Kirby Musical Bytes - Morpho Knight

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Kirby by Nintendo and HAL Laboratories
Music by Yuuta Ogasawara
Footage by OmegaEvolution ( • Kirby And The Forgotte... )
Morpho Knight: Emily Go (bit.ly/EmilyGoVO) ( / emilygovo ) ( / emilygo_vo )
Lyrics by Alex Beckham
Art by Shaspio ( / duskatnoon )
Mix by Stelyos (bit.ly/stelyos)

[@CeHee123]

When most imagine death, we picture a tall dark tall figure, shrouded with a cloak, surrounded by cold with a scythe. Morpho Knight is the opposite. A tiny unsuspecting insect Adorned with bright scarlet colours And fire that burns like the sun. The opposite of every grim reaper trope, and yet still equally terrifying. He was there from beginning, and he'll be the one to it see through to the end.

[@Aaa-vp6ug]

Also the neat part is butterflies are also associated with death. Why? Well, butterflies like corpses, of course. Also they’re often seen as carriers of the souls of the departed. Or the souls themselves.

[@Beckloin]

@@Aaa-vp6ug like the greek god of death thanatos

[@FlareBlitzle1654]

​​@@Beckloin I recently got into the rougelike Hades after my friend showed me it, one of the most hilarious but interesting things in that game, at least to me, is that your literally childhood friends with "death incarnate" aka Thantanos, and seemingly also his brother, "sleep incarnate" aka Hypnos. Edit: BTW the names of characters are spelled how i pronounce them, tho some are not exactly spelled how they are supposed to be spelled because of this.

[@craftingtales2790]

The most powerful entity in a video game is always the one controlled by the player. I’ve beaten a game where you play as the god of death (aka the grim reaper) stealing other’s souls, as an animal you’d never expect: a beetle! You can probably guess the game.

[@RRW2.05]

Does anyone remember how they felt when back in Star Allie’s we found out that the orange butterfly that showed up a lot was actually Kirby’s version of the grim reaper? Seriously that was nuts

[@logandamudkip4212]

My reaction was, to quote Dante, "What the Hell is this!?!?"

[@ANOMALABYSS]

Even funnier is that everyone was sick of Galacta making guest appearances at this point... So when the butterfly showed up and was revealed to be a design from a scrapped game, everyone went wild.

[@DeltaTried]

⁠@@ANOMALABYSSisn’t galacta knight only in 3 games? (Kirby superstar ultra, Kirby returns to dreamland and star Allies)

[@thacade]

@@DeltaTried He also appeared in Kirby: Planet Robobot

[@killiandelourme]

Super kirby clash where we fight him at his peak (manipulation of light dark power) (maybe galacta knight is more powerful than this)

[@INFINITE021]

I like how morpho knight wasn’t portrayed as outright malicious, but just someone who wants to test Kirby’s strength. They’re a bringer of death, but death comes for everyone.

[@Mr.EintheMorning]

Emily's using her Kyogre voice again. I will forever be impressed by her sheer range and power she puts into each performance. Well done.

[@jasonbell8515]

I'd say there's a big difference between these voices, but yeah. Everything else is accurate.

[@J.Blazer]

It's unreal, the *depth* she pushes into it

[@nathangeise2009]

2:24 Especially right here

[@RangeCMYK]

​@@J.BlazerYou know where the exit is.

[@Tripleseven09]

@@nathangeise2009 She sounds like Dark Samus There, at least There MOTI voice

[@mewtwoinchernobyl]

IT"S FINALLY HERE edchdcidhxwcuid THis cover shows a different aspect of Morpho Knight, not like most portray it as "coming for Kirby as he has defied death over and over," but rather testing Kirby and bringing out his true power within.

[@bradleyadams5252]

My thoughts on why Morpho fought Kirby after absorbing Fecto Forgo were that the butterfly would go for Elfilin next. He is technically a part of Forgo's soul, so maybe the butterfly had to consume all of it to make sure Forgo stayed on the other side, something like a Horcrux from Harry Potter. This is also why Chaos Elfilis was able to escape after the battle. Either Kirby weaken Morpho enough for it to escape or the butterfly let it go knowing that kirby was strong enough to handle it.

[@sero4591]

My guess was always that Morpho knight is testing Kirby not trying to kill them (morpho could literally consume or attack Kirby whenever they want since they literally appear at the beginning of most Kirby games)

[@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl]

​@sero4591 true. Maybe it views kirby as a rival/ Ally and trains him for more powerful threats in the future?

[@sero4591]

@@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl that's what I think, maybe it even wants Kirby to become it's successor I mean Kirby did completely destroy void termina and a few parts of dark matter There's also a reasonable chance that magolor accidentally freed something very powerful by destroying the master crown Which Kirby is supposed to stop

[@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl]

@@sero4591 probably both. Plus, Morpho knight and kirby DO look similar.

[@silenteclipse1340]

Here lies Galacta Knight, his one dream, to be in a Man on the Internet song, does not happen today.

[@Delta_064]

Live Galacta Reaction: 💀🪦

[@COOLBLAZECOTTO]

Sadly he died of Ligma

[@Clock1-work7]

Random Butterfly: Hippity Hoppity your song is now my property

[@luisGarcia-hq8mp]

@@silenteclipse1340 Correct me if I'm wrong, but is that a reference to Toxic Pea's intro to the Morpho Knight song with lyrics?

