Editing Ribbon

{{Infobox-Character
|image=[[File:KSA Ribbon.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Ribbon''' for ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' (2000)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''<br>''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''</small>
|cameo=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''</small>
|similar=[[Elfilin]], [[Elline]], [[Mr. Star]], [[Pirika]] 
|theme music=[[File:KSA Adeleine & Ribbon Dream Friend Jingle.mp3]]
|theme title="[[Planet Popstar (theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Kept You Waiting! Adeleine & Ribbon]]"
|description=Adeleine & Ribbon's [[Dream Friend]] jingle from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
}}
{{quote|A fairy from Ripple Star, Ribbon escapes the planet with the fairies' Crystal, only to fall victim to a Dark Matter ambush. When she loses control of the Crystal, she turns to Kirby for help.|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' instruction booklet (North America), page 22}}
'''Ribbon''' is a character who made her debut in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. She is a [[fairy]] from [[Ripple Star]], serving under the planet's [[Queen]], and watching over the [[Crystal Shard|Crystal]] - an object with the power to dispel [[Dark Matter (cloud)|Dark Matter]]. She forms one part of the [[Ribbon's Crystal]] ability, and is also paired up with [[Adeleine]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. The duo reappear in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', where the former watches as the latter paints as she usually does. Ribbon is rather small, about [[Kirby]]'s height but much thinner than him. She has messy pink hair with a red ribbon (after which she is named), a red dress, white pants, brown shoes (yellow in ''Kirby 64''), and rosy cheeks. Her eyes are blue, and she is almost always seen with her mouth open.

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Ribbon's video game appearances &nbsp;
|-
!Game
!Role
!Notes
|-
|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
|Supporting protagonist
|
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a sticker.
|-
|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Supporting character
|Paired with [[Adeleine]] as a [[Dream Friend]].
|-
|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
|Cameo
|Appears as a background character in the Castle Village after clearing enough Ordeals. Also appears as a [[Sticker (Super Kirby Clash)|sticker]] with Adeleine.
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Cameo
|Appears as part of a [[Costumes|costume]] for Kirby, and also appears on a [[Character Treat]].
|-
| ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
| Reference 
| Appears as a golden statue in [[Merry Magoland]] as a reward for completing 30 Missions, and her likeness appears in the form of two [[Mask#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Masks]].
|}

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
[[File:K64 Ribbon artwork 2.png|thumb|right|150px|Ribbon, as she appears in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'']]
In the opening cutscene, Ribbon is seen frolicking, but she is soon dismayed when Dark Matter invades the peaceful planet of [[Ripple Star]]. The [[Queen]] sends Ribbon off with the crystal, to avoid its capture by the invading force. A piece of Dark Matter pursues her well into space, where it succeeds in shattering the crystal into many pieces, the explosion sending an unconscious Ribbon tumbling down to [[Popstar|Pop Star]]. There, she bumps into [[Kirby]], who up until that point had been stargazing. After this fateful encounter, Kirby finds a piece of the crystal, and merges it with the small remnant that Ribbon still had left. From there, Kirby agrees to help Ribbon find the rest of them and save her home world.

Ribbon accompanies Kirby across the six worlds, combining all the shards of the crystal that they find in the process. Once they return to Ripple Star, the reassembled crystal banishes Dark Matter from the planet, causing it to coalesce in space into [[Dark Star]]. Ribbon then helps Kirby battle the core of Dark Matter - [[0²]] by carrying him about inside the void where the battle takes place.

Once Dark Matter is finally destroyed, Kirby is awarded a crystal medal by Ribbon. She also gives him a kiss on the cheek, which causes Kirby to blush and stumble, which results in him falling down the ceremony stairs.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Ribbon's likeness appears as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]], which Kirby can place on the arms of his [[Robobot Armor]]. Apart from that, she makes no appearance.

