You need at least 7 Sun Stones to access this stage, which should be no problem if you're following this guide. It is the area's boss stage.
From the start, ascend a vertical area and you'll collect an Assist Star along the way before coming across three ability capsules: Leaf, Parasol and Ninja. Take the one you like and keep climbing to find the cannon that will blast you to an encounter with the level boss.
Boss: Kracko
You have fought this guy in past Kirby games, if you've played them, so this should be a familiar fight in some ways.
He'll use a few standard attacks. Early on, his favorite thing to do is bring Waddle Dee foes into the fight as aids. You can grab them and chuck them with the Ninja ability, and then you can get close and jump and slash at the eyeball at the center of the cloud. This is an easy way to deal a lot of damage early in the fight.
Eventually, Kracko will retreat to the background for a bit. He doesn't do much you need to worry about from that vantage point, but when he returns to the foreground he will try to roll over you with a spiked bar that extends form either side. You can let him swoop toward you and simply jump across as he comes at you from either side. Then move in and resume your attack.
Once a cannon appears, it's a good idea to hop into it as quickly as possible and let it send you flying to the back ledge. There, you can wait for the cloud to join you, after it produces a nasty storm in the foreground. When it does, jump to the ledge it occupies and hack at it a few more times to finish it off and win the battle.
As usual, a pendant appears once you win, and you can grab it to finish the stage.
NEXT: Old Odyssey - Stage 7 EX
