Rainbow Route

Rainbow Route File:KatAM S RainbowRoute1.PNG The Central Circle in the middle of Rainbow Route. Details Level Nr. 1 Room count 51 Goal Game count 3 Connected level(s) Moonlight Mansion Cabbage Cavern Mustard Mountain Carrot Castle Mid-Bosses Batafire Box Boxer Master Hand Boss None

Level progression First level Moonlight Mansion →

Rainbow Route is a location found in and around the

of the Mirror World, a dimension that lies parallel to Dream Land. It is mostly composed of an overgrown forest path that leads around the world in a circle. While mostly located in a forest, the Rainbow Route also features caves, tunnels, and mountain trails. At certain points, the path branches and connects to the many other locations of the Mirror World. In the

of the Rainbow Route there lies a giant rainbow from which a sanctuary-like building can be accessed. This building, which seems to be located in the sky since it is surrounded by clouds, serves as the resting place of an important mirror. During the Kirby series, Kirby visits this place only in one game, namely Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

General Description

Kirby travels through the Rainbow Route while attempting to save the Mirror World from Dark Mind during Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. When he first arrives at the world's sanctuary after pursuing the foe who split him into four, he witnesses a fight between Meta Knight and his counterpart Dark Meta Knight, the latter being responsible for Kirby's split. Dark Meta Knight then manages to trap Meta Knight inside the mirror and breaks it into eight shards, which he spreads over the whole world.

After that the Rainbow Route serves as the game's hub, connecting to all the areas Kirby needs to explore. Hidden throughout the different areas are several big switches which activate gateways between the areas and Rainbow Route's sanctuary. Kirby can use these gateways as shortcuts to travel faster through the Mirror World. After collecting all of the eight Mirror Shards, the mirror in the

of the world becomes the passage leading to the final boss. After Kirby defeats Dark Mind, this is also the place where Meta Knight leaves his sword behind.

From all nine areas found in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Rainbow Route is the only one that features Mid Bosses, but no Bosses and therefore no Mirror Shards. It is also one of the two levels to be not named after a certain kind of food, the other one being Moonlight Mansion.

Enemies and Mid-Bosses in Rainbow Route

EnemiesMid-Bosses Image Name Copy Ability Image Name Copy Ability Image Name Copy Ability Image Name Copy Ability Image Name Copy Ability File:K&tAMBangBang.png Bang-Bang Missile File:K&tAMCookin.png Cookin Cook Heavy Knight Sword Prank None Snooter None File:K&tAMBatty.png Batty None Cupie Cupid File:KNiD E HotHead.png Hot Head Fire File:KNiD E Rocky.png Rocky Stone Soarar None File:Big Waddle Dee.png Big Waddle Dee None File:K&tAMDroppy.png Droppy None (default) File:KNiD E LaserBall.png Laser Ball Laser Roly-Poly None File:KNiD E Sparky.png Sparky Spark File:KNiD E Blipper.png Blipper None File:KNiD E Flamer.png Flamer Burning File:K&tAMLeap.png Leap None File:KNiD E Scarfy.png Scarfy N/A File:KNiD E SwordKnight.png Sword Knight Sword Blockin N/A Foley Bomb Metal Guardian Laser Shadow Kirby None File:KNiD E Twister.png Twister Tornado File:KNiD E Bomber.png Bomber Crash Giant Rocky Stone Mirra N/A Shooty None File:KNiD E WaddleDee.png Waddle Dee None Boxin Fighter Golem Stone, Wheel File:KNiD E Noddy.png Noddy Sleep File:KNiD E Shotzo.png Shotzo N/A File:KNiD E WaddleDoo.png Waddle Doo Beam File:KNiD E BrontoBurt.png Bronto Burt None File:KNiD E Gordo.png Gordo N/A File:KNiD E Parasol.png Parasol Parasol File:KNiD E SirKibble.png Sir Kibble Cutter File:KNiD E Wheelie.png Wheelie Wheel Chip None Haley None Sprite Name Copy Ability Batafire Burning Box Boxer Fighter Master Hand Smash

Map

Template:AMRRNavMap Rainbow Route is far and away the largest area in the game, consisting of 51 separate rooms. It also bears the Central Circle (appropriately) in the center, which, by the end of the game, links to all the other areas in the world. The area can be described as fairly circuitous, with a single primary path leading from the central zone to the surrounding areas.

Rainbow Route is bordered to the east by Moonlight Mansion, to the south by Cabbage Cavern, to the north-east by Mustard Mountain, and to the west by Carrot Castle. Each border links to these areas by several routes, making access fairly straightforward.

Rainbow Route has three Goal rooms. Completing these rooms takes Kirby and his clones to the Goal Game, then returns them to the Central Circle. There is no Boss Room for this area.

For a full synopsis of what's in each room, click on any room on the map to head to the corresponding page.

Gallery

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  In the forest.

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  A grassy cave.

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  A mountain tunnel.

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  In the western pine woods.

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  A small underground pond.