List of Kirby characters

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This is a list of characters in the Kirby Nintendo video game series.

Contents 1 Main characters 1.1 Kirby 1.2 King Dedede 1.3 Meta Knight 1.4 Dark Matter 1.5 Nightmare 2 Supporting characters 2.1 Adeleine 2.2 Dyna Blade 2.3 Gooey 2.4 Kirby's allies 2.5 Ribbon 3 Enemies 3.1 Dark Mind 3.2 Dark Nebula 3.3 Drawcia 3.4 Gordo 3.5 Knuckle Joe 3.6 Kracko 3.7 Lololo and Lalala 3.8 Marx 3.9 Meta-Knights 3.10 Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright 3.11 Paint Roller 3.12 Poppy Bros. 3.13 The Squeaks 3.14 Waddle Dee 3.15 Waddle Doo 3.16 Whispy Woods 4 Anime-only characters 4.1 Escargoon 4.2 Nightmare Enterprises 4.3 Sir Ebrum & Lady Like 4.4 Tiff and Tuff 5 References 6 See also

[edit] Main characters

[edit] Kirby

Main article: Kirby (character)

Kirby (カービィ, Kābī^?) has been the star of a number of namesake games developed by HAL Laboratory.

Kirby has appeared in over twenty games since 1992 and has starred in his own animated series. The Kirby series has sold over 30 million units worldwide. The core games of the series are platformers. They typically begin with an evil force threatening his home of Dream Land (Pupupuland プププランド) on the planet Popstar, most often the greedy King Dedede or mysterious Dark Matter.

The main games always have Kirby with the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float, and inhale and spit out or devour his enemies. Following Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby was able to gain the abilities of the enemies he swallowed, such as: Fire, Sword, or Fighter. Kirby also can spit water out of his mouth while underwater.

[edit] King Dedede

King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō^?) is a major recurring antagonist of the series (along with being a recurring anti-hero), appearing in every game except Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. He is a jolly penguin monarch, known to be obese and self-centered, he causes many problems for the inhabitants of Dream Land through selfish mischief, such as stealing Dream Land's food supplies for a midnight feast, or all of the stars from the sky. Despite this, he and Kirby have teamed up on occasions with the purpose of taking down a greater common foe. He has many of the same abilities as Kirby himself does, such as being able to inhale objects and spit them back out with tremendous force, and following Kirby's Dream Land, the ability to suck in air and fly.^[1]

Dedede is both an enemy and ally in the various games of the main series. Often he just acts in his own interests, such as stealing the food of Dream Land in Kirby's Dream Land, but in others, such as Kirby's Adventure he breaks up the Star Rod to protect Dream Land from Nightmare. In Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, he is possessed by Dark Matter, and is eventually freed by Kirby. Dedede often is the main instigator and final boss in the side series of puzzle and handheld arcade games, such as Kirby's Ghost Trap, Kirby's Dream Course and Kirby's Block Ball. King Dedede was originally intended to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but was cut due to time constraints; he does however appear as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee^[2] and was finally added as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl due to being one of the most requested characters to be playable in Japan,^[3] where his main weapon, the "Jet Hammer" is a mechanized version of his mallet.^[4]

In the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, King Dedede is presented as the illegitimate and incompetent ruler of Dream Land, with a castle atop a hill overlooking Cappy Town. This version of the character is more rude and malicious, but ultimately ignored by the unimpressed populace. Dedede's main cause of inconvenience is his constant purchasing of monsters from Nightmare Enterprises to enforce his laws, create chaos, or to get rid of Kirby, whom he feels is a threat to his popularity and authority. He is often seen broke or in enormous debt to Nightmare Enterprises. King Dedede is voiced by Kenichi Ogata in the original Japanese version. Ted Lewis voices him in the English dub in a psuedo-southern accent vaguely similar to Foghorn Leghorn. He is voiced by Masahiro Sakurai in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Super Smash Bros. Brawl where he is the latter game's director.

