The True Arena
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The True Arena is a Boss Endurance mode and a more challenging version of The Arena, featuring more and/or tougher bosses to be fought in sequence, usually from each game's other Extra Modes, and fewer recovery items and Copy Abilities available along the way. The True Arena is intended to serve as the final and toughest challenge in the games it appears in, and always features at least one boss that does not appear elsewhere in the game. It has appeared in all games featuring The Arena except for Kirby Super Star.
Completing The True Arena is a requirement for 100% completion of the games it appears in. It is hidden from the menu at first, typically requiring the clearing of several other game modes, including The Arena, for it to be unlocked.
Game appearancesEdit
Kirby Super Star UltraEdit
The True Arena is the final game-mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra, unlocked after clearing every other mode in the game. It is similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of ten bosses previously encountered in the game, specifically, all the bosses that did not appear in the original Kirby Super Star. However, he only receives five regular tomatoes and no Maxim Tomatoes. In addition, one of the two Copy Essences that can be chosen in the rest area one is always Sleep, limiting Kirby's choice of new ability to what the other Essence offers. Finally, while the first six bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last four are fought in a set order (like Helper to Hero).
Kirby encounters the following bosses in this stage:
| List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby Super Star Ultra | ||||
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| Name | Image | HP | HP (2P) | Note |
| First six (random order) | ||||
| True Mid-Boss All-Stars |  |
720 (180+150+200+190) |
720 (180+150+200+190) |
Consists of Mr. Tick-Tock, Grand Wheelie, Phan Phan, and Fire Lion. |
| Whispy's Revenge |  |
285 | 370 | |
| Lololo & Lalala's Revenge |  |
300 (150+150) |
390 (195+195) |
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| Kracko Jr.'s Revenge |  |
180 | 234 | |
| Kracko's Revenge |  |
255 | 331 | |
| Kabula |  |
3120 | 4056 | |
| Final four | ||||
| Masked Dedede |  |
440 | 572 | Final boss of Revenge of the King. |
| Wham Bam Jewel |  |
337 | 438 | Final boss of Helper to Hero. |
| Galacta Knight |  |
486 | 631 | Final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra. |
| Marx Soul |  |
630 | 819 | Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
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It should be noted that all the bosses, minus Kabula and the True Mid-Boss All-Stars, are stronger forms of bosses from the original game, with the final four bosses being stronger forms of the final bosses of Spring Breeze, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes respectively. In addition, the first seven fights of any True Arena run will consist of bosses or mid-bosses fought in Revenge of the King.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land DeluxeEdit
| “ | The True Arena is now available! Can you become a true Kirby master? | ” | — Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe unlock quote |
The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land is unlocked after completion of Extra Mode. It is again similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of fourteen bosses previously encountered in the Extra Mode of the game plus one exclusive boss. However, he receives only three Maxim Tomatoes (one of them being a Maxim Tomato box), being replaced with smaller tomatoes after use. While the first ten bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last five are fought in a set order. The Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last five battles since the entrance to them forces all characters to drop their items even if multiplayer were to be used to circumvent the dimensional rift's altitude issue.
This True Arena also allows multiple players to join in the fight, and after completing it for the first time, player 1 can choose to play as King Dedede, Meta Knight or Bandana Waddle Dee in future playthroughs in addition to Kirby.
The following bosses are encountered in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land:
| List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |||
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| Name | Image | HP | Note |
| First ten (random order) | |||
| True Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Gigant Edge EX |
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146 117 & 117 |
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| True Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Kibble Blade EX |
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156 184 138 & 138 |
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| Sphere Doomers EX Spark |
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157 101 & 112 165 |
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| Whispy Woods EX | 
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360 | |
| Mr. Dooter EX | 
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435 | |
| Fatty Puffer EX | 
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525 | |
| Goriath EX | 
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405 | |
| Grand Doomer EX | 
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480 | Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used. |
| Metal General EX | 
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480 | |
| Landia EX | 
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540 | |
| Final five | |||
| Lor EX & Magolor | 
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510 | Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss. |
| HR-D3 | 
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216 (1st) 324 (2nd) |
Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode. |
| Galacta Knight | 
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540 | Not encountered elsewhere in the game. |
| Magolor EX | 
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600 | Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used. |
| Magolor Soul | 
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749 | Final boss of the game. |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe has a notably different True Arena, as it now includes the bosses from Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler mixed in with the regular bosses. This brings up its total from 15 up to 21, making it the longest boss endurance in the series. The regular EX bosses from Extra Mode are fought in random order first, followed by the Magolor Epilogue bosses, and then the final six. Similarly, the Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last six battles. In addition, the fight with Magolor Soul differs drastically compared to both games' Extra Mode and the original Wii version's True Arena. This game's True Arena also necessitates the completion of the Magolor Epilogue to unlock, in addition to Extra Mode.
