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|theme title=[[Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler]]

|related= [[Traitor Magolor]], [[Magolor (second form)]], [[Magolor Soul]]

|similar=[[Marx]], [[Taranza]], [[Hyness]], [[NESP]]

{{quote|Hi there! My name is {{color|orange|Magolor}}. I'm from {{color|orange|another dimension}}, but I just love [[Popstar|Planet Popstar]]. I can't get enough of it! Things got a bit hectic [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|when I first arrived]], but that's all in the past, thanks to [[Kirby]].|Magolor's opening dialogue from [[New Challenge Stages]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''}}

'''Magolor''' {{#ifeq:{{PAGENAME}}|Magolor|({{IPA|ˈmæ.ɡə.lɔɹ}}<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hml3EdmvAXo&t=2m ''Kirby Fighters 2'' – Launch Trailer]</ref><ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExWoeRuFWo8&t=271s ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' - Overview Trailer]</ref>)}} is an alien magician who first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' as the main antagonist. He is from [[Another Dimension|another dimension]], claims to live on the planet [[Halcandra]], and commands a dimension-crossing starship called the [[Lor Starcutter]]. He has since made several appearances in subsequent games in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. Magolor is defined by his diminutive stature, his ability to fly and cast magical spells, and his effective (but sometimes deceptive) salesmanship. Notable roles beyond his debut appearance include being the host of both [[New Challenge Stages]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' and the courses in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', running [[Magolor's Shoppe|the Shoppe]] in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', appearing as a [[Dream Friend]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', and as a playable character in ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''{{'}}s [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]].

Magolor is a small, ellipsoid being who possesses disembodied hands, but no feet. He wears a blue hood with yellow and white accents. The rim of the hood, as well as the pattern on his body, resembles the design of a gear, which matches the motif of the Energy Spheres for the Lor Starcutter. His face consists merely of two yellow eyes on a dark yellow surface, the rest presumably being covered up by his scarf-like belt. The belt itself seems to wrap around his entire body, covering some of his face, and has a small yellow-fringed cape that extends around most of the circumference.

Regardless of intent, Magolor's desires become twisted over time, thanks to the parasitic power of the Master Crown. The pause screen description for [[Magolor Soul]] in Extra Mode indicates that he eventually loses control of his actions and becomes a "a sad shell, nothing more than a manifestation of the crown itself". Additional context provided in the True Arena of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' indicates that the Master Crown has been devouring Magolor's soul, and that he is aware of this process, begging Kirby to help him.

After being freed from the crown's grasp by Kirby and his friends, and then battling his way through other dimensions and destroying the Master Crown, Magolor has atoned for his misdeeds. To make up for the trouble he caused, he builds an amusement park filled with new challenge courses in [[New Challenge Stages]]. In the same sub-game, he seems to have a friendly rivalry with Kirby, as seen during the races with him; the two of them part ways on amicable terms in the credits sequence.

Magolor is often melodramatic, and even when he is trying to act evil and intimidating (as seen after his Master Crown-induced transformation), he usually can't get the emotion right. He also appears to have an ego about him and is obsessed with challenges, particularly races. He often gloats when he is in the lead, which usually leads to him slowing down and getting passed up, to which he will then get angry and speed up. If he wins a race, he gloats endlessly, but if he loses, he sulks. Finally, he is shown to enjoy pranks and practical jokes; for example, he covers the screen with a curtain during segments of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D: Reprise" in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', laughing if [[King Dedede]] falls into a pit, and he pretends to betray Team Kirby in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' upon purchasing all of his equipment (though he clarifies that he's only joking). As a result, he can be seen as a reformed villain with a hints of trickery still buried within him.

Magolor appears to be a skilled technician and wizard, as he claims that upon initially excavating the Lor from Halcandra, it was in bad shape and he had to repair it. He is able to cast powerful spells during his playable appearance in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', suggesting that his magical abilities are natural to him and not a result of the Master Crown's influence. His building and summoning skills are apparent in New Challenge Stages, as he was the one who built all the courses that Kirby played through, and he summons a myriad of foes during the races. His industriousness is also on display when he sets up a [[Magolor's Shoppe|Gem Apple cart]] in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' and ''Super Kirby Clash''.

