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[[File:KSS Fountain of Dreams.png|thumb|The Fountain of Dreams in Milky Way Wishes of ''Kirby Super Star'']] | [[File:KSS Fountain of Dreams.png|thumb|The Fountain of Dreams in Milky Way Wishes of ''Kirby Super Star'']] | ||
In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', the Fountain of Dreams appears during the [[Milky Way Wishes]] sub-game. The fountain appears in the game's opening cutscene, where | In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', the Fountain of Dreams appears during the [[Milky Way Wishes]] sub-game. The fountain appears in the game's opening cutscene, where it emits a bright beacon into the sky before the narration reveals that the Sun and Moon of Kirby's home planet, Popstar, are fighting each other. Near the end of the cutscene, the fountain is shown creating a [[Warp Star]] for Kirby to use to travel through space. Each planet Kirby visits (with the exception of [[???]]) has its own Fountain of Dreams that holds one of the stars Kirby needs to summon Galactic Nova. | ||
[[Marx]] asks Kirby to summon the great comet [[Nova]] in an attempt to restore peace to the sun and moon. To do this, Kirby had to awaken the power of each Fountain of Dreams of seven other nearby planets to gather the surrounding stars. Kirby would soon find out that this | [[Marx]] asks Kirby to summon the great comet [[Nova]] in an attempt to restore peace to the sun and moon. To do this, Kirby had to awaken the power of each Fountain of Dreams of seven other nearby planets to gather the surrounding stars. Kirby would soon find out that this would be all for naught after Marx uses Nova for his own selfish desires. The fountains Kirby visits on his journey are all more or less identical to the Fountain of Dreams on Popstar. | ||
[[Meta Knight]] would also carry out the same task later on in [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]], only this time to get Nova to summon the all-powerful warrior known as [[Galacta Knight]] for him to fight. Ironically, Meta Knight | [[Meta Knight]] would also carry out the same task later on in [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]], only this time to get Nova to summon the all-powerful warrior known as [[Galacta Knight]] for him to fight. Ironically, Meta Knight is not shown visiting each planet's Fountain of Dreams. | ||
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- This article is about the Fountain of Dreams in a general context. For other articles pertaining to the fountain, see this disambiguation page.
The Fountain of Dreams, also known as the Dream Spring[1] or the Dream Fountain,[2] is a location that has appeared in many Kirby games. It made its first appearance in Kirby's Adventure, as well as in its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. The fountain is said to have been created by the Star Rod, which gives the fountain power and radiates this energy out across Dream Land to give good dreams to all of its citizens.[3] Similar-looking fountains can be found on other planets, and collecting the power housed within all of them is the only way to summon the legendary Galactic Nova.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Main article: The Fountain of Dreams (level)
In Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the Fountain of Dreams serves as the game's final level. King Dedede is fought in front of the fountain in Rainbow Resort's final stage, and in the following level, Nightmare emerges from it after Kirby returns the Star Rod to its mount on the top of the fountain. From there, Kirby must use the Star Rod to chase down and destroy Nightmare once and for all.
Kirby's Avalanche
The Fountain of Dreams, referred to as the Dream Fountain, appears in the final stages of Kirby's Avalanche's Competition mode, starting with Stage 9. The manual of the game elaborates that an Avalanche tournament is being held at the Dream Fountain, and the winner will become the Avalanche champion and win the Dream Fountain Cup. The opponents faced at the Dream Fountain are Heavy Mole, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, Kracko, Meta Knight, and King Dedede, the last of whom is the final boss. If Kirby successfully defeats King Dedede, he receives the Dream Fountain Cup to commemorate his victory.
In this game, the Star Rod does not appear at the top of the fountain, instead being replaced by a decoration resembling Nightmare's Power Orb.
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra, the Fountain of Dreams appears during the Milky Way Wishes sub-game. The fountain appears in the game's opening cutscene, where it emits a bright beacon into the sky before the narration reveals that the Sun and Moon of Kirby's home planet, Popstar, are fighting each other. Near the end of the cutscene, the fountain is shown creating a Warp Star for Kirby to use to travel through space. Each planet Kirby visits (with the exception of ???) has its own Fountain of Dreams that holds one of the stars Kirby needs to summon Galactic Nova.
