Ask Guru Gobbo #37

I don't really think I can say anything on that. I mean, it's not really a question. I guess I could add that red is grouped with food or appetite, or is supposed to stimulate it, so that could have bearing with the gluttonous ruler. Yay, I'm helping!

This questioner has a follow up in Session #43.

1) The replicative abilities, I'm certain, are just a little, happy, end-of-level celebration thing. I don't believe that it's to be taken as him creating clones of himself.

O'Contraire, simple boy. The multiplication occurs upon reclaiming a Twinkle Star. As seen at the end of Dream Land, the stars have the ability, when united, to expand the hero to an enormous size so that he can carry away a full castle. If they held this sort of power, it falls well within reason that, individually, they could generate copies, even if temporary, of Kirby.

2) It's hard to say which is right, at the original Dream Land had some rather complex figures in it, with oddballs like Benny and such. However, the general feel I prefer, since I take it as more true to the series, is that simplistic appearance shown in the Dark Matter trilogy, mostly since it fits Kirby better. It's odd having a pudge like Kirby, Waddle Dee, or Broom Hatter next to something like Heavy Lobster. Not all to blending.

I like balls. Balls easy and bouncy. Yay!

3) Clothing is used to cover one's nethers, and I guess that's not a worry either in Dream Land for most video game characters. I'm just glad that Kirby keeps it fairly consistent unlike how Sonic characters goes, where you have some that are stark nude outside of sneakers and the rest in full dress. Sense much? As for King Dedede, I don't think he has much of a reputation to maintain, you know?

Typically, as long as it can't be taken as offensive, a character is in the buff. Such examples are easily noted in games such as Pokémon. Machop, a vaguely human appearing creature, is sans pants, but has to put on some briefs as he further evolves into a buff, muscle bound muscle head. A naked weird thing is okay, but a naked buff guy raises questions and makes people uncomfortable. Likewise, this carries through with Jynx and almost any female character. The more "feminine" their shape, the most clothing they have to put on. Having one unclothed creates a lot of discomfort and unease.

Because, by general consensus, Meta Knight is a powerful and unbalanced character. Tiers are determined, rightfully, from tournament play and who was mostly used to win them. As of such, he is seen as being good, possessing too many good moves and abilities that rank him up with the rest of the "top tier" contenders. I personally think that ranking such arbitrary aspects in a fighting game is a stretch. Such could be done in, say, Pokémon, where the stats are numerical. This gives you at least a launching point to determine "who is better than who" that can be modified slightly with considerations of move sets.

That hack only has the praise he does since he never got to fight a real contender such as myself. But, I wonder, how could a warrior who has only failed be ranked so high? glorified marshmallow trumps every one of his attempts, and he is allowed to even be in this game? I shudder to think why.

There are so many holes to this theory, where should I begin? First, if one was a female, they would refer to that character as being a "she" instead of a "he". The only gender switch I know of is the one pulled on Galaxia's voice, which really only half-counts since its an inanimate object, so that's the first, definite shoot-down. Second, Splice 'n' Slice or whatever it was called produced two exact doubles of the cut individual, only varying by masculine and feminine attributes (bow, lipstick, eye lashes). Blade and Sword Knight are entirely different in all respects outside of fact that both wear a kind of armor and wield swords as weapons.

Have you ever known HAL to hide bows? Female characters are, typically, blatantly so as to eliminate any question of the possibility.

Meta Knight is Kirby's older brother. Estranged over the years, Kirby went on living the lazy life while Meta Knight was hard at work training to be the best he could. Greatness naturally came to Kirby, and he was able to save the day numerous times. Meta Knight, however, vowed himself into the King's service and carries out the will of the rule.

Meta Knight is double of Kirby created by King Dedede. In their initial battle at the top of samely named mountain, the King was able to inhale Kirby. Little did Kirby know, but the King copied Kirby's natural talents at that point and produced a helper from that ability. We have seen that Dedede has several of Kirby's abilities, and know that a helper produced from a copied ability bears a different color.

Meta Knight is the son of Kirby. The great Star Warrior, in the distant future, had the child with Fumu. However, the evil of Nightmare was able to transcend the space time barrier and returned to the past. Kirby's exceptional son traveled back in time to assist his father but, alas, missed the approximate point and arrived far before Kirby had even awaken as a hero to the people of Pop Star.

I am Meta Knight's son. Yay!

In case you couldn't tell, there are plenty of theories about if or how Meta Knight is related to Kirby. The thing is, they (HAL) aren't telling us what it is, if it is, or even if they have any idea what it could be. The whole thing is basically a teaser to generate interest in the character. Dropping something as small as, "They look alike" is what catapults a character into the untold popularity that he has obtained today. It's all been covered before. One small spark of mystery ignites a fire of intrigue.

The origin of Kirby's name has been a case already tackled. Sakurai pretty much does not recall, although there is speculation as to its roots. The color, seemingly, is just the color. Nothing really inspired it. It's just how Kirby's maker saw him being. Color, too, has been touched upon.

Squeaky Bogg fails at touching his nose! Anyways, that's a common sight in Japanese media, from cartoons to video games. In fact, I'm pretty sure someone in Street Fighter does it. It's a display or arrogance, a cocky gesture that shows you don't care or know you're that good. It's suppose to be running the index finger along under the nose, but since Joe lacks both the nose and thing fingers, he (and Kirby imitating him) just produce a hand sliding against face motion.

If I had fingers, I'd do that.

1) Judging from the fact that you have 99 lives, I would take it that your score is maxed out as well. When you have maximum score, anything that earns you points will grant an additional life. Sorry, but you're stuck with that ding at every scored point. I guess you should have earned less score while playing.

2) "Cappy story lines on Rainbow Resort"? Do you mean in a fan fiction? If it’s in a fan fiction, it's probably just some fan generated junk that has no meaning or bearing on the actual storyline.

Is that from a fanatic fiction? It sounds poorly constructed enough to be from the actual show. Not much thought went into that thing at all.

3) The good king has never had a given reason for his reign. No mention of how or why he is accepted as King was ever given. The animated series does list him as being ruler for the past three-hundred years, however. Everything else is left unanswered. And that's not just me being unable to find the answer, that's truth. They never say in the entire series.

Judging from his "daimyo" title,* he would probably fit something close to a feudal lord. As in the European feudal system, the lord is an intermediate between the king of the land and a smaller, established village. They take care of more local matters, much like a mayor, in place of the king. Of course, this is just a crash course in ancient governmental systems, so it's probably ripe with error. Yay!

* This answer is corrected in Session #42.