A few thoughts... Kirby as a child: In Dream Land 1, it's established via the manual that he's "a little boy." Sure. I get that. But it doesn't change the fact that he's still a threat to Dream Land. For him to be SO powerful and SO naive is a dangerous combination. Notice in the script I never call him evil. I don't think he has ill-intent. Just because I say he's a villain doesn't mean that he's evil or has bad intentions. I mean it as he's a THREAT. That said, I've changed the title to avoid confusion. Regarding Dyna Blade: Him helping the children after the scene I showed doesn't change the point -- he beat up someone BEFORE learning the whole story, like I tried to make clear in the script. Seeing that scene, he beats up the mom, THEN sees the kids, gives the screen a "cha-ching" gesture and steals them away, feeds them and teaches them to fly...stuff the MOTHER should be doing but can't because she was injured. I get it: Dyna "forgives" him in Revenge of Meta Knight...the same way Landia does in Return to Dream Land, but I see that more as plot convenience because Kirby is the "good guy," or them realizing they have to fight the "true" evil. But think about Kirby;s ACTIONS...if someone just came up to you and started beating you up for no apparent cause, would YOU forgive the person? See them as a hero? Probably not. And don't forget that EVERYONE he fights along the way is in NO WAY connected to the battle between him and Dyna...they're innocents caught in the middle. Kirby's Avalanche: In both Epic Yarn and the original Kirby's Dream Land manual (those are the ones I can think of offhand, but there might be more), Kirby actually speaks English...or something that translates to English, so I think comments throwing these lines out as invalid might be premature. Yes, the game is non-canon, which I acknowledge, but the idea that Kirby ONLY speaks "poyo" isn't necessarily true...or it can be assumed that ALL of Avalanche's lines are translated poyo. And yes, I know Avalanche is a version of puyo puyo...it was a joke. Obviously it's not a Candy Crush mod since, if nothing else, Candy Crush came DECADES later. Kirby as a God of Destruction: That's in part 2 :) I think that's all the major concerns I'm seeing in the comments. Like I said, I don't think he's intentionally villainous. He's a neutral agent of chaos who gets pointed in a direction and just GOES. But when you look at his actions in the games I call out, a lot of times he's doing more harm than good. Does he do good? Absolutely. But he's still a threat.

Videogame protagonist: *exists Game Theory: A C T U A L L Y

Mat pat: kirby is an ameoba Also mat pat: kirby is A gOD OF DESTRUCTION

Rewatching this I realize that Kirby is just the person who doesn't have time to watch cutscenes and skips them.

"That part is a whole separate discussion for next week" It's been 2 years

You did not treat waddle dee with respect. Forgive me child, for what i must waddle doo. *Pulls out gun*

Kirby: Poyo! Also Kirby: I’ve killed 14 gods and counting.

The reason kirby is impulsive is because he’s canonically a kid, he’s also made from the same material as zero which is the main reoccurring energy antagonist, another instance of the same type of energy being good is gooey in dream land two, a sentient being apart from the pack that is zero.

To be fair though, Kirby is like 3 years old In Kirby right back at ya (even though the show itself isn’t canon), it looks into part of Kirby’s backstory. Metaknight talks about how Kirby and him are both warriors, but during the flashback when metaknight is like “yeah I got sent to planet pop star just like you”, he also mentions how Kirby is a little bit weaker than him at the moment because he is a child.

Cake: **Disappears** Kirby: ”Peace was never an option!”

Kirby: u got cakke? Dedede: yea Kirby: you shall perish mortal

Regarding Kirby’s Adventure, breaking the Star Rod causes the people of Dream Land to stop having good dreams and with Nightmare sealed in the fountain they would be having nightmares every single night. Kirby assaulted King Dedede’s forces to help the people since the King didn’t explain himself.

kirby: I'm just addicted to food kirby in game theory's eyes: 39 buried, 0 found...

Is anyone gonna mention that, according to the anime, Kirby is a _negative-200-year-old Star Warrior?_ That would easily explain his "act first" behavior.

It's funny in the things kirby eats in the introduction we find Scarfy, the ONLY enemy kirby can't inhale

It looks like you guys got some blow-back from this, but I would love to see how "Kirby and the Forgotten Land" expands or changes this analysis.

