10 Video Game Characters Before They Were Famous

7. Kirby

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First Appearance: Kirby's Dream Land (1992)

Kirby is unequivocally the most famous pink puffball in video games (sorry, Jigglypuff). But before his future turned rosy, Dreamland's primary sucker looked positively pallid.

Was he/she/undefined feeling ill in advance of its debut? Apparently this sickness stopped Kirby from copying his enemies until Kirby's Adventure - quite appropriate for this literal pale imitation.

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Benjamin was born in 1987, and is still not dead. He variously enjoys classical music, old-school adventure games (they're not dead), and walks on the beach (albeit short - asthma, you know). He's currently trying to compile a comprehensive history of video game music, yet denies accusations that he purposefully targets niche audiences. He's often wrong about these things.