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Nice to see you again. Today I'm hoping to answer behind-the-scenes questions about Planet Robobot that you wouldn't normally be able to find out from simply playing the game.

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It seems there are a lot of people out there who read very deeply into the game as they're playing. I'd like to start us off with a question about Meta Knight: At the start of the game, we see the Halberd get shot down, but by the time it shows up again, it's in full working order. Who repaired it?

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The Halberd made a crash landing between the cliffs in the space directly beneath Access Ark. Meta Knight was then captured by the Haltmann Works Co., but managed to entrust the Halberd to his crew. As a result, the repairs were finished in time and the Halberd could rush to Kirby's rescue, with Meta Knight back to his old self. But when Meta Knight shouted for Kirby to get on board, he didn't expect Kirby to ignore his offer and scan the Halberd's ability instead...

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And here I thought Meta Knight was the one telling Kirby to scan it... Speaking of Meta Knight, here's a question about Meta Knightmare Returns. Is there any connection plotwise between this mode and the main game's Story Mode?

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It's basically an alternate storyline. Meta Knightmare Returns is a kind of bonus mode that you unlock after finishing the main game, but that alone doesn't hold much appeal for a player so we made it into a "what if" scenario. Kirby games tend to be quite deep and have lots of content, and this game is no exception. There are two sides to the story: one for players who just want to casually play it from start to finish, and another for those who want to delve deeper into the game world. This mode fully realizes that two-sided method of development.

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While we're on the topic of Meta Knightmare Returns, Galacta Knight was supposed to be sealed away in a crystal, but he broke that seal and showed up again in The True Arena. Are Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena connected at all in relation to the story?

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The True Arena is like another "what if" scenario, so you can't really consider everything to be connected. Furthermore, the extra-dimensional road that opens up when Galacta Knight appears transcends space-time, so it's difficult to give it a concrete place in the timeline. But if you consider the stages in which Galacta Knight appeared in the past three games, I think that will give you some food for thought. Also, once Galacta Knight has shown up, it should be clear why he cuts down Star Dream: it forced him to travel through time and space and so he considers Star Dream his enemy. That's why Galacta Knight appears as an antagonistic sort of character.

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The name Star Dream came up just now. Could you tell us how Haltmann got his hands on the blueprints and technology for Star Dream? Others also noted that the Security Force blueprints bore similarities with Metal General from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and the data for Holo Defense API resembled Pix from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Could you tell us a bit about those?

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Haltmann travelled to numerous planets around the galaxy to collect their blueprints and technology. He may have gone to Halcandra, or perhaps to a planet with strong connections to it. As for Holo Defense API, Haltmann gained access to numerous different worlds after Susie was accidentally sent into another dimension and this is how he acquired that data.

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I see, so that's how you're making use of elements from previous games. Now for a question about Star Dream - during that fight, you can see the company logo on some of the planets in space. Did Haltmann Works Company conquer these planets? If that's the case, what happened to them after Star Dream was defeated?

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Those planets were under Haltmann's control, yes. The logos signify Star Dream's heartlessness and are proof of Haltmann's wickedness in invading those planets. The logo material was made using Star Dream's super-advanced technology, so when Star Dream was destroyed, the logos vanished along with it. That means that the planets should now be back to normal. I should also point out that the soulless evil weapons were wiped out, but some things that were out of Star Dream's reach escaped the destruction.

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Like Susie's Business Suit? That reminds me, why did Haltmann lose his memories of the past along with his compassion? Did he discard them himself, or did Star Dream erase them? Also, Susie was appointed executive assistant, wasn't she? I suspect there was there some hidden meaning to this...

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In order to control Star Dream, you need a program controller on your head to have it directly interface with your brain. Haltmann may have suspected memory loss from the beginning, or it may have been an unknown side effect... But the fact is that he started losing his memories bit by bit. This tells you just how incomplete Star Dream really was. Later, after Susie grew up and came back, Haltmann sensed something about her and made her his assistant, but at that time he had completely forgotten that he'd even had a daughter to begin with.

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That's really quite sad... Well, after that big revelation, here's a question about the background music. There seem to be a lot of tracks that are slightly redone versions of ones from previous games. Is this because you were trying to please old-school fans? On a related note, there are many tracks whose names people would like to know. Would you be able to disclose any of them?

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With regard to the re-arranged tracks, we have of course tried to cater to our long-time fans as well as newcomers. We wanted to reinvent classic tracks to create something fresh and new, something that fits the current generation's taste. I'm actually really surprised at how many questions we received about track titles. That really makes me happy because I love being able to add more depth to the world through text, be it with dialogue, ability names or music tracks. That said, there were a lot of inquiries about the tracks, so I think it would be best if we save those for later.

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So we can look forward to a number of music-related questions next time. We're going to be having one last round of questions to conclude our Kirby: Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon. Please stay tuned!

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Why wasn't Marx in the game as a boss? Will Marx make a return in upcoming games?

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@Jalzo. Marx is dead.

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Again, why the repost?

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Why didn't bandana dee never have a major roll after Kirby's Return to Dreamland. Also, why was spear removed? And finally, why was water replaced with poison?

