User:ShadowKirby/Kirby in Yarn
- Inspired by an April Fools Day idea by Soprano (Pikipedia administrator).
This page covers (will cover) every Kirby-relevant aspect in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, as the original game was only rebranded as a Kirby game later into its development.
Characters[edit]
Direct appearances[edit]
| Kirby series characters in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn | ||
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| Name | Image | Notes |
| Kirby | 
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Protagonist and playable character. |
| King Dedede | 
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Boss and supporting character. Retains some attacks, such as Head Slide and Super Dedede Jump. Playable in Dedede Gogogo (only in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn). |
| Meta Knight | 
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Boss and supporting character |
| Waddle Dee | 
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Common foes. The yarn Waddle Dees are impostors created by Yin-Yarn. The real Waddle Dees are covertly replaced and tied up in Castle Dedede. |
| Parasol Waddle Dee | 
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| Spear Waddle Dee | 
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| Bronto Burt | 
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| Blipper | 
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| Waddle Doo | 
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| Gordo | 
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| Scarfy | 
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| Bomber | 
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| Flamer | 
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| Chilly | 
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| UFO | 
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| Shotzo | 
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| Grizzo | 
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| Whispy Woods | 
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Mid-Boss |
| Kracko | 
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Mid-Boss |
| Li'l Kracko | 
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| Combo Cannon | Mid-Boss | |
| Reactor | 
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Mid-Boss |
Additionally, while not having appeared before Kirby's Epic Yarn, Sawgill reappears in another Kirby series title, specifically Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
Design references[edit]
Similar entities may or not be coincidences. The characters listed below are more obvious references.
| Characters based on the Kirby series in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn | ||
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| Name | Image | Notes |
| Prince Fluff | 
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Deuteragonist and playable character (only in Kirby's Epic Yarn). While his concept predates the game becoming a Kirby game, he was (re)designed to look like Kirby for the final game. |
| Freezo | Cold variant of Shotzo. | |
| Gate Core | Space variant of Reactor. | |
| Space Kracko | Space variant of Kracko. | |
| Twiggy Woods | 
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Small variant of Whispy Woods. |
Locations[edit]
Music[edit]
Most of the music of the game was composed by Tomoya Tomita before the game was repurposed for the Kirby series. This includes the music for "six of the seven worlds", and the last world, Dream Land, had its music composed by Jun Ishikawa, Hirokazu Ando, and Tadashi Ikegami.[cite?] Not all details regarding specific arrangement credits or the division in the development timeline are certain. Two new composers, [], joined for Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, and thus it can be assumed that the new tracks of the remake were composed by them.
Most Kirby themes were adapted to the style of Kirby's Epic Yarn: they are generally slower and feature acoustic instrumentation. However, "Tankbot", "Yin-Yarn" and "Mega Yin-Yarn" are exempt from this, as the former is reused from an older title altogether, while the latter two were purposefully composed to subvert the player's expectations.[cite?]
| Kirby series music in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn | ||
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| Title | Sample | Notes |
| "Bubbly Clouds" | Slow 4/4 arrangement of "Bubbly Clouds". Heard during most cutscenes associated with Dream Land, as well as in Cloud Palace. | |
| "Kirby Dance" (long, short, and interrupted versions) | [] | Arrangements of "Kirby Dance". Plays during the victory dances at the end of stages. Long dance plays after getting a Gold Medal and after a boss, short dancenplays when achieving Silver or below in a regular stage, and interrupted version plays between the phases of Yin-Yarn to Mega Yin-Yarn. |
| "Tankbot" | Reused arrangement of "Shooting" from Kirby Air Ride. Heard during Tankbot transformations, as well as the title screens of Dedede Gogogo and Slash & Bead (only in Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn). | |
| "King Dedede" | Arrangement of "King Dedede's Theme" based on the Kirby Super Star structure. Heard in King Dedede's boss stage. | |
| "Meta Knight" | Slower arrangement of "VS. Meta Knight". Heard in Meta Knight's boss stage. | |
| "Dream Land" | Slow arrangement of "Ripple Star: Stage Select" in the likes of "Helper's Rest" from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Plays in the Dream Land level hub. | |
| "Green Greens" |
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Arrangement of "Green Greens" with a "Kirby's Triumphant Return" section. Plays in Whispy's Forest. |
| "Butter Building" | Jazzy arrangement of "Butter Building" in the likes of "Above the Clouds". Plays in Tempest Towers. The American version miscredits the source game as Kirby's Dream Land despite it originating from Kirby's Adventure. | |
Almost no music from Kirby's Epic Yarn would see representation in other titles in the series. However, there are few and specific exceptions:
- "Dream Land" plays when viewing Kirby's Epic Yarn in Kirby's History, Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition.
- The trailer for Kirby's Epic Yarn presented uses audio from gameplay, including the title theme, "Fountain Gardens", "Tankbot", "Lava Landing", "Toy Tracks", "Outer Rings", "Blub-Blub Ocean", "Mt. Slide", "Halberd", "VS. Kracko", "Dusk Dunes", "Big-Bean Vine", "Grass Land", "Hot Land" .
- "Flower Fields" appears when Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn is selected in the Past Adventures menu.
- Kirby's Epic Yarn's "Green Greens" has a chance of playing in the HAL Room of the Normal Challenge of Last Land in New Challenge Stages, Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition.
- "Halberd" reappears in Kirby: Planet Robobot as one of the themes for Rhythm Route - Stage 7 EX.
