Done In
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Done In[1][2] (also known as That's That,[3] Whoops![4] and Defeat[5]) is a short jingle that usually plays when Kirby (or Player 1, if another character) is defeated, typically as they fall off of the screen. It, like the 1-Up jingle, is one of the most common themes in the Kirby series, known for giving the feeling of a casual error rather than a catastrophic failure. In most games, the music stops abruptly for about a second before the jingle plays, but this method of focus is abandoned in multiplayer games such as the Kirby Fighters series.
Composition
"Done In" is a short musical period in 3/8 featuring a chromatically descending passage from a C with a jump to E-flat, ending in a somewhat goofy rising G octave. The movement of the melody reflects how Kirby's defeat animation plays out.
Game appearances
Since the jingle has appeared in almost every game in one form or another, this list only discusses the most important evolutions of the theme.
Kirby's Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Land was the debut of this jingle, and is unsurprisingly the most simple version. This version laid the foundation for defeat as a whole in the Kirby series.
Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Adventure uses a very similar arrangement to the previous entry, though it is not identical due to the NES's different sound hardware.
Kirby's Pinball Land
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Unchanged from Dream Land in both use and sound.
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby Super Star
As a SNES game, Kirby Super Star received important hardware freedoms compared to previous games, and upgraded the theme because of it. The jingle gets different instruments.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
The normal "Done In" jingle is used in this game only if Gooey loses a life. It is very quick, does not pause the music, and is primarily played on a pair of bell-like instruments (with a "wobbling" sound in the background). A jingle unique to this game is used if Kirby loses a life, which is based on the melody of "Green Greens".
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards uses an uncommonly dramatic version of the theme, using very different instruments and a slower tempo as Kirby flops over. The jingle closer to its original interaction is used at the beginning of the game's Game Over theme as well.
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and Kirby: Planet Robobot all use the same audio clip for their version of "Done In". It features high-quality instruments, but otherwise is only notable for being one of the first versions to be a pre-made audio file instead of being sequenced.
This game also features the first use of the current multiplayer variant of the jingle, which is simply the eight main notes played very quickly on a single bell-like instrument (similar to the Kirby's Dream Land 3 variant). This is used to avoid interrupting the music if a player other than player 1 loses a life.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby Fighters
This spin-off series, as mentioned above, puts very little emphasis on the jingle, specifically using the Kirby's Return to Dream Land multiplayer variant.
Kirby Star Allies
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Kirby and the Forgotten Land features a re-orchestration of the theme if Kirby runs out of health, now named Defeat in English for the first time. The multiplayer variant also got a re-arrangement, used if Bandana Waddle Dee runs out of health in 2-player co-op. This specific variant is also re-used for the Booming Blasters sub-game attraction in Merry Magoland when any player gets knocked out.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ヤラレ[6] yarare まけ[7] make ミス[8] misu みんなやられた[3] min'na yarareta ミスった…[4] misu-tta... |
Done In ヤラレ derives from やられた, which is the passive past tense form of 遣る (to do something). Thus, it can be translated as "to be done in". Colloquially, it is used in this sense as well as the sense of "to be defeated". Loss Miss All Done In Missed... |
| Traditional Chinese | 戰敗[5] zhàn bài |
Lost Battle |
| Simplified Chinese | 战败[5] zhàn bài | |
| Dutch | Verslagen[5] | Defeated |
| Canadian French | Ça y est[3] Oups![4] Défaite[5] |
That's it Oops! Defeat |
| European French | Fait en[1] Ainsi va la vie[3] Aïe ![4] Défaite[5] |
Done in So goes life Ouch! Defeat |
| German | Finito[1] Das hätten wir[3] Hoppla![4] Niederlage[5] |
Finished That's done Oops! Defeat |
| Italian | Disfatta[3] Perbacco![4] Sconfitta[5] |
Defeat Good heavens! Defeat |
| Korean | 실패[5] silpae 모조리 당하고 말았어[3] mojoli danghago mal-ass-eo |
Failure All Done In |
| Portuguese | Derrota[9] | Defeat |
| Spanish | Eso es todo[3] ¡Ay, ay, ay![4] Derrota[5] |
That's all - Defeat |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Kirby: Canvas Curse
- ↑ Kirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Kirby Mass Attack
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.9 Starting with Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- ↑ First given as the name in Kirby: Canvas Curse and has been more-or-less consistent since then.
- ↑ Kirby's Star Stacker Original CD Masters
- ↑ Nintendo Mobile, NINTENDO×JOYSOUND
- ↑ Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe