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Lor Starcutter
KRtDL Lor Starcutter.png
Artwork of the Lor Starcutter for [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]
Details
Game(s) [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]
New Challenge Stages (cameo)
Kirby: Planet Robobot (cameo)
Kirby Star Allies (cameo)
Inhabitant(s) Magolor
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The Lor Starcutter is a spaceship that serves as the headquarters for your adventure. As you gather Energy Spheres, new sub-games and challenge stages (in which you must use specific Copy Abilities) will become available to play here. Find all the Energy Spheres you can!
— [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] manual


The Lor Starcutter (sometimes shortened to Lor) is a technologically advanced flying ship which serves as a location, as well as a boss, in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. It is piloted by Magolor, who claims to have found it abandoned in a volcano on Halcandra. In the opening cut-scene for the game, the Lor Starcutter crashes on Popstar, causing it to lose the oars, the left wing, the right wing, the mast, the emblem, and all 120 Energy Spheres. In order for it to fly again, Kirby and his friends must collect all of the missing parts. Once the Lor Starcutter has all parts restored, the Lor Starcutter is able to travel through dimensions to reach Halcandra, where it was originally salvaged.

The Lor Starcutter serves as a safe area Kirby can visit in-between his journeys in the game. Entering the Lor Starcutter leads to main room with Magolor, and the main console of the ship. The Copy Rooms are located to the left in the ship, the Challenge Stages to the right, and the Sub-Games Ninja Dojo and Scope Shot can be accessed by either going to the left or right hallway and going down a ladder. However, all of those need a certain number of Energy Spheres to access, and access to any of the rooms requires that Kirby find the Oars (complete Level 1: Cookie Country).

Origin

The following is spoken word for word by Magolor once Kirby has collected all 120 Energy Spheres:

The Lor is a legendary Halcandran vessel crafted by the ancients. It's said that an incredible power was used to construct it. And that the ancients used that same power to craft countless other legendary creations. I excavated this ship from the volcano where Landia dwells and repaired it. And I couldn't help but make a few upgrades before taking it for a spin. Legend also says that this ship has a mind of its own. I'm not so sure. But I'm hoping it will speak to me someday, if I take good care of it.
— Magolor


In Extra Mode, Magolor EX's Special Page states that he stole both the Lor and the Master Crown from their "sacred resting places on Halcandra". This aligns with his claim that he excavated the ship from Landia's volcano, and suggests a link between the two artifacts. Other dialogue from Magolor in Extra Mode strongly implies that the same ancients who built the Lor also built Nova from Kirby Super Star and the Star Rod from Kirby's Adventure.

Locations and Unlock Requirements

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The main deck of the Lor, with its crew having been knocked about by Landia.

The numbers in parentheses denote number of Energy Spheres required to unlock the given door.

Part Locations

As a Boss

Lor & Magolor
File:KRTDL Lor.png
Kirby and Landia engage the Lor Starcutter, being puppeteered by Magolor in Another Dimension.
Details
First game [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]
Weakness(es) Landia
Similar to Nightmare (1st phase), Zero
Theme music

Clip of Lor & Magolor's theme from [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]

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Lor & Magolor

Near the end of the game, in Another Dimension, Kirby and his friends have to face off against the Lor whilst riding the dragon Landia. This boss fight is formally called Lor and Magolor.

The following lists all of the Lor's attacks in the Main Game of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only.

Attacks - Main Game  
Attack Description
Star Fire
The Lor fires stars from its Emblem as it re-positions. In the second phase, more stars are fired at once.
Wing Boomerangs
The Lor throws its wings at Landia as boomerangs, starting with the left, which travels more horizontally, then the right, which travels more vertically. In the second phase, this is followed up by throwing them both at once.
Oar Missiles
The Lor fires its Oars as homing missiles, going one at a time.
Mast Gust
The Lor fires a massive whirlwind from its Mast. In the second phase, it swivels around while doing so.
Sphere Blast
The Lor fires giant spheres of energy behind, which then move to the left. The blue ones fire straight ahead, while the red ones fire toward the target.
Shield Ram
The Lor activates its shield, then flies forward, off the screen, it then transitions into either Back Blast or Reverse Blast.
Back Blast
From the background, the Lor fires at Landia.
Reverse Blast
The Lor moves in from behind, and starts firing.The safety zone is under Lor.

