Editing Dark Castle - Stage 8

{{Infobox-KDL2Stage
|title= Dark Castle - Stage 8
|image= [[File:KDL2 Dedede Fight 1.png]]
|caption= King Dedede is a bad sport who sleeps during his fight.
|level= [[Dark Castle]]
|stage= 8
|animal= {{N}}
|rainbow drop= {{N}}
|midboss= {{N}}
|previous= [[Dark Castle - Stage 7|Stage 7]]
}}
'''Dark Castle - Stage 8''' is the final stage of [[Dark Castle]] and of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''. This stage begins with a battle against [[King Dedede]], who appears to be fighting in his sleep. There is no [[Bonus Chance]] for this stage.

==Boss: King Dedede==
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The stage begins with a climb up a silent tower. At the bottom, an [[Energy Drink]] can be found in a pool of water. The door to the boss's chamber can be found above. At the top, Kirby must contend with King Dedede, who appears to be sleepwalking (and sleep-fighting). His attacks are mild when he's asleep, but he may occasionally wake up and go berserk. In this state, his attack patterns are faster and stronger, and the [[Dropped Star]]s he generates are accompanied by explosions that fly off of them. Dedede additionally gains two new attacks while berserk: the ability to throw his hammer at Kirby and the ability to spit out a projectile after inhaling, which fires off an explosion and a Dropped Star.

When Dedede is defeated, he staggers to the middle of the arena and falls over. If Kirby did not collect all of the [[Rainbow Drop]]s before this point, a [[bad ending]] will initiate. Otherwise, Kirby will form the drops into the [[Rainbow Sword]], which he then grabs, and [[Dark Matter]] will emerge from Dedede's body. The sword then whisks Kirby into the sky after the true foe.

==Final Boss: Dark Matter==
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Once in the air, Kirby and Dark Matter begin their fight. Dark Matter fights in two phases - one as his swordsman form, and the second in his true eyeball form. Each form has a separate life-bar, and if Kirby fails at any point, both will have to be fought again.

Dark Matter attacks by charging, tossing orbs, and shooting lasers and bolts of lightning. Kirby can swipe at him directly using the sword, or can knock the orbs back at him to deal more damage. However, in Dark Matter's second phase, both combatants are falling from the sky, so {{realMe}} doesn't have much time to react as Kirby fights Dark Matter. Should Kirby take too long to defeat Dark Matter, he will burn up in Popstar's atmosphere.

Once both forms are defeated, the level, and subsequently the game, is complete.

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KDL2 Dark Castle 8-1.png|One last treat before the fight
KDL2 Dark Castle 8-2.png|Kirby ascends toward the top of the castle.
KDL2 Dedede Fight 2.png|Dedede becomes furious.
KDL2 Dedede Defeat.png|Dedede is defeated.
KDL2 Rainbow Sword Get.png|Kirby obtains the Rainbow Sword.
KDL2 Dark Matter Emerge.png|Dark Matter emerges from Dedede.
KDL2 Dark Matter Fight 1.png|Kirby battles Dark Matter's first form.
KDL2 Dark Matter Fight 2.png|Kirby prepares to parry against Dark Matter's second form.
KDL2 Dark Matter Defeat.png|Dark Matter is defeated, and Kirby is exhausted.
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