Marx Soul Sprite ofMarx Soul fromKirby Super Star Ultra. Details First game Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023, reference) Other game(s) Kirby: Triple Deluxe (as akeychain) Super Kirby Clash (as aSticker) Kirby's Dream Buffet (as aCharacter Treat) Copy Abilities Cutter (Shooter Cutter) Paint (Splash Marx) Ice (Ice Ball) Relative(s) Marx,Galactic Nova

Theme music https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KSSU_Vs_Marx_Sample.oga "Vs. Marx" Clip of Marx Soul's boss battle theme fromKirby Super Star Ultra

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Marx Soul is aboss that appears exclusively inThe True Arena ofKirby Super Star Ultra, serving as the game's true final boss. Marx Soul is a stronger version ofMarx, mutated into a grotesque monstrosity by the power of the destroyedGalactic Nova. He fights in the same way as his regular form, but his attacks are much stronger and he moves in a faster and more chaotic manner. Hishealth (630) is also 1.8× higher than before (350). Marx Soul is different from his regular form in various ways. Most notably, he can morph into paint blobs that rain down on Kirby, and, if inhaled, give Kirby thePaint ability.

Characteristics[edit]

Marx Soul is very visually different from his normal counterpart. His body is purple instead of lavender, his arm-like appendages are now bright red with blue heart-shaped jewels and three claws on them instead of two, his tongue is longer and sticking out, and his pupils are more narrow. His jester hat now appears as fuchsia on the left and cyan on the right with the pompoms now having spikes on them, and his shoes have curled tips. Additionally, instead of his bowtie, he appears to be wearing a golden necklace with a round pink gem, which seems to be made out of parts from Nova. And finally, he has a distinct laugh that is more distorted and lower-pitched compared to his original form, and when he's defeated, he lets out a bloodcurdling screech and slowly splits in half while turning pink. Eventually he explodes, destroying the entire arena in the process.

Attacks[edit]

This table describes all of Marx Soul's attacks. Most are stronger, faster, and/or longer ranged versions of the original Marx's attacks, but some are unique to him.

Marx Soul's attacks
Attack	Description	Notes
Black Hole	Marx Soul splits in half, creating a black hole. If Kirby is sucked in, he is transported to an alternate dimension in which he takes massive damage.	Cannot be guarded. Used as a surprise entrance attack.
シューターカッター Shooter Cutter	Marx Soul appears to teleport, but instead shoots out four cutters. He then repeats the attack.	These cutters can be either thrown or swallowed for theCutter ability.
シード攻撃こうげき Seed Attack	Marx Soul flies off the screen, dropping six damaging seeds in random places in the arena. About a second later, thick rose vines spring up from each of the seeds' locations.
Shadow Uppercut	Marx Soul appears as a flashing circle on the ground that follows Kirby. After a few seconds, he springs up in an attempt to ram into Kirby.
スプラッシュマルク Splash Marx	Marx Soul splits in half, creating magenta and blue paint blobs. After disappearing, many similar damaging paint blobs fall from the ceiling, increasing in volume as the attack goes on.	The paint blobs can be swallowed for thePaint ability. This attack is similar toDrawcia Soul'sSplash Rush attack.
アローアロー Arrow Arrow	Marx Soul flashes, then releases dozens of damaging arrows from his body.
アイスボウル Ice Ball	Marx Soul puffs his cheeks, following Kirby, then drops a bomb out of his mouth. After reaching Kirby's height, it explodes into two shockwaves that may freeze Kirby if not guarded or dodged.	This bomb can be swallowed for theIce ability.
マルク砲ほう Marx Cannon	Marx Soul puffs his cheeks, then fires an enormous, damaging beam out of his mouth.	Cannot be guarded at all, and can only be dodged byhovering or crouching.
デッドリーボウル Deadly Ball	Marx Soul splits in half, creating magenta and blue comets. After a few seconds, the two comets fly in one after the other, including a sound effect that resembles Marx Soul's laugh; however, the sound effect is more high pitched in the magenta comet.	This attack is similar toDrawcia Soul'sDeadly Sun attack. He only uses this attack when he has lost half of his health.
Japanese attack names are taken from the JapaneseKirby Super Star Ultra guide book; English attack names are taken from Marx's Dream Friend moveset inKirby Star Allies.

Above half health, Marx Soul attacks in the following order on loop:

1. Black Hole
2. Shooter Cutter
3. Seed Attack
4. Shadow Uppercut
5. Splash Marx
6. Arrow Arrow
7. Ice Ball
8. Marx Cannon

Below half health, Marx Soul's pattern changes to this order on loop:

1. Deadly Ball
2. Shooter Cutter
3. Seed Attack
4. Ice Ball
5. Marx Cannon
6. Splash Marx
7. Shooter Cutter
8. Arrow Arrow
9. Black Hole
10. Shadow Uppercut

Additionally, Marx Soul's idle animation speeds up and the background becomes lighter.

Other appearances[edit]

• InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Marx Soul appears as akeychain, depicting him splitting in half to do his Black Hole attack. This rare keychain can be found inEndless Explosions - Stage 4.
• InSuper Kirby Clash, Marx Soul appears as one of thestickers purchasable fromMagolor's Shoppe, once again depicting him splitting in half. The sticker comes with the caption:Ha-HAAA!
• InKirby's Dream Buffet, Marx Soul is depicted as aCharacter Treat, using the same sprite of him splitting in half as the other cameo appearances.
• InKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Marx Soul appears as aDress-Up Mask, using his laughter vocals from his appearance inKirby Super Star Ultra. This also marks the first 3D depiction of Marx Soul in aKirby game (other than in cutscenes ofKirby Super Star Ultra).

Trivia[edit]

• InMilky Way Wishes, when Marx transforms into his first powered-up form, he can be seen looking extremely similar to Marx Soul for a split second. This is present even in the originalKirby Super Star.
• Marx Soul's tongue changes between the colors of his hat, being magenta normally and changing to cyan when he is defeated.
• Marx Soul is the first soul boss in the main-seriesKirby games. The first one in the whole series isDrawcia Soul fromKirby: Canvas Curse, which is a spin-off.
• Marx Soul's Englishpause screen description implies thatGalactic Nova is not the only one of its kind. The Japanese pause screen description, however, doesn't give this implication.^[1]

Gallery[edit]

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  Marx Soul's cutscene animation
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  Icon fromThe True Arena
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  Obscured icon from The True Arena
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  Kirby defeats Marx Soul.
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  TheKeychain of Marx Soul splitting in half inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Marx Soul's sticker fromSuper Kirby Clash
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  Character Treat fromKirby's Dream Buffet
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  Dress-Up Mask fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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  Kirby wearing the Marx Soul Dress-Up Mask inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Final bosses
• Secret bosses
• Soul bosses
• Bosses in Kirby Super Star Ultra
• Creatures that yield Paint from projectiles
• Creatures that yield Ice from projectiles
• Creatures that yield Cutter from projectiles

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