Dive deeper into the sea in Stage Two of Onion Ocean in Kirby’s Return To Dream Land Deluxe. Under the sea, there are plenty of items to collect and new Copy Abilities to steal. There are also, somehow, anemones that can shoot fire projectiles underwater. Don’t think about it too hard.
To make sure you grab everything there is to grab and see everything there is to see, we’ll walk you through this stage. There’s a miniboss fight in the middle, as well as two passageways to take near the end of the stage (taking one or the other could lead you to miss a collectible), so make sure you’re prepared.
First Section
Head down the ladder and into the water. Swim through to the right, dodging and killing any enemies as you go.
When you come to a block with an anemone enemy on either side, swim to the top, and you’ll see some blocks to destroy. Remove them, and you’ll see a small alcove on the left with enemies, food and a stamp ticket.
Head back down the way you came and go right. Destroy any blocks in your path to collect more stars. Attack the two anemone enemies to clear the path and continue.
Before following the arrow up, go all the way to the right to grab a cherry.
Head up the ladder to find the star door at the top.
Second Section
Walk along the pier, attacking any enemies in your way. Be careful of the bomb enemy that triggers when you get too close.
Inhale the bomb enemy, and you can blast everything in the vicinity.
Jump over the platform, and the Kibble Blade will appear.
How To Beat The Kibble Blade
The Kibble Blade acts much like the smaller enemies that give you the Cutter Copy Ability and will throw its blade at you. It will also attempt to charge at you, but if you jump over it, it’ll crash for a second, which is when you can get some attacks in. You can also dodge the blade and attack from behind.
Once you’ve beaten it, you can grab the Cutter Copy Ability from it.
Follow the arrow to continue with this section. You’ll see an Energy Sphere below you, so carry on until you see a rope you can cut. Cut it and the platform will drop into the water. Swim back to the left to get the Energy Sphere.
Continue right to reach the star door.
Third Section
Defeat the bee that flies in to attack you and go right. You can either go above or below the platform here, but going beneath the water will net you stars if you break the blocks at the bottom.
Continue right, breaking the blocks in your way. You’ll again have the choice of going above or below the platform. On the top, there’s an enemy throwing bombs. On the bottom, there are fish trapped by blocks. Destroy the blocks and attack the fish as soon as they’re free, then go for the blocks beneath you. There are more stars, including a red star.
Keep going right, and jump out of the water. Defeat the bee and jump back into the water where the turtles are. Go right and up to the surface and you’ll see a ledge with food on it. Grab the food and drop your Copy Ability. Inhale one of the bees, then dive to the bottom.
Use the spear to hit the star, and the rocks will rise up to reveal a star door. Go in here.
Hit the first bomb block and destroy the enemies, then do the same for the remaining two bomb blocks and grab the Energy Sphere. Head back out the way you came.
Back in the stage, head right. Destroy any turtle enemies and jump onto land. Mind the enemy throwing bombs.
Instead of heading straight to the star door, continue right to find a red star below. Then go to the star door to the next section.
Fourth Section
Run straight to the boot and Kirby will sit in it. Use this to jump on enemies and squash them.
When you reach the stump, jump on it and the blocks will disappear. Go ahead, using the boot to squash enemies. At the next section, go underneath the block to pick up the stamp ticket. The boot will protect you from the spikes.
The boot is limited and will disappear if you take your time here, so be quick to get the stamp ticket.
Continue on and grab the new boot. Use this to bounce off the spiked enemy ahead, and then off the flying enemies to collect the stars. Smash the golden block to get a Life-Up. Continue bouncing off enemies to get stars and progress.
When you reach the area where you can see the star door, go up the steps to the left. Smash the block to reveal a secret star door and head in here. You'll need to still have the boot to do this.
If you go through the star door on the right, you’ll skip the first part of the next area and won’t be able to obtain the first Energy Sphere.
Grab the Energy Sphere above you. Grab the star right at the top to remove the blocks below on the right, and go through this passage.
Dive down to the bottom, destroy the blocks, and continue going down to the right. Watch out for the big fish that pops out of the rock and swim above it to the right. Mind the anemone’s fire when collecting the stars, and watch out for the next big fish when picking up the red star.
Continue to the right. Swim around the spiked enemy to collect the stars, and destroy the blocks on the bottom left to grab the milk.
Let the fish come down before you exit to the right, and let the next one go before collecting the stars above it.
Swim down and to the right. Wait for the next big fish to move, then destroy the blocks above it to grab another Energy Sphere.
Go right and swim up. There’s another fish, so wait for it to go before grabbing the red star.
You’ll need to dodge the fish all the way up here — there are two that will appear blocking your way, so just wait for them to move. Smash the blocks above them to reach the star door at the top and finish the stage.