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{{quote|The {{color|orange|final program}} has been activated. Its calculated victory probability is {{color|orange|99.99%}}. However, a small bit of Haltmann's {{color|orange|soul}} has yet to be purged, which could throw a wrench in its plans.|[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]] Pause Screen description}} | {{quote|The {{color|orange|final program}} has been activated. Its calculated victory probability is {{color|orange|99.99%}}. However, a small bit of Haltmann's {{color|orange|soul}} has yet to be purged, which could throw a wrench in its plans.|[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]] Pause Screen description}} | ||
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| “ | The final program has been activated. Its calculated victory probability is 99.99%. However, a small bit of Haltmann's soul has yet to be purged, which could throw a wrench in its plans. | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description |
Star Dream Soul OS is a souped-up "EX" form of Star Dream encountered exclusively in The True Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot, serving as the final boss of that mode and the last boss of the entire game. As the name implies, Star Dream Soul OS is a soul boss, but the "Soul" part of the name also refers to the sputtering soul of President Haltmann which is said to linger in the program, slowly being purged by the computer's system over the course of the battle.
Star Dream Soul OS' battle is largely the same as its main game counterpart for the first three phases, though all its attacks are significantly stronger and/or have more complicated patterns. The fourth phase, however, is entirely different: instead of Kirby using the Robobot Armor's drill to finish off the boss, Kirby is instead sucked into the heart of the machine and separated from his armor, forced to fight the heart on foot in a circular arena.
Defeating Star Dream Soul OS completes The True Arena, and is required for 100% completion of Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Physical appearance
The main computer component of Star Dream Soul OS bears a largely inverted color scheme to the original - being largely red and black instead of white and cyan - and also bears the gash left by Galacta Knight when he slashed Star Dream at the end of Meta Knightmare Returns. When attached to the Access Ark, it looks largely the same until the front cover of the Ark is broken off, revealing the "face" of the ship to more directly resemble Galactic Nova in color than the original Star Dream.
During the final unique phase of Star Dream Soul OS, the heart and arena bear a striking resemblance to the Galactic Nova Nucleus from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Boss Battle
The following lists all of Star Dream Soul OS' attacks in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Each phase is represented with a separate bar of Health. Attack names are taken from Japanese guidebooks.
Phase 1
| Attacks - Phase 1 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Megabit Shot | Star Dream Soul OS conjures lasers from black holes to fire upon the Halberd. This is done in several patterns. |
| Gigabyte Rocket | Star Dream Soul OS fires four large missiles that home in on the Halberd. They can be shot down. |
| Terabyte Heart | Star Dream Soul OS fires heart-shaped projectiles at the Halberd. These explode in large bursts if not shot down first. |
| Output | Star Dream Soul OS summons Invader Armors to go after the Halberd. These can be shot down. |
| Thermal Module | Star Dream Soul OS wreathes itself in flame, then performs two rolling dives toward the Halberd, taking up a large portion of the screen as it does. |
| Asteroid | Star Dream Soul OS conjures a huge field of molten asteroids which fly toward the Halberd. They can be shot down. |
| Heartful Shell | Star Dream Soul OS conjures a heart-shaped force field to defend itself. Pieces of it can be fired at to break the shield. |
| Grand Code Cube | Star Dream Soul OS conjures giant Code Cubes that fly at the Halberd. |
| Star Dreamer | Star Dream Soul OS fires a massive laser from its core, which it sweeps across the arena. Sometimes, it fires two massive lasers from its core, which it spirals around the arena. |
Phase 2
Once Phase 1 concludes, Star Dream Soul OS returns to Pop Star and takes over the entire Access Ark, adding to its mass and returning to the fight.
