Moe

Moe
Japanese Name	Kyorosuke, キョロスケ
Species	Clam
Family	Unnamed mother (deceased), Kyorozo (father, deceased), three younger siblings, Chorosuke (cousin)
Affiliates	Starfy, Starly, Herman, Bunston, Ruby
Homeland	The Sea
Location/Residence	Pufftop Palace
First Appearance	Densetsu no Starfy (GBC)
Latest Appearance	The Legendary Starfy

Moe (Kyorosuke in Japan) is a clam, and Starfy's best friend. He is sometimes depicted as being rude, but has good intentions at heart. He lives in the Pufftop Palace with Starfy and Starly, and shares their palace. He sometimes speaks with slang words and phrases, like "yowza", and "I'm Just Ribbin' Ya, Starf!" too.

It is reported that he is voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi in Japanese commercials but it is unclear whether Yamaguchi also voiced Moe in the Japanese version of The Legendary Starfy.

History

Background

Moe and his family's tragic past.

During his youth Moe's parents fell out with each other and Moe's Mother was forced out of her home. She moved out with her children into a smaller, less accommodating home. Soon after, she became ill and presumably died. Moe has been taking care of his three siblings ever since the loss of his mother. Later in Densetsu no Starfy 3, Moe met up with his father, Kyorozo on various occasions. Tragically, in Old Castle's Area 3, Kyorozo sacrificed his life for Moe when Moe was hit by a lightning attack by Evil, after Kyorozo went in Moe's place and pushed him away to try and endure the attack.

Densetsu no Starfy

Starfy meets Moe and Fork for the first time.

Moe and his siblings celebrating at the end of the game.

As shown in the second staff credits, Moe lives in a rundown house with his three siblings, and they are all crying because they wanted some meat, a teddy bear, and a Game Boy Advance. However, Moe couldn't get them those things since they didn't had the money, and what he said caused them to cry again. Moe then tried to figure out where he can get some money, but before he thought of something he saw Ruby and followed her instead which led to meeting and becoming great friends with Starfy. Later after Starfy defeated Ogura once and for all with Moe sealing Ogura back inside the Jar, Moe was rewarded with Treasure for helping Starfy. Then, Moe uses the treasure to get the things his siblings wanted. The siblings then grabbed the things they wanted and all the 4 clams do their special happy dance at the end of the second staff credits.

The Legendary Starfy

At the beginning Moe states that Bunston jumped into the ocean. At the end when Starfy is about to fight Mega Mashtooth, Starfy had gotten hurt, so Moe encouraged him saying: "Go for it Starf, Get up! No time for a nap! SOCK HIM FOR ME!" and at this, Starfy goes to the final battle.

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Personality

Moe's "Glittering Eyes"

Treasure hunting is a hobby of Moe's. In The Legendary Starfy, instead of helping Starfy chase the kidnapped Bunston, he focuses on finding treasure. When Starfy is around treasure, Moe's eyes will glitter with pictures of the nearby find if the player has Moe's Sniffer turned on. This feature can be selected by tapping the small Moe at the bottom of the screen.

Moe also loves to eat fine foods. He apparently likes dumplings, as in The Legendary Starfy, there is a mini-game game called Dumpling Master, where Starly and Starfy create dumplings for Moe to eat. The player and Starly create the dumplings, and Starly gives them to Starfy to pass on to Moe. If Moe does not receive a decent amount, he will become furious and his top shell will bounce up and down. Moe will, at the end of the mini-game, tell the player how many dumplings they made. The official United States website for The Legendary Starfy says he enjoys urchin nachos. This is confirmed in-game when Moe tells Bunston that one of his and Starfy's specialties are urchin nachos.

In The Legendary Starfy, Moe has his own talk show, which he calls "The Moe Show". Random guests will appear, and the character and Moe will have a small conversation. Sometimes, Starfy will appear on the show; other times, supporting characters and even bosses, such as the Hot Spring Snapper from Hotcha Springs appear!

Moe also has a crush on another Starfy character, Ruby; a zebra turkeyfish. Whenever Moe is around Ruby, he becomes quiet, calm, and nicer than usual. It should be noted that in The Legendary Starfy (in one of the earlier levels) that Moe's three younger siblings tells Starfy that Moe has a crush on someone. Later, they tell Starfy that the someone is, in fact, Ruby.

Abilities

Being a clam, Moe's shell gives him protection. Despite this he still complains about heat and cold. Despite having no legs he can still move easily. Also he can leap into the air.

Moe can also dig into the ground and pop out of the ground quickly. He usually only does this to hide.

Moe can also survive great falls as in most of the games he along with Starfy usually plummet out of Pufftop into the ocean (with the exception of Densetsu no Starfy were Starfy first met him only after starting his journey.

Moe apparently has enough room in his shell to hold Starfy or Bunston while closing it but somehow they make impressions from the inside.

In Densetsu no Starfy 4 he and Starfy can team up to perform the Spill Ability Powerful Spin, during which Starfy grabs Moe from the back and spins while holding him. They move very quickly and start suffering from Dizziness after the Ability is finished.

Beside the Powerful Spin, Moe has no physical attacks. He usually simply stands on the sidelines of Starfy and Starly's adventures and offers them advice. In The Legendary Starfy, he looks for treasure and helps Starfy find it via Moe's Sniffer.

Gallery

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  Early artwork of Moe from Densetsu no Starfy when it was under development for the Game Boy Color.
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  Moe's Photograph from Densetsu no Starfy 2.
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  Artwork of Moe from the Game Boy Advance games
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  Densetsu no Starfy 2 artwork of Starfy hiding in Moe's shell
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  Artwork of Moe angry from Densetsu no Starfy 2 and Densetsu no Starfy 3.
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  Artwork of Moe from Densetsu no Starfy 4.
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  Artwork of Moe and friends playing using a Gameboy Advance Link Cable in Densetsu no Starfy 3.
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  Artwork of Moe and Starfy doing a Powerful Spin in Densetsu no Starfy 4.

Trivia

• Before the official release of Densetsu no Starfy, Moe was referred to as キョロロン (Kyororon) in the Game Boy Color trial demo rather than キョロスケ (Kyorosuke).