Kirby Star Allies

Kirby Star Allies US box artJapanese box art Box art of Kirby Star Allies from various regions. Details Developer(s) HAL Laboratory Publisher(s) Nintendo Release date(s) March 16, 2018 (most regions) April 3, 2018 (digital version) April 26, 2018 November 29, 2018 March 28, 2019 January 16, 2020 Platform(s) Nintendo Switch Supported languages Japanese, American English, European French, Canadian French, Italian, German, Dutch, Latin American Spanish, Castilian Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean Rating(s) ESRB: PEGI: CERO: Game size 4 GB

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Turn enemies into allies with Friend Hearts! Combine your pals' powers to invoke mighty Friend Abilities as you fight to save the world! Play with up to four players by sharing Joy-Con.

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— Other Games section in Super Kirby Clash and Kirby Fighters 2, and Past Adventures section in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kirby's Dream Buffet and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kirby Star Allies is a main-series Kirby game for the Nintendo Switch released in 2018, making it the first main-series release on a home console since Kirby's Return to Dream Land in 2011. It is a side-scrolling platformer game with three-dimensional visuals that succeeds the Nintendo 3DS titles of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot in general style, though it takes on a set of features and attributes more reminiscent of titles like Kirby Super Star. Designed as a "culmination" title of the whole series, the game is largely designed around celebrating it, including several references to past titles in multiple forms, and was released as part of the series' 25th anniversary celebration. In place of a special power-up or vehicle specifically for Kirby, Kirby Star Allies features extensive multiplayer co-op, allowing Kirby to recruit allies from various on-stage enemies or summon special partners from the Dream Palaces. With the aid of these partners, Kirby can then perform combination moves, including some special transformations that can only be done with a full party of four.

Kirby Star Allies was initially announced at E3 2017, known then as Kirby for Nintendo Switch. It subsequently released on March 16, 2018 in nearly all regions, seeing later releases in Hong Kong (for the digital version only), South Korea, and a number of Southeast Asian regions. Unlike past mainline games in the series, Kirby Star Allies received three free updates over the course of the next several months; this was done to keep interest in the game, as well as to "keep long-time fans happy". The added content mostly came in the form of additional Dream Friends and an Extra Mode that involved them heavily, along with extra bosses and bug fixes. While Kirby Star Allies received mixed impressions from reviewers, it was a commercial success, and is the third best selling game in the series, with 4.38 million copies sold worldwide as of December 2022. Moreover it, alongside the following main-series game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, are considered a big, connected project that led HAL Laboratory to finally create a mainline 3D Kirby game.

Story

A botched ritual on a far away space station rains trouble across the universe and calls Kirby to adventure once more.

Far away, on a distant terminus in outer space, a strange robed figure approaches a giant black crystal heart encased in a glass ball and punctured by four magical spears. The wizard-like being then raises an incantation to remove the spears and shell surrounding the heart, which causes the heart to shatter, shooting pieces of it all over the galaxy. Many of these pieces fly all the way to Popstar, where they begin raining down on the normally peaceful planet. Meta Knight and King Dedede separately encounter the hearts as they land, and Dedede, in particular, becomes entranced by them. Meanwhile, Kirby is sleeping beside a hollow hillside, when a separate heart-shaped ray hits his head. This causes him to stir, only to discover that Dedede's Waddle Dees are running toward Castle Dedede with as much food as they can carry, leaving Kirby to presume that Dedede is stealing all the food from Dream Land again. Kirby rushes off toward the castle to put a stop to this. Along the way, Kirby discovers a strange new power within himself that allows him to charm enemies and make them into his friends. With the help of his new allies, Kirby battles his way through Whispy Woods, who drops one of the mysterious hearts upon defeat. Kirby then goes towards Dedede's castle and confronts the king, who, up to that point, was busy gorging himself on rotten fruit. Dedede immediately attacks, transforming into an overly muscular version of himself in the process. Despite this, Kirby manages to beat him, causing another one of the dark hearts to pop out of the King as he reverts to normal. The heart then flies away on its own, prompting Kirby to give chase.

Kirby and his allies run into Francisca, the first of The Three Mage-Sisters in the Jambastion.

Kirby runs all over Popstar in pursuit of the hearts, ultimately bumping into Meta Knight - who is also possessed - who forces a fight. After defeating the masked swordsman and freeing him of his possession, a giant alien fortress embeds itself into Popstar. Kirby and his allies board the hostile base, battling the gatekeepers Pon & Con and making their way to the top. Along the way, they encounter the Three Mage-Sisters; Francisca, Flamberge, and the head general Zan Partizanne. As Kirby fights them, they make it known that they are in pursuit of the hearts which fell onto Popstar, intent on using them to revive their dark god. When Kirby defeats them, Zan Partizanne initiates the fortress's self destruct sequence, in hopes that Kirby will be trapped in the rubble. Instead, Kirby and his allies escape and fly off into outer space. They visit several alien worlds in pursuit of the hearts. In the process, they are forced to fight the Mage-Sisters again, along with other formidable opponents. Eventually, Kirby and his allies make it to the home base of the Mage-Sisters, a space station called Jambandra. They eventually reach the terminus where the same wizard from the intro is attempting to repair the crystal heart by recombining the pieces. Zan Partizanne tries to stop Kirby from interfering but is defeated.

Kirby and his allies barge into The Divine Terminus at Jambandra to attempt to interrupt a sinister ritual.

Upon the defeat of his finest general, the wizard (whose name is revealed as Hyness) turns and faces Kirby himself. After kicking his own general out of the way, Hyness proceeds to deliver a crazed rant at Kirby, blaming his kind for the woes that fell upon him, and reasserting his desire to awaken his dark god. He battles Kirby, but shortly into the fight, his hood gets knocked off, revealing his true face. From there, he uses the inanimate bodies of the Three Mage-Sisters as projectiles to fight Kirby with, his mad power proving difficult to overcome. Kirby ultimately beats Hyness, but this only forces the cornered officiant to resort to drastic measures. He sacrifices the Mage-Sisters, and then himself by plunging all of them into the heart, mending it completely and causing it to awaken.

Kirby and his allies return home after vanquishing yet another threat to the universe.

The dark god forms into a terrible masked giant (named Void Termina), but Kirby uses a special power with his allies in the form of the Star Allies Sparkler to battle it with. The fight is long and hard, but in the process, Kirby and his allies make their way into Void Termina's body and free Hyness and the Mage-Sisters from its grasp. After sustaining massive damage, Void Termina assumes its true form, and the allies battle it one more time. Kirby finishes it off by engaging in a prolonged laser tug-o-war with the dark god, and finishes by summoning all of his allies to attack the beast at once, destroying it utterly. Kirby and his allies escape as Void Termina's death causes the world they were fighting on to shatter. Kirby is knocked out by the debris but wakes up in outer space along with the allies he had just fought with. Together, they ride a Warp Star back to Popstar, having vanquished yet another great evil from the universe.

Characters

Characters in Kirby Star Allies
Character	Role
Protagonists
Kirby	As usual, Kirby takes on the role of main protagonist and playable character in the Story Mode, in addition to other peripheral modes. He sets off on a journey after the Jamba Heart fragments rain down across the universe and disturb the peace to find their source and put a stop to the chaos. Along the way, Kirby utilizes a new power bestowed upon him that allows him to turn his enemies into allies.
King Dedede	When the Jamba Hearts rain down onto Popstar, King Dedede is among the first affected by their dark magic, which causes him to once again steal as much food from Dream Land as possible to gorge on it himself. Kirby and his allies have to barge into Castle Dedede and defeat the gluttonous king, who uses the power of the dark heart to turn beefy during his fight. Once defeated, King Dedede is freed from the heart's influence and joins Kirby on his quest.
Meta Knight	Along with King Dedede, Meta Knight is affected by the falling hearts, giving in to his older tendencies as Kirby's opponent rather than his ally. He meets Kirby's team at the Sacred Square on Popstar and challenges them to a duel, using the power of the dark heart to split into as few as two to as many as four copies of himself during the battle. Like Dedede, Meta Knight is freed from the heart's influence and joins Kirby after his defeat.
Kirby's allies and Dream Friends	In this title, Kirby gains the ability to turn what would normally be his enemies into his most stalwart allies using Friend Hearts. He can also call upon help from more prominent characters from his earlier adventures by visiting Dream Palaces. In addition to their role in the story mode, each of these additional characters gets their own chance to be the main star in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!
Villains
The Three Mage-Sisters	These three generals of magic hail from Jambandra and scour the universe in search of the lost fragments of the Jamba Heart. They are devoutly loyal to Hyness and frequently clash with Kirby and his team after arriving with one of their Jambastions at Popstar.
Hyness	A mad wizard who was banished along with the Jamba Heart to Jambandra, and who plotted a scheme to free the great evil sealed within the heart. His incantation broke the seal on the heart, but it also unintentionally caused the heart to shatter into fragments and scatter across the universe. As Kirby and his team make their way to The Divine Terminus, Hyness is unable to completely restore the heart, so after being bested by the Star Allies, he sacrifices himself and The Three Mage-Sisters to complete the heart and unleash Void Termina onto the universe.
Void Termina	A primordial entity of chaos and destruction with similarities to Dark Matter that was sealed away long ago by the ancients. Hyness and his subordinates revere Void Termina as their god and sacrifice themselves to bring him back. Kirby and his allies must then use the Star Allies Sparkler to fight and deal the final blow in order to defeat him in a great and lengthy struggle.

Gameplay

Kirby Star Allies is centered around the mechanic of recruiting certain enemies from stages to become Kirby's friends, who then help him overcome obstacles.

Kirby Star Allies is an action platformer, styled after previous games in the main series, greatly resembling Kirby's Return to Dream Land in its art style, but in HD. The central premise of the game revolves around Kirby's ability to toss hearts at enemies to befriend them and turn into allies in the vein of the Helpers from Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Collecting certain friends will allow Kirby to solve various puzzles, and perform combo attacks called Friend Abilities. These attacks include combining Copy Abilities, as well as performing special moves with friends. Once Friends are acquired, they can either be controlled by the CPU or controlled by additional players. In the stages, Kirby and his friends can collect Picture Pieces, which serve as optional collectible items that are used to complete Celebration Pictures.

The main Story Mode has Kirby and his friends traversing four main areas (with a fifth being a final boss level) and visiting stages in each area, unlocking them by clearing them in succession. Optional extra stages can also be unlocked by finding and pressing Big Switches in certain stages. Some of these switches also unlock the Dream Palaces at each level, where Kirby can recruit the special Dream Friends if he so wishes.

Control

There are two control types to choose from in the Control Options. Type A is the default one, and Type B resembles the control in Kirby Super Star.

If using a single Joy-Con controller, it must be held horizontally: the Control Stick moves the player character, the four directional buttons (→/↓/↑/←) become A/B/X/Y respectively, and SL and SR function as L/R/ZL/ZR (L/R does nothing if using a single Joy-Con).

General controls (facing right)
Control	Type A	Type B	Notes
Move	L-Stick or directional buttons	L-Stick or directional buttons
Dash	Quickly tilt L-Stick, or quickly → →, or press and hold L-Stick then →	Quickly tilt L-Stick, or quickly → →, or press and hold L-Stick then →
Attack	B	Y
Jump	A	B
Quick Fall	↓↓ in midair	↓↓ in midair
Crouch	↓	↓
Slide	↓ + A	↓ + B
Throw Friend Heart	X	X	If used by 2P-4P, they will be replaced by the befriended character.
Revive	Press and hold X near fallen teammate	Press and hold X near fallen teammate	In a multiplayer run, if 1P is KO'd, other players must revive 1P before the given time runs out.
Unfriend / Drop Ability	Press and hold Y, or press -	Press and hold A, or press -	If using a single Joy-Con, ZL/ZR functions as "press -".
Call upon Friend Abilities	↑	↑
Guard	L/R/ZL/ZR	L/R/ZL/ZR
Dodge	L/R/ZL/ZR + any direction	L/R/ZL/ZR + any direction
Air Dodge	L/R/ZL/ZR in midair	L/R/ZL/ZR in midair
Ride Piggyback	Jump on top of friend + ↓	Jump on top of friend + ↓
Control Piggyback	Piggyback on CPU	Piggyback on CPU
Dismount	During piggyback, press and hold ↑/Y	During piggyback, press and hold ↑/A	Requires more time to dismount with ↑.
Team Attack	During piggyback, press and hold L/R/ZL/ZR then release at the same time with friends	During piggyback, press and hold L/R/ZL/ZR then release at the same time with friends	Multiplayer only. Does not work with CPU.
Select a Friend to Part With	L/R/ZR + Y	L/R/ZR + A	The game pauses during this. For some reason, ZL does not work with this.
Pause	+	+	If using the left Joy-Con, - also functions as Pause.

Modes

The main menu for Kirby Star Allies after selecting a file, with everything unlocked.

• Story Mode - The main game, where the player plays as Kirby.
• Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! - An Extra Mode unlocked after Story Mode is completed, which consists of a time attack run through the Story Mode levels as a Friend or Dream Friend other than Kirby himself. However, this mode could have been played with Kirby using a glitch prior to Ver. 3.0.0.
• The Ultimate Choice - A Boss Endurance mode, unlocked after Story Mode is completed, similar to The Arena with nine difficulty levels and a scoring mechanic.
• Heroes in Another Dimension - A challenge mode added in Ver. 4.0.0 unlocked after Story Mode is completed. Kirby and his allies set off for a new adventure in Another Dimension to collect as many Friend Hearts as they can.
• Chop Champs - A minigame where Kirbys compete to log down trees as quickly as possible while avoiding caterpillars and Gordos at the same time.
• Star Slam Heroes - A minigame where Kirbys have to hit an asteroid with a baseball bat as far as they can.
• Theater - Where the player can watch the movies from the cutscenes. Unlocked after starting Story Mode for the first time.
• Jukebox - Where the player can listen to the game music. Unlocked after Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! is completed.

Levels & Stages

Kirby Star Allies features a total of 40 stages in the Story Mode, not counting the Ability Planet or the final boss level. Additionally, the Heroes in Another Dimension mode contains another 5 stages of extended length.

