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{{Infobox-Boss | {{Infobox-Boss | ||
|image=[[File:KDL3 Zero artwork. | |image=[[File:KDL3 Zero artwork.jpg|250px]] | ||
|caption=Artwork of '''Zero''' with [[Dark Matter (cloud)|Dark Matter cloud]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' | |caption=Artwork of '''Zero''' with [[Dark Matter (cloud)|Dark Matter cloud]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' | ||
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997) | |game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997) | ||
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's | |lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference) | ||
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]])<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' ([[Celebration Picture | |game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]])<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' ([[Celebration Picture]])</small> | ||
|weakness=[[Love-Love Stick]], [[Gooey]] | |weakness=[[Love-Love Stick]], [[Gooey]] | ||
|relative=[[Dark Matter]], [[ | |relative=[[Dark Matter]], [[0²]] | ||
|similar= | |similar=[[Dark Mind]], [[Void Termina]], [[Void Soul]], [[Void]] | ||
|theme music=[[File:VsZero KDL3.oga]] | |theme music=[[File:VsZero KDL3.oga]] | ||
|theme title= | |theme title=[[Vs. Zero]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Zero''' (sometimes shortened as '''0'''; also known as '''?''' in the [[ | '''Zero''' (sometimes shortened as '''0'''; also known as '''?''' in the [[False Ending]] of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'') is the final [[boss]] of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. It is the leader of [[Dark Matter]], and is fought directly after Dark Matter in the [[Hyper Zone]]. While it does not appear in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', Zero appears to have been succeeded by [[0²]]. | ||
Although only formally appearing in one game, Zero's legacy throughout the series is quite vast, as several subsequent final bosses would reference or resemble it, including [[Dark Mind]], [[Magolor | Although only formally appearing in one game, Zero's legacy throughout the series is quite vast, as several subsequent final bosses would reference or resemble it, including [[Dark Mind]], [[Magolor Soul]], and [[Void]]. | ||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
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|caption=Zero's sprite in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' | |caption=Zero's sprite in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' | ||
|captionalign=center}} | |captionalign=center}} | ||
Zero is a giant white sphere with a single red eyeball in the center. For some of its attacks, it spurts blood from red streaks on its body and from its eye. It also has the power to summon [[ | Zero is a giant white sphere with a single red eyeball in the center. For some of its attacks, it spurts blood from red streaks on its body and from its eye. It also has the power to summon [[Dark Matter]] that charges forward. When Zero's initial phase is defeated, its eyeball emerges from its body and is fought on its own in the final phase of the battle; it is smaller, faster and continues to spurt blood, but loses its ability to summon Dark Matter. | ||
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|Reference | |Reference | ||
|Appears on a [[Character Treat]]. | |Appears on a [[Character Treat]]. | ||
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===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''=== | ===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''=== | ||
{{main|Hyper Zone}} | |||
[[File:KDL3 Hyper Zone screenshot 05.png|thumb|A portion of the battle with Zero]] | [[File:KDL3 Hyper Zone screenshot 05.png|thumb|A portion of the battle with Zero]] | ||
After forging the [[Love-Love Stick]], [[Kirby]] and his friend [[Gooey]] fly into the heart of | After forging the [[Love-Love Stick]], [[Kirby]] and his friend [[Gooey]] fly into the heart of Dark Matter in an area called the [[Hyper Zone]]. There, after Kirby defeats [[Dark Matter]], Zero appears out of nowhere and engages Kirby. | ||
====Phase 1==== | ====Phase 1==== | ||
Zero has a number of attacks, but what makes it the most dangerous is its looming size. Zero's attacks are as follows: | Zero has a number of attacks, but what makes it the most dangerous is its looming size. Zero's attacks are as follows: | ||
*Shooting red blood pellets out from its body as a projectile volley. | *Shooting red blood pellets out from its body as a projectile volley. | ||
*Creating [[ | *Creating small [[Dark Matter]] flyers and sending them at Kirby. | ||
*Charging at Kirby. | *Charging at Kirby. | ||
*Leaving the main area and firing blood at Kirby from the background. | *Leaving the main area and firing blood at Kirby from the background. | ||
To hurt Zero, Kirby must simply hit the boss with projectiles from the [[Love-Love Stick]] in his hands (32 [[damage]] per shot), though Zero takes many hits to defeat. Zero's first form has 4080 [[stamina|HP]], which takes 128 shots from Kirby to defeat (or 160 shots if Gooey is in battle due to the 0.8× damage modifier for 2 players). Zero's first form has only 1 invincibility frame when getting hit | To hurt Zero, Kirby must simply hit the boss with projectiles from the [[Love-Love Stick]] in his hands (32 [[damage]] per shot), though Zero takes many hits to defeat. Zero's first form has 4080 [[stamina|HP]], which takes 128 shots from Kirby to defeat (or 160 shots if Gooey is in battle due to the 0.8× damage modifier for 2 players). Zero's first form has only 1 invincibility frame when getting hit so it's faster to defeat this form with 2 players. | ||
