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(also written as 02, Zero Two,[1] or Zero2[2]) is the true main antagonist and final boss of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It resides deep within Dark Star.

Physical Appearance[]

0² resembles Zero in appearance, while also possessing angelic traits. It has a bulbous white sphere for a body and a large, dark red eye (as opposed to Zero's blood-red eye), with a black iris and a white pupil in its center (while Zero had a dark red iris with a pinprick black pupil). However, while Zero's body was completely round, the bottom of 0²'s body is slightly flat with a tiny spike or tail on the bottom. When the spike is exposed as its weak spot, it extends in length, turns bright green, and gains spines, making it look like a cactus. 0² also has a pair of segmented wings with dark red feathers at the end, a halo, and a large bandage at the top.

As Kirby enters the core of Dark Star, 0² first wears an amiable visage; two black dots resembling beady eyes above its barely open eye, which looks like a wide smile. The dark red feathers of 0²'s wings are also invisible. As Kirby and Ribbon form the Crystal Shard Gun, its "mouth" opens up wide, revealing its trademark dark red eye, its false eyes disappear as the face melds together, the feathers of its wings appear, and the battle initiates.

History[]

Rather than taking control of Planet Popstar, Dark Matter invades the equally peaceful home world of the Fairies, Ripple Star. While not seen to be producing Dark Matter forces, 0²'s role as the final boss, as well as the battle's location, suggest that it is the intelligence behind these events.

Since Dark Matter's first priority on Ripple Star is the destruction of the Crystal in Ripple Star's palace, it is apparent that Dark Matter and/or 0² knows the Crystal presents at least a credible threat to the plans in motion. It is seen near the end of the game that the reunited Crystal has the capability to purge Dark Matter or related forces from the infected people (the Fairy Queen in this case) with a beam of light and relieve them of its possession without the victim receiving a thorough beating beforehand. Comparatively speaking, the Crystal is to 0² as the Love-Love Stick is to Zero. Playing into the fairly clear light and dark themes the game presents, it suggests Zero, 0² and Dark Matter are weak against light from the Crystal at least, as well as certain positive emotions as suggested by the effects of the Love-Love Stick against Zero previously in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Games[]

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[]

Zero Battle

Kirby and Ribbon battle 0².

0² isn't encountered until the very end of the game, and only if all 74 Crystal Shards are collected. Unless every shard in the game is collected, Miracle Matter serves as the "final boss". In the bad ending, the existence of another evil force is only hinted when the Fairy Queen suddenly smirks in villainous triumph towards Ribbon as Kirby and friends fly away. However, if all the shards are collected, the fully reformed Crystal blasts the Fairy Queen with a beam of light, knocking her unconscious and revealing that she was being possessed by a massive concentration of Dark Matter, and presumably 0² itself.

Kirby has the Ribbon's Crystal Power Combo during the fight, and Ribbon uses her wings to move Kirby around. 0²'s body is impervious to attack, and its eye fires exploding energy balls at Kirby with decent accuracy. 0² can be stunned by shooting at its eye 30 times; while it is stunned, Kirby must fly up and aim for the halo. The halo changes color each time it is hit. After the halo is hit 10 times, it disappears (and reappears after a short period of time), exposing the bandage on 0²'s head, which only requires one hit. After shooting the bandage, 0² flips over, revealing a long, green, thorn-like tail on its bottom. This is its weak spot, so Kirby has to shoot it as many times as he can before 0² flips back over and the whole cycle repeats; however, this is complicated by the harmful green gas clouds the weak spot generates. When stunned by shooting the eye, 0²'s wings can be shot and destroyed for 10 shots each, which results in it moving more slowly, and make it lose the ability to follow Kirby as well: if this is done, Kirby can simply move up and attack the halo without bothering to shoot at the eye first.

After blasting 0²'s tail with 60 crystals, the villain explodes, destroying it along with Dark Star and its inhabitants.

Music[]

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Related Quotes[]

A benevolent creature, 0² rarely presents any trouble in the cloud levels of Shiver Star.
— Description • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Official Strategy Guide (Prima)[3]

Trivia[]

  • Although their connection is stated to be unclear, 0² is commonly presumed to be the revived form of Zero, due to the bandage on its head and appearance that resembles a fallen angel.
    • The Bad Boss Brothers Celebration Picture depicts all of the Kirby series' final bosses (up to Kirby Star Allies), excluding different forms of existing members or characters that are only final bosses of certain sub-games. Here, Zero and 0² are both depicted, suggesting that they are in fact different characters entirely, despite their similarities.
  • 0²'s appearance may be based on one of the forms of Lilith, the second angel in the anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion.
  • During this fight, on the pause menu, the "Try Again" option is replaced with "Tough It Out!". Selecting this option has the same effect as "Continue." No matter what option the player chooses, once the true final battle starts, there is no way out except to defeat 0², spend all of Kirby's lives, or reset the game.
    • However, in the Boss Endurance, the "Accept Defeat" option is still offered.
  • A remix of 0²'s theme can be unlocked in Super Smash Bros. Brawl by collecting 5,000 or more coins in Coin Matches. This remix of the theme also returns in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U as a default song on the returning Halberd stage and in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as a default song playable on any Kirby series stage.
    • 0²'s theme was also given a relaxing, slow-paced remix composed to play as background music in the Kirby Café in Japan.[4]
  • 0² is one of the few characters in the series who appears to bleed when it is fought, the others are Zero, Dark Meta Knight, Shadow Dedede, Star Dream Soul OS, and Void Termina.
  • The Prima strategy guide for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is notably flawed; it states that 0² is a peaceful character who appears in Stage 2 of Shiver Star. Dark Star is left out entirely.
    • The description seems more fitting of the enemy Mopoo, which appears prominently in the cloudy area in Shiver Star.
  • Magolor's final form, Void Termina's core, and its derivatives (Magolor Soul, Void Soul, and Void), resemble 0² in that they have what appears to be a mouth, which is then revealed to also be a giant eyeball.
    • Void Termina's angel form also has wings similar to 0². Soul Melter changes the entire boss' color scheme to mostly white, which gives Void Termina's angel form a much closer resemblance to 0².
  • 0²'s theme mixed with Miracle Matter's theme and Ripple Star's stage select theme plays when fighting Morpho Knight as Adeleine & Ribbon.

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