Characters of the Kirby series

This is a list of fictional characters in the Kirby video game series developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo.

Main characters

Kirby

Main article: Kirby (character)

Kirby is a pink "puffball" who 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 33 million units worldwide. The core games of the series are platformers. The villains he encounters typically threaten his home of Dream Land (プププランド Pupupuland) on the planet Pop Star, most often the greedy King Dedede or the mysterious Meta Knight. The main games always have Kirby with the same basic abilities; he can walk, run, jump, float, and inhale and spit out or swallow his enemies.(However, not in his first game). Following Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby was able to gain the abilities of the enemies he swallowed, such as Fire, Sword, Fighter, and Cutter. Kirby also can spit water out of his mouth while underwater. Kirby also has had his own anime. Kirby appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as the first playable character.

King Dedede

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King Dedede, as he appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō) is the main villain of the series and the archenemy of Kirby, though he is sometimes an anti-hero. He is a large penguin who serves as the monarch of Dreamland, carrying a large wooden mallet and is known to be self-centered; furthermore, Dedede causes many problems for the inhabitants of Dream Land through selfish mischief, such as stealing Dream Land's food supplies for a midnight feast in Kirby's Dream Land, taking all of the stars from the sky, or merely just wanting revenge on Kirby. Despite this, he is not truly evil and does care for Dream Land. As shown in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, he and Kirby do not hesitate to team up against a common enemy. A recurring motif of the series is the assumption that Dedede has performed an act which is essentially benevolent, such as sealing away the villainous Nightmare from Kirby's Adventure, which is misinterpreted as malevolent. Dedede often pats his belly in a jolly manner, and 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 the ability to suck in air and fly. In his early appearances, Dedede was simply depicted nearly as big as, (if not a little bit larger than) Kirby, but in his most recent appearance in the opening of Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, he is now depicted as being obese, as his stomach is seen jiggling as he thrusts his hammer's handle into it. He is voiced by his creator, Masahiro Sakurai in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Super Smash Bros. Brawl. King Dedede is considered one of the heavy weights in Super Smash Bros. Brawl along with Bowser and Donkey Kong. King Dedede makes a return in Kirby Super Star Ultra. There is a new mode called Revenge of the King, which is basically a harder version of the original Spring Breeze (since Spring Breeze is a remake of Kirby's Dream Land, Revenge of the King is basically the Extra Mode of Kirby's Dream Land). For the final battle between himself and Kirby, he sports a mask and an improved version of his hammer. This new hammer features new attacks, such as shooting missiles, flames, or spinning extremely fast. In addition, the arena is now caged and electrified. 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 in the background in the Dream Land stage and later as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee, although he was not playable in Melee either. He 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. In that incarnation, his main weapon, the "Jet Hammer", is a mechanized version of his usual mallet. Possibly as a result of this, he plays a large role in the Subspace Emissary storyline, capturing petrified heroes and placing badges on them that will activate when they are sucked in Subspace and unfreeze them. However, his essentially benevolent act is once again misinterpreted, this time by Mario and Link, who give chase upon seeing Luigi being carted away. He does this to the frozen Luigi, Ness and Peach (or Zelda). However, Bowser comes and kidnaps her, and when Mario comes to save Peach (or Zelda) from Bowser, King Dedede's badge falls off. Kirby observes it, and in Subspace, it's revealed he ate it. After Subspace's invasion, Luigi and Ness are revived. Ness revives King Dedede, noticing his actions. King Dedede teams up with Luigi and Ness, and the three journey into Subspace. They recruit Kirby, Wario and Bowser for the final showdown with Tabuu. In the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, King Dedede is presented as the supreme and incompetent ruler of Dream Land, with a castle atop a hill, overlooking Cappy Town. King Dedede appears to be more "evil" than in the games. 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 demon beasts from Holy Nightmare (or Nightmare Enterprises) to enforce his laws, create chaos, or to get rid of Kirby, who he feels is a threat to his popularity and authority. King Dedede is voiced by Kenichi Ogata in the original Japanese version and Ted Lewis in the English dub. King Dedede also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as a playable character.

Meta Knight

Main article: Meta Knight

Meta Knight (メタナイト, Meta Naito) is an enigmatic antihero character referred to as Kirby's rival, who often fights with him for different reasons, though they often arrive to the same goal. However, there is some discussion concerning whether or not the two are in another way related. He always wears a white-silver mask, and under it, he looks almost exactly like Kirby, though with a blue body and white eyes. He wears a navy blue cloak (The Dimensional Cape) that can transform into a set of wings, and he usually wields a special sword called the Galaxia Sword (though he gave the "Master Sword" in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror). He follows a code of honor and usually lends Kirby a sword before they fight to be fair. Meta Knight is voiced by Atsushi Kisaichi in Japan, Eric Stuart in the English dub of the anime, and Eric Newsome in the English version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Meta Knight is often a boss and an ally of Kirby in the games. He first appears in Kirby's Adventure in 1993, where he fights Kirby to keep him from taking a piece of the Star Rod to keep it out of Nightmare's hands. Meta Knight appears in Super Smash Bros. Melee as a trophy, and also appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where he utilizes his sword Galaxia as his main weapon. Meta Knight is a main character in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Main villains

