#Ceoofmetagala ask

[nokk0]

Hello fal! Do you like plantlife?

you mean gardening, right, pon? If that's so, then yes, pon! Fal moved to Floralia not for mere interest on the old studio of Lollipop Land, Fal also moved there for the varied kinds of plants there

My Owner wasn't a enjoyer of gardening, so trying that by Fal's own is... Exciting, pon! Taranza is very good teaching Fal about the variety of plants from differents planets and others native of Floralia, pon. The meanings are attractive with no doubt and the various simbolisms of them still surprise Fal, pon

[kirbybecomesastarwarrior]

🫀and ♟️?

Questions from here:

Fair warning: Lots of Lore dumping is about to take place /A long read... (but for those of you who want a quick read, you can just skim to the picture/image sections which will give a quick summary of what is being explained.) Have a great day!~

Lady Celestine was actually never supposed to be Merlyn... She was originally going to be the "Lady of the Lake... Nimue"

If you see in the earlier drafts I tried to hang on to the whole blacksmith idea/ and the creator of the scared items but then I just changed it to alchemist cause it was just I solidified her role as Merlyn~

She was going to be the soul inside the Galaxia, but she lost all her memories because she was the first to rebel against the ancients and withheld her creations as an act of protest towards them and the other Heroes of Yore... And was punished as a result, but before she was permanently sealed she performed her last act of defiance and scattered them about the galaxy.

(Via. Galaxia imprisonment )

While Sir Uther & Sir Icarus were supposed to fill the bigger roles of how the galaxy became a wasteland, she was written to be the only truly "Good hero of Yore."

Lady Celestine as Lady of the Lake:

I couldn't grasp what to do with her... She definitely had a more stern personality to fit Galaxia, but I just couldn't get on board with her character. The best way to say it is I think I made her "too perfect" (or the girl bossed her too much... I was reading Remarried Empress at the time, so basically, she had Navier's personality.)

Seemly cold & calculating but has a heart of gold underneath is all merely misunderstood. Very nonsense struggles with connecting Normally methodical and is always composed but has a sarcastic tic to her if you rile her up enough...

She was still an owl lady, but it was a reference to the Athena Goddess of Wisdom in Greek Mythology. (Owls often being associated with her and being her symbolic creature.)

I much as I loved the arctype (Navier's personality.)I wasn't in love with her character...

She had nothing really attaching me to her... it just felt like she was there to fill a slot as another hero of Yore she had nothing endearing about her... I didn't know what to do with her...But I didn't want to throw her away (I loved her design & color scheme).

That is until I ran into another problem...

For those who don't know in the original draft, Srir Arthur was supposed to be the villain in the series. (or the surprise villain so to speak~) However, once the rewrite happened and created Sir Uther in the au...all his evil went into him.

Especially once I changed his relationship with Meta Knight as his father figure and became the one who saved him from Sir Uther. But despite all my mind just kept seeing that man as a villain~

But then it occurred while creating this post (Link here ) ... Wait a second (*me taking a long good look, at Sir Arthur in the narrative*) WHY ARE YOU GOOD? I needed a reason why Arthur was good in the KBASW.

I wrote him too naturally accepting he just seemed too suspicious... plus... And besides with such a corrupt system in the GSA (the one created by the Ancients & Uther), how could one good egg exist...

So in a very "Meta" way (pun intended), not only was I trying to find a motivation for him to be good that convincing in the narrative... I was also trying to convince myself...

Perhaps if it was another character, it'd be enough, but... The Sir Arthur from the first draft kept creeping in my mind... (it's so hard to let go of your first ideas...)

Then the answer came to me... who (in Arthurian) was Arthur's mentor and confidant, and his compass in guiding him to become king...Merlin. I had a Sir Uther... why not have a Merlin! (Plus, in the show Merlin 2008: Arthur started out as a little jerk ward and only became a better person through Merlin's influence!)

Wait a moment... don't I have a character design on the back burner.

So, I fully committed to changing her role as the Merlyn of the KBASW... I was able to get a better feel for who she was in the story. This resulted in the current design & personality she has now...

Basically, I pulled both the Disney & TV versions and took my favorite aspect of both of them which resulted in the vigilante persona of "Merlyn" was actually a nod to the TV series Merlin's old man persona Dragoon...I did want to make a few changes to really make her more than just a counterpart to Merlin. (I think that's why I got so stuck on her the first time when she originally was the Lady of the Lake...)

