"Room Guarder"^[1] is amid-boss theme inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards, composed byJun Ishikawa. It is one of the two standard mid-boss themes of theKirby series, along with "Mid-Boss Battle".

Composition[edit]

"Room Guarder" is a short theme set on the key of C major, and is similar to both "Mid-Boss Battle" andthe boss theme fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It starts with a short one bar intro, followed by a simple melody that always uses five chords per bar, at a constant rhythm that never changes. For all bars, the first four chords are always the same, and the fifth is always one pitch higher, and the variance in the melody comes from the initial chords of the bar. For instance, the first two bars feature the exact same notes, while the two bars after have all chords go up in pitch. This group of four bars is repeated next, and the last four bars of the song follow a similar pattern, but are all in a much higher pitch. In other words, the bar structure of the piece is AABB-AABB-CCDD, with each bar following a structure of AAAAB for their chords.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

The music track plays in all of the mid-boss battles present inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

InKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the theme is arranged as the battle theme for theMeta-Knights.

Kirby Air Ride[edit]

InKirby Air Ride, an arrangement of the theme, named"Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards: Mid-boss Room", can be unlocked as the alternate track ofLight by completing theTop Ride checklist "Time Attack: LIGHT Finish in under 00:33:00!" This version features the original melody repeated four times, with each one adding a new instrument to the accompanying melody, in a similar fashion to "Ruins" fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]

InKirby: Canvas Curse, a simple arrangement of the theme plays in enemy ambush rooms across various stages.

When the "Old School" sound mode is selected, theKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land arrangement plays inSpectacle Space.

Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]

InKirby: Squeak Squad, an arrangement of the theme serves as the game's mid-boss theme.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, the theme is one of the many boss themes incorporated into the "Boss Theme Medley". The medley is one of the default tracks of theHalberd stage, and is arranged by Kentaro Ishizaka.

The track returns inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. In the latter, it can be played on anyKirby series stage, Battlefield, Big Battlefield, Small Battlefield and Final Destination, like all otherKirby tracks in the game.

Kirby Mass Attack[edit]

InKirby Mass Attack, a faithful arrangement of the theme (though omitting the intro), named"Fearsome Foe", plays in most of the game's mid-boss battles and enemy ambushes.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

InKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, an arrangement of the theme, featuring two short sections based on "Fly, Kirby!" inbetween the original's melody, serves as the mid-boss theme of the levels ofHalcandra,Egg Engines andDangerous Dinner. It is titled"Mid-Boss Battle in Another World" and was arranged by Hirokazu Ando.

The track also appears inThe Arena andThe True Arena for the mid-boss battles againstKibble Blade,Moundo,Water Galboros andDubior.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]

InKirby and the Rainbow Curse, an arrangement of the theme based on "Fearsome Foe" fromKirby Mass Attack, named"Battle in Numbers", plays in the enemy room ambushes ofDeploy the Kirby Tank!,Deep-Divin' Kirby Submarine, andKirby + Kirby, and in the crusher segment ofBurning Secrets. This version features the original melody played twice, followed by a short unique section, in which after the song loops.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

InKirby Star Allies, an arrangement of the theme at a slightly slower tempo plays in the puzzle rooms of non-extra stages of the first two levels of the game,World of Peace: Dream Land, andWorld of Miracles: Planet Popstar. This version features the original melody played twice: the first section removes the first note of every other bar starting with the second, apart from the third-to-last bar, while the second has the original melody with no changes to the notes. It is named"Friend Puzzle Solving" onNintendo Music, and arranged by the original composer, Jun Ishikawa.

Names in other languages[edit]

Room Guarder[edit]

Mid-boss Room[edit]

Fearsome Foe[edit]

Mid-Boss Battle in Another World[edit]

Battle in Numbers[edit]

Friend Puzzle Solving[edit]

References

• Music in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Music in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
• Music in Kirby Air Ride
• Music in Kirby: Canvas Curse
• Music in Kirby: Squeak Squad
• Music in Kirby Mass Attack
• Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Music in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
• Music in Kirby Star Allies
• Music in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
• Music in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Music in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
• Music in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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