[@silenteclipse1340]

@@luisGarcia-hq8mp It is. I liked that cover, so I thought I'd sneak a reference in, see how many people knew it. More than I expected.

[@BagelsNSyrup]

Wasn’t expecting a female Morpho Knight but I all for it. Emily absolutely killed it!

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

I feel like Morpho would be genderless in the scheme of things

[@brucepotter8817]

@@ConfidentNHandsometrue, but a more feminine voice is unexpected is what they meant.

[@joutakujo9773]

@@brucepotter8817 yet it makes perfect sense as orange/brown morpho butterflies are usually female. Edit: either way, at the end of the day, Morpho Knight is still an it. Also there's another morpho butterfly, even though he's not really canon due to being from the novels, named Papi who's blue and I think that's neat :)

[@mewtwoinchernobyl]

There is in fact a reason for this. "Morpho" could refer to meta*morpho*sis, but also a type of butterfly, the morpho butterfly. Male morpho butterflies are light blue and black and the blue scales on their wings are concentrated in a patch near their thorax and abdomen. While females are orange and brown and they have a pattern on their wings similar to that on Morpho Knight's wings.

[@ClockwerkSamurai12]

Huh, that’s actually interesting.. so this means we’ve been fighting a female Meta Knight in the past and didn’t realize it until now! Of course, I theorize these types of butterflies are absorbing the souls of those they land on to collect and gather data for an unseen antagonist to create his own army of Morpho Mutants! To tie in with Star Allies' Morpho Medleys that play during the Dream Friends' bouts against her!

[@deathpie24]

Who knew that it would take over 30 years to go from beating up a guy who stole food to fighting the judgment of life

[@peterlaursen5722]

Average Kirby games to be honest

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

Literally just commented this on a different female morhpo knight cover but Morpho is a character with a very complex and erratic voice (that is if you even consider it's scream attack it's voice) so every voice, male, female, low, high, it all works for morpho knight!

[@lasagna3289]

I always imagined that as it buzzing its wings; the sound effect is reminiscent of a bug buzzing

[@gundamgamer7060]

I headcanon that Morpho's voice probably changes depending on who their current "host" that they've absorbed.

[@TheRealSuperKirby]

@@lasagna3289 but the animation shows morpho screaming with a shock wave coming out from around the mouth. Probably the screams of the damned from all the souls it's collected.

[@CyanicCore]

​@lasagna3289 Same here, exactly like the Pokémon move.

[@lasagna3289]

@@TheRealSuperKirbyHuh? But Morpho Knight doesn't have a mouth, how would that be shown? Besides, the attack has two spherical hitboxes, one coming from each of its wings - you can see this at 3:34, I believe.

[@nathangeise2009]

"The butterfly was a lurking God, God help us all!"

[@user-ll8bx5bu2z]

I get the reference to the dark matter lore series

[@coolguyman16]

I wish he’d continue that series

[@danielferrieri7434]

Meta Knight: A Mysterious Masked Warrior and possibly another Kirby Dark Meta Knight: An evil Meta Knight born from the amazing mirror Galacta Knight: The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy, sealed away because he was too OP Mecha Knight: The Mechanical Remnants of a Defeated Meta Knight Morpho Knight: A butterfly who can consume or disintegrate enemies in order to become Morpho Knight

[@ranmoses2553]

From the lore morpho knight is also the kirby version of the horseman of death fused with the grim reaper

[@santiagomamani4258]

yeah if I remember correctly morpho it's the literal incarceration of death and resurrection

[@luckytrap8998]

Iirc mecha knight is the upgraded meta knight, not remnants

[@fernoagent8581]

wait morpho knight as to onsume a enemy to turn into the knight form i though it absorbe galacta knight to take that form and then it became its default form

[@chaotixthefox]

​@@fernoagent8581 It's one of those possibilities.

[@sorrel_leaf_vespers]

I am genuinely speechless. I loved the Norse mythology references and the continuity of “Your dreaming is done” to fit with the rest of the Kirby songs. Emily absolutely killed this delivery, selling the vibe perfectly. This was phenomenal. Quick edit: Oh my god. That's not a screencap from the game. Someone made that. The ART is ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!

[@abathur4216]

the "Your dreaming is done" could also be applied to elfilis. since he is in a dream world of some kind to not die after his fight with kirby

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

There's also "waking life is dreams" in this video which fits well with the rest of the kirby songs.

[@ultrawinggaming9764]

The Norse references goes further when Morpho's Japanese names roughly translates to "Butterfly Valkyrie"

[@knightofarkronia9968]

FYI, while the Valkyrie reference is obvious, for the uninitiated, “Fólkvangr” was a field belonging to the goddess Freyja. It was where half of the souls that perished honourably in combat went upon death, potentially making it the ‘pure lands’ that Morpho Knight alluded to. For reference, if they had decided to get a man to sing this, the lyric in question probably would’ve been “Valhalla awaits,” as that’s where the other half, those chosen by Odin, would’ve gone.

[@J.Blazer]

"was I the only one who dared to dream?" "I dare not dream." And that's all i remember off the top of my head.

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

I search on the internet for Morpho Knight's gender. This is what I found: "And since it's confirmed that Morpho Knight is JUST the Butterfly, and in no way Galacta Knight (he dead), it's plausible that, if the Butterfly is a morpho aega, it is female, meaning that Morpho Knight is female!"

