Post by ShadowKirby on Aug 24, 2017 19:58:04 GMT -5
This is a theory I came up with just today regarding where the Kirby 3D short (also known as episode 101) fits into the timeline of the show, as it's impossible for it to actually be after 100: Nightmare Enterprises was completely destroyed in the series finale. (for the sake of simplicity, I'll be using the names from the dub, because it just comes out of habit for me). I
I've wondered about this for a long while, and this is what I've found today.
First of all, the easy parts. Tiff summoned the Warp Star from Kabu in this short, an ability she discovered in the fourth episode, so it must comes sometimes after that one. The fourth episode also gives us some vital information for this: it's possible for Kirby not to transform into the right ability he inhales, even if he does. In episode 4, he inhales a lightning bolt from kracko, but instead of becoming Spark Kirby, he became Sword Kirby. Since Kirby turns into Kabuki Kirby in the short, when he inhales the monster's ice breath, instead of Ice Kirby, it's safe to assume that this episode comes some time before Ice Kirby first appears: and that's episode 20.
Already, the possible episodes it could go in between has been greatly reduced to a range of just 16 possible episodes to be between, but this is where it gets tricky. Most viewers won't think what Dedede says at the end of the episode is important; he says "What a bust, and I'm 2 billion D bills in the hole!" However, it actually is the key to finding the specific placement of the episode! In episode 12, King Dedede is forced to pay back NME every penny he owed them, as he hadn't been paying for any monsters he's ordered up until then. since he's only 2 billion D bills in debt now, the exact price of the monster he ordered, it's safe to assume that this short comes sometime after episode 12. And, finally, assuming he keeps up this habit of not paying for monsters right away, then this episode must come in between episodes 12 and 13, as he orders a monster in the very next episode. If it were, say, in between 13 and 14, he'd be some amount more than just 2 billion in debt.
In conclusion/tl;dr: The Kirby 3D short (episode 101) comes right between episodes 12 and 13 of the anime, as King Dedede only has debt on Lobzilla and no other monsters.
I've wondered about this for a long while, and this is what I've found today.
First of all, the easy parts. Tiff summoned the Warp Star from Kabu in this short, an ability she discovered in the fourth episode, so it must comes sometimes after that one. The fourth episode also gives us some vital information for this: it's possible for Kirby not to transform into the right ability he inhales, even if he does. In episode 4, he inhales a lightning bolt from kracko, but instead of becoming Spark Kirby, he became Sword Kirby. Since Kirby turns into Kabuki Kirby in the short, when he inhales the monster's ice breath, instead of Ice Kirby, it's safe to assume that this episode comes some time before Ice Kirby first appears: and that's episode 20.
Already, the possible episodes it could go in between has been greatly reduced to a range of just 16 possible episodes to be between, but this is where it gets tricky. Most viewers won't think what Dedede says at the end of the episode is important; he says "What a bust, and I'm 2 billion D bills in the hole!" However, it actually is the key to finding the specific placement of the episode! In episode 12, King Dedede is forced to pay back NME every penny he owed them, as he hadn't been paying for any monsters he's ordered up until then. since he's only 2 billion D bills in debt now, the exact price of the monster he ordered, it's safe to assume that this short comes sometime after episode 12. And, finally, assuming he keeps up this habit of not paying for monsters right away, then this episode must come in between episodes 12 and 13, as he orders a monster in the very next episode. If it were, say, in between 13 and 14, he'd be some amount more than just 2 billion in debt.
In conclusion/tl;dr: The Kirby 3D short (episode 101) comes right between episodes 12 and 13 of the anime, as King Dedede only has debt on Lobzilla and no other monsters.