Professor Curio

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Professor Curio
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Artwork of Professor Curio from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Details
First episode A Blockbuster Battle
Last episode Kirby 3D
Main role Supporting character
Similar characters Doctor Yabui, Biblio
Voice actor(s) Maddie Blaustein (English)
Takashi Nagasako (Japanese)
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Professor Curio (also referred to as Mr. Curio or just Curio) is an elderly Cappy and resident of Cappy Town who serves as the town's archaeologist, paleontologist, and historian. He has a deep love and passion for his work, and is arguably the most academically accredited individual in Dream Land, but due to the general lack of interest from the other Cappies in his pursuits, he is left in a poor financial state to look after his fragile relics in a cluttered "shop" which doubles as his own home. Curio is a frequently-recurring character in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, though his appearances are usually incidental, with his only two major roles being in Curio's Curious Discovery and Mumbies Madness.

Characteristics and RoleEdit

Professor Curio is a medium-height and medium-girth Cappy whose most distinguishable features are his dark olive overcoat, red bowtie, and bushy gray facial hair which covers his mouth. He also possesses a ring of short spiky hair around the top of his head - highlighting his bald scalp - and thick eyebrows. Aside from these features, Professor Curio is also often seen carrying various implements or wearing additional articles of clothing as is appropriate for whatever role he is filling.

Professor Curio is one of the town's elder citizens, but unlike Mayor Len Blustergas and Chief Bookem, he is unmarried, and not particularly sociable. Due to this, along with his choice of occupation and study precluding a largely solitary lifestyle, Curio is socially awkward and tends to speak in an encyclopedic manner when not stammering from discomfort. Despite this insecurity, Curio usually has little issue socializing with other villagers, and throughout the show, he develops a tutor and pupil relationship with Tiff, who looks to him as a role model and also helps him when he is in trouble.

Professor Curio runs an antique collection on the outer edge of Cappy Town which he insists is not a museum, though it is still open for individual visitors to come in and have a look. One of the regular running gags of the show involves the relics in the shop getting ruined by some unfortunate calamity or other happenstance, though things will always be back in order in time for the next episode. Due to the general lack of interest in his work by the other villagers, Curio is relatively poor, relying solely on his academic work to scrape together a meager income. This state of affairs leads him to be tempted by King Dedede to forge archaeological discoveries that exonerate Dedede in exchange for a bribe in Curio's Curious Discovery, though Curio later reneges on this deal for the sake of his personal honor. In Mumbies Madness, Professor Curio is tricked by King Dedede into releasing and harboring the monster Mumbies, though Curio later comes to his senses and tries to seal the monster away in a macabre-looking ritual, which leads to a misunderstanding between him and Tiff and Tuff, who accidentally stop him and allow Mumbies to escape again, where it is eventually destroyed by Kirby.

FilmographyEdit

The following is a complete list of all of Professor Curio's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, along with other information regarding his role in each episode:

Professor Curio's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!  
Episode Image Role Selected quote Notes
A Blockbuster Battle Secondary character "I think I'll lay down for a moment..." *faints*
A Dark & Stormy Knight Tertiary character "I have finally reconstructed the rare Triceratops Cappiensis!" (just before the fossil gets zapped)
Beware: Whispy Woods! Tertiary character (no dialogue)
Un-Reality TV Tertiary character "Oh, well I uhh..." (after being caught watching T.V. by Tiff)
Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure Secondary character "It appeared only once a century. It would come to Cappy Town to lay a single egg. After the egg hatched, Dyna Blade would leave Cappy Town only to reappear 100 years later, century after century. Dyna Blade last appeared to a caravan of immigrants during the age of the pioneers, and now, the time of the Dyna Blade is here again."
Curio's Curious Discovery Primary character "Oh let them get themselves out! I'm through digging up fakes, especially dangerous ones!" This marks Curio's first leading role.
The Fofa Factor Tertiary character (unintelligible, mixed with other members of crowd)
Hail to the Chief Secondary character "It'll take days to clean up this mess! Those vandals painted everything in my shop!"
Cappy New Year Secondary character "In some places, everyone pauses a moment to reflect on the year passed."
The Pillow Case Tertiary character (hypnotized) "Must destroy Kirby!"
A Fish Called Kine Tertiary character "I think these two make a charming couple!"
The Thing About the Ring Secondary character "Artifacts such as these cannot be bought and sold!"
Here Comes the Son Tertiary character "Hrmm..."
Dedede's Snow Job Tertiary character "Get with it, Blustergas! This is a snowboard!"
A Princess in Dis-Dress Tertiary character "She's the prettiest princess who's ever been here!"
The Empty Nest Mess Secondary character "It's true Dyna Blade was upset when it first came here, but that was because it had lost its egg."
Ninja Binge Secondary character "The ninjas were skilled martial artists. They could outrun the wind, leap over buildings...they could even make themselves invisible."
Escargoon Rules Tertiary character "I'd imagine it all the time..." (in response to Escargoon joking about Curio having a proper museum)
Labor Daze Secondary character "The danger inherent in learning a lesson is that what is readily apparent at the outset becomes obscure as time passes, and what was once clear inexorably fades from memory."
A Spice Odyssey Secondary character "Mmm... the flavors are fascinating. I wonder what that delightfully tangy taste is?"
Hatch Me If You Can Secondary character "Hmmm...I'm not absolutely certain, but this may be the world's largest cue-ball!" *laughs*
Abusement Park Tertiary character "Yo-yo! Curio!"
Junk Jam Secondary character "What if we float it away in big balloons?"
The Kirby Derby - Part I Tertiary character "Racing isn't a real sport!"
Watermelon Felon Tertiary character "I hate to say it, but since Kirby's been here, a great many precious Cappy artifacts have been destroyed beyond repair."
A Novel Approach Tertiary character "It's wonderful to see so many Cappies suddenly enthusiastic about reading!"
Escar-Gone Tertiary character "And look at this one! Here we are fossil hunting, but I sure don't remember it!"
Monster Management Tertiary character "Ahh! That urn is an antique you uncultured brute!"
Prediction Predicament - Part I Tertiary character (no dialogue)
Prediction Predicament - Part II Tertiary character "Good-bye, my beloved Cappy Town. I shall miss you."
Sheepwrecked Tertiary character "I have to get my shop in sheep-shape!"
Scare Tactics - Part I Tertiary character "You're brave now, but soon, we'll have you blubbering!"
Pink-Collar Blues Secondary character "Some scholars believe that Waddle Dees roam freely unless somebody gives them a meal and a place to sleep."
Tourist Trap Tertiary character "Careful! That's the only surviving toilet bowl from the ancient Cappy World! Oh... Years of toilet restoration flushed away!"
Cartoon Buffoon Secondary character "He has all the qualities of an ancient warrior!"
Don't Bank on It Tertiary character *hypnotized* "Good morning, one and all! Isn't our King Dedede wonderful?"
Kirby Takes the Cake Tertiary character "That's right! We're busy so uhh..."
Snack Attack - Part I Tertiary character "Hmm...let's see now...soon I'll have a battalion of troopers!"
Snack Attack - Part II Tertiary character "Stop! These pieces are priceless!"
One Crazy Knight Tertiary character (no dialogue)
Sweet and Sour Puss Tertiary character "How can we be sure this isn't another one of his tricks?"
A Half-Baked Battle Tertiary character "These pies are worse than Kawasaki's!"
eNeMeE Elementary Secondary character "As you know, I'm the leading authority on ancient Dream Land history! We're told this dates back to an ancient Cappy civilization. Hah! I tell you this ancient civilization never existed! In fact it's nothing but hogwash!"
The Meal Moocher Tertiary character "Maybe I should get in on this. Learning how to cook can't be that hard."
Fitness Fiend Tertiary character "Well he certainly is king-sized."
Mabel Turns the Tables Secondary character "I should have listened to Mabel!"
Something to Sneeze At Tertiary character (no dialogue)
The Chill Factor Tertiary character "I've never heard of such a thing, but perhaps they're not penguins exactly, but a related species."
The School Scam Secondary character "I've been holding the fort while Tiff was out, but an archaeological emergency has popped up, so unfortunately this is my last class."
Delivery Dilemma Tertiary character "I only wish I could get my artifacts delivered to me as quickly as my lunch was!"
Buccaneer Birdy Secondary character "About two hundred years ago, fearsome pirates roamed the seas looting and plundering. Of all the pirates, one was more terrible than all the rest put together! He was so fearsome and cunning, he could defeat entire fleets with a single ship! As a sign of his daring, this brazen buccaneer carried on his shoulder a bird: A royal bird, which he has stolen from a great king from across the sea. I am certain that you are a descendant from this bird!"
A Whale of a Tale Tertiary character "I had a gut feeling that's where we were."
Waddle While You Work Tertiary character "Would you rather they all worked for Dedede?"
Dedede's Raw Deal Tertiary character "That's a very logical system."
Caterpillar Thriller Tertiary character "Who said medicine is a science?"
Fossil Fools - Part I Secondary character "We'll have a dinosaur egg in no time at all!"
Fossil Fools - Part II Tertiary character "That dinosaur is definitely real!"
Dedede's Monsterpiece Tertiary character "We don't have any culture!"
Right Hand Robot Tertiary character "It's probably going to be a quiet day." Appears only in the Japanese version, so his dialogue is translated from that version.
Goin' Bonkers Tertiary character "What if he's from another planet run by apes?!"
Power Ploy Tertiary character "Hmm... Very interesting. There is nothing natural here! It's all chemicals!"
A Trashy Tale Tertiary character "They oughta' be fined for such a mess!"
Cooking Up Trouble Secondary character "The women seem to admire that sort of thing."
Teacher's Threat Tertiary character "What's the use of principals if we don't have a teacher?"
Mumbies Madness Primary character "It wasn't until I re-examined that book today that I realized what the King had done! I can't believe he tricked me!"
A Sunsational Puzzle Tertiary character "Why this is no ordinary air conditioner! These things have been producing harmful CFC gases that destroy ozone!"
A Chow Challenge Secondary character "I'm positive I'll have a stomach ache after lunch..."
Waste Management Tertiary character "Our trash will be gone in no time!"
Shell-Shocked Tertiary character "How about this one?"
Tooned Out Tertiary character "The hero of my show is a dashing young collector of antiquities named Curio Jones!"
Born to Be Mild - Part I Tertiary character (no dialogue)
Born to Be Mild - Part II Tertiary character (no dialogue)
D'Preciation Day Tertiary character "Happy Diss-Day!"
Cowardly Creature Tertiary character "It left these footprints all over town!"
Frog Wild Secondary character "He's as dangerous as a monster."
Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I Tertiary character "Look! I've never seen that!"
Cappy Town Down Tertiary character "Maybe we should just get rid of Kirby!"
Fright to the Finish Tertiary character "Ahh! That's the part I need! I think it's fixed!"
Kirby 3D Tertiary character (no dialogue)

TriviaEdit

  • In the Japanese version, many comments are made about the fact that Professor Curio is an elderly bachelor, having apparently never married.

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