#Kirby the explorer

[post-it-notes7]

just chilling

#galacta knight #meta knight #kirby #post's art gallery #slowly ever so slowly I have been working on backgrounds #sidenote the landscapes in the kirby series are so nice and so gorgeous and I want to eat them up #the amount of times I just had to stare at things when exploring in katfl? innumerable

[quinn-pop]

let’s do some autistic meta knight headcanons!! over explaining my interpretation of meta knight yet again wooooo

this orb has NO idea how to talk to people!!! outside of work anyway. a lot of this is partially due to upbringing (suppressing his emotions all the time) but he does not know how to express emotions, like…at all.

this goes into a few things

1. yeah talking is hard. even after figuring out what he wants to communicate he will struggle. conversation can be so overwhelming, especially under pressure. he will need time lol

2. because of that, forming connections is hard. i really don’t think meta is much for shallow relationships, and certainly not early in the timeline. which also means he has very little experience with friendship. so a lot of the relationships he did have went kinda neglected, and issues that probably could’ve been worked on by talking became…*cough romk* escalated.

3. honestly i wouldn’t be surprised if meta convinced himself he couldn’t feel emotion (anymore) until like. katam-ish. he tried very hard lol

vulnerability is terrifying. (though this gesture here is also just comforting, like his little cape cocoon thing he does.)

unmasking—yeah im taking the mask thing very literally here—is a big deal and a very slow process for mk. i’m sure he has a lot of feelings on that lol. it served as a way to ensure no one could ever, y’know, see him.

i can’t say i think he’d ever fully ditch it—there’s always gonna be some days that are more stressful than others and if having it could help him get through it, it just makes sense. mainly when working.

it really is about vulnerability. granted, i don’t think he has the most expressive face (in my head every astral just tends to stare at things) but i doubt he has much control over it. can’t fake a smile but also can’t hide it. probably blushes easy because yeah, astrals; just look at kirby’s face.

just the idea that someone might be able to read his expression and know what he’s feeling before he’s ready for them to (or even understands it himself…) yeah he doesn’t want that

but emotional turmoil aside, i think his mask also hides a lot of his stims

remember that whole “suppressing your feelings” thing? yeah turns out that ignoring half your instincts isn’t a good idea. so in true meta knight style, he tries to stim as subtly as possible

1. he has the least control over his wings, so they will flick and twitch on their own. they’re usually a good indicator of how he’s feeling, not unlike the body language usually seen in cat ears and tails lol. flapping is also an extension of this of course, though he probably suppresses it more.

2. this also effects when he takes his wings out. pretty much every time he’s excited or nervous it just happens. kinda makes me wonder if his wing cape ordeal might also go into the suppression thing… (i’d say yes, but using a cape is also very comforting so it’s not necessarily a bad thing)

3. going back to the mask thing; he stims a lot underneath it. think like biting or pursing your lips. he bites his tongue and clicks his mouth. that sort of thing. his mask also makes it harder to notice that he is constantly sighing, humming, grumbling…all that

one nice thing about the mask though is that it helps a little bit with lights!!! woo

(look at him and his magically floating glasses)

sensory stuff—i think he’s mostly bothered by light and sound. maybe a bit of texture. he’s pretty sensory avoidant and perfectly happy standing off to the side not touching anything.

the one exception to this is physical affection, which is, despite all of this, most of how he shows affection. it’s a lot easier to hug someone than to try to explain your feelings for them, after all.

i think he would like pressure though. so that’s probably part of it. and i’m pretty sure there’s some connection in here to fighting (dang, is that the only way he knows how to get his energy out?)

anyway, pretty much all of this is in contrast to kirby, who i would gladly nominate as the champion of Doing Whatever He Wants. he might pick up a few bad habits, but he will never mask the way meta knight does. he might not understand how he feels, but he’s in tune enough to express it…usually.

this is a very good thing for meta because it helps him to do the same thing. kirby’s so energetic, it’s hard to not want to stim with him. it reminds meta to be kinder to himself and explore his own emotions. he can also help kirby understand themselves, so this connection is very important.

