Editing Dream Land

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|image=[[File:KRtDLD Dream Land backdrop.jpg|400px]]
|caption=Representation of '''Dream Land''' from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''.
|game=Most main series titles; implied or referenced in most others
|inhabitant=[[Kirby]], [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]], [[Waddle Dee]]s, others
|boss=[[Whispy Woods]], [[King Dedede]], [[Kracko]], others
|related=[[Popstar]]
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{{About|the location|the first game in the ''Kirby'' series|[[Kirby's Dream Land]]|the level in [[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]|[[Dream Land (Kirby's Epic Yarn)]]|the level in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''|[[World of Peace - Dream Land]]}}
'''Dream Land''' is a kingdom on Planet [[Popstar]] in which [[Kirby]] lives, which is typically defined by its rolling green grasslands and forests, tropical beach locales, brown stone caves, cloud-based topography, and a few castle-like structures, most notably [[Castle Dedede]]. It has been targeted by several wrongdoers, which Kirby and others are tasked with stopping. The kingdom gets its name from the peaceful sleep its residents receive, granted by the [[Fountain of Dreams]] which spreads restful dreams across the land.

==General description==
[[File:KatFL opening cutscene preview screenshot.png|thumb|350px|Part of the opening cutscene for ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' shows Kirby walking along a path in Dream Land.]]
Dream Land can be described as a particular region of Planet [[Popstar]] over which [[King Dedede]] claims sovereignty, sometimes said to be a small country<ref>{{cite|Once upon a time, on a little star, there was a small, peaceful country called Dream Land.|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''|instruction booklet, pg. 2}}</ref> or kingdom.<ref>{{cite|Welcome to Dream Land, a kingdom famous for peace and quiet.|Narrator|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''}}<br>{{cite|The self-styled king of the amazingly peaceful Dream Land. He continually does things unbecoming of a king, like stealing the kingdom's food supplies or all the stars from the sky.|[[King Dedede]]'s [[trophy]] description|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''}}</ref> However, it is not known exactly where the kingdom ends and the rest of Popstar begins. Despite this, it is generally understood that the topography of Dream Land consists mainly of lush meadows, forests and old castles. [[Kirby's House]] occupies one of the meadows, while [[Whispy Woods]] resides in the forest, and King Dedede makes his home in his castle atop [[Mt. Dedede]]. In addition, many cloudscapes persist above Dream Land, where [[Kracko]] and [[Kabula]] can sometimes be found.

The [[Fountain of Dreams]] is located inside an area of Dream Land called [[Rainbow Resort]]. There are similar facilities on the surrounding planets around Popstar.

Dream Land is often described in Japanese material as "astonishingly peaceful" (あきれるほど平和), a phrase that has persisted since its very first appearance. The land is so defined by its ordinary state of peace and quiet that any event which disrupts the status quo has the same effect on the locals — whether that be an invasion from another world or merely being unable to dream at night.

[[Meta Knight]] and his [[Meta-Knights]] are also commonly seen in Dream Land, though it is not entirely clear if their base of operations — the [[Halberd]] — is docked there or not.

Lastly, Dream Land is home to countless numbers of [[Waddle Dee]]s, [[Waddle Doo]]s, and others who have varying degrees of loyalty to King Dedede.

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KSSU Kirby House.png|Dream Land is home-sweet-[[Kirby's House|home]] for Kirby and many other cuddly-but-dangerous creatures.
KDL Green Greens screenshot.png|Kirby traversing through [[Green Greens]], an area within Dream Land
KNiDL Fountain of Dreams screenshot.png|A clear view of the Fountain of Dreams, as seen in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
KRtDL Butterfly Ending.jpg|Even after the most far-flung adventures, Kirby always manages to wake back up in Dream Land.
Dream Land KSA.png|Dream Land, as depicted in the opening scene for ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
Dream Land background stock artwork.png|Promotional stock artwork depicting Dream Land
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==Game appearances==
The following lists every game where Dream Land is a setting or at least mentioned. Some games not listed here may take place in Dream Land, but this is not explicitly confirmed at any point.

