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[[Shinya Kumazaki]] explained a bit about Magolor's role in the game in the July 2017 issue of ''Nintendo DREAM''. He was chosen as the shopkeeper to add a sense of familiarity to the process of transacting real money, a new element for this game, as well as being fitting for his character. Since it was felt that his original design wouldn't match the style of the [[Dream Kingdom]], he was given new clothes: he wears green to represent the shop, as well as white to represent innocence, given that he is known for being a liar. Lastly, Kumazaki confirmed that this is the same Magolor as the main ''Kirby'' universe, rather than an alternate counterpart — but because the Dream Kingdom is an alternate universe, he has no need to make up for his previous misdeeds.<ref>{{cite|ー　今作では、よろずやの店主として『星のカービィ Wii』のマホロアも登場していますよね。服の色がもともとの青ではなく緑になったのはなぜですか？<br>熊崎　まず、マホロアの色自体がプププ王国の世界観に合わないのがひとつです。消して正体を隠してカービィの前に現れているわけではありません(笑)。「ボクの名前はマホロア！」っていう所も含めてパラレルですね。『星のカービィ Wii』の物語に大きく関わったマホロアは人気が高いキャラクターですし、今作のマホロアと関係性が気になっていた方も多いかなと思いますが、パラレルではあるもののあくまでも本人としての登場になります。<br>ー　なるほど、スッキリしました。<br>熊崎　ただ、プププ王国自体が別の世界観の物語なので、彼が以前（『星のカービィ Wii』の物語における）の罪滅ぼしをしているのかというと、それは違いますね。どちらかというと、課金の仕組みに商売っ気のあるキャラを出したかったんです。課金がネガティブに捉えられるのが嫌だったのですが、マホロアに任せられるなと(笑)。<br>ー　適任だった、と。<br>熊崎　服が緑なのは、お店の衣装ということですね。あと、ウソつきなので潔白の白もいいんじゃないかという設定もありました(笑)。<br>''Interviewer: Magolor from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' also makes an appearance, doesn't he? Why were his clothes changed to green, instead of the original blue?<br>Kumazaki: For one thing, Magolor's original color scheme doesn't quite match the style of the Dream Kingdom. And it's not like he just disappeared and disguised his identity so he could appear in front of Kirby again (laughs). This is a parallel ''[universe]'', and the part where he says "My name is Magolor!" is also parallel ''[meaning, he has no reason to hide because this isn't the same Kirby he met before]''. Magolor is a very popular character who was crucial to the story of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', and I'm sure many of you have wondered about his relationship to the Magolor of this game; even though it's a parallel ''[universe]'', he is the same person ''[lit. "he is appearing as himself"]''.<br>Interviewer: I see. That clears things up.<br>Kumazaki: But the Dream Kingdom's story takes place in another world, so it's not as if Magolor is atoning for his misdeeds (from the story of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''). If anything, we wanted to have someone who'd have a keen commercial interest in making transactions. We didn't want the billing process to be seen negatively, so we left it to Magolor (laughs).<br>Interviewer: So he was the right person for the job.<br>Kumazaki: The reason why his clothes are green is that he's dressed for the shop. Also, since he's a liar, white is a good look for innocence (laughs).|Nintendo DREAM|July 2017}}</ref> [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]] later explicitly shows Magolor, after redeeming himself, arriving in the Dream Kingdom through a dimensional rift and setting up shop.

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