Kirby | Unraveled

[@emerz3530]

He stared into the abyss, and the abyss said “Poyo”

[@coaxill4059]

"HAAAAAIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII"

[@Xela_Redna]

I was actually taking a drink & missed my mouth laughing at this 😂.

[@vanikirby]

Yessss

[@officersoulknight6321]

The Final Metaphor for Kirby; Calmness. Kirby is a Metaphor for Calmness; He cares only to eat and sleep, and what he eats is destroyed. Think about the things eaten as intrusive thoughts; Simply vanishing. This is why the Enemies are the eaten things. With Kirby being unable to speak but being a skilled technician, this exemplifies the required immense focus on meditation to bring calmness to mind. Unable to speak, but most definitely getting things done. Kirby having no origin but being able to become anything via copy ability is a representative of how when there is nothing in the mind, everything is equally possible. Kirby’s enemies being cosmic horrors is a metaphor for Intrusive thoughts and Sinful Urges being the largest wall toward true peace of mind; Ever seen a cursed image and haven’t been able to get it out of your head? As for Kirby being shaped like a friend, that is representative of the simple, peaceful demeanor of the final achievement of calm. The subtle happiness setting in as you look into the sunset, like the light shining into the mind when hearing the phrase for the first time. Even Kirby’s infinite power points to calm; With infinite calm, you have infinite focus. Infinite focus gives the power to achieve anything in life. The Simplistic Power balance even points to calm when you think about it. Calm’s power draws from how when the mind is nothing, everything is equally possible. Simple… but unlimited.

[@S7E_Siriel-Privat]

@@officersoulknight6321 I think I need more weed to understand half of what you just said, but isn't that the point of Kirby, to not understand? XD

[@runlikeacrazyman]

So it's not "BDG Unravels Kirby", it's just "BDG Unravels"?

[@stephenkelly7263]

"Kirby Unravels BDG"

[@Mothmaam]

@@stephenkelly7263 everything causes BDG to unravel

[@pullingguard1212]

BDG unravels; kirby Its two seprate statements

[@SlayerKast]

@@Mothmaam 'Unraveled' isn't relative to BDG unraveling the deep lore. It's BDG unraveling himself in the process.

[@DatGuyChucky]

@@pullingguard1212 BDG Unravels; the way home

[@benjaminwahl8059]

Kibby is an anti-eldritch being, instead of being complex beyond mortal understanding he is the the opposite, so simple it could drive a mortal mad by trying to understand it.

[@wasbear]

Get on it, Lovecraft, Wahl here just gave you some gold

[@JackalformerlyKnownasDjjjav]

Nope, he’s not a god, a demon, a eldritch being or anti eldritch being, he’s not a complex, nor is he simple, he’s just a friend.

[@emilybarclay8831]

Call that anti-Lovecraft. Affectionform.

[@Proxyhedron]

hilariously, that does make this video an exact parallel to a lovecraftian story; instead of going mad and eventually reaching a state of perverse enlightenment from exposure to cosmic horror, Brian goes mad and eventually reaches a state of serene understanding from exposure to this cosmic mundanity.

[@mcbiscuits8015]

Weirdly enough this is lore-accurate

[@c0der23]

Kirby is the living equivalent of anything divided by zero

[@thomasd3104]

Zero tried to divide him.

[@caolanochearnaigh9804]

@@thomasd3104 And failed. Twice.

[@peanutbutter7721]

This is interesting as the division of a number by the limit approaching 0 is infinity, and yet the division of a number by 0 is undefined. Not a bad metaphor for Kirby.

[@astralbirthvoid0]

@@caolanochearnaigh9804 three, there was also dark zero (the biggest fail of all)

[@caolanochearnaigh9804]

@@astralbirthvoid0 Never heard of it...

[@glitchwolf1384]

Kirby: *is infant form of a void god* Brian: WHAT ARE YOU?! Kirby: Poyo!

[@Lightforeverandever]

Dunno why but almost choked on this one

[@Apollo9898LP]

@@Lightforeverandever in case you didn't know, he really is (implied, at least, to be) an infant form of a void god by official kirby lore

[@Fannintendociccio1]

@@Lightforeverandever yeah, Kirby is the positive reincarnation of the divine eldritch entity Void

[@moonmannd7501]

@@Lightforeverandever My guy, that's basically the canon

[@rawb]

I love your avatar my man! robSneakyMouse

[@rinpaisys]

Alternate title: watch a grown man get utterly destroyed by the mere idea of kirby

[@arthurdhermy4946]

Dost thou meaneth: Brian Unraveled?

[@kales1727]

Man loses sanity while proliferating over the concept of vore baby

[@tehuselessguig3138]

that is what cosmic horror is about yes

[@13codemeister]

The more I see this series, the more I realize "Unraveled" doesn't quite refer to the exploration of various video game topics as much as it refers to the unravelling of Brian David Gilbert's sanity as a person.

[@Ardorstorm]

You sure he’s even a person?

[@oqihouqiop]

Aydenbet he’s a cute little round guy

[@brobren2625]

oqihouqiop HE’S KIRBY

[@fish_in_distress]

Literally just had that same thought haha

[@BacadoTheSkoggy]

I'm glad someone finally pointed out the wordplay

[@Grace-ir8er]

"Kirby doesn't _need_ a dark backstory or logical rationale." (looks at star allies) _who's going to break it to him_

[@SpammingY]

Seriously

[@snaifhassnan6348]

??

[@Grace-ir8er]

@@snaifhassnan6348 The 2018 game Kirby Star Allies very heavily implies (though never directly states) that Kirby is related in some way to Dark Matter, the overarching antagonists of the Kirby series - specifically, the main antagonist of Star Allies, Void Termina, is a being made of both positive and negative energy, with the game stating that depending on how much of either type of energy is collected, Void can be reincarnated as a friend or enemy. The final fight with Void in the game has several hints in his attacks and animations that imply that Dark Matter is formed when Void is reborn with more negative energy while Kirby was formed when Void was reborn with more positive energy. My comment was just a joke about how despite BDG coming to the conclusion that Kirby doesn't need to have a dark or mysterious backstory/explanation to be an enjoyable character and that some things can be enjoyed without obsessive analysis (which I do agree with), the games have already hinted that he DOES have a mysterious backstory and the Kirby series does have a lot of lore and overarching themes worthy of analysis :P

[@andromeda4257]

We should not have been asking, “What is Kirby?” Instead, we should have accepted, “Kirby is.”

[@travisperez4860]

Darkseid is.

[@msmx9088]

hungus bungus but nobody asks “how is kirby?”

[@igormachado2194]

Maybe we should be asking "WHY is Kirby?"

[@msmx9088]

Igor Machado why not

[@trainerchris6324]

A reincarnation of a being that has the ability to destroy worlds

[@CoriSparx]

The thing about Kirby is, you know how every action has an equal and opposite reaction? Well, Kirby is the equalizer when it comes to all cosmic horrors. If there's a sliding bar for cosmic beings, you can take it all the way to the "evil" side and get something like Void Termina or Yog-Sothoth, but if you take that same slider the same distance in the "good" direction, you'll get Kirby. He's basically the thing that sets the limit for just how much destruction an eldritch abomination is allowed to cause before the universe says "that's enough." You can't make sense of him 'cause he's just as incomprehensible as the otherworldly beings that he fights, as he is of the same nature. Whereas Cthulhu is maddeningly hideous to gaze upon because he's chaos and evil incarnate, Kirby is disarmingly adorable because he's happiness and innocence incarnate. Whereas Azathoth is so complex and bizarre that simply looking at him will shatter your mind, Kirby is as simple as he can be in appearance. Where as the myriad Elder Evils from beyond the void plot and scheme grand designs that play out over millenia, Kirby doesn't plan or want much, just to eat, sleep and enjoy life, not troubling himself with anything too complicated. It's two sides of the same coin. Two polar opposites. We're just so used to one extreme that when we see the other we don't recognize it for what it is. Kirby represents hope in a universe that would otherwise be hopeless, and joy in a universe that would otherwise be miserable. Simplicity in a universe full of complexity and stress. He's a lesson that reminds us that if we take the time to appreciate the little things, then maybe even the scariest things we worry about might not seem so scary anymore. Either that or he's.... You know, just a little pink placeholder sprite that got way too popular by mistake...

