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Aunt Jemima
I recall you saying earlier you were able to replace Kirby with Bandana Dee while doing the single player mode on Return to Dreamland.
In Triple Deluxe, would it be possible to replace Kirby's in-game 3D model with Bandana Dee's (The one where he throws items to you) while using the Spear ability to make it seem like you're playing as him? Just wondering. They have similar body structures, so I can't imagine it would be too hard to do, right?
Actually, yes, that would work. While I won't give much details on how, you can decrypt 3DS ROM files, which allows you to modify them. Kirby and Bandana Dee's bone structure are so similar that the hitboxes and animations would fit very well, although some animations may look odd - not because they're glitched or anything, but because Kirby is super squishy while Bandana Dee isn't. Animations such as the Kirby Dance may look a bit odd, but it's still possible. You could change a few things to make it seem like you're playing Bandana Dee - switch out Kirby's sound files so he doesn't actually talk, while the Spear sound effects will still be playing, similar to Return to Dream Land. Export out Kirby's face icon used on his health bar, and replace that with a resized version of Bandana Dee's icon from RtDL. Now, this would change everything in the game involving Kirby's model to Bandana Dee, other than the pre-rendered cutscenes. This would include being able to play as him in Kirby Fighters, have him appear on the title screen, and so on. You could also replace Bandana Dee (support) with Kirby if you wanted too, haha. If I were to do this, however, I would instead replace King DeDeDe from DeDeDe Tour with Kirby's files, and then change all of his files with Bandana Dee - this would allow you to play the main story as Kirby, and DeDeDe Tour as Bandana Dee. Also, the fact that all the collectable stars would be changed into DeDeDe's logo would look nice, and fit in better, haha.
If I ever import a Japanese 3DS, I would probably take this as a project, since modifying Kirby games is pretty fun. Right now, however, even if I did import a Japanese 3DS, I wouldn't do it. Not because I don't want to, but because I'm working on Kirby's Adventure, and after that I'll probably be checking out Kirby Super Star.
So yeah, it's very possible, and most assets that the game has currently would make it a whole lot easier than putting it in from scratch, but I'm not sure how hard it would be replacing most things that are UI based that involve Kirby, such as his face that's over everything.
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Bandana Dee can't be a Meta Knight clone, as he doesn't fly, he can't use moves such as Mach Tornado or Drill Rush, and his spear is greatly different in size, shape, and functionality than a sword, so it wouldn't fit correctly.
Bandana Dee wouldn't be considered a "Chorus Men Clone" if using a gimmick like having him and two other Waddle Dee fighting alongside him, as it's just using the same gimmick but with a completely different moveset. By this logic, you could say Rosalina & Luma are re-skins of the Ice Climbers, although they are not.