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The Three Mage-Sisters
| The Three Mage-Sisters | |
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| Details | |
| First appearance | Kirby Star Allies (2018) |
| Latest appearance | Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023, reference) |
| Other appearance(s) | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Super Kirby Clash (cameo) Kirby Fighters 2 (cameo) |
| Theme music | |
The main theme associated with The Three Mage-Sisters; this version plays when fighting Francisca and Flamberge. | |
The Three Mage-Sisters are a trio of antagonists who serve Hyness in Kirby Star Allies. The members of the three mages include:
- Francisca - Frozen General;
- Flamberge - Blazing General;
- Zan Partizanne - Lightning General, and the leader of the trio.
The mages resemble stylized humanoids with disembodied hands and no visible feet. Each is dressed in a stylized depiction of a nun's habit, decorated with hearts; atop their heads, each wears a large cap similar to a military black beret bearing their signature symbol. The area where their necks and mouths would be are covered by a kind of neck gaiter. The character designs and names of the three mages are directly based on their weapons: a francisca (a throwing axe), a flamberge (a sword with an undulating blade), and a partisan (a type of polearm similar to a spear).
Game appearances[edit]
| The Three Mage-Sisters' video game appearances | ||
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| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby series | ||
| Kirby Star Allies | Playable character, boss, final boss, antagonist and supporting protagonist | The Three Mage-Sisters are the final boss of the Heroes in Another Dimension Sub-Game. After they are defeated, if 100 or more Friend Hearts were collected in the prior stages, they can be recruited as a Dream Friend. |
| Super Kirby Clash | Cameo | Francisca and Flamberge appear in the background of Port Village. Zan Partizanne appears in the background of the Castle Village. In addition, all three also individually appear on a few stickers. |
| Kirby Fighters 2 | Stage hazard | Stage hazard of the Jambastion Entrance stage. |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet | Reference | The Three-Mage Sisters appear as Character Treats, and are referenced through costumes and colors. |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Reference | The Three-Mage Sisters appear as a golden statue in Merry Magoland as a reward for completing 90 Missions, and their likeness appears in the form of six Dress-Up Masks. |
| Super Smash Bros. series | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Spirit | |
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
Story Mode[edit]
- Main article: Kirby Star Allies#Story
In the opening of Kirby Star Allies Story Mode, a mysterious hooded man, Hyness, failed to revive the Dark Lord in The Divine Terminus, located in their headquarters Jambandra. As a result, he ordered his three mages to recover the pieces of the Jamba Heart splattered all over the universe. The mages arrive in Planet Popstar along with their mobile fortress Jambastion, where Kirby and his Friends would fight them for the first time:
Upon Zan Partizanne's first defeat, she destroys the Jambastion fortress to try and bury the Star Allies in the rubble, but Kirby and his friends manage to escape. The mages then go to other stars in the universe to recover the remaining dark hearts.
The three mages would be fought again across the universe in Far-Flung Starlight Heroes:
- Francisca - Blizzno Moon;
- Flamberge - Sizzlai Moon;
- Zan Partizanne - The Divine Terminus.
Upon Zan Partizanne's second defeat, the hooded Hyness appears and fights Kirby and his friends. When Hyness is seemingly defeated, however, he becomes unhooded and reveals his true face, summons the three mages, and turns them into rag dolls to use as weapons and shields, continuing the boss battle.
Upon the final defeat of unhooded Hyness, he realizes they still don't have enough dark hearts to revive Void Termina, so he forces the mages to join himself and become the last sacrifices to their dark lord. It works, forcing Kirby and his friends to defeat the revived Void Termina in the final battle.
When Kirby and his friends enter the body of Void Termina after defeating his first phase, the Demon God Form, Hyness and the three mages are found trapped inside his core. Kirby and his friends defeat his first core and save the four from his body. Upon Void Termina's defeat, the whereabouts of Hyness and the three mages are unknown, but they are confirmed to survive.
