Ask Guru Gobbo #105

That sounds like an excuse to use this nigh-on worthless icon if I ever heard one.

1) The former has more of a British accent than Austrailian. But, anyhoo, no one knows who does Sword Knight's dub voice. Really, it's quite kept under wraps. Anyhoo, Rick is unmajor enough of a character to just be brushed under the "Additional Voices" umbrella.

2) Obviously, Sirica would have had to been born before her mother died off on a distant land trying to recover Galaxia. Unless she was born in an egg, which I highly doubt, she was a bun in an oven. A hot cross bun, I would speculate, if needed, which it isn't, for no reason at all. Back on point, she had a lot of years in youth for her mum to be taken out of the picture.

3) People tend to have two parents, you know, not to mention a dump of other family members. That's the general way of things. There is plenty of other family that could have seen to her up bringing, a point so moot that it was never even touched upon because it's boring.

4) I assume it was parked in the garage. What? People can't own more than one vehicle? He had to lose one to get the other? The man is king. He can live it up if he wants.

Ugh. I take it you looked up Chimera after the most questions asked question and said, "Oh, I can top that question amount." Assuming so, you didn't get my death threat should anyone try again. It's not funny, it's not cute. It's very, very annoying. Now that this reminded is back out there (as the last time was a month ago), if anyone attempts to do such, I'll skip over them without care that time and any other. Just so you know!

No, that would, pretty much, kill the joke. This gag was spawned by my brother (older, not twin) doing a spoof "re-envisioning" of my character Rubber Man. It was during that phase in the '90s when comic books were trying to give everyone a fresh face. What year was that... Oh, right, all of them. However, to avoid infringement suits, it wasn't Rubber Man but Rübber Man, Rick's Swedish cousin.

The point is that the name can't be different. Put as many funny marks over the name as you want, it's still the same name 'cuz it's still the same character. That's the joke. It is the same character, not someone else. It's just legally distinct enough (questionably so, I might add) to avoid procecution. And if that gag went over anyone's head, ask your teacher to hold you back come summer!

Moreover, Squeaky Bogg's fully expanded name is Bimblesnaff "Squeaky Gobbo" Bogg, by right. Bogg always sits at the end, and Gobbo is just a nickname. Why would a derivation of a name that isn't even part of his appear after his surname? I'll tell you why -- it wouldn't ever.

0) Well, speak of the three-headed devil! That's the one you got to look out, after all. What, with his extra pair of pairs of horns and what-not.

1) It's effectively still the same attack. The side the hammer is swung from doesn't change the range or effect. I believe this is done due to the spriting limitations of Bonkers. On Kirby, it looked cooler to have him hold it on one side, but the great ape has bulkier arms which are more astatically limited. The arms would be over his face during the build-up otherwise. I... I think.

2-3) How is this two questions? Anyhoo, the only "power" he'd get would be Sauron's scorn.

4) No, not really. He's fictional, so he has no worries or despair.

5) No, most likely not. They're all just icons, after all. Dance, puppets, dance!

6) They're all partying at the Faces of Squeaky Bogg page.

6.5) I don't really get why this non-sequitur was doubled up under the same number while the other one was doubled number when not needed? Anyhoo, no new ideas are needed for the story book. Moreover, I didn't even make the current story book.

7) Neolan (Neapolitan/Nitro) is part of the Ice Cream Island Crew, the leader of them in fact, but Bumke (Bumpy Cake/Blast) and Heart Knight ain't. The former is just an "enemy" despite bearing the ice cream flavor/American Gladiators naming convention. Heart the Shield Knight, on the other hand, is just a knight in the series of... knights.

8) As previously covered, it'd be best not to.

The only thing I can think to say is that it tosses out the "spriting limitations" theory. So, they could do it, by right, but chose not to. My guess is that they feel it would look, still, too awkward while being wielded in hand. As a shot, they can let it pass. Plus, it makes Meta Knight not use the same graphics as Kirby. Also, who cares? It's just another showing of the Kirby game makers not lining things up properly. I've already ragged on that all that it can be done. They just cheesily splice in the branched blade wherever possible and have it stick out like a sore thumb.

Really? You ... didn't bother to click any of the several links given over these past nigh ten sessions that led to the Story Book? I actually had someone ask me this in person. There was, like, a six session streak that had a link to it whenever it came up. It's very easy just to go to it to find out what it is.

