Hyness
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“ | Hyness worships a deity of destruction whom he plans to bring back to life. However, a rite gone wrong has led to the dark power he needs being scattered across the galaxy. Now he seeks to gather this power at an altar. Stop him, Star Allies! | ” | — Pause flavor text of Hyness during Phase 1 in Story Mode |
Hyness is the principal villain in Kirby Star Allies, known as the 'Officiant of Doom'. He is an ancient wizard who conceals himself in a white robe with long trailing sleeves and a veil which covers his face, such that only his beady yellow eyes can be seen. He resides in a distant installation in outer spaced called Jambandra and tends to the Jamba Heart, an object which contains a great evil, while also commanding the three mage generals; Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne. It is unclear what relationship Hyness has with these three generals, but they look up to him with admiration and seek his guidance, a loyalty which is ultimately exploited by the crazed officiant.
Role in Kirby Star Allies
Hyness is first seen in the intro movie, where he begins a ritual to activate the Jamba Heart. This causes the heart to shatter, scattering its pieces all over the galaxy. Though this was not known to Kirby at first, the shattering of the heart was in fact a mistake, as Hyness sends out his generals to retrieve the pieces and bring them back to Jambandra for a do-over. When Kirby and his allies eventually reach The Divine Terminus, they find Hyness watching over the heart as the last pieces return to it. Zan Partizanne tries to stop the Star Allies from interfering, but is defeated, and collapses before the altar. Seeing this, Hyness turns to face the allies himself, coldly kicking Zan out of the way for her failure. After delivering a very long and crazed rant at Kirby, Hyness proceeds to fight the Star Allies. Shortly into the battle, however, his hood gets knocked off, revealing his true face. From there, he uses the unconscious bodies of the three mage generals as weapons against Kirby, even forming his own version of a Friend Circle during the battle.
Kirby manages to defeat Hyness, forcing him to resort to extreme measures to revive the Jamba Heart. He tosses the three mage generals into the heart, then dives head-long into it himself as a sacrifice. This done, Void Termina awakens, and Kirby has to defeat it using the Star Allies Sparkler. During the fight with Void Termina, Kirby and his allies climb inside the great beast. There they find Hyness and the mage generals wrapped in flesh cocoons. After dealing heavy damage to Void Termina's core, Kirby, his allies, and all four of the sacrificed devotees are expelled from the dark god's body. After that point, Hyness and the three mage generals are not seen again for the remainder of the story.
Dialogue
During his crazed rant, Hyness says a great deal which requires close inspection to understand (as the dialogue text scrolls too quickly to read in a timely manner). The full text for that portion is as follows:
We are the masters of a power driven to the far reaches of the universe, and we have but one desire! Can one such as you possibly fathom how dearly we have clung to this dream across the aeons? How could you! You couldn’t! Never ever ever! We who once faced those who were in such fear of our power that they sealed us away and banished us to the edge of the galaxy! US! As if THAT loveliness wasn’t enough, they tried to erase our very existence from history! RUDE! Only through our magic were we able to overcome their science and achieve great prosperity! We alone were responsible for stopping that repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis, yet this is how you repay us! This won’t stand! It won’t be forgiven! It won’t be forgotten! Never ever EVER! Those who called us mad, are you listening? You left us at the edge of the galaxy to be forgotten, then went along your merry way, probably living somewhere pretty and peaceful! But know this! Your future is a farce! You have none! We, masters of a matter most dark, vow to be restored, as foretold in the book of legend, which everyone thought was just a fairy tale! It WASN’T! We have already obtained the vessel that contains our Dark Lord, and he will soon awaken and shower us in compassion! Look! The vessel of our Dark Lord is filling up even as we speak! Now the time for his greatness to enter our world has come! Welcome to a new history! A new age! The age of awesome! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARK LORD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
This rant seems to imply that Hyness (and possibly his mage generals) faced adversity from an advanced race of people in the distant past, likely the Ancients. The reason for this probably has to do with Jambandra's worship of and practice in dark magics like that which created the Jamba Heart. Interestingly enough, Hyness then conflates Kirby with the former subjects of his anger, which could mean that Kirby is one of their descendants.
Boss Battle
“ | His once carefully concealed face now exposed, Hyness is on the rampage! Tossing the three unconscious sisters around like rag dolls, it’s clear he’s lost his grip on reality. It’s up to the Star Allies to bring an end to this nightmare, and save…everything! | ” | — Pause flavor text of Hyness during Phase 2 in Story Mode |
“ | Hyness did not fully grasp how to completely break the seal. All that was written about Void Termina in the ancient scrolls was the progenitor of darkness was vanquished by four heroes of yore, using four spears of the heart. After that, they were never seen again. | ” | — Pause flavor text of Hyness during Phase 1 in The Ultimate Choice |
Jambastion language as shown in the pause flavor text of Hyness during Phase 2 in The Ultimate Choice | |
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Jambastion language | Translation |
ジャマハローア
Bonjam |
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ジャマサラーバ
Jambuhbye |
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ジャマデッム
Jamblasted |
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ンジャ?
