Cron

Cron Illustration of Cron from the Kirby novel series Details First appearance Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!! Role Guest character Similar to Tron

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Cron^{[Japanese title]} is a guest character featured in the Kirby novel series, and makes his guest appearance in Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!!. He is an inventor and the younger brother of Tron, who steals the Kirby Printer from him and proclaims himself to be an inventor. Cron gives Waddle Dee the cannon used to defeat the Dededestroyer Z. He exposes his brother as a fraud and reveals his motives behind his plan. At the end of the story, he drags Tron back to their home.

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Cron is a creature of unknown species from the planet Trocro, looking almost identical to Tron. He has a spotted, legless lower body and disembodied gloved arms. He has a prominent mustache and unkept hair. He wears a fancy suit and small glasses.

Cron is a genius inventor who wants his inventions to be used for good. After seeing how Tron used his printer for evil, he regrets creating it. Cron shows kindness to his brother by promising to him that he will assist him with his farm, but he isn't afraid to scold him for his bad behavior.

Role in Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!![edit]

Cron appears and explains Tron's true plan.

Main article: Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!!

Before the events of the story, Tron, Cron's younger brother, steals Cron's invention, the printer. When a Soldier Waddle Dee doesn't let Waddle Dee enter the elevator to the top floor, Cron appears before him. Cron gives the Soldier Waddle Dee sleeping medication to allow Waddle Dee to pass him, and gifts Waddle Dee a cannon to defeat the Dededestroyer Z.

After Tron reveals his true plan, Cron shows up and explains that he is the real inventor, and that Tron is just a farmer. He begs Tron to stop his plan and explains Tron's motives behind it, starving the residents of Dream Land to sell his awful crops. Cron tells Kirby that the only way to stop Tron's plan is to destroy the Kirby Printer, which will destroy the Kirby copies. Cron regrets building the printer to be indestructible as they are unable to destroy it. After the Kirby Printer is destroyed and Tron laments his defeat, Cron tries to cheer him up by offering to help him with farming, but Tron doesn't want to work hard. Cron discovers that the Waddle Dees didn't disappear with the destruction of the printer. He reveals that since Tron didn't process Waddle Dee's data, the Waddle Dee copies cannot disappear. He offers to find a solution for that, but King Dedede refuses to erase them. Later, Cron tells Tron that his plan would not have worked, since the Kirby copies would have eaten all his crops too fast. Tron starts to think about a new money-making scheme, but Cron drags him out of castle back to home before he can finish his thought.

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