Marx asks Kirby to summon the great comet Nova in an attempt to restore peace to the sun and moon. To do this, Kirby had to awaken the power of each Fountain of Dreams of seven other nearby planets to gather the surrounding stars. Kirby would soon find out that this would be all for naught after Marx uses Nova for his own selfish desires. The fountains Kirby visits on his journey are all more or less identical to the Fountain of Dreams on Popstar.
Meta Knight would also carry out the same task later on in Meta Knightmare Ultra, only this time to get Nova to summon the all-powerful warrior known as Galacta Knight for him to fight. Ironically, Meta Knight is not shown visiting each planet's Fountain of Dreams.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe & Kirby Fighters 2
- Main article: Fountain of Dreams (Battle Stage)
Fountain of Dreams is a Battle Stage in Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2. It is completely flat with no hazards, and replaces Another Dimension from the Kirby Fighters Sub-Game.
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe Team DDD are fought here in the final round of Single Player mode, using the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land 2D background on the Very Hard difficulty, and the default 3D background on the other difficulty levels.
The stage returns in Kirby Fighters 2, though this time the stage does not have 3D form, instead always using the 2D background.
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
In this game, the Fountain of Dreams appears as an icon in the Music Room that represents the Kirby's Adventure music tracks.
Kirby Star Allies
The Fountain of Dreams appears in the Celebration Picture: "Friends' Getaway".
Super Smash Bros. series
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The Fountain of Dreams appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee. The stage is actually set in a large pool of water, with the fountain in the background. There are two floating platforms on the left and right side of the stage that are supported by a jet of water and move up and down, and one stationary floating platform in the middle of the stage. The music that plays on this stage is a remix of the music played on courses 1 and 3 in Gourmet Race from Kirby Super Star. The design of the fountain and the music that plays on the stage was later re-used for the King Dedede battle in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It also appears that the design for the stage would later inspire the permanent design for the Fountain of Dreams in later Kirby games. The stage's music was also used in Kirby Air Ride as an alternate track for Nebula Belt, in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an alternate track for the Green Greens stage, and in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as an alternate track for the Dream Land stage.
It returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with a graphical upgrade and added details.
Trophy information
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"This mystical fountain in Dream Land uses the power of the Star Rod to create a gush of pleasant dreams that flow like water. The dreams then become a fine mist and drift over the land, bringing peaceful rest to one and all. It's been confirmed that there are identical facilities on other planets near Pop Star." | Kirby's Adventure, 05/93 |
Trivia
- The Fountain of Dreams was going to be one of the main subjects of the storyline for the canceled SNES game, Kid Kirby. In an assets reveal by ex-DMA developer "Mike Dailly", the Fountain of Dreams appears in what seems to be a boss arena.
- In the credits of Meta Knightmare Ultra, however, there is a scene that shows Meta Knight standing in front of the Fountain of Dreams. This may suggest that there was supposed to be a cutscene for Meta Knight visiting the planets' Fountain of Dreams that got cut.
- As pointed out in the Fountain of Dreams Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Kirby Super Star confirmed that the Fountain of Dreams on Popstar isn't unique, and that there are other identical fountains on other planets strewn across the galaxy. To date, Kirby Super Star and its remake are the first (and currently the only ones) to explore the fact that Popstar wasn't the only planet to have a similar fountain. As such, it is possible that the planets explored in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Kirby Star Allies also have their own version of the Fountain of Dreams, although this is unconfirmed. All that is known about the fountains in Kirby Super Star is that they contain the star power necessary to summon Nova.
