Editing Royal Road

{{Infobox-KTDLevel
|image=[[File:Royal Road Entry.png|300px]]
|caption=Screenshot from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.
|level=6
|stages=6
|exstages=2
|sunstone=16
|mid-boss=[[Bonkers]] (6-5), [[Gigant Edge]] (6-1), [[Gigant Edge]] DX (6-5, 6-7 EX), [[Hornhead]] DX (6-5, 6-7 EX), Every other DX Mid-Boss (6-5), Every Hypernova Mid-Boss (6-8 EX)
|hypernova=6-3, 6-5, 6-8 EX
|boss=All Previous Bosses, [[Masked Dedede]], [[Queen Sectonia]], [[Shadow Dedede]], [[Dark Meta Knight]]
|previous=[[Endless Explosions]]
|next=[[Eternal Dreamland]]
}}
'''Royal Road''' is the sixth level of ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and the last of the six lands in the kingdom of [[Floralia]]. It has five regular stages, a boss stage, and two EX stages. The level is effectively one big castle complex, with an additional floating prison complex above it. There are sixteen [[Sun Stone]]s to collect in this level, with one each in Stages 2, 4 and 8 EX, three each in Stages 1, 3 and 7 EX, and four in Stage 5. All the previous bosses are fought here again throughout the stages, and the primary bosses vary depending on which game-mode is being played. In Story Mode, the bosses are [[Masked Dedede]] and [[Queen Sectonia]]. In [[Dededetour!]], they are [[Queen Sectonia]] DX, [[Shadow Dedede]] and [[Dark Meta Knight]]'s Revenge.

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==Stages==
For details on each stage individually, click the name of the stage.
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!class=unsortable|Stage
!class=unsortable|Unlock Req.
!class=unsortable|Sun Stones
!class=unsortable|Hypernova?
!class=unsortable|Bosses/Mid-Bosses
!class=unsortable|Notes
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 1|Stage 1]]
|N/A
|3
|{{N}}
|[[Gigant Edge]]
|There is a [[HAL Room]] hidden in this stage.
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 2|Stage 2]]
|Complete Stage 1.
|1
|{{N}}
|[[Coily Rattler]]<br>[[Kracko]]
|
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 3|Stage 3]]
|Complete Stage 2.
|3
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 4|Stage 4]]
|Complete Stage 3.
|1
|{{N}}
|[[Paintra]]<br>[[Flowery Woods]]<br>[[Pyribbit]]
|
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 5|Stage 5]]
|Complete Stage 4.
|4
|{{Y}}
|[[Bonkers]]<br>All DX Mid-Bosses<br>[[Flowery Woods]]
|There is a HAL Room hidden in this stage.
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 6|Stage 6]]
|Collect 7 [[Sun Stone]]s from prior Royal Road stages and complete Stage 5.
|0
|{{N}}
|[[Masked Dedede]]<br>[[Queen Sectonia]]
|Completing this stage leads into [[Eternal Dreamland]].
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 7 EX|Stage 7 EX]]
|Collect all prior Royal Road Sun Stones.
|3
|{{N}}
|[[Gigant Edge]] DX<br>[[Hornhead]] DX
|This is an EX stage, so completing it is not required to finish the game.
|-
|[[Royal Road - Stage 8 EX|Stage 8 EX]]
|Complete Stage 7 EX.
|1
|{{Y}}
|All Hypernova Mid-Bosses
|This is an EX stage, so completing it is not required to finish the game.
|}

==In Dededetour!==
Once Lvl. 6 begins, King Dedede plays through all of the EX stages from previous levels and Stage 7 EX first. From there, all remaining stages of Royal Road are played in one sequence in [[Dededetour!]] except for Stage 8 EX and the sections of stages where [[Hypernova]] is used. Through this sequence, 6 [[Keychain]]s can be found.

In addition, many enemies are re-sized - changing their [[Health]] and also possibly movement speed - and [[Queen Sectonia]] and the [[Mid-Bosses]] are changed to their DX forms.

Finally, in place of [[Sun Stone]]s, Warp Holes can be found in many areas allowing [[King Dedede]] to skip parts of the stages. In Royal Road, there are 13 Warp Holes in total.

Once [[Queen Sectonia]] DX is defeated, King Dedede is pitted against two more foes, not seen in the main Story Mode. These are [[Shadow Dedede]] and [[Dark Meta Knight|Dark Meta Knight's Revenge]].

==Trivia==
*Throughout Royal Road, numerous enemies encountered in previous levels now sport an insectoid design. These enemies are referred to with the prefix "Sectra", and include [[Sectra Dee]]s, [[Bronto Burt|Sectra Burt]]s, [[Gordo|Sectra Gordo]]s, [[Lanzer|Sectra Knight]]s, and [[Spynum|Sectra Shooter]]s.
**However, Stage 7 EX features both Sectra and normal variants of enemies that would otherwise be Sectra only.

==Gallery==
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KTD Royal Road final door.png|Kirby opens the final door, in quite dramatic fashion.
KTD Masked Dedede battle 7.png|Kirby battling [[Masked Dedede]], controlled by [[Taranza]]
KTD Queen Sectonia battle 2.png|Kirby does battle with [[Queen Sectonia]].
KTD Dededetour Shadow Dedede Mirror.png|King Dedede encounters the [[Dimension Mirror]] after defeating Queen Sectonia DX.
KTD Dededetour Dark Meta Knight Mirror.png|[[Dark Meta Knight]] emerges from the [[Dimension Mirror]] in [[Dededetour!]]
KTD Dededetour Dark Meta Knight Battle.png|Dedede is whisked away to a familiar netherworld to battle.
KTD Dededetour Ending.png|Dedede finishes the job.
Royal Road Stage Select.jpg|A portion of the Stage Select area for Royal Road.
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ロイヤル ロード
|jaR=Roiyaru Rōdo
|jaM=Royal Road
|fr=Intrigue Impériale
|frM=Imperial Plot
|de=Nächtliche Noblesse
|deM=Nightly Noblesse
|it=Nuvola Nobile
|itM=Noble Cloud
|ko=로열 로드
|koR=Loyeol Lodeu
|koM=Royal Road
|es=Largo Linaje
|esM=Long Lineage
}}

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