Levels in Story Mode
Level Nr.	Level	Stages	Boss(es)	Notes
Level 1	World of Peace - Dream Land	Green Gardens Donut Dome Honey Hill Fruity Forest Clash at Castle Dedede Extra Eclair (extra)	Whispy Woods King Dedede	A false credits sequence plays after this level is completed for the first time.
Level 2	World of Miracles - Planet Popstar	Friendly Field Reef Resort Echo's Edge Nature's Navel Sacred Square Inside Islands (extra) Duplex Dream (extra)	Meta Knight	The first letter of each stage name (excluding the Dream Palace), when visited in clockwise order on the map, spell out the word 'FRIENDS'.
Level 3	Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion	Gatehouse Road Eastern Wall Longview Corridor Western Outer Wall Inner Sanctum Heavenly Hall Sector A (extra) Sector B (extra) Sector C (extra)	Pon & Con Francisca Flamberge Zan Partizanne
Level 4	Far-Flung Starlight Heroes	Planet Earthfall Falluna Moon Planet Misteen Mareen Moon Planet Caverna Grott Moon Planet Frostak Blizzno Moon Planet Towara Gabbel Moon Star Lavadom Sizzlai Moon Jambandra Base The Divine Terminus Extra Planet α (extra) Extra Planet β (extra) Extra Planet γ (extra) Extra Planet δ (extra) Ability Planet (extra)	Whispy Woods (reprise) Yggy Woods Goldon & Silvox Grand Mam Francisca (reprise) Kracko Twin Kracko Flamberge (reprise) Zan Partizanne (reprise) Hyness	The six initial planets can be played in any order. The Ability Planet and Extra Planet δ are unlocked after the story mode is completed.
Level 5	Kirby Star Allies	N/A	Void Termina	Accessed by completing The Divine Terminus stage in Level 4.
Each level (except Level 5) also has an unlockable Dream Palace.

Levels in Heroes in Another Dimension
Dimension	Bosses	Hearts
Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension I	Parallel Woods	30
Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension II	Parallel Twin Kracko and Parallel Big Kracko	30
Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III	Parallel Meta Knight	30
Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension IV	Parallel Dedede	30
Heroes in Another Dimension - Final Dimension	Corrupt Hyness and The Three Mage-Sisters	0 (the result of all Hearts that the player has collected)
Total Hearts: 120

Copy Abilities

Kirby Star Allies features four new Copy Abilities and 24 returning ones, making 28 total (the most of any single Kirby game). Almost every ability has a Friend associated with it, and can also be used to a greater or lesser degree with Friend Abilities, including providing and/or receiving Power Effect properties that can alter the behavior of moves significantly. The following table focuses specifically on the abilities as used by Kirby:

Copy Abilities in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Icon	Provider(s)	Power Effect(s)/Friend Abilities	Description	Notes
New Abilities
Artist		Vividria	Still Life, Rock Painter	Kirby gains a big paintbrush, which he can use to swipe at enemies and paint magical paintings to attack foes with, in addition to other artsy attacks.	Acts as both an unlimited use ability, and can be exhausted by using the 'Painbrush' move (similar to Paint).
Festival		Don Puffle, Yggy Woods' golden cherries.	Festival Dance	Kirby and any of his allies will initiate a dance which defeats all enemies on screen and replaces them with Point Stars or Food items.	Limited-use ability, similar to Crash. Has no Friend associated with it.
Spider		Como	Friend Bounce	Kirby gains the ability to sling webs, encasing enemies in silk sacs that can be kicked away.	Webbed enemies act similar to enemies frozen by Ice.
Staff		Jammerjab	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains an extendable staff that can strike through walls and be used as a pogo stick. Can be used underwater.	Acts as somewhat of a Spear replacement, as that ability isn't available to Kirby in this game.
Returning Abilities
Beam		Waddle Doo, orange Drop Stars	Zap Splasher, provides Zap	Kirby can fire magical projectiles such as a beam whip and spherical beam blasts.
Beetle		Beetley	Friend Throw	Kirby gains a beetle's horn and wings which can be used to strike and grab foes.
Bomb		Poppy Bros. Jr., black Drop Stars	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains the ability to prep and toss bombs at opponents.
Cleaning		Broom Hatter	Friend Super-Vac, Curling, Rising Sizzler, can provide Splash and Bluster	Kirby gains a broomstick and other cleaning implements which can sweep away enemies and leaf piles and douse flames.	First appearance since Kirby's Dream Land 3; has been heavily reworked since that appearance. Given a hat. Most moves involve the animal friends from that game.
Cook		Chef Kawasaki	Cook Potluck & Supper Party	Kirby can conjure a cooking pot and boil his enemies to turn them into Food items.	Limited-use ability, except when used by Chef Kawasaki.
Crash		Bomber	Crash Rush	Kirby can cause a massive explosion that defeats all foes on-screen.	Limited-use ability. Has no Friend associated with it.
Cutter		Sir Kibble	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby can toss bladed boomerangs which return to him. They can be steered slightly.
ESP		NESP, purple Drop Stars	Geokinesis, Zap Splasher, can provide Zap	Kirby gains the ability to teleport and direct energy blasts with his mind.
Fighter		Knuckle Joe	Friend Throw	Kirby gains access to a large array of martial-arts-based moves and can throw energy blasts from his hands.
Fire		Burning Leo, Guard (Sizzle), red Drop Stars, Whispy Woods' (and related) fire apples	Rising Sizzler, can provide Sizzle	Kirby can breathe fire and transform into a fireball.
Hammer		Bonkers	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains a powerful mallet that can pulverize foes and pound Stakes. Can be used underwater.	Hammer Flip's function has been changed.
Ice		Chilly, Mr. Frosty, Guard (Blizzard), blue Drop Stars	Icicle Lance, Curling, can provide Blizzard	Kirby can freeze enemies with his icy breath or conjure a freezing aura. He can encase himself in ice for protection.
Mike		Walky	Fatal Chorus	Kirby can shout up to three times at enemies to defeat them using deafening sound waves.	Limited-use ability. Has no Friend associated with it.
Ninja		Bio Spark	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains access to a large array of ninja-based weapons and techniques.
Parasol		Parasol Waddle Dee	Chumbrella, Curling, can provide Splash	Kirby gains a parasol which can be used to attack, defend, or gently glide downward. Can be used underwater.	Chumbrella can also be used for puzzle solving, being large enough to dissipate streams of water.
Plasma		Plugg, green Drop Stars	Zap Splasher, Thundersplash, can provide Zap	Kirby gains the ability to generate and fire various electric waves and projectiles.	Reworked and given a Spark barrier.
Sleep		Noddy	Friend Wake-Up Call	Kirby falls asleep for a brief moment and cannot do anything unless attacked.	Limited-duration ability. Has no Friend associated with it.
Stone		Rocky, brown Drop Stars	Curling, Geokinesis, Rock Painter	Kirby can transform into a stone and slide down slopes, or strike with a huge stone fist.
Suplex		Bugzzy	Friend Throw	Kirby can grab opponents and toss them or slam them into the ground.	First appearance in 3-D. Hat appearance has changed somewhat.
Sword		Blade Knight	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains a sword and a large number of powerful sword techniques. Can be used underwater.
Water		Driblee, Floaty the Cell Core, indigo Drop Stars	Curling, Zap Splasher, Thundersplash, Icicle Lance, can provide Splash	Kirby can ride waves of water and shoot water to defeat opponents and douse flames. Enhances his Water Gun.
Whip		Wester	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains a whip that can be used to strike enemies and grab items through walls.
Wing		Birdon, cyan Drop Stars	Rising Sizzler, Curling, can provide Bluster	Kirby gains a pair of wings and can attack using divebombs and feathers.
Yo-Yo		Gim	Can receive a Power Effect	Kirby gains a yo-yo which can be used to attack with several different tricks. It can also strike through walls.	First appearance in 3-D. Hat appearance has changed slightly.

Friend Abilities

In addition to standard Copy Abilities, Kirby and his Friends can combine their powers together to create distinct moves and abilities. This can be done in a number of different ways, as illustrated in the sections below.

There are several types of Friend Abilities on offer. They fall into one of the three following categories:

Power Effects

Burning Leo giving Kirby the Sizzle Sword Power Effect

Main article: Power Effect

Elemental enhancements can be applied to neutral-type Copy Abilities (typically those that resemble weapons). To do this, the weapon holder must raise their weapon, then the element wielder must use an elemental attack on the former ally to imbue it. There are five power effects in total, as follows:

• Blizzard - provided by ice-based attacks
• Bluster - provided by wind-based attacks
• Sizzle - provided by fire-based attacks
• Splash - provided by water-based attacks
• Zap - provided by electric-based attacks

In addition, weapons which have already been enchanted can be used in turn to enchant other weapons. Certain special attacks (like Gooey's tongue attacks) can also be used to add elemental effects.

Friend Combo Attacks

In addition to the above, there are special one-time moves which the Star Allies can perform by combining specific abilities together, or by simply having the allies involved. These abilities are as follows:

Combo Friend Abilities in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Components	Description	Notes
Al Fresco	Adeleine & Ribbon	Uses a painting canvas to produce food and Point Stars.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used. Based on the Bonus Game from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Chumbrella	Parasol or Parasol Waddle Dee	Expands the Parasol to cover a wide area above the user, which others can take shelter under.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used.
Cook Potluck	Cook or Chef Kawasaki + Any ally	While using the Cook Pot move, allies can hop into the pot to produce an additional piece of food per ally when finished.
Crash Rush	Crash + Any ally	While using Crash, any allies present will become involved, being thrown around after the explosion to deal additional damage as projectiles.
Curling	Stone, Rocky, Rick, or Gooey + Any ally move involving Blizzard, Bluster, or Splash	Applying Blizzard, Bluster, or Splash attacks to the appropriate ally will cause them to turn into a curling stone and fly forward, dealing large damage to anything it hits and pounding in sideways stakes. The element used will add various properties to the curling stone.	These moves are the only ones which do not follow standard Power Effect naming conventions for "Blizzard" (Ice) and "Bluster" (Clean), likely in reference to the real life term "ice curling". Based on the Stone-Ice Power Combo from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Fatal Chorus	Mike + Any ally	While using the final shout of Mike, any allies present will become involved, increasing the damage the move does per ally.
Festival Dance	Festival + Any ally	While using the Festival ability, any allies present will become involved, increasing the damage the move does per ally.
Friend Bounce	Spider, Como, or Taranza	Creates a heart-shaped trampoline of web that can be used to leap high and deal damage to foes above, and pass through hazards unharmed.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used.
Friend Super-Vac	Cleaning or Broom Hatter + Any ally	Allies get sucked into a vacuum cleaner, then get launched as projectiles to deal damage to foes and bust stone and metal blocks.
Friend Throw	Beetle, Beetley, Bugzzy, Fighter, Gooey, Knuckle Joe, or Suplex + Any ally	Allies are grabbed, then get thrown as projectiles to deal damage to foes and bust stone and metal blocks.
Geokinesis	ESP or NESP + Stone, Rocky, Rick, or Gooey	An ally in Stone form can be picked up using psychokinesis, then levitated at will before being dropped on enemies or obstacles. This can be used to break stone and metal blocks or pound Electric Stakes.
Icicle Lance	Water or Driblee + Any Blizzard-based attack	Channeling any Blizzard-based attack through a Water-powered ally creates a stream of icicle projectiles that can quickly defeat enemies or clear away burning hazards.
Magoloran Launch	Magolor + Any ally	Magolor summons a small version of the Lor Starcutter which allies jump into, then the ship gets thrown forward to defeat enemies and clear away heavy blocks. The damage done and size of the ship increases per ally.
Rising Sizzler	Fire or Burning Leo + Any Bluster-based attack	Channeling any Bluster-based attack through a Fire-powered ally creates a stream of fireballs that rise upward as they fly, damaging enemies they come into contact with.
Rock Painter	Artist, Adeleine & Ribbon or Vividria + Stone, Rocky, Rick, or Gooey	Using the paintbrush on an ally in Stone Form transforms that ally into a giant painted stone form that deals more damage.
Still Life	Artist or Vividria	Uses a painting canvas to produce food.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used. Based on Ice-Spark from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Supper Party	Cook or Chef Kawasaki + Any ally	While using the Souper Supper move, allies can hop into the pot to produce an additional piece of food per ally when finished, and will be launched out of the pot to deal damage to foes as a projectile.
Thundersplash	Plasma or Plugg + Any Splash-based attack	Channeling any Splash-based attack through a Plasma-powered ally creates a stream of electrified globs of water that damage enemies they come into contact with and channel electricity.
Zap Splasher	Water or Driblee + Any Zap-based attack	Channeling any Zap-based attack through a Water-powered ally creates a stream of thunderbolts that damage enemies they come into contact with and leave water splashes on impact.

Friend Actions

Finally, there are five special formations which can only be used by finding a Friend Platform at various points in stages. These require four allies of any type to activate, and are as follows:

Friend Actions in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Description	Notes
Friend Bridge	Form a bridge to span chasms and guide Key Dees to the other side.	This ability is the only one that is not used to attack enemies.
Friend Circle	Form a circle to roll down slopes and crash through obstacles.
Friend Star	Ride a special form of Warp Star that allows its riders to shoot powerful elemental projectiles.
Friend Train	Form a train to ride quickly through obstacles and up walls and ceilings.
Star Allies Sparkler	More powerful variant of the Friend Star that is used to battle Void Termina.

Enemies

Neutral enemies in Kirby Star Allies
Name	Image	New enemy?	Description	Notes
Anger Masker			A large axe-throwing fiend whose armor can be destroyed using Bluster-type moves or slicing weapons.
Big Kabu			A crenelated clay idol that serves as a larger variant of Kabu.
Blado			An invincible bladed creature that falls to the ground, then rolls away quickly.	Appears only during battles against Yggy Woods and Parallel Woods.
Blipper			A round fish that wears goggles and homes in on Kirby when it can.
Bouncy			A spring-bound creature that bounces across the landscape.
Bronto Burt			A pesky flying creature that moves in wavy patterns.
Cappy			A mushroom-cap wearing creature who loses its cap when Kirby tries to inhale it.
Caterpillar			A striped caterpillar that Kirby really does not like.	Appears only in Chop Champs.
Chip			A fuzzy fox-tailed creature that hops around the area.
Coner			A green-shelled crab-like creature that retreats into its shell when falling or sinking.
Electro Saw			An electric buzz saw that spins across guide lines and can only be destroyed by Splash-based attacks.
Gabon			A skull-wearing creature that throws bones at Kirby, but will run if its skull is destroyed.
Glunk			A goofy-looking anemone that clings to surfaces and shoots short-range projectiles.
Gordo			A floating spike ball that cannot be defeated.
Grizzo			A large teddy bear that will try to charge its enemies.
Jambeliever			A loyal adherent of Jambandra that is little better than a Waddle Dee.
Kabu			A clay idol that spins quickly across the ground.
Key Dee			A fuzzy Waddle Dee-like monkey that carries a Key.
Mamatee			A manta ray-like creature that serves as a larger analogue to Blipper.
Meteor			A falling magmatic rock that breaks floors it crashes into. Can only be destroyed using Blizzard, Bluster, or Splash shots from the Friend Star.
Nruff			A quilled pig-like creature that charges at its enemies and leaps over gaps.	May be ridden by Waddle Dees.
Propeller			A blue blob kept aloft by a propeller that will turn hostile and explode on its enemies when approached.
Puppet Waddle Dee			A large papier-mâché Waddle Dee puppet piloted by three Waddle Dees inside, which can be destroyed quickly using Sizzle-type moves or swallowed whole by Kirby.
Scarfy			A deceptively cute creature that turns into a raging demon when Kirby tries to inhale it or it is attacked.
Shotzo			An invincible piece of field artillery that fires slow-moving shots.
Squishy			A squid-like creature that can move freely on land and in water.
Two Face			A possessed mask that can only be attacked when it is angry.	This marks the return of Two Face as a common enemy, who had not been seen since Kirby's Dream Land.
Waddle Dee			Ubiquitous and cuddly creatures which usually mill about slowly, but can be found in a variety of situations.

