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93-491: Kirby ( カービィ , Kābī ) is the protagonist of the series and a playable character in every game except Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe . The villains he encounters typically threaten his home of Dream Land ( プププランド , Pupupu Rando , Pupupu Land) on Planet Pop Star ( ポップスター , Poppusutā , Pop Star) . The main games give Kirby the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float, inhale, and spit out or swallow his enemies. Starting with Kirby's Adventure , Kirby can gain

186-439: A rhythm game starring King Dedede, who jumps on drums while avoiding enemies and collecting coins to the tune of classic Kirby songs. The main game is single player only. Players can also find and collect keychains which depict characters from previous Kirby games. After the main story mode is completed, players unlock an extra mode called Dededetour! , featuring King Dedede as the playable character. In this mode, all of

279-425: A 6 out of 10, praising its boss battles and use of the 3D, but strongly criticizing its low difficulty. He stated, " Kirby Triple Deluxe may look great and has some clever ideas for how to use 3D, but falls into a rut of simple platforming and puzzles that rarely require any thought or skill. I admire that it tries to give us more powers and abilities to play with than ever before, but that empowerment shouldn't come at

372-457: A Warp Star that Kirby can hop onto. Warp Stars on the bottom floor take Kirby to the table selection screen, Warp Stars on the middle floor takes Kirby to a minigame, where he can earn extra points and multipliers, and Warp Stars on the top floor take Kirby to that table's boss fight. Each boss fight requires the player to deal a certain number of hits to the boss without hitting the Warp Star at

465-488: A ball. At the beginning of the sixth and final chapter, "Milky Way Wishes", Marx tells Kirby that the Sun and Moon are fighting and that only the power of a giant mechanical creature called Nova can make them stop, sending Kirby on his adventure. After Nova appears, Marx wishes for control over Pop Star and reveals that he started the fight between the Sun and Moon. He then transforms into a more powerful form before sending Nova on

558-738: A blue body. Meta Knight first appeared in the NES game Kirby's Adventure as an ally of King Dedede and the boss of the Orange Ocean level, where he fights Kirby to stop him from taking a piece of the Star Rod and prevent Nightmare from obtaining it. He is the main antagonist of the Revenge of Meta Knight mode in Kirby Super Star , in which he attempts to end the lazy lifestyle of Dream Land's inhabitants by invading it in his airship,

651-467: A bonus at the end of each life. Players can also earn Maxim Tomatoes which help block the drain for a short period. The game is made up of three tables; Whispy Woods , Kracko and Poppy Bros, each made up of three floors. The aim of the game to help Kirby make his way up to the top floor in order to access each table's boss. Each floor has various gimmicks that either help Kirby to reach the next floor, such as characters which throw Kirby upwards, or bring in

744-691: A boss and playable character in Kirby Star Allies , and fulfills both roles once more in Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022), where the Beast Pack brainwashes him. King Dedede also appears in several spin-off games in the series. He appears as the final boss in Kirby's Pinball Land (1993). In Kirby's Avalanche (1995), Dedede appears as the final opponent. He appears as the single boss in Kirby's Dream Course (1994), along with

837-703: A boss in two sub-games in Kirby Mass Attack . Though he is absent from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse ' s story mode, Meta Knight appears as a collectible figurine. The game is also compatible with the Meta Knight Amiibo , which Kirby can use to gain a temporary increase in attack power. Meta Knight also appears in four installments of the Super Smash Bros. video game series; in Super Smash Bros. Melee , he appears in

930-419: A boss. Beginning with Kirby's Return to Dream Land , Bandana Waddle Dee transitioned into being an ally of Kirby, and was one of the game's four playable characters. He assists Kirby in both Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot by providing him with items, and again as a playable character in Kirby Star Allies . In Kirby and the Forgotten Land , he is featured as the game's Player 2. In

1023-715: A butterfly lands on his lance and merges with him, creating Morpho Knight ( バルフレイナイト , Barufureinaito , Butterfly Knight) . Morpho Knight returns as a boss in Kirby and the Forgotten Land . Galacta Knight also appears as the final boss in the game Super Kirby Clash (2019) where Parallel Nightmare summons him to fight Team Kirby. In the game, he is known as the Aeon Hero ( 淵源を巡る英雄 , Engen o Meguru Eiyū , Origin-Revolving Hero) . Magolor ( マホロア , Mahoroa ) appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011), where he travels to Dream Land on an interdimensional ship called

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1116-606: A cameo appearance in Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006), in an unlockable picture with other series villains. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008), an arrangement of the music when Kirby is battling Marx in Kirby Super Star can be played on the Halberd stage. In Kirby Mass Attack , he appears as the big boss of the "Kirby Brawlball" sub-game. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011), he makes a brief appearance in