Dark Matter

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Dark Matter, as seen in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Dark Matter (ダークマター, Dāku Matā) are major recurring antagonists in the series. The Dark Matter are an intergalactic race, although one is characterized with its petal-like extensions. They can possess other beings, putting them under the control of Dark Matter. Dark Matter initially attacked Pop Star because it is jealous of Dream Land's lifestyle and seeks to recreate it into a dark world where no one can be happy. Zero (ゼロ) is a giant white creature with a Kirby-sized red eye, which leads the Dark Matter. It is a force of negative energy that lives a lonely existence. Zero surprisingly uses what seems to be "blood" to attack (which is considered to be gruesome for a family-friendly game). A lone Dark Matter makes its debut in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and possesses King Dedede. The Rainbow Drops extract it and reveal its form as a masked, robed being wielding a magical sword. After being defeated, it assumes its small orb form as it faces Kirby once again. In Kirby's Dream Land 3, a mysterious giant cloud with a single eyeball enters Pop Star's atmosphere and possesses many of its inhabitants. After aiding various creatures in need, Kirby eventually obtains the Love-Love Stick and enters the center of the cloud known as the Hyper Zone, and defeats Dark Matter and Zero. Also in Kirby's Dream Land 3, it is worth noting that Gooey, (since he is originally a member of Dark Matter) turns into a blue version of dark matter with two eyes. The Dark Matter race returns in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where many beings invade Ripple Star for its Crystal and search for it on five other planets. Miracle Matter (ミラクルマター) is the final boss of Ripple Star, and its defeat repels the Dark Matter from Ripple Star. Since Kirby obtained all of the Crystal shards, the Crystal detected and expelled a powerful presence of Dark Matter from the Fairy Queen, which goes on to form the Dark Star. In the core of it is 0², or Zero Two (ゼロツー), an angelic-looking form of 0 with a halo, geometric, segmented wings, and a green spiked tail, who is destroyed along with the star. After defeating 0², the credits roll, showing various pictures of enemies and allies. Concept art once again shows 0² crying blood. In Kirby: Squeak Squad, a Dark Matter known as Dark Nebula, or Dark Zero (ダークゼロ) in the Japanese version, is the prisoner of a treasure chest which was originally in King Dedede's possession. Meta Knight realizes what is truly inside the treasure chest and suddenly steals it to prevent his release. Kirby, thinking his cake is inside, chases him to the ruins of the Halberd under the Secret Sea. Aboard the operational Halberd, the leader of the Squeaks, Daroach, manages to open the chest and releases him. However, Dark Nebula takes over his body and escapes to Gamble Galaxy. Kirby eventually fights Daroach again and Dark Nebula is forced out. Daroach relinquishes the Triple Star, a mystical rod. With his help, Dark Nebula is banished. Despite said to be the leader of the Dark Matter, Zero has yet to make an official reappearance, though the original Dark Matter once again made a cameo appearance in Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby: Mass Attack.

Nightmare

Nightmare (ナイトメア Naitomea), also known as The Nightmare Wizard, is the primary antagonist and the final boss of Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. After Nightmare invades the miraculous Fountain of Dreams, King Dedede splits up the Star Rod into seven pieces and gives them to his friends, 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.

Nightmare is also the main villain of the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime. He runs Holy Nightmare Company (ホーリーナイトメア社 Hōrī Naitomea-sha, NightMare Enterprises in the English dub) . He is given the name of NME in the English version. Depicted as has having a more threatening persona than in the game, he is instead bent on conquering the universe, and he 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 (Like Dedede) for a profit, via a transportation network. His only opposition are the Star Warriors and Galaxy Soldier Army, though they are wiped out before the series begins. 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 "New Year! Kirby Quiz Show" ("The Kirby Quiz" in the dub), he decided to be friendly and host a quiz show to welcome the new year with questions about the series. In the finale, he was destroyed by Kirby using the Star Rod.

Nightmare is voiced by Banjo Ginga in the Japanese version of the anime and by Andrew Rannells in the English dub.

Magolor

Magolor is the true villain and the main antagonist in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He appears as a friendly character at first. He travels to Dream Land on an inter-dimensional ship called the Lor Starcutter. When the ship crash lands in Dream Land, Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, and a Waddle Dee offer to help repair the Lor Starcutter, so that he can return to a realm known as Halcandra - and as a reward for their efforts, Magolor brings Kirby and the group to Halcandra for a visit. When the group arrives, a large four-headed dragon known as Landia attacks and shoots down the Lor Starcutter for an unknown reason. Angry that they have been trapped, Magolor sends Kirby and the group to defeat Landia. In truth, Magolor is a power hungry villain who is secretly using the four to defeat Landia for him, so that he could obtain the Master Crown. The Master Crown grants limitless power to the wearer. Landia is currently in possession of this crown. Magolor wishes to become the universe's ruling overlord, but he must gain the power to do so from the Master Crown. It is revealed that Magolor had fought and lost to Landia before, and in his escape attempt he landed in Dreamland. This is the reason that Landia was quick to shoot down the Lor Starcutter. After Landia is defeated by Kirby and the group, Magolor puts on the Master Crown and transforms into a giant floating entity with enormous power. Magolor states that he is grateful that Kirby and his group reconstructed the Lor Starcutter and for that he would conquer their home planet Popstar first. He then opens an interdimensional portal that leads to Popstar and flies through it. Landia, now reduced to four smaller dragons without the master crown, flies Kirby and his group in pursuit of Magolor. During this interdimensional chase, Magolor attacks the group and the dragons with the Lor Starcutter. When the group destroys the Starcutter, they go for a direct attack on Magolor. Magolor defeats the group and they fall off of their dragons to a glowing blue planet. Magolor follows and attempts to finish them off, and after a long battle the group presumably defeats him. He suddenly bursts out of nowhere even larger than before and revealed to have one huge eye. Again the group defeats him for good and they watch as Magolor returns to his normal self and disappears. In the extra mode there is an additional cinematic showing him becoming a more dark form. So this probably means he returned, or that it is a "rewrite" of the story. He is seen in the true ending oddly cheering. He likely knows another villain, one named Marx. It is unclear whether Magolor was evil from the start or if the Master Crown corrupted him and turned him into an evil entity, since the description in the pause menu during the battle against Magolor Soul describes him as "a sad shell possessed by the limitless power of the Master Crown, no more than a manifestation of the crown itself" (only on the extra mode, implying that the crown's power was possessing him throughout the game).

Magalor returns in Kirby's Dream Collection, revealed to be alive and reformed, where he builds Kirby a new playground. Here, Kirby can play through new challenge stages, some of which he races against Magalor. During the races, he uses magic to summon enemies, as well as attack Kirby. His rivalry with Kirby still exists, albeit more friendly.

Marx

Marx (マルク, Maruku, Mark) is the antagonist and final boss from Milky Way Wishes in Kirby Super Star and its remake. In the game, he was Kirby's ally, a round, lavender creature, similar to Kirby, but having no arms, wearing a jester hat, a bow tie, and brown shoes. In the beginning of Milky Way Wishes, Marx can be seen bouncing on a large striped ball. He tricked the Sun and Moon into fighting in order to trick Kirby into summoning a giant wish-granting machine comet called Nova for him at the end of the galaxy. He then warns Kirby of this "catastrophe", sending Kirby on the Milky Way Wishes adventure. Once Nova had appeared, Marx appears, seemingly out of nowhere, pushes Kirby out of the way and wishes for control over Pop Star. Nova then sets itself on a collision course at Pop Star. Marx then turns into a more powerful form of himself, which is somewhat larger than his original form and has fangs, strange yellow wings that look like two long arms with claws, and hearts on the ends and hooks sprouting out of the hearts. He makes a cameo appearance in Kirby: Squeak Squad, in an unlockable picture with other series villains. In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, an arrange of the music when Kirby is battling Marx in Kirby Super Star can be played on the Halberd stage. In Kirby: Mass Attack, he appears as the big boss of the Kirby Brawlball sub-game. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, he makes a brief appearance in the crowd of the final Kirby Master 100% video, and if Kirby uses the Stone ability in Kirby's Return to Dreamland, he will occasionally turn into a stone statue of Marx in his original form bouncing on his striped ball.

