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Tropes pertaining to the [[Loads and Loads of Characters|many]] Nintendo characters (and others) as they appear in ''Brawl in the Family''.

 

=== Kirby ===

A happy, adventurous, and voracious little puffball from [[Kirby|the game series of the same name]]. Sort of the unofficial protagonist of the comic. He sees just about every other character as his friend or snack.

 

His personality remains practically the same as the anime's rendition, however Kirby has gained the ability to talk and fails to eat as much (after the first 50 comics or so, at least).

* [[Adorkable]]: Sometimes in the comics that show him and Jigglypuff together. "Table Etiquette" is a good example.

* [[Big Brother Instinct]] / [[The Chessmaster]]: Got Meta Knight banned for the sole sake of keeping Dedede safe.

* [[Cheerful Child]]: A male variation, if you interpret Kirby as a child.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Occasionally. For example, during the "A Mushroom Kingdom Carol" arc:

'''Kirby''': Uh, this is the present. People can still hear you. }}

* [[The Hero]]

 

=== King Dedede ===

The self-proclaimed ruler of Dreamland and Kirby's rival. He always wants to "get" or otherwise inconvenience Kirby or someone else. This rarely works for him.

 

Dedede keeps the [[Jerkass]] personality from the anime, however here he comes off as close friends to Meta Knight, Kirby, and Adeleine; a [[Call Back]] to ''Crystal Shards'', where the last two were partners. A 10-Part comic, Cocoon Academy, reveals that {{spoiler|he and Meta Knight were friends when they were children}}, which explains why Meta Knight never did anything to stop Dedede.

* [[The Big Guy]]: Most of the time, especially in ''Return to Dreamland'' comics.

* [[Butt Monkey]], when Luigi's not around.

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: Apart from eating everything, no one's sure why Dedede's after Kirby; apart from regular bouts and game-wise Brawling. As for Christmas, he steals ''everything'' from the Brawlers for the same reason the Grinch did... [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|every year.]]

* [[Enemy Mine]]: Tries to pull this with Meta Knight to get Kirby, though Meta Knight often doesn't care.

* [[Jerkass]]: One of the differences between him and Kirby.

* [[Not So Different]]: Told by Meta Knight that he and Kirby are not very different when you get down to it.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: Granted, most characters get this, but it's usually King Dedede who reacts this way to the "cuteness" around him.

* [[Unknown Rival]]: To Kirby, who treats him as a friend.

* [[Vitriolic Best Buds]]: Seems to have a Type 2 relationship with Meta Knight. Also with Kirby, but Kirby treats him as a regular friend rather than this.

 

=== Meta Knight ===

A mysterious figure with a mask and a cape who tries to keep to himself whenever he's not harassed by his friends. Or rather people who think of him as one of their friends.

 

He has little patience for jokes here, and he doesn't actually want to have friends. However, forcefully, he's become friends with the other main characters.

* [[Badass]]: Unsurprising, considering who he is.

* [[The Comically Serious]]: As his profile states, he does not joke or fool around... much.

** He does pull a prank on Dedede once or twice, showing that he definitely does have a sense of humour. He just doesn't use it much.

* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: Rivals Dedede in this respect.

* [[Embarrassing Nickname]]: {{spoiler|Pinky}}. Wasn't embarrassing at first, though.

 

=== Adeleine ===

Kirby's female and human companion from ''Kirby 64''. She likes to paint and hang out with Kirby and the others, and is one of the few who almost completely tolerates King Dedede.

* [[Art Initiates Life]]

* [[Ascended Extra]]: Considering her small role in the actual series...

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* [[The Smurfette Principle]]: One of the few prominent female characters, and until recently she was the only female in the comic to get a profile.

 

=== Waddle Dee ===

King Dedede's loyal servant, based on the Waddle Dee with a bandanna in ''Kirby Superstar Ultra''.

* [[Mook]]: Acts as one for Dedede, even back when they were kids in school.

* [[Pay Evil Unto Evil]]: {{spoiler|Gave Meta Knight evidence during the Turnabout Kirby arc against Dedede; he did it out of revenge when he was used to pull a sleigh.}}

 

=== Mario ===

The hero of the Mushroom Kingdom, but with a bit of ego and a whole lot of [[Fridge Logic]] for his surroundings. Likely the character who gets the most attention in the comic, outside of the ''[[Kirby]]'' cast.

* [[Badass Grandpa]]: At the end of the ''Mushroom Kingdom Carol'' arc.

* [[Determinator]]: He's willing to save the princess at any cost, even if he has to relive his life six or seven times.

* [[The Hero]]

* [[Heroic Comedic Sociopath]]: [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/08/13/180-fireballs/ He has] [http://brawlinthefamily.keenspot.com/2009/03/17/148-stomp1/ his moments].

 

=== Luigi ===

The brother of Mario who is equally Italian and good at jumping, but greener, thinner, taller, and less focused on.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: It's a joke that he could exist for this sole reason. Even he knows it.

** Though [[Defied Trope|defied]] in one instance with a Lakitu dropping a Spiny Egg on {{spoiler|Mario}}.

 

=== Bowser ===

Mario's arch nemesis, the giant King of the Koopas frequently kidnaps Princess Peach and subsequently has Mario hand his shell to him on a platter.

