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The True Arena
KSSU The True Arena Title Screen.png
Title screen for The True Arena from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Details
Type(s) Boss Endurance
Levels varies
Players 1 (sometimes more)
Appears in Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Comparable to The Arena, Helper to Hero, The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter (EX)), Colosseum (The Ultimate Cup Z)
Theme music

Clip of The True Arena's battle theme from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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The True Arena is a Boss Endurance mode and a more challenging version of The Arena, featuring more and/or tougher bosses to be fought in sequence, usually from each game's other Extra Modes, and fewer recovery items and Copy Abilities available along the way. The True Arena is intended to serve as the final and toughest challenge in the games it appears in, and always features at least one boss that does not appear elsewhere in the game. It has appeared in all games featuring The Arena except for Kirby Super Star.

Completing The True Arena is a requirement for 100% completion of the games it appears in. It is hidden from the menu at first, typically requiring the clearing of several other game modes, including The Arena, for it to be unlocked.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

Kirby in the intro in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

The True Arena is the final game-mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra, unlocked after clearing every other mode in the game. It is similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of ten bosses previously encountered in the game, specifically, all the bosses that did not appear in the original Kirby Super Star. However, he only receives five regular tomatoes and no Maxim Tomatoes. In addition, one of the two Copy Essences that can be chosen in the rest area one is always Sleep, limiting Kirby's choice of new ability to what the other Essence offers. Finally, while the first six bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last four are fought in a set order (like Helper to Hero).

Kirby encounters the following bosses in this stage:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby Super Star Ultra  
Name Image HP HP (2P) Note
First six (random order)
True Mid-Boss All-Stars:

Mr. Tick-Tock
Grand Wheelie
Phan Phan
Fire Lion


180
150
200
190

180
150
200
190
Whispy's Revenge
KSSU Whispy Revenge True Arena Icon.png
285 370
Lololo & Lalala's Revenge
KSSU Lololo & Lalala Revenge True Arena Icon.png
300
(150+150)
390
(195+195)
Kracko Jr.'s Revenge
Kracko Jr's Revenge KSSU.png
180 234
Kracko's Revenge
KSSU Kracko Revenge True Arena Icon.png
255 331
Kabula
KSSU Kabula True Arena Icon.png
3120 4056
Final four
Masked Dedede
KSSU Masked Dedede True Arena Icon.png
440 572 Final boss of Revenge of the King.
Wham Bam Jewel
KSSU Wham Bam Jewel True Arena Icon.png
337 438 Final boss of Helper to Hero.
Galacta Knight
KSSU Galacta Knight True Arena Icon.png
486 631 Final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra.
Marx Soul
KSSU Marx Soul True Arena Icon.png
630 819 Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes:
  • The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage.
  • HP (2P) is used if the boss is spawned while Player 2 is present.

It should be noted that all the bosses, minus Kabula and the True Mid-Boss All-Stars, are stronger forms of bosses from the original game, with the final four bosses being stronger forms of the final bosses of Spring Breeze, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes respectively. In addition, the first seven fights of any True Arena run will consist of bosses or mid-bosses fought in Revenge of the King.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Screenshot of the mode's title screen from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
The True Arena is now available! Can you become a true Kirby master?
— Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe unlock quote

The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land is unlocked after completion of Extra Mode. It is again similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of fourteen bosses previously encountered in the Extra Mode of the game plus one exclusive boss. However, he receives only three Maxim Tomatoes (one of them being a Maxim Tomato box), being replaced with smaller tomatoes after use. While the first ten bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last five are fought in a set order. The Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last five battles since the entrance to them forces all characters to drop their items even if multiplayer were to be used to circumvent the dimensional rift's altitude issue.

This True Arena also allows multiple players to join in the fight, and after completing it for the first time, player 1 can choose to play as King Dedede, Meta Knight or Bandana Waddle Dee in future playthroughs in addition to Kirby.

The following bosses are encountered in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land  
Name Image HP Note
First ten (random order)
True Mid-Boss All Stars 1:

Gigant Edge EX
King Doo EX & Bonkers EX

KRtDL Mid-Bosses EX 1 True Arena Icon.png
146
117 & 117
True Mid-Boss All Stars 2:

