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|image=[[File:KeebyKDC.png|200px]]
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|caption=Artwork of '''Keeby''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|caption=Artwork of '''Keeby''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' (1995)
|lastgame=''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=Various ([[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]])<br>[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]
|game=''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (cameo, as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|Sticker]])
|similar=[[Kirby]]
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'''Keeby'''<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> ('''キービィ'''<ref name=ssb>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html ''Super Smash Bros. (64)'' official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative col{{ou}}rs]</ref> ''Kībii'') is the official nickname of the yellow [[Kirby]] of his [[Kirby (species)|species]] who debuted as the 2-Player in ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''. Keeby is also often used by fans to refer to other yellow Kirby appearances in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]].
[[File:KDC Keeby sprite.png]] '''Keeby''' is the name of the yellow [[Kirby (species)|Kirby]] who serves as the second player character in ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''. He initially wasn't properly named as such, as "Keeby" was originally an internal nickname given by the developers of the game to an otherwise unnamed yellow Kirby.<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> Keeby was properly named in a game for the first time in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''.


Keeby is bright yellow with large blue eyes and orange feet. Like Kirby, he is also able to obtain [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]], and plays exactly the same in every respect to his pink counterpart.
Keeby is a bright yellow Kirby with dark yellow feet. In official artwork his feet are more orange, bearing a resemblance to the coloring Kirby gets with the [[Beam]] ability in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. Like Kirby, he is also able to obtain [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]], and plays exactly the same in every respect to his pink counterpart.


==Game Appearances==
==Game appearances==
The following lists the titles in which yellow Kirby appears, whether he is officially called Keeby or not:
Officially, Keeby only appears in ''Kirby's Dream Course'', but generic [[Color|yellow Kirbys]] have made appearances in multiple other games in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. It has been speculated that these yellow Kirbys are actually Keeby, or that "Keeby" is a nickname for all yellow Kirbys, but no official source has stated that to be the case. Keeby was initially only used internally as a nickname by the developers of ''Kirby's Dream Course''; it is a portmanteau of Kirby's name with the Japanese word for "yellow", ''ki''. Supplementary material, such as the instruction manual, simply refers to him as a yellow Kirby.
*''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' - as the 2-Player
 
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' - as the second available [[Color Changes|col{{ou}}r]] of Kirby in minigames
On the official website for ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], [[Masahiro Sakurai]] referred to Kirby's yellow palette swap in said game as "Keeby", and mentioned that it comes from ''Kirby's Dream Course''.<ref name=ssb>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/Color.html ''Super Smash Bros. (64)'' official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors]</ref> This was the first time this nickname was made public. Later, the ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' booklet mentioned Keeby again, marking the first usage of the nickname in English material.
*''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' - as the 2-Player in minigames and the multiplayer mode
 
*''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' - as the second available col{{ou}}r of Kirby
Keeby appears, unnamed, as part of a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|Sticker]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Keeby appears on the "Kirby & Keeby" [[Character Treat]], and the name "Keeby Yellow" is used for the yellow [[color]] for Kirby. This marks the first time the name "Keeby" has actually been used in a game itself, and also is the first time Keeby's name has been translated into other languages besides English.
*''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' - as the 2-Player in minigames and the multiplayer mode; as the Yellow [[Spray Paint]] for any player
*''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'' - as the 2-Player in minigames; as the Yellow Spray Paint
*''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' - as the 2-Player in ''Ultra''-exclusive minigames plus [[Gourmet Race]] in multiplayer
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' - as the 2-Player Kirby
*''[[Kirby Fighters]]'' / ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'' - as the second available col{{ou}}r of Kirby
*''[[Team Kirby Clash]]'' / ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' / ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' - as the 2-Player
*''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' - as the second available col{{ou}}r of Kirby
*''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' - as the 2-Player in minigames
*[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]] - as the second available col{{ou}}r of [[smashwiki:Kirby|Kirby]]


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Keeby's c{{o}}lor scheme may be a reference to how [[mariowiki:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto]] imagined Kirby to be col{{o}}red yellow before [[Masahiro Sakurai]] decided that he should be pink.
*Keeby's color scheme may be a reference to how [[mariowiki:Shigeru Miyamoto|Shigeru Miyamoto]] and other [[HAL Laboratory]] employees initially thought Kirby was yellow before seeing his color design.
**The yellow hue is also similar to [[Beam]] Kirby's appearance in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. However, Beam Kirby has more reddish feet.
*Green Kirby also has an official nickname: '''くさもちカービィ'''<ref name=ssb/> (Kusa mochi Kirby). [[wikipedia:Kusa mochi|Kusa mochi]] (literally "grass [[wikipedia:mochi|mochi]]") is a green Japanese sweet.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
{{image|Need in-game screenshots}}
===Artwork===
<center><gallery>
{{center|<gallery>
Keeby.png|Keeby's in-game sprite<br>in ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
KDC Keeby walking artwork.png|Artwork of Keeby from ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
</gallery></center>
KDC Keeby Ball artwork.png|Keeby in ball form
KDC Mad Keeby Ball artwork.png|Keeby looking mad
KDC Disappointed Keeby Ball artwork.png|Keeby looking disappointed
KDC Keeby Ball oohing artwork.png|Keeby looking surprised
KDC Keeby Ball Side artwork.png|Keeby from the side
KDC Kirby and Keeby crashing artwork 2.png|[[Kirby]] crashing into Keeby
KDC Parasol Keeby artwork.png|[[Parasol]] Keeby
KDC Fireball Keeby artwork.png|[[Burning|Fireball]] Keeby
KDC UFO Keeby artwork.png|[[UFO]] Keeby
KDC Purple Warp Panel artwork.png|Keeby using a [[Warp Panel]]
KDB Keeby Yellow Kirby artwork.png|Kirby with the Keeby Yellow [[color]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
</gallery>}}
 
===Sprites===
{{center|<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
Keeby.png|Keeby's icon display sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Course''
Keeby Sprite.png|Keeby's sprite in the 2P Game menu
</gallery>}}
 
===Other===
{{center|<gallery>
KDC 2P Game draw.png|Having just finished the [[Kirby Dance]]
KDB Kirby and Keeby character treat.png|Kirby & Keeby [[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
KDB Keeby Yellow color render.png|Keeby Yellow [[color]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
Gourmet Festival Keeby Yellow plush.jpg|Plushie of Kirby with the Keeby Yellow color from the "Kirby's Gourmet Festival" merchandise line, by San-ei
</gallery>}}


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=キービィ
|ja=キービィ<ref name=ssb/>
|jaR=Kībii
|jaR=Kībyi
|jaM=Combination of:
|jaM=Combination of「{{furi|黄|き}}」(''ki'', yellow) and「カービィ」(''Kābyi'', [[Kirby]])
*{{furi|黄色|きいろ}} (yellow)
|zh=奇比
*カービィ ([[Kirby]])  
|zhR=Qí bǐ
|zhM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|ko=키비
|koR=Kibi
|koM=Transliteration of the Japanese name
|pt=Kiiby
|ptM=-
|de=Gelby
|deM=Combination of "Gelb" (yellow) and "Kirby"
|fr=Keeby
|frM=-
|it=Gialby
|itM=Combination of "giallo" (yellow) and "Kirby"
|es=Keeby
|esM=-
|nl=Keeby
|nlM=-
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}}
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Latest revision as of 16:29, 6 February 2024

Keeby
KeebyKDC.png
Artwork of Keeby from Kirby's Dream Course
Details
First appearance Kirby's Dream Course (1995)
Latest appearance Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Other appearance(s) Kirby: Planet Robobot (cameo, as a Sticker)
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KDC Keeby sprite.png Keeby is the name of the yellow Kirby who serves as the second player character in Kirby's Dream Course. He initially wasn't properly named as such, as "Keeby" was originally an internal nickname given by the developers of the game to an otherwise unnamed yellow Kirby.[1] Keeby was properly named in a game for the first time in Kirby's Dream Buffet.

Keeby is a bright yellow Kirby with dark yellow feet. In official artwork his feet are more orange, bearing a resemblance to the coloring Kirby gets with the Beam ability in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Like Kirby, he is also able to obtain Copy Abilities, and plays exactly the same in every respect to his pink counterpart.

Game appearances[edit]

Officially, Keeby only appears in Kirby's Dream Course, but generic yellow Kirbys have made appearances in multiple other games in the Kirby series. It has been speculated that these yellow Kirbys are actually Keeby, or that "Keeby" is a nickname for all yellow Kirbys, but no official source has stated that to be the case. Keeby was initially only used internally as a nickname by the developers of Kirby's Dream Course; it is a portmanteau of Kirby's name with the Japanese word for "yellow", ki. Supplementary material, such as the instruction manual, simply refers to him as a yellow Kirby.

On the official website for Super Smash Bros. for the Nintendo 64, Masahiro Sakurai referred to Kirby's yellow palette swap in said game as "Keeby", and mentioned that it comes from Kirby's Dream Course.[2] This was the first time this nickname was made public. Later, the Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition booklet mentioned Keeby again, marking the first usage of the nickname in English material.

Keeby appears, unnamed, as part of a Sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot. In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Keeby appears on the "Kirby & Keeby" Character Treat, and the name "Keeby Yellow" is used for the yellow color for Kirby. This marks the first time the name "Keeby" has actually been used in a game itself, and also is the first time Keeby's name has been translated into other languages besides English.

Trivia[edit]

  • Keeby's color scheme may be a reference to how Shigeru Miyamoto and other HAL Laboratory employees initially thought Kirby was yellow before seeing his color design.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

  • Keeby's icon display sprite from Kirby's Dream Course

    Keeby's icon display sprite from Kirby's Dream Course

  • Keeby's sprite in the 2P Game menu

    Keeby's sprite in the 2P Game menu

Other[edit]

  • Having just finished the Kirby Dance

    Having just finished the Kirby Dance

  • Kirby & Keeby Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

    Kirby & Keeby Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

  • Keeby Yellow color from Kirby's Dream Buffet

    Keeby Yellow color from Kirby's Dream Buffet

  • Plushie of Kirby with the Keeby Yellow color from the "Kirby's Gourmet Festival" merchandise line, by San-ei

    Plushie of Kirby with the Keeby Yellow color from the "Kirby's Gourmet Festival" merchandise line, by San-ei

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese キービィ[2]
Kībyi 		Combination of「黄き」(ki, yellow) and「カービィ」(Kābyi, Kirby)
Chinese 奇比
Qí bǐ 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch Keeby -
French Keeby -
German Gelby Combination of "Gelb" (yellow) and "Kirby"
Italian Gialby Combination of "giallo" (yellow) and "Kirby"
Korean 키비
Kibi 		Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese Kiiby -
Spanish Keeby -

References

  1. ↑ "The development team nicknamed this character "Keeby," a play on words from the Japanese word for "yellow."" –Kirby's Dream Collection booklet (Nintendo), pg. 24
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Super Smash Bros. (64) official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors
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