#tagging this as metadede bc it's their baby

[maybe-arts]

@kachikirby has poked me enough to draw this guy so she can draw him with her Sieg and Freya so HERE HE IS. THE BANE IN CHIFFON'S SIDE. and also potentially a new friend for Nova?

we'll get to that eventually.

notes on Polari:

like Chiffon, he's half-Astral (half-Pengy in his case, hence the coloration and bird feet). unlike Chiffon, since Pengy don't have their own magical way of reproduction, Dedede and Meta had to use a Nova to wish on.

he's about a teenager age-wise, was born when Kirby and Fluff engaged and was Nova's age when Chiffon was born. yes, he's about as tall as Kirby already and he's got more growing to do. he's gonna end up bigger than his astral dad

his wings are covered in short smooth feathers and not fit for flight (thanks to Dedede's Pengy genetics) - at least within planetary atmosphere. he'd fly in space tho, since they make him an excellent swimmer.

feathers have partially changed to his adult coloration, so a couple more molts should even out the color. for now he's kinda marbled

the alula which for astrals is a proper thumb is underdeveloped for now and would be hidden under feathers if they were any longer

yes he lifts.

skilled with swords, hammers and polearms, uses staff as an everyday weapon. his favorite weapon, however, is a poleaxe, and he can switch to it when needed because...

HE'S GOT ICE BREATH BABY. i HC Dedede to be a Pengy after all, and explain his lack of Ice ability (along with him being able to change his kit nearly on the fly with various possessions) with him having magical hyperconductivity - a disorder/defect in one's magical makeup that strips them of their natural elemental affinity, but instead grants them affinity of their environment. (A Burning Leo or a Hothead with that condition upon being put into oceanic environment for a prolonged time would suddenly find itself spewing water instead of fire, for example.) Polari, however, does NOT suffer from the same condition, meaning he's got a built-in Ice ability he can use however he wants. which means ICE. FUCKING. HATCHET.

yes he's bi (once he starts realizing that oops girls are hot AND boys are hot) keep scrolling