Kirby must collect eight mirror shards in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. These fragments rebuild the Dimension Mirror, the gateway at the center of the Mirror World.
The game begins after Dark Meta Knight attacks Kirby and splits him into four differently colored versions. Dark Meta Knight then breaks the Dimension Mirror into eight pieces and scatters them throughout the Mirror World. Kirby explores the game’s interconnected areas, defeating major bosses that guard individual shards.
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror is unusual within the series because its world is structured like a Metroidvania rather than a strictly linear sequence of stages. Players can travel between regions through the central hub and use Copy Abilities to reach previously inaccessible locations. Once all eight shards are recovered, the Dimension Mirror is restored, allowing Kirby to confront Dark Meta Knight and continue into the final battles against Dark Mind. The number is sometimes confused with the game’s nine themed areas, but there are eight actual mirror fragments.