Bandana Dee, the Spear Master! (v(- ' ' -)>↑ ~ Dee wait is killing us...

[Chalo5000]

Spoiler

Because I felt like it
This is my original "Kirby relevance chart", pls don't steal
I was waiting for someone to post something so I can post this in the next page
(thanks @MetaKobra now I can finally go to sleep)
But seriously, this thing took me like 30 minutes in MS paint
This is also a good way to show why I want Elline to be a recurrent character like Magolor
We have way too many characters that make only cameos in newer kirby games
And if we have Smash in mind Magolor would be the next possible newcomer for the Kirby series
After that...
Maybe the tree? XD
If someone disagrees with my chart just say it!

 

[Jiggly]

As I said in the Geno thread, I think it depends on the appeal of Smash in the future. If they sell, they will make more of them. I can see from 5 up to 10 DLC characters, but maybe more, who knows.

Also, if double releases will be a thing (i mean, K Rool and Dixie, Wolf and Krystal... like Robin and Lucina) I wouldn't mind supporting both Adeleine and Bandana Dee... but only in that case

Of course, no need to be hasty with our votes, sorry Adeleine!

 

[random rendum]

Kirby is for entry level players and especially the young and this isn't a bad thing at all. The fact that Kirby has many adult fans and fans who have aged and still enjoy the series is a testament to it's power. It's a franchise that prides itself on gameplay that is engaging but a more smooth joy ride for veteran players while still providing challenges in the form of complete collection and extra modes. I mean Kirby games have a hardcore fan base in Japan lol. Yet it's an easy enough franchise for someone new to gaming to get a start. Especially when it comes to developing the motor skills and accuracy required in understanding button input to the action on screen. Ever watch a kid awkwardly play a platformer? Not yet developed a keen connection between controller and game? Especially a kid who got into gaming just a little bit later or just isn't naturally attuned to it? Kirby is the perfect starting game. Where as Mario is intermediate, Kirby is beginner.

When I was a kid I often had to share the gaming system with my brother. I would play second player with my brother when a game allowed but most of the time I watched him play. It wasn't until my gameboy that I had my very own hardware and that's where I first played Kirby's Dreamland. The game seemed a LOT longer and more of a journey to complete back then but now I can beat the game in 5 minutes (it's that short, lol) Still I couldn't tell that as a kid since it was one of the first games I beat by myself and helped me to become the gamer I am now. I recently made G3 rank in MH4u a much harder franchise and known to be 100x less welcoming to newcomers than Kirby. Yet I still love the Kirby games and find them to be a joyful and mostly stress free break from the demanding games I play now. When I do want more challenge from them I do everything I can possibly do in them and because of Kirby's great design with his powers being so interesting, I find myself enjoying arena power runs for extra challenge and I enjoy getting 100% as well as platinum medals in challenges. I put over 60 hours into Triple Deluxe beating my time as best I could in Dedede Tour, getting platinum medals in drum dash, beating Kirby Fighters on Very Hard with ALL powers, and doing Arena runs with a variety of powers like Ninja and Ice (as well as trying to speed run arenas. I still want to go back and beat my time in that game eventually).

Sooo... if people diss Kirby for being for beginners than just ask them why that's such a bad thing. Especially when the games are so good, have enjoyable extra modes, and do have challenge for those that are actually interested in Kirby's concept and want to pursue it themselves. The design is open with options and that makes the franchise so great.

I mean being aimed at kids isn't a bad thing. Disney, Pixar, and Dreamworks films have a target audience of mostly children and yet MANY adults enjoy them with no problem. Many adults admit to liking them...

So what's wrong with being an adult admitting you like Kirby? When something is good, it's good. Regardless.

Disney 'cough' illuminati, subliminal messages @ GamerGuy09 I mean didn't you say a while back you made dee sprites on a name like GameBoy09?

