The True Arena

The True Arena Title screen for The True Arena from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Details Type(s) Boss Endurance Levels varies Players 1 (sometimes more) Appears in Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Comparable to The Arena, Helper to Hero, The Ultimate Choice (Soul Melter (EX)), Colosseum (The Ultimate Cup Z)

Theme music "True Arena Showdown" Clip of The True Arena's battle theme from Kirby Super Star Ultra

The True Arena is a Boss Endurance mode and a more challenging version of The Arena, featuring more and/or tougher bosses to be fought in sequence, usually from each game's other Extra Modes, and fewer recovery items and Copy Abilities available along the way. The True Arena is intended to serve as the final and toughest challenge in the games it appears in, and always features at least one boss that does not appear elsewhere in the game. It has appeared in all games featuring The Arena except for Kirby Super Star.

Completing The True Arena is a requirement for 100% completion of the games it appears in. It is hidden from the menu at first, typically requiring the clearing of several other game modes, including The Arena, for it to be unlocked.

Game appearances

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby in the intro in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

The True Arena is the final game-mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra, unlocked after clearing every other mode in the game. It is similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of ten bosses previously encountered in the game, specifically, all the bosses that did not appear in the original Kirby Super Star. However, he only receives five regular tomatoes and no Maxim Tomatoes. In addition, between the two Copy Essences in the rest area one is always a Sleep essence, limiting Kirby's choice of new ability to what the other Essence offers. Finally, while the first six bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last four are fought in a set order (like Helper to Hero).

Kirby encounters the following bosses in this stage:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby Super Star Ultra
Name	HP	HP (2P)	Note
First six (random order)
True Mid-Boss All-Stars: Mr. Tick-Tock Grand Wheelie Phan Phan Fire Lion	180 150 200 190	180 150 200 190
Whispy's Revenge	285	370
Lololo & Lalala's Revenge	300 (150+150)	390 (195+195)
Kracko's Revenge	255	331
Kracko Jr's Revenge	180	234
Kabula	3120	4056
Final four
Masked Dedede	440	572	Final boss of Revenge of the King.
Wham Bam Jewel	337	438	Final boss of Helper to Hero.
Galacta Knight	486	631	Final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra.
Marx Soul	630	819	Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes: The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage. HP (2P) is used if the boss is spawned while Player 2 is present.

It should be noted that all the bosses, minus Kabula and the Mid-Bosses, are stronger forms of bosses from the original game, with the final four bosses being stronger forms of the final bosses of Spring Breeze, The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes respectively. In addition, the first seven fights of any True Arena run will consist of bosses or mid-bosses fought in Revenge of the King.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Screenshot of the mode's title screen from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

“

The True Arena is now available! Can you become a true Kirby master?

”

— Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe unlock quote

The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land differs a bit from Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is again similar to The Arena, requiring Kirby to defeat a total of fourteen bosses previously encountered in the Extra Mode of the game plus one exclusive boss. However, he receives only three Maxim Tomatoes (one of them being a Maxim Tomato box), being replaced with smaller tomatoes after use. While the first ten bosses are in a random order (like The Arena), the last five are fought in a set order. The Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last five battles since the entrance to them forces all characters to drop their items even if multiplayer were to be used to circumvent the dimensional rift's altitude issue.

This True Arena also allows multiple players to join in the fight, and after completing it for the first time, player 1 can choose to play as King Dedede, Meta Knight or Bandana Waddle Dee in future playthroughs in addition to Kirby. The True Arena in this game is unlocked after completion of both Extra Mode and The Arena.

The following bosses are encountered in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Name	Image	HP	Note
First ten (random order)
Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Gigant Edge EX King Doo EX & Bonkers EX		146 117 & 117
Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Kibble Blade EX Moundo EX Water Galboros EX & Dubior EX		156 184 138 & 138
Sphere Doomers EX Spark Neutral & Fire Ice		157 101 & 112 165
Whispy Woods EX		360
Mr. Dooter EX		435
Fatty Puffer EX		525
Goriath EX		405
Grand Doomer EX		480	Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Metal General EX		480
Landia EX		540
Final five
Lor EX & Magolor		510	Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
HR-D3		216 (1st) 324 (2nd)	Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode.
Galacta Knight		540	Not encountered elsewhere in the game.
Magolor EX		600	Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Magolor Soul		749	Final boss of the game.
Notes: The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage. Multiplayer damage multiplier: 0.8 for 2 players, 0.75 for 3 players, 0.7 for 4 players.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe has a notably different True Arena, as it now includes the bosses from Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler mixed in with the regular bosses. This brings up its total from 15 up to 21, making it the longest boss endurance in the series. The regular EX bosses from Extra Mode are fought in random order first, followed by the Magolor Epilogue bosses, and then the final six. Similarly, the Maxim Tomato box cannot be carried through the last six battles. In addition, the fight with Magolor Soul differs drastically compared to both games' Extra Mode and the original Wii version's True Arena. The True Arena also necessitates the completion of the Magolor Epilogue to unlock, in addition to Extra Mode and The Arena.