1209-681: A carved orange mask and has orange butterfly wings and limbs, a black body, and white eyes. It wields a sword with a blue eye resembling the Master Crown on its hilt. It first appeared in Kirby Star Allies (2018), in the Guest Star ;???? Star Allies Go! sub-game, where it is the mode's final boss after absorbing Galacta Knight's essence and revealing itself for the first time. In the Soul Melter EX difficulty of The Ultimate Choice , it returns as Morpho Knight EX, which has

1302-458: A collision course with Pop Star. As the Sun and Moon hold Nova back, Kirby rides the Starship into Nova and deactivates its heart, then defeats Marx and sends him crashing into Nova to destroy them both. In Kirby Super Star Ultra , pieces of Nova fuse with Marx's corpse and revive him as the more powerful Marx Soul ( マルクソウル , Maruku Souru ) , the final boss of "The True Arena". Marx makes

1395-524: A dark purple mask and red eyes and wings and wields two black swords. Morpho Knight later appeared in Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) as the final boss of the Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams. post-game after absorbing Soul Forgo. Morpho Knight's fighting style is the same as its Kirby Star Allies appearance, but it has new abilities, including shooting fiery tornados, using Soul Forgo-like entities as puppets, and flipping

1488-554: A friend of Kirby that can be rescued from a holding bag. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) expands on Gooey's character, as he is revealed to be a member of the Dark Matter race who chose to be Kirby's friend. He can be summoned as a helper character similar to those in Kirby Super Star (1996), controlled by either the computer or a second player. Gooey's main form of offense is to snag enemies with his tongue and spit them out like Kirby does, and can also copy abilities, but only when

1581-547: A giant rolling ball to bowl over enemies, juggle flaming bowling pins to attack enemies above him and use exploding balloon animals as weapons. At least 20 copy abilities from previous games return, including Wheel, which was absent from Kirby's Return to Dream Land . Two new subgames are Kirby Fighters, a Super Smash Bros. style fighting game where the player can customize their own Kirby and give him one of ten copy abilities to battle other Kirbys in stages based on levels from previous Kirby games; and Dedede's Drum Dash ,

1674-547: A green spiked tail. Dark Matter makes cameo appearances in Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006), Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008), Kirby Mass Attack (2011), and Kirby Star Allies (2018, as Void Termina's final form. A clone of Dark Matter in its Kirby's Dream Land 2 form, dubbed Dark Matter Clone ( クローン剣士ダークマター , Kurōn Kenshi Dāku Matā , Clone Swordsman Dark Matter) or Dark Matter Blade , appears as an extra boss in Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016), which

1767-445: A hard battle, Kirby eventually defeats Queen Sectonia, but Sectonia grabs Kirby with her vines and tries to crush him while Kirby cries for help. King Dedede and Taranza (with a change of heart) come to Kirby's rescue, freeing him and giving him a Miracle Fruit to finally defeat the queen. Kirby finishes off Queen Sectonia by inhaling her giant laser blast and spitting it back out at her, destroying her utterly. With Floralia rescued, Kirby

1860-480: A masked, robed being wielding a magical sword. After being defeated, it assumes its small orb form as it faces Kirby. In Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997), a massive cloud of Dark Matter appears in Pop Star's sky and possesses many of its inhabitants. After aiding various creatures in need, Kirby eventually defeats Dark Matter once again. After its defeat, Kirby faces the leader of Dark Matter, a giant white creature with

1953-535: A month later, when it was mentioned in a recap email sent by Nintendo after that November's direct. The game's title originated from developers wanting to incorporate the letter X due to the game being the 10th main installment in the Kirby series, as well as reflect the capabilities of the Nintendo 3DS. The game's release in Australia was accompanied by the launch of a pink Nintendo 2DS . Enhanced versions of

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2046-472: A playable character in multi-player mode . After not appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe , Meta Knight made an active return to the series in Kirby: Planet Robobot . After being captured and transformed into the hostile "Mecha Knight" in the game's story mode, Kirby rescues him and he helps him defeat Star Dream by letting him pilot the Halberd. He is also given his own adventure once more, as

2139-399: A playable character until Super Smash Bros. Brawl (2008). He returned as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and again in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Unlike most heavyweight fighters in the series, his hovering jumps give him great vertical distance in the air. He is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai . King Dedede has made several appearances outside of

