Characters
Kirby (カービィ, Kābī)
Voiced by: Makiko Ohmoto (Japanese); Amy Birnbaum (certain lines) (English)
Kirby is a young Star Warrior spoken of in legend as Kirby of the Stars, as a Star Warrior's ship is designed to go where monsters are. Although he was supposed to sleep in a spaceship to gain the strength needed to face Nightmare, his ship detects the presence of monsters on the planet of Popstar and crashlands there, causing him to be awakened 200 years earlier than planned. As a result of being awakened prematurely, he is a child and does not speak, mainly saying "poyo". However, he can speak simple words, such as the names of people and food. Kirby can inhale enemies to temporarily gain their powers and transform into various forms: twenty-four are from the games and five, Baton, Water, Iron, Top and Kabuki, were created for the anime.
Tiff (フーム, Fūmu)
Voiced by: Sayuri Yoshida (Japanese); Kerry Williams (English)
Tiff is the daughter of the Cabinet Minister who has lived in Dedede's castle her whole life because of her parents' wealth. She is intelligent for her age, with most of her interest being in the environment and her favorite subject being marine biology, but can be short-tempered. She is the only one who can summon Kirby's Warp Star when he is in danger, as Meta Knight states that Kirby cannot keep it safe himself and she can control it because she truly cares for him.
Tuff (ブン, Bun)
Voiced by: Rika Komatsu (Japanese); Kayzie Rogers (English)
Tuff is Tiff's younger brother who is the polar-opposite of her, preferring to play outside rather than read books. Although Tuff often causes trouble with his mischief, he is well-meaning.
Tokkori (トッコリ)
Voiced by: Fujiko Takimoto (Japanese); Kevin Kolack (English)
Tokkori is a bird that lives near Kirby's house and was believed to be a descendant of the royal bird Lord James Coleet, who belonged to the pirate Captain Kick, but this is later discovered to be false.
King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō)
Voiced by: Kenichi Ogata (Japanese); Ted Lewis (English)
King Dedede is the self-proclaimed ruler of Dream Land, who is greedy and jealous of Kirby and often attempts to eliminate him using monsters purchased from NightMare Enterprises. While he initially seeks to defeat Kirby, he later focuses more on trying to banish him from Cappy Town or ruin his reputation. Despite this, he is gentle at heart.
Escargoon (エスカルゴン, Esukarugon)
Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta (Japanese); Ted Lewis (English)
Escargoon is an anthropomorphic snail who lived on a farm with his mother before leaving to make it big and began working for Dedede as his assistant. He truly cares for him, despite the harsh treatment he receives from him. While he usually goes along with what Dedede wants and helps him with his schemes, he is implied to be acting evil out of a desire to get his approval.
Customer Service (カスタマーサービス, Kasutamā Sābisu)
Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (Japanese); Dan Green (English)
The public face of NightMare Enterprises, who handles much of its sales and advertising from Nightmare's Fortress. His portrayal differs between the original Japanese version and the English dub. In the original Japanese version, he is depicted as being a polite Japanese salesperson who often uses honorific language, even when insulting customers, while in the English dub, he acts like a stereotypical "slimy used-car salesman" and often uses slang.
Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito)
Voiced by: Atsushi Kisaichi (Japanese); Eric Stuart (English)
Meta Knight is among those who work for King Dedede along with his followers Sword Knight and Blade Knight. However, it is later revealed that he is a Star Warrior like Kirby and one of the sole survivors of the war with Nightmare. He wields the sacred sword Galaxia, which only a select few can wield, and is the second strongest Star Warrior in the galaxy after Kirby. Despite working for Dedede, he is an ally of Kirby and his friends, but until the third episode is portrayed as being neither friend nor foe.
Nightmare (ナイトメア, Naitomea)/eNeMeE
Voiced by: Banjō Ginga (Japanese); Andrew Rannells (English)
Nightmare is the main antagonist of the anime and president of NightMare Enterprises, who previously attempted to conquer the universe with his monstrous armies until the Star Warriors began to oppose him in a war that killed most of them, with Meta Knight being among the survivors. Nightmare appears in shadow for most of the anime, appearing in his full form only in the penultimate episode and the anime finale. He thrives on suffering, creating monsters to sell in his company and using them in his armies to continue his conquest of the universe.
