| “ | Still holding one of the Crystal Shards, Ribbon fell onto the planet called Pop Star, where--perhaps by fate--she ran smack into Kirby | „ |
| ~ Instruction Booklet Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards - Page 6 |
Summary
Ribbon is a close friend of Kirby and his presumable love interest. She debuted in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. The attendant of the Ripple Queen, she is the sole escapee of her planet Ripple Star, which has been taken over by Dark Matter. Being chased by the enemy while carrying the titular Crystal Shard, she gets hit and falls to Popstar, where the Shard shatters and scatters into more shards across multiple planets. From there, she meets Kirby, who she teams up with to regain the Crystal Shards and save her planet. She reappears alongside Adeleine as a DLC Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies
Powers and Stats
Tier: Unknown | Unknown physically, 2-C with Crystal Gun
Key: Pre-Star Allies | Post-Star Allies
Name: Ribbon
Origin: Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Gender: Female
Age: Unknown, but young | Around or over 1000 years old
Classification: Fairy, Inhabitant of Ripple Star | As before, Star Ally[1]
Powers and Abilities:
Longevity, Non-Physical Interaction (Can affect Void Soul), Flight (Can fly in the air & into outer space), Self-Sustenance (Type 1), Small Size (Type 1), Resistance to Mind Manipulation, Morality Manipulation & Madness Manipulation (Unaffected in the areas where Dark Matter has their mind-controlling clouds) | As before, Intangibility, Transformation & Transmutation (Can turn into a small ball of energy via Space Jump, any carried item is transformed too), Proficiency with her gun, Energy Projection, Telekinesis (She and Adeleine can attract objects via Fairy Dance), her Crystal Shard may purge possessors from a victim, Resistance to Morality Manipulation & Empathic Manipulation (Unaffected by the presence of the individual Jamba Heart pieces. Players can break free of Void Termina's Circle of Friends and Morpho Knight's Paradise Scale Wave by mashing the directional pad for a brief time, reversing to normal as if hit by a Friend Heart[1][note 1]), Gravity Manipulation (Can outrun, outlfy and survive harmed getting sucked into a Black Hole from Marx[2], and survive harmed black holes from Magolor in the same way Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede and Bandana Dee do)
None | Statistics Amplification (With Power-Up Hearts, which increase strength, health or speed of all allies at once), Healing (With various food items, Maxim Tomato and health Power-Up Hearts, which heals all vitality), Invisibility (Invincibility Candy), Resistance to Life Manipulation (Invincible Candy; Other users of it show being invulnerable to being one-shotted by Dethskullks, who "suck the life force out of anyone they touch" & are careful to not use that power on each other. Characters in Ghost form[3] can't absorb a little bit of life from targets using an Invincible Candy), Sound Manipulation (Invincible Candy; Users are invulnerable to attacks from Kirbys using the Bell Copy Ability and characters using the Mike item)
Attack Potency: Unknown | Unknown physically, Low Multiverse level with her Crystal Gun (It can harm Void Termina, Corrupt Hyness, the retaliators Three Mage-Sisters, Morpho Knight EX and the stronger incarnations of Void Termina[1])
Speed: Massively FTL+ (Escaped Dark Rimuru, Dark Rimura & Dark Rimuro while flying past over 8 galaxies in 7 seconds. Can keep up with Kirby and King Dedede. While flying and carrying Kirby, she could dodge attacks from 02. The attack speed of her Crystal Gun should be comparable to an incomplete Cystal, which repeatedly flew from planet to planet in short periods of time. While flying and carrying Adeleine, she can keep up with fellow Star Allies such as Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, Gooey and the Three Mage-Sisters, and they are comparable to Morpho Knight and Void Termina, with who they can fight[1])
Lifting Strength: Average Human (Despite her small size, she can carry Adeleine with ease without resting)
Striking Strength: Unknown
Durability: Large Planet level (Took a hit from 3 Dark Matter beings. Can take hits from 02) | Low Multiverse level
Stamina: Average. Assisted Kirby in toughing out the fight against 02. | Athletic. 4 of any Star Ally can complete an adventure of several levels and bosses without any notable rest, ultimately defeating Zan Partizanne, Hyness (2 phases), and Void Termina (4 phases) one after another. However, while Adeleine & Ribbon count as "1 Star Ally", it is mostly Adeleine to a degree[1].
Range: Below Standard Melee Range physically, higher with her Crystal Gun
Standard Equipment: Crystal Shards | Ribbon's Crystal Gun
- Optional Equipment: None | Power-Up Hearts, various food items, Invincibility Candy, Maxim Tomato
Intelligence: Average. Was slowly rebuilding the crystal with the (magical) power to vanquish Dark Matter
Weaknesses: Exists more as a supporting character, and has never fought without the help of someone else, be it Kirby or Adeleine
Notable Attacks/Techniques:
- Space Jump: A technique most Kirby characters have, Ribbon transforms into a small ball of energy which turns out to be intangible, she uses this power to mobilize himself or regroup with mates faster. Any carried item is transformed too, as proven by other users of Space Jump[4].
- Positive Energy Manipulation: Called "positive energy" in America and left nameless & vague in the original version, it refers to the energies Star Allies manipulate while doing Friend Actions and Team Attacks; The white energy with colorful stars around, which may trigger with a heart-shaped wave. What exactly positive energy is is a bit vague, but it's related to friendship and companionship, and should be the opposite of "negative energy" (American name)/ "dark matter/substance" (Original name. Not to be confused with Dark Matter), which is conformed by, or related to, hatred, obsession, jealousy, desire, and can be invisible. In short, they are opposite types of concepts that respectively relate to morally good, healthy attitudes and evil, unhealthy attitudes, and is something that forms energy-based moves, powers up attacks, and allows Star Allies to use certain abilities in the first place.
Others
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
References
- ↑ Available to the 2º to 4º players with all Star Allies. If NPCs control them, they will never break free of their mind powers on their own. The 1º player (which will always be Kirby in the Story Mode and can be anyone in other modes) can't be affected by those mind powers in the first place, however this is most likely for game-balancing purposes rather than an outright better resistance.
Discussions
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