 

[Iko MattOrr]

Spoiler

Because I felt like it
This is my original "Kirby relevance chart", pls don't steal
I was waiting for someone to post something so I can post this in the next page
(thanks @MetaKobra now I can finally go to sleep)
But seriously, this thing took me like 30 minutes in MS paint
This is also a good way to show why I want Elline to be a recurrent character like Magolor
We have way too many characters that make only cameos in newer kirby games
And if we have Smash in mind Magolor would be the next possible newcomer for the Kirby series
After that...
Maybe the tree? XD
If someone disagrees with my chart just say it!

Well it represents the actual situation kinda; I would have placed the recurring bosses at the bottom, as they are recurring but not that relevant (like random enemies).
Chef Kawasaki should be about where the 3 main animals are (he is doing cameos just like them currently), and the "they must come back" tier is a bit generic... I mean, Adeleine and Gooey ok, but the other 3 animal friends to me are a lot less relevant than Adeleine and Gooey... even less than the Dark Matters and Marx to me, probably one time tier material (even though I love them).
About Dark Metaknight, he's been in Triple Deluxe, but I don't think we will see him again anytime soon, I would remove him completely (it was a reference to Amazing Mirror, in the next game they would probably reference another game, or simply return to Galacta Knight).

Elline and Taranza, depends on the next major Kirby game, so you're right... though, Taranza went a bit down for not appearing in Rainbow Curse (and to be honest, Magolor too), but Rainbow Curse is a spin-off so it's too early to decide.

EDIT: Also, I think that Drawcia deserves a place somewhere between the Dark Matters and Marx, for being very influent in the recent games.

Anyway, this chart represents the relevance that those characters have according to the recent games.
If we do a relevance chart about the relevance in the history of the franchise, the chart would be a lot different.
For example, I think that the 3 main animals would easily surpass Magolor (they were aslo used as main characters and blocks in Kirby star stacker and super star stacker, other than being characters in KDL2,3 and doing cameos in almost every other game after those, including the most recent ones).

But anyway, that's your chart, those are just my opinions about, I'm not saying that you should change it.

 

[Pokechu]

Ehh

I'd have to say bump Meta Knight up. He's more important than BD, since, he's already been a part of it. BD is kinda a rising star, like Rosalina.

 

[Jiggly]

Ehh

I'd have to say bump Meta Knight up. He's more important than BD, since, he's already been a part of it. BD is kinda a rising star, like Rosalina.

except peach is still relevant where meta knight isn't...

 

[Pokechu]

except peach is still relevant where meta knight isn't...

Except Meta Knight has been playable more than 2 times and has his own minigames when Bandana Dee doesn't. He missed 2 games (one DDD missed too) and he's irrelevant. ok

If you want to be like that, then technically BD isn't important because his first three appearances (KSS, KSSU, Mass Attack) were all basically cameos. Having a "chat role" isn't much important. Was BD in the anime? Was BD in the series since 1993? Does he have an amiibo? No. I don't mean to sound rude, but MK isn't not important anymore just because he missed 2 games.

"kirby was revived and he missed both games"

Okay. Doesn't prevent him from being important.

"there's other villains"

Always has been.

And I didn't even compare Meta Knight to Peach in my post. Of course Peach is relevant, she's the damsel in distress. I said "BD is Rosalina, a rising star". Does that include Peach? Being irrelevant doesn't mean he's not important anymore. Just because BD had a supporting role x2 doesn't mean he's had his own minigames, he's a boss in the games (he was a boss once , I'll give you that) etc. MK is still more important overall. I don't like hating on BD, but saying BD is more important than MK is like saying Rosalina is more important than Peach.