Because Kirby stopped Nova from crashing into Pop Star, Marx attacks Kirby on a mysterious planet. Kirby defeats him, sending him flying into Nova, destroying Nova in the process. In the remake of the game, Kirby Super Star Ultra, it is shown that Marx does not survive this, though pieces of Nova fuse with his body and revives him as the more powerful Marx Soul (マルクソウル Marukusouru), the final boss of the new and most difficult subgame "The True Arena", with new color scheme and design with improved attacks.

Dark Mind

Dark Mind is the main villain of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, with Dark Meta Knight as his right-hand man. At the intro of the game, after Meta Knight rushes into the mirror world, Dark Meta Knight will slice Kirby into four, unintentionally giving Kirby backup against the corrupted Mirror World. Throughout the game, Dark Meta Knight masquerades as the real deal and a timid "Shadow Kirby" also makes its appearance. Towards the end of the game, the original Meta Knight exposes the copy during the final confrontation. After Dark Meta Knight is shattered, the way to Dark Mind is open and sucks Kirby and Meta Knight's Master Sword. After Dark Mind is defeated, it is learned that he intended to make the Mirror World be overrun with a person's worst reflection of themselves; Shadow Kirby is actually an honest reflection of the real Kirby with no such qualities, and stays behind as the guardian of the Mirror World as Meta Knight lays his Master Sword to rest.

Drawcia

Drawcia (ドロシア, Doroshia) is the villain of Kirby: Canvas Curse. She is an evil paint-witch and a dangerous sorceress. She curses Kirby into a ball at the start of the game and turns Pop Star into paint. She has two forms; Drawcia Sorceress and Drawcia Soul. Her first, humanoid form, can shoot balls of energy at Kirby and summon enemies to damage him (including Para Drawcias in her image) by painting them. Her second form resembles a blob of paint, and she has many paint-related techniques. When she is defeated, her curse is lifted and Pop Star and Kirby return to normal.

Yin-Yarn

Yin-Yarn is the main villain of the Kirby game Kirby's Epic Yarn. He is an evil sorcerer who wreaks chaos and havoc in Dream Land and Patch Land. When Kirby tries to stop him he traps Kirby inside a sock that leads him to Patch Land, where Kirby's body transforms into yarn. A bit later, Kirby realizes that air goes through yarn, which forces him to use the yarn whip and transformations with yarn instead. Kirby and Prince Fluff set off to recover seven pieces of yarn, defeat Yin-Yarn, and bring peace back to both Dream Land and Patch Land. Yin-Yarn is the boss of Dream Land and is fought in two forms: first, he attacks Kirby and Prince Fluff in his normal form. Secondly, he attacks them as Mega Yin-Yarn, leaving Kirby and Prince Fluff hopeless. Suddenly, Meta-Knight flies by, dropping a Tankbot Metamortex, turning them into a Tankbot to fight and defeat this evil incarnation. His name is a pun on yin yang.

Necrodeus

Necrodeus is the primary antagonist of Kirby Mass Attack. He is the leader of a group of demons known as the Skull Gang. Upon appearing at the beginning of the game, Necrodeus casts a spell that splits Kirby into ten pieces, and defeats all but one Kirby. Necrodeus has the ultimate goal of shrouding Popstar in darkness, but is defeated by Kirby in the final scenes. His name means "Death Lord" in Latin, a name that accurately describes his appearance and nature. As the final boss of Kirby Mass Attack, he faces Kirby in two forms: first, Kirby must defeat his hands (similar to the Wham Bam Rock fight from Kirby Super Star). Upon death, Necrodeus drops his magic staff, the source of his power, which Kirby uses to restore himself to normal.

Supporting characters

Adeleine

Adeleine (アドレーヌ, Adorēnu) is an artist who came to Pop Star to study art. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, she appeared as one of the early boss characters taken over by Dark Matter. She is taken over and fights Kirby, and later joins with Kirby after he frees her. She has the ability to make her paintings real, either creating monsters while under the control of Dark Matter or providing Kirby with help.

A nearly identical character named Ado (アド, Ado) plays a similar role in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It has been suggested that 'Ado' is Adeleine's nickname, but their identity remains open-ended.

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 with apples and teaching them how to fly. In Revenge of Meta Knight, Dyna Blade returns the favor by successfully carrying Kirby get back on the Halberd only to be shot with a laser ray by the ship's crew, causing her to retreat, leaving Kirby to finish on his own.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Dyna Blade is shown as a legendary bird that is worshiped by the citizens of Cappytown. King Dedede hatches a plot to get rid of Kirby by tricking him into 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.

In Kirby Air Ride, Dyna Blade appears in City Trial mode and sometimes flies to different parts of the city until flying away all together. The player can defeat Dyna Blade by aiming for her head to obtain multiple power ups. In Kirby's Epic Yarn, a similar boss to Dyna Blade named Hot Wings appears as the boss of Hot Land.

Gooey

is a good friend of Kirby who appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3. In his first appearance, Gooey would appear if Kirby already had a friend and brought him to the area where he was originally held captive and this would add 1% to the game file's completion rate, but he became a fully playable character in the sequel (controlled by either the computer or player 2). Gooey can use the same moves as Kirby, save for using his tongue and only being able to slurp up one enemy at a time. He can use his tongue underwater. In space, he turns into a being similar to Dark Matter. Gooey is a blob of Dark Matter that chose not to follow the reign of Zero, showing that even though most Dark Matter can choose not to follow Zero, most do.

Yellow Kirby

Yellow Kirby (キービィ, Kībī, often transcribed as Keeby) is a yellow-colored Kirby whose Japanese name only officially appears in the Japanese version of Kirby's Dream Course. Only playable through multiplayer mode, Yellow Kirby is Kirby's rival to see who can get the most points in a race to get to the golf hole first. Yellow Kirby also appears as an optional costume for Kirby in the Super Smash Bros. series.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Yellow Kirby is the second player in the game "Gourmet Race", racing against Kirby. In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby can use spray paint to become a yellow Kirby. It is not known if Yellow Kirby in other games is supposed to be Kībī.

