linkandorf's Bad-vent Calendar 2024!
Day 30: 0², from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
A fake smile before the final fight... the calm before the storm... hey, what day is it tomorrow?
27 years on the 27th. That’s double 27s! Probably good luck or something, idk. Anyways Kirby is 27 today so happy bermfday pinkie. I tried a few different things for today’s celebration drawing but this is ultimately what I ended up with. I really look forward to seeing what’s next in store for Kirb, hopefully by the end of the year we’ll know! Til’ next time bud.
0² (Weak)!
I really did almost just call this “0² (Cactus Ass)” because of how often I refer to this form as such. Anyways, after shooting enough Crystal Shards directly into 0²’s eyeball, they'll rotate the top of their head towards Kirby, allowing him and Ribbon to shoot Crystal Shards at 0²’s bandage! Doing so changed 0²’s halo to different colors, before eventually breaking. This is when 0² grows a large green vine from the bottom of it’s body, which then becomes the new weak point. 0² has a lot of weak points huh. It attacks with, uhhhhh, green gas clouds that I will not make any obvious jokes about. And that’s how the 0² boss fight goes! Eyeball > Bandage > Vine Butt > Repeat until Ripple Star is saved from evil. I do think this form is pretty cool and weird!
hey i was drawing cactus ass 02 and i literally lost all of it from my laptop shutting down so here’s this please enjoy im upset but i’ll be ok. this is my form of venting out my anger.
0²!
I uh.... I may have gone too far in a couple places. 0², or 02, or Zero Two, or Zero2, or- well let’s stop there, is the true final boss of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Miracle Matter is of course the “Final Boss” you fight on Ripple Star, but collecting all the Crystal Shards across the various worlds of the game unlock Dark Star, a planet made of/by the Dark Matters, and is where Kirby and Ribbon face off against the large white bleeding villain that is 0². Revealing It’s true form quickly after presenting itself with the “False Face” form, 0² grows a few extra red appendages and reveals it’s “mouth” to be an eye! There’s a lot of interesting tidbits surrounding 0², like their relation to Zero from Kirby’s Dream Land 3. Are they the same character? Is this an undead Zero? They look similar, and 0² has a halo, so what gives? I’ll stray away from personal theories and say this: 0² is certainly one of the most intimidating of the final Kirby bosses, and 0² doesn’t even have to say anything to do so! Miracle Matter is definitely an interesting design that might surprise the player, but 0² really makes a better impression as the final boss of the game. They also have a really good theme and are fought in a really cool area. Plus Kirby uses a brand new Combo Ability, Ribbon’s Shard Gun! Which, I guess is the combination of the “Ribbon” ability and the “Crystal Shard Gun” ability, which are of course never used on their own. Still a neat idea for a final ability. Anyways with October coming in a few days, I figured getting a bit weird with this drawing and breaking some of my rules would be fun. But we’re not exactly done with 0² yet!
Edit: Literally an edit I made 20 seconds after posting, I figured I would put a more “traditional” version of the Kirby character template as well. <3
0² (False Face)!
Wow what a cute smiling face. What a cute final boss. Surely this smiling fella can’t be that bad. I mean just ignore the fact that I clearly wrote “FALSE FACE” there that doesn’t mean anything I’m sure this is 0²’s real face don’t even worry about it. Look it even has a halo that has to mean something positive right? Right?
Here’s a short intermission from Kirby 64 stuff. I’m sure you can guess the theme!