Kibble Blade EX
Moundo EX
Water Galboros EX & Dubior EX

KRtDL Mid-Bosses EX 2 True Arena Icon.png
156
184
138 & 138
Sphere Doomers EX

Spark
Neutral & Fire
Ice

Sphere Doomer EX arena.png
157
101 & 112
165
Whispy Woods EX KRtDL Whispy Woods EX True Arena Icon.png 360
Mr. Dooter EX KRtDL Mr Dooter EX True Arena Icon.png 435
Fatty Puffer EX KRtDL Fatty Puffer EX True Arena Icon.png 525
Goriath EX KRtDL Goriath EX True Arena Icon.png 405
Grand Doomer EX KRtDL Grand Doomer EX True Arena Icon.png 480 Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used.
Metal General EX KRtDL Metal General EX True Arena Icon.png 480
Landia EX KRtDL Landia EX True Arena Icon.png 540
Final five
Lor EX & Magolor KRtDL Lor and Magolor EX True Arena Icon.png 510 Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
HR-D3 KRtDL HR-D3 True Arena Icon.png 216 (1st)
324 (2nd)
Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode.
Galacta Knight KRtDL Galacta Knight True Arena Icon.png 540 Not encountered elsewhere in the game.
Magolor EX KRtDL Magolor EX True Arena Icon.png 600 Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Magolor Soul KRtDL Magolor Soul True Arena Icon.png 749 Final boss of the game.
Notes:
  • The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage.
  • Multiplayer damage multiplier: 0.8 for 2 players, 0.75 for 3 players, 0.7 for 4 players.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe has a notably different True Arena, as it now includes the bosses from Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler mixed in with the regular bosses. This brings up its total from 15 up to 21, making it the longest boss endurance in the series. The regular EX bosses from Extra Mode are fought in random order first, followed by the Magolor Epilogue bosses, and then the final six. Similarly, the Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last six battles. In addition, the fight with Magolor Soul differs drastically compared to both games' Extra Mode and the original Wii version's True Arena. This game's True Arena also necessitates the completion of the Magolor Epilogue to unlock, in addition to Extra Mode.

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe  
Name Image HP Note
First ten (random order except for Grand Doomer EX and Landia EX)
True Mid-Boss All Stars 1:

Gigant Edge EX
King Doo EX & Bonkers EX

KRtDLD Mid-Bosses EX 1 True Arena Icon.png
146
117 & 117
True Mid-Boss All Stars 2:

Kibble Blade EX
Moundo EX
Water Galboros EX & Dubior EX

KRtDLD Mid-Bosses EX 2 True Arena Icon.png
156
184
138 & 138
Sphere Doomers EX:

Spark
Neutral & Fire
Ice

KRtDLD Sphere Doomers EX True Arena Icon.png
157
101 & 112
165
Whispy Woods EX KRtDLD Whispy Woods EX True Arena Icon.png 390
Mr. Dooter EX KRtDLD Mr Dooter EX True Arena Icon.png 465
Fatty Puffer EX KRtDLD Fatty Puffer EX True Arena Icon.png 562
Goriath EX KRtDLD Goriath EX True Arena Icon.png 435
Metal General EX KRtDLD Metal General EX True Arena Icon.png 525
Grand Doomer EX KRtDLD Grand Doomer EX True Arena Icon.png 517 Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used. Always fought second-to-last of this group.
Landia EX KRtDLD Landia EX True Arena Icon.png 585 Always fought last of this group.
Penultimate five (random order except for Crowned Doomer)
Electricky Dooter KRtDLD Electricky Dooter True Arena Icon.png 375
Fiery Puffer KRtDLD Fiery Puffer True Arena Icon.png 375
Hydriath KRtDLD Hydriath True Arena Icon.png 435
Rampaging Doomers KRtDLD Rampaging Doomers True Arena Icon.png 562
Crowned Doomer KRtDLD Crowned Doomer True Arena Icon.png 465 Always fought last of this group.
Final six
HR-D3 KRtDLD HR-D3 True Arena Icon.png 240 (1st)
360 (2nd)
Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode.
Lor EX & Magolor KRtDLD Lor and Magolor EX True Arena Icon.png 547 Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
Magolor EX KRtDLD Magolor EX True Arena Icon.png 645 Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Galacta Knight KRtDLD Galacta Knight True Arena Icon.png 600 Not encountered elsewhere in the game. Changes battle music if 1P is King Dedede or Meta Knight.
Master Crown KRtDLD Master Crown True Arena Icon.png 487 Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used. Final boss of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler.
Magolor Soul KRtDLD Magolor Soul True Arena Icon.png 600 (1st)
900 (2nd)
Final boss of the game; fights differently and has different battle music compared to Extra Mode.
Notes:
  • The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage.
  • Multiplayer damage multiplier: 0.8 for 2 players, 0.75 for 3 players, 0.7 for 4 players.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

Title screen from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Dededetour!. It functions much like it has in prior games, this time with additional treasure chests containing keychains appearing after certain battles (battles 2, 5, 7 and 8 offer one keychain, battle 9 offers two and battle 10 offers three) and a Maxim Tomato Assist Star that can be used mid-battle.

