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While it is commonly thought that Shigeru Miyamoto wanted Kirby to be yellow, this is not the case. Rather, Miyamoto ''thought'' Kirby would be yellow when he saw his monochrome sprite, as other popular round characters around that time were usually that color (e.g. Pac-Man or Noobow). Further, Miyamoto wasn't the only one who thought so, as according to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], many of the staff were also surprised by his choice of color.<ref>"'''—Was Kirby always pink?'''<br>

Kirby's original name was Popopo, and "Twinkle Popo" was the name originally given to the game that would later become ''Kirby's Dream Land''. The names are really similar, hence the confusion between the two.

Kirby is capabale of saying more than "Poyo". This is 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. It's also worth remembering that Kirby is depicted as a "baby" in the anime, whereas in the games, despite a similar appearance and mannerism, Kirby is not considered to be an infant. He is instead a [[wikipedia:Silent protagonist|silent protagonist]] in the vein of Mario or Link. Like those two, Kirby is capable of communicating with other characters using language, but the player is not privy to what Kirby says. This is most evident in the Story Mode of ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', where Kirby makes numerous gestures to signify him talking, and which other characters respond to as if Kirby said something comprehensible to them.

In other cases, Kirby's speaking ability (or at least his inner voice) is more directly alluded to. An example is how he talks through the narrator in ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', but he has also had direct dialogue as well, such as in the Japanese exclusive opening cutscene of ''Kirby's Dream Course''. In particular, mostly in the series' early years, Kirby was often shown talking in promotional material, such as in the game manuals (for example, he explains the controls to the reader directly in the manual for ''Kirby's Dream Land''), promotional videos for [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaCHea4SsnU ''Kirby's Adventure''] and [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm17659498 ''Kirby's Pinball Land''], and [https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nk4j/chara/index.html the Japanese website for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'']. ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]'' explicitly points out that Kirby can talk, using the [[pause]] descriptions for copy abilities (which are written in first-person in several games) as an example. Finally, most Kirby spin-off media, such as manga series and the novel series, feature Kirby speaking normally.

Recently, Kirby's creator, Masahiro Sakurai, has reaffirmed that Kirby is 20 cm in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_B0cpF8fQ4s a video in his Youtube channel in 2023], and Kirby's current director, Shinya Kumazaki, is implied to be responsible for a [[Celebration Picture]] in ''Kirby Star Allies'' (2018) which has [[:File:A Farewell to Kirby sketch.jpg|a sketch that says "20cmなので" ("Because (Kirby) is 20cm tall")]], showing that Kirby's two main creators still consider Kirby's height to be 20 cm. While there are sometimes inconsistencies on how certain characters in-game are portrayed in height (one common example against Kirby's official height is [[Samus]]' appearance in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''), it's important to note that size in-game is fairly often inconsistent (some examples being King Dedede's height compared to Kirby not being consistent between games, and [[Star Dream]]'s size being fairly inconsistent across ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''), as developers prioritize gameplay (in particular, in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', objects inhaled for [[Mouthful Mode]] are all around the same size, meaning that there are traffic cones and lightbulbs as tall as cars, all of which are only a bit taller than Kirby himself; obviously, that is simply the case for gameplay reasons); for instance, Samus' official height is 190 cm, which if correctly used in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', would make Samus unnecessarily massive.

Moreover, while there is a sign in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' that is often used to argue that Kirby is not 20 cm, as the text, if translated, says "MUST BE 90CM TALL AND LESS THAN 190CM TO RIDE", said sign is never used for any actual "ride" featured in the game, and instead this texture is used in generic props found in Wondaria Remains but ultimately disconnected from rides. On top of all that, said text is not even readable in regular gameplay, nor does the prop feature any measurement tool of any kind (unlike the case with Chop Champs and [https://web.archive.org/web/20231219204722/https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/182899928140480512/1141901498683506748/20cm_kirby.png ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''], for instance), showing even further that its reliability is questionable. With all this in mind, it's undeniable that Kirby is 20 cm anywhere other than in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].

