Parallel Big Kracko
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| “ | How do you defeat that which is ethereal? Reborn from pure hate and the terrible power of a jet-black sky, Kracko lives again! Tasked with keeping the gate, Kracko is bigger, badder, and more dangerous than ever. Be warned... | ” | — VS Parallel Big Kracko (English) |
Parallel Big Kracko, titled Unearthly Thunderhead, is a boss who first appeared in Heroes in Another Dimension of Kirby Star Allies. This phase follows from Parallel Twin Kracko, and he is much larger than his non-parallel counterpart.
OriginEdit
- Main article: Parallel Twin Kracko
Parallel Big Kracko is transformed from Parallel Twin Kracko merging into one after they are defeated, making their battle in the opposite order of that of the original Kracko and Twin Kracko. However, he may be Parallel Twin Kracko's true form.
The following Japanese and Korean Special Pages mentions that Kracko's parallel counterpart was strangely born as twins first and that Parallel Big Kracko fights with the pride of being a gatekeeper boss since Kirby's Dream Land.
| “ | ツインから 始まったから アヤシイと 思ってましたーっ。 黒き空の さらなる パワーと おんねんで よみがえり、 異空せましと あらぶる しゅうねんのクラッコ！ 初代から かん門ボスを つとめ続けた プライドにかけ、あふれでる パワーで ビッグになった クラッコが、決戦をしかける！ |
” | — VS Parallel Big Kracko (Japanese) |
| “ | 트윈부터 나타나는 것이 어째 수상하긴 했다. 검은 하늘의 강력한 파워와 원한으로 되살아나 이공간을 파괴할 듯 난폭해진 집념의 크랙코! 초창기부터 보스의 역할을 맡았던 자존심을 걸고 넘치는 파워로 거대해진 크랙코가 대결에 나섰다! |
” | — VS Parallel Big Kracko (Korean) |
Parallel Woods, Parallel Twin Kracko/Parallel Big Kracko, Parallel Meta Knight and Parallel Dedede are the "Otherworldly Four Heavenly Kings" as described in the Japanese, Chinese and Korean versions.
Physical AppearanceEdit
Like Parallel Twin Kracko, Parallel Big Kracko has a much darker color scheme than Kracko. Their bodies consist of black clouds with red spikes around and yellow eyes with red and black pupils. However, Parallel Big Kracko has grown considerably bigger in size due to absorbing his duplicate.
Boss BattleEdit
Parallel Big Kracko appears in the following game modes:
| Mode | Level | HP (Star Bullet=52) |
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| Heroes in Another Dimension | Dimension II | 1440 | He appears as the boss at the end of Dimension II. |
| Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters | Level 4 | 1440 | He replaces the Twin Kracko boss battle at the end of Level 4. After he is defeated in his first phase, the two combine and grow larger than his original counterpart. |
| The Ultimate Choice | Soul Melter EX | 1080 | He appears in the second half of the 4th battle. |
Parallel Big Kracko primarily fights very similar to Kracko in that he swoops around the battlefield and unleashes electrical attacks. However, his large size makes dodging his attacks harder. Parallel Big Kracko also utilizes a variant of his bomb drop from Kirby's Dream Land (in the form of Pon & Con / Goldon & Silvox's fire bombs) and a new attack where he flies to the corner of the screen and creates a gust of wind pushing away from his body, while summoning small clouds from the background that drop lightning bolts.
The following table lists all of Parallel Big Kracko's attacks in Kirby Star Allies. Attack names are conjectural unless otherwise noted. The sole attack listed in italics is done during the second phase only.
| Parallel Big Kracko's attacks in Kirby Star Allies | |
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| Attack | Description |
| Enemy Drop | Parallel Big Kracko shakes himself and drops either a Waddle Doo or a Chilly into the arena. The enemies can be swallowed to gain either the Beam or Ice abilities or spat back at Parallel Big Kracko to deal damage. |
| Beam Whip | Parallel Big Kracko turns gray and unleashes a swirl of two blue beam whips that spiral around his body for a short time. In the second phase, this attack is done twice, with Parallel Big Kracko moving to a different part of the stage for the second instance.
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| Body Blow | Parallel Big Kracko dives across the stage, in a maneuver that can be difficult to dodge. He can do this in one of three different ways. |
| Fire Bomb Drop | Parallel Big Kracko flies to the top-left or top-right of the stage and drops bombs in three different positions from left-to-right or right-to-left before eventually exploding, leaving behind some flames for a short while. The bombs can be destroyed instantly with Splash, Blizzard or Artist attacks or swallowed for the Fire ability.
