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The Great Cave Offensive
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| “ | Kirby finds himself lost in adeep cave full ofperil… andtreasure! | ” | — Kirby Super Star Ultra stage text |
The Great Cave Offensive is the fourth main game available inKirby Super Star and its remake,Kirby Super Star Ultra. It features a large labyrinthine cavern system divided into four stages, with the goal being to escape the cave, while collectingTreasure along the way. Completing this game mode contributes to unlockingMilky Way Wishes inKirby Super Star andRevenge of Meta Knight inKirby Super Star Ultra.
The game begins with a cutscene showing Kirby venturing through a grassy plain wearing an explorer's kit (a beige hat and backpack), presumably looking for treasure. In his melodious strolling, he fails to notice a deep pit in his path, and walks right into it, falling down in cartoonish fashion. When he regains consciousness at the bottom, Kirby finds himself in a huge cave, thus beginning the adventure proper. Kirby's goal from this point onward is to find a way back out, and maybe obtain some valuable things along the way.
There are a total of 60Treasures to collect in this game. Collecting them is not necessary to complete the game mode, but obtaining every treasure is required for100% completion. The game progresses through four primary stages (in the order listed below), with aBoss lurking in each one. The stages are linked to each-other viaCart tracks. Each stage also has aRest Area, where Kirby can heal up and the player can save the game progress. Once the final boss in the cave -Wham Bam Rock - is defeated, Kirby can then return to the beginning to find aWarp Star leading out of the cave.
The Japanese version ofKirby Super Star, as well as other sources, reveal that the cave the game takes place in is called マジルテ (Majirute).
Stages[edit]
| Stages inThe Great Cave Offensive | ||||
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| Stage | Treasures | Boss | Mid-Boss(es) | Notes |
| 13 | Fatty Whale | Bonkers | Kirby will eventually escape the cave from the first part of this area, whenWham Bam Rock is defeated. | |
| 16 | Computer Virus | Poppy Bros. Sr. | ||
| 16 | Chameleo Arm | Bonkers,Meta-Knights,Jukid | This entire section can be skipped. | |
| 15 | Wham Bam Rock | Bugzzy | Loops back to Sub-Tree when cleared. | |
In theSuper Smash Bros. series[edit]
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The Great Cave Offensive appears as a stage inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U. It is a very large stage, filled with various winding tunnels divided into four primary sections, based on each stage in the main game. Included in this stage areDirectional Launch Cannons,Carts and red hot Danger Zones, the last of which will KO any fighter who touches them with adamage level at or over 100%.
There is also a much simpler version of this stage (known asΩ form) which consists of a single flat platform over a pit, giving it a very similar shape to theFinal Destination stage.
The stage returns inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. Like every other stage, the Ω form of The Great Cave Offensive is resized and reshaped to matchFinal Destination. The Great Cave Offensive, along with every other stage, also has aBattlefield form, which gives the same shape as the game'sBattlefield stage.
Profiles[edit]
Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]
- Instruction manual bio (page 24): "Explore an ancient cave and recover the 60 treasures hidden there, then make it back to the surface safely. Think of the value of each treasure in gold as your score."
Gallery[edit]
Main menu icon fromKirby Super Star
Main menu icon fromKirby Super Star (Japanese version)
Info screen for The Great Cave Offensive inKirby Super Star
Title screen fromKirby Super Star
Kirby waddling carelessly toward danger in the opening scene
Kirby having a cartoon moment as he realizes his footing is gone
Kirby falling deep into the cave
Alternative title screen for The Great Cave Offensive after the opening cutscene plays
Kirby flying back out of the cave in the ending scene
Kirby busting through a rock which was (for some reason) placed there after he fell in
Part of the end credits treasure line-up
Part of the end credits treasure line-up
Ending screen shown after the credits if all treasures were collected inKirby Super Star
Ending screen shown after the credits if all treasures were collected inKirby Super Star Ultra
Illustration from theKirby JP Twitter commemorating Christmas in 2017, featuring fourTreasures from The Great Cave Offensive on Kirby's fireplace
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | 洞窟大作戦 Dōkutsu daisakusen | The Great Cave Mission |
| Traditional Chinese | 洞窟大作戰 dòng kū dà zuò zhàn | The Great Cave Mission |
| Simplified Chinese | 洞窟大作战 dòng kū dà zuò zhàn | |
| Dutch | Het Grote Grotavontuur | The Great Cave Adventure |
| French | La Caverne du Péril | The Cave of Peril |
| German | Das Höhlen-Abenteuer | The Cave Adventure |
| Italian | La Grande Offensiva Speleologica | The Great Speleological Offensive |
| Korean | 동굴대작전 Donggul-daejakjeon | The Great Cave Mission |
| Russian | Пещерный переполох Peshchernyy perepolokh | Cave commotion |
| Spanish | El gran ataque de las cavernas | The great attack of the caves |
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