We have timelines for Zelda&Metroid (& Mario, deep lore)- Where's the Kirby timeline?

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nynt9

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We all know the Zelda timeline with multiple branches, and Metroid's timeline is fairly straightforward. If one makes the mistake of going to the Mario wiki, then one can fall into the insanely deep rabbit hole of the Mario timeline.

But what's the Kirby timeline? In what order does each game take place? Are Canvas Curse and Epic Yarn and Air Ride separate branches like the fallen hero timeline in Zelda? ScrewAttack has an actual timeline here, but it doesn't address all the games. Their timeline is:

Dreamland
Adventure
Super Star
Amazing Mirror
Return to Dreamland
Triple Deluxe
Revenge of the King
Squeak Squad
Mass Attack
Dreamland 2
Dreamland 3
64

The ScrewAttack timeline makes a lot of sense if you actually read it, tbh.

Thoughts?
 
mrmickfran said:
Does a Kirby timeline really matter? lol
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Kirby doesn't have a timeline because pretty much none of the games have a direct connection to each other, aside from Dreamland 2/3 and 64. If you really have to know the order, it's safe to assume that each game takes place after the last one.

As for that ScrewAttack example... it sucks. You can't just say "I'm not going to count ____ because it wouldn't fit into my poorly thought out timeline". Kirby Fighters alone destroys his positioning of Dreamland 2/3 + 64 at the end due to Animal Friend cameos in Coo's Forest.
 
The flow of time is distorted in Lordran... er, Dreamland.

Kirby is a ravenously hungry, semi-indestructible biological superweapon doomed to walk a path through nightmares and dreams alike. He and his universe don't really make sense, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is no logical flow to his adventures, even within his own universe.

He's like the rogue dream of an Ancient One.
 
Camjo-Z said:
Kirby doesn't have a timeline because pretty much none of the games have a direct connection to each other, aside from Dreamland 2/3 and 64. If you really have to know the order, it's safe to assume that each game takes place after the last one.

As for that ScrewAttack example... it sucks. You can't just say "I'm not going to count ____ because it wouldn't fit into my poorly thought out timeline". Kirby Fighters alone destroys his positioning of Dreamland 2/3 + 64 at the end due to Animal Friend cameos in Coo's Forest.
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Also the Halberd in Squeak Squad is a big piece of continuity from KSS, but then you have to acknowledge that Squeak Squad exists.
 
This is a series in which a major plot point was the fact that someone stole Kirby's strawberry shortcake. In his mission to get back his shortcake he accidentally releases, then destroys a creature of unspeakable evil. I don't think the timeline or plot are given much deep thought.

Kirby never got the shortcake. It haunts me to this day.
 
Doesn't the amazing mirror appear in triple deluxe? And what happened to the other color kirby (Kirbys? Kirbae? Kirbii?)? Where does Kirby's cellphone signal comes from?

The mind boggles.
 
I don't think it really matters that much. Metroid and Zelda are pretty much the only mainstream Nintendo series that references a continuity of this sort. Pokemon does SLIGHTLY but not between all games, even though there is an official timeline which I believe is...

Fire Red/Leaf Green <-> Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby
- 3 Years -
Heart Gold/Soul Silver <-> Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
- Unknown Amount of Time -
Black/White
- 2 Years -
Black 2/White 2 <-> X/Y
 
Sir TapTap said:
This is a series in which a major plot point was the fact that someone stole Kirby's strawberry shortcake. In his mission to get back his shortcake he accidentally releases, then destroys a creature of unspeakable evil. I don't think the timeline or plot are given much deep thought.

Kirby never got the shortcake. It haunts me to this day.
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Best game plot EVER
 
Sir TapTap said:
This is a series in which a major plot point was the fact that someone stole Kirby's strawberry shortcake. In his mission to get back his shortcake he accidentally releases, then destroys a creature of unspeakable evil. I don't think the timeline or plot are given much deep thought.

Kirby never got the shortcake. It haunts me to this day.
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You need to watch the post-credits scene (seriously).

Major spoilers:

After the credits of the game, the Squeaks return the shortcake as an apology for the trouble they caused.

After beating the game, the cake appears on the treasure screen as an icon. If selected, it shows a picture of the cake. It has no purpose otherwise, though, besides adding a treasure to Kirby's total.

Spoilery pics here:

http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake#Artwork
 
Kirby doesn't need a timeline because Sakurai puts everything from every game in the new one. I haven't played Triple Deluxe but it probably has Gameboy-style levels.

