Rainbow Route is a location found in and around the center of theMirror World inKirby & The Amazing Mirror. It is mostly composed of an overgrown forest path that leads around the land in a circle. While mostly located in a forest, Rainbow Route also features caves, tunnels, and mountain trails. At certain points, the path branches and connects to the many other locations of the Mirror World, making Rainbow Route the main hub from which most other areas are reached. In the center of the Rainbow Route there lies a giant rainbow from which asanctuary-like building can be accessed. This building, which seems to be located in the sky since it is surrounded by clouds, serves as the resting place ofan important mirror.
General description[edit]
Kirby travels through the Rainbow Route while attempting to save the Mirror World fromDark Mind duringKirby & The Amazing Mirror. When he first arrives at the Central Circle after pursuing the foe who split him into four, he witnesses a fight betweenMeta Knight and his counterpartDark Meta Knight, the latter being responsible for Kirby's split. Dark Meta Knight then manages to trap Meta Knight inside the mirror and breaks it into eight shards, which he spreads over the whole world.
After that the Rainbow Route serves as the game's hub, connecting to all the areas Kirby needs to explore. Hidden throughout the different areas are severalBig Switches which activatemirrors between the areas and the Central Circle. Kirby can use these gateways as shortcuts to travel faster through the Mirror World by jumping from hub to hub. After collecting all eightMirror Shards, the Dimension Mirror in the center of the world becomes the passage leading tothe final boss. After Kirby defeats this foe, Meta Knight leaveshis sword behind in front of the mirror, which Kirby can use from then on.
From all nine areas found inKirby & The Amazing Mirror, Rainbow Route is the only one that featuresmid-bosses, but nobosses and therefore no Mirror Shards. It is also one of the two levels to be not named after a certain kind of food, the other one beingMoonlight Mansion.
Enemies and mid-bosses in Rainbow Route[edit]
| Rainbow Route Area Map |
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| Click on any room |
Rainbow Route is far and away the largest area in the game, consisting of 51 separate rooms. It also bears the Central Circle (appropriately) in the center, which, by the end of the game, links to all the other areas in the world. The area can be described as fairly circuitous, with a single primary path leading from the central zone to the surrounding areas.
Rainbow Route is bordered to the east byMoonlight Mansion, to the south byCabbage Cavern, to the north-east byMustard Mountain, and to the west byCarrot Castle. Each border links to these areas by several routes, making access fairly straightforward.
Rainbow Route has three Goal rooms. Completing these rooms takes Kirby and his clones to theGoal Game, then returns them to theCentral Circle. There is no Boss Room for this area.
For a full synopsis of what's in each room, click on any room on the map to head to the corresponding page.
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | レインボールート
Reinbō Rūto | Rainbow Route |
| French | Route Arc-en-ciel | Rainbow Route |
| German | Regen-bogenroute | Rainbow Route |
| Italian | Sentiero Arcobaleno | Rainbow Trail |
| Spanish | Ruta Arco Iris | Rainbow Route |
In the forest.
A grassy cave.
A mountain tunnel.
In the western pine woods.
A small underground pond.