1) Scarfy is absent from Star Stacker and Canvas Curse. I don't think the inhale triggered transformation would have value in a title lacking such. But, you are correct. The Scarfster is a near ever present foe for the puffball.

2) Does that even need asked? Well, to avoid the animated series as a whole, I'll say the lack of return of Animal Friends and Gooey. * sniff *

3) Can it even be questioned that they will come out with some type of Kirby game in the future?

1) Um... no. N-Z's are just the replacement Waddle Dee, who was friend not foe. They're the tiny worker bee drones of Dark Matter. All of that focus in strength and non-sucking went into the major possessions of the bosses.

2) Who Miracle Matter is and what Miracle Matter is, I think? It's not like they ever really come right out and explain this stuff. MM, or Ems as the cool kids call 'im, is, morely, a psyche out to the true boss. Kirby games like their false finishes, after all.

3) What? What does "flying" have to do with power? You asked for the strongest, and strength doesn't make you fly. Raw strength only kills stronger foes, and none, as said, are stronger than 02. Besides, a lot of the weapons didn't even give Kirby the ability to fly. The Star Rod battle, for the most part, as well as with the Rainbow Sword one, was spent falling. This is why if too much time is taken, Kirby smashes against that big, flat surface. Yep, that's the ground. Only, typically, after the battle is one does the magic spring up and carry the hero across the sky. Otherwise, he's in freefall. For the Star Rod, King Dedede blasted Kirby skyward and, in Dream Land 2, the sword lifted Kirby up to the heavens and then ran out of juice. I think Dream Land 3 was the sole exception to the enchanted, permanent flight of a final weapon.

1) Shadow Kirby is called Shadow Kirby since he's gray and shady colored. Shadows aren't evil, folks. They're just areas where light has been blocked. Officially, he is called Mirror-world Kirby.

2) Yeah, cut out, like, half of the major tunes. That leaves options. I'd say the theme of Float Islands would be good. I ... don't know what it's called. I never bothered to learn song titles.

3) The Rainbow Sword battle against Dark Matter (Knight form) is my top pick, still.

4) I've always wanted Kaboola back, so of course I was glad when my favorite boss from Kirby games came back.

1) I think a springing ability from Bouncy would definitely make a nice addition to Kirby's repertoire, but I feel like it would have Balloon's usefulness -- outside platformers. It would come across as a dampened Hi-Jump ability, a bit like pogo Nago with Parasol in adventure games, but if it gave him wacky mobility options, then it'd open up a whole slew of game play possibilities.

2) Only one of the Meta Knights has a would-be-practically new ability to offer: Mace Knight. Ax is just Cutter with some heavy close range swings. Trident would just be an electrified Angel's arrow. Javelin would either be the arrow or Tornado, depending on which mode of attack would be used. Mace, on the other hand, would have its wicked over-the-head swing. Add in the fact that it's a melee weapon with short range that's suppose to be that way, Sword Beam, ahem, and you'd get a pretty cool power. Of course, Cosmic Chaos just went and made all of them powers, although not exactly rooted in each of the Knights.

3) The whole gang of Meta Knights are absent from the animated series since: (a) Sword and Blade have swords, and thus are more knightly, (b) Meta Knight's crew is suppose to be all purple, like he is, which would create a very bland and mixed together color splash when all were on screen at the same time, a disaster adverted by the teal and green of the chosen duo, (c) many of them are much too robotic, especially Javelin Knight, to make good characters, (d) Sword and Blade are already such low standing characters, why would they need more? And (e) obviously, someone liked them and decided to spare them the shame of appearing in the show.

4) They all have mouths, you just can't see them normally. I'd be more concerned about their ability to respire. Plenty of higher life forms live, albeit shortly, without digestive systems, but all need to take in oxygen.

5) Way to get jokes, there.

6) Needle and Freeze, I believe, are his doables.

7) The bagel is just a comedy piece playing on Debagelbond's nick name, Bagel. Refer to part #5.

8) Because, as has been explained countless times, that entire branch of Kirby's adventures has had every attempt made to sweep it under the rug and be forgotten. Look for sessions with Shinichi Shimomura. One if not all of them should smack your face with the answer.

9) No, he spits heroin. And, to be safe, refer to part #5.

10) I've been working here only since 2005 when I signed on to do the Frontpage Picture Challenge. You can tell when I started doing it since, once I did, every month had an update. Here's a run through of my history for would-be follow-uppers.