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Metal General
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| “ | Long ago, the soulless battle robotMetal General would bedispatched by its master to visit other planets andexterminate their foes. Now it serves assecurity, guarding this spot for eternity. | ” | — VS Metal General Special Page inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
Metal General is the boss ofEgg Engines inKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
WhenKirby and his friends first enter Metal General's arena, the robot is stationary, but when they get close to it, it will activate and let out a burst of steam, signifying that the battle has begun. Defeating Metal General is necessary to advance to thenext level.
Appearance[edit]
Metal General is a short, robotic character with a dark blue and light blue paint job and has yellow eyes. It has a shoulder pauldron above its short left arm, boot-like legs similar to Kirby's, and a right arm with a multi-purpose weapon launcher. Overall, it looks very similar to a shark. Metal General's overall appearance and fighting style are similar toMeta Knight, and can be seen as a loose "substitute" for a boss fight with the knight due to his playable appearance.
When knocked to around 55% of its maximum health, Metal General does not change appearance. Instead, it simply starts sparking and stuttering.
Metal General EX looks the same, but with a black and red paint job.
Attacks[edit]
The following lists all of Metal General's attacks in the Story Mode ofKirby's Return to Dream Land. All attack names were taken from official Japanese strategy guides.
| Attacks - Story Mode | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| ビームサーベル斬り Beam Saber Slash | Metal General takes out a laser sword and starts slashing rapidly. The finishing strike leaves a star on the ground behind it. |
| 電磁ニードル Electro Shock Needle | Metal General flies into the air and turns on a protective shield. Spark bolts zig-zag out of the shield in various directions. During the second phase, another wave of bolts are fired after the first two. |
| ビームサーベル回転アタック Beam Saber Rotation Attack | Metal General takes out its laser sword and spins it rapidly, then dashes forward, leaving a star behind. |
| ロケットランチャー Rocket Launcher | Metal General fires a few wandering missiles from its cannon. These can be swallowed for theBomb Copy Ability. One or three missiles are fired in the first phase, while five or three missiles can be launched in the second phase. |
| Second phase only | |
| デストラクションミサイル Destruction Missile | Metal General summons a rocket, and rides it into the background. It will then attempt to ram Kirby with it before finally crashing it down, creating a lingering field of fire on the ground and some stars. Swallowing the rocket before it explodes will yield theCrash ability. It is also possible to destroy the rocket before it takes off by attacking it a few times. The first time this attack is used Metal General will always try to ram Kirby from the background twice. Every subsequent use has this background ram occur only once. |
| 電撃シャトルループ Electro Shock Shuttle Loop | Metal General activates a small shield, then flies into a dive toward Kirby, creating stars where it lands. |
| メタルビット Metal Bit | Metal General deploys three small flying drones that pursue Kirby and fire an electric blast at him before eventually disappearing if not interacted with. Swallowing them yields theBeam ability. |
| サーチボム Search Bomb | Metal General tosses three mines on the ground, which explode on contact or after a set time. The mines can be swallowed for theBomb ability. |
In phase 1, Metal General attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Beam Saber Slash
- Electro Shock Needle
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack
- Rocket Launcher [3 missiles]
- Beam Saber Slash [one slash]
- Beam Saber Slash
- Rocket Launcher
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack
- Rocket Launcher
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack
- Rocket Launcher
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack
In phase 2, Metal General begins with a Destruction Missile that rams from the background twice and an Electro Shock Shuttle Loop before transitioning into a fixed attack order on loop as follows:
- Search Bomb or Metal Bit
- Beam Saber Slash
- Metal Bit or Search Bomb
- Destruction Missile
- Beam Saber Slash or walking
- Electro Shock Needle
- Electro Shock Shuttle Loop
- Electro Shock Shuttle Loop
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack
- Rocket Launcher [five missiles]
- Destruction Missile
- Beam Saber Slash or walking
- Rocket Launcher [three missiles], Search Bomb or Metal Bit
- Beam Saber Slash or walking
- Electro Shock Shuttle Loop
- Beam Saber Rotation Attack [sometimes]
Defeating Metal General in Story Mode causes it to crumble and explode, finishing the level.
| “ | Forced to work security longafter its master's death, this robot usesAI tomaintain itself and control the machines of Egg Engines. It has a wide variety of advanced features...but still noheart. | ” | — VS Metal General EX Special Page inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
In Extra Mode and The True Arena, the General has many more weapons in its arsenal, and uses them more frequently to litter the stage with hazards. Additionally, many of its moves that it only used in the second phase in Story Mode are used in the first phase here. Once defeated in Extra Mode, it flies off and pilotsHR-D3 to attack Kirby once again.
| Attacks - Extra Mode | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| ビームサーベル回転アタックターン Beam Saber Rotation Attack Turn | Metal General EX takes out its laser sword and spins it rapidly, then dashes forward, leaving a star behind. Once it reaches a wall, it turns and dashes to the other wall, leaving another star. |
| サーチボム Search Bomb | Metal General EX tosses three mines on the ground, which explode on contact or after a set time. Can be swallowed for theBomb ability. |
| ビームサーベル斬り Beam Saber Slash | Metal General EX takes out a laser sword and starts slashing rapidly. The finishing strike leaves a star on the ground behind it. It also moves forward as it slashes. |
| 電撃シャトルループ Electro Shock Shuttle Loop | Metal General EX activates a small shield, then flies into a dive toward Kirby, creating stars where it lands. |
| 設置式落雷装置 Installation Type Lightning Strike Device | Metal General EX tosses three spark mines on the ground, which explode, creating lightning bolts on contact or after a set time. Can be swallowed for theSpark ability. During the second phase, the mines zap several times. |
| デストラクションミサイル Destruction Missile | Metal General EX summons a rocket, and rides it into the background. It will then attempt to ram Kirby with it several times, before finally crashing it down, creating a lingering field of fire on the ground and some stars. Swallowing the rocket before it explodes will yield theCrash ability. It is also possible to destroy the rocket before it takes off by attacking it a few times. |
| ロケットランチャー Rocket Launcher | Metal General EX fires several wandering missiles from its cannon. These can be swallowed for theBomb Copy Ability. |
| 電磁ニードル Electro Shock Needle | Metal General EX flies into the air and turns on a protective shield. Spark bolts zig-zag out of the shield in various directions. |
| Second phase only | |
| デストラクションミサイル・トリプル Destruction Missile Triple | Metal General EX summons three rockets (two in the foreground and one in the background) and boards the last one. All three rockets attempt to ram into Kirby once each, before crashing down one-at-a-time, leaving linger fields of fire on the ground and some stars. Swallowing one of the rockets before it explodes will yield the Crash ability. It is also possible to destroy both of the foreground rockets before they take off by attacking them a few times. |
| メタルビット Metal Bit | Metal General EX deploys six small flying drones that pursue Kirby. Swallowing them yields theBeam ability. Drones are spread out much more than in Story Mode. It might deploy six small flying drones that hover high in the air, before the drones and the General start shooting blasts downward in a systematic fashion three times in a row or until the drones are destroyed. |
Role in Merry Magoland[edit]
By completing its boss battle inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Metal General will appear inMerry Magoland, playing with someWaddle Dees near the center of the park. Additionally, unlockableDress-Up Masks based on its regular and EX forms can be worn, provided the player has already defeated Metal General in Story Mode and Extra Mode respectively.
Trivia[edit]
- Unlike any other enemy in both the original Wii release andDeluxe, whenever Metal General is hit, a green number in a stylized, 9-segment font indicating the amount ofdamage dealt flashes near it. How damage is displayed works as such: the game takes the actual damage of the attack, multiplies it by 10 and then adds a random number between this range (-3, 3) before displaying the damage value on-screen.
- In the remake, the number was made slightly larger and brighter.
- Metal General andComputer Virus are the only bosses in the main series that display the amount of damage dealt, although the latter displays it accurately.
- In theKirby Clash games, the amount of damage dealt is always shown on every boss.
- Metal General can be seen as a successor toMeta Knight's battle style in previous games, in particular with its rapid slashing attacks and how its "Electro Shock Shuttle Loop" resembles the similarly-namedShuttle Loop.
- A very similar enemy to Metal General appears inKirby: Planet Robobot as a mid-boss, calledSecurity Force and mass produced byHaltmann Works Company. This replica has an abridged version of Metal General's moveset and also shows the amount of damage dealt, but it will try to self-destruct when defeated, unlike the original robot.
