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The Beginning...

Part 1


Ulti's Notes:

After spending time focusing on re-presenting all of the main characters, my next decision was to show off the origin of the Kirby Adventure Squad. Since the comic started with the Squad already established as a force in Dream Land, something very clearly not present in the games themselves, it felt somewhat appropriate to address it on some level where the "timeline" sort of split and became more of my take on events rather than the games' take.

Using Ryka's questioning attitude and curiosity felt like a reasonable method of telling the story, via flashback, but to be frank, I don't think it was a particularly great story. Since a lot of it was foregone, it kinda gave a bit of an amateurish vibe that was a bit too obvious at where it was going. The base concept isn't bad, but telling it the way I did, via flashback, was a bit awkward.

On the other hand, I don't really know if I could've told this story any other way, and it wasa story that people were asking for. Because of how I started the comic, with the cast already knowing each other and the Squad already set up and active for a long time, it kind of left me in an awkward spot for a lot of the comic as a whole. Characters knew each other for years, so it was hard to properly do development for most of the main cast (which is why I started gravitating towards the side characters later on in the comic's life). Overall the main point is, ultimately this was sort of a 'lesser of two evils' kind of story.

Anyways, as far as lore annotations go, 'The True Arena' is the name of a Kirby Super Star Ultra-exclusive boss rush mode. In the original Kirby Super Star, there's a bonus mode at the end of the game called The Arena, that pits Kirby against all 20+ bosses in the game in a row, with limited healing items between rounds. When Kirby Super Star Ultra, the game's remake, added new modes to the game, it also added new, harder bosses to the game. As a result, it added 'The True Arena', as a second boss rush with all of the remake's new, more challenging boss fights, with even more-limited heals between rounds. It became a bit of an infamous challenge in the game, and went on to appear in future Kirby titles in even harder iterations.

I used the subgame's reputation to build up the idea that this new segment would have something ominous and dangerous to go through for Kirby. It also set a bit of a timeline: Since I had been saying previously that I considered the 'timeline' of events to follow the games' chronological release order, with Super Star Ultra's new subgames taking place when the remake came out as opposed to the original game, this essentially meant that this comic segment was taking place at the end of the games' timeline at the moment. (Since Kirby Adventure began, the only Kirby game to have released since Super Star Ultra in 2008 was Kirby's Epic Yarn in late 2010. Kirby Mass Attack and Kirby's Return to Dream Land both would release in 2011, a while after this current KA segment.)

Original Author's Comment:

04/05/11
Ooooh, ominous! The True Arena! All of you who've played Super Star Ultra knows of that grueling subgame. How will Kirby fare? Only I can tell the tale...

Who is that Kirby off to the right of panel 9? Again, I know but you don't!

The story will be told as if it was real time; Kirby's narration will only appear in the end.

It won't be grayscaled because I think it would be better to be in color.

What, no comments about the upgraded cast page? :C

Since it always alarms everybody when I don't update for a short span of time, I will be going on a short vacation tomorrow, and I won't be back until Tuesday. That is why this update was early. Again, I'll have my netbook laptop with me, but it has none of my comic-making equipment. So no new comics, but I CAN comment and reply to you guys.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Evil Eye
04/15/11
This is going to have something to do with Marx soul I just Know it. Hey first comment.


guestuser
04/15/11
Wait...did he ever defeat Marx in your comic's continuity?

And it looks like they went through a portal in the second panel, if I'm not mistaken.


Ultimate Yoshi
04/15/11
Maybe, maybe not.

Remember back in Average Days For Unaverage Puffs? Part 4?


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
04/15/11
Anyone else notice that Ryka asked the SAME EXACT THING Vezo asked at Part 2 of The First Mission at the SAME EXACT PLACE?


Ultimate Yoshi
04/15/11
I guess that little floating island thing spawns a lot of questions. :P


1ce_k1d
04/15/11
This chapter could use a chapter button...


Ultimate Yoshi
04/15/11
The reason it doesn't is because the chapter button I made for it has some spoilers, so it will wait.

Besides, right now all you need to do is hit Latest Comic. :P


Alienoid
04/15/11
Curiosity Island anyone?


Evil Eye
04/15/11
While we are on the subject is Talzo ever coming back?


Gigi19972010
04/15/11
It's weird... Weird... And weird... So weird... REALLY WEIRD... What is weird? es ue essatnoc ue airatse odnatnoc mu oderges ad ahnim qh! I'm weird. :P


guestuser
04/15/11
Oh, dear god... The True Arena... I HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE HATE the True Arena! One time, I was JUST about to defeat Marx Soul once and for all, and then this:
Marx Soul: IMMA FIRIN' MY BWAAAAAAH! [Does his Frickin Laser Beam attack]
Kirby: [dies]
Me: FU--.
No, I did not actually say that. That's just what I was thinking. Seriously, I literally had one or two more strikes with the hammer to go, and he pulled that frickin laser beam on me!


guestuser
04/15/11
Here's a comment about the upgraded cast page: I noticed that it says Talzo "still has his good tendencies." Any chance we'll see any of that any time soon?


guestuser
04/15/11
I also noticed that, technically, this storyline would be their REAL first mission, if you catch my drift.


DarkNut255
04/15/11
*twitch* REAL TOMATOES!!! ARGHHH!

Also, is that Keeby?


Ultimate Yoshi
04/15/11
Evil Eye - Of course Talzo is coming back! He's the only real villain I've made for the comic.

Jarkes - I actually didn't find the True Arena all too difficult. The only hard one for me was Galacta Knight. The first time I got up to Marx Soul, I beat him.

Jarkes (2nd Comment) - Yes, we will. I included that as a hint for something about Talzo's character.

Jarkes (3rd Comment) - Not really. This is how the KAS was formed, not their first mission. Besides, the first chapter was only called The First Mission because it was the first one we got to see.

DarkNut255 - Mayyyyyyyybe.


Cocytus
04/16/11
curse you and your rating bar. the kirbies looks so sad when you don't rank it, and they look so happy when you do.
was this a guilty trip psychologic trap or did it just come out like that.

by the way...i don't play a lot of kirby, but i think what your doing with this is freaking awesome! I could hug you now, but i can't.

happy writing! good luck


BattleStarX
04/16/11
Floating islands are great places to think or brood. Just as a certain red freak with dreadlocks.

On a puff-ball related note, Kirby's gotta be getting tired from so much talking.


guestuser
04/16/11
CONGRADULATIONS! YOU BEAT THE ARENA!
ME:Yay!!!
NEW GAME UNLOCKED
ME:The true arena?
~10 Minutes later~
ME: FUUUUUUUUUUUDGE!!!

Anyway, I like the new cast page, glad talzo is coming back, I liked him.


I also hope Kirby picks up that envelope! I hate litterbugs! DX


guestuser
04/16/11
true arena! from Kirby superstars ultra (DS), isn't it?


guestuser
04/16/11
No way!You have to use rock!
I beat Marx soul that way.
Sure,I had to wait a long time posing as a rock while Marx soul was attacking so many times. But,I eventually pulled it off. Use rock cuz it has the best defense.


guestuser
04/16/11
I used rock too. Invincible is the best defense.


guestuser
04/16/11
I love commenting!I'm gonna start commenting this comic!


guestuser
04/16/11
@everybody talking about Talzo
...well, he IS on the cast page, so I'm thinking that he kinda HAS to appear.
Of course, it may be a while, to add to the impact, but he'll appear.
...unless this comic goes all F@NB0Y$ on us...

@Jarkes
...TRIPLE post? REALLY?
Oh yeah, it's kinda hard. That's kinda why it the title is the TRUE Arena.

@Power Kirby
BU-
THA-
HUH-
JUST-
WHAT!?!?!
HOW DID YOU DO THAT!?!
ARRHRHGHGHGHR.
...And as for the Yo-Yo for Lololo and Lalala, of course. You can attack them from above OR below, repeatedly, without giving them access to attack you.

@RS
...good for you.

@everybody rooting for the "Stone" ability
...the invincibility is really good, but there is a SERIOUS problem with it.
The enemies still target you, so when you go attack the enemies, you can't get OUT safely to attack them again, because of the contact damage.
Of course, if you stay invincible while an ally attacks the enemy, then you're golden, since (at risk of sounding like a horrible person) your ally can die without it really mattering (whereas if YOU die, it's Game Over for both of you).
Of course, since the ally will take damage, and therefore eventually die, this only really works in...um...whatever that one was called where Marx was originally in..(I know it was right after the Great Cave Offensive, but I just CAN'T remember the name...urg.)

BattleStarX
...wrong universe. I mean, he isn't even necessarily in the BRAWL universe. So, yeah.

Ultimate Yoshi
...the FAN ART button has TALZO on it. Think about that for a bit. He kinda seems unqualified for that position, since he's kinda, ya know, the SWORN ENEMY of the squad...
...and of COURSE Kirby's going to win, or at least tie, assuming that page 112 is accurate in that he is undefeated as a swordsman, since he presumably would be USING Sword, and would therefore have not been defeated in canon, and as this is a flashback, has already happened.
...and I have a sneaking suspicion that Talzo appears in this flashback, and that he ends up saving Kirby.


Ultimate Yoshi
04/17/11
What difference does that make? Talzo is a very popular character and has a lot of fan art. The only character with more is Caiya, but I chose her for the Cast button.

Kirby actually does not have his Stored Ability at this point in time.

Talzo will not be appearing for some time. And if Talzo HAD saved Kirby in some way, Kirby would've recognized him when Talzo was captured during Average Days For Unaverage Puffs. And during Escape!, Kirby calls Talzo 'Intruder' and 'Blue Kirby'. If Talzo had helped Kirby in the True Arena, Kirby would've at least known who he was. But their first meeting was when Talzo was captured.

So yeah, Talzo is not in this segment at all, and he won't be appearing for some time. I won't tell when, though.


SkyyKirby44
07/18/12
The whole idea of a origin comic is always appealing :P cant wait to see how this ends up.


MarioGame64
09/08/12
I STILL haven't beaten the True Arena... :/


guestuser
11/19/12
MarioGame64:


Guest
06/28/13
AAH! so many comments! can't read! *explodes*


Nekotive
05/25/14
Kirby Triple Deluxe's True Arena is relatively easy to beat with Rock.


RedsterTheGamer
10/13/20
BACKSTORY TIME



Part 2


Ulti's Notes:

Canonically, while there are a few other Kirby recolors that exist as multiplayer options in some Kirby games (like Kirby Air Ride and Kirby's Return to Dream Land), they exist in a weird state of limbo where they don't tend to be acknowledged by the game as "legitimate" entities. The only times where multiplayer options have been an actual part of the 'lore' is in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, where there are 3 other Kirby clones split off from the real Kirby, and Kirby's Dream Course on the SNES. Dream Course is unique in that it gave a name to the player-2 Kirby character, referring to them as Keeby. This, as a result, made Kirby fandom often refer to the yellow Kirby in all games as Keeby, and it provided a useful option as a 'friend' sort of character for Kirby here.

Original Author's Comment:

04/16/11
Hello there, this is a ghost comic update brought to you by Ultimate Yoshi of two days previous!

Can you notice what's different about Kirby?

Yes, that yellow Kirby is actually Keeby from Kirby's Dream Course. DarkNut255 guessed correctly! And possibly others, this is being written two days ago.

You might get another ghost update on Tuesday if you're lucky. It all depends on how many comics past-me can make in one day. Let's hope so!

Yes, I lied about no new comics. Hey, at that time I didn't know I was going to make another one or two comics!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
04/17/11
Kirby's very egotistical.

And I was right? YAY!


BattleStarX
04/17/11
Ah, Keeby... Maybe I need to work with MY Keeby some more...


guestuser
04/17/11
Keeby's personality is just like I always imagined it. At least what we've seen so far.


guestuser
04/17/11
Is this Kirby maybe a sprite from a different game?


Frostferret56
04/17/11
i think kirbys a little too overconfident


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
04/17/11
Kirby seems a little overconfident. For some reason, he reminds me of Kirby from your 'Yoshi & Kirby' comic.


Gigi19972010
04/17/11
Again my shyness helped me to not guess Keeby... -_-
I've always imaginated him as only yellow, like Keito is, because he only appeard officially in Dream Course... Whatever. :P
So this time I'll guess: Kirby is too confident now, but later something bad will happen with Keeby, making him become more "protect-inocents-whatever-bad-thing-is-happening-with-them". Because it's like... Keeby probably isn't in the Squad...


guestuser
04/17/11
Wait... where are you, that allows you to post this two days ago, yet today?


guestuser
04/18/11
I sense a conspiracy....


guestuser
04/18/11
Yeah,I have a sprite comic myself. But,I can't post it on smackjeeves. Too many idiots screwed it up. I'm going to try and make my own site for my comic.Hint:It's Shy-Guy related and Kirby's in it.


guestuser
04/18/11
KIRBY IS UNBEATABLE!!!!


guestuser
04/19/11
Odd. In BattlestarX's version of Keeby is a leader of a group that don't like Kirby.


guestuser
04/20/11
Kirby is stupider


DarkNut255
04/20/11
What's it called?


guestuser
05/23/11
Really? I always imagined Kirby being the mature one and Keeby being the reckless one. I also imagined them being twin brothers and Kirby always overshadowing Keeby. But, that's just me.



Part 3


Ulti's Notes:

This is a gag at how I changed around where door entrances go when deciding on the Kirby Adventure Squad's headquarters. In the actual Green Greens stage in the game, this is the room that that hut actually leads to. The interior map that I used as the base actually comes from later in the Green Greens stage, during a section in the Whispy Woods forest area.

Original Author's Comment:

04/19/11
Hey guys, I'm back!

This comic raises the question: Why is the KAS base so small? Why is it not like it is in the present?

It shall be answered!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

BattleStarX
04/19/11
It may be small, but it's still bigger on the inside.


guestuser
04/20/11
I really like that optimism Kirby's showing. The last panel made me chuckle.


guestuser
04/20/11
Um, let's see... this was six or seven years ago. It stands to reason that there were probably some renovations.
M. Bison: OF COURSE!
Me: (pushes Bison into the nearest giant TV screen)


guestuser
04/20/11
RANDOM THEORY TIME! Renovations, a clown was the architect, the doorway actually shrinks whoever goes inside down, so that instead of the room being larger, it's actually SMALLER, Palkia was the contractor, the creator of the Shy Guy's Toy Box was the architect, Chuck Norris was the construction crew.


DarkMario1000
04/20/11
*comes back here*
*compares both rooms*

Yeah, potential or no potential, FAIL!!!!


guestuser
04/20/11
is that room going to be KAS base?and why do Kirby need that room?


guestuser
04/20/11
Kirbies...so sad..must rate...but can't...no account...


guestuser
04/21/11
WAIT-A-SECOND.
Why are they in this room in comic #5? Is there a door switch? So that, when you go in the main base, you actually go into a base in the forest? And when you go to the forest entrance, you go to where that room actually takes you?


guestuser
04/21/11
I wonder why Keeby is not in the present KAS...


Ultimate Yoshi
04/21/11
It's just a room switch. Not a doorway switch. Right now, both this room and the one in Whispy Woods are the same.


guestuser
04/21/11
@Tygah:
Plooooot poooooiiiint.


guestuser
04/21/11
how can you update Kirby: The Dee Army??


guestuser
04/21/11
Ultimate Yoshi
...I guessed as such...but I still think my theory is cooler.

Nitpicking problems in other people's work is FUN!


DarkNut255
04/21/11
Hey look, a new banner.


guestuser
09/22/11
and so it begins...


44Cinder44
09/01/13
BattleStarX: *looks for like button but remembers this isn't facebook*



Part 4


Ulti's Notes:

This further adds to my timeline for the events in Kirby Adventure, because the events Kirby is referring to here is about the Revenge of the King subgame introduced in Kirby Super Star Ultra. It's a remixed version of Super Star's original Spring Breeze subgame, where King Dedede tries to get his revenge on Kirby and pits him through a difficult challenge in order to try to settle their rivalry once and for all. Kirby wins, of course.

Original Author's Comment:

04/21/11
Well, Dedede IS a pushover, even with his little mask.

I'm thinking I'm gonna get back into a daily update schedule for this segment.

I made a new banner because some parts of the old one irked me.

Hello, Hali! It's been some time since I used you!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
04/21/11
I noticed the new banner before you said it was there, YAY!

Also, hi Hali.


Gigi19972010
04/21/11
Masked Dedede's theme...
I LOVE THAT MUSIC.


guestuser
04/21/11
I like past Hali better than present Hali!


Fusion Kirby
04/21/11
@Gigi:
You mean this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KPJ--liGK9Y


Gigi19972010
04/21/11
Yep.


1ce_k1d
04/21/11
BURN! FIRE! BURN BURN TO THE GROUND! FIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIRE!


Alienoid
04/21/11
That's burn alright. Hammer burn.


BattleStarX
04/21/11
Ah, King Dedede... The number of games he's been beaten by a pink puffball.


guestuser
04/22/11
*burning* hammer uppercut!!


guestuser
04/22/11
BattleStarX
Well, at least DeDeDe's got it better than Bowser. Bowser, a huge, SPIKE-COVERED reptile, gets beaten up by an obese plumber. Or, on rare occasion, the BROTHER of the obese plumber, who is terrified of ghosts. At least DeDeDe has a partial excuse; he isn't exactly the most imposing character to begin with (he's a chubby blue penguin, for crying out loud!), who has just about NO forms of transportation other than waddling, limited floating, and in ONE GAME, a...uhhh...wasn't it a Wheelie Rider?, and who really has no reason to be the "king", even IF it's just in name, whereas Bowser is a huge, green, spiky reptile, with spikes ALL OVER his back shell, who BREATHES FIRE, has MORE AIRSHIPS THAN YOU CAN SHAKE A HAMMER AT, no less than SEVEN children, ARMIES of minions and mooks, and at LEAST ONE truly MASSIVE castle FILLED with LAVA AND DEATH TRAPS, in a SPOOKY, GLOOMY, KINGDOM.
And really? To be fair, DeDeDe is a harder boss than Bowser usually is.


guestuser
04/22/11
Lol,Kirby's a bully....BULLIES MUST DIEEEEEEEE-naw just kidding.


guestuser
04/29/11
Actually, Bowser has 8 kids, if you count Bowser Jr.


trolololo48
05/08/11
I really like this :D


guestuser
06/25/11
Yeah I read the comic up to this point! YEAYAH!
So Hali was once funny.
Burn.


...donuts.


guestuser
09/22/11
maybe late...

DON'T USE HALI AGAIN!!!



Part 5


Ulti's Notes:

Helper to Hero is yet another subgame introduced in Kirby Super Star Ultra. 'Helpers' are 2nd-Player characters in Kirby Super Star and it's remake, where Kirby can transform his current ability into a friendly version of an enemy who normally provides such an ability. For example, Rocky here in this comic would give Kirby the Stone copy ability if Kirby ate one. Kirby can then turn his Stone ability into a Rocky Helper.

Helpers were originally exclusive to the second player in the SNES game, but in the DS remake, one bonus subgame let you control any Helper of your choosing in order to tackle a short boss rush of a selection of a few of the many bosses in the game.

This comic introduces Shadow Kirby and Shadik, showing off how Kirby and Shadik met, and where the idea of Shadik being a Mirror World liaison came from. While I already talked about Shadow Kirby in a previous annotation, the naming convention here comes from a result of a misnomer/common misconception about the character. Kirby & The Amazing Mirror has three different naming conventions for its counterparts. It has the Mirror World, it has Shadow Kirby, and it has Dark Meta Knight, all as three separate naming conventions for the alternate world/charaters.

The ending credits cutscene of Amazing Mirror also refers to Shadow Kirby as "Mirror-world Kirby", which adds to the confusion. Often times, I would hear Shadow Kirby referred to as Mirror Kirby, and even did so myself for many years before realizing the error. Thus, I portrayed that exact error in the comic in order to correct it.

Adding to the confusion is the copy ability Mirror exists (and comes from Kirby Super Star itself), so there already IS an entirely separate Mirror Kirby, unrelated to the Mirror World and Shadow Kirby, aka Mirror-world Kirby. It's a convoluted mess.

Original Author's Comment:

05/22/10
On the banner, I changed the background. Forest backgrounds aren't as appealing as cheerful grassy ones.

The Mirror World/Shadow Kirby/Dark Meta Knight thing always confused me. I always used to call Shadow Kirby Mirror Kirby until Bimblesnaff of Kirby's Rainbow Resort proved me wrong.

Was anybody else as obsessed as I was when it came to 100%ing Kirby Super Star Ultra? I beat Helper to Hero with every helper. Neat little bonus you can get from that. :D


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
04/22/11
Yay, Shadik!

And I'm trying to beat HtH with all helpers.


Gigi19972010
04/22/11
*checks DS*
WHY CAN'T I DEFEAT HTH WITH CHILLY, SIR KIBBLE, BIRDON, BURNING LEO, CAPSULE J2 AND WHEELIE? D:
I've always called Shadow Kirby Shadow Kirby, even before I played KatAM. Mirror Kirby was Kirby with the ability Mirror. :P


guestuser
04/22/11
It's either Shadow Kirby or Mirror World Kirby. He's referred to in-game with both of those names. But Shadow Kirby sounds cooler.
Also, I've only ever managed to beat Helper to Hero with Bonkers.


DarkNut255
04/22/11
I've beat HtH with Rocky, Plasma, G.I.M., and TAC.

I was at Wham Bam Jewel with Knuckle Joe, and died.


Alienoid
04/22/11
Somehow I got 100% without clearing HTH with everyone.


Ultimate Yoshi
04/22/11
The game doesn't count that as percentage, for whatever reason.

It's still something to do in the game though.


guestuser
04/22/11
I can ALMOST beat all of them with the bomb thing helper.The ONLY thing I can't beat is metaknight. : (


guestuser
04/22/11
meta is really hard with poppy bro jr. now only if you could play as a boss!


guestuser
04/23/11
I only can beat HtH with wheelie and bio spark *fool, am I?*

oh ya,, SHADIK! ol' friend!


star kirby12
04/23/11
When I tried it it NEVER worked, eventually I ended up using cheat.And then what happened was my R4 broke down. Darn.


guestuser
04/23/11
Not to be picky, but I think Talzo should be on the other side Fanhal in the banner. Anyway, I always called The Mirror World Kirby "Dark Kirby" because there was Dark Meta Knight...I think.


DarkMario1000
04/23/11
Was easy to me for most of the characters…others, not so much. I'd have to pull their "Grab" attacks to do maximum damage.


guestuser
04/23/11
I got 99% on the game. I beat HtH with every helper, I beat everything else 2. Do I need to beat Samurai Kirby?


guestuser
04/23/11
So let me guess, the whole team
gets invites so they have to work together?


DarkMario1000
04/23/11
I had 99% as well. And I found out the only thing missing was once you collect all the tresures in the Great Cave Offensive, you have to "exit correctly". Meaning, get to the warpstar that takes you to the beginning (the warpstar after Wham Bam Rock's room)


guestuser
04/23/11
I did Kirby Super Star Ultra 100% and Helper to Hero with Every Single Helper.


guestuser
04/23/11
...did you beat the TRUE ARENA?
...and...WAIT!
I THINK I HAVE EEET!

The chests in the Great Cave Adventure, and the Copy Ability Deluxes!
YA GOTTA CATCH 'EM ALL!


kirbypuff
04/23/11
Beat everything ^^


DarkMario1000
04/25/11
I beat it all…everything 100% complete


guestuser
05/02/11
I've beaten E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G on KSSU...except HTH with birdon. He is TERRIBLE at being a hero. Oh, and first comment anywhere on smackjeeves! I have just RISEN FROM MY GRAVE!!!

Edit: I got all the way to meta-knight with birdon! So. Close. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRGGGGHH!!!!!

Edit: Why do people always write Edit when...um...Editing?


trolololo48
05/08/11
Kirby's carefree and violent personality is pretty funny


guestuser
03/20/15
I managed to 100% Kirby Super Star Ultra a few years ago. I've basically been trying to 100% as many Kirby games as I can.


guestuser
03/22/15
Beat the true arena with hammer, beat hth with bonkers, I can't get the sai tresure in the gco.


TheJGamer
01/28/17
I got 100%, but didn't complete HtH with everyone. Only beat it as Rocky because Stone was my favorite ability back then.

Oh gosh, The True Arena took me over 30 minutes to beat. Mostly because I was being over-cautious in the Marx Soul fight.

Needless to say, I'm proud of myself for accomplishing 100%!


guestuser
05/08/17
OR MAYBE DARK MIND ISN'T DEAD (King D-Mind)



Part 6


Ulti's Notes:

Part of the gimmick of this flashback story was allowing the characters to actually meet each other for the first time, which was probably the best part of the segment. It was something that I didn't get to show, starting the comic where I did, and while it wasn't necessarily something I had to rectify, getting to do so was a nice treat.

Original Author's Comment:

04/23/11
I'm enjoying letting the characters meet for the first time.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

guestuser
04/23/11
probably took a while for kirby to get used to it XD


Gigi19972010
04/23/11
I'd do the same in Kirby's place. :P


guestuser
04/23/11
That would have been a good thing to know.


Alienoid
04/23/11
How hard was it to get Shadow Kirby's pallette?


Ultimate Yoshi
04/23/11
I took my Shadik sprite sheet, made the brightness level ever-so-slightly darker, then saved it as Shadow Kirby. Why? Cause I used the KATAM Shadow palette as Shadik!


guestuser
04/24/11
I JUST BEAT THE TRUE ARENA! GO ME! YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!
...Whoo. Anyways, I ended up using the Hammer to beat all of the bosses, INCLUDING Marx Soul.
...Good god, that death scream was freaky.
Anyways, with that, I have made 100% on Kirby Super Star Ultra! I immediately watched the blooper reel upon gaining it. I loled throughout it. Although I have yet to get the other blooper reel from beating Helper to Hero with all the helpers. ...Better start.


guestuser
04/24/11
i used rocky, it's really easy to do with rock~


BattleStarX
04/24/11
Hmm... You've got a good idea here, UY. Maybe I need to go into the back story of my kirbies more.


guestuser
04/24/11
@ghost kirby fan 99:
Bonkers. Hammer's my favorite ability. :D


DarkMario1000
04/24/11
You think Kirby woulda known he could do that. I mean, he used it earlier in the comic. And Kirby was THERE~!


guestuser
04/24/11
yeah, because rock is invicible when he is in rock form (-_-)


Gobbler9
04/24/11
I used rocky, bio spark, plasma wisp, chilly, knuckle joe, simirror, waddle doo, gim, bonkers, burning leo,and T.A.C..


guestuser
04/24/11
DarkMario1000:
This is a flashback. This is the first time Kirby has seen Shadik do his Shadow Jump.


guestuser
04/25/11
My brother and I beat it with Tac. We switched off a little bit. Tac was gonna die in a single hit, but we won.


guestuser
04/25/11
T.A.C. was the first character I beat the true arena with, due to his ridicoulously awesome block. Only Stone and Hammer can compare to the easiness of using him.


guestuser
04/27/11
Once, I was playing Helper to Hero as Gim, and I got all the way to Wham Bam Jewel... and then I died.
I'm actually having a lot of trouble doing it with TAC. Mostly because he only really has one attack, and you can't really jump, charge it up, and use it at the same time... Also, I can never seem to figure out how to use his ability steal thing.


Drawkey
04/28/11
I can't beat that stupid arena


trolololo48
05/08/11
Monochrome Kirbys FTW!


MarioGame64
09/08/12
Teleporting, YAY! :D


161616
01/29/14
@ghost kirby fan 99: Why does everyone think stone is so awesome? It's stupid!

And I used T.A.C for the fact his block completely protects you from damage.



Part 7


Ulti's Notes:

Bugzzy here is a common miniboss in Kirby games, and I believe one of him even showed up as one of Fusion Kirby's minions in To the Tower. Needless to say, normally a Kirby can't just simply eat one and move on, like a regular enemy. Shadik's just built different.

Original Author's Comment:

04/24/11
Even the past, Shadik is awesome.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
04/24/11
Nom.


Gigi19972010
04/24/11
Wow.


DarkMario1000
04/24/11
COOKIE!!!

Buggzy just got Waka Waka'd…haha-*shot*


Alienoid
04/24/11
It's puffBALL.


guestuser
04/24/11
Super Tuff Pink...or uh..Black Puff!


guestuser
04/25/11
is that, the only attack that shadik has (beside shadow jump)?


guestuser
04/25/11
...So Shadik sucks more that Kirby?


guestuser
04/27/11
i think your right


guestuser
04/27/11
*posses shadik* *makes shadik eat kirby* kirby: AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!


guestuser
04/28/11
Wait I thought Shadik can't inhale


Air Man1 21
04/28/11
When I reached him in Kirby Superstar Ultra I just ate him. Is that cheating, or just too easy?

Shadik can inhale.


guestuser
05/14/11
I HAET BUGZZY!


MentalKnight64
07/01/11
Wait wasn't that the helper Bugzzy from Helper to Hero. Why did he bad mouth him?


plasma_knight303
05/08/12
Shadik used Nom! The opponent's Bugzzy fainted!



Part 8


Ulti's Notes:

The 'Squeak Squad' that Keeby refers to is in reference to the game Kirby Squeak Squad for the DS, the game immediately preceding the release of Super Star Ultra. Squeak Squad starred a band of thieves known as the Squeaks, who instigate the plot of that game by stealing Kirby's strawberry shortcake and prompting him to chase after them to retrieve it.

The game is, even by Kirby game standards, rather easy, and I utilized that aspect to give Kirby an in-universe arrogance to explain away his lax and cocky attitude here in the past. My logic was, if Kirby was able to breeze through the events of that game so easily (which, true to Kirby standard, still involved a climactic battle against a cosmic eldritch entity of pure evil), then it would make him feel like he's unstoppable. Thus, he'd be overconfident, contrasting with his friend Keeby who tried to urge on the side of caution and kept falling on deaf ears.

Original Author's Comment:

04/28/11
Butterflies ripped by Ryuchael.

That Vegetable Valley KSSU styled background was made by me. If you want to use it, go here: http://ksr.smackjeeves.com/comics/1173857/vegetable-valley-1-kssu/ Just credit me.

The sweatdrop emoticon bubble was partly made by me. I used Djoing/The_mad_one's emote bubble blank and made a smaller Kirby teardrop to fit inside. DJ and Mad made the one Hali's saying, though.

