A few thoughts... Kirby as a child: In Dream Land 1, it's established via the manual that he's "a little boy." Sure. I get that. But it doesn't change the fact that he's still a threat to Dream Land. For him to be SO powerful and SO naive is a dangerous combination. Notice in the script I never call him evil. I don't think he has ill-intent. Just because I say he's a villain doesn't mean that he's evil or has bad intentions. I mean it as he's a THREAT. That said, I've changed the title to avoid confusion. Regarding Dyna Blade: Him helping the children after the scene I showed doesn't change the point -- he beat up someone BEFORE learning the whole story, like I tried to make clear in the script. Seeing that scene, he beats up the mom, THEN sees the kids, gives the screen a "cha-ching" gesture and steals them away, feeds them and teaches them to fly...stuff the MOTHER should be doing but can't because she was injured. I get it: Dyna "forgives" him in Revenge of Meta Knight...the same way Landia does in Return to Dream Land, but I see that more as plot convenience because Kirby is the "good guy," or them realizing they have to fight the "true" evil. But think about Kirby;s ACTIONS...if someone just came up to you and started beating you up for no apparent cause, would YOU forgive the person? See them as a hero? Probably not. And don't forget that EVERYONE he fights along the way is in NO WAY connected to the battle between him and Dyna...they're innocents caught in the middle. Kirby's Avalanche: In both Epic Yarn and the original Kirby's Dream Land manual (those are the ones I can think of offhand, but there might be more), Kirby actually speaks English...or something that translates to English, so I think comments throwing these lines out as invalid might be premature. Yes, the game is non-canon, which I acknowledge, but the idea that Kirby ONLY speaks "poyo" isn't necessarily true...or it can be assumed that ALL of Avalanche's lines are translated poyo. And yes, I know Avalanche is a version of puyo puyo...it was a joke. Obviously it's not a Candy Crush mod since, if nothing else, Candy Crush came DECADES later. Kirby as a God of Destruction: That's in part 2 :) I think that's all the major concerns I'm seeing in the comments. Like I said, I don't think he's intentionally villainous. He's a neutral agent of chaos who gets pointed in a direction and just GOES. But when you look at his actions in the games I call out, a lot of times he's doing more harm than good. Does he do good? Absolutely. But he's still a threat.

Videogame protagonist: *exists Game Theory: A C T U A L L Y

Mat pat: kirby is an ameoba Also mat pat: kirby is A gOD OF DESTRUCTION

Rewatching this I realize that Kirby is just the person who doesn't have time to watch cutscenes and skips them.

"That part is a whole separate discussion for next week" It's been 2 years

You did not treat waddle dee with respect. Forgive me child, for what i must waddle doo. *Pulls out gun*

Kirby: u got cakke? Dedede: yea Kirby: you shall perish mortal

The reason kirby is impulsive is because he’s canonically a kid, he’s also made from the same material as zero which is the main reoccurring energy antagonist, another instance of the same type of energy being good is gooey in dream land two, a sentient being apart from the pack that is zero.

To be fair though, Kirby is like 3 years old In Kirby right back at ya (even though the show itself isn’t canon), it looks into part of Kirby’s backstory. Metaknight talks about how Kirby and him are both warriors, but during the flashback when metaknight is like “yeah I got sent to planet pop star just like you”, he also mentions how Kirby is a little bit weaker than him at the moment because he is a child.

Cake: **Disappears** Kirby: ”Peace was never an option!”

Kirby: Poyo! Also Kirby: I’ve killed 14 gods and counting.

kirby: I'm just addicted to food kirby in game theory's eyes: 39 buried, 0 found...

Regarding Kirby’s Adventure, breaking the Star Rod causes the people of Dream Land to stop having good dreams and with Nightmare sealed in the fountain they would be having nightmares every single night. Kirby assaulted King Dedede’s forces to help the people since the King didn’t explain himself.

