The King and the Sun

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The King and the Sun
Kirby Super Star UltraKirby Fighters 2 Epilogue: Secret ending: Various arrangements of "The King and the Sun".
Details
Debut appearance	Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
Last appearance	Kirby Fighters 2 (2020)
Composer(s)	Jun Ishikawa or Hirokazu Ando

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"The King and the Sun"^{[conjectural title]} is a theme from Kirby Super Star Ultra that plays during the Revenge of the King staff credits cutscene. It serves as a parody version of the similarly named "My Friend and the Sunset".

Composition

The dejected King and Waddle Dees walk by the setting sun.

"The King and the Sun" is an arrangement of "King Dedede's Theme", stylized to sound like "My Friend and the Sunset", capitalizing on their innate similarity. As such, it is set in A minor and 6/8 time, and has similar instrumentation. It features a descending variant of the intro and accompaniment from "My Friend and the Sunset", followed by the second ("Peanut Plains") section of "King Dedede's Theme". Near its latter half, the theme diverges and resolves to tonic. From here, the first section of "King Dedede's Theme" continues. It gives way to a final section close to the second element of "My Friend and the Sunset" and diverged second phrase from "King Dedede's Theme". This stays in a prolonged dominant before looping.

Game appearances

Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, the theme plays during the cutscene "The King and the Sun" at the end of Revenge of the King.

Kirby Fighters 2

In Kirby Fighters 2, a faithful arrangement of "The King and the Sun" appears alongside "Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals" as the true ending staff credits cutscene. A major variation with its characteristic rhythm plays during the epilogue of the Final Chapter of Story Mode: The Destined Rivals alongside the game's aforementioned leitmotif and "My Friend and the Sunset".

Names in other languages

Royal Warp

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キングがワープ！？^[1]	The King is Warping!?

References

↑ Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack

v • d • e Music in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

Main stage themes	Green Greens • Float Islands • Bubbly Clouds • Peanut Plains • Mallow Castle • Cave Stage • Candy Mountain • Ability Trial Room • Dyna Blade's Nest • Get Up and Go-Urmet! • Gourmet Race: Corn Hall • Sub-Tree Area • Crystal Area • Rest Area • Mine Cart Area • Boarding the Halberd • Sea Stage • Havoc Aboard the Halberd • Halberd Escape • Milky Way Wishes: Shooting

Boss themes	Boss Battle • King Dedede's Theme • Mid-Boss Battle • Battle with an Enormous Boss • Heavy Lobster • VS. Meta Knight • Vs. Marx • Arena Showdown • Flying Fortress Kabula • Masked Dedede's Theme • The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy • True Arena Showdown

Sub-Game and menu themes	Corkboard • Spring Breeze: Title • Dyna Blade: Title • Dyna Blade: Map • Gourmet Race: Title • Revenge of Meta Knight: Title • Revenge of Meta Knight (Map) • Milky Way Wishes: Map • The Arena • Revenge of the King: Title • Helper's Rest • Kirby on the Draw • Megaton Punch • Samurai Kirby • Snack Tracks • Alternate Corkboard

Cutscene themes	Grand Opening • A New Wind for Tomorrow • Gourmet Race: Intro • The Great Cave Offensive • Revenge of Meta Knight: Opening • My Friend and the Sunset • Milky Way Wishes • Kirby's Triumphant Return • Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits • The King and the Sun

Special themes	The Beginner's Room • Invincible • Done In • Game Over • Sparkling Stars • Kirby Dance • Victory! • Loss

v • d • e Music in Kirby Fighters 2

Battle Stage themes	Training • Green Gardens • Butter Building • Bubbly Clouds • Gourmet Go Go (Secret Song) • Gigavolt • Springy Hand Land • Coo's Forest (Coo's Theme • Rick's Theme) • Dedede Arena • Dyna Blade's Nest • Dried-up Sea • Waddle Dee Train Tracks • Haldera Volcano • Factory Tour • The Empyrean • Jambastion Entrance • Castle Lololo • Fountain of Dreams • History of Kirby Fighters (Kirby Fighters • Kirby Fighters Deluxe • Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals)

Boss themes	VS Twin Woods • VS Duo Edge • Stage of Destined Rivals • Enter the Battle! Shadow Kirby • The Battle of Deeply Bonded Allies • Decisive Battle! Overcome the Naughty Mind (Dark Meta Knight Appears • Forest/Nature Area • Mid-Boss Battle • Dark Meta Knight) • Stage of the Partners Who Shook the Heavens (Havoc Aboard the Halberd • VS. Meta Knight • King Dedede's Theme • Masked Dedede's Theme • Boarding the Halberd)

Menu themes	Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals • Battle Mode • Online Mode • Chapter 1-4 Item Room • Single-Handed Mode (Kirby Fighters Deluxe • Bouncing Boss Battle • The World to Win) • Start Stage • Options (Select • Start Stage • Forest/Nature Area) • Training Mode - Character Selection • Final Chapter Item Room 1 (Green Greens • Kirby's Triumphant Return) • A Dangerous, High-Flying Finale (Dangerous Dinner • Heading for 0²) • History of Kirby Fighters (no intro) (Kirby Fighters • Kirby Fighters Deluxe • Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals)

Cutscene & opening themes	Staff Credits (Green Greens • Bumper Crop Bump) • Story Mode Cutscene • Chapter 1-4 Battle Jingle • Single-Handed Mode Battle Jingle • Shadow Kirby Battle Jingle • Story Mode Summit Jingle (Boarding the Halberd • Masked Dedede's Theme) • Ending (My Friend and the Sunset • Kirby's Triumphant Return • Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals) • Final Chapter Prologue (Kirby's Triumphant Return • Revenge of Meta Knight (Map) • King Dedede's Theme) • Shadow Kirby Very Hard Battle Jingle • Final Chapter Summit Jingle • The Masks of Dark Bonds • Epilogue (The King and the Sun • My Friend and the Sunset) • Secret Ending (The King and the Sun • Kirby Fighters 2: The Destined Rivals)

Special themes	Kirby Dance • Battle Results • Buddy Star Blaster • Invincible Candy • Chapter 1-3 Final Results • Chapter 4 Final Results • Final Chapter Results • Training Mode (Training • Green Greens • Ripple Star: Stage Select) • Done In

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Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Fighters 2

Names in other languages

Royal Warp

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