Never leave Kirbies alone with Kirby if you want them to live.

If you're curious about Keeby's comment on panel 5, here's an elaboration:
Kirby started becoming arrogant about his strength around the time of Kirby Squeak Squad. Since Daroach stole Kirby's shortcake, Kirby started a quest to retrieve it. When confronted with the final boss, Dark Nebula, he beat Nebula easily (cause Nebula's like the easiest Final Boss in Kirby series history). Since Dark Nebula was supposed to be all powerful and hard and stuff, Kirby has just thought he was the strongest Kirby ever since then. Since the Squeak Squad essentially got Kirby to fight Nebula, it's really partially their fault Kirby is so arrogant in the past.

:D


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

locoroco1
04/28/11
What happened to Yoshi and Kirby?


BattleStarX
04/28/11
Have you played Kirby's Epic Yarn? You can't die. Period. Now go after the final boss. Talk about a zero stress factor, just because of the simple no death cause. But yeah, Kirby Squeak Squad did have an easy final boss.

Hardest one? Mmm... The one on Kirby 64 maybe?


Alienoid
04/28/11
Wow. Mysterious Hali.


Gigi19972010
04/28/11
Huh, Keeby's comment is in panel 5, not 6...
Yeah, Dark Nebula is really easy, Mecha Kracko is harder than him, if you aren't with Tornado or Hi-Jump. :P


guestuser
04/28/11
Yin Yarn is stressful if you want a good bead score. And why is Hali so happy?! :O


DarkNut255
04/28/11
The butterfly.

Also, I agree with locoroco1.


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
04/28/11
Which one do you mean? Miracle Matter or 0²?


Air Man1 21
04/28/11
Kirby Squeak Squad was such an easy game. I went back and tried to beat Nebula with every ability. Tornado thrashes him, and every other boss in the game (except the first two).


guestuser
04/28/11
KSS was kinda a epic fail. I beat it five times and in Kirby's Epic Yarn,The final boss was too easy. However,getting beads is the most frustrating part of the game.


guestuser
04/28/11
I agree that the difficulty of KSS was an epic fail, Mecha-Kracko is harder than the final boss. Can't get the last treasure in World Four though! RRRGGH!!!

That aside, Yin Yarn actually gets genuinely difficult to defeat farther in when he starts summoning enemies. And has he ever bashed you with his staff in the second phase? Most annoying attack ever.


guestuser
04/29/11
Hi, I'm kirby, from Bitforums, the one who kinda "stole" Your sig button? Yeah, sorry, Love this, and i have a suggestion. You should make a quiz with the kirby profile things! It would be cool. You could make a short quiz, then, at the end, it would tell you what kirby you are!


guestuser
04/29/11
Hmm....Why does that sound familiar?


guestuser
04/29/11
I used Metal the whole time, got really close once.


guestuser
04/29/11
One good thing about Kirby Squeak Squad (not to be confused with Kirby Super Star) was the color-changing feature. I really liked the Carbon color scheme.


guestuser
04/30/11
Oh,yeah. That part rocks!I beat KSS for the third-fourth time while using colors and pretending that they were my OCs.Ahhh...The power of imagination...


mastersmasher
04/30/11
I want to favorite this comic, but there is now favorite button...


Ultimate Yoshi
04/30/11
I'm assuming you want to say 'there is NO favorite button'.

And the answer to that is YES there IS. Look at the top menu, with all the buttons. Click the one with Kirby on it, which says +Fav.

If those buttons are strangely not appearing for you, then go to Kirby Adventure's Smack Jeeves profile, look to the right, and hit 'Add to Favorites'.

Ta-da!


plasma_knight303
08/01/14
BattleStarX: >No stress

When trying to get a good enough score?

Very stressful.



Part 9


Original Author's Comment:

04/30/11
:P


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Alienoid
04/30/11
=P


DarkNut255
04/30/11
:P


Gigi19972010
04/30/11
=PPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP


1ce_k1d
04/30/11
:9


Cocytus
04/30/11
yeah, that wasn't misleeading at all...(sarcasm.)

i like it XP


guestuser
04/30/11
I wonder why they would think that Kirby would shoot Shadik out of a cannon or shoot Shadik himself. I mean,he doesn't seem THAT arrogant.


DarkMario1000
05/01/11
You ruined the chain of emoticons!!!

>=0 lolz


guestuser
05/01/11
O.O


guestuser
05/01/11
Well,how was I supposed to know!? T_T


DarkMario1000
05/01/11
Everybody else but you had an emoticon in their comments. Even Jarkers and Power Kirby. Even you in your reply! xD


guestuser
05/01/11
Yeah,whatev,dog. Check this.
=1 Kirby flying.
=2 Wut's up wit that?
=3 LOL!
=4 Mmm...
=5 Maybe...
=6 Huh?
=7 Oh,yeah.
=8 Mouth:Off.
=9 Mmm!


guestuser
05/01/11
PWAHHAHAAHAHA!!!


guestuser
05/01/11
I just realized that DarkMarioOvah9000 calleds you Jarkers! Oops,I mean the guy who owns the name.


guestuser
05/01/11
Is it just me, or does Keeby look like Vezo slightly?


guestuser
05/01/11
He opened the door...by FIRING A CANNON AT IT?!?O.o
DOORS AREN'T SUPPOSED TO WORK LIKE THAT.


guestuser
05/01/11
That does make no sense. And what's even weirder is that It's Dedede's castle. How are his minions supposed to get around without breaking down Dedede's property!?Maybe,the door are password-required. But,knowing Dedede,he'd be too lazy having to do that.;=2


guestuser
05/01/11
Maybe they weren't going through the door, they might have been blowing up the wall.

And even if the chain is all messy, I'll include an emoticon too: |:O


Fusion Kirby
05/01/11
That makes as much sense as Link bombing the doors in Nintendo Acres! XD


guestuser
05/01/11
What is this "Nintendo acres" you speak of?


Fusion Kirby
05/01/11
http://www.nintendoacres.com/view_comic.php?comic=1 Start reading from the beginning.


guestuser
05/01/11
Interesting comic. Still,not worthy of my reviews.(Not that I have any,it's just fun too see people respond to my comments)


guestuser
05/02/11
@RS
...If DeDeDe locked the doors with a password, the password would likely be 1-2-3-4-5.


guestuser
05/02/11
XD Good one!


DarkMario1000
05/02/11
Yes, I know it's Jarkes, not Jarkers. But once Kaxo said it, I got used to saying it.


MentalKnight64
07/01/11
:B



Part 10


Ulti's Notes:

Silly Kirby, that acronym ought to be "FIOTCFP". Sure, it may not roll off the tongue, but c'mon.

So, this is a reference to my other comic, Yoshi & Kirby, which had recently (as of this page at least) underwent cancellation and was either already being rebooted, or it was being planned. Regardless, the joke of the Gordo enemies moving in set patterns prompted this silly callback to one of the few Yoshi & Kirby jokes I still enjoyed, the Manavalavara crazy Gordo.

Keeby talks about having déjà vu because it was Y&K Keeby's explanation to Test that prompted the Gordo to go mad the first time around.

Original Author's Comment:

05/01/11
Now if only I had a green Kirby named Test in this comic...

We've got a buncha new artwork from DarkNut255, Koj09, myself, and Captain Yoshi! Check 'em out!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

guestuser
05/01/11
Wow,that could damage someone's eyes...


guestuser
05/01/11
Wonder where Shadik ran off to in the second panel.


Cocytus
05/01/11
manavalavara? Whaz that?


guestuser
05/01/11
Wait a second. Look:
Float Islands OFFCIAL Training CENTER for PUFFBALLS.
FIT. It should have been FIOTCP.


guestuser
05/01/11
Ultimate Yoshi
Hmmmmmmm...
Maybe you saw it in another webcomic?
Must have been a really good webcomic. ;D


star kirby12
05/01/11
DIS 1!!!!!!!!

http://www.smackjeeves.com/images/uploaded/comics/c/f/cf165e523Bw8i.png


Gigi19972010
05/02/11
Also, today (05/02) is KA's birthday... Hum...
(I love my "before school" comments. =PPPP)


DarkNut255
05/02/11
Reminds me of something that hasn't updated in awhile.


BattleStarX
05/02/11
Kinda hard to be good or evil if all you do in life is just float there.


guestuser
05/02/11
Me too! and btw,i remember that comic now. I remembered it as soon as you said "Test". I read that comic!


guestuser
05/02/11
Wait... does this mean that "Yoshi and Kirby" and "Kirby Adventure" are in the same universe?


Ultimate Yoshi
05/02/11
No, it's just a reference.

And not only is it just a reference to Yoshi & Kirby, it's a reference to my old drawn comic that doesn't exist anymore!


guestuser
05/02/11
Which is...?


Gigi19972010
05/02/11
I've just seen the new fan arts, I really never thought that you'd put that Caiya from KRR here... :P


guestuser
05/02/11
So,if your gordo is evolving,that must be what happens when yoou press the B button.


guestuser
05/02/11
Ultimate Yoshi:
...Dangit, now you've got me curious.


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
05/02/11
I have a feeling I know who that is. But I'd rather not spoil it.


guestuser
05/03/11
Hey, any reason Yoshi and Kirby isn't updated anymore? I read it regularly, and it seems like others did to...


guestuser
05/03/11
@BlackHeart:
Yeah, it's obviously Kei--*shot*


lord_aizen66
05/03/11
LOL nice you did my favorite joke from yoshi and kirby :D


guestuser
05/22/11
It's already been established; that's Keeby.


guestuser
08/12/12
I never knew that some gordos can be friendly.And I'm really surprized O_o>


guestuser
03/02/13
If Castle Lololo is now a training Center, where in Popstar are Lololo & Lalala are living now?



1-Year Anniversary Bonus




Ulti's Notes:

I had a questionable sense of humor when I was 14.

This is a bonus page that wouldn't really work quite as well if it came before, or after, the rest of the pages of this segment. If it came afterwards, it would be questionable why the rest of The Beginning's events didn't show up in this... 'clip show' esque mockery montage. If the bonus page was organized instead to come before the other pages, then the two panels reused from The Beginning would simply cause extra confusion. Thus, it almost kinda needed to stay here in its chronological page ordering.

Original Author's Comment:

05/02/11
I love making crazy stuff.

Happy one year anniversary! Huzzah!

I'm surprised I was able to upload this as an actual PNG image. Wow.

Fans of Yoshi & Kirby should go check out the News.

Edit: Moved to the... beginning of The Beginning... well then. Yep.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Floydyboy
05/02/11
I laughed so hard when I read this.


guestuser
05/02/11
One of the best things I've ever seen in my entire life.
(claps)


Alienoid
05/02/11
...


guestuser
05/02/11
HULLO. Just read through your year's worth of comics between today and yesterday, and I must say, they're awesome. Keep up the good work(: Oh, and I really liked today's and the character summary chapters, they made everything make more sense in my head now(:


Drawkey
05/02/11
Best comic yet!


1ce_k1d
05/02/11
My fav line: I'M ON AN ACID TRIP!


BattleStarX
05/02/11
Grats on the year mark, Ultimate Yoshi.


DarkMario1000
05/02/11
We just recapped over 100 comics worth of adventures…in 1 comic of 20 panels!!!


lord_aizen66
05/02/11
its a humbaling experiance when you can sum up a years worth of work in like 20 panles lol AND CONGRADULATIONS ON 1 YEAR may your comics have many more


Fusion Kirby
05/02/11
I wouldn't say "I R Screwed"...


guestuser
05/02/11
Congrats on the 1-year mark! It's also comic #125! How ironic... Maybe the 2-year mark falls on comic #250!

EDIT: Dammit! You moved the comic to the beginning of The Beginning. Now it isn't comic #125 anymore... '~'/T_T


guestuser
05/02/11
It's almost like Pumpkin Experience!


guestuser
05/02/11
...yep, that just about covers everything.

...so, it took you a whole year and 124 comic pages to get here, and maybe about 2 days of work and 1 comic page to pretty much cover it all.


Gigi19972010
05/03/11
Thanks for deleting my comment! And don't saying anything about it to me, neither why did you do that... Isn't better to just say that it was too big? -_-
Also, guess who rated this comic 5 stars?


guestuser
05/03/11
I like the comic very much and I lol all the way of the comic. ^^


guestuser
05/03/11
SHADIK TALKING?!?!? o_O


guestuser
05/03/11
But I don't think Hali is the most boring...Aika is...only because Hali talks more than once in the comic...Or even more boring, the two kirbies behind Wake and Aika in Escape! part 13.


Ultimate Yoshi
05/03/11
@Gigi19972010:
Sorry, it was just kinda screwing up the format of the website. No idea why. o_O


guestuser
05/04/11
So, regarding your Yoshi and Kirby restart... is it going to have the same basic plot, just with a little more sense to it, or is it going to be completely different? Personally, I'd like to see if you could do a better job at Test's Heel Face Turn.


guestuser
05/04/11
@boombam:
Dude, chill. When you said that, it had only been a day. Chill out.


Gigi19972010
05/04/11
OK, maybe writting many times "RANDOM" together wasn't a good idea. =P


contradiction123
05/11/11
I like Panel 19.

-I don't exist in the present!
-Neither do i lol
-I do. hahaha i'm awesome

Best panel evah


guestuser
05/12/11
I just realized that your comic's anniversary is the same day as my brother's birthday. Which is awesome.


1ce_k1d
05/16/11
THE BEGINING OF THE BEGINING


guestuser
05/22/11
Seriously, WHAT IS THE NAME OF THAT DARK BROWN KIRBY WITH YELLOW FEET?????????????????
Edit: You really did run out of names, didn't you?


guestuser
05/23/11
Who's boombam?


Wandering Art Master
07/21/11
O MY GOSH SHADIK TALKED!!!!!

very funny man


blazikendude
09/04/11
epic randomness is so cool!


guestuser
09/22/11
Truly like a stand alone.


guestuser
03/02/12
0_º.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................Just..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................AWESOME AND EPIC,TALENTED EXTRAORDINARY,APOCALYPTIC!,ULTIMATE,FINAL,SUPERB,AWESOME(DID I SAY THAT TWICE?),UNIQUE!......*(goes like that for one million years!)*................................bla,bla,bla,bla..............ufff i think that resumes it!


guestuser
01/01/13
Im on an acid trip! XDDDDDD


Omega Kirby
07/08/13
Shadik SHOULD have said: "I'm mute."


guestuser
07/16/14
Also this is comic 125!


TheGreenShyGuy
11/27/14
Um, on that last panel, why was Keito in the back?


guestuser
07/18/15
Here's what I think. I think *shot*.


Ultizeta
07/10/17
I had to trim a few panels out of this silly bonus comic in order to get it to appropriately fit a 3-panel wide layout instead of its original 4-panel wide layout.



Part 11


Ulti's Notes:

Syzmi and Tazmi were original creations of mine. There's only one named Gordo in the series, who is a miniboss in a few early Kirby games named Captain Stitch. I'm not sure why I felt the desire to make a pair of Gordos be the ones running this training center, but I sure did.

Original Author's Comment:

05/04/11
Blahblahblahblahblah.

It's Keito!

And Tazmi but nobody cares about a Gordo.

Shadik has ninja skillz.

Been a while since I had a gradient overlay in those corners there.