2232-534: A portal and escapes the dimension he was trapped in. The credits reveal that after going through the portal, Magolor ends up in the village of the Dream Kingdom, the parallel version of Dream Land in an alternate universe, where the Gem Apple seed, now reduced to a sapling, is planted as the village's Gem Apple tree. Now redeemed, Magolor takes up residence as the shopkeeper of the Dream Kingdom, leading up to

2325-462: A robotic version of himself. In Kirby's Block Ball (1995), he is a hidden final boss. In Kirby's Star Stacker (1997), Dedede appears to antagonize Kirby during the "Round Clear" sub-game, in which Kirby has to completely deplete his hit points in order to move on to the next stage. Additionally, there was a version of the game released only in Japan in 1998 which featured him as the final boss in

2418-538: A second player is controlling him. He also appears in Kirby Star Allies (2018) as a Dream Friend, and is playable in Kirby Fighters 2 (2020). Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) and Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) feature various allies that can team up with Kirby and share powers. Kirby's Dream Land 2 introduces: Kirby's Dream Land 3 introduces: Rick, Coo, and Kine make a cameo in several games. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000), when Kirby uses

2511-474: A secret boss. In the Meta Knightmare sub-game of Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016), Star Dream summons Galacta Knight as Meta Knight's final opponent, but Galacta Knight destroys Star Dream before fighting Meta Knight again. In Kirby Star Allies (2018), Galacta Knight appears as the apparent final boss of the Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! sub-game. However, before the fight with him can begin,

2604-542: A short story mode. He is an unlockable character in Kirby Air Ride (2003) and Kirby Canvas Curse (2005). King Dedede is a boss in Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010) and Kirby Mass Attack (2011). Although he is absent from the main story, King Dedede appears in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (2015) as a collectible figurine. The game is also compatible with the King Dedede amiibo , which Kirby can use to gain

2697-485: A single red eye called Zero ( ゼロ ) , a large eyeball with a red iris that shoots blood at Kirby. After Kirby defeats him, he detaches from his white eyeball and flies around as a faster, though weaker, form in a last-ditch effort to defeat Kirby. Dark Matter clouds return once more in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000), where they invade Ripple Star for its Crystal. When the Crystal is shattered, Kirby reassembles

2790-432: A temporary increase in health . In Kirby's Blowout Blast (2017), although no story is present, he appears as the final boss. Masked Dedede appears as the secret final boss, after completing the game with all Gold trophies. Dedede has also been featured in the Super Smash Bros. video game series. While originally planned for inclusion in both the first installment of the series and its sequel , he did not appear as

2883-458: A unrequited crush on Tiff. In the episode A Fish Called Kine , Kine disclosed the location of the coral reef he lives in to King Dedede so he could be brought on land, not knowing Dedede planned to destroy the reef. After losing interest in the land, Kine helped Kirby in saving the reef. Dedede%27s Drum Dash Deluxe Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a 2014 action - platform game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for

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2976-478: Is a Waddle Dee who wears a blue bandana and is frequently seen wielding a spear. He has developed from an insignificant character to one of Kirby's closest and most recurring friends. He first appeared in Kirby Super Star as the first opponent in the "Megaton Punch" minigame. In Kirby Super Star Ultra , he appears in the "Revenge of the King" game mode as King Dedede's loyal right-hand man and in "The Arena" mode as

3069-477: Is a head manager of the amusement park, providing masks and souvenir items for playing games and completing challenges. He appears as a playable character in the third update for Kirby Star Allies (2018) and also appears in Kirby Fighters 2 (2020) as a playable character along with Gooey, Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee. Morpho Knight ( バルフレイナイト , Barufureinaito , Butterfly Knight) resembles Meta Knight and Galacta Knight, but it wears

3162-601: Is detected. Kirby Fighters Deluxe would later a receive a follow-up on the Nintendo Switch in September 2020, titled Kirby Fighters 2 , using the Kirby Star Allies engine. It features more content, online play, more copy abilities (including the new "Wrestler" ability), and playable characters besides Kirby. The game received positive reviews, holding an average of 80 on Metacritic based on 68 reviews and an 80.62% on GameRankings . GameSpot awarded

3255-634: Is ferried back home by the People of the Sky, and the Dreamstalk is purified, fully blooming and becoming a permanent fixture of Dream Land. At the end of Dededetour! , an extra mode featuring King Dedede as the protagonist, King Dedede encounters a clone of himself from another dimension, Shadow Dedede. After the real Dedede beats the shadowy clone, he encounters Dark Meta Knight , who has come back for revenge. Dedede, however, defeats him, sending him back into

3348-476: Is known as eNeMeE in the English dub and runs NightMare Enterprises . An embodiment of life's fear and suffering, he will always exist as long as people have fear in their hearts, and seeks to conquer the universe, having dominated most of it by the series' beginning. He has the ability to create monsters, who he sells to unsuspecting customers for a profit through a transportation network. His only opposition are