So her future vision would always be the main part of her character. Though I made it the reason why she was such an empathic person. Not only seeing the future, but she can feel it too:~

To go along with the whole guide theme, I made it a part of her title as a Hero of Yore~. Celestine, the "Navigator of the Constellation." The four-pointed Star Crystal refers to the "North Star," the closest star to the celestial pole, the main compassing star to signal north... it was used to guide people home~. (The moral compass)

Due to her ability, she gets overly involved in situations and emotions. Since she has all these terrible visions, she feels responsible for them. Which results in her being overly critical of herself when things go wrong and lacking self-care. Despite hating her abilities, she is overly reliant on them...

Overall she's a smart, witty, scatterbrained, down-to-earth, well-meaning goofball with a sassy edge...

I was finally able to give Celestine the soul that she needed. And how did they become a couple, you may ask? When writing her her story was so entirely laced with Arthur (because of Arthurian legend) that their chemistry was undeniable...(Also I shipped Merthur in the TV series, so once I saw an opening I took it)

And she since was supposed to be Arthur's person. I used complementary colors to connect the both of them together. Adding orange & gold to her blues & yellow...

And so with that all said Sir Arthur became

The First Redeemed Villian of KBASW~

Redeeming the former baddies so they can use their skills and talents for the forces of good through kindness (Kirby). Celestine is basically the first one to do so... This did so much for the plot.

Sir Arthur: If someone like me could be given a chance and be changed for the better... Then so can this lot (Referening to Star Allies)

Arthur can naturally, relate to Kirby's menagerie of former villains who wanted to improve and be reformed. It fixed the problem of his niceness/goodness coming off as disingenuous (when I first was writing). There's a motive and reason behind them... Celestine. She showed Sir Arthur that there was a better way, a smarter way, a kinder way... It's her influence & example that inspired him to be a better man... a good man.

That's how Arthur gained the empathy & courage to stand up to Sir Uther and injustice when he was about to execute baby MK. It also enriches Meta's relationship with Sir Arthur... The man was barely holding on, and Meta gave him a reason to live.

Due to the Ancient cursing & erasing Celestine from existence, she was, he could not even speak her name. But Arthur was able to walk around this by speaking about that funny whimsical rouge that he was never able to catch "Merlyn." The stories always made Meta laugh; however, he could never understand why Sir Arthur would speak of this failure so fondly.

He deeply blames himself for not being able Celestine. Everything that happened to her was out of his control... This is why Arthur wants to create a better world, a place where Meta & Celestine would've been accepted.

Not only that, but he has this fear of being alone left. This is why he made the safest route for Meta Knight (to be one of the holy knights to keep him safe...), but wasn't the right path for him which (Leads to "Birth of Lone Swordsman...") and misunderstands. This makes it all the more heartbreaking to Arthur that Meta Knight thinks he doesn't truly love & care for all of him... when he does </3.

(Don't worry) He learns his lesson, and they make up (early on during Falsapr getting punished for the Fisher King incident, spontaneously meeting up when they're both saving Falspar...) It wasn't a proper talk and it was mostly Arthur and Meta apologizing because they missed each other.

MK only understands Sir Arthur after the war (& the Knightmare's End Saga). And goes to apologize to him again during the Kirby & Crystal Shard (I need a reason why the Meta wasn't there during the game... perfect excuse...)

Also presents a reason why Sir Arthur allows Meta Knight & Kirby to stay in Dreamland. "You deserve a chance to find yourself after this war... that man (Uther) can no longer have a hold on us... You have nothing to prove, you're free now... but if you need anything I will always be here waiting, just visit when you can okay?"

He learns his lesson, too, allowing him to leave & stay as he pleases... and the door was always open for him & Kirby the gang!~

(and someone gets rather jealous of this bias.... *cough* Dragato)

And of course, they do visit often (the plot demands it)... This leads MK to re-establish closeness with his mentor (learning from his own time with Kirby). Sir Arthur was trying his best too & he isn't perfect... he's not invincible... Wait what's happening to him...Why is he moving slower... His protector who seemed so unshakable...his father-... Is he getting weaker?

The early reconciliation is to make way for the true conflict: Meta realizes that his father figure is growing older & weaker. But why (*cough* Trip to Underworld *cough *the deal *)... like I said the man did not leave for free, a price had to be paid... (Did I have these two rekindle their wholesome father-son relationship only to have something tragic happen to the father... yes!)