Kirby has no confirmed relationship to Dark Matter. (incomplete)

King Dedede is not evil or the main antagonist of the ''Kirby'' series. Even in early games in the series, King Dedede was shown to have a sympathetic side, and was often only doing something seemingly villainous for other reasons (such as breaking the [[Star Rod]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' in order to seal [[Nightmare]] away). The ''only'' main-series game which portrays King Dedede as the primary villain is the original ''Kirby's Dream Land'' (and [[Spring Breeze]] and [[Revenge of the King]] by extension). It is far more often the case that Kirby battles King Dedede either due to a misunderstanding between the two or because King Dedede has been possessed by a greater villain ([[Dark Matter]], [[Yin-Yarn]], and [[Taranza]], just to name a few).

There are two possible sources for this misconception. The first is that in many spin-off games, King Dedede is portrayed as either the main antagonist, a particularly callous villain, or both. However, these games do not fall in line with the main story [[continuity]], and many of them were going either off of the anime (where King Dedede is the main source of trouble and fairly heartless) or off of ''Kirby's Dream Land'' and little else. The second is the aforementioned portrayal of King Dedede in the anime, which in many circles of the fandom is more well-known than King Dedede's more noble persona in recent games.

====Meta Knight's villainy====

Meta Knight is not evil. <!-- Meta Knight has only one role as a villain of any sort, in ''Kirby Super Star'', specifically Revenge of Meta Knight. Much alike King Dedede, this is a one-time mishap caused by a lapse in judgement about the proper way to handle the lifestyle of Dream Land. Meta Knight's role in ''Kirby's Adventure'' involved him being a boss, however he also provides Kirby several opportunities to train as well as giving him assistance with items such as Invincible Candy, making his true intentions unclear. Also like King Dedede, any future interactions with serious stakes involve some form of will-defying control from a third party, such as Yin-Yarn's attack on Space Land or the Haltmann Works Company mechanizing him. His appearance in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' bears no contempt from either party, and is simply viewed as a training exercise. --> (incomplete)

There's no confirmation if the [[Waddle Dee (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Waddle Dee from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'']] is Bandana Waddle Dee. While there are both references that go in favor and against this theory, there is ultimately no confirmation one way or the other, and HAL Labaratory has never made any official statement regarding the matter, unlike the case with Ado and Adeleine. More about this subject can be found [[List of mysteries#Bandana Waddle Dee|here]].

It is not confirmed that all yellow Kirbys are Keeby, nor that Keeby is one individual. "Keeby" was simply a developer nickname for the yellow Kirby that appears in ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'', and was not used in-game until ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''.<ref>{{cite book|quote=The development team nicknamed this character "Keeby," a play on words from the Japanese word for "yellow."|book=[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition|Kirby's Dream Collection]] booklet|publisher=Nintendo|page=24}}</ref> To this day, "Keeby" has only been officially used to refer to the yellow Kirby from ''Kirby's Dream Course''. It has not been confirmed one way or the other if the nickname "Keeby" applies to all yellow Kirbys.

Dark Matter, as an individual, only appears in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. He is often confused with an entity known in Japanese as "[[Dark Matter (cloud)|dark cloud]]", but erroneously called Dark Matter in English material. The dark cloud is used to take over Popstar and control its inhabitants by Dark Matter and [[Zero]] in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' and by [[0²]] in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', but is still distinct from them. The ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' trio also have their own names: Dark Rimuru, Dark Rimura, and Dark Rimuro.

It is not confirmed that [[Ado]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' is the same person as Adeleine. There is plenty of evidence for both sides of the argument, but HAL has avoided giving a clear answer in various occasions ever since 2012, with a statement present in the ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]''. See [[Ado#Relation to Adeleine|here]] for more exhaustive look on the matter.