[edit] Meta Knight

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito^?) is an enigmatic character, created by Masahiro Sakurai.^[5] Meta Knight is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi in the original Japan, Eric Stuart in the English dub of the anime, and Jay Ward in the English version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He follows a code of honor, and usually gives Kirby a sword before they fight to be fair. ^[1] He is called Kirby's rival,^[6] and while Kirby often battles him, they have worked towards the same goals in the past. ^[7] Little is known of his background other than his rivalry with Kirby, and how they share a similar appearance (It is possible that Kirby and Meta Knight are the same species). He wields a powerful sword that can create small tornados, wears a blue cloak that tranforms into a set of wings, and wears a light blue-silver mask. In some games, his mask has been knocked off, revealing that he looks like Kirby, except that his body is blue and his facial features are white. In Kirby and the Amazing Mirror & Kirby Squeak Squad, Meta Knight has a purple body.^[1]

Meta Knight is often a boss in the games. In his first appearance in Kirby's Adventure, he fights Kirby to keep him from taking a piece of the Star Rod to keep it out of Nightmare's hands. He helps to defeat Dark Mind in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror by giving Kirby his sword. ^[7] In Kirby: Squeak Squad, he works to keep the chest containing Dark Nebula out of Kirby's hands. ^[8] In Kirby Super Star, however, Meta Knight had a more sinister role. He wanted to conquer Dreamland, though Kirby was meddling with his plans by defeating his crew and destroying his ship. He eventually faces Kirby and says, "This is it! Prepare to die!" and then fights him. He is defeated, and Kirby attempts to escape. Meta Knight then flies up to him, trying to knock him out. Kirby (and Meta Knight) do successfully escape the Halberd before it crashes into the sea. He is a playable character in a special mode of Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and an unlockable character in Kirby: Canvas Curse. Meta Knight appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy^[9] and also appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he utilizes his sword as his main weapon.

Meta Knight is also a regular on the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. He is revealed as a member of the same group as Kirby, the Star Warriors, and is a high ranking and respected member of the Galaxy Soldier Army which fought against the armies of Nightmare, though he ended up being the only surviving member. He works for King Dedede, but is in truth an ally to Kirby and only stays with the king to keep a close eye on his schemes. He wields a golden, spiked sword called Galaxia which has some significance to the show's plot, and acts as a mentor to Kirby, occasionally training him or defending him when needed, but tries to make Kirby learn for himself so he may eventually be able to defeat Nightmare. He is also well known for hating people who lack common sense.

[edit] Dark Matter

Dark Matter (ダークマター, Dāku Matā^?) is a recurring antagonist of the series. Its main form is that of a planet-sized dark cloud with a single eyeball. It can separate into smaller clouds lined with petal-like extensions. These can possess other beings, putting them under the control of Dark Matter. ^[10] At the core of the giant cloud is 0, a giant eye, which controls the Dark Matter. It is a force of negative energy that lives a lonely existence. It is jealous of Dream Land's lifestyle, so it constantly targets it to recreate Pop Star into a dark world where no one can be happy.

In Kirby's Dream Land 2, one small cloud first appears as a masked, robed being, wielding a magical sword. It assumes its general form afterwards. In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dark Matter attacks Pop Star, and possesses many of its inhabitants. Kirby eventually obtains the Heart Rod, and defeats it by destroying 0. It returns in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where it attacks Pop Star and many other planets. After being repelled from all of the planets, it forms as the Dark Star. It is controlled by 0² (Zero Two), an angelic-looking form of 0 with a halo, and geometric, segmented wings, who is destroyed along with the star. Zero Two is an extremely unusual foe: not only is he completely white, but he has several red feathers on each side of him that throws attacks. He also has a color-changing halo, an immense bandage on his head, and a large spiny tail, which is apparently a weak spot to the large monster.

