Door

Door Artwork of Kirby using a Door from Kirby Super Star Ultra Details Type Device Function Transports Kirby between areas/rooms Found Out in the open in stages Game(s) Various Similar to Mirror Door, Hero Door

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When you see a door... Push ↑ on the + Control Pad. This will take you to the next area.

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— The Beginner's Show from Kirby Super Star

A Door (otherwise known as a Doorway) is an object that Kirby and other playable characters can use to move from one area or room to another. Doors are typically black openings marked overhead by stars and are only slightly larger than Kirby himself. Doors have appeared largely unaltered in every game in the main Kirby series, and entering one plays an iconic jingle which itself has remained constant through the entire series.

Overview

This familiar sound effect plays when Kirby enters a door (Kirby's Return to Dream Land version).

Doors operate the same way in every main series Kirby game, starting with Kirby's Dream Land. To use one, the player must press up on the + Control Pad, Control Stick, or Circle Pad while Kirby is in contact with the doorway. This will cause him to enter the door and be taken to a different area or room.

Some doorways will lead to side-areas where they can be accessed again to return to the starting point. These are referred to as round-trip doors, and are marked in later titles by a single small star or by red stars. Most are marked either by large stars or by a set of three, and are one-way only. Starting in Kirby's Adventure, stages that don't end in Boss fights instead end with a door. This door will usually have a special indicator, such as much larger stars, or a golden frame. Doors are also typically seen in world hubs as the entrance to stages, and are specially marked as such. Doors can also be made to appear or disappear by pressing Switches, defeating enemies, or just waiting.

Within each game's code, doors are not technically tied to the physical object, which instead is a typical sprite or model; the association between the two is largely for the player's convenience. Occasionally, doors can be replaced with a different object, such as a more elaborate entrance. They can be obscured, hidden behind objects, or even invisible, as well. Hidden doors are marked by peculiarities in the background, requiring an attentive eye, and usually lead to secret areas, including item caches and HAL Rooms. A famous example of a hidden door involves floating up to the moon at the top of Bubbly Clouds to access a secret room filled with bonus items, which has become a recurring secret through the series.

Notably, there are no "traditional" doors within Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards; Kirby typically enters new areas by walking into aesthetic doors that exist within the environment, or simply walking, flying, or diving off-screen into the next room. A similar approach is taken for Kirby and the Forgotten Land, due to the more open-ended design of the 3D spaces, though the traditional star-marked doors still occasionally appear. Warp Stars inherit some of doors' previous functions, including how red stars designate a "round-trip".

Door variants

There have been many variants of doors throughout the series, though most tend to be purely aesthetic, such as the doors leading to boss encounters in later entries. Some however can serve as barriers unless specific criteria are met:

• In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, doors take on the appearance of mirrors. They may occasionally be occupied by a Mirra, who will block access unless defeated.
• In Kirby's Epic Yarn (and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn), while there are no doorways that take Kirby to different areas altogether, some will allow him to hop into the background or to be transported to a different part of the stage by means of zipper warp.
• In Kirby Mass Attack, special shortcut doorways can be found behind obstacles which take the Kirbys to a warp zone that allows them to skip most of the stage. This can only be used on repeat visits, however.
  • There is also an enemy door called Ill Gate that will attempt to trick the Kirbys.
• Starting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the door that ends a stage is a distinct object known as a Goal Door, which has a golden winged frame.
• In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, some doors are locked, requiring a Key to open.
• In Kirby: Planet Robobot, some doors are reinforced with metal shutters which can only be opened using the Robobot Armor. Additionally, when Kirby is inside the armor, he cannot use smaller doorways.
• In Kirby Star Allies, there are special doors called multi-route doors which can only be opened with the help of one or more Friends. These doors always lead to an area where the team is split into different portions.
  • In addition, there are the Hero Doors which can be found in Heroes in Another Dimension which change the player's ability/character upon use.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Kirby entering a door from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Kirby entering a door from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Kirby entering a door from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Kirby entering a Door from Kirby's Epic Yarn

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  Art used for the footer of the Kirby Café website

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  Artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary, featuring the Kirby's Epic Yarn door

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  Alternate artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary, featuring the Kirby's Epic Yarn door

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  Artwork from Kirby Portal

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  Concept art of the Friend Bridge for Kirby Star Allies, featuring Kirby crossing to reach a locked door

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  Doodle door drawn by Kirby from Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  LINE animated sticker from "Kirby's Puffball Sticker Set"

Sprites

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  Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  A goal door from Kirby's Dream Land 2

Screenshots

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  The iconic 'IN' door from Kirby's Dream Land

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  A locked door in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, which can only be opened using a Key

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  A Goal Door in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  An example of doors being treated as continuity-breaking separate objects, when the People of the Sky bring in the Goal Door for Kirby to use in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Kirby opens a lavishly decorated door before the final boss fight in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  A door in Kirby Star Allies

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  A Goal Door in Kirby Star Allies

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  A door that requires four Friends to open in Kirby Star Allies

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  Opening a two-friend door in Kirby Star Allies

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  Kirby posing in front of a Goal Door in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Other

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  Snippet from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land's manual regarding doors

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  Snippet from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror's manual regarding doors

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  Tip image of Kirby next to a Round-trip Door in Kirby Star Allies

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  Tip image of Kirby standing next to a multi-route door in Kirby Star Allies

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  Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring Kirby posing in front of a Goal Door with his new friends

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  "Welcome" figure from the "Kirby & Words" merchandise line, featuring a door representing the "O"

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  Rectangular bath mat from the "KIRBY Pastel Life" merchandise line, featuring a door

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  "Suddenly from the door☆Mat" from "EVERYDAY KIRBY!" merchandise series

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  "Collect!Glass Collection" from "EVERYDAY KIRBY!" merchandise series

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  "Outing☆Towels" from "EVERYDAY KIRBY!" merchandise series

Names in other languages

Door

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	トビラ Tobira	Door

Round-trip door

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	おうふくトビラ Ōfuku tobira	Round-trip door

Goal door

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ゴールトビラ Gōru tobira	Goal door
Traditional Chinese	終點之門 zhōng diǎn zhī mén	End Goal Door
Simplified Chinese	终点之门 zhōng diǎn zhī mén
Dutch	Doeldeur	Goal door
French	Porte arrivée	Goal door
German	Zieltür	Goal door
Italian	Porta di arrivo	Goal door
Korean	골 문 gol mun	Goal Door
Portuguese	Porta triunfal	Triumphal door
Spanish	Puerta de meta	Goal door