Editing Dark Nebula

{{Infobox-Boss
|image= [[File:KSqS Dark Nebula artwork.jpg|200px]]
|caption= Artwork of '''Dark Nebula''' in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.
|game1= ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'' (2006)
|lastgame= ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (reference)</small>
|copy ability=[[Triple Star]] (dropped by [[Daroach]])
|similar=[[Dark Matter]]<br>[[Zero]]<br>[[Dark Mind]]<br>[[Miracle Matter]]
|theme music=[[File:Dark Nebula Battle Theme KSqS.mp3]]
|theme title="[[Dark Nebula Battle]]"
|description=Clip of the music that plays during the battle with Dark Nebula.
}}{{quote|The treasure chest was the prison of {{color|orange|Dark Nebula}}, ruler of the darkness. Meta Knight knew the secret of the chest. He fought Kirby to prevent Dark Nebula from being released.|The [[Narrator|narrator]] in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''}}
'''Dark Nebula''' is the Ruler of Darkness and the final boss in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. It was concealed in a [[Treasure Chest|treasure chest]] that [[Kirby]] receives after beating [[Daroach]]. However, this treasure chest was stolen by [[Meta Knight]] to make sure Dark Nebula would not be released. However, Kirby, believing that the treasure chest contains the cake he was about to eat in the beginning of the game, beats Meta Knight and the treasure chest is then stolen by the Squeaks. As a consequence of this, Dark Nebula is released from its prison, consuming Daroach. After Kirby defeats Daroach a second time, Dark Nebula exits Daroach's body as a small dark star bearing its normal form's color which Kirby follows and then faces it, where it enlarges and gains an eye. After Kirby beats it, the stars that make up Dark Nebula fall out of it, leaving only its eye, which then explodes. Having defeated Dark Nebula, Kirby returns home.

Dark Nebula has, to this point, only appeared once in the series as a proper entity. It has been given some representation in subsequent titles in the form of illustrations, references, and other memorabilia, however.

==Physical appearance==
Dark Nebula is a large black star. It has one large eye, that being found in its center. Its color changes with its form during battle, with a red color for fire, light blue for ice, and green for electric. Dark Nebula does not have any attacks in its default black form.

== Game appearances==
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!colspan=3|Dark Nebula's video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Role
!Notes
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|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
|Main antagonist and final boss.
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|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Reference
|Appears as one of the [[Stone]] Kirby transformations, paired with [[Drawcia]].
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|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Reference
|Appears in the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]], and is referenced in one of [[Daroach]]'s moves and in one of the [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] end pictures.
|-
|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Sticker (Super Kirby Clash)|sticker]].
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Character Treat]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Costumes|Dress-Up Mask]].
|}

===''Kirby: Squeak Squad''===
[[File:KSqS Gamble Galaxy - Boss 2.png|thumb|right|Kirby battling Dark Nebula in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.]]
Dark Nebula is the final boss of ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. It has the ability to change into three different forms, each of which have different attacks.
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!colspan="3"|Dark Nebula forms
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!|Form
!|Image
!|Behavior
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|Fire
|[[File:KSqS Dark Nebula Fire Sprite.png]]
|This form can send fire to the ground, burning anything on it. Fire [[Wheel]] and Fire [[Tornado]] can be used on this fire. This form dashes around for its physical attack.
|-
|Ice
|[[File:KSqS Dark Nebula Ice Sprite.png]]
|Dark Nebula's ice form is a light blue star. It can now send a beam from its eye, freezing the ground. Ice [[Wheel]] and Ice [[Tornado]] can be used on this ice. This form moves in a circular pattern for its physical attack.
|-
|Electric
|[[File:KSqS Dark Nebula Spark Sprite.png]]
|Dark Nebula's electric form is a light, green star. It can now send electricity to the corners, bordering the screen with electricity. Unlike the other forms, Thunder [[Wheel]] and [[Tornado]] can't be used in the electricity. When moving around the screen, Dark Nebula moves in an up and down pattern.
|}

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
{{ImCap|image=File:KTD Stone14.png|size=62px|align=left|caption=Stone transformation of [[Drawcia]] and Dark Nebula from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''|captionwidth=100px}}
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Dark Nebula makes a cameo as one of [[Stone]]'s sculptures where it is paired up with [[Drawcia]].