| List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | |||
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| Name | Image | HP | Note |
| First ten (random order except for Grand Doomer EX and Landia EX) | |||
| True Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Gigant Edge EX |
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146 117 & 117 |
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| True Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Kibble Blade EX |
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156 184 138 & 138 |
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| Sphere Doomers EX: Spark |
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157 101 & 112 165 |
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| Whispy Woods EX | 
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390 | |
| Mr. Dooter EX | 
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465 | |
| Fatty Puffer EX | 
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562 | |
| Goriath EX | 
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435 | |
| Metal General EX | 
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525 | |
| Grand Doomer EX | 
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517 | Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used. Always fought second-to-last of this group. |
| Landia EX | 
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585 | Always fought last of this group. |
| Penultimate five (random order except for Crowned Doomer) | |||
| Electricky Dooter | 
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375 | |
| Fiery Puffer | 
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375 | |
| Hydriath | 
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435 | |
| Rampaging Doomers | 
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562 | |
| Crowned Doomer | 
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465 | Always fought last of this group. |
| Final six | |||
| HR-D3 | 
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240 (1st) 360 (2nd) |
Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode. |
| Lor EX & Magolor | 
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547 | Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss. |
| Magolor EX | 
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645 | Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used. |
| Galacta Knight | 
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600 | Not encountered elsewhere in the game. Changes battle music if player 1 is King Dedede or Meta Knight. |
| Master Crown | 
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487 | Skips the segment where the Ultra Sword is used. Final boss of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler. |
| Magolor Soul | 
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600 (1st) 900 (2nd) |
Final boss of the game; fights differently and has different battle music compared to Extra Mode. |
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Kirby: Triple DeluxeEdit
The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Dededetour!. It functions much like it has in prior games, this time with additional treasure chests containing keychains appearing after certain battles (battles 2, 5, 7 and 8 offer one keychain, battle 9 offers two and battle 10 offers three) and a Maxim Tomato Assist Star that can be used mid-battle.
| List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | ||||
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| Name | Image | HP | Defense Modifier | Note |
| First seven (random order) | ||||
| True Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Grand Wheelie DX |
231 189 199 |
1 | ||
| True Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Mr. Frosty DX |
189 231 199 252 |
1 | ||
| Flowery Woods DX | 
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465 | 0.75 | |
| Paintra DX | 
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480 | 0.75 | |
| Kracko DX | 
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525 | 0.75 (body) 0.7 (2nd phase spikes) |
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| Coily Rattler DX | 
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510 | 0.75 | |
| Pyribbit DX | 
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570 | 0.9 | |
| The "nightmare four" | ||||
| Queen Sectonia DX | 
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592 | 0.9 | |
| Shadow Dedede | 
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600 | 0.75 | |
| Dark Meta Knight's Revenge | 
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570 | 1 | Final boss of Dededetour!. |
| Soul of Sectonia | 
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999 (1st) 450 (2nd) |
0.9 (flowers), 1 (vines) 1 |
Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
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Kirby: Planet RobobotEdit
Like in previous installments, The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Meta Knightmare Returns. Unlike in previous installments, all the bosses and Mid-Bosses are fought in a set order. Rather than having a limited amount of healing items, an Assist Star is given after all but rounds 3 and 6, with Stickers also provided after certain rounds (one sticker after rounds 3 and 6, two stickers after rounds 9 and 10 and three stickers after round 11). Unlike with The Arena, however, the Assist Star contents are only cherries, with the exception of the Assist Star after Galacta Knight Returns, which provides an Energy Drink.
