If i Remember it correctly, my reaction into getting the scroll was like this: "Morpho Knight Scroll? I can upgrade the Sword Ability again? I already did the whole thing of getting the Rare Stones, Oh wait, Ultimate Cup Z? Well, I guess it can be worth it."
Mine was like: "Oh it's a butterfly ok..." "Wait, it's not him right" "OH MY GOD, MORPHO KNIGHT IS IN THE GAME!?" Edit:Also in my opinion the song is fire
Lepidopterophobia: the fear of butterflies or moths. While some people may have a mild fear of these insects, a phobia is when you have an excessive and irrational fear that interferes with your daily life.
@@neoncosmo.garden uhhh no, that's not how it works. only this one counts, its not like his pressence retroactively makes the other game's extra modes canon.
Right? I was so surprirsed they merged the events of the what-if timelines over to the main timeline like that, but on retrospect we should've seen this coming the moment we saw Forgo Dreams as a canon epilogue area.
Fun fact: this is Morpho Knights first appearence in the canon of Kirby. Galacta Knight never made. Technically he did, but you try to survive this butterfly
@@eduardomagana3858 return to dreamland is canon. Before you fight Galacts Knight in sub modes or the true Arena. Those are not canon. But forgotten Lands Illusion Island were made clear that they are, as they follow the events after the game
@@bojanmarkovic4500 At the end of the Magalor Epilogue, Magalor is transported to the alternate dimension where Super Kirby Clash happens along with the gem apple. The entire epilogue was made to explain why there are microtransactions.
Also, totally unrelated fun fact: some texts on Eldritch gods describe how the only way for mortals to see them is intangible lights, sometimes referred to as "fairy lights."
The Soul of an immensely powerful and vengeful psychic being hellbent on killing us no matter what? *This is where the fun begins.* Single butterfly flutters by. *I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE*
Spoilers I think? By far one of my favorite parts of this game being my first Kirby game has been learning that the butterfly has a much more extensive history of traumatizing people than I could've imagined.
lets just say that we've had some history with the butterfly since (presumably) the first game for that lil fella to be the *Grim Reaper* of this series is...funny
@@lumiknightwithawrench2946the first instance of that specific butterfly was in Return to Dreamland, it has appeared in literally every mainline game since. However, butterflies in general have been in Kirby games since the very first game, Kirby’s Dream Land, on the gameboy.
Imma be honest, I was not expecting to see this guy make an appearance... But the second I saw that butterfly I knew who it was and I immediately felt fear
When I saw the campfire with butterflies at Redgar, I was 'huh, this seems like a special place'. Then after that boss, *it* showed up. I was full on "Oh no." but also yes, since this was my first time battling him.
You know, in my eyes, Morpho was probably the ultimate hero in this game lol. I believe that Galacta becoming Morpho worked like Ludwig from Bloodborne - a crazed warrior regaining his former grace. The butterflies are the spirits of the Ancients that Galacta fought for, before Void killed them all. After you beat him in Star Allies, Morpho gained the ability to become a butterfly himself, finding a new lease in life - to thwart evil and seek out a challenge doing it. He assimilated Fecto, and the Beast Pack, to save an untold amount of lives. He achieves a pure form of Chaos. But this time, Morpho's the one in control, as he killed Elfilis through combining with him. So this ultimate being of death fights not to devastate the universe... He's just looking for a fair challenge.
This is part of why I fell in love with his Star Allies theme; it's "calm under pressure" in music form. It almost feels like Morpho Knight has transcended Galacta Knight's rage and violence, becoming an even stronger warrior through his newfound clarity His Forgotten Land theme also has that. While it's louder and more bombastic, it's still not violent or angry-sounding like all of Galacta Knight's themes were. Rather, it focuses more on the mythical aspect of Morpho Knight's character; you're fighting a god-like being, but not a malicious or violent one
I really respect that you had the thoughtfulness to censor out the title to avoid spoiling the game to anyone who sees the video. Props to you! Edit: Crazy that you kept the title a spoiler for over a month, I was expecting maybe a week or something. Even more props!
@@MikeTheMcer The video could end up being recommended to someone who doesn't want to see spoilers, and the title has been temporarily removed out of respect to those who want to experience the game blind (especially since the title of the song is literally just the name of the character).
While I was at the Final Area of the Main Story, I searched the corners of the map and found a shrine with Morpho Butterflies fluttering around it and instantly knew he was going to be a boss before the Forgo Islands. The OST upload I saw the next day only confirmed it for me.
One of the unofficial Kirby wikis mentioned that Morpho Knight appeared in this game canonically so I half expected the elevator ride up Lab Discovera was his intro to the main canon while the post game was not canon as usual though they changed it up this time so I was thrown off that it was the final boss instead lol
@@rebirthphoenix5646 The post game was canon though. The True ending of the game ends with Leon coming back to life after everyone donated pieces of his soul after the Morpho Knight battle.
@@justinwalsworth6673 Oh I think I worded it weird I meant that I thought before playing the game that the post game wasn’t canon so I was confused as to where Morpho Knight was before the end of the main story. Still cool how the post game was canon it was an excellent way of pulling it off that the other games should’ve have too
@@rebirthphoenix5646 Oh, sorry about that I thought you weren’t sure it was canon. The only thing I find odd is that Morpho Knight is canon here but is born in non-canonly when he absorbed Galacta Knight in Star Allies in Guest Star mode.
Whereas the original theme from Star Allies had a mysterious feel to it, this arrangement does away with that aspect of the theme entirely. Why? Because now we're more familiar with the butterfly of judgement... Goodness, I absolutely love this theme and the battle that accompanies it. Plus, beating Morpho Knight gets you the best Evolved Copy Ability in the game...!
Idk if you heard it but at the beginning, it's a choir (?) render of a small part of his Star Allies theme (the beginning too, maybe it's his leitmotif)
@@Poyostar the star allies theme was a little bit quiet to my opinion but this one is better, and with a remixed version of the main theme, it's the cherry on top
Why? No, no for that. But because we are with elfilin. Do you remember in star allies, you don't fight morpho knight, morpho knight fight you, it's your theme playing when you are a dream friend, and so here, it's the song playing with elfilin, proof, there are the main leitmotif.
In Star Allies, Morpho was new, and we didn’t know why he was here or what he was capable of. Now we know _exactly_ what he’s capable of, and the new theme reflects that. Also with the intense minor rendition of the main theme oh my god it’s SO good
I’ll admit it I grew up a lot with Galacta Knight so seeing him gone and Morpho Knight appearing in Star Allies was a really weird twist I kind of didn’t want at first and especially since the fight being very easy (except the EX variant) and the music not being on the level of Galacta Knight’s imo I felt I wasn’t ready to move on to seeing more Morpho Knight appearances instead of Galacta but seeing his first canonical appearance in Forgotten Land after absorbing Soul Forgo and this playing alongside the battle actually being intense and crazy made me really respect the character and now I’m hooked as to how they’ll further expand Morpho Knight into the lore!
Same. Galacta Knight was a rival to me. But after looking deeper into who Morpho is witch is the Grim Reaper himself and this music. I love and fear of were Morpho will end up next and what his goals are if any.
This is pretty much the exact same way I feel. I feel tons of bias towards Galacta Knight because he was the random guy that come out of nowhere and shocked me to oblivion when I was younger and ever since then he's been a constant, recurring thing in Kirby games where you least expect him (when I was playing Planet Robobot and Galacta Knight appeared, I just about screamed). Star Allies comes around and I'm like "YESSS MORE GALACTA KNIGHT" just for him to kinda... disintegrate to a butterfly. I was like "oh, that's cool" but I didn't like Morpho and the fight being easy really rubbed in the salt. Forgotten Land made me respect the guy a lot more, though, even if the fight was still easier than I wish it was. Now I'm holding out for another Galacta Knight appearance, but I want to see some more Morpho, too.
up until this game, i had never played a game with morpho knight in it. however, a few days before i fought him here, i had watched a video on kirby's entire lore. so when that butterfly came on screen, i knew exactly what i was in for and exactly what was about to happen. and i was terrified
If the theory of Galacta Knigh being the same we encounter everytime, like he's the same even though nothing should have ever happened and we are in a different timeline. This may imply that his death in Star allies is definitive and he's never going to be canon.
didn't that butterfly show up before and morpho knight didn't appear in the game in Kirby: return to dreamland? he was there at the scene when meta knight was reading the book. he watched it fly away before his attention was drawn to Magalors' portal and the Lor starcutter coming through. in fact, it has appeared several times afterwards in recent games like triple deluxe and Planet robobot, with star allies being his very first appearance as morpho knight, an indication that the butterfly was more than it seemed.
(Spoilers) Me: Soul Forgo? Oh boy here we go this is gonna be a cool and tough fight! Small red butterfly flys in and lands on forgo's nose Me: oh no... It's _him_
@Rio Inkling yep... but, as shown by Chaos Efilis, when Morpho knight was weakened and defeated, Forgo played an Uno reverse and stole his power. If you beat morpho knight, pay attention to what happens after he seemingly dissolves.
They played the card, twice. But now it's in a mode that is canon... Now we know that butterfly truly exists in the Kirby universe, and it's a SOUL SUCKER to boot. Even its own weapon blueprint, Morpho Knight Sword, has a unique property of healing Kirby for a small amount if you attack an enemy enough with the sword. Given the description of this ability implies that wielding such terrifying power within that sword is a breeze for him, that really says a lot about just how powerful Kirby is as a being within his own universe.
@@lanluhylrean1122 That now reminds me that it was kind of a missed opportunity to call the Meta Knight Sword power the Galaxia Sword. Oh well, one mistake in an otherwise S tier Kirby game
My headcanon is that Galacta is permanently absorbed into his system now. He still needs someone’s form to be a non-butterfly, then Galacta’s body shapes that form
this butterfly was here since like the third Kirby game i cant tell if that’s some serious pre-emptivity or they just suddenly decided to make it important
Butterflies in Kirby showed up as early as the first game's first cutscene, but Morpho as a character has been imagined since around 2005 as Kirby GCN antagonist hence why the first appearance of THAT butterfly is in Return to Dream Land (KGCN's successor), they were setting up Morpho as early as then
Spoilers: As much as I love morpho knight, I really hope we get to see Galacta Knight in 3D in the future. The next full kirby game like this probably won't be until 2025 or 2026, meaning that he will have been 10 years out of the spotlight (edit: in a mainline game)
don't you mean 7 to 8? it may have been a bait and switch and brief, but he did show up in kirby star allies. I think it counts the same way that I believe Soul Forgo is our second naturally occuring soul boss in the game. just because it was a bait and switch for Morpho Knight in game didn't mean event's could have gone differently. (in case of confusion of Soul bosses; when I say second naturally occuring soul boss, I mean you encounter the boss outside the true arena/soul melter/ultimate cup z mode. first reference: Drawcia's soul from kirby and the canvas curse.)
@@averypatrick5279 You might not count it as a main appearance, but Super Kirby Clash had us fight three different versions of him _and_ gave us some juicy lore regarding his backstory. I think he's fine, honestly.