| “ | "Why did I reactivate such a terrible machine? Oh, I remember--I wanted to see her just one last time. How foolish! I should have known that no machine could make such a dream come true." | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description signifying President Haltmann's final thoughts |
| Attacks - Phase 2 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Install Hole | Star Dream Soul OS inhales, sucking the Halberd and several asteroids in. If caught, the Halberd takes massive damage. Otherwise, Star Dream Soul OS then spits the asteroids back out at the Halberd. |
| Megabyte Shot | Star Dream Soul OS conjures beam rings from black holes to fire upon the Halberd. This is done in several patterns. |
| Output | Star Dream Soul OS summons Gigavolt IIs to go after the Halberd. These can be shot down. |
| Thermal Module | Star Dream Soul OS wreathes itself in flame, then performs a rolling dive toward the Halberd, taking up a large portion of the screen. |
| Ground Shield | When a piece of Star Dream Soul OS's shell breaks off, the debris can crash into the Halberd. This attack is only done for every 25% of health it loses. |
| Haltmann Works Company | Star Dream Soul OS forms a shield in front of itself, which shoots out a large letter-shaped field towards the Halberd. While Star Dream spells 'HAL' backwards, Star Dream Soul OS spells it forwards. It will use this attack first after losing 1/4 and half of its health; this attack comes out second after losing 3/4 of its health. |
| Petabyte Rocket | Star Dream Soul OS fires several large missiles that home in on the Halberd. They can be shot down. The Mother Computer fires three missiles and follows up with Megabyte Shot before teleporting to another location and repeating the process. |
| Works Arcs | Star Dream Soul OS forms four legs, and then swipes with them. After finishing, it fires two missiles at the Halberd before swiping with them again. Once Star Dream Soul OS loses 3/4 of its health, these legs then detach and fly across the stage. |
| Binary Tree | Star Dream Soul OS conjures a series of electric orbs that split off from each-other, covering a good portion of the screen, then bursting at the ends. |
Phase 3
Once Phase 2 concludes, the remaining front covering of the dome falls off to reveal a face on the dome, looking much more like the one on Nova. The fight resumes, with new attacks.
| Attacks - Phase 3 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Star Dreamer | Star Dream Soul OS fires two massive lasers from its eyes, which it sweeps the arena with. The Mother Computer always begins the phase with this attack. |
| Dead End Code | Star Dream conjures a shield, which releases fields shaped like numbers. Each one is more difficult to dodge than the last. While the first three countdowns are the same as before, they fly towards the screen at a faster speed.
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| Memories | Star Dream disappears, and one or more giant implements appear which fire projectiles or attempt to collide with the Halberd and can be shot down. These items appear in the following order:
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| Fatal Error | If the countdown gets to GO!, a system error occurs, and many red rectangular forcefields with the words "FATAL ERROR" hit the Halberd with massive damage, then slams it into the screen, cracking it. It's still possible to dodge it, but it can easily destroy the Halberd if it does not have any sufficient health to survive it. If the Halberd survives, then the Dead End Code countdown resets back to 5 and begins anew. |
Phase 4
| “ | All of Haltmann's memories have been deleted from the OS. Even his soul--the last trace of Haltmann--has vanished. Star Dream has gone from a near-perfect being to a cold, mindless machine. | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description (American version) |
| “ | All of Haltmann's memories have been deleted from the Mother Computer. Even his soul--the last trace of Haltmann--is gone. Star Dream has gone from a near perfect being to a cold, mindless machine. | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description (British version) |
Once Phase 3 concludes, Star Dream Soul OS falls for a moment but then shoots a surprise laser to cripple the Halberd. Meta Knight releases Kirby from its face, to engage Star Dream Soul OS one last time with the Robobot Armor by itself. However, this time, Star Dream Soul OS inhales Kirby. Inside, Kirby must then contend with the heart of the computer, in a completely distinct final battle in a circular arena.
