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The narrator is a character or entity responsible for telling the story, usually defined as a disembodied voice or source of text. Depending on the story being told, the narrator may be a character within the narrative or an external source of expository information. In the Kirby series, narration sometimes appears in the form of a few lines of text in cutscenes that explain the proceedings. Kirby games tend to use narration sparingly, if at all, and the text is usually focused specifically on the motives and feelings of the characters without going into too much detail about setting.
The following Kirby games use narration for the purposes of storytelling. For the sake of brevity, text meant to explain the game rules and mechanics and flavor text such as pause screen descriptions will not be covered here, even if it is written in a narrator-like fashion. Character dialogue within cutscenes will also not be counted, unless it is accompanied by narration.
The first example of in-game narration in the series occurs in Kirby's Adventure. While this game established the now-standard ending narration format for the series, it also uniquely features an opening narration found by waiting on the title screen. The opening text explains the game's backstory, while the ending text explains Nightmare's motive, as well as justifying King Dedede's actions before wrapping everything up. The text varies between the original game and the remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land; the 3D Classics version also has minor text revisions from the original, though not as significant.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby's Adventure | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
One day, the peaceful life of Dream Land was shattered by a mysterious crisis! The inhabitants didn't dream!
One day, the peaceful life of Dream Land was shattered by a mysterious crisis! The inhabitants didn't dream! |
| Ending |
Kirby fought to find the Star Rod,
Kirby fought to find the Star Rod, |
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
The peaceful world of Dream Land is in great danger. |
| Ending |
Our hero Kirby has fought bravely to recover the Star Rod... |
Exclusively in the Japanese version of Kirby's Dream Course is an opening cutscene that describes the basic plot of the game, accessible by waiting on the title screen for a short duration. In the international versions, the story is described only in the instruction manual.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby's Dream Course | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | English (unofficial translation) |
| ちいさなほしの ちいさなくに ここは へいわな 「プププランド」 |
A small country on a small planet, this is the peaceful "Dream Land." |
| きょうも カービィは のんびり のんびり へいわなひびを おくっています |
Today, Kirby is living his leisurely, carefree life. |
| そんな あるひの ある よるのこと | Then, that night... |
| 「こんやも ほしたちを ながめながら すてきなゆめを みようかな」 |
"I wonder if I'll have another wonderful dream tonight, gazing up at the stars." |
| 「おやっ？」 なんだか ようすが へんです |
"Huh?" Something seemed odd. |
| いつもなら たくさんの ほしたちが きらきら かがやいて いるのですが |
Usually there were many stars twinkling brightly in the sky. |
| こんやは ほしが たったひとつしか でていないのです |
But tonight, only one of the stars had appeared. |
| そのときから とてもさびしい よるが なんにちも つづきました |
From then on, those lonely evenings continued for many days. |
| カービィは いなくなった ほしたちのことが しんぱいで こんやも よぞらを みています |
Kirby, worried about the missing stars, stares at the night sky once again. |
| 「あっ！？」 そのときです |
"What?!" Just then... |
| 「ウシシシ まだひとつ のこっていたぞ」 | "Nyehehehe! There was one left!" |
| あの「デデデだいおう」が さいごのほしを さらっていくところを みつけました |
He caught King Dedede stealing the only remaining star. |
| 「プププランド」の よぞらに きれいなほしたちを とりもどすため |
To restore the beautiful stars to Dream Land's night sky, |
| カービィは 「デデデだいおう」の あとを おいかけるのです |
Kirby takes off after King Dedede. |
| めざすは てんくうにうかぶ だいおうの しろ がんばれカービィ！ |
Your goal is to get to the king's floating castle. Good luck, Kirby! |
Most of the story of Kirby's Avalanche is handled through character dialogue. However, there is one piece of external narration that is used at the very end, after Kirby defeats King Dedede. It reads: "Congratulations! You win!! Kirby is the Avalanche Champion!!!"
Narration did not appear again within the series until Kirby Super Star. This game features limited narration for some cutscenes within the game, though all others go completely without narration. Once again, the dialogue differs somewhat between the original game and the remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra | |
|---|---|
| Spring Breeze (opening) |
There's trouble in Dream Land!
There's trouble in Dream Land! |
| Milky Way Wishes (opening) |
One day, in the year ???, the Sun and Moon fought day and night.
One day, in the year ????, the sun and moon began to fight day and night. |
A narrator also appears as part of the Computer Virus boss, but because of the nature of the boss, it can be considered an in-universe part of the fight rather than external narration.
The Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker features text narration in its opening cutscene, much like Kirby's Dream Course. However, since the game was formally released only in Japan, no official English version of this narration exists.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby's Star Stacker | |
|---|---|
| Japanese | English (unofficial translation) |
| ポップスターも ねしずまったころ |
While Popstar was asleep, a sparkling star quickly flew by at incredible speed. |
| きらきらぼしが ものすごい はやさで | |
| とんできました | |
| ぐんぐん ポップスターに ちかづいています |
Steadily, it grew closer to Popstar. |
| よぞらをみながら | King Dedede, who was watching the night sky and thinking of pranks, saw the star. |
| いたずらをかんがえていた デデデだいおうに | |
| みつかって しまいました | |
| ほしくんが ほしくなった デデデだいおうは |
He wanted Mr. Star for himself, so he attacked with a bang from his cannon. |
| たいほうで ずどーん と こうげき | |
| ほしくんに みごと めいちゅう |
It hit Mr. Star right on target. |
| きらきらっという おとがなり |
A sparkling sound could be heard as Mr. Star's body was broken. |
| ほしくんの からだが かけて しまいました | |
| とべなくなった ほしくんは まっさかさま |
No longer able to fly, he fell down head-first. |
| ほしくんの かけらは しまの あちらこちらに |
Fragments of Mr. Star were scattered all over the island below. |
| ちらばって しまいました | |
| カービィに ごつん！と ほしくんがおちてきました |
With a "thud!", he landed onto Kirby. |
| ほしのかけらを あつめないと |
If Mr. Star doesn't get his star fragments back, he won't be able to continue his journey... |
| ほしくんは たびが つづけられません | |
| カービィは ほしのかけらを |
...so Kirby decided to join him and collect the star fragments together. |
| いっしょに あつめることにしました |
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble features an opening cutscene with narration throughout. Only one additional line of narration is used after this scene, just after King Dedede is defeated at the end of the game.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
Welcome to Pop Star. It's a very peaceful place... |
| Ending |
And so a starry night sky returns to Dream Land. |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror has text narration present in both the intro and ending cutscenes. The dialogue is similar in style and function to that of Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
High above the skies of Dream Land, the mirror world needs help! |
| Ending |
And so, Dark Mind was defeated, and his dream of conquering the mirror world was shattered. |
Kirby: Canvas Curse features narration for its opening and ending cutscenes. Uniquely, the narrator specifically refers to the player in both scenes as having taken direct part in the story by wielding the Magical Paintbrush. The ending narration only applies to the main game ending with Kirby, and does not occur for any of the other character endings.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby: Canvas Curse | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
Welcome to peaceful Dream Land. |
| Ending |
The witch's true form was an unknown painting. |
Kirby: Squeak Squad features five cutscenes, which each have a set of narration. In all, the game's story is wordy compared to previous entries, with much of the narration focusing on Kirby's desire to recover his lost Strawberry Shortcake slice.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby: Squeak Squad | |
|---|---|
| Opening |
Early afternoon in Dream Land, |
| Prism Plains outro |
What's this? Someone's stolen King Dedede's treasure chest! |
| Ice Island outro (first time) |
At last the Squeaks are in sight, and Kirby is closing in... |
| Getting all 5 star seals after beating Daroach |
That's finally all of the star seals! Time for Kirby to return to the star door where he fought the Squeaks! |
| Ice Island outro (if Kirby beat Daroach without all star seals, and beats him again with all 5) |
The 5 star seals have finally been brought together. |
| Secret Sea outro |
Meta Knight has been defeated! |
| Ending |
The treasure chest was the prison of Dark Nebula, ruler of the underworld. |
| Post-Credits |
A short while later... |
Kirby's Epic Yarn features full narration for every cutscene in the game. For the first time in the series, the narration is fully voiced, with different narrators depending on the language version as follows:
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn features all of the same cutscenes as the original, with no changes to the dialogue and no additions.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cutscene | American English | British English |
| Patch Land | Welcome to Dream Land, a kingdom famous for peace and quiet. | |
| It's the perfect little land... If you like that sort of thing. | ||
| Lately, there have been rumors of a caped sorcerer going around turning people into yarn! That's right... Yarn. | Lately there have been rumours of a caped sorcerer going around turning people into yarn! That's right... Yarn. | |
