Kirby References & Cameos in Other Games (1992 - 2024)

Many game franchises included references and cameos of the Kirby series. May it be Gordos who appeared as enemies in Mario games or even a Kirby-lookalike who fights Link in The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.
Here is a compilation of several Kirby references and cameos in other games from 1992 to 2018.
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[@NintenUnity]

What was your favorite reference and what would you like to see next? :)

[@fight_and_die1573]

Nintendo Unity G&W references?

[@charizardhaterkiller2663]

Pokemon cameos in other games

[@charizardhaterkiller2663]

Nintendo Unity and my fav... I don't have one, so many of em were great

[@chrompxnl8627]

Fire emblem!!!!

[@razor8304]

I like the Anti Kirby one. That's funny

[@InvaderZebanyanDX]

6:05 The best reference in my opinion

[@michadrzymaa2206]

True that remix

[@testificateboy6507]

Invader Zebanyan DX facepalm

[@testificateboy6507]

Jason Perez it's de wurst

[@rodiel1149]

I like your opinión It's the best Because is king dedede in skullgirls I dont need more

[@Zadanoire]

True but what is this game called? Cause if I get it I playing as the character big band is going up against in the reference...

[@paintguin9004]

6:15 I liked the king dedede's reference

[@DarkChaosElfilis45]

pinguino S Castillo Herrera I was going to say that too.

[@Parapsyche]

The costume was one thing, but actually playing the song? SOLD.

[@Bumbleoka]

I did a lot of record before this and it’s not so good >

[@СемёнБратухин-д7ч]

Agree, king DeDeDe is a true king , he has a cool theme , he has a cute and cool subordinates , he is a swag giant penguin with cool hat , (interesting fact ) in super smash bros on 3ds in info about DEDEDE its said that DEDEDE don't need to copy ability like kirby because he is all ready PERFECT

[@aetherresonant9079]

BIG BAAND

[@knightofarkronia8652]

7:44 Well that's just great! How is anyone supposed to race with the living embodiment of cuteness smiling at them the whole time?

[@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Hehehe cute Kirby :>

[@memedude8303]

fr i get tunnel vision just from looking at him

[@catluvr2]

I think I liked the Skullgirls reference the most, if only for the inclusion of the music.

[@ppelphoruscaptain2315]

yeah, something NU didn't note is that big band is also playing the King Dedede theme.

[@IexistIguessidk]

I like that theme.

[@ppelphoruscaptain2315]

AntasmaSonic I do too.

[@TheFirstAifos]

Sam Ultimate Actually, you get to play the music on Big Band’s trumpet yourself. Not a reference by Lab Zero, but mad skills by Nintendo Unity (assuming they were the ones playing).

[@ppelphoruscaptain2315]

Michael Tillotson huh. Pretty cool, then!

[@twiphe4375]

6:06 I love the King Dedede battle theme he is playing.

[@IslanderIsaac]

My favorites were the Pokemon and Skull Girlz references.

[@ItsJeJuanFrl]

same i like skull girls

[@mela8189]

Same here

[@eldindudic8895]

Same!

[@Clem_Grineer]

Isaac Nevarez King Dedede's theme on trumpet sounds really good.

[@deviantartguy0]

Same.

[@hipo3314]

I'm a simple man I see Skullgirls,I click

[@kirbytheartist3318]

Gustavo Sousa Am a simpler man I see Kirby or Mario, I click.

[@testificateboy6507]

Kirby the fArtist

[@testificateboy6507]

Kirby the Artist I am the simplest -man- kid. I see video games, I 🆑ick.

[@kirbytheartist3318]

Testificate Boy. Am the simplest human in the Universe, I see something that interest me, I click.

[@testificateboy6507]

Kirby the Artist no me. I see things, I 🆑ick.

[@kirbycreep]

3:11 Kirby appears in background

[@dljb1894]

KirbyCreep oh yeah!

[@tamalemuncher789]

Lol just knoticed

[@alejjtheninja5803]

Oh, true!

[@kirbycreep]

I'm really the first who noticed it?

