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The '''Star Warriors''' (also referred to as part of the '''Galaxy Soldier Army''') are an organization appearing in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''. They are a group of strong space-faring knight-like warriors who were said to have battled [[Nightmare (anime character)|eNeMeE]] in a war many years before the events of the anime. However, eNeMeE's monsters outnumbered them, killing most, and turning a few notable warriors against their former allies. The few Star Warriors who remained fled to distant parts of the galaxy in order to recover what they could and await the birth and distribution of new Star Warriors throughout the cosmos to continue the battle. The term Star Warrior is typically applied to [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]], who is a veteran of the old war that decimated most of his comrades, and [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]], who is an early part of the aforementioned new generation.

Despite their central role in the larger narrative of the anime series, not much is known about the Star Warriors at large aside from details about specific members. Most of the information relating to them is given by Meta Knight and [[Kabu (anime character)|Kabu]], particularly in the episodes [[Kirby's Duel Role]], [[Dark and Stormy Knight]], and [[Crusade for the Blade]]. Individual Star Warriors seen in flashback sequences have varying body shapes and appear to be collections of various alien species, though nearly all of them are dressed like medieval knights with appropriate weaponry and helmets which either partially or totally obscure their faces. Many of them also have yellow star-like insignia somewhere on their outfits (with Meta Knight also possessing one at some point before the main story). The only two Star Warriors who do not wear arm{{o}}r in this fashion are Kirby and [[Kit Cosmos]].

|Knuckle Joe's father was a swordsman and ally to Meta Knight in the war against eNeMeE He was described as one of the strongest warriors, but he was kidnapped and turned against his allies by eNeMeE directly. Meta Knight had to personally slay Knuckle Joe's father, causing his son to seek revenge.

|Kit Cosmos is an old drill sergeant of the Galaxy Soldier Army who ended up stranded on [[Island of Kit Cosmos|a deserted island]] off the coast of [[Dream Land (anime)|Dream Land]] during the war against eNeMeE. He becomes paranoid that [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] and his friends are [[monster]]s out to get him when they wash up on his island, but eventually comes to terms with them, and later joins [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]] and his crew in the final assault on [[eNeMeE's Fortress]].

|Sir Arthur is a senior-ranking Star Warrior who wears a full suit of golden arm{{o}}r and wields a sword in his right hand. He looks similar in physique to Meta Knight, though his skin is dark green and his eyes are lavender. He also wears a long grey cape. An action figure resembling him appears in the episode [[Snack Attack - Part I]], and he does not show up in person until [[Combat Kirby]], where he appears on the main screen of the [[Halberd]] flight deck.

|Sir Galahad is one of Sir Arthur's soldiers. He resembles Meta Knight in look and dress, wearing a mask over his face and having large spiked pauldrons and boots. He is distinguished by his magenta body col{{o}}r, his orange ponytail, his blue cape, and his dark-grey falchion. An action figure resembling him appears in the episode [[Snack Attack - Part I]], and he does not show up in person until [[Combat Kirby]], where he appears on the main screen of the [[Halberd]] flight deck.

|Sir Lancelot is one of Sir Arthur's soldiers. He is depicted fully clad in grey arm{{o}}r and has a physique similar to Meta Knight. He can be distinguished by his big battle axe, his red cape, and the yellow accents on his arm{{o}}r. An action figure resembling him appears in the episode [[Snack Attack - Part I]], and he does not show up in person until [[Combat Kirby]], where he appears on the main screen of the [[Halberd]] flight deck.

*Interestingly, one of the unlockable comics in ''[[nwiki:Bye-Bye BoxBoy!|Bye-Bye BoxBoy!]]'', "So Close, Yet..." uses the Star Warriors title as a way of referring to [[Kirby]] in its description.<ref>''The power of the Star Warriors finally belongs to Qbby!'' | ''"So Close, Yet..."'' comic description | ''[[nwiki:Bye-Bye BoxBoy!|(Bye-Bye BoxBoy!)]]''</ref>

E4 Star Warriors.png|Screenshot from [[Dark and Stormy Knight]] featuring Meta Knight and several unnamed Star Warriors