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| “ | Long ago, the soulless battle robot Metal General would be dispatched by its master to visit other planets and exterminate their foes. Now it serves as security, guarding this spot for eternity. | ” | — VS Metal General Special Page in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
Metal General is the boss of Egg Engines in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
When Kirby and his friends first enter Metal General's arena, the robot is stationary, but when they get close to it, it will activate and let out a burst of steam, signifying that the battle has begun. Defeating Metal General is necessary to advance to the next level.
Appearance
Metal General is a short, robotic character with a dark blue and light blue paint job and has yellow eyes. It has a shoulder pauldron above its short left arm, boot-like legs similar to Kirby's, and a right arm with a multi-purpose weapon launcher. Overall, it looks very similar to a shark.
When knocked to around 55% of its maximum health, Metal General does not change appearance. Instead, it simply starts sparking and stuttering.
Metal General EX looks the same, but with a pink and red paint job.
Attacks
The following lists all of Metal General's attacks in the Main Mode of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. All attack names were taken from official Japanese strategy guides. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only.
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| Attack | Description |
| ビームサーベル斬り Beam Saber Slash |
Metal General takes out a laser sword and starts slashing rapidly. The finishing strike leaves a star on the ground behind it.
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| 電磁ニードル Electro Shock Needle |
Metal General flies into the air and turns on a protective shield. Spark bolts zig-zag out of the shield in various directions. During the second phase, more bolts are fired.
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| ビームサーベル回転アタック Beam Saber Rotation Attack |
Metal General takes out its laser sword and spins it rapidly, then dashes forward, leaving a star behind.
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| ロケットランチャー Rocket Launcher |
Metal General fires a few wandering missiles from its cannon. These can be swallowed for the Bomb Copy Ability. More missiles are launched in the second phase.
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| デストラクションミサイル Destruction Missile |
Metal General summons a rocket, and rides it into the background. It will then attempt to ram Kirby with it several times, before finally crashing it down, creating a lingering field of fire on the ground and some stars. Swallowing the rocket before it explodes will yield the Crash ability.
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| 電撃シャトルループ Electro Shock Shuttle Loop |
Metal General activates a small shield, then flies into a dive toward Kirby, creating stars where it lands.
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| メタルビット Metal Bit |
Metal General deploys three small flying drones that pursue Kirby. Swallowing them yields the Beam ability.
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| サーチボム Search Bomb |
Metal General tosses three mines on the ground, which explode on contact or after a set time. Can be swallowed for the Bomb ability.
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Defeating Metal General in the Story Mode causes it to crumble and explode, finishing the level.
| “ | Forced to work security long after its master's death, this robot uses AI to maintain itself and control the machines of Egg Engines. It has a wide variety of advanced features...but still no heart. | ” | — VS Metal General EX Special Page in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
In Extra Mode and The True Arena, the General has many more weapons in its arsenal, and uses them more frequently to litter the stage with hazards. Additionally, many of its moves that it only used in the second phase in the Main Mode are used in the first phase here. Once defeated in Extra Mode, it flies off and pilots HR-D3 to attack Kirby once again.
| Attacks - Extra Mode | |
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| Attack | Description |
| ビームサーベル回転アタックターン Beam Saber Rotation Attack Turn |
Metal General EX takes out its laser sword and spins it rapidly, then dashes forward, leaving a star behind. Once it reaches a wall, it turns and dashes to the other wall, leaving another star.
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| サーチボム Search Bomb |
Metal General EX tosses three mines on the ground, which explode on contact or after a set time. Can be swallowed for the Bomb ability.
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| ビームサーベル斬り Beam Saber Slash |
Metal General EX takes out a laser sword and starts slashing rapidly. The finishing strike leaves a star on the ground behind it. It also moves forward as it slashes.
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| 電撃シャトルループ Electric Shock Shuttle Loop |
Metal General EX activates a small shield, then flies into a dive toward Kirby, creating stars where it lands.