yeah, at the end of the day, everything kinda just boils down to kirby and mk as parallels

this is the conclusion i promise

to me, meta’s arc is about growing stronger by growing kinder, and this is mostly by learning to be kind to himself. letting himself be a person again, loving and understanding other people, and eventually, letting go of all the expectations placed on him and doing the things he’s always wanted to do…

autism headcanons are fun for me because it’s cathartic to write, but at the same time, it just makes sense in this sort of narrative. meta is, to me, inseparable from these things. and so is kirby! that’s a dynamic that’s a lot of fun to play with, and it’s at the heart of my kirby interpretation.

if you actually read all this WOW thank you

#i almost considered not posting this on a wednesday but then i wrote everything and uhhh yeah i think i gotta so #happy cringe day wednesday #for as many notes as i have on these characters i really don’t talk about it much #but meta knight is a special case because i am terrible at subtlety and he wouldn’t be meta knight without it #so this is to contextualize some things #because of what ill have in the next few days haha #basically these are just things i consider when writing meta #but a lot of it is subtextual and i dont know how well it comes across #kirbyposting #kirby #meta knight #headcanons #autism headcanon #this is practically an essay lol oops #i have like 2/3 of a fic that explores most of this in a way i probably won’t do again #but we’ll see if i ever finish it #god kirby concepts are so fun to chew on #i overthink everything i make so much lol

[fruitsofhell]

I used to be one of those guys when I first joined the Kirby fandom, but everytime I hear a discussion of the series writing that starts with "So the Lore is InSaNe-" and not like, "Kirby has a fun writing style that takes advantage of its cute exterior to tell cool stories that reward player's curiosity and leave lots of room for imagination-" I cringe so goddamn hard.

I kinda just hate that people approach things that encourage investment when they don't expect it as inherently absurd. Like it is fun to joke about how absurd Kirby lore can be, but it really often comes with an air of disrespect or exhaustion rather than like, appreciation that these games are made by people who want to tell interesting stories when they could easily make as much money just making polished enough fluffy kiddy platformers. And when it's not met with exhaustion, it's met with - like I said before - that tone that it's stupid for a series like this TO have devs who care about writing stuff for it. Which is a whole other thing about people not respecting things made to appeal to kiddie aesthetic or tone.

Maybe the state of low-stakes YouTube video essays just blows cause people play up ignorance and disbelief for engagement, but like I STG I hear people use this tone for like actual narrative based games sometimes. Some people don't like... appreciate when a game is made by people who care a shitton in ways that aren't direct gameplay feedback. And they especially don't appreciate it when it comes from something with any sense of tonal dissonance intentional or not.

Anyways, I love games made by insane people. I love games made by teams who feel like they wanna make something work or say something so bad. I love that energy, especially when invested into something that could easily rest on its laurels or which obviously won't be taken seriously. I love this in a lot of classic campy 2000s games, I love this in insanely niche yet passionate fanworks, and I love it in the Kirby series and its writing. Can we please stop talking about it like it's an annoyance or complete joke?

#shut the heck up #kirby #kirby lore #fandom #midnight rambles #im quite talkative today cause my rambling bestie is busy #im also bitter cause im too burnt out to make the things i want to properly express my adoration for this series #but i can waffle about it ig #ive been relying on prose and essay ro express myself a lot in leiu of my usual creative outlets... #i always wanted to make a video edsay series about kirby lore with this expressed ethos #maybe i should just start with essay-essays somewhere #still need to replay all the games for that first though #more streams coming up eventually i swear #tag talking #i read a cool analytical article today that had the same tone as a video essay and i was like 'ah thats the origin of the essay part' #so now i wanna explore that world more of article game and media journalism and such

[adeleine-everyday]

day 28

you can close your eyes now

#the moment where the 64 crew steps foot in shiver star is always one of the most intriguing moments to me that is never explored #adeleine #adeleine kirby #day 28

[landonkirbyappreciation]

PRISON WORLD/POSSESSION TRAUMA MOODBOARD

#legaciesedit #legacies #landon kirby #landonkirbyedit #multi #legacies gifs #moodboard #addys-beth #my edit #my gifs #this is the sort of thing we should've gotten in s3-4 #seeing landon's trauma explored #and him getting to recover from it #not the writers completely sweeping it under the rug #as if nothing happened #and as if landon's mental health doesn't matter at all #will never not be mad about what they did

[diroxide]

Canon: Galacta’s loss.