Also, the ''Kirby Art & Style Collection'' does not confirm that Ado and Adeleine are the same person. This was a more common misconception before the book was translated into English, as it includes a notice that was sent to manga artists after the release of ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' relating to Ado, and the caption mentions that she looks similar to Adeleine. This was misinterpreted as a confirmation that Ado was redesigned into Adeleine, which the book does not directly say, maintaining the ambiguity of the matter.

Shadow Kirby is not a coward. While this may be assumed from his behavior in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' (as he shies away from Kirby and only indirectly helps him fight Dark Mind), this is never officially stated, and both ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Kirby Fighters 2'' imply that he is competent at being the guardian of the Mirror World.

While not a common misconception these days, at one point in the English fandom, there was a belief that Spinni was considered female in Japanese. Naturally, this does not add up to begin with, as Japanese is not a heavily gendered language; not only that, no text in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' refers to Spinni directly, and in ''Kirby Mass Attack'', the few times Daroach addresses Spinni do not use any pronouns in Japanese. Only in the ''Kirby'' novel series, Spinni has dialogue and uses the first person pronoun オレ (''ore''), which is overall masculine, but as mentioned previously, first person pronouns in Japanese are not simply just "male or female", and could be used by someone of any gender.<ref name=JPFirstPersonPronouns/> Regardless, nothing points to Spinni being female in Japanese in particular.

Galacta Knight is not non-canon. This is widely assumed by the fanbase due to Galacta Knight never appearing in the Story Mode of a main-series ''Kirby'' game, but it is a misconception tied to the idea that Extra Modes are non-canon, which is not the case (see [[#Lore]]).

Galacta Knight is not related to Morpho Knight. This misconception is largely due to a lack of context regarding Morpho Knight's appearance in ''Kirby Star Allies''. Due to the vague phrasing of the English localization — saying that Morpho Knight was "brought into existence by [Galacta Knight] and reborn as a knight of doom through years of adversity" — some assumed that Morpho Knight was a reincarnation of Galacta Knight or that the shape it took was influenced by Galacta Knight's appearance. As ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' shows, Morpho Knight feasts on souls but does not cause them to reincarnate, and it takes on its knightly form regardless of who it subjugates.

Taranza is not female. This misconception is not as common as it once was, as it is understood by most that Taranza is male, but as he is designed to be androgynous, it can be difficult to discern.<ref>{{cite|His mechanically-altered voice was designed with the image of an androgynous young spider.|[[Shinya Kumazaki]]|[[List of HAL Laboratory Miiverse posts - Kirby Fighters Deluxe / Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe|Miiverse]]}}</ref> Notably, the Brazilian Portuguese localization named him "Tarângela", derived from the feminine name "Ângela", which may indicate confusion on their part as well. Taranza is not female in the Japanese version either; he is specifically called a "mysterious man" (なぞの男) in the Special Page for [[Flowery Woods]].<ref>{{cite|ふゆうたいりく フロラルドに さく花に、デデデをさらった なぞの男、タランザが まほうをかけて きゅうせいちょう!<br>Taranza, the mysterious man who kidnapped Dedede, cast a spell on a flower blooming in the floating continent Floralia, causing it to grow rapidly!|[[Flowery Woods]] special page|Japanese}}</ref>

