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]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''</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]]. At the beginning of the mode Kirby starts in a special room which contains [[Copy Essences]] for every regular [[Copy Ability]] in the game, as well as a [[Warp Star]] to take him to the first battle. In between battles Kirby will be taken to a rest area that contains five Maxim Tomatoes for Kirby to replenish his health should it be depleted, two randomly-determined Copy Essences for Kirby to change his ability and a Warp Star to take him to the next battle.

When Kirby eats a Maxim Tomato in the original ''Super Star'' it will simply be gone, but in ''Super Star Ultra'' the Maxim Tomato will be replaced with a regular tomato (which does not heal as much health) the next time Kirby visits the rest area.

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 last.

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=4|List of bosses in The Arena in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' &nbsp;
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!Name
!Image
!Notes
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|[[Chameleo Arm]]
|[[File:KSSU Chameleo Arm Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Combo Cannon]]
|[[File:KSSU Main Cannon 2 Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Computer Virus]]
|[[File:KSSU Computer Virus Arena Icon.png]]
|Skips the ending sequence; the windows close out immediately after defeating the Great Dragon.
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|[[Dyna Blade]]
|[[File:KSSU Dyna Blade Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Fatty Whale]]
|[[File:KSSU Fatty Whale Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Galactic Nova Nucleus]]
|[[File:KSSU Galactic Nova Nucleus Arena Icon.png]]
|Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
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|[[Heavy Lobster]]
|[[File:KSSU Heavy Lobster Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[King Dedede]]
|[[File:KSSU King Dedede Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Kracko]]
|[[File:KSSU Kracko Arena Icon.png]]
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|-
|[[Lololo & Lalala]]
|[[File:KSSU Lololo & Lalala Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Mid-Boss]] All-Stars 1
|[[File:KSSU Mid-Boss All Stars 1 Arena Icon.png]]
|Consists of [[Chef Kawasaki]], [[Bonkers]], and [[Bugzzy]].
|-
|[[Mid-Boss]] All Stars 2
|[[File:KSSU Mid-Boss All Stars 2 Arena Icon.png]]
|Consists of [[Poppy Bros. Sr.]], [[Mr. Frosty]], [[Iron Mam]], and [[Jukid]].
|-
|[[Meta Knight]]
|[[File:KSSU Meta Knight Arena Icon.png]]
|A [[sword]] is still [[GRAB IT!|offered]].
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|[[Reactor]]
|[[File:KSSU Reactor Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Twin Woods]]
|[[File:KSSU Twin Woods Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Waddle Dee]]
|[[File:KSSU Bandana Waddle Dee Arena Icon.png]]
|A "joke" encounter unique to this mode. This Waddle Dee has an unusually high amount of HP, but does not move and can be defeated simply by [[Inhale|inhaling]]. In ''[[Kirby Super Star 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]]
|[[File:KSSU Wham Bam Rock Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Whispy Woods]]
|[[File:KSSU Whispy Woods Arena Icon.png]]
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|[[Marx]]
|[[File:KSSU Marx Arena Icon.png]]
|This boss is always fought last.
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|}

<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 the title screen from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.]]
{{quote|The {{color|orange|Arena}} is now available! Are you up to the challenge?|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' unlock quote}}
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', The Arena is unlocked after completing Story Mode. Like the previous Arena, all of the bosses are encountered in a random order, except [[Lor & Magolor]], [[Traitor Magolor|Magolor]], and [[Magolor (second form)|Magolor's second form]] are fought last in that order. Completing this mode the first time allows player 1 to be [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]] or [[Bandana Waddle Dee]] in replays of The Arena.

