Sand Canyon - Stage 4

Sand Canyon - Stage 4 Obtaining the Heart Star at the end of Sand Canyon - Stage 4. Details Host level Sand Canyon Stage number 4 Animal Friend(s) Nago Pitch Rick Mid-Boss(es) Haboki Heart Star character(s)

Theme music "Ripple Field" Clip of the music that plays in Sand Canyon - Stage 4

Stage progression ← Stage 3 Stage 5 →

Sand Canyon - Stage 4 is the fourth stage of Sand Canyon in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Overview

The stage begins on a dune, where Chilly makes its first appearance in the game. The path continues down shifting sand slopes. Along the way, Rick, Pitch or Nago can be collected to accompany Kirby.

The next area is a sandy cave with lots of spike pits and Ticks. A Pacto trap awaits Kirby near the end of this path.

The door leads to an underwater sand tunnel that auto-scrolls to the right. It forks off in several places, with most paths leading to early doorways. If Kirby takes the right route, he will reach the furthest door.

If Kirby took the correct path, he will engage in a fight with Haboki. From there, all paths leads to a room consisting of three separate tunnels. The middle one (and the one Kirby will end up on if he fought Haboki) has a small child with blue hair named Donbe in it. Kirby can pick up Donbe before moving on to the next area.

The following room is a long haul through the dunes at night. Various goodies can be collected from caches if Kirby uses the right ability to open them up. The stage exit can be found at the end of this long path.

In the last room, Kirby meets up with Hikari. If he saved Donbe, she will give him a Heart Star.

Heart Star guide

Donbe can be collected in the winding tunnels after dealing with the Mid-Boss Haboki.

In the underwater auto-scrolling area, Kirby has to follow a specific set of tunnels - first down, then up, then through the middle. From there, he will fight the Mid-Boss Haboki, then be able to pick up Donbe in the next area. Finally, he just needs to reach the end of the stage to get a Heart Star from Hikari.

Enemies, mid-boss, and animal friends

EnemiesMid-BossAnimal Friends Sprite Name Copy Ability Sprite Name Copy Ability Babut None Mariel None (poisonous) Blipper None Mony None Bobin Spark Pacto N/A Bobo Burn Popon None Bronto Burt None Rocky Stone Chilly Ice Tick Needle Joe None Togezo Needle Sprite Name Copy Ability Haboki Clean Sprite Name Nago Pitch Rick

Trivia

• The background of this stage features a series of standing stone pillars similar to those at Stonehenge.

Gallery

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  Using a frozen Chilly to defeat another Chilly

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  Crossing sand traps infested with Mariels

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  Moving past a side door in the short cliffs

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  Reaching another doorway within a small grotto

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  Activating Needle inside a shallow cave

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  Running across a crumbling bridge over a bed of spikes

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  Swimming through tunnels filled with coarse sandy water

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  Choosing the middle path in the last fork

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  Defeating Haboki

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  Using Clean to open a 1-Up cache

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  Reaching the end of the stage