Changes: Captain Vul

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“	Rassa frassa blassa! Arrrgh!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

Captain Vul is an antagonist in the Kirby series, appearing in the Revenge of Meta Knight sub-game in Kirby Super Star and its remake. He is a high-ranking bird who presides over the Battleship Halberd and serves as one of the members of the Meta-Knights.

General Information

Captain Vul is an unknown species of avian; though his name suggests that he may be a vulture, his appearance does not match up with this. Dressed in regal, sailor captain-style clothing with epaulets, Vul regularly oversees the crew and makes sure the ship runs smoothly. But after Kirby learns of Meta Knight's plan to conquer Dream Land with it and therefore plans to destroy it, Vul becomes desperate and violently obsessed, and proves that he will do anything to eliminate Kirby—even destroy his own ship.

Captain Vul serves under Meta Knight, presumably as some sort of second-in-command. However, his dialogue indicates that he shares just as much ownership of the Halberd as Meta Knight does. When Vul hears that Kirby has boarded the Halberd, he orders Heavy Lobster to crush him before he becomes any kind of nuisance. After Kirby boards the ship again, he orders the Meta-Knights to do away with him. Then, he guides Kirby to Combo Cannon. When that doesn't work and Kirby destroys the cannon, Vul throws Heavy Lobster at him again. Kirby withstands all of Vul's plans and slowly weakens the Halberd. Beyond coming up with schemes to defeat Kirby, Captain Vul also comments alongside the other Meta-Knights on Kirby's progress, often to give his soldiers orders, scold them for whatever failures or pathetic schemes they commit, or to express his obsession with destroying Kirby. After Kirby destroys the Halberd's Reactor, Vul decides he would rather live than go down with the ill-fated ship. He is the first to evacuate, and is never seen again.

In Kirby Super Star, Captain Vul's portraits were more exaggerated and cartoonish than those in Kirby Super Star Ultra; he was also not named until the remake. He makes a brief cameo during the end credits of Meta Knightmare Ultra, along with Sailor Waddle Dee and Axe Knight. The three are seen in a brief snapshot with Meta Knight in the interior of the Halberd.

Quotes

The more cartoonish version of Captain Vul from Kirby Super Star.

“	You idiot! You hid those?”
	— Captain Vul • to Mace Knight about his hidden stash in Kirby Super Star.

“	WHAAT!?! Throw the Heavy Lobster at 'im!”
	— Captain Vul • to the Meta-Knights in Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	My flying fortress, the Halberd, will now rule over all of Dream Land. ”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	Listen you lubbers! I want you all after that Kirby!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	WHAT?! Paint Ability you say?!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	So YOU were the one hoarding them, you scallywag!!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	Hm. Hmm. Having both wings destroyed may be just what we needed...”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	AHH! This ship is done for! I gotta get outta here!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

“	I'm escaping now! Don't think badly of me!”
	— Captain Vul • Kirby Super Star Ultra

Trivia

The credits of Meta Knightmare Ultra feature CG images that never appear as actual cutscenes. One of these images depicts Meta Knight standing with Sailor Waddle Dee, Axe Knight, and Captain Vul. Throughout the entire Kirby series, this is the only time Captain Vul's face is shown outside of dialog sequences.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, his Kirby Super Star portrait is used as a keychain.
In Kirby Star Allies, one of the Stone forms features a golden statue of Captain Vul, alongside Meta Knight.

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 {{character-infobox
-|image=[[Image:vul.jpg]]
+|image=[[Image:KSSU Captain Vul Neutral.png]]
-|full_name=Vul
-|first_appearance=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996)
-|affiliation=[[Meta Knight]], [[Halberd]], [[Heavy Lobster]], [[Meta-Knights]]
-|species=Albatross
 |caption = ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' sprite
+|jap_name=バル<ruby><rb>艦長</rb><rt>かんちょう</rt></ruby> (Baru Kanchō)
-|latest_appearance = ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' (2008)}}
+|jap_link=バル艦長
-{{quote|Rassa frassa blassa! Arrrgh!|'''Vul'''|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}
+|jap_meaning = Captain Vul <br> 艦長 = Captain, バル = Vul
-'''Vul''' is a well-endowed albatross (though he shares traits with a [[Wikipedia:Sage-grouse|Sage-grouse]] and his name indicates that he is a vulture) that presides over the Battleship [[Halberd]] and serves as one of [[Meta Knight]]'s highest-ranking members throughout the course of [[Revenge of Meta Knight]]. Dressed in regal, sailor captain-style clothing with epaulets, Vul regularly oversees the crew and makes sure the ship runs smoothly. But after Kirby learns of Meta Knight's plan to conquer [[Dream Land]] with it and therefore plans to destroy it, Vul becomes desperate and violently obsessed, and proves that he will do anything to eliminate Kirby—even destroy his own ship.
+|games={{PortalLogo|KSS}}{{PortalLogo|KSSU}}
+|affiliation=[[Meta Knight]], [[Halberd]], [[Heavy Lobster]], [[Meta-Knights]]
+|species=Bird}}
+{{quote|Rassa frassa blassa! Arrrgh!|Captain Vul|[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]}}
+'''Captain Vul''' is an antagonist in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']] series, appearing in the [[Revenge of Meta Knight]] [[sub-game]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its [[Kirby Super Star Ultra|remake]]. He is a high-ranking bird who presides over the [[Battleship Halberd]] and serves as one of the members of the [[Meta-Knights]].
+==General Information==
-Vul is a very underdeveloped character that serves under Meta Knight, presumably as some sort of second-in-command. However, his dialogue indicates that he shares just as much ownership of the Halberd as Meta Knight does. When Vul hears that Kirby has boarded the Halberd, he orders [[Heavy Lobster]] to crush him before he becomes any kind of nuisance. After Kirby boards the ship again, he orders the [[Meta-Knights]] to do away with him. Then, he guides Kirby to [[Main Cannon No. 2|Main Cannon #2]]. When that doesn't work and Kirby destroys the cannon, Vul throws Heavy Lobster at him ''again''. Kirby withstands all of Vul's plans and slowly weakens the Halberd. Beyond coming up with schemes to defeat Kirby, Vul also comments alongside the other [[Meta-Knights]] on [[Kirby|Kirby's]] progress, often to give his soldiers orders, scold them for whatever failures or pathetic schemes they commit, or to express his obsession with killing Kirby. After Kirby destroys the Halberd's [[Reactor]], Vul decides he would rather live than go down with the ill-fated ship. He is the first to evacuate, and is never seen again.
+Captain Vul is an unknown species of avian; though his name suggests that he may be a vulture, his appearance does not match up with this. Dressed in regal, sailor captain-style clothing with epaulets, Vul regularly oversees the crew and makes sure the ship runs smoothly. But after [[Kirby]] learns of [[Meta Knight]]'s plan to conquer [[Dream Land]] with it and therefore plans to destroy it, Vul becomes desperate and violently obsessed, and proves that he will do anything to eliminate Kirby—even destroy his own ship.
+Captain Vul serves under Meta Knight, presumably as some sort of second-in-command. However, his dialogue indicates that he shares just as much ownership of the Halberd as Meta Knight does. When Vul hears that Kirby has boarded the Halberd, he orders [[Heavy Lobster]] to crush him before he becomes any kind of nuisance. After Kirby boards the ship again, he orders the [[Meta-Knights]] to do away with him. Then, he guides Kirby to [[Combo Cannon]]. When that doesn't work and Kirby destroys the cannon, Vul throws Heavy Lobster at him ''again''. Kirby withstands all of Vul's plans and slowly weakens the Halberd. Beyond coming up with schemes to defeat Kirby, Captain Vul also comments alongside the other Meta-Knights on Kirby's progress, often to give his soldiers orders, scold them for whatever failures or pathetic schemes they commit, or to express his obsession with destroying Kirby. After Kirby destroys the Halberd's [[Reactor]], Vul decides he would rather live than go down with the ill-fated ship. He is the first to evacuate, and is never seen again.
-In the original ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' for SNES, his portraits were noticeably more exaggerated and cartoony than the ones in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. In addition, he was not given a name until the remake. He makes a brief cameo during the end credits of [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]], along with [[Sailor Waddle Dee]] and [[Ax Knight]]. They are seen in a brief snapshot with Meta Knight in the interior of the Halberd.