In the Japanese versions of the games, Magolor is implied to speak with a foreign accent, as many words in his dialogue are spelled with [[wikipedia:katakana|katakana]] where one would normally use [[wikipedia:hiragana|hiragana]].

| Represented by a [[Costumes|costume]] and [[Colors|color]] for Kirby. Also appears on several [[Character Treat]]s.

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===

{{quote|Anyway... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The time has come for your planet... No! The time has come for the ENTIRE UNIVERSE to bow down to me. And for being such a big help in all of this, your planet gets to go first! Prepare to bow, [[Popstar]]! Welcome your new overlord!|Magolor in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''}}

There is an easter egg foreshadowing his betrayal. The alliterative first letter of every level's name (shown in bold), from [[Cookie Country]] to [[Dangerous Dinner]], spelled out in order, is CROWNED. [[C-R-O-W-N-E-D|Magolor's 2nd phase theme]] is named that as well. In addition, when Kirby has collected all 120 Energy Spheres and talks to Magolor in the Lor Starcutter in [[Extra Mode]], he may have one of the following conversations (he doesn't reveal as much in Main Mode):

Once they catch up to where Magolor has gone, he summons the [[Lor Starcutter]] to do battle with them, ironically using each of the parts that were recovered to do various attacks. After the Lor is shot down, Magolor makes his getaway, and the team pursues Magolor himself, who proceeds to knock each one of them out of the air. On the ground, Kirby and his friends then must fight Magolor hand-to-hand in his souped-up form. During this fight, Magolor demonstrates the Master Crown's power with a variety of unending magical attacks, including throwing spheres of dark energy and opening rifts to try and suck Kirby into a realm of pain, even resorting to creating a star-shaped Magic Barrier when his health is nearly depleted. Kirby has to break through the shield by using his various Super Abilities and then finish Magolor off with the Ultra Sword.

==== Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler ====

In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', an [[Extra Mode]] called [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]] features Magolor as the main playable character. In it, after he is defeated in the main story, Magolor is cast adrift through Another Dimension and loses most of his magical power. To regain it, he must travel variety of strange dimension whilst defeating enemies and collecting [[Fruit Fragment]]s. Doing the former will award the egg-shaped magician Magic Points once he completes a stage, and they can be used to strengthen his abilities. However, to gain new ones, the earlier mentioned Fruit Fragments are needed. Magolor can manage upgrades for his skills using the [[Magolor's Magical Skills]] submenu, accessible from the main [[level hub]].

|{{center|A in Midair}}

|{{center|↓↑ + hold B even longer before releasing}}

|{{center|Press and release B}}

|{{center|↑ + B}}

|{{center|Hold B briefly before releasing}}

|{{center|↓ + B}}

|{{center|Gets attacked during Magic Barrier}}

|{{center|↑, then ↓ + B}}

|{{center|Dash + B}}

|{{center|Hold B even longer before releasing}}

|{{center|During Magolor Surge, + B (2 times max)}}

|{{center|↑ + press and hold B, then release}}

|{{center|A during Magolor Surge}}

|{{center|↓↑ + tap B}}

|{{center|↓↑ + hold B briefly before releasing}}

==== Role in Merry Magoland ====

In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', Magolor is the main operator of the newly-added [[Merry Magoland]], here taking on the role of "Manager Magolor". In this role, he explains the park and also gives out information about top scores in the Sub-Games, similar to [[Wise Waddle Dee]] in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''.  

In addition, Magolor can be seen in some of the subgames, as follows:

==== Additional appearances ====

*By turning on Helper Magolor when playing through the main story, Magolor will assist the player by tossing a potion to double their [[health]], in addition to providing [[Ability Star]]s during boss battles and fishing the player out of [[bottomless pit]]s should they fall into any of them. This setting cannot be turned on during Magolor's boss battle and in [[Extra Mode]].

*Magolor's likeness appears in five [[Dress-Up Mask]]s, making him the only character with the most masks dedicated to them that isn't Kirby.

**Completing Story Mode and Extra Mode will reward the player with masks based on [[Traitor Magolor]] and [[Magolor EX]]. Wearing these replace the player's voice with Magolor's voice clips from his boss battle.

