Francisca
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- This article is about Francisca on her own. For all three sisters, see The Three Mage-Sisters.
“ | But I do not wish to waste my time with pointless chatter. So I won't! Just know that should you attempt to oppose us... I'll have no choice but to put you on ice...FOREVER! | ” | — Francisca in Kirby Star Allies |
Francisca is a boss who made her debut in Kirby Star Allies. She is described as the Frozen General of The Three Mage-Sisters (the other two being Flamberge and Zan Partizanne), and serves Hyness, the main antagonist of the game. She is voiced by Reina Ueda.
Her appearance is very similar to that of Susie, but she is dressed as a military general and doesn't have visible feet. She fights with her icy axe, ice-based magic, and a soda gun.
Francisca appears as a boss at the end of Longview Corridor and Blizzno Moon, as well as in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! and The Ultimate Choice.
Attacks
“ | Calm, cool, and collected, Frozen General Francisca is one of three mages at the head of Jambastion's forces. The freezing attacks she unleashes are enough to chill the very hearts of those who oppose her. | ” | — Pause flavor text of Francisca (1st battle in Longview Corridor) in Story Mode and Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! |
The following lists all of Francisca's attacks. Attacks in italics are used during the second phase only.
Francisca's Attacks during the first battle in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
Cisca Slash | Francisca swings her axe either downward or upward. |
Cisca Dash | Francisca dashes as she thrusts her axe forward. |
Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam | Francisca swings her axe upward before slamming down against the ground again. |
Frozen Gelato | Francisca throws her axe's head that spins with homing property. If an ally is hit by the axe, they will get stuck on it and take continuous damage until the spinning is over. This attack can be stopped by fire-based attacks (Fire itself and Sizzle-augment abilities). |
氷菓 Deadly Ice Candies |
Francisca begins with this attack during the second phase of her first battle.
She tosses ice shards for 3 rounds: three shards in both the first round and the second round, and four shards in the final round. |
Shaken Soda Blaster | Francisca conjures a soda gun, shakes it, and fires water shots that ricochet off the ground and the ceiling, leaving stars on impact. She will fire 3 rounds: horizontally (slightly altering the angle mid-fire) in the first round, diagonally upward in the second round, and diagonally downward in the final round.
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Elegant Escape | Francisca leaps to the other side of the stage to position herself for an upcoming attack. Flamberge shares similar movement. |
Attack names are taken from the Japanese guide book and the English version of the Dream Friend moveset. |
Click "Expand" on the right to see Francisca's attack order in her first battle.
In her first phase, Francisca attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Slash x4
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Frozen Gelato
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Slash x4
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Slash
- Frozen Gelato
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Dash
In her second phase, Francisca begins with these attacks:
- Deadly Ice Candies
- Cisca Slash x6
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Shaken Soda Blaster
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
After that, she attacks in a mostly random order although she will always alternate between her Deadly Ice Candies and Shaken Soda Blaster attacks. In-between those moves, she will do any of the following any number of times at random:
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
“ | Undeterred from her quest to find the dark hearts that have rained down across the galaxy, the Frozen General is back and tougher than ever before! Her duties have kept her away from Flamberge lately… She kind of misses her. | ” | — Pause flavor text of Francisca (2nd battle in Blizzno Moon) in Story Mode and Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! |
When she is fought again on Blizzno Moon, Francisca's attacks are more elaborate, but still fundamentally the same.
Francisca's Attacks during the second battle in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
Elegant Escape | Francisca leaps to the other side of the stage to position herself for an upcoming attack. Flamberge shares similar movement. |
Cisca Dash | Similar to her first battle, except the charge-up is slightly shorter. |
Cisca Slash | Similar to her first battle, except the charge-up is slightly shorter. |
Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam | Similar to her first battle, except the charge-up is slightly shorter. |
Gran Frozen Gelato | Similar to 'Frozen Gelato' in her first battle, but the spinning axe is now larger. |
Cisca Cut | Francisca slams her axe on the ground and then drags it across the ground before uppercutting on the other side, leaving ice hazards on her path which can be melted by fire-based attacks. |
Shaken Soda Slider | Francisca begins with this attack during the second phase of her second battle.
She will fire 2 rounds of water shots instead: diagonally upward in the first round, (leaps to the other side of the stage) and diagonally downward in the second round. |
氷菓・連 Continuous Ice Candies |
Francisca tosses the same number of ice shards for 3 rounds as in her first battle, but they change their directions in midair. |
Attack names are taken from the Japanese guide book and the English version of the Dream Friend moveset. |
Click "Expand" on the right to see Francisca's attack order in her second battle.
In her first phase, Francisca begins with these attacks:
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash x4
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Gran Frozen Gelato
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Cut
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Slash x3
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash x2
After that, she then attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash x2
- Gran Frozen Gelato
- Cisca Slash x4
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Cut
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Slash x2
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Cut
- Cisca Slash x3
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
In her second phase, Francisca begins with these attacks:
- Shaken Soda Slider
- Cisca Cut
- Cisca Slash x6
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Continuous Ice Candies
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Cut
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
After that, she attacks in a mostly random order although she will always alternate between these attacks:
- Shaken Soda Slider
- Cisca Cut
- Continuous Ice Candies
- Cisca Cut
In-between those moves, she will do any of the following any number of times at random:
- Cisca Slash
- Cisca Dash
- Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam
“ | Once upon a time, a girl was stranded freezing in a snowstorm. As she got colder and colder, a mysterious traveler appeared and unlocked her natural talent for ice magic. She kept turning blue, all right–the beautiful blue of Francisca! | ” | — Pause flavor text of Francisca (Soul Melter EX) in The Ultimate Choice |
When she is fought solo in Soul Melter EX, Francisca's attacks are fundamentally the same as her battle on the Blizzno Moon, but most of her attacks can now hit repeatedly, ignoring ally invincibility frames from after getting damaged.
Francisca's attacks during her Soul Melter EX battle in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
Elegant Escape | Francisca leaps to the other side of the stage to position herself for an upcoming attack. Flamberge shares similar movement. |
Gran Frozen Gelato | Similar to her second battle. She uses this attack first in her first phase. |
Cisca Dash | Similar to her second battle. |
Cisca Upper + Cisca Slam | Similar to her second battle. |
Fran Freeze | Similar to her second battle. |
Cisca Slash | Similar to her second battle. |
氷菓・連 Continuous Ice Candies |
Francisca begins with this attack in the second phase. She tosses ice shards for 3 rounds as in her first battle, but only the last set can change direction in midair. Additionally, there is no safe zone directly beneath her. |
Shaken Soda Slider | Similar to her second battle. |
Attack names are taken from the Japanese guide book and the English version of the Dream Friend moveset. |
Music
- Main article: Song of Supplication
Francisca's battle theme, shared by Flamberge, is titled "Song of Supplication". The song title and three verses of the lyrics are shown on the pause menu screens from Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne during their battles in The Ultimate Choice.
Trivia
- Francisca's English name is directly taken from the name of a particular type of axe, fitting due to her choice of weapon.
- After her reveal in the January 11th Nintendo Direct, Francisca became the avatar used on Kirby's official JP Twitter feed to present updates for Star Allies content and news, similar to Susie for Planet Robobot and the spin-offs therein. She would eventually share this role with the other two Mage-Sisters after they had been introduced.
Gallery
Francisca's Shaken Soda Blaster attack, which fires ricochet water shots and causes blue Drop Stars to appear
Screenshot from Francisca's fight in Longview Corridor
Screenshot from Francisca's fight in Blizzno Moon
Screenshot from Francisca's fight on Soul Melter EX difficulty in The Ultimate Choice
Stone transformation of Francisca using her Soda Blaster next to Flamberge and Zan Partizanne
Promotional hand-drawn artwork for the Wave 3 Dream Friends from Kirby Star Allies
Videos
First battle with Francisca in Kirby Star Allies (The Ultimate Choice).
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Second battle with Francisca in Kirby Star Allies (The Ultimate Choice).
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EX battle with Francisca in Kirby Star Allies (The Ultimate Choice).
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Quotes
Quotes from Francisca in Kirby Star Allies |
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Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | フラン・キッス Furan Kissu |
Fran-Kiss[2]
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Chinese | 冰斧基斯 bīng fǔ jī sī |
Ice Axe Kiss |
Dutch | Francisca | – |
French | Francisca | – |
German | Franziska | Francisca |
Italian | Francisca | – |
Korean | 프랑시스카 Peurangsiseuka |
Francisca |
Spanish | Francisca | – |
References
- ↑ Wiktionary on 氷菓
- ↑ Nintendo Dream interview, rough translation regarding the relationship between Francisca's and Flamberge's Japanese names: "When you think of rouge, you think of red lipstick, don’t you? For lipstick… it's a kiss!"
- ↑ Nintendo Dream interview, rough translation: "There is an axe called “Francisca,” and that is the motif."
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