History NightmareFuel / KirbyStarAllies

* Dark Meta Knight is back as a friend and, while [[TokenEvilTeammate implied to be after the darkness of the Jamba Heart for his own personal gain]], he at least sides with Kirby rather than Hyness and doesn't betray him - none of which may provide much comfort for anyone familiar with ''Triple Deluxe'', which implied that he is consumed by a desire for absolute vengeance against Kirby. [[ParanoiaFuel Sure, he didn't turn on him ''now''...]]

** The conclusion in the "Final Dimension". Upon arriving, ''another Jamba Heart emerges from the floor.'' Good news: it's quickly shattered by the spears of heart you've been collecting throughout the mode. Bad news: inside is a now Corrupt Hyness, now more deranged and deadly than ever before. After you beat him, the Three Mage-Sisters show up. As if the idea of fighting all three of them at once [[ThisIsGonnaSuck doesn't sound terrifying enough]], they look like they did when Hyness drained their life force earlier, only that their hair and face markings keep their original color, and their clothes are white instead of black. The Mage-Sisters rush Kirby and co. all at once in pursuit of revenge for everything that's happened to them and their master.

** Given the implied connection the Jambastion Cult has to the Dark Matter such as the altar's pool changing into the background of Zero's arenas, not to mention the visual cues from other such Dark Matter that Void itself is taking from, it is very apparent that Void might actually be, in fact, a canonical ''Zero-Three''. 20 years into the making, and the most anticipated, dreaded enemy in all of Kirby... ''is now here,'' and this time, Zero ''is done'' playing fair and is ready to not just defeat Kirby, but to also outright ''kill'' him.

* Remember the [[LastNoteNightmare unsettling scale of notes]] that play at the "bad" ending of ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''? Guess what plays when you don't collect the minimum of 100 Friend Hearts for the perfect ending in Heroes in Another Dimension after defeating the Three Mage-Sisters. Kirby outright leaves them after beating them [[NothingIsScarier with no indication to the Mage-Sisters's final fate as the music plays]].
* [[DarkAndTroubledPast The Mages' backstories are pretty messed up,]] as they were on death's doorstep before Hyness saved them -- Francisca nearly freezing to death in a snowstorm, Flamberge almost being burned alive by a fire, and Zan Partizanne being a poor girl who was struck by lightning while climbing a tall tower -- and granted them powers based on the respective things that nearly killed them.
* Dark Meta Knight is back. He is here as a friend this time and, while [[TokenEvilTeammate implied to be after the darkness of the Jamba Heart for his own personal gain]], at least sides with Kirby rather than Hyness and never betrays him, so a case could be made for him being more or less neutral and no longer an enemy of Kirby, and thus his presence doesn't seem any worse than that of Marx. However, anyone who heard any implications of ''Triple Deluxe'' that he is consumed with absolute vengeance against Kirby could be more uneasy knowing he is still around.

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Rise! Oh, Dark Lord of Despair! Crush the stars! Lay waste to care! Rise and cover the land in sorrows! May your symphony of emptiness bring the end of all tomorrows!\\

** The implications of their power get even worse when Hyness hints that they were once so powerful that they stopped a galactic crisis in its tracks, the results of which scared the all-powerful Ancients. Or more specifically, as per Hyness' MotiveRant, a "''nightmare'' of a galactic crisis". It all but states they were able to subdue and exile ''[[WorldsStrongestMan Galacta Knight]]''.

* Dark Meta Knight is back. He is here as a friend this time and, while [[TokenEvilTeammate implied to be after the darkness of the Jamba Heart for his own personal gain]], at least sides with Kirby rather than Hyness and never betrays him, so a case could be made for him being more or less neutral and no longer an enemy of Kirby, and thus his presence doesn't seem any worse than that of Marx. However, anyone who heard any implications of ''Triple Deluxe'' that he is consumed with absolute vengeance against Kirby could be more uneasy knowing he is still around.