 

[NintenZ]

Sorry @ NintenZ , I think I will not play more today, because it's too late.
My Internet didn't work, that's why I didn't post something XD

It's okay

 

[GhostlyLure]

Except Meta Knight has been playable more than 2 times and has his own minigames when Bandana Dee doesn't. He missed 2 games (one DDD missed too) and he's irrelevant. ok

If you want to be like that, then technically BD isn't important because his first three appearances (KSS, KSSU, Mass Attack) were all basically cameos. Having a "chat role" isn't much important. Was BD in the anime? Was BD in the series since 1993? Does he have an amiibo? No. I don't mean to sound rude, but MK isn't not important anymore just because he missed 2 games.

"kirby was revived and he missed both games"

Okay. Doesn't prevent him from being important.

"there's other villains"

Always has been.

And I didn't even compare Meta Knight to Peach in my post. Of course Peach is relevant, she's the damsel in distress. I said "BD is Rosalina, a rising star". Does that include Peach? Being irrelevant doesn't mean he's not important anymore. Just because BD had a supporting role x2 doesn't mean he's had his own minigames, he's a boss in the games (he was a boss once , I'll give you that) etc. MK is still more important overall. I don't like hating on BD, but saying BD is more important than MK is like saying Rosalina is more important than Peach.

Ever since RTD Meta knight has been given the stick personally I think he's planning something.

 

[random rendum]

except peach is still relevant where meta knight isn't...

meta knight is in the majority of the games, I have to disagree with bdee being as important as meta knight. I think he WILL someday but his relevancy is too new... he'll probably be considered as important as meta and dedede but now hes just too new

 

[FalKoopa]

except peach is still relevant where meta knight isn't...

It's been barely 4 years since RTDL released. It's a little too quick to brand him irrelevant.

 

[Iko MattOrr]

Metaknight is an estabilished main character, he doesn't have to appear in eacch game to be so.
Amazing Mirror doesn't have Dedede, and Triple Deluxe doesn't have MK, while Rainbow Curse does not have any of them (but they appear as statues, just to say "they still exist"); it's just to add some variety and switch the characters a bit sometimes.

Also, Dark Meta Knight is automatically a Meta Knight reference, since he's the evil clone of himself.
If he was not relevant, his clone wouldn't have been around too.

 

[Laniv]

Spoiler

Because I felt like it
This is my original "Kirby relevance chart", pls don't steal
I was waiting for someone to post something so I can post this in the next page
(thanks @MetaKobra now I can finally go to sleep)
But seriously, this thing took me like 30 minutes in MS paint
This is also a good way to show why I want Elline to be a recurrent character like Magolor
We have way too many characters that make only cameos in newer kirby games
And if we have Smash in mind Magolor would be the next possible newcomer for the Kirby series
After that...
Maybe the tree? XD
If someone disagrees with my chart just say it!

"Grill Tier"

Edit: One Google Search later, she's a one-off final boss from a Japan-only puzzle game.

 

[FancySmash]

It's always bothered me that Meta Knight never appeared in any of the games that have to do with Dark Matter.

Possibly the biggest threat in Kirby history, and Meta Knight missed it. (Bandana Dee has the excuse of either:
A. Not appearing yet
or B. Possibly being the Waddle Dee from Kirby 64.)

 

[Iko MattOrr]

It's always bothered me that Meta Knight never appeared in any of the games that have to do with Dark Matter.

Possibly the biggest threat in Kirby history, and Meta Knight missed it. (Bandana Dee has the excuse of either:
A. Not appearing yet
or B. Possibly being the Waddle Dee from Kirby 64.)

The same, I love those games but I would have prefered to have Metaknight too in them in some form...

In the opening cutscene of Kirby's Dreamland 3, Dedede is seen with a Waddle Dee, maybe it's the same one that later was featured in Kirby 64 (and maybe it's the same as Bandana Dee, who knows, only an eventual remake will tell).

Maybe during those games, Metaknight was busy with something else...

Anyway, Kirby's Dreamland 3 was the first Kirby game featuring Waddle Dees doing funny things in levels, like those ones riding nruffs that fall when they hit a block, or those on the boats, and that one that's on the boat but where there's no water.
This concept has been incredibly expanded in Kirby Triple Deluxe.