- The new Special Pages inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe state that the original Metal General was also a security robot, who has continued to operate after its master's death.
- The Special Pages also contain further references toKirby: Planet Robobot. Metal General is referred to as "soulless" (in Japanese,心無き or "heartless"), which is a common theme withinKirby: Planet Robobot, in particular withStar Dream Soul OS being called a "heartless machine". In Story Mode, the usage of the term "exterminate" (「くじょ」) recallsSusie's common usage of the term; the Japanese text uses the term あるじ ("master"), which is commonly used in reference toPresident Haltmann, and includes the phrase 「とわにはたらきつづける」 ("continuing to work eternally"), alluding to the game's discussion of "eternal prosperity" as the goal of theHaltmann Works Company. In Extra Mode, the Japanese pause screen is written in the detached tone ofKirby: Planet Robobot's Special Pages, and the line "It has a wide variety of advanced features... but still no heart," is written as 「ただ まだ、ココロだけは りかい できていない もよう。」 ("However, it seems that it still does not understand what aheart is.") This also alludes to Star Dream Soul OS's Special Pages, where—in the Japanese text—Star Dream deems Haltmann's heart unnecessary and begins to delete it.
- Some of Metal General's attacks loosely serve as an inspiration for some of the attacks of theMecha copy ability.
Gallery[edit]
The Arena icon fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
The True Arena icon fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Screenshot of Metal General fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Screenshot of Metal General EX fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General EX fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General's blue drone fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Metal General EX's red drone fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Metal General's blue drone
Metal General EX's red drone
Main Mode credits picture fromKirby's Return to Dream Land, featuringHi-Jump Kirby chasing Metal General
Screenshot of Metal General fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
The Arena icon fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
The True Arena icon fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Metal GeneralDress-Up Mask fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Metal General EX Dress-Up Mask fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kirby wearing the Metal General Dress-Up Mask inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kirby wearing the Metal General EX Dress-Up Mask inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Story Mode credits picture fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Hi-Jump Kirby chasing Metal General
Video Walkthrough[edit]
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data.Privacy Policy No damage fight against Metal General. |
Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data.Privacy Policy No damage fight against Metal General EX and HR-D3. |
Names in other languages[edit]
Metal General[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メタルジェネラル Metaru Jeneraru | Metal General |
| Traditional Chinese | 金屬將軍 Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn | Metal General |
| Simplified Chinese | 金属将军 Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn | |
| Dutch | Metaalgeneraal | Metal general |
| French | Général Métal | Metal General |
| German | Metall-Marschall | Metal Marshal |
| Italian | Metallobot | Metalbot |
| Korean | 메탈 제너럴 Metal Jeneoreol | Metal General |
| Portuguese | General Metal | Metal General |
| Spanish | General Metal | Metal General |
Metal General EX[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | メタルジェネラルＥＸ Metaru Jeneraru Īekkusu | Metal General EX |
| Traditional Chinese | 金屬將軍EX Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn EX | Metal General EX |
| Simplified Chinese | 金属将军EX Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn EX | |
| Dutch | Metaalgeneraal+ | Metal general+ |
| French | Général Métal EX | Metal General EX |
| German | Metall-Marschall X | Metal Marshal X |
| Italian | Metallobot X | Metalbot X |
| Korean | 메탈 제너럴EX Metal Jeneoreol Iegseu | Metal General EX |
| Portuguese | General Metal EX | Metal General EX |
| Latin American Spanish | General Metal EX | Metal General EX |
| European Spanish | General Metal + | Metal General + |
Name with title[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | 心無きガードロボット メタルジェネラル kokoronaki gādo robotto metaru jeneraru | Heartless Guard Robot, Metal General |
| Traditional Chinese | 沒有心的守衛機器人 金屬將軍 méiyǒu xīn de shǒuwèi jīqìrén Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn | Heartless Guardian Robot, Metal General |
| Simplified Chinese | 没有心的守卫机器人 金属将军 méiyǒu xīn de shǒuwèi jīqìrén Jīnshǔ Jiāngjūn | |
| Korean | 무자비한 가드 로봇 메탈 제너럴 mujabihan gadeu lobos metal jeneoleol | Merciless Guard Robot, Metal General |
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