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'''''Kirby: Planet Robobot''''' is the eleventh game in the [[canon|main]] ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby series]]'', released for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2016. The central theme of this game revolves around robotic and futuristic industrial settings, as [[Kirby]]'s home planet [[Popstar]] has been taken over by an enterprising intergalactic alien business called the [[Haltmann Works Company]]. Kirby needs to venture through his mechanized planet and fight off the invaders by turning their technology against them, making use of a new power-expanding robotic suit called the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]]. In the process, Kirby fights and then frees [[Meta Knight]] - who had been captured and mechanized by the company - and then eventually defeats the company and their [[Star Dream|mother computer]] with his help.

''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' uses the same engine and general play-style as preceding games ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]'', and once again incorporates the use of jumping between foreground and background, as ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' did. Like ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', the game features two extensive [[Sub-Game]]s - this time in the form of [[Team Kirby Clash]] and [[Kirby 3D Rumble]] - and also features an [[Extra Mode]] called [[Meta Knightmare Returns]]. A free demo version of the game is available where the [[Patched Plains - Stage 1|first]] [[Patched Plains - Stage 2|two]] stages of the game's story mode can be played.

[[File:KPR Opening Cutscene Run.png|thumb|left|200px|Kirby runs off toward a leg of the ship that took over [[Popstar]]]]

Kirby busts his way through each area, damaging the five legs that prop up the Haltmann Works Mothership: the [[Access Ark (ship)|Access Ark]]. Along the way, he encounters [[Susie]] - Executive Assistant - who antagonizes him both by fighting him directly, and by throwing subdued and/or cloned versions of his friends after him. Once all five legs of the Access Ark are down, Kirby enters the ship itself, and battles with the primary villain behind this plot, [[President Haltmann]]. In the process, he discovers that all of this was made possible for Haltmann Works by a self-aware supercomputer known as [[Star Dream]].  

[[File:KPR Ending Cutscene Kirby.png|thumb|200px|Even after all the devastation, Kirby and his planet are right back to normal after all is said and done.]]

Begrudgingly, Susie helps Kirby to defeat it by offering him a suit of [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]]. [[Meta Knight]], having been freed by Kirby from the company's clutches, brings the [[Halberd]] in as well, and merges it with Kirby's armor in order to take down Star Dream, who turns out to be another variety of [[Galactic Nova|Nova]]. Once it is finally defeated, Popstar is returned to normal, and Susie leaves Popstar behind on her own, departing to parts unknown.

New to this installation, however, is the inclusion of a suit of power armor that Kirby can pilot, called the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]]. It appears in various points of the stages and allows Kirby to smash his way through larger obstacles, though it comes with some drawbacks in most instances, the most obvious one being the inability to float indefinitely in most cases. The suit is also modular with some of the Copy Abilities, taking on new form and function with each one.

On top of this new mechanic, ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' features more enemies, new and different items and tools, and new and different [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] to utilize: most notably the all-new abilities [[Doctor]], [[ESP]], and [[Poison]]. It also employs circular pathways in some areas, not seen since ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', and flying shooter sections reminiscent of the endgame for ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]''.

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*'''Story Mode''', consists of the primary game.

*'''[[Team Kirby Clash]]''', a [[Sub-Game]] where up to four Kirbys join forces in an RPG-like adventure where they take on one of four fighter roles and battle familiar Bosses, gaining levels in the process.

*'''[[Meta Knightmare Returns]]''', similar in vain to [[Dededetour!]], except played as [[Meta Knight]]. Successor to [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]].

*'''[[The Arena]]'''

*'''[[The True Arena]]'''

This game is also compatible with [[amiibo]], coming with its own set as well. Scanning in an amiibo will give Kirby a Copy Ability specific to the amiibo scanned, as well as the home set unlocking special costumes. Scanning the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' Kirby amiibo will unlock the [[Smash Bros.]] ability (formerly known as "Smash"), and scanning the home series Kirby amiibo will unlock the [[UFO]] ability, which is the only ''easy'' way to obtain it.

''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' features a total of 27 standard [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]], with three of them being brand new abilities, and four more returning from long absences. Like ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|{{KRtDL KAW}}]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', these abilities feature extensive move-sets and most offer high versatility. Many of these abilities are compatible with the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]].

In addition, Kirby can gain abilities if the player scans in [[amiibo#Kirby: Planet Robobot|amiibo]] during regular gameplay. Certain amiibo yield unique abilities or offer different [[Color changes|palette swaps]].

|Kirby gains a powerful mallet that can pulverize foes and pound [[Post]]s. Can be used underwater.

|[[amiibo|Kirby's ''Super Smash Bros.'' amiibo]], [[Copy Essence]], [[Mix]]

|Reworked from its appearance in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''. UFO only appears in the [[Copy Ability Testing Area]] after [[100% completion]] is attained.

Introduced in this title is the potent [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]], which in turn is compatible with various Copy Abilities. The Robobot Armor is obtained by defeating [[Invader Armor|Invader Armor]] or by finding it in stages. When inside the armor, Kirby becomes much more powerful, but in most cases, loses his ability to hover indefinitely and can no longer fit through tight gaps. Kirby will retain any ability he had before entering the armor and it will not affect the abilities that the armor can acquire. Kirby cannot exit the armor once he enters unless he finds a docking station or exits the stage.