[@pallasproserpina4118]

Kirby’s role in nature is as the perfect foil to anything. Any time anything gets too powerful, Kirby exists as the exact opposite.

[@Avenray19]

Yes.

[@quackadoo3101]

-I, yeah I get that.

[@Avrysatos]

Kirby as a lovecraft style god. Oh goodness I didn't expect to see that. Thank you.

[@beetroot9055]

My man just wrote an essay on cotton candy

[@jessical4866]

“How do I get outside?” -Brian, August 2019 Proof that Brian has been trapped in that room for years, with only a printer and changing bottles of nail polish.

[@jessejackrabbit7021]

Jessica L “how do I get outside?”- me April 2020 wondering when I’ll be able to casually walk around outside again

[@misskongiii7141]

and a trimmer

[@Moths05]

and proof that his apartment is also part of this room

[@Infinite_Archive]

Don't forget the three cameras!

[@havel3364]

@@jessejackrabbit7021 and we still can’t... yay

[@thebrandunsafeone7184]

The reason those cosmic horrors fear Kirby is the same reason you fear him. They do not understand him. They can't. Kirby is an existence beyond comprehension who could erase the entirety of reality, and yet he chooses to live a simple life.

[@strife312]

Wouldn't you?

[@Goblinboy666]

“Kirby only cares about eating and sleeping, and yet, he gains no energy nor pleasure from consuming these things.” Well if that’s not relatable I don’t know what is

[@sniper_pig]

@Memelord maybe he should eat something and get a good night of sleep to get better?

[@lucasrosario3395]

@Memelord like Dark Souls, Kirby is a metaphor for depression

[@viewerawesome]

how can you gain no pleasure from eating?

[@Zeik56]

@@viewerawesome When you do it merely as a way to not feel the displeasure of hunger and/or not die. There's definitely days where I have no desire to prepare or eat food and gain no real pleasure from doing so, but I have to because hunger sucks more.

[@depressedbreakfast2614]

He has the behaviours of a infant which is accurate because in canon in terms of his species he’s an infant 🤯

[@peterzepf4057]

This whole Unraveled was just an excuse for BDG to demonstrate his ability to cry on cue so that Nintendo picks him up for that psychological drama Waluigi movie

[@mentlegen3887]

Psychological drama WALUIGI MOVIE?

[@connorschultz380]

@@mentlegen3887 you missed a video

[@jester3272]

The waluigi video is one of my favorites

[@m4rcyonstation93]

@@jester3272 Ooo nice pfp Also it’s hard to decide for me between the sonic vid and the waluigi vid

[@Unclevertitle]

It's all in the song. "First you draw a circle." A line wrapped around a Central point. Ending where it began. Alpha meets Omega. Infinite length constrained to two dimensions. Infinite potential housed within the finite construct of reality. Yet nothing can contain the infinite and so "nothing" it must be. And so the shape of it, a circle, rhymes with zero, null, nothing, another circle. o "Then you dot the eyes." It sees. It knows. It observes. But what can observe other than a mind? So a mind it must contain. A soul. A subjective experience. A person. A life. "Add a great big smile" Joy, beauty, happiness, love, excitement. Unconditional acceptance. Its point of view and its understanding of everything. The very nature that transforms an empty shape of infinity from circle to friend. "And presto! It's Kirby!" Presto, it's Kirby. Your wonderful friend who loves you just the way you are.

[@Fletchayabetcha]

but he has no feelings...how can he be a friend

[@warpstarsoup]

why did this make me tear up a bit chhdhjddj

[@scoobysnax]

i'm cry

[@sofmimis3848]

dRaW a CiRcLe ThAt"S tHe EaRtH

[@fossilfighters101]

+

[@faultyspaghetti]

*"Kirby isn't meant to be understood, he just is."* --Winston Chruchill, Empire Strikes Back (1980)

[@Leon-qs1on]

while kirby has low emotional intelligence, i wouldn’t say he has none at all. in kirby super star (and its remake) he fights dyna blade, a giant armored bird who has been destroying crops on dreamland. but after he defeats her, he finds a nest with chicks, and realizes she wasn’t destroying crops, and was in fact just trying to feed her babies. to make up for this, he takes care of the chicks while dyna blade recovers, bringing her babies apples to eat and teaching them to fly. by the time she’s well again, her babies are full fledged birds, and they fly away together into the sunset while kirby watches them go and waves goodbye. kirby not only understands right from wrong, but he is also capable of empathy. he deviates from his normal life of fulfilling his basic needs, sleep and consumption, probably for quite a while, for the sake of others, specifically to help someone he wronged. and he went beyond the bare minimum. he didn’t just make sure the chicks survive until dyna blade was better, he became a surrogate mother to them, making sure their wellbeing and development didn’t suffer as a result of his actions. kirby isn’t just shaped like a friend. somewhere in that bottomless pit of a gullet of his is a moral code that he lives his simplistic life by.

[@Omegaweaponsguy2]

More than that, i believe kirby isa proponent or a way of life called Egotistical Altruism. in short, it's helping other because it will benefit YOU, YOU get to reap the spoils of their success, alongside them, of course. in Spring Breeze, Dedede stole all the food from a nearby town, and kirby goes and essentially returns everything. Why? well, because its food he can eat, but also because if the villagers are well fed, they produce more food, which means they can make luxury foods, like strawberry Shortcakes, which kirby canonicaly loves (see Squeak Squad). in Dyna Blade, it's beneficial for kirby in the long run to PERSONALLY take care of the dynalings, because they get imprinted onto him, which means he gets to have a defence weapon against Meta Knight, which he ends up destroying the Halberd because of one of the Dina Chicks, (see Dynablade and The Revenge of Meta Knight). Milky Way Wishes is a doozy. MWW basically boils down to "Kirby needs for the sun and moon to stop fighting so they stop interrupting the beautiful weather in which kirby sleeps, either day or night, but if the sun and moon are figthing, they are disturbing the day/night cycle, making it very hard to sleep for him." until Nova is revealed and Marx is the villian, and the situation got personal. kirby isnt going to stay there and get slapped in the face by marx, he needs to get his revenge against this douchebag. The FACT that all this is also very beneficial to everybody is pure coincidence. Kirby is only looking out for No.1, however, he also needs to take care of who basicaly sustain his way of life, so in order to get a confortable life, kirby goes against any and all things that may posses any form of threat to the people of Dreamland

[@clockworkkirlia7475]

Aww. This is so good and nice and lovely. He's not unknowable; he's a person, and the study of people (psychology) is one of those fields wherein we can understand basically nothing of relevance (because it's both horribly old and brand spanking new).

[@tomasfong40]

@@Omegaweaponsguy2 I think youre over analizing. Kirby is extremely simplistic by nature, childlike if you will. Children are sometimes selfish, spoiled or sometimes mean but thats due to ignorance. Kirby lives his life to enjoy. Kirby also enjoy's his friends and doesnt like when people do bad things. He doesnt save people for gain, he does it because 'bad man doing bad things makes people sad and that makes me sad'.

[@slice-the-pi]

@@tomasfong40 imagine telling an Unraveled commenter that they're overanalyzing something

[@dvdjhp]

Omegaweaponsguy2 By this logic, everyone is a selfish asshole.

[@ValueNetwork]

Reminder that whilst creating this he was also in the process of reading every Halo book. He filmed Half of this video then went home and read a YA book about cyborg teenagers that was tangentially related to Halo to clear his mind

[@LemonGrinder]

I assume you meant teenagers, but I really love the idea of cyborg tanagers, which are a kind of songbird.