Heroes in Another Dimension[edit]
| The Three Mage-Sisters | |
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 Splash screen for The Three Mage-Sisters as a boss in Heroes in Another Dimension. | |
| Details | |
| First game | Kirby Star Allies |
| Copy Abilities | Ice, Fire, Beam, Spark (Dropped Stars) Stone (cooled down rocks) Sword (cooled down swords) |
| Relative(s) | Francisca Flamberge Zan Partizanne |
| Theme music | |
Theme music for the second phase of the battle with The Three Mage-Sisters. | |
The Three Mage-Sisters, titled Repentant Retaliators, are the final boss of Heroes in Another Dimension, right after Corrupt Hyness is defeated. This battle is an encounter with Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne together at once. When paired up in this battle, they all wear special gold variations of their normal outfits and have black faces with red eyes, similar to when they are being controlled by Hyness. This fight also appears in the Soul Melter EX difficulty of The Ultimate Choice as the third to last battle.
Attacks[edit]
Each of The Three Mage-Sisters retain all of their attacks from their respective individual boss fights, and use them in more-or-less the same manner. During the battle, the sisters will move into play and perform their attacks in a tag-team manner, as one or two will hold back in the background while the other(s) perform their attacks. During certain instances, however, all three of them will be on stage together. This particularly happens in the opening of the fight's second phase, when all three of them converge to perform their largest attacks one-after-the-other.
During the battle, all three Mage-Sisters share a common health bar, and are defeated simultaneously. They have 3,400 HP in Heroes in Another Dimension, which is tied with Chaos Elfilis for the highest health of any single non-shoot 'em up boss battle in the main series, (a Star Bullet in Kirby Star Allies during their battle does 78 damage, while the same attack in Kirby and the Forgotten Land does 80 damage). Internally, their health is calculated by taking Zan Partizanne's base HP of 680 and multiplying it by 5.
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Screencap from the first phase of the battle, with Flamberge and Francisca both doing different attacks -
Screencap from the first phase of the battle, with Flamberge and Zan Partizanne attacking at once. -
A screencap of the fight with the Three Mage-Sisters, at the start of the second phase. -
Kirby getting combo-attacked very harshly by the Mage Sisters' combined attacks
Dream Friend[edit]
The Three Mage-Sisters also appear as a playable Dream Friend, unlocked by getting the Happy Ending in Heroes in Another Dimension.
When playing as the Three Mage-Sisters, the player can switch between the three characters at will, differing from Rick & Kine & Coo. The three mages share the same health bar, but each mage has her own moveset based on their attacks as bosses. The active mage on the field is indicated by the Blizzard/Sizzle/Zap icon beside their health bar.
- Francisca attacks with her icy axe, ice-based magic and soda gun.
- Flamberge attacks with her fiery sword and flamethrower. She cannot hover.
- Zan Partizanne attacks with her electric spear, thunderclouds and lightning drums and has much quicker movement speed than the other sisters.
The Three Mage-Sisters can use an attack called Sister Circle, in which they form a Friend Circle and attack the full screen, similar to Copy Abilities like Crash and Festival. While very powerful, this attack does have a cooldown before it can be used again, similar to Chef Kawasaki's cooldown for Cook Pot / Souper Supper.
Like recruitable mid-bosses, the playable Three Mage-Sisters are slightly smaller than their boss appearances.
Movesets[edit]
The following are the move-sets for each mage sister as Dream Friends.
| Francisca's Dream Friend moveset in Kirby Star Allies | |
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| Skill | Button Execution |
| Cisca Slash | Press and release B
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| Cisca Dash | Dash + B
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| Cisca Uppercut | ↑ + B
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| Cisca Slam | ↓ + B after Cisca Uppercut
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| Deadly Ice Candy | ↓ + B in midair
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| Frozen Gelato | Press and hold B, and then release
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| Shaken Soda Blaster | ↓, then press and hold ↑ + B, then release
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| Elegant Escape | L/R + a direction
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| Flamberge's Dream Friend moveset in Kirby Star Allies | |
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| Skill | Button Execution |
| Berge Slash | B, then B again
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| Berge Rush | B after Berge Slash
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| Berge Finish | B after Berge Rush
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| Flam Flambé | Dash + B
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| BBQ Skewer | ↓ + B in midair
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| Scorching Sword Plunge | ↑ + B in midair
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| Mega Broiler | ↓, and then ↑ + B
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| Burst Jump | ↑ + B
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| Burst Step | L/R + a direction
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| Zan Partizanne's Dream Friend moveset in Kirby Star Allies | |
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| Skill | Button Execution |
| Zan Zlash | B, then B again
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| Zan Ztab | ↓ + B in midair
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| Zan Zkewers | Dash + B
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| Lightning Lemonade | Press and hold ↑ + B
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| Drum N Waste | ↓ and forward + B repeatedly
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| Electro Eclair | ↓, and then ↑ + B
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| Lightning Dodge | L/R + a direction
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The sisters share in common a move called 'Sister Tag', which is executed by holding ↓ and then pressing and releasing B. This swaps out each sister as follows:
- Francisca → Flamberge → Zan Partizanne → Francisca (repeat)
Zan Partizanne has the fastest dashing speed of all playable characters in the game. Her Lightning Dodge is also the fastest movement of all playable characters when used consecutively.
