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!class=sortable|Scenario/Opponent | !class=sortable|Scenario/Opponent | ||
!class=unsortable|Text | !class=unsortable|Text | ||
!class=unsortable|Notes | !class=unsortable|Notes | ||
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|[[The Arena]] | |[[The Arena]] | ||
|''{{color|red|Every boss you've fought}} {{color|blue|is here! Think you can take them all?}}'' | |''{{color|red|Every boss you've fought}} {{color|blue|is here! Think you can take them all?}}'' | ||
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|[[The True Arena]] | |[[The True Arena]] | ||
|''{{color|red|All the new bosses}} {{color|blue|are here! Beat 'em}} {{color|red|to be the true master!}}'' | |''{{color|red|All the new bosses}} {{color|blue|are here! Beat 'em}} {{color|red|to be the true master!}}'' | ||
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|VS. [[Marx]] | |VS. [[Marx]] | ||
|''{{color|red|Marx}} has shown his {{color|blue|true form}}! Fly in and {{color|blue|protect}} Pop Star! Do it, {{color|red|Kirby}}, our {{color|red|Super Star}}!'' | |''{{color|red|Marx}} has shown his {{color|blue|true form}}! Fly in and {{color|blue|protect}} Pop Star! Do it, {{color|red|Kirby}}, our {{color|red|Super Star}}!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Kabula]] | |VS. [[Kabula]] | ||
|''The Starship comes just in time! Your foe is Kabula, sky lord! It's the king's flying fortress!'' | |''The Starship comes just in time! Your foe is Kabula, sky lord! It's the king's flying fortress!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Masked Dedede]] | |VS. [[Masked Dedede]] | ||
|''A fated {{color|red|bout}} with {{color|blue|King Dedede}}! What can {{color|red|Kirby}} do against his {{color|red|new Dedede Hammer}}?!'' | |''A fated {{color|red|bout}} with {{color|blue|King Dedede}}! What can {{color|red|Kirby}} do against his {{color|red|new Dedede Hammer}}?!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Wham Bam Jewel]] | |VS. [[Wham Bam Jewel]] | ||
|''{{color|blue|Diamond}} hands and {{color|red|3 eyes}}! This guy likes {{color|blue|shiny stuff}}! He's the {{color|blue|Wham Bam}} {{color|red|king}}!'' | |''{{color|blue|Diamond}} hands and {{color|red|3 eyes}}! This guy likes {{color|blue|shiny stuff}}! He's the {{color|blue|Wham Bam}} {{color|red|king}}!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Galacta Knight]] | |VS. [[Galacta Knight]] | ||
|''This {{color|red|legend}} was sealed away {{color|red|long ago}} because of his {{color|blue|power}}. He defies time to {{color|red|challenge}} you!'' | |''This {{color|red|legend}} was sealed away {{color|red|long ago}} because of his {{color|blue|power}}. He defies time to {{color|red|challenge}} you!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Marx Soul]] | |VS. [[Marx Soul]] | ||
|''He {{color|blue|absorbed}} a {{color|red|nova}}'s power to {{color|blue|bring back}} his {{color|red|evil}} soul... This really is the {{color|red|last battle}}!'' | |''He {{color|blue|absorbed}} a {{color|red|nova}}'s power to {{color|blue|bring back}} his {{color|red|evil}} soul... This really is the {{color|red|last battle}}!'' | ||
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!class=sortable|Scenario/Opponent | !class=sortable|Scenario/Opponent | ||
!class=unsortable|Text | !class=unsortable|Text | ||
!class=unsortable|Notes | !class=unsortable|Notes | ||
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|[[The Arena]] | |[[The Arena]] | ||
|''When the {{color|red|pink hero}} takes flight, when the {{color|red|blue knight}} slices, when the {{color|red|bandana-wearer}} kicks, when the {{color|red|king's hammer}} swings... lesser warriors become dust!'' | |''When the {{color|red|pink hero}} takes flight, when the {{color|red|blue knight}} slices, when the {{color|red|bandana-wearer}} kicks, when the {{color|red|king's hammer}} swings... lesser warriors become dust!'' | ||
|rowspan=2|This is overridden by special page text of bosses that have it. | |rowspan=2|This is overridden by special page text of bosses that have it. | ||
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|[[The True Arena]] | |[[The True Arena]] | ||
|''This is the {{color|red|ultimate test of skill}}! This is the {{color|red|gauntlet of courage}}! This is the {{color|red|final proving ground}}! Emerge victorious and you'll become...a {{color|red|Kirby Master}}!'' | |''This is the {{color|red|ultimate test of skill}}! This is the {{color|red|gauntlet of courage}}! This is the {{color|red|final proving ground}}! Emerge victorious and you'll become...a {{color|red|Kirby Master}}!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Grand Doomer]] | |VS. [[Grand Doomer]] | ||
