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Popstar is the home planet of Kirby and his friends. It is a planet depicted as a yellow five-pointed star with two white rings (but sometimes three rings that are colored red, green, and blue each) encircling it; these move independently of the planet they encircle. Popstar is light years away from Earth; so far away, in fact, that it is invisible to the Earth's population.
Despite its shape and appearance, Popstar has blue oceans and land masses similar to Earth's. It is possible that something in the atmosphere reflects - or gives off - a yellow light to make it appear the way it does from space.
Pop Star has one moon which orbits around the planet, and it is possible that it orbits a sun.
Overview[]
Popstar is a distant planet shaped like a yellow five-pointed star, typically crossed by two white planetary rings. It is located in the Gamble Galaxy (at least in Kirby: Squeak Squad). According to the Kirby's Adventure instruction manual, the planet is so far away from Earth, that it would be invisible to Earth's population.
Despite it's coloration from space, Popstar's atmosphere is remarkably Earth-like from the surface with blue oceans and land masses similar to Earth's, as well as a wide range of climates supporting a bountiful array of life. It is possible that a gas in the planet's atmosphere reflects (or gives off) a yellow hue to make it appear the way it does from space.
The largest country on Popstar is Dream Land, though how much of the planet Dream Land consists of is not clear. Another country called Floralia floats in Popstar's atmosphere, inhabited by the People of the Sky.
Popstar is known to have at least one moon which orbits around the planet, and it is possible that it orbits a sun. It also may or may not be orbited by a 'sun', as the plot of the Kirby Super Star sub-game Milky Way Wishes begins with the problem of the sun and the moon fighting with each other.
Planet Popstar seems to be a backwater planet in the lore of the Kirby series. This is thought to be the case by the reactions of invaders to Kirby's presence, often questioning why a powerful being lives on such a remote planet.
Games[]
Popstar's areas seem to be divided up into a series of small, star-shaped islands, though this varies from game to game. It is shown most clearly in a story illustration in Kirby's Super Star Stacker.
Dream Land is a kingdom ruled by King Dedede, and it is where Kirby lives. Many of the smaller levels in the series are within Dream Land. It is unclear how much of Popstar is considered Dream Land, and it seems the size of the territory changes with the game. The Mirror World entrance floats somewhere in the skies above it.
Other than that, the layout of Popstar is confusing and has never been mapped out. Some areas are re-used from game to game, but their locations in relation to each other aren't clear. The same goes for other nearby planets.
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya![]
In the anime, the characters specifically call Popstar a star, and it is shown to have what looks like other planets orbiting it - or multiple moons, or possibly its own sun and more than one moon.
Dream Land is also the main location of the series, and still controlled by King Dedede. However, it is on a peninsula and seems to be much smaller.
Surrounding Areas[]
Popstar's Solar System is complex and has had its surrounding planets mapped out, but not any of the surrounding galaxies. These areas could be the same galaxy Popstar is in or separate galaxy altogether.