====Phase 2==== | ====Phase 2==== | ||
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=== ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' === | === ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' === | ||
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Zero appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicting its artwork from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. | In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Zero appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicting its artwork from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. | ||
==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Although it is easy to construe the blood that spurts from Zero and [[0²]] as merely red energy blobs, both the ending credit illustration of 0² in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' and the game's ESRB E10+ rating in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' confirm it as blood.<ref>{{cite web|quote=One boss character (a giant eyeball) fires red droplets at Kirby; additional red-damage effects appear as its health decreases.|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/32367 | *Although it is easy to construe the blood that spurts from Zero and [[0²]] as merely red energy blobs, both the ending credit illustration of 0² in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' and the game's ESRB E10+ rating in ''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' confirm it as blood.<ref>{{cite web|quote=One boss character (a giant eyeball) fires red droplets at Kirby; additional red-damage effects appear as its health decreases.|url=https://www.esrb.org/ratings/Synopsis.aspx?Certificate=32367&Title=Kirby%27s+Dream+Collection+Special+Edition|title=Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition|site=ESRB}}</ref> | ||
**Zero is one of the few bosses in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] that explicitly depicts blood. The others include [[0²]], [[Shadow Dedede]], [[Dark Meta Knight#Kirby: Triple Deluxe|Dark Meta Knight's Revenge]], [[Star Dream Soul OS]] and [[Void Termina]]. | **Zero is one of the few bosses in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] that explicitly depicts blood. The others include [[0²]], [[Shadow Dedede]], [[Dark Meta Knight#Kirby: Triple Deluxe|Dark Meta Knight's Revenge]], [[Star Dream Soul OS]] and [[Void Termina]]. | ||
*Zero was originally set to appear as a [[Kirby | *Zero was originally set to appear as a [[Ball Kirby|ball character]] in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', along with other bosses from previous games, like [[Lololo & Lalala]], [[Dark Matter]], and [[Nightmare|Nightmare's Power Orb]]. However, the idea was scrapped, and it doesn't appear in the final game.<ref>{{cite book|book=[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]|publisher=Shogakukan|page=125}}</ref> | ||
*[[Dark Nebula]] is called "Dark Zero" in Japanese, Chinese and Korean, but beyond this connection, there is no confirmed relationship between it and Zero. | *[[Dark Nebula]] is called "Dark Zero" in Japanese, Chinese and Korean, but beyond this connection, there is no confirmed relationship between it and Zero. | ||
*In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', [[Lor & Magolor]] have an attack similar to one of Zero's, in which they fire barrages of bullets from the background. | *In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', [[Lor Starcutter#Lor & Magolor|Lor & Magolor]] have an attack similar to one of Zero's, in which they fire barrages of bullets from the background. | ||
*[[Void]] has a similar color scheme to that of Zero and resembles him more in his Dark Matter-esque form. This connection is furthered by the Hyper Zone's appearance in Void's splash screen. | *[[Void]] has a similar color scheme to that of Zero and resembles him more in his Dark Matter-esque form. This connection is furthered by the Hyper Zone's appearance in Void's splash screen. | ||
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{{center|<gallery> | {{center|<gallery> | ||
Bad Boss Brothers.png|Zero can be seen in the lower-right in the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]] from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' | Bad Boss Brothers.png|Zero can be seen in the lower-right in the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]] from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' | ||
KDB Zero character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' | KDB Zero character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' | ||
Pupupu Train badge.jpg|Zero (bottom left) occupying the train door as seen on a badge from the "[[Kirby Pupupu Train]]" merchandise | |||
Pupupu Times Vol 2 Towel.jpg|Zero (bottom right) as seen on "Pupupu Times Vol.2" towel from the "Pupupu Train" merchandise. The news headline says "Train delay! Numerous sightings of a giant flying sphere!" | |||
Twitter commemorative - Valentine's Day 2018.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring a cookie based on Zero | Twitter commemorative - Valentine's Day 2018.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring a cookie based on Zero | ||
Dedede Directory 36 - Zero.jpg| | Dedede Directory 36 - Zero.jpg|Dedede Directory about Zero | ||
</gallery>}} | </gallery>}} | ||
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|ko=제로 | |ko=제로 | ||
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