Changes: Helper to Hero

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“	Kirby's not the only hero! Helpers can be heroes, too! We'll prove it in an all-star battle!”
	— Flavor text • Kirby Super Star Ultra

Helper to Hero is a mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra that is unlocked after defeating thirteen bosses or more in The Arena.

It pits the player against a set of 14 bosses, but instead of controlling Kirby, the player chooses to control any one of the twenty Helpers in the game (including Sword Knight, and excluding the Starship helper). Unlike the other boss medleys in the game, the battles actually follow a specific order throughout the entire arena.

Beating Helper to Hero with all Helpers places a ribbon on the mode selection and bottom screen of the Helper to Hero title screen, and unlocks movie 00, which consists of cutscenes from the original Super Star. Although beating the mode with all helpers unlocks the final cutscene in the game, it is only necessary to beat it with only one of the Helpers to get a full completion of the file.

Playable Characters

KSSU HtH combatants — All Helpers. Helpers have alternate color palettes unique to Helper to Hero

Bosses

With the chosen Helper, players must defeat 13 bosses chosen from the classic Kirby Super Star game modes, and finally a new boss, Wham Bam Jewel, who appears after defeating Wham Bam Rock.

Whispy Woods
Mid-Boss All Stars 1 (Chef Kawasaki, Bonkers, Bugzzy)
Kracko
King Dedede
Dyna Blade
Fatty Whale
Chameleo Arm
Mid-Boss All Stars 2 (Poppy Bros. Sr., Mr. Frosty, Iron Mam, Jukid)
Twin Woods
Heavy Lobster
Computer Virus (Magician, Evil Knight, Great Dragon)
Meta Knight
Wham Bam Rock
Wham Bam Jewel (fought immediately after Wham Bam Rock)

Players access the rest area between each fight, except after defeating Wham Bam Rock. There are only three Maxim Tomatoes in the rest area. Upon taking one, the next time the player enters that room, a regular tomato will take its place. Once taken, it will not reappear.

Unlike The Arena, the rest area contains a tent with a path to the colosseum and a sunset in the background. Upon reaching Wham Bam Rock, the rest area turns to night and the background music becomes Dyna Blade's mountain stage.

Trivia

KSSU HtH completion screen — Screen shown when Helper to Hero is cleared with all 20 helpers

The overall tone of Helper to Hero is very condescending compared to most other modes:

Discouraging and sarcastic phrases rather than encouraging ones appear when a Helper is defeated (i.e. "Try to be a hero!"), similarly to the messages displayed in The True Arena.

The Computer Virus boss also refers to any chosen Helper as "the Helper" instead of their name, implying that Helpers do not deserve name recognition.

After being defeated by the Helper, it instead incredulously states "The Helper defeated all the enemies!" before closing its windows, as if doubting its own loss.

Meta Knight notably stands on his starting platform much longer than in any other mode, implying that he does not even notice that the Helper is challenging him.

The bosses Combo Cannon, Marx, Bandana Waddle Dee, Lololo and Lalala, and Reactor are all omitted, possibly because they aren't fought twice in the original sub-games (excluding appearances in The Arena). Galactic Nova Nucleus is taken out because only the Starship can fight it.

Inversely, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and Dyna Blade are only fought once in the original sub-games.

For some reason, Wham Bam Rock isn't counted as a boss and is called "???." Unlike the four "???"s in The True Arena (which are Masked Dedede, Wham Bam Jewel, Galacta Knight, and Marx Soul), the identity of Wham Bam Rock is not revealed even when the Helper fights against it.
During a two-player challenge, Wheelie Bike cannot be ridden by another of its kind. This is probably because Kirby gets the Wheelie Rider ability when ridden, while Helpers stick to one ability.

