Kirby Will Not Turn Into A Hot Man If He Swallows A Hot Man

Kirby’s complete factor is that he has an enormous mouth, and something he swallows he both absorbs their powers or transforms into. If he swallows Mario in a Smash struggle he will get a purple hat. In more moderen instances, if he places a automobile in his mouth, he turns right into a automobile.

That’s a neat gameplay concept, however it additionally results in questions. What if Kirby swallows a whisk? Or a hammer drill? What if he swallows one thing harmful, or one thing formed in a means that causes his (presumably) viscous insides to contort in a means that may do him some harm?

Or, most importantly, what if he places somebody scorching in his mouth? This final query, at the least, was answered at GDC final week, and it was answered in essentially the most definitive means attainable, with HAL Laboratory government director Shinya Kumazaki telling Polygon:

At GDC, you confirmed superheroes with Kirby. Are these personified variations of Kirby? Or are they superheroes impressed by Kirby?

Kumazaki: That was for the viewers to grasp what sort of hero Kirby thinks of, when he thinks of a hero. So it’s not personified.

A former co-worker (Wired’s Megan Farokhmanesh) attended the GDC panel with me and was struck by the superhero Kirby. She raised an essential query: If Kirby swallowed a scorching man, would he flip right into a scorching man?

Kumazaki: I believe your buddy might need observed the muscle groups and energy the photographs depicted. I believe Kirby’s skill could be according to that. And he’d in all probability have a hat related to it. But his face wouldn’t flip into scorching Kirby.

Not sharp angles.

Kumazaki: Still spherical.

No sharp angles. Still spherical. But he’s received a hat. Not perfect—I hoped for extra of a “Handsome Squidward” impact right here—however it’s additionally in all probability what we must always have anticipated given the collection’ and character’s historical past.

You ought to def go learn the total interview, because it additionally covers comparable burning questions like “Will Kirby ever fall in love?”, and “If you cut open Kirby, what would the inside look like?”.