Magolor is the host of the [[New Challenge Stages]] section of ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' and is apparently friends with Kirby there, pointing out that "things got a bit hectic" the last time he appeared. At the end of each world of this Sub-Game, Kirby races against Magolor using the ability of his choice, while Magolor summons obstacles for Kirby to try to avoid. Amusingly, even though Magolor set up these races, he still feels sullen if Kirby beats him.

Magolor appears in the [[C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe)|C-R-O-W-N-E-D (reprise)]] stage, covering certain drums using a blindfold banner near the end of the stage. His likeness also appears shortly after that point in the same stage as a hidden [[keychain]].

A Miiverse post explains that, in addition to building the [[New Challenge Stages]], Magolor also built the Drum Dash courses.

As in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', Magolor does not appear directly in the game. His likeness can however be found in a Stone transformation, as well as a number of [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]]s.

[[Shinya Kumazaki]] explained a bit about Magolor's role in the game in the July 2017 issue of ''Nintendo DREAM''. He was chosen as the shopkeeper to add a sense of familiarity to the process of transacting real money, a new element for this game, as well as being fitting for his character. Since it was felt that his original design wouldn't match the style of the [[Dream Kingdom]], he was given new clothes: he wears green to represent the shop, as well as white to represent innocence, given that he is known for being a liar. Lastly, Kumazaki confirmed that this is the same Magolor as the main ''Kirby'' universe, rather than an alternate counterpart — but because the Dream Kingdom is an alternate universe, he has no need to make up for his previous misdeeds.<ref>{{cite|ー　今作では、よろずやの店主として『星のカービィ Wii』のマホロアも登場していますよね。服の色がもともとの青ではなく緑になったのはなぜですか？<br>熊崎　まず、マホロアの色自体がプププ王国の世界観に合わないのがひとつです。消して正体を隠してカービィの前に現れているわけではありません(笑)。「ボクの名前はマホロア！」っていう所も含めてパラレルですね。『星のカービィ Wii』の物語に大きく関わったマホロアは人気が高いキャラクターですし、今作のマホロアと関係性が気になっていた方も多いかなと思いますが、パラレルではあるもののあくまでも本人としての登場になります。<br>ー　なるほど、スッキリしました。<br>熊崎　ただ、プププ王国自体が別の世界観の物語なので、彼が以前（『星のカービィ Wii』の物語における）の罪滅ぼしをしているのかというと、それは違いますね。どちらかというと、課金の仕組みに商売っ気のあるキャラを出したかったんです。課金がネガティブに捉えられるのが嫌だったのですが、マホロアに任せられるなと(笑)。<br>ー　適任だった、と。<br>熊崎　服が緑なのは、お店の衣装ということですね。あと、ウソつきなので潔白の白もいいんじゃないかという設定もありました(笑)。<br>''Interviewer: Magolor from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' also makes an appearance, doesn't he? Why were his clothes changed to green, instead of the original blue?<br>Kumazaki: For one thing, Magolor's original color scheme doesn't quite match the style of the Dream Kingdom. And it's not like he just disappeared and disguised his identity so he could appear in front of Kirby again (laughs). This is a parallel ''[universe]'', and the part where he says "My name is Magolor!" is also parallel ''[meaning, he has no reason to hide because this isn't the same Kirby he met before]''. Magolor is a very popular character who was crucial to the story of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', and I'm sure many of you have wondered about his relationship to the Magolor of this game; even though it's a parallel ''[universe]'', he is the same person ''[lit. "he is appearing as himself"]''.<br>Interviewer: I see. That clears things up.<br>Kumazaki: But the Dream Kingdom's story takes place in another world, so it's not as if Magolor is atoning for his misdeeds (from the story of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''). If anything, we wanted to have someone who'd have a keen commercial interest in making transactions. We didn't want the billing process to be seen negatively, so we left it to Magolor (laughs).<br>Interviewer: So he was the right person for the job.<br>Kumazaki: The reason why his clothes are green is that he's dressed for the shop. Also, since he's a liar, white is a good look for innocence (laughs).|Nintendo DREAM|July 2017}}</ref> [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]] later explicitly shows Magolor, after redeeming himself, arriving in the Dream Kingdom through a dimensional rift and setting up shop.

