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Queen

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Queen
K64 Fairy Queen model.png
Ripped model of the queen from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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First appearance Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000)
Latest appearance Kirby Star Allies (2018, cameo)
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This article is about the minor character in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, see Queen Sectonia.

The queen[1] is a minor character from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, acting as the sovereign ruler of Ripple Star.

Personality[edit]

The queen is shown to be easily frightened as demonstrated by her reaction to the Dark Matter invasion of Ripple Star: she panics until Ribbon discusses what to do with her. She is also shown to be somewhat clumsy, as when she bows in the bad ending, her glasses and crown briefly fall out of place (although this could perhaps be due to her being possessed by Dark Matter at the time).

Characteristics[edit]

The queen is rather unusual among her kind. She is a rather tall figure by fairy standards—standing at about Adeleine's height—with black hair and long pigtails, a slim golden crown, and a pair of rather large round glasses. She wears an outfit reminiscent of a Japanese sailor fuku with a long tie and a layered skirt; the sleeves are slightly too long, obscuring her hands. Though her wings are quite large, the queen does not fly like other fairies do, and instead remains on the ground.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the queen sends Ribbon off with the great crystal as Dark Matter takes control of Ripple Star. From there, the queen is possessed by Dark Matter, though this is not known to the heroes. In the bad ending, this fact is made apparent to the player when the queen glares menacingly at the camera after the heroes leave—but if all the Crystal Shards were collected, the reformed crystal zaps the queen and purges Dark Matter from her.

At the true end of the game, the queen and Ribbon award the heroes with crystal medals for defeating Dark Matter.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

The queen makes a cameo appearance in Kirby Star Allies, where she is being drawn by Adeleine in the Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! ending picture for the Wave 2 Dream Friends.

Trivia[edit]

  • The Japanese Kirby 64 website's story outline refers to the queen (or the character that sends Ribbon off with the crystal) as "the princess" ("お姫さま")[2]. It is unclear how the character's title changed from "princess" to "queen" between the development of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the publication of Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book as part of Kirby's Dream Collection.

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Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 女王様[3]
Jo'ō-sama
女王[4]
Jo'ō
Queen


References

  1. "Rough sketches of the queen. Why does it look like she's about to cry...?" ⁠—Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book, page 25
  2. ""お姫さまは妖精さんのひとり「リボン」にクリスタルをたくして、宇宙に逃がしました。"" おはなし, 星のカービィ64
  3. From page 25 of the Japanese print of the Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book.
  4. From page 38 of the Kirby Character Encyclopedia