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“ | Bravo, Kirby. You've truly earned your reputation as a hero. Your help defeating Landia was invaluable. Ah... At long last, it's mine! The source of limitless power... The Master Crown! (puts on crown and transforms) Obtaining this crown has been my ultimate goal all along! What's with all the weird looks? Fine. Let me explain everything. I fought Landia by myself and lost. So I fled to Planet Popstar. That's when the thought struck me... I could have you defeat Landia for me! A stroke of genius, I know. You even helped me repair my Starcutter. I really did appreciate that, by the way. Anyway... MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! The time has come for your planet... No! The time has come for the ENTIRE UNIVERSE to bow down to me. And for being such a big help in all of this, your planet gets to go first! Prepare to bow, Popstar! Welcome your new overlord! | „ |
~ Magolor revealing his true intentions to Kirby and his friends upon obtaining the Master Crown. |
“ | Kirby... Ugh! I hate having to rely on you, and your vacant stare when I revealed my grand plan was truly insulting. Well, let's see if you can break this thing on my head. If you can, then someday... hee hee hee... I may get to toy with you again! | „ |
~ Magolor speaking to Kirby on the battle description for the second phase of his soul form. |
Magolor is a major character in the Kirby franchise.
He is a spacefaring alien who pilots a flying ship known as the Lor Starcutter. Initially, he sought to obtain an artifact known as the Master Crown from the planet Halcandra and use its power to subjugate the entire universe, manipulating Kirby and his friends into helping him obtain it. However, after his defeat, he would later redeem himself, destroy the crown and become a friend and ally of Kirby.
He is voiced by Hirokazu Ando.
Appearance[]
Magolor mainly appears as a small, brown, egg-shaped feliform creature with yellow eyes and pointed ears. He wears a blue hooded robe with yellow and white accents, with the latter color in the shape of cogs. He also wears yellow gloves and blue and white belt with a silver buckle.
Upon wearing the Master Crown, Magolor transforms into a powerful fiend. His eyes turn orange as his hood gains horns and turns purple. His underbelly is replaced by a blue and red flame and his gloves are now white and sprout fingers. In his EX form, Magolor's horns turn black and red and the "shadow" under his hood is now white as his eyes glow purple, his hood turns maroon and his flame becomes completely red.
When the Master Crown corrupts him, Magolor becomes a shadowy creature with blue horns, red eyes and a sinister grinning white mouth from which a red eyeball can be periodically seen. His flames now take the form of wings and his gloves now have black tips. As Magolor Soul, his body and flames turns teal with black splotches as his eyes glow white and his gloves turn black.
Upon losing the crown and his powers, Magolor reverts back to his original form. However, his robe is now faded to white and grey and tattered all over. His belt, now lacking the buckle, is tied up in a knot and his right ear is slightly revealed since the robe covering it is ripped.
After reaching the Dream Kingdom and setting up the Shoppe, Magolor now wears a white robe with green and brown accents, as well as a golden buckle on his fixed belt and a retained pair of yellow gloves.
Biography[]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land/Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]
Before the game starts, Magolor tries to use the Lor Starcutter to overthrow the Guardian Angel dragon named Landia in order to steal the Master Crown to gain immense power and control the universe. However, he fails, his ship is damaged and Magolor flees into another dimension.
He crashes into the planet Popstar, and several key parts of the Lor Starcutter break off the ship and scatter across the land. However, Magolor meets up with Kirby, Meta Knight, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee. He tricks them into helping him fix his ship. They manage to find all five missing parts and the Lor Starcutter can fly again. Magolor then decides to use the foursome to help him defeat Landia and tricks them into coming to Halcandra and helping him.
Once Landia is defeated by Kirby and friends, Magolor comes in and steals Landia's Master Crown, reveals his true colors and intentions and flies through a dimensional portal towards Popstar. However, the four heroes chase after him on Landia and destroy the Starcutter. He then engages in a battle between his former pawns in a two-phase battle, but in the end, he is defeated as the Master Crown shatters, reverting into a ghostly form of his initial appearance and is teleported away into another dimension, having been pacified.
Magolor Epilogue[]
Magolor awakes within Another Dimension, stripped of his powers. While exploring, he comes across a Fruit Fragment that restores a portion of his powers. He then travels across the rest of Another Dimension in search for the Fruit Fragments. Once he found all five, Magolor takes the Fruit Fragments to the Eternal Altar, where they combine into a Gem Apple Seed.
Suddenly, the fragments of the Master Crown merge with the Gem Apple Seed and transform into the Crowned Doomer. Magolor defeats the creature, but the Master Crown further mutates into a monstrous tree-like being. With his powers restored, Magolor manages to overcome the beast and forges the Mistilteinn sword into an Ultra Sword that he uses to slice it in half, destroying the Master Crown for good.