Magolor accepts currency in the form of [[Gem Apple]]s and [[Fragment]]s, though the latter are only used to purchase and upgrade weapons and armor. He also sells Gem Apples, though these require real-world currency to purchase. In ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'', Magolor offers discounts for Gem Apple purchases on Sunday of each week (which he refers to as "Magolor Day"). In ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', he occasionally offers a few Gem Apples as a free gift instead. In both games, if Kirby purchases all of the Shoppe's equipment, Magolor will don his original blue and yellow robe.

!colspan=4| Magolor's Dream Friend Moveset in ''Kirby Star Allies'' &nbsp;

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!width="30%"| Button Execution

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|{{center|While in the air, ↑ + press and hold B, then move (using analog stick)}}

Magolor appears as a playable character in ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'', unlocked after attaining a [[Fighters Rank]] of 39, making him the last playable character who can be unlocked in this manner. His move-set is largely the same as it is in ''Kirby Star Allies''.

=== ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' ===

In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Magolor is represented in several different ways, though he does not make a direct appearance. Firstly, one of the [[Battle Royale (Kirby's Dream Buffet)|Battle Royale]] stages is made to resemble him, called the [[Magolor Cake]]. Second, Kirby can unlock a [[Costumes|costume]] and [[Colors|color]] to make himself resemble Magolor. Last, Magolor appears on four different [[Character Treat]]s, which include his artwork from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', his 8-bit incarnation from ''Kirby's Dream Collection'', his Shopkeeper artwork from ''Super Kirby Clash'', and his artwork from the [[Kirby 30th Anniversary Music Festival]].

In addition to his role in the video games, Magolor appears in several of the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novels]], taking on a different role in each appearance. His first appearance in the novels is in ''[[Kirby's Labyrinth Rescue!]]'', and he has made several others since then, most notably in those based on the [[Team Kirby Clash (series)|''Team Kirby Clash'' games]] and those based more directly on ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.

Magolor's theme song, which plays on the main menu and when Kirby visits him in the Lor Starcutter, can be heard as music 002 in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''{{'}}s [[Jukebox]]. It is titled '''"Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler"'''.

The song is remixed as the theme of [[Magolor's Shoppe]] in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and the [[Celebration Picture]] "The Shape of a Heart" in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.

*"[[Mid-Boss]] All-Stars 1" in [[The True Arena#Kirby: Planet Robobot|The True Arena]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (acoustic remix from ''Drum Dash Deluxe'').

 

Magolor's boss battle theme can be heard as music 103 in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''{{'}}s Sound Test. On ''Kirby Wii Music Selection'' and ''[[Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack]]'', it is titled '''{{furi|支配|しはい}}してアゲルヨォ''' (''Fall Under My Rule'') in Japanese. Its English title is "Welcome Your New Overlord," from the ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' Jukebox.

 

 

===C-R-O-W-N-E-D===

{{main|C-R-O-W-N-E-D}}

 

This track has been remixed twice as the Bonus Level music in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''.

 

Other remixes of this track can be found in ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' and ''Kirby Star Allies''.

Magolor's name is derived from the word "magic" or "mage", as well as the name of his ship, the Lor Starcutter. This is true for his Japanese name, as well; マホロア (''Mahoroa'') is taken from {{furi|魔法|まほう}} (''mahou'', magic) and the Lor's Japanese name, ローア (''Rōa''). According to the developers on a Miiverse post, his name is also taken from the Japanese term まほろば (''[[wikipedia:mahoroba|mahoroba]]''), meaning "wonderful place" or "arcadia".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160110164643/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAAYUKlS4jBL5w Archive of a Miiverse post talking about the origins of various ''Kirby'' character names]</ref>

In several official sources, Magolor's name is improperly spelled "Magalor". It is possible that the misspelling derives from how the name is pronounced. This can be seen both on the [https://web.archive.org/web/20141014102239/http://kirby.nintendo.com/returntodreamland/mobile/explore-cast.html North American website for ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' (archive link)] and in Magolor's Dream Friend move-set in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' ("Magalor Surge"). This appears to be unintentional, as Magolor's name is spelled correctly in other places in both instances, and the name of the move from ''Kirby Star Allies'' would be corrected for ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''.

==Trivia==

KRTDL Magolor.png|Artwork of Magolor from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''

NCS Magolor VS.png|VS render of Magolor from the [[New Challenge Stages]] mode in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''

KF2 Magolor.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''

KSA Magolor icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby Star Allies'' and ''Kirby Fighters 2''

== Quotes ==

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*"''Hey, Kirby! So...you haven't seen any huge spaceship parts lying around, have you?''"

