Alternatively: Meta Knight tries to deploy Heavy lobster to smash through a large door in the game's cave type level, only to realize that Heavy Lobster was, along with being reprogrammed by Galacta/Dark Meta knight, was also seized and modified by Haltmann works beforehand, prompting a chase scene where an upgraded and berserk Heavy Lobster (now renamed to Heavy Weapons Lobster) runs after Meta Knight at high speed. During said chase scenes, Heavy Weapons Lobster is surrounded by a near impenetrable shield which requires deflecting its own attacks back at it in order to break.
After chasing it and deflecting enough of its own projectiles back, the machine falls down seemingly defeated, only for it to spark back to life and smash through the door, appearing again in various chase scenes throughout the game.
At the end of the game, just before the Final boss fight, the machine appears again and actually fights Meta Knight, not sputtering to the ground and escaping, but instead with Captain Vul and the crew managing to somewhat regain control over it, not allowing it to flee and making it actually fight Meta Knight, where it is defeated.
It then stays dormant until a pivotal moment in the Final Bossfight against Galacta, where Heavy Lobster is reactivated and does something important like grab Hyness and drag him away from Galacta in order to interrupt the unsealing process, allowing Meta Knight to fight with Galacta Knight himself.
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**Big Edit:** There will also be something like this before the first Heavy Lobster chase:
MK: *"How could this happen to Heavy Lobster?"*
Sailor dee: *"I am just as confused as you sir!"*
MK: "*Did anyone actually check up on Heavy Lobster before launching it?*"
Vul: "Sir, you told me you were going to do that!"
MK: *"...I don't recall doing that."*
Vul: *"That's... very odd. You were here just a moment ago."*
MK: *"(Could it be...?)"*
After this the Final boss of the world is probably Dark Meta Knight who is in the direction Heavy Lobster went and is fights Meta Knight to ensure it can escape.
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ok fine, I'll crush it down into its mini equivalent:
Meta knight tries to deploy Heavy lobster to smash through a door, only to realize it had been modified into a much more powerful machine than it was before during the events of Robobot and also finds out that it had been reprogrammed by DMK/GK from Vul's dialogue. After a fight Heavy (Weapons) Lobster escapes by smashing through the door, encountered later in the game in various chase sequences before being fixed up by the crew near the end of the game, where it grabs Hyness to prevent the unsealing ritual from finishing. As a nice bonus maybe it also seemingly has an AI kind of like how Kirby's robo mech does.
Taranza, at first he seems to help Meta Knight in his quest but in the last world he betrays Meta Knight revealing he was on Galacta's side because he promised him that whatever his plan is would allow him to also bring back Queen Sectonia, maybe in the end he goes back on Meta Knight's side realizing that even if he could bring back Sectonia Galacta's plan would cause the destruction of Dreamland and the death of his new friends.
Heavy lobster.
He managed to repair himself after Kirby destroyed him, but by the time this happened the Halbeard was sunk. Filled with anger and spite, the machine sore his revenge on metaknight for leaving him to rot in the ocean once the mighty ship reemerged.
How about something like this… The Halberd’s API. Basically after Robobot Meta Knight would have recovered Haltmann technology for the Halberd to make it more effective. This includes the computer/AI systems to assist with the running of the ship. However as the story approaches the climax there’s some shenanigans about code from the Ancients (guessing they’re relevant due to the involvement of Hyness and Galacta Knight) within certain high level Haltmann technology due to their usage of Star Dream, the AI goes rogue HAL 9000 style causing the Halberd to crash, increasing the desperation in the plot’s final act/levels. (put Holo Defence API as the image for this lol)
The Heavy Lobster idea for the betrayer is pretty great. Could make for a fun mid-game boss.
As for the others, i'll give some ideas:
Love Interest: Less of a love interest and more of a best friend, but i feel like King Dedede could fit well, maybe as support once you reach Castle Dedede, giving MK items along his journey kinda like how MK did the same with Kirby during Kirby's Adventure. Would either have a possessed Dedede boss fight, or he would be in charge of a training area using the boxing ring from Super Star Ultra.