| One day... | ||
| Kirby saw his favorite food, a bright red tomato, on top of a bush. | Kirby saw his favourite food, a bright red tomato, on top of a bush. | |
| "Down the hatch!" | "I bet it's yummy!" | |
| But when Kirby tried to eat it, a caped sorcerer appeared! "My name is--" | ||
| "Hey! What are you doing?! Stop that!" | ||
| "No! That's my magic Metamato!" | "Nooooo! That's my magic Metamato!" | |
| Kirby gulped the Metamato right down! | ||
| Just then, a white sock around the sorcerer's neck began to glow... | ||
| Then it sucked Kirby up! | ||
| "..." | ||
| "This grass feels funny," Kirby thought. "It feels like...pants." | "This grass feels funny," Kirby thought. "It feels like...trousers." | |
| And to Kirby's surprise... | ||
| He saw that his entire body was made out of yarn! | ||
| Then, he saw a yarn monster chasing a blue yarn boy! | ||
| "Somebody help me!" | ||
| Kirby tried to swallow the monster up, but the air went right through his body! | ||
| Kirby wondered what he should do... | ||
| Suddenly, Kirby transformed into a car! | ||
| He drove away with the boy and left the monster behind to eat his dust! | ||
| Apparently, that strange Metamato gave Kirby the power to seamlessly transform into a car and...who knows what else? |
Apparently that strange Metamato gave Kirby the power to seamlessly transform into a car...and who knows what else? | |
| A Close Call | "Thanks for your help," the blue yarn boy said. "...Not that I needed it." | |
| "I'm Prince Fluff." | ||
| "Ever since Yin-Yarn the Sorcerer ripped Patch Land into seven pieces, you just can't go anywhere without running into these horrible--" | ||
| But Fluff was interrupted when they were attacked by a huge, three-eyed blob of yarn! | ||
| "Ew! Gross! Stop it!" | "Eugh, yuck! Stop it!" | |
| But before the blob could eat Prince Fluff, Kirby transformed and smashed it to smithereens in a most spectacular fashion! | ||
| Among the little blob bits, there was a shimmering piece of spiraling yarn. | Among the little blob bits there was a shimmering piece of spiralling yarn. | |
| "That's it! That's the magic yarn!" Fluff exclaimed. | "That's it! That's a piece of the magic yarn!" Fluff exclaimed. | |
| This was what Prince Fluff had been looking for! | ||
| Yin-Yarn had stolen the magic yarn from Patch Land. | ||
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| "What about the other pieces...?" | ||
| "I've got to find the rest of them!" | ||
| Kirby, always happy to help, decided to help his friend recover the missing pieces. | ||
| And the two began their journey to stitch Patch Land back together. | ||
| Grumble, Grumble... | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| Grumble, grumble... | ||
| Kirby's tummy was growling, so he went searching for food. | Kirby's tummy was rumbling, so he went searching for food. | |
| "Too bad there aren't any tomatoes up here," he thought. | ||
| Suddenly, the tree started rocking back and forth! | ||
| Kirby thought it was an earthquake, until... | Kirby thought it was an earthquake until | |
| He saw Prince Fluff shaking the tree! | he saw Prince Fluff shaking the tree! | |
| "THIS is how we get food in Patch Land!" | ||
| Kirby tried to hang on for as long as he could... | ||
| Which wasn't very long at all. | ||
| "Look at all that!" Fluff cried. | ||
| Kirby was so angry that he ran after Fluff. | ||
| He chased him for so darned long that he forgot all about being hungry. | He chased him for so long that he forgot all about being hungry. | |
| Sinister Designs | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| Meanwhile, back in Dream Land... | ||
| The Waddle Dees were very busy inside Castle Dedede. | ||
| "Let's go! Hup hup!" | "Faster! Keep going!" | |
| "No slacking off!" barked King Dedede. | "No lounging around!" barked King Dedede. | |
| Just then, the king noticed that one of his Waddle Dees looked a little... | ||
| "Uhh... Heheheh!" | ||
| ...strange. | ||
| That Waddle Dee...was actually one of Yin-Yarn's creations! | That Waddle Dee was actually one of Yin-Yarn's creations! | |
| "Nyahahahahaaa!" | ||
| "Soon, Dream Land will be wrapped around my knitting needles!" Yin-Yarn cackled. | ||
| What sort of plan was he stringing together...? | ||
| Bon Appetit! | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| Kirby and Fluff came upon a cake the size of a mountain! It was breathtaking. | ||
| Kirby tried to contain himself, but failed. | ||
| He dove right in and started gobbling up the cake! | He dived right in and started gobbling up the cake! | |
| "I declare a cake-eating duel!" | ||
| And with that, Prince Fluff jumped into the cake as well. | ||
| The two ate and ate and ate. | ||
| But they didn't balance their eating very well... | ||