[@deathpie24]

Irl Morpho butterfly are the rare case of "blue" in nature

[@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl]

That's gonna be my head canon from now on!

[@CyanicCore]

The first Morpho encounter worked so well because nobody knew what was going on. This reprise worked because everyone did.

[@reddo4079]

Fecto forgo maybe terrifying, but this creature? It’s a whole new meaning of terrifying

[@Tripleseven09]

Remember Morpho started out in a NON CANNON Side game in Star allys, they are the first character to legit jump universes! (and, also, considering when we defeat them there, we don't see Galacia Knight escape, unlike Forgo, so Galacia may also be cannon now)

[@hussainalaiwi9270]

Every kirby fan I terrified of butterfly's because morfo exists

[@Roxas2099ZX]

its the literal grim reaper of the kirby universe.

[@BenMan8881]

"I fear no man. But that... thing? It scares me."

[@skistorm739]

@@Roxas2099ZX collect souls and grim reaper only guides them

[@TheBloccobill]

Galacta knight: i am the strongest Warrior in the galaxy ever! Prepare to die kirb- A goddamn orange Butterfly: hello

[@RRW2.05]

What is a warrior to the reaper?

[@wetlink0096]

@@RRW2.05 What is a reaper, to the immortal?

[@RRW2.05]

@@wetlink0096 what an immortal fears most

[@padriazozzriaorizifian8672]

@@RRW2.05 unless they're Kirby

[@HeadsetVZ]

Jesus, both of you really decided to sound cool as f%$#

[@nostalyss4682]

It's insane that this character started as Concept art from years ago and is now one of the coolest characters in all of Kirby lore. This cover captures Morpho Knight very well!

[@lordecramox7394]

I mean, tbf, most characters start as concept art.

[@supasunotchi3355]

1:00 For anyone wondering, Folkvangr is an afterworld for half of the people on Earth. The other half go to Valhalla.

[@saulmartinez8885]

yes and but not quite, folkvangr is one of the 3 (at least that i know) places the dead can go in the norse mythology being valhalla, folkvangr and also hell itself each one having different conditions to be send there.

[@supasunotchi3355]

@@saulmartinez8885 Oh, thanks. I just used Google.

[@knightofarkronia9968]

As I said before, Fólkvagnr and Valhalla were where the souls of those who met an honourable end went, depending on whether Freyja or Odin selected them. To elaborate on what saulmartinez said, Hel, (ruled by the goddess of the same name, who was apparently a narcissist), was where most others ended up. The exceptionally wicked, those guilty of murder, adultery, or breaking oaths, were sent to Náströnd, where their corpses were chewed upon by the wretched Níðhöggr for all eternity.

[@olusegundunn9469]

Fun fact: On 0:43, Morpho Knight says "dark wings of disaster," referencing Morpho Knight's Ex title in Kirby Star Allies; "Dark winged disaster".

[@elementaljones1542]

Very True!

[@Glossyhin]

Fun fact: it's also based off the butterfly effect!

[@Agent-Dee]

Likewise, at 1:34 & 3:24 "Reborn Butterfly" is Morpho Knight's standard title for Star Allies.

[@zoobatzjr371]

Folkvangr: A war field in the afterlife ruled by Freyja, where half of all warriors whi die in combat go, the other half going to Valhalla. Morpho Knight also refers to themself as a Valkyrie, the warrior women who would take the worthy to Valhalla, or in this case Folkvangr. It would make sense for Morpho to see themself this way, as they are believed to be the god of death. Likely Morpho appears in the Shattered Dreams to claim Leon's soul, as he should be dead, but once defeated by Kirby, their absorption ability backfires on them and Fecto Forgo takes control, leading to Chaos Efillis, until Kirby beats them too, likely making Morpho decide to just leave, as they have more important things to do.

[@aidanmoore8751]

Morpho knight being female was NOT was i was expecting...but it actually sounds pretty good!

[@hakai1014]

Took me a while to notice why Morpho Knight sounding female works well Cus female morpho butterflies have brown / yellow colors and males have blue colors on their wings

[@deathpie24]

​@hakai1014 adding to that, being the judgment of life Often called lady death Much like mother nature Mythology gives these natural phenomena a more feminine identity

[@thesophisticatedbaby8594]

​@@hakai1014ive seen this a lot, and while there is *some* merit to it, morpho is a genus of butterfly, with many species falling under it. some species do exhibit this trait, with only the males being an iridescent blue and females being an orange or brown, but most species are not this specific. THAT BEING SAID morpho knight's japanese name, "barufurei naito", aside from being a corruption of the english "butterfly" ("naito" just being the english "knight") also appears to derive origins from the loanword "valkyrie" (barukirī), the female deities tasked with helping souls ascend to the afterlife in perparation for Ragnarok. this is in line with morpho knight's established "grim reaper" role, appearing when a being of overwhelming power is finally defeated, explains the several calls to norse mythology in the song, and makes sense for a female voice to be used for this song anyways sorry for yapping, yes i took most of this directly from morpho knight's wikirby page, and i think morpho being a valkyrie rather than just a generic knight is way cooler

[@FenexTheFox]

I don't see it as male or female, I see it as androgynous. Its gender does not matter, what matters is it's gonna bring judgement upon you.

