Editing The Arena

{{Infobox-SubGame
|image= [[File:KSSU The Arena Title Screen.png]]
|caption=The title screen for '''The Arena''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.
|type= Boss Endurance
|levels= varies
|players= 1 (sometimes more)
|appeared= <small>''[[Kirby Super Star]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''</small>
|compare= [[The True Arena]], [[Helper to Hero]], [[The Ultimate Choice]], [[Colosseum]]
|theme music=[[File:KSS The Arena Sample.oga]]
|theme title=[[Arena Showdown]]
|description=Clip of The Arena's battle theme from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
}}
{{about|the Sub-Game that has appeared in many games since Kirby Super Star|rooms found in [[Kirby's Adventure]] and [[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]|[[Arena (Kirby's Adventure)]]}}
'''The Arena''' is a [[Sub-Game]] debuting in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', where the requirement is to the defeat the Main Game bosses and mid-bosses encountered in the title it appears in, with a single life, with limited health benefits. It is similar to [[Boss Endurance]] modes, but is generally given more importance, and is always required for [[100% completion]] of the game.

In later titles, completing this mode would unlock [[The True Arena]], which is a similar concept, but instead pits Kirby against all the [[Extra Mode]] bosses.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
[[File:KSSU Wham Bam Rock Fight.png|thumb|Kirby fighting [[Wham Bam Rock]] in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s The Arena.]]
In ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', the objective of the Arena is to defeat all the bosses from [[Spring Breeze]], [[Dyna Blade]], [[The Great Cave Offensive]], [[Revenge of Meta Knight]], and [[Milky Way Wishes]]. To make this task easier, [[Kirby]] is given five [[Maxim Tomato]]es and five regular [[Food|tomatoes]] to replenish his health, but he can only do so between boss battles. He is also given his pick of every normal ability in the game at the beginning, and may choose between two [[Copy Essence]]s in between fights. Beating The Arena once is necessary to unlock the [[Jukebox|Sound Test]] in the original and [[The True Arena]] in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''.

====Bosses====
The following is a list of the bosses encountered. The bosses are fought in a random order, with the exception of [[Marx]], who is always the last boss fought.

*[[Chameleo Arm]]
*[[Computer Virus]]: Skips the ending sequence; the windows close out immediately after defeating the Great Dragon.
*[[Dyna Blade]]
*[[Fatty Whale]]
*[[Galactic Nova Nucleus]]: Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
*[[Heavy Lobster]]
*[[King Dedede]]
*[[Kracko]]
*[[Lololo & Lalala]]
*Mid-Boss All-Stars 1:
**[[Chef Kawasaki]]
**[[Bonkers]]
**[[Bugzzy]]
*Mid-Boss All Stars 2:
**[[Poppy Bros. Sr.]]
**[[Mr. Frosty]]
**[[Iron Mam]]
**[[Jukid]]
*[[Combo Cannon]]
*[[Meta Knight]]: A [[Sword]] is still offered.
*[[Reactor]]
*[[Twin Woods]]
*[[Waddle Dee]]: A unique "joke" encounter to this mode. The Waddle Dee has an unusually high amount of HP, but does not move and can be defeated simply by [[Inhale|inhaling]]. In ''Ultra'', it is replaced with [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], who can slowly walk and hop around, and is also fought in [[Revenge of the King]].
*[[Wham Bam Rock]]
*[[Whispy Woods]]
*[[Marx]] (always last)

<gallery>
KSS The Arena title screen.png|Title screen from ''Kirby Super Star''
KSS The Arena info.png|The Arena description
KSS The Arena ability select.png|The initial ability lobby
KSS The Arena rest area.png|One of the [[Rest Area]]s
KSS The Arena VS Waddle Dee.png|Kirby battles a Waddle Dee in the least serious fight in The Arena
KSS The Arena Victory.png|Victory screen
</gallery>

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===
[[File:KRtDL The Arena menu screenshot.png|thumb|right|225px|Screenshot of introduction screen from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.]]
In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', The Arena is unlocked after completing the main Story Mode. Like the previous Arena, all of the bosses are encountered in a random order, except the [[Lor Starcutter]], [[Magolor]], and Magolor's 2nd form are fought last in that order.

====Bosses====
=====First Ten (random order)=====
*Mid-bosses 1: 
**[[Gigant Edge]] 
**[[King Doo]]
**[[Bonkers]]
*Mid-bosses 2:
**[[Kibble Blade]]
**[[Moundo]]
**[[Water Galboros]]
**[[Dubior]] 
*[[Sphere Doomer]] (x4)
*[[Whispy Woods]]
*[[Mr. Dooter]]
*[[Fatty Puffer]]
*[[Goriath]]
*[[Grand Doomer]]
*[[Metal General]]
*[[Landia]]

=====Last Three (in order)=====
*[[Lor Starcutter|Lor & Magolor]]
*[[Magolor]]
*[[Magolor Soul|Magolor (2nd form)]]

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
[[File:KTD The Arena Title Screen.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Arena title screen in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.]]
The Arena in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' is largely the same as the previous two. This time however, treasure chests will appear sometimes between battles, containing [[keychain]]s. Players can also receive one [[Maxim Tomato]] inside an [[Assist Star]] that can be used mid-battle. The first seven bosses are fought randomly, while the last three fights are in a set order, like in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.