[@benjaminwahl8059]

@@LemonGrinder ohh my

[@SurrealMath1]

hi 3rd reply

[@Jaydee-wd7wr]

@ReallyBurntToast, Hornet is void.

[@lebens3585]

@Merraine the books...

[@GhERM2SOIED72]

Kirby is a metaphor for both the innocence and infinite potential of children.

[@empireyouth5791]

Not gonna lie that is actually a pretty reasonable metaphor,

[@grosebud4721]

Truth

[@Immadeus]

mood

[@Questos93]

But do cosmic horrors consider children their ennemies ?

[@GhERM2SOIED72]

@@Questos93 Depends on the horror.

[@VivBrodock]

There are exactly two Kirby facts that matter 1) Kirby has enemies who are sad and need friends 2) Kirby is shaped like a friend I'll allow you to do the math yourself, but Kirby already knows the answer

[@TrueFlameslinger]

Oh god... He's a predator

[@minimalgrammar1276]

The only thing they love... Is you.

[@frankiecedeno3724]

Eat them

[@Nebafyer_DandD]

​@@frankiecedeno3724sometimes love and eating are similar. The overlap for Kirby is pretty close to 100%

[@VelvetWxtch]

@@Nebafyer_DandDvore?

[@_understandable]

Unraveled season 3 is literally just Brian going through a mid life crisis where he realises games and real life aren't the same

[@hollow1279]

is this really season 3 or just a bonus episode?

[@xeli3046]

Understandable

[@whalwing25]

Hollow 1 it’s season 3 from what we know

[@tobysinbad]

Mid-life? Excuse you???

[@suarkonin]

And the season ends with BDG UNRAVELS BDG

[@blueieie]

“This sounds like the lowest form of life, someone who is stuck on the base of Maslow hierarchy of needs. He wakes up, eats his caloric intake for the day, and falls asleep watching the Great British bake off” ....I am Kirby

[@tinseltina]

that just sounds like depression. IS KIRBY DEPRESSION?! assimilates traits of others instead of forging his own identity, only knows to eat and sleep, fears nothing. WAKE UP AMERICA

[@michaeljones8495]

Can you punch a planet in half?

[@orbsorbs8465]

Cristina Does that mean I live with Kirby?! Aw shit I should get an autograph.

[@adrianfrauca8118]

Isn't that a song??

[@samuelturner6076]

Same tho, I felt so called out at that point.

[@wowanothercookie]

Unraveled is such an addictive series but I feel like we are being protected from the raw chaos it excudes by a limited upload.

[@risky_busine55]

Alena S. I require no protection, unfiltered madness is welcome, GIVE ME YOUR INSANITY YOU COWARDS!!!

[@dragonbuster1174]

Sanity is overrated.

[@emoanimelover16able]

Agreed

[@Genasidal]

FEED ME YOUR INSANITY POLYGON!!! DO YOUR WORSTTTT I BEGGGG AGHHHHHHH cc: not a masochist I swear

[@randomguy037]

@@risky_busine55 How many times must our pride make us stumble. Oh the hubris. I. too. might once have ruled. but stupidly beguiled by power and pride. misused my strength-I acted wantonly

[@ace448]

Kirby is the abyss that stares back. The void the consumes men. Kirby is hunger, Kirby is content. Kirby is god

[@emmanuelvargas296]

No, Sonic is a god, OR COULD KILL GOD AND I DO NOT CARE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE-!

[@nikolailawrey2691]

I think in the love Kirby Kirby is actually the god of chaos

[@aquila4460]

Kirby is the abyss that goes Poyo and hugs you, because Kirby is friendshaped.

[@FirstNameLastName-my7ct]

Comparing Kirby to a god is a massive insult to Kirby.

[@curiouswind9196]

@@emmanuelvargas296 saying Kirby is something more defeats the essence of Kirby. Kirby is just a round pink and simple creature named Kirby, thats it really

[@FrostWhisker]

Kirby both is a god and can kill god and bdg desperately cares that there is a difference.

[@kenwes5820]

Really? In the Sonic one he said "EITHER SONIC IS GOD OR COULD KILL GOD AND I DON'T CARE IF THERE IS A DIFFERENCE!"

[@FrostWhisker]

@@kenwes5820 that's the joke, son

[@orbsorbs8465]

Frost Whisker tbh it’s less of a joke and more of a reference.

[@FrostWhisker]

@@orbsorbs8465 little bit of both but yeah

[@kenwes5820]

@@FrostWhisker Oh! You were trying to make a joke... Good effort.

[@soren633]

"This can only be accomplished by gifted teens with psycho-sexual ennui." This may be the best line on Unraveled history.

[@nathanjudy7705]

Lost my shit at that line.

[@cezarjulian0320]

Soren omedatou!

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

It’s also the best summary of Evangelion and FranXX of all time

[@WispyWoodsman]

Get in the yarn outline of a mech, Kirby.

[@123mickymouse123]

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 Franxx is a highschool drama disguised as mecha fights though.

[@NZsaltz]

Actually, there is information on Kirby's origin: Kirby is implied to be made of the same thing as Void in Kirby Star Allies, the ultimate personification of evil in the Kirby universe (Zero, 02, all of the Dark/Dark Matter bosses except for one, and every form of Void (Void Termina, Void Soul, and Void) are incarnations of Void). However, while Void Termina is made up of evil emotions, Kirby is made up of kindness and love. That's how he is so strong. He is literally pure good. Also, if Kirby was summoned by the same process as Void, that means that Kirby was summoned by a cult ritual involving collecting pure good hearts as a sacrifice.

[@dreamer1292]

I mean saying he is a cosmic horror( like void) keeps his species and origin just as vage as it could be a new species or litteraly just a cluster of sentient energy that isn't a species but is in reality a mere concept that wanders the cosmos and plagues or bless the space time

[@marlonjose6569]

Imagine being in the edge of Destruction, the end of the world, and a lot of pure good hearth people standing for one last try at saving everything, then they perform the ritual sacrificing their lives in order to summon this being, not Knowing the future. Their souls creating Kirby.

[@Ellicess]

THIS IS A COMEDY VIDEO. Jeez

[@Gloomdrake]

Kirby isn’t pure good. It’s more that anybody who disrupts his routine is the enemy, and it’s just a coincidence that most of the beings who do that are pure evil.

[@gremmlingamer]

OH SHI

[@bruv2302]

The things kirby swallows are not technically "gone," they just go into a pocket universe inside of kirby.

[@nildecanter2419]

It's implied he lets them back out like in Smash Bros, or they just re-materialize somewhere. He's swallowed Bandana Waddle Dee, before, and here he is many games later as the second playable character in Forgotten Land-not to mention King Dedede. I personally imagine it being like when Strange moved Loki into the falling dimension for half an hour to put him in cosmic timeout while he dealt with Thor.

[@ZijnShayatanica]

Rimuru from "That Time I was Reincarnated as a Slime" & Kirby are basically the same entity.

[@robertotenreiro]

@@ZijnShayatanica no

[@slayeroffurries1115]

@@ZijnShayatanica except Kirby is actually a fun character

[@e5858]

The novels support that argument- whenever Kirby is done with someone’s copy ability, he simply lets them out.

[@yashivarma8512]

"Communicates only using grunts and body movement. Even toddlers are more communicative." I give you...the hero of Hyrule.

[@lungshenli]

Hiyaa!

[@worm.7767]

*distant HYAAA noises*

[@TuxieBSOD]

I now need a crossover with kirby and link where they bond over their communication ;P

[@fedechan6325]

Also.... Pokemon's first protagonjst

[@l3gacyb3ta21]

Gordon freeman and Chell: ...

[@jaymacyjoo]

This was the weirdest Bernie Sanders ad campaign yet

[@Fralexion]

I am once again asking you to inhale the rich

[@optimuspryme33]

I am again asking for your understanding of Kirby

[@tomhill3248]

I don't get it.