Mushroom Kingdom: We have 2 super-powerful plumbers. Minecraft: We have blocky superhuman. Inkwell Isle: We have the Devil. Dream Land: We have Kirby. Others: Oh, shoot.

Anybody:*drops apple on kirby.Kirby:your free trial to mercy has ended

I'd say kirby is more like a very young toddler with the absolute power

Matt, he is 8 years old. And his species is immortal, but reaching maturity when they are 250 years old. So in human years, he is less than 4. He is not a threat, he is just lacking a parental figure to teach him how to behave like a hero. He is the incarnetion of goodness. He just hasnt realised what goodness truly is yet

kirby: is the embodiment of pure positivity. also kirby: hi i do eat very yes mhm want human arm?

I’d love to see a Kirby villain that offers him like... a small piece of candy or something in exchange for taking over the universe for them That’s a flawless master plan

Kirby is a Kirby. _end of discussion._

What do you mean " HE chooses to kill everyone"? you can leave all the creatures alone. Its up to the player not Kirby! He only kills the bosses that block his path not allowing him to proceed.

A theory that kirby IS a hero is found in Triple Deluxe, where Kirby goes out of his way to save King Dedede, not caring about cake, but instead about a friend. Planet Robobot has Kirby consuming evil mechanization, as he feels that it's HIS JOB to save the world. No ulterior motives here.

2019:We will have a part 2 2020:me still waiting for part 2 2319:Still waiting

13:11 Did... Did MatPat just call Puyo Puyo a glorified Candy Crush mod?!

I’m pretty sure there were enough things to talk about to make a part 2, especially if you made it one of those videos that puts all the lore into a story near the end.

The way you describing Kirby is more similar to SSVG5’s Kirby than Nintendo’s Kirby.

Duh he doesn't have brains. We already determined he was a single cell. (Remember the nubblies?)

Matpat: KIRBY IS AN EVIL GOD OF HYPER DEATH kirby fans: yeah we know

Now that Matpat is retired, I really hope that Tom actually continues this theory someday. If not for the fans, I guarantee you he’ll do it for one of the series’ most fascinating topics, *THE LOOOOOOOOOOOOOORE!* Seriously, as a Kirby fan myself, I can tell you that the lore of this franchise goes really deep. From the mysterious beings known as the Ancients to the magical artifacts that they created like the Master Crown and Galactic Nova. Heck, the whole “Kirby is a god of destruction” thing is outright confirmed in Star Allies, when it’s stated that Void, the main villain of the game, is related to both Kirby and Dark Matter.

In the Kirby movie, I think they say something similar - that Kirby was actually made by E.N.E.M.Y but crashed onto dreamland. Meta Knight thought he was going to grow up to become a star warrior so he helps train him. In the movie Kirby has to choose to defeat Nightmare and the organization, or abandon his friends for his selfish impulses.

2:46 Beerus: who are you? Kirby:Poyo(im you but hungrier)

They stole his cake what do you expect he wouldn’t murder everyone in his way

11:36 "THESE ARE HEROIC CHARACTERS." He says, based off of the one game with the most questionable plot in the series, about a king who stole all the food from the entire kingdom leaving them to starve, and a masked knight who literally used a battleship to try and invade dreamland at one point to FORCE dreamland to work harder...

This is why I love Kirby

What a madlad, uploading a video about Kirby on MAR10 day

This time, on "All the video game characters you played are evil"; Kirby

Hasn’t anyone found out that Kirby is only dreaming in every game because he’s stuck in an eternal sleep? The signs are obvious if you’ve seen the movie, and the name of the place he’s in.

anyone else still looking for that part 2

What about that one time Kirby literally saved everyone from Galeem in Smash Bros?

Kirby fights for a strawberry shortcake. Me:Can relate

As a Kirby fan, I DECLINE this theory, as Kirby always gets the job done beating up eldritch gods, and even in Avalanche, he was just delivering ROAST AFTER ROAST.

1:21 Happens ever Tuesday by this point 3:51 That dair Kirby never listens 11:38 I am heroic

Me: Are any game protagonists actually good? Game theory: "Well yes but actually no."

Dude just called Puyo Puyo a glorified candy crush... And we wonder why sega won't localize any Puyo titles to the West.

According to the actual lore of Kirby he was created by void after it encountered a large amount of positive energy/vibes. And Zero (a recurring enemy in the early games) was created by void after it encountered a large amount of negative energy/vibes

Hey MatPat! I would LOOOOOOOVE to see a video where you establish who exactly boos, ghosts, king boo, and specifically Helen Gravely was before they died and turned into Ghosts. Thanks.

"Kirby woke up before he could fully mature as a star warrior" ... He's a baby

Kirby: *gets interrupted from his nap Kirby: *oh boy, here I go killing again!*

Kirby is what happens when a chaos god is reborn as a child(that may or may not have ADHD)

Kirby: oh I unleashed an evil being oh well Dedede: THIS IS YOUR FAULT UOU DEAL WITH IT! *shoots out Kirby like a cannon ball*

Mario is sociopath, link is dead, Kirby is a good of destruction. Next olimar is an evil dictator.

First Mario is a sociopath, then Peach as a ruler of parasitic mushroom, now Kirby is evil... Next you'll tell me that Rosalina wants to destroy the universe... (no, but really cool episode) :)

I always thought of Kirby as being more neutral or even lawful neutral than chaotic neutral, cause even when Kirby does do bad stuff it’s not necessarily intentional and he thinks he’s either doing the right thing, or he’s being childishly naive and a bit selfish and not quite thinking straight. Personally whenever I think of a Chaotic Neutral character I think of someone more like Akuma from the Street Fighter series but Kirby in my opinion is more like either lawful neutral or just neutral neutral

Mat Pat would make a GREAT lawyer You know since he can make kirby look guilty

Acording to Kirby canon, Kirby is basically a good void Edit: swapped dark matter with void, I realized my mistake, I’m sorry(although they are both kinda similar)

MatPat: It's over, *Kirby* I have the high ground. Kirby: You underestimate my power!

7:28 Dedede has LITERALLY done this before. Its not that big of a stretch for Kirby to assume he'd do it again.

Everyone: Oh no the god is destroying everything! Kirby: Will someone think of the cake?

Game Character: *Exists* Game Theory: Wait, That Illegal

In the anime series metaknight says that kirby was made by nightmare but kirby refused to be evil

i don't belive you kirbo is just so pink and fluffy and innocent and HUNGRY FOR FLESH AND SOULS in a cute way

Matpat. You DON'T understand. Kirby is naive, a child. Which mean that's he's not THAT intelligent. He's just being manipulated.

Protagonist: *Exists* MatPat: THIS IS THE SPAWN OF SATAN! Protagonist: *Does literally anything Heroic* MatPat: PSYCHOPATH WHO MURDERS FOR NO REASON PAY NO ATTENTION THE HEROIC ACTIONS! Villain: Commits mass genocide, kick puppies, and is completely irredeemable. MatPat: THIS IS A PRECIOUS ANGEL! I'm starting to think MatPat's just a salty Super Villain with a burning hatred for heroes. Edit: Wow, this dumb joke got popular fast.

"Kirby is an unstoppable god with no mercy" And that, kids, is why we play Kirby in Smash

Mario might not have known that the toads had been turned into bricks. I’m just sayin’.

14:46 this got me thinking, what if Elfilis was trying to do the same? what if what they wanted from the Forgor or however the land is called was something that they had?

14:20 I've Checked scans of the original Mario instructions. It says when you break the bricks, you're freeing them from it.

Kirby: literally a hungry mindless pink blob that does what it wants. No other description

He's just a baby! That explains his "think first" behavior.

I hope you finally make part 2 considering the new Kirby game just came out.

WHAT ABOUT ALLIES!??? HE IS JUST BEFRIENDING CUTE CHARACTERS!!

*flashbacks to Super smash Bros brawl's version of gourmet race*

12:32 This is more sad than dark since despite being absolutely ADORABLE Kirby in the video games and unlike a kirby in a animated movie the Kirby in the video games sadly isn't very nice to other species

Lol, whenever my friends use Kirby in smash, i'm gonna go ultra instinct.

