Single-Handed Mode

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In this challenge mode, you compete for the best clear time as you fight battle after battle all alone! Show your skills by taking out enemies as fast as you can!

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— Pause screen description for Single-Handed Mode in Kirby Fighters 2

Single-Handed Mode is a single player game mode within Kirby Fighters 2. It plays similarly to the original Kirby Fighters Sub-Game and the Single Player Mode in Kirby Fighters Deluxe, pitting the player in nine subsequent rounds against a varying number of random opponents on mostly random stages, with a battle against Shadow Kirby in the final round. This mode is unlocked upon completing Chapter 1 of Story Mode: The Destined Rivals, and completing it once on all difficulties (in addition to completing it on Hard or Very Hard with all characters) is required for 100% completion of Kirby Fighters 2.

OverviewEdit

Screenshot of a partially-filled difficulty select screen for Fighter Kirby in Single-Handed Mode.

In Single-Handed Mode, the player picks a specific Copy Ability or other character and plays nine rounds in succession against a varying number of opponents. Unlike in the Story Mode, the player does not have access to a teammate, and unlike in the original Kirby Fighters, they must sometimes battle teams of two or three opponents at once. Due to this, no team-exclusive items appear, and the Ghost mechanic is disabled. The player also has 240 HP (even as King Dedede), and is fully restored for every round. Aside from Round 9, the opponents that are faced are randomly selected, though King Dedede and Meta Knight cannot appear as opponents.

The objective of this game-mode is to clear all nine rounds as quickly as possible. If the player is defeated, they can restart from the round they last played without limit, but the timer does not reset. Once Hard difficulty has been cleared for the first time, Very Hard difficulty is unlocked.

The following table lists off details about each round. For more information on stage selection, see the table under "Stage appearances":

Rounds in Single-Handed Mode
Round	Opponent(s)	Notes
Round 1	Vs. one opponent (150 HP)	This round always takes place on the Green Gardens stage.
Round 2	Vs. one opponent (180 HP)
Round 3	Vs. two opponents (160 HP)
Round 4	Vs. two opponents (160 HP)
Round 5	Vs. one opponent (240 HP)	This round always takes place on the Gourmet Go Go stage.
Round 6	Vs. two opponents (180 HP)	The two opponents are always the same fighter.
Round 7	Vs. two opponents (180 HP)
Round 8	Vs. three opponents (110 HP)
Final Round	Vs. Shadow Kirby	Shadow Kirby copies the abilities of the character picked at the start of the mode. This round always takes place on the Decisive Battlefield stage. There are no items in this round.

Medal thresholdsEdit

Screenshot of a battle in progress in Single-Handed Mode against two opponents.

The following are the time requirements for medals in each difficulty of Single-Handed Mode. These do not vary by character:

Medal thresholds in Single-Handed Mode
Difficulty	Bronze	Silver	Gold	Platinum
Easy	under 7:30	under 6:30	under 5:30	under 5:00
Normal	under 8:00	under 7:00	under 6:00	under 5:30
Hard	under 12:00	under 10:00	under 8:30	under 8:00
Very Hard	under 13:30	under 11:30	under 9:30	under 9:00

Stage appearancesEdit

The following lists the possible stages that can appear in each round of Single-Handed Mode. Note that while the stages are randomized to a degree, no stage can appear twice in a single playthrough:

Stage appearances in Single-Handed Mode
Stage	Round 1	Round 2	Round 3	Round 4	Round 5	Round 6	Round 7	Round 8	Final Round
Green Gardens
Bubbly Clouds
Butter Building
Castle Lololo
Coo's Forest
Dedede Arena
Dried-up Sea
Springy Hand Land
Waddle Dee Train Tracks
Dyna Blade's Nest
Haldera Volcano
Gourmet Go Go
Factory Tour
Jambastion Entrance
The Empyrean
Gigavolt
Decisive Battlefield
Stage appearances are based on observations.

The following stages are not used in Single-Handed Mode:

Fighters pointsEdit

Completing Single-Handed Mode rewards the player with Fighters points depending on the clear conditions, as outlined below:

Fighters Points rewards in Single-Handed Mode
Difficulty	Points per battle won	Points for clearing	Points for first-time clear	Clear-Time Conversion minimum score	Clear-Time Conversion maximum score
Easy	100	400	600	50	1200 (under 2 minutes)
Normal	200	800	1500	150	2000 (under 2 minutes)
Hard	300	1500	3000	300	3000 (under 2 minutes)
Very Hard	400	3000	5000	600	4500 (under 3 minutes)

The player will earn the maximum Clear-Time Conversion score if the game is completed before the time specified in the table above. After that point, the score will start decreasing in increments of ten seconds until the total clear time is 15 minutes, at which point only the minimum score will be awarded for any time past that. For a table listing every possible Clear-Time Conversion score in the game, head to this article.

TriviaEdit

On Very Hard difficulty, the Secret Songs for every stage are used and opponent Kirbys have a chance to wear Rare Hats in battle. "Decisive Battle! Overcome the Naughty Mind" is also used as Shadow Kirby's battle music when he is fought on this difficulty, just like in the Final Chapter of Story Mode: The Destined Rivals.
The following items do not appear in Single-Handed Mode:

GalleryEdit

The opening screen for Round 1 on Hard mode
Ending screen after clearing Round 1, showing clear time and total time
Shadow Kirby's splash screen
Wrestler Kirby fighting Shadow Kirby

Names in other languagesEdit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ひとりでモード Hitori de mōdo	One-person mode
Traditional Chinese	單人模式 Dān rén móshì	Single-player mode
Simplified Chinese	单人模式 Dān rén móshì	Single-player mode
Dutch	Gladiator	-
French	Mode solitaire	Solitary mode
German	Partnerlos	Without Partner/Partnerless
Italian	Un giocatore	One player
Korean	솔로 모드 sollo modeu	Solo Mode
Spanish	Modo en solitario	Solitary mode