Copy Ability-providing enemies in Kirby Star Allies
Name	Image	New enemy?	Ability	Description	Notes
Beetley			Beetle	A round creature that patrols areas and strikes with his horn.
Bio Spark			Ninja	A round and ready ninja ball that strikes using his sword and throwing knives.
Birdon			Wing	A bird wearing aviator's gear that flies gently through the air and attacks using feathers.
Blade Knight			Sword	A compact knight in green armor that attacks using measured sword swipes.
Bomber			Crash	A walking bomb that creates a huge explosion after dropping off ledges.
Broom Hatter			Cleaning	A faceless broom-wielding creature who wears a witch's hat.
Burning Leo			Fire	A salmon-colored creature who wears a crown of flames and can breathe fire.
Chilly			Ice	A living snowman who can create a chilling aura around himself.
Como			Spider	A spider-like creature that drops down from the ceiling on a thread to obstruct Kirby's path.	Kirby Star Allies marks the first time that Como grants a Copy Ability when swallowed.
Don Puffle			Festival	A colorful flying creature that attacks using its boom cone mouth.
Driblee			Water	A finned serpentine creature that spits gobs of water at opponents.
Floaty the Cell Core			Water	A large floating amoeba-like creature that shoots globs of water.
Gim			Yo-Yo	A robot wearing stylish clothes that attacks using a yo-yo.
Guard			Fire (Sizzle form) Ice (Blizzard form)	Shield-wielding creatures that can resist most attacks save for those that oppose their shield's element.
Jammerjab			Staff	Servants of Jambandra who carry staves into battle.
Knuckle Joe			Fighter	A spry kid who can throw out punches and kicks.
NESP			ESP	A young practitioner of psychic arts that attacks using waves of energy and can teleport.
Noddy			Sleep	A small round creature that spends most of its time asleep.
Parasol Waddle Dee			Parasol	A Waddle Dee who uses a parasol to gently float down from the air.
Plugg			Plasma	A robotic creature resembling the end of a power cord that attacks by plugging itself into the ground to shoot out electric sparks.
Poppy Bros. Jr.			Bomb	A small jester who attacks by throwing bombs at his enemies.
Rocky			Stone	A sturdy creature made of stone that attacks by dropping on his enemies.
Sir Kibble			Cutter	A yellow suit of armor that attacks by throwing bladed boomerangs.
Waddle Doo			Beam	A cycloptic relative of Waddle Dee that throws out an energy beam from his eye to attack.
Walky			Mike	An anthropomorphic desk mike that attacks by singing.
Wester			Whip	An egg-shaped bandit who attacks using a whip.

Friends

Standard friends can be recruited by tossing Friend Hearts at them in the stages where they appear. There are also special friends (referred to as Dream Friends) who can be obtained by visiting a Dream Palace, or using a Dream Rod item. Dream Friends are special characters with their own unique move-sets. Friends are able to bear different color schemes depending on their player number, being yellow for player 2, blue for player 3 or green for player 4. In addition, the Friends wear Kirby-style hats appropriate to their ability once they've been recruited.

Dream Friends

Dream Friends in Kirby Star Allies
Wave	Name	Appearance	Game represented	Notes
Base game	Bandana Waddle Dee		None (represents Waddle Dees in general)	Available after pressing the Big Switch in Donut Dome.
Base game	King Dedede		Kirby's Dream Land	Unlocked after clearing Clash at Castle Dedede in Story Mode.
Base game	Meta Knight		Kirby's Adventure	Unlocked after clearing Sacred Square in Story Mode.
Wave 1 (Ver. 2.0.0)	Rick & Kine & Coo		Kirby's Dream Land 2	Available after pressing the Big Switch in Donut Dome. Three different characters rolled into one slot who 'transform' into each-other.
Wave 1 (Ver. 2.0.0)	Marx		Kirby Super Star	Available after pressing the Big Switch in Donut Dome. Marks his first playable appearance.
Wave 1 (Ver. 2.0.0)	Gooey		Kirby's Dream Land 3	Available after pressing the Big Switch in Donut Dome.
Wave 2 (Ver. 3.0.0)	Adeleine & Ribbon		Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Unlocked after clearing Clash at Castle Dedede in Story Mode. Duo character who acts as one.
Wave 2 (Ver. 3.0.0)	Dark Meta Knight		Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Unlocked after clearing Clash at Castle Dedede in Story Mode. Marks his first playable appearance.
Wave 2 (Ver. 3.0.0)	Daroach		Kirby: Squeak Squad	Unlocked after clearing Clash at Castle Dedede in Story Mode. Marks his first playable appearance.
Wave 3 (Ver. 4.0.0)	Magolor		Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Unlocked after clearing Sacred Square in Story Mode. Marks his first playable appearance.
Wave 3 (Ver. 4.0.0)	Taranza		Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Unlocked after clearing Sacred Square in Story Mode. Marks his first playable appearance.
Wave 3 (Ver. 4.0.0)	Susie		Kirby: Planet Robobot	Unlocked after clearing Sacred Square in Story Mode. Marks her first playable appearance.
Wave 3 (Ver. 4.0.0)	The Three Mage-Sisters		Kirby Star Allies	Unlocked once Heroes in Another Dimension is cleared with the Happy Ending. Tag-team trio who can swap out at will.

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  The Dream Friends from Wave 1 who were added in Version 2.0.0 on March 28th, 2018.

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  The Dream Friends from Wave 2 who were added in Version 3.0.0 on July 27th, 2018.

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  The Dream Friends from Wave 3 who were added in Version 4.0.0 on November 30th, 2018.

Mid-Bosses

Artwork of Vividria.

Unlike many previous games, Kirby Star Allies features relatively few distinct Mid-Bosses, at only five (six if Big Bouncy is included). Each of these five Mid-Bosses are encountered numerous times throughout the stages and in The Ultimate Choice, with each having a normal form and a more powerful variant with a different color palette, additional attacks, and greater HP. Both color palettes can be seen in both extra and main modes unlike in previous games. These Mid-Bosses can also be recruited as allies after they have been defeated (with the exception of Mr. Frosty, who turns into Chilly instead), in addition to being inhaled and swallowed to get their respective Copy Abilities.

