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Air Ride: Checker Knights

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Air Ride: Checker Knights
https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KAR_Checker_Knights_Sample.oga Clip of"Air Ride: Checker Knights" fromKirby Air Ride.
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Debut appearance	Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (2001-2003, Japanese and Chinese versions only)
Last appearance	Kirby Air Riders (2025)
Other appearance(s)	Kirby Air Ride Super Smash Bros. Brawl Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (Japanese version only)
Composer(s)	Akira Miyagawa

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"Air Ride: Checker Knights" (capitalized as"Air Ride: CHECKER KNIGHTS" in theSound Test, and occasionally simply called"Checker Knights") is the theme of theChecker Knights course inKirby Air Ride. It was composed byAkira Miyagawa for the JapaneseKirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, where it was originally titled強いぞ星の戦士 (Strong Star Warrior).

Composition[edit]

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"Checker Knights" is set at 155 beats per minute in the key of A minor. It uses a lush orchestral score with an upbeat "oompah" rhythm, giving it a somewhat militaristic flair. Horns, strings, flute, and xylophone feature prominently.

InKirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]

In the Japanese and Chinese versions of theKirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, the "Strong Star Warrior" theme is used during pivotal action scenes whereKirby pushes himself to his limits (for example, the climactic battle inCappy New Year). In these instances, the theme overrides any other music, including the typicalCopy Ability transformation theme. It also features an ending that is not present in theAir Ride version of the theme.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby Air Ride[edit]

Returning from the anime, the track is used as the default theme of the Checker Knights course inKirby Air Ride, as well as the main theme for theStadium eventDestruction Derby. As achecklist reward, clearing two laps of Checker Knights in less than 2 minutes and 40 seconds will unlock the theme in theSound Test as the 10th track.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

"Checker Knights" appears as a default music track for theHalberd stage inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl. Akira Miyagawa is credited for composition of the song. It has not yet returned in any otherSuper Smash Bros. game sinceBrawl.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

Exclusively present in the Japanese version ofKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, the theme plays whenKirby 3D is selected in theKirby's History mode.

Kirby Air Riders[edit]

Due to the return ofthe eponymous course, the original theme reprises its role fromKirby Air Ride, and also once again plays inDustup Derby stadium matches. The theme is now simply named as"Checker Knights".

Names in other languages[edit]

Air Ride: Checker Knights[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	エアライド：チェックナイト earaido: chekku naito	Airride: Checkknight
French	Air Ride: CHECKER KNIGHTS	-
German	AIR RIDE: CHECKER KNIGHTS	-
Italian	Air Ride: CHECKER KNIGHTS	-
European Spanish	AIR RIDE: CHECKER KNIGHTS	-

Checker Knights[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	チェックナイト^[1]^[2] chekku naito	Checkknight
Traditional Chinese	棋盤騎士^[2] qí pán qí shì	Chessboard Knight
Simplified Chinese	棋盘骑士^[2] qí pán qí shì	Chessboard Knight
Dutch	Schaaktorenweg^[2]	Chess tower road
French	Checker Knights^[1]	-
German	Checker Knights^[1] Schachmatt-Piste^[2]	- Checkmate Racetrack
Italian	Checker Knights^[1]	-
Korean	체크 나이트^[1]^[2] checkeu naiteu	Check Knight
Portuguese	Percurso Xadrez^[2]	Chess Route
Spanish	Checker Knights^[1]	-

References

↑^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5Super Smash Bros. Brawl
↑^2.0^2.1^2.2^2.3^2.4^2.5^2.6Kirby Air Riders

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Menu themes	Menu •Play Methods

Air Ride themes	Default music: Air Ride: Fantasy Meadows •Air Ride: Celestial Valley •Air Ride: Sky Sands •Air Ride: Frozen Hillside •Air Ride: Magma Flows •Air Ride: Beanstalk Park •Air Ride: Machine Passage •Air Ride: Checker Knights •Air Ride: Nebula Belt Alternate music: Spring Breeze •Forest Stage •The Arena •Rainbow Resort •Revenge of Meta Knight 1 •The Beginner's Room •Revenge of Meta Knight 2 •Green Greens •Dream Land

Top Ride themes	Default music: Top Ride: Grass •Top Ride: Sand •Top Ride: Sky •Top Ride: Fire •Top Ride: Light •Top Ride: Water •Top Ride: Metal Alternate music: The Mountain •Rock Star •Revenge of Meta Knight (Map) •Versus King Dedede •Mid-boss Room •Float Islands •Shooting

City Trial themes	City Trial: City •City Trial: City (Backside) •City Trial: Dense Fog Today •City Trial: Dyna Blade Intro •City Trial: Flying Meteor •City Trial: Huge Pillar •City Trial: Item Bounce •City Trial: Legendary Air Ride Machine •City Trial: Rowdy Charge Tank •City Trial: Station Fire •City Trial: Tac Challenge •City Trial: The Lighthouse Light Burns •City Trial: What's in the Box?

