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The Solmedal Secret

Kirby visits the GSA Underground + Kawasaki hc

Plus gift art for @cat-does-artx3 on the 2nd page 💝

You know that one piece of promo art that features Kirby holding plushies of Tiff and Tuff?

I decided to re-create it with my favorite trio in the Kirby anime:

I even have sketches of this, but with different Kirby characters, including my ocs and different sketches:

Fun fact: the plushies that Kirby is holding are actually plushies from the episode “Abusement Park” (They only appear in the Japanese version unfortunately)

Canonically, the only characters to have this plushie treatment are Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, Escargoon and King Dedede. Honestly if these five plushies were real, I would buy them all in a heartbeat (especially Tiff since she is my favorite out of the five). If all the Kirby characters however get the plushie treatment, I would definitely buy Knuckle Joe and Sirica right away.

I apologize if this took a long time to reply, it took me a while to think about Garlude’s character. Although she isn’t fully developed to me yet, here are some ideas I have for her.

After 4 months I present to you…

My Garlude headcanons

* The first female warrior to join the army (many other females felt inspired by her and wanted to become Star Warriors as well)

-Note as of 2/13/26: as of writing this, I personally think it would be cooler if there were female star warriors before Garlude’s time (plus would made her father’s lie a lot more believable lol)

* Was once the Princess of Planet Pipi before she left her responsibilities to join the war

* Daughter of King Pipi (later known as Elder Pipi) and Queen Remika (later known as Lady Remika). Wife of Prince Clovis, and mother of Rona (first child, currently 18 yrs old) and Sirica (2nd child, currently around 13-15 yrs old).

* As a young Princess, she had a deep fascination with History and urban legends. Some of her favorite tales are “The burning tale of Pyroth” and “The Star God, and the Fountain of Dreams”. Before bed, her mother used to read these stories to her. Garlude often asked her mom if any of these stories will be true someday.

* Garlude also loves animals and refuses to hunt them. Garlude’s favorite animals are Pengis. When she was little she pretended to have tea parties with her animal plushies. Even when Garlude became a Star Warrior, she still prepares tea parties to her army (especially with Arthur’s troopers).

* During one night while Clovis and his parents were camping, the smell of the fire attracted monsters which led to both of his parents getting killed (similar to how those Star Warriors were killed when Jecra was kidnapped). Clovis ran away and managed to enter the Pipi Kingdom. When Garlude met Clovis, he was exhausted and tired from the chase, so she offered him a place to stay at the kingdom. Clovis and Garlude treated each other with respect and gratitude and eventually married as they reached to adulthood. After the marriage, they were titled as the princess and prince of Planet Pipi.

* When Clovis was attacked by monsters one day, he couldn’t leave to be with all the other Star Warriors, so Garlude went instead. Both Clovis and Garlude had the potential to become Star warriors, but only Garlude was destined to be one. Even though the both of them had warp stars, only Garlude was able to attend the Kirarin ceremony where her powers were absorbed inside of the Star (which will eventually lead to her demise later in the Cave).

* Garlude had a lot of fencing and battle practice before the war even happened. When she was young, she would often train with her father in case any monsters invaded the Kingdom. Also during childhood, she pretended to have fencing battles with Clovis.

* A few nights before Garlude’s death, Garlude had a dream about The Legendary Star Goddess, Lumina (who was re-incarnated into Galaxia by Photron). Lumina tells her a prophecy about Meta Knight being the chosen one for her and how that would affect Nightmare’s chances of controlling the universe. She gives Garlude a chance to either sacrifice her own life or sacrifice the lives of billions.

* While Garlude and Meta Knight were sent on their mission to retrieve Galaxia, Garlude hid her Warp Star behind her cape (which obviously doesn’t end well).

* Only Globixes are resistant to Lumina’s power (and Kirisakin for some reason???), which prevents them from getting electrocuted. Since Garlude isn’t a Globix, she isn’t immune to Galaxia’s attacks (same thing applies with Sirica later on).

* When Garlude was killed by Kirisakin, she reincarnates into the 2nd half of power into Galaxia (Lumina was the first half of power). Garlude’s eternal Warp Star is guarded Sirus and eventually Clovis back in the Nova Realm. Lumina was already powerful enough to weaken Garlude, but Garlude’s soul made Galaxia even stronger. Garlude spends the rest of the afterlife with Lumina inside of Galaxia.

Extras

* This old comic of young Garlude and Queen Remika

* Garlude doodles (and I guess some Lumina and Planet Pipi ones in general)

- Some ancient drawings from 2024

WHY DID I GIVE PRINCESS RONA HAIR????? LOLLLL

- And some recent ones from 2025

2. What exactly is the warp star and its’ role

For basics the warp star is a device that is used to help Kirby whenever he’s having trouble hunting down a monster. Because Kirby isn’t responsible enough to take care of his warp star due to his premature age, Tiff stores the warp star inside of Kabu.