[@geckmelon1724]

@@kirbycreep yep

[@spacesoccercowboy6091]

0:58 Top 10 Saddest Anime Deaths

[@dcook435]

kirby S U C C + DEATH

[@DeltaWave_]

Space Soccer Cowboy that game over music makes me sick

[@birdweon]

deadly S U C C

[@austinfranklin2861]

the SUCC of death

[@matriiop8797]

1:55 I love the fact that he just ignores fox

[@Sonicice24]

kirby in Mariokart is what we need

[@kirbycreep]

Sonicice 24 Or kirby's air ride 2

[@Sonicice24]

no

[@gens7463]

KirbyCreep We already have ultimate coming so I wouldn't expect Sakuri to make an Air Ride 2 anytime soon

[@SB2749]

Gameboy Kirby Who said it had to be Sakurai to make it? Sakurai hasn't directed a Kirby game since, well, Air Ride.

[@sgf51]

Nintendo: We have costumes in Mario Kart 8 (Deluxe).

[@ihaserer5240]

You know that when i go big band in skullgirls, i always cause DDDestruction

[@ejcbubba27]

IHasERER Time to CLOBBAH DOSE DERE FIGHTERS!

[@lampshadeninja5052]

Either that or going Jojo’s.

[@ihaserer5240]

Lampshade Ninja you though it was big band, but it was me, DIO, all along!

[@paperluigi6132]

IHasERER Nope. It was DDDIO.

[@rodiel1149]

IHasERER big band is my favourite character

[@FloridusMan]

6:05 HE'S THE KING OF THE BAND!

[@Bumbleoka]

Thx :3

[@testificateboy6507]

Said Fayad what's the game's name? Got u.

[@Bumbleoka]

Testificate Boy skullgirls (on Steam)

[@alphaamoeba]

*YOU'LL HOLLER AND HOOT* *HE'LL GIVE KIRBY THE BOOT*

[@blueberrytheblueninjakirby6377]

Big boi

[@devinleber5604]

What's funny about Big Band is that he plays King Dedede's little theme.

[@Inkaloo]

4:49 The Legendary Starfy Oh Boi... I Still Own The Game

[@starface2178]

Kirby's My all time favourite character! And it's great to see his references!

[@LovelyYT]

same

[@starface2178]

Really? That's amazing! (I'm over 16 Btw [By the way])

[@NineTheLuk]

Kirby is my fav francise (And Sonic lol)

[@kirbytheartist3318]

Star face He one of my personal favorites too :)

[@Mari-td7ny]

"Roughneck Kirby" XD

[@kirbycreep]

Kirby doesn't even have a neck

[@blockheadtheman1497]

KirbyCreep IKR

[@ili4618]

It would have sent a message better if the trainer would have been a short trainer, like a youngster or preschooler.

[@ejcbubba27]

POYO?

[@Bikee-uh6of]

poyo

[@pennyfitzgerald9832]

POYO POYO POYO!

[@paintguin9004]

POYOOO

[@tenhodepresaosevera]

POYO!?

[@Bikee-uh6of]

POYOOOOOOOOOOOOO! :)

[@rubenguillen8842]

Skullgirls in thumbnail hype. The game is so underrated, tbh. I'm excited to finally have a physical copy of the game, for once.

[@angrycinnabon2956]

I adore that game.

[@testificateboy6507]

HEHEHE I AM A SUPAH STAR SUMMONAH what is it

[@testificateboy6507]

Ruben Guillen shud I pley it

[@Flame765]

Ruben Guillen I have it on iPad

[@rubenguillen8842]

Testificate Boy Sorry for the late reply,but definitely if you love fighting games.

[@megadragonking546]

6:05 that's some skill right there

[@Bumbleoka]

Mega Dragon King 28 records before the right one

[@chorizord6974]

Skullgirls takes Skill, girl!

[@warzsky9451]

SkullGirls Best! 6:05 DEDEDE vs SAMUS

[@blueberrytheblueninjakirby6377]

soul knight gamer soul *dededes crouch*

[@elluciano5808]

I NEED A TRUMPEHTH TO CLOBEHH OVER DAT DERE SAMUS

[@MrWood-uy3xh]

0:42 10/10 derp face

[@umairmodan2576]

Mr. Wood hohohoho i get it.

[@testificateboy6507]

Mr. Wood also ur profile pic

[@MrWood-uy3xh]

Note I changed my profile pic to the derp Kirby it use to be a groundon

[@testificateboy6507]

Mr. Wood change it back to kirby

[@testificateboy6507]

Mr. Wood thank u

[@kirbytheartist3318]

I NEED A SKULLGIRL TO CLOBBER THAT DAR KIRBY!!!!!!

[@testificateboy6507]

Kirby the Artist 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@engineertechno5108]

Kirby the Artist but Kirby will eat them and spit them back out...literally

[@revolvingworld2676]

Engineer Techno Fine by me, I want to see Kirby with some skull girl hats.