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
{{main|Adeleine#Kirby_Star_Allies|Adeleine}}
Ribbon appears in two [[Celebration Picture]]s, namely 'A Delicious Picnic' and 'Chasing Our Dreams'. She's also present in one of [[Stone]]'s gold transformations, along with [[Susie]].

She appears in-person along with [[Adeleine]] as a [[Dream Friend]], carrying Adeleine in the air so that she can [[hover]] and participating with Adeleine in some of her attacks.

===''Super Kirby Clash''===
In ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', Ribbon can be seen watching over her partner [[Adeleine]], who is painting a picture in the [[Dream Kingdom|Castle Village]]. She also appears alongside Adeleine as a [[Sticker (Super Kirby Clash)|sticker]].

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Ribbon appears as part of the "Adeleine & Ribbon" [[Costumes|costume]] for Kirby. The fact that she flaps her wings and blinks suggests that it is really her holding onto Kirby's hat, rather than just a prop. Ribbon also appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicting her artwork from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', there are two [[Mask#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Mask]]s based on Ribbon. Completing card #06 in the [[Stamp Rally]] unlocks the regular Ribbon mask, while completing 30 [[Mission (Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)|missions]] unlocks a variation featuring a pigtail-like hairstyle used by one of the [[Fairy|fairies]], known as "Ribbon (Friend's Hairstyle)". Wearing either mask replaces the wearer's voice with a crystal-like sparkling sound.

A gold statue of [[Adeleine]] and Ribbon can also be unlocked in [[Merry Magoland]] provided the player has completed at least 30 missions.

==Trivia==
*According to the Japanese book ''"[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]"'', Ribbon was originally named '''Kawashima''', a Japanese name meaning "river island". She was conceived as a means of switching between the game's multiple playable characters. As this aspect was removed during development, her gameplay role became less prominent.
*Ribbon is sometimes referred to in Japanese as '''妖精リボン''' (''Fairy Ribbon'' or ''Ribbon the Fairy''). On [[Kirby JP Twitter]], [[Zan Partizanne]] nicknames Ribbon '''チビッコ妖精''' (''Rugrat Fairy'').<ref>{{Twitterlink|Kirby_JP|1015060355213475840|wbsnap=y}}</ref>
*One piece of the concept art for ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' gives Ribbon a face nearly similar to the later-introduced [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime]]-exclusive character, [[Tiff]].{{Fact}} <!--which one?-->

==Gallery==
{{main|Ribbon/gallery}}
<gallery>
K64 Ribbon Artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
Ribbon K64 artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Ribbon Artwork 3.png|Artwork from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Ribbon credits illustration.png|Illustration of Ribbon from the end credits of ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Ribbon model.png|Model from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 RibbonMeetsKirby.png|Ribbon meeting [[Kirby]] in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
KSA Adeleine and Ribbon pause screen artwork.png|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' pause screen artwork of [[Adeleine]] & Ribbon
KSA Adeleine & Ribbon icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby Star Allies''
KSA Ribbon model.png|Model from ''Kirby Star Allies''
Sanei Ribbon plush.jpg|Ribbon plushie, manufactured by San-ei
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=リボン
|jaR=Ribon
|jaM=Ribbon
|ko=리본
|koR=Ribon
|koM=Ribbon
|es=Ribbon
|esM=-
|fr=Ribbon
|frM=-
|nl=Ribbon
|nlM=-
|de=Ribbon
|deM=-
|it=Ribbon
|itM=-
|ru=Риббон
|ruR=Ribbon
|ruM=Ribbon
|zhTrad=莉寶
|zhTradR=lì bǎo
|zhSimp=莉宝
|zhSimpR=lì bǎo
|zhM=Ribbon
|pt=Ribbon
|ptM=-
}}

{{ref}}

{{clear}}

{{Navbox-Characters}}
{{Navbox-K64}}
{{Navbox-SKC}}

[[Category:Characters]]
[[Category:Allies]]
[[Category:Dream Friends]]
[[Category:Playable characters]]