| "WHHOAAA!" | "OH NOOOOO!" | |
| And before they could get down, the cake collapsed with them inside it! | ||
| "Eughh... I can't eat another bite!" | ||
| Prince Fluff moaned as he rubbed his cake-filled belly. | Prince Fluff groaned as he rubbed his cake-filled belly. | |
| But then, Kirby appeared with a huge cherry in his mouth! | ||
| *GULP!* | ||
| Kirby won the contest...and a looming tummy ache as well. | ||
| All Wrapped Up | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| Back in Dream Land, it was total chaos over at Castle Dedede. | ||
| "What is going on here?!" | ||
| It appeared that Yin-Yarn's Waddle Dee impostors had captured all of the real Waddle Dees! | ||
| "You can't be mean to my Waddle Dees!" | ||
| "Only I can be mean to my Waddle Dees!" | ||
| That was when Yin-Yarn's troops decided to show King Dedede who was boss. | ||
| "Hey, that tickles!" | "Hey, that tickles..." | |
| "OK, that hurts!" | ||
| "UNCLE!" | "STOP! I GIVE UP!" | |
| And in no time, they had King Dedede wrapped up like a birthday present. | ||
| "Nyahahaa!" | ||
| "Only one more step and Dream Land will be mine!" | ||
| "What an honor to have a king serving me!" | "What an honour it is to have a king serving me!" | |
| Yin-Yarn's sock began to glow and sucked King Dedede right inside! | Yin-Yarn's sock began to glow and then it sucked King Dedede right inside! | |
| "Hehheheheh!" | "Nyahahahahaa!" | |
| "Dream Land will be mine!" | ||
| "...Not sure what I'll do with it, but I'll figure something out." | ||
| Could no one stop Yin-Yarn from tearing apart the very fabric of Dream Land? | ||
| Ambushed! | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom, and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | The yarn weaved its way into the fabric of the kingdom and stitched two pieces of Patch Land together! | |
| Meanwhile, in the sky above Dream Land... | ||
| On the Battleship Halberd, Meta Knight had noticed some strange changes in the landscape. | On the battleship Halberd, Meta Knight had noticed some odd changes in the landscape. | |
| "Patches... And stitching everywhere...?!" | "Patches... And stitching everywhere..." | |
| "What monster would do such a thing?!" | ||
| Just then, a powerful laugh filled the sky around him. | ||
| "Nyahahahahaa!" | ||
| "What? Who goes there?!" | ||
| Yin-Yarn crashed onto the deck and completely ambushed Meta Knight! | ||
| "Mind if I sock it to ya?" | "Mind if I sock it to you?" | |
| And just like that, Meta Knight was gone! | ||
| Now Yin-Yarn had Dream Land all to himself! | ||
| "Nyahahaaaaa!" | ||
| With Yin-Yarn's victory all sewn up, did this mean the end of Dream Land...? | ||
| To Dream Land! | "We did it! We got the magic yarn!" | "We did it! We got a piece of the magic yarn!" |
| The magic yarn shimmered and spiraled and swirled high into the sky... | The magic yarn shimmered and spiralled and swirled high into the sky... | |
| And Patch Land was stitched back together thanks to Kirby and Prince Fluff! | ||
| "Thanks, Kirby!" | ||
| "I couldn't have done it without your help!" | "I couldn't have done it without your help." | |
| Kirby and Prince Fluff jumped for joy, but their celebration was cut short when Meta Knight awoke. | ||
| "Kirby, forgive me! I blame the yarn!" | ||
| Meta Knight explained to Kirby that Yin-Yarn was taking over Dream Land. | ||
| This upset Kirby. | This upset Kirby immensely. | |
| He had no idea how to get back to Dream Land! | ||
| "I've got it!" Fluff declared. | ||
| Prince Fluff pulled out a sock just like the one Yin-Yarn had stolen from Patch Castle! | ||
| Socks always come in pairs, and now that Patch Land was stitched back together, the other sock's magic had been restored! | ||
| "Be careful, Kirby!" | ||
| "Yin-Yarn is one mean piece of string." | ||
| "He'll be fine!" | ||
| "After all, I'm going with him!" Fluff said. | ||
| And they all set out for Dream Land to button up Yin-Yarn's story once and for all. | ||
| Until Then! | With Yin-Yarn's spell broken, Dream Land returned to its normal state of peace and quiet. | |
| "Well, I guess this is good-bye," Fluff said. | "Well, I guess this is goodbye," Fluff said. | |
| It made Kirby sad to see his new friend leave. | ||
| "Buck up, Kirby!" | ||
| "As long as you have this magic sock, you can visit me anytime!" | ||
| "Until then!" Fluff said as he returned to Patch Land. | ||
| And that's the story of how Kirby and Prince Fluff defeated Yin-Yarn the Sorcerer and restored peace to Dream Land. | ||
| The next day, Kirby fell asleep in some shade. | ||
| He dozed happily with wonderful dreams and held the reminder of a dear friend...even though it smelled a bit. |