Not going to lie i almost fucking cried when morpho knight appeared. This tbing is so fucking cool and this is the theme it FUCKING DESERVES. Literal chills whenever i hesr this damn theme i love it
there's probably a reprise of the main leitmotif just because it's the leitmotif, but I like to imagine Morpho Knight's theme here incorporates "Welcome to the New World!" because Morpho heard Neichel's music somewhere along the way and became a fan (sort of like Kirby did)
I did some lyrics to that song, they begin at 0:25: The butterfly of paradise Carries souls in the breeze... This forgotten soul won't last When the Morpho Knight appears. And, as the hero of good and his forgotten friend are here, Against their fate, they can have a fight. (Could it be now that his adventure ends?...) Judgment has fly for a knight of great renown. Trough the timelines, his memory lasts, the butterfly fights in his honor. Here we stand, in a forgotten world long gone in ancient dream lands... You're still here, they all were judged, let's see if you will end the same. Judgment came For the all time greatest galactic warrior. Judgment has come For the forgotten soul that wants to destroy this ancient world... Judgment comes For the hero of good from the land where dreams take form. Judgment will come For the hero at the end of his adventure... Judgment will come at the end of his adventure... Judgment comes at the end of all adventures. (And your adventure is not at its end...) (And the forgotten soul's adventure fight against the end...) (Take my blade, their time has come, make their adventure end...) My time has come, the butterflies fly for this friend... Now the judgment ends.
@@victzegopterix2 Oh, wow! I'd recommend you go give a listen to some tracks. They're kinda reminiscent of Devil May Cry 5's soundtrack if you've ever heard that one. Believe me, when I said your lyrics sound like MGR:R, it's a compliment!
Vague spoilers So uhh, this was my first kirby game. Like ever. Let’s just say I was uh. Confused. VERY confused. But I mean, it was still a cool fight
If you look back to star allies, you'll find his first appearance in the helper/friend storyline mode, regardless of who you pick. as for his presence, he could be seen as far back as Kirby return to dream land, even if he didn't show up in knight form. He honestly confused me at first when he first showed up, but I later grew to accept his presence over time. through research and exposure, you won't be so confused later on.
Yeah, the fight is pretty visually similar. I swear Fromsoft and HAL are related somehow, because Kirby and Forgotten Land’s bosses resemble some of the main ones from Elden Ring, at least in theming.
SPOILER MORPHO KNIGHT IS NOW REAL! Also I remember that area on the map with the butterflies surrounding that fire. My brother and I found that and I went “What is this?! A Morpho Knight reference?!” (It was)
i like the idea of Morpho being like a frankestein in the world of kirby, if you remember well in star allies, morpho doesnt have an established theme (i thijk) but rather it variated with each character, and in this game, his theme takes a lot of inspiration of the main theme of forgotten land, i like this because it heavily emphazises that the strenght of morpho knight isnt his, but rather taken from other powerful beings.
I'm so glad I didn't get spoiled for this. After seeing that butterfly, i was in a moment of confusion...and then seeing the wings begin to open. Man, the whiplash I was feeling after seeing Morpho Knight again was something else.
Well he still is “technically” Galacta knight as well. However we have had a Meta knight clone as the final boss of the side modes since Super Star Ultra i belive
@@EricTheChampion5393 Morpho Knight and Galacta Knight are two separate people. Morpho Knight is just the butterfly. He feeds on the souls of extremely powerful beings, and assumes his Knight form when he does so.
SPOILERS WARNING. If you haven't seen or played the game do not see all this. Morpho Knight: Because canon immediately Galacta Knight: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? HOW COME HE'S CANON AND I'M NOT!?!?
I just hot hit with a random thought. What if the butterfly _can't_ absorb Kirby's power for some reason? If it casts judgement, would that mean Kirby's pure? Or that only impure beings can.. you know?
My favorite part of this game was seeing white Leonel and of course, me being me, "Soul Leonel. ...there's gonna be reskin bosses aren't there? ...actually wait, Morpho Knight's gonna come back isn't he?" So I went through forgo dreams getting just about exactly what I expected from one "the end...?" Screen 😂 in fact as soon as I saw the Soul Fectis materialize I knew- and then there he was. I couldn't help but laugh and get excited. And apparently some people had guessed morpho knight the second they saw the butterfly in the opening Cutscene, and that made me laugh too. Honestly I'm not sure if people had a genuine hard time with him in Star Allies and Forgotten Land or if it's all just a meme of being scared of the butterfly.
And that's only now, two month after the release, that I was be able to hear the principle leitmotif of forgotten land in this soundtrack. Seaking of it, in star allies, there was his theme, and different theme if you choice some dream friend in guest star, so, does that means this version is playing against elfilin, like there is the leitmotif?
Just finished the fight. First time I’ve ever fought him. I expected it to be hard because of the comments here…holy crapmuffins. I was holding R like nobody’s business (Blizzard Ice has an invincibility block, btw (can’t dodge roll, but I guess I prefer being a tank to being an epic gamer)). I genuinely don’t think I could have beat him the first time-I had taken too much damage in the previous fights, and I didn’t know any of the attacks or what they did. So I just had to beat him the second time (I was so relieved to see that you didn’t have to redo the entire level up to his fight, I would have turned off the game then and there) after I got a feel for what his attacks were like.
I love it when morpho knight goes “Here lies galacta knight, his one goal of becoming canon was never fulfilled even though he’s technically canon you morons you don’t need to have a boss fight to play a major part in the Kirby lore. Anyways, where was I? Ah yes, LIGMA BALLS! Butterfly, hear my cry: Rise up and fly. Butterfly, end my plight; show me the light! Whence from a dimensional paradisaical. Gone from merely a dream fight into reality, butterfly, so what’s right; flutter and alight. (Woah! Yup, he’s canon baby!) Morpho knight, canonized, (Yup he’s canon baby! He’s canon baby! X4) scourge forgo’s blight! Ecce Morpho knight! Endless years of torment be shared by the ultimate life form and knight. Accept your fate. You cannot escape your own doom when the Fiend feasts upon you. (He comes in the form a a scarlet clad warrior.) laughing loud! (Morpho knight) even if you’re far apart, they’re right by your side. (Hear my cry!) hearts full of love!everyone is welcome to dream in the thrones of the underworld.(running wild!) Just let the isles summon and drift on and show you the way fresh spring breeze! Adventure’s awaiting you at the dusk of a decisive fight. (Go take your place and fulfill your post game boss role.) go cast your judgement upon this forgotten soul. I’ll be back. BYE!”