As mentioned before I have a theory that the Warp Stars is something the Star Warriors can’t live without, like the star are a part of them. As Meta Knight mentioned in the show, the Warp Star is the source of a warriors’ power, meaning they are probably powerless without it. Since this theory is based off of the soul gem mechanic from Madoka Magica, I want to note some similarities I imagine these plot devices have.

Soul Gems are created when girls figure out what they want to wish for. They receive their wishes and become Magical girls. With soul gems, Magical girls are able to fight off witches and receive grief seeds. Even though the Soul gems are helpful to magical girls, they also can be very lethal when not taken care of responsibly. If a Magical girl is in despair or regrets their wish, they will die and re-incarnate into witches. If a soul gem is shattered or taken 100 meters away from the magical girl, they will also die.

Now imagine that with the Warp Star. What if the warp Star is a part of the Star Warriors that gives them the power to fight off monsters? What would happen to a Star Warrior if their warp Star was shattered into pieces?

In “Air ride in style pt 1” Kirby’s Warp Star was chipped a bit from a Destroya, but thankfully Kirby didn’t die. I have a hc that a Star Warrior is okay if the Warp Star is easy to fix (like a few pieces break). However if the Warp Star is shattered into many pieces to the point that it’s unfixable, the Star Warrior will die. Thankfully no matter how far the Warp Star is to the Star Warrior, they will remain fine, and it’s not lethal unless something bad happens to the Star while it’s there.

When re-watching “Dark and Stormy Knight” for the 1000th time, there is a line that Meta Knight says to Tiff that might determine how strong the Warp Star actually is.

• “ Yes…so far, but this monster is much more powerful than the others, perhaps too powerful for even the Warp Star to help Kirby defeat it!”- Meta Knight (episode: “Dark and Stormy Knight”)

Even though Kirby was able to defeat Kracko while using the Warp Star I do wonder if there are any monsters that Star Warriors are helpless to even if they use the Warp Star in battle. I wonder if those type of monsters were the same monsters that eNeMeE used to stop the Star Warriors from rebelling causing most of them to disappear. For those monsters maybe the “Young Monsters of the Future” program taught these monsters where exactly the Star Warriors hide their warp stars so they can loosen their guard and shatter them.

3. Its whereabouts and possible origin

It’s unclear how the Warp Stars came to be in the first place, but we do know for a fact that they come along with a starship the Star Warrior pilots. Starships are noted to travel Star Warriors to locations where they can track down monsters. We only see Kirby and Meta Knight ride these vehicles:

Just like the warp stars it’s also unclear where the starships came from. I do wonder what happened with Kirby before the events of the first episode and how he managed to get both the starship and Star Rod.

I imagine that each of the Star Warriors received their Starship in this building:

Little is really known about this building other than the fact it’s there alongside the Star Warriors. In my first Lore dump concept of this tower shows up alongside some other artwork for the episode “Dark and Stormy Knight”. Unfortunately I couldn’t really translate the exact lettering for this specific animation sheet well since the quality is low, but from what I translated on Google Translate it’s labeled this:

If you have a higher quality version of this image, please let me know 👍

I have a hc that this is a building where Star Warriors train to later fight off monsters and think of plans to defeat eNeMeE. I imagine that this building is responsible for creating the starships Star Warriors ride in order to complete missions. I don’t think that the Star Warriors received their warp stars here, instead I believe that they received their stars in a special ceremony.

Since I am basing this hc off of Madoka Magica, maybe there is a Kyubey like being that grants power to a Warrior by giving them a magical Star that can help them destroy monsters and restore justice to the universe. The only difference between this celestial being and Kyubey is that the being tells them right away that not only the star grants them power, but it can lead to danger if not taken care of responsibly. The being also asks the hero why they want to be a Star Warrior in the first place. The being is also very cautious when it comes to choosing which heros deserve power and which ones don’t. After the deal is done, part of the hero’s soul is transferred inside a star which grants them their power and the hero is now described as a Star Warrior for now on. Unfortunately just like the Soul gems, the Warp Stars are a permanent being to the Star Warrior and they can’t undo the ceremony. The being will also warn the Warrior that the spell is permanent and should think twice before becoming a Star Warrior.

4. Who exactly is Kabu?

Whenever I think of the anime lore, I often question who really is Kabu and where did he come from? I also question if he was the one who granted the Star Warriors their Warp Stars to fight off evil?