Kirby Mass Attack features six main cutscenes which each have a set of narration. Unlike previous scenes in Kirby games, the narration text advances only upon player input.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby Mass Attack | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cutscene name | American English transcription | British English transcription |
| A Bold Start! (opening) |
One day, Kirby went exploring in the Popopo Islands, in the south of Popstar. |
One day, Kirby went exploring the Popopo Islands, in the south of Popstar. |
| Dark Shadows (Green Grounds outro) |
The Kirbys flew toward another island on a Warp Star. |
The Kirbys flew on a Warp Star towards the next island. |
| Dark Shadows (Green Grounds outro / 1 Kirby ver.) |
Kirby flew toward another island on a Warp Star. |
Kirby flew on a Warp Star towards the next island. Suddenly, Skullys appeared behind the Warp Star! |
| Rainbow Treasure (all Rainbow Medals obtained) |
Suddenly, the medals began to glow! |
Suddenly, the medals began to shine. |
| Necro Nebula (Necro Nebula intro) |
Horned fiends from the Skull Gang swarmed over the Kirbys and pulled them off the Warp Star, one by one! |
Horned fiends from the Skull Gang flew into sight and picked off the Kirbys one by one. |
| Necro Nebula (Necro Nebula intro / 1 Kirby ver.) |
Horned fiends from the Skull Gang swarmed toward Kirby, but he slipped right by them! |
Horned fiends from the Skull Gang flew into sight, but Kirby slipped past them! |
| Showdown! (Necrodeus boss fight intro) |
The Kirbys entered an eerie place where a statue loomed above them in the darkness. |
There was a stone statue inside the room. It gripped the staff that the Kirbys had been seeking. |
| Kirby among the Stars (ending) |
The Kirbys finally defeated Necrodeus--thanks to the heroic heart that had guided them every step of the way! |
Thanks to the help from the heroic heart, the Kirbys had defeated Necrodeus. |
Most of the cutscenes in Kirby: Triple Deluxe have no narration, and what dialogue that exists comes directly from the characters. However, the "FLOWERED" cutscene does feature a small amount of external text narration, which kicks in shortly after Taranza rescues King Dedede from falling.
| Narrator's transcript for Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
|---|
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And so Floralia was saved, thanks to Kirby's heroic efforts. |
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe features a number of simple cutscenes, each peppered with a small amount of text narration. These play at certain milestones in the game (often before and after Ordeals), and, with the exception of the cutscene after the Normal staff credits and the ending cutscene, cannot be revisited unless the game is reset.
| Narrator's transcript for Team Kirby Clash Deluxe | |
|---|---|
| Intro |
This is a story of a faraway realm from long, long ago... A beautiful, peaceful land called the Dream Kingdom. |
| Kracko |
As Team Kirby explores the Dunes, the sky darkens. Kracko, the creature of cloud, approaches. |
| Kracko (post-fight) |
Team Kirby has triumphed in its ordeal. With this, a new path opens to the Ruins, revealing new quests. |
| Whispy Woods |
As Team Kirby adventures deep into the Ruins, the mighty and ancient tree, Whispy Woods, comes into view! Face the second ordeal! |
| Whispy Woods (post-fight) |
Having conquered the second ordeal, Team Kirby now faces even more powerful enemies. |
| Tough: Pyribbit |
As the heart of the Volcano blazes... out of the bubbling magma leaps the flaming frog, Pyribbit! Battle on... to the third ordeal! (American) |
| Tough: Pyribbit (post-fight) |
Journeying through the kingdom, Team Kirby hears whispers of a mage whose spells provoke enemy attacks. |
| Tough: Taranza |
As Team Kirby continues its treacherous climb, the puppeteer mage at last shows his face. |
| Tough: Taranza (post-fight) |
Team Kirby vanquished Taranza, but even that did not quiet the enemies rampaging through the kingdom. |
| Tougher: Landia EX |
Landia, the reawakened Guardian Angel, awaits Team Kirby in all its terrible power. |
| Post-credits |
Thanks to Team Kirby, peace was finally restored to the Dream Kingdom. (American) |
| Tougher: The Final Battle |
The one who summoned the invader from another dimension was none other than Taranza, who plotted while hidden in apparent defeat. |
| True Ending |
And so, the king of darkness—who sprang from the ugliness of the black mirror—has been sealed in a far-off dimension by Team Kirby. |
Much like its predecessor, Super Kirby Clash features simple cutscenes with small amounts of text narration. These play at certain milestones in the game, and, with the exceptions of the cutscene after the Normal staff credits and the ending cutscene, cannot be revisited unless the game is reset.
