Kirby Sea Stones

Kirby Sea Stars is a 2D platformer in the Kirby series. Originally co-developed by HAL Labs. and Odd Spores Studios, it went on hiatus as Odd Spores began to shift their attention to original creations, and was later picked up and revamped by Isurus Multimedia Industries. It was released as a launch title for the Nintendo Super Switch, on November 2nd, 2023, with forward compatibility for the original Nintendo Switch.
==Characters==
Name 	Description
Kirby 	Everyone's favorite little pink puff, Kirby is the titular hero of the game. Defender of his home Dream Land, the planet Pop Star, and ultimately the galaxy - Nay, the universe as a whole - Kirby is sure to tackle any threat with his trademark Inhale and Copy Abilities! Though, having the entire adventure underwater is kinda new for him.
Remezu 	The primordial guardian of the seas, Remezu's duty is to protect Pop Star;s oceans. However, recently his powers have limited, and with the sudden rise in sea level, it's clear something is wrong. To find out the cause of this, Remezu has joined forced with Kirby. Together, they're sure to win!
Boningyo 	The princess of the underwater Alati Kingdom, Boningyo woke up one day with her bed on an island. After finding Kirby, she teamed up with him to figure out what's going on. Shy and nervous, Boningyo is more of a support team member, and much prefers to have someone to keep her company on the Lor Seacutter.
Bandana Dee	Once just an average Waddle Dee, Bandana Dee has worked hard and risen up the ranks, fighting alongside Kirby himself! While he's usually a team player, this time around Bandana Dee's off on a separate adventure, trying to prove to the world his worth... Or is he just trying to prove it to himself?
Magolor 	A distant traveler from Another Dimension, Magolor is a mage, mechanic, and expert on all things regarding the Ancients... Well, not 100% an expert, but he's good enough for Kirby. Magolor is the mission control; He runs the hub world, the Lor Seacutter, and he narrates all the Copy Ability pause screens as well.
Gooey 	Gooey's a funny little fellow. He doesn't quite understand what's going on, but he'll help his pal Kirby however he can - In this case, tossing Copy Abilities to him during the stages.
==Story==
The game starts out with Kirby's birthday party. Just about all his friends have been invited, and everyone is having a good time. Suddenly, a shadow falls over the party. Looking up, the group is confronted by a giant wave, splashing down on them and knocking Kirby out.
Kirby wakes up some time later. Looking around, he discovers that his surroundings have been completely flooded. He sets off to find his friends. Eventually, he is forced to enter the water, where his abilities and movement are limited. Soon after doing this, he hears someone calling for help. Running over, he finds a fish-like little girl swimming away from a one-eyed monster made of a black ooze. He attempts to fight it off, but with his abilities hampered underwater, he is unable to do much.
Suddenly, a bright light shines from a necklace the girl was wearing, and a small jellyfish-like being pops out. They introduce themselves as Remezu, the primordial guardian of the seas, and offers Kirby his power. Kirby discovers that he is now able to use all his abilities underwater, allowing him to fend off the oily monster.
Now having some time to breath, the girl introduces herself as Boningyo, the princess of the Alati Kingdom. She explains that she woke up with her bed suddenly on an island, without any knowledge of where she was. She also explains how Remezu is the guardian of her kingdom and the seas. He appears whenever the oceans are threatened, and usually sleeps in an amulet, passed down between generations in the royal family.
Remezu adds that the sea level of Pop Star has mysteriously risen, flooding the plant, but his powers are also massively weakened. He also dubs the oily monster that attacked Boningyo as an Oilmoros, and notes that he senses more of them elsewhere. With something clearly wrong with the seas, he proposes to Kirby that they team up to find out what's going on, and to protect Boningyo. Kirby accepts, and the three set off on their journey.
After the first level, Kirby's group encounters Magolor, who is currently tinkering with his ship, the Lor Starcutter. He waves hello to Kirby and introduces himself to Boningyo and Remezu, and explains how he bolted to the Starcutter when the wave hit due to it's importance as a piece of Ancient technology. He admits that it's pretty battered and partially flooded, but still mostly intact, so Kirby won't have to travel Pop Star for it's parts again.
Boningyo pipes up and says she can easily drain the water level by storing it within a couple Sea Stones and releasing it outside. Magolor enthusiastically thanks her and send Kirby and Remezu off to find more Sea Stones, offering Boningyo to rest in the Starcutter with him while they wait.
After the second level, Kirby and Remezu stumble across Kirby's friends Adeleine and Gooey, sitting and waiting on a small island. Kirby happily runs up to them to greet them and introduces them to Remezu, who politely greets them as well. Kirby brings them back to Magolor and Boningyo, who are still working on the Lor Starcutter. From this point onwards, Adeleine and Gooey will pop up across the levels, tossing Kirby free food items and Copy Abilities, respectively.
==Controls==
*L-Pad - Move
*A - Inhale
*B - Jump
*X - Attack
*Y - Drop Ability
*R/L - Guard
*ZR - Remezu Copy
*ZL - Drop Remezu Ability
*+/- Buttons - Pause
==Gameplay==
Kirby Sea Stones is a 2.5D platformer, taking elements from Kirby: Planet Robobot and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. The aim of the game is to get to the end of the level, making their way across platforms, enemies, and puzzles. However, there are many hidden detours and secrets hiding collectibles for the player to find, giving the game some replay value.
The player takes control of Kirby, who retains his iconic abilities. Kirby can run and slide to move around, puff himself up and fly, defend himself by guarding and dodging, and Inhale enemies and obstacles and spit them back out as stars. Kirby can also swallow inhaled enemies and copy them, gaining a Copy Ability with it's own unique moveset. However, if Kirby takes too much damage, he's loose his ability. Thankfully, the ability can be re-inhaled, so you can still spring back if you lose your power.
A couple notable changes have been made to the formula. The most readily apparent is that the majority of the game takes place underwater, though there ware still some land segments. For the sake of game balance, Kirby now controls as normal underwater, allowing him to use his standard Inhale and Copy Abilities. In addition, his floating ability has seen some minor tweaks; Underwater, he spits out bubbles instead of the Air Puff, and above water the amount of time he can float is now limited.
Another gameplay tweak is that Kirby can still Inhale and Star Spit while he has a Copy Ability, with the attack button being moved to a separate input. Kirby cannot absorb a Copy Ability while he still has one, though. While Kirby doesn't have an ability, the attack button instead performs the Super Inhale, which functions much like how it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
In addition to Kirby's own abilities, he is aided by Remezu, the primordial guardian of the seas. Remezu has been weakened by the events that set the game's plot into motion, and can only aid Kirby with a small fragment of his power. This fragment uses Kirby's Copy Abilities to perform new and unique actions, solving puzzles and supporting Kirby in combat. In gameplay, he works similarly to the Animal Friends and the Robobot Armor, being a helper with his own set of unique Copy Abilities. Unlike the Animal Friends or the Robobot Armor, however, Remezu floats next to Kirby and has his own separate attack buttons, making him act more like a sub-weapon than a new moveset.
===Collectibles===
Scattered throughout the levels are the titular Sea Stones, the source of power for Remezu and his home, Alati Kingdom. Taking the form of polished pearl-like objects, the Sea Stones play the same role as Energy Spheres, Sun Stones, Code Cubes, and Friend Hearts from past games, being collectables Kirby must obtain to progress throughout the game. There are 125 Sea Stones to collect, alongside the 8 High Sea Stones Kirby unlocks after defeating the bosses of a level. Finding a certain number of Sea Stones in a stage unlocks the boss fight, and finding all of them unlocks the bonus stage. In addition, the number of Sea Stones you find affects the ending:
*Under 50 Sea Stones unlocks the bad ending
*50-99 Sea Stones unlocks the normal ending
*100-124 Sea Stones unlocks the true ending
*All 125 Sea Stones unlocks the bonus stage
Aside from the Sea Stones, there's also various Charms scattered throughout the stages. Charms act like Keychains, Stickers, and Picture Pieces, being depictions of various Kirby characters, objects, and elements from across the franchise's history. There's a 300 Charms in total, so you'd better get cracking if you want to collect them all!
==Modes==
===Main Game===
TBA
===Extra Mode===
TBA
===Roboboxer===
TBA
===Kirby Monster Fighters===
TBA
==Copy Abilities==
Kirby Sea Stones, like just about every game in the series, has a multitude of Copy Abilities to choose from, each granting Kirby a unique moveset with it's own perks and properties. Overall, Sea Stones has 30 Copy Abilities in total, including 4 new Abilities.
Animal
It's feral, untamed, beastly! Scratch them to bits, maul their faces off, chase 'em down with Dig! Nothing can stop this ravenous... Beast... Daaaaw...
Moveset
*X - Scratch: Kirby does a three-hit combo with his claws. Can cut ropes
*X + Side - Leap: Kirby leaps forward and latches onto the closest enemy
**X after Leap - Maul: Kirby slashes at his enemy
*X + Dash - Drill Rush: Kirby spins forward like a drill. Can be used in the air. Has invincibility frames.
*X + Up - Upper Claw: Kirby does a rising uppercut slash. Has invincibility frames.
*X + Down - Dig: Kirby digs into the ground. While underground, Kirby can move around, with his position indicated by a patch of dirt on the ground
**X during Dig - Spiral Rise: Kirby spins out of the ground like a drill
*X in midair - Air Claw: Kirby does a downwards scratch
Archer
A marksman of unparalleled skill! Take aim, charge up your arrows, and fire! Say, I wonder if we can get someone for that apple-on-the-head trick...
Moveset
*X - Shot: Kirby fires a quick arrow
*Hold X - Snipe Shot: Kirby fires a larger, piercing arrow
*Hold X Longer - Magic-Star Arrow: Kirby fires a larger, piercing arrow
*Up/Down while holding X - Sharpshooter Kirby aims up or down. Shot will fire an arrow in an arc if aimed upwards; Snipe Shot and Magic-Star Arrow will always go straight
*X + Up - Sky Shot: Kirby fires an arrow upwards
*Hold X + Up - Sky-Shot Shower: Kirby fires an arrow above himself, which splits into multiple arrows and rain down around him.
*X + Dash - Arrow Slash: Kirby slashes forward twice with an arrow
*X + Dash in midair: Kirby fires several arrows diagonally down in front of himself
*Down - Camouflage: Kirby pulls up a cardboard structure and ducks behind it. Kirby is invincible in this state
**B during Camouflage - Hitman: Kirby fires a ground-level arrow from behind his camouflage. He is vulnerable while attacking
**Left/Right during Camouflage - Crawl: Kirby slowly crawls forward while camouflaged. He is vulnerable while moving.
Artist
A true artist of the highest degree! With your magic paintbrush and your trusty easel, craft masterpieces of healing and hurting alike! What's more, you can... Make pottery? But I thought it was just about paint...
Moveset
*X - Brush Slash: Kirby swings his paintbrush, creating a splash of paint
*X + Side - Brush Splash: Kirby rushes forward and swings his paintbrush, creating a splash of paint
*X + Side - Brush Rush: Kirby runs forward, wildly swinging his paintbrush
*X + Up - Still Life: Kirby paints a refrigerator, which spits out a handful of food items. After usage, this move much recharge before being used again
*X + Down - Painter: Kirby paints a randomized small enemy/character on his easel, then sends them forward to attack
*X + Down-Up - Pottery: Kirby produces a large block of clay, then spins it above his head as it turns into an urn. He then smashes the urn on the ground
*Hold Y + Down - Painbrush: Kirby grows his brush, then swings it wildly, covering the screen in paint. This dispels the ability. While not as strong as the other screen-clearing attacks, it gives better items from sources that would usually give them and can even change some of the bosses' attack patterns
Beam
Ah, the old classic. Simple, yet effective. Hit 'em with the Beam Whip, nab 'em with the Capture Beam, blast 'em with the Wave Beam! ...Huh, kinda expected some more laser-y beams.
Moveset
*X - Beam Whip: Kirby swings an electric whip from his scepter, top to bottom
*X + Side - Beam Shooter: Kirby fires a quick blast of energy
*X + Down - Capture Beam: Kirby grabs an enemy, then releases it in a burst of electricity
*X + Dash - Cycle Beam: Kirby creates a focused, rotating beam. Has invincibility frames
*Hold X - Wave Beam: Kirby fires a large energy ball in front of himself
*X + Dash in midair - Beam Blast: Kirby fires a volley of small energy blasts diagonally downwards. Can be used up to five times
*Hold X in midair - Revolution Beam: Kirby swings a beam whip around himself at a 360-degree angle
Bubble
Unleash the awesome power of... Bubbles? Um... Well, you can shoot bubbles, trap enemies in bubbles, dump bubbles on people's heads, create a storm of bubbles... Actually, forget what I just said, this is the best ability ever.
Moveset
*X - Bubble Blow: Kirby fires a small bubble from his wand. Can be spammed
*Hold X - Big Bubble: Kirby fires a large bubble from his wand
*Hold X Longer - Bubble Popper: Kirby generates an extra-large bubble at the tip of his wand and pops it
*X + Up - Bubble Fountain: Kirby fires a stream of bubbles upwards
*X + Down - Bubble Grab: Kirby traps an enemy in a bubble, leaving them to float away
*X + Down-Up - Bubble Vortex: Kirby creates a spinning surge of bubbles above his head
*X + Dash - Bubble Stream: Kirby fires a stream of bubbles from his wand
**Up/Down during Bubble Stream - Aim Bubbles: Kirby aims the bubble stream up or down
*X + Dash in the air - Bubble Burst: Kirby spins in the air, spewing bubbles from his wand
*X + Down in the air - Bubblefall: Kirby fires a cluster of bubbles below himself
Crash
An unstoppable force of nature; So strong it can only be used once, but one time is all you need. Charge up, bust out the Supernova, and boom. Everything is gone.
Moveset
Crash is a one-use only Copy Ability
*X - Crash Fireball: Kirby creates a massive explosion around himself
*Hold X + Mash L-Stick: Kirby charges up, damaging nearby enemies with an aura of energy, then unleashes a massive, screen-wide explosion
Cutter
Go, Kirby! Cut 'em up! Fight up close with Cleaving Cutter, take up zoning with Cutter Boomerang, and finish the fight with Emerium- Oh wait, can't do that. Copyright issues and all that.
Moveset
*X - Cleaving Cutter: Kirby rapidly slashes at his opponent with his cutter
**Mash X - Final Cutter: Kirby slashes upward with his cutter, then comes crashing back down, leaving a shockwave. Has invincibility frames
*X + Side - Cutter Boomerang: Kirby throws his boomerang forward, which then circles back to him
**Up/Down during Cutter Boomerang - Target Boomerang: Kirby steers the path of his boomerang
*Hold X + Side - Hyper Boomerang: Kirby throws a large, red boomerang forward, which then circles back to him. This boomerang flies faster and straighter, penetrates enemies, and blocks and bouncing off of walls up to three times.
*Hold X + Down - Ultra Knock Boomerang: Kirby places a boomerang in front of himself, then supercharges it with green energy and sends it flying forward
*X + Dash - Cutter Dash: Kirby dashes forward, swinging his cutter in front of himself. Has invincibility frames
*Hold X in midair - Sweep Cutter: Kirby holds a boomerang in front of himself while throwing his first boomerang, dealing extra damage to enemies in melee range
*X + Down in midair - Cutter Drop: Kirby holds his cutter out and falls downwards
Cyborg
With this ability, you're a state-of-the-art combat machine! Drills, lasers, jetpacks, rockets... You name it, he has it! Make way for the cyborg of the new age!
Moveset
*X - Robo Punch: Kirby throws a powerful punch
*Hold X - Super Robo Punch: Kirby throws a stronger punch, propelled by thrusters
*Hold X Longer - Rocket Punch: Kirby launches his fist forward as a powerful rocket
*X + Side - Laser Vision: Kirby fires a laser from his visor
*X + Up - Jetpack Jump: Kirby rockets upward with his jetpack
*Hold X + Up - Super Jetpack Jump: Kirby rockets upward even higher. Has invincibility frames
*X + Dash - Drill Punch: Kirby transforms his hand into drill and lunges forward. Has invincibility frames
*X + Down in midair - Ground Punch: Kirby dives straight downwards fist-first, creating a powerful shockwave across the ground. Has invincibility frames
Doctor
The doctor is in! Bop some pills, spin the bandages, give 'em the works! If you have the time, you can set up the lab and make some compounds, too! ...Wait, what sort of doctor are you supposed to be again?
