Mask
- This article is about the wearable costumes explicitly called "Masks". For costumes in a general context, see Costumes.
- This article is about wearable masks that can be worn by any playable character, and should not be confused with masks worn by certain characters as part of their design, including Meta Knight.
Masks (referred to as Dress-Up Masks in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe) are wearable items that are worn as a costume on the character's face, typically appearing as unlockable items in the games they appear in. They usually depict characters from throughout the Kirby series, and also come with voice clips associated with the character being depicted. These masks are purely aesthetic and do not affect gameplay in any way (barring some exceptions).
Game appearances[edit]
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe[edit]
| “ | We're giving masks to everyone who has played Kirby: Triple Deluxe, as a token of appreciation! Just press L or R on the level-selection screen to swap masks! | ” | — Notice prompt that appears if StreetPass data for Kirby: Triple Deluxe is detected in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe |
In Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, there are five unlockable masks the player can choose. They can be selected by pressing L or R while selecting any of the game's stages. While wearing any of the masks in a stage, on every fourth backbeat a voice clip associated with said mask plays.
The following are a list of masks and their corresponding unlock criteria in the game:
| Masks in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe | ||
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| Mask | Unlock criteria | Details |
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Requires StreetPass data for Kirby: Triple Deluxe. | Adds Kirby's voice clips on every fourth backbeat. |
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Requires StreetPass data for Kirby: Triple Deluxe. | Adds Waddle Dee's voice clips on every fourth backbeat. |
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Requires StreetPass data for Kirby: Triple Deluxe. | Adds Meta Knight's voice clips on every fourth backbeat. |
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Rewarded for completing all normal stages. | Adds King Dedede's voice clips on every fourth backbeat. |
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Rewarded for completing all secret stages. | Adds Taranza's voice clips on every fourth backbeat. |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe introduces Dress-Up Masks, which are almost identical in function to the masks in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. Dress-Up Masks depict several characters featured throughout the Kirby series, this time with the selection being much broader in scope. They can be changed by going to their respective menu from Souvenir Shop Waddle Dee or via the pause menu, and they can also be toggled on the fly by pressing the right stick button.
Some Dress-Up Masks also depict alternate versions of characters (usually unlocked by reaching certain completed mission thresholds in Merry Magoland). Additionally, some masks can replace the wearer's voice with the voice clips and sounds associated with the depicted character. Although the masks are mostly cosmetic, the Kine and Mine masks give their wearer the Enhanced Water Gun move from the Water copy ability.
Dress-Up Masks can be worn by any character in most of the game's modes, except for Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler. There are a total of 86 Dress-Up Masks in the game, and they are mainly unlocked via the Stamp Rally, though others have special unlock criteria.
The following are all of the Dress-Up Masks in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, along with info on each:
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Vocalizations when using Dress-Up Masks[edit]
As mentioned earlier, some Dress-Up Masks replace the wearer's voice with that of the voice clips corresponding to the depicted character. In the main game and in Merry Magoland, these masks usually override some vocalizations that characters (especially Kirby) make during the following situations:
| List of situations that can trigger a Dress-Up Mask voice clip | |
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| Situation | Notes |
| Main Mode: | |
| Entering a Goal Door | This applies to both regular stages and Challenge Stages. |
| Finishing a complete dance | Regardless of the dance's length, it is qualified in both Goal Game (unless if the player reaches a very low place) and after boss battles. |
| Doing a victory pose after completing a stage | This applies to the level hubs and Challenge Stages. |
| Collecting Energy Spheres and Part Spheres | |
| Talking with Magolor after restoring one of the ship parts of the Lor Starcutter | |
| Some moves of certain Copy Abilities and Super Abilities | These are listed in the following table below. |
| Using a Souvenir Item | |
| Performing an emote | This is also applicable to Merry Magoland. |
| Merry Magoland: | |
| Entering any of the sub-games | |
| Cheering at the start of some sub-games or while unlocking new Dress-Up Masks and filling out the Stamp Rally | |
| Getting a victory on a sub-game | This also applies to completing a Magoland Tour. |
| Performing an Overhead Shot in Booming Blasters | |
| Performing a Smash Attack in Smash Ride | The player has to successfully ram into another opponent when performing a Smash Attack. |
| Performing a Smash Hit in Bomb Rally | |
| Landing the final blow in Samurai Kirby 100 | Other opponents' masks may also play their corresponding voice clips as they are defeated by the player. |
| Punching through the ground in Crackity Hack | This is done regardless if the player has filled in the bars and aligned the reticle at the end or not. |
| Unleashing a shock wave in Checkerboard Chase | |
| Selecting a correct tome in Magolor's Tome Trackers | |
| Shooting either the King Dedede, Meta Knight, or Magolor targets in Kirby on the Draw | |
A character will still use their original voice clips if they take damage from any source or yell while being kicked out of a dimensional rift or being caught in certain boss attacks like Black Hole. Merry Magoland's entrance animation also still causes Kirby to use his default voice when he gazes at the park's features.