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
[[File:KSA Smack-in-the-Box screenshot.png|thumb|250px|Daroach using "Smack-in-the-Box" in ''Kirby Star Allies'', which is a callback to Dark Nebula.]]
Dark Nebula appears in the [[Celebration Picture]] titled "Bad Boss Brothers", though it is facing away from the frame in the picture. Additionally, a mock-form of Dark Nebula appears as part of [[Daroach]]'s moveset, in the move "Smack-in-the-Box". Furthermore, it also appears as an illustration by Daroach in his [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] picture. Finally, it appears inside a chest in one of the [[Stone]] transformations.

===''Super Kirby Clash''===
In ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', a collectible [[Sticker (Super Kirby Clash)|sticker]] can be purchased which resembles Dark Nebula. It comes with the caption "*staaare*" and an ominous sound effect.

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Dark Nebula makes an appearance as a [[Character Treat]], using his artwork from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', Dark Nebula appears in the form of a [[Costumes|Dress-Up Mask]] that plays its boss sound effects from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' when worn. It is unlocked by completing card #43 in the [[Stamp Rally]].

==Connection to Dark Matter==
It is widely believed by fans of the ''Kirby'' series that Dark Nebula is another form of [[Dark Matter]], similar to [[Zero]]. While no specific line of text in English localizations connects Dark Nebula to Dark Matter in this way, its Japanese, Chinese and Korean name of '''Dark Zero''' implies a relation, in addition to its title in Japanese of "ruler of darkness" (暗黒の支配者) instead of the English one "ruler of the underworld", as well as its ability to possess other characters and its appearance. Such similarities are noted in a snippet from the Japanese ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]'', page 21, lumping Dark Nebula in with Dark Matter-based characters, however it says that the relationship between Dark Nebula and Dark Matter is not clear. As such, there is no definitive proof of said relationship.

==Trivia==
*Dark Nebula's transformations tint the background with its color.
*The platform upon which Dark Nebula is fought is very similar in appearance to the crystalline platforms present in [[Royal Road - Stage 5]] and the battle with [[Queen Sectonia]] in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KSqS Daroach releasing Dark Nebula scene.png|[[Daroach]] releasing Dark Nebula in a [[cutscene]] in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
KSqS Dark Nebula Sprite.png|Sprite of Dark Nebula's standard form from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
KSqS Dark Nebula Boss Trophy sprite.png|Boss Battle Badge from ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
Guest Star Wave 2 THE END.png|Dark Nebula appearing as a drawing in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
KSA Stone Dark Nebula.jpg|Stone Dark Nebula inside a Stone Chest made by [[Stone]] Kirby in ''Kirby Star Allies''
Bad_Boss_Brothers.png|Dark Nebula appearing in the bottom left corner of the "Bad Boss Brothers" [[Celebration Picture]] in ''Kirby Star Allies''
Bad Boss Brothers sketch.jpg|Original sketch of the "Bad Boss Brothers" Celebration Picture, where Dark Nebula is tilted
SKC Sticker Dark Nebula.png|Sticker from ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
KDB Dark Nebula character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
KRtDLD Dark Nebula Mask Icon.png|[[Mask#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Mask]] from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD Dark Nebula Mask.jpg|Kirby wearing the Dark Nebula Dress-Up Mask in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
Twitter commemorative - Christmas 2017.jpg|Christmas 2017 illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]], featuring a Dark Nebula ornament
Twitter commemorative - Halloween 2019.jpg|Halloween 2019 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring [[Kirby]] dressed as Dark Nebula
FK1 OS Daroach Smack-in-the-Box.png|Daroach's Smack-in-the-Box in ''[[Find Kirby!!]]''
Dedede Directory 81 - Dark Nebula.jpg|[[Dedede Directory]] about Dark Nebula
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ダークゼロ
|jaR=Dāku Zero
|jaM=Dark Zero
|zhSimp=暗零
|zhSimpR=Àn líng
|zhTrad=闇零
|zhTradR=Àn líng
|zhM=Darkness Zero
|ko=다크 제로
|koR=Dakeu Jero
|koM=Dark Zero
|pt=Nébula sombria
|ptM=Shadow Nebula
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