The name of The True Arena's battle theme in Kirby: Planet Robobot — "Combat Evaluation Program" — possibly hints at the mode's purpose for this game. The Japanese and Korean descriptions of The True Arena explicitly refer to it as a program as well.[1][2]
The following bosses are fought in The True Arena in this order:
| List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot | ||||
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| Order | Name | HP | Defense Modifier | Note |
| 1 | Clanky Woods 2.0 | 465 | 0.95 | |
| 2 | Holo Defense API 2.0: Holo Kracko 2.0 |
157 210 (105×2) 180 180 1 |
0.95 | |
| 3 | Susie 2.0 | 480 | 0.95 | |
| 4 | Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Kibble Blade 2.0 |
168 220 168 189 |
0.95 | Plays "Interdimensional Traveler" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. |
| 5 | Stock Mecha Knight | 555 | 0.95 | |
| 6 | Dedede Clone 2.0 Dedede Clones & D3 2.0 |
975 (300→112×3→112×3→1×3) 510 |
1 0.95 |
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| 7 | C.O.G.S. Core Kabula |
1408 (255+248+402+248+255) 1200 |
1 0.95 |
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| 8 | Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Security Force 2.0 |
210 199 189 189 |
0.95 | Plays "Kirby Fighters Deluxe" from the game of the same name. |
| 9 | President Haltmann 2.0 | 570 | 0.95 | |
| 10 | Dark Matter Blade Sectonia Clone |
585 540 |
0.95 0.9 |
Fought back-to-back, unlike in Meta Knightmare Returns. |
| 11 | Galacta Knight Returns | 800 | 0.95 | Final boss of Meta Knightmare Returns. |
| 12 | Star Dream Soul OS | 2828 (1st: shooting) 2233 (2nd: shooting) 1201 (3rd: shooting) 550 (4th: cores in total) 481 (4th: heart) |
1 1 1 1 0.95 |
Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
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Like The Arena, this mode isn't actually called "The True Arena" in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game - instead, it is named 真 かちぬきボスバトル (True Boss Battle Tournament) and 진 보스와 정면승부 (True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses), respectively. "Boss Battle Tournament" is the Japanese name for Boss Endurance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Kirby: Squeak Squad. "Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses", likewise, is used to refer to Boss Endurance in the Korean version of Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Flavor textEdit
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra | The last battle, without a doubt! Beat 10 tough foes, including the final four!
All the new bosses are here! Beat 'em to be the true master! |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land | This is the ultimate test of skill! This is the gauntlet of courage! This is the final proving ground! Emerge victorious and you'll become...a Kirby Master! |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Deluxe bosses wait in the wings as the curtain rises on the final battle! It's a knock-down, drag-out fight all the way to the nightmare four. The True Arena awaits! |
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Kirby: Planet Robobot | The most intense battle has begun. The clash of powers here is utterly immeasurable. This true final battle will decide the strongest fighter on this planet. |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Are you sure you want to step onto this battlefield? This is the final showdown! An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle! If your soul can somehow survive this deluxe duel, you're a true Kirby Master! |
TriviaEdit
- Nearly every True Arena has a Knight as the penultimate foe:
- Galacta Knight in Kirby Super Star Ultra before Marx Soul.
- Galacta Knight in Kirby's Return to Dream Land before Magolor EX and Magolor Soul (counting them as one character). Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe breaks this pattern: Galacta Knight is fought before the Master Crown and Magolor Soul.
- Dark Meta Knight's Revenge in Kirby: Triple Deluxe before Soul of Sectonia.
- Galacta Knight Returns in Kirby: Planet Robobot before Star Dream Soul OS.
- The same applies to The Ultimate Choice (on the Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter, and Soul Melter EX difficulties) from Kirby Star Allies and The Ultimate Cup Z from Kirby and the Forgotten Land, where the penultimate foe is Morpho Knight (EX).
- Elements related to The Ultimate Cup Z are referred to as "True Arena" in Kirby and the Forgotten Land's files.
