Float Islands

Float Islands
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Kirby gets a fishing hook stuck in his mouth in the opening scene for Float Islands.
Details
Boss Kaboola
Theme music

Clip of the Float Islands theme.

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World order
Castle Lololo Bubbly Clouds
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Float Islands (also once referred to as Floating Islands[1]) is an area and stage which appears in Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby Super Star, and Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is a tropical locale which features beaches with palm trees and falling coconuts, underground passages with spike pits, and a large wooden ship to explore. Float Islands has a distinctive musical theme which has been frequently homaged by other tropical or water-based areas in subsequent Kirby games.

CutsceneEdit

On the shore of a small island, Kirby tries his hand at fishing. He pulls out a Blipper (or a generic fish in the original cutscene), then inhales it, getting the remaining fishing hook stuck decidedly in his mouth.

Game appearancesEdit

Kirby's Dream LandEdit

 
Kirby works his way past the Coconuts.

Float Islands is the third stage of Kirby's Dream Land, and takes place in a series of tropical islands in Dream Land. The stage is fairly straightforward, similar to Green Greens, but features a lot more water along with trickier terrain. There are a total of seven rooms to traverse here, with two of them being optional side areas. The boss at the end of the stage is Kaboola, who Kirby battles using the Mint Leaf item. Unlike all other stages of the game, it features no Mid-Boss.

Room breakdownEdit

The first room consists of a handful of islands of various size protruding from a bottomless body of water. Kirby will need to hop along each island while avoiding coconuts from the palm trees above and Blippers and Squishys from the water below. A bomb and a microphone can be found here which Kirby can suck up and use against his enemies. After crossing several wide bodies of water, Kirby will find the way forward through a door embedded in the side of a cliff.

The second room takes place in an underground area, featuring a long and winding path compressed into a rectangular area. In here, Kirby will need to mind more falling coconuts, vanishing Kabu, and beds of spikes along with patrolling Gordos. A number of side paths can be taken to reach food items, including a hidden door leading to a side room featuring a deep-dive. The main door forward can be found in the lower-right corner.

The third room is dominated by a large wooden ship which Kirby can infiltrate using a dish of Spicy Food to deal with the crew. Along the way, Kirby can access a cabin through a round-trip door to acquire a few more items. Further along, past a number of Shotzos, the door to the next room can be reached on the right.

The fourth room is a small one, where Kirby can access a Warp Star which will take him out of the ship and into the background toward a large black whale. Kirby then gets stuck inside its blowhole, and the whale shoots him out, which sends him flying high into the sky and to the next room.

The last room has Kirby briefly walking along a cloud platform until he reaches a Mint Leaf. Once Kirby picks up this item, he is taken to an aerial battle with with Kaboola, the boss of the stage. Using the Mint Leaf, Kirby can defeat Kaboola and collect the third Sparkling Star to complete the stage.

Enemies and BossEdit

Sprites (Normal/Extra) Normal Enemy Extra Enemy Sprites (Normal/Extra) Normal Enemy Extra Enemy
  Blipper       Shotzo Blatzy
    Bront Burt Koozer     Squishy Flotzo
  Coconut     Waddle Dee  
  Coner     Waddle Doo  
  Gordo       Wizzer Peezer
    Kabu Grumples
Sprite Name
  Kaboola

Map GalleryEdit

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star UltraEdit

Float Islands
 
The intro cutscene for Float Islands in Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Details
Main game Spring Breeze
Mid-boss(es) Mr. Frosty
Boss Lololo & Lalala
Theme music

Clips of the Float Islands theme from Kirby Super Star (above)
and Kirby Super Star Ultra (below).

Stage order
Green Greens Bubbly Clouds
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In Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Float Islands appears as the second stage of Spring Breeze. However, this version of Float Islands is greatly truncated, merged with portions of Castle Lololo from the original game, and features Lololo & Lalala as the boss of the stage instead of Kaboola, who does not appear at all. This version features different enemies as well, replacing the Kirby's Dream Land exclusive foes with some that provide Copy Abilities.

SynopsisEdit

Float Islands in Spring Breeze has many of the same elements as its equivalent stage in Kirby's Dream Land, but due to having been merged with Castle Lololo, the second half is almost completely different. The main differences by room are as follows:

  • The first room is much shorter and contains fewer enemies, with Knuckle Joe greeting Kirby at the start.
  • The second room is greatly simplified, and now contains ladders. The side area accessible from here is just a room filled with water, coconuts, and a 1-Up.
  • The third room replaces the wooden ship with an entryway to a castle. Here, Kirby is given some Invincible Candy to power through the enemies in the way.
  • The fourth room takes place inside the castle, and tasks Kirby with defeating the Mid-Boss Mr. Frosty before taking the Warp Star. Instead of flying to a whale, Kirby flies to Castle Lololo in the background.
  • The last room takes place outside a smaller version of Castle Lololo instead of up in the clouds, and there is no Mint Leaf to collect. Instead, Kirby makes his way past a couple ability-providing enemies to get to the door that takes him to the fight with Lololo & Lalala.

Enemies, Mid-Boss, and BossEdit

Sprite (KSS/KSSU) Name Copy Ability Sprite (KSS/KSSU) Name Copy Ability
    Blade Knight Sword     Gordo N/A
    Blipper None     Kabu None
    Bomber Crash     Knuckle Joe Fighter
    Broom Hatter None     Sir Kibble Cutter
    Burnin' Leo Fire     Squishy None
    Chilly Ice     Tookey None
    Coconut None     Twizzy None
Sprite (KSS/KSSU) Name Copy Ability
    Mr. Frosty Ice
Sprite (KSS/KSSU) Name Copy Ability
   

   

Lololo & Lalala None

Kirby Super Star galleryEdit

Kirby Super Star Ultra galleryEdit

References in later gamesEdit

The following are direct references to Float Islands in later Kirby games:

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream LandEdit

 
Screenshot from Stage 6 of Rainbow Resort in Kirby's Adventure, featuring an area reminiscent of Float Islands.

Stage 6 of Rainbow Resort is a truncated homage to Kirby's Dream Land, with two of its rooms being based on Float Islands in particular.

Kirby Super Star UltraEdit

In addition to the stage itself being in Spring Breeze, the second stage of Revenge of the King - Illusion Islands - is based on the Spring Breeze version of Float Islands.

Kirby Fighters seriesEdit

Main article: Castle Lololo (Battle Stage)

In all three iterations of Kirby Fighters, one of its Battle Stages is based on the battle with Lololo & Lalala used in the Spring Breeze version of Float Islands.

Kirby's Blowout BlastEdit

Level 2 of Kirby's Blowout Blast is inspired by Float Islands, and uses the same stage music, though it instead features Kracko Jr. as the boss.

ProfilesEdit

Kirby's Dream Land Instruction Booklet (NA Print)Edit

This is Definitely not a Resort Paradise
This may look like an island paradise lined with palm trees, but don't expect to have a relaxing time here! You'll have to watch your step as you island hop here or you could end up falling into the ocean. Kaboola will have you scrambling to dodge her constant attack of cannon balls.

Super Game Boy Nintendo Player's GuideEdit

The Floating Islands were once a delightful tropical paradise, but since King Dedede's tribe took them over, there aren't many tourists.[1]

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese フロートアイランズ
Furōto Airanzu
Float Islands
French Iles[sic] flottantes Floating islands
German Sommerinseln Summer Islands
Italian Isole galleggianti Floating islands
Korean 플로트 아일랜드
Peulloteu Aillaendeu
Float Island
Spanish Islas flotantes Floating islands


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