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Rainbow Run
Rainbow Run is one of the four modes inKirby: Canvas Curse. Within it,Kirby competes formedals by enteringTime Trials andLine Trials. Time trials require Kirby to reach the end of the given room in a limited amount of time, while line trials require Kirby to get to the end of the room by using the least amount ofink possible. It features seven levels and aSpecial Course, which is not found in the storyline and replacesThe World of Drawcia. Stages are selected by spinning the wheel and opting for any of the seven levels. From the hub screen, any hex shaped icon can be tapped to view high scores or open the option for the two trials pertaining to that stage. In each stage of the seven levels, there are two designated rooms from the level in the storyline. The Special Course has its stages focus on theCopy Abilities:Stone,Wheel,Missile, andBalloon. Unlike time and line trials, there is aCourse A and aCourse B for each ability, both of which have a line and a time challenge. The stages in the levels can be played in Rainbow Run once they are unlocked in the storyline, while stages in the Special Course must be unlocked by swapping medals.
Each course of Rainbow Run offers six medals awarded upon completion of the stage requirements. The Time Trials will offer medals for three different time goals. Completing the course in the time of the lowest for a medal award will automatically grant all three medals. The other three medals for the course are unlocked in the Line Trial, which instead of the time goal, rewards based on the amount of ink left. As with Time Trial, all three medals will be awarded if the top condition is met. Most stages have enemies which will empower Kirby with their respective Copy Ability. Although some are helpful to meeting the challenges of the goal, few are detrimental. The courses can be played with any unlocked character. TheWaddle Dee ball, for example, may be considered more advantageous for not having to pick up and discard an unwanted ability, and the high dash speed of theMeta Knight ball is extremely helpful for meeting the time goals in most Time Trials (though its lowerhealth requires the expenditure of more ink for defense in Line Trials).
Time Trial[edit]
Time Trial stages consist of one room from each of the Main Game level's stages. The objective in this mode of Rainbow Run is to race through the course to reach the exit door as quickly as possible. This mode can be selected by tapping the green box labeled asTime Trial in the Rainbow Run hub screen. Previously earned medals (if any) are visible in this hub for ease in finding which stages to play for further medal unlocking. TheBest Scores are also saved, and the game has no set time limit. Depletion of Kirby'shealth will end the game, and nofood or health replenishingitems can be found in the stage.
Line Trial[edit]
As with Time Trial, Line Trial offers rooms from each of the Main Game levels. Most of the stages in the two trials are different rooms from one another. The top screen replaces the clock with a large ink bottle. The rainbow colored ink bottle drains slightly with eachRainbow Line drawn. The objective is to reach the goal and exit the stage using as little ink as possible. To maximize efficiencies of the lines drawn, many of thedevices and Copy Abilities offered in a stage can be manipulated. Especially useful are elevators,cannons, cranes, inclined surfaces, or anything that will send the character ball skywards. Some Copy Abilities, such asBurning (to cross chasms), can be used to satisfy a need for a line. By taking advantage of these strategies, less ink will be used, resulting in a higher score and potentially a medal reward.