|''Evil {{color|red|Sphere Doomers}} have come to Planet Popstar from {{color|red|another dimension}}, drawn by the lost {{color|red|Energy Spheres}}... This one is huge!'' | |''Evil {{color|red|Sphere Doomers}} have come to Planet Popstar from {{color|red|another dimension}}, drawn by the lost {{color|red|Energy Spheres}}... This one is huge!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Grand Doomer]] EX | |VS. [[Grand Doomer]] EX | ||
|''The lost Energy Spheres have created {{color|red|dimensional rifts}}. The Grand Doomer has {{color|red|emerged}} from one such rift!'' | |''The lost Energy Spheres have created {{color|red|dimensional rifts}}. The Grand Doomer has {{color|red|emerged}} from one such rift!'' | ||
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|VS. [[HR-D3]] | |VS. [[HR-D3]] | ||
|''An {{color|red|ancient war machine}} that somehow drifted into this universe from {{color|red|another dimension}}. What a {{color|red|dream battle}}!'' | |''An {{color|red|ancient war machine}} that somehow drifted into this universe from {{color|red|another dimension}}. What a {{color|red|dream battle}}!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Landia]] | |VS. [[Landia]] | ||
|''A four-headed dragon that sleeps on {{Color|red|Halcandra}}, {{Color|red|Landia}} has been revered as a {{Color|red|protector}} since ancient times…until now.'' | |''A four-headed dragon that sleeps on {{Color|red|Halcandra}}, {{Color|red|Landia}} has been revered as a {{Color|red|protector}} since ancient times…until now.'' | ||
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|VS. [[Landia]] EX | |VS. [[Landia]] EX | ||
|''{{Color|red|Landia}} has lived on Halcandra since ancient times, {{Color|red|protecting}} the land and guarding the world’s most {{Color|red|legendary items}}, but…'' | |''{{Color|red|Landia}} has lived on Halcandra since ancient times, {{Color|red|protecting}} the land and guarding the world’s most {{Color|red|legendary items}}, but…'' | ||
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|VS. [[Magolor]] | |VS. [[Magolor]] | ||
|''{{color|red|Magolor}} deceived Kirby and stole Halcandra's legendary treasure, the {{color|red|Master Crown}}! It's up to Kirby to save the universe.'' | |''{{color|red|Magolor}} deceived Kirby and stole Halcandra's legendary treasure, the {{color|red|Master Crown}}! It's up to Kirby to save the universe.'' | ||
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|VS. [[Magolor]] EX | |VS. [[Magolor]] EX | ||
|''Magolor stole the Master Crown and the Lor from their sacred resting places on Halcandra. He's a liar and a wizard... {{color|red|Defeat him}}!'' | |''Magolor stole the Master Crown and the Lor from their sacred resting places on Halcandra. He's a liar and a wizard... {{color|red|Defeat him}}!'' | ||
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|VS. [[Magolor Soul]] | |VS. [[Magolor Soul]] | ||
|''A sad shell possessed by the {{color|red|limitless power}} of the Master Crown, no more than a manifestation of the crown itself.'' | |''A sad shell possessed by the {{color|red|limitless power}} of the Master Crown, no more than a manifestation of the crown itself.'' | ||
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|VS. [[Galacta Knight]] | |VS. [[Galacta Knight]] | ||
|''The {{color|red|most powerful warrior}} in the galaxy who somehow drifted into this universe from {{color|red|another dimension}}. What a {{color|red|dream battle}}!'' | |''The {{color|red|most powerful warrior}} in the galaxy who somehow drifted into this universe from {{color|red|another dimension}}. What a {{color|red|dream battle}}!'' | ||
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==== ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' ==== | ==== ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' ==== | ||
Starting with ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', all major bosses | Starting with ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', all major bosses have Special Page text in the games that have it. In addition, this would be the first game to introduce multiple Special Page entries for a single boss depending on the phase. | ||
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!colspan="5"|Special Page text in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' | !colspan="5"|Special Page text in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' |
Revision as of 03:23, 14 April 2024
Pausing refers to the action of suspending the action of a video game, usually using the start button or its equivalent. When done, the game will either freeze in place or take the player to a menu, from which the player can either resume the game again, quit the level/stage being played, or manage any number of other menu options included with the title. Pausing is typically done in normal sections of gameplay where the player has control of the actions of their character. As such, it is not usually possible to pause during cutscenes, though pressing the start button during one may bring up a prompt to skip the cutscene in question.