* [[The Big Guy]]: In youth, during {{spoiler|the battle against Dark Matter}}.

* [[Disproportionate Retribution]]: It's said that nowadays he kidnaps Peach just because he's mad at Mario for beating him in the spin-off games.

* [[Distinguished Gentleman's Pipe]]: Depicted with one on his character profile.

* {{spoiler|[[The Man Behind the Man]]}}: In the ''Mushroom Kingdom Carol'' arc.

 

=== Jigglypuff ===

A Pokemon who loves to sing, even though it puts people to sleep. She can be told apart from the average Jigglypuff by the flower in her hair. Kirby has a relationship with her.

* [[Ambiguous Gender]]: It's technically supposed to be unknown what gender Jigglypuff is (despite Kirby's attraction), but it's heavily implied to be female.

* [[Distaff Counterpart]]: The physical similarities between her and Kirby are said to be a possible reason they got together.

 

=== Diddy Kong ===

Donkey Kong's nephew and little buddy. He's one of Kirby's best friends and also his lawyer.

* [[Birds of a Feather]]: [[Accidental Pun|Flocks]] to Kirby since they're both cheerful, childlike, and energetic.

* [[Bunny Ears Lawyer]]: Talked only in primate language and was still chosen by Kirby to literally be his lawyer.

* [[Cheerful Child]]

* [[Keet]]

* [[Silent Snarker]]: In the Turnabout Kirby arc, he has a hilariously deadpan expression on his face when the judge asks if he has anything to say. The judge apparently completely understands him.

 

=== Link ===

* [[Anti-Hero]]: On occasion, he can come off as different types.

* [[Destructive Savior]]

* [[Heroic Mime]]

** It's implied that he ''wants'' to speak more, but Navi doesn't let him.

* [[Kleptomaniac Hero]]: [[Exaggerated Trope]]. Link is already a good example of this in canon, but the comic presents him as being so obsessed with breaking pots for rupees that he ruins a date with Malon by smashing all the pots in her house.

* [[Nice Job Breaking It, Hero]]: Accidentally creates many extra suns and moons by overplaying the Sun's Song. And before that, he destroyed most of Hyrule to save Zelda.

* [[Slasher Smile]]: Pulls off a really effective one when he's about to shut Navi up by {{spoiler|eating her}}.

 

=== Captain Falcon ===

* [[Confess in Confidence]]: Confessed his sins after Falcon Praying and accidentally destroying his church.

* [[Crossover Ship]]: With Samus.

* [[Large Ham]]: To say the very least.

 

=== Samus ===

The hero[[Samus Is a Girl|(ine)]] of the ''[[Metroid]]'' games.

* [[Action Girl]]

* [[Crossover Ship]]: With Captain Falcon. Implied that Dedede has a crush on her too.

 

=== Pit ===

* [[Ascended Extra]]: As mentioned before, he got a lot more attention once ''Kid Icarus Uprising'' came out.

* [[Adorkable]]

* [[Good Wings, Evil Wings]]: Good, of course.

 

=== Waluigi ===

* [[Always Someone Better]]: Better at chaotic weirdness than the [[Phillips CDI]] sprites.

* [[Beam Me Up, Scotty]]: "Too bad! Waluigi time!" is often misquoted as best distinguishing his personality. Turns out he rarely, if ever, actually said this; the webcomic was the origin of said quote.

* [[Eats Babies]]

* [[Exact Words]]: When he makes a colour comic, it's just the purple and white that's used for all of his comics. He says:

* [[Extreme Omnivore]]

* '''[[Gonk]]'''

 

=== Eario ===

A janitor who cleans up the levels in the Mushroom Kingdom after Mario goes through them. He has a history of cleaning and being randomly attacked by the scenery. He worships Mario.

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Not as bad as the other two, but around there.

* [[Comically Missing the Point]]: He's one of the first two to notice {{spoiler|that Dark Matter has messily deactivated Cocoon Academy's security system}}. His response? {{spoiler|Clean the mess that the monster made as he was disabling the system}}.

* [[Neat Freak]]

* [[Original Character]]

 

=== Kingsonnn Dededoo ===

A penguin who looks like Dedede and cleans clocks and teeth.

* [[Deadly Euphemism]]: Subverted, he says things that sound like this (like 'I'm going to CLEAN YOUR CLOCK!') but they turn out to be literal.

* [[Identical Stranger]]

 

=== The Sun ===

* [[Accidental Murder]]

* [[Apocalypse How]]: Ends the world by getting up close and friendly.

 

=== Solid Snake ===

* [[Butt Monkey]]: Very much. Also literally. [[Don't Explain the Joke|His butt is his most prominent feature.]]

* [[Crossover Ship]]: Tries to hit on Samus, but ends up getting a Falcon Punch. {{spoiler|From ''both'' bounty hunters}}.

 

=== Princess Daisy ===

* [[Odd Friendship]]: With Waluigi.

* [[Only Sane Man]]: She's one of the more normal characters.

The author and artist himself, inserted into his own comics. Seems to only appear in the occasional announcement comic.

 

* [[Alliterative Family]]: He, his siblings, and father all have M names.

* [[Author Avatar]]

* [[Self-Insert Fic]]: Either he exists alongside Kirby and friends, [[Inverted Trope|or King Dedede exists alongside him]], as he was somehow able to let Dedede write a comic at one point.