Crystal Shard Kirby holding one of theCrystal Shards in a cutscene. Details Use Travel to new worlds, fightingDark Matter Obtained Various points in stages, and from bosses. Game(s) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby Air Riders Comparable to Rainbow Drop,Heart Star,Energy Sphere,Sun Stone,Code Cube

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This article is about the Crystal Shard item. For the game, seeKirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For other types of crystals, seeCrystal.

ACrystal Shard is one of the 74 scattered pieces of a powerful crystal, originally located onRipple Star, inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards.Ribbon was tasked with safeguarding the crystal fromDark Matter, but after she was ambushed, it split into shards that rained down on various planets. In its weakened and divided state, Ripple Star is vulnerable to attack by Dark Matter. As the game's name implies, the plot ofKirby 64: The Crystal Shards is to collect and reclaim the broken pieces of the crystal in order to restore peace to Ripple Star.

Collecting the Shards[edit]

In each regular stage, of which there are three or four per planet, three Crystal Shards are hidden. These fragments are often placed in strategic positions that require overcoming platforming challenges or experimenting withPower Combos to reach. While the boss of each planet reveals one Crystal Shard upon defeat, many of the mini-bosses inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards yield a Crystal Shard in the same manner. If Kirby revisits a stage where he has already collected a Crystal Shard, a large bluestar will take its place, which is worth 10 regular stars (one-third of a1-Up).

The number of Crystal Shards Kirby possesses by the time he reaches the boss of the Ripple Star,Miracle Matter, determines whether or not he will be able to face the final boss,0², and rid the entire realm of Dark Matter. To face 0², all 74 shards (including the oneRibbon managed to keep and the oneKirby found after she landed on his head) must be found across the realm. This will restore the crystal to its original form and reawaken its ability to banish Dark Matter, allowing Ribbon towield it to defeat 0².

Guide[edit]

The following is a full guide on how to reach each Crystal Shard. Crystal Shards earned from stage bosses are required. The first two of the 74 shards are found at the start and are therefore not listed.

Crystal Shard Locations inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Level	Stage	Image	How to reach
Pop Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first crystal shard in the game is lying out in the open, in the very first area. Kirby will have no trouble getting it.
		Shard 2	Past thePoppy Bros. Jr., there is a shallow stream with a large black rock in the middle. Kirby can blast this away with some variant of theBomb ability to get the second shard underneath.
		Shard 3	Kirby will earn the third shard after defeatingWaddle Dee. This is required to beat the stage.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found during theWaddle Dee wooden lift section. Kirby will have to jump off the lift prematurely to find a line ofPoint Stars leading downward. The shard is below them.
		Shard 2	The second shard appears after themid-bossBig Bouncy is defeated.
		Shard 3	The third shard is earned onceAdeleine is defeated. It is required to beat the stage.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard is found at the bottom of the second hole in the wall that Kirby jumps into from outside. It is under a green barrier, which can only be destroyed using any of the following variants of theCutter ability:Cutter-Cutter,Stone-Cutter, orIce-Cutter (all other variants of Cutter, as well as Cutter on its own, have insufficient attack range beneath Kirby to destroy the barrier).
		Shard 2	The second shard is found in the wide castle chamber with the spiral staircase. It is right behind and above the door which Kirby entered from.
		Shard 3	The last shard is earned by defeatingKing Dedede, and required to beat the stage.
	Stage 4		To earn this shard, Kirby must battle and defeatWhispy Woods. This is required.
Rock Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first shard can be found inside the first set of ruins. It is floating up near the top of the room, in the middle.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be obtained after defeating themid-bossKacti.
		Shard 3	The third shard is hidden behind a barrier out in the desert on the other side of the ruins. This barrier has brown and yellow stripes, and can only be broken using theStone-SparkPower Combo.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found at the base of some ruins in the second area. Kirby will have to cause part of the floor to crumble to reach it.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found within the first interior room of the ruins, underneath some platforms. It hangs over abottomless pit.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found in the labyrinth, where King Dedede gets to play. It is located behind a breakable wall in the upper-left.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard can be found in the first area, inside a large fossil skeleton. To get in there, Kirby will need some variant of theStone ability.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in a sand pit after defeating the Mid-BossFishbone. To get there, Kirby will have to take the second sand pit immediately on the left after entering the first one.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found at the top of an underwater chute, past the shooting Fishbones and falling fossil spines. It is in the upper-left corner.
	Stage 4	Shard 1	The first shard can be found in a room with shifting platform belts. Kirby will have to be careful not to becrushed by them as he moves toward the shard's location.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in a room with a bunch of switches. In the prior room,Adeleine can be seen overlooking some dark portraits, which Kirby can illuminate usingBomb-Spark. This will give him the hint he needs to press the right sequence of switches byducking on them (note that the solution is randomized each time the stage is started). Doing so will cause the shard to appear.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be collected after defeating the Mid-BossSpark-i.
	Stage 5		To earn this shard, Kirby must battle and defeatPix. This is required.
Aqua Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first shard can be found in a tall cave area with theZebon. It is underneath a trio of Scarfies that Kirby will blast through on the way up.
		Shard 2	The second shard is obtainable after defeating the Mid-BossTick.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found at the area with the bridges in front of a huge waterfall. TheIce-Bomb ability is needed to break a small platform at the bottom, where aZebon is waiting to shoot Kirby up to the shard.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found in the room where the Mid-BossKany is fought. To access it, Kirby needs theBurning Stone ability.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be collected during the boat ride with Waddle Dee. They will have to jump the boat off a waterfall to get it.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found along the river, shortly after theInvincible Candy. It will be hugging a waterfall.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard can be found within the large rocky grotto, behind a clump of green/black stone. Kirby will need theBomb-Cutter ability to bust it open.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be collected after defeating the Mid-BossKapar.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found in the grotto directly following the Kapar fight. Kirby will need theStone-Cutter ability, specifically theRick form to reach it.
	Stage 4	Shard 1	The first shard can be found at the top of an underwater chamber filled with currents,Turbites andBlowfish. Kirby will have to fight the current somewhat to reach it.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in the following tunnel. Kirby can grab onto a pole along the way to more easily reach it.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found in the channel with boulders being carried along it. It is located along the floor, in one of the depressions used to avoid the boulders and take respite from the current.
	Stage 5		To earn this shard, which is required to beat the stage, Kirby must battle and defeatAcro.
Neo Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first shard is hidden underneath a grass trap in the first area. Kirby should be careful though, as the others haveSpike pits.
		Shard 2	The second shard is located at the bottom of the cliff in the next area.
		Shard 3	The third crystal can be found hiding in the canopy, above a circular log platform.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found at the very beginning, if Kirby falls to the left.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be collected along the mine cart track, if Kirby and Waddle Dee jump to the top track.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found in a lower area of the cave past the streambeds. Kirby will need to use the dangerousStone-Bomb ability to blast open a wall that mimics its color.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard can be found underneath the walkway in the first area. Kirby will need to use aNeedle-based ability to open the way.
		Shard 2	The second shard appears in the middle of a large array ofStar Blocks. To make this happen, Kirby has to shape the array into the correct shape, by removing blocks where appropriate. The clue as to the proper shape will be given by Adeleine in the previous area (the correct shape and clue are different each time the stage is played).
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found on the path in the next area. Kirby will have to dive down one of the cliffs to reach it.
	Stage 4	Shard 1	The first shard can be found during King Dedede's section. It is hidden inside one of the breakable pillars.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found underneath a pile of volcanic rubble in a small room with theChacha. It can be broken using anIce-based ability.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found in the last area, with the rising magma. It is on the left side of the chamber, guarded by aSandman.
	Stage 5		To earn this shard, Kirby must battle and defeat theMagman. It is required to beat the stage.
Shiver Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first shard can be obtained during the sled ride. Waddle Dee will have to jump over the second igloo to get it.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in the igloo where the Mid-BossChilly is fought. Kirby will have to use aBurning-based ability to crack the ceiling ice where it appears.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found underwater, beneath the frozen surface. Kirby will have to swim through an opening in the rocky pillar to get to it.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found underneath one of the cloud platforms on the first walkway.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be collected in the area with manyZebon. Kirby has to fire to the upper-left through a line of Scarfies to get it.
		Shard 3	In the chamber with themid-bossMopoo, a rectangular barrier lies in the middle made of orange and yellow material. Kirby has to use theNeedle-Spark ability to break it open.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard can be found in the escalator area, on a walkway to the upper-left.
		Shard 2	The second shard appears after defeating the Mid-BossPupa.
		Shard 3	The third crystal appears when Kirby presses the right sequence of switches in a room full of them. Adeleine will give a hint to which ones need pressing in the room prior (the hint and combination differs each time the stage is played).
	Factory Tour (Stage 4)	Shard 1	The first shard can be obtained in the first factory area. Kirby needs to use theStone-Needle ability to break a series of boxes, allowing him to climb up a ladder to get it.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in a cage in the room where the Mid-BossBurnis is fought. To break this cage, Kirby has to use theSpark-Cutter ability.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found down at the end of one of the halls with the bulldozers. Kirby will have to be quick to get it and not getcrushed.
	Stage 5		To earn this shard, Kirby must battle and defeatHR-H, then its second form, HR-E. It is required to beat the stage.
Ripple Star	Stage 1	Shard 1	The first shard is out in the open in the first area, just like in Stage 1 of Pop Star.
		Shard 2	The second shard appears after the Mid-BossSawyer is defeated.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found under an orange-topped black rock in the stream. Kirby will need theNeedle-Bomb ability to break it.
	Stage 2	Shard 1	The first shard can be found at the bottom of the well, under a block that can be broken with theSpark ability.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found in the underwater portion of the cave labyrinth, off to the left.
		Shard 3	The third shard can be found behind a green column, which can be broken using theCutter ability.
	Stage 3	Shard 1	The first shard appears after clearing out the first enemy ambush.
		Shard 2	The second shard can be found under an orange and red floor in the third enemy ambush room. Kirby can break this floor open usingBurn-Needle.
		Shard 3	The third shard appears after the last enemy ambush is disposed of.
	Stage 4		The last Crystal Shard can be collected here afterMiracle Matter is defeated. It is required to beat the stage.

Trivia[edit]

• Unlike many other collectibles inKirby games, once a Crystal Shard is collected, it will remain collected, even if the player quits the stage or Kirby is defeated before completing it.

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork ofRibbon holding a Crystal Shard
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  Artwork of Ribbon holding a Crystal Shard
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  Ribbon grabs the fully formed crystal at the beginning of the game.
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  Kirby and Ribbon combining their Crystal Shards into one
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  Sketch of a Crystal Shard from thebad ending credits
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  Illustration of a Crystal Shard from the true ending credits
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  Pause screen art of Adeleine & Ribbon fromKirby Star Allies, where Ribbon holds a Crystal Shard
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  "A Delicious Picnic"Celebration Picture fromKirby Star Allies, featuring Ribbon holding a Crystal Shard
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  The "Chasing Our Dreams" Celebration Picture fromKirby Star Allies has a Crystal Shard in the swirling vortex of paint
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  Cover for issue 134 ofNintendo Power, featuring Crystal Shards reflected in Kirby's eyes
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  A Crystal Shard that the reader must find in the bookFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby
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  Kirby's Crystal Shard medal hung up in his house fromIt's Kirby Time: Together with Kirby
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  Kirby #7 from theKirby 30th Anniversary site
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  Artwork used for KIRBY Horoscope Collection merchandise series
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  Ribbon plushie holding a Crystal Shard on her right hand
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  Plush of Kirby holding a Crystal Shard by San-ei, created for Kirby's 30th Anniversary
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  Fifth set of mascot plushies of various Kirbys, created for Kirby's 30th Anniversary
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  Gashapon Kirby figurines by Bandai, created for Kirby's 30th Anniversary
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  "Fun Memories" figure from the "Poyotto Collection Kirby 30th Anniversary" merchandise line, featuring a Kirby holding a Crystal Shard
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  "Kirby & Ribbon" figure from "Swing Kirby Twinkle Traveler" by Re-ment, featuring a Crystal Shard
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  Keychain charms from Lawson's Kirby's 30th Anniversary Campaign, featuring three Crystal Shards on the "2000" charm
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  Three Crystal Shards depicted on the moon of the Virgo rubber keychain from the "KIRBY Horoscope Collection" merchandise line

Names in other languages[edit]

References

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