Blahblahblahblahblah.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
05/04/11
Shadik is...
And don't know which word I should use... '-'


guestuser
05/04/11
I care...T_T I like the way you edited that Gordo.
(in your comments,add a emoticon!Got the idea from DarkMario1000)


guestuser
05/04/11
Just a question,what program did you use to make this?
O_T
Wow,you defeated the evil boombam!Here's the key to a nonexistent city!..oops,they key's nonexistent too.=l


Ultimate Yoshi
05/04/11
Adobe Photoshop CS2 for the comic itself.

Microsoft Paint for the speech bubbles.


DarkMario1000
05/04/11
I don't think everybody would follow. Especially considering that UY has commented twice and twice no emoticon. xD


BattleStarX
05/04/11
Silent kirbies are just plain cool, for some reason.


guestuser
05/04/11
Keito's Kirby senses were tingling.


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
05/05/11
I knew it.


guestuser
05/05/11
It's not in your links anymore. What happened to it?


epicness
05/05/11
HOORAY!!!


Andromeda Lazuli
05/06/11
This comic is HILARIOUS! XD I told my boyfriend about it and sent the link to him so yeah, it's that epic! ^_^


guestuser
05/06/11
it's the BEGINNING you moran
they SHOULD be stronger


guestuser
05/10/11
Okay,i get you guys.


guestuser
05/23/11
Oh never mind, I found it through the help of the URL. But why isn't it in your links anyway?


plasma_knight303
05/08/12
Shadik, why u has Ninja ability?



Part 12


Original Author's Comment:

05/06/11
Nothing much to say 'bout this comic.

But in important news, my official restart of Yoshi & Kirby has begun! Link to click for you lazy folks: http://yoshikirby.smackjeeves.com/

Kirby Adventure and Yoshi & Kirby will be updating alternatively, so be sure to check them both out for a daily update by yours truly!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

guestuser
05/06/11
Wait a minute... I just realized something... Keeby was never mentioned here until now... And this is a flashback...
...Why do I get the feeling that his purpose in this story is to die, and give Kirby a reason to stop being so arrogant?


Gigi19972010
05/06/11
1 Year Bonus Comic: Keeby an Shadow Kirby say that they don't exist in the present.
Yeah... Maybe... We can be right... Or not... I dunno...


DarkNut255
05/06/11
Hooray for an update schedule!


guestuser
05/06/11
Jarkes, you scared me! Keeby is one of my favorite characters! Please don't make him die!


guestuser
05/06/11
Wait...I'm confused now. Was that Shadik shadow jumping or was that the Mirror/Shadow/Dark Kirby...whatever you wanna call the Mirror World Kirby.


Ninnco
05/07/11
No, its still Shadik, he just shadow jumped.


DarkMario1000
05/07/11
This is still when Kirby is telling the flashback to Ryka and how it all started right? If so, great, cuz I was trying to figure out why Kirby, Keito, & Shadik don't know one another.


Ultimate Yoshi
05/07/11
So far, every comic in this segment aside from the first one is a flashback, this is all happening in the past.


Andromeda Lazuli
05/08/11
Okay, I know that it's kinda late to say this since it's my second post, but your Kirby comic is EPIC!!! I mean, you give them each a different personality and stuff which makes it really great and, instead of just making sounds, they ACTUALLY TALK! You, Ultimate Yoshi/Kirby, are truly great. ^_^


DarkMario1000
05/08/11
Coolio…thanks



Part 13


Original Author's Comment:

05/09/11
Shadik is a very scary Kirby.


In other news, My Little Pony is awesome.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
05/09/11
Lol.


Jarkes
05/09/11
Shadik did kinda scare me when I started reading the comic...

And I convinced my sister to give her ponies creepy names like Broken Glass, Apocalypse, Wilted Rose, and Death. :/


DarkMario1000
05/09/11
Not that. I don't even know how those ponies got their own meme?


lord_aizen66
05/09/11
awwww shadik just wants to be friends


link1566
05/09/11
It's a discrace! Run away from Shadik


Andromeda Lazuli
05/10/11
Okay, what did Shadik do to be scary? I like him. Also, the new My Little Pony was actually created by the people that made the Power Puff Girls. :P


guestuser
05/10/11
I may not have have mentioned this before, but the scene with Kirby and Hali from this saga's 4th page reminded me alot of the ending of Final Fantasy 4.


Kirbysmith [DJ]
05/10/11
Derpy Hooves is scary.

Pinkie Pie's dual personality is scary.

Applejack during Applebuck season is scary.

Trust me. Compared to those three alone, Shadik looks as normal as… a Kirby that's actually normal. (Couldn't think of anything. :P)


guestuser
05/10/11
die in a fire will you!?


guestuser
05/11/11
@Mango:
Just ignore him, he's a troll. Ultimate_Yoshi can just delete his comments.


guestuser
05/17/18
shadik is cool not scary ok? also he's my favourite kirby in this ps.im reading this in 2018



Part 14


Original Author's Comment:

05/11/11
You could, too, right?


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

lord_aizen66
05/11/11
acctualy no i would think that cool to find out but thats just me and yay first comment yay :D


guestuser
05/11/11
Well, he does make a huge black vortex thingy to do that...yes, I could.


Gigi19972010
05/11/11
*being annoying* I think that Shadik's smile in panel 4 is too close to his eyes...
*stops being annoying* I'd be scaried, and wouldn't at the same time, because it'd be like: "Scary... But I wish I could do that!" :P


DarkNut255
05/11/11
Oh Shadik...


1ce_k1d
05/11/11
Wut.


BattleStarX
05/11/11
Black vortex that's potentially from the underworld releasing a massive army of demons into the mortal realm? Yeah. Scary. Gray puffball coming out of it? Anime pratfall scene.


Andromeda Lazuli
05/11/11
But... But Shadik is awesome...! I love the fact that he can do a shadow styled teleporting.


DarkMario1000
05/11/11
Wrong comic to say that! xD


mastersmasher
05/15/11
Wait a second! this is the bakground of marshmallow castle!



Part 15


Ulti's Notes:

I'm not entirely sure why I gave Kirby the line "I have to do this" without further elaboration. Was I making this about his pride? He wasn't exactly being coerced into this, he was simply invited. It was probably a pride thing, but I don't think I spent nearly enough time establishing that or Kirby's arrogant attitude (in that specific regard).

I also have no clue why I put myself in the background of panel 3 here. It doesn't mean anything, it's just an easter egg.

Original Author's Comment:

05/12/11
When the closeups start appearing, you know things are starting to get real.

It's time for the True Arena!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
05/12/11
Horray for closeups!

Oh, and I think someone's in the third panel...


Gigi19972010
05/12/11
Wait, Kaxo, Keito and Meta Knight?
Wut.


guestuser
05/12/11
@Darknut
What the...INTRUDAH! ATTACK! ATTAAAAAACK!
...oh. It's just UltimateYoshi. False alarm. Carry on, everybody.


1ce_k1d
05/12/11
They group up to beat forces or something?


Story teller, Astralle
05/12/11
Anybody who wants their but kicked, say "I".

*excluding me cause I have a life 0.0


PerfectPhoenix
05/12/11
XD. Nice on Panel 3. XD. I can't wait to see this. XD


guestuser
05/12/11
...Why is Meta Knight there?


BattleStarX
05/12/11
Love the new Yoshi, Yoshi.

I love the disbelieving look on Shadik's face.


DarkMario1000
05/12/11
Which BTW, I had no idea about after watching a video on getting the colors you want.

Kirby, don't you dare lose this! That is, assuming this is competition from others wanting to win.


guestuser
05/12/11
Ulty...I see you creeping on them. Surprised they didn't hear you saying "a few days later" And I don't remember Kaxo in this part/chapter thing...


Andromeda Lazuli
05/12/11
I noticed that in the top 3rd cell behind the first dusty pink pillar in the back, you see Ultimate Yoshi/Kirby's little character (the green/red kirby with the hat) peaking out! That's funny!!! XD


guestuser
05/13/11
Last panel = PURE EPICNESS. And I spy Pinky in the second panel! (Do I get points for a BitF reference?)


Gobbler9
05/13/11
I see Ultimate Kirby behind a mast!


guestuser
05/14/11
what are meta doing in panel 2? chasing keito?


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
05/14/11
Anyone else notice Keito running away from Meta Knight?


guestuser
12/09/11
Don't spoil the guys who haven't already read the CA storyarc!!!


guestuser
03/02/12
did someone else noticed the author sprite in the third scene?


Extremmefan
07/10/14
3rd panel: Is that you in the background, Ultimate Yoshi?


Thenewdonut
03/09/17
Famous last words...



Part 16


Ulti's Notes:

Some of the fights glimpsed here are fought against a few opponents from the original game. Grand Wheelie is a miniboss, and Lololo & Lalala are a pair of characters from a different HAL Laboratory series that would later appear in Kirby games. (HAL Labs being the developers behind Kirby). Panel 3's big skull guy was a Kirby fan character made by a friend at the time, Captain Yoshi (who made Moonlight Man in the original Yoshi & Kirby comics). I just really liked giving Captain's characters cameos in my stuff, huh?

Original Author's Comment:

05/14/11
Guest appearance of Captain Yoshi's fan character DREDD, in panel 3.

All the disconnected text is Kirby's and Ryka's dialogue during the explanation Kirby's giving Ryka in the present. Those aren't being spoken in the past, it's narration.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

1ce_k1d
05/14/11
Wut.


Alienoid
05/14/11
Uh oh.


Gigi19972010
05/14/11
Keito?
That must be good.


Andromeda Lazuli
05/14/11
Omg, Keito vs. Kirby! XD


guestuser
05/15/11
Awesome avatar! You really are ultimate yoshi! Now stay that way plz! -on my itouch


Knuckles The Echinda
05/15/11
Wait..if Keito isn't in the present...and Kirby's fighting him...that means...oh god no.


guestuser
05/15/11
@Knuckles The Echidna:
Um, dude? Keito IS in the present. You're thinking of Keeby.
Also (this is not a response to Knuckles The Echidna), DREDD looks like he was done in MS Paint.


Knuckles The Echinda
05/15/11
@Jarkes
Oh. Well I really feel....stupid.


guestuser
05/15/11
Kirby's second fight, and Shadik's fight must have been so hard! (watch out for those boxes.) But is 2 on 1 really fair? They allowed that?!


DarkMario1000
05/15/11
I'd love to see that battle against Keito & Kirby.


guestuser
05/15/11
lololo and lalala are count as 1 people, not 2.


Raging Ghost
05/15/11
Technically, the duo count as one boss, like the Katayanagi twins.


guestuser
05/16/11
But technically, they are two separate people, I knew they counted as one boss.


guestuser
05/16/11
Is that Kaxo? YAYZ! *crosses fingers for a Kaxo v. Kirby fight*


guestuser
05/16/11
@Trollguy_&_Memeboi
...that's FIRE KIRBY. NOT Kaxo.


guestuser
05/16/11
@Secret Agent 000:
...Except, when Kaxo uses his stored ability (Fire), he looks like... Fire Kirby. So it could be either.


guestuser
05/16/11
No, I'm sure that's Kaxo...
Kirby had no ability for the rest of the comic, so it must be Kaxo. I mean, there's no way he could suddenly get an ability and then suddenly drop it! XD


Ultimate Yoshi
05/17/11
Since there seems to be a debate going on, let me clear it up by simply saying that, yes, that IS Kaxo. He's competing in The True Arena. What, you wouldn't think I'd leave our favorite violent Kirby out of a great big fighting tournament, now would you?


Story teller, Astralle
05/17/11
Ultimate Yoshi: Well from what I read that does fit with Kaxo's way of think and personality.


Air Man1 21
05/19/11
And now for a fortelling of what is probably to come...

Kirby begins by trying not to hurt Keito, but is having a hard time since Keito is giving it his all. Kirby gets carried away and severly hurts Keito. Kirby feels guilty and leaves the battle field. Now, do I get a cookie if I guessed correctly?

Also...
Who cares if lololo and lalala fought him as pair? They still got wrecked!


guestuser
05/22/11
Looks like you and I win, Trollguy! And Jarkes, you were right too.


guestuser
08/12/12
Me: YOU'VE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!!!!



Part 17


Original Author's Comment:

05/17/11
Everybody must talk before a fight, it's in the rulebook!


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
05/17/11
Yes. Yes it is.

Oh, and I noticed the chapter buttons are smaller. (Well, I already noticed, just forgot to talk(write?) about them.)


Kirbysmith [DJ]
05/17/11
You use that pose Kirby does in the last panel a lot. It's cool.


guestuser
05/17/11
whoa i can't wait for the next chapter!


Ultimate Yoshi
05/17/11
I got that sprite from the True Midbosses banner image JUST for this section! :D


Story teller, Astralle
05/17/11
this is going to be fun!! *evil smile*


Andromeda Lazuli
05/17/11
At least it didn't turn into monologuing, right?


guestuser
05/17/11
@UltimateYoshi
...well, talking IS a free action.


DarkMario1000
05/17/11
*Picked by a random survey of the year 1337*


Raging Ghost
05/18/11
And then, Kirby wins because as a main character, he is somehow immune to defeat.



Part 18




Ulti's Notes:

Oftentimes when Kirby games want to allow Kirby to grab a copy ability without having him fight enemies, the developers will present them to the player in the form of these little floating trophies/statues that glow. Once touched, Kirby will automatically get the ability.

In the Milky Way Wishes subgame, where the inspiration behind the Stored Ability concept came from, these same trophies glow even further, and are called Copy Essense Deluxes. This is essentially what I give Kirby here, showing the origin of the Sword Stored Ability I gave Kirby for this comic.

Original Author's Comment:

05/19/11
This comic took me three hours to make. I did it all in one sitting. Other comics, even the 100th comic, never took longer than an hour and a half. And I did all this while sick.

ALL FOR YOU GUYS.
SO JUST BE HAPPY.

Yes, this is how Kirby got his Stored Ability.

I like my new lightning effect. Fans of the original Yoshi & Kirby know how badly my old one looked.

Panel 6: Oh hey, it's Wham. What's Metal Man doing he-*punched by Djoing*

Also, YAY I FIGURED OUT HOW TO GET PAST FILE SIZE LIMITS OTHER THAN JPEGGING THE IMAGE!

And Jpegging is now officially a word.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Raging Ghost
05/19/11
Told you that Kirby would win due to his status as a main character.


Ultimate Yoshi
05/19/11
So then Keito isn't a main character?

You're not in charge of who's main, major, and minor.

What I say for this comic goes, and both Kirby and Keito are main characters.

Kirby won because he's stronger, not cause he's more important a character.


Raging Ghost
05/19/11
Well, for me, it's some kind of trope. Blame the ''Plot Armor'' TV trope for this. http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/PlotArmor


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
05/19/11
Anyone else notice the black splotch next to Keito in the last panel? I have a feeling I know who that is if it's supposed to be there.


DarkNut255
05/19/11
Will you also unjpeg the other jpegged comics?

Jpeg is a fun word. Jpegjpegjpeg.

Wait, the image is uploaded on DA. Hmm...


Ultimate Yoshi
05/19/11
...are you a psychic or something? :P

@ BlackHeart
That's a mark left by the lightning. Not some sort of character.


Gigi19972010
05/19/11
20 panels?
THAT'S A LOT.
You showed how Kirby got his Stored Ability?
YAY I WANTED TO KNOW THIS.
Kirby won?
HE IS THE SUPER TOUGH PINK PUFF.
I'm writing things that are true but I'm asking them, then I put something related written captalizaded? (I think I typed it wrong, whatever)
YEP BECAUSE I WANTED TO. IT'S FUNNY.

RaNdOm EmOtIcOn:
XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD *shot*


DarkNut255
05/19/11
Maybe...


guestuser
05/19/11
But...he left the ring! Oh well, that's not always a rule. But what's that black spot in the last panel? Did they strike oil? WE'RE RICH!!!!


DarkMario1000
05/19/11
Lucky him? In space, he already should have all of them. Good work Kirby on tumbling treasure!

@Tygah
OBJECTION! QUESTION HAS BEEN ANSWERED!


Drawkey
05/19/11
Speaking of TVTropes, this comic deserves a page.


Ultimate Yoshi
05/19/11
Really? TVTropes? For Kirby Adventure?

Well, if you're willing to make one, go ahead.


guestuser
05/19/11
it has been answered, well now I look and feel dumb.


guestuser
05/20/11
If they were battling so fiercely, how come they're teammates now?


DarkNut255
05/20/11
This is an arena... so you have to fight your opponent. Keito is Kirby's opponent.


guestuser
05/20/11
DarkNut255:
Yeah, it's kind of like... ... ...dang it, I forgot what I was going to compare it to. XD
Also, THIS COMIC REALLY NEEDS A TVTROPES PAGE! It also needs its own Crowning Moment of Awesome and Crowning Moment of Funny page. And possibly Heartwarming and/or Tear Jerker, if my prediction about how this mega flashback turns out is correct...
...does anyone besides me think that "Secret Origins" would be a better title for this flashback arc than "The Beginning"? Maybe that's just my inner nerd. XD


Andromeda Lazuli
05/20/11
THAT WAS PERFECT!!! But what was that black thing on the ground near Keito? Well, I'll have to wait. Hope you feel better soon if you haven't already! ^_^


guestuser
05/20/11
What the heck is a tvtrope?


guestuser
05/21/11
Andromeda Lazuli:
THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN ANSWERED.
@BlagH:
TvTropes.com. It's a geeky site dedicated to story elements, characterizations, and just about anything about anything.


guestuser
05/21/11
Why sword... prehaps you couldve done tornado kirby.
Or the king of them all, SMASH KIRBY!!!


guestuser
05/21/11
I can't read this comic, but I can read all the others. Is there something different about this one?


guestuser
05/21/11
@Colonel Jolt:
BECAUSE THIS IS A FLASHBACK. The Sword ability is Kirby's stored ability. So, obviously, in this FLASHBACK, he has to be shown getting that stored ability.
Honestly, why do so many people seem to not understand that THIS. IS. A. FLASHBACK. It's called "The Beginning" for a reason!


guestuser
05/22/11
If that black thing was where the lightning struck, how come it wasn't there until the last panel? And BlackHeart, who would that be?
And finally, Ulty, it's been days since you've updated. You could've said something about hiatus beforehand.


guestuser
05/22/11
@FireKirbyFireKirbyFireKirb:
He might still be sick. Of course, you do have a point. If he is still sick, and that's why he hasn't updated in a few days, it would be nice if he would inform us.

And now that I think of it... you also have a point about the lightning mark... It might just be a continuity error... when you're making a long comic while sick, it stands to reason mistakes might be made.


guestuser
05/23/11
Thanks Jarkes, but I still need a response from BlackHeart on who the lightning mark would have been (he said it looked like a character). I mean, who could it have been? Shadik?


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
05/24/11
If it were a character, I'd guess it would most likely be Dark Matter.


guestuser
05/27/11
careful panel edge and/or Keito placement


Neon-J
05/28/11
Panel 6: Oh hey, it's Wham. What's Metal Man doing he-*punched by Djoing*

WIN. :D


guestuser
05/28/11
Um... Ulti... I'm not mad or anything, but... is there a reason you haven't updated either comic in over a week? Are you still sick or something? I mean, whatever it is, it hasn't stopped you from commenting on other Smackjeeves stuff, but...
...Okay, I'll shut up now.


lstaff4
04/15/12
Kirby defied the laws of physics. Again.


TheGreenShyGuy
03/17/15
"Haven't you even learned to not turn your back on the opponent during battle?"

UGH THAT'S SO IRONIC.


Ultizeta
07/10/17
I once again had to trim a panel or two to get this to fit outside of a 4-panel wide layout.



Part 19


Ulti's Notes:

I wanted to have this segment introduce most of the main cast to each other, but since not all of them were combat-interested, I couldn't just have them all be competitors in the True Arena tournament that I was setting up. Thus, I came up with the idea for having a few of them be in the audience watching, starting with Raize here.

I also included a couple of cameos in the stands too. On the top row, hidden behind Shadow Kirby and just barely visible, is actually Satomi, the only-currently-mentioned future Division D leader and character belonging to Storyteller Astralle, the first art contest winner.

On the row above Keeby and Raize is Nameless, one of the four Kirbies who would be a member of Division C later down the line (yes, his name really is Nameless). He's one of the Kirbies in Aika's group that Talzo rushes past when escaping the base.

The character next to Nameless is just a personal in-joke that only I would get, and I'm not sure I've ever publicly stated his origin until right this very moment. On the 'misc' section of my Smack Jeeves comic hub, I have listed a few failed iterations at early sprite comics from 2010, from things like Team Elemental to The Kirby Stories. One such failed comic was actually one that never even got a page, merely a "coming soon" banner sometime around January 2010:


I called it "Cal and Mac" in the files, though I don't know why I named them that. The Cal character was just my Ultimate Kirby sona, before I actually decided they'd be my sona, so this predates my Ultimate Kirby username. Mac, on the other hand, was the gray sword-wielding Kirby, and I never once used him or thought of anything beyond his name. But when I wanted an audience member for these pages, I thought it might be a personally-amusing and unobstrusive touch to reuse his color palette to fill out the stands a bit more. Now ain't that a fun bit of trivia for you.

Original Author's Comment:

05/28/11
Before you ask (too late...), yes, the 10-day delay was caused by illness. I'm still sick, but since you were all complaining I made myself churn this out for you.

Updates may or may not come on schedule until I'm better.

Keeby and Raize chat about Kirby, Hali snoozes, and Shadow Kirby is afraid of a sword in his way. Minor appearances by a carbon colored Kirby, a member of Division C in the future, and another bluish Kirby that's off to the side. None are cameos.

Two fans, Jarkes and Drawkey, mentioned something that I thought I might bring up. They said that Kirby Adventure deserved a page of its own on TV Tropes. Now, I don't go there myself, nor do I even know how to make pages there. But if any of you are willing to make a page, go ahead. You'll have my support, and I'll help with any information necessary (that aren't major spoilers or even minor spoilers).

If anybody wants this custom bleacher background, head on over to the Kirby Spriters' Resort, I've uploaded the full background there.

Between the latest updates, my brother tried to help me make HTML site changes. Specifically, it was an attempt to make it so that if a comic is three or more panels wide, the white rectangle in the center would stretch itself to fit the comic in (which it does only in Internet Explorer). It ended up in a failure, and there were kind of odd site changes that have been amended. I apologize to any confusion that may have been caused by anyone online here during the site changes.

Edit: Also, new concept art by me.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

BattleStarX
05/28/11
Hey, if your sick, you're sick. Take the day/week/month off and get yourself feeling better.


Gigi19972010
05/28/11
I hope you feel better soon. I really don't mind about the delay. ;)


DarkNut255
05/28/11
I never minded the delay.


DarkMario1000
05/28/11
apparently, they make Hali fall asleep, though!


Alienoid
05/28/11
I never knew about the delay.


1ce_k1d
05/29/11
I did. I didn't ask though.


Gobbler9
05/29/11
Why did the black & orange kirby have a green sword?


guestuser
05/29/11
Hey, you know that crossover event that you and BattleStarX are eventually going to do? Here's a thought: How about you have the crossover occurring in BOTH comics AT THE SAME TIME? Or... would that not work?


BattleStarX
05/29/11
That's actually the plan, Jarkes. That's why I'm not starting the segment on my end until UY is ready for it.


AwesomeMe
05/29/11
i like being sick
that way i can avoid school
i've been away from school like 20 times since the start of this year XP cos i'm very sickly


guestuser
05/29/11
ur illness don't bother me. don't force urself, just take a rest. I hope u get better soon :D


Andromeda Lazuli
05/29/11
I hope you're fully rested while your sick, too much stuff to do makes being sick worse. I should know, it's happened to me plenty of times when I got sick... Fell better soon and I know that your next update (don't care when it's brought up) will be amazingly funny as always. So don't strain yourself by doing things that will make you feel worse, Ultimate Yoshi. No one wants you to force yourself just to do something if it goes against your health!


guestuser
05/29/11
Hey, I can't read Part 18. What's different about that than all the others?


guestuser
05/29/11
WHO IS THAT BROWN KIRBY WITH YELLOW/BLACK FEET WHO'S IN DIVISION C AND IS IN THE BLEACHERS?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
WHY WON"T YOU TELL US?!?!?!?!?


guestuser
05/30/11
@FireKirbyFireKirbyFireKirb:
I suspect he's not telling us because, as he's said before, Division C is made up of minor characters.


guestuser
05/30/11
Wait...does the Carbon Kirby have Thunder Sword?


guestuser
05/30/11
Well, he told us the names of "Aika", "Wake", and "Neon", so he should tell us the name of the dark brown one.


guestuser
05/31/11
@FireKirbyFireKirbyFireKirb:
Wait... could it be that THIS Division C member will actually be IMPORTANT? *Dramatic music* Nah, it couldn't be. But still, he tried to hide Talzo's name until it was revealed in the comic... actually, come to think of it, he did that with almost every character except the REALLY major ones (Like Division A, and Hali).

...Hey, wait a minute. How come we don't get to see any of Kaxo's destructiveness in this arc? He's IN the tournament, after all.


guestuser
05/31/11
Venting to strangers? I hate when people do that.



Part 20


Original Author's Comment:

06/01/11
Still in the rulebook.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
06/01/11
Coincidence? All the kirbies' names that Kirby fought so far start with "K". And Shadik ends with "K", but he is a shadow kirby... And of course Kirby starts with "K".


DarkMario1000
06/01/11
Kaxo entered this tournament? Things are about to heat up! *shot*


guestuser
06/01/11
Oh, so that's why we hadn't seen Kaxo yet.

...Come to think of it, if this is The True Arena, how come we only saw a couple of the actual True Arena bosses a few comics ago?


guestuser
06/01/11
@Gigi
...uh, most Kirbies are named with a K, and not just in this comic.
The non-K names usually show up later, once the K-names are all used up.

@Jarkes
...probably because THIS True Arena has a lot more participants than the ten(eleven, if you count LoLoLo and LaLaLa as being 2) participants in the one in the game.


guestuser
06/01/11
@Secret Agent 000:

Actually, it would be 14 (Lololo and Lalala as separate participants, and the four Mini-Bosses as separate participants) in the game. It's just that there's exactly 10 matches.
So... I wonder if we're going to see Masked Dedede, Wham Bam Jewel, Galacta Knight, and Marx Soul in this comic...


guestuser
06/01/11
The name's Kaxo,
got it memorized?

The referance had to be made


Raging Ghost
06/02/11
Same comment than the page who got the fight against the last opponent.


guestuser
06/02/11
Man...DarkMario1000 beat me to it.


guestuser
06/02/11
uh... will kirby fight all KAS members?


DarkMario1000
06/02/11
☺↑☺


Andromeda Lazuli
06/03/11
Okay, I'm curious at what's gonna happen now... Also, who or what will be the final battle in this tournament?


Raging Ghost
06/04/11
If anybody wanted to know what I meant, Kirby is going to win because due to his status as main character, he's immune to defeat.


guestuser
06/04/11
Raging Ghost
...not necessarily OVERALL...but for this battle, yes, he should likely come out on top.


guestuser
06/04/11
Raging Ghost:
...Didn't Ulti already go over this with you? Both Kirby AND Kaxo are main characters. However, since Shat'l said in Meet the KAS, Kirby had never lost a fight, and this is a flashback, then, yeah, Kirby would obviously win all of these fights. But it would have NOTHING to do with his status as a main character.

So, Ulti... when are we going to find out who invited all of these Kirbies to the True Arena? ...It IS some sort of trap, right? RIGHT?


Raging Ghost
06/04/11
Then, only one possibility: Kirby is using steroids.


guestuser
06/05/11
Just because he will be working with Kirby doesn't mean Kaxo is a main character.


guestuser
06/07/11
clasby333:
Who cares?


161616
01/30/14
@Kingleo: Aaaaaaaw, Yeaaaaaaaaah. KH: CoM reference. High-five, man.


Extremmefan
07/26/14
Heat man: AND NOW THEY'RE MOCKING ME!!!
Ice Man: Told you!



Part 21




Ulti's Notes:

Fire Sword is actually an ability from some of the Kirby games. In Kirby 64, you can create ability combos in a method unlike any other in the Kirby series, and one combo of 'Cutter' and 'Fire' will give Kirby a large flaming blade. In Kirby Squeak Squad, Kirby can merge either the Sword or Bomb abilities with some elemental abilities and create elemental variations of such (Fire Sword, Thunder Sword, Ice Bomb, etc). The Fire Sword sprite here comes from Squeak Squad's version of the ability.

Original Author's Comment:

08/04/10
Gah, this feels like Escape! all over again, what with the fights and one Kirby owning the other.

Fire Sword sprites taken from Squeak Squad by me. Long long ago, before I joined Smack Jeeves. ...So, about late 2009.

http://z0rg.bandcamp.com/album/of-lyres-chocolate
Listened to that as I worked on this comic. I tell you, that is seventeen minutes of musical genius right there.
Just ignore the contents of the picture to the right, for the music has practically nothing to do with that picture.

I have to ask: are these fight scenes good? Should I go back to using erratic positioning like I did back in Escape? Or is this format fine?


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

guestuser
06/07/11
Huh... that was a curb stomp if there ever was one...

Also, I'm curious as to what the next story arc for this comic is going to be. Is it going to be another mission? Is it going to have Talzo make an appearance? I sure hope so. Talzo's awesome.


DarkNut255
06/07/11
Either way is fine by me.


Kirbysmith [DJ]
06/07/11
Kirby: Fighting fire with fire and cutting through the competition. :)


BattleStarX
06/07/11
@ Kirbysmith [DJ]:
That was so horribly cheesy that I had to laugh at it.

I always find fight scenes hard to do in a sprite comic. We're only allowed so many poses that they tend to degrade into comedic banter. You, however, seem to have a talent for 'em.


lord_aizen66
06/07/11
i liked escapes fights better to be honest these ones are good but i liked thoes better^^


Kirbysmith [DJ]
06/07/11
Ya, I gotta agree with you on that one. (I mean that sprite battles are hard, not that I'm good at cheesy banter. *cough*)
Although I haven't done many of those (yet), sprite battles seem so limited (in resolution and poses) that one might be forced to whip out some sort of drawing implement to bring out the effect you're looking for. (Dramatic angles, poses otherwise hard to make with oh-so low-rez sprites, etc., etc...)

Anywho, I think that the Extra Exciting and Eccentrically Erratic "Escape" style is Exceptional. It Exudes with Epicness with a capital "E".
See what I did there?


