Ribbon (Nintendo)
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Ribbon is a fictional character featured in the Kirby series of video games. Her appearance is in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
[edit] Story
It all started on Ripple Star, shown as a perfect, peaceful paradise inhabited by happy fairies fluttering about their kingdom. But their fun-loving days ended when a mysterious black cloud known as Dark Matter, the very same Dark Matter from Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3, appeared and surrounded the peaceful planet, the once blue sky vanishing into the darkness. Dark Matter had come in search of the fairies' secret treasure: a great Crystal. Ribbon knew of the dreadful things that would come to pass if Dark Matter gained control of the powerful Crystal, and quickly went to the Queen, who urged her to protect the Crystal. Ribbon's orders were clear: take the Crystal into space and hide it on another planet to keep it out of Dark Matter's grasp. She grabbed the shining stone and escaped from Ripple Star, just before the planet was completely engulfed. But as Ribbon fled, she turned around to see her planet one last time, only to see three dark clouds split from the mass of Dark Matter, which didn't hesitate to chase her. They attacked mercilessly and knocked her unconscious, shattering the great Crystal to pieces in the process, and poor Ribbon tumbled through space, eventually landing on the familiar planet of Pop Star... Or, to be more specific, she ran head first into the all too familiar hero we know as Kirby. Confused and distraught, Ribbon looked around to see where she was, and checked to see if the Crystal had survived the crash. But upon looking in her hands, she soon realized that what she held was no more than a mere shard of the once glorious and powerful Crystal. Kirby watched on, noting her sadness, and tried to find some way to console her. Soon, however, he remembered being hit by something much like what the young fairy held in her hands just seconds before she crashed into him. He called her over and showed her the very shard he had found, and with an expression of hope on her face, she flew over to him, and the two tossed the shards into the air. Ribbon squealed with glee as the shards joined together to form a larger shard, and she grabbed it and spun around in circles in the air. Kirby congratulated her and the two introduced themselves, and the fairy recalled how she got here in the first place. Looking out into space, she saw her home planet in the distance, now completely enveloped by the Dark Matter, as many more tiny shards flew through the sky and landed on the other planets in the solar system. Feeling helpless once more, her gaze left the sky as Kirby hopped over to her and offered to help. Surprised, she paused a bit, and quickly accepted his assistance with a smile, and they ran off into the sunrise together, to recover each piece of the great Crystal and restore Ripple Star to the peaceful planet it once was!
[edit] Potential Romance
Right after Kirby defeats 0², at the end of the game Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards with 100% completion, Ribbon kisses Kirby on the cheek at an award ceremony on her home planet. Kirby blushes and dances around... then falls down a flight of stairs. Ribbon races down to catch Kirby before he gets hurt, as Kirby's other friends (Waddle Dee, Adeleine and King Dedede) simply flinch. This is why that she is noted for being as close as Kirby's ever been to a romantic interest. As a result of this, she is frequently featured in fan fiction.