While there are often assumptions that [[Dark Meta Knight]] corrupted Queen Sectonia, there is no confirmation or hints of that. All official material states that she was already beauty-obsessed and vain, and as she constantly stared into the Dimension Mirror, the mirror's power twisted her vanity into tyranny, which ultimately caused her own demise. Dark Meta Knight is not indicated to have had any part in it other than being physically trapped inside the mirror.<ref>{{cite|Sectonia and Taranza were {{color|orange|once good friends}}, but Sectonia became obsessed with vanity and {{color|orange|delusions of grandeur}}. It wasn't long before her heart went evil, turning her into the {{color|orange|power-hungry monarch}} she is today.|'''VS Queen Sectonia DX''' Special Page|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''}}<br>{{cite|But how exactly did Queen Sectonia actually get her hands on the mirror? Well, her underling Taranza stole it from the Mirror World, and gave it as tribute to his beauty-obsessed queen! Sadly, it was gazing into the mirror day after day that led to her mind being twisted towards tyranny by its power.|[[Shinya Kumazaki]]|[[Miiverse]]}}<br>{{cite|A glass modeled after the queen who once ruled the people of the sky. Her obsession with her own beauty was magnified by a certain mirror to a tragic end.|Sectonia Flask description|''Super Kirby Clash''}}</ref>

The Japanese version of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' does not explicitly state that Susie has reformed and is no longer evil. This misconception stems from her Guest Star pause screen; these are generally written in first-person perspective in the Japanese version of the game. In the English version, her description states "she uses science to advance her mission—mechanizing new planets and peoples." In the Japanese version, this statement is instead, from Susie's perspective:「科学の力で 家族だんらん、幸せな くらしを ごていきょう… そんな理念の もと、ヤバンなヤツは くじょ、いたしますわ！」("We provide harmony in families and happiness in life through the power of science... based upon this ideal, I'll exterminate you savages!") While the nuance is slightly different, the Japanese description still states that Susie "has inherited his ([[President Haltmann]])'s volition" (あの方の 意志をうけつぎ). This indicates that her quote about "harmony in families and happiness in life" is merely an extension of her usual behavior, using positive-sounding corporate-speak to mask her true intention (for example, see [[Clanky Woods#Clanky Woods 2.0|Clanky Woods 2.0]] and its discussion of being cost-reduced and eco-friendly).

King D-Mind is not Shadow Dedede and/or Dark Mind. (incomplete)

Kirby has no confirmed relationship to Void. This misconception is one of the most infamous ones of the series, and is rooted both in the vagueness of various texts in ''Kirby Star Allies'', as well as changes and omissions present in the English localization of said game. Void is a being that can become anything<ref name="TypeOfEnergy">"No telling if it's true, but according to the ancient scrolls, Void Termina may rise again in other forms depending on whether positive or negative energy is gathered.", VS Void Soul Special Page</ref><ref name="TypeOfEnergyJP">VS Void Soul Special Page, Japanese, 集うエネルギーしだいで、ニルは様ざまな そんざいに なりうる かもしれない、と。(''Depending on the energy gathered, Void might turn into all sorts of beings, supposedly.''), translation from [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8v6ynH3B2lFtoXPnNC5jWxBEYl45fFPuwqERk1oXAE/edit KSA Japanese Translated Boss Pause Descriptions]</ref><!-- May be nice to reference the one with the 4 matters I guess--> and is directly influenced by who first awakens him,<ref>Hyness' rant in Japanese, めざめさせしものにそまりじひを くださるというそのカミのうつわはいまみたされつつある (''The vessel of God, said to be influenced by the one who awakens him and bestows upon them compassion, is now being filled''), translation from [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1g8v6ynH3B2lFtoXPnNC5jWxBEYl45fFPuwqERk1oXAE/edit KSA Japanese Translated Boss Pause Descriptions]. This was also reafirmed by Shinya Kumazaki in an interview about ''Star Allies'': 生まれさせた者に染まる、という性質を伝説の書で知っていたハイネスが、本当は最初に出会いたかったのですが。 (''Hyness, who knew from the book of legend about Void’s nature, in which he is imbued by those who give birth to it, was the one who wanted to first meet Void.'') ([https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ original], [https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/kirby-star-allies-vol-4-interview-the-ultimate-part-2-from-the-july-2018-issue/ translation])</ref> as well as the type of energy collected.<ref name="TypeOfEnergy"/> Hyness planned to revive Void as Void Termina, Destroyer of Worlds, and while he partly succeeded, Void was also influenced by Kirby and "started to feel something", and then resembled his face.<ref>そんな時、初めて目にしたカービィに対し、何かを感じ、よく似た顔になったりします。(''During such time, he saw Kirby for the first time, felt something, and started to resemble his face.'') ([https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ original], [https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/kirby-star-allies-vol-4-interview-the-ultimate-part-2-from-the-july-2018-issue/ translation])</ref> Thus, Hyness's wish for Void to be revived as a "destroyer god" conflicted with the friendly influence he received from Kirby. As such, various pause descriptions depict both Void's evil and aggressive nature (as Hyness wanted him to be), as well as Kirby's own easygoing, bold, and friendly nature (due to Kirby's direct influence on Void as he was born). The latter is often misinterpreted as Void eventually going to be reborn as Kirby, but what is said in official media goes along more with Void being reborn as a more generic "friend".<ref>"It seems this being of darkness will wander the galaxy until one day he is reborn into a new existence. When he returns, hopefully it will be as...a friend.", VS Void Soul Special Page</ref> It is often misinterpreted because, in the English translation of Void Soul's Special Page, the wording of what Void can "rise again" as implies that there are only two possibilities, these being positive (often assumed to be Kirby) and negative (often assumed to be Dark Matter);<ref name="TypeOfEnergy"/> however, the Japanese text does not directly mention positive or negative energies, and instead just mentions energy more generically, and says that Void can turn into "all sorts of beings".<ref name="TypeOfEnergyJP"/>