Stadium themes	Stadium: Air Glider •Stadium: Drag Race •Stadium: Kirby Melee •Stadium: Target Flight

Extra themes	Air Ride: Ending •City Trial: Ending •City Trial: Properties Graph

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New Challenge Stages	More Challenge Stages •File Select • Opening(Underworld •Magolor, the Far-Flung Traveler) •Happiness Hall •Apricot Atrium •Last Land •Training Room •How Many Did We Hit? •Time for a Challenge! •Rush to the Goal! •Kirby Dance •Time for the Results •Magolor Races 1-2 Guide •Magolor Races 1-2 Guide (alternate) •Combat Chamber Guide •Fighter Combat Chamber •Combat Chamber (30 seconds left) •Smash Combat Chamber •Combat Chamber (alternate) •Normal Challenge •Normal Challenge (alternate) •HAL Room •Magolor Races 3/EX Guide •Distant Traveler •Magolor Races 3/EX (alternate) •Smash Combat Chamber EX •Smash Combat Chamber EX (alternate) •Bye Bye Kirby, See You Tomorrow! •Done In

Kirby's History	Kirby's History •Welcome to Dream Land •Green Greens (Return to Dream Land) •Vegetable Valley •Kracko Land •Mountain Stage •Butter Building •Dark Castle •Stage 1 (Kirby's Block Ball) •Gourmet Race •Normal •Ripple Field •VS. Chef Kawasaki •Training •Sky Courses •Fountain of Dreams •Kirby: Right Back at Ya! •Warp Star •The Legendary Air Ride Machine •Forest/Nature Area •Paint Panic •Squeak Squad Theme •City Trial: Rowdy Charge Tank •Masked Dedede's Theme •Air Ride: Checker Knights •Dream Land •Kirby Collecting •Bring On the Super Ability •Gourmet Race to Green Greens ~ Chamber Music

Special themes	Kirby's Dream Collection: Title Screen •Menu

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Air Ride themes	Default themes: Floria Fields •Waveflow Waters •Airtopia Ruins •Crystalline Fissure •Steamgust Forge •Cavernous Corners •Cyberion Highway •Mount Amberfalls •Galactic Nova •Fantasy Meadows •Celestial Valley •Sky Sands •Frozen Hillside •Magma Flows •Beanstalk Park •Machine Passage •Checker Knights •Nebula Belt Alternate themes: Floria Fields (Alt) •Waveflow Waters (Alt) •Airtopia Ruins (Alt) •Crystalline Fissure (Alt) •Steamgust Forge (Alt) •Cavernous Corners (Alt) •Cyberion Highway (Alt) •Mount Amberfalls (Alt) •Galactic Nova (Alt) •Fantasy Meadows (Alt) •Celestial Valley (Alt) •Sky Sands (Alt) •Frozen Hillside (Alt) •Magma Flows (Alt) •Beanstalk Park (Alt) •Machine Passage (Alt) •Checker Knights (Alt) •Nebula Belt (Alt) Miscellaneous: Air Ride: Test Ride •Air Ride: Results

Top Ride themes	Default themes: Flower •Flow •Air •Crystal •Steam •Cave •Cyber •Mountain •Nova Alternate themes: Flower (Alt) •Flow (Alt) •Air (Alt) •Crystal (Alt) •Steam (Alt) •Cave (Alt) •Cyber (Alt) •Mountain (Alt) •Nova (Alt) Miscellaneous: Top Ride: Test Ride •Top Ride: Results

City Trial themes	Skyah •Skyah (Alt) •City Trial: City •City Trial: Not Much Time Left •City Trial: City (Alt) •Danger! Meteors Incoming! •Cracked Boxes All Over •No Fair! Same Item! •Boxes Raining Down •Tiny Boxes •Energy Tanks Running Amok •Dense Fog •Huge, Unidentified Pillar •Massive, Mysterious Flying Machine •Hurry to Reception! •Short Race •Dustup Derby •A Band of Tacs •The Mysterious Bird Dyna Blade •Legendary Air Ride Machine •Invincible Candy •Stats Graph •Stadium: Drag Race •Stadium: Air Glider •Stadium: Target Flight •Stadium: Kirby Melee •Stadium: Gourmet Race •City Trial: Results •City Trial: Team Battle Results •VS. Robo Dedede •VS. Nightmare •VS. Marx •VS. Zero Two •VS. Gigantes •Victory Against a Boss

Menu themes	Starlit Journey •Starlit Journey: Ballad •Starlit Journey: Free •Menu •How to Play •Lessons •Paddock •Paddock Monitor •My Machine •Garage: Sci-fi •Garage: Pop •Garage: Lab •Gummies •Miles Shop •Replay •Movies

Road Trip themes	Road Shop •Road Trip: Results •Road Trip: Challenge Failed •Ruinous Runway •The Farthest Reach •A Wish for Freedom •Noir, Battling in Secret •VS. Noir Dedede •VS. Noir Dedede (Final) •VS. Hyper Gigantes •Kirby's Triumphant Return

Other themes	Gourmet Race •Staff Credits (Kirby Super Star) •King Dedede's Theme (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) •Meta Knight's Revenge (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) •City Trial (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate) •The Legendary Air Ride Machine (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) •Grass •Sand •Sky •Fire •Light •Water •Metal •Bonus Track

v • d • e Kirby music in theSuper Smash Bros. series

Debuted inSuper Smash Bros.	Gourmet Race(64) •Kirby Victory Theme

Debuted inSuper Smash Bros. Melee	Gourmet Race(Melee) •Green Greens(Melee) •All-Star Intro

Debuted inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl	Meta Knight's Revenge(Boarding the Halberd •Havoc aboard the Halberd) •The Legendary Air Ride Machine •Gourmet Race(Brawl) • Butter Building(Brawl) (Butter Building •Green Greens •Welcome to Dream Land) •King Dedede's Theme(Brawl) •Squeak Squad Theme •Vs. Marx •0² Battle • Boss Theme Medley - Kirby Series(Kirby's Adventure Boss •Kirby's Dream Land 2 Boss •Kirby Super Star Boss Battle •Room Guarder •Mid-Boss Battle •Kirby: Squeak Squad Boss Battle) •Checker Knights •Forest/Nature Area(Original) •Frozen Hillside •Meta Knight Victory Theme

Debuted in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U	Green Greens(for 3DS / Wii U) • King Dedede's Theme(for 3DS / Wii U) (King Dedede's Theme •Done In) • Kirby Retro Medley(Green Greens •Castle Lololo •Float Islands •Bubbly Clouds •King Dedede's Theme) • Ice Cream Island(Ice Cream Island •Boss (Kirby's Adventure) •Sparkling Stars •Kirby Dance) • Butter Building(for 3DS / Wii U) (Butter Building •Vegetable Valley •Ice Cream Island) • The Great Cave Offensive(Crystal Area •Sub-Tree Area) •Planet Popstar •Forest Stage •Celestial Valley • Forest/Nature Area(Remix) (City Trial: City •Forest/Nature Area •Flame/Lava Area) •The Adventure Begins •Through the Forest •Floral Fields •The World to Win

Debuted inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate	Staff Credits - Kirby's Dream Land(A New Wind for Tomorrow •Milky Way Wishes: Staff Credits) •City Trial •Sky Tower •Dangerous Dinner •CROWNED •Fatal Blooms in Moonlight •CROWNED: Ver. 2 •Venturing into the Mechanized World •Pink Ball Activate! •Kirby Battle Royale: Main Theme •A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2

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Recurring characters

Blade Knight •Captain Waddle Doo(filmography) •Chef Kawasaki(filmography) •Doctor Yabui •eNeMeE •Escargoon(filmography) •Fololo & Falala(filmography) •Kabu •King Dedede(filmography) •Kirby(filmography) •Lady Like(filmography) •Meta Knight(filmography) •N.M.E. Sales Guy(filmography) •Sir Ebrum(filmography) •Sword Knight •Tiff(filmography) •Tokkori(filmography) •Tuff(filmography) •Waddle Dees

Cappies

Biblio •Buttercup(filmography) •Chief Bookem(filmography) •Doron •Gangu(filmography) •Gus(filmography) •Hana(filmography) •Honey(filmography) •Iro(filmography) •Mabel(filmography) •Mayor Len Blustergas(filmography) •Melman(filmography) •Professor Curio(filmography) •Samo(filmography) •Spikehead(filmography) •Tuggle(filmography)

Side characters

Acore •Air Riders •Benikage •Biggy, Boney, and Sleepy •Bonkers •Chef Nagoya •Chef Shiitake •Coo •Dyna Blade •Dyna Chick •Escargoon's mother •Fang •Island Sisters •Joe •Kine •Kit Cosmos •Knuckle Joe •Mr. Chip •Pengy (and the Pengis) •Princess Rona •Rick •Rowlin •Sir Gallant •Sirica •Star Warriors •Whales •Whispy Woods •Minor characters

Monsters

Amon •Anige •Belly Buster •Blocky •Broom King •Bugzzy •Chilly •Chimera Dinosaurs •Chuckie •Cobgoblin •Crowemon •Dangerous Bomb •Dedede Doll •Dedede Stone •Delivery Man •Demon Frog •Dirk, Kirk, and Smirk •Doctor Moro •Domestic Servant Robot •Drifter •Ebifryer •Electronic Pet •Erasem •Escar-droid •Fire Lion •Flame Feeder •Fridgy •Fryclops •Gabon •Galbo •Garnie •Ghost •Great Sea Slug Monster •Hardy •Head Cold Monsters •Heavy Anaconda •Heavy Lobster •Honker Stomper •Ice Dragon Robot •Ice Dragon •Kirisakin •Kracko •Lobzilla •Lovely •Maimaigon •Martial Arts All-Stars •Masher •Masher 2.0 •Max Flexer •Moggy •Monsieur Goan •Mosugaba •Mumbies •Noddy •Octacon •Ozomashii •Paint Roller •Phan Phan •Popon •Pukey Flower •Red Viper •Rekketsu •Sasuke •Scarfy •Slice n' Splice •SlicerDicer •Squishy •Susshi •Teacher Creature •Togeira •Tornadon •Trash Basher •Walky •Wheelie •Whippy •Windwhipper •WolfWrath •Yamikage

Pilot-only characters

Captain Stitch •Dream Land princess •Efreeti •Dark Matter •Haboki •Master Green •Mr. P. Umpkin •Sweet Stuff