Non-canon/alternate universe: Highest-honored Knights of the (ancient) GSA Aurora and Galacta celebrate the birth of their first child. (later to become an angel-winged meta knight)

#the duality of ma- #I mean artist #I love creating angst #might actually explore that happy ending AU #diroxide art #kirby #kirby art #galacta knight #aurora knight #doodle #meta knight #AU #this would also imply that there is no Morpho knight in this au

[veveisveryuncool]

GTUSYGUYS LOOKLOOKLOKKOLOOK!!!!

meta knight and bandee bonding <333

bonus: found family from the manga

#kirby #kirby series #kirby manga #bandana dee #bandee #bandana waddle dee #meta knight #metadad #these two are underappreciated as fuck #give them some love #look at their dynamic!!! #hgaghhghh i wish it were explored more #bandee is such a polite little fellow #i heart them

[sweetandglovelyart]

#Kirby #Kirby memes #Bandana Waddle Dee #Bandana Dee #Parasol Waddle Dee #Sailor Waddle Dee #Sailor Dee #rip Sailor Dee not appearing in a game since 2011 #I think my one complaint about Kirby as a series is that characters outside of the main four are often forgotten about or never used again #like I feel like every game will introduce a new character and then we maybe see them just one or two more times before they disappear #and don’t get me wrong I do enjoy seeing new characters introduced in new games #but I do wish that the characters that already exist would be acknowledged more or given more depth and development #because I feel like there’s a lot of potential there like we could see so many more stories or games involving them #I feel like there’s a lot of potential for more Magolor Epilogue type of stuff with other characters #I think it’d be nice to see what all the former antagonists have been up to after the end of their games #I think that Star Allies kind of does this a little bit but just on a surface level not more in depth #this is why I like exploring this stuff in my fanart lmao like if HAL/Nintendo won’t do it I’ll do it myself

[pinkd3mon]

maybe corrupted taranza (pink purple black clash design)

he graduated in serving with a major in cuntology

#kirby #kirby of the stars #kots #kirby fanart #shadow dedede #taranza #dark taranza #kirby clash #i know he's supposed to be scared in the scene with shadow dedede #i just thought he was making the heart sign the first time i saw it and i find it funnier #i love him so much #do you know what a jumpscare it was the first time i played kirby clash #and fuckass taranza was the main antagonist #i was like bro what are you doing here #why aren't you crying somewhere else #do you think magolor and dark taranza explored each other bodies #do you think it was weird being magolor #ending in another universe and having a relationship with this spider dude #and when he was ready to go back to the main universe he was like welp never going to see that dude again bye #he comes back and the kirby/dedede introduce him to taranza and now they're in a team #do you think it was awkward for him #anyway this taranza fucking slays i love him so much #i think he should have stayed evil im sorry it just looks good on him

[thewhimsyturtle]

Weekends are for reconnaissance work for my plushie rescue mission: No one will suspect me under Mom's chair!

#Kirby's plushie rescue #Kirby the explorer #reconnaissance #spy #Kirby #tortoise #Russian tortoise #chair #carpet #sneaky #hiding #cute #animals

[rukidokie]

Team

#kirby #katfl #kirby and the forgotten land #king dedede #meta knight #metadede #bandana dee #elfilin #fecto elfilis #that is a lot of tags oof #but yes i wanted to explore their relationship more so i made this comic xD

[deefighter2739]

Someone picked the wrong fork… ✨

#kirby #king dedede #meta knight #kirby's dream buffet #new kirby au?? 😳 #jk but i'd love to explore this idea #my art

[kirby-the-gorb]

#kirby #legend of zelda #tears of the kingdom #loz totk #daily kirby #my art #digital #hal laboratory #nintendo #I've been playing a lot of totk cuz it was all I was well enough to do for 3 weeks #I was just exploring and accidentally found the final boss sequence............. #(I backed out once I was certain that's what it was cuz I still have a few shrines and a lot of side quests) #(but I left a travel gate nearby so it will be easier to get back once I'm ready)

[maybe-arts]

this year Feminism Wins since last year i had to cut Mage Sisters out of similar prompt.

and yes and no, it is kind of a kirby down below in terms that it's a Beam Mage teammate from Kirby Clash games - except I'm making her (as well as the other three, only Sword Hero gets to keep the name Kirby) a separate character. Her name is Kora <3