 

[FancySmash]

Maybe during those games, Metaknight was busy with something else...

Something else? Do you think that might be...

Spoiler

Building a warship to steal Dreamland from King Dedede?

 

[Enderman1021]

Meta knight has always been and will always be an established main character, just like dedede.

Although they really had no reason to not include him in the dream land games.

 

[Burruni]

It's always bothered me that Meta Knight never appeared in any of the games that have to do with Dark Matter.

Possibly the biggest threat in Kirby history, and Meta Knight missed it. (Bandana Dee has the excuse of either:
A. Not appearing yet
or B. Possibly being the Waddle Dee from Kirby 64.)

I can explain this all.

The Kirby series begins with Kirby's Dream Land where it all started with Kirby taking it upon himself to stop King Dedede from stealing excess food from the citizens of Dreamland.

After this, Dreamland 2, 3, and 64 happen as the Dark Matter Trilogy as Kirby ends up being engrossed with bigger problems with his friends. The Waddle Dee seen beside te King in Dreamland 3 and became one of the four grand heroes of 64 is granted the highest honors the King could think of: A Bandanna to keep him distinct from the others as the captain of the guard.

It's after this peace has come that Meta Knight enacts his plan to conquer Dreamland, Meta Knight goes on the interstellar quest to fight the ultimate warrior, Galactica Knight. It's because Meta Knight does this that Marx knows to use Kirby to summon Nova.

After winning against Galactica Knight, Meta Knight reserves himself in a duty for protection over dreamland and rivalry to Kirby that is present in Knightmare In Dreamland (Kirby's Adventure) and Squeak Squad (which is followed by Mass Attack). Ultimately, Meta Knight resigns himself as an Ally who will never entirely triumph over Kirby after the split Kirby's defeat Dark Meta Knight in Amazing Mirror, as his role then becomes in Return to Dreamland in which the Bandana Dee fights alongside the other three heroes, as he did once before.

Edit: Yes I'm implying there's a proper Kirby Timeline. No I never finished Epic Yarn so I don't know how to place Meta Knight as a boss in that game to this timeline.

 

[BandanaWaddleDee]

3muchtimeline5me

 

[FancySmash]

In the opening cutscene of Kirby's Dreamland 3, Dedede is seen with a Waddle Dee, maybe it's the same one that later was featured in Kirby 64 (and maybe it's the same as Bandana Dee, who knows, only an eventual remake will tell).

I believe that Waddle Dee is this Waddle Dee.

Who might become this Waddle Dee

Who might become...

Thoughts?

 

[GamerGuy09]

Disney 'cough' illuminati, subliminal messages @ GamerGuy09 I mean didn't you say a while back you made dee sprites on a name like GameBoy09?

Ah yes, these are made by me.

 

[Bandana Dee3]

I believe that Waddle Dee is this Waddle Dee.

Who might become this Waddle Dee

Who might become...

Thoughts?

Well I think that waddle Dee was jealous of meta knight DDD since they were powerful characters with weapons

 

[Chalo5000]

Well it represents the actual situation kinda; I would have placed the recurring bosses at the bottom, as they are recurring but not that relevant (like random enemies).
Chef Kawasaki should be about where the 3 main animals are (he is doing cameos just like them currently), and the "they must come back" tier is a bit generic... I mean, Adeleine and Gooey ok, but the other 3 animal friends to me are a lot less relevant than Adeleine and Gooey... even less than the Dark Matters and Marx to me, probably one time tier material (even though I love them).
About Dark Metaknight, he's been in Triple Deluxe, but I don't think we will see him again anytime soon, I would remove him completely (it was a reference to Amazing Mirror, in the next game they would probably reference another game, or simply return to Galacta Knight).

Elline and Taranza, depends on the next major Kirby game, so you're right... though, Taranza went a bit down for not appearing in Rainbow Curse (and to be honest, Magolor too), but Rainbow Curse is a spin-off so it's too early to decide.