Animal Friends

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 - He is the most well-known helper to Kirby. He can kill foes by jumping on them, climb walls, and not slip on ice. In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Rick is the only animal partner who cannot inhale, and must walk into enemies with his mouth open in order to eat them.

• Coo (クー, Kū) the Owl - A wise owl that is a friend of Kirby. He can fly against strong winds.

• Kine (カイン, Kain) the Ocean Sunfish - He helps Kirby get through the water stages, and is able to swim against strong currents. He is also controllable on land, and can jump on foes to kill them.

Kirby's Dream Land 3 introduces:

• Nago (ナゴ) the Cat - A cat that is twice the size of Kirby. Nago can roll Kirby up into a ball and roll him around. He can also perform double or triple-jumps, and jump on foes to defeat them.

• Pitch (ピッチ, Picchi) the Bird - He is the smallest of Kirby's animal friends. He can do powerful attacks when he has a copy ability. He can fly too, but not against strong winds.

• Chuchu (チュチュ) the Octopus - She can be used to cling to the ceiling, but also weighs Kirby down when he attempts to fly.

In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, when Kirby uses the Cutter/Stone combo ability, he can randomly carve himself into a stone statue of his allies.

Surprisingly, Rick, Coo, and Kine also appear in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Here, Rick is shown to have a British accent.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, one of Stone Kirby's transformations is a statue of Rick, Coo and Kine.

Also Rick, Coo, and Kine make a cameo in Kirby Mass Attack (They're the background image in the minigame "Kirby Quest").

Prince Fluff

is a playable character who helps Kirby in Kirby's Epic Yarn. He has the same abilities as Kirby. He is Kirby's size, but is blue and has larger (whiter) eyes, orange feet, and also has a golden crown on his head. He and Kirby team up to recover seven pieces of magic yarn scattered throughout the land, defeat Yin-Yarn, and bring peace back to his home, Patch Land. In 2-player mode, player 1 is Kirby and player 2 is Prince Fluff.

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 with 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 and the crystal aid Kirby in defeating Zero Two, the controlling force behind Dark Matter. In the ending cutscene of the game, she gives Kirby a kiss, blushing shyly afterward.

Landia

Landia is a four-headed dragon from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. According to the pause screen descriptions, it is an ancient guardian living in Halcandra who has protected the Master Crown and the Lor Starcutter since ancient times. It has always been asleep for a while, but just recently, Magolor attempted to steal the treasures it guarded, thus waking it up and forcing it into a rampage. Magolor fought against Landia himself to get it but lost, so he evacuated the Lor to Pop Star in hopes of finding someone useful to his plans. Magolor returned with Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight and Waddle Dee, and sicced all four on the dragon. After they defeated it, Magolor finally obtained the Master Crown and left to take over the galaxy starting with Pop Star, so Landia, as four smaller dragons, helped Kirby and company in their efforts to defeat Magolor. After Magolor's defeat, Landia and the Lor helped Kirby and the others escape from the closing void back to Pop Star before the four dragons and the Lor headed back home to Halcandra.

Enemies

Chilly

Chilly is a snowman-like monster who is a common enemy in the Kirby franchise.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Dedede's Snow Job", Chilly appeared when the Ice Dragon was causing a snowfall in Cappy Town. Kirby managed to befriend Chilly. Kirby helped Chilly to fight the Ice Dragon. When the Ice Dragon was destroyed, the snow and Chilly began to melt.

Drifter

Drifter is a one-eyed umbrella monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2. They are often seen being held by Waddle Dee.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Like Mother, Like Snail / Escargoon Rules", King Dedede buys a bulk of Drifters from Nightmare Enterprises to attack the Cappies at the time when Escargoon's mother was visiting. Kirby inhales some of the Drifters in order to become Parasol Kirby which he uses to destroy most of the Drifters.

Gabon

Gabon is a skull-headed monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Scare Tactics" Pt. 2, Gabon is sent by Nightmare Enterprises to the haunted house it built to destroy Kirby. With help from Meta-Knight, Kirby became Fire Kirby and destroyed Gabon and the haunted house.

Galbo

Galbo is a dragon head-like enemy that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Hatch Me If You Can", Kirby finds a Galbo egg in Tokori's nest and hatches it. It turns out that Nightmare Enterprises had placed the Galbo egg under Kirby so that it would grow attached to it. Nightmare Enterprises later sent King Dedede an adult Galbo to attack Kirby with. The baby Galbo helped Kirby to fight the adult Galbo. The adult Galbo is destroyed by Fire Kirby.

Gordo

Gordo is a common enemy in the Kirby games. It resembles a spiked ball with an eye. They are usually invincible, as they cannot be sucked in and in most games, none of Kirby's attacks can destroy them.

They sometimes appear as part of King Dedede's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Outside of the Kirby games, they appear as an enemy in Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins.

Knuckle Joe

Knuckle Joe (ナックルジョー, Nakkuru Jō) is a fighter who utilizes a variety of punches and kicks. He appears in Kirby Super Star and its remake as an enemy type and a helper to Kirby, and Super Smash Bros. Brawl as an Assist Trophy. After a long absence, he came back as an enemy in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

He appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! as the son of a legendary Star Warrior who seeks to avenge his father's death. He attacks Kirby believing him to be the killer, though Meta Knight explains that his father was killed by his hand after he was unfortunately changed into a monster. He reappears multiple times to help Kirby.

He is voiced by Minami Takayama in Japanese media and by Alésia Glidewell in the English version of Brawl.

Masher

Masher is a large flail-wielding armored monster that is an enemy in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Monster Management", Masher is one of Nightmare Enterprises' most strongest creations. Knuckle Joe (who was working as a Monster Manager at the time) had the Nightmare Enterprises Salesman send Masher to attack a weakened Kirby. Knuckle Joe then double-crosses Masher and fires an attack that Kirby swallows to become Fighter Kirby who manages to destroy Masher. In "Masher 2.0", Masher was recreated as Masher 2.0 where he is impervious to any attack thrown at him and now sports a larger flail and mechanical wings. It attacked Knuckle Joe with some Generic Monsters causing Knuckle Joe to flee to Dream Land. With help from Knuckle Joe and Meta-Knight, Fighter Kirby was able to destroy Masher 2.0.

Mumbies

Mumbies is a mummy ball that appeared in most of the games in the Kirby franchise.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Mumbies Madness", King Dedede tricked Curio into digging up a jar containing Mumbies. When Curio released them from their jar, Mumbies went around Cappy Town scaring everyone. Mumbies even attacked Kirby where it's true mission was to target Star Warriors. Eventually, Bomb Kirby was able to trick Mumbies into clamping onto him with its teeth without letting go until the sun came out at which point the sunlight burnt Mumbies to a crisp.

Noddy

Noddy is a common enemy in the Kirby franchise. It is a round sleeping enemy where if Kirby inhales him, he becomes Sleep Kirby.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya episode "The Pillow Case", there were Noddies in the pillowcases that the Cappies purchased from King Dedede which induced nightmares revolving around Kirby. The pillows were destroyed by Meta-Knight and the Noddies end up running. In "Flower Power", King Dedede tricks Kirby into inhaling a Noddy which causes Kirby to fall asleep. Tiff, Tuff, Meta Knight, Fololo and Falala set out to find the Pukey Flower to wake him up. It's said that eating Noddy would force Kirby to sleep for about 100 years (as opposed to the five or so seconds in the video games).

Popon

Popon is a towering enemy made up of green balls that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "The Big Taste Test", Popon took on the disguise of Chef Kawasaki's teacher Chef Shiitake. When Popon's ruse was expose, Popon sheded his disguise and went on the attack. Popon was destroyed by Cook Kirby.

Sasuke

Sasuke is a common enemy in the Kirby franchise.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Cappy New Year", King Dedede orders Sasuke from Nightmare Enterprises. He is an expert with firearms and explosives. Sasuke is destroyed when Kirby inhales him for his parasol ability.

Scarfy

Scarfy is a recurring enemy in the Kirby series. It resembles a large ball with pointy ears. When Kirby tries to inhale Scarfy, it transforms into a biege-colored, ghastly, one-eyed version of it called Mutant Scarfy which will follow Kirby and then explode.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Dedede's Pet Threat", King Dedede buys four Scarfys from Nightmare Enterprises. Their appetites made King Dedede bankrupt and he ended up releasing the Scarfies. While in the wild, the Scarfys started eating the animals and reproducing. The Scarfys then ate the bones given to them by Nightmare Enterprises which gave them the ability to assume their mutated form. This caused a Scarfy army to form overnight that only Hammer Kirby could stop them. Yet King Dedede was forced to keep the Scarfys.

Squishy

Squishy is a squid-like enemy that appeared in the Kirby franchise.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Dedede's Raw Deal", a smaller Squishy was seen as part of King Dedede's sushi shop plot which gave Kirby hiccups. When Kirby is unable to eat the Squishy, it grew to Kraken size where it had electrical attacks (which Master Green has). Tiff was able to scare the hiccups out of Kirby as he inhales some of Squishy's sparks to become Spark Kirby who destroys Squishy.

Waddle Dee

Waddle Dee are primarily red/tan (though they have been seen in other colors where green and yellow replace the red) creatures that have a somewhat similar appearance to Kirby. Waddle Dee, along with their Waddle Doo counterpart, first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land and has since then appeared in almost every Kirby game to date. In Kirby Super Star during the "Revenge of Meta Knight" mode, a Waddle Dee with a sailor hat (often named Sailor Waddle Dee) is part of Meta Knight's crew on the Halberd, he is never seen outside of enemy conversation however. A Waddle Dee with a bandanna also appears in the Megaton Punch sub-game mode, as well as in Kirby Super Star Ultra. Waddle Dee also appears in the arena mode as a joke boss (similar to the Boss Endurance mode in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror), and has been joked as the most powerful boss in the game. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, one Waddle Dee, in contrast to his usual role as a common enemy, helps Kirby in his adventure. Waddle Dee is, at first, possessed by Dark Matter, transformed into a Waddle Doo, and forced to engage Kirby. After defeating him, Waddle Dee returns to his peaceful self and catches up with Kirby to join his group alongside Ribbon. An average Waddle Dee also appears as a playable character in Kirby: Canvas Curse. In Kirby Super Star Ultra, a Waddle Dee wearing a blue kerchief appears prominently in the "Revenge of the King" mode, as a minion of King Dedede. Eventually, Dedede has him fight against Kirby, but is defeated (but later appears in the background during the battle with Dedede and the credits). The same Waddle Dee also appears in the Megaton Punch sub-game. Also this Waddle Dee replaces the Waddle Dee that appeared in the Kirby Super Star arena. Multiple Waddle Dees appear in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, along with Waddle Doos and Gordos, as part of King Dedede's "weapons", summoned through his side special move by being pulled from his left sleeve or by using his final smash, Waddle Dee Army. There are also many types of Waddle Dee such as Parasol Waddle Dee (which gives the ability), Fluff Waddle Dee, Cart Waddle Dee, Spear Waddle Dee, Swinging Waddle Dee, Balloon Waddle Dee, Big Waddle Dee, Golden Waddle Dee, and Buggie Dee. Waddle Dee have been seen to be in other colors besides red, such as yellow (in Kirby Super Star Ultra Helper to Hero mode), Golden, and purple (In the "Milky Way Wishes" mode of Kirby Super Star and its sequel). In Kirby's Epic Yarn, Yarn Waddle Dees, created by the sorcerer Yin Yarn, appear, but don't hurt Kirby unless carrying a weapon, such as a spear, or bow and arrow. There were also Balloon Waddle Dees, floating from a bunch of balloons that Kirby can ride on, but the balloons eventually deflate. A Waddle Dee also known as Bandanna Waddle Dee also appears as a playable character in Kirby's Return to Dreamland wearing a darkish blue bandana on his head and carry@s a spear that he uses as his weapon. Also,he is the only playable chracter in Return to dreanmland that cannot fly, unlike Meta Knight, King Dedede and Kirby(Popopo)

Waddle Doo

Waddle Doo is a roundish creature with an orange body, stubby arms, and purple shoes. It has a giant eyeball for a face. It shoots beams and in the anime appearance and has a small dagger for a weapon (though he never uses it). In the anime, he is King Dedede's right hand man as the leader of Waddle Dee troops and gives orders under King Dedede's commands. If swallowed by Kirby in most Kirby games, Kirby is given the Beam Ability and is able to shoot powerful beams at foes. Waddle Doo first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land, and has since then been consistent in his appearance in Kirby games. In Kirby 64, Waddle Doo only appeared as a version of Waddle Dee possessed by Dark Matter.

Walky

Walky is a walking microphone that is a recurring enemy in the Kirby franchise. Kirby would inhale it in order to become Mike Kirby.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Abusement Park", King Dedede ordered a Walky from Nightmare Enterprises where it was used in King Dedede's karaoke contest where Kirby would perform on the teleporter that would take him to Nightmare Enterprises and be attacked by the waiting monsters. When Kirby inhaled Walky and became Mike Kirby, he was teleported to Nightmare Enterprises where his singing destroyed the waiting monsters and caused the Nightmare Enterprises Salesman to send him as Kirby's singing ended up leveling Castle Dedede. In the end, Kirby wants to sing again, but Walky (who apparently survived the inhalation) has had enough and runs away.

Mini-Bosses

The following are mini-bosses in the Kirby franchise. When a boss is defeated, Kirby can inhale them for the ability that they possess

Batafire

Batafire (also called Fire Bat) is a fiery bat that is the mini-boss of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror.

Big Birdee

Big Birdee is a mini-boss that appears in Kirby Mass Attack who is encountered in Green Grounds. When encountered later again in Sandy Valley, Kirby saves the Wee Birdees from the Gegs and Big Birdee becomes an ally to Kirby for the rest of the game.

Big Metalun

Big Metalun is a large one-eyed Metalon that appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Big Warwiggle

Big Warwiggle is a large Warwiggle that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He first appears in Green Grounds and later appears in Volcano Valley.

Blast Mariner

Blast Mariner is a large Cannon Mariner that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn. He is the mini-boss of Water Land's Boom Boatyard.

Blocky

Blocky is a walking stone cube that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby Mass Attack.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "A Blockbuster Battle", King Dedede orders Blocky from Nightmare Enterprises and sends it to attack Kirby while Tiff and Tuff are finding him a place to live.

Boboo

Boboo is a large Bobo that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Bombar

Bombar is a living jet who is a rare mini-boss in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror.

Bonkers

Bonkers is an armored hammer-wielding gorilla-like mini-boss that appears in Kirby's Adventure.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Goin' Bonkers", Bonkers is depicted as having lived in the jungle until he was captured by a circus for their act. Upon watching Kirby's show, Bonkers escapes from the circus and travels to Dream Land to train with Kirby. King Dedede later has Nightmare Enterprises transform Bonkers into a monster where it ends up capturing Tiff and climbing to the top of Castle Dedede. Kirby became Hammer Kirby and managed to defeat Bonkers enough to restore him to normal. Bonkers then leaves Dream Land to continue his training.

Box Boxer

Box Boxer is a dog head with long arm-like ears and two feet that appears in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Boxy

Boxy is a box-like enemy that appears in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Buboo

Buboo is a bubble-covered creature that appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad. When enough damage has been taken, Buboo's true form is a small crab-like creature.

Bugzzy

'Bugzzy is a humanoid stag beetle who is a recurring mini-boss in the Kirby franchise. He would use his mandibles to pick up and throw whatever it grabs.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Kirby's Duel Role", King Dedede discovers that Kirby isn't good in a sword duel with Meta-Knight and orders a monster from Nightmare Enterprises that is capable of using a sword. Nightmare Enterprises sends over Bugzzy (who is depicted in the anime to wield a sword and a large club) as King Dedede unleashes it upon Kirby. With help from Meta-Knight, Kirby becomes Sword Kirby and slices Bugzzy in half.

Bullhammer

Bullhammer is a mechanical mouse/dog enemy that wields a flail and shield who appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Dedede Resort.

Buzzy Bat

Buzzy Bat is a yellow bat who appears in Kirby Mass Attack. Kirby encounters Buzzy Bat in Volcano Valley. In its normal form, Buzzy Bat looks like a yellow bat with large round eyes and small purple wings. In his grave form, he resembles a flying tombstone with one eye and small wings.

Captain Stitch

Captain Stitch is a spiked ball that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3. Captain Stitch is considered the most difficult mini-boss in the history of the Kirby franchise.

Chef Kawasaki

Chef Kawasaki (コックカワサキ, Kokku Kawasaki, Cook Kawasaki), also known as Cook Kawasaki, is an enemy that first appears in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. He throws dishes and uses a frying pan that extends in an attempt to catch and fry Kirby for damage. He gives Kirby the Cook ability which is also used in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as Kirby's Final Smash. However, he appears as a friendly character in Kirby's Dream Land 3, where he plays a game with Kirby.

He also appears in the anime Kirby: Right Back at Ya! where he runs the only restaurant in Cappytown. He is voiced by Nobuo Tobita in the Japanese version and by the late Madeleine Blaustein in the English dub.

Dubior

Dubior is a UFO-like robot that appears in Kirby's Return to Dreamland.

Efreeti

Efreeti is a black hedgehog-like creature that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Fire Lion

Fire Lion is a lion with a fiery mane that appears in Kirby's Adventure.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Junk Jam", Fire Lion is depicted as a fiery lion. When Nightmare Enterprises refuses to stop dumping garbage on Cappy Town until King Dedede pays his bills, King Dedede and Escargoon hack into Nightmare Enterprise's computer and use it to summon Fire Lion to burn all the trash in town. Yet King Dedede couldn't control the Fire Lion and it went on a rampage. Kirby became Fire Kirby and overpowered Fire Lion enough to launch him into the ocean which destroyed Fire Lion.

Freezy Rex

Freezy Rex is a large-chinned ice Tyrannosaurus that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Dedede Resort. Besides using ice attacks, Freezy Rex's chin is known to smash Gordos.

Gao Gao

Gao Gao is a blue dog-like mini-boss that appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Giant Stactus

Giant Stactus is a large Stactus that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Sandy Canyon.

Giga Clanksprout

Giga Clanksprout is a large Clanksprout that appears in Kirby Mass Attack.

Gigant Edge

Gigant Edge is a large knight in green and teal armor that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Grand Wheelie

Grand Wheelie is a giant Wheelie that appears in Kirby's Adventure.

Great Gear

Great Gear is a giant gear-like monster that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Sandy Canyon and later appears in Volcano Valley.