| Attacks - Phase 4 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Flip-Flop | Star Dream Soul OS rotates pillars around the arena, which contain pieces that need to be destroyed. Pillars that are still intact damage Kirby on contact. As they reposition, they occasionally leave stars behind. This is reminiscent of the fight with Galactic Nova Nucleus. President Haltmann's voice can be heard crying out every time a pillar is destroyed. |
| Output | Star Dream Soul OS brings in either two Blade Knights, two Waddle Doos, two Chemitorys, two Westers, two Capsule J3s or two Galbos to get in Kirby's way. This attack always comes out first if Kirby enters the battle with no Copy Ability. |
| Heartful Tears | Star Dream Soul OS sweeps the arena with lasers. Once this is done, each section of the arena erupts in an energy flash, two-by-two, creating many stars. |
| Supervisor Call | Star Dream Soul OS shoots out numerous explosives which can be swallowed and spat back. |
| Feint Heart - Shooter Cutter | Star Dream Soul OS warps around, then stops and shoots out four cutter-like projectiles which rapidly weave in and out. These can be swallowed and spat back. Sometimes the OS will perform the Shooter Cutter portion twice in a row. |
| Deadly Heart | Star Dream Soul OS splits in half and slides across the arena, then recombines, creating a huge explosion and several stars. It does this three times in a row. |
| Heartless Tears | When Star Dream Soul OS' Stamina is depleted, it returns to the center of the arena and pulsates violently. As it dies, it releases a last-ditch series of waves to try and take out Kirby. The player actually needs to take control here, because if Kirby is not at full Stamina himself, he is guaranteed to be taken out if one of those waves hit. The waves will ignore invulnerability frames on any moves other than Dodge, ESP's Vanish move, and consumption of an Ability Star with incredibly good timing. This is the first boss in Kirby series history to possess a post-defeat attack. |
After Kirby survives the energy waves, the heart rises, shakes out of control, then shrinks. It pauses for a moment before exploding, being fractured into two, then crumbling into pieces, as President Haltmann is heard screaming one final time.
Trivia
- There are some details that are only explained in the Japanese and Korean versions of the pause Special Pages:
- Phase 1's Japanese and Korean Special Pages describe that the final program has been "unlocked due to unknown damage" (未知ノダメージにヨリ、最終プログラムが アンロック。/ 미지의 대미지에 의해 최종 프로그램이 언록.), which implies that this soul form is caused by the attack of Galacta Knight Returns. The Special Pages themselves are also written in first-person and reveal that Star Dream deems the last bit of Haltmann's soul unnecessary and thus begins to erase it (タダハルトマンとイウ生命体の「ココロ」というモノが 不要なソンザイとナル モヨウ。コレヨリ、ハルトマンのメモリーの消去ヲカイシスル。/ 단, 할트만이라는 생명체의 「마음」 은더 이상 불필요한 존재로 판단되므로 지금부터 할트만의 메모리 삭제를 시작한다.).
- Phase 4's Japanese and Korean Special Pages have an additional line at the end: 夢も見ない、ゴハンも食べない、そんな あいては もはや、星のカービィの てきでは なかった！/ 꿈도 꾸지 않고 밥도 먹지 않는, 그런 상대는 더 이상 별의 커비의 적수가 아니었다! ("It doesn't have dreams, it doesn't even eat meals - an opponent like that no longer stands any chance against Kirby of the Stars!")
- When Star Dream Soul OS begins its 1st phase, it spurts blood (more than likely oil due to it being a mechanical entity). This is one of the few Kirby series bosses to have a depiction of blood. The others are Zero, 0², Shadow Dedede, Dark Meta Knight's Revenge, and Void Termina's First Core.
Gallery
Star Dream Soul OS using Megabit Shot in the first phase
Star Dream Soul OS having implanted itself in the Access Ark in phase 2
Star Dream Soul OS using the "Memories" attack, throwing out piano keys in phase 3
Star Dream Soul OS inhaling Kirby to transition to the final phase of the fight
Kirby facing down the pillars in Phase 4
Kirby being defeated by the "Heartless Tears" wave after Star Dream Soul OS' HP bar is depleted
The Heart of Star Dream Soul OS shatters when the boss is finally defeated. Low-pitch screaming (presumably belonging to Haltmann) can be heard during this moment.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 星の夢.Soul OS Hoshi no Yume.Soul OS |
Star Dream.Soul OS |
| French | idole_des_etoiles.exe | idol_of_the_stars.exe |
| German | Sternengeist OS | Star Soul OS |
| Italian | Sogno Stellare.exe | Stellar Dream.exe |
| Korean | 별의 꿈.Soul OS byeol-ui kkum.Soul OS |
Star Dream.Soul OS |
| Spanish | Sueño Estelar.exe | Stellar Dream.exe |
