Editing Void Soul

{{Infobox-Boss
|image=[[File:KSA Void Soul splash.jpg|350px]]
|caption='''Void Soul''' is introduced in ''Kirby Star Allies''.
|game1=''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' (2018)
|weakness=[[Make Friend|Friend Hearts]]
|relative=[[Void Termina]]<br>[[Void]]
|similar=[[Kirby]]<br>[[Chaos Elfilis]] (spherical form)<br>[[Dark Matter]]<br>[[Drawcia Soul]]<br>[[Soul of Sectonia]]<br>[[Star Dream Soul OS]]<br>[[Zero]]<br>[[0²]]
|theme music=[[File:Void Termina Phase 4 Sample.mp3]]
|theme title="[[Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler#"Fourth Movement: Hope of Birth"|Suite: The Star-Conquering Traveler - Fourth Movement: Hope of Birth]]"
|description=Clip of Void Soul's battle theme.
}}
{{quote|No telling if it's true, but according to the ancient scrolls, Void Termina may rise again in other forms depending on whether positive or negative energy is gathered. It seems this being of darkness will wander the galaxy until one day he is reborn into a new existence. When he returns, hopefully it will be as…a friend.|VS. Void Soul pause screen text}}
'''Void Soul''', titled '''Essence of Chaos''', is a secret [[boss]] who is faced only in [[The Ultimate Choice]], at the end of the 'Soul Melter' difficulty. He is a souped-up version of [[Void Termina]]'s Final Core, and used to be the true Final Boss of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' prior to version 4.0.0, which added his stronger form, [[Void]] to the game. Defeating Void Soul is required to complete The Ultimate Choice and attain [[100% completion]] of ''Kirby Star Allies''.

==Characteristics==
While he shares the same body plan with [[Void Termina|Void Termina's Core]], Void Soul is cyan in color. He has dark blue lines coursing through his body, their pattern similar to a contour system. Blue dark spots move about his body, often forming faces, including one similar to [[Kirby]], another like [[0²]], and another that resembles [[Dark Matter]]. His dark matter form gives him a blue pupil, unlike Dark Matter proper.

==Boss battle==
Void Soul is fought in a similar arena to his normal counterpart, and takes the place of Void Termina's fourth phase in his battle on 'Soul Melter' difficulty.

However, Void Soul's attack patterns are far more deadly and difficult to avoid, which compounds Kirby's reduced [[stamina|health]] in Soul Melter. He routinely uses attacks that can sweep or cover the entire stage, and can also cause the arena to flood with water. When he does so, Void Soul may also shock the water with huge electric lasers, dealing heavy damage to anyone submerged.

Similar to his normal counterpart, Void Soul can be damaged by directly tossing [[Make Friend|Friend Hearts]] at him. Void Soul has 1350 HP. His defense also constantly changes as he uses different attacks.

The following lists all of Void Soul's attacks. All attack names listed here were carried from the ones of the respective attacks from the [[Void Termina#Phase 4|fourth phase of Void Termina]], which in turn come from a Japanese ''Kirby Star Allies'' guide, while the name of the new attack not present in the original Void Termina fight is conjecturally named.

