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Celebration Picture
Celebration Pictures are special images of artwork formed by collecting Picture Pieces in Kirby Star Allies. Each Celebration Picture consists of 80 pieces, some of which can only be filled in using the Rare Picture Pieces found in each regular stage of the Story Mode. Completing every Celebration Picture is not required for 100% completion of Kirby Star Allies, though finding every Rare Picture Piece is.
List of Pictures[edit]
As of Kirby Star Allies Version 4.0.0, there are 18 pictures in total, each one depicting a different game or set of games in the Kirby series. Each picture from the base game is drawn by a guest artist, while pictures added in the updates are drawn by HAL Laboratory employees. The artists are credited in the game, with their names showing when the image is viewed. When viewing a completed picture, a specific tune will also play matching the artwork's subject matter.
The following table lists each picture as well as other details pertaining:
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Image | Name | Artist | Game(s) Represented | Music | Version Added | Notes |
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The First Rival | Toshinao Aoki (青木俊直) |
Kirby's Dream Land | "Welcome to Dream Land" Title theme of Kirby's Dream Land |
Base game | The art style is reminiscent of the artwork from the manual for Kirby's Dream Land. It depicts a number of different enemies and bosses in the background around the wrestling ring. While most of the characters use their Kirby's Dream Land designs, Kabula uses her Kirby Super Star Ultra redesign. |
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A Dream Above the Clouds | kanahei (カナヘイ) |
Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Dream Land 3 |
"Grass Land (1)" from Kirby's Dream Land 3 |
Base game | All of the Animal Friends (except for Nago who is oddly missing) and Gooey are depicted here, along with Kracko, a cloudy version of Whispy Woods, and some Waddle Dees around the area. The Star Rod can be seen next to Rick despite not appearing in Kirby's Dream Land 2 or Kirby's Dream Land 3. |
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Super Ultra Battle! | lack | Kirby Super Star Kirby Super Star Ultra |
"Arena Showdown" from Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Base game | Depicts Fighter Kirby against the principal bosses from both games. |
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A Delicious Picnic | Kouichi Ooyama (大山功一) |
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | "Project K-64" Staff credits theme from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards |
Base game | Depicts a Picnic from the Kirby 64 Goal Game. Enemies in the background are Bouncy and Flora. Whispy Woods can be seen in the distance. |
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The Great Labyrinth Battle | Ashura Benimaru Itoh (伊藤あしゅら紅丸) |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad |
"Squeak Squad Appears!" from Kirby: Squeak Squad |
Base game | Elements from both games are packed into a single image, with Squeak Squad primarily occupying the left side, and Amazing Mirror occupying the right. |
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FIGHT FOR THE CROWN! | Ashura Benimaru Itoh (伊藤あしゅら紅丸) |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land | "Welcome Your New Overlord" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land |
Base game | The artwork is split into several panels depicting different events from the game. The title is a reference to the Master Crown. |
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A Miracle Sent to the Skies | Toshinao Aoki (青木俊直) |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe | "One of the Miracles" Ending and Secret ending theme from Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
Base game | The art depicts Kirby watching from the Dreamstalk as Taranza takes King Dedede away. The visage of Queen Sectonia can be seen in the sky above. |
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Robobot Memories | Yuji KAIDA (開田裕治) |
Kirby: Planet Robobot | "VS. Star Dream" from Kirby: Planet Robobot |
Base game | Depicts Kirby in the Robobot Armor, with Susie, President Haltmann, and Star Dream on the periphery. |
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Friends' Getaway | T.K. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby's Adventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land |
"Rainbow Resort": Kirby Star Allies remix
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3.0.0 | Depicts Kirby, Bandana Waddle Dee, King Dedede and Meta Knight taking a break at the Fountain of Dreams. A Coner can be seen behind Kirby's chair.
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Crazy Mischief in the Stars | R.F. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby Star Allies | "Gourmet Race": Kirby Star Allies remix
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2.0.0 | Depicts Kirby with the Dream Friends added along with this picture.
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Chasing Our Dreams | H.M. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards | "Planet Popstar" (from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards): Kirby Star Allies remix
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3.0.0 | Depicts Kirby (holding a Dream Rod), Adeleine, Ribbon, Waddle Dee, and King Dedede going through a tunnel made of paint. Plugg has been caught up in the paint tunnel, while 0² and three Dark Matter pieces can also be seen outside the tunnel. Other items in the tunnel also appeared in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, like the Ice-Spark Ability Star sticking out of the paint, the crystal[1], the Enemy Info Card, the Ice Cream Bar, the rice ball (as featured in the Japanese version of the game), and the Yellow Point Star.
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Shadowy Partners | S.O. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby Star Allies | The theme for Cushy Cloud - Stage 5 from Kirby: Squeak Squad) / "Deep Sea Area" (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror): Kirby Star Allies remix
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3.0.0 | Depicts Daroach and Dark Meta Knight back-to-back against a horde of Jambelievers, Jammerjabs and Two Faces from Jambastion.
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The Shape of a Heart | K.K. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land | "Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land: Kirby Star Allies remix
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4.0.0 | A stylized mural depicting Magolor along with his final boss form, the Lor Starcutter, Landia, and several Energy Spheres.
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Rockabilly And Blues | M.Y. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe | "Moonlight Capital" (from Kirby: Triple Deluxe): Kirby Star Allies remix
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4.0.0 | A collage depicting Taranza, Kirby, King Dedede, and Queen Sectonia amidst the Dreamstalk in moonlight. In the middle is the Dimension Mirror which bears an image of Sectonia before her transformation.
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Break Time Breakdown | S.K. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby: Planet Robobot | "Time for Dessert!" (from Kirby: Planet Robobot): Kirby Star Allies remix
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4.0.0 | Depicts Susie in a workshop performing maintenance on her Business Suit.
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Let Them Know We're Happy | T.F. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby Star Allies | "Song of Supplication" and "La Follia d'amore": New remix
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4.0.0 | Depicts the Three Mage-Sisters enjoying a tropical beach vacation while Kirby flies overhead on a Friend Star. Francisca is holding a Chumbrella, Flamberge is motioning toward a Coner on the beach, Zan Partizanne is wearing a straw hat, and Hyness's shadow can be seen in the foreground.
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Bad Boss Brothers | A.K. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby series | "Vs. Zero" (Zero's theme from Kirby's Dream Land 3): Kirby Star Allies remix
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4.0.0 | Depicts every final boss in the Kirby series surrounding Planet Popstar, with King Dedede looking glumly onward from the planet. Besides Dedede, this also includes Nightmare Wizard, Dark Matter Blade, Marx (true form), Zero, Gryll, 0², Dark Mind (initial form), Drawcia Sorceress, Dark Nebula, Yin-Yarn, Necrodeus, Magolor (initial boss form), Queen Sectonia (initial form), Dark Crafter, Star Dream (initial form), and Void Termina (initial form). The only distinct final boss missing is the final boss of Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, King D-Mind.
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A Farewell to Kirby | S.K. (HAL Laboratory, Inc.)
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Kirby series | さよならカービィ:未来行く星のひと[3] (A Farewell to Kirby: The One of the Stars Heads to the Future) Music box cover of the Kirby Star Allies main theme, Twinkle☆Stars
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4.0.0 | Depicts Kirby in the field shown in the intro cutscene of Green Greens from Kirby's Dream Land, with a traveler's sack hoisted over his arm, waving farewell with a tear in his eye. The Butterfly can be seen as well. The developers have mentioned in interviews that they consider Kirby Star Allies the "end of an era" for the Kirby series; the Designer's Note from Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book explicitly frames this image as calling back to the origins of the series at the very end of what is a total synthesis of Kirby, while emphasizing that Kirby continues to travel to new worlds.[4]
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Sketch art[edit]
Sketch art of the six Celebration Pictures added in Version 4.0.0 is a bonus for ordering Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack on the Japanese official website exclusively, which was released on February 14th, 2019.
The first two sketch art pieces essentially match the content of their corresponding final Celebration Picture. The next three feature small annotations and differences:
- The sketch of Break Time Breakdown includes some scribbled annotations about character design, and is missing the workbench with the ice cream sundae.
- The sketch of Let Them Know We're Happy has Francisca and Zan Partizanne swapped relative to their positions in the final picture, and Flamberge appears to be holding an inner tube instead of pointing to a Coner. A handwritten annotation (うみ) denotes the fact that the scene is supposed to be set by the sea.
- The sketch of Bad Boss Brothers places Necrodeus in a different position (next to Drawcia instead of to Magolor's left), and is missing Gryll and Yin-Yarn. King Dedede is also not present in the sketch.
