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— Adeleine & Ribbon • Kirby Star Allies

Ribbon is a character in the Kirby series, debuting as an ally in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. She is a fairy from Ripple Star and is Kirby’s presumed love interest.

Physical Appearance[]

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Ribbon is portrayed as a tiny fairy with dark blue eyes and rosy cheeks. She has light pink, messy shoulder-length hair. Her clothes consist of a large red ribbon in her hair (hence her name), a long-sleeved red dress with two golden buttons and a frilly white collar, white cuffs, and a pair of small brown shoes. Being a fairy, she has a pair of nearly translucent cyan wings attached to her back that allow her to hover. Though the upper part of her body has a humanoid appearance, her legs are short and stubby just like Kirby's.

Personality[]

Ribbon is portrayed as a courageous character with many different personality traits. At first, Ribbon appears to be a very carefree character, as seen when she is frolicking before Dark Matter takes over Ripple Star and when she chases a butterfly right before she and Kirby encounter Waddle Dee. She is also seen to be very friendly such as when she immediately makes friends with Kirby. However, she is actually much more complex. She is actually shown to be very sensitive, as is shown when she is crying over the loss of her home to the Dark Matter invasion and when she says goodbye to Kirby with either a handshake or a kiss (depending on the ending). She is also brave, immediately going to the queen to protect her and then making a getaway with the Crystal without hesitation when the queen begs her to do so, and helping Kirby fight .

Games[]

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[]

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Concept art of Ribbon for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Ribbon makes her debut in the Nintendo 64 game, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. In this, she resides on the heart-shaped planet, Ripple Star. When the giant cloud of Dark Matter takes over her home, she rushes to the castle to alert the Fairy Queen. The queen then tells her to take the Crystal and safely escape from Ripple Star. Ribbon then grabs the Crystal and flies away, but is tailed by three Dark Matters that split from the mass. The three of them attack the fairy and shatter the Crystal into at least seventy-four shards which are scattered across the solar system. Ribbon then crashes onto Planet Popstar, right on top of our star-gazing hero, Kirby. He sees that a piece of the crystal on the ground is the same as the one Ribbon has, and offers to help her restore Ripple Star to its former glory, and the two set out to find the rest of the Crystal Shards. Along the way, the duo encounter three inhabitants of Popstar who have found Crystal Shards and have been possessed by Dark Matter -- Waddle Dee, Adeleine and King Dedede. After freeing them, the three then agree to join Ribbon and Kirby save Ripple Star.

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Ribbon in the game's intro.

Eventually the team of heroes reach Ripple Star only to find that it has been almost entirely been covered in darkness while they were finding the Shards. Eventually, Kirby reaches the top of Ripple Star's grand castle and encounter Miracle Matter - the apparent cause of Dark's Matter's appearance on Ripple Star. After a long battle, Kirby manages to defeat it. However, while Dark Matter has very visibly left Ripple Star, an abnormally powerful presence resides within the Queen Fairy. Once the gang has found all of the Crystal Shards, a beam is shot from the completed Crystal at the Queen Fairy, freeing her from its evil grasp. The remaining force then leaves the atmosphere and, in a last-ditch effort to salvage its plans, forms a foreboding giant planet known as the Dark Star nearby. Once they arrive at the core, Ribbon carries Kirby, allowing the player to fly freely during the battle against the real villain, . After Kirby and the group defeat 0² using the Ribbon's Crystal Power Combo, the threat is over and the band of heroes return to Ripple Star. There, they are given crystal medals of honor. Ribbon gives Kirby a quick kiss on the cheek, who blushes profusely and then bashfully dances in a stupor as he accidentally crashes the ceremony.

Kirby Star Allies[]

Ribbon returns as a Dream Friend along with Adeleine in the game's second update, with the two characters taking up one slot together in a similar matter to Rick & Kine & Coo. She occasionally appears alongside Adeleine when using some moves. She is mostly present during their idle animations, talking with Adeleine or giving each other high fives. However, Ribbon carries Adeleine when she (Adeleine) tries to jump.