EDIT: Also, I think that Drawcia deserves a place somewhere between the Dark Matters and Marx, for being very influent in the recent games.

Anyway, this chart represents the relevance that those characters have according to the recent games.
If we do a relevance chart about the relevance in the history of the franchise, the chart would be a lot different.
For example, I think that the 3 main animals would easily surpass Magolor (they were aslo used as main characters and blocks in Kirby star stacker and super star stacker, other than being characters in KDL2,3 and doing cameos in almost every other game after those, including the most recent ones).

But anyway, that's your chart, those are just my opinions about, I'm not saying that you should change it.

That was exactly what I was thinking! XD
But, Chef Kawasaki with Rick, Coo and Kine?
His last real appearence was in Kirby's Dream Land 3
And his last appearence was in the Sub-game from Kirby Mass Attack Kirby Quest
There's also a "Mecha Kawasaki" in Return to Dream Land, but no Real Kawasaki
The triforce (let's call them like that) even appeared as Stage hazards in Kirby Figthers
And had references in Rainbow Curse
It's like if they were to make a comeback
Chef Kawasaki had a figurine in Rainbow Curse, unlike the triforce
But he was absent from recent games so that's why he wasn't included
The recurring bosses at the bottom?
Lol, who is more relevant?
Whispy Woods or Nightmare? Kracko or Yin-Yarn?
They are bosses from the start and they are still pretty relevant to this days
Maybe Bonkers and Mr Frosty are a Stretch but I just wanted to include them
Also the Dark Matters were just a joke
I thought that calling it the "Oh man this is so edgy! tier" would be enough
They are not relevant anymore, the only reason of why they are remembered is, well, because they are edgy and dark and different from everything you'll see in a Kirby game
Everytime someone says
"Kirby is such a baby's game"
Everyone says
"Bruh, what about Dark Matter or Zero Two?"
They are fan favorites and they will forever be (because edginess)
I mean, even the wallpaper for my tablet is Zero Two XD
People will always wait for their comeback
And the same goes for Marx, he is a fan favorite and everyone is waiting him to reappear
Dark Meta Knight and Galacta Knight only had two main appearences,
Galacta Knight in Return to Dream Land was a reference to Super Star Ultra
Dark Meta Knight in Triple Deluxe was a reference to Nightmare in Dream Land
And with the inclussion of Dark Dedede it wouldn't surprise me if we get a game where we go to the mirror world one last time

Spoiler

Taranza had no reason to appear in Rainbow Curse, just like Dedede and Meta Knight, he probably was like...

And Drawcia?
She is sadly in the chart already
Characters or bosses who appeared one time* tier
She might have a figurine in Rainbow Curse, but that's it
It makes me sad because she is my favorite boss from the Kirby series
But I agree with you about the other three animal friends, this days they are just too obscure
I SHOULD change the chart, but I'm too lazy to do that
Also, We're seriously talking about Meta Knight's relevance?
He is, at least for me, above Bandana Dee, but below DDD
The chart placement is just because I already had Bandana Dee's render in my computer so

 

[smileMasky]

I believe that Waddle Dee is this Waddle Dee.

Who might become this Waddle Dee

Who might become...

Thoughts?

I always thought they were all 1 in the same but IDK because the 64 one was the first time I actually loved the waddle dee as a playable so I support this

 

[Jiggly]

I believe that Waddle Dee is this Waddle Dee.

Who might become this Waddle Dee

Who might become...

Thoughts?

I've always thought this too, and thought that the dark matter affecting him in 64 is what made him as strong as kirby and friends as opposed to a normal waddle dee.

 

[edsett]

Meta knight has always been and will always be an established main character, just like dedede.

Although they really had no reason to not include him in the dream land games.