For basic information, Kabu is a statue who knows the past, present and future. He gives Cappies advice and what they should do if something goes wrong. Kabu makes a prophecy that a strong warrior will arrive to Cappy Town to stop the Octopus monster from wreaking havoc. Of course the strong warrior is Kirby and he manages to defeat the monster. Another interesting thing about Kabu is that inside of him there is a placeholder that is shaped like a star, resembling the Warp Star. Tiff states that this placeholder was made FOR the Warp Star.

Tiff: Well that was easy, I remember the first time we saw it. It was like it was made for the Warp Star. It had to stay with Kabu.

Tuff: Sure is weird that the warp Star fits inside it so perfect. Especially since Kabu has been here for millions and millions of years.

Tiff: Of course it’s weird, everything about Kabu is weird.

(Scene from Episode 96: Air ride in style pt 1)

As Tuff says, Kabu has existed for a very long time, definitely before Photron’s story (his was 50,000 years ago). This implies that not only Kabus around the universe have existed for millions of years, but probably the star warriors too. Maybe the war between eNeMeE and the GSA started that many years ago, during the same time the dinosaurs existed. I sometimes wonder who were these beings who created Kabu and if they knew anything about the war against eNeMeE and the Star Warriors.

After Kirby and Tiff escape from the destroyas after an attack, Dedede and Escargoon watch in amazement as their plan is working to lose Kirby’s guard. Dedede states to the NME sales guy that the Warp Star is home to Kabu. The NME sales is concerned about the Warp Star’s location since Kabu is going to recover the Star right away. He then informs Dedede and Escargoon about what exactly a Kabu does:

• “Kabu’s sort of a hospital for Warp Stars and wounded Star Warriors, like a big recovery room.”

• “You see D, there’s more than one Kabu. There’s spread out across the universe and their job is to protect Star Warriors”

• “Kabu’s been protecting the Warp Star for Kirby since he came to Dreamland,”

(Episode 96: Air Ride in Style pt 1)

These pieces of dialogue the Sales guy states might imply he knows a lot about the war even though his job isn’t related to the subject (he sells monsters, he doesn’t send them to war). Even though this isn’t Warp Star related, there is a scene from “Crusade for the Blade” where the NME sales guy hears details about Sirica after Escargoon describes her as “A little girl with a big ol’ gun and a whole lot of attitude”. After hearing these details, it’s implied he knows the story of Galaxia and how Garlude sacrificed her life in order for her friend to receive the sword. Maybe his boss, eNeMeE, told him this story and told him which monster it was that killed Garlude, hoping it will kill Sirica too.

An interesting note to make about Kabu is that not only Kabus around the universe are responsible for taking care of Warp Stars, but they are also known for recovering Star Warriors too. I wonder when a Star Warrior is injured because their Star is chipped, but if Kabu recovers the Star, the Warrior will no longer be injured. I believe that Kabu can only heal minor injuries to the Warp Star and unfortunately not bigger shatterings (at least not yet).

5. Career differences

After thinking this whole warp star idea out, it gives me a better understanding on what the difference between Star Warriors and Monster Hunters is. I believe that Star Warriors are called by the stars to fulfill a prophecy to become warriors and save the universe. Monster Hunters are different and don’t need a prophecy to hunt down monsters. Being a Star Warrior is an official job ordered by the star gods or whoever created the Warp Stars in the first place while for Monster Hunters it’s more like a regular job or something they become in order to survive. Both of these jobs don’t have an age requirement since most of the Star Warriors are adults while Kirby is MENTALLY a child and still considered a Star Warrior(even though he is canonically 200 years premature). Monster Hunters don’t require ages either in order to receive the job and it can apply to anyone since Knuckle Joe is a kid/teen (I believe he’s around 12-16 yrs old). I also have a headcanon that Sirica and Sir Gallant are Monster Hunters since Sirica battles monsters as a rouge destroya pilot and for Gallant he fights off monsters but has no clue what a Star Warrior is. I have an oc who was originally going to be a Star Warrior alongside Garlude, but due to an accident he wasn’t able to get the job and became a Monster Hunter instead to protect his daughter, Sirica, from the monsters.

Here’s a sketch I have of the Monster Hunter, Clovis:

There’s still some things I need to write about Clovis, but this is a good start to his character.

Also to note is that his Star was going to be transform into a Warp Star during a ceremony, but because he didn’t attend the ceremony, his Star is basically useless. Thankfully because the Star is useless, nothing will happen to him if his Star is shattered.

I just realized something Sword and Blade Knight have in common with Joe and Sirica. Both assist Star Warriors (like how Kjoe and Sirica assist Sir Arthur while Blade and Sword assist Meta Knight). Blade and Sword also hunt down monsters just like how Joe and Sirica hunt down monsters. Before Sword and Blade became allies with Meta Knight, they had to fight off monsters and become bandits to survive. Sword and Blade were not guided by the stars, same thing how Joe and Sirica were not destined to become Star Warriors. Both Sword and Blade and both Joe and Sirca don’t have star badges in their design. It comes to make me think that Sword Knight and Blade Knight are Monster Hunters, not Star Warriors.