Techniques[]

Attack Controls Description Damage[1]
Pro Controller Joy-Con
Ribbon Flight A in midair Right Button in midair Ribbon carries Adeleine in the air while flying. 8
Fairy Dance Left Stick Up + B Left Stick Up + Down Button Ribbon and Adeleine twirl around in the air, damaging any enemies. This attack can also be used to grab nearby items. 12 (Initial Hit)
26 (Final Hit)

Attack Controls Description Damage[1]
Pro Controller Joy-Con
Ribbon Flight B in midair Down Button in midair Ribbon carries Adeleine in the air while flying. 8
Fairy Dance Left Stick Up + Y Left Stick Up + Left Button Ribbon and Adeleine twirl around in the air, damaging any enemies. This attack can also be used to grab nearby items. 12 (Initial Hit)
26 (Final Hit)

Super Kirby Clash[]

Ribbon appears as a resident of the Castle Village after Pres. Parallel Susie has been defeated in the Dreamscape. She can be seen hovering in the air to the left, watching Adeleine paint. She and Adeleine also appear as a singular sticker, which can be purchased from the Shoppe for 20 Gem Apples.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[]

Ribbon physically appears as a hat that Kirby can wear. She is unlocked upon reaching Gourmet Rank 62. Ribbon also has collectable Character Treats.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

The player can get a Dress-Up Mask of Ribbon in Merry Magoland. It can change the player character's voice.

Related Quotes[]

A fairy from Ripple Star, Ribbon escapes the planet with the fairies' Crystal, only to fall victim to a Dark Matter ambush. When she loses control of the Crystal, she turns to Kirby for help.
— Instruction booklet • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
A Ripple Star fairy. She suddenly fled to protect the Crystal from the "Black Cloud."
— Japanese instruction booklet • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Does Kirby have a girlfriend? Does the fairy have an it-friend? Is that a Blue Rupee she's holding, or could it be a magical Ocarina that allows Kirby to travel through time? Does this fairy constantly scream "Hey!" at the top of her lungs? Only time will tell.
— Teaser description • Official Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards website[2]
The wait is over! This clever artist and her fairy companion from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards are back on Planet Popstar! They may not be the galaxy's most powerful duo, but their perilous paintings and shiny crystals are nothing to scoff at.
— Flavor Text • Kirby Star Allies
The attack artist from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and her pal Ribbon have returned! And with Adeleine's newly improved painting skills, these two are ready to be in the mix!
— Guest Star Description • Kirby Star Allies

In Other Languages[]

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology and notes
Japan リボン Officially romanized as Ribbon.
United States of America Ribbon
People's Republic of China
(Traditional)
莉寶 Translates to Ribbon.
People's Republic of China
(Simplified)
莉宝 Translates to Ribbon.
Republic of Korea 리본 Translates to Ribbon.
Russian Federation Риббон Translates to Ribbon.
Federal Republic of Germany Ribbon Same as English.
Netherlands Ribbon Same as English.
French Republic
(General)
Ribbon Same as English.
Italian Republic Ribbon Same as English.
Kingdom of Spain
(General)
Ribbon Same as English.

Trivia[]

  • A description on Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards’ teaser website jokingly compares Ribbon to Navi from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, as both characters are fairies.
  • Ribbon's pink hair with a red bow looks similar to ChuChu, a character who has also showed romantic interest towards Kirby albeit in the manga adaptations.
  • Also like ChuChu, Ribbon has the same color scheme as Kirby.
  • Ribbon appears as a rare sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot. This marks the first time she had made an official appearance in Kirby media since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
  • On February 13, 2017, Ribbon appeared in artwork on the official Kirby 25th anniversary Twitter account, alongside several other prominent female characters in the series.
  • Ribbon appears alongside Susie in one of Stone's transformations in Kirby Star Allies.
  • Ribbon and Adeleine are the first two female Dream Friends to be revealed in Kirby Star Allies.
  • Despite often being depicted with mitten-shaped hands in official renders and most artworks, Ribbon is depicted having human-like hands with fingers in the credits artwork of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and in Kirby Star Allies' celebration picture "Chasing Our Dreams"; she shares this distinction with Ado and Adeleine, the lattermost being the only one of the three to have 3D modeled fingers come Star Allies.
  • Ribbon's high-poly model is only seen during cutscenes in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. A lower-poly Ribbon is seen during gameplay, such as when collecting a shard and when using the Ribbon's Crystal Power Combo during the fight with 0². The lower-poly Ribbon depicts her with completely dotted black eyes and no mouth.

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