Editing The Great Cave Offensive

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|image=[[File:KSSU The Great Cave Offensive Title Screen.png]]
|caption=The title screen for '''The Great Cave Offensive'''
|difficulty=4 Stars
|stage=4 (contiguous)
|finalboss=[[Wham Bam Rock]]
|boss=[[Fatty Whale]], [[Chameleo Arm]], [[Computer Virus]]
|unlock=<small>'''In ''Kirby Super Star'':'''<br>Available at the start.<br>'''In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'':'''<br>Complete [[Green Greens|stage 1]] of [[Spring Breeze]].</small>
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{{quote|Kirby finds himself lost in a {{color|red|deep cave}} full of {{color|red|peril}}… and {{color|red|treasure}}!|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' stage text}}
'''The Great Cave Offensive''' is the fourth main game available in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. It features a large labyrinthine cavern system divided into four stages, with the goal being to escape the cave, while collecting [[Treasure]] along the way. Completing this game mode will contribute to unlocking [[Milky Way Wishes]] in ''Kirby Super Star'' and [[Revenge of Meta Knight]] in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''.

The game begins with a cutscene showing Kirby venturing through a grassy plain wearing an explorer's kit (a beige hat and backpack), presumably looking for treasure. In his melodious strolling, he fails to notice a deep pit in his path, and walks right into it, falling down in cartoonish fashion. When he regains consciousness at the bottom, Kirby finds himself in a huge cave, thus beginning the adventure proper. Kirby's goal from this point onward is to find a way back out, and maybe obtain some valuable things along the way.

There are a total of 60 [[Treasure]]s to collect in this game. Collecting them is not necessary to complete the game mode, but obtaining every treasure is required for [[100% completion]]. The game progresses through four primary stages (in the order listed below), with a [[Boss]] lurking in each one. The stages are linked to each-other via [[Cart]] tracks. Each stage also has a [[Rest Area]], where Kirby can heal up and the player can save the game progress. Once the final boss in the cave - [[Wham Bam Rock]] - is defeated, Kirby can then return to the beginning to find a [[Warp Star]] leading out of the cave.

==Stages==
[[File:KSSU TGCO complete map.png|thumb|A complete map of The Great Cave Offensive, as seen in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.]]
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="50%"
!colspan=5|'''Stages in ''The Great Cave Offensive'''''
|-
! '''Stage'''
! '''Treasures'''
! '''Boss'''
! '''Mid-Boss(es)'''
! '''Notes'''
|-
|{{Center|[[File:KSS Sub-Tree screenshot 02.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Sub-Tree]]'''}}
|13
|[[Fatty Whale]]
|[[Bonkers]]
|Kirby will eventually escape the cave from the first part of this area, when [[Wham Bam Rock]] is defeated.
|-
|{{Center|[[File:KSS Crystal screenshot 05.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Crystal (area)|Crystal]]'''}}
|16
|[[Computer Virus]]
|[[Poppy Bros. Sr.]]
|
|-
|{{Center|[[File:KSS Old Tower screenshot 01.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Old Tower]]'''}}
|16
|[[Chameleo Arm]]
|[[Bonkers]], [[Meta-Knights]], [[Jukid]]
|This entire section can be skipped.
|-
|{{Center|[[File:KSS Garden screenshot 01.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Garden]]'''}}
|15
|[[Wham Bam Rock]]
|[[Bugzzy]]
|Loops back to Sub-Tree when cleared.
|}

==In the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==
[[File:SSB4UTheGreatCaveOffensive.jpg|thumb|right|250px|An image showing the layout of '''The Great Cave Offensive''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''.]]
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The Great Cave Offensive appears as a stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''. It is a very large stage, filled with various winding tunnels divided into four primary sections, based on each stage in the main game. Included in this stage are [[Rotating Cannon]]s, [[Cart]]s and red hot Danger Zones, the last of which will KO any fighter who touches them with a [[damage]] level at or over 100%.

There is also a much simpler version of this stage (known as [[smashwiki:Ω form|Ω form]]) which consists of a single flat platform over a pit, giving it a very similar shape compared to the [[smashwiki:Final Destination (SSB4)|Final Destination]] stage.

The stage returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Like every other stage, the Ω form of The Great Cave Offensive is resized and reshaped to match [[smashwiki:Final Destination (SSBU)|Final Destination]]. The Great Cave Offensive, along with every other stage, also has a [[smashwiki:Battlefield form|Battlefield form]], which gives the same shape as the game's [[smashwiki:Battlefield (SSBU)|Battlefield]] stage.

==Profiles==
=== ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' ===
*'''Instruction manual bio (page 24):''' "''Explore an ancient cave and recover the 60 treasures hidden there, then make it back to the surface safely. Think of the value of each treasure in gold as your score. ''"

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KSS The Great Cave Offensive title screen.png|''Kirby Super Star'' title screen
KSS The Great Cave Offensive info.png|Info screen for The Great Cave Offensive in ''Kirby Super Star''
KSS The Great Cave Offensive opening 1.png|Kirby waddling carelessly toward danger in the opening scene
KSS The Great Cave Offensive opening 2.png|Kirby having a cartoon moment as he realizes his footing is gone
KSS The Great Cave Offensive opening 3.png|Kirby falling deep into the cave
KSS The Great Cave Offensive alternate title.png|Alternative title screen for The Great Cave Offensive after the opening cutscene plays
KSS The Great Cave Offensive ending 1.png|Kirby flying back out of the cave in the ending scene
KSS The Great Cave Offensive ending 2.png|Kirby busting through a rock which was (for some reason) placed there after he fell in
KSS The Great Cave Offensive ending 3.png|Part of the end credits treasure line-up
KSS The Great Cave Offensive ending 4.png|Part of the end credits treasure line-up
KSS The Great Cave Offensive perfect end.png|Ending screen shown after the credits if all treasures were collected in ''Kirby Super Star''
The Great Cave Offensive KSSU true ending.png|Ending screen shown after the credits if all treasures were collected in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|nl=Het Grote Grotavontuur
|nlM=The Big Cave-Adventure
|es=El gran ataque de las cavernas
|esM=The great attack of the caves
|fr=La Caverne du Péril
|frM=The Cave of Peril
|de=Das Höhlen-Abenteuer
|deM=The Cave Adventure
|it=La Grande Offensiva Speleologica
|itM=The Great Speleological Offensive
|ko=동굴대작전
|koR=Donggul-daejakjeon
|koM=The Great Cave Mission
|ru=Пещерный переполох
|ruR=Peshchernyy perepolokh
|ruM=Cave commotion
|ja={{furi|洞窟大作戦|どうくつだいさくせん}} 
|jaR=Dōkutsudaisakusen
|jaM=The Great Cave Mission
|zhTrad=洞窟大作戰
|zhTradR=dòng kū dà zuò zhàn
|zhSimp=洞窟大作战
|zhSimpR=dòng kū dà zuò zhàn
|zhM=The Great Cave Mission
}}

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