[@optimuspryme33]

Tom Hill part of the point lol

[@Sevren_]

Adam Zahavi You’re right. He’s a communist

[@Apollo9898LP]

I really love Jenna's response to "I'm gonna find Kirby" is just "Goodluck buddy" like Brian does this every other tuesday

[@lightspiritblix1423]

Honestly, having watched all of Unravelled, that would not surprise me.

[@themos9751]

Unraveled Brian coming up with "the bookman's bluff" idea is even funnier when you remember that BDG is a creative writing major

[@smokesparkdragonfly1368]

Wait, was this whole episode Brian coming to terms with the fact that "it just be like that sometimes"

[@D0cSwiss]

it really do be like that sometimes

[@krystalpie553]

Character development!

[@phuctifyno1]

Kirby: you want it to be one way. Brian: what? Kirby: you want it to be one way. Brian: stop saying that. Kirby: you want it to be one way... ...but it’s the other way.

[@terablast]

I swear this episode is a metaphor for the meaning of life...

[@clanky4817]

"People don't think it be like it be, but it do" -T Pain

[@berfhv]

“Kirby is a metaphor for capitalism!” I’m going to bed.

[@ryangay4673]

Jack Bacarra yeah it’s a good thing

[@tomhill3248]

He said that metaphor was shit 2 minutes later.

[@sweeterific]

I think he was just making a joke. I try not to assume every time someone mentioned it they are making a political statement. Then again maybe I'm just naive.

[@michaelkindt3288]

But it’s noon? (Also, he eventually discounts the idea that Kirby is capitalism.)

[@cnixk2097]

Maybe it's communism

[@czowiek9625]

You went through an entire character arc during this episode.

[@christiantoia959]

That’s every episode really

[@cuboidham]

The true hero’s journey

[@nixel1324]

And then undid it all at the end.

[@polakk5912]

Człowiek toż to człowiek

[@peppermint_8]

1000th like

[@bumbobrumbo]

I love how Brian never once actually mentions any of the important lore like Kirby being one of the many reincarnations of a god

[@kirby4980]

Life hack: don’t have the same name as Kirby or it’ll sound like he’s talking about you the whole time

[@vincentngo9186]

😂 how did it feel

[@kirby4980]

@@vincentngo9186 Like he was insulting me every time

[@kirby4980]

@Bring Back the Angry Birds Stella Series If i'm as powerful as he claims he should be

[@kirby4980]

@Bring Back the Angry Birds Stella Series Why thank you

[@kirby4980]

@@purple4149 Oooh I heard they chose a harsh sounding name to go against the cute appearance

[@lilyh7196]

“I am become Kirby” - A man who has lost his mind 2020

[@itsHavvik]

“i am become Kirby... The destroyer of worlds”

[@Absol776]

@Yassir I am become Kirby, eater of matter

[@Oxymandian]

I have a theory that Kirby is a metaphor for a child's imagination, with no ill will and the ability to make anything it is both simple and powerful. Edit: Also children are very impressionable in the sense they copy whatever they see or hear going on around them. Guys I think I'm onto something.

[@sydnamon5986]

WHOA

[@greenhitehweird7546]

that's a good one.

[@areomorales6511]

You may be onto something

[@kannon1610]

The ability to both make anything and destroy anything

[@stardustarcader9360]

You solved what he couldnt do in several months in a couple minutes

[@deusexmachina3047]

For those wondering, Kirby was named taht after John Kirby, a lawyer who won a lawsuit where Warner Bros. sued Nintendo by saing that Donkey Kong was ripped of of King Kong. You might find this sweet, but in actuality, this is devastating, because we could have had Kirby just be named John.

[@christopherlake9667]

Maybe that is the case

[@vulpes7079]

John Kirby II

[@DishonoredRat]

Universal not WB

[@_Moe]

9:16 Brian says this in this video.

[@apersonwhomayormaynotexist9868]

DougDoug reference at the end?

[@chancematters]

This man: Extremely in-depth, detailed analysis with evidence Also this man: “If anime is to be believed- and *I believe anime-”*

[@finn596]

He missed the part that say that Kirby IS A REINCARNATED GOD

[@akiradkcn]

He has the power of god and anime at his side

[@PirateOfGermany]

@@akiradkcn C E A S E

[@Ankzar13]

@@finn596 does that means sonic killed Kirby?

[@finn596]

@@Ankzar13 No suprisingly, the god that Kirby came from never actually died (until Kirby killed it)

[@scratchedcds]

i love how after 3+ years of living in nature brian still has nail polish on. _what a legend._

[@gregga.7546]

...I like your PFP. MCR is my favorite band. (I know that's just Gerard from the Hesitant Alien, but... I like MCR)

[@user-ym7rp9qb8d]

hehe 69 likes, n i c e

[@infodeprived3119]

He fab

[@thatyoutubechannel9953]

@@user-ym7rp9qb8d hehe 369 likes, **N I C E**

[@munin6497]

869 nice

[@EmmaEquinox]

"Are we gonna ride on the train to coney island like this?" "Yea maybe"

[@noelle4600]

His yea maybe was so soft and baby I literally cannot stop thinking about it

[@the-letter_s]

you know, they used to sleep on the beach at coney island. they don't sleep on the beach anymore though.

[@AceOfSharksOfficial]

s Godspeed You! Brian David Gilbert

[@EmmaEquinox]

@@noelle4600 BDG is best boi

[@ratgobbler]

The fact that Kirby, a 8-inch tall kickball, regularly tackles with cosmic horrors is probably the greatest running gag of all time.

[@sagetaylor1607]

What is kirby tho? Game theory: He's a single cell organism BDG: He's the meaning of life Sakurai: brUh, I dunno

[@ToxicPea]

Meteorz: He actually has an origin story. RPG Monger: The squid is right, ask the director. Shinya Kumazaki: I wrote it, not the other guy who woke up in a crop circle one night.

[@Nicole-pt4bx]

100% an amoeba

[@yusmillion]

@@Nicole-pt4bx 100% to kirby is still nothing

[@thejuke3416]

I think Kirby is a amoeba

[@r_kayne]

Kirby is a benign cosmic horror, especially considering the evidence presented earlier on. You can't understand Kirby, and trying to do so simply leads to madness. And why else would his major enemies be cosmic horrors?

[@OnigiriKewn]

Alternative title: "Man tries to understand an eldritch cosmic god, almost loses his sanity in the process"

[@ondry8780]

Isn't the lost of sanity what happens everytime someone tries to understand an eldrich horror?

[@JamesCPotter13]

@@ondry8780 it also happens when you try to understand how their buildings work.

[@empireyouth5791]

@@JamesCPotter13 yes and no, most cosmic horrors has the ability to make you go insane by observing them, of course you have to witness them or at the very minimum have an incomplete understanding of them, since the incomplete understanding does not mesh well with once understandings of reality and without fully understanding the cosmic entity You go insane by trying to figure it out almost like attempting to solve a puzzle despite the fact you are missing pieces and continuing to do so knowing you are missing a piece

[@chef9830]

In hindsight it’s Kinda funny that Kirby is only 8 inches tall...

[@Azeroth_Lysphixious]

When You Gain Too Much Insight

[@trishybear8029]

are none of us gonna talk about how when her friend legitimately said he wants to find kirby, jenna just goes “ok, good luck”...... *what a homie*

[@KazLordOfLightWarriors]

you can tell she was trying not to laugh.

[@EbonyGerm]

@@KazLordOfLightWarriors Can you though?

[@TheLazyGeniuses]

Timestamp?

[@Max-gy5rp]

@@TheLazyGeniuses 13:45

[@TheLazyGeniuses]

@@Max-gy5rp thanks brother

[@slayeroffurries1115]

Kirby is made out of the same thing of the cosmic horror villains, but encarnated into pure friendship and happiness. He's literally the god of friendship

[@JackBarlowStudios]

Ah, yes. The seven deadly sins: wrath, greed, lust, gluttony, sloth, envy, and capitalism.