Andromeda Lazuli
06/07/11
CAN'T... STOP... LAUGHING!!! XD


Gigi19972010
06/07/11
The fighting scenes are good.
Also, I think it's easy to make them, maybe since I'm pretty used to work with limited poses. I dunno... I also think they are fun to make. :P


guestuser
06/07/11
Looks kinda like Kaxo's on fire. I know he isn't, though.


Raging Ghost
06/07/11
^ Fire pun, much?


guestuser
06/08/11
Definetly the Escape! format.

Look at me! I'm sideways! Me too!

I'm just normal...XD


DarkMario1000
06/08/11
At least, I think he did! Both literally, and pun-ly.


guestuser
06/08/11
Kirby used the multiple sword thrust thingy to beat Keito as well. What a strange coincidence.


guestuser
06/09/11
You know, it just occurred to me that Kaxo wasn't very destructive in these past two comics... Huh.


guestuser
06/09/11
No pun intended, actually. I meant that when he fell on his face, he still had his fire hat on, so it looked like he was going up in flames.


Alienoid
06/11/11
This is fine.


Ultizeta
07/10/17
Another 4-wide layout causing some trimming.



Part 22


Ulti's Notes:

Always accept a donut from Caiya when she offers one. It's a rare occurence.

Original Author's Comment:

06/11/11
This must be the past.

Caiya would never give up a donut in the present.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
06/11/11
Caiya! I was wondering where she was. :P


DarkNut255
06/11/11
Must have been saving them.


1ce_k1d
06/11/11
OMG.


DarkMario1000
06/12/11
This is where Caiya is first seen, huh! Even in the past, she's random…………

…ly funny! xD


guestuser
06/12/11
Raize pwns Keeby without meaning to. Keeby realizes how stupid he's acting. Hali naps some more. SK Watches the coming-up match. Caiya part-times as a donut salesman. The dude with green sword is still hangin' out. Blah, blah, blah.

P.S.: Is that story Teller Astralle's character in the upper stands in panel 4, Ultimate?


guestuser
06/12/11
Someone named but not seen...Ulti mentioned him (her?) at the end of the last chapter! He's in concept art, but I don't remember when he was mentioned...


Story teller, Astralle
06/13/11
I agree with TheWolf, CAIYA IS SHARING HER DONUTS?!?!?!?!?!?!?! That is just weird. o.0


guestuser
06/13/11
o_O
wow caiya do that?!
I should note this as strangest scene in kirby adventure squad!


guestuser
06/14/11
Yes please.


guestuser
06/15/11
Here r teh choices.
A: throw donut at kirby
B: Go Supah Kabeh
C: FIRE YO LAZAH!!!
D: do teh awsum


guestuser
06/15/11
(A)Give a donut to a kirby (B)Take the donuts away from them (C)Use your Ice power and freeze a kirby


guestuser
06/16/11
Maybe Caiya was a vendor at this event?


Ultimate Yoshi
06/16/11
Alright guys, I'll make this quick -

No new comics until Thursday, the 23rd. Why? Not cause I'm sick.

Well, I'm still sick, but not more than I have been for the past say two years or so.

The reason is, I'm almost done with 8th grade. Which means Regents/Final Exam time, woohoo! Five tests in a span of one week, and I'm going to have to put all effort into studies.

Which means no new comics until tests are over, which is Wednesday. So I guess THAT will be the next update for both Kirby Adventure and Yoshi & Kirby.

See you then.


DarkNut255
06/16/11
I understand.


guestuser
06/16/11
June 23rd? That's awfully late to be finishing 8th grade... I finished high school nearly a month ago! ...Where do you LIVE? And for that matter, when do you START school, anyway? October?


Gigi19972010
06/17/11
So look at my case: I'm in the 8th grade too, classes haven't finished yet (I still have four more tests) and my last day is July 1st. But I'll just finish the 8th grade in the middle of December. Also, my vacation is just one month (whole July). OK, I don't live in Mars (but it'd be cool! *shot*) but I know my country is really different, mainly because I'm close to winter, not summer, unlike most of you all (I really don't know if someone here lives in Australia. And no, I don't live there. I hope you all know that I am Br-*shot*)

...I have no clue why I am writing this... =P


guestuser
06/17/11
All kirbies but Caiya:
Take this chance while you still can!


guestuser
06/17/11
The new comic is on my birthday?! YAY!! WHAT A PERFECT BIRTHDAY PRESENT!!!!!!!


guestuser
06/19/11
Actually, most people go to school in September, and get out in June. A few other places go to school in August and get out in May.

I got out in May. :D


Princess_Eevee9
06/19/11
I thought all schools we're out now


guestuser
06/19/11
No, my school isn't out yet. Neither is my sister's.


guestuser
06/21/11
Ultimate Yoshi
Wait...
you are still in 8th grade?
I just finished 9th...
Huh. I didn't think you were younger than me...


Thenewdonut
03/09/17
YES I WANT A DONUT HAND EM OVER



Part 23




Ulti's Notes:

This is Meta Knight, in-the-flesh. As aforementioned, he is a powerful and honorable warrior. This wasn't exactly a ceremonious introduction to the character (but he didn't die from being crushed. I never really show it, but he basically vanishes off-screen, leaving his mask behind. It was intended to indicate that he fled the scene, having lost and not wanting to show his face, but because I hardly addressed it, it confused a lot of readers.)

Original Author's Comment:

06/22/11
So, I'm back.

And what better way to bring this comic back than a comic where Shadik is even more awesome?

That's right, none.

Some of you noticed Meta Knight in The Beginning... - Part 15. None of you seemed to realize he was there on purpose, cause he was a competitor. And if you did, nobody posted it.

And now he's crushed by this mysterious crystally thingy.

Said crystally thingy was made from various parts of a Pix Advanced Style custom sprite.

Does anyone here even know who Pix is?

Also, for fans of Kirby: The Dee Army, I made a new author comment but nobody noticed it. So now I'm telling you that there's a comment there by me. Go read it.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Andromeda Lazuli
06/22/11
YOU'RE BACK!!! *glomps* I'm betting everyone missed you~! ^_^ Also, this update is just full of win.

Edit:
And this is my first official time being the first to comment on one of your updates. Yay for updates!


Gigi19972010
06/22/11
Pix is the boss of Rock Star on Kirby 64. I knew it was him(?) but I didn't know his(?) name, like many of the bosses. (now 64's boss theme got stuck in my head. BUT THAT MUSIC IS REALLY AWESOME!)
I think Meta was killed... NO! META! DON'T DIE! EVERYBODY LOVES YOU! D: (or it's just one of my crazy predictions and it doesn't make any sense.)


guestuser
06/22/11
I didn't realize that was Pix until I read your comment. I thought that was some sort sort of sattelite that fell from space or someone threw it at him.


guestuser
06/22/11
Now that was a fun boss...


DarkMario1000
06/22/11
……sorta like me.

Nah, jk. But sometimes I feel like it.


guestuser
06/23/11
Anyway Lol!Thats just bad luck there..


guestuser
06/23/11
What's that annoying crystal thingy doing there?


Air Man1 21
07/07/11
The comic won't load!!! This makes me upset because now I can't read it. =(
EDIT:Yay! Thank you Google Chrome!


plasma_knight303
05/08/12
Dun give spoilerz!


Ultizeta
07/10/17
I brightened Meta Knight's dialogue color here to make it more legible, in line with his much later appearances.



Part 24


Original Author's Comment:

06/23/11
Silent adventures!

I think this is the first comic without any talking.

Those are clouds of smoke created by the crystal in that last panel, by the way.

Also, new comic project! Check it out: http://mokees.smackjeeves.com/


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
06/23/11
Cool!


DarkMario1000
06/23/11
*Me being silent*


guestuser
06/24/11
Um...
Not sure what just happened, too many beans?


guestuser
06/24/11
poison gas! runawaaaay!!

by the way, good mokee comic!


Andromeda Lazuli
06/24/11
lol, poof problem with crystal! XD


guestuser
06/24/11
Nice!

*poke*

*poof*

Ah, that doesn't get old.

Oh, and nice Mokee comics so far!


plasma_knight303
05/08/12
*le poke*


guestuser
01/25/14
When will Ulti Yosh update The Mokees?



Part 25


Ulti's Notes:

This is the final boss of an entirely different subgame in Kirby Super Star Ultra. Galacta Knight here is referred to as the Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy (at least, by his theme song). His canon lore is that he was sealed away for fear of his power being too great, but in a dubiously-canon side game where you control Meta Knight, he uses a wish on a clockwork star to fight the strongest warrior so he can prove his own strength. Thus, Galacta Knight is brought to face Meta Knight, and his crystalline seal is broken and the two fight each other. Meta Knight wins, and Galacta Knight is destroyed.

Galacta Knight, being a new boss in Super Star Ultra, IS fought by Kirby in the True Arena in-game, but since it's a boss rush, it's also still dubiously canon in-game. He's also not the final boss of the True Arena, but I completely ignore the existence of that boss for the entire duration of the comic, so he doesn't matter. Instead, I always felt like Galacta Knight was the toughest fight of the True Arena in-game, so I wanted to involve him here in my canon-to-just-this-comic version of events.

He comes out of nowhere in the comic, but it's not TOO far off from how out-of-nowhere he comes from in the games themselves. If anything, it kind of became a gag in the games at how often he'd randomly appear at the end of difficult side modes.

Original Author's Comment:

06/24/11
The smoke clouds started to look like popcorn by the second panel.

Even the quiet aren't immune to coughing.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
06/24/11
I KNEW IT! BUT AGAIN I FORGOT TO WRITE IT! *shots herself*


Alienoid
06/24/11
OHMIGOSHSHADIKHASASPEECHBUBBLE.


Kirbysmith [DJ]
06/24/11
Galacta Knight has escaped from his crystalline prison!
Who knew? *shrugs shoulders*

What I'm more worried about is what happened to Meta Knight, and how Galacta managed to "drop by" in the first place.


blitz5000
06/24/11
Coughing is completely different from speaking. To speak, you must use your vocal chords and muscles in your diaphragm to string together sounds to make words and sentences. Coughing, however, is nothing more than harsh breathing if something's getting into your lungs that shouldn't be, or is interfering with the air passage from your throat to your lungs.

Even though I'm sure nobody gives a damn.


DarkMario1000
06/25/11
I'm so glad you aren't one of THOSE who say Galactic Knight.


BattleStarX
06/25/11
I have an interesting theory, it was on my sprite sheet.

http://www.smackjeeves.com/images/pb/6/6Np1KSmfIEGE9kHdX7tY2E.gif


guestuser
06/25/11
Galacta knight? but, it was meta knight, so the crystal thing change meta into galacta? i'm confuse, can someone xplain me bout' it??


Super Mega Kirby
06/25/11
meta knight was squashed by the crystal thing and galacta was in the crystal and got out, get it?


guestuser
06/25/11
mmm...I love popcorn.


blitz5000
06/25/11
You should know full well who he his if you've played Super Star Ultra.


foxpuff
06/25/11
Did someone say popcorn? Too bad that's actually smoke clouds...


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
06/25/11
But according to Kirby SSU, N.O.V.A. said that Galacta Knight was from long ago.


161616
01/30/14
BattleStarX: Naw, Galacta is Meta Knight. To see my full theory, check my comment on http://helpertohero.smackjeeves.com/comics/576820/17-rendevous/



Part 26


Ulti's Notes:

One of the benefits of constantly building up a character as being extra strong, and extra capable, and etc, is that you can effectively "Worf Effect" them, as the trope goes. While it's not something to be overused for risk of turning a strong character into a joke on accident, if it's sparing, it can be very effective as a writing tool.

Shadik has spent so long, both in this past and in the present day, being a powerhouse who can overcome things most of the others can't, that having him get one-shot by Galacta Knight like this really quickly sells Galacta's power even for those unfamiliar with him and his dangerous reputation.

Original Author's Comment:

06/25/11
...


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

epicness
06/25/11
Oh and FIRST COMMENT W0Ot!!!


guestuser
06/25/11
Is that Galactica knight? Or someone else?


pfenix
06/25/11
Poor Meta's being squashed under that crystal...


BattleStarX
06/25/11
I agree with epicness, we need some epic fight music right now.


DarkMario1000
06/25/11
Let's already make that clear that he's not Santa Claus in his battle suit.


epicness
06/25/11
How His World Zebrehead Version?
Nah...this battle's not epic enough.


Fusion Kirby
06/25/11
I know it isn't Galacta Knight Music, but it's awesome just the same :P http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RA7JoP-xBLI


Kirbysmith [DJ]
06/25/11
Why, the REAL battle hasn't even begun yet, my friend.
(BTW, I love your avatar. XD)

pfenix: No he isn't.


Raging Ghost
06/25/11
Something tells me that the fight will be über-cheesy... but, what?


epicness
06/25/11
@Kirbysmith thx btw can you guess who those two characters are?

Raging Ghost well somebody get me some macaroni!!


guestuser
06/25/11
SHADIK, AGH. NO.

Let's see how Kirby fares.


Raging Ghost
06/25/11
@DUMBness: That's not what I meant.


epicness
06/25/11
i knew what you meant,i just want to add some more humor to the comedy sketch.

Raging ghost:But this isn't a comedy sketch!

Me:Or is it?.......


Raging Ghost
06/25/11
Well, that ISN'T funny.


lord_aizen66
06/26/11
wouldn't kirby be disqualify'd by entering a arena battle before his turn??


epicness
06/26/11
ah fudge...


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
06/26/11
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9XPPm1-VAo


Striffen Cloud
06/26/11
No! Not Shadic!

*Shakes fist* Damn youuu Santaaaa!

'Course, this is likely to put that arrogant puffball in his place....


guestuser
06/26/11
Didn't Galacta Knight do the same?


epicness
06/26/11
STOP REVEALING PLOTHOLES!!!


guestuser
05/17/18
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z6M2xt_Ks4Y



Part 27


Ulti's Notes:

The whole intended jist of The Beginning as a segment was to show Kirby as a one-man hero, cocky and arrogant, until he faced a threat that was too strong for him to take down, and thus he'd learn how to work as a team with others. This plan might've worked better had he more firmly rejected teamwork earlier, but having him be too mean would've run counterintuitive to Kirby's characterization as a whole. Kirby can't be grumpy or mean, because then he's not Kirby, but if he's not rejecting teamwork, then the lesson he learns here lacks some of the impact that it really could've had. It's one of the reasons why this flashback story really isn't as strong as it could've been.

Original Author's Comment:

06/27/11
I always wondered that if Galacta Knight was the strongest warrior in the universe, how was he sealed away? PLOTHOLE FILLED.

Galacta Knight, he no play around. I'm pretty certain he teleports in the game. Does he? My memory may be off, but the teleportationing here works great.

I always found Galacta Knight to be the hardest boss in Kirby Super Star Ultra. Well, with Kirby, not Meta Knight. MK can just own the crap outta him with the Meta Heal and Mach Tornado thing.

Nobody's noticed Galacta Knight speaks a bit quieter than everyone else. His text is a bit smaller for both normal speaking and lowish speaking.

Kirby slightly overcame his arrogance! What will happen next? Find out tomorrow on Kirby Adventure!

