Hyness

"We, masters of a matter most dark, vow to be restored, as foretold in the book of legend, which everyone thought was just a fairy tale! It WASN’T! We have already obtained the vessel that contains our Dark Lord, and he will soon awaken and shower us in compassion! Look! The vessel of our Dark Lord is filling up even as we speak! Now the time for his greatness to enter our world has come! Welcome to a new history! A new age! The age of awesome! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARK LORD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

- The conclusion of Hyness' insane rant to Kirby and his allies before fighting them.

Hyness is the secondary antagonist of the 2018 video game Kirby: Star Allies. He is a psychotic mage who desires to bring his dark lord Void Termina back to life by assembling the evil Jamba Hearts, and the leader of the Jambastation generals.

He is voiced by Shigeru Chiba.

Past
Hyness' past is shrouded in mystery, however, he does hint at it very much towards the end of the game. According to Hyness, he and the Jambastation generals had helped put an end to a "repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis" using their magic. However, they were later sealed away and banished to the edge of the galaxy seemingly for fear that they were too powerful. Although having their existence erased from history, Hyness and his followers vowed to be restored and bring about the revival of their dark lord Void Termina.

Kirby: Star Allies
Hyness can be seen in the opening cutscene of the game, where he is performing a ritual attempting to summon Void Termina. This ritual goes wrong, causing Jamba Hearts to launch all over Popstar, and luckily a good heart to land on Kirby. Kirby goes to investigate by naturally finding Dedede, before eventually he makes his way onto one of Hyness' Jambastions and fights his right-hand generals.

These generals are one that Hyness can be seen abusing throughout his appearance in the final world; he slaps one of them out of the way when they have failed to defeat Kirby, and as a last resort in his boss fight he sucks out their life force to heal himself and uses them as meat shields. It is unknown why the generals are so loyal to him despite being on the receiving end of constant abuse.

When he is defeated in his boss fight, he decides to sacrifice himself and his mages to Void Termina in a final bid. It works, however Void Termina absorbs him and the mages, being seen in the Core phase of the fight. They are spat out near the end of the fight, and seem to be floating in space. It is unknown what happened to him and the mages after Void Termina was defeated.

Personality
Unlike past, more subdued Kirby villains such as Magolor, Hyness is completely insane and doesn't try to hide it. He seems to be oblivious to the loyalty and love his generals display to him as he constantly abuses them, and is purely focused on reviving Void Termina to not only wipe out all life, but all of existence. It is hinted in his long rant seen above that he might have some sort of grudge against the Ancients, important characters in Kirby lore, though it is not entirely clear what it is. As well as that, due to Hyness' deteriorating mental condition, he could be spouting completely unreliable nonsense.

Quotes
"We are the masters of a power driven to the far reaches of the universe, and we have but one desire! Can one such as you possibly fathom how dearly we have clung to this dream across the aeons? How could you! You couldn’t! Never ever ever! We who once faced those who were in such fear of our power that they sealed us away and banished us to the edge of the galaxy! US! As if THAT loveliness wasn’t enough, they tried to erase our very existence from history! RUDE! Only through our magic were we able to overcome their science and achieve great prosperity! We alone were responsible for stopping that repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis, yet this is how you repay us! This won’t stand! It won’t be forgiven! It won’t be forgotten! Never ever EVER! Those who called us mad, are you listening? You left us at the edge of the galaxy to be forgotten, then went along your merry way, probably living somewhere pretty and peaceful! But know this! Your future is a farce! You have none! We, masters of a matter most dark, vow to be restored, as foretold in the book of legend, which everyone thought was just a fairy tale! It WASN’T! We have already obtained the vessel that contains our Dark Lord, and he will soon awaken and shower us in compassion! Look! The vessel of our Dark Lord is filling up even as we speak! Now the time for his greatness to enter our world has come! Welcome to a new history! A new age! The age of awesome! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARK LORD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!"

- Hyness' full rant.

Trivia

 * Hyness is the first and only Pure Evil Kirby villain from the main series.
 * Hyness' name is an alternation of "highness", fitting his position as the leader of his cult.