Ripple Field - Stage 3 (Kirby's Dream Land 3)

Ripple Field - Stage 3 Obtaining the Heart Star at the end of Ripple Field - Stage 3. Details Host level Ripple Field Stage number 3 Animal Friend(s) Kine Rick Mid-Boss(es) Heart Star character(s)

Theme music "Ripple Field" Clip of the theme that plays in Ripple Field - Stage 3

Stage progression ← Stage 2 Stage 4 →

This article is about the stage in Kirby's Dream Land 3. For the stage in Kirby's Dream Land 2, see Ripple Field - Stage 3 (Kirby's Dream Land 2).

Ripple Field - Stage 3 is the third stage of Ripple Field in Kirby's Dream Land 3. This stage features the mini-game Where's the eel?.

Overview

The stage begins on a coral walkway. From there, it dives into a rather large pool with Raft Waddle Dees about. Back on land, Kirby will need to sneak past a Pacto to reach the door to the next area.

Kirby can choose between Rick and Kine before moving on. From there, the path gets decidedly steeper as it leads across walkways and suspended platforms, then back into the water. Just before the door, a 1-Up can be recovered in the middle of a raging rotary current if the Cutter or Spark ability is used to get it.

The next area is a segmented cave area. In the middle is an open place where a Sub-Game can be played with a local Elieel. Kirby has to guess which pot the eel is in after it and the Gordos stop shuffling. Three correct guesses in a row are needed to win the game, but Kirby can progress regardless of his result.

The path continues through a submerged cave, then returns to dry land. Once this happens, the area starts to auto-scroll to the right. From there, it leads back into the water, through some forked paths, then stops at the end, where the stage exit can be reached back out of the water.

In the last room, if Kirby won the minigame earlier, he will get a Heart Star from the Elieel.

Heart Star guide

Kirby and Kine have to correctly guess which pot Elieel last popped out of.

Main article: Where's the eel?

Along the path of this stage, Kirby will run into an open field with five large pots. An Elieel will emerge from one of them, and then begin a game with Kirby. Elieel will then start shuffling around between the pots, with Gordos occupying the other four. They'll pop up and back down repeatedly, getting faster each time. After the last pop-up, Kirby then has to guess which pot the Elieel is in. This game plays three times, and if Kirby gets all three guesses right, he will win, and be able to collect the Heart Star at the end of the stage.

Enemies and Animal Friends

EnemiesAnimal Friends Sprite Name Copy Ability Sprite Name Copy Ability Blipper None Kapar Cutter Bobo Burn Pacto N/A Glunk None Raft Waddle Dee None Joe None Sparky Spark Sprite Name Kine Rick

Gallery

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  Waddle Dees cannot swim, so rafting may not be the wisest thing for them.

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  Moving toward a point star cache at the bottom of the pool

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  Pacto guards the drink and the way forward.

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  Kirby sinks into the water while deciding which friend to take with him.

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  Three Glunks guard a Maxim Tomato in a niche.

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  Spotting a 1-Up behind some barricades weak to specific abilities

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  Swimming through narrow tunnels

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  Meeting up with Elieel to start the game

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  Guessing which pot Elieel was last in

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  More narrow underwater tunnels to traverse

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  Reaching the end of the stage