History VideoGame / KirbyFightersDeluxe

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!''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' and ''Fighters 2'' provide examples of:

* BigBad: King Dedede is this in ''Deluxe,'' as per usual with the spin-offs.

* Revenge: Again, the whole motivation behind Kracko's fight with Kirby in ''Deluxe'' is to finally get vengeance for the defeats he endured for 22 years.

** Kirby can't fly indefinitely to prevent stalling. While this makes sense against other Kirbys, this can cause a jarring problem in the single-player campaigns, which has bosses whose attacks one would normally fly over until they're done. In this case, a player may attempt to fly over an attack only to notice that Kirby's running out of flight stamina, and then drop into the same attack they were trying to avoid.
** Invincibility frames after getting hit are practically non-existent. Makes sense against other Kirbys...not so much against bosses. In ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'', a brief second of invincibility is given after getting hit by a boss' attack, however in ''Kirby Fighters 2'', that is not the case.

* DemotedToExtra: Shadow Kirby, the original FinalBoss of the single-player mode in the original sub-game, is reduced to a cosmetic option in ''Deluxe''. This is reversed in ''Fighters 2'', where Shadow Kirby is a major boss in Story Mode and is your final challenge in Single-Handed Mode. Kracko underwent a reversal of this: he appeared as a major boss in ''Deluxe,'' but is ultimately reduced to a stage hazard just like the original sub-game in ''Fighters 2.''

* GlassCannon: The Mini [=DDDs=] in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' on Very Hard. They die in one hit, but making contact with a single one deals 1/10th of your health in damage. Considering that there's also a ZergRush of them and no healing items, room for error in fighting them is rather small.
* InterfaceScrew: Both Kracko and Dedede can throw keychains from ''Triple Deluxe'' onto the screen to block your view.

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SPSQV7kT4PU History of Dedede]] from ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' pays tribute to the King, mixing his themes from ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'', ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'', ''Kirby's Dream Course'', and a remix of "The Masked King" from ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' into one track. An [[{{Retraux}} 8-bit]] version of "The Masked King"'s opening is even thrown in at the start.

* MultiMookMelee: The final battle of ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' pits you against [[spoiler:a whole mob of tiny Dededes.]].
* NintendoHard: [[HarderThanHard Very Hard]] in ''Deluxe'', although to what extent can vary by the ability chosen. While the opponents' stats don't change, the AI becomes ''incredibly'' unforgiving, especially when it comes to [[ImprobableAimingSkills aiming at you]] with projectile attacks, like Bomb and Archer. Also, the two bosses, Kracko and Team DDD, deal far more damage than before, and in Team DDD's case, the first phase comes stocked with even ''more'' Mini Dededes, and with no healing items between waves, to boot. [[spoiler:The Easter Eggs are well worth the effort.]]

* RPGElements: In the second game's Story mode, after you win a fight, you get to pick one of three items. Items may increase your max health, attack, and other stats which last until you reach the summit.
* StylisticCallback: The rotating segment of [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Butter Building]] is featured as a stage, complete with 8-bit enemies as stage hazards and U.F.O. Kirby dropping food for players to collect.
* SuddenlySpeaking:

** King Dedede has a moment of this as part of his Very Hard mode flavor text, when introducing his new and improved '''Team D.D.D. 64''' as part of the final battle --

** Also in ''Deluxe'', in Team Battles an item resembling a miniature [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Combo Cannon]] can spawn in. While one player can grab it and fire at opponents, if two teammates grab it, they can charge it up and [[WaveMotionGun fire a massive beam in front of them]] while the "Bring on the Super Ability" music from ''Return to Dream Land'' plays.
* TookALevelInBadass: King Dedede take another level in badass in ''Deluxe''. Dedede wields a new, gold hammer souped up on Star Rod energy, and in Very Hard mode, in addition to gaining even ''more'' attacks ([[spoiler:in Dedede's case, he actually regains the abilities he had when he was using a battle axe while being boosted by Taranza from ''Triple Deluxe'']]), his pause screen blurb actually has him [[BadassBoast taunt Kirby]] by essentially telling him to "bring it on".
* TrainingStage: There's a training mode in ''Fighters 2'' where you can beat up two immobile opponents in a stage which has walls with a blue and white square pattern, a reference to ''Kirby 64''.

* WakeUpCallBoss: The bosses in ''Fighters 2'' have slow and somewhat telegraphed attacks, and usually fight in synchrony. [[LoneWolfBoss Shadow Kirby]] on the other hand is not like them; he uses the same ability as Kirby (or something very similar to the ability of his Buddy), fights aggressively, and all of his attacks are unpredictable. You're clearly in for a rude awakening when you fight him, '''''especially''''' in Single Player mode's [[NintendoHard Very Hard]] difficulty.

* OverlyLongTitle: The [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Fountain of Dreams-powered]] Hammer the King wields as the FinalBoss of ''Deluxe'', whose [[AllThereInTheManual official title]] is the ''Star Rod Hammer Dedede Custom''. The title happens to be a reference to the ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAirRide "Wheelie Bike Dedede Custom"]]''.
** In ''Fighters 2'', there's [[spoiler:the final forms of your rivals, "Waning Crescent Masked Dedede & Waxing Crescent Masked Meta Knight". It's so long that the name under their health bar cuts the 'Crescent' from both.]]

* WalkingSpoiler: Nothing foreshadows the fact that Dedede and Meta Knight secretly had [[spoiler:a pair of powerful masks that slowly corrupts them and increases their strength]] as a PlanB for the Final Chapter of ''Fighters 2.''

* DemotedToExtra: Shadow Kirby, the original FinalBoss of the single-player mode in the original sub-game, is reduced to a cosmetic option in ''Deluxe''. This is reversed in ''Fighters 2'', where Shadow Kirby is a major boss in Story Mode and is your final challenge in Single-Handed Mode.

* DualBoss: ''Kirby Fighters 2'' has these in its Story Mode: Twin Woods, Duo Edge, and the team of Dedede and Meta Knight. The latter even specializes in {{combination attack}}s. If anything, Shadow Kirby stands out for being the only solo boss.

* NiceHat: In addition to the usual Copy Ability hats that Kirby typically wears, Kirby can earn nicer hats by clearing Single Player with an ability. While some are nice reskins, others are the hats of some enemies (Blade Knight's and Sir Kibble's helmets, and Moundo EX's headband for Sword, Cutter, and Hammer respectively), and two are taken from other games ([[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx's jester hat]] for Beam and the [[VideoGame/KirbyAirRide Hydra]] for Beetle).

** Twin Woods, Giant Tree Twins

** In ''Deluxe'', within the pause screen blurb of one of Kracko's boss fights, there are references to Kracko's appearances (and non-appearance) in ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure'', ''[[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Kirby Super Star]]'', and ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad''.

* BashBrothers: King Dedede and Meta Knight become these in ''Kirby Fighters 2''.

** Abilities were also tweaked, such as Sword, Hammer and (in Deluxe) Beetle's dash attack having startup lag and Ninja's kunai throwing speed reduced. Many attacks also lost their invincibility frames, although they are kept for boss fights.

* MultiMookMelee: The final battle of ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' takes a page from ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'''s book, pitting you against [[spoiler:a whole mob of tiny Dededes.]].