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!colspan=2|'''Void Soul's attacks''' &nbsp;
|-
!'''Attack'''
!'''Description'''
|-
|'''トモダチノワ'''<br>Circle of Friends{{DataTitle|1}}
|Instead of staying in the center only for his normal counterpart, Void Soul sends out 3 circular waves of blue-green energy in different locations. There are gaps on each wave for Kirby and his friends to avoid.<br>Any Friend hit by the wave will be converted against Kirby and other Friends. This can be undone by tossing a [[Make Friend|Friend Heart]] at the affected Friend or KO'ing them and then reviving them.
|-
|'''タノシイユメ'''<br>Pleasant Dream{{DataTitle|1}}
|Instead of firing in 5 directions for his normal counterpart, Void Soul fires barrages of energy bullets in 3 directions but with a faster firerate while rotating the firing angle. The bullets leave [[Dropped Star]]s on impact.<br>
|-
|'''[[Shooter Cutter]]'''{{title|nocat=y}}
|Void Soul gains this attack which originated from [[Marx]]. He fires four cutter boomerangs around himself for three rounds, which can be swallowed for the [[Cutter]] ability.<br>
|-
|'''マンメンノエガオ'''<br>Full Smile<br>(internally known as Laughing Needle{{DataTitle|1}})
|Instead of poking needles on his own for his normal counterpart, Void Soul splits into four. The clones burst into laughter and their bodies poke needles to 8 directions, each needle leaving a star.<br>This resembles the Needle Form of [[Miracle Matter]], although the needles are in the right spot (unlike in the original Final Core version) and their launch timing is perfect with each other. Sometimes, Void Soul uses two instances of the original version in a row, just like the original Final Core, however the water level rises before the needles come out and lowers after the attack finishes.
|-
|'''オオキナウタ'''<br>Loud Song<br>(internally known as Song Laser{{DataTitle|1}})
|Void Soul has two patterns of firing lasers, which cannot be [[guard]]ed:

In the first pattern, he floods the stage with purple water. Then, he transforms into the [[Dark Matter]]-like form and fires an electric laser downward twice, electrifying the water to hurt anyone underwater. This is similar to how [[Dark Mind]] fires lasers downward in his second phase.

In the second pattern, he fires lasers in the following order:
*3 lasers from one side of the stage, near the top.
*2 lasers from the other side of the stage, near the bottom (used to be 3 until version 4.0.0.).
*4 lasers from the background (up, left, right and down).
*4 lasers from the background (all in one row).
*8 lasers from the background (in two rows).
|-
|'''カケッコ'''<br>Sprint<br>(internally known as [[Bound Pound|Bound Pond]]{{DataTitle|1}})
|Instead of sprinting on his own for his normal counterpart, Void Soul splits into four to ram Kirby and friends, leaving two Dropped Stars on each side on impact.<br>This resembles the [[Bound Pound]] attack initially used by [[Drawcia Soul]] and other [[:category:Soul bosses|soul bosses]] like [[Soul of Sectonia]]. Just like with Full Smile, Void Soul's clones share their health with him.
|-
|'''イタダキマス'''<br>Bon Appétit<br>(internally known as Mini Core{{DataTitle|1}})
|Instead of summoning only two minions for his normal counterpart, Void Soul summons three watery Dark Matter-like minions.<br>Each minion opens a black hole in their mouth while attempting to inhale Kirby and friends by moving in a counterclockwise fashion unlike the original Final Core. If successful, Kirby and friends will be chewed on and take huge damage.<br>The minions can be defeated in one hit by [[Power Effect|Blizzard]] and [[Power Effect|Zap]] augment attacks, and will disappear naturally if not defeated (each leaving behind a [[Dropped Star]] that can be used as ammunition).
|-
!colspan=2|Japanese attack names are taken from Japanese guide books. Some English attack names are taken from internal game files.
|}

In Version 4.0.0, Void Soul attacks in the following order:
#Circle of Friends
#Pleasant Dream
#Shooter Cutter
#Full Smile
#Loud Song (w/ water)
#Sprint
#Bon Appétit
#Loud Song
#Shooter Cutter
#Sprint
#Full Smile (w/ water)

In versions prior to 4.0.0., Void Soul's attack order was different. Void Soul is the first boss in the main ''Kirby'' series whose attack order was changed due to a game update:
#Circle of Friends
#Pleasant Dream
#Shooter Cutter
#Loud Song (w/ water)
#Sprint
#Full Smile
#Bon Appétit
#Loud Song
#Shooter Cutter
#Sprint
#Full Smile (w/ water)

Defeating Void Soul causes him to flare up and explode in quite dramatic fashion.

