Dark Nebula

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“	The treasure chest was the prison of Dark Nebula, ruler of the underworld. Meta Knight knew the secret of the chest. He fought Kirby to prevent Dark Nebula from being released.	„
	~ Ending Text

Background

Dark Nebula is the final boss of Kirby: Squeak Squad. Having been sealed away in a Treasure Chest, it was accidentally unleashed upon the world by Daroach, who it took possession of.

At some point prior to the events of Kirby: Squeak Squad, Dark Nebula was sealed in a chest due to its evil power, and seemingly forgotten.

Through unknown circumstances, the chest was in possession of King Dedede at the beginning of the game itself, who was seemingly unaware of its contents.

However, Daroach somehow became aware of the chest's power and accosted it from King Dedede's castle, believing it to be the source of ultimate power[citation needed]. After being stolen by Meta Knight, who actually appeared to have an idea what was in the chest, and subsequently Kirby, who thought it contained his strawberry shortcake that had been stolen earlier, the chest was seized by Daroach, who promptly opened it. Daroach is quickly possessed by Dark Nebula and turned into Dark Daroach, and then flees with the Squeaks into the depths of Gamble Galaxy.

Kirby chased Dark Daroach and defeated him, expelling Dark Nebula in the form of a black star with two smaller stars in close orbit: Kirby, now toting the Triple Star that Daroach dropped, chases Dark Nebula still deeper into Gamble Galaxy until both arrive at a crystalline battlefield. Here, Dark Nebula begins gathering small and dark core stars, which assimilate into its being until he gains his true form, Dark Nebula is then fought. Once defeated, it begins disintegrating core star by core star, until the only thing left is an eye, which promptly explodes.

General Information

Name: Dark Nebula

Origin: Kirby: Squeak Squad

Sex: Male

Age: Unknown

Classification: A Dark Matter being, Ruler of the Underworld

Species: Dark Matter

State of Being: Regular

Occupation: None

Affiliations: Daroach (When possessing him)

Enemies: Kirby, Daroach

Status: Deceased (Killed in battle by Kirby)

Alignment: Neutral Evil (Was sealed in a chest due to its evil power, possessed Daroach. Noted to be the Ruler of the Underworld)

Codex Statistics

Tier: Low 5-B, 3-C with Reality Warping

Cardinality: 3-D

Dimensionality: 3-D

Attack Potency: Small Planet level (Can harm Post Super Star Kirby, who can crack Pop Star in half with splitting the earth in half being calculated at this level), Galaxy level with Reality Warping (With a small flash of light warped the entire area to have a galaxy and stars in the background)

Durability: Small Planet level

Striking Strength: Small Planet Class

Lifting Strength: Unknown

Travel Speed: Faster Than Light (Can keep up with Kirby. While possessing Daroach, traveled to another galaxy in less then a second which was calculated at this)

Combat Speed: Faster Than Light

Reaction Speed: Faster Than Light

Stamina: Unknown

Range: Standard Melee, at least Galactic with abilities (With a small flash of light warped the entire area to have a galaxy and stars in the background)

Intelligence: Unknown

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Powers and Techniques

Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Self-Sustenance (Respiratory Self-Sustenance; Can breathe in space), Flight (Can freely fly around), Longevity (The Dark Matter species seem to lack standard biological functions meaning they can live far longer then human life spans), Regeneration (Mid-High; Regenerated back it’s full body from a cloud of smoke), Possession (Its smoke clouds possessed Daroach), Non-Standard Interaction (Can harm ghost Kirby), Light Manipulation (Can create a flash of light that warps the galaxy and changes its form), Energy Projection & Curtain Fire (Can shoot out star projectiles), Elemental Manipulation, Fire Manipulation (Can shoot out a fireball, once it hits the ground it creates a large pillar), Ice Manipulation (Shoots out an ice beam), Lightning Manipulation (Can shoot out lightning bolts in 4 x-shaped directions), Mind Manipulation & Madness Manipulation (Scaling from Dark Matter. Dark Matter's clouds could possessed and corrupted King Dedede and his minions, in Kirby 64 Dark Matter's influence spread to 6 different planets in different galaxies, inducing insanity and complete allegiance), Weather Manipulation & Darkness Manipulation (Dark Matter could spread dark clouds across an entire planet to possess all the inhabitants), Immersion (Can emerge from paintings), Duplication (Dark Matter can split itself into smaller Dark Matters), Life Manipulation (A cloud of dark matter were creating N-Zs), Corruption (Scaling from Dark Mind, who corrupted the Mirror World)