+In ''Kirby Super Star'', Captain Vul's portraits were more exaggerated and cartoonish than those in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''; he was also not named until the remake. He makes a brief cameo during the end credits of [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]], along with [[Sailor Waddle Dee]] and [[Axe Knight]]. The three are seen in a brief snapshot with Meta Knight in the interior of the Halberd.
 ==Quotes==
-[[File:Vul sprites.png|frame|Captain Vul's many expressive moods over the course of Kirby's assault on the Halberd.]]
+[[File:Vul sprites.png|frame|Captain Vul's many expressive moods  over the course of Kirby's assault on the Halberd in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''.]]
-[[File:KSS Captain Vul.png|frame|The more cartoony version of Captain Vul from ''Kirby Super Star''.]]
+[[File:KSS Captain Vul.png|frame|The more cartoonish version of Captain Vul from ''Kirby Super Star''.]]
+{{quote|You idiot! You hid those?|Captain Vul|to [[Mace Knight]] about his hidden stash in [[Kirby Super Star]].}}
+{{quote|WHAAT!?! Throw the [[Heavy Lobster]] at [[Kirby|'im]]!|Captain Vul|to the [[Meta-Knights]] in [[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]}}
+{{quote|My flying fortress, the [[Halberd]], will now rule over all of Dream Land. |Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|Listen you lubbers! I want you all after that Kirby!|Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|WHAT?! [[Paint]] Ability you say?!|Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|So [[Mace Knight|YOU]] were the one hoarding them, you scallywag!!| Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|Hm. Hmm. Having both wings destroyed may be just what we needed...|Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|AHH! This ship is done for! I gotta get outta here!|Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+{{quote|I'm escaping now! Don't think badly of me!|Captain Vul|Kirby Super Star Ultra}}
+==Trivia==
-{{quote|You idiot! You hid those?|'''Captain Vul'''|to [[Mace Knight]] about his hidden stash in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.}}
+*The credits of [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]] feature CG images that never appear as actual cutscenes. One of these images depicts Meta Knight standing with Sailor Waddle Dee, Axe Knight, and Captain Vul. Throughout the entire [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], this is the only time Captain Vul's face is shown outside of dialog sequences.
+*In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', his ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' portrait is used as a [[keychain]].
+*In ''[[Kirby Star Allies]],'' one of the [[Stone]] forms features a golden statue of Captain Vul, alongside [[Meta Knight]].
+== Artwork ==
-{{quote|WHAAT!?! Throw the [[Heavy Lobster]] at [[Kirby|'im]]!|'''Captain Vul'''|to the [[Meta-Knights]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}
+<gallery>
+Meta-Knights novel.png|''[[Kirby of the Stars (Mie Takase)|Kirby of the Stars: Meta Knight and the Galaxy’s Strongest Warrior]]''
+K25th Twitter (98).jpg|Artwork from the official Kirby Twitter
+</gallery>
-{{quote|My flying fortress, the [[Halberd]], will now rule over all of Dream Land. |'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|Listen you lubbers! I want you all after that Kirby!|'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|WHAT?! [[Paint]] Ability you say?!|'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|So [[Mace Knight|YOU]] were the one hoarding them, you scallywag!!| Captain Vul|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|Hm. Hmm. Having both wings destroyed may be just what we needed...|'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|AHH! This ship is done for! I gotta get outta here!|'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-{{quote|I'm escaping now! Don't think badly of me!|'''Captain Vul'''|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''}}
-==Trivia==
-*The credits of Meta Knightmare Ultra feature CG images that never appear as actual cutscenes. One of these images depicts Meta Knight standing with Sailor Waddle Dee, Ax Knight, and Captain Vul. Throughout the entire [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], this is the only time Captain Vul's face is shown outside of dialog sequences.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 EE Captain Vul.jpg|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
+KSSU Credits.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
+Rare_Keychain_16.png|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' ([[keychain]])
 </gallery>
 ==Sprites==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
 KSS Captain Vul sprite.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 </gallery>
+[[es:Capitán Vul]]
+[[it:Capitan van Vol]]
 [[ja:バル艦長]]
+[[zh:巴鲁舰长]]
 [[Category:Villains]]
 [[Category:Villains in Kirby Super Star]]
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 [[Category:Meta-Knights]]
 [[Category:Birds]]
+[[Category:Male characters]]
+[[Category:Novel Characters]]
+[[Category:Kirby Twitter cameos]]