Protagonist: *Exists* MatPat: THIS IS THE SPAWN OF SATAN! Protagonist: *Does literally anything Heroic* MatPat: PSYCHOPATH WHO MURDERS FOR NO REASON PAY NO ATTENTION THE HEROIC ACTIONS! Villain: Commits mass genocide, kick puppies, and is completely irredeemable. MatPat: THIS IS A PRECIOUS ANGEL! I'm starting to think MatPat's just a salty Super Villain with a burning hatred for heroes. Edit: Wow, this dumb joke got popular fast.

It's funny in the things kirby eats in the introduction we find Scarfy, the ONLY enemy kirby can't inhale

It looks like you guys got some blow-back from this, but I would love to see how "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" expands or changes this analysis.

Mushroom Kingdom: We have 2 super-powerful plumbers. Minecraft: We have blocky superhuman. Inkwell Isle: We have the Devil. Dream Land: We have Kirby. Others: Oh, shoot.

Is anyone gonna mention that, according to the anime, Kirby is a _negative-200-year-old Star Warrior?_ That would easily explain his "act first" behavior.

I'd say kirby is more like a very young toddler with the absolute power

Matt, he is 8 years old. And his species is immortal, but reaching maturity when they are 250 years old. So in human years, he is less than 4. He is not a threat, he is just lacking a parental figure to teach him how to behave like a hero. He is the incarnetion of goodness. He just hasnt realised what goodness truly is yet

What do you mean " HE chooses to kill everyone"? you can leave all the creatures alone. Its up to the player not Kirby! He only kills the bosses that block his path not allowing him to proceed.

Anybody:*drops apple on kirby.Kirby:your free trial to mercy has ended

2019:We will have a part 2 2020:me still waiting for part 2 2319:Still waiting

kirby: is the embodiment of pure positivity. also kirby: hi i do eat very yes mhm want human arm?

The way you describing Kirby is more similar to SSVG5’s Kirby than Nintendo’s Kirby.

1. Kirby did not directly cause every problem, Star Allies immediately comes to mind to support this. 2. After Kirby realized Dynablade was a mother, Kirby helped feed and raise her children (which you failed to mention/show). 3. The problems that Kirby DID cause occurred only because Kirby was manipulated by an evil character, Kirby originally intended to solve a different problem that had occurred ( Sun and Moon fighting, everyone being unable to dream, etc.), only to have the real villain swoop in and make things worse, which was able to happen not because Kirby didn't care to ask questions, but because 4. Kirby is canonically an INFANT, (which you also failed to mention/show) meaning he is physically incapable of distinguishing right from wrong, typically follows his instinct, and tends to prioritize food. Also, in Squeak Squad, Kirby probably assumed Dedede stole his cake because he knows Dedede has stolen food in the past. Anything I'm forgetting, comment section?

Matpat: KIRBY IS AN EVIL GOD OF HYPER DEATH kirby fans: yeah we know

A theory that kirby IS a hero is found in Triple Deluxe, where Kirby goes out of his way to save King Dedede, not caring about cake, but instead about a friend. Planet Robobot has Kirby consuming evil mechanization, as he feels that it's HIS JOB to save the world. No ulterior motives here.

I’m pretty sure there were enough things to talk about to make a part 2, especially if you made it one of those videos that puts all the lore into a story near the end.

I’d love to see a Kirby villain that offers him like... a small piece of candy or something in exchange for taking over the universe for them That’s a flawless master plan

Duh he doesn't have brains. We already determined he was a single cell. (Remember the nubblies?)

In the Kirby movie, I think they say something similar - that Kirby was actually made by E.N.E.M.Y but crashed onto dreamland. Meta Knight thought he was going to grow up to become a star warrior so he helps train him. In the movie Kirby has to choose to defeat Nightmare and the organization, or abandon his friends for his selfish impulses.

Hasn’t anyone found out that Kirby is only dreaming in every game because he’s stuck in an eternal sleep? The signs are obvious if you’ve seen the movie, and the name of the place he’s in.