3441-492: Is seemingly destroyed, but it is revealed that the Master Crown has taken control of Magolor's body. After the second defeat, the crown is broken, and Magolor is banished into another dimension and trapped there. Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) introduces a new game mode: Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, which follows Magolor after his defeat. Stranded in another dimension and without most of his powers, Magolor sets out to regain them while collecting

3534-522: Is the final boss of Kirby's Adventure (1993) and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002). After Nightmare invades the Fountain of Dreams, King Dedede splits up the Star Rod into seven pieces and gives them to his friends, preventing Nightmare from spreading nightmares . Kirby, who is unaware of this, finds the pieces and reunites them, causing Nightmare to be revived, but Kirby uses

3627-540: Is the main character. When the Story Mode is completed, the "Dededetour" mode is unlocked , allowing players to play through the game as King Dedede. Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe , an enhanced, standalone version of "Dedede's Drum Dash" released on the Nintendo eShop , marks the debut of King Dedede starring in his own game. He appears in the beginning and ending scenes of Kirby: Planet Robobot . Dedede returns as both

3720-710: The Game Boy . It was HAL Laboratory's third pinball video game after the MSX and NES title Rollerball and the Game Boy title Revenge of the 'Gator . It was also the first spin-off and second Game Boy title in the Kirby series , as well as the second pinball video game Nintendo published after the NES title Pinball . The game was rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console service in July 2012. The game stars Kirby as

3813-601: The Inkling 's, Rosalina and Luma 's, and Sephiroth 's Classic Mode routes and in the World of Light mode. Galacta Knight ( ギャラクティックナイト , Gyarakutikkunaito , Galactic Knight) is the greatest warrior in the galaxy and the nemesis of Meta Knight , who resembles him but with a pink and white color scheme and wielding a purple lance and a white shield. He first appeared in Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) as

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3906-676: The Kirby video game series. He is featured in every Kirby manga adaptation; the first one was written by Yoshiko Sakuma, and published by Shogakukan originally in 1992, and the most recently is a 2012 Yuki Kawakami manga by Shogakukan, Hoshi no Kirby: Pack to Daibaku Show . Dedede is a main character in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , in which he is the ruler of Dream Land who tries to defeat Kirby at any cost, usually by ordering monsters from Nightmare Enterprises (NME). Bandana Waddle Dee ( バンダナワドルディ , Bandana Wadorudi ) , sometimes called Waddle Dee ( ワドルディ , Wadorudi ) ,

3999-520: The Nintendo 3DS . It is the tenth main installment of the Kirby series. The game was released in Japan on January 11, 2014, in North America on May 2, 2014, in Europe on May 16, 2014, and in Australia on May 17, 2014. The game follows Kirby as he embarks on a journey through six worlds to rescue King Dedede from Taranza. It received generally positive reviews upon its release. Praise went to

4092-678: The restaurant chain Kirby Café , where he is featured in various food dishes. Meta Knight is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi in Japan, Eric Stuart in the English dub of the anime, and Eric Newsome in the English version of the Super Smash Bros. series . King Dedede ( デデデ大王 , Dedede Daiō ) is an antihero who first appeared as the main antagonist of the game Kirby's Dream Land (1992), in which he steals Dream Land's food supply, prompting Kirby to travel to his castle and confront him. In Kirby's Adventure (1993) and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002), King Dedede breaks

4185-413: The supercomputer Star Dream created. It is unable to turn into his second form, but it can still use its second form's powers when at half health. Marx ( マルク , Maruku ) is the final boss in Kirby Super Star (1996) and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008). He is a round, lavender creature with no arms, who wears a jester hat, a bow tie, and brown shoes and is frequently seen bouncing on

4278-471: The vespid -being Queen Sectonia, and that the Floralians planted the Dreamstalk in the hopes of summoning Dream Land's hero to their aid. Mistakenly believing King Dedede to be that hero, Taranza kidnapped him on the orders of Queen Sectonia, who wants to use the Dreamstalk to take over Dream Land. Queen Sectonia scolds Taranza for his failure, blasting at him with her staff that causes him to fly away from

4371-638: The Asami Taniguchi manga Hoshi no Kirby: Moretsu Pupupuawā! published in Bessatsu CoroCoro Comic , where he is a main character. He is also featured in the 2012 Yuki Kawakami manga by Shogakukan, Hoshi no Kirby: Pack to Daibaku Show . In the anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya! , he is a main character and the last surviving member of the Galaxy Soldier Army and its Star Warriors. He also makes various appearances in