==Trivia==
*The primary face which Void Soul displays is very similar to the face that [[0²]] displays at the beginning of its fight.
*Void Soul is the first boss in the main [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] which can flood the arena with [[Water (environment)|water]].
**His stronger form, [[Void]] can also flood the arena with water. Unlike Void Soul who floods almost the full stage for two specific attacks, Void only floods a small portion of the stage for his Sprint attack.
*If his health is reduced to 0 during his Sprint and Full Smile attacks, the Void Soul that suffered the finishing blow will become the real deal and explode, while the others vanish into thin air.
*A sphere resembling Void Soul appears in the background for the battle with [[Magolor Soul]] in [[The True Arena]] in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' in place of the dark blue sphere usually seen there elsewhere in the game and in the original Wii version.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KSA Guest Star Credits24.png|Credits image from [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]], hinting at Void Soul
KSA Void Soul fight 01.jpg|Battling Void Soul using [[The Three Mage-Sisters]].
KSA Void Soul fight 02.jpg|Performing Circle of Friends
KSA Void Soul fight 03.jpg|Flooding the stage in fluid
KSA Void Soul fight 04.jpg|Performing Sprint
KSA Void Soul fight 05.jpg|Performing Bon Appétit
KSA Void Soul fight 06.jpg|Performing Loud Song
KSA Void Soul fight 07.jpg|Performing Shooter Cutter
KSA Void Soul fight 08.jpg|Fight while fully submerged
KSA Void Soul defeat.jpg|Void Soul's defeat
Twitter commemorative - KSA 3rd anniversary.jpg|''Kirby Star Allies'' 3rd anniversary illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]], featuring Void Soul
KRtDLD True Magolor Soul battle screenshot 03.png|Battle with Magolor Soul in True Arena in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' with sphere resembling Void Soul in background
</gallery>

==Videos==
{{Youtube|Q3b_VMteCfQ|300|Battle with Void Termina and Void Soul in ''Kirby Star Allies'' (The Ultimate Choice - Soul Melter). <br><small>Battle with Void Soul begins at 7:22 in the video.</small>}}

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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja={{furi|魂沌|こんとん}} ソウル オブ ニル
|jaR=Konton Souru obu Niru
|jaM=Essence of Chaos, Soul of Nil<br><small>''Nil'' means 'zero/nothingness' in English.<br>魂沌 is a pun on 混沌 (chaos); the word is normally spelled with the characters for "mixed" and "uncertainty", but here, the word for "mixed" (混) is replaced with the word for "soul" (魂), which are both read as こん (''kon'').<br>The same pun is used in [[Chaos Elfilis]]'s Japanese title, 魂沌新種 (New Species of Chaos).</small>
|zhTrad=魂沌 虛無之靈魂
|zhTradR=hún dùn xū wú zhī líng hún
|zhSimp=魂沌 虚无之灵魂
|zhSimpR=hún dùn xū wú zhī líng hún
|zhM=Primordial Chaos, Soul of Nil<br><small>魂沌 (húndùn, soul chaos) is a pun on 混沌 (hùndùn, chaos), keeping the same wordplay as the Japanese and Korean versions.
*混沌 in Chinese mythology is a legendary faceless creature of chaos that existed before creation itself.</small>
|de=Essenz des Chaos, Void-Essenz
|deM=Essence of Chaos, Void-Essence
|nl=Void Soul
|nlM=-
|fr=Essence du chaos, Âme de Void
|frM=Essence of chaos, Soul of Void
|it=Essenza del caos, Anima di Void
|itM=Essence of Chaos, Soul of Void
|es=Esencia del Caos, Espíritu del Vacío
|esM=Essence of Chaos, Spirit of Void
|ko=혼돈의 영혼 소울 오브 닐
|koR=hondon-ui yeonghon soul obeu nil
|koM=Essence of Chaos, Soul of Nil<br><small>The Korean title starts and ends with 혼, the Hangul representation of two different [[wikipedia:Hanja|Hanja]]: 混 in 혼돈 (混沌) but 魂 in 영혼 (靈魂), in line with the wordplay of the Japanese and Chinese versions.</small>
}}

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