Kirby is a Kirby. _end of discussion._

They stole his cake what do you expect he wouldn’t murder everyone in his way

Now that Matpat is retired, I really hope that Tom actually continues this theory someday. If not for the fans, I guarantee you he’ll do it for one of the series’ most fascinating topics, *THE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!* Seriously, as a Kirby fan myself, I can tell you that the lore of this franchise goes really deep. From the mysterious beings known as the Ancients to the magical artifacts that they created like the Master Crown and Galactic Nova. Heck, the whole “Kirby is a god of destruction” thing is outright confirmed in Star Allies, when it’s stated that Void, the main villain of the game, is related to both Kirby and Dark Matter.

11:36 "THESE ARE HEROIC CHARACTERS." He says, based off of the one game with the most questionable plot in the series, about a king who stole all the food from the entire kingdom leaving them to starve, and a masked knight who literally used a battleship to try and invade dreamland at one point to FORCE dreamland to work harder...

Yeah but Kirby is a literal baby, so he doesn’t know any better. Also he could just be too trusting.

Congratulations, you've managed to piss off the kindest fandom on the planet.

anyone else still looking for that part 2

As a Kirby fan, I DECLINE this theory, as Kirby always gets the job done beating up eldritch gods, and even in Avalanche, he was just delivering ROAST AFTER ROAST.

13:11 Did... Did MatPat just call Puyo Puyo a glorified Candy Crush mod?!

To Kirbys deffence He literally a baby. Canonically, he wasent supppsed to wake up for another thousand years as a fully formwd Star Warrior. Meta Knight its sort of what Kirby would be, fully matured and grown. He seems mindless, sort of because he almost is, the same as most infabts. They dont ask, they just...do.

This is why I love Kirby

According to the actual lore of Kirby he was created by void after it encountered a large amount of positive energy/vibes. And Zero (a recurring enemy in the early games) was created by void after it encountered a large amount of negative energy/vibes

What about that one time Kirby literally saved everyone from Galeem in Smash Bros?

Me: Are any game protagonists actually good? Game theory: "Well yes but actually no."

Kirby is what happens when a chaos god is reborn as a child(that may or may not have ADHD)

1:21 Happens ever Tuesday by this point 3:51 That dair Kirby never listens 11:38 I am heroic

What a madlad, uploading a video about Kirby on MAR10 day

Mario is sociopath, link is dead, Kirby is a good of destruction. Next olimar is an evil dictator.

i don't belive you kirbo is just so pink and fluffy and innocent and HUNGRY FOR FLESH AND SOULS in a cute way

Mario might not have known that the toads had been turned into bricks. I’m just sayin’.

Kirby fights for a strawberry shortcake. Me:Can relate

This time, on "All the video game characters you played are evil"; Kirby

Matpat. You DON'T understand. Kirby is naive, a child. Which mean that's he's not THAT intelligent. He's just being manipulated.

Mat Pat would make a GREAT lawyer You know since he can make kirby look guilty

2:46 Beerus: who are you? Kirby:Poyo(im you but hungrier)

Kirby: *gets interrupted from his nap Kirby: *oh boy, here I go killing again!*

He's just a baby! That explains his "think first" behavior.

Kirby: oh I unleashed an evil being oh well Dedede: THIS IS YOUR FAULT UOU DEAL WITH IT! *shoots out Kirby like a cannon ball*

Dude just called Puyo Puyo a glorified candy crush... And we wonder why sega won't localize any Puyo titles to the West.

*flashbacks to Super smash Bros brawl's version of gourmet race*

Everyone: Oh no the god is destroying everything! Kirby: Will someone think of the cake?

So from the first half, at least, Kirby is a gullible child just trying to help

Game Character: *Exists* Game Theory: Wait, That Illegal

"Kirby woke up before he could fully mature as a star warrior" ... He's a baby

Lol, whenever my friends use Kirby in smash, i'm gonna go ultra instinct.

7:28 Dedede has LITERALLY done this before. Its not that big of a stretch for Kirby to assume he'd do it again.

You’re ignoring a very important factor tho, strawberry cake is delicious.

