partizanne agreeing as well after hesitating. All 11 of them 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 Zan Partizanne looking downwards in humiliation, and the Warp Star takes off, leaving behind a small heart that slowly falls onto Hyness. Purged from the darkness within him, Hyness then wakes up, restored to his former glory, and Zan Partizanne and the mages 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 Zan Partizanne, the 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.

Zan Partizanne is first fought in Jambastion in Heavenly Hall, serving as the 19th boss, suceeding Trajanus and preceeding Paullus, with the boss title of **Lightning General**. She is later fought again in Far-Flung - Starlight Heroes in The Divine Terminus, suceeding Kaeso and preceeding Sextus, serving as the 46th boss, with the boss title of **Bringer of Shock**.

## Kirby: Civil War Intact (2040)

Zan Partizanne 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, Zan wanted to join in Kirby’s group to save Popstar, She, along with Flamberge, Francisca 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, Zan tries to betray Kirby, along with Francisca and Flamberge, but all three are vanquished by Hyness, who restores them back to normal, afterwards, Zan becomes a Hero by slaying Dark Bailey.

## Kirby: Samarian Attack (2050)

Zan 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*, Zan Partizanne was originally a normal girl. Unlike the other ten mages, she was on the brink of death. She had been struck by lightning after having lost everything and climbing a tall tower. However, before she could draw her last breath, Hyness arrived in the nick of time and saved her by granting her the power of electricity. Thus, she became one of Hyness’s followers, admiring him for rescuing her.

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