Edit: Now that the Galacta Knight spoiler is unable to be spoiled, The Beginning... finally has it's own segment select button! :D


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Gigi19972010
06/27/11
I'm such a noob, I can just beat him with Stone. Last time I defeated him I tranformed into the HAL Block two times. It was one week ago, I think... I usually just lost fighting against him, the rest is easy, even Marx Soul...
And his music rules. Seriously. It's really awesome.
And who is he? Meta's father? *shot* He, I think he is- *shot*


DarkMario1000
06/27/11
The grave battle…Kirby finally learns that he isn't the strongest. Keeby, I hope you're happy for yourself.


Andromeda Lazuli
06/27/11
That's great new about the button!!! ^_^ And now, I'm gonna have to find something to occupy me until the next chapter pops up... -_-*


PerfectPhoenix
06/27/11
Well, I always had a really CRAZY theory. See, I thought of some time travel thing, and G. Knight was Kirby in the future, because he is the strongest Star Warrior in the universe. Also, if I have my colors right, either G. Knight is pink or magenta.


guestuser
06/27/11
Ooh, I think I see what's gonna happen. I won't say it though in case I am right...


guestuser
06/27/11
I just use Plasma the entire time.


guestuser
06/27/11
I've always wondered how if Galacta Knight is the strongest knight in the Universe, how does Meta Knight manage to beat him? Surely Meta's better, in which case Meta Knight should have to defeat himself...


guestuser
06/27/11
You are all wrong. HAMMER is the best way to defeat Galactic Knight.

Anyway, in the real story, he was a really strong warrior that the people sealed away in fear he would destroy them all. When Meta gathers the star sprites and uses them to summon Nova, he wishes to battle the strongest warrior in the universe. Nova grants his wish and a purple crystalline cage appears. It shatters, summoning Galactic Knight. Then Meta is transported to a strange cosmic battlefield and the duel begins. Though Galacta attacks with his lance, shield and magical powers, he is defeated by Meta. (That is, if you have wicked skills or just were cheap and used Mach Tornado or something.) He flies off into space, only to be seen in his reappearance in the True Arena, where he bars Kirby's way to the final battle. After that, critically wounded, he flies away and exlodes in the background.

But that was in KSSU. THIS is happening now.


DarkMario1000
06/28/11
Galacta


guestuser
09/19/11
i think that marx soul is the toughest boss.but i only made it up to galactic knight in the true arena so far...


guestuser
12/09/11
Wait, didn't he return in KRtDL?


161616
08/14/17
Crystals that amplify power, you say? Hm...


guestuser
05/17/18
@pokemon the hedgehog: galacta knight is the 2ND hardest boss in ssu marx soul is downright unfair i had to use invulnerable hacks to kill him



Part 28




Ulti's Notes:

And see, that's where the problem I just mentioned comes from. Kirby never really gave anybody a reason to NOT want to help him, so he has no real reason to doubt that they would here. That aspect of Kirby's attitude and behavior wasn't appropriately addressed during these scenes, so it ultimately just... isn't as strong as it could've been. I see what I was going for, it wasn't inherently terrible, but it could've been so much more. Alas.

Original Author's Comment:

06/27/11
It's all coming together...


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
06/27/11
Oh, boy...

Hey, the Beginning mini-banner is here!


Striffen Cloud
06/27/11
Puff-brawl is go!


BattleStarX
06/27/11
All fear the puffballs!


foxpuff
06/27/11
Fear every puffball! Also, I noticed someone was dragged there.


Gigi19972010
06/27/11
Now Keeby and Shadow Kirby are going to die! *shot*
Or something like that... *shot*
OK, this is getting- *shot*
Edit: WHERE IS SHAT'L? MAYBE HE IS JUST WAINTING THE RIGHT TIME TO APPEAR AND FINISH GALACTA KNIGHT, HAHAHA... *shot*


guestuser
06/27/11
Anyway...rules? GK isn't technically a part of the competition, right? And I'm kinda hoping Saia will have an epic moment during this... And um....Is MK..OK?


guestuser
06/27/11
I wonder... Will Veto somehow be involved? Meaning, like, him seeing kirby and inspiring to be a hero or something?


star kirby12
06/28/11
I think MK is technically dead.


guestuser
06/28/11
Heh. Hi there Saia!


Andromeda Lazuli
06/28/11
Did anyone else notice the Metaknight mask on the ground in the last panel or is it just me?


guestuser
06/28/11
i notice it, too!
oh, all kirby adventure squad A all comes together!


guestuser
06/28/11
Ultimate Yoshi
Wait...something's off here...

Draw a line from Shadow Kirby's place in the 2nd-to-last panel, to the corresponding place in the last panel, and HOW DID HE DO THAT?!? That ignores the law of conservation of motion. I'm gonna have to write you up for that, you know.

And...Vezo should not have joined yet.
You MIGHT have to retcon something, since he's, in the FUTURE, the NEW person, meaning that his appearance in this chapter contradicts his ORIGIN STORY, as it is stated in BOTH the comics and the cast page.


Ultimate Yoshi
06/28/11
Shadow Kirby ended up there because of the fact that in the path he was going, he would've been REALLY hard to place in the panels.

And where are you even seeing Vezo here? I have this entire thing planned out, there's not gonna be a single mention of Vezo at all.


guestuser
06/28/11
Is MK OK???


guestuser
07/03/11
@Ulti:
He probably mistook Keeby for Vezo...
Oh, by the way, I'm back from Orlando, and am now catching up with your comics.

Anyway, about this comic... BIG DAMN HEROES FTW! (Check TvTropes)


plasma_knight303
05/09/12
Poor Meta.....


guestuser
03/02/13
So thats why we dont see Meta AT ALL in this comic.


161616
01/30/14
Cue Guts Man music.
*Turns on guts man music*


Ultizeta
07/10/17
I actually had to trim no panels out of this page in order to get it to fit a new layout.



Part 29


Original Author's Comment:

06/29/11
Galacta's right, he IS gonna finish this. This segment only has two more parts. FINALLY.

Uploading epic Galacta Knight fight scene while 02 music is playing. AWESOME.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

guestuser
06/29/11
DUN DUN DUUUUN!

Can't Keeby do the same things as Kirby by reasoning?


guestuser
06/29/11
Also, where's Shadik?


locoroco1
06/29/11
Wit, isn't he kinda a kirby?


guestuser
06/29/11
Wow! Wotta fight! I had to look at each panel at least three times to understnd what was happening. Serious props, man.


Striffen Cloud
06/29/11
That's Mirror Kirby, not Shadic, right?
(The speaking thing)


Andromeda Lazuli
06/29/11
GAHK!!! WHAT'S GONNA HAPPEN NEXT?!?!?! >.<


DarkMario1000
06/29/11
Well, yes. Of course, Shadik is lighter shade of darkness. Mirror Kirby is somewhat darker.


lord_aizen66
06/29/11
GO GO KIRBY RANGERS!!!


guestuser
06/29/11
Pretty epic fight. I still hope MK is OK.
Also, why isn't Keeby in the "Minor Characters/Cameos" section of your cast page? Shadow Kirby is; Syzmi and Tazmi is, so why not Keeby?
EDIT: I see Keeby has been added to the page, so never mind.


guestuser
07/03/11
lord_aizen66:
Exactly what I was thinking.


contradiction123
08/27/11
Keito was charging up his move for many panels...



Part 30




Ulti's Notes:

Aaand here's the 'twist' that was so obviously telegraphed from the first page of this segment. Introducing a brand new character in a flashback sequence, especially one who's shown to be super close to the Main Character but has also never once been mentioned in any other segment? Yeah, this was so obvious that it wasn't even funny.

Does it mean it's still a well told story, even if its direction was obvious? Well... the core idea isn't terrible. Kirby's hubris from being overconfident cost him his friend's life, so he worked to be more cautious and better.

The awkwardness is in how this ties into the creation of the Squad. It's a tenuous connection at best, mostly due to the lack of focus on Kirby's solo act and how it wasn't even teamwork that really saved the day here. Kirby still beats Galacta Knight in the end on his own, and nearly everybody else died from trying to help. If anything, Kirby should've taken the lesson that involving anyone else in heroism is too dangerous, but oh well.

Anyways, Galacta Knight's attack here actually is based a bit on one of the moves he can do in his boss fight. He can summon one singular tornado that flies across the screen from left to right (or the opposite), though Kirby can dodge the attack by hiding on the other side behind where the tornado spawns in. For some reason, though, when I used those tornados for this page, I had them shoot... giant fireballs. Yeah. Sure. That makes sense.

Original Author's Comment:

06/30/11
...


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

Meta Knight the Hedgehog
06/30/11
..........


locoroco1
06/30/11
GASP! A VIDEO GAME CHARACTER DIED!


Knuckles The Echinda
06/30/11
I KNEW IT! Keeby died! Man, that's sad. Just sad.


DarkNut255
06/30/11
*is sad*


guestuser
06/30/11
You see, this is the exact thing that I didn't want to have happen!
And look, nobody else really likes it either. Keeby never gets to be in the limelight, and then he is and you KILL him!!
Goodbye, Keeby. I'll miss you... T^T


Floydyboy
06/30/11
How did I know this would happen?


R.I.P Keeby.


guestuser
06/30/11
Maybe he's not fully dead? There's a chance he somehow survived.


guestuser
06/30/11
keeby dead in peace.


Dlee
06/30/11
…keeby…anyway… a couple comix back, that random one showed Hali, keeby and shadow Kirby…Hali sed you two don't exist in the future… keeby died…dose shadow Kirby…


Alienoid
06/30/11
.....


Djoing
06/30/11
Sorry, but this was kind of predictable.

still,
NUUUUUUUUUUUU KEEBY.


Silverlilly
06/30/11
We'll miss you Keeby...*crying*


guestuser
06/30/11
Aww, I was hoping Keeby was gonna suck up the giant blast...

Well this SUCKS(In the bad sense).


guestuser
06/30/11
This is actually a very common scene in video games and movies. A big attack comes or something, the foil (secondary main character, in this case, Keeby) usually takes the blow for the protagonist (main character, in this case Kirby) ends up dying, the protagonist retaliates by killing the attacker. Then a big crying scene occurs.

NOOOOOO KEEEEBYYYYYY!!!!!! T_T


Kirbysmith [DJ]
06/30/11
MARIAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!

Wait, what were we talking about?

And so, this is the REAL reason why Keeby doesn't appear in the games anymore.


contradiction123
06/30/11
Imagine if Keeby turns into Vezo! LUILZ. But that is stupid cuz it doesn't make sense.


Fusion Kirby
06/30/11
It looks like Kirby is a Girl in the last two panels because of the eyelashes.


I'M-A-TURTLE!
06/30/11
I've crieD. WHY KEEBY?! WHY?!! We all loved you.


BlackHeart the Unbelievable
06/30/11
#116-145


guestuser
06/30/11
:( Why must Keeby die for it?!


guestuser
06/30/11
...Those are his eyes being put into the sad/worried expression.


guestuser
07/01/11
@Kirbysmith [DJ]:
"And so, this is the REAL reason why Keeby doesn't appear in the games anymore."? THIS IS A FAN COMIC. DOESN'T REVEAL NOTHING ABOUT THE GAMES ITSELF!!!
@Poyo
I don't think this sucks, I see this as something... Epic, I LOVE EPIC STUFF!

kirbypuff
07/01/11
*unfaves*


MentalKnight64
07/01/11
Que How do I Live music from Con Air in the background.


mini987
07/01/11
.....


Gigi19972010
07/03/11
I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW IT! I KNEW I- *shot*


guestuser
07/03/11
@Gigi:
I saw it coming too... but it doesn't make it any less sad.

Personally, I think better music for this scene would be "N's Farewell" from Pokemon Black and White.


guestuser
07/05/11
Don't unfave a comic just because you don't like something that happened in it. It's not really reasonable. I'm sure there will be more good comics in the future.


guestuser
07/05/11
As much as I knew this would happen...

NO NOT KEEBY D:


Wandering Art Master
07/21/11
do i need to say it?


guestuser
09/02/11
SHHHIII

Great. Meta and Keeby are dead.
DERP.


guestuser
09/13/11
I cant see the pic its annoying Mcaffe did it i think


guestuser
09/19/11
now i understand why he made the K.A.S.he wanted to avenge keeby...


guestuser
11/02/11
............................


guestuser
11/08/11
NUUUUUUUUUUUU? XD


guestuser
02/03/12
BlueyKid:

As you said, it's just a comic. It has its own story that deviates from the Kirby games. HOWEVER, that doesn't make this any less sad.


guestuser
02/06/12
NNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! KEEBY whybwhy does it have to be keeby *cries for hours*


SkyyKirby44
07/18/12
Now I know why Gigi used this as her contest entry :,(


Knightkirby
12/05/12
Nooooooooo! WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY WHY COULDN'T IT BE MEEEEEEEEE


Omega Kirby
05/03/13
Knightkirby *Cry*! Yes! Why couldn't it have been you!


guestuser
04/15/14
Keeby.I.so.sad * shot* whyy keeby?WHY?!wahy you Must DIE?!:'(


TheGreenShyGuy
09/09/14
@Tygah: WAIT A SECOND, foreshadowing?


Dawn teh eevee
12/24/14
R.I.P keeby

Your dead is very sad. Deadly sad. Wait... what?


MintBloom
08/15/16
Poor Keeby *sob*


TheJGamer
01/28/17
No, Keeby! Why did you have to be the first Kirby to die?


Ultizeta
07/10/17
Clearly, this old plot twist was one nobody saw coming.

Anyways, I had to rework a few panels to get this to fit a new layout. View the original page here.

This is the last page of this batch. Next up, lots and lots of recoloring.


guestuser
10/01/18
Im coming back from 2018 after i read the whole comic. And im making a piece of chat in this panel for a reason. There is a page that Shat'l mentions an orb that controls life and that kibble guy (woops for got his name) uses it to wipe out most of the h.a.n.d.s members. But if the kas can get that orb, could they use it to revive keeby?


guestuser
10/01/18
Ultimate Yoshi: look at the bottem of the chat at where i repied in the kas comic


The Pixel Furret
01/04/19
Keeby has deadsed. I has had a sads.



Part 31


Ulti's Notes:

Oh wow, damn. I entirely missed out on this comic page when making my revisions back in 2017, huh. This one definitely needed to have some retcon corrections, to make it more in-line with everything else. I guess I can list off what those should be here, then?

The important retcon is the "26 Divisions" thing. Originally, I liked the idea of there being a Division for every letter of the alphabet. After many years of only ever really referencing or showing off Divisions A, B, C, and D, I eventually decided to retcon this much later into there only ever being those four divisions, and for the first page of Meet the KAS where I first mentioned there being 26 divisions, I rewrote the panel to only mention 4.

One small bit of info that was meant to be a subtle hint to something, but then never came up again, was the idea that only Hali knew where the KAS HQ was built, and that it was unknown to Kirby. I don't remember exactly if I had a real story planned around this, but I do at least remember my original idea for where Hali was meant to have built the HQ.

It was originally going to be located in the Hyper Zone, an area from Kirby's Dream Land 3 that's somewhat-ambiguously the home of another eldritch creature known as Zero. It's the setting of the final boss fights, and is mostly just a nondescript void of yellow, filled with colored blobs of energy rushing past. I think the drama I was intending was that Hali built the HQ someplace dangerous and Kirby would be upset to learn it and maybe lose trust in Hali? But I can't say for sure, and certainly it was a plot idea that never remotely saw the light of day.