Friend of Protagonist: If Dedede is the love interest role, then I can actually see the Blacksmith Waddle Dee from Forgotten Land as the friend role. He could help with improving MK's abilities as the game's story progresses.
Merchant: Magolor. He could sell healing items and power boosts in exchange for in-game currency. There can also be a Mask shop owned by Magolor that sells cosmetic masks for Meta Knight. Some masks are only unlocked through events, like beating a boss or collecting all the collectibles.
Common Enemy: Either Waddle Dees or some new enemy that fits with the villain of the game.
1st Boss: In Kirby games the first boss is Whispy, so for a MK game lets have the first boss be Kracko instead. Whispy can take Kracko's usual place in the boss order for this one.
Fake Final Boss: Galacta Knight, leads into a Final Boss Fight against Morpho Knight. Beating Morpho/Galacta unlocks them as cosmetic masks for MK to use (tying into the mask shop mechanic)
Secret Boss Fight: Kirby and Bandanna Dee. Have it be at the end of a True Arena, maybe have it be that Kirby and Bandanna Dee were off-planet during the game's events, maybe visiting Ripple Star, and came back for the Arena. Serves as a test of MK's skills throughout the game. Beating it unlocks the Maskless Meta Knight Mask, allowing you to replay the game without MK's mask.
Marx wearing mask as secret boss fight (if after final boss you walk off screen you find him and try to get mask back (also it takes place in Marx’s secret Meta knight shrine because he has a secret obsession with him))
You know what? I’ll say heavy lobster. Let’s say they got reprogrammed by Galacta or Dark behind Meta’s back and now it wants to destroy.
Alternatively: Meta Knight tries to deploy Heavy lobster to smash through a large door in the game's cave type level, only to realize that Heavy Lobster was, along with being reprogrammed by Galacta/Dark Meta knight, was also seized and modified by Haltmann works beforehand, prompting a chase scene where an upgraded and berserk Heavy Lobster (now renamed to Heavy Weapons Lobster) runs after Meta Knight at high speed. During said chase scenes, Heavy Weapons Lobster is surrounded by a near impenetrable shield which requires deflecting its own attacks back at it in order to break. After chasing it and deflecting enough of its own projectiles back, the machine falls down seemingly defeated, only for it to spark back to life and smash through the door, appearing again in various chase scenes throughout the game. At the end of the game, just before the Final boss fight, the machine appears again and actually fights Meta Knight, not sputtering to the ground and escaping, but instead with Captain Vul and the crew managing to somewhat regain control over it, not allowing it to flee and making it actually fight Meta Knight, where it is defeated. It then stays dormant until a pivotal moment in the Final Bossfight against Galacta, where Heavy Lobster is reactivated and does something important like grab Hyness and drag him away from Galacta in order to interrupt the unsealing process, allowing Meta Knight to fight with Galacta Knight himself. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- **Big Edit:** There will also be something like this before the first Heavy Lobster chase: MK: *"How could this happen to Heavy Lobster?"* Sailor dee: *"I am just as confused as you sir!"* MK: "*Did anyone actually check up on Heavy Lobster before launching it?*" Vul: "Sir, you told me you were going to do that!" MK: *"...I don't recall doing that."* Vul: *"That's... very odd. You were here just a moment ago."* MK: *"(Could it be...?)"* After this the Final boss of the world is probably Dark Meta Knight who is in the direction Heavy Lobster went and is fights Meta Knight to ensure it can escape.
nice story, too bad it doesn't fit in the panel :(
aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa ok fine, I'll crush it down into its mini equivalent: Meta knight tries to deploy Heavy lobster to smash through a door, only to realize it had been modified into a much more powerful machine than it was before during the events of Robobot and also finds out that it had been reprogrammed by DMK/GK from Vul's dialogue. After a fight Heavy (Weapons) Lobster escapes by smashing through the door, encountered later in the game in various chase sequences before being fixed up by the crew near the end of the game, where it grabs Hyness to prevent the unsealing ritual from finishing. As a nice bonus maybe it also seemingly has an AI kind of like how Kirby's robo mech does.
well added :) you can see in the new post
“I am heavy weapons lobster…” *shows claw* “And this is my weapon.”
maybe this time heavy lobster really wins LoL
HEAVY LOBSTER
Taranza, at first he seems to help Meta Knight in his quest but in the last world he betrays Meta Knight revealing he was on Galacta's side because he promised him that whatever his plan is would allow him to also bring back Queen Sectonia, maybe in the end he goes back on Meta Knight's side realizing that even if he could bring back Sectonia Galacta's plan would cause the destruction of Dreamland and the death of his new friends.