====The origin of Morpho Knight's original design====

Morpho Knight was not originally an early Meta Knight design. Morpho Knight was intended to be a boss in the cancelled ''[[Kirby for Nintendo GameCube]]''.<ref>{{Cite|As for Morpho Knight’s design, it was actually a design that was created for an enemy that was a new type of knight boss when we were planning a mainline “Kirby” game for the GameCube.|[[Shinya Kumazaki]]}} ([https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ ''Nintendo DREAM Web'' July 2018 Issue Part 4], [https://web.archive.org/web/20181203104143/https://www.ndw.jp/kirby_04/ archive], ([https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/kirby-star-allies-vol-4-interview-the-ultimate-part-2-from-the-july-2018-issue/ quote sourced from unoffical translation], [https://web.archive.org/web/20210620013016/https://gigi9714.wordpress.com/2021/06/13/kirby-star-allies-vol-4-interview-the-ultimate-part-2-from-the-july-2018-issue/ archive])</ref> The confusion likely originated from the ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition|Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book]]'', which puts early concept art for Morpho Knight on a page dedicated to Meta Knight without context or explanation (though, as the page also includes concept art for Dark Meta Knight, it is not unique in this regard).

====When Elfilin split apart from Fecto Elfilis====

[[The Dream Discoveries Tour]] states that Elfilin split apart from Fecto Elfilis "30 years after research began" on Specimen ID-F86. This is commonly misinterpreted as Elfilin having split apart exactly 30 years prior to the events of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''. This statement means the event took place at least 30 years before the message was recorded, which itself was likely some time before the new world's civilization left it behind, so it is unknown exactly how long ago the event took place.

====Ratio between Elfilin and Fecto Forgo's whole====

Elfilin and Fecto Forgo are not exact halves of Fecto Elfilis. While Leongar refers to Elfilin as Fecto Forgo's "missing half" in his dialogue prior to his boss fight, this is not meant to be taken as Elfilin and Fecto Forgo being literal halves of one being; it is more accurately stated in figure descriptions that Elfilin is "a small, compassionate soul that hid behind greater, invasive ambitions", comparatively a much smaller part of the whole that makes up Fecto Elfilis. By comparison, the Japanese text uses the term 片割れ (''kataware''), which can be translated as "fragment" in this context.

