N.M.E. Sales Guy Artwork of theN.M.E. Sales Guy inKirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details First episode Kirby Comes to Cappy Town Last episode Kirby 3D Main role Secondary villain Other appearance(s) Kirby Mass Attack (cameo) Similar characters eNeMeE Voice actor(s) Dan Green (English) Banjō Ginga (Japanese)

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TheN.M.E. Sales Guy^[1] is the public face ofNight Mare Enterprises and a recurring supporting antagonist in the anime seriesKirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is usually seen only on a television screen from withinCastle Dedede, appearing wheneverKing Dedede wants to order amonster or other product from the company. The N.M.E. Sales Guy is a humanoid figure who wears a business suit and gives off a professional demeanor. Despite this, it is clear that he wishes only to exploit King Dedede for as much money as he can, and try to defeatKirby using N.M.E.'s monsters.

Appearance[edit]

The Sales Guy is humanoid in appearance. He has a long chin and pale gray skin. His hair color is purple and green, and he wears large orange sunglasses. His suit is dark blue with a bright orange shirt and pink tie. In the very last episode of the show,Fright to the Finish, he is revealed to have short, Kirby-like feet with no legs, which in the Japanese version he says is to "fit the setting of the show". He is first seen fully in the episodeThe Pillow Case (in the Japanese version), but the fact that he is wearing a kimono and that he is on a pillow make it seem that he is sitting as opposed to standing.

Personality and role[edit]

The N.M.E. Sales Guy serves as the public face of Night Mare Enterprises, and as such, tends to keep a professional demeanor as much as is possible, even when he is being directly insulted by his customers. He tends to do his job well, as he is often able to talk King Dedede into buying extra peripherals and charging him premium rates for various services. As such, he is able to keep King Dedede under a perpetual debt which is ultimately never paid off before N.M.E. is destroyed in the final episode. Despite his professional demeanor, the N.M.E. Sales Guy secretly (and sometimes not-so-secretly) mocks King Dedede for his gullibility and his foolishness, once referring to him in the flashback inThe Fofa Factor as "King Sucker". Due to the King's obstinance against paying his debt, the N.M.E. Sales Guy often has to refuse him service, or send in a monster to forcefully repossess Dedede's assets.

Overall, the N.M.E. Sales Guy's main role in the show is to act as a source or information about each of the monsters that Kirby has to do battle with. Despite doing a good job at selling monsters, the N.M.E. Sales Guy tends to falter when it comes to his real ambition of destroying Kirby and the otherStar Warriors. He often hatches plans to entrap the pink puffball, the most notable examples of which are plans to have Kirby transported directly to N.M.E. headquarters to be destroyed by a horde of monsters which are attempted inAbusement Park andScare Tactics - Part II. Both times, these plans nearly work, but are thwarted due toMike Kirby's singing in the former case, andMeta Knight in the latter. The N.M.E. Sales Guy's worst humiliation comes when he is tricked byKnuckle Joe into sendingMasher to Dream Land only to have the monster destroyed when Knuckle Joe betrays him. Despite his usual role as a villain, the N.M.E. Sales Guy does have a sense of fair play. InThe Kirby Quiz, he serves as an impartial host, even disqualifying King Dedede and Escargoon when it is proven that they cheated in the last round.

Filmography[edit]

Main article:N.M.E. Sales Guy/filmography

The N.M.E. Sales Guy appears in a majority of episodes inKirby: Right Back at Ya!, though his role is often brief. For a full list of N.M.E. Sales Guy's episode appearances along with details of his role in each one, seehis filmography page.

Trivia[edit]

Sprite of the N.M.E. Sales Guy as he appears inStrato Patrol EOS

• The Japanese version of the anime features the text "HOLY NIGHTMARE" written above the N.M.E. Sales Guy on the television screen inCastle Dedede, referring to the Japanese name ofNight Mare Enterprises. This is removed in the English dub, and all subsequent dubs based upon it, with the exception ofKirby 3D.
• InKirby Mass Attack, the N.M.E. Sales Guy makes a cameo appearance in theGame Over screen for the sub-gameStrato Patrol EOS (he laughs and adjusts his glasses if the player selects "Continue"). The song that plays on this screen is called "Service Song" in theMusic Player.
  • In the Japanese version of the game, the words "HOLY NIGHTMARE" are displayed in blue text on top of him, just like the anime. This is removed in the international versions and is replaced with a purple curtain-like background.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

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  Promotional poster showing various characters
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  New Year's Day 2023 illustration from theKirby JP Twitter, featuring the N.M.E. Sales Guy on TV

Character sheets[edit]

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  Animator sheet showing front, side, and back view
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  Animator sheet showing portrait view with some notes
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  Animator sheet showing mouth movements

Screenshots[edit]

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  Japanese-exclusive scene fromThe Pillow Case where the N.M.E. Sales Guy is dressed for New Year's Day
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  The N.M.E. Sales Guy recoils from the pain ofMike Kirby's singing.
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy appearing in the express monster delivery booth
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy promoting the grand prize for the winners ofThe Kirby Quiz
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy presenting a diagram about the ozone layer
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy being remotely harassed by King Dedede
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy's true appearance
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  N.M.E. Sales Guy being teased by King Dedede and Escargoon

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Kirby: Right Back at Ya! characters
• Antagonists
• Monsters

• Articles which list Japanese names
• Articles which list French names
• Articles which list Korean names
• Articles which list Portuguese names