Pix is a boss in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards .
Physical Appearance[ ]
Pix is made up of three octahedrons: one is red, another is green, and the last one is blue. After one of its three crystals is defeated, it shatters, leaving behind a wireframe outline.
Games[ ]
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards [ ]
Kirby battling Pix.
Pix is the boss of Rock Star. Kirby reaches the boss after exploring their spaceship. Kirby starts out on an elevator-like structure and one by one they reveal themselves as the structure ascends. The elevator is constantly going up, and about a little more than halfway through the ride all three have appeared. Each of the three crystals project laser beam blades and cut across the circular platform. The crystals are constantly slicing through the arena, so by the time all three are active Kirby must be constantly jumping to avoid them all. Upon reaching the top of Rock Star, the real battle begins and the trio begins to fight in tandem. Pix begins by spinning around the arena and transforming into blades that try to cut Kirby from all 3-dimensional axes (in mathematics, red, blue, and green are commonly used to represent the X, Y, and Z axes). Throughout the battle different colored atoms pop up around the arena. These are for Kirby to inhale and spit back at Pix. Each of the octahedrons suffer more damage when damaged by their respective colored atoms. Each octahedron is destroyed after two hits with the correctly colored projectiles and four with the incorrectly colored ones. When Pix is defeated, its remnants meet in the center of the arena, and spin around while merging, before finally exploding.
Etymology[ ]
Pix's name and design seem to be derived from the word "pixel" (short for "picture element"), which is the smallest piece of information of an image in digital imaging.
Trivia[ ]
- Before reaching Pix's spaceship, it is seen sitting in the ground and resembles a pyramid. This may be a reference to the pyramid in Stage 6 of Sand Canyon in Kirby's Dream Land 3 . They share the same color and bizarre interior.
- The description for Holo Defense API 2.0 implies that the defense system was created using the blueprints found on another planet. Presumably, the Holo Defense API was designed in the likeness of Pix.
