The Dark School & the Twisted Fist
| Level | |
|---|---|
| The Dark School & the Twisted Fist | |
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| World | BF |
| Game | Princess Peach: Showtime! |
| Primary power-up | Kung Fu Peach |
| Boss | Kung fu master |
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The Dark School & the Twisted Fist is a level in Princess Peach: Showtime!, located on the sixth-from-left on the top section of the basement of the Sparkle Theater. It is the third level where the Kung Fu Peach transformation is used.
Layout
The show starts with Princess Peach in her Kung Fu transformation, and is pretty short before reaching the boss fight. After passing a couple boulders and a red staircase, Sour Bunch ninjas attempt to trap her inside boulders, which goes poorly for them as Peach can break them.
As Peach continues her journey through platforms, buildings, boulders, and Sour Bunch ninjas on poles and on the ground, they arrive inside the academy to find Kung Fu Sparkla captured, and the Kung Fu master challenging Peach to a new bout.
In this bout, the Kung Fu master has replicated himself into three clones. The right one fights conventionally as in the previous bouts, while the left one uses jump attacks and differerent attack speeds. The one in the center is fought last, and throw fastballs and curve balls that Peach must kick back, similar to in A Kung Fu Legend, but can in this fight change between throwing from the left or right. A final large thrown ball requires multiple kicks from Peach to kick it back at him.
With Kung Fu Sparkla saved, Kung Fu master makes one last attempt to fight back in a puppet form. With Peach and Kung Fu Sparkla parrying a couple attacks from him, Peach and Kung Fu Sparkla makes one final duo kick to defeat him once and for all.
Sparkle Gems
- On a small cliff immediately upwards from the start platform.
- A backroom pose elevator on some dark brickstones soon after the first attempt by the Sour Bunch to trap her. Peach must use horizontal and vertical spin poles to make her way up to the gem.
- On the upper left of the platforms, where the first boulder after the first trap has fell.
- After the clouds have cleared after the pole Sour Bunch ninjas have been defeated, there is a path on the right. The gem is partially obscured by a large 10-coin.
- Defeat the Kung Fu master.*
Ribboner
Ribboner can be found behind a breakable boulder on a platform immediately after the start of the level. He awards the Multicolored Kung Fu Ribbon for Stella.
- Help request: "This rock is so heaaavy..."
- Rescue message: "Phew, thanks a bunch!"
Lobby Shop stock
Completing the level allows Peach to buy the Special Kung Fu Dress for 300 coins at the Lobby Shop.
Postgame Ninja Theet
- On the immediate right end of the red staircase, very close to the start of the level.
Gallery
Kung Fu Sparkla as he appears during the end of the level
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chinese (simplified) | 黑暗的道场与暗黑拳[?] Hēi'àn De Dàochǎng Yǔ Ànhēi Quán |
Dark Dojo and Dark Fist | |
| Chinese (traditional) | 黑暗的道場與暗黑拳[?] Hēi'àn De Dàochǎng Yǔ Ànhēi Quán |
Dark Dojo and Dark Fist | |
| French | École sombre et poing maléfique[?] | Dark school and evil fist | |
| Italian | La scuola e il pugno oscuro[?] | The school and the dark fist | |
| Spanish | El puño de la malguria[?] | The darkle fist |
Trivia
- As Kung Fu Peach only use her legs to attack in any of the levels she appear in, the titular fist is almost certainly that of the Kung Fu Master.