[edit] Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア Naitomea) , also known as the Cloaked Nightmare^[9], is the ultimate villain of Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. After Nightmare invades the Fountain of Dreams, King Dedede splits up the Star Rod into seven pieces and gives them to his lieutenants, preventing Nightmare from using it to spread bad dreams. Kirby, not knowing this, finds the pieces and reunites them. Nightmare soon tries to steal it, but Kirby ends up using it to defeat him. Nightmare starts out as an orb that shoots stars, and he eventually transforms into a humanoid, vampire-like being with a tornado-like cloak for a body. ^[1]

Nightmare is also the main villain of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime. He runs 'NightMare Enterprises' (Holy Nightmare Co. in the Japanese version). In the dub, he is given the name of eNeMeE. The anime version of Nightmare already dominates much of the universe from the series' beginning. He uses his ability to create an endless number of creatures known as demon beasts to conquer civilizations. He also sells them to unsuspecting customers for a profit, via a network comparable to the Internet. His only opposition are the Star Warriors and Galaxy Soldier Army, but he defeated all but a few of them before the show begins. As told in one of Nightmare's lines later in the series, he is an embodiment of life's fear and suffering, and so he strives to bring more pain in order to increase his power, and will always exist as long as people hold fear in their hearts. In the finale, he is destroyed by Kirby using the Star Rod (which he gained from swallowing the Warp Star), whose dream powers proved to be his one weakness.

[edit] Supporting characters

[edit] Adeleine

Adeleine (アドレーヌ, Adorēnu^?) is a human painter girl who originally appeared in Kirby's Dream Land 3 as one of the boss characters; under the name "Ado". Her name was changed for her appearance in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where she appears as a miniboss early in the game and then as an ally once she is defeated. Adeleine had no direct effect on the game-play, but her paintings provided clues on various puzzles and sometimes provided Kirby with power-ups or health restoration. She was a playable character in the multiplayer mode.

[edit] Dyna Blade

Dyna Blade (ダイナブレイド, Daina Bureido^?) is an enormous, armored bird that acts as both a friend and a foe in Kirby Super Star. In her self-titled game, she destroys all of Dream Land's crops to feed her chicks. Kirby defeats her not knowing this, so he ends up feeding the chicks and teaching them how to fly. For doing so, Dyna Blade helps Kirby get back on the Halberd only to be shot down by the ship's crew in the Revenge of Meta-Knight game. She makes a cameo appearance in Kirby's Air Ride, and also appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Dyna Blade is shown as a legendary bird that is worshipped by the citizens of Dream Land. King Dedede hatches a plot to get rid of Kirby by tricking him into (seemingly) eating her egg, which infuriates Dyna Blade and causes her to chase and attack Kirby for much of the episode, until her chick appears and Kirby feeds it, placating Dyna.

[edit] Gooey

Gooey (グーイ, Gūi^?) is Kirby's best friend, and described as a friendly blob of Dark Matter. ^[11] He first appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2, and could be found in the various bags in the game under certain conditions. In that game, his only function was to restore Kirby's health, but in Kirby's Dream Land 3 he was a playable character. He is essentially a small blue blob of goo with a silly expression on his face. Gooey has similar powers to Kirby (except that he licks up enemies), and a second player can take control of him while the first player controls Kirby. In a single player game, Gooey can be summoned as a computer-controlled ally and during the game's final battle in space, Gooey's flying form is similar to Dark Matter.

[edit] Kirby's allies

Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3 feature various allies that can team up with Kirby and share powers. Kirby's Dream Land 2 introduces Rick (リック, Rikku^?) the Hamster, Coo (クー, Kū^?) the Owl, and Kine (カイン, Kain^?) the Ocean Sunfish. Kirby's Dream Land 3 introduces Nago (ナゴ, Nago^?) the cat, Pitch (ピッチ, Picchi^?) the Bird, and Chuchu (チュチュ, Chuchu^?) the octopus. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards with the Rock/Cutter ability Kirby can turn in to a rock form of one of these friends.

[edit] Ribbon

Ribbon (リボン, Ribon^?)is a pink-haired fairy from the planet Ripple Star who appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. She is a kind and brave character who attempted to escape her planet with the fairies' power crystal when it was invaded by Dark Matter. In space, Dark Matter blobs ambushed her, shattered the crystal, and made her fall to Pop Star, where she lands on a stargazing Kirby and pleads him for help. Kirby agrees and they search for the Crystal shards scattered on various planets and thwart Dark Matter's invasion of Ripple Star along with Waddle Dee, Adeleine, and King Dedede. In the final battle, Ribbon, along with the crystal, aids Kirby in defeating Zero-Two, the controlling force behind Dark Matter, and restores peace to the solar system. In the ending cutscene of the game, she gives Kirby a kiss.

[edit] Enemies

[edit] Dark Mind

Dark Mind is the main villain and final boss of Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, which was his only appearance. He attempted conquering the Mirror World, and had a mirror of Meta Knight, Dark Meta Knight, do all the dirty work for him. After Kirby defeated Dark Meta Knight, he was transported to Dark Mind's domain, and Meta Knight tossed the magical sword known as Master in there with him. Dark Mind has three forms that Kirby has to fight, first appearing as a demonic figure with a giant eyeball in his body, and then becoming just the giant eyeball that was in his body for the second and third phases. After Kirby depletes Dark Mind's third form's life meter, the credits start to roll, and Kirby can continue to shoot at him for points (and even if he does get hit, the credits will still keep rolling), with the villain's explosion at the end of the credits granting thirty points.

[edit] Dark Nebula

Dark Nebula (Dark Zero in Japanese) is the final boss and ultimate villain of Kirby: Squeak Squad, who resembles a star-shaped lookalike of Dark Matter with a dark purple fiery aura and a pink feline eye in the center. It was contained inside King Dedede's treasure chest, which the Squeaks stole all the while thinking that it contained an ultimate power. But Meta Knight knew the secret of the treasure chest, and stole it to keep Dark Nebula from being released. Kirby fought and defeated Meta Knight, and then Daroach came and stole the chest. But when the Squeaks opened it, Dark Nebula possessed them. After Kirby freed them from its possession, he gained control of the Triple Star and fought against Dark Nebula. In battle, Dark Nebula can switch between three different elemental forms of fire, ice, and electricity, each form with different kinds of attacks. In the end, Dark Nebula was destroyed by Kirby.

[edit] Drawcia

Drawcia is the main antagonist and final boss of Kirby: Canvas Curse who was formed in a painting that resembled her slightly. She wanted a land of paint, and to get her wish, she turned Dream Land into a painting. Seeing this, Kirby chased after her into her world, but to make sure he didn't interfere with her plans, she turned him into a ball. However, she made the mistake of leaving her magic paintbrush behind when she left afterwards. It didn't want any of this to happen, and helped Kirby make his way through Drawcia's world. Her high-ranking minions were clones of Paint Roller, Kracko, and King Dedede. When Kirby finally reached her herself, he fought her in two forms, her first form being her regular, physical form, and her second being her soul, which was a giant ball of paint. As her soul, she threw many projectiles that the player had to use the stylus to protect Kirby from, and even turned into a large fireball. Upon her defeat as her soul, Drawcia was sucked back into her painting, which was then smashed to pieces.

[edit] Gordo

Gordos are floating enemies that cannot be sucked up by Kirby or destroyed in any way. They often appear stationary but sometimes move in a pattern. They have eight white spikes surrounding their black body and have two large eyes in the center. Gordos are used as projectiles by King Dedede in Super Smash Bros Brawl.

[edit] Knuckle Joe

Knuckle Joe (ナックルジョー, Nakkuru Jō^?) is a minor enemy that first appeared in Kirby Super Star. He gives Kirby the fighter ability when eaten, and can also be summoned as a helper for that ability. He later makes his appearance in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime as the son of a legendary Star Warrior who fought side by side with Meta Knight until he was turned into a monster by Nightmare and afterwards killed by his friend. Knuckle Joe attacked the unsuspecting Kirby, believing it was Kirby who killed his father. Meta Knight stops him in the nick of time, explaining to Joe the truth about his father's death. He appears multiple times afterwards, and eventually helps Kirby and his friends defeat Nightmare. Knuckle Joe later appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy. As an assist trophy, he is deadly, lashing out with a volley of punches at characters. He is voiced by Minami Takayama in the Japanese versions of both the Kirby anime and Super Smash Bros. Brawl and by Alésia Glidewell in the American version of that same game.^[12]

[edit] Kracko

Kracko (クラッコ, Kurakko^?) is a recurring boss that first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land. It resembles a large cumulus cloud with spikes protruding from all sides, and a single large eyeball in the center. It attacks with electricity, rain, and by producing smaller enemies, such as Waddle Doos, Starmen, Co-Krackos, and Flamers. Kracko is typically first seen in an "immature form", sometimes called Mini-Kracko or Kracko Jr. It retains its huge eye, but the eye is surrounded by four orbs, which it either spins rapidly or launches in different patterns. This form either fights as a mini-boss earlier in various games, or immediately prior to transforming to its "adult" form.

In Kirby Squeak Squad, the boss of the third world is a robot built by the Squeak Squad to defeat kirby that strongly resembles Kracko, called Mecha-Kracko.

Kracko appears in the Kirby anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode, "Secret of the Star Warrior/Dark and Stormy Knight". It is bought by King Dedede from Nightmare Enterprises to defeat Kirby. It attempts to attack him, but it is eventually defeated by Sword Kirby.

[edit] Lololo and Lalala

Lololo and Lalala (ロロロ と ラララ, Rororo to Rarara^?) are two characters based on the pair of characters from the Adventures of Lolo series, another creation of HAL Laboratories.

They also appear in the anime as friendly characters, where they are known as Fololo and Falala in the English dub, and they reside in King Dedede's castle. They were once a single monster working for Nightmare Enterprises called Lola (Fofa in the dub), but were split into two by another monster named Splice 'n' Dice and sent to Dedede as punishment for being too soft-hearted. They are both voiced by Tara Sands in the English dub.

[edit] Marx

Marx is a jester-like character who's only appearance was in the game Kirby Super Star for the Super Nintendo. He is the main villain and final boss of the Milky Way Wishes portion of the game, and also appears in the mini-game The Arena. Even though he is a resident of Dream Land, Marx is an evil genius who dreams of conquering Popstar itself. He has a distinct appearance, unlike most of Kirby's fellow Dream Landers, involving him wearing a jester's cap, big brown clown-like shoes, and a red bow tie around his neck, and having purple flesh and demented-looking facial features. He mainly moves around by bouncing on his favorite ball, which resembles a beach ball. In the game, he tricked Kirby into helping him summon the seemingly mechanical, wish-granting comet, "NOVA" by telling him that it could make peace between the sun and the moon, which for unexplained reasons were fighting at the time. However, when the comet appears, Marx pushes Kirby from in front of it and takes his wish. Marx wished to become the ruler of Dreamland, and subsequently gained a powerful new body. In his ultimate form, he grows wings and fangs, and bears the same grin on his face as he does in his normal form.

[edit] Meta-Knights

The Meta-Knights (メタナイツ, Meta Naitsu^?) are a group of soldiers led by Meta Knight, who often uses them to test Kirby's skills throughout Kirby's Adventure, which is their first appearance. The Meta-Knights include Axe Knight (アックスナイト, Akkusu Naito^?), Mace Knight (メイスナイト, Meisu Naito^?), Javelin Knight (ジャベリンナイト, Jaberin Naito^?), and Trident Knight (トライデントナイト, Toraidento Naito^?). They are four distinct armored soldiers that each wield the weapon they are named for. Axe Knight moves along the floor, swinging axes around, so he must be attacked from behind; he does not turn around. Mace Knight swings his mace over his head and throws it for considerable range and power. Javelin Knight looks like a black pod that jumps around the room, and occasionally flashes and summons a spear to grab and spin with, until he discards it. Trident Knight moves forwards and backwards until it tosses an electrified trident at you. He throws them where you are, so range is not important.

The Meta-Knights return in Kirby Super Star where they aided Meta Knight in his attempt to conquer Dream Land via his warship, the Halberd. As their first appearance was in Kirby's Adventure, the four knights also appear in Kirby Super Star ultra[1], the SNES remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the Game Boy Advance remake.

[edit] Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright

Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright are tag-team bosses first appearing in Kirby's Adventure at the end of Level 3, Butter Building. Mr. Shine appears as a crescent moon with a face and limbs, while Mr. Bright is a sun with similar features. As their type suggests, they love to fight tag-team style. One in the air will rain down beams or make stars falls for Kirby to spit out at the one on the ground, who will throw projectiles or try to ram into him.

Kirby's Dream Land 2 is quite a popular appearance for both of them because of their famous eclipse attack, where they both come together causing Mr. Shine to shade a small part of the area, giving Kirby little time to run there as fast as he can before Mr. Bright attacks with his burning heat. After both are defeated, they crash into each other in the background, making a fireworks display. Ado also paints Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright at the end of Cloudy Park in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

The duo also appeared as a mini-boss in the low-profile Kirby's Pinball Land. They had to be defeated in order to reach Kracko, one of the bosses of the game. They do not attack the player, but rather position themselves among various obstacles, making it difficult for the player to attack them.

[edit] Paint Roller

Paint Roller (ペイントローラー, Peinto Rōrā^?) first appeared as the boss of Ice Cream Island in Kirby's Adventure, in a small room with nothing but a floor, two platforms and four canvases. It wears a baseball cap and roller skates, and rolls around the room, drawing enemies that come to life and attack Kirby. It guarded the second fragment of the Star Rod as King Dedede has instructed. It later appears in the remake of Kirby's Adventure, titled Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and then later appeared in Kirby: Canvas Curse as one of Drawcia's clones, in a boss level where the player had to help Kirby from being popped by using the Magic Paintbrush to finish all of his games.

Paint Roller also appears in the anime. It appears in the Kirby anime episode, "Dedede's Monsterpiece". He made his debut when he was delivered to King Dedede, who didn't care about fine art. He went to Dedede's newly-built art museum, where he went around messing with the paintings. Kirby inhaled PR's paintbrush, and became Paint Kirby. They dueled and dodged with their paintings, which can come to life, as well as their roller blades. Kirby eventually got the best of Paint Roller with a painted missile of his, which homed in on the monster and his painted bomb, causing a massive, messy paint explosion that took out the entire art museum and splattered paint all over Kirby in the process.

[edit] Poppy Bros.

The Poppy Bros. are a pair of fictional enemies found in Kirby video games, generally as mini-bosses, or bosses. An older version of the Poppy Bros. is Poppy Sr. Poppies all wear blue caps and hop around, throwing bombs at Kirby. Kirby can suck up the bombs and spit them back out at the Poppies to cause damage to them. They generally also hop around the area, trying to damage Kirby by touching him. A Poppy can be swallowed by Kirby to obtain the Bomb copy ability, or in Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland the Crash ability, with which he can destroy all the enemies on the screen excluding Gordos and Shotzos. The Bomb ability can also be turned into a Poppy Bro in Kirby Super Star, who will then throw bombs at enemies to help Kirby.

The Poppy Bros. also own one of three pinball tables in Kirby's Pinball Land, where they are featured as bosses. When the battle starts, there is one. By hitting him several times, another Poppy Bro will appear. They throw bombs at Kirby and at the flippers to disable them temporarily. By repeatedly hitting them, Kirby can defeat them.

[edit] The Squeaks

The Squeaks (Dorocche Dan in Japanese) are the main antagonists of Kirby: Squeak Squad. They are little mice lead by the magician known as Daroach (Dorocche in Japan), and they often appear whenever Kirby shows up in a room with a treasure chest in it, trying to steal the chest and take it with them to their home base, and Kirby must chase them there and fight them to take it back before the base's gates close. There are different kinds of Squeaks; Spinni (Spin in Japanese), a little yellow ninja mouse with red shades, Storo (Stron in Japanese), a big bulky blue mouse wearing a red sleeveless shirt and hat and a pirate patch and wielding a huge hammer, Doc, a small white mouse with a green moustache and swirly-eyed glasses, and tiny hopping mice called Squeakers (Chuurin in Japanese). The Squeaks steal King Dedede's chest and believe it to contain an ultimate power while Kirby chases them thinking that the chest may have his missing strawberry shortcake, but when they eventually open it, Dark Nebula possesses them and Kirby has to free them from its possession. At the end, if the game is 100% complete, while they depart for parts unknown to look elsewhere for treasure, the Squeaks send Kirby a slice of strawberry shortcake as an apology for all the trouble they caused.

[edit] Waddle Dee

Waddle Dees (ワドルディ, Wadoru Di^?) are the most common enemies in the series. They have small stubby arms and small feet. Their face is always a light tan color, as are their feet, with their main bodies usually a dark red. They also appear in other colors, such as yellow, orange, or gold. They generally attack by running into Kirby, but they can also wield parasols and spears. Parasol wielding Waddle Dees can be used as allies in Kirby Super Star, and as a playable character in Kirby: Canvas Curse. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards has one Waddle Dee forming an alliance with Kirby after freed from the possession by Dark Matter. Waddle Dee occasionally appears in levels to help Kirby progress through them, usually using random means of transportation such as log rafts and mine carts.

In the Kirby anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, there is a multitude of Waddle Dees who serve as King Dedede's servants. They work around the castle as guards, maids, cooks, repairmen, or any other job that needs doing. However, they are rather clumsy and weak and can often mess up. They serve him because they serve anyone that feeds them and gives them shelter.

In Kirby Superstar and Kirby: The Amazing Mirror, A single Waddle Dee appears in the boss endurance mode. This Waddle Dee has much more health then normal Waddle Dees, but it can't really do anything, which makes it the easiest boss in the game. The reason this "super" Waddle Dee was put in as a boss is unknown, though possibly just for a joke.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, a golden Waddle Dee can sometimes be seen. If you successfully kill him before he commits suicide by falling into a bottomless pit or lava, he will drop a small chest. He is always running.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, King DeDeDe throws them as an attack. The Waddle Dees then proceed to walk around the stage but can harm opponents with a short hop after thrown.

[edit] Waddle Doo

Waddle Doo (ワドルドゥ, Wadoru Du^?) is a species very close in appearance to Waddle Dees, but have only one huge eye. They appear in most of the games. If Kirby sucks up one of these, it will give him a beam ability, accompanied by a jester's hat in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby's friendly Waddle Dee was taken over by Dark Matter, and when he lifted his face back up, he was a Waddle Doo. These Waddle Doos can fire short-ranged beams, making them more powerful than Waddle Dees. In the anime, there is only one Waddle Doo, who serves as the captain of all the Waddle Dees. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Waddle Doos were sometimes thrown by King Dedede instead of Waddle Dees. The Waddle Doos walk around like Waddle Dees, but will shoot a short electrical beam that can harm players.

[edit] Whispy Woods

Whispy Woods (ウィスピーウッズ, Wisupī Uzzu^?) is a large apple tree whose most common attack is dropping apples from his branches. He generally appears as a boss, usually the first one in many Kirby games and the first boss to appear in the Kirby series.

The anime features him as the king of forest in Dream Land. Whispy is several hundred years old, and very wise, though he has a bit of a temper. He's very kind to his friends, but shows no mercy to those that threaten his kingdom. At first, he believes Kirby and his friends are intruders when they build a campfire around him. It turns out to be a setup by Dedede, who wants to destroy Whispy to build a golf course. After most of the forest burns, it is revived by one of Whispy's apples. Dedede continues to constantly try to build his golf course during the series, while Whispy becomes Kirby's ally. In Super Smash Bros. he had his own stage where he blew players around and dropped apples that could be thrown or used as healing items but in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he was on a level named "Green Greens" (The original first level ever of Kirby) with star blocks and bomb blocks dropping from the sky as well as the attacks on Super Smash Bros.

