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| “ | 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 Lord Hyness' psychotic rant to Kirby and his allies. |
| “ | Anyone who interrupts our revival ceremony, we must kindly ask that you.... PLEASE DISAPPEAR FOREVER! | „ |
| ~ Lord Hyness before fighting Kirby. |
Hyness (in Japanese: ハイネス, Hainesu) is the main antagonist of the 2018 platform game Kirby Star Allies, one of the two overarching antagonists (alongside Void Termina) of its post-game mode Heroes in Another Dimension and a minor character in Super Kirby Clash.
He is an insane mage and the leader of the Jambastion Cult, as well as the superior of the Three Mage-Sisters, who desires to bring his dark lord Void Termina back to life by assembling the evil Jamba Hearts.
He was voiced by Shigeru Chiba, who also played F.A.N.G in Street Fighter V and Kefka Palazzo in Dissidia Final Fantasy Opera Omnia.
Biography[]
Past[]
Hyness' past is shrouded in mystery, but he does hint at it very much towards the end of the game. According to Hyness, he and the Jambastion Mages had helped put an end to a "repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis" using their magic. It can be theorized the "repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis" could be Galacta Knight or Fecto Elfilis, but this is merely a theory. However, they were later sealed away and banished to the edge of the galaxy seemingly for fear that they were too powerful. Although they have their existence erased from history, Hyness and his followers vowed to be restored and bring about the revival of their dark lord by the name of Void Termina.
Kirby: Star Allies[]
Hyness is seen in the opening cutscene of the game, where he is performing a ritual in an attempt to summon Void Termina from the Jamba Heart. This ritual goes wrong, causing shards of the Jamba Heart, both good and evil, to shower across the universe. Many evil Jamba Hearts land on Popstar, possessing the likes of Whispy Woods, Meta Knight, and King Dedede, while a single good Jamba Heart lands on Kirby, giving him the power to turn his enemies into allies. After Kirby defeats everyone who was possessed by the evil shards, one of Hyness' Jambastions arrives on Popstar to collect the heart shards, and Kirby has to fight his right-hand generals; Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne, the latter of which destroys the station upon her defeat.
Hyness performing a ritual.
These mage generals are the ones that Hyness can be seen abusing throughout his appearance in the final world; he slaps Zan Partizanne out of the way so he can deal with Kirby, and as a last resort in his boss fight he sucks out their life force to heal himself and uses them as shields and weapons. Despite being on the receiving end of constant abuse, the mage generals remain loyal to Hyness for he brought a new purpose to their lives.
When he is defeated in his boss fight, he decides to sacrifice himself and his generals to Void Termina in a final bid. It works, however, Void Termina absorbs him and the generals, being seen in the Core phase of his boss fight. After Kirby and friends open Void Termina's heart to expose his core, Hyness and his mages are ejected out of their dark lord into space.
Heroes in Another Dimension[]
| “ | Hyness has fallen into a hole leading to another dimension. The darkness left its master, transforming into a giant Jamba Heart and swallowing him whole. Is there hope for escape? Friends in another dimension offer a sliver of hope... | „ |
| ~ Corrupt Hyness' pause description. |
Following Void Termina's defeat, Hyness and the Jambastion mages found themselves in another dimension. Using remaining Void of their fallen leader did Hyness try to resummon Void Termina, only for the Void to corrupt him instead, consumed by the evil within his heart. "Corrupt" Hyness finds himself sealed inside a giant Jamba Heart within the dimension, leaking Void that threatens the universe.
Kirby and his allies travel across four terrains of Another Dimension to gather four Heart Spears to shatter the Jamba Heart restraining Hyness, only for his corrupt form to battle them. In his second phase, he summons three logs bearing the hats and clothing of the Mage-Sisters. After his defeat, the Mage-Sisters come to his aid and battle Kirby, but are also defeated.
If Kirby had collected at least 100 of the 120 hearts obtainable in the four Another Dimension levels, he can create a massive Friend Heart to purify the Mage-Sisters, who in return seal away the Void from Another Dimension. After Kirby and allies leave for their home dimension, a single Friend Heart then falls from their warp star and lands on Hyness, purifying him. Once he awakens, the Mage-Sisters comfort him and explain to him what all happened, making him become an ally to Kirby and all of his friends.
Corrupt Hyness can later be fought within the Ultimate Choice at Soul Melter EX difficulty.
Other Media[]
Super Kirby Clash[]
Hyness becomes a resident of the Castle Village after defeating Dark Aeon Hero, where he can be seen flying through the air in the background. A sticker of Hyness can also be purchased from the Shoppe for thirty Gem Apples.
