Learn the story of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where Dark Matter attacks Ripple Star and scatters crystal shards across planets.
On Ripple Star, a planet inhabited by fairies, there was a big crystal. One day a big black cloud, known as Dark Matter, came to take over Ripple Star. The brave fairy Ribbon forth saw the objective of Dark Matter and escaped from the planet with the big crystal. However, the vicious being saw her flee and split itself up to follow her. Ribbon didn't get far before the Dark Matter clouds caught up with her and attacked her. The impact of the attack crushed the crystal, and several of its shards fell down on many planets. Ribbon, herself, crashed down on Pop Star right on the head of our dear creature Kirby. Kirby, as the jolly fellow he is, decided to help her in the quest of retrieving the crystal shards. So the adventure begins...
- Pay attention to the opening cutscene (a non-interactive sequence) to understand the initial conflict.
- Ribbon is a fairy from Ripple Star who carries the main crystal.
- Dark Matter is the primary antagonist, appearing as a black cloud.
- The crystal shards are scattered across multiple planets after the attack.
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