[@Prince_Eva_Huepow]

Better get it with a money back guarantee.

[@oggiv]

imma go watch Kirby Story on Netflix

[@McBasketball4]

_oggivseerden Wait what's that??

[@oggiv]

Criminal Scum At the Super Star Saga reference you see a poster for a movie called Kirby Story, so I commented this. It isnt real... Wish it was though

[@teamawesomeness7137]

kirby story,known in the west as paper kirby. (the joke is that in japan,paper mario is called mario story.)

[@blueberrytheblueninjakirby6377]

_oggivseerden theres a kirby series called Kirby right back at ya...that’s the closest we could get

[@armanduchi2705]

6:04 *-LOOK AT THAT SKILLS!-*

[@AnonymousFlower5]

The Big Band one definitely made my day.

[@forklmao]

Big boi *_B A N D_*

[@sammystar829]

I love the reference in the Mario and Luigi game for the fact that it also has the legendary Starfy reference as well. Such a underrated game with a well made plot.

[@sammystar829]

Relic Zach Starfy did appear in Super Princess Peach in some harder to find locations.

[@that_regret]

At 6:04, that 1 was my favorite!!!

[@azzyanimations7133]

ok

[@MT-jd8pc]

Me too dude

[@user-uy1ko9ob5j]

as a kirby fan you're one of my fav channels because you seem to love kirby aswell

[@budget6408]

i didn’t even notice the skullgirls one

[@MonadoBoy16]

Kirby’s creator was given a special thanks in arcana as a result of that cameo

[@juantafolla8683]

I guess you can say kirby has a knack for rolling by other games... Get it cause he's round and... I'll stop.

[@engineertechno5108]

3 K films also Nintendo is it's own universe so if he wanted Kirby could fly to mushroom kingdom

[@engineertechno5108]

Goo Planet nah some people just don't like anime.. Like me

[@twistedreapy8972]

no your ok

[@twistedreapy8972]

Engineer Techno who cares

[@Mitchi_27]

@Goo Dragon *gives the akward stare and points to the comment above this one* Ummm.....

[@coinshot3951]

The skullgirs one was pretty awsome

[@zacharygadzinski3147]

Here's some trivia. Both the Mario series and Kirby series have had the Star Rod featured in them. Paper Mario and a Mario party title had it and Kirby's Adventure/Nightmare in Dreamland featured the star rod. It would be cool if the kirby series was a distant galaxy in Mario's universe.

[@mgsvkiller5685]

That samus charcter looks awesome

[@Hunni_Gummi]

He just cant be satisfied with his own game he has to appear in everyone's elses to make sure you know how cute and adorable and sadistic he truly is

[@canongogetavegetacontrolli167]

YES! YOU FINALLY SHOW US SKULLGIRLS!

[@dr3ad698]

Robo Fortune have a Samus color, lol

[@JohnMartin-ll9cw]

Someone at WiKirby should make a page dedicated to Kirby references and cameos in other games.

[@atmylimitrgggh]

6:05 Best reference, but most people choose the Jotaro skin for Big Band

[@Christoph8]

The Gordos in Super Mario Land 2 are called Unibo, I think.

[@HMZeroTwo]

big band playing castle dedede's theme on trumpet is my favorite part of the video

[@ShmeffNCo]

I wish they put kirby's "boyo" as the idol sound for mario maker

[@Knuckles_la_Enchilada]

I like the Skullgirls reference

[@undebilefandepokemon3069]

In pictocross 3 we can even see kirby in the background of the select a problem screen

[@marxthejester7094]

6:05 I NEED A MONSTAH TO CLOBBAH DAT DERE KERBEH

[@yuliya1862]

It's what we do best at big bang!

[@christianjames3797]

People STILL dododo kirby right back at ya memes?

[@Dunseith27]

Well considering link is in a dream land in links awakening it kinda makes sense that Kirby is there in some form

[@thatrandomdude8722]

Favorite was skullgirls

[@testificateboy6507]

that random dude obviously

[@testificateboy6507]

that random dude shud I pley it

[@BateHoner]

Can't wait to see Anti-Kirby in HD

[@cronagunk]

Same.

[@Keltone123]

woah, they had the actual trumpet fingerings for DDD theme

[@dangergun2346]

0:37 original concept for super smash bros

[@smof1]

never expected Arcana to appear on this list. That game was awesome

[@canadaofficial8008]

6:28 he’s also playing king dedede’s theme but that isn’t a dead giveaway,for some reason......

[@easagbayani8034]

Fun fact: arcana was released before the kirby franchise and kirby’s first appearance is indeed, in arcana

[@GabrielSilva-gl8gs]

6:05 the theme song is from the King dedede battle

[@sharkdude7]

He plays King Dedede’s theme song

[@crazysupermario9114]

I wonder how Anti-Kirby would look like in the remake!

[@randomguy171]

In the skullgirls reference,there are actually 2 references. First:the costume Second:The music Big Band plays.

[@noelstill5782]

Actually, the music is manually controlled by the player by certain inputs. Just look up "Big Band" and you're bound to find what I'm talking about.

[@cyberknight2928]

I just realized the robo fortune alt was samus colors

[@Bumbleoka]

Kirby Dabest she also have the gravity suit palett color

[@1wiz1]

I saw Big band from skullgirls ; the next second the video has started !

[@moonlighteevee777]

I know of another reference and cameo. In a few different versions of Taiko Drum Master, you can play different songs from the Kirby series, and on the switch version, you can choose to replace Don-chan with Kirby.

[@elijahhodges1575]

How do you find every Kirby reference it's crazy also first comment yay

[@engineertechno5108]

Elijah Hodges because if Kirby was a bit better he would be the new face of Nintendo

[@ins9557]

Engineer Techno really!!!?

[@froppy6939]

Engineer Techno *HAL Labratories, actually. Nintendo just markets the games, HAL is the one who makes them.

[@sonicthehedge]

Engineer Techno Tbh Mario is only "well-known" but tbh Kirby is way better asf should be the mascot of Nintendo

[@rafaelfigueroaesparza6591]

The Samus and king dedede costumes are exclusively for the Nintendo switch version?

[@NintenUnity]

They are in all versions of the game as far as I know :)

[@rafaelfigueroaesparza6591]

Wow, and Nintendo has done nothing about it, that's weird

[@NintenUnity]

Why should they? Referencing other franchises was always allowed and it's kind of a free promotion :)

[@dljb1894]

I know a character has a ditto costume...

[@beatziegraham6928]

They also reference other games too. Peacock has a chirno costume from touhou!

[@NilesTheRobot]

I love that Skull Girls referenced Kirby! Two of my favorite games combined!

[@testificateboy6507]

Becca Moyer shud I pley it

[@gaminggrunt6340]

This is one of those reasons why I believe that every video game is in the same universe. From Mario to Final Fantasy. From Kirby to Street Fighter.

[@Blaze5857]

Gaming Grunt Ryu: What is this pink ball doing here? Kirby: *_P O Y O_*

[@gaminggrunt6340]

Blaze Lol, Kirby in Street Fighter 6 confirmed!!

[@dljb1894]

What about inklings? They are set in an alternate post apocalyptic earth!

[@gaminggrunt6340]

DLJB That's why I think that there are multiple Earth's in the gaming universe. Earth from the Call of Duty franchise, Earth from the Halo franchise, and many more. Remember anything is possible in the gaming universe. It's a universe that expands over 1000 franchises and thousands upon thousands of games.

[@dljb1894]

I think a conected multiverse would make more sense since a universe can only be so big ad I'm sure it wouldnt take long for the spartans from halo to find the plaet with the pikmin. Also smash bros is also confusing.

[@sunburst4606]

Also this "big band" was playing king dedede's theme

[@jannetlouis103]

5:06 That’s QUITE a stretch. Tough guys can be soft and sweet too, you know. This reminds me of a wild male Cleffa I caught in Diamond that had a goatee.

[@jonathantruong7069]

Jannet Louis How is this reference a stretch? The trainer is named Kirby, and he has a Pokemon that resembles Kirby.

[@kirbyofthestarsfan]

Plus kirby himself is bald so :p

[@noelstill5782]

Just Squid that, and the fact that Cleffa is classified as the Star Shape Pokémon, since Kirby has some running association with stars.

[@revolvingworld2676]

The creators for Kirby named him that because they wanted a "harsh" sounding name to contrast with the pink cute character. Personally I never saw Kirby as a rough name, but thats probably because I've associated the name with the Nintendo character all my life.

