Magolor is an alien magician who first appeared in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as the main antagonist. He is from another dimension, claims to live on the planet Halcandra, and commands a dimension-crossing starship called the Lor Starcutter. He has since made several appearances in subsequent games in the Kirby series. Magolor is defined by his diminutive stature, his ability to fly and cast magical spells, and his effective (but sometimes deceptive) salesmanship. Notable roles beyond his debut appearance include being the host of both New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition and the courses in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, running the Shoppe in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash, appearing as a Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies, and as a playable character in Kirby Fighters 2.

  In his debut in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Magolor crashes the Lor Starcutter into Dream Land and scatters its parts and Energy Spheres all over Planet Popstar. Kirby and his friends aid Magolor by collecting these pieces to repair the ship, and he thanks them by taking the group to his homeworld, Halcandra. Once there, they are attacked by the guardian angel Landia, and Magolor requests that Kirby and his team defeat the dragon. When Landia is beaten, however, Magolor steals the dragon's Master Crown—revealing that he was after this powerful object the whole time—and uses it to transform into a menacing final boss, aiming to rule over the entire universe. With help from Landia, Kirby and friends defeat him. The crown is destroyed, Magolor returns to his normal state, and he makes amends with Kirby.




Physical appearance

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  Magolor is a small, ellipsoid being who possesses disembodied hands, but no feet. He wears a blue hood with yellow and white accents. The rim of the hood, as well as the pattern on his body, resembles the design of a gear, which matches the motif of the Energy Spheres for the Lor Starcutter. His face consists merely of two yellow eyes on a dark yellow surface, the rest presumably being covered up by his scarf-like belt. The belt itself seems to wrap around his entire body, covering some of his face, and has a small yellow-fringed cape that extends around most of the circumference.

Magolor also has a notable number of alternate outfits. When wearing his Shopkeeper outfit, Magolor's cloak bears a simpler woven look, eschewing the gear fringes and yellow accents, and takes on a primarily green and white hue. As Manager Magolor, he wears his usual colors, but with a large top hat and bow tie, and his cape is modified to look more like a tailed coat. Lastly, in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, he wears a monochrome version of his usual outfit, with a knotted belt and a tattered cape, as well as a tear in his cloak revealing one of his ears.

Magolor is able to float freely in the air. There does not appear to be a limit to how high Magolor can float off the ground, but he still prefers to hover only a few inches above it at most times. Atop his head, he has two pointy ears which resemble those of a cat to a degree — his Magolor Epilogue appearance indicates that these ears are part of his body and not just his cloak. On the official Japanese Kirby Twitter account, one illustration featuring feline characters implies Magolor is also catlike with his pointed ears.




Personality

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“

Magolor from Kirby's Return to Dream Land is here! Is he your ally, or is he...all lies?

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— Magolor's Dream Friend introduction in Kirby Star Allies

  When Magolor first arrives on Popstar, he appears to be friendly and cordial, and easily convinces Kirby and friends to help him in his plight to recover his ship's Energy Spheres. As revealed later in the story, this act was a charade; he is cleverly able to feign grief and joy in order to get people to do what he wants. This allowed him to take advantage of Kirby's hospitality, leading him to the Master Crown.

Magolor is often melodramatic, and even when he is trying to act evil and intimidating (as seen after his Master Crown-induced transformation), he usually can't get the emotion right. He also appears to have an ego about him and is obsessed with challenges, particularly races. He often gloats when he is in the lead, which usually leads to him slowing down and getting passed up, to which he will then get angry and speed up. If he wins a race, he gloats endlessly, but if he loses, he sulks. Finally, he is shown to be a bit of a trickster; for example, he covers the screen with a curtain during segments of "C-R-O-W-N-E-D: Reprise" in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, laughing if King Dedede falls into a pit, and he pretends to betray Team Kirby in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash upon purchasing all of his equipment (though he clarifies that he's only joking).

  Magolor has the characteristics of a reformed villain, particularly after the events of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. While he initially seems to have had little else but a desire for power and sought the Master Crown for that purpose, upon retrieving the crown, Magolor appears to have let it get the better of him. The pause screen description for Magolor Soul indicates that, over the course of the boss fight, he lost control of his actions and became a "manifestation of the crown itself". After being freed from the crown's grasp by Kirby and his friends, he seems to have learned his lesson. To make up for his bad deeds, Magolor offers to build Kirby some new challenge courses in New Challenge Stages. In the same game, he seems to have a friendly rivalry with Kirby, as seen during the races with him; the two of them part ways on amicable terms in the game's credits sequence.



  Magolor appears to be a skilled technician and wizard, as he claims that upon initially excavating the Lor from Halcandra, it was in bad shape and he had to repair it. He is able to cast powerful spells during his playable appearance in Kirby Star Allies, suggesting that his magical abilities are natural to him and not a result of the Master Crown's influence. His building and summoning skills are apparent in New Challenge Stages, as he was the one who built all the courses that Kirby played through, and he summons a myriad of foes during the races. His industriousness is also on display when he sets up a Gem Apple cart in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash.

  
  Outside of the video game series proper, Magolor is often used as a representative for news on Kirby series titles, mainly for the Kirby Clash series. Occasionally he interacts with other characters, such as The Three Mage-Sisters, with whom he appears to have a rocky relationship. Magolor is also often depicted in supplementary material associating with Marx, who shares a similar role and personality with him. As the final bosses of their respective games, they share similar attacks, even identical black hole and laser beam attacks. They also appear together in a Stone transformation in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and one title screen animation of Kirby Star Allies, acknowledging the similarities between the two.

In the Japanese versions of the games, Magolor is implied to speak with a foreign accent, as many words in his dialogue are spelled with katakana where one would normally use hiragana.

Im gonna hit my head to wall untill i become a tree. It wood be amazing to be a tree.

well, I got a chop some tomatoes to make tomato soup