| Narrator's transcript for Super Kirby Clash | |
|---|---|
| Intro | Long, long ago, in a faraway realm, there was a beautiful, peaceful land called the Dream Kingdom. One surprising day, Hornhead went on a rampage across the Seaside. And so it came to pass that Team Kirby set off on an adventure to restore peace to the kingdom... |
| Ordeal - Ignite Edge | A sword-wielding suit of armor stands in Team Kirby's way as they head through The Dunes. Watch out—this foe carries a flaming sword! Fight through this ordeal! |
| Ordeal - Ignite Edge (post-fight) | Team Kirby triumphed in its first ordeal, opening a new path to the Ruins and revealing new quests. With no time to feed their rumbling bellies, the heroes press onward to the Ruins to investigate the mysterious goings-on there. |
| Ordeal - Parallel Nightmare | Team Kirby's investigations turned up rumors of a strange, caped man. Sensing mischief, the team followed his footprints and arrived at the Ruins on a dark night... |
| Ordeal - Parallel Nightmare (post-fight) | Team Kirby managed to defeat the caped man. Unfortunately, he fled to the other side of the Volcano... In pursuit of the caped man, and to protect the kingdom from other rampaging enemies, Team Kirby heads to a new area, the Volcano. |
| Ordeal - Tough: Frost Kibble Blade | A suit of blue armor wielding an ice blade appeared suddenly at the Seaside! Be sure to check your gear before you overcome this ordeal! |
| Ordeal - Tough: Frost Kibble Blade (post-fight) | Team Kirby deftly cleared the third ordeal. But the problem of the ongoing rampages continued. As they chased rumors of the mysterious caped man who seemed to be involved, Team Kirby continued to fight for the people of the kingdom. |
| Ordeal - Tough: Pyribbit | In the heart of a red-hot Volcano, the frog of flames, Pyribbit, leapt from the roiling magma. Team Kirby faced its fourth ordeal! |
| Ordeal - Tough: Pyribbit (post-fight) | Team Kirby extinguished the frog of flames and cleared their fourth ordeal. They then moved on to the Empyrean, where even more challenging battles awaited. |
| Ordeal - Tough: Taranza | Team Kirby at last discovered the caped man's hiding place in the Empyrean! They prepared for battle and stormed into his location, but something seemed...off? |
| Ordeal - Tough: Taranza (post-fight) | The caped man that had appeared in the Empyrean wasn't Parallel Nightmare, but the puppeteer magician Taranza! After Taranza regained his senses, Team Kirby bid him farewell and continued their pursuit of the real caped man behind it all. |
| Ordeal - Tougher: Parallel Nightmare | At long last, Team Kirby found the wizard from another world. They moved swiftly to deal with the mastermind that had rained confusion on the kingdom! |
| Ordeal - Tougher: Parallel Nightmare (post-fight) | Just as Team Kirby came within reach, Parallel Nightmare disappeared yet again with a wave of his sinister cape! Team Kirby gave chase to another new area, the Decisive Battlefield, where only the mightiest dared to tread. |
| Ordeal - Tougher: King D-Mind | Team Kirby finally caught up with the foul mastermind, Parallel Nightmare, at the Decisive Battlefield, where all things come to an end. As both sides readied themselves for battle, an uncharacteristic smile crept up around the corner of the villain's mouth. Team Kirby wondered what he was planning... |
| Post-credits | The king of darkness, King D-Mind, called from another world by Parallel Nightmare, was defeated by the four members of Team Kirby. Peace had finally returned to the Dream Kingdom.
