Keeby: Difference between revisions
| Line 16: | Line 16: | ||
Officially, Keeby only appears in ''Kirby's Dream Course'', but generic yellow Kirbys have made appearances in multiple other games. Some fans speculate that these appearances of Yellow Kirby are Keeby, but no official source has stated that to be the case. Keeby was only used internally as a nickname by the developers of ''Kirby's Dream Course'', and official material simply refers to him as a yellow Kirby. On the official website for the [[Nintendo 64]] ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Masahiro Sakurai gives the same nickname to Kirby's yellow palette swap in said game.<ref name=ssb>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html ''Super Smash Bros. (64)'' official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors]</ref> | Officially, Keeby only appears in ''Kirby's Dream Course'', but generic yellow Kirbys have made appearances in multiple other games. Some fans speculate that these appearances of Yellow Kirby are Keeby, but no official source has stated that to be the case. Keeby was only used internally as a nickname by the developers of ''Kirby's Dream Course'', and official material simply refers to him as a yellow Kirby. On the official website for the [[Nintendo 64]] ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'', Masahiro Sakurai gives the same nickname to Kirby's yellow palette swap in said game.<ref name=ssb>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html ''Super Smash Bros. (64)'' official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors]</ref> | ||
Notably, the name "Keeby Yellow" is used for the yellow [[Colors|color]] for Kirby in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', which marks the first time the name "Keeby" has actually been used in a game itself. | Notably, the name "Keeby Yellow" is used for the yellow [[Colors|color]] for Kirby in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', which marks the first time the name "Keeby" has actually been used in a game itself. The name "Keeby" is also used for the "Kirby & Keeby" [[Character Treat]]. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
Revision as of 06:37, 18 August 2022
| ||||||||||||
| ||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||
Keeby[1] is the official nickname of the yellow Kirby who serves as the second player character in Kirby's Dream Course. Keeby is also often used by fans to refer to other yellow Kirby appearances in the Kirby series.
Keeby is bright yellow with large blue eyes and orange feet. Like Kirby, he is also able to obtain Copy Abilities, and plays exactly the same in every respect to his pink counterpart.
Game appearances
Officially, Keeby only appears in Kirby's Dream Course, but generic yellow Kirbys have made appearances in multiple other games. Some fans speculate that these appearances of Yellow Kirby are Keeby, but no official source has stated that to be the case. Keeby was only used internally as a nickname by the developers of Kirby's Dream Course, and official material simply refers to him as a yellow Kirby. On the official website for the Nintendo 64 Super Smash Bros., Masahiro Sakurai gives the same nickname to Kirby's yellow palette swap in said game.[2]
Notably, the name "Keeby Yellow" is used for the yellow color for Kirby in Kirby's Dream Buffet, which marks the first time the name "Keeby" has actually been used in a game itself. The name "Keeby" is also used for the "Kirby & Keeby" Character Treat.
Trivia
- Keeby's color scheme may be a reference to how Shigeru Miyamoto and other HAL Laboratory employees initially thought Kirby was yellow before seeing his color design.
- The yellow hue is similar to Beam Kirby's appearance in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. However, Beam Kirby's feet are a pinker hue, whereas Keeby's are more orange.
Gallery
Keeby's in-game sprite
in Kirby's Dream Course
Alternate sprite
Having just finished the Kirby Dance
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | キービィ[2] Kībii |
Combination of:
|
| German | Gelby | Combination of yellow (Gelb) + Kirby |
| Italian | Gialby | Combination of yellow (Giallo) + Kirby |
| Portuguese | Kiiby | - |
References
- ↑ "The development team nicknamed this character "Keeby," a play on words from the Japanese word for "yellow."" –Kirby's Dream Collection booklet (Nintendo), pg. 24
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Super Smash Bros. (64) official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors
| |||||||||||||||||||||||