According to Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book, the three Mage-Sisters were originally supposed to be individual characters, but the lead programmer wanted them all to be one character, and managed to make them a tag team.[1]
Super Kirby Clash[edit]
The Three Mage-Sisters each have respective unlockable stickers that can be bought from Magolor's Shoppe. In addition, once Kirby has completed enough quests, Francisca and Flamberge can be found on a bench in Port Village, appearing to be talking. Much later on in the game, Zan Partizanne can be found in Castle Village, sitting on another bench by herself.
Kirby Fighters 2[edit]
The Three Mage-Sisters appear as stage hazards on the Jambastion Entrance Battle Stage. One of them will float into a corner of the stage and start attacking the players with their respective weapons, using movesets from their boss fights in Kirby Star Allies.
- Francisca floats to the lower corners, then uses "Cisca Slash" and "Cisca Dash" or she can use "Frozen Gelato".
- Flamberge can either float to the upper corners and use "Berge Rush'" and "Berge Finish", or float to the lower corners and use the "Mega Broiler."
- Zan Partizanne can either float to the center of the stage and use "Lightning Lemonade", or float to the sides of the stage and use "Electro Eclair".
Additionally, Rare Hats based on the Three Mage-Sisters can be unlocked for Beam ("Francisca Style"), Sword ("Flamberge Style"), and Staff ("Zan Partizanne Style"), if the player has save data for Kirby Star Allies on the same system.
Out of all the Three Mage Sisters, Francisca is the only one who does not use her secondary weapon: her Shaken Soda Blaster.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, the Three Mage-Sisters all appear on their own as separate Character Treats, with each one using their artwork from Kirby Star Allies. They are also referenced through costumes and colors that Kirby can use.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, there are Dress-Up Masks for every member of the Three Mage-Sisters, which replace the wearer's voice with the corresponding character. Each one can be unlocked by completing Stamp Rally cards #13 (Francisca), #15 (Flamberge), and #17 (Zan Partizanne). By completing 90 missions in Merry Magoland, a statue featuring the Three Mage-Sisters will appear in the park, in addition to unlocking masks based on their appearance in their boss battle in Heroes in Another Dimension.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The Three Mage-Sisters appear as a Support Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, using their Story Mode villain illustration. Their spirit is ranked ★★ Advanced, and their skill is Battering Items ↑ with the cost of 1 slot. This skill possibly refers to either their own battering weapons, or them being used as battering weapons by Hyness during the second phase of his boss battle.
In Adventure Mode: World of Light and Spirit Board, the Three Mage-Sisters' spirit possesses three female Robins and increases the power of their Special moves (which are all magic-based) during their Spirit Battle. However, Pink Robin resembles Francisca instead of blue, due to the blue color palette being given to Male Robin.
Trivia[edit]
- Despite the word "sisters" in their group name, they are implied to be unrelated by blood; the word "sisters" also refers to the concept of a religious sisterhood. While this mystery is not given a definitive answer, with the Kirby Star Allies Channel playing it up, their pause screen descriptions in the Soul Melter EX difficulty of The Ultimate Choice describe how they were separate individuals who were each rescued from certain death by an anonymous figure (later confirmed in an interview to be Hyness[2]) and imbued with the powers of the elements which would have killed them.
- With the release of Kirby Star Allies, the three mages would become the news presenters on Kirby's official JP Twitter, similar to Susie for Kirby: Planet Robobot and the spin-offs therein.