*"''As you probably noticed, when my Starcutter crashed here in Dream Land, a bunch of stuff broke off and went flying every which way! The {{color|orange|oars}}, the {{color|orange|wings}}... Five very important parts have all gone missing!''"

*"''You did it, Kirby! My ship has its {{color|orange|oars}} back! Thank you so much!''"

*"''You did it, Kirby! My Starcutter has its {{color|orange|right wing}} back in place!''"

*"''Once we find all the parts and this baby can fly again, I'll take you on a trip to visit my home world!''"

*"''I come from a distant land... It lies at the end of an {{color|orange|interdimensional tunnel}} connected to your planet.''"

*"''Welcome back, Kirby! With the {{color|orange|left wing}} back in place, the wings are finally complete!''"

*"''Kirby, you've done it! My Starcutter finally has its {{color|orange|emblem}} back. Oh joyous, glorious day!''"

*"''Crashing here on your planet, meeting you... Somehow, despite what an ordeal this has turned into...it's been worth it.''"

*"''Oh, yeah! Yeah! YEAH! You did it, Kirby! The Lor is back in business!

*"''The {{color|orange|oars}}, {{color|orange|both wings}}, the {{color|orange|emblem}}, and the mast... Yep, it's all there!''"

*"''The moment I've been waiting for. It's here! You're my hero!''"

*"''Halcandra exists in another dimension.

*"''It's SUPER far away, but the Lor can fly us there in the blink of an eye!''"

*"''Pack some snacks, Kirby. We're off to Halcandra!''"

*"''Welcome back, Kirby! From here, it's just a hop, skip, and a jump to Landia's mountain lair!''"

*"''That fearsome dragon lives at the far edge of Halcandra, on the very peak of a volcano, surrounded by intense flames.''"

<tab name="Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition">

*"''(But its also perfectly fine to just choose one you look good in.)''"

<tab name="Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Demo">

*"''Hey, Kirby!''"

*"''Are you enjoying my subgame attractions here in Magoland?''"

*"''Only a small section of the park is open right now, so there's just the two attractions available.''"

*"''But in the full version, we'll have {{color|orange|10}} subgame attractions for ya, and all of them can be played by {{color|orange|up to 4 players by sharing Joy-Con controllers!}}''"

*"''There's a lot more to experience too! {{color|orange|Stamp Rallies}}, {{color|orange|masks}}, {{color|orange|souvenir items}}... So much fun stuff!''"

*''"Kirby... Ugh! I hate having to rely on you, and your vacant stare when I revealed my grand plan was truly insulting. Well, let's see if you can break this thing on my head. If you can, then someday...<small>hee hee heee...</small><big>{{color|red|I may get to toy with you again!}}</big>"

*''So much power! I could use this to attack and rule over [[Floralia|a floating kingdom in the sky]]...if I wanted to, that is.''

*''Oh! What if {{color|red|[[food]] sometimes appears after I defeat an enemy}}? That'd really help me keep my health up!''

*''Having {{color|red|[[food]] appear more often when an enemy is defeated}} would make things a LOT less stressful for me. Gotta look out for myself!''

*''So much power! With mischief this mighty, I could create an entire [[Merry Magoland|amusement park]] full of fun attractions and devious challenges...''

<tab name="Magolor's Tome Trackers">

*"''This stat might knock you off your feet. Globally, the number of {{color|orange|rivals}} visitors have knocked over the edge

in {{color|orange|Smash Ride}} so far is...{{color|orange|#}}!''"

|jaM=From {{furi|魔法|まほう}} (''magic'') and ''[[Lor Starcutter]]''. Also derived from まほろば ''[[wikipedia:mahoroba|mahoroba]]'' (wonderful place).

|zhM=魔法 (magic) + 洛亚/洛亞 (Lor)

|ruM=-

|koM=From 마법 (magic) and ''[[Lor Starcutter]]''.

|zhM=Shopkeeper Magolor

|ja={{furi|支配人|しはいにん}}マホロア<ref>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/switch/a2jya/mahoroa Official Japanese website for ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'']. Retrieved January 12, 2023.</ref>