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe  
Name Image HP Defense Modifier Note
First seven (random order)
True Mid-Boss All Stars 1:

Grand Wheelie DX
Bonkers DX
Hornhead DX


231
189
199
1
True Mid-Boss All Stars 2:

Mr. Frosty DX
Flame Galboros DX
Gigant Edge DX
Blocky DX


189
231
199
252
1
Flowery Woods DX KTD Flowery Woods DX Arena icon.png 465 0.75
Paintra DX KTD Paintra DX Arena icon.png 480 0.75
Kracko DX KTD Kracko DX Arena icon.png 525 0.75 (body)
0.7 (2nd phase spikes)
Coily Rattler DX KTD Coily Rattler DX Arena icon.png 510 0.75
Pyribbit DX KTD Pyribbit DX Arena icon.png 570 0.9
The "nightmare four"
Queen Sectonia DX KTD Queen Sectonia DX Arena icon.png 592 0.9
Shadow Dedede KTD Shadow Dedede Arena icon.png 600 0.75
Dark Meta Knight's Revenge KTD Dark Meta Knight Arena icon.png 570 1 Final boss of Dededetour!.
Soul of Sectonia KTD Soul of Sectonia Arena icon.png 999 (1st)
450 (2nd)
0.9 (flowers), 1 (vines)
1
Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes:
  • The basic Star Bullet has 52 Base Power. Star Bullet's actual damage = Base Power × (0.5 + 0.5 × Boss Defense Modifier)
  • Copy Ability's actual damage = Base Power × Boss Defense Modifier

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Title screen from Kirby: Planet Robobot

Like in previous installments, The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Meta Knightmare Returns. Unlike in previous installments, all the bosses and Mid-Bosses are fought in a set order. Rather than having a limited amount of healing items, an Assist Star is given after all but rounds 3 and 6, with Stickers also provided after certain rounds (one sticker after rounds 3 and 6, two stickers after rounds 9 and 10 and three stickers after round 11). Unlike with The Arena, however, the Assist Star contents are only cherries, with the exception of the Assist Star after Galacta Knight Returns, which provides an Energy Drink.

  • The name of The True Arena's battle theme in Kirby: Planet Robobot — "Combat Evaluation Program" — possibly hints at the mode's purpose for this game. The Japanese description of The True Arena explicitly refers to it as a program as well.[1]

The following bosses are fought in The True Arena in this order:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot  
Order Name HP Defense Modifier Note
1 Clanky Woods 2.0 465 0.95
2 Holo Defense API 2.0:

Holo Kracko 2.0
Holo Doomers 2.0
Holo Ice Dragon 2.0
Holo Rattler 2.0
Core


157
210 (105×2)
180
180
1
0.95
3 Susie 2.0 480 0.95
4 Mid-Boss All Stars 1:

Kibble Blade 2.0
Blocky 2.0
King Doo 2.0
Dubior 2.0


168
220
168
189
0.95 Plays "Interdimensional Traveler" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe.
5 Stock Mecha Knight 555 0.95
6 Dedede Clone 2.0
Dedede Clones & D3 2.0
975 (300→112×3→112×3→1×3)
510
1
0.95
7 C.O.G.S.
Core Kabula
1408 (255+248+402+248+255)
1200
1
0.95
8 Mid-Boss All Stars 2:

Security Force 2.0
Miasmoros 2.0
Bonkers 2.0
Telepathos 2.0


210
199
189
189
0.95 Plays "Kirby Fighters Deluxe" from the game of the same name.
9 President Haltmann 2.0 570 0.95
10 Dark Matter Blade
Sectonia Clone
585
540
0.95
0.9
Fought back-to-back, unlike in Meta Knightmare Returns.
11 Galacta Knight Returns 800 0.95 Final boss of Meta Knightmare Returns.
12 Star Dream Soul OS 2828 (1st: shooting)
2233 (2nd: shooting)
1201 (3rd: shooting)
550 (4th: cores in total)
481 (4th: heart)
1
1
1
1
0.95
Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes:
  • The basic Star Bullet has 52 Base Power. Star Bullet's actual damage = Base Power × (0.5 + 0.5 × Boss Defense Modifier)
  • Copy Ability's actual damage = Base Power × Boss Defense Modifier

Like The Arena, this mode isn't actually called "The True Arena" in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game - instead, it is named しん かちぬきボスバトル (True Boss Battle Tournament) and 진 보스와 정면승부 (True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses), respectively. "Boss Battle Tournament" is the Japanese name for Boss Endurance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Kirby: Squeak Squad. "Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses", likewise, is used to refer to Boss Endurance in the Korean version of Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Flavor text[edit]

Image Game Flavor text
KSS Ultra box art.png Kirby Super Star Ultra The last battle, without a doubt! Beat 10 tough foes, including the final four!