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Name	Image	HP	Note
First ten (random order except for Grand Doomer EX and Landia EX)
Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Gigant Edge EX King Doo EX & Bonkers EX		146 117 & 117
Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Kibble Blade EX Moundo EX Water Galboros EX & Dubior EX		156 184 138 & 138
Sphere Doomers EX: Spark Neutral & Fire Ice		157 101 & 112 165
Whispy Woods EX		390
Mr. Dooter EX		465
Fatty Puffer EX		562
Goriath EX		435
Metal General EX		525
Grand Doomer EX		517	Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Landia EX		585
Penultimate five (random order except for Crowned Doomer)
Electricky Dooter		375
Fiery Puffer		375
Hydriath		435
Rampaging Doomers		562
Crowned Doomer		465
Final six
HR-D3		240 (1st) 360 (2nd)	Fought separately from Metal General EX, unlike in Extra Mode.
Lor EX & Magolor		547	Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
Magolor EX		645	Skips the segment where the Super Abilities are used.
Galacta Knight		600	Not encountered elsewhere in the game. Changes battle music if 1P is King Dedede or Meta Knight.
Master Crown		487	Skips the segment where Ultra Sword is used.
Magolor Soul		600 (1st) 900 (2nd)	Final boss of the game; fights differently and has different battle music compared to Extra Mode.
Notes: The basic Star Bullet does 52 damage. Multiplayer damage multiplier: 0.8 for 2 players, 0.75 for 3 players, 0.7 for 4 players.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Title screen from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Dededetour!.

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Name	HP	Defense Modifier	Note
First seven (random order)
Mid-Bosses 1: Grand Wheelie DX Bonkers DX Hornhead DX	231 189 199	1
Mid-Bosses 2: Mr. Frosty DX Flame Galboros DX Gigant Edge DX Blocky DX	189 231 199 252	1
Flowery Woods DX	465	0.75
Paintra DX	480	0.75
Kracko DX	525	0.75 (body) 0.7 (2nd phase spikes)
Coily Rattler DX	510	0.75
Pyribbit DX	570	0.9
The "nightmare four"
Queen Sectonia DX	592	0.9
Shadow Dedede	600	0.75
Dark Meta Knight's Revenge	570	1	Final boss of Dededetour!.
Soul of Sectonia	999 (1st) 450 (2nd)	0.9 (flowers), 1 (vines) 1	Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes: The basic Star Bullet has 52 Base Power. Star Bullet's actual damage = Base Power × (0.5 + 0.5 × Boss Defense Modifier) Copy Ability's actual damage = Base Power × Boss Defense Modifier

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Title screen from Kirby: Planet Robobot

Like in previous installments, The True Arena is unlocked after successfully completing The Arena and Meta Knightmare Returns. Unlike in previous installments, all the bosses and Mid-Bosses are fought in a set order. Rather than having a limited amount of healing items, an Assist Star is given after most rounds with Stickers also provided every-so-often. Unlike with The Arena, however, the Assist Star contents are only cherries, with the exception of the Assist Star before Star Dream Soul OS, which provides an Energy Drink. No Assist Stars are provided before Mid-Boss All Stars 1 and C.O.G.S.

The following bosses are fought in The True Arena in this order:

List of bosses in The True Arena in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Order	Name	HP	Defense Modifier	Note
1	Clanky Woods 2.0	465	0.95
2	Holo Defense API 2.0: Holo Kracko 2.0 Holo Doomers 2.0 Holo Ice Dragon 2.0 Holo Rattler 2.0 Core	157 210 (105×2) 180 180 1	0.95
3	Susie 2.0	480	0.95
4	Mid-Boss All Stars 1: Kibble Blade 2.0 Blocky 2.0 King Doo 2.0 Dubior 2.0	168 220 168 189	0.95	Plays "Distant Traveler" from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe.
5	Stock Mecha Knight	555	0.95
6	Dedede Clone 2.0 Dedede Clones & D3 2.0	975 (300→112×3→112×3→1×3) 510	1 0.95
7	C.O.G.S. Core Kabula	1408 (255+248+402+248+255) 1200	1 0.95
8	Mid-Boss All Stars 2: Security Force 2.0 Miasmoros 2.0 Bonkers 2.0 Telepathos 2.0	210 199 189 189	0.95	Plays "Kirby Fighters Deluxe" from the game of the same name.
9	President Haltmann 2.0	570	0.95
10	Dark Matter Blade Sectonia Clone	585 540	0.95 0.9	Fought back-to-back, unlike in Meta Knightmare Returns.
11	Galacta Knight Returns	800	0.95	Final boss of Meta Knightmare Returns.
12	Star Dream Soul OS	2828 (1st: shooting) 2233 (2nd: shooting) 1201 (3rd: shooting) 550 (4th: cores in total) 481 (4th: heart)	1 1 1 1 0.95	Final boss of the game; not encountered elsewhere.
Notes: The basic Star Bullet has 52 Base Power. Star Bullet's actual damage = Base Power × (0.5 + 0.5 × Boss Defense Modifier) Copy Ability's actual damage = Base Power × Boss Defense Modifier

Like The Arena, this mode isn't actually called "The True Arena" in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game - instead, it is named 真しん かちぬきボスバトル (True Boss Battle Tournament) and 진 보스와 정면승부 (True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses), respectively. "Boss Battle Tournament" is the Japanese name for Boss Endurance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Kirby: Squeak Squad. "Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses", likewise, is used to refer to Boss Endurance in the Korean version of Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	The last battle, without a doubt! Beat 10 tough foes, including the final four! All the new bosses are here! Beat 'em to be the true master!
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	This is the ultimate test of skill! This is the gauntlet of courage! This is the final proving ground! Emerge victorious and you'll become...a Kirby Master!
	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Deluxe bosses wait in the wings as the curtain rises on the final battle! It's a knock-down, drag-out fight all the way to the nightmare four. The True Arena awaits!
	Kirby: Planet Robobot	The most intense battle has begun. The clash of powers here is utterly immeasurable. This true final battle will decide the strongest fighter on this planet.
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Are you sure you want to step onto this battlefield? This is the final showdown! An awful, punishing, unrelenting battle! If your soul can somehow survive this deluxe duel, you're a true Kirby Master!

Trivia

• Nearly every True Arena has a Knight as the penultimate foe:
  • Galacta Knight in Kirby Super Star Ultra before Marx Soul.
  • Galacta Knight in Kirby's Return to Dream Land before Magolor EX and Magolor Soul (counting them as one). Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe breaks this pattern and has Galacta Knight before Master Crown and Magolor Soul.
  • Dark Meta Knight in Kirby: Triple Deluxe before Soul of Sectonia.
  • Galacta Knight in Kirby: Planet Robobot before Star Dream Soul OS.
  • The same applies to The Ultimate Choice (on the Infernal Crisis, Soul Melter, and Soul Melter EX difficulties) and The Ultimate Cup Z, where the penultimate foe is Morpho Knight (EX).
• The name of the battle theme in Kirby: Planet Robobot - "Combat Evaluation Program" - possibly hints at the mode's purpose for this game.
• Elements related to The Ultimate Cup Z are referred to as "True Arena" in Kirby and the Forgotten Land's files.

Gallery

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  1st place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  2nd place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  3rd place trophy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  English logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Japanese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  French logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  German logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Italian logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Spanish logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Dutch logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Portuguese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Traditional Chinese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Simplified Chinese logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Korean logo from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	真しん格闘かくとう王おうへの道みち Shin kakutō-ō e no michi 真しん かちぬきボスバトル (Kirby: Planet Robobot) Shin Kachinuki Bosu Batoru	The Road to Become a True Fighting King True Boss Battle Tournament (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
Traditional Chinese	真 通往格鬥王的道路 Zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù	The Road to Become a True Fighting King
Simplified Chinese	真 通往格斗王的道路 Zhēn tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù
Dutch	De ware arena	The true arena
French	L'Arène ultime	The Ultimate Arena
German	Die NEUE Arena	The NEW Arena
Italian	Arena finale	Final Arena
Korean	격투왕의 길 마스터 gyeogtuwang-ui gil maseuteo 진 보스와 정면승부 (Kirby: Planet Robobot) jin boseuwa jeongmyeonseungbu	The Road of the Fighting King Master True Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses (Kirby: Planet Robobot)
Portuguese	A verdadeira arena	The True Arena
Spanish	El verdadero coliseo	The True Coliseum

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