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**As a final note, Void Termina's mask is similar in shape and style to [[zeldawiki:Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]]. Coincidentally, the events of ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' also take place in a land called [[zeldawiki:Termina|Termina]]. | **As a final note, Void Termina's mask is similar in shape and style to [[zeldawiki:Majora's Mask (Object)|Majora's Mask]]. Coincidentally, the events of ''The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask'' also take place in a land called [[zeldawiki:Termina|Termina]]. | ||
*Void Termina's voice effects are created by [[Yuta Ogasawara]], [[HAL Laboratory]]'s new composer as of the development of ''Star Allies''. | *Void Termina's voice effects are created by [[Yuta Ogasawara]], [[HAL Laboratory]]'s new composer as of the development of ''Star Allies''. | ||
*Phase 5's beam struggle is reminiscent of [[Flowered Queen Sectonia]]'s own beam struggle against [[Hypernova]] Kirby albeit this time Kirby actually retaliates with his own beam instead of eating the beam | |||
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Void Termina is the Final Boss of Kirby Star Allies. Known as the 'Destroyer of Worlds', he is a being made of pure chaos conjured from the Jamba Heart by Hyness in order to destroy the galaxy. Kirby & Friends have to battle Void Termina using the Star Allies Sparkler after Hyness sacrifices himself and his mage generals to revive the great beast. Void Termina is faced in the final level of the game - Kirby Star Allies - and defeating him completes the main Story Mode. Void Termina can also be fought in The Ultimate Choice, on the 'Infernal Crisis' and 'Soul Melter' difficulties.
Role in Kirby Star Allies
Throughout the majority of the story, Void Termina is locked away inside the Jamba Heart. Hyness attempts to summon Void Termina, but accidentally shatters the heart instead, sending pieces of it all over the galaxy. As the hearts rain down on various worlds, Hyness sends his generals to go and collect them, but run into resistance in the form of Kirby & Friends.
Ultimately, the generals manage to return most of the pieces, but the allies arrives at The Divine Terminus before the heart is fully restored and defeat Hyness and his generals in combat. As a last resort, Hyness sacrifices the generals and himself into the heart to complete it again, which causes Void Termina to awaken. From there, Kirby has to fight the great beast himself with the aid of Friends and the Star Allies Sparkler. After a grueling battle, Kirby finishes off Void Termina by destroying his body, and sending his allies in to strike at his soul.
Boss Battle
Void Termina's battle takes place in an unprecedented five phases. These phases alternate between outside and inside his body. While outside, Kirby & Friends fight him using the Star Allies Sparkler. When inside, they fight him on foot using their regular abilities. The last phase of the battle only takes place in Story Mode.
On 'Soul Melter' difficulty of The Ultimate Choice, Void Termina's attacks are different in pattern, becoming generally more difficult to dodge. He also has a slightly different colTemplate:Our scheme on all forms. Additionally, the fourth phase of the battle is replaced with Void Soul.
Phase 1
| “ | Rise! Oh, Dark Lord of Despair! Crush the stars! Lay waste to care! Rise and cover the land in sorrows! May your symphony of emptiness bring the end of all tomorrows! | ” | — Pause Menu info from Void Termina's battle during Phase 1 |
The first phase is referred to as the Demon God Form (魔神形態). Void Termina takes the form of a giant humanoid beast and attacks by punching and slamming the ground to create shockwaves, and can also conjure swords to strike the allies.
