Erasem Screenshot ofErasem fromKirby: Right Back at Ya! Details Debut episode Escar-Gone

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Erasem is a tiny ghost-likemonster which appears in theKirby: Right Back at Ya! episodeEscar-Gone, described as one ofNight Mare Enterprises' most fearsome monsters. It is an ethereal creature which attacks its victims by entering their bodies and making everyone around them forget who they are. Erasem can be ejected if the victim is delivered extreme pain, whereupon it will fly out and seek a different victim to possess. It is unclear how Erasem can actually be defeated.

Characteristics[edit]

Erasem is a tiny white creature which resides in a bubble of light and flies around like a firefly. It resembles a human embryo to an extent, though it has a single thick horn on its forehead and is shaped somewhat like a question mark. Erasem is somewhat translucent and ethereal in nature, and is able to pass through solid objects. Erasem is capable of speech, though it does not speak directly to any of the characters.

When Erasem enters a host body, it causes everyone who ever made contact with the victim to forget entirely about them. This effect takes a few seconds to activate, as seen whenKirby inhales Erasem at the end ofEscar-Gone. While all memories others have of the victim prior to the possession are wiped out, it is still possible for new memories of the victim to form while possessed. Erasem is said to only leave its victim if the host is subjected to extreme pain, though it also leaves Kirby with little suffering on his part at the end of Escar-Gone.

Role in Escar-Gone[edit]

Main article:Escar-Gone

Erasem is featured in the episodeEscar-Gone where - after being brought in byKing Dedede using theMonster Delivery System - it possessesEscargoon in his sleep, causing everyone to forget who he is. Despite this effect,Meta Knight andTiff are eventually able to clue together what happened and agree to help free Escargoon from the monster. They do this by taking him to theCastle Dedede dungeon and subjecting him to various tortures until Erasem is ejected from his body. The group then tries to chase Erasem as it flees intoCappy Town, where Kirby inhales it. Kirby is then forgotten by everyone in a similar manner, and Erasem eventually leaves Kirby's body at the very end of the episode, escaping into the end-wipe.

Trivia[edit]

• In the Japanese version, Erasem is voiced byMakiko Ohmoto, the same actress who voicesKirby.
• Erasem is the first monster in the anime series to explicitly break thefourth wall, both by addressing the audience and by escaping into the wipe at the end of the episode.
• InScare Tactics - Part II, a strobe light features a figure of Erasem.

Gallery[edit]

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  Close-up screenshot of Erasem
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  Erasem enters Escargoon through his cheek.
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  Erasem's entry in the Night Mare Enterprises monster catalogue
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  Kirby inhales Erasem to prevent it from entering Escargoon again.

Names in other languages[edit]

• Monsters

• Articles which list Japanese names
• Articles which list French names