Magolor - Epilogue

Appearance

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 brown 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. As Shopkeeper Magolor, 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. This ability is directly tied to his magical power; when he loses his powers in Magolor Epilogue, he is only able to jump and glide a paltry distance. 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.

What is Magolor Epilogue?

Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler is an Extra Mode that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, which is unlocked after the Story Mode is complete. In it, the player plays as Magolor, who has been stranded deep within Another Dimension and has lost most of his magical powers, gaining a ragged monochrome look in the process. Throughout this adventure, Magolor can defeat enemies to gain Magic Points, which he can then use to upgrade his magical abilities. He can also find Fruit Fragments to unlock new skills and attacks. Along the way, Magolor travels through more than 20 stages and fights a series of powerful elemental bosses, most of which are different variants of bosses from the Main Mode, with the goal being to eventually open a portal to leave this dreary set of dimensions. Like with the Main Mode, Magolor Epilogue can be played with up to four players, though everyone plays as differently-colored Magolors.

Backstory before Epilogue

After being defeated by Kirby... Magolor woke to find he'd lost his magical abilities and much of his strength. The tale of his triumphant return now begins. As a result of his defeat at the hands of Kirby and friends, Magolor has been banished to the deepest depths of Another Dimension and stripped of most of his powers. Unbeknownst to him, the Master Crown's remnants have also followed him. When Magolor wakes up, he finds himself significantly weakened. After he scouts the new area for a bit and defeats an ambush of enemies, Magolor is able to recover a Fruit Fragment, which restores a bit of his magic. The fragment teleports Magolor to an ominous place called the Ethereal Altar, where it lights one of five torches, thus setting Magolor's goal in action: to reclaim all of the Fruit Fragments and recover the full power of his magic. Magolor explores four distinct dimensions, where he finds more Fruit Fragments by defeating elemental bosses. After all five torches at the Ethereal Altar are lit, the fragments merge to form a familiar-looking red fruit — but before Magolor can retrieve it, the remnants of the Master Crown coalesce into Crowned Doomer, which consumes the fruit. Magolor destroys this Doomer, but with the Ethereal Altar in ruins, the Master Crown once again emerges and possesses the red fruit to form a demonic tree. After Magolor weakens the crown, he pulls out a sword from the rubble and transforms it into his own Ultra Sword, atoning for his misdeeds and seemingly destroying the crown for good.