Sand Canyon - Stage 4

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Sand Canyon - Stage 4 File:Sand Canyon DL3 Stage 4.jpg Kirby prepares to fire at a Bronto Burt. Details Host level Sand Canyon Stage number 4 Animal Friend(s) Nago Pitch Rick Mid-Boss(es) Haboki Heart Star character(s) File:Dinbe.gif File:Hikari.gif

Stage progression ← Stage 3 Stage 5 →

Sand Canyon - Stage 4 is the fourth stage of Sand Canyon in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Overview

The stage begins on a dune, where Chilly makes its first appearance in the game. The path continues down shifting sand slopes. Along the way, Rick, Pitch or Nago can be collected to accompany Kirby.

The next area is a sandy cave with lots of spike pits and Ticks. A Pacto trap awaits Kirby near the end of this path.

The door leads to an underwater sand tunnel that auto-scrolls to the right. It forks off in several places, with most paths leading to early doorways. If Kirby takes the right route, he will reach the furthest door.

If Kirby took the correct path, he will engage in a fight with Haboki. From there, all paths leads to a room consisting of three separate tunnels. The middle one (and the one Kirby will end up on if he fought Haboki) has a small child with blue hair named Donbe in it. Kirby can pick up Donbe before moving on to the next area.

The following room is a long haul through the dunes at night. Various goodies can be collected from caches if Kirby uses the right ability to open them up. The stage exit can be found at the end of this long path.

In the last room, Kirby meets up with Hikari. If he saved Donbe, she will give him a Heart Star.

Heart Star guide

In the underwater auto-scrolling area, Kirby has to follow a specific set of tunnels - first down, then up, then through the middle. From there, he will fight the Mid-Boss Haboki, then be able to pick up Donbe in the next area. Finally, he just needs to reach the end of the stage to get a Heart Star from Hikari.

Enemies, mid-boss, and animal friends

EnemiesMid-BossAnimal Friends Sprite Name Copy Ability Sprite Name Copy Ability File:KDL3SprBabut.png Babut None File:KDL3SprMariel.png Mariel None (poisonous) File:DL3 Blipper Sprite.png Blipper None File:DL3 Mony Sprite.png Mony None File:KDL3SprBobin.png Bobin Spark File:DL3 Pacto Sprite.png Pacto N/A File:KDL3SprBobo.png Bobo Burn File:DL3 Popon Sprite.png Popon None Bronto Burt None File:DL3 Rocky Sprite.png Rocky Stone File:DL3 Chilly Sprite.png Chilly Ice File:DL3 Tick Sprite.png Tick Needle File:DL3 Joe Sprite.png Joe None File:KDL3SprTogezo.png Togezo Needle Sprite Name Copy Ability Haboki Clean Sprite Name File:DL3 Nago Sprite.png Nago File:DL3 Pitch Sprite.png Pitch File:DL3 Rick Sprite.png Rick