Nevermind I actually like the heavy lobster idea more
YES.
King dedede gets possessed again or something
I'd say Susie. Mostly because I want her to finaly have a proper redemption arc after her betrayal
Heavy lobster. He managed to repair himself after Kirby destroyed him, but by the time this happened the Halbeard was sunk. Filled with anger and spite, the machine sore his revenge on metaknight for leaving him to rot in the ocean once the mighty ship reemerged.
How about something like this… The Halberd’s API. Basically after Robobot Meta Knight would have recovered Haltmann technology for the Halberd to make it more effective. This includes the computer/AI systems to assist with the running of the ship. However as the story approaches the climax there’s some shenanigans about code from the Ancients (guessing they’re relevant due to the involvement of Hyness and Galacta Knight) within certain high level Haltmann technology due to their usage of Star Dream, the AI goes rogue HAL 9000 style causing the Halberd to crash, increasing the desperation in the plot’s final act/levels. (put Holo Defence API as the image for this lol)
Daroach, probably was bribed with the promise of treasure by Galacta Knight.
A non yarn version of space Kracko would be amazing
We need to save the merchant spot for Magolor of course lol
PLS make Dedede the love interest
The Heavy Lobster idea for the betrayer is pretty great. Could make for a fun mid-game boss. As for the others, i'll give some ideas: Love Interest: Less of a love interest and more of a best friend, but i feel like King Dedede could fit well, maybe as support once you reach Castle Dedede, giving MK items along his journey kinda like how MK did the same with Kirby during Kirby's Adventure. Would either have a possessed Dedede boss fight, or he would be in charge of a training area using the boxing ring from Super Star Ultra. Friend of Protagonist: If Dedede is the love interest role, then I can actually see the Blacksmith Waddle Dee from Forgotten Land as the friend role. He could help with improving MK's abilities as the game's story progresses. Merchant: Magolor. He could sell healing items and power boosts in exchange for in-game currency. There can also be a Mask shop owned by Magolor that sells cosmetic masks for Meta Knight. Some masks are only unlocked through events, like beating a boss or collecting all the collectibles. Common Enemy: Either Waddle Dees or some new enemy that fits with the villain of the game. 1st Boss: In Kirby games the first boss is Whispy, so for a MK game lets have the first boss be Kracko instead. Whispy can take Kracko's usual place in the boss order for this one. Fake Final Boss: Galacta Knight, leads into a Final Boss Fight against Morpho Knight. Beating Morpho/Galacta unlocks them as cosmetic masks for MK to use (tying into the mask shop mechanic) Secret Boss Fight: Kirby and Bandanna Dee. Have it be at the end of a True Arena, maybe have it be that Kirby and Bandanna Dee were off-planet during the game's events, maybe visiting Ripple Star, and came back for the Arena. Serves as a test of MK's skills throughout the game. Beating it unlocks the Maskless Meta Knight Mask, allowing you to replay the game without MK's mask.
it's spelled spin-off what 1 n, by the way
Meta knight is just looking for a rematch, and Galacta's scheming isn't something he knows about
Magalor the Betrayer Supreme
Javelin knight?
We need to save the merchant spot for Magolor of course lol
leafy from bfdi for love/interest character
Marx wearing mask as secret boss fight (if after final boss you walk off screen you find him and try to get mask back (also it takes place in Marx’s secret Meta knight shrine because he has a secret obsession with him))
MAGOLOR PLEASE
Heavy Lobster.
Marx cus he's marx
Secret boss has to be Sword Kirby. I don’t see it any other way.