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[[File:KRtDLD Nutty Noon Stage 1 screenshot 01.png|thumb|250px|Merry Magoland being on the background of the first stage of [[Nutty Noon]], in Story Mode of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', is a good example of how the continuity within a title of the ''Kirby'' series can be pretty ambigious.]] | |||
Games of the ''Kirby'' series usually feature various modes, from [[Story Mode]], to [[sub-game]]s, to [[Extra Mode]]s, but these modes rarely interact with each other. As such, it's often unclear the order these events happen, or even they even are connected to each other, with some exceptions. In particular, some extra modes do directly acknowledge events of Story Mode, namely [[Heroes in Another Dimension]], [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]], the [[Colosseum]], and [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]], but even in those cases some connections can be unclear (for example, Magolor Epilogue's opening cutscene shows [[Magolor Soul]], giving the impression that it may be a sequel to ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''{{'}}s Extra Mode, not Story Mode, but it's never properly explained). In addition, [[Meta Knightmare Returns]] and [[The True Arena]] of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' have been confirmed to be "what-if scenarios", but those of other games that to not have any hints of being directly tied to a Story Mode are left ambiguous as whether they are or not.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108054450/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0e2W0rUBw Kirby: Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon - Round 2]</ref> Moreover, many of the elements that are revealed exclusively in these Extra Modes, such as with [[Special Page]]s, like [[Queen Sectonia]] being corrupted by the [[Dimension Mirror]], are referenced in subsequent installments. The developers often leave the lines blurry in those cases; in particular, for [[Merry Magoland]], it was directly mentioned in-game that it exists in another time and space, yet Kirby and friends are able to travel freely between it and the main story, demonstrating that the flow of time in the ''Kirby'' universe is fluid.<ref name="nindorimay"/> | Games of the ''Kirby'' series usually feature various modes, from [[Story Mode]], to [[sub-game]]s, to [[Extra Mode]]s, but these modes rarely interact with each other. As such, it's often unclear the order these events happen, or even they even are connected to each other, with some exceptions. In particular, some extra modes do directly acknowledge events of Story Mode, namely [[Heroes in Another Dimension]], [[Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams]], the [[Colosseum]], and [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]], but even in those cases some connections can be unclear (for example, Magolor Epilogue's opening cutscene shows [[Magolor Soul]], giving the impression that it may be a sequel to ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''{{'}}s Extra Mode, not Story Mode, but it's never properly explained). In addition, [[Meta Knightmare Returns]] and [[The True Arena]] of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' have been confirmed to be "what-if scenarios", but those of other games that to not have any hints of being directly tied to a Story Mode are left ambiguous as whether they are or not.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20171108054450/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0e2W0rUBw Kirby: Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon - Round 2]</ref> Moreover, many of the elements that are revealed exclusively in these Extra Modes, such as with [[Special Page]]s, like [[Queen Sectonia]] being corrupted by the [[Dimension Mirror]], are referenced in subsequent installments. The developers often leave the lines blurry in those cases; in particular, for [[Merry Magoland]], it was directly mentioned in-game that it exists in another time and space, yet Kirby and friends are able to travel freely between it and the main story, demonstrating that the flow of time in the ''Kirby'' universe is fluid.<ref name="nindorimay"/> | ||