====Bosses====
=====First Seven (in random order)=====
*Mid Bosses 1:
**[[Grand Wheelie]]
**[[Bonkers]]
**[[Hornhead]]
*Mid Bosses 2:
**[[Mr. Frosty]]
**[[Flame Galboros]]
**[[Gigant Edge]]
**[[Blocky]]
*[[Flowery Woods]]
*[[Paintra]]
*[[Kracko]]
*[[Coily Rattler]]
*[[Pyribbit]]

=====Last Three (in order)=====
*[[Masked Dedede]]/Masked Dedede's Revenge
*[[Queen Sectonia]]
*[[Flowered Sectonia]] (second phase only)

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
[[File:KPR The Arena Menu.png|thumb|right|250px|The Arena title screen in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''.]]
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 each round, with the contents being a Maxim Tomato after Clanky Woods, Mecha Knight, and President Haltmann, and a cherry after every other round.

The following bosses are fought in The Arena in this order:
#[[Clanky Woods]]
#[[Holo Defense API]]
#[[Susie]]
#Mid-Boss All Stars 1: [[Kibble Blade]], [[Blocky]], [[King Doo]], [[Dubior]]
#[[Mecha Knight]]
#[[Dedede Clone]] & [[Dedede Clones & D3]]
#[[C.O.G.S.]]
#Mid-Boss All Stars 2: [[Security Force]], [[Miasmoros]], [[Bonkers]], [[Telepathos]]
#[[Mecha Knight+]]
#[[President Haltmann]]
#[[Star Dream]]

This mode isn't actually called "The Arena" in the Japanese and Korean versions of the game - instead, it is named '''かちぬきボスバトル''' (''Boss Battle Tournament'') and '''보스와 정면승부''' (''Head-to-Head Boss Battles''), respectively. "Boss Battle Tournament" is the Japanese name for [[Boss Endurance]]s in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. "Head-to-Head Boss Battles", likewise, is used to refer to the Boss Endurance mode in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''. By extension, the same changes apply to [[The True Arena]].

==Profiles==
===Flavor text===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=1|Image
!rowspan=1|Game
!rowspan=1|Flavor text
|-
|[[File:KSS Box NA.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
|''THE FINAL CHALLENGE! In his toughest battle yet, the Pink Wonder faces his strongest enemies.''
|-
|[[File:KSS Ultra box art.png|100px]]
|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|''Why can't people stop fighting? When the {{color|red|pink terror}} raises his fist, even the strong {{color|red|tremble in fear}}...
{{color|red|Every boss you've fought}} {{color|blue|is here! Think you can take them all?}}''
|-
|[[File:KRtDL Boxart L.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|''When the {{color|red|pink hero}} takes flight, when the {{color|red|blue knight}} slices, when the {{color|red|bandana-wearer}} kicks, when the {{color|red|king's hammer}} swings... lesser warriors become dust!''
|-
|[[File:KTD Boxart NA.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|''When the {{color|orange|mighty pink puffball}} pounces, even the strongest bosses will fall. Will you {{color|orange|stand victorious}} at the end of it all?''
|-
|[[File:KPR Box.png|100px]]
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|''In The Arena, you've got to {{color|orange|win}} to survive. These bosses are about to find out why they call Kirby {{color|orange|the pink demon}}.''
|}

==Trivia==
*In the Japanese version of the series, the descriptions for The Arena consistently give Kirby the alias of '''The Pink Demon''' (ピンクの悪魔). In English, this has been variously translated as "the Pink Wonder", "the pink terror", "the pink hero", and "the mighty pink puffball". ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' is the first game where the title is translated directly from the original phrase.
**This is also seen in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series as Kirby's title on [[smashwiki:Boxing Ring|Boxing Ring]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', it is translated as "The Pink Puffball" in North American English and "Gritty in Pink" in British English, but it is translated as "The Pink Demon" in both English versions of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.
**[[Commentator Waddle Dee]] also refers to Kirby with the moniker "The Pink Demon" in the [[Colosseum]] of ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''.

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja={{furi|格闘|かくとう}}{{furi|王|おう}}への{{furi|道|みち}}<br>''Kakutō-ō e no Michi''<br>かちぬきボスバトル (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')<br>''Kachinuki Bosu Batoru''
|jaM=Road to the Fighting King<br><br>Boss Endurance (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')
|de=Die Arena
|deM=The Arena
|it=Arena
|itM=-
|fr=L'Arène
|frM=The Arena
|es=El Coliseo
|esM=The Coliseum
|ko=격투왕의 길<br>''Gyeogtuwangui Gil''<br>보스와 정면승부 (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')<br>''Boseuwa Jeongmyeonseungbu''
|koM=Road to the Fighting King<br>Boss Endurance (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')
}}

==See also==
*[[The True Arena]]
*[[Boss Endurance]]
*[[The Ultimate Choice]]
*[[Colosseum]]

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