Poseiblu Dimension is the third level of Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, proceeding Pyred Dimension and preceding Locandra Dimension. It consists of five stages and three Ordeal Doors.
General Information[]
Poseiblu Dimension takes inspiration from White Wafers' snowy motif with snow accumulating on the ruined structures and random gears in the background and foreground.
Magolor can access this third area by performing his regained Dimensional Vanish ability to pass through the purple block to the left of the Pyred Dimension area. These purple blocks starts appearing in many stages from this point. The stages in Poseiblu Dimension are structured with many tight sections with a barrage of obstacles where Magolor can use Dimensional Vanish to easily escape them.
Stages[]
Stage 3-1[]
This stage consists of two areas, both of them forcing Magolor into rooms with its walls and ceilings. The first area is sectioned off into floors. As Magolor moves down a floor, he will encounter a giant rolling ice ball he must outrun. Magolor can use Dimensional Vanish to escape the ice balls to retreat into passages barricaded by the previous purple block Magolor can vanish through. These passages reward him with a few magic points.
The second area immediately pits Magolor against a rolling ice ball as he must run from it to the right. A Key Dee will also retreat from the ice ball which Magolor can defeat to obtain the key and open a gate to a pocket of lucrative magic points which Magolor can access with another Dimensional Vanish. The stage's enemy gauntlet appears afterwards, the left wall closing the opening. This gauntlet ends with two Key Dees holding a rainbow magic point as they run into the spikes on the walls. 800 magic points are required to achieve a platinum medal and the first time clear bonus is 500.
Stage 3-2[]
This stage also consists of two areas with walls and ceilings, this time focusing more of the usage of Deadly Needles as many enemies are positioned in a way above Magolor such that Deadly Needles would hit them, however, the stage assumes that Magolor has boosted Deadly Needles to Level 3 as a few enemies, obstacles, and switches are easier to bypass with the inclusion of two sets of needles. A line of Water Galbos guard a bomb block which opens a pocket of rewarding magic points.
The second area is relatively the same as the previous room: focusing more on Magolor working his wau upward as he utilizes Double Deadly Needles to defeat enemies and bypass obstacles. This is the first stage to introduce Coldtzo and falling snowmen. The stage's enemy gauntlet involves protecting a Magic Bulb and a mid-boss fight against Water Galboros. 950 magic points are required to achieve the platinum goal and the first time clear bonus is 550.
Stage 3-3[]
This stage consists of two areas. The first area features large pits with rotating platforms Magolor must jump on. A barrage of enemies will appear on these platforms so Magolor must not get too carried away using attacks that involve Levitation or else he will get too tired and start to descend. If this happens, he can hopefully use a series Dimensional Vanishes to land on a nearby platform. The final section encourages Magolor to use a Magolor Cannon to destroy the bomb blocks and Elecs in one attack.
The second area is an elevator section that moves downward as Magolor avoids the Coldtzo paths in favor for the Gordo paths if he wants to obtain some magic points. At the bottom is an enemy gauntlet. 850 magic points are required to achieve the platinum goal and the first time clear bonus is 600.
Stage 3-4[]
This stage consists of three areas: the first two areas are a reversed map of Stage 1 of Onion Ocean as a dimension wall closes in from the right, and the third area is dedicated to an enemy gauntlet. The second area is altered to include giant rolling rock balls. 900 magic points are required to achieve the platinum goal and the first time clear bonus is 650.
Stage 3-BOSS[]
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The boss of Poseiblu Dimension is Hydriath who is a watery version of Goriath. When Hydriath is defeated, he will drop a Fruit Fragment which will restore Magolor's ability to use Black Hole. 1500 magic points are required to achieve the platinum goal and the first time clear bonus is 700.
Ordeal Doors[]
The Dimensional Vanish Ordeal Door is located in the upper right of the area, only accessible by using Dimensional Vanish through the purple blocks. The other Ordeal Doors are out in the open. The first clear bonuses for all Ordeal Doors is 300 magic points.
Deadly Needles[]
Opens when Deadly Needles is at Level 3. This ordeal has Magolor use Double Deadly Needles to hit two spaced out pink switches to activate gates that will block the energy balls from various Volttzos and retract the gate that allows Magolor to go into the next room. The last room requires Magolor to retrieve a key from the bottom floor to open a gate to complete the challenge.
Magic Barrier[]
Opens when Magic Barrier is at Level 2. This ordeal will drag Magolor along several hallways with heavy wind as he must use Magic Barrier to protect himself against some Gordos and Big Gordos. The Magic Barrier can tank up to five hits before Magolor must quickly drop his guard and shield again to replenish the barrier in between the Gordo Big Gordo onslaughts. Twice during this challenge Magolor can act quickly to hit a switch that will drop extra magic points for him to grab.
Dimensional Vanish[]
Opens when Dimensional Vanish is at Level 2. This ordeal sections itself into many rooms with spiked pits, walled off by the purple block only Dimensional Vanish can pass through. Magolor must use Dimensional Vanish in quick succession to platform his way through the challenge. The ending section tests Magolor's reaction time by luring him with magic points as he falls down a pit before he must use Dimensional Vanish to escape into the next section before he hits the spikes at the bottom.
Stage maps[]
Etymology[]
"Poseiblu" is a portmanteau of "Poseidon," the Greek god of the sea, referencing the elemental theme of the area being water; and a corruption of the word "blue," referencing the area's color theme.
Trivia[]
- The music for the first three stages is titled "Blue Blizzards Remix", which is a medley of "Freezing Temple" and "A Stroll on the Ocean Floor".