Except he wasn't. Remember when he debuted in Kirby's Adventure?
He didn't even have a name in the US. It wasn't until Kirby Super Star that the newly redesigned Meta Knight began to be established as a main character. He didn't show up in the Dreamland games because he wasn't a main character yet.

 

[Flying_Skitty]

I need to play the Dreamlands sometime soon. Anyways, Meta Knight is relevent. Saying he isn't is like saying Pikachu wasn't relevant to Pokemon (during gen 5) just because he wasn't catchable in Black/White and Black2/White2.

 

[Jiggly]

I need to play the Dreamlands sometime soon. Anyways, Meta Knight is relevent. Saying he isn't is like saying Pikachu wasn't relevant to Pokemon (during gen 5) just because he wasn't catchable in Black/White and Black2/White2.

(he was catchable during B2W2 and BW aftergame)

 

[Flying_Skitty]

(he was catchable during B2W2 and BW aftergame)

Not Really, PokeTransfer doesn't count as catching a Pokemon. Without PokeTransfer, he is only found in the game next to the Nate Writer.

 

[Kirbyfan391]

I can explain this all.

The Kirby series begins with Kirby's Dream Land where it all started with Kirby taking it upon himself to stop King Dedede from stealing excess food from the citizens of Dreamland.

After this, Dreamland 2, 3, and 64 happen as the Dark Matter Trilogy as Kirby ends up being engrossed with bigger problems with his friends. The Waddle Dee seen beside te King in Dreamland 3 and became one of the four grand heroes of 64 is granted the highest honors the King could think of: A Bandanna to keep him distinct from the others as the captain of the guard.

It's after this peace has come that Meta Knight enacts his plan to conquer Dreamland, Meta Knight goes on the interstellar quest to fight the ultimate warrior, Galactica Knight. It's because Meta Knight does this that Marx knows to use Kirby to summon Nova.

After winning against Galactica Knight, Meta Knight reserves himself in a duty for protection over dreamland and rivalry to Kirby that is present in Knightmare In Dreamland (Kirby's Adventure) and Squeak Squad (which is followed by Mass Attack). Ultimately, Meta Knight resigns himself as an Ally who will never entirely triumph over Kirby after the split Kirby's defeat Dark Meta Knight in Amazing Mirror, as his role then becomes in Return to Dreamland in which the Bandana Dee fights alongside the other three heroes, as he did once before.

Edit: Yes I'm implying there's a proper Kirby Timeline. No I never finished Epic Yarn so I don't know how to place Meta Knight as a boss in that game to this timeline.

I support the implication of there being a Kirby timeline. These are the kinds of things I like, stories and serious lore added to seemingly simple or childish series of video games!(no, I'm not being sarcastic).
But there is one problem with this theory...it's that the Bandana was there to distinguish that Waddle Dee alone. Except that Rainbow Curse features another Bandana Dee who's pretty much implied to be a "new friend" of Kirby, so different from the Bandana Dee from RtDl.

 

[GhostlyLure]

I support the implication of there being a Kirby timeline. These are the kinds of things I like, stories and serious lore added to seemingly simple or childish series of video games!(no, I'm not being sarcastic).
But there is one problem with this theory...it's that the Bandana was there to distinguish that Waddle Dee alone. Except that Rainbow Curse features another Bandana Dee who's pretty much implied to be a "new friend" of Kirby, so different from the Bandana Dee from RtDl.

Well actually Bandanna Dee is a rather new friend of Kirby.

 

[BandanaWaddleDee]

UUUUGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!
Excuse my annoyance, but come on. All this talk about timelines and crap is so gosh darn pointless. You're all completely... I don't even know the right words. It's just boring.

 

[GhostlyLure]

It's a legitimate conversation (A slow one but one none the less) and honestly I'm not gonna apologize if it's not to your liking. We have really covered almost everything Bandanna Dee related so there isn't much to talk about.



Want a new topic here:

Bandanna Dee recovery chargeable (Like Diddy Kongs) or not?