- According to Masahiro Sakurai, the Fountain of Dreams was supposed to flash rather than shake in the ending cutscene of Kirby's Adventure, but that does not happen due to an oversight. He has not forgotten the error years later.[4]
Gallery
Artwork
Artwork from the American instruction manual for Kirby's Adventure
Artwork of King Dedede bathing in the Fountain of Dreams from the American instruction manual for Kirby's Adventure
Artwork from the Japanese instruction manual for Kirby's Adventure
Artwork of King Dedede bathing in the Fountain of Dreams from the Japanese instruction manual for Kirby's Adventure
3D render of the Fountain of Dreams from the Japanese manual for Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby Star Allies Celebration Picture: "Friends' Getaway", featuring Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee on the shore, and King Dedede swimming with Meta Knight
Artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary
Alternate artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary
Key art for the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, which takes place at the Fountain of Dreams
Sprites
Prologue illustration from Kirby's Adventure
Prologue illustration from Kirby's Adventure
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Music Room icon for songs from Kirby's Adventure
Screenshots
The intro cutscene for the Fountain of Dreams in Kirby's Adventure
The Fountain of Dreams stage in Kirby Fighters 2
Merchandise
"Spring Breeze & Fountain of Dreams" round cushion from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2020 events
"Vol 3 - Fountain of Dreams" soft vinyl figure of Kirby from the "Kirby Art Soft Vinyl Collection" merchandise line
"Dream a New Dream For Tomorrow" figure from the "Kirby Terrarium Collection Super DX" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment
"The Fountain of Dreams" figure from the "Kirby Dream Fountain Terrarium Collection" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment
"Ticket Box" miniature set from the "Kirby Popstar Night Cinema" merchandise line, featuring the Fountain of Dreams on the Kirby's Adventure movie ticket
"Kirby's Adventure" miniature set from the "Kirby Popstar Night Cinema" merchandise line, featuring the Fountain of Dreams on the movie poster
Squishy toy of a Fountain of Dreams float drink from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2018 events
Hand Towels from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2016 events, featuring the Fountain of Dreams on the "Good Night" one
Music box based on the Fountain of Dreams
"Fountain of Dreams" head mark sticker from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2017 events
Acrylic keychains of the head mark stickers from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2017 events
Fountain Pen from "Cloudy Candy" merchandise series
Towels from "Cloudy Candy" merchandise series
An alarm clock from Lawson's Kirby's 30th Anniversary Campaign
The 夢の泉スパークリングカクテル（ノンアルコール） (Fountain of Dreams Sparkling Cocktail (non-alcoholic)) Kirby Café drink (Osaka picture)
The 夢の泉スパークリングカクテル（ノンアルコール） (Fountain of Dreams Sparkling Cocktail (non-alcoholic)) Kirby Café drink (Tokyo picture)
Other
The Fountain of Dreams candy in Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island
The Fountain of Dreams sparkling cocktail in Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island
The chocolate Fountain of Dreams in Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 夢の泉 Yume no Izumi |
Fountain of Dreams |
| Traditional Chinese | 夢之泉 mèng zhī quán |
Fountain of Dreams |
| Simplified Chinese | 梦之泉 mèng zhī quán | |
| Dutch | Droomfontein | Dream fountain |
| French | Fontaine des rêves | Fountain of dreams |
| German | Traumbrunnen | Dream well |
| Italian | Fontana dei sogni | Fountain of dreams |
| Korean | 꿈의 샘 kkum-ui saem |
Fountain of Dreams |
| Russian | Фонтан грез Fontan grez |
Dream fountain |
| Spanish | Fuente de los sueños Fuente de los Sueños[5] |
Fountain of the dreams |
References
- ↑ "The Dream Spring, source of all dreams, has dried up, taking with it all the blissful dreams of Dream Land." (Kirby's Adventure blurb)
- ↑ "Can you help guide Kirby through the competition so he arrives successfully at the Dream Fountain?" (Kirby's Avalanche manual)
- ↑ "Legends told that the Dream Spring was created by a magical artifact known as the Star Rod. The sparkling star on the tip of this scepter was an actual fragment of a star that had landed in Dream Land in the distant past. The Star Rod now provided energy to the Dream Spring and served as the very symbol of Dream Land." --Kirby's Adventure Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 6
- ↑ You'll Forget the Hardship, But the Game Will Endure! [Work Ethic] - Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games
- ↑ Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island
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