![(Final Boss) Two Planets Approach the Roche Limit - Kirby and the Forgotten Land OST [071]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Paw4n5xmqxQ/mqdefault.jpg)
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I love how when the butterfly flew in you could tell exactly who is a kirby fan and who's new to the series
It's the worst fear of a Kirby fan, but just a normal butterfly for everyone else.
@@MplusLLovecraft beasts of the most deep circle in hell: chill
Butterfly: OH SH-
@@Oroma512 That's Kirby for you.
@@MplusL yep. The most chill day in a kirby game
As soon as I saw that shit I turned off the console and went for a relaxing walk
Seeing *it* come into frame: "oh no"
Seeing the scroll you get after the fight: "OH YES"
That was my reaction too lol
Whoever wrote the ability description seemed real tired of how strong Kirby is
"Of course for Kirby, handling this power is... A breeze."
@@skygard49 i can just hear the sigh there even in text form.
@@skygard49 Spring breeze reference lol
If i Remember it correctly, my reaction into getting the scroll was like this:
"Morpho Knight Scroll? I can upgrade the Sword Ability again? I already did the whole thing of getting the Rare Stones, Oh wait, Ultimate Cup Z? Well, I guess it can be worth it."
My actual spoken reaction to seeing the butterfly fly in,"NO, NOT YOU AGAIN!"
For me it was just “NOOOOONONONONOOOO”
Mine was the Punisher "WAITWAITWAITWAITWAIT" meme
For me it was the same, just with a lot more utterances of “OH FUCK”
"Wait no don't tell me that thing's just going to swoop in and be the final boss- OH COME ON"
Mine was like:
"Oh it's a butterfly ok..."
"Wait, it's not him right"
"OH MY GOD, MORPHO KNIGHT IS IN THE GAME!?"
Edit:Also in my opinion the song is fire
Lepidopterophobia: the fear of butterflies or moths. While some people may have a mild fear of these insects, a phobia is when you have an excessive and irrational fear that interferes with your daily life.
Kirby and Hollow knight fans
I just got diagnosed with lepidopterophobia after playing Kirby.
(incoherent infectious screaming)
**inhales**
*Malenia*
damn I didn't know kirby fans were in the dictionary
You know? Since the Post-Game is canon, this means that this fight is canon as well.
Which could also mean that every game mode with Galacta Knight and Morpho Knight are canon as well
@@neoncosmo.garden uhhh no, that's not how it works. only this one counts, its not like his pressence retroactively makes the other game's extra modes canon.
@@97MiloProductions then how tf was Morpho Knight made if he is canon 😭
@@neoncosmo.garden he is the butterfly itself, he needs to absorb a powerful source to get his knight form.
Right? I was so surprirsed they merged the events of the what-if timelines over to the main timeline like that, but on retrospect we should've seen this coming the moment we saw Forgo Dreams as a canon epilogue area.
Fun fact: this is Morpho Knights first appearence in the canon of Kirby. Galacta Knight never made. Technically he did, but you try to survive this butterfly
So…Return to Dreamland was non-canon?
@@eduardomagana3858 return to dreamland is canon. Before you fight Galacts Knight in sub modes or the true Arena. Those are not canon. But forgotten Lands Illusion Island were made clear that they are, as they follow the events after the game
Since Kirby Clash is now confirmed canon, this is where Galacta Knight made his first canon appearance.
@@evanhernandez2071 really? Didn't know that
@@bojanmarkovic4500 At the end of the Magalor Epilogue, Magalor is transported to the alternate dimension where Super Kirby Clash happens along with the gem apple.
The entire epilogue was made to explain why there are microtransactions.
Also, totally unrelated fun fact: some texts on Eldritch gods describe how the only way for mortals to see them is intangible lights, sometimes referred to as "fairy lights."
The Soul of an immensely powerful and vengeful psychic being hellbent on killing us no matter what?
*This is where the fun begins.*
Single butterfly flutters by.
*I GOTTA GET OUTTA HERE*
Spoilers I think?
By far one of my favorite parts of this game being my first Kirby game has been learning that the butterfly has a much more extensive history of traumatizing people than I could've imagined.
There's no culture shock quite like Kirby culture shock
lets just say that we've had some history with the butterfly since (presumably) the first game
for that lil fella to be the *Grim Reaper* of this series is...funny
@@lumiknightwithawrench2946the first instance of that specific butterfly was in Return to Dreamland, it has appeared in literally every mainline game since. However, butterflies in general have been in Kirby games since the very first game, Kirby’s Dream Land, on the gameboy.
He actually made his debut in Star Allies which was the game that came before the Forgotten Land. So he hasn't been here for that long.
We all knew what was happening the minute *it* showed up in the window.
Not all of us. Never even heard of this grim reaper until this game, so I was quite confused.
Imma be honest, I was not expecting to see this guy make an appearance...
But the second I saw that butterfly I knew who it was and I immediately felt fear
When I saw the campfire with butterflies at Redgar, I was 'huh, this seems like a special place'.
Then after that boss, *it* showed up. I was full on "Oh no." but also yes, since this was my first time battling him.
pov: you're me having a panic attack at 3 am seeing that butterfly come into frame
Hearing Morpho Knight's theme/motif in the background of the "Welcome to the New World" chorus at 1:27 gave me such huge goosebumps 👀
His theme in Star allies changed depending on your dream friend.
This use the forgotten land motif.
It means Elfilin is our dream friend here.
You know, in my eyes, Morpho was probably the ultimate hero in this game lol.