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Notable Techniques

• Star Attacks: Dark Nebula's main form of attacking is launching stars at the opponent from an angle (usually the side of the arena).

• Form Change: Dark Nebula also has three alternative forms. While changing forms, the screen will flash white.

• Status Effects: If the opponent bumps into Dark Nebula, they'll be damaged (burned, frozen or electrocuted depending on what form Dark Nebula has).

• Fire: In its fire form, it can shoot stars that can burn the opponent. Its strongest attack in this form is releasing a large fireball that slowly approaches the ground and explodes, thus creating a vertical fire-blast. On the sides of the blast are rows of lingering flames. Also in this form, it will move at great speeds in angles.

• Thunder: In its thunder form, it will shoot stars at the opponent that can shock them. Its physical attack involves moving in a zigzag pattern. Its strongest attack is releasing four electric streams diagonally in all directions, then discharging them to create an electric frame that covers all sides of the arena.

• Ice: In its ice form, it shoots out stars that can freeze the opponent. Its physical attack involves going around the arena in a circle. Occasionally while doing this, it will float back and forth across the stage in an arc. Its special attack is firing an ice laser at the ground, thus freezing it. This hinders the opponent's traction so that Dark Nebula's attacks can't be dodged as easily.

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Other

Standard Tactics: Dark Nebula instantly goes for possessing someone, if his possession fails he will form together and use elemental attacks along with star projectiles.

Weaknesses: Nothing notable.

Trivia

• The symbol for the Triple Star shows three stars, one blue, one green, one red, and these are also the colors of Dark Nebula's forms. This shows that, like the Triple Star, he uses the power of the three elements–fire, thunder, and ice–which are emphasized more in Kirby: Squeak Squad than in any other game.
• In the ending of Kirby: Squeak Squad, Dark Nebula has the title of "ruler of the underworld." In the Japanese original, his title is 「あんこくのしはいしゃ」 (ankoku no shiwaisha), which translates to "ruler of darkness." This is possibly a mistranslation, as the word for darkness, あんこく (ankoku), is also used in the word for the underworld, あんこくがい (ankokugai).
• Dark Nebula's behavior has a passing resemblance to that of Miracle Matter. Dark Nebula is also noted to be similar to the Dark Matter group in the Japan-exclusive 20th Anniversary Kirby of the Stars Dream Land Encyclopedia, although it also states that is is unclear if they're connected.
• It is not known what Dark Nebula had intended to do once he had possessed Daroach and the Squeaks. However, due to the final battle between Kirby and Dark Nebula taking place deep within a previously unseen black hole near Planet Popstar, it is possible that Dark Nebula may have been trying to destroy the planet.
• Official artwork depicts Dark Nebula's eye as a purple color. However, its in-game sprite has its eye colored more of a burgundy and maroon color.
  • Its official art is corrected in 20th Anniversary Kirby of the Stars Dream Land Encyclopedia to resemble the in-game colors.
• Dark Nebula, alongside Drawcia, makes a cameo appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe as a Stone transformation.
  • Dark Nebula reappears as a cameo in Kirby Star Allies as a Stone transformation, this time peeking out of a Treasure Chest, and as part of the Smack-in-the-Box attack by Daroach after summoning and opening a big blue Treasure Chest that springs out a fake Dark Nebula. It also appears as a symbol on Void Termina's body and as a drawing Daroach draws in the ending for the 2nd wave Dream Friends.
• Dark Nebula resembles Starro from DC Comics, being a purple star with a single eye at its center. Incidentally, Starro also has mind control powers.

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