The inhabitants of the Mirror World are not all counterparts of characters from Popstar. The only entities confirmed to be counterparts of characters from Popstar are [[Dark Meta Knight]], [[Shadow Kirby]], and [[Shadow Dedede]]. Most of the enemies encountered in the [[Mirror World]] do not look any different from those encountered on Popstar, even those from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' that made appearances in later entries to the main series. In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', [[Queen Sectonia]] was corrupted after staring into the [[Dimension Mirror]], but is not stated to have created a Mirror World counterpart of her. In ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'', [[Taranza]] has a dark counterpart - [[Dark Taranza]], however he is summoned from the [[Black Mirror]], which is not related to the Mirror World in any way. A [[List of Kirby JP Twitter game reports - Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Kirby JP Twitter game report]] for ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' also implies that [[Magolor]] has no Mirror World counterpart even when he is reflected via the [[Dimension Mirror]], further supporting this, although it should be noted that since this claim comes from Magolor himself, its credibility is questionable.<ref>{{Cite|"ヤツはメタナイトのココロの闇を写し取った、鏡の国の住人ナンダ。

This is further shown to be consistent in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' — Queen Sectonia is in possession of the "outer mirror" (which Taranza stole from the Mirror World), from which Shadow Dedede emerges in [[Dededetour!]]. Then, King Dedede enters the "outer mirror" to arrive in the Mirror World, and finds the "inner mirror", which Dark Meta Knight was sealed within. When Dedede re-seals Dark Meta Knight, this is the "inner mirror". While it is not stated, Dedede is presumably not trapped in the Mirror World and could still return to Dream Land through the "outer mirror". Note that both the "outer mirror" and "inner mirror" are only officially referred to as "the Dimension Mirror"; referring to them as "outer" and "inner" is merely in order to more easily distinguish them.

[[Necrodeus]] is not confirmed to have created the [[Sun Stone]]s. As above, this misinformation stems from [[List of HAL Laboratory Miiverse posts - Kirby: Triple Deluxe|a Miiverse post]], in which [[Shinya Kumazaki]] theorizes that the Sun Stones could have been created by "someone who dislikes the sun", robbing Floralia of sunlight by turning it into jewels; he never specifically names Necrodeus.<ref>{{Cite|In this game, you cultivate the Dreamstalk in order to progress. This requires Sun Stones and Grand Sun Stones - jewels that contain the power of the sun's rays. So the sun, which is of course a star, is a key item in this game! Perhaps someone who dislikes the sun has tried to rob Floralia of its light by transforming that light into jewels..?|[[Shinya Kumazaki]]|[https://web.archive.org/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAADMUKmEi-SK-A Archived Miiverse post]}}</ref> Necrodeus dislikes light and wishes to steep the world in darkness. However, the quote specifically focuses on ''sunlight'', relating to ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''{{'}}s recurring theme of stars and celestial bodies (i.e. the sun and the moon), rather than light in general. Furthermore, when addressing sunlight, it specifically mentions the sunlight of Floralia, and does not mention darkness as a factor at all. These aspects point to the quote more likely referring to Queen Sectonia, who is heavily associated with moonlight and jewels, and has a more obvious motivation to control the sunlight of Floralia specifically (to prevent the Dreamstalk from growing).

There's no confirmation that the habitants of the new world were humans. While the new world greatly resembles our world, there is notably no depiction of human beings in any part of it (for example, there are no mannequins within the malls, and car advertisements do not feature any people riding within them), and the previous inhabitants are never referred to as humans. The name of the "simple" staff roll theme, "From Those Who Departed for Space", may imply that the denizens of the new world were humans (the game's staff themselves being "those who departed for space"), but this is unconfirmed. At most, the depiction of [[Neichel]] at the ''[[Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival]]'' is the most compelling evidence, but this is itself a [[Continuity#Continuity of miscellaneous content|supplementary material]] that is not confirmed to be part of the games' continuity. Relatedly, within an interview in the festival's pamphlet, [[Shinya Kumazaki]] describes his thoughts on writing "[[Welcome to the New World!]]", which relate to the new world's similarity to humanity: "if there is a world, there will be civilization, and if there is civilization, there will be writing, signs of people, and language as well." (世界が あるなら文明があり、文明があるなら文字があり、そこには人の息吹があって、言葉もあるわけです。)