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| Ordeal - Toughest: Venom Kracko | A thundercloud of poison rose over the Dunes on an icy-cold night, leaving Team Kirby to dodge their way through the poisonous rain in the ordeal! |
| Ordeal - Toughest: Venom Kracko (post-fight) | The toxic airborne event, Venom Kracko, was defeated by Team Kirby and their bonds of courage and friendship. They found no traces of Parallel Nightmare in the area, though, so Team Kirby moved on in search of clues. |
| Ordeal - Toughest: The Final Battle | The wizard from another world, Parallel Nightmare, had given up on ruling the kingdom in favor of exacting revenge on the heroes of Team Kirby. It was time to bring matters to an end in a final battle, and Super Team Kirby was ready to save the world. |
| True Ending | Super Team Kirby fought as no one ever had to restore peace to the Dream Kingdom. They ended the uproar in the kingdom that had been instigated by the vile wizard. |
Kirby Fighters 2 features narration in the Story Mode: The Destined Rivals game mode. These bits of narration are similar to those found in Super Kirby Clash, and (excepting the intro), are shown at the end of chapters.
| Narrator's transcript for Story Mode: The Destined Rivals in Kirby Fighters 2 | |
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| Prologue |
King Dedede and Meta Knight... Many times before have they stood in Kirby's path, even allying with one another on occasion. Now, to finally defeat Kirby, the old rivals have become partners, taking on Kirby as a battle team! And so they sent Kirby a challenge. They lay in wait on the Summit of a lofty tower reaching to the heavens, known as the Buddy Fighters Tower. Kirby couldn't understand what the letter said. But that didn't stop him from partnering with a buddy and opening the door to the tower! So begins Kirby's battle with the destined rivals! |
| Chapter 1 epilogue |
At last, it was time to battle King Dedede and Meta Knight! Or so Kirby thought. To his surprise, it was Twin Woods waiting at the top! After defeating Twin Woods, Kirby and his buddy seemed to reach a dead end. Luckily, the defeated Twin Woods dropped a door key leading higher into the tower. Kirby and his buddy once again began to climb, setting their sights on the Summit where King Dedede and Meta Knight await! |
| Chapter 2 epilogue |
At the moment when King Dedede and Meta Knight appeared to be defeated... they turned out to be impostors! The "partners" were actually a pair of Waddle Dees who had taken the form of Kirby's rivals. The real King Dedede and Meta Knight were lying in wait even higher in the tower! Kirby and his buddy picked up the key that the Waddle Dees dropped and once again began to climb the tower. |
| Chapter 3 epilogue |
Using his buddy's power to drive away the tough foes on each floor, Kirby finally came face-to-face with the real King Dedede and Meta Knight! But the partnered rivals fled at the last minute... Their bond had grown deeper through battle. They went to the lofty tower's Summit to keep their power in reserve until Kirby arrived. With another key in hand, our heroes ventured forth to a showdown with the destined rivals! |
| Chapter 4 epilogue |
At the end of a fierce battle, Kirby and his buddy defeated King Dedede and Meta Knight. The two of them have proven themselves to be the strongest Buddy Fighters! After a tough fight, the victorious pair was ready to settle down for a nice little snooze. But suddenly the Buddy Fighters Tower grew to such a height that it seemed to pierce the heavens! They sensed the presence of the king and knight far above the clouds, radiating a sinister power unlike anything they had felt up to now. Kirby and his buddy set out once again to climb the heaven-piercing tower, which now has hints of something sinister... This will truly be the final showdown! |
| Final Chapter epilogue |
At last, the unprecedented battle with Kirby's rivals was over. The mask that King Dedede used was the Mask of Dark Bonds. In his eagerness to beat Kirby, King Dedede used the fearsome power of the mask, causing the king and the knight to lose sight of themselves. Kirby and his buddy used the power of their bond to strike the horrifying mask with the Buddy Star Blaster, shattering it spectacularly. However, King Dedede and Meta Knight's power was genuine, flowing from their deepened bond. Even without the mask, they would have been worthy opponents. A stillness fell over the Summit of that tower which pierced the heavens. The stars of the night sky were so close that they were within arm's reach. They seemed to celebrate the partners' victory as they went on sparkling, forever and ever... |
While there was no external narration for the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land, its remake adds a small amount in the form of the opening text for Merry Magoland, viewed when visiting the park for the first time. The text reads as follows:
This is the tale of a different world in a different time.
There, a traveler named Magolor built an amusement park where he could entertain his friends.