[edit] Anime-only characters

[edit] Escargoon

Escargoon, known in Japan as Doctor Escargon (ドクター・エスカルゴン, Dokutā Esukarugon^?), is an anthropomorphic snail that serves King Dedede in the anime series. He is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in the Japanese version. Ted Lewis performs his voice in the English dub similar to a Paul Lynde impression. He originally leaves his mother's farm to become famous and make his mother proud, but ends up serving Dedede instead. He helps Dedede's plots by creating various inventions to help defeat Kirby. Escargoon has not made any appearances in the games.

[edit] Nightmare Enterprises

Nightmare Enterprises (Holy Nightmare Co. in the Japanese version) is an organization in the anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, lead by Nightmare. Its purpose is creating monsters (demon beasts in Japan) and by-products and selling them to unsuspecting customers through the internet. Some of the monsters are enemies and bosses from various Kirby games. However, the company was created as a front for Nightmare's monster armies, which he sends down to planets to conquer them in his quest to take over the entire universe. The Galaxy Soldier Army banded together to battle those monster armies, but many members were outnumbered and killed, save for a few lucky souls (including Meta Knight). At the end of the anime, Nightmare Enterprises is ultimately destroyed by Kirby and friends. One of Nightmare Enterprises' main employees is its salesman (Customer Service in Japan), who sells monsters to King Dedede over the internet. In the Japanese version, he speaks politely but still doesn't pass up a chance to insult customers. In the dub, his personality is more like that of a stereotypical used car salesman.

Besides the monsters and by-products, Nightmare Enterprises also creates different kinds of warfare, ranging from laser guns to gun turrets to Destrayers (giant disk-shaped ships attack with lasers and fireballs) to Air Riders (alien creatures resembling ninjas and riding different Air Ride Machines). The company is housed by a massive blue UFO-like spaceship with an eye resembling O on its front and cyberspace cities on its exterior, as well as trenches, trolleys, elevators, and even a command center inside. The spaceship also houses Nightmare's chess board-like lair, as well as a school that his creations go to to learn how to be mean and scary. They are divided into four different classes and compete with each other to be the best. The school is headed by the monster Whippy (Hittei in Japan) as well as four evil clown-like creatures that head one class each, and resembles a circus in some ways. Many of the monsters are enemies, mini-bosses, and bosses from various Kirby games, while many others are original creations for the show.

[edit] Sir Ebrum & Lady Like

Sir Ebrum (パーム, Pāmu^?) and Lady Like (メーム, Mēmu^?) are characters in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. They are the parents of Tiff and Tuff who work and live in King Dedede's Castle and keep peace between their strong-willed offspring and their rambuctious employer. Sir Ebrum is voiced by Takashi Nagasako in the Japanese version and David Lapkin in the English dub, while Lady Like is voiced by Yuko Mizutani in the Japanese version and Kayzie Rogers in the English dub. Lady Like is usually the one out of the two who is suspicious of Dedede's plots since they put her children in danger as well, although even Sir Ebrum gets suspicious sometimes.

[edit] Tiff and Tuff

Tiff (フーム, Fūmu^?) and Tuff (ブン, Bun^?) are the brother and sister duo that accompany Kirby in the anime series. Tiff is voiced by Sayuri Yoshida in the original Japanese version and Kerry Williams in the English dub. Tuff is voiced by Rika Komatsu in the Japanese version and Kayzie Rogers in the English dub. They live in Dedede's castle along with their parents, Sir Ebrum and Lady Like, and help Kirby in his fight against Dedede's plots and Nightmare's monsters. Tiff is more interested in academics, such as Chemistry and other studies, while Tuff is active in sports and other physical activities.

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