Episodes

JP No.	En No.	Japanese name	English name
0	0	星のカービィ Pilot	Kirby of the Stars Pilot
1	1	出た！ピンクの訪問者	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town
2	2	大変！戦士のおうち探し	A Blockbuster Battle
3	3	え！メタナイト卿と対決？	Kirby's Duel Role
4	4	星の戦士のひみつ	A Dark & Stormy Knight
5	5	怒れ！ウィスピーウッズ	Beware: Whispy Woods!
6	6	見るぞい！チャンネルDDD	Un-Reality TV
7	7	逆襲！ダイナブレイド	Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure
8	8	キュリオ氏の古代プププ文明	Curio's Curious Discovery
9	9	ロロロとラララ愛のメロディ	The Fofa Factor
10	10	ボルン署長をリニュアルせよ	Hail to the Chief
11	11	宮廷シェフ・カワサキ	The Big Taste Test
12	13	デデデ城のユーレイ	Escargoon Squad
13	29	ププビレッジ年忘れ花火大会	Cappy New Year
14	14	夢枕魔獣顔見勢	The Pillow Case
15	12	誕生？カービィのおとうと	Kirby's Pet Peeve
16	15	私を愛したサカナ	A Fish Called Kine
17	94	パームとメームの指輪物語	The Thing About the Ring
18	16	眠りの森のピンクボール	Flower Power
19	17	ナックルジョーがやって来た	Here Comes the Son
20	18	さよなら、雪だるまチリー	Dedede's Snow Job
21	19	王女ローナの休日	A Princess in Dis-Dress
22	20	孤島の決戦・老兵は死なず	Island of the Lost Warrior
23	21	迷子のダイナベイビー	The Empty Nest Mess
24	22	ニンジャ、ベニカゲ参上！	Ninja Binge
25	23	エスカルゴン、まぶたの母	Escargoon Rules
26	24	忠誠！ソードとブレイド	Hour of the WolfWrath
27	25	恋に落ちたウィスピーウッズ	The Flower Plot
28	26	恐怖のデデデ・ファクトリー	Labor Daze
29	27	激辛！ファミレス戦争	A Spice Odyssey
30	28	カービィの謎のタマゴ	Hatch Me If You Can
31	30	ビバ！デデベガスへようこそ	Abusement Park
32	95	歯なしにならないハナシ	A Dental Dilemma
33	31	え〜っ！宇宙のゴミ捨て場	Junk Jam
34	34	究極鉄人、コックオオサカ	A Recipe for Disaster
35	32	栄光のプププグランプリ前編	The Kirby Derby - Part I
36	33	栄光のプププグランプリ後編	The Kirby Derby - Part II
37	35	お昼のデデデワイドをつぶせ！	Watermelon Felon
38	44	読むぞい！驚異のミリオンセラー	A Novel Approach
39	36	忘却のエスカルゴン	Escar-Gone
40	37	魔獣ハンター・ナックルジョー！	Monster Management
41	38	メーベルの大予言前編	Prediction Predicament - Part I
42	39	メーベルの大予言後編	Prediction Predicament - Part II
43	40	ヒツジたちの反逆	Sheepwrecked
44	41	ウィスピーウッズの友・アコル	War of the Woods
45	52	真夏の夜のユーレイ！前編	Scare Tactics - Part I
46	53	真夏の夜のユーレイ！後編	Scare Tactics - Part II
47	42	帰れ、愛しのワドルディ	Pink-Collar Blues
48	43	プププランド観光ツアー	Tourist Trap
49	47	アニメ新番組・星のデデデ	Cartoon Buffoon
50	48	貯めるぞい！のろいの貯金箱	Don't Bank on It
51	49	センチメンタル・カービィ	Kirby Takes the Cake
52	45	悪魔のチョコカプセル！前編	Snack Attack - Part I
53	46	悪魔のチョコカプセル！後編	Snack Attack - Part II
54	54	やりすぎの騎士！キハーノ	One Crazy Knight
55	55	ある愛のデデデ	Sweet and Sour Puss
56	56	わがままペット、スカーフィ	Dedede's Pet Threat
57	57	パイを笑う者はパイに泣くぞい！	A Half-Baked Battle
58	58	魔獣教師でお仕置きよ！	eNeMeE Elementary
59	59	最強番組、直撃！晩ごはん	The Meal Moocher
60	60	宝剣ギャラクシア！	Crusade for the Blade
61	61	肥惨！スナックジャンキー	Fitness Fiend
62	62	たかが占い、されど占い	Mabel Turns the Tables
63	63	師走のカゼはつらいぞい！	Something to Sneeze At
64	64	新春！カービィ・クイズショー	The Kirby Quiz
65	65	逃げてきたナックルジョー！	Masher 2.0
66	66	さまよえるペンギー	The Chill Factor
67	67	魔獣教師２	The School Scam
68	68	勝ち抜け！デリバリー時代	Delivery Dilemma
69	69	ウィスピーの森のエコツアー	Trick or Trek
70	70	トッコリ卿の伝説	Buccaneer Birdy
71	71	密着！ホエール・ウォッチング	A Whale of a Tale
72	72	ワドルディ売ります	Waddle While You Work
73	73	まわれ回転寿司	Dedede's Raw Deal
74	74	モスガバーの逆襲！	Caterpillar Thriller
75	75	夢の恐竜天国！前編	Fossil Fools - Part I
76	76	夢の恐竜天国！後編	Fossil Fools - Part II
77	77	ロイヤル・アカデデデミー	Dedede's Monsterpiece
78	78	発進！エスカルゴン・ロボ	Right Hand Robot
79	79	ボンカースあらわる！	Goin' Bonkers
80	80	強壮！ドリンク狂想曲	Power Ploy
81	81	ドキッ！かたづけられない女	A Trashy Tale
82	82	合体ロボ・リョウリガーZ！	Cooking Up Trouble
83	83	魔獣教師３	Teacher's Threat
84	84	キュリオ氏の秘宝？	Mumbies Madness
85	85	まぼろしの紫外線！	A Sunsational Puzzle
86	86	弟子対決！コックナゴヤ	A Chow Challenge
87	87	襲撃！カラスの勝手軍団	Waste Management
88	88	はだかのエスカルゴン	Shell-Shocked
89	89	オタアニメ！星のフームたん	Tooned Out
90	90	爆走！デデデス・レース前編	Born to Be Mild - Part I
91	91	爆走！デデデス・レース後編	Born to Be Mild - Part II
92	92	ワドルディの食文化大革命	Hunger Struck
93	93	カービィ感謝の日！	D'Preciation Day
94	96	脱走魔獣ファンファン	Cowardly Creature
95	97	デビル・カービィ！	Frog Wild
96	50	ワープスターの危機！前編	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I
97	51	ワープスターの危機！後編	Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II
98	98	発進！戦艦ハルバード	Cappy Town Down
99	99	撃滅！ナイトメア大要塞	Combat Kirby
100	100	飛べ！星のカービィ	Fright to the Finish
101	101	星のカービィ〜特別編〜倒せ！！甲殻魔獣エビゾウ	Kirby 3D