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!Stages

|[[File:KPR COGS battle 1.png|150px]]<br>[[C.O.G.S.]] <br/> [[File:KPR Holo Defense API.png|150px]]<br>[[Holo Defense API|Holo {{UserLang|us=Defense|gb=Defence}} API]]

|[[File:KPR Holo Defense API.png|150px]]<br>Holo {{UserLang|us=Defense|gb=Defence}} API <br/> [[File:KPR Gigavolt II.png|150px]]<br>Gigavolt II <br/> [[File:KPR Mecha Knight+.png|150px]]<br>[[Mecha Knight+]] <br/> [[File:KPR President Haltmann.png|150px]]<br>[[President Haltmann]]

*The Italian version spells out "SISTEMA" (translating to "system" in Italian), which hints at the final boss in much the same way.

*The German version spells out "ROBOBOT," in relation to both the game title and the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]].

|A sentient (albeit incomplete) computer from ancient times that is repurposed by the Haltmann Works Company to serve their needs. Star Dream eventually assumes full control when it melds minds with President Haltmann and erases his identity, thereafter declaring its intentions to erase the universe's life-forms to ensure "infinite prosperity". Kirby and Meta Knight team up and take a fusion of the Halberd and Robobot Armor to fight Star Dream out in space, where it reveals itself to be related to the [[Galactic Nova]] from ''{{KSS KFP}}'' during the battle. Kirby and Meta Knight eventually gain the upper hand and drive a giant drill through the machine, destroying it utterly and undoing much of its work.

|King Dedede does not play a significant role in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', and is only seen in the opening and ending cut-scenes for the game. At some point, it is suggested that Haltmann Works stole Dedede's genes to create a [[Dedede Clone|clone of him]], which they send after Kirby.

''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' carries a majority of its enemies - including their look and behavior - from its predecessor; ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''. However, the game also adds a large array of new enemies, and brings back many older enemies not featured in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', with some (such as [[Simirror]]) making their first 3-D appearance in this game. True to the mechanized motif of the world in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', many enemies have received mechanical and/or cybernetic augmentations, though these are purely cosmetic. The following tables list each standard enemy in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'':

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|[[Dekabu]]

|A larger and tougher variant of [[Kabu]] distinguished by its sandcastle-like appearance. It can spit out Kabus.

|This is Simirror's first 3-D appearance.

|An extremely rare flying saucer which can be inhaled only in the [[Copy Ability Testing Area]] once [[100% completion]] has been obtained.

!colspan=4|Enemies defeatable only by Robobot Armor in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &nbsp;

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|{{center|[[File:KPR Kibble Blade.png]]}}

|{{center|[[File:KPR King Doo.png]]}}

|[[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]]

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|N/A

|{{center|[[File:KPR Telepathos.png]]}}

There are twelve bosses in Story Mode, eleven in [[Meta Knightmare Returns]], and six in the sub-game [[Team Kirby Clash]]. Note that 2.0 versions of most bosses that are fought in Meta Knightmare Returns and in [[The True Arena]] are not listed, as with the [[Masher|Mashers]] from [[Kirby 3D Rumble]], who are instead classified as mid-bosses. For bosses from Team Kirby Clash, see [[Team Kirby Clash#Bosses]].

|A towering green robot with long arms that must be unscrewed by the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]].

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|A giant wall of gears, cogs, and turrets that must be defeated by the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]] in [[Jet Mode]].

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|After [[C.O.G.S.]] is defeated once more in Gigabyte Grounds, [[Core Kabula]] emerges from its remains in a surprise attack against [[Kirby]] in the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]], still in [[Jet Mode]].

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|{{center|[[File:KPR Dedede Clones and D3 Battle 1.png|200px]]}}

|{{center|[[File:KPR President Haltmann battle 2.png|200px]]}}

|The greatest warrior in the galaxy, serving as the final boss of [[Meta Knightmare Returns]]. He fights almost identically to his appearance in ''[[{{KRtDL KAW}}]]'', with this incarnation bringing in new attacks like the ability to open up a dimensional rift to [[Another Dimension]].

''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' was originally planned as a follow up to ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', being referred to as ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe 2''.<ref>[https://nintendoeverything.com/kirby-planet-robobot-director-on-the-story-characters-robobot-armor-and-abilities/ "Nintendo Dream" interview, translated by Nintendo Everything]</ref> Once it was decided that the game's theme would revolve around mechanization and industrialization, the name was changed to ''Kirby: HAGANE'' (hagane means "steel" in Japanese). The title went through a few more changes, ''Kirby: Robot Planet'', ''Roborobo Planet'', and finally, ''Planet Robobot'', to keep with the playfulness of the Kirby universe. From the finalized title, the [[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor]] got its name.<ref>[https://kirbydevpostarchive.tumblr.com/post/164954365076/hal-laboratory-%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%80-hallaboratory-08092016-1043 Archive of the Miiverse post "''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' Ask-a-thon! - Round 1"]</ref>

|colspan=2|HAL Laboratory, Inc.<br>Nintendo<br><br>HAL Laboratory, Inc. and Nintendo are the authors of this software for the purpose of copyright. All rights reserved.<br>©2016 HAL Laboratory, Inc. / Nintendo

**Likewise, this is also the first game in the ''Kirby'' series where Meta Knight can use his ''Smash Bros.'' [[Final Smash]], '''Galaxia Darkness'''.

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*[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/titles/6437256809000069326/6437256809000071771| Miiverse "Behind the Scenes" Community]{{dead link}}