*** Worth mentioning is the backstory of the bosses: The English version doesn't delve into much (outside of noting that Parallel Twin Kracko was partially formed from ''the scattered mists of their victims'' (which counts in itself) and that Parallel Dedede is the result of his original counterpart's spirit getting sent to Another Dimension alongside the Jamba Heart that possessed him), the Japanese version notes that together they are the ''[[EliteFour "Otherworldly Four Kings"]]'' and that Parallel Kracko and Parallel Woods were created when the spirits of their various defeated counterparts ended up in Another Dimension, making them the physical embodiment of their respective owners' grudges against Kirby. Parallel Meta Knight's counterpart isn't explained as well in the English version, but given that the Jamba Heart reverted him to his ''Revenge of Meta Knight'' characterization, it's not out of the question that his Parallel counterpart acts similarly.

* Dark Meta Knight is back. He is here as a friend this time and, while [[TokenEvilTeammate implied to be after the darkness of the Jamba Heart for his own personal gain]], at least sides with Kirby rather than Hyness and never betrays him, so a case could be made for him being more or less neutral and no longer an enemy of Kirby, and thus his presence doesn't seem any worse than that of Marx. However, anyone who heard any implications of ''Triple Deluxe'' that he is consumed with absolute vengeance against Kirby and directly corrupted both the Dimension Mirror and Queen Sectonia could be more uneasy knowing he is still around. Worse still is the idea of him interacting with Taranza.

** Said wings in the third phase looks like those of [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Zero Two]].

** There's also his boss fight after you knock his mask off, beginning phase 2. His face not only looks really disturbing ([[{{Gonk}} if not quite goofy-looking]]), but he ''[[BerserkButton totally blows his lid]]'' at this point, screaming in rage after his face is revealed, then gibbering madly! The way his face is revealed is also quite the JumpScare, as if to say "Alright! Time for phase two— '''[[NightmareFace OH DEAR GOD, WHAT IS THAT?!]]'''"

** The conclusion in the "Final Dimension". Upon arriving, ''another Jamba Heart emerges from the floor.'' Good news: it's quickly shattered by the spears of heart you've been collecting throughout the mode. Bad news: inside is a now Corrupt Hyness. After you beat him, the Three Mage-Sisters show up. As if the idea of fighting all three of them at once [[ThisIsGonnaSuck doesn't sound terrifying enough]], they look like they did when Hyness drained their life force earlier, only that their hair and face markings keep their original color, and their clothes are white instead of black. The Mage-Sisters rush Kirby and co. all at once in pursuit of revenge for everything that's happened to them and their master.

** There's also his boss fight after you knock his mask off, beginning phase 2. His face not only looks really disturbing, but he ''[[BerserkButton totally blows his lid]]'' at this point, screaming in rage after his face is revealed, then gibbering madly! The way his face is revealed is also quite the JumpScare, as if to say "Alright! Time for phase two— '''[[NightmareFace OH DEAR GOD, WHAT IS THAT?!]]'''"

* Morpho Knight, who is ''[[AmbiguousSituation possibly]]'' Galacta Knight… except ''even '''more''' powerful'', as a result of him getting ''killed'' by a mystical butterfly [[note]]which was seen in previous ''Kirby'' games' openings, possibly serving as {{Foreshadowing}}[[/note]]. Yep, the knight that is one of the most feared bosses in the entire franchise, gets ''EatenAlive by a seemingly defenseless butterfly''' without so much as a fight beforehand. When even a ''butterfly'' can casually eat one of the most deadly beings in the galaxy and absorb its prey's powers, Dream Land starts teetering from a SugarBowl to a world where EverythingIsTryingToKillYou. In the Japanese version, his FlavorText mentions that the butterfly flies from "paradise" on something's day of judgment, and that it's resonating with "pleas for life" from the "Galaxy's Strongest Warrior", which turned them into "a knight from the underworld". It also mentions that it's a "dream-like" battle, one that's meant to be impossible, either because the merge was something unthought of to begin with, or because of his sheer power. The implications that come from this are... unsettling, to say the least.
* In the update that added the Wave 1 Dream Friends, they also changed the arena that Marx, Gooey, and the Animal Friends fight Zan Partizanne, Hyness, and Morpho Knight in. The background shows the Jambastion fortress in ruins, with a "gates of heaven" sort of yellow glow to it, and the ground has a blue puddle with special ripple effects for walking over it and black shapes flowing through it. [[Videogame/KirbysDreamLand3 Reminds you of a certain place now?]]

