

At the end of the roll-call, a mysterious silhouette of a figure is shown, labeled "!?", and Kine will look up quizzically.

When Kirby confronts the possessed king and defeats him without having collected each level's Rainbow Drop, the player encounters the game's "bad ending" an enemy roll-call is shown as Kirby and the Animal Friends traverse back home in the rain. With his trusty Warp Star, Kirby sets out to defeat Dark Matter, accompanied by his new Animal Friends. The rainbow bridge that connects the Rainbow Islands has been stolen by an evil being called Dark Matter, who, intent on conquering Dream Land, has possessed King Dedede. The plot follows Kirby, a resident of Dream Land.
