Kirby of the Stars Pilot

The Kirby of the Stars Pilot is a five Minute prototype short made before the actual anime. The short contains no voices whatsoever, and consists of mainly Visual Gags.

A few years back, a special edition Kirby game and anime DVD was released as a bonus item in a Japanese magazine. In addition to video clips of Kirby's games and some episodes of the anime, it included a short pilot episode for the anime series.

A pilot episode is, in this case, a sort of 'prototype' or an early version of a series that can be shown to test audiences and the like. Nothing is known about the background of this clip however- it isn't narrated and no other information was included about it.

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Episode Plot
It begins with Kirby sleeping on his Warpstar riding through space before crash landing on Pop Star. There he first encounters a yellow-skinned little girl who somewhat resembles Tiff. She gets angry with him at first and he just thinks she's funny, and they become friends.

The two fly through the air high about the ground when King Dedede spots them from his castle on a hill. As is typical for him he decides to try and ruin Kirby's fun. While Kirby and the girl explore, Dedede tries to pull multiple tricks on them but they all fail. First, he tries to shoot him down with a Gatling Gun, only for it to explode in his face. Next he tries to plunge a giant wooden stake into the puffball, only for him to hit the ground after Kirby walks away (which was really a giant dinosaur). He then tries to take Kirby out with his Hammer whilst he is relaxing at the beach, only to get caught in the tide and washed away. Finally he builds a giant bomb in an effort to blow Kirby up, but it blows up when he tries to fit the top onto it. When blasted by said bomb, Kirby, ever the nice guy, offers him a hot dog from the picnic he and Tiff were having.

Suddenly, dark clouds gather. Plumes of smoke morph into many well-known enemies from the games (including the likes of Meta Knight and Dark Matter). Kirby immediately jumps into action, using his inhale to first inhale Captain Stitch, and Spits him out at Meta Knight, knocking the two of them out. Next he inhales the Ice Dragon, using the Ice Ability to Freeze Dark Matter. Finally, he inhales Mister Green, using the Spark ability to take out the remaining enemies. He, Dedede and the girl get ready to fight again but suddenly they are captured between the claws of a looming figure that resembles Nightmare. But then Kirby wakes up on his Warp Star to find it was all just a dream.

Trivia

 * There are many Differnces and Similarities between this short and the actual anime itself. For Example:
 * The girl Kirby meets seems to be an early design for Tiff, as they have a similar body shape, skin color and hair style. (As well as a bit of a temper.) The girl has no known name, but because of the ornate tiara she wears some think she might be a princess.
 * Kirby's design is much more reminiscent of his appearance in older games, especially Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2. His copy ability hats are not used, and instead he uses his abilities plain like in those games. His inhale ability however is very powerful like in the anime.
 * A Different Version of Castle Dedede is shown, however, It resides on the top of a hill, seemingly overlooking Dreamland, just like it's counterpart.  The castle is also by the sea in the short, whereas it is nowhere near the sea in the anime.
 * Strangely, King Dedede's Hat has a crown on it where he would usually have the White Bobble.
 * The Enemies that appear are:
 * Captain Stitch
 * Meta Knight (of note, he has his Wings, and his sword looks like the Early Video Game Version - Compare to Master.)
 * Ice Dragon
 * Dark Matter
 * Master Green
 * Blocky (coloured grey, like the Anime version)
 * Efrite
 * Haboki
 * Sweet Stuff
 * Mr. P. Umpkin
 * Nightmare
 * Kirby rides his warpstar from the side, like in the games, rather than on top, like he's seen doing in the anime.
 * The animation is done almost entirely in computer graphics, with only a few scenes in traditional animation. This is the exact opposite of the finalized anime, which primarily used cel-drawings.
 * Listen carefully when Kirby freezes Dark matter and you will hear the sound used for when Kirby swallows something from the anime.