I believe that Galacta becoming Morpho worked like Ludwig from Bloodborne - a crazed warrior regaining his former grace. The butterflies are the spirits of the Ancients that Galacta fought for, before Void killed them all. After you beat him in Star Allies, Morpho gained the ability to become a butterfly himself, finding a new lease in life - to thwart evil and seek out a challenge doing it.
He assimilated Fecto, and the Beast Pack, to save an untold amount of lives. He achieves a pure form of Chaos. But this time, Morpho's the one in control, as he killed Elfilis through combining with him. So this ultimate being of death fights not to devastate the universe...
He's just looking for a fair challenge.
Like a more extreme version of meta knight basically
This is part of why I fell in love with his Star Allies theme; it's "calm under pressure" in music form. It almost feels like Morpho Knight has transcended Galacta Knight's rage and violence, becoming an even stronger warrior through his newfound clarity
His Forgotten Land theme also has that. While it's louder and more bombastic, it's still not violent or angry-sounding like all of Galacta Knight's themes were. Rather, it focuses more on the mythical aspect of Morpho Knight's character; you're fighting a god-like being, but not a malicious or violent one
I really respect that you had the thoughtfulness to censor out the title to avoid spoiling the game to anyone who sees the video. Props to you!
Edit: Crazy that you kept the title a spoiler for over a month, I was expecting maybe a week or something. Even more props!
@@MikeTheMcer The video could end up being recommended to someone who doesn't want to see spoilers, and the title has been temporarily removed out of respect to those who want to experience the game blind (especially since the title of the song is literally just the name of the character).
Well now...
What was the video titled when it was censored?
@@photonic083 It was something like "[SPOILER TITLE]" instead of "Morpho Knight", but I can't remember exactly.
Having just now clicked this video, I thought your comment was sarcastic XD
I had this boss spoiled for me by an OST upload title a day before the game released. At least this one took care to prevent spoilers.
While I was at the Final Area of the Main Story, I searched the corners of the map and found a shrine with Morpho Butterflies fluttering around it and instantly knew he was going to be a boss before the Forgo Islands. The OST upload I saw the next day only confirmed it for me.
One of the unofficial Kirby wikis mentioned that Morpho Knight appeared in this game canonically so I half expected the elevator ride up Lab Discovera was his intro to the main canon while the post game was not canon as usual though they changed it up this time so I was thrown off that it was the final boss instead lol
@@rebirthphoenix5646 The post game was canon though. The True ending of the game ends with Leon coming back to life after everyone donated pieces of his soul after the Morpho Knight battle.
@@justinwalsworth6673 Oh I think I worded it weird I meant that I thought before playing the game that the post game wasn’t canon so I was confused as to where Morpho Knight was before the end of the main story. Still cool how the post game was canon it was an excellent way of pulling it off that the other games should’ve have too
@@rebirthphoenix5646 Oh, sorry about that I thought you weren’t sure it was canon. The only thing I find odd is that Morpho Knight is canon here but is born in non-canonly when he absorbed Galacta Knight in Star Allies in Guest Star mode.
His theme in Star Alies was shrouded in mystery since we didn't know what he was capable of. His theme in Forgotten Land...now we do..
Whereas the original theme from Star Allies had a mysterious feel to it, this arrangement does away with that aspect of the theme entirely. Why? Because now we're more familiar with the butterfly of judgement...
Goodness, I absolutely love this theme and the battle that accompanies it. Plus, beating Morpho Knight gets you the best Evolved Copy Ability in the game...!
Idk if you heard it but at the beginning, it's a choir (?) render of a small part of his Star Allies theme (the beginning too, maybe it's his leitmotif)
@@iridescent-stars Oh believe me, I heard that part quite well. That part at the beginning only further adds to the greatness of this track!
@@Poyostar the star allies theme was a little bit quiet to my opinion but this one is better, and with a remixed version of the main theme, it's the cherry on top
Why? No, no for that.
But because we are with elfilin.
Do you remember in star allies, you don't fight morpho knight, morpho knight fight you, it's your theme playing when you are a dream friend, and so here, it's the song playing with elfilin, proof, there are the main leitmotif.
In Star Allies, Morpho was new, and we didn’t know why he was here or what he was capable of. Now we know _exactly_ what he’s capable of, and the new theme reflects that. Also with the intense minor rendition of the main theme oh my god it’s SO good
Me to the Kirby fandom in my first time fighting Morpho: GUYS WHY ARE YOU ALL SCREAMING
I’ll admit it I grew up a lot with Galacta Knight so seeing him gone and Morpho Knight appearing in Star Allies was a really weird twist I kind of didn’t want at first and especially since the fight being very easy (except the EX variant) and the music not being on the level of Galacta Knight’s imo I felt I wasn’t ready to move on to seeing more Morpho Knight appearances instead of Galacta but seeing his first canonical appearance in Forgotten Land after absorbing Soul Forgo and this playing alongside the battle actually being intense and crazy made me really respect the character and now I’m hooked as to how they’ll further expand Morpho Knight into the lore!
My thoughts exactly. Didn't care much for Morpho initially, but this game definitely established some well-deserved respect for them.
Same. Galacta Knight was a rival to me. But after looking deeper into who Morpho is witch is the Grim Reaper himself and this music. I love and fear of were Morpho will end up next and what his goals are if any.