Moveset
*X - Bouncing Capsule: Kirby throws a pill, which bounces across the ground three times before disappearing
*Hold X - Pill Bopper: Kirby throws out five pills; three in front and two behind
*X + Up - Spray Medicine: Kirby sprays a rainbow-colored liquid from a test tube above his head
*Hold X + Down - Science Lab: Kirby sets up a bunch of lab tools and creates one of four possible compounds. Has invincibility frames while using the compounds.
**Sizzle Geyser: A pillar of fire
**Frost Cloud: A freezing gas
**Flash Spark: Six electric orbs
**Remedy: Kirby drinks a healing potion
**Guard during Science Lab - Research Vault: Kirby puts his lab kit away and starts glowing the corresponding color of the compound. If he is hit in this state, he will lose the charge.
*X + Dash - Clipboard Bash: Kirby rushes forward with a clipboard
*X + Dash in the air - Bandage Spin: Kirby spins a long bandages around himself
Hold X + Dash in the air - Pharmacy: Kirby shoots three pills from a bottle
ESP
Crush all before you with the awesome power of the mind! Burst with Psychokinesis, grab with Telekinesis, counter with PK Insight! Nothing can stop you, so long as you just... Focus... Uh oh...
Moveset
*X - Psychokinesis: Kirby releases an electric pulse around himself
*Hold X - PK Shift: Kirby floats into the air and generates a movable ball of electricity above his head. If it hits an enemy three times, it reaches the edge of the screen, or the button is released, it explodes
*Hold X Longer - PK Electroshift: The PK Shift becomes larger and more powerful
*X + Side - Telekinesis: Kirby grabs an opponent and throws them
*X + Dash - Vanish: Kirby disappears in a blip of psychic energy. After the button is released or some time has passed, Kirby reappears in another burst of energy. Has invincibility frames
*Guard before being hit - PK Evade: Kirby disappears, then reappears in a bubble of psychic energy. Has invincibility frames
*Guard when getting hit - PK Insight: Kirby disappears, then reappears in a large, powerful bubble of psychic energy. Has invincibility frames
Fighter
TBA
Moveset
TBA
==Worlds==
Level 	Description 	Stages 	Boss
Hub WorldLor Seacutter 	Magolor's dimension-traveling ship, the Lor Starcutter, has been temporarily transformed into a seafaring ship instead! Acting as the hub world, the Seacutter lets you access various challenges, sub-games, and chats with other characters, alongside traveling the flooded Pop Star's seas. 	N/A 	N/A
World 1Wavy Waves 	The first world in the game, Wavy Waves is your standard Green Greens-esque starting stage - Just underwater. The main focus of this stage is the familiar Kirby landscapes being submerged underwater, and getting the player accustomed to those changes. 	5 + EX 	Bubbly Woods
World 2Ring Reef 	Ring Reef is a colorful, bustling coral reef, showing you what the world is like beneath the waves. Here, the underwater sections are bigger and more open, there's more puzzles and secrets, and the bulk of the game's Copy Abilities are introduced. Uniquely, Ring Reef also makes use of 2.5D sections and 3D Warp Stars, bringing to mind the 3DS titles.	6 + EX 	Mamanta
World 3Electric Estuary 	TBA 	6 + EX 	Meta Knight, Heavy Lobster
World 4Clashing Currents	TBA 	4 (Path A) + 4 (Path B) + EX	Sucilla, Caribbu
World 5Kelp Kingdom 	TBA 	5 + EX 	Kelpaconda, The Krackoken
World 6Arctic Abyss 	TBA 	6 + EX 	Sweet Stuff/Sweet Stuff and Acro
World 7Gyre Gates 	TBA 	7 + EX 	Dedede of the Deep
==Mid-Bosses==
TBA
==Bosses==
TBA
==The Arena==
TBA
==Trivia==
*Credit to User:TheWikiOddish for creating the original game Kirby: Sea Stars, as well as the characters Boningyo and Mamanta
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