4464-726: The Battleship Halberd ( 戦艦ハルバード , Senkan Harubādo ) . Meta Knight is a playable character in the Meta Knightmare mode of Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land . In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror , Dark Meta Knight—an evil Mirror World counterpart of Meta Knight—traps him in the Mirror World and splits Kirby into four colored copies of himself. After Kirby defeats Dark Meta Knight, Meta Knight helps Kirby defeat Dark Mind. In Kirby: Squeak Squad , after

4557-579: The Cleaning ability (introduced and last seen in Dream Land 3 ). Rick, Coo, and Kine also appear in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001-2003). Rick lives in Whispy Woods' forest inside of Acore, a friend of Whispy who houses many woodland critters. When mentioned by other characters, Coo is often held in high regard for his wisdom and judgment. Kine is a kind but naïve fish who has

4650-589: The Cutter/Stone Power Combo, he can randomly carve himself into a stone statue of his animal friends. They also appear in the Kirby Fighters mode of Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014), appearing in the stage Coo's Forest, where they randomly appear and attack players indiscriminately. In Kirby Star Allies (2018), Rick, Coo, and Kine are a composite playable Dream Friend, while Nago, Pitch, and ChuChu appear in various attacks when Kirby uses

4743-496: The Dreamstalk that lifts Kirby’s house in the air. In the morning, a shocked Kirby heads to Castle Dedede, which has also been lifted by the vines. Once he reaches the gates, however, Kirby notices an arachnid -like being named Taranza entering the castle. Effortlessly, Taranza takes out the Waddle Dee guards and kidnaps a surprised King Dedede , carrying him up the Dreamstalk. Kirby gives chase, fighting Taranza’s minions along

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4836-471: The English dub of the anime, he is voiced by Amy Birnbaum . Meta Knight ( メタナイト , Meta Naito ) is an antihero who is described as Kirby's rival and often fights him for various reasons. He wields the Galaxia Sword and wears a gray mask and a cloak that can transform into a set of wings; in certain games, defeating him will cause the mask to fall off, revealing him to resemble Kirby, but with

4929-491: The Lor Starcutter. When the ship crashlands in Dream Land, Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee offer to help repair the Lor Starcutter so that he can return to the realm of Halcandra, which he takes them to for a visit as a reward for their efforts. When the group arrives, the four-headed dragon Landia attacks and shoots down the Lor Starcutter. Angry that they have been trapped, Magolor sends Kirby and

5022-421: The Star Rod, the source of all dreams, into seven pieces, preventing the inhabitants of Dream Land from having dreams. Kirby defeats King Dedede, but unbeknownst to Kirby, he broke the Star Rod to keep the villainous Nightmare sealed in the Fountain of Dreams. Dedede then briefly assists Kirby in defeating Nightmare and stopping his plot against Dream Land. In Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995), King Dedede appears as

5115-820: The Star Warriors and the Galaxy Soldier Army, though they were wiped out prior to the events of the series, with Meta Knight as the Army's sole survivor. In the finale, like in the games, Kirby destroys him using the Star Rod. Nightmare is voiced by Banjo Ginga in the Japanese version of the anime and by Andrew Rannells in the English dub. Nightmare appears in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as an assist trophy, voiced by Hisao Egawa . An Another Dimension counterpart of Nightmare known as Parallel Nightmare ( アナザーナイトメア , Anazā Naitomea , Another Nightmare) appears as

5208-467: The United Kingdom, it was the top-selling Game Boy game for two months in 1994 , from March to April. Kirby's Pinball Land was met mostly positive reception. Electronic Gaming Monthly gave it a 7.25 out of 10. They criticized that the blurring of the Game Boy screen makes it difficult to see what's going on, but nonetheless deemed it "one of the better pinball games for any system" due to

5301-423: The Y button, can heal Kirby. New copy abilities include Beetle, which allows Kirby to use a Japanese rhinoceros beetle 's horn to impale enemies, slam them on the ground, or carry them around; Bell, which lets Kirby wield twin bells, use them as a shield, and attack with sound waves; Archer, which lets Kirby fire arrows and use fake trees and boulders to avoid enemy attacks; and Circus, which allows Kirby to ride on

5394-558: The abilities of the enemies he swallows, which are referred to as Copy Abilities. The character has received positive reception, including being listed as one of the top twenty most popular video game characters in the 2011 edition of Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition . Kirby was originally voiced by Taeko Kawata in Kirby and the Story of the Dream Spring , and has been voiced by Makiko Ohmoto since Super Smash Bros. In

