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  <INF> Description
>>> Cloud Puff is a magic lifeform from a small planet once deep in the cosmos. He is 5'3.5" tall with a mostly-humanoid stature. His design uses multiple saturated primary & secondary colors with a somewhat bulky appearance. He has stubby hands with cyan arms, simple green shoes with violet legs, and his body is orange with an inner red outline. His eyes are white with blue pupils.

  <INF> Backstory
>>> Cloud's homeworld lived in conjunction with Kade's. The idea was that Kade's planet was empowered by its own magic, and some of it manifested into a separate world with its own creatures. It's nothing but colors and shapes with most inhabitants being multi-colored shapes or objects with limbs, similar to Battle For Dream Island. While no major characters other than the [Secondary Heroes] have been shown to exist nor come from there, this unnamed planet fostered just as many (if not more) beings than Planet Mystic. However, it also befell the same fate, as with no more magic to power it, there was no way for their planet to survive either.
>>> With that said, in actuality, Cloud & Thunder stem from Kirb's use of parody and being derivative of his interests. As in, he created a Super Mario spin-off named "Super Cloud Adventure" and developed the characters from there. SCA was a series of projects on the coding website Scratch with the help of two of his friends. SCA spanned multiple uploads and were mostly trial-and-error concept testing to figure out what they wanted to do. Some engine tests were made with very primitive graphics, and Cloud was featured in a number of other side-wide posts as a sona/mascot/stand-in for Kirb. This was done from March 2012 to June 2015, when Kade entered the picture.
>>> Afterwards, the group had diminishing screentime until the early 2020s. Cloud & Thunder made minor appearances before and during the [Kade Evolution] era, as they helped Necro break into the void space where Kade, Twilight & the various other heroes were located. They secured Twilight while Kade later broke out on his own, also talking to Necro about his role at the time and what he needs to do next. After that, Cloud's team vanished until getting increasing callbacks and new art, finally being reintroduced via the Secondary Heroes title and current-day lore.

  <INF> Abilities
>>> Most of Cloud's older abilities stemmed from his affiliation with Mario. A handful of power-ups were carried over and retextured, like swapping out hammers for screwdrivers, as well as going through many iterations; the Super Mushroom variant started as a stick, then became an arrow, then went defunct, etc. He also had a Mega Man-styled arm cannon and the ability to fly, though these were before Jett and Thunder respectively were introduced.
>>> The modern take on Cloud was nerfed to have standard wind-based magic, and the altered power-up items have made occasional appearances. This hasn't been explored enough to warrant deeper research, though, so we will update this page once further information is gained.

  <INF> Relationships
>>> Given the gaps in time, Cloud and his friends haven't had as much interaction with others compared to the Primary Heroes. We'll try to explain what little we can.

  <DSC> ["KADE"] As of 2024, Cloud and Kade have begun rekindling a friendship during the modern, post-2020 lore era. They have been helping The NegaDrive's staff rescue the other heroes from purgatory, starting with themselves. They've been eager to work with each other since.
  <DSC> ["THUNDER"] Despite the Mario Bros. parallels, their friendship resembles Asriel & Kade more than Kurson & Kade. They've always had each other's backs and love fighting as a duo.
  <DSC> ["JETT"] Cloud likes having Jett around and helps keep his spirits up for the rest of the team's sake. He tries stopping Jett from getting ahead of himself due to his "act first, ask questions later" attitude, which doesn't always work in Cloud's favor...
  <DSC> ["PUMPERS"] Given their youth and distaste for fighting, Cloud keeps watch on Pumpers's safety. He's gotten overprotective at times and has to be reminded Pumpers can still fend for themself, but they still respect Cloud as a pseudo-parental figure.
  <INF> Highlights
>>> It's important to remember that Cloud was the first character to get Kirb into being creative. Thanks to the limitless potential of Scratch, and the ability to "Remix" other people's posts, Cloud was featured in hundreds of uploads posted to Kirb's Scratch profile. However, Kirb has since wiped almost all of his old posts off the site, as some of them revealed sensitive information a young kid should not be sharing online. Some were archived and reuploaded while others are available through other profiles.

  <INF> Miscellaneous
>>> One important note about Cloud was the addition of a sibling to match the inspiration. We've gathered that her name is "Wind Puff" and she sports a separate palette to Cloud. (Maybe genetics aren't a thing for their species and some traits are picked at random? I digress.) She is a striking parallel to "Susie Berry", the former sibling of Kade and a secondary sidekick for his adventures. She's since been fairly retconned and we believe her purpose was recycled for Wind, but Wind has barely shown up these days too... we can't say anything conclusive.

  >>> WRITTEN BY
  >>> [ Spacia & Hariet ]