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 *'''Kirby was not named after the [[wikipedia:Kirby Company|Kirby Company]]'s vaccum cleaners.''' As Miyamoto revealed, "Kirby" was on a list of names they've gotten when naming Kirby. Miyamoto chose "Kirby" in-part to honor [[wikipedia:John Kirby (attorney)|John Kirby]], a lawyer who defended [[Nintendo]] in [[wikipedia:Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.|Universal City Studios, Inc. v. Nintendo Co., Ltd.]], as well as for the fact the name "Kirby" uses harsh sounds, which created a funny contrast with his cute appearance.<ref>{{Cite|Yes, it is a fact that I met John Kirby and got to know him when he was defending us during the lawsuit against Universal. And it is a fact that the Kirby name was partially chosen in connection to him, but it wasn’t named after him. Instead, we had a list of names that we were looking at and Kirby was one of the names on the list. As we were going through the list and narrowing down the selections we saw that Kirby was there and we thought John Kirby’s name is Kirby, and started thinking that if those two had a connection that would be kind of funny.<br><br>The other element to the naming is that the character is very cute. Kirby is this soft and fluffy character and he’s very cute. In Japan, for cute characters they use very soft names with soft sounds in them. I thought the name Kirby had these harsh sounds to it, and I thought the juxtaposition of this cute character with this harsh-sounding name was very funny.|Shigeru Miyamoto}} ([https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx?PostPageIndex=3 Miyamoto Talks Wii U, Zelda, And Nintendo's Past - Game Informer])</ref> The name connection to Kirby vacuums and that they both "inhale" things is purely coincidental.
-*'''Kirby's main catchphrase is not "Poyo".''' This confusion comes from the Kirby anime, that had Kirby prominently say "poyo". However, that is not reflected in games, and only some spin-offs like ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' have Kirby say "poyo", all these games having other references to the anime as well. In the games, Kirby's catchphrase is instead "Hiii", which he often says when waving at the player, other characters, and emoting. In particular, Kirby's profile on [[Kirby Portal]] features Kirby saying "Hii!",<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/character/kirby/ Kirby Portal character profile for Kirby] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180504002017/https://www.kirby.jp/character/kirby/ Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> and this is reflected on the American Nintendo Store section for the ''Kirby'' series, which also mentions his "hiiii" catchphrase.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/characters/kirby/ Kirby Nintendo Store section description] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240105002716/https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/characters/kirby/ Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref>
+*'''Kirby's main catchphrase is not "Poyo".''' This confusion comes from the Kirby anime, that had Kirby prominently say "poyo". However, that is not reflected in games, and only some spin-offs like ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' have Kirby say "poyo", all these games having other references to the anime as well. In the games, Kirby's catchphrase is instead "Hiii", which he often says when waving at the player, other characters, and emoting. In particular, Kirby's profile on [[Kirby Portal]] features Kirby saying "Hii!",<ref>[https://www.kirby.jp/character/kirby/ Kirby Portal character profile for Kirby] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20180504002017/https://www.kirby.jp/character/kirby/ Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> and this is reflected on the American Nintendo Store section for the ''Kirby'' series, which also mentions his "hiiii" catchphrase.<ref>[https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/characters/kirby/ Kirby Nintendo Store section description] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20240105002716/https://www.nintendo.com/us/store/characters/kirby/ Wayback Machine snapshot])</ref> In various officially-licensed manga series, Kirby has unique verbal tics, ranging from "Pu" (プ) in ''Kirby of the Stars: Moretsu Pupupu Hour'' to "Pepoh" in ''[[Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu]]'', and those are often conflated with the "poyo" catchphrase in fan-made translations.
 *'''Kirby can say more than "Poyo".''' Related to the previous misconception, although this one also applies to the anime. In the Japanese version in particular, Kirby often says words such as attack names, character names, and Copy Ability names, and also repeats words other characters say.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9fzKdI3K_s Every time Kirby talks (or tries to)]</ref> These vocalizations were almost all cut or replaced with "Poyo" in most dubs of the anime, hence the misconception. Outside the anime, Kirby not only rarely says "Poyo", he says way more than that.