5487-418: The ability to recover lost balls, the multi-table gameplay, and the large number of hidden things to find. Nintendo Power ranked Kirby’s Pinball Land the fifth best Game Boy game of 1993. Retrospectively, it holds an average score of 70% at GameRankings . In a retrospective review, IGN praised it as a quality Game Boy pinball game, describing it as being both involving and fun. Kirby's Pinball Land

5580-494: The ability to summon Parasol Waddle Dees . In Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008), King Dedede returns in his own game mode, "Revenge of The King", which is a spin-off of the "Revenge of Meta Knight" subgame. When Kirby fights him in the climax of Revenge of The King, King Dedede becomes Masked Dedede by wearing a metal mask and wielding a mechanical hammer that has the ability to shoot missiles. King Dedede appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) and its 2023 remake as one of

5673-452: The ball, while it features three pinball tables, each owned by a classic boss of the Kirby series: Whispy Woods , Kracko, and Poppy Bros. The game is played much like that of pinball, with two flippers used to help keep Kirby in play as he bounces off walls, bumpers and enemies, scoring points by doing so. Defeating certain enemies earns bonus points and multipliers, which combine to provide

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5766-493: The bosses are replaced by their "DX" counterparts, who sport different color schemes, are more powerful, and have new attacks. At the end of this mode, Dedede fights Shadow Dedede and Dark Meta Knight, who are King Dedede's and Meta Knight 's evil clones from the Mirror World . After a relaxing day, Kirby heads home for a good night’s rest. While he is sleeping, a large seed falls from the clouds and lands nearby, creating

5859-416: The bottom and returning to the top screen. After defeating all three bosses, players then fight against King Dedede . After defeating Dedede, the player can play the three tables again to aim for a higher score. If Kirby falls down the drain on the bottom floor of each table, he will land on a springboard. By timing the A button at the moment where the springboard is at its lowest, Kirby can spring back up to

5952-538: The chest containing Kirby's strawberry shortcake is mixed up with the chest sealing Dark Nebula , Meta Knight appears as a boss attempting to prevent Kirby from opening it. In Kirby Super Star Ultra , he appears as a playable character in the Meta Knightmare Ultra mode. Meta Knight also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its 2023 remake as one of the four playable protagonists, alongside Kirby, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee , and as

6045-468: The crowd of the final Kirby Master 100% video, and if Kirby uses the Stone ability in Kirby's Return to Dream Land , he will occasionally turn into a stone statue of Marx in his original form bouncing on his striped ball. He also appears in Kirby Star Allies (2018) as a playable Dream Friend, added in update 2.0.0. Marx appears as a boss in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018). He is fought in Kirby 's,

6138-670: The events of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash . Magolor returns in Kirby's Dream Collection (2012), where he builds a new theme park for Kirby, seemingly to make up for his actions in Return to Dream Land . Here, Kirby can play through new challenge stages, during some of which he races against Magolor. During the races, he uses magic to summon enemies, as well as attack Kirby. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe , Merry Magoland opens up, referencing his wishes in Dream Collection, and expands them. Here, Magolor

6231-410: The expense of any real difficulty." As of March 2015, the game has sold 1.78 million units worldwide. As of December 31, 2022, Kirby's Triple Deluxe had sold 2.66 million copies worldwide, making it the 27th best-selling game for the Nintendo 3DS . Kirby%27s Pinball Land Kirby's Pinball Land is a 1993 pinball video game developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo for

6324-447: The final boss of "Meta Knightmare Ultra", appearing when Meta Knight wishes to the reformed Nova to fight the strongest warrior in the galaxy. Nova grants this by summoning Galacta Knight, who it states was sealed away in ancient times out of fear for his power. He is also fought in "The True Arena" as the penultimate boss. He also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011), fought right before Magolor EX in "The True Arena" mode as

6417-575: The form of a trophy, and in Super Smash Bros. Brawl , he is a playable character. However, Meta Knight was temporarily removed from some professional gaming competitions in the United States and Canada as he was considered to be too powerful. Meta Knight returned as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U after the series' director, Masahiro Sakurai , assured some changes to re-add him; among these changes, Meta Knight lost his ability to glide, and his attack speed

6510-443: The four playable protagonists, alongside Kirby, Meta Knight , and (Bandana) Waddle Dee, and as a playable character in multi-player mode . In Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014), Taranza captures him, prompting Kirby to give chase to rescue him; at the end of the game, Taranza uses his powers to turn him into Masked Dedede, who fights Kirby. Triple Deluxe also features a rhythm-based platforming mode, "Dedede's Drum Dash", in which Dedede

