The True Arena
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“ | Deluxe bosses wait in the wings as the curtain rises on the final battle! It's a known-down, drag-out fight all the way to the nightmare four. The True Arena awaits! | ” | — Kirby: Triple Deluxe quote for The True Arena |
The True Arena is an Extra Game mode that has featured in every main series Kirby title since Kirby Super Star Ultra introduced it, except for Kirby Star Allies. It is similar to The Arena, but - like the name suggests - it is a more challenging version, featuring more/tougher Bosses to be fought in sequence, and less 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 host game.
Completing The True Arena is a requirement for 100% completion of the games it appears in. It is hidden from the menu at first, but then typically appears at some point after The Arena is cleared, with doing so being one of multiple unlocking criteria.
Game appearances
Kirby Super Star Ultra
The True Arena is the final game-mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of ten bosses previously encountered in the game. However, he only receives five tomatoes and no Maxim Tomatoes. Also, 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 fights all the bosses that did not appear in the original [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] here. This mode is unlocked when all other modes of the game are completed, including the Arena.
Bosses
Kirby encounters the following bosses in this stage:
List of Bosses in the True Arena | |
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name | note |
First Six (random order) | |
Whispy's Revenge | |
Lololo & Lalala's Revenge | |
Kracko's Revenge | |
Kracko Jr's Revenge | |
Kabula | |
True Mid-Boss All-Stars: | |
Final Four | |
Masked Dedede | Final boss of Revenge of the King. |
Wham Bam Jewel | Final boss of Helper to Hero. |
Galacta Knight | Final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra. |
Marx Soul | Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
It should be noted that all the bosses, minus Kabula and the mid-bosses, are stronger forms of bosses from the original game. Also, the final four are stronger forms of the final bosses of Spring Breeze, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes.
Template:KRtDL KAW
The True Arena in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] differs a bit from Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is again similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of fifteen bosses previously encountered in the Extra Mode of the game and is unlocked by clearing said Extra Mode. However, he receives only three Maxim Tomatoes, 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.
This True Arena also allows multiple players to join in the fight, and allows the player to play as a character other than Kirby.
Bosses
Kirby encounters the following bosses:
List of Bosses in the True Arena | |
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name | note |
First Ten (random order) | |
Mid-Bosses 1: Gigant Edge EX |
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Mid-Bosses 2: Kibble Blade EX |
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Sphere Doomer EX (4) | |
Whispy Woods EX | |
Mr. Dooter EX | |
Fatty Puffer EX | |
Goriath EX | |
Grand Doomer EX | |
Metal General EX | |
Landia EX | |
Final Five | |
Lor EX & Magolor | |
HR-D3 | Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode. |
Galacta Knight | Not encountered elsewhere in the game. |
Magolor EX | |
Magolor Soul | Final boss of the game. |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Dededetour!.
Bosses
List of Bosses in the True Arena | |
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name | note |
First Seven (random order) | |
Mid-Bosses 1: Grand Wheelie DX |
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Mid-Bosses 2: Mr. Frosty DX |
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Flowery Woods DX | |
Paintra DX | |
Kracko DX | |
Coily Rattler DX | |
Pyribbit DX | |
Nightmare Four | |
Queen Sectonia DX | |
Shadow Dedede | |
Dark Meta Knight's Revenge | Final boss of Dededetour!. |
Soul of Sectonia | Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Unlike in previous installments, all the bosses and mid-bosses are fought in a set order. Additionally, amiibo can be used to provide an ability and some recovery items if needed.
The following bosses are fought in The True Arena:
List of Bosses in the True Arena | |
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name | note |
Clanky Woods 2.0 | |
Holo Defense API 2.0 | |
Susie 2.0 | |
Mid-Boss All Stars:
Kibble Blade 2.0 |
Plays "Distant Traveler" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. |
Stock Mecha Knight | |
Dedede Clone 2.0 & Dedede Clones & D3 2.0 | |
C.O.G.S. & Core Kabula | |
Mid-Boss All Stars:
Security Force 2.0 |
Plays the main theme from Kirby Fighters Deluxe. |
President Haltmann 2.0 | |
Dark Matter Clone & Sectonia Clone | Fought back-to-back, unlike in Meta Knightmare Returns. |
Galacta Knight Returns | Final boss of Meta Knightmare Returns. |
Star Dream Soul OS | Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere. |
Trivia
- When counting Magolor EX and Magolor Soul as one, every single penultimate fight in the True Arenas is with a Knight: Galacta Knight in Kirby Super Star Ultra, [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]], and Kirby: Planet Robobot, and Dark Meta Knight in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. The same applies to The Ultimate Choice: on the Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter, and Soul Melter EX difficulties, Morpho Knight (EX) is the penultimate opponent.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 真格闘王への道 真 かちぬきボスバトル (Kirby: Planet Robobot) Shin kakutō-ō e no michi Shin Kachinuki Bosu Batoru (Kirby: Planet Robobot) |
The True Road to the Fighting King True Boss Battle Tournament (Kirby: Planet Robobot) |
German | Die NEUE Arena | The NEW Arena |
Italian | Arena finale | Final Arena |
See also
Kirby Super Star Ultra Menu | |
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