[@devdis_5414]

*N O W I N E E D B I G B A N D*

[@testificateboy6507]

corekid43 · how big

[@devdis_5414]

From skullgirls

[@testificateboy6507]

corekid43 · ♏🅰🎋📧 a video where u react 2 1 uv mah vids

[@devdis_5414]

Нет

[@gaspardsavoureux8680]

Kirby in the debug mode as a cursor is so random

[@DistractorStudios]

0:30 the very first smash bros

[@wendigovanderblitz4823]

Big Band is playing Dedede's battle theme song! And I also have to say that "Yoshi Kirby" looks like a fetus.

[@corporatecanine6030]

You fuckin' hit me right in my nostalgia with that Diamond/Pearl bit.

[@rodiel1149]

I loved the skullgirls reference because i played this game and I know the reference. And i like king dedede

[@FGoing]

3:11 there Kirbys in the background as well.

[@theminiyosshi2901]

I like the skullgirls one

[@azzyanimations7133]

agree

[@the1stwing]

The Skull Girlz one was clever with the Dedede theme though the mario maker and Yoshi's woolly world ones were a bit too obvious in my opinion. I mean, you can barely call it a refrence when its a feature of the game

[@bobalinx8762]

6:05 Would it be accurate if I were to call the one on the right *snicker* Mewtroid!?

[@engineertechno5108]

Bob A Linx NO.. BECAUSE I SAID SO

[@revolvingworld2676]

Samews

[@blueberrytheblueninjakirby6377]

[ *uwu voice intensifies* ]

[@TheRealAmericanMan]

All this does is establish that Kirby is a monster and a force of nature that needs to be stopped.

[@signbear999]

It's funny how the zelda Kirby just bounces around and smiles as he tries to eat Link.

[@scxrpionfn387]

DDD vs Samus 6:15

[@canadaofficial8008]

6:44 of course Mario maker’s gonna have a Kirby cameo!

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

Skullgirls on the Nintendo Unity channel? After seeing this with Home Alone, Kung Fu Panda, Jason Voorhees images, I'm starting to think that this channel is starting to expand to universes that are not in the Nintendo systems. Of course, it sounds stupid but it might as well be wishful thinking.

[@dylanwatson9384]

To be fair, Skullgirls got announced for a switch release

[@JosephRiveraSantiago0617]

Well, I know that. But still, seeing something that was not originally on Nintendo systems is interesting. Which was why I pointed that out.

[@Fleetwayy]

The fact you played DeDeDe's theme on Big Bands trumpet amazes me. You need to do that online, and upload it lmao

[@HyperVanilo]

That's not him playing, he took another person's footage

[@paperluigi6132]

The Skullgirls one is actually really cool

[@testificateboy6507]

Paper Luigi shud I pley it

[@cyberknight2928]

The earthbound one makes sense Hal made it

[@stevepensando2593]

The question is... Will the Anti-Kirby return on Link's Awakening for the Switch?

[@ili4618]

It did

[@beatziegraham6928]

Dat Skullgirls reference tho!

[@Talz622]

Skullgirls in the thumbnail guarantees a view from me.

[@pennyfitzgerald9832]

Anti-Kirby=Kirby Evil Twin

[@christianjames3797]

You don't say!!!???

[@PocketRowlette]

4:52 Starfy? In a Mario game? *m a x n u t*

[@thevideogamemonk1903]

Skullgirlz reference is the best

[@inspectorjavert9868]

"Poyo"-Kirby of Dreamland

[@internetdingus]

Dedede: Who is big band? *Hears sexy dedede theme* IMPOSTER!!!!!!

[@miafreemon4283]

3:12 Look closely And U Can See Kirbys In The Background

[@deahtwind]

Another crazy Kirby reference is in Disgaea 5, the monster type Bear unit can learn an attack in wich it goes towards a tree, it eats the shiny and round fruit from the tree and then performs a wild sucction attack. emulating the hypernova from triple deluxe.

[@azzyanimations7133]

dang king dedede has some skills

[@ili4618]

If pokemon ever makes Gen 4 remakes, they better add the Kirby trainer and make him more accurate to the game. Like, he could be a Youngster and say "Poyo? Poyo." When you first meet him, he still has the Cleffa but he also has a Jigglypuff of the same level, when you defeat him he says "Poyo?!" And when you talk to him after the battle he says "Poyo Poyo Poyo!"

[@annie-regi3383]

0:34 OMG The first "Super Smash Bros" Battle :O

[@guyspy21]

YOU ARE CHALLENGED BY ROUGHNECK KIRBY!