It was a merry place where four friends could enjoy attractions and collect souvenirs together.
It was a park full of excitement, where dreams could come to life. It was a place called...Magoland!
The Road Trip mode in Kirby Air Riders features vocal narration in the opening and all memory cutscenes. Just like the announcer heard in gameplay, the player is able to select from a variety of voices for the narrator.
| Narrator's transcript for Road Trip in Kirby Air Riders | |
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| Road Trip |
From out of the sky, Air Ride machines rained down like shooting stars! They were found in all shapes and sizes but with no ability to move on their own. However, if someone touched them and shared their will, the engines sprang to life, and they were able to move with incredible speed. These individuals were called riders. Soon vehicle and rider pairs were a common sight, partnering up for everyday travel as well as thrilling races. One day, some riders noticed their vehicles were acting strange. They were looking somewhere far away. If you wish to go there, let's go! But what awaits these riders and machines at the end of their journey toward the unknown? |
| Ch. 1: Zorah, Cosmic Drifter |
Zorah. A living machine. Possessing its own will but unable to move on its own. Long ago, it drifted through the universe until falling upon a remote region of the planet Popstar. |
| Ch. 2: Surrendering to Time |
Zorah crash-landed within a barren, isolated region of Popstar. Unable to move itself, Zorah could only surrender to the passage of time. No visitors. No contact at all. It remained trapped in place for what felt like an eternity. |
| Ch. 3: A Wish for Freedom |
Zorah became a part of the land itself, yet it remained conscious. Throughout an eternity of immobility, Zorah wished for only one thing: to be free and to roam wherever it pleased. Eventually Zorah's wish reached the distant Fountain of Dreams. The fountain presides over dreams of all kinds, and through this power, Zorah's wish flowed much farther. That's how the wish reached Galactic Nova, a satellite that orbited Popstar. Much like Zorah, Nova was alive. |
| Ch. 4: Creation of the Machines |
Deep within Galactic Nova, manufacturing was underway. Embodying Zorah's wish for freedom and movement, advanced technology created mobile machines. They were made in all shapes and sizes. Once complete, Nova released these countless vehicles, and they rained down upon Popstar like shooting stars. |
| Ch. 5: Rider and Machine as One |
When the vehicles fell to Popstar, many crumbled to ruin at the moment of impact, but some survived and encountered potential riders. The vehicles could not activate themselves but sprang to life once a rider shared their will. Once paired, vehicles and riders became close partners. Air Ride machines eventually became a common sight and an indispensable part of their riders' lives. |
| Ch. 6: Zorah, Torn to Pieces |
Galactic Nova's wish-granting work was not done. With the vehicles now complete, Nova turned to Zorah, delivering worker drones and materials. The swarm of drones bored into Zorah, ripping holes open and tearing it to pieces. The vehicles were built for Zorah, and now Zorah was rebuilt as a monstrous vehicle: Gigantes. Gigantes was a weapon capable of destroying all life on the planet, and in its core, Zorah's will was trapped once again. |
| Ch. 7: A Call to All Machines |
Like the Air Ride machines, Gigantes was unable to move itself. An incredible amount of willpower was required to activate this dreadnought-sized vehicle. If enough of Nova's vehicles brought their strong-willed riders together, their wills would form a spark of ignition, and Gigantes would spring to life. Nova had a plan to make vehicles and riders gather before Gigantes on their own. Through a quiet transmission, Nova commanded its vehicles all over the world: "Return to your true origin." |
| Ch. 8: The Trip Begins |
Most vehicles and riders failed to notice Nova's command, but they were weak of will and not the desired target. Only a handful of keen vehicles and riders could sense the command at all. Without apparent reason or purpose, each pair began a journey toward Gigantes. Instinctively, the vehicles were returning to their true point of origin: Zorah. Doing so would activate Gigantes and destroy all of Popstar. Vehicles from all over rushed toward Zorah, who awaited them at their journeys' end. |
| Ch. 9: Noir, Battling in Secret |
Just before Gigantes was fully constructed, a fragment of Zorah's will broke free. Copying the form of a certain rider, "Noir Dedede" took off. Zorah's wish to roam freely had finally come true... but this was no time to celebrate its granted wish. If Gigantes were activated, the planet would perish. Noir Dedede destroyed each vehicle that tried to return to Zorah, struggling in secret to prevent disaster. It would not stop until its battle was won. |
For the sake of completion, the following list shows each game which either lacks an external narration in cutscenes, or lacks any sort of cutscene dialogue whatsoever:
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