All Copy Abilities, with the exception of Crash, Mike and Sleep, have at least one move that causes any of the unique voices associated with said mask to play. The following is a list of Copy Abilities and their corresponding moves that trigger these voice clips:
| List of Copy Ability moves that can trigger a Dress-Up Mask voice clip | ||
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| Ability | Moves | Notes |
| Beam | Wave Beam | |
| Bomb | Bomb Drop | |
| Festival | Dance Solo, Festival Dance | This is the only limited-use ability to make use of a mask's voice clips in one or more moves in its moveset. |
| Fighter | Mega Force Blast, Giga Force Blast, Instant Mega Force Blast | This is the only ability with three moves that trigger a mask's voice clips. |
| Fire | Fireball Inferno | |
| Hammer | Hammer Flip, Hammer Throw | The voice clip will quickly fade out once Kirby's hammer disappears during a Hammer Throw. |
| Hi-Jump | Mega Hi-Jump | |
| Ice | Ice Ball | |
| Leaf | Leaf Scatter | |
| Needle | Needle Burst | |
| Ninja | Blossom Storm, Air Drop | |
| Parasol | Circus Throw | |
| Spark | Spark Wave | |
| Spear | Finishing Multispear Attack | |
| Stone | Mighty Uppercut | |
| Sword | Spin Slash, Twister Slash | |
| Tornado | Hyper Tornado | |
| Water | Rainbow Rain | |
| Wing | Shuttle Loop | |
| Whip | Whip Tornado | |
These conditions also apply to some of King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Bandana Waddle Dee's moves, which are based on pre-existing abilities. For Super Abilities, Kirby's shouts when obtaining and using these abilities are replaced with the mask's voice clips, excluding the vocalizations he performs when unleashing the final Ultra Sword attack on Magolor during his boss battle.
Trivia[edit]
- The Taranza mask in Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe is the first in-game appearance of Taranza's voice, which is provided by Hirokazu Ando. It should be noted that in his debut game, Taranza is not voiced at all, even in cutscenes.
- If getting a Game Over during The Arena or The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, the current Dress-Up Mask being worn at that time will also be carried to the "K.O'd in Round #" screen, at which it falls off the player character and drops on the floor.
Gallery[edit]
Screenshots[edit]
Magolor cheers on Kirby, who is posing as Marx Soul in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Manager Magolor and Kirby wearing the Manager Magolor mask in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kirby re-enacts a certain scene with the Interdimensional Magolor mask in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Official screenshots[edit]
Official screenshot from a Kirby JP Twitter game report for Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring the Animal Friend masks
Official screenshot from Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the Adeleine and Ribbon masks used to recreate Kirby's team from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (as well as Dedede wearing a mask of his own face)
Official screenshot from Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the masks of The Three Mage-Sisters and Hyness
Official screenshot from Kirby JP Twitter, featuring the Elfilin, Cone Mouth, and Forgo Dedede masks being used to recreate a battle scene from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Dress-Up Masks of Waddle Dee, Chef Kawasaki, Kine, and Elfilin being used during a game of Ninja Dojo
Other[edit]
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a King Dedede Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a Meta Knight Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a Daroach Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a Waddle Dee Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting an Elfilin Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a Marx Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting a Chef Kawasaki Dress-Up Mask
Nintendo Switch Online icon depicting an Adeleine Dress-Up Mask
Names in other languages[edit]
Mask (Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe)[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | おめん omen |
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Dress-Up Mask[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | なりきりおめん narikiri omen |
Roleplay Mask なりきり (narikiri) is a Japanese term that means "pretending to be a character" and can be considered roughly analogous to the English term "roleplay". |
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