Juh? |
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ウン
Vun |
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ジャマカッシャ
Jamanke |
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ジャゴメーナ
Japologa |
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ジャグ
Jonto |
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ジャワス
Jaway |
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マジュ
Majaja |
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「ザン・パルル、マジュ ジャグジャワス、ウン ジャゴメーナ」
Example: “Zan Par…? Jaway majaja! Japologa vun.” |
Hyness's fight takes place at The Divine Terminus in Far-Flung Starlight Heroes, just after Zan Partizanne is defeated. It consists of two distinct sections. In the first, Hyness battles Kirby alone, using his magic to form orbs and elemental discharges. Once Hyness is nearly depleted in health, his hood gets knocked off, and he brings the generals in, sapping their life-force to replenish his own. From there, he fights while using their bodies as both weapons and shields. When not using them to attack, the generals orbit Hyness, and will deflect Star Bullets that cannot penetrate objects, as well as other weaker projectiles. Attacking the generals will not damage Hyness.
The following lists all of Hyness's attacks. Attacks in italics are used during the second phase only.
Hyness's Attacks in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
ジヤマ
Jam |
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ウンジャマ
Vun Jam |
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ジャママジャーマ
Jam ma Jaem |
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ブリザ・ハローア
Blizzard Bonjam |
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メラーガ・マダッム
Sizzle Jamblasted |
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バリカ・マダッム
Zap Jamblasted |
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デクふらし
Rag Doll Throw |
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デクバット
Rag Doll Bat |
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デクころがり
Rag Doll Circle |
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いけにえのかご
Sacrifice Cage |
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Attack names listed are taken from Japanese guide book. |
In the Soul Melter difficulty of The Ultimate Choice, Hyness's attacks are different in pattern, becoming generally more difficult to dodge.
Music
In addition to the dialogue theme, Hyness has different boss battle themes for his two phases. All these themes are composed by Jun Ishikawa.
Dialogue Theme
The dialogue music of Hyness (as well as the map theme of Jambastion) has the same melody as the stage music of Friendly Field, but in a much slower tempo with a haunted bell tune.
Hooded Theme
The first battle theme of Hyness is titled 傀儡奉納[1] ("Puppet Offering"). It can be found as Track 109 in Star Allies Sound Room.
The first section of this theme has a slow tempo and a similar bell tune to the dialogue music of Hyness, but the later sections have very different melodies.
Unhooded Theme
- Main article: La Follia d'amore
The second battle theme of Hyness is titled "La Follia d'amore"[1], which means "The Madness of Love" in Italian. It can be found as Track 110 in Star Allies Sound Room.
"La Follia d'amore" has a much faster tempo, featuring violin and glockenspiel.
Trivia
- Hyness's name is reminiscent of the word highness, which is appropriate given his position on Jambandra.
- Hyness is voiced by Shigeru Chiba, a veteran actor and voice actor.
- Aside from the huge nose, Hyness's face (particularly his ears) have an uncanny resemblance to the shape of Magolor's head.
- When Hyness's face is revealed, his eyes tend to wander randomly and asynchronously, like those of a chameleon.
- In one official Twitter post, Francisca describes the nose of Hyness as "spiritual and amazing" (スピリチュアルでアメージングな鼻).
Gallery
Concept Art
- Hyness concept art 1.jpg
Early design
- Hyness concept art 2.jpg
Early design of various faces: gas, "handsome merciful" male, female, bird, beast, skull, etc.
- Hyness concept art 3.jpg
Early design
- Hyness concept art 5.png
Early design and the storyboard of Kirby Star Allies opening movie
- Hyness concept art 4.png
Final design
Main Modes
- Hyness Altar.jpg
Hyness in the process of reassembling the Jamba Heart.
- Hyness Dialogue.jpg
Hyness's first line of dialogue.
- Hyness Fight 1.jpg
A portion of the battle with Hyness, in Phase 2.
- Hyness Fight 2.jpg
Hyness rolls up into a Friend Circle.
- Hyness Sacrifice.jpg
Hyness sacrifices himself to Void Termina.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Chinese | 海内司 (chs) 海內司 (cht) hǎi nèi sī |
Transcription of Hyness
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