There's such an emotional reason why Meta Knight has to become the leader of GSA. He's not only continuing Arthur's legacy but also Celestine's legacy. With the way Arthur raised him, he was able to instill the beliefs of her as Merlyn... And I also:

In the Kirby game series, Meta Knight always offers a sword to Kirby. It comes into play with Arthur's story. This act was done with Arthur & Celestine, however, not for the sake of due... for a very different reason... And this action & courtesy is passed down. (There's a hidden special meaning behind it... SWORD & THE STONE REFERENCE)

And so, making Celestine Merlyn was the best decision I ever made!

Celarthur/Merthur

Really, I wanted to engineer a love story that complemented the series as a whole... I was able to write Arthur as a fuller character as well as give an emotional core to him. And Celestine became a fleshed-out three-dimensional character and found his place in the narrative.

I KID YOU NOT THESE TWO SAVED EACH OTHER'S CHARACTER WITHIN AND OUT OF THE STORY! I LOVE THESE GOOBERS WITH ALL MY HEART!

@kirbyoctournament

Fun Fact:

Guys I kid you not she was so close to being named "Celestia..."But then I kept associating the name with My Little Pony~ (hardcore Brony back in the day) So she became Celestine...

~

@ceoofmetagala I got so excited when I got your ask (♟️it was the question I really wanted to get), and the fact that you were the one who asked made me so happy... I JUST HAD TO GO ALL OUT ON THIS POST~ And then I think I got carried away and ended up making it too long!~

I know you wanted this was just a questions 🫀 &♟️ on them:

♟️: When did you make your oc?

But it ended up being snowballed into the trial & error of creating Celty and how she wound up as the final version of herself.

🫀 : is there anything your oc and canon characters don’t like about each other?

I promise I'll get into this 🫀 A lot of people asked this. I'll get to the one soon... I wanted to do something extra special for this one... comic maybe~ (this was the one where I hinted jokingly that everyone wanted Arthur to get the couch~)

I hope this is enough & that you like it!

[gethoce]

Hapoy birthday : D

THANK YOU SO MUCH VERI!! :'> Smiling so hard right now ARGH You truly never miss drawing the Frey! 🔥🔥🔥 Late Dark Locust anniversary art HELL YEAH and Dozey is here too, the silly!!

@kirbyoctournament Valfrey is here (My birthday is technically tomorrow, June 7th, but it's almost midnight for me anyway e28ogluve2e2)

[heiressofdoodles]

Do you like cheese

I heard some people can't have cheese, or at least they shouldn't...

@kirbyoctournament

[stm-pnk]

Hmm!! Parfait cookie or elffin (If you know enough bat him cause idk If you've played forgorten land yet)

ill do both ;D!!

parfait first!

sexuality - omni ace with a pref for girls!

gender - demigirl and a neopronoun user too hehehhee

ship - raspfait 💛

brotp - licofait!

notp - iii am not sure, haven't seen a bad ship around her recently

hc - prefers apple juice over orange juice

opinion - SUPER cute/10

✧

now mint chinchilla!!!!

sexuality - panromantic ace

gender - nonbinary (just like me fr)

ship - kirbilin 💖💖

brotp - mmmm not sure..

notp - also not sure, haven't seen anything bad

hc - avid glitter glue collector

opinion - autism/10

[hermitcrabstar]

"The borb seems to be asking something of you... What will you bestow upon him?"

Yo!! I think he likes it!! :D 🍫

@ceoofmetagala

[hoshinokaabi-secretsanta]

Thus successfully, and formally, concludes our event! Please give a hand to our lovely moderators for making this event possible 👏👏👏

STAFF:

Event Head: @deafeninggardenerpanda

Moderators: @matchamiel ; @gemapples ; @starrveria

EVENT STATISTICS:

Number of participants: 96

Total number of gifts made: 158

First to submit their gift: @/ghostbny

Most gifts submitted: @/starflungwaddledee (15) [Honorable mention to @/CEOofmetagala (7)]

The above and beyond: @/plusreaderswhenever and @/corvidpaws , for gifting both writing and drawings.

CONCLUSION:

Thank you everyone again for participating! Though the event grew to be much larger than any of us expected, it was a joy to host through and through. Some of you have asked if we'll be hosting another one of these in the summer. We don't have any plans to, but another one set next winter is an absolute must!

See you all in a year ;) Let's make this a great 2024.

[poppybros-jr]

Uh-oh, it’s time for another…

SURPRISE PROPAGANDA ATTACK!

I had to ask Mr Flora to sit down for this because he’s so much taller than me. But he’s really cool! And really pink! You should vote for him!