[@harperreese264]

you said greed twice

[@flofromprogressive18]

@@harperreese264 damn

[@kevinwillems8720]

While also saying wrath twice (of you need an explanation just ask).

[@kite-flying_potato]

Capitalism is 7 sins' Voltron.

[@the11thhour44]

@@harperreese264 that is very clever, I had to do a double-take ngl

[@ashtinanne5836]

"...gifted teens grappling with psychosexual ennui." The best way I've ever heard Evangelion summarized lol

[@DoABarrelRol1l]

And also Darling in the Franxx … I'm sure there is more but yes apparently coming-of-age/ sexual tension is necessary for piloting a mech in an anime. Currently watching Gurren Lagann so the juries still out on that one.

[@Rowantale]

DoABarrelRoll in like episode two they say it’s powered by Manly Vigor™ but like the next episode they’re hungry and must restore their Manly Vigor™ with food

[@MorosSilverwing]

My response to that line: "it always comes back to fucking Evangelion"

[@iHateHandlesGetRidOfThis]

I was more thinking darling in the franxx, its like a sexual innuendo that took too long .-.

[@Rowantale]

Uige early on there was a lot of innuendo, but then there was good character development, and then there were aliens. This is the Studio Trigger way.

[@nicholaswilson1851]

I guess Doug Bowser didn’t like his proposition enough to hire him so here he is... back at the wire

[@michaeljones8495]

Is this a joke from another vid or for real?

[@loreleimarivaine6241]

The Waluigi Unraveled video

[@michaeljones8495]

@@loreleimarivaine6241 Thanks

[@Qythero]

Kirby represents the guileless, yet utterly boundless imagination of children. It’s so simple, yet so complex. The genuine, bright, vivid and innocent things that go on in the heads of children, untampered by the darkness and iniquity of the world. Such simplicity and purity, yet it is quite conversely juxtaposed to infinite power to which the entire world bends. Those are, unequivocally and indisputably, qualities Kirby shares with the mind of a child. Quite fitting, given he’s from a game that was made for children.

[@StudiousTome]

@KingdomHearts How to preserve the light? How to resist the darkness? Children. Xehanort was never going to succeed. His enemy was a cosmic horror he could never anticipate: Sora, an ever regressing child who forgets why he should be afraid. His friends protect him from the unknown so he can fulfill his role as "the one who connects". Everything connects to him because he sees no reason why it shouldn't.

[@qkey01]

Kirby is the number zero. He is everything and nothing at the same time, his mouth divides the world into his endless stomach and the endless outside universe. Also, the shape. Think about it Brian

[@jellybongos8342]

You are zero

[@sectraaaaaa]

**coughs in void**

[@tychowozniaki9269]

and 0 is the number of my friends, so it is also shaped like a friend!! This guy got it.

[@enderpup9289]

Qkey 01 woolieversus quote.

[@potatolordhasjoinnedthegam6859]

@@sectraaaaaa Do I sense a Hollow Knight refrence IN A THEORY VIDEO. Last time that didnt end well and this time it shan't

[@robertchristian4248]

"I'm gonna skip over lust" made me bust out laughing lmaoooooo

[@mobslaya_4547]

Rule 34 got him covered though

[@idontneedaname318]

He succ

[@3211-m9q]

minus8

[@ortherner]

@@mobslaya_4547😳

[@mobslaya_4547]

@@ortherner 😏

[@andre9095]

Or, simpler: Kirby has achieved ultimate power, and has nothing left to aspire to. So, instead of working towards that which is beneath him, he lives happily in the moment only taking what he needs to survive and defend those he loves. A hero we can aspire to.

[@gravitygas3891]

I'm here before you find the theories that paint Kirby _as_ the cosmic horror

[@kaparg]

Living a shit life when having everything? That's not something i aspire

[@usagi2934]

@@gravitygas3891 he is a cosmic horror but rather than conquering, he lives happily in the moment, doing anything that gives him joy. he doesn't feel hungry or tired but he eats and sleep because that was the closest thing he's had left that resembles his once mortal life. he does things simply because he could

[@danielleisaacs6237]

@@usagi2934 The cosmic horrors that are his enemies are terrified of him themselves. They know it is too much power for one to command, and they want it for themselves.

[@diadino2548]

BDG pin this comment challenge

[@yiihaw392]

I always assumed that Kirby was simply the primitive young version of a cosmic horror. I also assumed that there was another dimension that was holding all the things Kirby ate, and when it got to universe size he would ascend to his next form

[@holderofgold6764]

kirby IS the next form:)

[@Devedrus]

I'm so glad they opened with a date for filming so that we aren't confused about the canon of BDG's mustache.

[@l0u1scypher]

100%...I mean I was wondering if we were going to get a jump cut and then realised it was all about the 'tash

[@l0u1scypher]

And we did get a jump cut! lol

[@squareplays5510]

Unraveled is like an Avant-garde, mature version of Game Theory.

[@ruki4929]

I think it's more a Post-modernist game theory, IMO.

[@jayharyu927]

One that at least doesn’t pretend to be right most of the time

[@Natelu-Sama]

@@jayharyu927 hate to say it, i think youre missing the point of game theory

[@jayharyu927]

Natelu-Sama I sure hope I am at this point

[@putriscool]

kirby is the actual epitome of chaotic good. he has the power to destroy LITERALLY anything and everything in existence and he chooses friendship

[@Cosmolovescheese]

That would be neutral good - power doesn't necessarily mean chaos

[@putriscool]

@@Cosmolovescheese maybe i shouldve mentioned his chaotic traits more, for example he went on a rampage and accidentally unleashed a god of evil because someone stole a slice of cake. he almost never considers the consequences of his actions and causes a ton of HUGE problems by accident as a result. this could be chaotic neutral i guess since he only ever does this stuff by accident, but when he is able to see and understand that something is evil, he will ALWAYS do whatever it takes to stop it, and always succeeds because of his immense power. hes definitely good by nature because when he isnt angry and acting based on emotions and impulses hes always able to see the good in people, as shown by the fact that hes friendly with king dedede despite the conflict between them which is usually caused by a misunderstanding or by some outside force

[@aldar8240]

@@putriscool there's a level of debate that can be made if Kirby is chaotic good or neutral good and also really stupid

[@rosheafan]

@@putriscool I just read that ALL out loud.

[@vaquishers]

@@putriscool I still can’t consider Kirby chaotic good/neutral. I mean first off as a chaotic neutral person, sure we do things of our own desires but we are capable of both good and evil. I’m general we do not care about what’s good or what’s evil, we could do either or depending on how we are feeling. Kirby in the other hand does not do evil. He accidentally causes bad things to happen due to his desires but what about the times he didn’t? He still does good. He still springs straight into action no matter the circumstances and he never would ever purposely do anything bad. Naivety does not equate to chaotic. Freedom is the ideal we strive for. Kirby doesn’t want to be free, he’s just chill. Kirby would very well obey the law strictly if there were any. Something that goes against chaotic neutral beliefs As for chaotic good, they have similar desires of freedom. They do good but typically goes the abstract way of it. Such as not following the law. In general chaotic is simply doing why they want and disregard anything else. Kirby sticks to the path of righteousness no matter the situation and even if he accidentally unleashed something evil because he wanted to eat, that by no means make someone chaotic. A lawful good person could pull out an an ancient sword said to be capable of destroying evil and accidentally releases said evil. That doesn’t make them any less lawful good. Accidents happen, and Kirby surely wouldn’t be interested in eating if he was aware that it would unleash evil

[@ohno-x8m]

This video is my favorite thing that Polygon has ever done, hands down, no argument. I never get tired of it. The spiel about the cosmic horrors, ending with the phrase "a barely living kickball" kills me every time.

[@payton278YT]

The part where he points out Marx as an enemy of capitalism sends me to tears every time.

[@Engineer_Who]

The various descriptions of Kirby in this video are all gold. "Pink puffball" "This vacuous pastel marshmallow" "A barely living kickball" "A circle" "This sentient garbage bag" "This dumb fucking orb" "This dipshit sphere" "The rosy nightmare" "A wheel" *"A METAPHOR FOR CAPITALISM"* wait no hold on... "This horrifying bolus" "This bulbous boy" "An extremely strong circle"

[@buckygree3619]

I like how they get more and more terrifying and mean

[@Serai4hire]

“This dumb fucking orb” made me cry

[@oimenamesrick]

Loved em all

[@THEETHEREALTOBLERONE]

My favorite is barely living kickball

[@vickisheretoo]

Robin Baduce same 😂

[@LukeMillerRHIT]

Bdg giving off strong "high school teacher who grew a mustache to hide the fact that he just graduate college and is only 5 years older than his students" vibes

[@Goblin4Coin]

Common metaphores: "Getting turned into a bug" "Getting old" "Having a weird painting of yourself" Thank you Brian for helping me understand (I love how this thread has become a wealth of weird literary metaphors)

[@electriclizardwizard]

Don't forget "A large red A" and "A really big fish"

[@whalwing25]

They are all references to something, I mean I know that the bug one is obviously Metamorphosis but the other 2?

[@nautilus2342]

I'm sure Kirby is a metaphor for 'The frivolity of the Jazz age'

[@Goblin4Coin]

@@whalwing25 the painting one is the Picture of Dorian Gray

[@Rowantale]

“Loving sleds” I assume is The Giver

[@sunshineisdelicious]

“I’m going to find Kirby.” “Ok. Good luck, buddy.” Supportive friendship/coworkership at its finest

[@literallyafishhook]

he already found kirby.... he was within his workplace all along

[@opaattack]

Brian was lost in his over-complications. He ironically walked right past Kirby's true origins in his attempt to understand him. Brian did not learn the truth of Kirby, even though it was staring him right in the face. Brian stared at it, it stared back, but Brian was staring through it. We've all heard the saying, we all know what I'm referring to. As Brian showed us the womb in which Kirby gestated he was blind to it's truth, treating it as just another cosmic horror, blissfully unaware what lied inside. First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile, and presto. The Astral Birth, the Void. Kirby can be everything, because Kirby is nothing. Brian said it himself. Though the truth of Kirby can never be understood, it can be acknowledged. It must be acknowledged, Brian referenced it several times and didn't seem to notice. This is the universal truth. Kirby is, because Kirby isn't.

[@Gloomdrake]

Brian David Gilbert is about to release an apology video

[@jayson4026]

Are you okay

[@andremoreiragraca]

Agreed

[@shademonki13]

Kirby is... naught.

[@introvertedcosplayer]

Parcel Form I’m assuming this is a TRG reference.

[@komplettichselbst]

Is it just me or is Unraveled getting more and more existential these days

[@coastersplus]

Can't wait for Unraveled | Unraveled

[@oreo625]

the last episode will be so existential that the world explodes

[@randompersonontheinternet7243]

I can’t wait for the diddy Kong video

[@Grammarhead]

You must be new to bdg. Everything he makes becomes existential.

[@checkmate1860]

Unraveled has gone through different phases: It all started with gamer analyst Brian, describing Zelda, Skyrim, Castlevania, Sonic and Megaman. Then Brian reached his professional maturity and became the greatest beurocrat of KZbin. Smash Osha violations, Bowser military hierarchy (best of all time in my humble opinion) and Game of the year. Needing some respite from his technocratic life Brian then explored different aspects of everyday life, a simpler phase but one that carried much meaning. Hobbies like calculating your pet HP, relationships in mortal kombat best kuddlers, cooking with zelda recipes, all culminating in Brian looking at his life as a whole in the sims episode. Then came this new phase, with the acceptance of his everyday life, Brian has now turned to his inner self, to unravel the philosophical realities that fight inside him and out in the world. The Luigi episode was a darker look at his fears and insecurities. Kirby reflects the eternal curse of having an insatiable thirst for understanding a world that cannot be understood. Where will you bring us next philosopher Brian? What dark corners of your mind will you unravel next? I will always love beurocrat Brian for his applying irl society standards to videogames, but I welcome you and praise you still

[@Spooksofbruhcity]

Checkmate probably going to kill more trees

[@runman624]

Deep

[@ramothyingil3689]

Profound

[@bingoccolon]

respite*

[@player6769]

BDG lore runs deep

[@rafaeltrindadelau]

16:11 The worst part is that according to the trailer for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, the beginning of the game is the literal foil for this scene. The developers at Hal Laboratories are some sly rascals and I LOVE it.

[@benjaminoechsli1941]

"Did he go insane?" "Yes, sir." "Excellent. Release the trailer."

[@El_Omar2203]

Good for him that he didn't saw the "Kirby is a benevolent reincarnation of an elder god" implication in Star Allies.

[@manoumanou2859]

I’m sorry what

[@leobastian_]

@@manoumanou2859 basically, Theres this Thing called void, and its basically an non-concious creator god, and every time it Hits a positive or negative Emotion, it creates a mini-god. Kirby was created by a very strong positive Emotion, and void Termina, the Games Boss, was created by a strong negative one. Thats why His Heart(the Bubble Thing you Fight while inside His Body) kinda Looks like kirby

[@biggoofy]

@@leobastian_ you wanna know where that overwhelming swell of negative energy? Genocide yes genocide maybe

[@KAngel32]

@@manoumanou2859 what have you done

[@maucazalv903]

@@leobastian_ " an non-concious creator god" why is this the most realistic way to imagine "god" that I read until now? xd

[@Zippomon]

In the anime, it's stated that his "poyo" speech and infantile behaviour is because he actually IS a baby - awoken 200 years too early. It's also stated that he is a Star Warrior, like Meta Knight. Star Warriors are not a race, but more like something of a role one is destined to fulfill. Perhaps they are created by a greater power to become saviours of the universe. Tiff/Fumu also hypothesizes that Kirby may have been a monster created by Nightmare Enterprises (Holy Nightmare) - one that went wrong and was pure good rather than pure evil - but no other event in the series or the games either confirms or denies this possibility. If this were the case, it would explain why other monsters are coming after him - to try and contain the creation that went wrong. A creation that threatens their own existence. Kirby doesn't necessarily destroy all that he inhales. It was shown that inside him lays an alternate dimension... where what he consumes may float around in a void of empty space and may be retrieved. This may be the source of his powerful suction and copy ability... a black hole dimension within him that can absorb and analyze what he consumes - bringing forth cosmic power. So, yes, his backstory is vague and not set in stone, but the overarching theme is that Kirby shares his origins with the demonic horrors that he fights. They are woven from the same thread, destined to fight each other. (The fact that Kirby has continued to speak like his anime self in more recent games is just a side effect of the anime's popularity. It fit his cutesy character and they've just continued using it.)

[@ForeverSoaringFree]

Thank you!! I was so upset that he mentioned the anime, but didn't address Kirby being a literal baby or having a void for a stomach

[@tickercruse3177]

I would like to clarify something, the reason why monsters attacked Kirby is because Dedede was jealous of Kirby and wanted to take the spot light again so he tried to get rid of Kirby, afterward Nightmare industries saw Kirbys power and knew they had to get rid of Kirby aswell

[@meta9492]

I don’t want to be that guy but.... the anime isn’t cannon to the story

[@nanizet]

holy shit

[@coatimundi69]

@@meta9492 i dont think it was initially but i think its disingenuous to say they didnt adopt some lore from the anime

[@schematticYT]

In hindsight, it makes sense why Brian tried to blackmail sakurai to let him meet Kirby in the OHSA episode. He wanted to interrogate the sphere

[@shadowyfigure8513]

Video:1.1k likes comments:0 wtf

[@stagelights_]

it's implied in Kirby star allies that Kirby is the opposite of dark matter, where dark matter is a being born of negative emotions, kirby is one born of positive emotions. both are born from the entity known as void.