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 {{Quote|[[Kirby]]'s not the only hero! Helpers can be heroes, too! We'll prove it in an all-star battle!|Flavor text|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}
+'''Helper to Hero''' is a mode in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' that is unlocked after defeating thirteen bosses or more in [[The Arena]].
-'''Helper to Hero''' is a mode in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' that allows the player to play as any of the twenty [[Helper]]s in the game (including [[Sword Knight]], and excluding the [[Starship (helper)|Starship helper]]). The chosen Helper must go through a rigorous test- it must defeat 13 bosses and finally [[Wham Bam Jewel]], who appears after defeating [[Wham Bam Rock]], but without returning to the resting area. Unlike other boss medleys in the game, the battles actually follow a specific order throughout the entire arena.
+It pits the player against a set of 14 bosses, but instead of controlling [[Kirby]], the player chooses to control any one of the twenty [[Helper]]s in the game (including [[Sword Knight]], and excluding the [[Starship (helper)|Starship helper]]). Unlike the other boss medleys in the game, the battles actually follow a specific order throughout the entire arena.
-Beating Helper to Hero with all Helpers places a ribbon on the mode selection and bottom screen of the Helper to Hero title screen, and unlocks movie 00, which consists of cutscenes from the original ''[[Kirby Super Star|Super Star]]''. Although beating the mode with all helpers unlocks the final cutscene in the game, it is only necessary to beat it with only one of the Helpers to get a full completion of the file.
+Beating Helper to Hero with all Helpers places a ribbon on the mode selection and bottom screen of the Helper to Hero title screen, and unlocks movie 00, which consists of cutscenes from the original ''[[Kirby Super Star|Super Star]]''. Although beating the mode with all helpers unlocks the final cutscene in the game, it is only necessary to beat it with only one of the Helpers to get a full completion of the file.
-Helper to Hero is unlocked after getting past thirteen bosses or more in [[The Arena]].
 ==Playable Characters==
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 ==Bosses==
+With the chosen Helper, players must defeat 13 bosses chosen from the classic ''Kirby Super Star'' game modes, and finally a new boss, [[Wham Bam Jewel]], who appears after defeating [[Wham Bam Rock]].
 *[[Whispy Woods]]
 *Mid-Boss All Stars 1 ([[Chef Kawasaki]], [[Bonkers]], [[Bugzzy]])
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 *[[Wham Bam Rock]]
 *[[Wham Bam Jewel]] (fought immediately after Wham Bam Rock)
-When the player defeats a boss, the rest area is immediately accessed. The helper is seen under a tent with a path to the colosseum and a sunset in the background. Upon reaching Wham Bam Rock, the rest area turns to night and the music that plays is the Dyna Blade's mountain stage before the fight with Dyna Blade. There are only three [[Maxim Tomato]]es in the rest area. Upon taking one, the next time the player enters that room, a regular [[Food|tomato]] will take its place. Once taken, it will not reappear.
+Players access the rest area between each fight, except after defeating Wham Bam Rock. There are only three [[Maxim Tomato]]es in the rest area. Upon taking one, the next time the player enters that room, a regular [[Food|tomato]] will take its place. Once taken, it will not reappear.
+Unlike The Arena, the rest area contains a tent with a path to the colosseum and a sunset in the background. Upon reaching Wham Bam Rock, the rest area turns to night and the background music becomes Dyna Blade's mountain stage.
 ==Trivia==
 [[File:KSSU HtH completion screen.png|thumb|right|256px|Screen shown when Helper to Hero is cleared with all 20 helpers]]
+*The overall tone of Helper to Hero is very condescending compared to most other modes:
-*It is heavily implied that the game doubts the Helper's ability to succeed in its rigorous test. Words of discouragement rather than encouragement appear when a Helper is defeated by a boss, similarly to the messages displayed in [[The True Arena]]. The [[Computer Virus]] boss also refers to any chosen Helper as "the Helper" in general, implying that the status of a Helper is so obscure that they get no name recognition. It also does not close its windows immediately, unlike in [[The Arena]]. After being defeated by the Helper, it instead incredulously states "The Helper defeated all the enemies!" before retreating, as if doubting its own loss.
+:Discouraging and sarcastic phrases rather than encouraging ones appear when a Helper is defeated (i.e. "Try to be a '''hero'''!"), similarly to the messages displayed in [[The True Arena]].
-*The bosses [[Combo Cannon]], [[Marx]], [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], [[Lololo and Lalala]], and [[Reactor]] are all omitted, possibly because they aren't fought twice in the original sub-games (excluding appearances in The Arena). [[Galactic Nova Nucleus]] is taken out because only the [[Starship (helper)|Starship]] can fight it. Inversely, [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]], and [[Dyna Blade]] are only fought once in the original sub-games.
+:*The [[Computer Virus]] boss also refers to any chosen Helper as "the Helper" instead of their name, implying that Helpers do not deserve name recognition.
+::*After being defeated by the Helper, it instead incredulously states "The Helper defeated all the enemies!" before closing its windows, as if doubting its own loss.
+:*[[Meta Knight]] notably stands on his starting platform much longer than in any other mode, implying that he does not even notice that the Helper is challenging him.
+*The bosses [[Combo Cannon]], [[Marx]], [[Bandana Waddle Dee]], [[Lololo and Lalala]], and [[Reactor]] are all omitted, possibly because they aren't fought twice in the original sub-games (excluding appearances in The Arena). [[Galactic Nova Nucleus]] is taken out because only the [[Starship (helper)|Starship]] can fight it.
+:*Inversely, [[King Dedede]], [[Meta Knight]], and [[Dyna Blade]] are only fought once in the original sub-games.
 *For some reason, Wham Bam Rock isn't counted as a boss and is called "???." Unlike the four "???"s in [[The True Arena]] (which are [[Masked Dedede]], [[Wham Bam Jewel]], [[Galacta Knight]], and [[Marx Soul]]), the identity of Wham Bam Rock is not revealed even when the Helper fights against it.
-*The [[Starship (helper)|Starship helper]] is the only helper that is not playable in Helper to Hero.
 *During a two-player challenge, Wheelie Bike cannot be ridden by another of its kind. This is probably because Kirby gets the Wheelie Rider ability when ridden, while Helpers stick to one ability.
-*[[Plasma Wisp]] and [[Tac]] have extra moves which are unavailable to Kirby when using their respective abilities.
-* Unlike The Arena and The True Arena, the players must fight the bosses in a set order each time they play.
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