Ribbon

Lore & Background

Ribbon is a fairy who lives on the planet Ripple Star. Her story begins when Dark Matter invades Ripple Star, a planet populated by fairies. Ribbon flees with a sacred crystal, but Dark Matter shatters it into 100 shards and scatters them across the galaxy. Ribbon, holding one of the shards, plummets into Pop Star and befriends the titular character Kirby, who agrees to help retrieve the remaining 98 shards across six planets and defeat Dark Matter. Along the way, they enlist the help of artist Adeleine, King Dedede, and Dedede's minion Waddle Dee, after each of them stumble upon a crystal shard and end up being possessed by Dark Matter, forcing Kirby to battle each of them to free them from the Dark Matter's influence. Ribbon was conceived as a means to switch the player's character, though this feature did not appear in the final game.

In Their Own Story

Ribbon is a fairy from Ripple Star. When Dark Matter invades her home planet, she flees with a sacred crystal. Dark Matter shatters the crystal into 100 shards and scatters them across the galaxy. Ribbon, holding one of the shards, plummets into Pop Star and befriends Kirby. Kirby agrees to help retrieve the remaining 98 shards across six planets and defeat Dark Matter. Along the way, they enlist the help of artist Adeleine, King Dedede, and Dedede's minion Waddle Dee, after each of them stumble upon a crystal shard and end up being possessed by Dark Matter, forcing Kirby to battle each of them to free them from the Dark Matter's influence. Players must collect all of the crystal shards to reach the game's final boss and true ending.

Reader's Guide

Ribbon is a fairy from Ripple Star who appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. She is not a playable character in the single-player mode. In the multiplayer mode, up to four players can compete in three minigames: 100-Yard Hop, a race to the finish line; Bumper Crop Bump, a competition to collect food; and Checkerboard Chase, a last man standing game. Players can adjust the difficulty level and control Kirby, King Dedede, Adeleine, or Waddle Dee. Ribbon is not listed as a playable character in the multiplayer mode. She was conceived as a means to switch the player's character, but this feature did not appear in the final game.

Did You Know?

• Ribbon is a fairy from the planet Ripple Star, which is populated by fairies.
• She flees Ripple Star with a sacred crystal when Dark Matter invades.
• The crystal is shattered into 100 shards, and Ribbon holds one of them when she meets Kirby.
• Ribbon was originally conceived as a means to switch the player's character, but this feature was not included in the final game.
• She is not a playable character in the single-player or multiplayer modes of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.