[@SoməøneXD]

it''s just the voice/singer, not "morpho being female" morpho knight has no official gender, and it's safe to assume that they're genderless or beyond the concept of gender plus, emily is excellent at playing "gender neutral primordial force" (see: Pokemon Legendary Bytes - Groudon vs Kyogre)

[@chrimsonphantom]

"I am the ultimate life form." "and I'm just a little butterfly......OF DEATH."

[@nightmarebb7987]

@@chrimsonphantom Morpho:I… am the reason why that Sponge and Sea Star Cry in their sleep!! *I… AM… MORPHO KNIGHT!!*

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

Oh man, I wasn't expecting a female vocalist for this, but Emily singing in her lower register was great. Also I love when people pick Folvangr over Valhalla for their Norse afterlife reference.

[@brendanhall5581]

Yeah, that really surprised me! I usually associate valkyries with Valhalla, but Morpho Knight's Japanese name is apparently a combination of "valkyrie" and "Freyja", so it being the afterlife run by Freyja fits really well. I usually see Morpho Knight interpreted more as a Hades or Grim Reaper figure, so it's nice to see this cover stick to the more accurate valkyrie and butterfly of death and rebirth theming

[@galaxycamerata]

It's a fitting one, too, since Folkvangr is speculated to be the resting place of warriors who had no grand renown, but fought and died nonetheless. Warriors who stayed in the background, but were warriors still.

[@lasagna3289]

@@brendanhall5581To be fair it _is_ also referred to in the files of Star Allies as "SecretHades"!

[@ITzaMii_]

Kirby is one of the few kids franchises where a lyric as raw as "Fólkvangr awaits!" isn't at all out of place. Also (I doubt it'll happen) but I'd LOVE for the full package vid to have a Galacta Knight fake out before this one plays.

[@isabellemaherault4253]

@@ITzaMii_ it is maybe because i am not very knowledgable but what does "Fólkvangr" mean?

[@isabellemaherault4253]

Wha does "Fólkvangr" mean?

[@ITzaMii_]

@@isabellemaherault4253 From what little I understand, It's a meadow in Norse mythology where half of fallen warriors go to after dying. Though, I'm not an expert so, I'd recommend doing your own research.

[@isabellemaherault4253]

@@ITzaMii_ ok thank you for your help

[@nevensass4343]

@@isabellemaherault4253Place of those who fall in battle taken by Freya.

[@stickman207]

I love how the lyrics show how Morpho Knight has no true hatred for Kirby, this is merely a test if Kirby is strong enough to proceed

[@gengarzilla1685]

Not just strong enough to proceed, but strong enough to bear Morpho's true power. Why else does Kirby get an upgrade to his Sword ability that gives him Morpho's powers after this battle.

[@thanetastic5608]

@@gengarzilla1685I knew wasn’t the only one to notice that.

[@griffinhamm7783]

I love how this song takes a similar page from Juno’s song on Sword of the surviving guardian. Both knights are fighting Kirby, not cause they hate him or whatever, but to test his strength. To see if he’s worthy of the title, Star Warrior.

[@stickman207]

@@griffinhamm7783 SHOW ME THE STRENGTH OF YOUR WILL TO GO ON

[@griffinhamm7783]

@@stickman207 “For without our soul, the people’s hopes are gone!”

[@Tripleseven09]

HOLY CRAAAAAAP I DIDN'T EVEN THINK OF THIS Also, When I hear Morpho say "Dreamer" and "Silk" all I can think of is Hollow Knight

[@DungDefenderPoopBoi06]

Not surprised at that with your profile pic

[@Znae629]

I mean, the singer is Hornet in those songs, right?

[@Tripleseven09]

@@Znae629 Exactly Exactly

[@ferrumtheflareon2651]

SKONG IS REAL CONFIRMED

[@Clock1-work7]

Morpho Knight is going to be in Silksong when it releases in 5028.

[@tanook4751]

I like to think one of Morpho Knight’s inspirations is Itzpapalotl, the Aztec goddess of death. She is literally described as an obsidian butterfly, take a look at Morpho Knight EX.

[@Beckloin]

Morpho knight is also based of the greek god thanatos, and he is ascociate with death and butterflies

[@mobgabriel1767]

kirby:death approaches? morpho:death approaches. the hud:DEATH APPROACHES

[@YMunesanzun]

@@mobgabriel1767 *BETTER SKIDADDLE*

[@castform7]

This knight and the butterfly from Spongebob have done irreparable damage to the butterfly community. Jokes aside, awesome cover. A more feminine take on Morpho Knight's voice is a very welcome surprise and the lyrics are good at showcasing what I interpret this battle to be.

[@damienmcneff7715]

Malenia from Elden ring should be added to that list

[@evanraynolds8699]

Don't forget "no one ever suspects the butterfly"

[@ScorbunGame]

Hey remember when we all thought this guy was a non cannon superboss in the True Arena?

[@gengarzilla1685]

I never even thought this was a guy.

[@steelknight5383]

First listen: it’s alright I guess Second listen: I mean I couldn’t get it out of my head, better listen again Third listen: SHOW YOUR MIIIIIGHT

[@morphstarchangeling8024]

The dream lyrics continue. Marx: Why should you be the only one to dream/How dare I dare to dream. 02: I dare not dream. Moonstruck Blossom: Then we must stand to protect the dreaming/If you'd dare to defy this glorious dream. this video: Life is death, Strife is breath, and waking life is dreams. So far the only one without a dreams reference is Gourmet race, unless I missed it. Emily go did a wonderful job in this video like she always does.