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| 設置式落雷装置 Installation Type Lightning Strike Device |
Metal General EX tosses three spark mines on the ground, which explode, creating lightning bolts on contact or after a set time. Can be swallowed for the Spark ability. During the second phase, the mines zap several times.
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| デストラクションミサイル Destruction Missile |
Metal General EX summons a rocket, and rides it into the background. It will then attempt to ram Kirby with it several times, before finally crashing it down, creating a lingering field of fire on the ground and some stars. Swallowing the rocket before it explodes will yield the Crash ability.
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| ロケットランチャー Rocket Launcher |
Metal General EX fires several wandering missiles from its cannon. These can be swallowed for the Bomb Copy Ability.
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| 電磁ニードル Electro Shock Needle |
Metal General EX flies into the air and turns on a protective shield. Spark bolts zig-zag out of the shield in various directions.
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| デストラクションミサイル・トリプル Destruction Missile Triple |
Metal General EX summons three rockets (two in the foreground and one in the background) and boards the last one. All three rockets attempt to ram into Kirby once each, before crashing down one-at-a-time. Swallowing one of the rockets before it explodes will yield the Crash ability.
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| メタルビット Metal Bit |
Metal General EX deploys six small flying drones that pursue Kirby. Swallowing them yields the Beam ability. Drones are spread out much more than in the Main Mode. It might deploy six small flying drones that hover high in the air, before the drones and the General start shooting blasts downward in a systematic fashion three times in a row or until the drones are destroyed.
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Trivia
- Unlike any other enemy in both the original Wii release and Deluxe, whenever Metal General is hit, a green number indicating the amount of damage dealt flashes near it. How damage is displayed works as such: the game takes the actual damage of the attack, multiplies it by 10 and then adds a random number in this range (-3, 3) before displaying the damage value on-screen.
- Metal General and Computer Virus are the only bosses in the main series that display the amount of damage dealt.
- In the Kirby Clash games, the amount of damage dealt is always shown on every boss.
- Metal General can be seen as a successor to Meta Knight's battle style in previous games, in particular with its rapid slashing attacks and how its "Electro Shock Shuttle Loop" resembles the similarly-named Shuttle Loop.
- A very similar enemy to Metal General appears in Kirby: Planet Robobot as a Mid-Boss, called Security Force and mass produced by Haltmann Works Company. This replica has an abridged version of Metal General's moveset and also shows the amount of damage dealt, but it will try to self-destruct when defeated, unlike the original robot.
- The new Special Pages in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe state that the original Metal General was also a security robot, who has continued to operate after its master's death.
- Some of Metal General's attacks loosely serve as an inspiration for some of the attacks of the Mecha copy ability.
Gallery
Screenshot of Metal General from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Screenshot of Metal General EX from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General EX from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General's blue drone from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General EX's red drone from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Metal General's blue drone
Metal General EX's red drone
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Hi-Jump Kirby chasing Metal General
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Hi-Jump Kirby chasing Metal General
Video Walkthrough
No damage fight against Metal General.
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No damage fight against Metal General EX and HR-D3.
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Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | メタルジェネラル Metaru Jeneraru メタルジェネラル EX Metaru Jeneraru Īekkusu |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| Traditional Chinese | 金屬將軍 Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn 金屬將軍EX Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn EX |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| Simplified Chinese | 金属将军 Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn 金属将军EX Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn EX | |
| French | Général Métal Général Métal EX |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| German | Metall-Marschall Metall-Marschall X |
Metal Marshal Metal Marshal X |
| Italian | Metallobot Metallobot X |
Metalbot Metalbot X |
| Korean | 메탈 제너럴 Metal Jeneoreol 메탈 제너럴EX Metal Jeneoreol Iegseu |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| Portuguese | General Metal General Metal EX |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| Latin American Spanish | General Metal General Metal EX |
Metal General Metal General EX |
| European Spanish | General Metal General Metal + |
Metal General Metal General + |