After destroying the Master Crown, a portal appears that Magolor enters. He finds himself in the Dream Kingdom with a small Gem Apple. He plants the Gem Apple and it sprouts into a Gem Apple Tree. Once it fully buds, Magolor establishes his Shoppe in the Dream Kingdom's Castle Village.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[]
Magolor returns in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition as the enemy for the exclusive Challenge Stages. While racing him, Magolor might summon common enemies, shoot purple fireballs to slow him down, and even attempt to pick up Score Coins. Magolor can also launch himself through the air quickly and use his magic abilities to phase through breakable walls and obstacles. He will occasionally laugh at Kirby if he happens to fall behind. The final race, suitably called "Magolor Race EX," features Magolor using his darker powers to his advantage by using them to race more quickly and strategically.
Since the last game, Magolor appears to be more friendly to Kirby, having built him a theme park to make up for his villainous deed in the past, sharing a playful rivalry with each other. The races take place on mechanically themed courses that match his personal attire and styling. Said races are suspended high above the skies of Dream Land, the final race taking place in Another Dimension.
Magolor also appears in the credits, escorting Kirby through the screen while the credits roll underneath. As the credits finish rolling, Magolor returns to the Lor Starcutter, says goodbye to Kirby, and flies away.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[]
Magolor serves no role in this game, but does appear through several cameos, such as a keychain, a statue by Stone Kirby or a balloon blown by Circus Kirby. A painting of Magolor on the third stage of Wild World. Magolor makes his real appearance in the audience during the 100% clear bonus video.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[]
Magolor appears in the game through cameos, including two stickers and a statue by Stone Kirby.
Kirby Star Allies[]
Magolor returns in Kirby Star Allies as part of the 3rd Wave of Dream Friends, alongside Taranza, Susie and the Three Mage-Sisters. As a dream friend, he can shoot two swirling fireballs, rush into enemies, shoot dark orbs, summon spikes, summon a black hole, and swing an Ultra Sword. He can also summon the Lor Starcutter for the other friends to ride on and to charge at enemies.
Other Media[]
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe[]
Magolor appears in the spinoff game Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, appearing in the last stage, which fittingly plays "C-R-O-W-N-E-D". He appears holding a blindfold banner near the end of the stage (which are normally held by Bronto Burts, but this time is held by Magolor).
According to director Shinya Kumazaki, Magolor also built all the stages Dedede plays though (which makes sense, due to Magolor already having known experience building theme parks.
Kirby Clash series[]
Magolor appears in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash as the Shoppe's owner. As a merchant, Magolor helps Team Kirby by selling weapons, armor, EXP Orbs, Potions, and Champion's Codex for Gem Apples and Fragments. He also sells Gem Apples for real-world money. Once the player buys the max amount of Gem Apples, Magolor will thank Kirby for his patronage, and plot that since he has enough funds, he could start his next scheme. But then drops the act, saying he was just joking.
Kirby Fighters series[]
Magolor appears as an unlockable playable character in Kirby Fighters 2, unlockable by reaching Fighters Rank 39. His moveset is similar to Kirby Star Allies.
Super Smash Bros. series[]
Magolor appears as an unlockable trophy in Super Smash. Bros. for Wii U, which can be obtained by scoring at least 450,000 points in a single game of Target Blast on Stage 3. He also appears in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a primary attack type spirit. His spirit battle is against Robin on the Halberd. He has increased power to his magic and the screen occasionally flips, resembling Magolor Soul's ability to flip the screen.
Personality[]
No strong evidence of Magolor's true intentions are shown until Kirby and the others reach Halcandra. Magolor is an adept and outstanding speaker who acts very politely in his first appearance, giving Kirby encouragement whenever the player visits him in the Lor Starcutter. He also appears to be very friendly and hospitable at first and tells Kirby that he loves Popstar so much he doesn't want to leave it (interestingly, the latter is true). However, once Kirby gets the Master Crown, Magolor completely breaks his cover and reveals himself as a cruel, merciless and temperamental villain whose only goal is to conquer the universe. Magolor has no remorse using his Lor Starcutter (that Kirby just rebuilt for him) against Kirby and Landia, nor for shooting them down after the Lor is defeated.
Strangely, in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, Magolor remembers what Kirby did to him, but doesn't seem particularly bothered by it. In fact, he builds Kirby an entire theme park to make up for his evil actions. This gives further credence to the hypothesis that Magolor was corrupted by the power of the Master Crown (although exactly when this occurred is harder to determine): however, it is also possible that Magolor had finally grown remorseful for his actions, which may be evidenced by Magolor Soul's pause description describing him as "a sad shell", suggesting that he no longer wished to fight Kirby, but if this is true, Magolor may have had his mind completely overtaken by the Master Crown's power.
Even more so in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, he runs a shop where the player can purchase armour, weapons, support items, and Gem Apples (the game's premium currency, due to it being a free-to-start game). On Sundays, Magolor gives extra free Gem Apples when the player purchases them on that day.
In Kirby Star Allies, Magolor becomes a Dream Friend who can support Kirby and the others. He can even summon the Lor Starcutter for other friends to ride and charge at enemies.
