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Access Ark (ship)
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- This article is about the ship itself, and should not be confused with the level,Access Ark.
TheAccess Ark is a planet-sized ship that appears inKirby: Planet Robobot. It serves as the headquarters of theHaltmann Works Company.
Appearance[edit]
The Access Ark resembles a gigantic, metallic ball with circuit-like patterns that occasionally glow green. It is also engraved with several depictions of the insignia of the Haltmann Works Company - a stylized letter H. A giant iris door with the Haltmann Works insignia on it and with rainbow-colored lights on its interior is located at the bottom, which serves as the entrance for the Access Ark, and is also used to blast a powerful laser beam that can cripple various structures. The Access Ark also has five giant metallic legs tipped with luminous, semi-iridescent cyan drills, which are used to settle its grip on planets likePlanet Popstar. As Kirby makes progress, the legs of the ship will lose their light and begin sparking on the world map.
In the boss fight againstStar Dream (Soul OS), the mother computer is revealed to be able to attach itself to the top of the Access Ark in Phase 2. Interestingly, when the front covering of the planet-sized ship falls off, it reveals a cat-like face that greatly resembles theGalactic Nova, with itsStory Mode appearance being colored white with pink, yellow, green, and blue polygons around the rim. In the fight against Star Dream Soul OS, it is much closer to Nova's original appearance, with red and gold triangles surrounding the face.
InKirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
- Main article:Kirby: Planet Robobot#Story
InKirby: Planet Robobot, the Access Ark is the ship used by theHaltmann Works Company to mechanizePlanet Popstar. In the intro cutscene, it settles its giant drill legs into the planet's surface to stabilize its landing, then blastsCastle Dedede and theHalberd with a powerful laser beam, and finally uses the Haltmann Works Company's machinery to mechanize the planet.
ThroughoutKirby's journey, he destroys each leg of the Access Ark as he defeats eachboss spanning across the differentlevels. Eventually, he infiltrates the Access Ark with theWarp Star and confrontsthe company's president inside his own head office.
During the fight withStar Dream, the computer attaches itself to the Access Ark after the first phase of the fight, adding more mass to itself and allowing it to attack theHalberd with more sophisticated attacks. After the Halberd destroys the Access Ark's front covering, a cat-like face resembling that of Galactic Nova is revealed on the mothership, and the Halberd must use its Planet Buster attacks, then eventually drill through its final defenses with Kirby and hisRobobot Armor's giant drill to take down Star Dream and the Access Ark for good.
Notable locations[edit]
Stage areas[edit]
- Main article:Access Ark
As Kirby progresses up the Access Ark, he traverses through three unique areas: an intricate-looking hallway with the likenesses of President Haltmann within its paintings and statues, a pristine-colored laboratory setting, and what looks like a dark-looking virtual cyberspace. Many of these areas are usually guarded by aSecurity Force (with the exception ofStage 3), amid-boss resemblingMetal General.
Haltworkers andLabotories are often seen working around different parts of the Access Ark.
Executive Office[edit]
Kirby finally confronts the company's president in his own executive office. It is surrounded with a giant, transparent window overlooking the atmosphere of Planet Popstar, and is also adorned with a red, patterned floor, a yellow-colored desk, and model depictions of different planets. The Executive Office is where the Mother Computer, Star Dream, is kept.
- Main article:President Haltmann
In the boss fight against President Haltmann, the entire office is transformed into an arena composed mainly of dark-colored cubes that resembleCode Cubes, alongside golden ones. The shape of this battlefield can be altered with the help of the president's golden mech: the Executive Suit.
Gallery[edit]
Model of the Access Ark withStar Dream attached
Model of the frontal armor of the Access Ark
Model of one of the Access Ark's legs
Model of the Access Ark from the fight againstStar Dream Soul OS
The Access Ark's entry screen from the world map
Kirby, about to enter the Access Ark
Kirby encountering one of the many giant portraits ofPresident Haltmann within the halls of the ark
Kirby dodging numerousSecurity Lasers in the open lab areas of the ark
Robobot Armor inJet Mode, shooting down everything in the virtual world
A gigantic cube with grand laser blasts during the battle with President Haltmann
Star Dream, merged with the Access Ark, shoots a giant holographic "A" as an attack
Star Dream, after having merged with the Ark and revealing itsGalactic Nova-like face
Credits picture of Kirby flying towards the Access Ark on hisWarp Star
Credits picture of the Access Ark's face revealed
Credits picture ofMeta Knight heading to the Access Ark on a Warp Star
Hoshi no Kirby: Kirby to Hisho Susie no 1-nichiNintendo 3DS theme
Disc 1 for theKirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack
Disc 2 for theKirby: Planet Robobot Original Soundtrack
Concept art[edit]
Concept art for the Access Ark, from the JPKirby: Planet Robobot site
Concept art of various models for the Access Ark, from the JPKirby: Planet Robobot site
Concept art for the Access Ark entrance, from the JPKirby: Planet Robobot site
Concept art for various Access Ark hatch designs, from the JPKirby: Planet Robobot site
Concept art for the Access Ark's hatch, from the JPKirby: Planet Robobot site
A storyboard depicting the final part of the battle with Star Dream
