Red Canyon - Stage 5

Red Canyon - Stage 5 File:Red Canyon 5-4.png Kirby and Rick ascend the scrolling vertical rise. Details Host level Red Canyon Stage Nr. 5 Animal Friend(s) Rainbow Drop? Mid-Boss(es)

Stage progression ← Stage 4 Stage 6 (boss fight) →

Red Canyon - Stage 5 is the fifth stage of Red Canyon in Kirby's Dream Land 2. The Rainbow Drop can be found in this stage.

Overview

The stage begins in a rocky tunnel leading up and around past Sparkys and other miscreants, in and out of the water. Two doors can be found at the end of the path, right next to each-other. The left door leads to a dark room which contains a Blipper and a Maxim Tomato. This room has a hidden door which leads to an island area filled with Small Stars, which can be illuminated by Spark Kine.

The right door leads to a vertical tunnel which auto-scrolls upward. Kirby will have to be quick to not get caught by the bottomless pit at the bottom as the tunnel is eaten. Along the way, items can be collected, but enemies must also be avoided. At the top, there are two doors, one above the other. The upper door leads to a room containing a Rainbow Drop, which is blocked off by blocks that can only be destroyed with the Spark ability. Even at this, it might be tricky to deal with all the blocks without the help of Rick as well.

The lower door leads to an area with a long drop past Star Block formations and enemies. The stage exit can be found at the bottom, among rocky outcroppings.

Enemies

Sprite	Name	Copy Ability	Sprite	Name	Copy Ability	Sprite	Name	Copy Ability
File:KDL2Blipper.png	Blipper	None	File:KDL2Icicle.png	Icicle	None	File:KDL2SirSlippy.png	Sir Slippy	None
File:KDL2BroomHatter.png	Broom Hatter	None	File:KDL2LoadKibble.png	Load Kibble	Cutter	File:KDL2Sparky.png	Sparky	Spark
File:KDL2Cappy.png	Cappy	None	File:KDL2MasterPengy.png	Master Pengy	Ice	File:KDL2Spikey.png	Spikey	Needle
File:KDL2FloatytheDrifter.png	Floaty the Drifter	Parasol	File:KDL2PropellerBomb.png	Propeller Bomb	None	File:KDL2Squishy.png	Squishy	None
File:KDL2Glunk.png	Glunk	None	File:KDL2Rocky.png	Rocky	Stone	File:KDL2WaddleDee.png	Waddle Dee	None
File:KDL2Gordo.png	Gordo	N/A	File:KDL2Scarfy.png	Scarfy	N/A

Trivia

• At the end of the first room, the left door leads to a dark room that requires Spark Kine to illuminate. When this room becomes bright, an image of a killer whale with the caption ORCA will show up. It is actually a hidden door, but the killer whale may look like Acro.
• In the last room, the star blocks form a crude shape depicting a naked woman, which cannot fit a single screen. It is unclear why this formation exists in the stage, and has never been officially acknowledged by HAL Laboratory or by Nintendo.

Gallery

• Red Canyon 5-1.png

  Passing beneath the Squishy line

• Red Canyon 5-2.png

  The dark ORCA room

• Red Canyon 5-3.png

  A secret island

• Red Canyon 5-5.png

  Ascending the crumbling trail

• KDL2RD5.png

  Reaching the Rainbow Drop doorway

• Red Canyon 5-6.png

  One more hurdle to pass

• Red Canyon 5-7.png

  Falling past the formation

• Red Canyon 5-8.png

  A pretty location for the stage exit to occupy