[@justsomeluckyguy]

The list of common metaphors in the background is absolutely SENDING ME Turning into a bug The frivolity of the jazz age A large red A Loving Sleds Don't do a murder Having a weird painting of yourself A REALLY BIG FISH

[@sansnom5269]

I like how they are all nods to famous "metaphor" books, such Metamorphosis,. The Great Gatsby, Moby Dick and The picture of Dorian Gray

[@NerdySweets3]

you forgot one, comrade. our communism.

[@DeathnoteBB]

That Kafka story ??? Scarlet Letter The one with Rosebud Tell-Tale Heart(?) The Portrait of Dorian Gray Mobey Dick(? Whales are mammals tho)

[@trumpetsunite]

What are all of them from? The only ones I know are The frivolity of the jazz age - the great Gatsby Loving Sleds - Citizen Kane Don't do a murder - The Tell-Tale Heart? (Though can probably apply to many stories) and a really big fish is moby dick like he said

[@bela15216]

the metamorphosis, great gatsby, the scarlet letter, the giver, crime and punishment, dorian gray, moby dick... man, high school english class flashbacks

[@beardedemperor]

If Kirby is everything and nothing then he has achieved Zen, becoming one with the universe and thus dissolving his sense of self and ceasing to be Kirby. No wonder he is so hard to define. Kirby has achieved enlightenment, but has not reached Nirvana? Or perhaps Kirby IS Nirvana itself, drawing in those fully enlightened to become nothing and yet part of his everythingness, but spitting out the heroes who have not yet achieved Zen. He eats and sleeps, but does not desire? He is living Zen, in the present--washing his bowls, to quote the koan. He does not speak--what use are words when one is enlightened. Yet he has great knowledge? But of course. He is shaped like a friend? He is the embodiment of contentment and freedom from suffering. **Kirby is the ultimate destination of every living soul. He is all of us, or shall be by the end of all life.**

[@Flowtail]

-I believe you’re thinking of Buddhism and the eightfold path my friend- Edit: wait no nevermind, turns out i dont know shit about buddhism who’da thunk

[@crazyluigi6664]

That's why he's friends with God & Jesus.

[@erinmcdonald7362]

No cap, my first thought after watching this video was that the story of Kirby is the perfect example of a koan, but as I gave it more consideration after reading your comment, I realized that he is so much more than that. In terms of teaching great doubt as through koans, both Kirby and this video demonstrate that the pursuit of knowledge instead of enlightenment is ultimately useless. There is no answer as to why Kirby exists, and that is his purpose: to remind us that we do not require answers in all things. BDG presents Kirby through dichotomy, but in reality these seemingly contradictory characteristics exist in one being. Through accepting this contradiction and the impossibility of true understanding, we accept that there are questions without answers. This video perfectly portrays the acceptance of great doubt, but beyond that, it explains how Kirby embodies Original Face- he is the everything and nothing of enlightenment. Without origin, he literally shows us what his face was before his parents were born, because he exists beyond his origin, and what does that face look like? A friend. As you said, Kirby may even be Nirvana itself, a physical manifestation of enlightenment and our relationship to it, and I strongly appreciate your analysis of this relationship. Kirby is one of the greatest tools for expressing the realities of Zen through modern media, and may help us all on the path towards enlightenment through his story and his games.

[@SeanFerree]

Well said!

[@panduzi5367]

I feel like kirby should be the world religion

[@theharmacist3103]

Kirby is the positive incarnation of an elder god. The final boss of every kirby game is made of hatred and anger, and kirby is the opposite, made entirely of positive energy. He's literally a god

[@thomasd3104]

Except for that one Kirby game where the final boss was just an onion from outer space who liked puzzle games

[@onslaught147]

​@@thomasd3104sometimes it be like that though

[@LilBoyHexley]

The point about Kirby releasing his opponents in Smash Bros is particularly hilarious. As it's a clear indicator that he has no need to destroy the thing he consumes to assimilate their essence. It's merely the more convenient and expedient option to leave no enemy living. Or he gets some sort of pleasure from absorbing their whole being. In either case he makes the choice to kill.

[@59hawks]

Not to mention he can give up the power and reanimate the character that was probably trying to harm him, back into a living thing. Now that I mention he can create friends with just sucking projectiles. CAN KIRBY CREATE SENTIENT LIFE?

[@Postal268]

It could be that perhaps certain enemies are strong enough to remain after. The lesser enemies are destroyed by the copy process but those with certain strengths can withstand it unharmed. I don't see him choosing to let his opponents live in a battle to the death.

[@persivle9]

@Liam Keogh Incorrect! My girl potted piranha is the apex of the species, holding the power of every other piranha plant and even boasting some unique qualities all her own.

[@Hawwwlucha]

the ones in smash are his friends is the only explanation i can think of

[@logicaleman]

I think its because he can't gain full access to a creature's powers without damaging them beyond repair. When he absorbs someone in smash, he only copys one ability. The other fighter is damaged during this process, but only a little. Still, this shows that just copying one trait of a creature causes damage to them. Copying the entirety of a creatures arsenal would definitely kill them

[@brasstail]

Kirby’s enemies are cosmic horrors because he himself is a cosmic horror, he has simply forgotten about it. The same way that mortals go mad when the true nature of cosmic horrors are revealed to them, Kirby’s mind has eroded from knowing all there ever was to know. He is now incapable of much language, or emotional intelligence, or higher thought. But his body still remembers. His friend shape used to draw people in for him to unleash his endless power, and now these things exist without reason, for he himself has forgotten why. The other cosmic horrors still see him as an enemy to keep him in check in case he one day awakens again. For he used to rule them all.

[@Fragmentsinfractals488]

To add to this, the Second phase of Void Termina's battle has Kirby's face, and if Void Termina had not been stopped, it would have destroyed ( or eaten) the worlds. Do not anger him or he will feast on your soul, while smiling with joy.

[@babyyoshi3099]

@@Fragmentsinfractals488 Also there is the fact that the pause screen for Astral Birth Void confirms that Kirby is a form of Void.

[@shrub4248]

Kirby is Tom Bombadil

[@Gunther930]

Kirby is more like a cosmic friend if anything

[@lordofsandvich3630]

Brasstail Except they’re also the same cosmic horror, a different incarnation of the same one, he’s just the only one that’s “friendly” and by extension opposed to the chaotic, malicious powers that seek to destroy him

[@heeberfleeber]

“Miles away from civilization...” _cuts to brian’s face, showing a city behind him_ This is pure gold

[@wa6488]

Timestamp?

[@naturelle578]

@@wa6488 17:08

[@ronniegallery5013]

Kirby is Nintendo's SCP-999. A blob of pure goodness with no ulterior intentions or motives, who stops evil with kindness and brings happiness to those around him.

[@eggy57]

Brian: only wears green ties Me: I see you really internalized all that Luigi stuff huh

[@BigHappyCaptain]

I think you somehow missed the trick AND hit the mark: He eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired, remarkably similar to the Zen monk Bankei's teaching of performing no miracles - "When hungry, eat. When tired, sleep." Also a circle - the first thing to draw when realising Kirby - is the symbol of Zen. At the same time, realising that not everything needs an explanation and that life is easier when you don't overthink things too much is pretty much in line with this ideology. I can't tell if that's deliberate or not, either way well done.

[@erikasakura7721]

Well that's kinda the point of unraveled. To overthink things that, as Brian's own mother says, don't really matter. So far the lesson we learn at the end of every single video is that, maybe we just should accept what we've got instead of questioning dumb stuff. Unraveled is the series that is a metaphor for what it is like to be the complete opposite of zen. So is this comment.

[@looc546]

I was also hoping he'd go the "Kirby is Buddha" route but eh, c'est la vie.

[@dreamer1292]

thats why he is part of a family of cosmic horrors, his true form cannot be understood

[@Gloomdrake]

He’s the antithesis of MatPat, which makes it even funnier that MatPat stole Brian’s Hyrule Warriors theory, and presented it unironically

[@Cheapiebeepie]

Where does piloting mechs fit into this line of thinking?

