Kirby Printer

Artwork of the Kirby Printer from Kirby Battle Royale

“

You see, this here machine is my fancy new Kirby Printer. It spits out Kirby copies, good as the original. Maybe better.

”

— King Dedede about the Kirby Printer in Kirby Battle Royale

The Kirby Printer is a machine that is featured in Kirby Battle Royale, in Dedede's Cake Royale. It is a crank-powered device which can create clones of Kirby, pre-equipped with Copy Abilities.

Kirby Battle Royale

The device itself is a cylindrical metal object, with lights and paint resembling King Dedede's sash. It is set on wheels, has a crank, and an exhaust pipe, implying that it also needs some sort of combustible fuel to operate. To create a Kirby clone, a Waddle Dee operates the crank, turning it continuously as the machine whirrs into life. After enough power, it pops a Kirby clone out the front from a small hatch. This clone is similar to Kirby in most respects, but bears a random Copy Ability, and is a random colTemplate:Our, though never pink.

The Kirbys made using this printer also share Kirby's personality, and are generally friendly outside of the battles themselves. Meta Knight notes, however, that they are 'pathetic', at least in comparison to the real deal.

Throughout the story of Dedede's Cake Royale, the Waddle Dee at the crank is ordered, both by the king and by the soldiers, to produce more Kirbys. Eventually, the real Kirby finds that Waddle Dee laying in a pile of rubble, having apparently busted the machine from overuse. As it turns out, however, the machine was taken by Dedede, and incorporated into his final robotic creation, the Dededestroyer Z. Once that is destroyed, the Kirby Printer goes with it, and all the Kirby clones disappear.

Trivia

• In an officially sanctioned Where's Wally?-style book called 星のカービィをさがせ!! (Let's Find Kirby!!), the Kirby Printer goes out of control and makes the Dream Land flooded with Kirby clones.

Gallery

Artwork

• Kirby Printer 星のカービィをさがせ!! (Let's Find Kirby!!).png

  Artwork of the Kirby Printer from https://www.kadokawa.co.jp/product/321804000607/ 星のカービィをさがせ!! (Let's Find Kirby!!),]

Screenshots

• KBR 13.jpg

  The screenshot which first revealed the Kirby Printer (right of King Dedede).

• KBR Dedede Throne Room.jpg

  A Waddle Dee cranks the Kirby Printer into life in Dedede's throne room.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カービィプリンター Kābii Purintā	Kirby Printer