*** This really does need elaboration. Wave 2 is actually just Wave 1's barring the floor changes, but the surrounding purple crystals and flowers have grown much more, and the Jambastion fortress has been even further damaged. Which means that, after Void Termina, Hyness is now pulling a far more elaborate scheme to do...''something'', and it seems to involve Zero ''and Zero-Two'' '''''at least'''''. And whatever it is, it's slowly tearing apart the very fabric of his lair ''just from making preparations for it.''

* Two Face from the first ''Kirby's Dream Land'' [[TheBusCameBack is back]]. [[NightmareRetardant While it wasn't really scary back in its debut]] due to Game Boy graphics limitations, its return in HD shows it in its full nightmarish glory. It first starts off as a simple white mask, that you can't even attack, and once you turn your back it turns gold, gains glowing red streaks and a jagged mouth and evil, black eyes. The first time you encounter them is in Jambastion, where they act as wall ornaments, so you think they're just part of the environment at first. It's quite jarring, to say the least.

*** Worth mentioning is the backstory of the bosses: The English version doesn't delve into much (outside of noting that Parallel Twin Kracko was partially formed from the ''the scattered mists of their victims'' which counts in itself and that Parallel Dedede is the result of his original counterparts' spirit getting sent to Another Dimension alongside the Jamba Heart that possessed him), the Japanese version notes that together they are the [[EliteFour ''Otherworldly Four Kings'']] and that Parallel Kracko and Parallel Woods were created when the spirits of their various defeated counterparts ended up in Another Dimension, making them the physical embodiment of their respective owners' grudges against Kirby. Parallel Meta Knight's counterpart isn't explained as well in the English version, but given that the Jamba Heart reverted them to his ''Revenge of Meta Knight'' characterization, it's not out of the question that his Parallel counterpart acts similarly.
** The conclusion in the "Final Dimension." Upon arriving, ''another Jamba Heart emerges from the floor.'' Good news: it's quickly shattered by the spears of heart you've been collecting throughout the mode. Bad news: inside is a now Corrupt Hyness. After you beat him, the Three Mage-Sisters show up. As if the idea of fighting all three of them at once [[ThisIsGonnaSuck doesn't sound terrifying enough]], they look like they did when Hyness drained their life force earlier, only that their hair and face markings keep their original color, and their clothes are white instead of black. The Mage-Sisters rush Kirby and co. all at once in pursuit of revenge for everything that's happened to them and their master.
* With the Wave 3 Update comes the ''ultimate'' TrueFinalBoss of the game, locked behind Soul Melter EX: '''Void'''. All those hints about Hyper Zone and Dark Star? Leads up to this... thing. Much like Void Soul, Void starts out with a fight against an even further upgraded Void Termina, now titled [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Void Termina, The TRUE Destroyer of Worlds]]. As opposed to Void Soul's more LightIsNotGood colors, Void takes the DarkIsEvil aesthetic of the original boss and amplifies it to RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver levels - complete with ''[[RedEyesTakeWarning red glowing eyes]]'' in its 'head'. When you reach the fourth phase, however, the freeze-frame splash screen that introduces the boss gets the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Boss Butch Hyper Zone background]] as it takes shape as a white sphere with a red "face;" the same basic design of '''Zero.''' The pause descriptions say that this as the original Void Termina the ancients wrote texts about, and it goes on to say that Void is omnipresent in all dimensions and can take many forms. It's all but outright stated that Zero, the big bad behind Dark Matter, was a result of this '''abomination''' incarnating in Kirby's home dimension, and what Hyness summoned in the main game was a much weaker version that had little time to fully incarnate. The fight against it is the hardest in the game, if not the series with the possible exception of Star Dream Soul OS, bar-none, even compared to the Three Mage Sisters, and when you finally do beat it? Instead of the look of terror that Void Termina had, it explodes with ''Kirby's smile on its face''.
** Given the implied connection the Jambastion Cult has to the Dark Matter such as the alter's pool changing into the background of Zero's arenas, not to mention the visual cues from other such Dark Matter that Void itself is taking from, it is very apparent that Void might actually be, in fact, a canonical ''Zero-Three''. 20 years into the making, and the most anticipated, dreaded enemy in all of Kirby... ''is now here,'' and this time, Zero ''is done'' playing fair and is ready to not just defeat Kirby, but to also outright ''kill'' him.