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

Well, King Dedede just wanted to beat Kirby after the events of Spring Breeze. A friendly race were no one gets hurt, while others antagonists not only menace kirby's life, but also his home Pop Star, also known as *Dream* Land

[@COOLBLAZECOTTO]

There’s also another not sure if it counts but it’s “Dreamer, your dreaming is done”

[@Cappyboom]

When i heard Morpho Knight with a feminine voice, i thought it would sound pretty unfitting, but OH MY VOID Emily killed it with this one ! (hopefully we get Hyness or Void Termina at some point !)

[@gengarzilla1685]

It actually fits incredibly well when you consider this being's design origins. Morpho Knight's Japanese name references the Norse goddess Freyja, who leads the valkyrie. These are the Norse deities that choose warriors to ascend to the afterlife. HAL Laboratories themselves have silently implied through this design process that Morpho Knight could be more female derived than the other knight characters.

[@thebidge]

"Time to become canon guys"

[@bradleyadams5252]

Shortly before Forgotten land was released, a partially burned piece of paper appeared on the chief programmer's desk, with two words written on it. "CANNON. NOW." On the other side was a drawing of a yellow and orange butter,y...

[@MolliCartoonist]

It's actually crazy, I just 100% the game this summer. Thank you for making this. These lyrics are amazing, and her voice is absolute.

[@HasanDaader]

Same, I was stuck on freaking tilt and roll level 3

[@ANOMALABYSS]

I'm grateful that Forgotten Land clarified on Morpho's role and background. Seriously, if you thought Robobot's localization was bad, Star Allies outright omits important details about various characters. Some of which are actually relevant to the story in the game mode itself??

[@deadaccount2968]

What did Robobot leave out?

[@christiandauz3742]

Susie isn't forcing anyone into becoming robots or their planets She's giving free android limbs to people that need them (I think) and only roboticizing uninhabited planets

[@necrostar0248]

The Fluttering Soul Reaper gives us a beatiful delivery. Amazing job, and a special congratulations to Emily! I absolutely loved how this was done! Her voice was pure bliss to listen to, fitting considering the character. Amazing job!

[@UndertaleGreen_Kindred_Desires]

A BUTTERFLY OPENS ITS WINGS ON THIS VERY KNIGHT

[@fluttermorp]

FEMALE SOUNDING MORPHO KNIGHT IS EVERYTHING I COULD ASK FOR. VOID BLESS

[@BenjaminBroom]

I am impressed that HAL managed to make a terrifying yet elegant and majestic character namely morpho knight

[@ConfidentNHandsome]

YES, MORE KIRBY SONGS! I've been waiting for this one to get a lyrics cover for so long!!!

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

They are doing a musical bytes. They are going to do more Kirby songs 'til they announce the complete package

[@richardp5893]

@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745 are they gonna do more after this one or is the next video the complete package?

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

​@@richardp5893I don't know how many songs they are going to do, but they usually make a premiere and sometimes they add an extra song. If it makes you happy, they will also do Two Planets Approach The Roche Limit

[@billie-ve_in_yourself6464]

@@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745Omg I forgot about that. I’m genuinely super hyped then!

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

@@richardp5893 I don't know how many songs they are going to do, but they usually make a premiere and sometimes they add an extra song. If it makes you happy, they will also do Two Planets Approach The Roche Limit

[@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl]

I was geeking out throughout the whole song! Emily ROCKED this cover! 1:14 anybody think that Morpho knight was talking about fredo frogo here instead of Kirby? 1:41 Here, Morpho is testing Kirby to see if his power can rival her own.

[@gengarzilla1685]

1:26 is the same case as 1:41, referencing the Morpho Knight Sword blueprint awarded for winning this fight.

[@sonicgamingkirbyfan2005v-xm2rl]

@gengarzilla1685 I think so too. I mean, why WOULD that appear just after the fight like that?

[@starshinehero]

Who would win: The greatest warrior in the Galaxy A godlike extradimentional being One little orange butterfly

[@skistorm739]

Because galactic real from his being stuck in cycle release, fight, reseal

[@slimeboy2048]

Yup, she's canon, baby! Excellent job!

[@LyndenBerg]

I see where you got that from

[@slimeboy2048]

@@LyndenBerg Excellent!

[@proximaeon]

Fun fact. Fólkvangr is described to be a meadow ruled by the Goddess of Beauty, Freyja. This is destination for those who have died on combat, but many of them go to a hall that is also in thos place, the well-known Valhalla.

[@DummyDrawsStuff]

We are scaring the entire Kirby community with this one!

[@ColemanParker-up4fu]

This has gotta be one of my favorite of all your songs; it’s crazy how every one the Kirby songs you have done have ended up being bangers, it’s like clockwork.

[@CeaselessEntertainment8468]

I never actually considered Morpho Knight being a villain and it seems like these lyrics kinda go that way too.

[@gengarzilla1685]

The grim reaper was hardly a harbinger of evil, anyway. This is just an embodiment of death doing her duty.

[@user-jg5vf8xm1d]

The lyrics at 2:24 seem to be from Galacta Knight since his life after being imprisoned roughly consisted of fighting, defeat, and reimprisonment across many timelines.

[@fiercedeitymidna5781]

Kirby players and Pokemon players should know... NEVER underestimate the Bug types.

[@Delta_064]

If Morpho had or was a Pokémon, it would WITHOUT A DOUBT be a Volcarona, I mean, it's a fire bug type, based on a fairly similar animal, with appearance and power comparable to pseudo-legendary and even legendary pokemon, and it is said that one shone like the sun itself, please tell me what doesn't fit there?

[@fiercedeitymidna5781]

@@Delta_064 Slightly off topic, but there are other Kirby characters that could train or be Pokemon: Taranza - Spinarak since their both spiders. Sectonia (Original form) - Ariados since she was the same species before Taranza gave her the mirror, plus, she's the Queen so giving her a higher ranked form makes sense. Sectonia (Corrupted form) - Vespequen, which would fit the appearance she had when Kirby fought her (a Queen Bee). Kirby - Jigglypuff, Ditto, since they fit into the "pink thing/copy your enemy" thing.

[@Delta_064]

@@fiercedeitymidna5781 Clefairy also fits in very well because of the theme of being the "Star warrior" and coming from the stars and all that. and if I can add some Dedede I would have a Tinkaton for the hammer or Empoleon for... Well, being penguins

[@fiercedeitymidna5781]

@@Delta_064 I did consider putting DeDeDe in my original comment, but I wasn't sure if that would stray too far from the subject. With that said, I have other ideas for Kirby x Pokemon crossovers: Ado - Smeargle (both are painters) Ribbon - Floette (both are tiny fairies) Daroach - Pikachu family, Marril family, Dededenne, Morpeko (all of them are mice, so it fits with the Squeak Squad) Francisca - Articuno, Suicune, Ice Tera type Tinkaton (Fran uses an axe) Flamberge - Moltres, Entei, Charizard, Sword's Legendary beast (Idk the name) Zan Partizanne - Zapdos , Raikou, Hyness - Mimikyuu, Gastly line, Hatterene (its cry sounds like a scream) Dyna Blade - Moltres, Galarian Moltres, Skarmory, Ho-oh Fecto Elfilis - Mewtwo, Palkia Elfilin - Mew, Palkia

[@Delta_064]

@@fiercedeitymidna5781 Ribbon could be Ribonbee, it literally has almost the same name and they are almost the same in design, Daroach could have Maushold, being a large family of mice, Dyna Blade is literally a rainbow bird, there is no better Pokemon for her than Ho-oh, the rainbow bird of the pokemon world, and Mewtwo and Mew are almost the same as Elfilin and Elfilis when you look closely

[@stevesamuals2651]

Huh, you know, morpho knight being akin to a valkarie works surprisingly well. Taking away warriors souls, and testing the will of heroes

[@genius31415]

This is pure magic to me and I literally study music.

[@polybeatus]

I feel like the song is more adressed to fecto elfilis during some kind of internal battle then kirby and i LOVE IT. Man on the Internet makes pretty good music but (in my opinion) this is one of the channels masterpieces

[@gengarzilla1685]

Several parts are definitely addressed towards Kirby, like the bit about a chosen one who can "bear my true power". That's in reference to the Morpho Knight Sword blueprint you get for winning this battle.

[@polybeatus]

@@gengarzilla1685 I see what you mean but could this not also be adressed to fecto elfilis since it was called "the great one" by the animals of earth ,wich is pretty close to "the chosen one", and used the power of morpho knight after this battle to form the body of chaos elfilis? And the line "dreamer your dreaming is done" MUST be adressed to fecto elfilis

[@COOLBLAZECOTTO]

@@polybeatusyea that and the “your day of reckoning comes” line is addressed to forgo but this seems to be more steered towards Kirby with the whole “virtue is power” and “chosen one bear my true power” and “prove you are worthy to clash with the butterfly’s blade” and a few other lines mainly referring to Kirby’s virtues of heart and love being put to the test against morpho knight

[@polybeatus]

@@COOLBLAZECOTTO Yea you two are probably right. It would honestly confuse me if man on the internet made such references to kirby lore that not many people would get. I think the reason why i like to interpret it this way is because the whole "chosen one" line kind of confuses me if you relate it to kirby because he is never called by this title in the games, so the idea that this song is adressed to fecto elfilis kind of solved this confusion for me

[@COOLBLAZECOTTO]

@@polybeatus hey don’t beat yourself up Kirby lore is confusing in general a lot of it is still up to interpretation especially morpho knight

[@jennifermenzel4500]

Folkvangr in norse mythology is a field ruled by the goddess freya where half of those who die in combat go, the other half go to valhalla. A valkyrie is the thing that takes a fallen warrior to valhalla or folkvangr

[@fletchking-teamdream7598]

I didn't expect Morpho Knights voice to be female, but that makes this lyrical cover much cooler! Thanks MOTI.

[@gengarzilla1685]

Unlike most comments here, I actually had been expecting this creature to sound female. The connections with Valkyrie and Freya, and the orange wings, those were all known to me before. Thanks for bringing those to light. Good lyrics too.

[@benlewis5136]

Ok but the mention of Folkvangr at 1:04 is so cool

[@MrHelgish]

Explain it to me

[@nevensass4343]

@@MrHelgishFolkvangr is the place of fallen warriors who are taken by Freyja after death.

[@Nines-qo2ow]

1:00 seems more like it.

[@TentaCole]

I fear no man...but that THING... *It scares me.* /reference A female voice fits Morpho Knight surprisingly well TBH.

[@JunkJester6131]

THIS IS SO GOOD WHAT WHO HAD TO SACRIFICE THEIR SOUL SO Y'ALL COULD CONSISTENTLY COOK LIKE THIS

[@Glamurina]

Soul Forgo, apparently

[@padriazozzriaorizifian8672]

Galacta Knight

[@nouche]

Oh, my! What kind of weird ball of energy does Morpho Knight turn into at the end? I really wonder… Hope that’s no omen of any kind! (amazing song as always ^^)

[@Tripleseven09]

That's Fecto escaping, explaining how they are still alive in the final colosseum match, and more powerful

[@nouche]

@@Tripleseven09 : omggggg no wayyyyy

[@Tripleseven09]

@@nouche ...are...you being sarcastic or... I can't tell

[@agunguskangan494]

​@@Tripleseven09 He is He is making a remark on Elfilis escaping and alluding to a Elfilis cover

[@nouche]

@@Tripleseven09 : Well yes I am :3

[@metagamer3534]

Seeing Morpho Knight refer to themselves as a Valkyrie is interesting, cause they probably are

[@KyleRosenthal-pf7gu]

Non Kirby fan: “who’s that?” Kirby fan “Death. And I don’t mean figuratively or rhetorically or theoretically or any other fancy way. They’re death straight up” By the way fantastic job with morpho knight. I always saw them as y but this way of singing is fantastic and fits a creature that doesn’t want tl fight to gain anything. They just want to beat the best. KIRBY

[@lincolnjaydesira7773]

This is definitely something I'd hear in a gladiator fight or something like that, great job!

[@JustANewHunter]

Am I the only one who silently said “yep he’s canon baby” at 1:04? LOL Anyway this is one of my favorite covers you’ve did- like- ever

[@Beckloin]

You’re not the only one😉

[@L0veKarma]

It actually can make sense that Morpho Knight has a female voice I heard Orange Morpho Butterflies are females (and blue are males)

[@kisukoev]

don't mind me, I'm just setting my tent here so I can wait for the 1 hour version more comfortably

[@FectoGiratyna]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE! Unironically made me like morpho quite a bit more

[@COOLBLAZECOTTO]

FINALLY First day away from home at college sit down in the cafe for dinner open up KZbin and find that one of the 2 channels ive been waiting for has posted a morpho knight cover what luck this just lifted my spirits up high

[@Filon73]

You made Morpho female like orange morpho butterflies actually are. Respect for being informed, love this.

[@d3structi]

Gotta feeling we'll be needing more Morpho Knight lyrics as HAL makes it the new Galacta Knight...

[@vane2148]

Even though I have this Taranza Profile Picture (tm) I’m actually a huge Morpho Knight fan. YEAHHH WOOO MORPHO KNIGHT YOU’RE SO COOL!!! THANK YOU FOR THIS SONG the lyrics are extremely fitting for our favorite butterfly knight!! And the vocals are great too, the singer’s range is very admirable!

[@ErrorNamenotfound-mx7bv]

You just like bug characters no biggie :)

[@vane2148]

@@ErrorNamenotfound-mx7bv my taste in Kirby characters is all over the place because Drawcia is also a character I really really like lol

[@willpeterson2851]

First the race... Then the flower... And now the butterfly... The timelines clash... A jester... A magician... The source of all life... SOULS... What will you chose?

[@rolandofabrizziozuritacaba745]

Money?

[@2scents507]

My headcanon was that Morpho Knight is female- Was. Because this solidified it more with an extremely incredible voice.

[@kacperswierzy898]

Well technically, Morpho Knight is referred as an "it" so it's basically gender-neutral.

[@2scents507]

Blud, it's a headcanon. Not fact.

[@nightmarebb7987]

@@2scents507Either way, Morpho Knight, Male or Female, is the Apprentice of Death!

[@DeceptiveEgg]

This entire video gave me like, 100 new headcanons for Morpho Knight its that good (Also the lady singing is amazing props to her! Her voice is like, really powerful and it works so well!!)

[@MplusL]

Morpho is the BEST knight in Kirby! Their theme, their presentation, their "mystique," and their design. Everything is just PERFECT! And this song is a PERFECT way to adapt all of that.

[@smnio5619]

So many possible next steps... Galacta knight, Daroach, Yin-Yarn, Dark Matter, anything is possible!

[@andrewvanover9747]

I hope they do Star Dream soon...

[@lasagna3289]

And then it was Gourmet Race but it's EPIC

[@kiriyubel]

This is beautiful! When I first heard a female voice I needed a moment because I always imagined Morpho Knight as a male, but this voice is absolutely divine and fit perfectly!

[@gengarzilla1685]

Morpho's connections to Freyja and the Valkyrie had me always picture this creature as female.

[@kiriyubel]

@@gengarzilla1685 I haven't made that connection until I read your comment... 😅

[@CrusaderKnight2000]

How does Emily do this many voices? Seriously impressive! You should think about going pro.

[@Luigifan18]

My personal headcanon here is that Morpho Knight fought Kirby here to decide Leongar's fate. As far as Morpho Knight was concerned, Leongar was officially living-impaired after everything Fecto Forgo had done to him, but Kirby and Elfilin had other ideas and fought Morpho Knight to keep Leongar from being dragged off to hell along with Fecto Forgo's soul.

[@kirbykraftgames]

I would’ve thought Morpho would be the “Secret Byte” for the Kirby series, so this is now making me wonder what it’d be

[@penguinlord6089]

2:19 Wait.. Dark Nebula Reference? Also you guys coookkeeddd!!!