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Wait... A new questions for you guys... There are several references to Nova and Marx in this game. (like Star Dream Soul OS has attacks similar to Marx Soul and Star Dream Soul OS looks like Nova) Is there a connection here?

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I can'read most of this. I still have some left of story mode.

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1. Are there plans for Kirby 3D Rumble Deluxe and Team Kirby Clash Deluxe? 2. Are there plans for DLC? 3. What happened to President Haltman after defeating Star Dream OS/Star Dream Soul OS?

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@Carlos There are separate posts for Japan, The Americas, and Europe.

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Not related to Robobot but why does Meta Knight sink his own ship at the end of Meta Knightmare?

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make me kake

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Is Kirby a Dank Memer

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Would you even consider a Role Playing Kirby Game? One of the aspects of Kirby I enjoy the most is the various connections and established lore and characters. In your opinion, would this be something which would be a viable thing? ( Also wanted to just say you folks at HAL did a fantastic job with Planet Robobot, was one of the biggest highlights of gaming in 2016 so far! )

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Oh cool my question was answered. "DEDEDE IT'S THE NAME YOU SHOULD KNOW!"

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Can I get a free copy

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I love how deep the mythology of Kirby actually is. Great stuff.

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But... Galacta Knight, the Dimension Mirror, and the soul bosses, they never existed? Sectonia was never corrupted then, if that's what you're saying, Mr. Kumazaki, and GK didn't even exist, and the DM clone and and Soul fights never happened? So all of those guys never happened. I NEED AN EXPLANATION!!!

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I've noticed that in Kirby Triple Deluxe you can play as both Kirby and Dedede. And in Planet Robobot you can play as both Kirby and Metaknight. My question is: Will there be another 3DS Kirby game where you can Play as Kirby,Metaknight,and Dedede all in their own respective modes? Or no?

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RATED E FOR EVERYONE

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I don't know if this has been asked already, but... The invaders are part of the Haltmann works company. HALtman. Is there an intentional HAL reference there, or is it coincidental? I know the fine folks at HAL like hiding their name everywhere...

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FINNALY!

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Cool. I have a question. How many ideas do you come up with when Kirby attacks with his different copy abilities?

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What was the inspiration behinding giving Kirby the ESP ability? Was it because fans wanted it? Was it because of the new amiibo functionality? Or was it just cause you guys thought it'd be cool to have? Also, was there a specific reason why the ESP ability was directily based off of Ness from Earthbound? Because the ability could have still been possible without referencing Ness.

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I really like how much thought has been put into the hidden story even though the cutscenes don't tell you most of it! It really elevates this aspect of Kirby beyond most platformers that are just like "Eh, whatever" about it.

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Was everything with the Galactic Nova-ish thing planned from very early on, or did you come up with it later?

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omg this is so cool#$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ noscope

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Why Kirby Cant change color but he can change of aspect????

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#KYUBI4SMASH

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hi

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So the disappearance of Susie caused Haltmann to not only descend into greed and villainy, but also made him slowly lose his mind and even his memory, not even recognizing his daughter when she came back safe and sound? Yikes. No wonder he got so mad that he wanted to use Star Dream to destroy Pop Star after Kirby beat him.

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AW COOL MY QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED! :D So much confirmation, so much debunking… So let me see if I got this right: We're actually applying "Broad Strokes" to the Kirby canon; this stuff DID happen, just not quite EXACTLY the way it's depicted. (I refuse to believe the endgame events of the Extra Modes are not actually canon alright)

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Is star dream proof that theres more than one Galactic Nova? Or is it just Haltmann's attempt at recreating the original?

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Interesting to know that GK doesn't like being forced from his extradimensional bubble for some reason. I wonder why…? Also…Kumazaki-san… why did you just implicitly/indirectly validate the people putting GK's personal timeline all over the place? *sigh…* (That's hilarious though that there was some MAJOR miscommunication when Kirby scanned the Halberd) XD

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How did you come up with the idea of kirby 3D rumble and team kirby clash

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Have you ever considered making a 3d kirby game along the lines of super mario 3d world? kirby 3d rumble made me want that so bad.

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what if king dedede received a letter from whispy woods regarding the current situation of cappys and there stance on chef kawasaki's deluxe lunch recipe, would king dedede abide and say: "that there restaurant deserves a-a grand event! let's see. . . metalhead assist meee! go get me a dozen hot dogs and two of em' deluxe speciaaaals! pls, bring kirby we're gonna celebrate our annual anniversary!"

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popular question:does Susie have a crush on kirby?

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Alright, the question is... Was there any scrapped/unused copy abilities for the robobot mech? If so, what were these abilities, and how did they function? Thanks for reading!

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Haltman loosing memory makes so much sense why he sounds so forgetful and unclear of his objectives at the true arena! thxs for deep story! oh, and i cracked up when kirby copying halbred was not meta knight's intention

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What is the story behind King Dedede being one of the strongest life forms in planet Pop Star, did that title come from countless experiences whit Kirby or for some other reason! Also what it makes Meta Knight then? Secondly how did Susie aquire King Dedede's DNA as he was under the castles ruins? Last question i have is, How big Halberd actually is combared to King Dedede's castle for example?

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Is this game going to be an opo

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Is there any possibility of King Dedede returning as a major antagonist in the vein of the first Kirby games like Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure?

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