This is pretty much the exact same way I feel. I feel tons of bias towards Galacta Knight because he was the random guy that come out of nowhere and shocked me to oblivion when I was younger and ever since then he's been a constant, recurring thing in Kirby games where you least expect him (when I was playing Planet Robobot and Galacta Knight appeared, I just about screamed). Star Allies comes around and I'm like "YESSS MORE GALACTA KNIGHT" just for him to kinda... disintegrate to a butterfly. I was like "oh, that's cool" but I didn't like Morpho and the fight being easy really rubbed in the salt. Forgotten Land made me respect the guy a lot more, though, even if the fight was still easier than I wish it was. Now I'm holding out for another Galacta Knight appearance, but I want to see some more Morpho, too.
up until this game, i had never played a game with morpho knight in it. however, a few days before i fought him here, i had watched a video on kirby's entire lore. so when that butterfly came on screen, i knew exactly what i was in for and exactly what was about to happen. and i was terrified
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can't believe Morpho Knight appeared in canon before Galacta Knight
Me neither pretty lucky badge from paper mario ttyd
if he absorbed galacta knight before that means he canon?
you will never guess what happened in magolor epilogue
If the theory of Galacta Knigh being the same we encounter everytime, like he's the same even though nothing should have ever happened and we are in a different timeline.
This may imply that his death in Star allies is definitive and he's never going to be canon.
Galacta knight is canon he’s just appeared in ONE canon game/gamemode
Imagine your about to fight Magolor EX in the Return to Dreamland remake
Then you hear THIS before the fight starts, and the butterfly absorbs Magolor
imagine if they harmonized powers and tag team, one healthbar, but you fight magolor soul and morpho knight soul at once
I would LOSE my mind if this happens but there’s no way they change up a remake this much right?
@@instinctive3066 *ahem*
Magolor Epilogue, the character masks, new abilities, Merry Magoland
@@goatresx1799 oh yeah, I'd still lose my mind though
Don’t worry.
Every Kirby Fan playing will be prepared with every weapon they can find and use. (Real Life included)
The fact that this one butterfly can do so much is just actually insane
Kirby is the only game that has literal lullabies as stage music and God of War style boss music.
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Figured we'd see this guy the instant I saw that damn butterfly in the beginning cutscene
didn't that butterfly show up before and morpho knight didn't appear in the game in Kirby: return to dreamland? he was there at the scene when meta knight was reading the book. he watched it fly away before his attention was drawn to Magalors' portal and the Lor starcutter coming through. in fact, it has appeared several times afterwards in recent games like triple deluxe and Planet robobot, with star allies being his very first appearance as morpho knight, an indication that the butterfly was more than it seemed.
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Me: Soul Forgo? Oh boy here we go this is gonna be a cool and tough fight!
Small red butterfly flys in and lands on forgo's nose
Me: oh no... It's _him_
if it wasn't a bait in switch for morpho knight, you realize, this would have been our second naturally forming soul boss in all of kirby lore
@Rio Inkling yep... but, as shown by Chaos Efilis, when Morpho knight was weakened and defeated, Forgo played an Uno reverse and stole his power. If you beat morpho knight, pay attention to what happens after he seemingly dissolves.
They played the card, twice. But now it's in a mode that is canon... Now we know that butterfly truly exists in the Kirby universe, and it's a SOUL SUCKER to boot.
Even its own weapon blueprint, Morpho Knight Sword, has a unique property of healing Kirby for a small amount if you attack an enemy enough with the sword. Given the description of this ability implies that wielding such terrifying power within that sword is a breeze for him, that really says a lot about just how powerful Kirby is as a being within his own universe.
@@FieraDevilWings that sword needs a name. If morpho knight is canon, he needs his signature weapon, like Meta knight and Galaxia.
@@lanluhylrean1122 That now reminds me that it was kind of a missed opportunity to call the Meta Knight Sword power the Galaxia Sword. Oh well, one mistake in an otherwise S tier Kirby game
And i thought he needed Galacta Knight to exist
My headcanon is that Galacta is permanently absorbed into his system now. He still needs someone’s form to be a non-butterfly, then Galacta’s body shapes that form
We all did. We were *wrong*.
@@Batterykitten8 i think it's been confirmed that is the butterfly's true form, not to mention Star allies Morpho isn't canon.
Now when I see a butterfly in real life I pull out a gun
"They had us in the first half ngl" - Elfilin
Took about 4 years, but he's finally canon!
Galacta Knight:
@@BlueToadFan913 L Galacta moment
@@datmeme6643 skill issue honestly
@@BlueToadFan913 ratio too
I love how people in the comments address [REDACTED] and their thoughts on the character
Keep the respect guys!
this butterfly was here since like the third Kirby game i cant tell if that’s some serious pre-emptivity or they just suddenly decided to make it important
Butterflies in Kirby showed up as early as the first game's first cutscene, but Morpho as a character has been imagined since around 2005 as Kirby GCN antagonist hence why the first appearance of THAT butterfly is in Return to Dream Land (KGCN's successor), they were setting up Morpho as early as then
My favorite character was also (SPOILER CHARACTER, TEMP TITLE)
That guitar in 1:26 was amazing!
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As much as I love morpho knight, I really hope we get to see Galacta Knight in 3D in the future. The next full kirby game like this probably won't be until 2025 or 2026, meaning that he will have been 10 years out of the spotlight (edit: in a mainline game)
don't you mean 7 to 8? it may have been a bait and switch and brief, but he did show up in kirby star allies. I think it counts the same way that I believe Soul Forgo is our second naturally occuring soul boss in the game. just because it was a bait and switch for Morpho Knight in game didn't mean event's could have gone differently.
(in case of confusion of Soul bosses; when I say second naturally occuring soul boss, I mean you encounter the boss outside the true arena/soul melter/ultimate cup z mode. first reference: Drawcia's soul from kirby and the canvas curse.)
@@lanluhylrean1122 i don't count star allies considering, you know, you literally don't fight him. I'm counting Robobot as his last full appearance.
you just spoiled it
@@averypatrick5279 You might not count it as a main appearance, but Super Kirby Clash had us fight three different versions of him _and_ gave us some juicy lore regarding his backstory. I think he's fine, honestly.
@@The94Venom I will say, I have not gotten around to playing Kirby Clash. Is it good?