The glut of meta-ness became so much that other series started spilling into games like Kirby Super Star. Samus appears in person in that game. Maybe Kirby is from the Smash Bros. series now.
 
TUSR said:
The Zelda timeline is bullshit anyways, a Kirby one would make less sense.
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People that think the Zelda timeline is bullshit baffle me. Not only has every Zelda game been made and marketed explicitly as either a sequel or prequel since the first game, the games themselves make it pretty clear how they fit together.
 
mrmickfran said:
Does a Kirby timeline really matter? lol
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ReyVGM said:
There was another person here a few days ago asking about the Mario timeline and everyone agreed it was a waste of time becuse there is none.
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It's a tongue in cheek thread, guys. But it's fun to discuss.

mrmickfran said:
Does a Kirby timeline really matter? lol
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Robin64 said:
The Kirby timeline is the order the games came out in.
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WRONG.

If you read the ScrewAttack link it actually makes a lot of sense.


mrmickfran said:
Does a Kirby timeline really matter? lol
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Fireblend said:
Doesn't the amazing mirror appear in triple deluxe? And what happened to the other color kirby (Kirbys? Kirbae? Kirbii?)? Where does Kirby's cellphone signal comes from?

The mind boggles.
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The lore is too deep for me to handle.

pantsmith said:
The flow of time is distorted in Lordran... er, Dreamland.

Kirby is a ravenously hungry, semi-indestructible biological superweapon doomed to walk a path through nightmares and dreams alike. He and his universe don't really make sense, and I wouldn't be surprised if there is no logical flow to his adventures, even within his own universe.

He's like the rogue dream of an Ancient One.
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BEARER OF CAKE.
SEEK FOOD.
SEEK CANDY.
LEST something happens in Dreamland, or something.
 
maxcriden said:
You need to watch the post-credits scene (seriously).

Major spoilers:

After the credits of the game, the Squeaks return the shortcake as an apology for the trouble they caused.

After beating the game, the cake appears on the treasure screen as an icon. If selected, it shows a picture of the cake. It has no purpose otherwise, though, besides adding a treasure to Kirby's total.

Spoilery pics here:

http://kirby.wikia.com/wiki/Strawberry_Shortcake#Artwork
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Oh right, I forgot about that I guess. I just looked the ending up on Youtube because I forgot
the highly important status of the shortcake
and they apparently failed to include that. I 100%'d the game but it's been a few years.
nynt9 said:
BEARER OF CAKE.
SEEK FOOD.
SEEK CANDY.
LEST something happens in Dreamland, or something.
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I would put Revenge of the King before RTDL and TD, and Mass Attack before RotK.

RotK is when King Dedede gives up trying to beat Kirby, so the games when he's just Kirby's ally should be set after that.
 
Kirby is alot more like a saturday morning cartoon, there is "continuity" but its very episodic, in one game dedede is the number 1 villain, in the next he becomes a total bro(kirby 64)
 
foxuzamaki said:
Kirby is alot more like a saturday morning cartoon, there is lcontinuity" but its very episodic, in one game dedede is the number 1 villain, in the next he becomes a total bro(kirby 64)
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There are reasons for that! Sometimes they unite against a greater evil and realize that they're not too different.

MrBadger said:
I would put Revenge of the King before RTDL and TD, and Mass Attack before RotK.

RotK is when King Dedede gives up trying to beat Kirby, so the games when he's just Kirby's ally should be set after that.
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You know, silliness and lack of a timeline aside, I'd really love to see a Kirby game do more backstory of the 'Dark X'/'X Soul' enemies. Stuff like Zero, O2,
Magalor
Soul and Drawcia Soul are really cool. Was so glad when
Magalor
Soul popped up in Kirby's Return to Dreamland, I'm always a bit worried Nintendo will clamp down on the grimmer parts of Kirby, and I love when Kirby pulls a fucked up final boss. Dat Marx Soul scream.
 
foxuzamaki said:
Kirby is alot more like a saturday morning cartoon, there is "continuity" but its very episodic, in one game dedede is the number 1 villain, in the next he becomes a total bro(kirby 64)
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Well, like Dedede's sole act of villainy was stealing all of the food in dreamland in the first game. Not exactly a real villain. Every plot since where he was an antangonist has been due to Kirby jumping to conclusions and beating up Dedede when he was innocent or his actions were mistaken as bad or Dedede gets possessed by the actual villain. Dedede isn't a bad guy. He just did one bad thing and will never live it down.
 