He protecc He atacc But most importantly *u shall not touch his snacc*

Dedede really was out here sealing and guarding universal threats constantly

Hey MatPat! I would LOOOOOOOVE to see a video where you establish who exactly boos, ghosts, king boo, and specifically Helen Gravely was before they died and turned into Ghosts. Thanks.

In the anime series metaknight says that kirby was made by nightmare but kirby refused to be evil

The star and moon: *are fighting* Kirby: Strong force of evil: *is released* Kirby: Kirby's cake: *goes missing* Kirby: alright, imma bout to head out

I always thought of Kirby as being more neutral or even lawful neutral than chaotic neutral, cause even when Kirby does do bad stuff it’s not necessarily intentional and he thinks he’s either doing the right thing, or he’s being childishly naive and a bit selfish and not quite thinking straight. Personally whenever I think of a Chaotic Neutral character I think of someone more like Akuma from the Street Fighter series but Kirby in my opinion is more like either lawful neutral or just neutral neutral

the opposite of "think before you act" and "don't jump to conclusions"

First Mario is a sociopath, then Peach as a ruler of parasitic mushroom, now Kirby is evil... Next you'll tell me that Rosalina wants to destroy the universe... (no, but really cool episode) :)

Well to be fair, and this is the reason that I avoided asking for a Kirby game theory in he first place, Kirby is just a child. His actions honestly make sense. Kirby has the traits of a child too. He doesn’t really know what to do unless someone points him in the right direction. Good (like family would) or bad (like manipulative “friends” or strangers). That also explains why he has a one track mind. He only cares about what is important to HIM, and not others. Kirby, like a child, was acting based on incentive, like a kid getting good grades only to get the newest video game, not really thinking of his future. But he is still a hero, and he does try to do what’s right most of the time. Kirby is definitely good, but he is still learning. He just so happens to have a lot of wild power that most people are able to exploit for their own purposes.

During the newer games kirbys actually learning, and not mindlessly destroying and has a goal, which is more terrifying

Even though i cant forgive him....kirby will always be my sweet sweet pink puffball

"Kirby is an unstoppable god with no mercy" And that, kids, is why we play Kirby in Smash

Video Game Protagonist: *exists* MatPat: Interesting theory. Let's test it! *Adam Ruins Everything theme plays*

kirby really just goes "oh no, anyways" in most of these games, huh?

Mat.... no. Kirby doesn't watch them die in Revenge of Metaknight... his crew leaves the ship. You obviously didn't play through the game or watch it all the way through .

Kirby: literally a hungry mindless pink blob that does what it wants. No other description