- He’s an amazing healer! That automatically earns him points as far as I’m concerned! Healers are the best and I want to learn how to do it too!

- His horns (antlers?) are like tree branches and pretty flowers can grow on them! Who wouldn’t want to be able to grow flowers on their head?

- I don’t know him very well yet (though I’d like to be good friends with him!), but so far it seems like he’s a kind person.

- He’s so fluffy I could die!

Vote for Flora!

Flora belongs to @ceoofmetagala

@kirbyoctournament

[george228732]

Since @ceoofmetagala is the CEO of Metagala, I, George228732, am now the CEO of Metadede, no questions asked./j

[monsterhatdoodles]

first batch of oc weapons!

For Spyte (@subwaybug)

A real shoddy flintlock pistol made from stolen bee tech. Extremely inaccurate and only holds one shot, but that doesn't matter when youre mainly using it to shoot bugs that thought they could trust you in the back of the head with it.

For Fylass (@george228732)

I heard Fylass had a penchant for using blunt objects so I work the little guy's Esp power into it

For Cosmounse (@george228732)

Great for stabbing. Not as great for making dolls.

For Selene (@moon-mage)

A non-lethal weapon that can also be used for fun felt pretty in character for Selene.

For "Techy" (@ceoofmetagala)

Yes I am very good at name why ask

[quanblovk]

✨️Send this to 10 people you think are beautiful and deserve the world! Keep the chain going!✨️

OUGH THENK

tho im too lazy to send asks so imma tag instead

@camachine (wink) @ceoofmetagala @gethoce @goblinboykoko @asiadoesstuff @teaciadoodleslol @that-guy-called-vin @driftwoodmfb @starrypaint09

You guys rock!!

[goblinbugthing]

i been tagged……. 9 ppl youd like to know better

been tagged by @altblock-tm, good morning (its 2:30 am)

Last song: fell asleep listening to 2WEI’s epic cover of In The End by Linkin Park

Favourite colour: black, but not in like an edgy way, its really just what first comes to mind whenever someone asks my my fav colour

Currently watching: Helluva Boss, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, and Higurashi: When They Cry <3

Last movie: does the 2001 Jekyll & Hyde Musical count as a movie? If not, then The Princess Bride. Both absolutely incredible. The former is literally just uploaded to youtube btw

Sweet/spicy/savoury: sweet AND savoury. Sweet WITH savoury

Relationship status: single, unless you count selfships. Then I’d be drowning in bitches. *grabs holly, galacta, and moonjumper in my hand and squeezes them*

Current obsession: Hollow Knight (your fault doodle /lh), Kirby, A Hat in Time, Bug Fables, Cult of the Lamb, and of course, my own ocs. Also Chonny Jash a little bit, thanks grace /lh

Last thing I googled: PTSD symptoms. Both for writing purposes and also i think i might have it.

Currently working on: 1 animatic (kinda), 1 comic, 1 halloween costume, 4 ref sheets, and 5 fanfics. 8 ref sheets, if you count the ones I only have concept sketches for. In other words, TOO DAMN MUCH

GET TAGGED IDIOTS (/pos also don’t feel pressured to respond!!!) @ceoofmetagala @ask-themagesisters @gracebeth3604 @gethoce AAAND @crystalstars64, i unfortunately do not have 9 mutuals (i think)

yippee

[kirbybecomesastarwarrior]

a little creature with Goggles and a skin divided in black and white approached to Lady Celestine

"Greetings, pon...! Fal is... Well, Fal... Pon... Fal wanted to ask... Do you... Think that all Dark Matters are bad, pon? Or do you think there are... Good ones? Do you think some of them deserve a chance, pon?"

Lady Celestine: Oh perfect timing dear I actually had something in the oven that I had to get out why don't you come inside and make yourself at home

Fal couldn't help but wonder "where" there were no buildings or houses, just before he could ask... the three stars that adorned Triple Star surrounded them. Colors & shapes surrounded them until...

They both began to get sucked inside of... TRIPLE STAR!?

It had been revealed that Triple Star (hidden away) had its own pocket dimension... and at this very moment, they were inside of Triple Star.

The Greatest Well of Magical Mastery... Celestine/Merlyn's Fabled Library & Study

Celestine: Oh dear the pie is almost ready... enough time to explain my answer. While I know of the dangerous nature of Dark Matter... Some are capable of being good.

If someone can put good in the world why deny them the chance... Oh, forgive me if I went a bit off-topic talking about my family~ I'm quite biased towards them. Though there is another...