Appearance[]
Hyness wears a white cloak to hide his identity. The only part of his face seen is two glowing yellow eyes. His cloak is outlined in golden lines with ancient writings printed on them. On top of his hood is the Jambastion symbol.
When his hood is knocked off, it is revealed that his body is coloured blue with a big nose, chameleon-like eyes, and ears. Both his eyes and ears have yellow stripes on them.
In his corrupt form, both Hyness' cloak and body are dark blue. While hooded, the Jambstion symbol on his hood and eyes glow red. While unhooded, his eyes are light yellow mixed with blue, and his ears have a red striped pattern. The writings on his clothing retain their yellow appearance.
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 mage 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.
In the game mode, Heroes in Another Dimension, it is hinted that Hyness was once a good man that helped give the Jambastion Mages a future, as stated by Francisca, and that his insanity was the result of his heart being trapped in eternal loneliness. His insanity would soon deteriorate further upon entering Another Dimension where he would transform into a corrupted being after being swallowed whole by the Jamba Heart. Upon defeating the Three Mage-Sisters, Hyness wakes up from his coma and seemingly appears to have returned back to his sane self, as he is seen alongside the Jambastion Mages having fun with Kirby while he's asleep in an end screen.
Quotes[]
| “ | Juh? What is this...interference? You... You seem to be in my way. Well then... It seems... we do not have enough energy... to revive our Dark Lord... Must we... allow ourselves... to fall... into oblivion? No. NO! No no no no no no! NONONONONONONONONO!!! NOOOOO, I SAAAAY!!! | „ |
| ~ Hyness upon meeting Kirby, and him beginning his insane rant. |
| “ | 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! Grace us, Gloriously Dark Looooooord! | „ |
| ~ Hyness' full rant. |
| “ | Juh? JUH... JUH! JUHYAMBAVITRIGOKOPOKOJAAAH!! | „ |
| ~ Hyness immediately after he's unhooded. |
| “ | Youuuuu... How could you defeat me... THE Lord Hyness... An offering to our Dark Lord... Perhaps if there is...an offering... What should I do... Only one option remains... Those who harbor the greatest of magic, I call upon you... Make it so... Accept my aid... I pledge myself to you... Dark Lord of Destruction... I do this so that... our Dark Lord... may be rebooooorn... Rise, Destroyer of Worlds... RISE, VOID TERMINA!! | „ |
| ~ Hyness unleashing Void Termina after he was defeated. |
| “ | Hyness worships a deity of destruction whom he plans to bring back to life. However, a rite gone wrong has led to the dark power he needs being scattered across the galaxy. Now he seeks to gather this power at an altar. Stop him, Star Allies! | „ |
| ~ Hyness' pause description. |
| “ | His once carefully concealed face now exposed, Hyness is on the rampage! Tossing the three unconscious sisters around like rag dolls, it’s clear he’s lost his grip on reality. It’s up to the Star Allies to bring an end to this nightmare, and save...everything! | „ |
| ~ Unhooded Hyness' pause description. |
Trivia[]
- Hyness' name is an alteration of "highness", fitting his position as the leader of his cult. It could also be an alteration on "heinous", referencing how evil and insane he is.
- Hyness' has the highest attempted body count in the main Kirby games due to his attempted destruction of the entire universe, with the only one coming close being Star Dream.
- One of Hyness' pause screen quotes reveals that Hyness has a habit of forgetting Zan Partizanne's name and often apologizes about it, and another reveals that his "heart goes crazy" for her. This may imply that he truly does care for her, but it could also be a sign of his insanity conflicting himself, due to his abusive nature.
- During the pause screens for each Jambastion Mage in Heroes in Another Dimension, their backstory makes mention of a "mysterious traveler" that unlocked their natural talents of magic. It is then revealed by Francisca that Hyness led them to a bright future during their glorious days, likely indicating that Hyness was indeed this mysterious traveler.
- Hyness went through multiple changes during the concept development. One of his designs depicted him as female, another depicting him slightly older looking, one with him looking closer to that of a bird-like creature, and one reminiscent of Cthulhu.
- In the game's soundtrack, the theme for Hyness' second phase is titled "La Follia d'amore", which is Italian for "The Madness of Love".
- The model of Hyness alongside a yellow, blue and green alternative coloring can be found in the game's playable characters file, possibly suggesting that he was initially going to be playable as a Dream Friend.
External Links[]
- Hyness on the Kirby Wiki
