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The butterflies are rather small, with a total length comparable to one of [[Kirby]]'s eyes, though specifically Morpho Knight has been shown to be much larger when it goes after [[Galacta Knight]] in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]]. Their wings are consistently depicted as yellow-orange on their insides and red on their edges, though whether the wings smoothly fade from red to orange or have a hard separation between them varies. The butterflies' body is mainly orange. | The butterflies are rather small, with a total length comparable to one of [[Kirby]]'s eyes, though specifically Morpho Knight has been shown to be much larger when it goes after [[Galacta Knight]] in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]]. Their wings are consistently depicted as yellow-orange on their insides and red on their edges, though whether the wings smoothly fade from red to orange or have a hard separation between them varies. The butterflies' body is mainly orange. | ||
These butterflies | These butterflies are usually seen fluttering around [[Dream Land]], and often lands on Kirby when he is unconscious, which is typically enough to wake him up. | ||
[[wikipedia:Butterfly#In culture|In many cultures,]] butterflies are often associated with death, souls, and the afterlife. This extends as far back as ancient Egypt, where some species of butterflies were thought to be the reincarnated souls of dead warriors. [[wikipedia:Psyche (mythology)|Psyche]], the Greek goddess of the soul, was associated with butterflies and often appeared as a woman with butterfly wings. [[wikipedia:ja:チョウ#伝承|In ancient Japanese folklore,]] butterflies are thought to represent the souls of the living, the dying, and the dead. While they are treated with great reverence, a butterfly may signal an omen of death, or appear to guide a dying soul to [[Yomi]], the land of the dead.<ref>[https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/2020/09/09/japanese-folktales-the-butterfly-soul/ Japanese Folktales: The Butterfly Soul], told by F. Hadland Davis, reproduced by zteve t evans</ref> | [[wikipedia:Butterfly#In culture|In many cultures,]] butterflies are often associated with death, souls, and the afterlife. This extends as far back as ancient Egypt, where some species of butterflies were thought to be the reincarnated souls of dead warriors. [[wikipedia:Psyche (mythology)|Psyche]], the Greek goddess of the soul, was associated with butterflies and often appeared as a woman with butterfly wings. [[wikipedia:ja:チョウ#伝承|In ancient Japanese folklore,]] butterflies are thought to represent the souls of the living, the dying, and the dead. While they are treated with great reverence, a butterfly may signal an omen of death, or appear to guide a dying soul to [[Yomi]], the land of the dead.<ref>[https://ztevetevans.wordpress.com/2020/09/09/japanese-folktales-the-butterfly-soul/ Japanese Folktales: The Butterfly Soul], told by F. Hadland Davis, reproduced by zteve t evans</ref> | ||