Something I find amusing is that this segment was meant to be the origin of the Adventure Squad, but the overall origin all winds up consisting of this one semi-rushed conclusion page, while every other page of the segment is an almost-entirely-unrelated story about Kirby's arrogance and loss. Again, these things could've been tied into each other better, but at the very least I did have some of the characters meet for the first time. Briefly. Sort of.

Man, I don't really like this segment, huh? lol

That just kinda comes from my writing still just not being very good at this point in time. While humor is subjective and thus the comedic early segments have aged a bit better even still, these early plot/character-heavy writings left a lot more to be desired. Eventually, it'll get to a point where I still feel satisfied with the end results, but for now, there's a long and awkward way to go through the rest of Chapters 2 and 3 before we reach that point in Kirby Adventure.

Original Author's Comment:

07/01/11
Finally, finally finally finally finally FINALLY, The Beginning... is over. Finished. This took way too long to complete.

Hopefully this story satisfied the interests of you, the readers.

I understand some of you may be upset over the death of Keeby, but it doesn't matter. I don't make this comic to please anybody, I make this comic because I enjoy making comics.

Now that I'm done with this segment, I think I'm gonna ramble on about the concepts and creation of this whole story. Why? Because I feel this is the first segment that actually DESERVES to be talked about in depth. So, I shall begin now, and those who don't care can just skip ahead to the 'Post a Comment' button.


Okay, first thing to say: I was truly surprised at how well this story came out. The basic idea of a KAS backstory wasn't even mine, like I said at the start of Meet The KAS. 100th fan KingCorp mentioned it as a story he'd like to see in his review of Kirby Adventure. So I took that idea and started making a basic concept of what would happen.

I knew for certain that almost all of the main members of the Squad would show up at one point in the story; it made sense to have them all have met before the Squad was formed. Beforehand though, the only one he knew was Hali. Hali and Kirby's friendship before the Squad was formed was there since I made Hali a character, way back in Average Days. When I made her Member Profile, the second time I tried making cast pages, I hinted that they knew each other beforehand. This was helped by Kirby's knowledge of Hali's name, while others simply call her Director.

Hali and Kirby's relationship also was inspired by CBS television show NCIS. In fact, a lot of stuff, like Shadik being a liason agent, was inspired by NCIS. In NCIS, one of the main characters, Special Agent Gibbs, once had a love relationship with the second director in the series, Director Jenny Shepard, before she was director. This relationship between Shepard and Gibbs inspired Hali and Kirby's relationship greatly. But now I'm straying way too far away.

Since Kirby and Hali knew each other, obviously putting Hali into the story was a necessity. Some of you said Hali was a lot different in the past than in the present. Truthfully, she actually isn't that different. The main difference is that now, she's a director, and so she can't be saying stuff like 'Oooh, burn.' without kinda screwing up protocol. She has to act more mature while on the job. Off the job, she tends to stop acting like this and goes back to the way she acted in this segment.

The next character I placed here was Keeby himself. I didn't know what I was going to be doing with him, aside from that Keeby was gonna die somehow. A necessity, I might add. Keeby isn't in the present, so by adding him into this story, it produced a lot of speculation as to why Keeby wasn't there. The statement made by him in the 1 year anniversary bonus comic, "I don't exist in the present" , was never to be taken seriously. Nothing there was. And yet it got lots of people correctly thinking Keeby was going to die. Unintentional, but I suppose it still all worked out.

Since I knew Keeby had to die, I started thinking of ways he COULD. I figured Keeby making a heroic sacrifice would work, and Keeby saving Kirby was the obvious choice. This in turn led to Kirby's arrogance factor. And that led to Keeby's protective nature.

After the Dark Nebula incident in Kirby: Squeak Squad (or Mouse Attack), Kirby starting being more arrogant about his skills. I figured this would be a good route to go, because since it would provide a good character moment when Kirby finally realized he was NOT the strongest thing in the universe, and could actually need help.

Though truthfully, I may have overdid his arrogance by making him give himself the nickname 'Legendary Kirby'.

The idea to have The True Arena be in the mix came to me once I started the segment. I needed a way to get Kirby into a fight that could be very difficult for him, and so the True Arena became the best solution: with all the fights and challenges, I could definitely make one too difficult for Kirby to handle. The subgame's infamy would certainly make fans start to wonder what would happen. And that was exactly what I wanted.

With the following comics, I was able to set a timeframe for when this occured. In Part 4, we can see Kirby defeating King Dedede. What's important here is that Dedede has his jet hammer with him, and you can see his mask being broken apart. So I was able to place this right after Revenge of the King. Next comic, Kirby is seen training on Rocky. In this comic, before Shadow Kirby shows up, Rocky states "If The True Arena is anything like Helper To Hero, you're going to need it", or something like that. I'm too lazy to check. So then I was able to place this after both Revenge of the King and Helper to Hero. I was very happy about that.

We also got to see that the Kirby Adventure Squad base for Division A wasn't always what it is now. Something that I just thought I should add in.

The idea for Shadow Kirby to come up was also thought up at the last minute, really. But it also made sense. I mentioned Shadow in Meet The KAS, but now was the first time we got to see him. His personality was essentially Kirby's future personality and Keeby's personality combined. But I needed a reason for him to suddenly show up, so then the idea of Kirby training Shadik came to mind, since I knew I wanted the majority of the main cast to appear. So this was the perfect opportunity.

I greatly enjoyed letting the characters meet for the first time, as shown by Kirby and Shadik's first meet. It also allowed me to crack some jokes before getting serious with the fighting that would occur in the second half of this segment. Something I greatly appreciated.

The Float Islands Training Center place appeared as a whim, after I pulled that little silly comic with Kirby looking like he was gonna shoot Shadik out of a cannon. I needed heads of the Center right after I created the place itself, so then Syzmi and Tazmi were born. This also gave me the opportunity to reference my other comic, Yoshi & Kirby, with the 'manavalavara' thingy. Unfortunately, not all of you understood what the heck that was, so suffice it to say that was nowhere near my best joke. It was just a little silly jab at the comic that hadn't updated in forever, and it also created the bonus fact that I hadn't forgotten about Yoshi & Kirby.

Syzmi and Tazmi created another opening for a member of Division A, so I went with one of my favorites, Keito. I had Keito and Shadik leave the scene to simply make some more jokes. While that was going on, Kirby asked Tazmi if he could train Shadik for him, so that Kirby could get back to his own training so Keeby didn't nag him some more. This was shown to have happened off-screen when in Part 15, Shadow says that Kirby and Tazmi trained Shadik. I'm not certain if anyone actually picked that up, though.

The reason for the cut from the Training Center to the True Arena was simply because of what part it was. I wanted the Beginning to have only around 30 parts, and I wanted the serious stuff to start happening right around the halfway point. So it did.

A lot of the fighting was straightforward, but it did give me more opportunities for Kirbies in Division A. Kaxo would not be left out of this tournament, so I made him Kirby's second major fight. Keito became Kirby's first major fight because I wanted a face that was seen already, and Keito was the way to go, simply because it made sense. Since he was a new trainee at the Training Center, it made sense to have him have gone there to train for the True Arena.

The fight with Keito also allowed me to show how Kirby got his Sword Stored Ability. Just something I chose to add, since you guys were probably wondering how exactly he got it in the first place.

Keeby meeting Raize in the bleachers of the stadium went very well. The pairing was great, for the two personalities went well together. Raize managed to get Keeby to just accept that Kirby was going through with this. If Galacta Knight hadn't shown up, Raize and Keeby would have definitely been good friends afterwards.

Also, I randomly threw in Caiya just for the fact that I needed her here for the upcoming fight.

Shadik fighting Meta Knight worked out well, because I didn't really have anyone else left to go to, so Meta Knight's addition in Part 15 became a great way to have someone recognizable fight Shadik. This fight was important mostly because it allowed me to show how Shadik fought.

Galacta Knight's arrival was thought up around the time of Part 16 or so. I still needed some character to kill Keeby, and I was thinking about it for a good long while. Once I decided upon Galacta Knight, I started to think of ways he could actually get there.

Originally, Galacta was going to have received an invite to the tournament, and then he was gonna have mercilessly fought Kirby. When it came time to have Galacta appear though, I changed the plan and just had Galacta crash the whole event.

The crystal was placed in to make a good interruption. Made from custom Pix sprites, I think it worked out very well. Galacta's appearance was so well timed with the remaining segments, since I wanted this segment to end before July, so I could get started on the next segment at that time.

Galacta Knight became much more serious a character than he originally was going to be, but I am very pleased with the outcome. Now that I had all the pieces set in place, I started showing Galacta's prowess and might. Defeating Shadik in a single blow was all the proof you guys needed that Galacta meant business.

When Kirby faced Galacta, it allowed me to delve into Galacta's backstory a bit more. It also showed even more how serious Galacta was; he was able to go on a tangent about the mysterious mages that sealed him away while still paying attention to the fight and even winning the fight.

All the Kirbies shown so far joining together to assist Kirby became a great moment for this segment, especially since it was never planned. It also allowed me to show Saia as the official medic and healer for the True Arena. Her pacifist nature unfortunately prevented her from assisting in the fight.

The Galactic Storm attack was the last-minute thing I figured out on how specifically to kill Keeby. It also worked perfectly with Shadik being awesome; he single-handedly saved almost everybody from being killed from the blast, using his Shadow Jump. I specifically managed to position everybody so that Keeby and Kirby were on one side, and everyone else was on the other side, with Shadik to save them.

The ending where Kirby kills Galacta Knight felt a bit rushed to me, but I'm still happy with how it came out. Now, with this comic, we get the actual formation of the KAS in grayscale format. I felt grayscale was necessary because it just went and showed everyone that it was a flashback, for those who actually forgot.

As for the reason Keeby had to die, it just helped shape Kirby's personality. I knew that Keeby dying would give Kirby the reason to form the Squad; to Kirby, it was honoring Keeby's memory, and his mission to help those in need. Kirby was certainly in need, and yet Kirby was too arrogant to listen to Keeby. Kirby felt he needed to amend that best he could, so he went with the Squad idea. It also gave Kirby a reason to be so protective over his friends in the present, like when he was merciless towards Talzo for trying to kill Hali. Kirby doesn't want to have others suffer because of him, so he makes certain nothing like Keeby's death could happen to any of his other friends. Makes sense, right?

Oh, and the reason Shat'l barely appeared at all was because originally Kirby was going to have lost the fight with Galacta Knight, and one of the others instead killed Galacta. Eventually I changed that, but what does that have to do with Shat'l? Because in Meet The KAS, Shat'l says that Kirby had never lost a fight. If in my original plans, Kirby was going to lose, why would Shat'l have said that? Because Shat'l said before that, "To my KNOWLEDGE, Kirby has never lost a fight". Shat'l wasn't going to be present for the fight because I liked the red herring that that gave. Fans knew Kirby wasn't going to lose, because Shat'l said that. Not a single person made the 'to my knowledge' connection. Of course, all that was redundant since Kirby technically still won anyway.

OKAY, I'M DONE. RAISE YOUR HAND IF YOU ACTUALLY READ ANY OF THAT.


Smack Jeeves Comments Section:

DarkNut255
07/01/11
*raises hand* I read all of it, it was very interesting, and I enjoyed it.

Anyways, about the comic itself, not much to say here, but a very nice way to wrap up the segment.

I'd say perfect timing, as the cross-over with Kirby's Dream Adventure will start tomorrow.


guestuser
07/01/11
But I still can't believe Keeby's...gone. He was one of my favorite characters. Maybe instead of killing him, you could have just made him get seriously hurt. Then he wouldn't have to die and Kirby would still stop being arrogant (spelling?).


guestuser
07/01/11
So...Did Meta Knight die? And would you ever consider Keeby having an appearance as a ghost Kirby? Even if it's just a minor appearance?


guestuser
07/01/11
I don't get a cookie for that right? Even I had read ALL you wrote


Dlee
07/01/11
-Raise hand- dose keeby
have a grave?


epicness
07/01/11
0_O*brain explodes from all of text*


DarkMario1000
07/01/11
Holy Hell…at least half the page was your paragraphs! xD


contradiction123
07/01/11
very interesting. Can't wait to read more


guestuser
07/01/11
Did Meta Knight died with Keeby,or did Meta Knight only got really injured from that thing?(By the way,are you taking camos or characters for the comics.)


MentalKnight64
07/01/11
Who is Aika anyway and will that character ever be important or will it just be a minor character?


lord_aizen66
07/01/11
ok somehow i missed the last comic and just read it and wow you acctualy had keeby get burned to a crisp t-thats just wow oh and YAY for being done with this segmant i hate prequels so yay :D though what you did was pritty good though


guestuser
07/01/11
so, new segment will come?


BurningLito
07/01/11
I absolutely loved that history, I used to be a bit confused but now I understand it all. Great job. I can't wait for more.


Gigi19972010
07/03/11
What is really interesting, and made me "O.O" is that the way you make your comics, it is EXACTLY THE WAY I DO. REALLY, I'M NOT KIDDING. And most of your ideas are the same as mines. A lot of times a have one idea but I'll just use it really later and then you come with almost the same idea before I can even use it. I don't understand... Anyways, one thing I think you missed in this chapter is the fact it was a flashback, Kirby was telling it. Sometimes you showed things that Kirby didn't see, so how can he know them? And also, when Kirby said about Keeby's death, he even didn't cryed (in the present). If your best friend dies, and he sacrificed himself to save you, if you tell someone about this, you'll say like "He died saving me. Yeah..." ? Anyways, I'd do that if I was making something like that, showing the emotions of my characters, but it's just my opinion. Oh, and sorry about the long comment. ^^


Ultimate Yoshi
07/03/11
The reason some things were shown that Kirby could never have seen, was because this story wasn't being shown in a flashback style. The story was being told as if the flashback was the present time. I definitely deviated from Kirby's viewpoint quite a lot, but some parts, like Keeby and Raize's talks, were necessary for the story.

Also, just because we didn't SEE Kirby cry in the present, doesn't mean he didn't. We only got to see Kirby in the present when he was finished with the story, other than that, for all we may know, he was crying when he talked about Keeby's death. [/lazyexcuse]


guestuser
07/04/11
I actually figured out that Keeby was going to die long before you made that 1 year anniversary comic.
So... wait. I'm confused. How much of this was planned out, and how much of it was you making things up as you went along?


Ultimate Yoshi
07/04/11
Much of it was planned out, but some lesser details were made up on the spot.


Striffen Cloud
07/04/11
Even though I missed a week.


guestuser
07/05/11
Yeah, I read that whole thing and got brain burnout.

Anyways, everything makes sense now thanks to that segment and that rant. :3


plasma_knight303
09/26/11
*raises hand* Though,that was the longest author comment I have ever seen.


guestuser
10/13/11
RAISE OF THE HAND

That took a while, especially since i'm supposed to be doing homework. XD


guestuser
11/02/11
...That's pretty much all I have to say.


guestuser
12/09/11



lstaff4
04/15/12
*raises hand* 0__o


plasma_knight303
05/09/12
Poor Keeby... He and Raize COULD'VE made good friends.


astroninja1
03/11/14
*raises hand*


guestuser
04/02/14
That nice and sad story


Thecommander248
11/14/14
True.