Kirby

"I come to you today with sorrowful news. As of this morning, we said goodbye to our dear friend Kirby. He wasn't himself this week and we confirmed he was in renal failure, so it was just time to let him go. His life ended with him falling asleep while being pet by his family. We will miss his loving nature and his sense of timing, whether it be a funny meow or to comfort whoever needed it. He lived the longest, happiest life of any animal friend I've ever had, and would have been 20 years old in just a few more days. He taught me so much about caring, and I consider him an example of the little guy surprising us all. This channel will be going silent for a few days, but know your love for Kirby is felt and will be read as we feel able. May Kirby rest well."

―Chuggaaconroy's tribute to Kirby^[src]

Kirby was Emile's cat and his longest lived pet. He was named after the Nintendo character of the same name. To put into perspective how long Emile had him, he was 5 years (or roughly 36 cat years) old when Emile started his let's play career, and he has been part of the Chuggaaconroy youtube family for 14 years (or roughly 72 cat years) since, so his fans have known him as long as Chugga.

Kirby had a habit of wanting to lay on Emile's lap during recordings. Other contributions from Kirby to recordings included meows and trying to get in front of the screen. He was also discussed by Emile often in recordings, along with Emile's other cat Teddy.

On September 16th, 2021, Emile announced that Kirby had end stage kidney disease, but the cat was receiving medication for it. Kirby passed away the morning of July 8th, 2023, at the age of 19 years and 10 months, and Emile and Tim were there when Kirby passed away. Emile later announced that Kirby had appeared in a few unreleased recordings prior to his death. Kirby's final recorded appearance was in Episode 48 of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, and a tribute to him was featured at the end of that LP.

History

369858769 855859645888795 4193530502390039035 n — Emile with Kirby

Kirby was named by Chuggaaconroy's Mother. He was 5 years (or roughly 36 cat years) old when Emile started his let's play career, and was part of the Chuggaaconroy youtube family for 14 years (or roughly 72 cat years) since, so his fans knew him as long as Chugga.

Kirby had a habit of wanting to lay on Emile's lap during recordings. Other contributions from Kirby to recordings included meows and trying to get in front of the screen. He was also discussed by Emile often in recordings, along with Emile's other cat Teddy.

On September 16th, 2021, Emile announced that Kirby had end stage kidney disease, but that he was receiving medication for it. Kirby passed away the morning of July 8th, 2023, at the age of 19 years and 10 months, and Emile and Tim were there when Kirby passed away.^[1]^[2]^[3] Emile later announced that Kirby had appeared in a few unreleased recordings prior to his death. Kirby's final recorded appearance was in Episode 48 of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2, and a tribute to him was featured at the end of that LP.

Mentions

Screenshot 2024-02-23 at 22.11 — Kirby's first appearance

Pikmin

Kirby was referenced by Emile in Pikmin - Day 5, after he said that Kirby was bothering him by cuddling against Emile's arm while Emile was recording. Emile then reminded his audience what his cats names are, Teddy being named after the fourth hero in Mother 1, and Kirby obviously named after the Nintendo protagonist of the same name. Later in the video, Emile said that Kirby could sit on his lap another time when he wasn't recording.

Pikmin 2

Kirby was referenced by Emile in Pikmin 2 - Episode 49, after the loud sound he made when a Wollywog took him by surprise woke Kirby up, which Emile found amusing.

Super Paper Mario

In Emile's LP of Super Paper Mario, Kirby often tried to get in front of the screen.

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

In the bonus episode, Emile mentions that he had to re-record some lines as Ghirahim due to Kirby wandering over to him and meowing, thinking he was upset because of how he was speaking. He then shows an example clip that got cut out of the finalized LP.

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Kirby rubs against Emile's foot, causing him to lose focus and lose a life.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

In Episode 4: Purple Prizes, Emile talks about the origins of Kirby's name and puts a picture of him up on screen.

Screenshot 2024-01-20 at 14.00 — The tribute to Kirby at the end of the *Pokémon Black 2 & White 2* Let's Play

Pokémon Black 2 & White 2

Part 48 marks Kirby's final recorded appearances, though Emile made no acknowledgement of the meowing, except for the last one. The final part of the Let's Play features a tribute to Kirby at the end of the video, featuring several images of him and ending with the text "For our Star Warrior".

Trivia

To put into perspective how long Emile had him, he was 5 years (or roughly 36 cat years) old when Emile started his let's play career, and he was part of the Chuggaaconroy youtube family for 14 years (or roughly 72 cat years) since, so his fans knew him as long as Chugga.
Kirby was named by Chuggaaconroy's mother.^[4] His original name was going to be Tinkle Popo.^[5]
On September 16th, 2021, Chugga announced that Kirby had end stage kidney disease, but the cat was receiving medication for it.^[6]
- Kirby passed away the morning of July 8th, 2023, at the age of 19 years and 10 months.^[7] However, Emile said that Kirby would make a few posthumous appearances, saying "We have not heard the last of Kirby! Some videos were recorded on his last "normal day" and he for-sure meows in at least one more video!".
  - Kirby's final appearance was in Episode 48 of Pokemon Black 2 and White 2.
After part 44 of Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Emile went on hiatus after Kirby unexpectedly passed away. This hiatus was prolonged by Emile getting severely ill, resulting in six weeks without videos.
Emile's Girlfriend has already helped him overcome the pain of Kirby's passing.