Reward Conditions[edit]
| Courses and Goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Level | Stage | Time Trial Goals | Line Trial Goals | Level | Stage | Time Trial Goals | Line Trial Goals |
| Reddy Land | Plant Plain | 0:15:00 | 0350 ml | Omarine Zone | Collapse Castle | 1:15:00 | 0650 ml |
0:17:00 | 0250 ml | 1:33:00 | 0100 ml | ||||
0:19:00 | 0150 ml | 1:48:00 | 0040 ml | ||||
| Tiny Town | 0:35:00 | 0150 ml | Volatile Volcano | 0:32:00 | 0350 ml | ||
0:45:00 | 0100 ml | 0:38:00 | 0250 ml | ||||
0:50:00 | 0050 ml | 0:45:00 | 0150 ml | ||||
| Ravine Road | 0:33:00 | 0250 ml | Silent Seabed | 1:17:00 | 0500 ml | ||
0:45:00 | 0200 ml | 1:45:00 | 0300 ml | ||||
1:00:00 | 0150 ml | 2:00:00 | 0100 ml | ||||
| Arange Gorge | Ghost Grounds | 1:00:00 | 1000 ml | Wonder Lilane | Frozen Fantasy | 1:30:00 | 3000 ml |
1:20:00 | 0600 ml | 2:30:00 | 1300 ml | ||||
1:40:00 | 0200 ml | 3:00:00 | 0001ml | ||||
| Growth Grasses | 0:36:00 | 0290 ml | Mad Mechanism | 1:00:00 | 1300 ml | ||
0:43:00 | 0230 ml | 1:35:00 | 0600 ml | ||||
0:50:00 | 0100 ml | 1:50:00 | 0001ml | ||||
| Mag Mount | 0:24:00 | 0450 ml | Spectacle Space | 1:25:00 | 1600 ml | ||
0:32:00 | 0300 ml | 1:50:00 | 0700 ml | ||||
0:37:00 | 0200 ml | 2:00:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Iello Adventure | Rift Ruin | 0:27:00 | 0550 ml | Stone Courses | Stone A | 0:55:00 | 1600 ml |
0:33:00 | 0250 ml | 1:15:00 | 0700 ml | ||||
0:35:00 | 0100 ml | 1:30:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Contrast Cave | 0:37:00 | 0300 ml | Stone B | 1:27:00 | 2000 ml | ||
0:40:00 | 0200 ml | 2:00:00 | 1000 ml | ||||
0:44:00 | 0050 ml | 2:30:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Silver Submarine | 1:10:00 | 0250 ml | Wheel Courses | Wheel A | 0:38:00 | 0400 ml | |
1:30:00 | 0200 ml | 0:42:00 | 0150 ml | ||||
1:40:00 | 0001 ml | 0:50:00 | 0001ml | ||||
| Neo Greo | Machine Mansion | 0:31:00 | 0360 ml | Wheel B | 0:45:00 | 0800 ml | |
0:40:00 | 0250 ml | 0:52:00 | 0500 ml | ||||
0:46:00 | 0100 ml | 1:00:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Dreamy Darkness | 0:50:00 | 0300 ml | Missile Courses | Missile A | 1:08:00 | 0600 ml | |
0:57:00 | 0150 ml | 1:20:00 | 0400 ml | ||||
1:07:00 | 0100 ml | 1:30:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Paletto Polis | 0:45:00 | 1450 ml | Missile B | 0:53:00 | 0500 ml | ||
0:55:00 | 0500 ml | 1:06:00 | 0400 ml | ||||
1:10:00 | 0001 ml | 1:18:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Bloo Hills | Cold Course | 1:30:00 | 0300 ml | Balloon Courses | Balloon A | 0:50:00 | 0900 ml |
1:46:00 | 0130 ml | 1:05:00 | 0500 ml | ||||
2:06:00 | 0040 ml | 1:15:00 | 0200 ml | ||||
| Dungeon Dome | 1:40:00 | 0350 ml | Balloon B | 0:55:00 | 0800 ml | ||
2:00:00 | 0250 ml | 1:45:00 | 0300 ml | ||||
2:24:00 | 0150 ml | 3:00:00 | 0100 ml | ||||
| Canvas Canyon | 0:34:00 | 0550 ml | Note: Special Courses only allow theKirby ball. All special courses are unlocked viaMedal Swap. | ||||
0:42:00 | 0100 ml | ||||||
0:50:00 | 0050 ml | ||||||
Flavor text[edit]
Time Trial[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
|---|---|---|
 | Kirby: Canvas Curse | Dash to the goal! Fast as you can! |
Line Trial[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
|---|---|---|
| Kirby: Canvas Curse | Less drawing, higher score! |
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | レインボートライアル Reinbōtoraiaru | Rainbow Trial |
| European French | Course irisée | Iridescent run |
| German | Rainbow-Rennen | Rainbow-Race |
| Italian | Corsabaleno | Combination of "Corsa" (Run) and "Arcobaleno" (Rainbow) |
| European Spanish | Retos Iris | Iris Challenges |
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