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| Lightning Drop | Parallel Big Kracko turns black and unleashes a flurry of lightning bolts below his body as he travels surprisingly quickly across the stage. He does this twice in the second phase.
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| Windy Thunderstorm | Parallel Big Kracko flies to a corner of the screen and then blows a strong gust of wind. As the wind blows, various thunderclouds swoop in from the background and strike the foreground with lightning. The wind eventually stops near the end of the attack.
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Parallel Big Kracko initially attacks in this fixed order on loop as follows:
- Enemy Drop
- Beam Whip
- Body Blow [Ground Swoop]
- Fire Bomb Drop
- Body Blow
- Enemy Drop
- Body Blow [Ground Swoop]
- Enemy Drop
- Beam Whip
- Body Blow [W motion]
- Enemy Drop
- Lightning Drop
When his HP gets below 70%, his attack pattern abruptly changes to this fixed order on loop as follows:
- Windy Thunderstorm
- Body Blow [Ground Swoop]
- Enemy Drop
- Beam Whip
- Body Blow x2
- Body Blow [Ground swoop]
- Fire Bomb Drop
- Lightning Drop
- Body Blow [Ground swoop]
- Enemy Drop
- Body Blow [W motion]
- Fire Bomb Drop
MusicEdit
Parallel Big Kracko and Parallel Woods (Phase 2) share the same battle theme. It is composed by Yuuta Ogasawara and titled 異空をかけた戦い[1] (A Battle in the Distant Otherworld). It can be found as Track 189 in the Jukebox.
This theme is a rock remix of "A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2", the regular boss battle theme (full version) of Kirby Star Allies.
TriviaEdit
- Due to the battle order, Parallel Twin Kracko has double the health of Kracko while Parallel Big Kracko has double the health of Twin Kracko.
- Parallel Big Kracko is the only boss of the four primary dimensions who bursts into nothingness after being defeated, with the other three being either subdued or forced to retreat. Despite this, it is unlikely that Parallel Big Kracko was actually destroyed, since he bears similarity to his normal counterpart, who tends to re-form again and again.
GalleryEdit
A screencap of the fight with Parallel Big Kracko, using the beam attack
Screenshot of Parallel Big Kracko dropping fire bombs similar to those used in the Pon & Con and Goldon & Silvox fights
Screenshot of Parallel Big Kracko making use of his increased size to rain down big lightning sweeps
Screenshot of Parallel Big Kracko dissipating after being defeated
Credits image for Heroes in Another Dimension, featuring Adeleine fighting Parallel Big Kracko with her own painting of Kracko
VideosEdit
Battle with Parallel Twin Kracko and Parallel Big Kracko in Kirby Star Allies (The Ultimate Choice).
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Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 異空の大乱雲 アナザービッグクラッコ Ikū no Dainanun Anazā Biggu Kurakko |
Other-Sky Great Wild Cloud, Another Big Kracko *大乱雲 is similar to 大乱闘スマッシュブラザーズ ("Great Fray Smash Bros."), the Japanese name of the Super Smash Bros. series. |
| Traditional Chinese | 異空間的大亂雲 異次元大獨眼雲 yì kōng jiān de dà luàn yún yì cì yuán dà dú yǎn yún |
Other-Sky Great Wild Cloud, Another Dimension Big Cycloptic Cloud |
| Simplified Chinese | 异空间的大乱云 异次元大独眼云 yì kōng jiān de dà luàn yún yì cì yuán dà dú yǎn yún | |
| Dutch | Parallele Reuzen-Kracko | Parallel Big Kracko |
| French | Tempête surnaturelle, Grand Kracko parallèle | Unearthly storm, Parallel Big Kracko |
| German | Jenseitige Gewitterwolke, Ein anderer Riesen-Kracko | Otherworldly Thundercloud, Another Big Kracko |
| Italian | Un altro grosso Kracko | Another Big Kracko |
| Korean | 이공간의 공포 구름 어나더 빅 크랙코 Igong-gan-ui Gonpo Guleum Eonadeo Bik Keuraegko |
Other-Space Horror Cloud, Another Big Kracko |
| Spanish | Gran Kracko paralelo | Parallel Big Kracko |
References
- ↑ Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack