Adeleine

Adeleine Artwork of Adeleine from Kirby Star Allies. Details First appearance Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) Latest appearance Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023, reference) Other appearance(s) Kirby Star Allies Super Kirby Clash Cameo appearances Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Dream Buffet

Theme music "Art Attack" Clip of "Art Attack" from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

This article is about Adeleine from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For the character from Kirby's Dream Land 3 who might possibly be Adeleine herself, see Ado.

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Adeleine, an aspiring young artist, comes to Pop Star to study art but finds herself in the middle of a Dark Matter mess.

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— Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards instruction booklet, pg. 22

Adeleine (/ˈæ də laɪn/) is the young painter that joins forces with Kirby in his quest to rid Dark Matter from his realm in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. She is a human girl, which causes her to stand out greatly from many other Kirby series characters, particularly due to the fact that she stands at roughly twice the height of Kirby. Her name is a Germanization of the French "Adeline", which is diminutive for "Adele" (nobility).

Adeleine is not native to Popstar, having come from another world to study art. Her homeworld is left unspecified. She bears a strong resemblance to Ado, both in appearance and mannerisms, but whether or not they are the same character is left ambiguous.

Characteristics

Always seen with her easel by her side, she, with her art, regularly bridges the second and third dimensions; her paintings literally morph off of the page, ranging from enemies that Kirby can fight and defeat, to items like 1-Ups and Maxim Tomatoes that Kirby can actually use. In terms of dress, Adeleine most frequently dons a large red beret, a green smock with a simple grey skirt under it, and brown shoes with dark blue socks, an appearance that changes in color only when playing the mini-games in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards or recruiting additional Adeleines as Dream Friends in Kirby Star Allies. Being a young painter girl, Adeleine is not particularly hardy of constitution, and prefers to avoid fighting whenever possible. In Kirby Star Allies, this is emphasized by the fact that she has the lowest health of any playable character, and her guard has her hiding behind her easel with Ribbon.

Like other characters in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Adeleine does not speak. She seems to be peppy and upbeat from what is seen from her, and always seems to be happy even when times are tough. When Kirby sees her in a stage, she is more than eager to paint some food for him or help him find a Crystal Shard.

Similarities to Ado

Main article: Ado#Relation to Adeleine

It has long been speculated that Adeleine is the same character as Ado from Kirby's Dream Land 3, as both are young painter girls who can make living illustrations. While much has been said regarding the matter, their exact relationship has only been noted in a select few comments from HAL Laboratory, and even then, they tend to not draw any hard conclusions either way.

Game appearances

Adeleine's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Supporting protagonist, playable character, and boss	Initially possessed by Dark Matter, but joins Kirby's side when defeated. She is playable in the sub-games.
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Reference	Appears as a sticker.
Kirby Star Allies	Playable character	Rolled into one character with Ribbon.
Super Kirby Clash	Cameo	Appears as a background character in the Castle Village after clearing enough Ordeals.
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Referenced by a costume and color 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 Dress-Up Masks.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Adeleine Adeleine, after being possessed by Dark Matter. Details Debut game Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) Copy Ability None Similar to Ado, Holo Defense API

Theme music "Battle with Friends: Adeleine" Clip of Adeleine's battle theme

Like all of Kirby's eventual partners in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Adeleine is first met on Pop Star doing what she does best: painting a landscape. Right before Kirby enters the scene, a Crystal Shard had interrupted her painting session, and like Waddle Dee before her, she bends down to pick it up, intrigued. Meanwhile, a piece of Dark Matter has invaded her canvas, and while she's distracted, it launches a surprise attack and possesses her; at this point, Kirby runs onto the screen, only to see Adeleine painting up various enemies for him to fight. After Kirby defeats all the paintings, she tries to attack him herself, but to no avail. The Dark Matter is exorcised from her, and Kirby, Waddle Dee, and Ribbon are then able to retrieve the Crystal Shard she had been holding. From this point on, Adeleine accompanies the group in finding the remainder of the Crystal Shards hidden across the realm.

Battle

Phase 1

During Phase 1, Adeleine paints a multitude of enemies. These are:

1. An N-Z
2. A Bronto Burt
3. A Mariel
4. A Mumbies
5. An unidentifiable pixelated object
6. The Ice Dragon
7. Dark Matter's true form.

Upon defeating Dark Matter, Adeleine enters Phase 2.

Phase 2

During this phase, Adeleine charges in Kirby's direction while flailing her paintbrush, turning only if she hits a wall. Although she has a full health bar, any attack will finish her off in one hit, including a Slide Attack or an Air Bullet. When defeated, she flies off-screen, leaving behind a Crystal Shard.