6603-553: The fragments of a mysterious fruit called the Gem Apple. He eventually repairs the Gem Apple seed at the Ethereal Altar, but the remnants of the Master Crown corrupt it, transforming it into the Crowned Doomer. After its defeat, the Master Crown remnants combine with the Gem Apple, transforming into a massive tree-like being which he defeats by slicing it in half with a magically enhanced Ultra Sword. Afterward, he opens

6696-458: The game an 8 out 10, praising the level design, graphics, soundtrack, use of 3D, controls, and lasting appeal. Polygon gave it a 7.5 out of 10, praising its innovative level design but criticizing the overall aesthetics as "simple" and "drab" in comparison to earlier games. Hardcore Gamer gave the game a 4 out of 5 calling it a "one of the best handheld iterations in the beloved Nintendo franchise." However, IGN ' s Jose Otero gave it

6789-429: The game's beta show that Dedede was originally a playable character from the game's beginning. In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000), Dedede steals the stars from the sky for himself and Kirby must fight him to reclaim them. After his absence from Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004), King Dedede appears as the first boss in Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006) and is identical to his appearance in previous games, but now has

6882-432: The game. She is capable of many new attacks, some of which reference previous Kirby final bosses such as Marx and Drawcia . Upon her final defeat, Queen Sectonia explodes in a flurry of blue petals, as a single large, sparkling blue petal is seen drifting down the screen. The game was announced on October 1, 2013, during a Nintendo Direct presentation. However, the title of the game was not actually revealed until over

6975-399: The group defeat Landia, Magolor puts on the Master Crown and transforms into a giant floating entity, declaring that he will start his plan by conquering Planet Popstar as his "reward" to Kirby and his friends for their help. With help from Landia, Kirby and his friends pursue Magolor into another dimension and sink the Lor Starcutter, then battle Magolor himself. After his first defeat, Magolor

7068-424: The group to defeat Landia. In reality, Magolor was manipulating them into defeating Landia for him, so that he could obtain the Master Crown, an artifact that is in its possession and grants limitless power to its wearer, so he can gain the power to rule over the universe. It is also revealed that Magolor had previously fought and lost to Landia, and landed in Dream Land in the aftermath of his escape. After Kirby and

7161-413: The last boss before the secret Hyper Zone. King Dedede appears as a protagonist in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000), helping Kirby in certain areas by carrying him on his back and destroying barriers with his hammer after he once again saves him from possession by Dark Matter, who shattered the titular Crystal. Additionally, King Dedede is a playable character in the game's three minigames. Images of

7254-578: The level design, the new Hypernova ability, soundtrack, graphics, use of 3D, and extra content. However, it received some criticism for its low difficulty level. Kirby: Triple Deluxe was succeeded by Kirby: Planet Robobot for the 3DS in 2016. Kirby: Triple Deluxe is a platformer displayed in a 2.5D perspective. Some enemy attacks also emanate from the background. Kirby can eat a rainbow-colored Miracle Fruit to become Hypernova Kirby, which allows him to inhale extremely large objects. Bandana Waddle Dee also throws Assist Stars at Kirby, which, by pressing

7347-603: The main antagonist in the game Super Kirby Clash (2019), where is also voiced by Banjo Ginga . Dark Matter ( ダークマター , Dāku Matā ) is a being which usually appears as a black orb with a single red eye and covered in orange spots which allow it to fly; it also has the ability to possess and control other beings. It has been depicted as both a character and as a species, the latter being generally known in Japanese as Kuroi Kumo ( 黒い雲 , meaning "black cloud" ) . Dark Matter debuts in Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995), where it possesses King Dedede and later transforms into

7440-491: The main playable character of the Meta Knightmare Returns mode. Meta Knight appears as a boss and Dream Friend in Kirby Star Allies . Meta Knight returns in Kirby Fighters 2 alongside King Dedede as the main antagonist of the Story Mode, The Destined Rivals, and also appears as a playable character. Meta Knight appears in the colosseum in Kirby and the Forgotten Land , but does not encounter Kirby in

7533-407: The main storyline. Meta Knight also appears in several spin-off games in the series. He makes brief appearances in Kirby's Pinball Land and Kirby's Avalanche . In the latter, his name was revealed for the first time, where he is the penultimate challenger. He is an unlockable character in Kirby Air Ride and Kirby: Canvas Curse . Meta Knight is a boss in Kirby's Epic Yarn and appears as

7626-471: The mirror he came from. He then uses his hammer to destroy the mirror. At the end of The True Arena, a boss rush that is unlocked by beating the game, Queen Sectonia uses the Miracle Fruits to revive herself. Kirby then fights Soul of Sectonia, a harder version of Queen Sectonia with brand new attacks. Defeating her first form makes her rip herself out of the Dreamstalk for the final (bonus) boss of