#kirby #kirby series #kirby oc #kind of #traditional art #inktober #inktober 2023 #kirbytober #kirbtober #kirbytober 2023 #kirbtober 2023 #three mage sisters #kirby francisca #kirby flamberge #zan partizanne #kora #i will draw more of the team kirby sometime #esp they give me the opportunity to explore a concept of Kirby being a Normal Puffball For Once #kirby clash #super kirby clash #team kirby clash deluxe #beam mage #forgor to tag that #was so distracted by making an oc out of that i forgot it was a character originally #maybeart #artists on tumblr

[allgremlinart]

happy for the Superman girlies that with MAWS they’re finally getting a Superman animated series for the first time since like. fucking STAS but. .. man the Superman show in my head is better... but then again I guess thats like. me and EVERYTHING so grain of salt and all that

#as someone who is usually on the periphery of Superman comics/stuff... MAWS is a good attempt at getting more people into Superman !! #like yeah !! lean into the fun aspect !! and the charm !! superheroes dont have to be grimdark!! good !! but also #my god when are you gonna get weird with it. just get fucking weird with it like. I think if the weird/colorful sci fi side of Superman was #explored more in animation it'd be really interesting... like I'm talking some 70s rainbow neon Kirby shit.. some Dr Who garbage.. I KNOW #its in there... like MAWS is cute but.. eh... #could be weirder....

[cali-kabi]

~ hiya meet Marcy the magic space cotton candy chinchilla 🌟💫🍭she’s the twin sister of Elfilin. Have some lore info about her She escape the labs of the forgotten land thanks to Elfilin. Unlike Elfilin she has goodness all in her, also can create portals but doesn’t feel drained out in anyway. But Elfilin doesn’t due to his other half. When the people wanted to do experiments plan on Marcy, Elfilin overheard this and decided to plan an escape. The escape plan went awry unfortunately, Elfilin’s evil other half attacked Marcy and tried to fuse to Elfilin to become one again but that didn’t happen. The chinchilla siblings ran flew away as far they possibly can. Elfilin uses some of his power to created a portal to escape to another dimension right before Marcy went in, Elfilin got captured by the people again and said to his sister “ Marcy I want you to escape here and have a better life, I don’t want you to spend it in a lab! don’t worry about me I’ll be fine and find my way out. I don’t want those awful scientists to hurt you please go!!” Marcy shed into tears went through the portal it took her to Chiffon Star. She was asleep when Princess Marona found her. Marona nurse her back to health and decided to adopt her. Marcy was so happy to make a new friend she was so shy at the start but she isn’t now. During her first week at Chiffon Star, Marcy still thinks about Elfilin and how he’s been doing, has he escape yet? Why he has a other half that’s evil and got split separated? Elfilin and Marcy don’t know much about the other half and why it’s evil. There’s so many unanswered questions. The siblings will overcome them :0 okie that’s enough lore for now I think I might write in my A03 about how they ended up in the labs in the first place. Oh yeah they do reunite in the future after the events of Kirby and the Forgotten Land :,D have a few facts before I go I don’t know how my head is full of headcanons and stuff so late at 1 am ;w; like I said before Marcy can make portals anytime and not lose any energy power within her. She sometimes visits other dimensions just for fun. Marcy met Meta Knight before Kirby cuz Marona knew him, sometimes Meta Knight visits Chiffon Star to get desserts sweets. That’s how he met Marcy hehe hope y’all enjoyed reading this💖🌟🍭

#kirby #my art #sydney’s art #elfilin #kirby and the forgotten land #kirby novels #Princess Marona #meta knight and the puppet Princess #candy art #dessert art #Marcy the cotton candy space chinchilla #chiffon star #kirby oc #Elfilin oc #original character #i love Princess Marona so much she’s such a cutie ;w; #i wish their was more fanart of her she’s so underrated I haven’t seen like any in the Internet ;0; #hoshi no kirby #kirby kirby kirby #Marcy can explore like any place any dimension she wants I think of her going through some Pokémon ones or Mario ones for example #she has fun doing that wlgskdlejhekek #i get like so shy whenever I post about my ocs I hope people like them ;w; #if there are any typos here I kinda wrote this at like1am the other day when all this ideas came to me so don’t mind that algekdkd