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==Miscellaneous== | ==Miscellaneous== | ||
The official websites for ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' had their main artwork temporarily replaced with equivalent art of Square Kirby; the banner links to these game's sites on the main page were also changed to match | The official websites for ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' had their main artwork temporarily replaced with equivalent art of Square Kirby; the banner links to these game's sites on the main page were also changed to match. These links lead to pop-up illustrations of [[Marx]], [[Hyness]], or [[King Dedede]] clarifying the April Fool's prank, providing actual thumbnails and links to games' sites. The merchandise section of the Square Kirby website features actual square/rectangular products, such as carrying bags for the [[Nintendo Switch]] console and a rectangular power bank. The "return to top" button also features Square Kirby with a square helmet in a [[cannon]]. | ||
When the prank was over, the site was moved from the main ''Kirby'' page to a sub-page, where it can still be accessed today. The bottom of the website is appended with a notice that Square Kirby is a joke and Kirby will remain round as always. The official websites for the previously-mentioned games were also reverted back to their original forms, though their Square Kirby versions were not preserved like the main page was. | When the prank was over, the site was moved from the main ''Kirby'' page to a sub-page, where it can still be accessed today. The bottom of the website is appended with a notice that Square Kirby is a joke and Kirby will remain round as always. The official websites for the previously-mentioned games were also reverted back to their original forms, though their Square Kirby versions were not preserved like the main page was. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:SSBU Kirby Steve.png|thumb|200px|[[Kirby]] after [[Copy Ability/Super Smash Bros.|copying]] Steve in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']] | [[File:SSBU Kirby Steve.png|thumb|200px|[[Kirby]] after [[Copy Ability/Super Smash Bros.|copying]] Steve in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']] | ||
* | *In a tie-in to the Square Kirby joke, [[Qbby]] became round, and ''BOXBOY!'' was changed to マルボーイ ("Round Boy") for April Fool's Day in 2019.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Hakoboy_HAL/status/1112370524133310464 BOXBOY's offical Twitter post]</ref> | ||
**Kirby, along with [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]] and [[Waddle Dee]], had already appeared as unlockable skins for Qbby in the game ''[[nwiki:Bye-Bye BoxBoy!|BYE-BYE BOXBOY!]]''. | |||
**[https://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B01MQV5RDD/ Official plushes of Qbby and Square Kirby by Sanei Boeki] were released along with ''BYE-BYE BOXBOY!'' in Japan, and they often appear together on [https://twitter.com/Hakoboy_HAL BOXBOY's official Twitter.] | |||
**In the [https://twitter.com/Kirby_JP/status/1112882387434659840 Channel PPP post announcing Kirby's return to normal], Qbby can be seen in the bottom right corner of the poster. Additionally, Channel PPP speculates that Kirby might have inhaled something strange, implying that he may have inhaled Qbby. | |||
*Before this April Fool's prank, Square Kirby had appeared as jokes in several official manga series. | |||
*The [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]' Japanese name, 星のカービィ ("Kirby of the Stars"), is altered into 四角のカービィ ("Kirby of the Squares"), with 四角 stylized as a single kanji (四 at the top and 角 at the bottom) to resemble 星. | |||
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby's [[Copy Ability/Super Smash Bros.|copy ability]] when copying [[smashwiki:Steve (SSBU)|Steve]] resembles Square Kirby due to ''Minecraft''{{'}}s cubical art style. | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby's [[Copy Ability/Super Smash Bros.|copy ability]] when copying [[smashwiki:Steve (SSBU)|Steve]] resembles Square Kirby due to ''Minecraft''{{'}}s cubical art style. | ||
*The [[Vending Mouth]] [[Mouthful Mode]] also turns Kirby into a rectangular prism, though not a cube. | |||
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