Anyone still have the image of the 3-branched Donkey Kong timeline that included the CGI cartoon in "The Hero and Villain in Red reconcile, Villain teaches Hero song" timeline.
 
Alright, here's the highly accurate and scientific Kirby timeline. I most likely forgot a lot of stuff since not much thought went into this

Kirby's Dreamland
(Dedede debuts as a villain, Kirby sets out to stop him)

Dyna Blade

Revenge of Meta Knight
(Meta Knight debuts, wants to rule Dreamland, has to be after Dyna Blade, since the bird re-appears)

Kirby Squeak Squad
(has to be set before Mass Attack because of Squeaks returning, makes sense for Kirby to instantly blame Dedede for things going wrong if they're not friends yet)

Kirby Mass Attack
(Has to be set after Squeak Squad but before Adventure and Revenge as King Dedede is a villain)

Gourmet Race

Revenge of the King
(King Dedede gives up trying to defeat Kirby)

Kirby's Dreamland 2

Kirby's Dreamland 3
(both of these games come before Adventure as Kirby doesn't yet trust King Dedede, even though the evil stuff isn't his fault)

Kirby's Adventure
(Kirby realises King Dedede isn't evil, Meta Knight helps protect Dreamland, already knows about Kirby since he keeps showing up to interrupt him, doesn't trust Kirby after he released the ruler of the underworld because he thought it was cake in Squeak Squad)

Amazing Mirror
(Dark Meta Knight introduced, four Kirbys created, Meta Knight becomes a hero)

Kirby Fighters
(Following the creation of Kirby clones, the real Kirby decides to execute the fakes)

Canvas Curse
(has Meta Knight and Dedede as heroes, Drawcia introduced)

Kirby 64
(King Dedede still kind of reluctant to help out Kirby but they get along and work together this time)

Return to Dreamland
(By this point, Meta Knight and King Dedede are kirby's close friends)

Triple Deluxe
(has to be after Canvas Curse and Amazing Mirror, Paintra and Dark Meta Knight both want revenge)

Milky Way Wishes
(has to be last because if the other villains knew about Nova, they'd try to use it for themselves, plus in previous games, we see no signs of the sun and moon fighting, which had the potential to wipe out a lot of Dreamland life and throw the world into disorder)
 
Big One said:
I don't think it really matters that much. Metroid and Zelda are pretty much the only mainstream Nintendo series that references a continuity of this sort. Pokemon does SLIGHTLY but not between all games, even though there is an official timeline which I believe is...

Fire Red/Leaf Green <-> Alpha Sapphire/Omega Ruby
- 3 Years -
Heart Gold/Soul Silver <-> Diamond/Pearl/Platinum
- Unknown Amount of Time -
Black/White
- 2 Years -
Black 2/White 2 <-> X/Y
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It can't have been that long between HG/SS and BW1 can it? I mean, don't you meet the Rocket with the dumb accent in BW1?

Also things're gonna go for a loop with ORAS now. Nintendo is probably not gonna bother saying "time machines!" so you just gonna straight up trade with trainers who are at least 5 years time difference.
 
Sir TapTap said:
You know, silliness and lack of a timeline aside, I'd really love to see a Kirby game do more backstory of the 'Dark X'/'X Soul' enemies. Stuff like Zero, O2,
Magalor
Soul and Drawcia Soul are really cool. Was so glad when
Magalor
Soul popped up in Kirby's Return to Dreamland, I'm always a bit worried Nintendo will clamp down on the grimmer parts of Kirby, and I love when Kirby pulls a fucked up final boss. Dat Marx Soul scream.
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Smash Kirby AFTER smash bros meele ?


edit : ignore, I was thinking that it was the FIRST game of each hability
 
maxcriden said:
Whyyyy has the Animal copy ability never come back? :(
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Because beetle's better anyway.

You probably *could* work out a Kirby timeline of sorts, since they all seem to take place right after the previous ones. The only tangle would be Super Star Ultra and figuring out when Meta Knightmare Ultra and Revenge of the King happened, but both of those are self-contained and largely unimportant.
 
The Kirby timeline happens sometime before the Pikmin timeline.

Shiver Star is a frozen version of earth with the continents in their current position, Pikmin is set on earth with all humans dead and only remnants of human civilisation and the continents all shifted.

So basically, we're all going to die out in a massive ice age and give rise to the world in Pikmin.
 
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