Unlike other bosses, Void Termina's Phase 1 and 3 don't have a standard stamina bar, but a bar divided into 5 parts with one eye on each. Five eyes appear in different spots on Void Termina's body, which are his weak points (responding to the eyes on his stamina bar). Firing anywhere else will do nothing. Every time one of his weak points is destroyed, his stamina bar will be depleted by 1 part.
| Void Termina's Attacks - Phase 1 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| 破殴拳 Punch of Destruction |
Void Termina punches the ground, creating flares that travel outward. |
| 破踏襲 Stomp of Destruction |
Void Termina stomps the ground, creating shockwaves which the allies must jump over to avoid. |
| 孤独のブリザ／メラーガ／バリッカ Lonely Blizzard/Sizzle/Zap |
Void Termina conjures two giant swords that resemble Galaxia. From there, he can apply either a fire, ice, or electric augment to them. Then, Void Termina slashes with his swords, which can create additional effects based on the element applied. These elemental effects can be negated by the respective weakness bullets from Star Allies Sparkler:
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| 破双斬 Cross Slash of Destruction |
Void Termina performs a cross slash with his dual swords, creating an giant X-shaped energy wave that flies outward. |
| Attack names are taken from Japanese guide book. | |
Phase 2
| “ | The shocking true form of Void Termina has been revealed! Born from the total absence of care and composed of dark energy, he has awakened from a state of mere existence to that of true sentience. He now desires only one thing…to CRUSH all opposition! | ” | — Pause Menu info from Void Termina's battle during Phase 2 |
The second phase is referred to as the First Core (第1コア). After defeating Void Termina's Demon God Form, the body falls over and the mask comes loose, revealing a gaping vortex which the allies enter. Inside, they find a fleshy ball with Hyness and the mage generals wrapped up around it.
In this phase, Kirby & Friends attack the core on foot, while avoiding the drops of blood-like liquid that fall from above. Once the core's stamina bar is depleted, Kirby & Friends then need to pull on the core's hinges to peel it apart. This causes them and the sacrificed devotees to be ejected from Void Termina's body, leading into Phase 3.
| Void Termina's Attacks - Phase 2 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| ヒトリゴト Speaking to Self |
Void Termina attacks with letters of grudge. These come in various sizes and home in onthe allies, but can be inhaled and spat back by Kirby. |
| アカイナミダ Red Tears |
Void Termina attacks with the drops of blood-like liquid. These sometimes leave Recoil Stars on impact. |
| Attack names are taken from Japanese guide book. | |
Phase 3
| “ | Rise! Oh, Dark Lord of Despair! Crush the stars! Lay waste to care! Upon your wing, dark judgment bring! May your symphony of tragedy cause the end of everything! | ” | — Pause Menu info from Void Termina's battle during Phase 3 |
The third phase is referred to as the Angel Form (天使形態). Kirby & Friends are picked up by the Star Allies Sparkler once they are back outside. Void Termina then transforms into a bird-like creature and resumes the attack.
This phase plays out very similarly to the first, but Void Termina's new form offers a heightened challenge for the allies, as he is much more mobile than before.
| Void Termina's Attacks - Phase 3 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| 堕天 Fallen Heaven |
Void Termina flies toward the allies at an angled pose, which may force them to avoid by jumping. When Void Termina has 5 (full) or 2 stamina bars left and the allies dodge this attack ar proper timing, they can enter the "Bullet Time" in which Void Termina is slowed down and Star Allies Sparkler can charge and fire shots much faster. |
| 愛の槍 Spear of Love |
Void Termina flies high into the air and starts raining spears down on the allies. The camera will change to an overhead view to help the allies dodge the attacks. |
| 虹の弓 Bow of Rainbow |
Void Termina conjures two bows floating beside him and shoots fire or ice arrows at the allies. The arrows can be destroyed by the respective weakness bullets from Star Allies Sparkler. |
| 憤怒の斧 Axe of Fury |
Void Termina conjures a giant axe and flies toward the allies while dragging it on the ground. Then, Void Termina slams his axe into the ground, creating shockwaves. |
| 巨悪と執念の冠 Crown of Evil and Obsession |
Void Termina conjures a giant crown that resembles the Master Crown, and fires many lasers from it. While the crown is out, a second set of lasers is fired which cross each-other. |
| Attack names listed are taken from Japanese guide book. | |
Phase 4
| “ | As the spring breeze blows, a young traveler appears. After greeting new friends and bidding farewell to old ones, his path has finally led him here. Let’s beat this guy already! After that, lunch and a nap! | ” | — Pause Menu info from Void Termina's battle during Phase 4 |
The fourth phase is referred to as the Final Core (最終コア). Once Void Termina's Angel Form is downed, Kirby & Friends enter his body once more. In place of the old fleshy core, Void Termina now battles Kirby & Friends exposed as a sphere of purple energy.