The following table lists every Mid-Boss in Kirby Star Allies:

Mid-Bosses in Kirby Star Allies
Name	Appearance	Copy Ability	Description
Big Bouncy		None	This obscure enemy appears only twice in the game, and even then, only outside of Story Mode. It resembles the giant Bouncy from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards in how it operates, not posing a direct threat to the star allies, bouncing in place and requiring many hits to defeat, while smaller Bouncies continuously spawn while the big one is still alive. Big Bouncy cannot be made into an ally and does not provide any abilities when defeated.
Bonkers		Hammer	This powerful mallet-wielding simian returns once more to do battle with Kirby. His moves are largely the same as before, though when defeated, he can be recruited as a Friend.
Bugzzy		Suplex	The original Beetle-like wrestler appears for the first time in 3-D. His moves are largely the same as before, though he also gains the ability to dive at Kirby from the sky, as well as use the Pinpoint Kick. He can become an ally once defeated.
Chef Kawasaki		Cook	This infamous chef returns for the first time in 3-D. His attacks include throwing dishes, spinning through the air, and grabbing Kirby with his ladle to cook him up. He can be recruited as an ally once defeated.
Mr. Frosty		Ice	The walrus in overalls strikes again, this time focusing more heavily on his charging attacks and acrobatics. Unlike the others, he cannot be made into an ally, being replaced by Chilly if he is hit by a Friend Heart once downed.
Vividria		Artist	The only newcomer of the bunch, this paintbrush-haired lass can float around the battlefield, and attacks by swiping with her hair, spraying paint around, and painting things to attack Kirby with. She can be made into an ally once defeated.

Bosses

Artwork of The Three Mage-Sisters.

Kirby Star Allies features 26 distinct bosses (distinct being defined as a boss which has a splash card, not counting Galacta Knight), more than any other Kirby game up to this point. These bosses can be faced in the middle of levels, as opposed to only at the end, which hearkens back to the structure of levels in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Despite the official number of bosses being so high, most bosses are derived from each-other in some fashion, and can be considered to be tougher forms of previous bosses.

The following table lists every distinct boss in Kirby Star Allies in the intended order of encounter:

Bosses in Kirby Star Allies
Name	Location(s)	Description	Notes
Whispy Woods	Fruity Forest Falluna Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Sizzling Threat and lower)	This sentient arbor returns as the first boss encounter. Powered up by a Dark Heart fragment, he can grow larger and conjure waves and waves of Apples, along with other new tricks. Despite this, he is still not particularly formidable.	Whispy Woods is weak to fire attacks, and may catch fire when hit by them enough. Whispy Woods can be befriended after his defeat using a Friend Heart.
King Dedede	Clash at Castle Dedede Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (all except Soul Melter EX)	Kirby's eternal rival attacks when Kirby and his friends storm the castle. Engorging himself on rotten food and the power of a Dark Heart fragment, he becomes considerably beefier during his fight, and gains new attack patterns using his giant arms.	King Dedede can be befriended after his defeat using a Friend Heart.
Meta Knight	Sacred Square Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (all except Soul Melter EX)	The Masked Swordsman returns for another honorable duel (should Kirby accept it). Using the power of the Dark Heart fragment, he splits into many copies of himself and can throw giant boulders using magical force.	Meta Knight can be befriended after his defeat using a Friend Heart.
Pon & Con	Gatehouse Road Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Mild Stroll through Sizzling Threat)	These two woodland guardians are dressed in armor and recruited by the Jambastion to defend the front gate. They attack by charging along with their children, some of whom drop elemental bombs.	Pon & Con are befriended after their defeat using a Friend Heart.
Francisca	Longview Corridor Blizzno Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Zesty Expedition, Fiery Showdown through Soul Melter, Soul Melter EX (EX form))	The first of Jambandra's three Generals of Magic. She wields a frosty battle axe and attacks with a variety of ice and water-based moves.	Francisca has an EX form which is faced in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice. She is also faced as part of The Three Mage-Sisters boss battle.
Flamberge	Inner Sanctum Sizzlai Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Spicy Adventure, Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter, Soul Melter EX (EX form))	The second of Jambandra's three Generals of Magic. She wields a flaming sword and leaves lingering pillars of flame in her wake when she attacks.	Flamberge has an EX form which is faced in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice. She is also faced as part of The Three Mage-Sisters boss battle.
Zan Partizanne	Heavenly Hall The Divine Terminus Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Sizzling Threat, Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter, Soul Melter EX (EX form))	The third and most senior of Jambandra's three Generals of Magic. She wields an electric lance and rains shocking destruction down from above.	Zan Partizanne has an EX form which is faced in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice. She is also faced as part of The Three Mage-Sisters boss battle.
Yggy Woods	Falluna Moon Extra Planet δ Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Fiery Showdown through Soul Melter)	An old cherry tree who serves as a more powerful analogue to Whispy Woods.	Yggy Woods shares Whispy's weakness to fire.
Goldon & Silvox	Mareen Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Fiery Showdown through Soul Melter EX)	Two large mammals made of metal that serve as a more powerful analogue to Pon & Con.	Goldon & Silvox have greater stamina when faced in Soul Melter EX.
Grand Mam	Grott Moon	A giant egg-shaped creature who wears a nearly impenetrable suit of armor and wields bombs attached to ropes.	Grand Mam is the only boss who does not appear in The Ultimate Choice.
Kracko	Gabbel Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Mild Stroll through Soul Melter)	This familiar cloud-enshrouded eyeball returns to harass Kirby and his team as they hop from planet to planet. His attacks are largely the same as they've ever been.	Transforms into Twin Kracko after being defeated.
Twin Kracko	Gabbel Moon Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Mild Stroll through Soul Melter)	After Kracko is defeated, he splits in two and continues fighting. When split, Twin Kracko gain a number of new attacks, including torrential rains and big thunderstorms.
Hyness	The Divine Terminus Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Sizzling Threat through Soul Melter)	The mad wizard and head of Jambandra who commands The Three Mage-Sisters and tends to the Jamba Heart. He attacks using powerful elemental magic and can siphon the life energy from his generals when he runs low.
Void Termina	Kirby Star Allies The Ultimate Choice (Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter)	An ancient incarnation of chaos and destruction and relative of Dark Matter who is revived from the Jamba Heart after Hyness sacrifices himself and his generals to him. He takes on several forms during his battle, and is fought using the Star Allies Sparkler. He serves as the final boss of Story Mode.	Void Termina's Soul Melter form is more powerful and has a different color palette. The last phase of Void Termina's battle is only used in Story Mode.
Galacta Knight	Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!	Often called "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", this swordsman is brought from another dimension to battle the Guest Stars, but does not actually get to fight them this time, as Morpho Knight immediately casts judgment on him before the battle actually begins.
Morpho Knight	Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! The Ultimate Choice (Fiery Showdown through Soul Melter)	This enigmatic creature takes on the form of a swordsman after absorbing Galacta Knight's power and does battle with the Guest Stars. It wields incredibly powerful fiery magic and serves as the final boss of Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!
Void Soul	The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter)	A powered-up version of Void Termina's final form. Described as the "Essence of Chaos", this creature is encountered only in Soul Melter difficulty of The Ultimate Choice.	Can be considered to be the ultimate final boss of the base game of Kirby Star Allies.
Parallel Woods	Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension I Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	An extremely powerful version of Whispy Woods who hails from Another Dimension.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Parallel Twin Kracko	Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension II Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	A more powerful version of Twin Kracko which hails from Another Dimension.	Transforms into Parallel Big Kracko after their defeat. Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Parallel Big Kracko	Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension II Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	After Parallel Twin Kracko is defeated, they recombine into this singular giant black cloud. Parallel Big Kracko's attacks are massive, often taking up the entire battlefield.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Parallel Meta Knight	Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	A more powerful version of Meta Knight who uses more potent dark magics.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Parallel Dedede	Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension IV Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	A more powerful version of King Dedede who unleashes big shockwaves with nearly every attack.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Corrupt Hyness	Heroes in Another Dimension - Final Dimension The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	Hyness is infused with the power of the Jamba Heart and driven utterly mad, becoming more powerful and using wooden stumps in place of his missing mage generals.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
The Three Mage-Sisters	Heroes in Another Dimension - Final Dimension The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	In order to exact retribution on Kirby and his team, Francisca, Flamberge, and Zan Partizanne fight as one, combining their attacks. This encounter serves as the last fight in Heroes in Another Dimension.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Morpho Knight EX	Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	A more powerful variant of Morpho Knight who uses vortexes to trap foes in its attacks.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Void Termina - The True Destroyer of Worlds	The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	The penultimate version of Void Termina who is battled exclusively in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.
Void	The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter EX)	The final form of Void Termina, serving as the very last battle in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice.	Only available in Version 4.0.0+.

