*excited but deep baritone poyo that is still somehow adorable*

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After winning a few tournaments, Kirby was invited to a Beatdown Banquet for all of Dreamland's strongest brawlers. There were many strong fighters there, like Knuckle Joe, Buggzy, and Bonkers, plus a TON of protein-packed foods on display.

Unfortunately, all the combat really made Kirby think about how HUNGRY fighting made him, and that made him ACTUALLY very hungry.

Long story short, he accidentally inhaled everyone there, as well as all the meats. And walked out looking like this. Must be some strange mega-fusion copy ability.

The other fighters respawned, of course! Kirby characters usually do, offscreen. But Kirby still hasn't dropped out of this form yet. It's unclear whether he can't, or if he just... doesn't WANT to.

But no worries! Our not-so-little star warrior is just as cheerful and happy-go-lucky as ever! And voracious. Actually, he seems to be even hungrier recently. If such a thing is even possible...