* Dark Meta Knight is back. He is here as a friend this time and, while [[TokenEvilTeammate implied to be after the darkness of the Jamba Heart for his own personal gain]], at least sides with Kirby rather than Hyness and never betrays him, so a case could be made for him being more or less neutral and no longer an enemy of Kirby, and thus his presence doesn't seem any worse than that of Marx. However, anyone who heard any implications of ''Triple Deluxe'' that he is consumed with absolute vengeance against Kirby and directly corrupted both the Dimension Mirror and Queen Sectonia could be more uneasy knowing he is still around.

** It's hard to catch during [[MotorMouth his rant, but Hyness describes his people as the "masters of a matter most dark" ("worshipers of the darkest matter" in Japanese)]]. Additionally, the description for Void Soul reveals that the soul is fighting with the darkness Hyness used to summon Void. Yes, one of the few connections to something other than itself that Dark Matter has is to a psychotic ''cult''.

** His third phase has him attack with a silhouette of [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand the Master Crown. In The Ultimate Choice's secret Soul Melter and Soul Melter EX difficulties, the colors are more accurate, making it into a full-on replica]].
** His "true essence" takes the cake here -- it looks like some spherical, pinkish blob with "holes" running along its surface... until those holes arrange themselves to look like ''Kirby's face''. Throughout the battle, the blob contorts itself into many, ''many'' more shapes, including ''Zero Two's false face'' and '''Dark Matter itself'''. It also uses one of Miracle Matter's attacks (the Needle form).

[[caption-width-right:350: '''"Rise! Oh, Dark Lord of Despair! Crush the stars! Lay waste to care! Rise and cover the land in sorrows! May or symphony of emptiness bring the end of all tomorrows!\\

* Speaking of the FinalBoss itself, it is in fact Void Termina; and is most definitely the absolute scariest villain in the '''''entire franchise''''' — and considering what else this page has, that is saying a metric ton! He is explicitly said to be an AncientEvil who knows literally nothing other than to destroy all things in sight, and he looks appropriately terrible — a gigantic humanoid creature with large arms, an eerie white mask, black feathers on his back, and 2 big black horns, as well as [[RedEyesTakeWarning big red eyes]] [[EyesDoNotBelongThere that pop across different parts of his body]]. Then, as you beat him, his mask falls off, revealing a hole that leads into [[WombLevel the fleshy insides of his body]], where you get to fight his equally fleshy heart while harmful blood drips from the ceiling. During the fight, the Joy-Con controllers' HD Rumble emits a heartbeat, as well. Then you're spat out of his body. Then comes the third phase where he turns his arms into wings with white and red crystalline feathers and takes flight, and after you beat him again, his mask falls off again, and you have to reenter his body to fight his "true essence" that was covered by his heart. But what's more unsettling about him is the [[WhamShot supposed connections to multiple things from previous games, which gives some rather unsettling implications]]: