10) Sword Kirby
First Appearance: Kirby’s Adventure (NES, 1993)
This is probably the simplest alternate look on the list, but it’s incredibly iconic. Kirby, clad with a sword and hat that look suspiciously like Link’s Master Sword and hat, tearing a path of carnage through his enemies. It wasn’t much, visually, when fans first saw Sword Kirby in Kirby’s Adventure, but with each ensuing release after that, the look became more and more detailed, and quickly an all-time favorite amongst fans. There’s not a lot to it, but it doesn’t matter– Sword Kirby is a keeper.