Personally according to my bias No don't have us charge it

Boosting Bandanna's popularity (Spreading sites, New signature, Youtube videos, "data mining" (If you know what I mean.)

"Data mining" think about it.

Getting new drawings for the op. (A more engaging picture & possibly thread name.)

Self explanatory.

 

[Kirbyfan391]

Well actually Bandanna Dee is a rather new friend of Kirby.

Well...

It basically says Bandana Dee made friends with Kirby "today", as in the exact same time Rainbow Curse took place.
Though I guess it can be proposed that Rainbow Curse takes place in the Kirby timeline before Return to Dreamland, that'd make the original timeline theory still accurate.

 

[GhostlyLure]

Well...

It basically says Bandana Dee made friends with Kirby "today", as in the exact same time Rainbow Curse took place.
Though I guess it can be proposed that Rainbow Curse takes place in the Kirby timeline before Return to Dreamland, that'd make the original timeline theory still accurate.

Isn't that Elliene's Diary or whatever she may be saying that having new friends is the best.

 

[Kirbyfan391]

Isn't that Elliene's Diary or whatever she may be saying that having new friends is the best.

..crap, you're right. I overlooked that.
Actually, a better disproving fact of the "only one Waddle Dee with a bandana" theory is the existence of multiple Bandana Dees in multiplayer in Rainbow Curse.

 

[GhostlyLure]

..crap, you're right. I overlooked that.
Actually, a better disproving fact of the "only one Waddle Dee with a bandana" theory is the existence of multiple Bandana Dees in multiplayer in Rainbow Curse.

I think they were only put there for multiplayer compatibility just like how there is all four colored Kirby's in Kirby's Return to Dreamland even though there is only one Kirby on Popstar.

Never rely on color palettes to tell you if its a different character or not.

 

[kirby_queen]

Favorites

1.) Kirby Super Star/Ultra (Best game in the franchise imo, I think everything else is always lacking in comparison to it's boldness and with now much it's introduced to the series, built on the characters, changed game progression, gave powers variety, had memorable bosses, etc. IT'S SO GOOD. This game is so great that it's a very special game in Japan and a cornerstone for the franchise the way Mario 3 was for Mario and OoT is for Zelda, I suppose. To be honest, as much as I still love the series, no other entry since has been as bold and inventive with actually taking what Kirby is known for and evolving on it. Not splitting it up to other characters and shallowly calling it variety, not ripping his powers away, not simplifying them, but simply taking what makes Kirby iconic and taking it to the next actual level. It's thanks to the ideas in this game that we have Smash Brothers for god's sake since there's a lot of influence. I'm waiting till this day for another game as iconic to this franchise that even non-fans have to pay attention to in the same way KSS was for Kirby. I'm still waiting.)

2.) Kirby Triple Deluxe

3.) Kirby and the Amazing Mirror

Least Favorites

1.) Kirby's Dreamland 3

2.) Kirby's Epic Yarn

3.) Kirby's Squeak Squad ? I liked it but was also really unimpressed with it. soo... it gets third I guess.

Check out this awesome video about videos games influential and popular in Japanese gaming. A lot of these are just as popular here and a few are Japan only iconic.

 

[edsett]

..crap, you're right. I overlooked that.
Actually, a better disproving fact of the "only one Waddle Dee with a bandana" theory is the existence of multiple Bandana Dees in multiplayer in Rainbow Curse.

One of the official Rainbow Curse 4koma comics show that Elline made the clones of Bandana Dee. So the yellow and green Bandana Dees in multiplayer are Bandana Dee.

 

[Kirbyfan391]

I think they were only put there for multiplayer compatibility just like how there is all four colored Kirby's in Kirby's Return to Dreamland even though there is only one Kirby on Popstar.

Well, Shadow Kirby is a thing, and he's not playable. So Kirby is definitely not the only one of his species in Popstar.
But you do have a point for Bandana Dee, as does edsett above. So yeah.