Not going to lie i almost fucking cried when morpho knight appeared. This tbing is so fucking cool and this is the theme it FUCKING DESERVES. Literal chills whenever i hesr this damn theme i love it
Around 3:52, I heard something that sounds quite close to Nova's theme, just a fun little thing.
there's probably a reprise of the main leitmotif just because it's the leitmotif, but I like to imagine Morpho Knight's theme here incorporates "Welcome to the New World!" because Morpho heard Neichel's music somewhere along the way and became a fan (sort of like Kirby did)
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Oh you wanted spoilers? Sorry, Morpho Knight needed them absorb a new form.
I can't wait to look up "Evolution of Morpho Knight Themes" in 10 years.
Elfilis is alive by possessing Leon: I sleep
A Butterfly shows up: Real Shit
You get the scroll: A S C E N D E D
What a way to make me love Morpho Knight even more!
I did some lyrics to that song, they begin at 0:25:
The butterfly of paradise
Carries souls in the breeze...
This forgotten soul won't last
When the Morpho Knight appears.
And, as the hero of good and his forgotten friend are here,
Against their fate, they can have a fight.
(Could it be now that his adventure ends?...)
Judgment has fly for a knight of great renown.
Trough the timelines, his memory lasts, the butterfly fights in his honor.
Here we stand, in a forgotten world long gone in ancient dream lands...
You're still here, they all were judged, let's see if you will end the same.
Judgment came
For the all time greatest galactic warrior.
Judgment has come
For the forgotten soul that wants to destroy this ancient world...
Judgment comes
For the hero of good from the land where dreams take form.
Judgment will come
For the hero at the end of his adventure...
Judgment will come at the end of his adventure...
Judgment comes at the end of all adventures.
(And your adventure is not at its end...)
(And the forgotten soul's adventure fight against the end...)
(Take my blade, their time has come, make their adventure end...)
My time has come, the butterflies fly for this friend...
Now the judgment ends.
Those are some great lyrics! Great writing job on them!
This sounds like some sort of Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance song. Cool.
@@SonicMaster519, never played any Metal Gear game, didn't even know some had songs except for MGS's main theme, but ok. X^)
@@victzegopterix2 Oh, wow! I'd recommend you go give a listen to some tracks. They're kinda reminiscent of Devil May Cry 5's soundtrack if you've ever heard that one. Believe me, when I said your lyrics sound like MGR:R, it's a compliment!
@@SonicMaster519, I know even less about DMC than MG. X^)
In 10 yrs when the next smash game comes out, I will riot if morpho knight is not an echo fighter / skin
i didnt think a butterfly would be a criminal of mass genocide
Morpho Knight: **Appears**
Kirby: You again?!
More like "and who the heck is this?"
This is my favorite boss theme in the game.
The Ultimate Sword Fight... Time for those arena fights to finally pay off!
My reaction to the butterfly was "here we go again"
Vague spoilers
So uhh, this was my first kirby game. Like ever. Let’s just say I was uh. Confused. VERY confused. But I mean, it was still a cool fight
If you look back to star allies, you'll find his first appearance in the helper/friend storyline mode, regardless of who you pick. as for his presence, he could be seen as far back as Kirby return to dream land, even if he didn't show up in knight form. He honestly confused me at first when he first showed up, but I later grew to accept his presence over time. through research and exposure, you won't be so confused later on.
@@lanluhylrean1122 I mean i know stuff now but i just had no idea at first lol
@@lanluhylrean1122 actually it’s possible the butterfly could have been around the whole SERIES
"Hi Kirby, how was your day?"
"Gud. I fought da gwim weaper."
There are two types of people playing this boss-fight:
Hey look, thats kinda cool
(Intense screaming)
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I 100% expected morpho knight to appear in this game, but seeing such a recent character in 3d still feels wild.
Finally
A legendary openent who will give me the sword fight i was waiting for
I was absolutely going in this game blind, and this fight legit kicked SO much ass, love this game!
"I am Malenia, Blade of Miquella"
**this theme plays**
Fluttering Dream Eater
*Malenia*
Yeah, the fight is pretty visually similar. I swear Fromsoft and HAL are related somehow, because Kirby and Forgotten Land’s bosses resemble some of the main ones from Elden Ring, at least in theming.
Butterfly of paradise, descend from on high...
Become whole with the souls Of those who should have died...
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MORPHO KNIGHT IS NOW REAL!
Also I remember that area on the map with the butterflies surrounding that fire. My brother and I found that and I went “What is this?! A Morpho Knight reference?!” (It was)
Fun fact: every Kirby fan is afraid of butterflies
The next time I see a orange butterfly irl it ain’t gonna get a chance to transform
i like the idea of Morpho being like a frankestein in the world of kirby, if you remember well in star allies, morpho doesnt have an established theme (i thijk) but rather it variated with each character, and in this game, his theme takes a lot of inspiration of the main theme of forgotten land, i like this because it heavily emphazises that the strenght of morpho knight isnt his, but rather taken from other powerful beings.
He did have his own theme for non-dream friend characters
He did have his own theme
I bet Kirby told Mario and Sonic about this after the events of Forgotten Land.
this is actually such a banger. awesome theme for awesome boss. am i the only person who was excited to see morpho show up😅
I can literally hear Deaths voice in every way possible.
This and Miitopia both have some of my favorite nintendo soundtracks
I LOVE THIS SOUNDTRACK EASILY MY FAVORITE
I swear to God this song is so underrated
Sincerely, I didn’t expect that this would be the final boss
Me being completely new to the kirby series having no idea whats going on but the song is a vibe lol
I'm so glad I didn't get spoiled for this.
After seeing that butterfly, i was in a moment of confusion...and then seeing the wings begin to open.
Man, the whiplash I was feeling after seeing Morpho Knight again was something else.
0:22 is cool!