[@Nutastic]

I remember the anime mentioning something about Kirby being in a stage of infancy, that he was technically a baby form of whatever his "species" is. _Which means he isn't even at his most powerful form yet...._

[@Grace_Scarlett]

Yeah. If i recall, he was created by N.M.E. as a monster. But he was the one monster that wouldn't bend to N.M.E.'s will, which basically resulted in him being a star warrior??? Also Meta Knight or someone said that Kirby wasn't meant to awaken for another THOUSAND YEARS. The only reason he woke up so early was DeDeDe's obsession with monsters. Which basically means that Kirby was meant to be the ultimate monster, is just an infant, in 1000 years he'll basically become god because he'll actually have the intelligence to use his powers, but will have lost all his friends (except maybe meta knight? Who knows?) and as such we should fear him.

[@lucythelittledoll2385]

Swift-Wind-ll I don’t it it’s cannon that Meta Knight was referring to Kirby when talking about a creature created by Nightmare with incredible power but wouldn’t bend to his will, not to mention the anime isn’t the best to pull Kirby’s origins since it doesn’t fit in with the game, because in one of the games it mentions that Kirby was brought by a spring breeze, Kirby and Dedede’s first ‘adventure’ together was because Dedede stole all the food without using any monsters, and the fact that in Star Allies, Void will sometimes pull a Kirby face...

[@gordo8354]

Kirby is canonically the same species as Void, aka the closest thing in the Kirby universe to God

[@Yinlock470]

@@gordo8354 it's hinted that he's basically sentient dark matter that just decided to hang out with his pals and eat food instead of devour all existence

[@StarkidFAN00]

yeah Kirby was meant to be a powerful star warrior who was traveling in a spaceship or whatever but he crash-landed hundreds of years too soon so he didn't get the time to fully age and become as powerful as he's meant to be

[@brotemca8020]

I love how every single time skip comes with a new hairstyle and he fucking rocks all of them

[@killerofawsome99]

"Sakurai woke up in a crop circle with the name kirby carved in his arm." Is definitely going into a BDG without context video

[@petrolcarcya]

So Sakurai is a Mild Hunter, and a possible Alien, or just a regular guy with a stand

[@DaeZey]

Embodies captalism, shaped like a friend, circles, eternal. Kirby is Disney.

[@Dababs8294]

But Infinite power... wait that checks out

[@a1kaline]

@@Dababs8294 Disney can LITTERALY take ANY character if they pay enough money

[@joaovictorbatista5777]

exactly. *shaped like* a friend, not exactly a friend _per se_

[@transmasc]

“he is a life form with neither the ambition nor the intelligence to make decisions” damn you really had to call me out like that

[@epicfunnygexfan3582]

August k pop is trash

[@transmasc]

Jasouku ! no one asked edgelord

[@river_brook]

@@epicfunnygexfan3582 don't cast stones from a glass house, ROB gunman

[@TarynBeeswax]

"Kirby is a metaphor for man's hubris" Well Brian, hit the nail on the head quite hard there

[@goopgrips354]

I always figured Kirby was an expression of Taoism: soft but tough, unique but universal, simple but complex... The dichotomy is a false dichotomy. Apparent contradictions can coexist in a perfectly balanced being. Kirby lives simply because desire is the root of suffering. The Circle is a metaphor for the Yin and the Yang of Life.

[@Ezullof]

Taoism is a strong circle

[@msdabrenn]

See also, Winnie the Pooh

[@bugjams]

This is... actually believable. I accept this new headcanon.

[@Brandonious15987]

When you consider Void in Star Allies, yeah you are basically right.

[@Kriskirby1992]

Everyone asks “What is Kirby” But no one asks “How is Kirby”...

[@mystic_spider]

There is no need, as Kirby always defaults to his original state of mind... Which is nothing.

[@beeplanet2759]

Why is Kirby?

[@sugarbee.]

Erin McGraw When is Kirby...

[@spazzofspeed]

MORGANA I JUST WANT TO MAKE COFFEE GO THE FUCK AWAY

[@Christian-rn1ur]

Hungry.

[@Diamond_Aura]

Next time someone talks about Kirby, I really want to say “did you know Kirby is actually symbolic of Relgious Persecution in early colonial and American history?” And when they ask for an explanation I’ll just tell them to watch this video And then 20 minutes later they’ll come back and say “what the heck no he doesn’t you lied” and I’ll say “but he *could* be!”

[@1tylerq127]

You are the best form of chaotic

[@cractor6307]

kirby may be in the shape of a friend but not even he could find shape to your psyche

[@sunwukong1443]

Actually hes and infant god of void

[@orange-one]

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[@alexlyster3459]

"This can only be accomplished by gifted tweens grappling with psycho-sexual ennui" Has to be the most under-rated line of all time XD

[@rubyrider7902]

Thus, in trying to unravel he who was never raveled, Brian himself.... became unraveled.

[@castonyoung7514]

That's the point of the show, since the very beginning Unraveled has been a pun.

[@stevenqu3]

And so the circle completes itself, just like Kirby

[@excessivepotato137]

I love how he never mentioned that kirby is positive emotion. The implied canon backstory is that kirby is dark matter made of or with positive emotions. He has at least as much power as dark matter world destroyers such as void termina, but positive emotion is stronger than negative emotion making him stronger than the world destroyers he fights.

[@-libertyprimev1-902]

I don't think anyone expected the cute pink circle to be A Conceptual Abstract given physical form...

[@AsecasJavi]

He's not implied to be dark matter he's implied to be void. Dark matter is a form of void

[@somerandomguy-3102]

And void soul is Kirby but with negative emotions

[@anthnymaio7662]

Sometimes I wonder if BDG was actually hired by Polygon or if he just sneaks in and records and posts videos on their account like the goblin he is

[@EverlyChris]

One could never create this dialectic between Kirby’s power and what he is without succumbing to madness

[@SubsWithnoDadChallenge]

Kirby cracked Brian without even needing to lay a finger on him. His power knows no limit.

[@quantumblauthor7300]

To be fair, Brian is eery easily cracked

[@astolfofansunny4047]

@@quantumblauthor7300 sometimes too much knowledge isn't a good thing to have

[@c.195]

"Kirby is an extremely strong circle." Kirby is the Ouroboros metamorphosed, constantly consuming, devouring all because it is all. It's round, like the wrold, because it is the soul of the world. Kirby is the unbroken chain. Kirby is the genesis and the terminus. Kirby is the imago of the Ouroboros -- at peace with its immutable nature. You see, it's a metapho-

[@tuesdaywithanh]

Are you okay? You're sounding a little... Less than sane.

[@derronmendel9650]

But, like all metaphors, this too must break down into dust. For alas, I have yet to see anyone pull a giant legendary f***ing sword from kirby's *******. Maybe it was in beta?

[@Star-pl1xs]

oh god they dead

[@thesinfultictac5704]

So Kirby is the true sense of a monotheistic god the all, the one, alpha- omgea

[@starstreamer7689]

I thought you weren't quoting lol

[@Ellicess]

BDG: “Gives up” Me: checks video length to see 5 more minutes.

[@DanteTorn]

Same.

[@randompersonontheinternet7243]

Same

[@Her_Viscera]

Same.

[@aidenwilkson5193]

Good comment wondrous wisdomball

[@Aztrolotl]

Petition for Brian to make a continuation of this video now that we know a little more about him, yknow with void astral birth, and other stuff

[@Dagreatdudeman]

Kirby is an eldritch horror: Incomprehensible Immortal Uncaring All-powerful He's basically Cthulhu.

[@marcischlanger6848]

Most likely

[@tomhill3248]

"uncaring" He's too innocent to be uncaring. And as a representation of human hubris, he MUST, be innocent.

[@sioparker4860]

Kirby even has the ability to make people go mad and worship him as we see in Super Star and Star Allies

[@SoloSabbath]

Kirbulhu.

[@georgewilson7432]

He cares.