Here’s a list of who I believe are Star Warriors and who are Monster Hunters:

Star Warriors:

• Meta Knight

• Garlude

• Jecra

• Yamikage

• Kit Cosmos

• Sir Arthur

• Sir Dragato

• Sir Nonsurat

• Sir Falspar

• Kirby

• Many unamed warriors

• Sirus (oc)

Monster Hunters:

• Knuckle Joe

• Sirica (hc)

• Sir Gallant (hc)

• Blade Knight (hc)

• Sword Knight (hc)

• Clovis (oc)

• Bonkers (for now/hc)

6. eNeMeE’s fate

During the climax of the finale when Kirby is battling against eNeMeE in a dream, Tiff passes the Warp Stars to Kirby and he sucks it up. After swallowing the Warp Star, Kirby transforms into Star Rod Kirby. eNeMeE is shocked once Kirby transforms and says to himself that the Rod is his only weakness. Tiff also states the only way to defeat eNeMeE was that you had to be in a dream with him in order to attack him.

Here are some quotes I collected during this scene:

• “How did Kirby discover the secret?! That pitiful little star warrior has been my only weakness. I am helpless against the power of the star rod.”-eNeMeE (episode: Fright to the Finish)

(I also included this line, back when I made my lore dump about Kirby’s creation, I recommend also checking that lore dump out 👍)

• “eNeMeE’s really a living nightmare! So the only place to beat him was inside of a dream! Good work Kirby, you’re the only Star Warrior who knows the secret of the Star Rod to use it against eNeMeE!”- Tiff

(Episode: Fright to the Finish)

As Tiff said, it does make me wonder if any other Star Warrior was THIS CLOSE 👌 to defeating eNeMeE. Like they would enter the fortress and enter his dream, but because they didn’t swallow the Star, it led to eNeMeE to defeat the Star Warrior, failing their mission.

eNeMeE’s defeat is one of the main reasons why I wanted to write this lore dump. I often wonder if there is a powerful being that has either an equal amount of power or more power compared to eNeMeE. I wonder if eNeMeE knew anything about Kabu and how he stores the Warp Star which is an ingredient to the sorcerer’s weakness. I often wonder what happened to the being who created the warp Star in the first place and knew if it was a key to eNeMeE’s defeat. Come to think of it, there are many powerful beings in the Kirby games, not just eNeMeE. I wonder if there is a chance that the final bosses you fight in the Kirby games also canonically exist in the anime somewhere.

I was looking through some of the guest characters that were part of a contest on who was able to make an appearance in a future Kirby episode (that being Shaabon from the episode “Scare Tatics pt 2”). While looking through these contest entries, there was one Kirby Oc that stuck out to me. This character made it into 4th place into the rankings, that being Kirarin the Star Bird:

I feel like this character would’ve had lore potential. I do wonder how the person who created this character is doing now and if they are still a Kirby fan. Not only this character is described as a potential love interest for Tokkori, but they also came from Outer Space. I do wonder if Kirarin was the one who was responsible for giving the Star Warriors their Warp Stars. I also have a hc that this is Sirus’ pet bird he flies around with. I also imagine they would be related to another legendary bird who is Dyna Blade. If Kirarin existed in the show, I wonder if they would’ve had a relationship with Dyna Blade and the Star Warriors. Kirarin is probably one of my favorite Kirby ocs out there and I often wonder what they would’ve done in the story.

The warp Star has a very important yet mysterious role in the show. I probably would’ve never knew that the stars the warriors wore were legit warp stars and not badges if it wasn’t for that animation sheet. I am so happy to have all of these thoughts and new ideas and how it corresponds with the lore. Honestly if the show had a remake, I would love to learn a lot more about the Star and its origins. I do often wonder about Star Warrior nature and how they became these legendary heroes and how their kids fulfilled their legacy for them after they passed (Jecra and Garlude with Joe and Sirica). Madoka Magica definitely gave me a lot of inspiration when it came to the Soul gems and Kyubey. I hope that the Kirby remake will be as well written as Madoka Magica and other movies and shows with deep lore and serious topics. Honestly one of the things that makes me interested into a piece of source material would be well written characters and a good story. The Kirby anime did succeed when it came to these things and it makes me question the show more. I love this show so much and I am so glad to think about all of these ideas in case there’s a story that I want to write about that focuses on good characters and well written lore.

If there is anything you want me to note about the Warp Star, please let me know and Miyamoto, thank you for creating this show ❤️

Literally me whenever I make a Kirby Lore Dump:

I haven’t digitally rendered these guys yet, but I’m including them anyway 👍