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This article is about the final level in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. For the Air Ride Machine in Kirby Air Ride, see Shadow Star. For the final boss in Kirby: Squeak Squad, see Dark Nebula.

Dark Star is the secret final level of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards that only appears once Kirby collects all seventy-two of the Crystal Shards hidden throughout each stage. Within the core of Dark Star resides 0², the presence that both possessed the Fairy Queen and was behind the shattering of the Crystal. It is similar to Hyper Zone in Kirby's Dream Land 3, where Zero is fought.

Once Miracle Matter is defeated with all Crystal Shards collected, the Dark Matter cloud surrounding Ripple Star leaves and explodes. However, the completed Crystal shoots a beam of light at the Fairy Queen, exorcising another force that appears to be more Dark Matter. This new Dark Matter leaves Ripple Star and expands in size, forming Dark Star. Kirby takes out his Cell Phone and summons the Warp Star to transport him and his friends to Dark Star.

Dark Star has one stage, consisting of a few rooms and then the final boss. The only type of ground in Dark Star is hexagonal tiled platforms of various colors (mostly red and yellow). The background is dark red with ribbons of dark energy, making it red and black; the only enemies found within Dark Star are N-Zs. Kirby gets help from Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede on his way towards the one controlling the Dark Matter. Waddle Dee opens up a path by bursting out of the ground, breaking one of the hexagonal platforms that amass Dark Star. Adeleine gives Kirby a Maxim Tomato if he needs health or a 1UP if his health is full. King Dedede launches Kirby up into the battle with 0² via a seesaw-type mechanism, and the final battle commences. Once 0² is defeated, Dark Star explodes and seemingly nothing is left of it, in similar fashion to Hyper Zone.

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Ribbon's Crystal

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A remix of Dark Star's music plays during the battle against Mega Masher in Level 3 of the Kirby 3D Rumble sub-game of Kirby: Planet Robobot. A remix of the music, which is combined with a remix of the music of Dangerous Dinner from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, plays in the Item Room while on the last five floors of the Buddy Fighters Tower in the final chapter of Story Mode: The Destined Rivals in Kirby Fighters 2. This theme also plays in the title screen and first few rest areas of The True Arena in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, where it is named "A Dangerous, High-Flying Finale".
In Kirby Star Allies, the background of Dark Star when fighting 0² appears on the floor of the last room of The Divine Terminus in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! when playing as a Dream Friend in the 3.0.0 update; this background also appears in the hub of Heroes in Another Dimension after clearing three dimensions.
Similar hexagon floors can be found during Void Termina's second and fourth phases, as well as Void Soul and Void.