Then vs. Now: 16 Ways Kirby and his World Have Changed
![Then vs. Now: 16 Ways Kirby and his World Have Changed](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/1/9/8/836198_320x180.jpg)
Kirby is a little puffball that has no logic or reason, and is the most powerful thing in the entire galaxy. (His villains deserve sympathy more than anything.) And he has a new game out, so let's take a look back at how far we've come -- from the Gameboy days of sepia to the nowadays of a Switch with a two-hour battery that cuts off right as you get to the first boss fight -- Kirby's changed... well, not that much.
His original creation was as a placeholder character for what would become Kirby. The creator wanted him pink; Shigeru Miyamoto, who made Mario and therefore you have to listen to, wanted him yellow; the American marketing team decided white for some reason -- but eventually he landed as the cotton candy-shaped blob of all-devouring hunger that he is today – even devouring other IPs. He's never gotten darker or edgier, never carried a gun or made out with a human woman… Through it all, like God, Kirby just Is.
Kirby (The Game)
![KIRBY The Game Kirby's Dream Land 1992, Game Boy KIRBT ©Xn4 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022, Switch It took 30 years, but Kirby finally moved into 3D in this Breath of the Wild-esque adventure, where you can eat almost everything. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/6/836216.jpg)
Source: Kotaku
Kirby
![CRACKED.COM KIRBY Kirby's Dream Land 1992 First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a Kirby and the great big smile, and Forgotten Land presto, it's Kirby! 2022 The puffball has gone from white to pink to yellow, from yarn being to star racer, and is still sticking with sucking things up.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/2/836212.jpg)
Source: Easy Drawing Guides
Meta Knight
![META KNIGHT Kirby's Adventure 1993 M Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 The mysterious masked crusader, potentially himself a Kirby, has gone from adversary to friend to annoying character to fight in Smash. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/4/836214.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
King Dedede
![KING DEDEDE Kirby's Dream Land 1992 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 Originally Kirby's main villain, he has since relaxed to sometimes rival and most often lazy king. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/5/836215.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Waddle Dee
![CRACKED.COM WADDLE DEE Kirby's Dream Land 1992 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 The main inhabitants of Dream Land and often playable characters (or hidden collectibles), the Waddle Dee look like Kirby in a sweater.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/0/836210.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Marx
![MARX Kirby Super Stars 1996 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 From Kirby's enemy to his ally, Marx is a nightmare jester. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/1/836211.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Warp Star
![WARP STAR Kirby's Dream Land 1992 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 Kirby's main form of transportation. A name that describes itself well. Rideable stars. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/7/836207.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Sparkling Star
![SPARKLING STAR Kirby's Dream Land 1992 Kirby's Blowout Blast 2017 The MacGuffin of the first game, Sparkling Stars are how Dream Landers gather food and travel between planets. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/8/836208.jpg)
Sources: Kirby Wiki, WiKirby
Kirby Wiki
![WHISPY WOODS Kirby's Dream Land 1993 Kirby's first boss, a giant apple tree that tries to blow him away like an evil Giving Tree. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/9/836209.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Kracko
![KRACKO Kirby's Dream Land 1992 Kirby Fighters 2 2020 Be not afraid! This Kirby boss has a smaller son, Krako Jr. who is like him but less spiky. The chibi one is less scary, at least. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/5/836205.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Lololo & Lalala
![LOLOLO & LALALA Eggerland Mystery 1985 Kirby Fighters 2 2020 One of Kirby's first enemies, the two are from an earlier HAL laboratory game, Eggerland Mystery, and appeared in the anime, receiving a bump to sidekicks. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/1/836201.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Dream Land
![DREAM LAND Dream Land on Planet Popstar. Home of a lotta little weirdos. Mostly Waddle Dees. Ruler: King Dedede. Main export: weird fetishes. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/6/836206.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki
Nightmare
![NIGHTMARE Kirby's Adventure 1993 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 A force of entropy and darkness, the main villain of the anime, he keeps losing against a pink puffball. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/2/836202.jpg)
Source: Villains Wiki
Kirby Copy
![KIRBY COPY Kirby's main (and most disturbing power) has Kirby's changed a bit Dream Land over the years. 1993 Kirby and the Forgotten Land 2022 All mouthful-mode allows you to edge your voregasm. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/1/3/836213.jpg)
Source: Kotaku
Halber
![HALBERD Meta Knight's ship, as goth as a Machine Gun Kelly song. Kirby Super Star 1996 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate 2018 CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/3/836203.jpg)
Source: Nintendo Wiki
Galacta Knight
![GALACTA KNIGHT Kirby Super Star Ultra 2008 Super Kirby Clash 2019 Galacta Knight, the most powerful warrior in the universe, remains an enemy. CRACKED.COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/2/0/4/836204.jpg)
Source: Kirby Wiki