Thursday, June 20, 2024

Kirby Assist Trophies

KIRBY SERIES ASSIST TROPHIES


And here's our assist trophies for the franchise:

1.      Awoofy: A trio of Awoofies will run around the stage, growling at players and occasionally attacking them.

2.      Bomber: The Bomber will walk around for a bit before stopping and exploding.

3.      Bouncy: The Bouncy will just bounce in place until knocked away.

4.      Cupie: The Cupie will fly around shooting arrows at players.

5.      Fire Lion: Fire Lion will lunge at players, grab them in its mouth, and then start chewing on them.

6.      Gigavolt: Gigavolt will appear behind the stage and starts slamming its arms down on the fighters.

7.      Gordo: Gordo will bob in the middle of the stage as a hazard.

8.      Grab Hand: The Grab Hands will focus on one fighter and start chasing them around, trying to grab them.

9.      Kabula: Kabula will hover at the left side of the stage, firing missiles at the players.

10.  Jukid: Jukid will grab the first fighter that comes close and suplex them.

11.  Nruff: Nruff will charge in a straight line until it falls off the stage.

12.  Pix: The Pix crystals will fly around, shooting lasers at the players.

13.  Scarfy: Scarfy will simply fly around harmlessly until struck, at which point it will go after its attacker and bite them multiple times.

14.  Starman: Starman will shoot straight up, smacking into anyone in its way.

15.  Walky: A Walky will walk around the stage, letting off sonic blasts.

Kirby Stage Roster

KIRBY SERIES STAGE ROSTER


And here's all the stages for the games. If this were a real game, which would you choose to play on first?

World of Drawcia

WORLD OF DRAWCIA


Finally, Kirby: Canvas Curse had the unique aesthetic of having the entire game look like an oil painting.

Naturally, the stage for the game must represent that. It will be set on platforms in the air, with a pristine painting in the background, and new temporary platforms being drawn by an imaginary player all the time.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RakOS9nBpLk

Tilt 'n' Tumble

TILT 'N' TUMBLE


Kirby’s Tilt ‘n’ Tumble was another of the earliest spinoffs that made use of Kirby’s ball shape, this time setting it on a large, tilting maze in the sky, where you’d have to guide Kirby’s rolling by controlling the tilt to get him through it.

Naturally then, the stage will be set in the sky on a series of platforms based on the levels in the game, all of which can tilt in various directions.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5QbhJe6wic


Wednesday, June 19, 2024

Strawberry Mountain

STRAWBERRY MOUNTAIN


Kirby’s Dream Buffet had the unique aesthetic of setting the entire game on mountains and mountains of delicious food, and letting Kirby just roll through all of it.

This stage will represent that, generally, but will specifically place you on the giant strawberry shortcake from the very beginning. It will be a large stage, with lots of different areas for battling.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UNvx_teKmI

Star Stacker

STAR STACKER


Kirby’s Star Stacker is a Tetris-like puzzle game among the spinoffs of the Kirby series, represented already in part by the Green Greens stage from Melee.

As a stage, I’d rather be a bit more simple, setting it within the game screen, with the various blocks acting as platforms, constantly falling and forming into new formations, bombs occasionally taking out sections and the player with it.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8BkB7Z9ChIw

Stage of Destined Rivals

STAGE OF DESTINED RIVALS


While the Kirby Fighters series acted more or less as a Smash series of its own, proving quite helpful to me, actually, as I was putting this roster together. Still, it deserves a stage of its own, and I find the final stage where Kirby faces King Dedede and Meta Knight a perfectly fitting one.

As a stage, it will be more or less recreated from the game in all its glory, complete with statues of Kirby’s two rivals, perfectly flat as a Final Destination of sorts.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2q3rH-G_y8