The True Arena
“ | 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! | ” | — Triple Deluxe quote |
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The True Arena is an Extra Game mode that has featured in every main series Kirby title since Kirby Super Star Ultra introduced it. 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 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:
First Six (random order)
- Whispy's Revenge
- Lololo and Lalala's Revenge
- Kracko's Revenge
- Kracko Jr.'s Revenge
- Kabula
- True Mid-boss All-stars: Mr. Tick Tock, Grand Wheelie, Phan Phan and Fire Lion
Final Four
- Masked Dedede, the final boss of Revenge of the King
- Wham Bam Jewel, the final boss of Helper to Hero
- Galacta Knight, the final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra
- Marx Soul, the final boss
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.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land 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. However, he receives only three Maxim Tomatoes, being replaced with smaller tomatoes after use. Also, while the first ten bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last five are fought in a set order. This stage is unlocked when Extra Mode is completed.
This True Arena also allows multiple players to join in the fight, and allows the unknown reader to play as a character other than Kirby.
Bosses
Kirby encounters the following bosses:
First Ten (random order)
- Mid-bosses 1: Gigant Edge EX, King Doo EX and Bonkers EX
- Mid-bosses 2: Kibble Blade EX, Moundo EX, Water Galboros EX and Dubior EX
- 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
- Galacta Knight (not encountered elsewhere in the game)
- Magolor EX
- Magolor Soul
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing the Arena and DededeTour!.
Bosses
First Seven (random order)
- Mid-Boss All-Stars 1 DX
- Grand Wheelie DX
- Bonkers DX
- Hornhead DX
- Mid-Boss All-Stars 2 DX
- Mr. Frosty DX
- Flame Galboros DX
- Gigant Edge DX
- Blocky DX
- Flowery Woods DX
- Paintra DX
- Kracko DX
- Coily Rattler DX
- Pyribbit DX
Nightmare four (set order)
- Queen Sectonia DX
- Shadow Dedede
- Dark Meta Knight's Revenge
- Soul of Sectonia (not encountered elsewhere in the game)
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:
- Clanky Woods 2.0
- Holo Defense API 2.0
- Susie 2.0
- Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Kibble Blade, Blocky, King Doo, Dubior (all 2.0)
- Stock Mecha Knight
- Dedede Clone 2.0 & Dedede Clones & D3 2.0
- C.O.G.S. & Core Kabula
- Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Security Force, Miasmoros, Bonkers, Telepathos (all 2.0)
- President Haltmann 2.0
- Dark Matter Clone & Sectonia Clone
- Galacta Knight Returns
- ????
See also
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