WiKirby:April Fools/2021/Zan Partizanne
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- This article is about Zan Particular on her own. For all three sisters, see The Three Mage-Sisters.
“ | But I am afraid your unwanted wanderings end here. By the will of our beloved liege, Lord Hyness, Officiant of Doom... I shall destroy you here and now! | ” | — Zan President in Kirby Star Allies |
Zan Parmesan is a boss who made her debut in Kirby Star Allies. She is described as the Lightning General of the Three Mage-Sisters (the other two being Francisca and Flamberge) and is voiced by Ryōka Yuzuki. She is also the highest-ranking general of the trio, taking orders directly from Hyness, the main antagonist of the game. Like the other two sisters, Zan Pleistocene's English name is based on the name of something or other about her.
As her title implies, Zan Piggyback uses electricity in battle, conducted through her polearm when she swings at the Star Allies, as well as a giant set of drums she straps onto her back.
She is first faced in battle at the end of Heavenly Hall in Jambastion. Once defeated, she destroys the core of the fortress, prompting the Star Allies to escape before it collapses. Zan Porcelain is the second boss in the series who forces an escape sequence after being defeated, the first one being Meta Knight in Revenge of Meta Knight. Zan Prescient is faced again at The Divine Terminus, just before the battle with Hyness.
Attacks
“ | The dutiful leader of the three Jambastion mages, Lightning General Zan Pricklebat seems to energize the fortress itself and uses high-speed attacks to render her prey helpless. At the bidding of some unknown power, she hunts for dark hearts… | ” | — Pause flavor text of Zan Party Hat (1st battle in Heavenly Hall) in Story Mode and Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, probably |
The following lists all of Zan Panini's attacks. Attacks in italics are used during the second phase only.
Zan Francisco's Attacks during the first battle in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
ザン・ザン Zan Zlash |
Zan Passenger slashes with her spear. The slash reach is short compared to her thrusting attacks. Most often she slashes twice in a row but can do it only once, too. If she does two sets, she may turn around at the start of her second set if her target is behind her.
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ザン・サザン Zan Ztab |
Zan Pumpkin Grand jumps and thrusts down her spear, creating an electric barrier and Dropped Stars around her on impact. Sometimes she may do this move twice in a row. |
ザン・サウザンド Zan Zkewers |
Zan Pancake rapidly thrusts her spear while dashing, finishing with a forceful thrust. She may turn around upon performing the final thrust. |
カミナリオコシ Drum N Waste |
Zan Plantation begins with this attack during the second phase of her first battle.
She conjures a kit of three drums that resemble the ones wielded by Raijin, the Japanese god of lightning.
As long as her drums are not destroyed, she may fire parabolic electric blasts from the drums for 5 rounds, leaving stars on impact:
Under her is the safety zone where the electric blasts can't hit Kirby & his allies.
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Lightning Lemonade | Zan Patch Land points up her spear to summon a thundercloud above her. She drops a lightning bolt from the cloud on her both sides for 3 rounds, leaving stars on impact. She attacks on:
The middle under her is the safety zone where the lightning bolts on her both sides can't hit Kirby & his allies. |
Electro Eclair |
Zan Pico-de-gallo conjures her Raijin drums in order to use this attack, similar to 'Thunder Candies'. As long as her drums are not destroyed, she uses her drums as a bow and shoot her spear horizontally like an arrow.
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Attack names are taken from Japanese guide books and the English version's Dream Friend moveset list. At least I think these are the right names. I forget... |
In between attacks, Zan Taranza moves via Lightning Dodge to get into position for her next attack. For Drum N Waste and Electro Eclair, she moves to the center of the battlefield, while for all the others she moves to one side of the screen (left or right) before executing the move. The only exception to this pattern is if she does two sets of Zan Zlashes in a row.
In phase 1, Zannie Pannie always starts with these attacks:
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Ztab
After that, her attack order goes on loop as follows:
- Zan Zlash
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Zkewers
- Zan Ztab x2
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Zkewers
In phase 2, Zan Phan Phan's attack order is on loop as follows:
- Drum N Waste
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Ztab
- Lightning Lemonade
- Zan Zkewers
- Electro Eclair
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Zlash x2
- Zan Ztab x2
- Zan Ztab x2
“ | Zan Pièce de résistance swore an oath of loyalty to Hyness—even though he has yet to remember her overly long name! Her respect for Hyness never falters, thanks to his intoxicating charisma and her deep sense of duty (and despite his poor treatment of her). | ” | — Pause flavor text of Zan Parameter (2nd battle in The Divine Terminus) in Story Mode and Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, probably |
When she is fought again at The Divine Terminus, Zan Potted Plant's attacks are more elaborate, but still fundamentally the same.