Quotes[]
“ | Hi there! My name is Magolor. I'm from another dimension, but I just love Planet Popstar. I can't get enough of it! Things got a bit hectic when I first arrived, but that's all in the past, thanks to Kirby. To make up for all that fuss, I built Kirby a theme park right here in Dream Land! It's got special stages where you can play with different Copy Abilities. You know some of those stages can be a bit difficult... Hmmm... Oh, but I know YOU'LL to be just fine! Why don't you try to clear them all? You can even face off against me in some of the stages! Hee hee hee...! So, what do you say...? Are you ready to check out my amazing theme park? Let's go! | „ |
~ Magolor introducing himself. |
“ | The great hero, Kirby, hailing from Dream Land on Planet Pop Star. | „ |
~ Magolor about Kirby. |
“ | I'm so lucky to have met you. Me, friends with the legendary Kirby! | „ |
~ Magolor about Kirby and his friends. |
“ | Maybe later you can give me your autograph. | „ |
~ Magolor |
“ | Bravo, Kirby. You've truly earned your reputation as a hero. Ah... At long last, it's mine! The source of limitless power... The Master Crown! Obtaining this crown has been my ultimate goal all along! | „ |
~ Magolor revealing his true colours. |
Pause screen descriptions[]
“ | Magolor deceived Kirby and stole Halcandra's legendary treasure, the Master Crown! It's up to Kirby to save the universe. | „ |
~ Magolor's pause screen description. |
“ | Magolor stole the Master Crown and the Lor from their sacred resting places on Halcandra. He's a liar and a wizard... Defeat him! | „ |
~ Magolor EX's pause screen description. |
“ | A sad shell possessed by the limitless power of the Master Crown, no more than a manifestation of the crown itself. | „ |
~ VS Magolor Soul's pause screen description. |
Trivia[]
- Magolor strongly hints that he knows Marx, another Kirby villain. This may be due to the statues made by Stone Kirby in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot both having Magolor posing next to Marx.
- It is possible that Magolor was not even evil to begin with, and was being controlled by either the Master Crown or Dark Matter (due to his possessed form strongly resembling Dark Matter). This is evident when Magolor Soul's description refers to him as a "sad shell". This is further supported by his redemption in the next game.
- It is theorized that the Master Crown contains the essence of 0, which is supported by the eye in Magolor Soul's mouth.
- In Extra Mode, Magolor explains how the Lor Starcutter was built, saying it was built by the same power that gave rise to "clockwork stars." This hints at a possible connection to Galactic Nova.
- In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, if Kirby talks to Magolor six times in a row and continues to speak with him afterward, Magolor becomes annoyed, accuses the pink puff of leading him on with his offer to fix the Lor Starcutter, and commands the hero to continue his adventure. If Kirby continues to pester Magolor further, he scolds him, saying that he's much busier than it seems and that he wants Kirby to stop distracting him.
- A similar nod occurs in the Kirby Clash series, where if Kirby enters the Shoppe six times in a row, upon the seventh entry Magolor insists Kirby go back to his quests.
- Magolor appears to be left-handed. He uses his left hand for gestures in conversations with him and for picking up the Master Crown.
- This, of course, is a reference to how left-handed people were often associated with evil, hinting toward his true malevolent intentions.
- The developers also said that Magolor has yellow in his design due to said color being associated with betrayal thanks to Judas Iscariot betraying Jesus Christ.
- Yellow also took on associations with envy, jealousy and duplicity from this.
- The developers also said that Magolor has yellow in his design due to said color being associated with betrayal thanks to Judas Iscariot betraying Jesus Christ.
- This, of course, is a reference to how left-handed people were often associated with evil, hinting toward his true malevolent intentions.
- The Lor Starcutter may not be his own ship, as one of his battle quotes (from Magolor EX) implies that he could have stole it. After collecting every Energy Sphere, he will reveal more info on the vessel, and he claims that he "excavated" it from the volcano Landia lives in.
- In the "Kirby's 20th Anniversary" puzzle in StreetPass Mii Plaza, Magolor's sprite depicts him with having black skin rather than his normally used brown. This sprite was reused for his keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. The balloon sculpture Circus Kirby can make in his likeness also uses the same black for his facial color, as does official merchandise of him.
- In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash, Magolor refers to Sunday as "Magolor Day" because he gives out extra Gem Apples on those days.
- Unless the Master Crown counts as the game's true final boss possessing him, Magolor is the fourth (and, to date, last) final boss of the main story of a Kirby game confirmed not to die, the first three being King Dedede in Kirby's Dream Land, and Marx and Meta Knight in Kirby Super Star (though this is not revealed until Star Allies in Marx's case).
- In Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe, When fighting Magolor Soul in his second phase in The True Arena, despite Magolor mostly speaks gibberish, he clearly spoke two words by saying "Kirby" and "Tasukete" (meaning "Help me" in Japanese). This means he is actually crying out Kirby for help, implying that he wants him to save him from The Master Crown's possession.
External Links[]
- Magolor on the Kirby Wiki.
- Magolor Soul on the Kirby Wiki.
- Magolor on the Magnificent Baddie Wiki.
- Magolor on the Heroes Wiki.