- Later, when introduced as a Dream Friend on the official Twitter account, the Three Mage-Sisters are given the following nicknames by Magolor: 信号機三人娘 ("traffic light trio girls", referencing Japan's traffic light system), and パルメザンチーズ ("parmesan cheese", directed at Zan Partizanne). This is Magolor's payback to Zan Partizanne calling him イカサマたまご ("crafty egg") in a previous Twitter post.
- When the Three Mage-Sisters become available as a Dream Friend, they will have a chance of replacing the crew of Burning Leo, Waddle Dee and Waddle Doo in the Jukebox and the Theater of Kirby Star Allies.
- In the Japanese and Chinese versions of VS The Three Mage-Sisters, the mages are referred to as "becoming a powerful trident"[3], which is referenced in their battle theme's Japanese title, 三叉一閃の巫の熱情 (Passion of the Priestesses Glinting as a Trident).
- Each of the Mage-Sisters has a unique splash screen with their signature colors, which can be seen on their name tags and the borders surrounding the screen. However, the 4.0.0 update mistakenly changed the Mage-Sisters' unique border colors to the common palette used by most other bosses. This is because the unique colors were mistakenly assigned to new bosses added in 4.0.0 (specifically Morpho Knight EX, Void Termina's Soul Melter EX form, and Void), but these bosses have unique splash screens that disable the standard borders from appearing.[4]
Gallery[edit]
- Main articles: Francisca/gallery, Flamberge/gallery and Zan Partizanne/gallery
- Artwork
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Spirit from Super Smash Bros. Ultimate -
The Three Mage-Sisters featuring in the "Let Them Know We're Happy" Celebration Picture -
Desktop wallpaper: Battle with the Three Mage-Sisters -
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Wallpaper based on the battle against The Three Mage-Sisters in Heroes in Another Dimension -
Promotional hand-drawn artwork for the Wave 3 Dream Friends from Kirby Star Allies -
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter commemorating the release of Kirby Star Allies -
Halloween 2018 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the Three Mage-Sisters dressed as jiangshis -
New Year's Eve 2018 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the Three Mage-Sisters -
New Year's Eve 2019 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the Three Mage-Sisters -
- Concept art
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Early designs -
Early designs -
Concept palettes for Retaliator Three Mage Sisters in Heroes in Another Dimension.
- Screenshots
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Hyness siphons the life energy from his generals during his battle at The Divine Terminus -
Hyness uses Rag Doll Circle with the Three Mage-Sisters -
Hyness uses his generals of magic as a shield -
The Three Mage-Sisters are left embedded on the ground when Hyness is stunned -
Hyness's defeat flings the Three Mage-Sisters onto the ground -
Hyness prepares to sacrifice his generals -
The Three Mage-Sisters are shocked to find their Lord in a sorry state in Heroes in Another Dimension -
The Three Mage-Sisters prepare to exact revenge on Kirby -
Kirby throws a Friend Heart at the Three Mage-Sisters after their defeat -
The Three Mage-Sisters are purified by Kirby -
The mages call down a Warp Star to send Kirby off -
The mages wave Kirby and his friends good-bye -
The Three Mage-Sisters are relieved to find their master alright -
The splash screen for summoning the Three Mage-Sisters as a Dream Friend -
The Three Mage-Sisters use Sister Circle -
The Three Mage-Sisters along with Hyness poking a sleeping Kirby in the final ending card of Heroes in Another Dimension -
One of the ending cards for Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! featuring the Three Mage-Sisters -
The Three Mage-Sisters have a chance of appearing in the jukebox after being obtained as a Dream Friend -
Title screen for Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters: From Prayers to Hope -
Stone transformation of The Three Mage-Sisters using their respective special attacks -
The Three Mage-Sisters statue at Merry Magoland in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- Other
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Dream Friend Icon for the Three Mage-Sisters -
