Arena (Kirby's Adventure)
An Arena is a type of room in Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, in which Kirby can challenge a Mid-Boss for a Maxim Tomato and his opponent's Copy Ability. It resembles a real life Roman arena or amphitheater, a single screen in size and filled with spectators. Like Sub-Games, Arenas are entered through a door in the level hub, which may have to be unlocked by discovering and pressing a Big Switch hidden inside a certain stage. Arena doors are indicated by two crossed axes above the door.
- This article is about the rooms found in Kirby's Adventure and its remake. For the Sub-Game in Kirby Super Star and subsequent titles, see The Arena.
“ | Battle for Maxim Tomatoes and copy abilities! | ” | — In-game explanation from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land |
Each level of the game, with the exception of Vegetable Valley, Rainbow Resort and The Fountain of Dreams, contains a single Arena, each individual one having one particular Mid-Boss connected to it, which is fought every time Kirby enters the respective Arena. Each arena has a different mid-boss associated with it (detailed below). Once Kirby initiates a fight, he cannot leave until either he or his adversary is defeated (or the game is reset). Losing a battle subtracts one of Kirby's lives, whereas achieving victory causes a Maxim Tomato to drop from the sky and enables the pink hero to inhale and swallow his defeated adversary to obtain its power.
Copy Abilities and Mid-BossesEdit
The following Copy Abilities can be obtained from Arena Mid-Bosses.
Level | Copy Ability | Obtained from |
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Ice Cream Island | Freeze | Mr. Frosty |
Butter Building | Wheel | Grand Wheelie |
Grape Garden | Backdrop | Bugzzy |
Yogurt Yard | Hammer | Bonkers |
Orange Ocean | Burning | Fire Lion |
Flavor textEdit
- Two fighters go in, but only one will leave! You can get a tomato and an ability for a win! —Kirby's Adventure in-game description
Names in other languagesEdit
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 闘技場 tōgiba |
Arena |
French | Arène | Arena |