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  Kirby battles Adeleine's minor painted Bronto Burt and Mariel

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  Battle with the Ice Dragon drawing

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  Battle with the Dark Matter painting

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  Adeleine runs out of paint and other options

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Adeleine's sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

After 16 years of complete absence, Adeleine makes a cameo appearance in Kirby: Planet Robobot as a collectible sticker.

Kirby Star Allies

“

The wait is over! This clever artist and her fairy companion from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards are back on Planet Popstar! They may not be the galaxy's most powerful duo, but their perilous paintings and shiny crystals are nothing to scoff at.

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— Adeleine & Ribbon Pause Screen description in Story Mode and The Ultimate Choice

“

"Back for a new adventure!" The attack artist from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and her pal Ribbon have returned! And with Adeleine's newly improved painting skills, these two are ready to be in the mix!

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— Guest Star Adeleine & Ribbon Artful Adventures Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies

Adeleine returns in Kirby Star Allies as a Dream Friend added as a part of Wave 2 on July 27th, 2018 alongside Daroach and Dark Meta Knight. She is paired up with Ribbon as Adeleine & Ribbon, and uses her to hover. One of her attacks includes painting a variety of enemies from Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, including Batamon, Ghost Knight, and I³. She can also charge up this attack to paint Waiu, Kracko, or Ice Dragon and ride upon it. She is able to do her flailing attack from the end of the battle against her as well. She can also use the Shard Gun from the final boss of Kirby 64 while flying in the air with Ribbon. She can also paint scenery on her canvas to hide behind it. She can also use a Friend Ability similar to Still Life, but instead of painting the refrigerator of Ice-Spark Kirby, she paints the Picnic from the bonus stages of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

The Story Mode pause screen description for Adeleine & Ribbon states that they left Planet Popstar, presumably after the events of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and just came back. The Japanese pause screen caption for Guest Star Adeleine & Ribbon Artful Adventures adds to this, saying that they came back from a trip to far-away. It is unknown where they went, or why, but this is likely meant to explain their disappearance from the series until this game.

A couple of the character interactions in the main menu of Kirby Star Allies has Adeleine either hiding from or trying to attack Gooey. Presumably, this is because she is mistaking Gooey for Dark Matter, who had possessed her in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

According to the January 2019 issue of Nintendo DREAM, the developers had originally considered giving Adeleine a voice, but ultimately decided against the idea, as they felt "it wasn't the right time for that" and wanted to avoid her feeling like a different character.

Moveset

Reflecting Adeleine's frailty in her boss fights, Adeleine & Ribbon have the lowest health and highest damage knockback of all playable characters in Kirby Star Allies. In addition, Adeleine is tall and thus has a bigger hitbox than most characters. However, the paintings of Ado's Painter have high mobility and deal massive damage, and Canvas Cover allows the duo to become completely intangible while guarding. Al Fresco can also be used to generate food to make up for their low health. As a result, Adeleine & Ribbon are a high-risk, high-reward character.

Adeleine & Ribbon moveset in Kirby Star Allies
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage
Brush Slash	B	Adeleine swipes her brush forward.	Brush: 24 Paint: 16
Brush Force	Dash + B	Adeleine charges forward while rapidly swiping her brush, and if she hits an enemy, she gets pushed back a bit.	24
Painter	↓ + Press and release B	Adeleine brings out her canvas and creates paintings of various past enemies. She can paint in random Batamon, Ghost Knight, I³, and even Octacon from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! in his small form. Batamon walks around. Ghost Knight thrusts its lance forward, which can cut down ropes and grass. I³ crushes anything below it, which can pound stakes. Octacon enlarges itself to damage enemies.	Canvas: 16 The painting moves/disappears: 24 I3 attacks: 36 Ghost Knight attacks: 32 Octacon attacks: 16→4→2 (3rd hit onward)
Ado's Painter	↓ + Press and hold B, then release	Adeleine brings out her canvas and creates paintings of two past bosses and a past mid-boss. She can paint Kracko, Ice Dragon, and Waiu in order. Once she has completed the painting of the boss/mid-boss, she can ride and control it. Press Y/L/R to drop from the paint boss/mid-boss. The paint boss/mid-boss has only 1 HP and can be destroyed by one hit.	Canvas: 16 The painting disappears: 24 For the damage of painting bosses, see the table below.
Ribbon Flight	A in midair	Ribbon carries Adeleine in the air while flying, at the same speed of dashing.
Ribbon's Crystal	Ribbon Flight + B	Adeleine uses Ribbon's crystal gun while being carried to shoot Crystal Shards at enemies. She shoots two Crystal Shards each time she uses it, and it can be used in quick succession. This is directly based on Ribbon's Crystal from Kirby 64.	14+2
Fairy Dance	↑ + B	Adeleine twirls around with Ribbon in the air, damaging nearby enemies. This attack can also be used to grab nearby items. Adeleine & Ribbon are invincible during this attack.	Summon Ribbon: 8 Dance: 12+3+2 (3rd hit onward) Final hit: 26
Canvas Cover	L/R	Adeleine and Ribbon hide behind a canvas. This causes them to become intangible; enemies and attacks simply pass by instead of hitting the canvas. Paintings on the canvas include: World maps from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards; Adeleine's self-portrait from the staff credits of Kirby 64. When released, paint is sprayed around Adeleine to deal damage. By tapping both the direction and L/R buttons, Canvas Cover can be repeated very quickly and deal massive damage to enemies nearby.	16 (release)
Al Fresco	Press and hold ↑	Adeleine's exclusive Friend Ability, similar to Still Life of the Artist ability. She paints the same Picnic minigame from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, in which it then creates a bunch of food and Point Stars.
Reference: A Star Bullet deals 52 damage.