The Ultimate Choice icon for The Three Mage-Sisters -
Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters bonus credits picture -
Heroes in Another Dimension credits picture of the Three Mage-Sisters taking action against Kirby -
Heroes in Another Dimension credits picture of the reformed Three Mage-Sisters waving goodbye to Kirby -
Magolor shows off the cameos of Three Mage-Sisters and Hyness in Super Kirby Clash -
The stage select image for Jambastion Entrance in Kirby Fighters 2 -
Set 12 of the Kirby hanafuda cards, featuring the Three Mage-Sisters. -
Novelty stickers from "Wado's Toy Shop" merchandise line, given for every ¥1000 spent at the venue -
Icon for "The Three Mage-Sisters" playlist from Nintendo Music
Videos[edit]
The Three Mage-Sisters' Dream Friend trailer
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Battle with The Three Mage-Sisters in The Ultimate Choice
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Names in other languages[edit]
Three Generals of Magic[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 三魔官 Sanmakan |
Three Generals of Magic |
| Chinese | 三魔官 sān mó guān |
Three Generals of Magic |
| Korean | 삼사신 Samsasin |
Three Envoys Could be possibly written as 三使臣. |
The Three Mage-Sisters[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 三魔官シスターズ Sanmakan Shisutāzu |
Three Magic General Sisters |
| Traditional Chinese | 三魔官姊妹 sān mó guān zǐ mèi |
Three Magic General Sisters |
| Simplified Chinese | 三魔官姐妹 sān mó guān jiě mèi | |
| Dutch | De drie magische zusters Drie magische zusters |
The three magic sisters Three magic sisters |
| French | Les trois sœurs mages Trois sœurs mages |
The three mage sisters Three mage sisters |
| German | Die drei magischen Schwestern Drei magischen Schwestern |
The three magic sisters Three magic sisters |
| Italian | Le tre sorelle maghe Tre sorelle maghe |
The three mage sisters Three mage sisters |
| Korean | 삼사신 시스터즈 Samsasin Siseuteojeu |
Three Envoy Sisters |
| Portuguese | As três irmãs magas[5] | The three mage sisters |
| Russian | Три сестры-колдуньи[6] Tri sestry-koldun'i |
Three mage-sisters |
| Spanish | Las tres hermanas magas Tres hermanas magas |
The three mage sisters Three mage sisters |
| Thai | The Three Mage-Sisters |
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Repentant Retaliators, The Three Mage-Sisters[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 復仇する懺党 三魔官シスターズ Fukkyūsuru Zantō Sanmakan Shisutāzu |
Repentant Retaliators, Three Magic General Sisters 懺党 could be a pun on 残党 (the vanquished). |
| Traditional Chinese | 復仇的懺黨 三魔官姊妹 fù chóu de chán dǎng sān mó guān zǐ mèi |
Repentant Avengers, Three Magic General Sisters |
| Simplified Chinese | 复仇的忏党 三魔官姐妹 fù chóu de chán dǎng sān mó guān jiě mèi | |
| Dutch | Berouwvolle wreeksters, De drie magische zusters | Repentant avengers, The three magic sisters |
| French | Vengeresses repenties, Les trois sœurs mages | Repentant avengers, The three mage sisters |
| German | Reuige Rächerinnen, Die drei magischen Schwestern | Repentant Revengers, The three magic Sisters |
| Italian | Vendicatrici pentite, Le tre sorelle maghe | Repentant avengers, The three mage sisters |
| Korean | 참회한 보복자 삼사신 시스터즈 Chamhoehan Bobogja Samsasin Siseuteojeu |
Repentant Avengers, Three Envoy Sisters |
| Spanish | Vengadoras arrepentidas, Las tres hermanas magas | Repentant avengers, The three mage sisters |
References
- ↑ "最後に登場するドリームフレンズの三魔官シスターズ。当初は3体個別に作る案もあったが、担当プログラマーの「1キャラで3体操作できるようにしたい」という情熱と技量で、バトンタッチをするようになった。
The last Dream Friends to appear are the Three Mage Generals: Sisters. Initially, the plan was to make the three individually, but with the passion and skill of the head programmer who said, “I want to make it so they can be controlled with 1 character”, they became a tag-team." – Star Allies Dream Friend Descriptions + KSA Artbook Pages (translated by SYZekrom) - ↑ "ちなみに三魔官たちは、姉妹なのか修道女のか。どちらの意味とも取れるよう、三魔官シスターズと命名しました。幼いころにハイネスと、それぞれ別の場所で出会っています。その点は隠されたポース画面で少し説していますね。" –Shinya Kumazaki (Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book)
- ↑ "力を合わせて 強大な三叉となり 最終決戦をいどむ三魔官！" –VS The Three Mage-Sisters (Japanese version)
- ↑ Mage Splash Screen Border Color Restoration mod for Kirby Star Allies
- ↑ Nintendo Music playlist
- ↑ Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
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