However, the sketch art of "A Farewell to Kirby" depicts totally different content:
- The top left panel depicts Kirby approaching a Sparkling Star. The top note says 未来へ…!! ("To the future…!!") and the right note says キラキラ星 ("Sparkling Star").
- The top right panel depicts Kirby looking up at the viewer. The left note says キミと握手 ("Shaking hands with you") and the right note says 20cmなので ("Because (Kirby) is 20cm tall").
- The bottom panels depict Kirby dreaming with Void Termina's Final Core. A bubble of Kirby is shown above Void Termina. The note says やさしい夢をみて。 ("Have a peaceful dream.")
Errors[edit]
There are some peculiarities in the illustrations:
- In the illustration "Super Ultra Battle", Galacta Knight's body is depicted as violet instead of magenta, much like his official artwork in Kirby Super Star Ultra.
- In the illustration "FIGHT FOR THE CROWN", the bottom right segment slightly overlaps the center artwork, covering one point of the Warp Star.
- In the illustration "Bad Boss Brothers", Marx's hat is colored incorrectly. Previously, similar coloring mistakes also happened in some Milky Way Wishes cutscenes from the original Kirby Super Star. It is correctly depicted in the original sketch art, however.
Trivia[edit]
- Ashura Benimaru Itoh, the illustrator of "The Great Labyrinth Battle" and "FIGHT FOR THE CROWN!", has been credited in several Kirby games in the past, including Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Supervisor), Kirby Air Ride (Design Concept), Kirby: Canvas Curse (Special Thanks), Kirby Super Star Ultra (Design Advisor), Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Design Advisor), and Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Design Advisor).
- In almost all cases the Japanese and English titles both have near-identical meanings. There are two exceptions:
- The Japanese name for "The Great Labyrinth Battle" translates roughly to "Treasure Scramble Labyrinth". The difference is relatively minor since the "battle" in the English title is the same thing as the scramble for treasure in the Japanese title. Other languages also differ: for instance, the Korean and Chinese titles follow the Japanese original.
- The Japanese name for "Rockabilly and Blues" (mushi kera ga naku rokabirī in romaji) translates roughly to "Rockabilly as Sung by Bugs", with 虫ケラ (more often written as 虫けら or 虫螻) being a derisive term for bugs (in the colloquial sense of referring to small animals rather than in the strict entomological sense of 'true' bugs). Other languages differ: the English name, and most of the subsequent localizations, make a pun on "blues," which is both a musical genre and a general term for sadness. The Korean and Chinese titles, again, follow the Japanese original.
- The music track that plays when viewing "A Farewell to Kirby" is the only one that has a unique name on the Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack, and the only one that does not loop; instead, it slows down and eventually stops as a music box would.
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | メモリアルイラスト Memoriaru Irasuto |
Memorial Illustration |
Traditional Chinese | 紀念插畫 Jìniàn Chāhuà |
Memorial Illustration |
Simplified Chinese | 纪念插画 Jìniàn Chāhuà | |
European French | Tableau commémoratif | Commemorative picture |
Korean | 메모리얼 일러스트 Memolieol Illeoseuteu |
Memorial Illustration |
Spanish | Ilustración conmemorativa | Commemorative illustration |
Names of individual Celebration Pictures[edit]
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See also[edit]
References
- ↑ …アイススパークの当時の能力星やクリスタルなど、… (... the Ice Spark Ability Star from the time [of Kirby 64] and the crystal, for example ...) Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book (ambit), pg. 178
- ↑ Kanno features "Bad Boss Brothers" as their header on their ArtStation account.
- ↑ Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack
- ↑ 冒険の旅を終え、彼はまた新たな世界へ歩み出す…(中略)実は「彼って旅の若者なんですね」と言うスタッフも増えてきた昨今、改めて若者であり旅を続けている存在である、と言うことを忘れぬようにと、そんな願いも込めています。夕焼けのシーンであるのも、風呂敷一つで旅する姿なのも、集代成に原点から続く情景をどこかに取り入れたかったからです。 (At the end of an adventure, as Kirby steps out towards a new world [...] In fact, lately our staff are increasingly saying 'Kirby is a travelling youth, isn't that so?' so this drawing contains a wish to not forget to say again Kirby is a youth and a being that continues to travel. The sunset scene also, and the image of travelling with just a furoshiki [cloth wrapping packed with belongings] too, are there because of wanting to bring into this total synthesis [of the Kirby series] an emotional scene continuing from the origin.) Kirby Star Allies: The Original Art Book (ambit), pg. 185