All the new bosses are here! Beat 'em to be the true master!

KRtDL Boxart L.jpg Kirby's Return to Dream Land This is the ultimate test of skill! This is the gauntlet of courage! This is the final proving ground! Emerge victorious and you'll become...a Kirby Master!
KTD Boxart NA.jpg Kirby: Triple Deluxe Deluxe bosses wait in the wings as the curtain rises on the final battle! It's a knock-down, drag-out fight all the way to the nightmare four. The True Arena awaits!
KPR Box.png Kirby: Planet Robobot The most intense battle has begun. The clash of powers here is utterly immeasurable. This true final battle will decide the strongest fighter on this planet.
KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Are you sure you want to step onto this battlefield? This is the final showdown! An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle! If your soul can somehow survive this deluxe duel, you're a true Kirby Master!

Trivia[edit]

  • Nearly every True Arena has a Knight as the penultimate foe:
  • Elements related to The Ultimate Cup Z are referred to as "True Arena" in Kirby and the Forgotten Land's files.
  • The Japanese descriptions for The True Arena tend to include the phrase「ごく悪 さい悪 あくなきバトル!」("An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle!"), though this is translated differently in each game. They also tend to include the phrase「真のカービィマスター」("True Kirby Master"), which is likewise not always included in the translations.
  • Besides the previously mentioned phrases, the Japanese description for The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe includes several references to other Japanese Kirby material:
    • "Are you sure you want to step onto this battlefield?" is written as「決して こうかいしませんね?」("You're ABSOLUTELY sure you won't regret this?"), which references the recurring phrase that appears when attempting to delete a save file in many Kirby and Super Smash Bros. games,「こうかいしませんね?」("You're sure you won't regret this?", translated differently in most of its appearances).
    • "This is the final showdown!" is written as「ホントに ホントの 最・終・決・戦!」("The TRUE fi-nal-bat-tle, without a doubt!"). This references the corresponding lines in Kirby Super Star Ultra and the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land —「ほんとにほんとのさいしゅうけっせん」("The TRUE last battle, without a doubt!") and「これぞほんとにほんとのちょう・さいしゅうけっせんっ!」("This is the TRUE super-last battle, without a doubt!") respectively — as well as the description for Soul Melter EX in Kirby Star Allies,「ホントの超・最・終・決・戦!」("The TRUE super-fi-nal-bat-tle!").
    • "If your soul can somehow survive this deluxe duel..." is written as「魂をかけた デラックスな 戦いに 打ち勝てば…」("If you can overcome this soul-gambling deluxe battle..."), which references the Japanese name for "The World to Win",「この星をかけた魂の戦い」(The Soulful Battle this Planet is Gambled Upon). In the original game's True Arena description, this was simply written as「このたたかいにうちかてば…」("If you can overcome this battle...").
  • Starting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the timer disappears during the final boss fight in The True Arena. In the cases of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, this only applies to the unique final phase of the fight.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese しん 格闘かくとうおうへのみち
shin kakutō-ō e no michi
しん かちぬきボスバトル (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
shin kachinuki bosu batoru
The True Road to Become a Fighting King

True Boss Battle Tournament (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
Traditional Chinese 真 通往格鬥王的道路
zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù
The True Road to Become a Fighting King
Simplified Chinese 真 通往格斗王的道路
zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù
Dutch De ware arena The true arena
French L'Arène ultime The Ultimate Arena
German Die NEUE Arena The NEW Arena
Italian Arena finale Final Arena
Korean 격투왕의 길 마스터
gyeogtuwang-ui gil maseuteo
진 보스와 정면승부 (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
jin boseuwa jeongmyeonseungbu
The Road of the Fighting King Master

True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
Portuguese A verdadeira arena The true arena
Spanish El verdadero coliseo The true coliseum


References

  1. "ごくであり、さいである、あくなきバトルが 今、まくを あけた。プログラムでは けいそく不能なパワーが ぶつかりあう、この星で もっとも強い者を 決める 真のファイナルバトルである。
    The curtains have now risen on an awful, punishing, unrelenting battle. Within this program, immeasurable powers collide to decide who is the strongest one on this planet in a true final battle.
    " –The True Arena Special Page, Kirby: Planet Robobot (Japanese version)
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