Clash at Castle Dedede
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Clash at Castle Dedede is the final main stage of World of Peace - Dream Land in Kirby Star Allies. This stage takes place inside Castle Dedede, where King Dedede must be fought at the end. Completing this stage unlocks the second level; World of Miracles - Planet Popstar.
Overview
The stage begins in a large hallway inside the castle. Kirby can find Plugg here as well as other foes to defeat or befriend. The hall leads up a set of stairs to reach the next area.
In the next area, Kirby will have to battle an ambush of King Dedede's minions, with Bugzzy last in line to bout. Defeating them opens the way forward. After a round-trip door, another ambush must be faced. From there, a door can be reached which requires two friends to open.
The next area is a split path where Kirby and his friends will need to work together to travel through.
From there, Kirby and his allies travel down a long and ominously quiet hall. In the next room, after an opportunity to pick up more friends, Kirby battles King Dedede who had been munching on a huge pile of rotten fruit. The fight plays out normally at first, until King Dedede suddenly becomes much beefier than usual. Suddenly he breaks the floor and sends the allies down to lower levels of the castle. Eventually, Dedede is defeated, and a dark heart pops out of him as he reverts to normal. With the stage cleared, Kirby dances to celebrate the supposed end of his adventure, accompanied by a faux credits sequence.
Rare Picture Piece Guide
During the second ambush section, there are two large metal blocks on alcoves. These can be broken using Friend Throw to reveal the picture piece inside the one to the right.
Hidden Area
Version 3.0.0 added an hidden area in this stage. At the beginning of the corridor that leads to the King Dedede battle, the first window is actually opened which leads to the hidden area.
This hidden area has a set of puzzles that require Kirby to destroy the Bomb Block and then move forward before the path is shut, very similar to White Wafers - Stage 5's second Energy Sphere puzzle from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. At the end of the area awaits a tougher version of Bonkers, and defeating him rewards Kirby many Picture Pieces, Point Stars, a Maxim Tomato and a 1-Up. Then, Kirby has to backtrack to leave this area and fight King Dedede in the end.
Kirby and friends emerge on the other side of the open window.
Battling the tougher version of Bonkers
Finding a reward at the end of the path
Kirby JP Twitter post showing all the Picture Pieces
Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!
The following lists the locations of Power-Up Hearts in Clash at Castle Dedede. Note that not all of them appears for every Friend.
Power-Up Hearts
- Attack Heart (×2): After defeating Bugzzy, the red star door is only available if 1P is Broom Hatter (using Friend Super-Vac), Magolor (using Magoloran Launch) or a Friend who can use Friend Throw (Knuckle Joe, Bugzzy, Beetley, Gooey). 2 Attack Hearts can be found after destroying the big blocks with said Friend Abilities.
- Health Heart: Replaces the Rare Picture Piece.
- All-Up Heart: Appears after defeating an ambush in the sunset corridor.
Enemies, Bosses, and Abilities
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Music
The music for this stage is titled ゆうかんなるものたちへ (For Those Who Are Brave) in Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack. It is an orchestral remix of A New Wind for Tomorrow and King Dedede's Theme.
Trivia
- In areas with sunset, especially during an enemy ambush, the game often experiences significant frame drops due to the strong shader effects.
- On Soul Melter difficulty of The Ultimate Choice, King Dedede is fought at night instead of sunset.
- The music theme of this level was later reused for Grand Mam's theme.
Gallery
Kirby and Gooey make their way through the halls.
Kirby zaps a Grizzo and lights a lamp simultaneously.
Kirby releases his strongest attack on a deserving opponent.
Bugzzy attempts to corner the Star Allies.
Kirby tries out some wrestling techniques on some Scarfies.
The team opens a door using teamwork.
The team is split into two groups as they climb a tower.
The team reunites to walk through a large ominous hall.
An angered King Dedede's boss splash screen.
Kirby and friends rush to King Dedede's throne room.
Dedede bulks up as the Dark Heart takes over.
King Dedede shows off some acrobatics during the battle.
Dedede is freed from the heart's influence.
Stage map
Side areas
Gooey volunteers to act as a projectile.
Video walkthrough
100% walkthrough of Clash at Castle Dedede.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | クライマックス オブ キャッスルデデデ Kuraimakkusu obu Kyassuru Dedede |
Climax of Castle Dedede |
| Traditional Chinese | 頂峯決戰 帝帝帝城堡 Dǐngfēng juézhàn Dìdìdì chéngbǎo |
Decisive Climactic Battle at Castle Dedede |
| Simplified Chinese | 顶峰决战 帝帝帝城堡 Dǐngfēng juézhàn Dìdìdì chéngbǎo | |
| Dutch | Gekrakeel bij het Dedede-kasteel | Bickering at Castle Dedede |
| Canadian French | Chahut au Château Dadidou | Uproar at Castle Dedede |
| European French | Chahut au Château DaDiDou | Uproar at Castle Dedede |
| German | Schlagabtausch in Schloss Dedede | Exchange of blows in Castle Dedede |
| Italian | Contesa al Castello Dedede | Quarrel at Castle Dedede |
| Korean | 클래시 앳 캐슬 디디디 Keullasi aet Kaeseul Dididi |
Clash at Castle Dedede |
| European Spanish | Choque en el Castillo Dedede | Clash at Castle Dedede |