Mattpatt: Part 2 coming next week! _...meanwhile 2 weeks and 3 new videos later..._

Video Game Protagonist: *exists* MatPat: Interesting theory. Let's test it! *Adam Ruins Everything theme plays*

So from the first half, at least, Kirby is a gullible child just trying to help

During the newer games kirbys actually learning, and not mindlessly destroying and has a goal, which is more terrifying

Congratulations, you've managed to piss off the kindest fandom on the planet.

You’re ignoring a very important factor tho, strawberry cake is delicious.

2019 was like the best year for the internet for me and i use to watch this mans channel

I'd LOVE to see a Kirby Game where you take control of the Villain's for once, and no, Kirby Star Allies doesn't count. In Star Allies, the Villain's were a Post-Game Add-on, I mean a game where the Main Story let's you pick between Villain's to play as. And you can BET that I'm picking Morpho Knight!

Well to be fair, and this is the reason that I avoided asking for a Kirby game theory in he first place, Kirby is just a child. His actions honestly make sense. Kirby has the traits of a child too. He doesn’t really know what to do unless someone points him in the right direction. Good (like family would) or bad (like manipulative “friends” or strangers). That also explains why he has a one track mind. He only cares about what is important to HIM, and not others. Kirby, like a child, was acting based on incentive, like a kid getting good grades only to get the newest video game, not really thinking of his future. But he is still a hero, and he does try to do what’s right most of the time. Kirby is definitely good, but he is still learning. He just so happens to have a lot of wild power that most people are able to exploit for their own purposes.

The star and moon: *are fighting* Kirby: Strong force of evil: *is released* Kirby: Kirby's cake: *goes missing* Kirby: alright, imma bout to head out

the opposite of "think before you act" and "don't jump to conclusions"

any of yall ever see "Kirby Right Back At Ya"? (spoilers ahead) Kirby was made as a literal super weapon by Nightmare, in fact Kirby like the other star warriors were created as monsters bur rebelled against their creator, Nightmare (or eNeMeE). Anyway I know this vid is pretty old just wanted to point that out. Hope y'all have a good evening. Of course the games and anime are separate universes but hay, if more people know about the amazing show that is or rather WAS a great show (its relatively old).

*Oh no! Dedede stole my strawberry shortcake! Gotta go destroy everyone* _kirby knowledge_

Kirby is naive, nearly completely pure, and doesn’t seem to fully understand the difference between good and evil; despite this, while it seems he may descend from the Dark Matter species, he chooses to be on the side of good when he finally realizes what’s going on.

kirby really just goes "oh no, anyways" in most of these games, huh?

Kirby: *gets touched slightly* Kirby: I will destroy you for ruining my sleep. For 7 generations, your kind will be eaten to oblivion.

Some rebuttals 1. Kirby's an infant, of course he wouldn't ask questions. His perception of the world is very black and white. 2. Magalor wasn't really a villain. He was corrupted by the power of the Master Crown. You know this from his appearances in Dream Collection and that one free game they released as an expansion of the side mode from Robobot. 3. If you look on Magalor's screen when he's saying "Hey, go become Dragonborn," it's showing a very clear reason why he should fight. Landia shot down the Starcutter. Magalor's lying does not mean Kirby's the villain. 4. Dedede has stolen ALL the food in Dream Land 5. The Halberd is a war machine.

>glorified candy crush mod How DARE you insult puyo with that trash

In nightnare in dreamland it was kind of dededes fault because he didnt tell kirby before hand that nightmare was in the fountain. Dedede was being selfish by not telling kirby so he can get all the glory. And he knows kirby would go full hero if dreamland is in danger.

Everyone when Magolor showed his true colors: Bandana Waddle Dee: We've been duped! DeDeDe: We've been Hoodwinked! Meta Knight: We've been bamboozled! Kirby: we've been smeckledorfed! DeDeDe: that's a made-up word, but I still agree with you!

He protecc He atacc But most importantly *u shall not touch his snacc*

Kirby is a god of destruction stuck in a frickin single celled baby. This makes total sense.

Fun fact: Kirby is a baby, therefore, he doesn't know what he's doing. A kid can unknowingly do bad things to the eyes of a mature person (Meta Knight, Dedede) but not knowing better.