I can’t believe they brought this dastard back for a third game in a row. At least he’s canon now.
i thought this was his second appearance. his first one was in Kirby Star Allies
Well he still is “technically” Galacta knight as well. However we have had a Meta knight clone as the final boss of the side modes since Super Star Ultra i belive
@@gabrielsofta944 but yeah this is Morphos second
@@gabrielsofta944 At minimum, there was Star Allies, an equipment set "cameo" in Super Kirby Clash, and now this.
@@EricTheChampion5393 Morpho Knight and Galacta Knight are two separate people. Morpho Knight is just the butterfly. He feeds on the souls of extremely powerful beings, and assumes his Knight form when he does so.
It doesn't quite have the same "Nintendo WFC" vibe that the original Morpho theme did, but oh my god this new theme is sick.
SPOILERS WARNING. If you haven't seen or played the game do not see all this.
Morpho Knight: Because canon immediately
Galacta Knight: ARE YOU KIDDING ME!? HOW COME HE'S CANON AND I'M NOT!?!?
This is what Okina Matara assumed Eternity Larva was like
I just hot hit with a random thought. What if the butterfly _can't_ absorb Kirby's power for some reason? If it casts judgement, would that mean Kirby's pure? Or that only impure beings can.. you know?
i headcanon kirby is of equal or more power than morpho
That is forgo meta knight
Morpho knight = forgo meta knight
Enigmatic Dark Messiah
lepidopterophilia: butterfly lovin'
The reason every kirby fan is now lepidopterophobic audioised (if that is even a word):
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I'm pretty sure I audibly yelped, then audibly panicked to my wife, when that butterfly showed up.
What did your wife think?
@@nespeon5279 That I'm crazy.
@@christianperkins9508 Makes sense. If I didn't know that a butterfly was the Grim Reaper or whatever, I'd be very confused.
you...
My favorite part of this game was seeing white Leonel and of course, me being me,
"Soul Leonel. ...there's gonna be reskin bosses aren't there? ...actually wait, Morpho Knight's gonna come back isn't he?"
So I went through forgo dreams getting just about exactly what I expected from one "the end...?" Screen 😂 in fact as soon as I saw the Soul Fectis materialize I knew- and then there he was. I couldn't help but laugh and get excited.
And apparently some people had guessed morpho knight the second they saw the butterfly in the opening Cutscene, and that made me laugh too.
Honestly I'm not sure if people had a genuine hard time with him in Star Allies and Forgotten Land or if it's all just a meme of being scared of the butterfly.
"Heyyyyyy, Kirbyyyyyy! It's meeeeee, the Devillll"
I love getting random references that have no right being in unrelated places
I don’t get it
@@ericadem1015 Snapcube shadow the hedgehog fandub reference
Oh
Literally screamed as I saw the butterfly
And that's only now, two month after the release, that I was be able to hear the principle leitmotif of forgotten land in this soundtrack.
Seaking of it, in star allies, there was his theme, and different theme if you choice some dream friend in guest star, so, does that means this version is playing against elfilin, like there is the leitmotif?
Am I the only one who was more afraid of Soul Forgo than I was of Morpho Knight?
I was prepared to slice soul forgo to pieces in seconds, morpho knight was an unfamiliar horror
Yes
tfw you see a butterfly
1:40 goes so god damn hard
I hope glalacta is still around, honestly one of my favorite fights and wish he would return with his light/dark forms from SKC
Just finished the fight. First time I’ve ever fought him. I expected it to be hard because of the comments here…holy crapmuffins. I was holding R like nobody’s business (Blizzard Ice has an invincibility block, btw (can’t dodge roll, but I guess I prefer being a tank to being an epic gamer)). I genuinely don’t think I could have beat him the first time-I had taken too much damage in the previous fights, and I didn’t know any of the attacks or what they did. So I just had to beat him the second time (I was so relieved to see that you didn’t have to redo the entire level up to his fight, I would have turned off the game then and there) after I got a feel for what his attacks were like.
I love it when morpho knight goes “Here lies galacta knight, his one goal of becoming canon was never fulfilled even though he’s technically canon you morons you don’t need to have a boss fight to play a major part in the Kirby lore. Anyways, where was I? Ah yes, LIGMA BALLS! Butterfly, hear my cry: Rise up and fly. Butterfly, end my plight; show me the light! Whence from a dimensional paradisaical. Gone from merely a dream fight into reality, butterfly, so what’s right; flutter and alight. (Woah! Yup, he’s canon baby!)
Morpho knight, canonized, (Yup he’s canon baby! He’s canon baby! X4) scourge forgo’s blight! Ecce Morpho knight! Endless years of torment be shared by the ultimate life form and knight. Accept your fate. You cannot escape your own doom when the Fiend feasts upon you. (He comes in the form a a scarlet clad warrior.) laughing loud! (Morpho knight) even if you’re far apart, they’re right by your side. (Hear my cry!) hearts full of love!everyone is welcome to dream in the thrones of the underworld.(running wild!) Just let the isles summon and drift on and show you the way fresh spring breeze! Adventure’s awaiting you at the dusk of a decisive fight. (Go take your place and fulfill your post game boss role.) go cast your judgement upon this forgotten soul. I’ll be back. BYE!”
that's the custom lyrics lmao
@@slug8953 Yup
I know that
Is this our first canon postgame in the kirby series
Morpho Knight after absorving Fecto Forgo's Soul: ¡I'm finished! ¡Finally i'm a beautiful butterfly!
When I saw that butterfly...
I'm so happy that my silly butterfly grim reaper is canon
And that his theme got a MAJOR upgrade from star allies
Most people: Ooh, a pretty red butterfly!
Kirby fans: *screams bloody murder*
have we realized this fight isn't against kirby and morfo but kirbys dreams and soul against pure haterd and evil?
kirby fans when they see a monarch butterfly(😧😧😧😧😧😧)