In the context of the Kirby series, the pause function has taken on a variety of different looks and options. In the original Kirby's Dream Land, pausing freezes gameplay and stops the music until the start button is pressed again. Starting with Kirby's Adventure, however, pausing usually takes the player to a menu and lowers the volume of the music instead of muting it. In these menus, there are often one or more pages explaining the playable character's moveset, which tend to include flavor text and controls for Copy Abilities and secondary characters.
Kirby: Planet Robobot is the only Kirby game to have a unique theme play on the pause screen, "Mother's Intuition". This is likely because certain elements of the game, such as the Spring Notes in Rhythm Route, are synchronized to the music. Leaving the stage music running while paused (like most other Kirby games do) would cause these elements to become desynchronized. "Mother's Intuition" does not play during boss fights, or in The Arena and The True Arena.
Special Pages
Starting with Kirby Super Star Ultra, pausing during certain boss battles often provides unique flavor text (usually referred to as a Special Page) that gives backstory for the boss the player is currently fighting, which continues in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. From Kirby: Triple Deluxe through Kirby Star Allies, every major boss fought has such text when paused during their battles, with Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe adding new text for bosses that didn't have any in the original game. Kirby and the Forgotten Land doesn't provide any flavor text in the pause screen, however, opting instead to provide descriptions for select collectible figures.
List of Special Page text
The following is a complete list of all Special Page text by game, starting with Kirby Super Star Ultra. Copy Ability and character flavor text are not included here:
Kirby Super Star Ultra
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Starting with Kirby: Triple Deluxe, all major bosses have Special Page text in the games that have it. In addition, this would be the first game to introduce multiple Special Page entries for a single boss depending on the phase.
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Kirby Fighters Deluxe
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Kirby: Planet Robobot
The Special Pages in Kirby: Planet Robobot are implied to be written from the perspective of the Mother Computer, using more formal language and complex terms than most games do. The screens often attempt to explain the bosses from a scientific perspective, or describe their cost or business benefits. This distinction is much more notable in the Japanese and Korean versions, though it is present in the other international localizations to an extent — most obviously, Star Dream's final phase is written in first-person from its perspective.
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Kirby Star Allies
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
As mentioned above, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe adds flavor text to all bosses, including those that did not have any in the original game. Most of the Special Pages that existed in the original game have been rewritten. It also adds flavor text to the Sphere Doomer battles, making it the first time a Mid-Boss has had its own Special Page text.
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Trivia
- If the player waits a brief amount of time while Kirby's Dream Land is paused, Kirby will start dancing in place.
- The pause menu in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards normally has both a "Continue" option and "Try Again" option. Throughout the entirety of Dark Star, the "Try Again" option gets replaced with a "Tough It Out!" button which functions identically to "Continue". For subsequent playthroughs of Dark Star, the "Tough It Out!" button only appears during the battle against 0² specifically. In Boss Battles, "Try Again" gets replaced with "Accept Defeat", which, if selected, ends the mode as if Kirby ran out of health.
- While Kirby Star Allies, Super Kirby Clash, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land cap the framerate at 30 FPS during gameplay, their pause menus (as well as other menus) run at a smoother 60 FPS.
Gallery
The story mode pause menu from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The story mode pause menu from Kirby: Planet Robobot
The battle pause menu from Kirby Battle Royale
The story mode pause menu from Kirby Battle Royale
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