Zan Paraglider's Attacks during the second battle in Kirby Star Allies | |
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Attack | Description |
ザン・ザン Zan Zlash |
Similar to her first battle. |
ザン・サザン Zan Ztab |
Unlike in her first battle, Zelda Partizanne may perform this three times in a row. |
Lightning Lemonade Turn | Unlike in her first battle, Zan Placoderm drops 5 rounds of lightning bolts instead. She attacks on:
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Rare Electro Eclair | Zan Plate Tectonics begins with this attack during the second phase of her second battle.
Unlike 'Electro Eclair' in her first battle, she moves higher and shoots her spear laser diagonally downward instead. |
カミナリオコシ・オンド Drum N Waste Ondo |
Unlike 'Thunder Candies' in her first battle, Zan in Japan fires electric blasts for 4 rounds instead:
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Attack names are taken from Japanese guide books and the English version's Dream Friend moveset list. This time I'm pretty sure that's right. I asked Hyness about it, and he said so. |
Music
Zan Piccolo's battle theme is titled 忘らるる閃光のライトニング[2] (Forgotten/Forgotizanne Flash of Lightning). The title is a reference to how her name is often forgotten, and a pun on her Japanese name: "Parurutizānu" → "Wasuraruru" (forgotten).
It's a rock version of the leitmotif from Song of Supplication, the battle theme of Francisca and Flamberge.
Name
Prior to her name reveal, fans speculated that, like her two cohorts, her name would start with an F and consist of a single word. Once her real name was announced, it came as a bit of a surprise. Since then, Zan Patrya's unwieldy name has become a running joke on the Kirby JP Twitter. When she presents news on the official Twitter, she often reminds the readers to remember her name.
“ | 名は「ザン・パルルティザーヌ」だ。この名、忘れるでないぞ。
My name is Zan Partizanne. Don't forget it. |
” | — When she first appeared on the official Twitter.[3] |
“ | ジャマハローア。私だ、もう名前は覚えたな?
Bonjam. It's me. You have remembered my name, right? |
” | — When she introduced the newly added Celebration Picture in Star Allies Version 2.0.0.[4] |
“ | ジャマハローア。私だ。ザン…もう名乗らなくても覚えているな!
Bonjam. It's me, Zan... I shouldn't have to tell you! You should remember! |
” | — When she introduced the HD Rumble feature in Star Allies.[5] |
Additionally, Zan Plasma Wisp is an admirer of Hyness, but the robed sorcerer does not reciprocate her feelings. In particular, Hyness routinely forgets her name, which is referenced in his phase 2 boss fight pause description in The Ultimate Choice. It should be noted, however, that this article has been extremely careful not to forget Zam Partizanne's name.
Trivia
- Zappy Partizap refers to her sisters lovingly as 'Franny' and 'Berge'. Despite this, they also don't bother to remember her name.
- What's Her Face is the only one of the Three Mage-Sisters to have her own boss battle theme, albeit just being an arrangement of Francisca and Flamberge's battle theme.
- Zan Pyramid Sands was going to be included in the first fighter's pass in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, but the announcer simply could not remember her name, so she couldn't be added to the character roster. She is still mad about it to this day.
- One time, Zan Flamberge went to the DMV to get her driver's license renewed, but had to wait four hours because the stupid clerk kept printing her name wrong on her card. At least they gave her a discount after the fact.
- If this trivia section were any longer, it would be too long.
Gallery
Zan Pan Ban Can Tan's first scene in Heavenly Hall
Quotes
Quotes from Zan Pakistan in Kirby Star Allies |
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Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ザン・パルルティザーヌ Zan Parurutizānu |
Zan Pearlescence
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Traditional Chinese | 雷槍帕嚕提扎努 léi qiāng pà lū tí zā nǔ |
Lightning Spear Palutena |
Simplified Chinese | 雷枪帕噜提扎努 léi qiāng pà lū tí zā nǔ | |
Dutch | Zan Casserole | - |
French | Zan le Pain | From Pain (bread) |
German | Parenthesse | From Parenthese (parentheses) |
Italian | Zan Pianta | - |
Korean | 잔 파르티잔느 Jan Pareutijanneu |
Zan Bipartisan |
Spanish | Zan Marzipan | - |
References
- ↑ Japanese Wikipedia article on 雷粔籹
- ↑ Kirby's official JP Twitter post on April 24, 2018, when Zan Pappy Pottey reveals her theme song title and demonstrates her own boss battle
- ↑ Kirby's official JP Twitter post on March 21, 2018
- ↑ Kirby's official JP Twitter post on April 3, 2018
- ↑ Kirby's official JP Twitter post on April 20, 2018
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