- The Japanese and Korean descriptions for The True Arena tend to include the phrase「ごく悪 さい悪 あくなきバトル！」/ 「극악이면서 최악인 출구 없는 배틀이!」 ("An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle!"), though this is translated differently in other languages. They also tend to include the phrase「真のカービィマスター」/ 「진정한 커비 마스터!」 ("True Kirby Master"), which is likewise not always included in the other foreign translations.
- Besides the previously mentioned phrases, the Japanese description for The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe includes several references to other Japanese Kirby material:
- "Are you sure you want to step onto this battlefield?" is written as「決して こうかいしませんね？」("You're ABSOLUTELY sure you won't regret this?"), which references the recurring phrase that appears when attempting to delete a save file in many Kirby and Super Smash Bros. games,「こうかいしませんね？」("You're sure you won't regret this?", translated differently in most of its appearances).
- "This is the final showdown!" is written as「ホントに ホントの 最・終・決・戦！」("The TRUE fi-nal-bat-tle, without a doubt!"). This references the corresponding lines in Kirby Super Star Ultra and the original Kirby's Return to Dream Land —「ほんとにほんとのさいしゅうけっせん」("The TRUE last battle, without a doubt!") and「これぞほんとにほんとのちょう・さいしゅうけっせんっ！」("This is the TRUE super-last battle, without a doubt!") respectively — as well as the description for Soul Melter EX in Kirby Star Allies,「ホントの超・最・終・決・戦！」("The TRUE super-fi-nal-bat-tle!").
- "If your soul can somehow survive this deluxe duel..." is written as「魂をかけた デラックスな 戦いに 打ち勝てば…」("If you can overcome this soul-gambling deluxe battle..."), which references the Japanese name for "The World to Win",「この星をかけた魂の戦い」(The Soulful Battle this Planet is Gambled Upon). In the original game's True Arena description, this was simply written as「このたたかいにうちかてば…」("If you can overcome this battle...").
- Starting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the timer disappears during the final boss fight in The True Arena. In the cases of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, this only applies to the unique final phase of the fight.
GalleryEdit
Failing The True Arena with 0 wins in Kirby Super Star Ultra
1st place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
2nd place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
3rd place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
English logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Japanese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
French logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
German logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Italian logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Spanish logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Dutch logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Portuguese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Traditional Chinese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Simplified Chinese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Korean logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 真 格闘王への道 shin kakutō-ō e no michi 真 かちぬきボスバトル (Kirby: Planet Robobot) shin kachinuki bosu batoru |
The True Road to Become a Fighting King True Boss Battle Tournament (Kirby: Planet Robobot) |
| Traditional Chinese | 真 通往格鬥王的道路 zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù |
The True Road to Become a Fighting King |
| Simplified Chinese | 真 通往格斗王的道路 zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù | |
| Dutch | De ware arena | The true arena |
| French | L'Arène ultime | The Ultimate Arena |
| German | Die NEUE Arena | The NEW Arena |
| Italian | Arena finale | Final Arena |
| Korean | 격투왕의 길 마스터 gyeogtuwang-ui gil maseuteo 진 보스와 정면승부 (Kirby: Planet Robobot) jin boseuwa jeongmyeonseungbu |
The Road of the Fighting King Master True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses (Kirby: Planet Robobot) |
| Portuguese | A verdadeira arena | The true arena |
| Spanish | El verdadero coliseo | The true coliseum |
References
- ↑ "ごく悪であり、さい悪である、あくなきバトルが 今、まくを あけた。プログラムでは けいそく不能なパワーが ぶつかりあう、この星で もっとも強い者を 決める 真のファイナルバトルである。
The curtains have now risen on an awful, punishing, unrelenting battle. Within this program, immeasurable powers collide to decide who is the strongest one on this planet in a true final battle." –The True Arena Special Page, Kirby: Planet Robobot (Japanese version) - ↑ "극악이면서 최악인 출구 없는 배틀이 지금 시작된다. 프로그램으로는 계측할 수 없는 파워 대결을 반복함으로써 이 별의 최강자를 정하는 진짜 파이널 배틀.
An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle begins now. Within this program, immeasurable powers continuously collide to determine the strongest of this planet in a true final battle." –The True Arena Special Page, Kirby: Planet Robobot (Korean version)
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