Ado's Painter moveset in Kirby Star Allies   *Attack names for this section are conjectural.
Kracko *Kracko can move freely in the air while attacking.
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage
Beam Whip	Press and release B	Kracko creates two beam whips of electricity around it. This can grant Friends the Zap element.	32→16 (2nd hit onward)
Lightning Bolt	Press and hold B	Kracko shoots a lightning bolt below it. This can grant Friends the Zap element.	16→4 (2nd hit onward)
Hover	A	Kracko moves upward. Has the same effect as pressing ↑.
Ice Dragon
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage
Icy Wind	B	Ice Dragon breathes icy wind while moving forward and wagging his tail. This can grant friends the Blizzard element. Ice Dragon can jump or change his moving direction. This attack can be canceled by tapping B so only the first blow always hits and deals maximum damage.	32→24→11→10 (4th hit onward)
Block Push	↓ + B	Ice Dragon creates a block of ice and pushes it forward. This can grant friends the Blizzard element.	24
Icicle Drop	↓ + B in midair	Ice Dragon slams down, causing four icicles to fall, two on each side. This can grant friends the Blizzard element.	Icicle: 16 Stomp: 36
Hover	A in midair	Ice Dragon waggles his tail to hover for a limited amount of time.
Waiu *Waiu cannot Infinity Jump or hover.
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage
Cutter Throw	Press and release B	Waiu throws a purple cutter, which can be fired in quick succession. This can cut down ropes and grass.	16→8 (2nd hit onward)
Vanishing Dash	Press and hold B	Waiu vanishes and then quickly moves a distance depending on how long the button is held. Waiu is invincible during this move. Waiu can teleport horizontally only.
Star Stomp	↓ + B in midair	Waiu stomps down to throw a star bomb that bounces three times on the ground and then rises into the air.	Star: 32 Stomp: 24

Super Kirby Clash

Adeleine and Ribbon appear in the Castle Village after clearing the Toughest: Pres. Parallel Susie Story Quest. Here, the former is painting as the latter watches. Adeleine and Ribbon also appear as a sticker, available for purchase from Magolor's Shoppe for 20 Gem Apples.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Adeleine is referenced by a costume and color for Kirby, the former of which also includes Ribbon. Adeleine 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, Adeleine's likeness appears in two Dress-Up Masks. Her regular mask is unlocked by completing card #05 of the Stamp Rally, while completing 30 missions unlocks a variation based on her focused expression when using the Brush Force move in Kirby Star Allies known as "Adeleine (Focused)". 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

• In the Japanese media, Adeleine calls Kirby by the nickname カーくん (Kir-kun). She also refers to King Dedede as デデのだんな (Master/Mister/Sir Dede), and sees him as a brother.
• On Kirby JP Twitter, Zan Partizanne gives Adeleine the nickname でこっぱちアーティスト (Big-Forehead Artist).
• Adeleine is a little shy about being fed items, so she hides her face a little while doing Face-to-Face.
• In the Chinese versions of Kirby Star Allies, the button execution of both Painter and Ado's Painter were incorrectly shown as ↑ + B in Version 3.0.0.
• Adeleine slightly resembles Satsuki Kusakabe from the Studio Ghibli movie My Neighbor Totoro in body proportions and hair color, but their color scheme and interests are different.

Gallery

Main article: Adeleine/gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Model from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Kirby Star Allies pause screen artwork of Adeleine & Ribbon

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  Model from Kirby Star Allies

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  Icon from Kirby Star Allies

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  Adeleine plushie, manufactured by San-ei

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アドレーヌ Adorēnu	Adeleine
Traditional Chinese	阿朵萊妮 ā duǒ lái ní	Adeleine
Simplified Chinese	阿朵莱妮 ā duǒ lái ní
Dutch	Adeleine	-
French	Adeleine	-
German	Adeleine	-
Italian	Adeleine	-
Korean	아들레느 Adeulleneu	Adeleine
Portuguese	Adeleine	-
Russian	Аделин Adelin	From English name
Spanish	Adeleine	-