===''Kirby's Dream Land''===
The first game of the series takes place entirely in Dream Land. Kirby ventures through [[Green Greens]], [[Castle Lololo]], [[Float Islands]], [[Bubbly Clouds]] and finally [[Mt. Dedede|Mt. DeDeDe]] in order to defeat the gluttonous king and recover the stolen food and stars to Dream Land's denizens.

===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
[[File:KNiDL Whispy Woods battle.png|thumb|150px|Whenever something goes wrong in Dream Land, Kirby and Whispy Woods usually end up at odds with each-other.]]
In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', the residents of Dream Land stop having dreams because [[King Dedede]] steals the Star Rod that lets them sleep peacefully. He then divides it into 7 parts and gives them to his underlings. Kirby eventually puts the Star Rod back together, but discovers that King Dedede actually stole the Star Rod to keep it from a villain named [[Nightmare]], who wishes to spread bad dreams across the land. Kirby defeats Nightmare and allows Dream Land to have pleasant dreams once more.

===''Kirby's Dream Course''===
The backstory presented in both the instruction booklet and the Japanese version tell of how the people of Dream Land fell into despair after King Dedede stole all the stars from Dream Land once again. It is unclear, however, if the courses of ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' take place there or not.

===''Kirby's Avalanche''===
The instruction booklet for ''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'' confirms that the game takes place in Dream Land, as indicated by the presence of the [[Fountain of Dreams|Dream Fountain]] at the end of the adventure.

===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
[[File:KDL2 Rainbow Islands.png|thumb|200px|A map of the [[Rainbow Islands]] from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', said to be within Dream Land.]]
The [[Rainbow Islands]], where the events of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' take place, are located within Dream Land.<ref name=story>{{cite manual|quote=Kirby lives in the rainbow islands of Dream Land. The rainbows that connect the islands have been stolen by the evil Dark Matter!|game=Kirby's Dream Land 2|page=5}}</ref> While the islands are likely not the entirety of Dream Land, it is unclear if they are simply a smaller part of it, or a separate but affiliated territory. Regardless, these islands are never seen again in the series outside of a cameo in the background of [[Slam Hockey]] in ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]''.

===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
[[File:Dyna Blade KSSU map.png|thumb|This map from [[Dyna Blade (main game)|Dyna Blade]] shows many different areas, all presumably contained within Dream Land.]]
Most of the games of ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' take place in Dream Land, including [[Spring Breeze]], [[Dyna Blade (main game)|Dyna Blade]], [[Revenge of Meta Knight]], and [[Revenge of the King]]. It is not understood if [[The Great Cave Offensive]] takes place in Dream Land proper, or a different part of Planet Popstar.

===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
Like with ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', it is not clear whether any of the areas Kirby visits in this adventure are in Dream Land or not.

===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)===
The story mode of this game takes place in Dream Land.

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
The Japanese website suggests that the stages of [[Pop Star (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Pop Star]] are located in Dream Land.<ref>{{cite|あきれるくらい平和でのどかな星。ぼくたちがすんでいる「プププランド」があるんだ。<br>(An absurdly peaceful and idyllic planet. We live in Dream Land, which is located here.)|[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nk4j/pop_s/index.html ''Kirby 64'' Japanese website]|translated from Japanese}}<br>{{cite|プププランドにあるお城といったらデデデ城。<br>(The castle in Dream Land is called Castle Dedede.)|[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nk4j/pop_s/index.html ''Kirby 64'' Japanese website]|translated from Japanese}}</ref>

===''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''===
The [[narrator]] indicates that ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' takes place in Dream Land.<ref>{{cite|And so a starry night sky returns to Dream Land.|Narrator|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' ending cutscene}}</ref>

===''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''===
The opening cutscene shows the [[Dimension Mirror]] floating in the skies above Dream Land, but none of the subsequent game takes place within Dream Land.

===''Kirby: Canvas Curse''===
Most of ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' takes place in Dream Land, but due to [[Drawcia]] transforming the entire kingdom into paint, the land is almost unrecognizable. It is restored to normal after Drawcia is defeated.

===''Kirby: Squeak Squad''===
[[File:KSqS_Prism_Plains_Complete_Map.png|thumb|150px|A map of [[Prism Plains]], an area within Dream Land, from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.]]
While it is unclear exactly how much of ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'' is set in Dream Land, at least the first level — [[Prism Plains]] — takes place within it.<ref>{{cite|Early afternoon in Dream Land,<br>It's so peaceful even the clouds are drowsy.|[[Narrator]]|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''}}</ref>
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===''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' / ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn''===
[[File:KEY Dream Land Preview screenshot.png|thumb|right|250px|Representation of Dream Land in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''.]]
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Dream Land serves as the final level in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''. Here, it has been transformed into yarn by the evil sorcerer [[Yin-Yarn]], a state which is only undone by the defeat of this final boss. [[Kirby]] and [[Prince Fluff]] are able to travel here to deal with Yin-Yarn once they have fully stitched [[Patch Land]] back together, thus restoring power to the wormhole-like [[Magic Sock]]s.

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
[[Magolor]]'s ship — the [[Lor Starcutter]] — crashes into Dream Land at the start of this title, prompting Kirby and his friends to help recover the lost pieces. This adventure takes them through several wide areas across Planet Popstar, but at least two of these levels ([[Cookie Country]] and [[White Wafers]]) are located outside of Dream Land.<ref>{{cite book|quote=プププランドから遠く離れた場所にも、クッキーカントリーやホワイトウェハースといった、なかなかおいしそうな地名が多い。<br>
Even in places far away from Dream Land, there are many place names that sound delicious, such as Cookie Country and White Wafers.<br>|book=[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]|page=19}}</ref>

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
The opening cutscene takes place in Dream Land, though the rest of the game takes place in an entirely different kingdom by the name of [[Floralia]].

While the final level of the game is called "[[Eternal Dreamland]]", this is not related to the kingdom itself, and instead refers to a literal "dreamland" of endless slumber.
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===''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''===
[[File:KatRC opening 01.png|thumb|200px|Dream Land in the opening cutscene in ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''.]]
The opening cutscene takes place in Dream Land, though the rest of the game takes place in an entirely different world by the name of [[Seventopia]].

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
In this title, Dream Land (along with the rest of Popstar) is consumed by the 'Mechanizing Occupation Project' overseen by the [[Haltmann Works Company]]. In the process, Castle Dedede is reduced to rubble. It's up to Kirby to ward off the business-minded alien invaders and restore Dream Land to its former condition.

===''Kirby Battle Royale''===
In this title, King Dedede sets up a giant tournament in Dream Land with a huge cake as the prize. The rest of the story mode revolves around Kirby and [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] competing for this cake against an unfair host.
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===''Kirby Star Allies''===
[[File:KSA Dream Land hub.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The [[Level Hub]] for World of Peace - Dream Land.]]
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The first level of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' takes place in Dream Land proper. As Kirby and his [[Helper|star allies]] move through this level, they traverse verdant plains, hearty caves, and inviting woodlands. After defeating a strangely empowered [[Whispy Woods]], the team then ventures into [[Castle Dedede]] to deal with [[King Dedede|its gluttonous king]], who is gorging himself on rotten food. King Dedede himself transforms in dramatic fashion to battle the star allies, but is defeated, and later recruited into the team to find out what is going on around [[Popstar]].

===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''===
While Dream Land is not accessible in gameplay, both the "Kirby and the Mysterious Vortex" and "No Night Is Eternal" cutscenes for ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' take place there.

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==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
[[File:SSB64 Dream Land.png|thumb|250px|The Dream Land stage as seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''.]]
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Dream Land appears as a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''. The stage is set in a grassy plains and consists of three static platforms floating above a main platform, with the middle static platform above the other two. This simple design resembles [[smashwiki:Duel Zone|Battlefield]], which is not playable normally in ''Super Smash Bros.'' outside of the 1-P Game. Whispy Woods is in the background and will occasionally blow wind in one direction which will push fighters around. [[King Dedede]] (if he is not a fighter in the match) and [[Bronto Burt]] can be seen flying in the background. 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]]''.

It returns as a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (unlocked by clearing [[smashwiki:Target Smash!|Target Test]] with every character), ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' as paid downloadable content and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.