7719-448: The penultimate boss, and fights Kirby after Dark Matter , the game's true final boss, possesses him. In Kirby Super Star (1996), Dedede reprises his role from Kirby's Dream Land in the "Spring Breeze" game, appears in the "Gourmet Race" and "Samurai Kirby" minigames, and is fought alongside the rest of the game's bosses in the "Arena". Dedede is again possessed by Dark Matter in Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997), fighting against Kirby as

7812-430: The pieces before confronting a Dark Matter creature called Miracle Matter ( ミラクルマター , Mirakuru Matā ) . Its defeat repels Dark Matter from Ripple Star, but the Crystal detects and expels a powerful presence of Dark Matter from the queen, which forms a new planet. At the core of this world is 0² ( ゼロツー , Zero Tsū , Zero Two) , a form of Zero which resembles an angel and has a halo, a bandage, segmented wings, and

7905-596: The player's screen. After it is defeated, Kirby gains the Morpho Knight Sword Blueprint, which allows a fourth upgrade for the Sword Copy Ability which has access to some of its abilities. Not much is known about Morpho Knight, except that it is like a grim reaper , as it casts judgement upon the strongest souls. Gooey ( グーイ , Gūi ) is a blue blob with eyes and a mouth. He first appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995) as

7998-410: The power of the Star Rod to defeat him. Nightmare's Power Orb ( ナイトメアパワーオーブ , Naitomea Pawā Ōbu ) is his initial form, which shoots stars, and he eventually transforms into a humanoid, vampire -like being with a tornado-like cloak, a form called Nightmare Wizard ( ナイトメアウィザード , Naitomea Wizādo ) . Nightmare is also the main villain of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001-2003) anime, who

8091-399: The series' spinoffs, Bandana Waddle Dee appears as a playable character in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse , and as a CPU-controlled ally in the single-player mode of Kirby Battle Royale . He returns in Kirby Fighters 2 as one of the game's starting playable characters, using his spear move set from Star Allies. Nightmare ( ナイトメア , Naitomea ) , also known as Cloaked Nightmare ,

8184-463: The table, with well timed presses returning him to the top floor. However, the springboard becomes smaller with each use, making it more difficult to successfully spring back up. If Kirby fails to jump back into the table, the player will lose a life, with the game ending once the player has run out of lives. Extra lives can be earned by spelling out the word 'Extra' with letters that appear on the table selection screen after bosses have been defeated. In

8277-450: The tower before turning her sights on Kirby. Kirby faces Queen Sectonia and wins. Kirby and Dedede celebrate, but Sectonia merges with the Dreamstalk and turns into a giant flower-like monster. She begins to spread vines all over Popstar, ripping out pieces of land for her kingdom and preventing anyone from getting close enough to attack her. With Dedede's help, Kirby manages to get through Sectonia's vines and confronts her once more. After

8370-488: The two minigames featured in the main game, titled Kirby Fighters Z and Dedede's Drum Rush Z , were released as standalone titles downloadable from the Nintendo eShop on July 23, 2014, in Japan and August 29, 2014, in North America as Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe and it was also available in Europe on February 13, 2015. These versions feature new stages and gameplay features, with additional content unlocked if save data from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

8463-484: The way. After following Taranza throughout multiple regions, the adventure reaches its conclusion in Royal Road, the capital city of Floralia, the kingdom in the sky. When Kirby finally reaches Taranza, he attacks Kirby using a brainwashed King Dedede. After an intense fight, Kirby is able to defeat the king and free him of his brainwashing. Taranza reveals that he has been working for Floralia's self-proclaimed Queen,

8556-455: Was one of the nominees for IGN's "Game Boy Action Game of the Century" Reader's Choice award. 1UP.com commented that "Spin-offs are a groan-inducing inevitability for popular series, but Kirby's Pinball Land is one of those ideas that just make good sense." The engine used in Kirby's Pinball Land would later be used in another Nintendo game, Pokémon Pinball . Super Gamer Magazine gave

8649-683: Was toned down. He reappears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate . Meta Knight has made several appearances outside of the Kirby video game series, including the 1994–2006 manga Hoshi no Kirby: Dedede de Pupupu na Monogatari written by Hirokazu Hikawa and published by Shogakukan in CoroCoro Comic . He also appears in the ongoing Enterbrain 's Hoshi no Kirby: Kirby to Dedede no Pupupu Nikki manga written by Noboru Matsuyama and published in Famitsu DS+Wii (originally called Famitsu DS+Cube+Advance ), and in

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