A famous pink video game character from Nintendo who can inhale enemies and copy their powers.
Named after John Kirby, a lawyer who defended Nintendo in trademark disputes in the 1980s. The character was created by Masahiro Sakurai and debuted in 1992, becoming one of Nintendo's mascots.
Kirby was named after a lawyer to honor his work defending Nintendo—a rare case where a video game character is an inside joke! His power to copy abilities mirrors the game industry's tendency to borrow and innovate on existing ideas.
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