Hey, resident Kirby fanatic here. Today I'm gonna go over just about everything MatPat got wrong. I know I'm not the first and I hope I'm not the last. 1:45 This is the first time you used fan-made Kirby Star Allies box art and it also isn't the last. 3:32 King Dedede shattered the Star Rod and Kirby seeks to reassemble it because he believes that it will restore dreams when placed in the fountain. At this point in the series, King Dedede has been Kirby's oldest rival. So naturally, after he tries fighting Kirby yet again and loses, Kirby is inclined to push forward despite the King's wishes. After all, this is the same guy who's been stealing food and generally been acting like a jerk. I don't think most heroes would believe the villain after years of torment. 4:56 Magolor is found in a ship that was literally crashing and burning (or smoking) at the beginning of the game. All Kirby and the player knows is that an evil-looking dragon with an evil crown just tried to kill Magolor. Magolor was also extremely kind to Kirby throughout the adventure. He cheers him on and offers to take him on what seemed like an exotic vacation for the latter half of the game. 5:59 This is one of many times you mention that Kirby is essentially murdering innocents, which is far from the truth. Most Waddle Dees injure him, Bronto Burts fly directly towards you in most games, and every other enemy has some sort of attack that they directly use to hurt you, such as Waddle Doo's beam and Sir Kibble's cutter blade. 7:08 Nova can be seen hurtling towards Popstar and colliding with both the Sun AND Moon prior to the fight. If the Sun & Moon hadn't held Nova off and if Kirby didn't destroy it, Popstar could've faced a catastrophic collision with a giant celestial automaton with an explosion that could rival the likes of a superNOVA (Keep in mind that an explosion of this same caliber ended up knocking out Kirby and totaling his robot in the climax of Planet Robobot). 8:17 You say that the Squeak Squad stole the cake. Although the player is also lead to believe this for most of the game, this is not the case. In fact, a waddle dee can be seen snatching the cake for about a single frame in the first cutscene. But I won't fault you for using Kirby beating up Dedede first as evidence. 10:29 Kirby ate the tomato because it resembles his favorite food, Maxim-Tomatoes. When he's transported to Patchland, he's informed of Yin-Yarn's evil plans and he goes on a quest to stop him with Prince Fluff. 11:45 Essentially waging war against people who are lazy in a place literally called "Dreamland" isn't at all heroic, hence why Kirby blows up the **battleship** Halberd. You don't exactly casually park a battleship somewhere with the intention of peacefully conquering someplace. 12:28 The Meta-Knights aren't dead. They can be seen alongside Meta Knight when he uses one of his specials in Planet Robobot. Its unconfirmed if Sailor Waddle Dee survived. 12:38 Kirby's Avalanche is a reskin of a Puyo-Puyo game. Please don't take this as concrete canon evidence, especially considering that Kirby acts wildly out of character in this game. 14:06 Said "mysterious, dark substance" can be seen possessing multiple people. And again, enemies still hurt Kirby. 15:05 Considering that all the food is aligned and Kirby and Dedede are partaking in a race that includes a start and finish line as well as a friendly waddle dee to signify the race's beginning, I'd say that this was likely an organized race, meaning that all this food racing is in good nature and approved by others. 15:10 The giant evil bird that is terrorizing everyone's crops flies by and wakes you from your sleep. Of course Kirby is going to stop it. Upon defeating Dyna Blade, he realizes that she is a mother and attempts to help her newborn children. Later on, Dyna Blade can be seen helping Kirby stop Meta Knight in Meta Knightmare. For the love of god do your research please. You have such a wide audience of people who you could be introducing to fandoms such as this one and rather than making a good effort to give a quality summary of the series' mysteries, you continue to spread misinformation. Its especially worse considering that you basically took a bunch of stuff out of context or cut important scenes short just to prove your point. Half the time it doesn't even seem like you actually sat down and watched/played a good chunk of these games. Oh and next time you steal some random boxart from Google Images, post the source.

Fun fact: Kirby is a baby, therefore, he doesn't know what he's doing. A kid can unknowingly do bad things to the eyes of a mature person (Meta Knight, Dedede) but not knowing better.

He's a baby star warrior. He's not even supposed to be awake right now. He's doing his best.

WHAT ABOUT ALLIES!??? HE IS JUST BEFRIENDING CUTE CHARACTERS!!

Acording to Kirby canon, Kirby is basically a good void Edit: swapped dark matter with void, I realized my mistake, I’m sorry(although they are both kinda similar)

Kirby: *gets touched slightly* Kirby: I will destroy you for ruining my sleep. For 7 generations, your kind will be eaten to oblivion.

This video is like milk from the store It aged like milk if you left it unrefrigerated in the sun This theory was and never will be true.

*Oh no! Dedede stole my strawberry shortcake! Gotta go destroy everyone* _kirby knowledge_

>glorified candy crush mod How DARE you insult puyo with that trash

Dedede:don’t do it Nightmare:throw him into the fountain Kirby:puts rod in fountain

UKposts think's Kirby is evil because the final Boss of Kirby Star allise looks Like Kirby him self

Mattpatt: Part 2 coming next week! _...meanwhile 2 weeks and 3 new videos later..._

14:20 I've Checked scans of the original Mario instructions. It says when you break the bricks, you're freeing them from it.

Mat pat: meta knight is heroic yes Also meta knight: LETS START A WAR CAUSE POPSTARS RESIDENTS ARE LAZY