==In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''==
[[File:KRBaY Dream Land Opening.png|250px|thumb|A wide view of Dream Land in ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''.]]
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In the anime series, Dream Land is the tropical kingdom which [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] rules over. The kingdom is largely composed of wilderness — much of which takes the form of [[Whispy Woods Forest]] — and has only one major settlement, called [[Cappy Town]], where most of the King's subjects live. [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] crashes into Dream Land from outer space, and is made a permanent resident when the people of Dream Land build him a house just outside of town.

While it is established that Cappy Town pays taxes into King Dedede's treasury, the town itself does not see him as a king and protector, so much as a nuisance. Instead, the town seeks guidance from an ancient stone statue called [[Kabu (anime character)|Kabu]], found in a [[Kabu Canyon|rocky valley]] out on the outskirts of the kingdom.
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==In the ''Kirby'' novel series==
[[File:V5 Illustration 9.png|thumb|200px|Dream Land's residents participate in a race.]]
In the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], Dream Land is the main setting of the many of the volumes, as well as the residence of many of its characters, including [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]], [[King Dedede (novel character)|King Dedede]], and [[Waddle Dee (novel character)|Waddle Dee]].

===Volume appearances===
The following is a complete list of notable appearances of Dream Land.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=5|Dream Land appearances in the ''Kirby'' novel series &nbsp;
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!Volume
!Details
!Notes
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|''[[Kirby and the Dangerous Gourmet Mansion?!]]''
|Dream Land is the main setting of the story. In this volume, [[Mrs. Parfaitski]] moves in and hosts a party in her mansion.
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|''[[Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!]]''
|[[Kizario]] and his crew come to Dream Land in search of [[Peperon]] and organize a big race in order to achieve their goal.
|Dream Land is localized as "Pupupu Land" in ''[[Kirby Art & Style Collection]]''
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|''[[Kirby and the Great Planet Robobot Adventure!]]''
|Dream Land is taken over and mechanized by the [[Haltmann Works Company]], and Kirby frees it from the invaders.
|This volume is an adaptation of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
|-
|''[[Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!!]]''
|Besides being the main setting of this volume, here the newly [[Kirby Printer|printed]] [[Waddle Dee]]s inhabit Dream Land and stay after the events of the story.
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|''[[Kirby: Big Trouble in Patch Land!]]''
|Dream Land is taken over by [[Yin-Yarn]], and many of its residents are turned into yarn.
|This volume is an adaptation of ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''.
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|''[[Kirby: Meta Knight and the Knight of Yomi]]''
|[[Beryl]] targets Dream Land among many other locations in his attempt to defame [[Meta Knight (novel character)|Meta Knight]].
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|}
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==Names in other languages==
{{names
|ja=プププランド
|jaR=Pupupu Rando
|jaM=Pupupu Land
|es=Dream Land
|esM=-
|fr=Pays des Songes <small>(''Kirby's Adventure'')</small><br>Pays des Rêves<br>Dream Land
|frM=Land of Dreams<br>-
|nl=Dream Land
|nlM=-
|de=Traumland<br>Dream Land
|deM=Dream Land<br>-
|it=Terra dei Sogni<br>Dream Land
|itM=Land of Dreams<br>-
|ru=Странa грез
|ruR=Strana grez
|ruM=Dream land
|ko=푸푸푸랜드
|koR=pupupulaendeu
|koM=Pupupu Land
|zhTrad=噗噗噗之國
|zhTradR=pū pū pū zhī guó
|zhSimp=噗噗噗之国
|zhSimpR=pū pū pū zhī guó
|zhM=Pupupu Land
|pl=Dream Land<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pl/kirby-and-rainbow-paintbrush-amiibo-kirby/ Nintendo Polska - ''Kirby and Rainbow Paintbrush'' / ''Kirby: Power Paintbrush'' / ''Kirby and the Rainbow Painbrush'']</ref><br>Kraina Marzeń<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pl/switch/kirbys-return-to-dream-land-deluxe Nintendo Polska - ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'']</ref>
|plM=-<br>Dream Land
|ptE=Terra dos Sonhos<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''</ref>
|ptEM=Land of Dreams
|ptA=Dream Land
|ptAM=-
}}

==See also==
*[[Popstar]]
*[[Rainbow Islands]]
*[[Dream Kingdom]]
*[[Patch Land]]

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