[@emanresU2020]

Y’know, looking back I could’ve sworn Morpho Knight actually dual wielded during the whole second phase of this fight instead of just having two swords for three moves and then going back to one. Part of me actually wants him to dual wield now as that would make him stand out even more from the other swordsmen in the Kirby series (or lance men in Galacta Knight’s case).

[@sero4591]

I'm pretty sure that morpho knight could use two swords the whole time but they simply don't want to (honestly morpho could kill Kirby in less than a second if they wanted to)

[@lumas825]

i was already real impressed by the lyric choices but then i heard the lines "warriors all, heed my call/ folkvangr awaits!" on the main chorus(!) and audibly went "oh shit, folkvangr...? wait, valkyries!" i always think of morpho being the kirby verse's grim reaper analogue, but i never considered the angle of them being a _valkyrie_ analogue - the more i think about it, the more it makes sense! and choosing folkvangr over the more well-known valhalla confused me for a moment, but actually makes more sense, especially considering morpho's being given a female voice. valkyries are all female, and freyja, folkvangr's presiding god, is female as well. freyja's hall seemingly doesn't have the kind of weighted, restrictive expectations/implications of odin's valhalla, and morpho isn't necessarily collecting only the souls of those who died honorably in battle, but they still value strength and prowess. freyja chooses half of the fallen warriors, yes, but folkvangr seems to be more a place where the fallen can _rest in peace_ instead of tirelessly preparing for ragnarok - and so far, the kind of souls morpho's after haven't known peace in a long, long time... also, having morpho be less "kirby needs to die" and more "this warrior needs to be judged in a trial by fire" is really welcome, and fittingly acts as a parallel to meta knight's role in forgotten land!

[@chopper5188]

God this is so great hearing these songs on Kirby! Y'all did such a great job! (I hope to see star dream in the future!)

[@anhilej5644]

I wasn't expect a feminine voice, but it fits like a glove. Great work, Emily

[@eggytheapple]

As a Kirby Robobot fan, I’m praying we get a song from it next!

[@andrewzaharias1858]

it'll probably be star dream

[@A_rather_strange_mario_fan]

Same here

[@captainblue5096]

They did Star Dream for a Songtober a while back, so we’re almost definitely getting a full version here, I think.

[@eggytheapple]

@@captainblue5096 I checked out the Songtober Star Dream, and I believed the song they covered was Soul 0 System / Vagrant Keepsake of Oblivion, so that makes me more hopeful we could get a full Vs. Star Dream musical byte!

[@captainblue5096]

@@eggytheapple Yea, hopefully. They did Moonstruck Blossom and the Soul of Sectonia variant of World to Win (I forget the name) when covering the Sectonia songs so I’m pretty sure they will.

[@daroachthemousethieve9092]

I like how you have been doing more kirby stuff lately it would be great if we could get the squeak squad theme

[@Clock1-work7]

It would be funny to go from a Valkyrie butterfly testing Kirby to a gang of rats stealing his cake.

[@KirbyH.I.T.S]

With how it sings with a divine voice and fire bars, it makes me wonder if Eminem was a past victim of the dark-winged disaster, Morpho Knight

[@FanimationStudios-2007]

I was partially expecting the Morpho Knight fight from Kirby Star Allies, but this was good footage too. Emily killed it as usual.

[@BananasForLife79-v8m]

I loved this song, also I didn't expect a female Morpho Knight but I liked it. btw, I hope we can get a Vs. Marx (Remastered) someday.

[@ritaegeolu23]

The first video of the Bytes Pakage: "There's nobody on this planet that loves food more than me!" The third video: "FROM SILK THE STEEL BECOMES WHOLE" Hard as HECK

[@StarlyCactus]

THIS IS AMAZING I LOVE MORPHO KNIGHT IT'S MY FAVORITE FICTIONAL CHARACTER EVER

[@lucky_kid_guy744]

If I had a nickel for every time Emily voiced a boss in a game with a ruined and forgotten society, with most residents controlled by a god, and sing about the player being the chosen one, I would have 2 nickels. Which isn't a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[@inkstar7521]

This was really good. Really pulled off the powerful / otherworldly nature of Morpho Knight Hope we get a Galacta Knight video one day 👀

[@Clock1-work7]

Remember: Morpho Knight shares a singer with Hat Kid.

[@lukabazuka-xd9hi]

You have no idea how long I’ve waited for this, thank you for blessing us with such amazing lyrics and singing! ❤❤❤

[@ScribbleSpirit]

I'm actually obsessed with this song it's so amazing

[@Floralchemay]

OH MY GOD OH MY GOD OH MY GOD THIS IS PERFECT THIS UNINTENTIONALLY PERFECTLY ALINGS WITH MY INTERPRETATION AND HEADCANONS FOR MORPHO OH MY GOD YOU HAVE MADE THIS HELL OF A WEEK WORTH IT THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU

[@Tranq_Alt]

Morpho Knight, I expected to be a distorded voice but never expected it to have a female voice. This song is incredible, great work as always guys. P.S. Ya gonna do Chaos Elfilis next? It would be awesome especially the part where it just talks about the dream discovery tour of lab discovera.

[@simonfernandez1963]

That butterfly accompanied Kirby from the beginning of his games. and now, canonically speaking, he faces Kirby for the first time