amiibo

Kirby Star Allies is compatible with amiibo. Scanning in a Kirby series amiibo (or a Qbby amiibo) while playing in the main mode will grant Kirby with a number of items, including Food and some Picture Pieces. Scanning in any other amiibo figurine will also grant items, but not as many.

amiibo Item list in Kirby Star Allies
amiibo	Items
Kirby	*Maxim Tomato x1 Picture Pieces x2 Point Stars x2
Meta Knight	*Energy Drink x1 Picture Pieces x2 Point Stars x2
King Dedede	*Energy Drink x1 Picture Pieces x2 Point Stars x2
Waddle Dee	*Energy Drink x1 Picture Pieces x2 Point Stars x2
Qbby	*Milk x1 Picture Pieces x2 Point Stars x2
other amiibo	*Cherries x1 Picture Piece x1 Point Stars x2

Demo

A downloadable demo of Kirby Star Allies was released in the Nintendo eShop on March 1, 2018 in Japan, Europe and Australia, March 4, 2018 in the Americas, April 3, 2018 in Hong Kong, and April 6, 2018 in South Korea, which features two stages - Grassland Stage and Cave & Castle Stage - which are small portions from the first few stages in the game. The Grasslands Stage combines rooms from Green Gardens, Honey Hill and Fruity Forest and ends after defeating Whispy Woods. The Cave & Castle Stage combines rooms from Donut Dome, Reef Resort, Friendly Field and Clash at Castle Dedede and ends after defeating King Dedede.

Soundtrack

Main article: Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack

A six-CD set of the original soundtrack was released on February 14th, 2019 in Japan only.

Update history

Main article: Kirby Star Allies/Update History

Kirby Star Allies was updated from Version 1.0.0 to 4.0.0 during the first year of the game's release, bringing with it minor adjustments for a better gameplay experience, in addition to major additions or bug-fixes. See the main article for the changes that were introduced with each update.

Legacy

As a culmination of 2D Kirby, Kirby Star Allies paid homage to almost every major Kirby game that came before it. However, it still established many new concepts and ideas that would carry over to future games, mostly to Kirby and the Forgotten Land, but not only it:

• The development of Kirby Star Allies was considered as a whole the last main step before the realization of a full 3D mainline Kirby game, Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In particular, Void Termina's battle would become a basis for Gorimondo's battle in that game.
• The usage of titles for bosses, as well as splash screens, would carry over to Kirby Fighters 2 and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
• Several songs of this game were used as inspirations for songs in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, notably "Macho of Dedede" to "Roar of Dedede", "My Friend and the Sound of Those Crossing Blades" to "Sword of the Surviving Guardian", and "Wind Blowing on Earthfall" to "Northeast Frost Street".
• Fully 3D explorable level hubs, in particular the ones from World of Miracles - Planet Popstar and Far-Flung Starlight Heroes, would become the basis of all level hubs in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, as well as Merry Magoland in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
• Giving unique names to every individual stage would carry over to Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
• Power-Up Items from Kirby and the Forgotten Land appear to be heavily based on Power-Up Hearts, as both have three different types (health, attack and speed) and use the same icons.
• The concept of a game mode that happens after the main story of the game, and features different gameplay (Heroes in Another Dimension), would carry over to Kirby and the Forgotten Land in the form of Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams, and to Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe in the form of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler.
• The concept of an alien language (of the people of Jambastion/Jambandra) would be explored even further in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, in the language of the New World people. In addition, the two languages have some words with similar spellings or origins.
• The various 3D models of Dream Friends would be reused in various ways in later games, such as cameos in Super Kirby Clash, as well as Dress-Up Masks in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
• The concept of showing tips while the game loads would carry over to Kirby Fighters 2, as well to Kirby's Dream Buffet (albeit for the latter, unrelated to the game loading).
• The concept of a secret final boss related to chaos (Void Soul) would be explored even further in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with Chaos Elfilis.

Staff

The following is a list of staff who have worked on Kirby Star Allies:

Staff of Kirby Star Allies
Position	Developer(s)
General Director	Shinya Kumazaki
Sequence Director	Tatsuya Kamiyama
Level Design Director	Yuki Endo
Level Design	Yutaka Watanabe
Assistant Directors	Takaaki Hirano Satoshi Akiyama Saho Mineshima
Programming Director	Hiroshi Ohnishi
Lead Action Programming	Katsuyoshi Sumitomo
Lead Programming	Keita Tanifuji
Programming	Takashi Nozue Rui Uchida Tomohiro Kamochi Yuya Suzuki Tatsuya Murase Masaya Mejima Masayuki Nagata Keisuke Takemura Kenshi Abe Yudai Hirata Satoru Yoshida
Lead Technical Programming	Hiroaki Nakano
Technical Programming	Munemasa Kimura Ayumu Kato
Lead UI Programming	Shun Yasaka
UI Programming	Akihiro Yamashita Toshiyuki Tagoya
Design Director	Riki Fuhrmann
Lead Design	Kenichiro Kita
Design	Etsuko Sato Hitoshi Kikkawa Kenichi Sakuma Rie Miyauchi Emi Imamura Kumi Habuta Yukinobu Seita Yukiko Tagawa Kaori Esaki Hitomu Ito
Lead Technical Design	Tsuyoshi Fujita
Technical Design	Hikari Miura
Lead Motif Design	Daisuke Morishita
Motif Design	Tadashi Hashikura Tomomi Minami Yuki Honda Yusuke Ota Tsukasa Kirinoe Minoru Yoshikoshi Shingo Yamada
Technical Motif Design	Akihiro Kanno
Lead UI Design	Yumi Todo
UI Design	Haruka Itoh Shigeyuki Kawata Masashi Fujiura Yuri Shiono Saori Ono Shunta Akiho
Movie	D.A.G Inc. Yoriko Furuya Yuki Kurosu Takahiro Kakuta Mizuho Kaibe Sayoko Yamada Kasumi Saka Ryo Yamada Rina Yamamoto Shouhei Komiyama Akira Sakai Katsumi Nihommatsu Hisanori Matsushima Akiko Sasaoka Takayoshi Hiranai Shogo Yoshida Toru Nishioka Kazuki Suzuki Ayana Fukui Shiho Hariya Hiroaki Hirano Ryosuke Hashimoto Ayaka Chida Tomoko Inoue
Minigame	Eighting Inc. Norimasa Mitsuma Kiyoko Shimanaka Mariko Watanabe Goyu Mitani Mayuko Sano Daisuke Warashina Kazuya Koinuma Yumihiko Watanabe Shinichi Kamohara Hiroaki Iwasaki Naoto Kitayama
Lead Sound	Hirokazu Ando
Sound	Jun Ishikawa Yuuta Ogasawara
Voice	Makiko Ohmoto (Kirby and Susie) Ryoka Yuzuki (Zan Partizanne) Rie Takahashi (Flamberge) Reina Ueda (Francisca) Shigeru Chiba (Hyness)
Guest Illustrators	Toshinao Aoki kanahei Iack Kouichi Ooyama Ashura Benimaru Itoh Yuji KAIDA
Team Support	Yoshimi Takahashi Seiji Otoguro Shigeru Hirayama Shigeru Hashiguchi
Planning Support	Ryota Yamanaka Yuya Kozuka Kosuke Yamazaki
Technical Support	Yoshiya Taniguchi Shinya Watanabe Yuki Nishimura Tetsuya Noge Tatsuhiro Tanoue Akio Hanayu Tatsuya Uehara Tetsuya Mochiduki Takuya Abe Katsuhiro Sakoda Hajime Kojima Tsuyoshi Masada Tomokazu Tsuruoka Ryoichiro Atono Sho Tajima Kazuya Suetsugu Takeshi Minigawa Yuya Natsumi Kazuya Konishi Kunio Watanabe Yuki Yasuhara Takayuki Sugano Takashi Matsuda Mitsuo Iwamoto
Artwork	Yuto Ibaraki Yukari Kemmochi Monami Matsuura Yumiko Sano Nanako Tokuno
Testing	Masaru Kobayashi Dai Suzuki Takeshi Tamura Masaharu Shima Akiko Ohashi HAL Debug Team Mario Club Co., Ltd.
NOA Localization Management	Nate Bihldorff Reiko Ninomiya Rich Amtower Tim O'Leary Scot Ritchey
NOA Localization	Michael Benedetto Audrey Drake Marjolaine Drouin Steven Grimm Kento Oiwa Ayaka Osakabe Galia Rodríguez Hornendo Eric Smith Ethan Stockton
NOA Product Testing	Rodrigo Bristol Q Dequina Zac Evans Sebastian Galloway Paul Gardner Seth Hanser Blanca Hernandez Tom Hertzog Tomoko Mikami Fabiane Niemeyer Kentaro Nishimura Matthew Potter Pablo Reyes Michael Sahlin Craig So Sean Taylor Vincent Villegas Manna Yamasaki Product Testing Technicians
NOE Localisation Producers	Liam Higgins Ryoko Sawabe
NOE Translation	Michael Frisch Daniel Idoine-Shirai Martina Leonor Bassani Pete Sheppard Claudia Smith Emmanuel Adien Clémence Dieryck Jean-Paul Hausmann Kent Robello Giovanna Prati Marco Morbin Frithjof Koepp Sascha Weinard Sebastian Brück Ainhoa Bernad Hurtado Jónatan Marcos Millán José Manuel Malagón León Christian Buter Patrick Koudstaal Carsten Harmans
NOE Quality Assurance	Stefania Montagnese Laurence Uhlen Jérôme Petit Veronica Casi Siel Garrone Manuel Tants Swen Harder Mercedes Dólera Hernández Miguel Ángel Carnero Calderón Soufian Yahyaoui
NOK Localization Management	Hyokjin Jung
NOK Localization	Dongyeon Kim Soonil Kim
NOK Artwork	Suzy Do Inseon Song
NOK Testing	Kyoungim Na Eodo Lee Kiung Seoung
NHL Localization	Sean Shen Eiju Umemura Claudia Chan Pole To Win Shanghai Co., Ltd.
NHL Testing	Pole To Win Singapore Pte. Ltd., Taiwan Branch
iQue Localization Management	Keisuke Fukushima
iQue Localization	Qiu Xiaochun Yuan Jun Zhang Xi
iQue Artwork	Peng Yi
iQue Testing	Zhang Jiong Ling Yayun
Special Thanks	Masanobu Yamamoto Hiroyuki Hayashi Nobuyuki Okada Kohei Natsume Tomohiro Minemura Haruka Abe Kenichi Masuda Yosuke Fukunaga Takaaki Kazuno Tadashi Kawai Mao Yamase Jeff Miller Katsura Tabata Tadashi Ikegami Hiroshi Fujie Satoshi Ishida Masayo Nakagami Akane Kishi Shigenobu Kasai Junichi Aoyagi Hiroaki Ikarashi Aiko Nagaoka Akira Eguchi BARNHOUSE EFFECT Co., Ltd. GRDRIVE Inc. TA inc.
Supervisor	Shigefumi Kawase
Coordinators	Kei Ninomiya Ryuichi Nakada
Project Management	Yoshihiro Nagata Tetsuya Abe
Producers	Tadashi Kamitake Hitoshi Yamagami
General Producers	Satoshi Mitsuhara Shinya Takahashi
Executive Producer	Tatsumi Kimishima
HAL Laboratory, Inc. Nintendo HAL Laboratory, Inc. and Nintendo are the authors of this software for the purpose of copyright. All rights reserved. HAL Laboratory, Inc. et Nintendo sont les auteurs de ce logiciel au regard du droit d'auteur. Tous droits réservés. ©2018 HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Nintendo

Nintendo eShop description

Classic Kirby enemies are his new best friends!

When a new evil threatens Planet Popstar, Kirby will need a little help from his...enemies?! By making friends out of foes, up to three players can drop in or out of the adventure at any time. With new and expanded copy abilities, classic Kirby action is deeper than ever: combine abilities with elements such as ice or fire to create new friend abilities!

With tons bosses^[sic] and enemies standing in your way, Kirby has a new bag of tricks. Take baddies out by taking advantage of their elemental weaknesses.

Trivia

• In the game files, the codename for Kirby Star Allies is "eclair".
  • In the opening cutscene for Story Mode, King Dedede is given a plate of eclairs and tea by his Waddle Dees.
  • The Extra Stage in Dream Land is called Extra Eclair.
  • Zan Partizanne's laser beam attack is called Electro Eclair.
• This is the first game in the Kirby series to be officially localized into both Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
• The Japanese subtitle for the game, スターアライズ, can be transliterated as either star allies or star arise.
  • The Kirby Star Allies Japanese official website mistakenly had the domain https://kirby.nintendo.jp/stararise/ for a short time. Though the link was corrected to the proper name, both links are now defunct, as the site was later moved to Nintendo's domain under its Switch product code.
  • The sound effects track for when Void is defeated is titled "STAR ARISE" on Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack.
• The main Japanese website of Kirby Star Allies was parodied by Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary in 2018 and Square Kirby in 2019 as part of official April Fools' Day pranks.

Gallery

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  English logo

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  Kirby

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星ほしのカービィ スターアライズ Hoshi no Kābyi Sutā Araizu	Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies
Chinese	星之卡比 新星同盟 xīng zhī kǎ bǐ xīn xīng tóng méng	Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies
Dutch	Kirby Star Allies	-
French	Kirby Star Allies	-
German	Kirby Star Allies	-
Italian	Kirby Star Allies	-
Korean	별의 커비 스타 얼라이즈 Byeorui Keobi Seuta Eollaijeu	Kirby of the Stars: Star Allies
Polish	Kirby Star Allies	-
Portuguese	Kirby Star Allies	-
Russian	Kirby Star Allies	-
Spanish	Kirby Star Allies	-
Thai	Kirby Star Allies	-

External links

• Official Japanese website
• Official North American website
• Official European (UK) website
• Official Hong Kong website
• Official Taiwan website
• Kirby Star Allies on the My Nintendo Store
• Kirby Star Allies on Kirby Informer