The following bosses are encountered in The Arena in both ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'':
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=4|List of bosses in The Arena in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' &nbsp;
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!Name
!Image
!HP
!Notes
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!colspan=4|First ten (random order)
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|Mid-Boss All-Stars 1:<br>
[[Gigant Edge]]<br>
[[King Doo]]<br>
[[Bonkers]]
|[[File:KRtDL Mid-Bosses 1 Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Mid-Bosses 1 Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|
|
|-
|Mid-Boss All-Stars 2:<br>
[[Kibble Blade]]<br>
[[Moundo]]<br>
[[Water Galboros]]<br>
[[Dubior]]
|[[File:KRtDL Mid-Bosses 2 Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Mid-Bosses 2 Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|
|
|-
|[[Sphere Doomer]]s<br>
Spark<br>
Normal & Fire<br>
Ice
|[[File:Sphere Doomer arena.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Sphere Doomers Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|150<br>78 & 101<br>157
|
|-
|[[Whispy Woods]]
|[[File:KRtDL Whispy Woods Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Whispy Woods Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|255 (Wii)<br>315 (''Deluxe'')
|
|-
|[[Mr. Dooter]]
|[[File:KRtDL Mr Dooter Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Mr Dooter Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|315 (Wii)<br>345 (''Deluxe'')
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|-
|[[Fatty Puffer]]
|[[File:KRtDL Fatty Puffer Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Fatty Puffer Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|420 (Wii)<br>457 (''Deluxe'')
|
|-
|[[Goriath]]
|[[File:KRtDL Goriath Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Goriath Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|345 (Wii)<br>375 (''Deluxe'')
|
|-
|[[Grand Doomer]]
|[[File:KRtDL Grand Doomer Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Grand Doomer Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|435 (Wii)<br>672 (''Deluxe'')
|Skips the phase where Ultra Sword is used.
|-
|[[Metal General]]
|[[File:KRtDL Metal General Arena Icon.png|200px]]<br>
[[File:KRtDLD Metal General Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|450 (Wii)<br>495 (''Deluxe'')
|
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|[[Landia]]
|[[File:KRtDL Landia Arena Icon.png|200px]]
[[File:KRtDLD Landia Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|480 (Wii)<br>525 (''Deluxe'')
|
|-
!colspan=4|Final three
|-
|[[Lor & Magolor]]
|[[File:KRtDL Lor and Magolor Arena Icon.png|200px]]
[[File:KRtDLD Lor and Magolor Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|435 (Wii)<br>472 (''Deluxe'')
|Skips the preceding side-scroller stage and goes directly into the boss.
|-
|[[Traitor Magolor|Magolor]]
|[[File:KRtDL Magolor Arena Icon.png|200px]]
[[File:KRtDLD Magolor Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|450 (Wii)<br>495 (''Deluxe'')
|Skips the segment where the [[Super Abilities]] are used.
|-
|[[Magolor (second form)|Magolor]]
|[[File:KRtDL Magolor Second Form Arena Icon.png|200px]]
[[File:KRtDLD Magolor Second Form Arena Icon.png|200px]]
|560 (Wii)<br>675 (''Deluxe'')
|Final boss of Story Mode.
|-
|colspan=4|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''===
[[File:KTD Miiverse - Arenas menu screens.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 containing [[keychain]]s will appear after battles 2, 5, 8 and 9 (battles 2 and 5 offer one keychain, battle 8 offers two and battle 9 offers three). 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-Boss All Stars 1:
**[[Grand Wheelie]]
**[[Bonkers]]
**[[Hornhead]]
*Mid-Boss All Stars 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]]: Fought separately from Sectonia's first form, unlike in Story Mode. The Sectonia Vine and [[Hypernova]] segments are skipped.

===''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]]: The final segment where Kirby drills through Star Dream is skipped.

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]] 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 Boss Endurance in the Korean version of ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''. By extension, the same changes apply to [[The True Arena]].

==Flavor text==
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!rowspan=1|Flavor text
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|[[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}}.''
|-
|[[File:KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|''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!''
|}

==Trivia==
*In the Japanese and Korean versions of the series, the descriptions for The Arena consistently give Kirby the alias of '''The Pink Demon''' (ピンクの{{furi|悪魔|あくま}} / 핑크색 악마). 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 the [[smashwiki:Boxing Ring|Boxing Ring]] stage. 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]]''.
*It has been a tradition in each game that features The Arena for the Maxim Tomatoes to be replaced with regular [[Food|Tomatoes]] after being collected, and for [[The True Arena]] (or equivalent difficulty) to feature regular Tomatoes exclusively. In reference to this, Tomatoes only appear in the [[Colosseum]] in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' — they don't appear in the regular stages.
*In ''Kirby Super Star'', King Dedede can be seen sitting on a throne in the background of The Arena.
*In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', the timer disappears during the final boss fight in The Arena and The True Arena. This also applies to [[The Ultimate Choice]] starting with the Infernal Crisis difficulty in ''Kirby Star Allies'' and the Colosseum in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KTD Arena 1st Trophy model.png|1st place trophy from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KTD 2nd Trophy model.png|2nd place trophy from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KTD 3rd Trophy model.png|3rd place trophy from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena EN Logo.png|English logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena JP Logo.png|Japanese logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena FR Logo.png|French logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena GE Logo.png|German logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena IT Logo.png|Italian logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena SP Logo.png|Spanish logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena DU Logo.png|Dutch logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena PR Logo.png|Portuguese logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena TCN Logo.png|Traditional Chinese logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena SCN Logo.png|Simplified Chinese logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
KRtDLD The Arena KR Logo.png|Korean logo from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
</gallery>

==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=The Road to Become a Fighting King<br><br>Boss Battle Tournament (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')
|pt=A arena
|ptM=The Arena
|de=Die Arena
|deM=The Arena
|it=Arena
|itM=-
|nl=De arena
|nlM=The arena
|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=The Road of the Fighting King<br>Face-to-face Matchup with the Bosses (''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')
|zhTrad=通往格鬥王的道路
|zhTradR=Tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù
|zhSimp=通往格斗王的道路
|zhSimpR=Tōng wǎng gé dòu wáng de dào lù
|zhM=The Road to Become a Fighting King
}}

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

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