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VS Sphere Doomer
| VS Sphere Doomer | |
|---|---|
Sample of "VS Sphere Doomer" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. | |
| Details | |
| Debut appearance | Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) |
| Last appearance | Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) |
| Other appearance(s) | Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Super Kirby Clash |
| Composer(s) | Jun Ishikawa[1] |
"VS Sphere Doomer"[1] is a mid-boss theme that debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It is a fast-paced, short track primarily associated with the Sphere Doomers from said game, and it is composed by Jun Ishikawa.[1]
Composition[edit]
"VS Sphere Doomer" is a relatively short but frantic-sounding track in the key of E minor. It is composed in 5/4 time signature with 175 beats per minute. The song features a fast drumbeat with an underlying chaotic-sounding synth resembling the one that plays throughout "Miracle Matter". The first part of the melody is primarily played by a low-pitched synth and whistle, and the last part of the song is played primarily by a trumpet before reaching the looping point of the song. The time signature and style of the song greatly resemble "VS. Meta Knight", which was also composed by Jun Ishikawa.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]
"VS Sphere Doomer" first appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, serving as the mid-boss theme for all Sphere Doomer battles in the game, even in The Arena and The True Arena. It can also be found as Track 9 in the Sound Test.
Left unused in the game files is a variation of "VS Sphere Doomer" in a style resembling the soundtrack of Kirby games on the Game Boy Advance and Kirby: Squeak Squad, internally named KbyW_BOSS_TYU_M_2, compared to the final version's KBYW_BOSS_TYU_M.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe[edit]
An orchestral rearrangement of "VS Sphere Doomer" appears in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, and it serves as the theme music for the quests against Greater Doomer and Parallel Susie.
Super Kirby Clash[edit]
The Team Kirby Clash Deluxe rearrangement of "VS Sphere Doomer" also appears in Super Kirby Clash, although somewhat remixed to feature more orchestral-sounding layers and techno-sounding instruments. It also features an altered intro featuring mixed portions of the song. It is still used in most encounters against Greater Doomer, however, its corresponding Toughest-ranked quests replace the track with a remix of "Grand Doomer".
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, a remastered version of "VS Sphere Doomer" is used for all Sphere Doomer battles in Story Mode, Extra Mode, The Arena and The True Arena. It can also be found as Track 9 in the Jukebox.
Two new arrangements of "VS Sphere Doomer" are also present in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, both rearranged by Yuki Shimooka[1]. The first arrangement, "VS Darpa-Dippa-Dupas", is used in the various enemy ambushes at the end of most stages in this mode. It is a chaotic-sounding rearrangement of the original song that plays at 171 beats per minute, while maintaining a time signature of 5/4. The song also features a smaller leitmotif from "Judgment of the Malus Pumila", which switches the song's time signature to 4/4 to compensate. The final part of the song fluctuates between time signatures of 8/4 to 10/4, while featuring electronic wind-up sounds. This variation can also be found in the Jukebox as Track 172 after clearing Magolor Epilogue.
The second arrangement, "VS Flock of Doomers", is an extended version of the previous theme that plays in the boss battle against the Rampaging Doomers. It notably features the short second part of "VS Sphere Doomer", now extended and primarily played by both piano and violin, then featuring a more disorderly arrangement of the first part that plays at 9/4 time signature. This arrangement can also be found in the Jukebox as Track 182.
Names in other languages[edit]
VS Sphere Doomer[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | VS. スフィアローパー[1] VS. Sufia Rōpā |
VS. Sphere Lowper |
| English | VS Sphere Doomer[1] | - |
| Traditional Chinese | VS. 球體嘍啪[1] VS. Qiútǐ Lóupā |
VS. Sphere Lowper |
| Simplified Chinese | VS. 球体喽啪[1] VS. Qiútǐ Lóupā | |
| Dutch | Vs. Bol-Doomer[1] | Vs. Sphere Doomer |
| French | VS Chimair sphère[1] | VS Sphere chimera |
| German | Kampf gegen den Sphärenspuk[1] | Battle against the Sphere Spook |
| Italian | Vs Fenix Sferix[1] | Vs Sphere Phoenix |
| Korean | VS. 스피어 로퍼[1] VS. Seupieo Ropeo |
VS. Sphere Lowper |
| Portuguese | Vs. Spectrosfera[1] | Vs. Sphere specter |
| Latin American Spanish | Vs. Esfespectro[1] | Vs. Sphere specter |
| European Spanish | Vs. Espectrosfera[1] | Vs. Sphere specter |
VS Darpa-Dippa-Dupas[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | VS.ラパリパルパーズ VS. Rapa-Ripa-Rupāzu |
VS. Larpa-Lippa-Lupas |
| English | VS Darpa-Dippa-Dupas | - |
| Traditional Chinese | VS. 啦啪哩啪嚕啪們 VS. Lāpā Lǐpā Lūpāmen |
VS. Group of Larpa-Lippa-Lupas |
| Simplified Chinese | VS. 啦啪哩啪噜啪们 VS. Lāpā Lǐpā Lūpāmen | |
| Dutch | Vs. Darpa-Dippa-Dupa's | - |
| French | VS Darpa-Derpa-Durpa | - |
| German | Kampf gegen die Darpa-Dippa-Dupas | Battle against the Darpa-Dippa-Dupas |
| Italian | VS Fanix-Finix-Funix | - |
| Korean | VS. 라파리파루파즈 VS. rapa-ripa-rupa-jeu |
VS. Larpa-Lippa-Lupas |
| Portuguese | Vs. Darpa-Dirpa-Durpa | - |
| Spanish | Vs. Darpa-Dippa-Dupas | - |
VS Flock of Doomers[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | VS. 群れ成すローパーズ VS. Murenasu Rōpāzu |
VS. Swarming Lowpers |
| English | VS Flock of Doomers | - |
| Traditional Chinese | VS. 成群的嘍啪們 VS. Chéngqún de Lóupāmen |
VS. Swarming Group of Lowpers |
| Simplified Chinese | VS. 成群的喽啪们 VS. Chéngqún de Lóupāmen | |
| Dutch | Vs. Doomerzwerm | Vs. Swarm of Doomers |
| French | VS Nuée de Chimairs | VS Swarm of Chimeras |
| German | Kampf gegen den Spukschwarm | Battle against the Spook swarm |
| Italian | VS stormo di Fenix | VS Flock of Phoenixes |
| Korean | VS. 무리 지은 로퍼즈 VS. mu-li ji-eun ropeo-jeu |
VS. Swarming Lowpers |
| Portuguese | Vs. uma revoada de Spectrosferas | Vs. a flock of Sphere specters |
| Latin American Spanish | Vs. una banda de Esfespectros | Vs. a gang of Sphere specters |
| European Spanish | Vs. una bandada de Espectrosferas | Vs. a flock of Sphere specters |
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