Matter's Dealing With Dark Matter~

@nokk0's - Fal

@ceoofmetagala's - Fecto Flora

Alright announcement:

Announce Celestine's Library/ Study is Opened for Business... @kirbyoctournament

So If your ( Kirby oc tournament/ Kirby OC) has a question they will now be automatically teleported into Triple Star. (I wanted to do this since the beginning but I could not decide on the color palette... thank heavens I got settled now.)

(Fair warning: there will be a 65% chance they will have nausea on arrival if you choose to visit the pocket dimension. Thank you~)

(keep reading for shoutouts/ references/ closing remarks)

Shoutouts:

I've seen the narrative questions/posts of @zombiecicada, @cauliarty & @nokk0, and I got really inspired by them shout out to them. I really wanted to give it a shot. You guys do so much great work with it shows off of personality of your Ocs.

@nokk0: I hope I gave Fal enough leeway. (Only if you want, sorry it's my first time doing one of these~ respond however you want or not) Thank you so much for your question.

@ceoofmetagala Congratulations on your win this week~

References:

So yeah there are a lot of shout-outs to some previous posts & questions (little easter eggs if you will if you look at the background).

There are numerous references to the Sword in the Stone:

And the way Fal was sitting in the last panel... I was trying to make it a reference to how Arthur was sitting right here (the meme) I hope I captured the spirit~

-How Fal drops in to Celestine's Study~

-The Sassy Sugar Bowl

-The Toy Train

And I really hope I got to showcase Celestine's personality more too... I think I already established her as a mother figure but I also wanted to showcase how her quirks too.

She tends to trail off, loves a good pun, is air-headed, has a one-track mind, and gets immersed in the things she does... that's why she forgets the little things at times (like the pie). She is well-read & knowledgeable (Plato reference) and incredibly open-minded.

I hope you guys enjoyed & have a great day!

[gethoce]

Shooting star for ultra knight given his whole universe taking over thing and cherry for hmmmm. Heiazdoze. Sure.

[💫 (Shooting Star) - If they were to wish on a clockwork star, like Galactic Nova or Star Dream, what would they wish for?]

Ultra has ambitions much akin to those of Meta Knight and Marx. It wants to be the most powerful and rule over the universe, to feel like it used to when it was young same as the universe it inhabits, when everything was still at its feet. What better thing to wish for than omnipotence? Unlike Meta Knight it doesn't shy away from obtaining power cheaply rather than earning it. Honour is of no concern to it as long as it ends up being above everyone else.

[🍒 (Cherry) - Out of all of the Dream Friends [Kirby included], which ones would they get along with the most? The least?]

Heiadoze loves her grandson Kirby and her son Marx, no competition, but those are obvious. She likes her son-in-law Dark Meta Knight a lot and supports women's wrongs (Susie). Flamberge and Ribbon have caught her eye as well, she just adores their attitudes.

As to who she dislikes, there is her other son-in-law, Magolor. She just can't stand him. His vibes just don't seem authentic to her. Zan Partizanne and Meta Knight are what she calls buzzkills and Bandana Dee she thinks of as a goody goody.

[heiressofdoodles]

Hello Hopea! Any favorite colors?

Hopea: I like almost all colours, really! They're all really pretty and it can be hard to pick a favourite. I think my favourite group of colours, however, would have to be blue! Dedede and Meta are blue, Fylass is blue. Besides, there's no bad blue colours!

decided to make this one just a text post, since this was a pretty small ask-

@kirbyoctournament

[starlytenight]

🎶✨when u get this u have to put 5 songs u actually listen to, publish. then, send this ask/tag 10 of your favourite followers (non-negotiable, positivity is cool) 🎶✨

(Starting a new one because the one I was tagged in was starting to get big | Thanks for the tag, @borbology!)

Firedancer - Poets of the Fall (My fave band of all time please look at them ahhh)

Big Whoop - Pink Henrik (Current ear worm, haha)

Nexus - Promare feat. Laco / Hiroyuki Sawano  (Please watch Promare it's so good)

I Gotchoo - Bowling for Soup

Gothkiller (Eisbrecher vs. Roberto Vitacca) - Eisbrecher (This one is your fault, @kare-bear117 and MMM such a good bop)

I shall tag... @kare-bear117, @blazingstaro, @ceoofmetagala, @morp, @void-dreaming, @peppermintslol, @goblinboykoko... and that's enough from me, haha. Have fun, everyone >:)