Team Kirby Clash

Team Kirby Clash
English logoJapanese logo Logos for Team Kirby Clash in various languages
Details
Type(s)	Fighting - Teamwork
Levels	6
Players	1-4
Appears in	Kirby: Planet Robobot
Theme music
"Team Kirby Clash" Clip of the title screen theme for Team Kirby Clash.

This article is about the Sub-Game from Kirby: Planet Robobot. For the series of games, see Team Kirby Clash (series).

Team Kirby Clash is a Sub-Game that appears in Kirby: Planet Robobot. In this game, up to four Kirbys take on fantasy-themed roles and are tasked with defeating one of six bosses from earlier Kirby series games in quests. To complete the quests, they must defeat the boss without being KO'd in turn or running out of time. As the Kirbys fight, they gain experience, which will allow them to level up after the quest concludes, improving their survivability and damage output. The experience gained is also used as the final score on each quest, with one of four medals being awarded, ranging from bronze to platinum.

Team Kirby Clash can be played either solo with CPU allies, or via Local Wireless with friends. The game can also be played in multiplayer via Download Play without other users needing Kirby: Planet Robobot to play.

Team Kirby Clash was the base for the free-to-start expanded spin-off title, Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and its sequel, Super Kirby Clash.

Roles

There are four roles to choose from. Kirbys can take on multiples of the same role if they wish:

Role	Image	Description
Sword Hero		A front-line role based on Sword. Can protect his friends with the Hero Shield.
Hammer Lord		A powerhouse role based on Hammer. Very slow on his feet, but can dish out huge damage.
Doctor Healmore		A supporting role based on Doctor. Has the power to heal his allies and himself.
Beam Mage		A supporting role based on Beam. Has the power to stop time if he hits the boss enough with repeated Time Beam attacks.

All four roles are capable of using a Revival Spell on their fallen teammates given enough time to do so.

Quests and bosses

There are six quests in this sub-game, each featuring a different boss. They are revealed in sequence, and can be challenged as many times as necessary to build up experience. Each boss has notably higher health and stronger attacks than their previous appearances in the series.

Quests and bosses in Team Kirby Clash
Quest and boss	Image	Difficulty	Description	HP	Notes
Quest 1: Steel Soldier: Gigant Edge		★	A tough, large, green armored knight wielding a sword and shield. He is fought within a forest clearing overlooking a lake.	4,080 + 7,920 = 12,000
Quest 2: Ice Beast: Mr. Frosty		★★	A walrus-like creature who tosses ice blocks at Team Kirby. He is also fought within the forest clearing, but at sunrise.	5,440 + 10,560 = 16,000
Quest 3: Ancient Tree: Whispy Woods		★★★	This familiar old tree appears to try and stomp Team Kirby with his roots. He is fought in the ancient Ruins.	6,750 + 20,250 = 27,000	Some of his attacks are borrowed from Flowery Woods, the first boss of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Quest 4: Flaming Frog: Pyribbit		★★★★	A furious fiery frog that attacks by breathing fire, spouting lava, and lobbing molten rocks. He is fought in the heart of the Volcano.	7,020 + 19,980 = 27,000
Quest 5: Guardian Angel: Landia		★★★★★	A four-headed dragon that serves as the final boss of the sub-game, fought in the peaks of the Empyrean.	10,400 + 29,600 = 40,000
Quest EX: Guardian Angel: Landia EX		★★★★★★★	The true final boss of the sub-game, who is significantly stronger than his previous appearance. He is fought in a dark and stormy Empyrean.	10,600 + 30,340 = 41,000

Gameplay

Each quest takes place in a flat arena, with no other platforms or pitfalls to consider. Upon starting out, there are only two Kirbys in the party, but more join in after successive quests until there are four.

Bosses, where necessary, are made larger and given much greater health. The first two, Gigant Edge and Mr. Frosty, are also given some new attacks. All bosses fight in two phases, and cannot be damaged in any capacity while transitioning between the two, much like in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

The party of Kirbys has a set amount of time, depending on the boss being fought, to complete the quest. If time runs out, they lose, and will have to try again. They will also lose if they are all defeated by the boss' attacks. Like in the Kirby Fighters games, the Kirbys have a limited ability to hover off the ground, and their guard can only last so long before it breaks, leaving them dazed. Occasionally, during the quest, items will appear to help the party. These can be food items that the Kirbys can share between themselves to recover stamina, or they can be Power Tablets. There are up to four of these pieces and each Kirby needs to collect one. After that, they can unleash the devastating Team Meteor attack that deals huge damage and stuns the boss for an extended period of time.

After the quest, experience is tallied, and if it passes the next threshold, the Kirbys level up, gaining bonuses to their Stamina, Attack, Recovery and Team Meteor damage. The maximum level is 10, and the stats cap at different amounts based on the role chosen. Being at maximum level is not required to clear the final quest, but it certainly helps.

Level-up progression chart

The following is a chart detailing the amount of experience points needed to level up in Team Kirby Clash. Note that each role gains the exact same experience, and therefore will level up, at the same time.

Lvl.	Total EXP	EXP to next
1	0	800
2	800	1,400
3	2,200	2,200
4	4,400	3,200
5	7,600	4,200
6	11,800	5,250
7	17,050	6,350
8	23,400	7,550
9	30,950	8,910
10	39,860	Max!

Trivia

• The Japanese and Korean titles ("Kirby Hunters") are similar to the Monster Hunter series.
• Occasionally, when leveling up, a Kirby may also gain a few points in odd stats like 'Rosiness' or 'Spirit'. The game clarifies that these stats do not actually matter, and that it is largely a joke. This harkens back to the fight with Computer Virus in Kirby Super Star (the "Not that it matters." quote in particular originated from Kirby Super Star Ultra).
• According to an early sketch revealed by HAL Laboratory, proposed additional roles included a Huntsman, presumably based on Archer, and a pirate-themed Bandit, who may have been based on Cutter or Ninja.
• The acquired experience when reaching level 10 equals 39860 points, which is a goroawase pun that can be read as "Thank you, HAL" (39 = sankyu, thank you and 86 = haru).
• Landia's role as the final boss may be a reference to the sub-game's premise of four Kirbys working as a team—reflecting Landia's nature—as well as the prominence of dragons in the medieval-style RPG genre. This was commented on by Shinya Kumazaki during the third and final Kirby: Planet Robobot Ask-a-thon on Miiverse.

Gallery

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  Main menu
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  Sketch art of early role concepts
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  Concept art of Gigant Edge's battle arena
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  Concept art of Mr. Frosty's battle arena
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  Concept art of Whispy Woods's battle arena
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  Concept art of Landia's battle arena

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	みんなで！カービィハンターズ Minna de! Kābyi Hantāzu	Everyone! Kirby Hunters
English	Team Kirby Clash	-
French	L'attaque des Kirby	The attack of the Kirbys
German	Kirbys Team-Jagd	Kirby's Team hunt
Italian	Squadre Kirby in azione	Kirby teams in action
Korean	다 함께! 커비 헌터즈 da hamkke! keobi heonteojeu	All together! Kirby Hunters
Polish	Team Kirby Clash	-
Spanish	¡Todos juntos! Héroes legendarios	All together! Legendary heroes