It's not confirmed if the "land of dreams" mentioned by Leongar at the climax of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' refers to Dream Land. In Japanese, Dream Land is called プププランド ("Pupupuland"), while Leongar's dialogue uses the phrase 夢の大地 (literally "a land of dreams"). While this can be considered a reference to Dream Land in the same way his mention of "this forgotten land" refers to the game's title, it would ultimately just be a reference, and not concrete confirmation that the "land of dreams" is Dream Land. It should also be noted in particular that the term "land of dreams" has been used many other times as well, although mostly in Japanese only. In Morpho Knight EX's Japanese pause screen description, a similar term, 夢の国 (which can also be translated as "a land of dreams") is used, and this same term is used in the Japanese version of "Welcome to the New World!"; in the English version of the song, this term is translated as the more general word "dreamland" ("A new dreamland. A place where you'll laugh and smile."). Another term with a similar meaning, 夢にまでみた大地, is used in the Japanese name of the song from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', "The Long-Desired Land", which is 夢にまでみた大地は (''The Land of Dreams is...'') in Japanese.

The famous Hammer Super Jump glitch from ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' can be performed by any version of Hammer, not just [[Toy Hammer]]. Toy Hammer is a popular choice among players for performing the glitch (often being used in [[Speedrunning|speedruns]] of the [[Colosseum]]), and can be useful for new players looking to [[Glitches in Kirby and the Forgotten Land|learn the glitch]] due to its visual squash-and-stretch providing a decent visual for timing the glitch. However, every single version of Hammer can perform this glitch. (incomplete)

====The company that creates ''Kirby'' games====

Nintendo is not the sole or primary creator of ''Kirby'' games. This misconception often exists due to the fact that ''Kirby'' games exclusively release on Nintendo consoles, and how closely the series is related to Nintendo due to that. In reality, it is [[HAL Laboratory]] that makes most games, and while it is true that Nintendo often assists with production and publishes the games, most of them are developed primarily by HAL. All of the games in the main ''Kirby'' series were developed at least partially by HAL (''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'' were developed primarily by Flagship, but HAL was still involved), and HAL still has oversight on games created by third-party developers, such as ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' (by Good-Feel). The only ''Kirby'' games developed internally by Nintendo were ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'' and ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''.

====Masahiro Sakurai's involvement with recent ''Kirby'' games====

Masahiro Sakurai has no involvement with recent ''Kirby'' games. Sakurai's last work on a ''Kirby'' game was on ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'', as a "Special Advisor", and the last ''Kirby'' game he had full involvement on as a director was ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''. He has not been credited or known to be involved in any other ''Kirby'' game since.

Masahiro Sakurai's favorite Copy Ability is not Beam. While it has been assumed that Masahiro Sakurai's favorite Copy Ability is [[Beam]] because it's normally the one of the first Copy Abilities obtainable, this is not the case. In a Twitter post from 2010, Sakurai listed [[Fighter]] and [[Suplex]] to be his favorite Copy Abilities.<ref>https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/20914369156087809</ref>

Although ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'', ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', ''Kirby Mass Attack'' and ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' are sometimes called mainline series games by some due to them being plaftormer games, and the mainline ''Kirby'' games being platformers, these four games are not considered mainline games officially, and are spin-offs. The developers consider mainline games to be the games that feature traditional platforming with Kirby's inhale and copy ability, and have "Kirby of the Stars" in their Japanese titles (as well as in Chinese and Korean). Neither of these are the case with any of them; they do not feature "Kirby of the Stars" in their titles, and none feature inhaling (and only ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' features copy abilities). More information on this subject can be found on the [[Kirby (series)]] page.