Lor EX & Magolor

In Extra Mode, the Lor's attack patterns are faster and cover more space, and a few new moves are added:

Attacks - Extra Mode  
Attack Description
Star Fire EX
The Lor fires stars from its Emblem as it re-positions. In the second phase, more stars are fired at once. Many more shots are fired than in the Main Game.
Wing Boomerangs EX
The Lor throws its wings at Landia as boomerangs, starting with the left, which travels more horizontally, then the right, which travels more vertically. In the second phase, this is followed up by throwing them both at once. When thrown the boomerangs make two passes each.
Oar Missiles EX
The Lor fires its Oars as homing missiles, going one at a time. Faster than in the Main Game.
Mast Gust EX
The Lor fires a massive whirlwind from its Mast while moving up and down. In the second phase, it swivels around while doing so.
Sphere Blast EX
The Lor fires giant spheres of energy behind, which then move to the left. The blue ones fire straight ahead, while the red ones fire toward the target. The gold ones fly into the background and then target Landia. In the second phase, it'll fire multiple colors at once.
Shield Ram EX
The Lor activates its shield, then flies forward, off the screen, it then transitions into a Back Blast, Reverse Blast or will Shield Ram again from the other direction.
Back Blast EX
From the background, the Lor fires at Landia. It then turns and fires again.
Reverse Blast EX
The Lor moves in from behind, and starts firing. Many more shots than in the Main Game.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description

"The Lor Starcutter is a ship that sails across the universe. The ship's parts, scattered all across Dream Land following its crash landing, were all collected with help of Kirby and the gang. Some of the parts, like the emblem, mast, oars and wings, serve more than just ship parts. You'll find out later."

Cameo

The Lor has made several cameo appearances in later Kirby games.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

The Lor makes a brief cameo in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition. The interior is seen in the introductory cutscene for the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game when Magolor introduces himself, and it is seen flying in the background in the credits sequence, where Magolor returns to it after flying behind Kirby for a while.

Stone

The Lor is depicted in one of Kirby's Stone ability transformations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot (as a gold sculpture in these two games) and Kirby Star Allies (as a silver sculpture in this game).

Kirby: Planet Robobot

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, the Lor sometimes appears inside the dimension rift laser of Galacta Knight Returns.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, the Lor sometimes appears in the level map of Far-Flung Starlight Heroes. In Update 4.0.0, a new Friend Ability called Magoloran Launch is used by Magolor as a Dream Friend, where allies can jump on the ship before it charges forward to attack.

The Lor Starcutter also cameos in the ending picture of Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! if the player completes the mode with either Magolor, Taranza, or Susie.

Trivia

  • During the second stage of the Corrupt Hyness fight in Heroes in Another Dimension, the Boss Description page in the pause menu states that Lor means "Paradise" in Hyness' language. This is possibly a reference to the Lor Starcutter's origin, suggesting it was not always used for battle purposes.
  • The star visible on the mast during the Lor & Magolor and Lor EX & Magolor boss battles strongly resembles the Dark Star and Dark Star X from the original Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese あまかけるふね ローア
Ama kakeru fune Rōa
The Ship that Soars the Skies, Roah
かける is an alternate writing of 翔る, meaning "to soar". "Roah" is possibly a reference to Noah's Ark.
In the Japanese version of Template:KRtDL KAW, the name is written in English as "Lor Starcutter".
French Galéronef Lor Lor Starcutter
May come from "galère", a large rowing boat and sail, used from Antiquity to the 18th century.
German Sternenkreuzer Lor Starcruiser Lor



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