In this form, Void Termina's face appears to mimic Kirby's, but he changes shape constantly. He can also take a form that looks very similar to Dark Matter. All Kirby & Friends need to do at this point is attack Void Termina directly, but he can release waves of energy that will turn Kirby's Friends against him. Kirby will need to toss a Friend Heart at the affected Friends to bring them back.
Notably, Friend Hearts can also damage Void Termina in this phase if tossed directly at him.
| Void Termina's Attacks - Phase 4 | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| トモダチノワ Wheels of Friends |
Void Termina goes to the center and sends out 3 circular waves of purple-green energy. There are gaps on each wave for Kirby & Friends to avoid. Any Friend hit by the wave will be converted against Kirby and other Friends. This can be undone by tossing a Friend Heart at the affected Friend. |
| タノシイユメ Pleasant Dream |
Void Termina fires barrages of energy bullets in 5 directions, which cover a huge area of the stage. The bullets leave Recoil Stars on impact. |
| マンメンノエガオ Full Smile |
Void Termina bursts into laughter and pokes needles from his body to 8 directions (2 in each of up, down, left & right), each needle leaving a star. This resembles the Needle Form of Miracle Matter. |
| カケッコ Sprint |
Void Termina tries to ram Kirby & Friends by sprinting accross the stage in different directions, leaving stars on impact. This resembles the ball tackle of Drawcia Soul and other soul form bosses. |
| オオキナウタ Loud Song |
When Void Termina's stamina is low, he will transform into a Dark Matter-like form and fire huge electric lasers several times in a row, leavings stars on their paths. |
| イタダキマス Bon Appétit |
Void Termina summons 2 watery Dark Matter-like minions. Each minion opens a black hole in an attempt to inhale Kirby & Friends. If successfully sucked into the black hole, Kirby & Friends will take huge damage. The minions can be defeated in one hit by Blizzard and Zap augment attacks. Each minion leaves a star if it disappears naturally. |
| Attack names are taken from Japanese guide book. | |
- Main article: Void Soul
On 'Soul Melter' difficulty of The Ultimate Choice, this phase is replaced by Void Soul, the Soul form (i.e. EX version) of Void Termina's Final Core.
Phase 5
In this last phase, Void Termina's soul is ejected from his body as the latter disintegrates. Kirby & Friends board the Star Allies Sparkler one last time to deal the final blow.
As a last defense, Void Termina fires a powerful laser beam, but Kirby fires his own in response. From there, the unknown reader must mash various buttons or the control stick in diffferent sequences to allow Kirby to push the laser back at Void Termina. This done, Kirby will then summon all of his allies (including Dream Friends from game update DLC) and send them at Void Termina to finally destroy him.
Music
Void Termina's full battle theme (all four phases as a whole) is titled 組曲：星羅征く旅人[1] (Melody: The Star Conquering Traveler).
The full melody is composed by Hirokazu Ando and can be found as Track 114 in Star Allies Sound Room.
As of Star Allies Version 2.0.0，each phase's theme in Sound Room can be found as follows:
- Track 169: Phase 1 (Demon God Form)
- Track 171: Phase 2 (First Core)
- Track 173: Phase 3 (Angel Form)
- Track 175: Phase 4 (Final Core/Void Soul)
Phase 1 to 3
Phase 1 to 3 themes feature orchestral arrangements of the leitmotiv from Prayer song to God[2], the battle theme of Francisca and Flamberge.
The 'God' is likely Void Termina as his Japanese/Chinese Boss Caption is titled 破神 (God of Destruction). However, this song is titled Song of Supplication on the pause menu from Francisca's The Ultimate Choice battle in the English version.
Three verses of the song's lyrics are shown on the pause menu screens from Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne during their battles in The Ultimate Choice.
Lyrics of Prayer song to God/Song of Supplication
| “ |
-Song of Supplication- In spite of all, cold as ice! In spite of all, hard as stone! In spite of all, hear out plea! In spite of all, all alone! In spite of all, we reconcile! In spite of all, we pass the trial! In spite of all, hear us three! We beg of thee! We beg of thee! |
” | — Pause Menu info from Francisca's battle in The Ultimate Choice |
| “ |
In spite of all, we sing to you! Please hear our pleas and help us too! In spite of all, sadness rose! In spite of all, yearning grows! We call to you! We dream of you! In spite of all, this all is true! |
” | — Pause Menu info from Flamberge's battle in The Ultimate Choice |
| “ |
In spite of all, cold as ice! In spite of all, hard as stone! In spite of all, it would seem... in spite of all, we're but a dream. Hear our plea, you must! (You must!) Please return our hearts to us! |
” | — Pause Menu info from Zan Partizanne's battle in The Ultimate Choice |
Phase 4
Phase 4 theme features an electric guitar arrangement of Green Greens and the Void Termina leitmotiv.
For some reason in audio mixing, Phase 4 theme sounds muddy in Star Allies Version 1.0.0. It's remixed in Version 2.0.0 for a cleaner sound.
Trivia
- While other boss battles before this have experimented in pseudo-3D environments, Void Termina is the first boss to be fought (at least in the outer phases) in a full 3-D arena in the main series.
- It is strongly implied that Void Termina is a form of Dark Matter. His pieces are capable of possessing things, and his final form can take on the shape of Dark Matter from earlier games.
- There are a number of different runes and symbols on Void Termina's body. Among them include depictions of:
- Star Rod
- Sword
- Parasol
- Missile
- Meta Knight's mask
- Magolor-looking face
- Dark Nebula
- Qbby
- UFO (the enemy, or possibly referring to the UFO protagonist from HAL Laboratory's mobile game Part Time UFO)
- In Phase 3, Void Termina's wings have a similar look to those of 0², though much more substantial.
- Additionally, Void Termina's crown which he uses to fire lasers looks suspiciously like the Master Crown.
- In Phase 4, Void Termina's 'Full Smile' attack is a reference to Miracle Matter's needle attack.
- The outside phases of the battle with Void Termina are very similar to the battle with Dark Beast Ganon from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
- Additionally, Void Termina's human form looks very similar to Ganon from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.
- As a final note, Void Termina's mask is similar in shape and style to Majora's Mask. Coincidentally, the events of The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask also take place in a land called Termina.
- Void Termina's voice effects are created by Yuta Ogasawara, HAL Laboratory's new composer as of the development of Star Allies.
- Phase 5's beam struggle is reminiscent of Flowered Queen Sectonia's own beam struggle against Hypernova Kirby albeit this time Kirby actually retaliates with his own beam instead of eating the beam
Gallery
- Void Termina Splash.jpg
The splash card for Void Termina.
- Void Termina Core.jpg
Void Termina's innards, with the sacrificed devotees inside.
- Void Termina Soul.jpg
Void Termina's exposed soul.
- Void Termina Laughing Needle.jpg
Void Termina's 'Full Smile' attack.
- Void Termina EX.jpg
Void Termina's colTemplate:Our scheme when faced in 'Soul Melter' difficulty.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エンデ・ニル Ende Niru |
Ende Nil
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| Chinese | 终焉·虚无 (chs) 終焉·虛無 (cht) zhōng yān xū wú |
Ende Nil/Void Termina |
References
- ↑ Nintendo DREAM, June 2018 Issue, pg.24
- ↑ Kirby's official JP Twitter post on Febuary 15, 2018, when Francisca reveals her theme song title and demonstrates her own boss battle
