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True Arena Showdown

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True Arena Showdown
Sample of "True Arena Showdown" from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
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Debut appearanceKirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
Last appearanceSuper Kirby Clash (2019)
Other appearance(s)Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Kirby Star Allies
Composer(s)Jun Ishikawa[1]
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"True Arena Showdown"[2] is a music track that was first heard in The True Arena in Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is based on "Arena Showdown", but features a different and more aggressive composition, making prominent use of electric guitars and heavy percussion. The track also features a tempo upswing in the middle, before slowing down for a brief brass section, and then repeating.

Game appearances[edit]

Fire Kirby goes toe-to-toe with a tough, floral opponent.

Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

"True Arena Showdown" first appeared in Kirby Super Star Ultra, where it plays during most boss fights in The True Arena. Its instrumentation is similar to the version of "Arena Showdown" which plays in Helper to Hero as well as "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy". "True Arena Showdown" can be found in the game's Sound Test as track 101 after clearing The True Arena for the first time.

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

In the New Challenge Stages as part of Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, the original version of this track is one of two tracks that have a chance of playing in the Smash Combat Chamber EX; the other being "Miracle Matter".

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

The "True Arena Showdown" arrangement from Kirby: Triple Deluxe by Jun Ishikawa.

A rearranged version of "True Arena Showdown" plays in most boss fights in The True Arena from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. This version is largely the same as the original, but uses cleaner-sounding instruments and heavier use of electric guitar. It is arranged by the original composer, Jun Ishikawa, and can be found in the Jukebox as track 120.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

The original version of this track can be heard during the enemy gauntlet and Mr. Frosty battle encountered near the end of Sector A in Kirby Star Allies. It can also be listened to in the Jukebox as track 085.

Super Kirby Clash[edit]

The "True Arena Showdown" remix from Super Kirby Clash.

In Super Kirby Clash, a remixed version of the Kirby: Triple Deluxe arrangement with added instrumentation plays during the Tougher Party Quests against Ice Dragon, Telepathos, Spark Bonkers, Electric Dragon and Flame Galboros.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 真・コロシアムの戦い[3]
真 コロシアムの戦い[4][2]
Shin koroshiamu no tatakai
True Colosseum Battle
"Colosseum Battle" is officially localized in English as "Arena Showdown" on the Kirby: Triple Deluxe Soundtrack.
English True Arena Showdown[2] -

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