Haboki

Haboki is a giant broom monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Iron Mam

Iron Mam is an armored baby that appears in Kirby Super Star.

Jukid

Jukid is an inexperienced martial artist that appears in Kirby Super Star.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Cowardly Creature", Jukid is amongst the creatures at Nightmare Enterprise's training school.

Jumpershoot

Jumpershoot is a Kasa-obake that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Kibble Blade

Kibble Blade is a larger version of Sir Kibble that appears in Kirby's Return to Dreamland.

King Doo

King Doo is a large Waddle Doo that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He is the mini-boss of Raisin Ruins.

King Eelongo

King Eelongo is a brown titanic stone Eelongo that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Dedede Resort.

Kracko Jr.

Kracko Jr. is a half-cloud with an eyeball in its center and rotating cloud dots who first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land as a mini-boss. It usually drops Waddle Doos and bombers at you. Often it will take a more powerful form called Kracko.

Master Green

Master Green is a large jellyfish-like monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Master Hand

Master Hand is a giant right hand that appears in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. He is later paired up with Crazy Hand in the game.

Master Hand was previously seen in the Super Smash Bros. series

Megatank

Megatank is a large tank-like machine with four eyes that appears in Kirby Mass Attack.

Moley

Moley is a large mole that appears in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. He is the boss of Cabbage Cavern.

Moundo

Moundo is a large brown rock monster that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Mr. Frosty

Mr. Frosty is a humanoid tuskless walrus monster that is a recurring mini-boss in the Kirby franchise.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Cowardly Creature", Mr. Frosty makes a cameo at Nightmare Enterprise's Monster Training School.

Mr. Tick Tock

Mr. Tick Tock is an anthropomorphic alarm clock that first appears in Kirby's Adventure.

Phan Phan

Phan Phan is an elephant head with two legs that is a recurring mini-boss in the Kirby franchise starting with Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (where Phan Phan replaced Rolling Turtle).

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Cowardly Creature", Phan Phan was a student at Nightmare Enterprises' Monster Training School where it escaped and landed in Cappy Town. The Nightmare Enterprises Salesman enlisted King Dedede to help recapture Phan Phan. Upon receiving the training demon beast Whippy, King Dedede got control over Phan Phan and used it to attack Kirby. After Throw Kirby managed to defeat Whippy, Phan Phan returned to normal. In "Cappy Town Down", Phan Phan was seen in Whispy Woods Forest watching the ignition of the Halberd with Whispy Woods and the other wildlife that lives there.

Rolling Turtle

Rolling Turtle is a turtle-like monster that appears in Kirby's Adventure. He is later replaced by Phan Phan in the remake of this game.

Shadowbite

Shadowbite is a dinosaur head shadow that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is a mini-boss in Volcano Valley.

Skullseer

Skullseer is a giant Skully that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the leader of the Skullys that were created by Necrodeus and is the mini-boss of Volcano Valley.

Space Kracko

Space Kracko is a black version of Kracko that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn. He is the mini-boss of Space Land's Outer Rings.

Space Oohroo Spaceship

Space Oohroo Spaceship is a spaceship controlled by Space Oohroo that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. It is the mini-boss of Volcano Valley.

Sphere Doomer

Sphere Doomer are Doomers that appear in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and come in different types.

• Regular Sphere Doomer - The Regular Sphere Doomers are encountered in Cookie Country and Dangerous Dinner.

• Fire Sphere Doomer - The Fire Sphere Doomers are encountered in Raisin Ruins, Onion Ocean, and Dangerous Dinner.

• Spark Sphere Doomer - The Spark Sphere Doomers are encountered in White Wafers and Nutty Noon.

• Ice Sphere Doomer - The Ice Sphere Doomers are encountered in Egg Engines and Dangerous Dinner.

Star Block Waddle Dee

Star Block Waddle Dee is a Waddle Dee in a Star Block that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. It is the mini-boss of Dedede Resort.

Steelsnapper

Steelsnapper is a mechanical eel that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. It is the mini-boss of Dedede Resort.

Super Bonkers

Super Bonkers is a powerful version of Bonkers that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He sports a purple-maroon armor coat and is more aggressive than Bonkers.

Tedhaun

Tedhaun is a one-eyed ghost in a wizard hat that appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Tortletummy

Tortletummy is a massive green turtle that appears in Kirby Mass Attack. He is the mini-boss of Green Grounds and Dedede Resort.

Waiu

'Waiu' is a humanoid ninja that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Water Galboros

Water Galboros is a larger version of Water Galbo that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Wicked Willow

Wicked Willow is a ghastly tree that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn. It is the mini-boss of Grass Land's Weird Woods.

Yuki

Yuki is a snowman-like monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Bosses

0²

0² is the final boss of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It resides deep within Dark Star, a gargantuan sphere of amassed Dark Matter. He infested the fairies homeworld of Ripplestar.

Acro

Acro is a killer whale that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Acro is the boss of Ripple Field where it was disturbed by King Dedede.

In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Acro lives in a deep sea trench in Aqua Star and her name is "orca" spelled backwards. She ends up disturbed upon falling victim to a crystal shard that she stumbled across in the water.

Bohboh

Bohboh is a fiery owl with a raccoon-like tail that appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad. Bohboh resides at Vocal Volcano.

Chameleo Arm

Chameleo Arm is first appeared in Kirby Super Star and its remake. Chameleo Arm is a large chameleon-type creature who can change color. Its eyes are massive and it has two horny legs on the back of its lower spine. He is found as a boss in Milky Way Wishes, The Great Cave Offensive, Helper To Hero, and The Arena. It is also referred to as Ghameleo arm.

Computer Virus

Computer Virus is a boss in Kirby Super Star. It appears as a boss of The Great Cave Offensive level called "Crystal Arena" and the Milky Way Wishes level called "Halfmoon." In behaves like a malfunctioning role-playing game with turn-based events; in the enemy turns Kirby cannot harm them, and the enemies do not attack in Kirby's turn. At The Great Cave Offensive, Computer Virus uses Slime, Puppet, and Magician. At Milky Way Wishes, Computer Virus uses Magician, Evil Knight, and Great Dragon.

Fatty Whale

Fatty Whale is a boss in Kirby Super Star and its remake. Fatty Whale is a sailor whale who smokes and attacks Kirby in water. He is battled at the The Great Cave Offense, Milky Way Wishes, Helper To Hero, and The Arena. His attacks consist many things to do with splashing with water such as blowing his blowhole and rocks come down with some fish too, spinning and jumping and also flipping in water.

Galacta Knight

Galacta Knight is the greatest warrior in the galaxy. His first appearance is in Kirby Super Star Ultra, as the final boss of Meta Knightmare Ultra. He performs unusual attacks with his sword, consisting of swipes, tornadoes, and energy blasts. He appears when Meta Knight, done with his training, wishes to the reformed Nova to fight the strongest warrior in the galaxy. Nova grants this by allowing a challenge with Galacta Knight, whom is said by Nova to have been sealed away in ancient times for fear that his power was too great. He has a white mask with a plus sign on it and a hot pink body. His eyes are red and glow just like Meta Knight's, except Galacta Knight's eyes are more rectangular. He wields a purple lance with a white shield that has a purple cross on the front. As for his wings, they are angel-like and glow white. He must also be faced in The True Arena, in which he is the penultimate boss.

He is also in the latest Kirby installment, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, fought right before Magolor EX in that game's own True Arena mode as a secret boss.

Grand Doomer

The Grand Doomer is the ruler or master of all Sphere Doomers. He is found on the game, Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He is a main boss when beating Planet Pop Star. He is much more advanced than the miniature sphere doomers because of its health and attack. The Grand Doomer is golden with dark red eyes and is very shiny. He is faced against Kirby in the The Arena and the Nutty Noon. He has a bunch of attacks familiar to "Dyna Blade". His attacks are laying or spreading fireballs and hides in shadows or black holes then pop out at you. The Grand Doomer is also the Boss carries the last piece to Magolar's ship which name is Lor, which is the mast.

Heavy Lobster

Heavy Lobster is a strong mechanical lobster-like monster that appears in Kirby Super Star.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Combat Kirby", Heavy Lobster is one of Nightmare's most strongest creations. Nightmare sends Heavy Lobster to track down and rip apart the Halberd. It took the combined attacks of Ice Kirby, Sword Knight, and Blade Knight to destroy Heavy Lobster.

Heavy Mole

Heavy Mole is a mechanical monster that appears in Kirby's Adventure. It is the boss of Yogurt Yard.

Ice Dragon

The Ice Dragon is a dinosaur-like monster that appears in Kirby's Dream Land 2. It is the boss of the Iceberg. In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Ice Dragon is drawn up Ado.

In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Dedede's Snow Job", King Dedede orders Ice Dragon from Nightmare Enterprise in order to combat the heat wave in Cappy Town. Kirby, Tiff, and Tuff later find the Ice Dragon in its mature state where it ends up attacking Chilly. Kirby becomes Ice Kirby and freezes the Ice Dragon from within. Once the Ice Dragon is destroyed, all the snow and Chilly begins to melt. In "Labor Daze", King Dedede uses the Cappies that he enlisted to work at his newly built factory to build a robot replica of the Ice Dragon. Ice Kirby freezes the factory's boiler enough to destroy the Ice Dragon Robot and the factory with the destroyed environment also being restored.

Kabula

Kabula (named "Kaboola" in Kirby's Dream Land) is King Dedede's blimp, who appears as a boss in some games. She has the ability to fire cannonballs and barrel-roll at you. In Kirby's Dream Land, she appeared as a blimp with a hexagonal emblem. You battle her by firing projectiles (in Kirby's Dream Land, you fight her using air pellets, and in Kirby Super Star Ultra, you fight her with the Starship).

Kracko

Kracko (クラッコ, Kurakko) is a boss that first appears 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. Kracko is typically first seen in a weaker form, sometimes called Kracko Jr. Its characteristic eye remains, but it is surrounded by four balls, which it either spins slowly or launches at Kirby. This form either fights as a mini-boss earlier in various games, or immediately prior to transforming to its "adult" form. Kracko is slightly different in Kirby Super Star (Ultra) in that Kracko Jr. and Kracko are two separate bosses. Kracko returns in Kirby Super Star Ultra: Revenge of the King as Kracko Jr.'s Revenge and Kracko's Revenge, each with purple scleras and dark grey cloud-parts.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, a gray, robot version called Mecha Kracko appears as a boss.

Kracko appears in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode "Dark and Stormy Knight" where it appears as a monster purchase by King Dedede from Nightmare Enterprises to defeat Kirby. For most of the episode, Kracko appeared as a storm that shot lightning throughout Cappytown, but when Kirby flew inside of it Kracko shot electric sword beams at Kirby giving him the sword ability. Kirby shot five sword beams back with the last one splitting Kracko in half. Kracko was shown the same way he is in the games.

In Revenge of the King, Kracko comes back not only as Kracko Jr.'s Revenge, but also the more aggressive Kracko's Revenge.

Kracko is also a surprise boss in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. Unlike most bosses in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, Kracko is not a mirror copy, but has no copy and is the original boss.

Lololo and Lalala

They appear once as the second boss fight in Kirby's Dream Land, where they push objects in an attempt to hurt Kirby. 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 are originally a single monster working for Nightmare Enterprises called Lola (ロラ Rora, Fofa in the English dub), but it is split into two by another monster and sent to Dedede as punishment for being too weak. In the Japanese version of the anime, Lololo is voiced by Chiro Kanzaki and Lalala is voiced by Madoki Akita. In the English dub, they are both voiced by Veronica Taylor. In Revenge of the King, they return as Lololo and Lalala's Revenge.

Masked Dedede

The Masked Dedede is strong vicious villain in Kirby Super Star Ultra. He is the Boss of sub game "Revenge of the King" and is also versed in The True Arena as the Final Four. He is the second attempt of King Dedede facing Kirby. Although he is much more advanced than King Dedede. He wears a black hockey-like mask and has a metal electric hammer which can shoot out rockets, blast fire and when Dedede smashes the hammer on the ground, a shock wave starts to ramble. The only thing is when facing him is that there is an electric cage around the court.

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 after. The Meta-Knights return prominently in Kirby Super Star, where they aided Meta Knight in his attempt to conquer Dream Land via his armored airship, the Halberd. They also appeared in some other game modes, also fighting as a team. A version of them can also be summoned by Galacta Knight.

Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright

Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright (Mr. シャイン & Mr. ブライト, Misutā Shain & Misutā Buraito) are tag-team bosses first appearing in Kirby's Adventure. Mr. Shine appears as a crescent moon with a face and limbs, while Mr. Bright is a sun with similar features. They resemble as the Sun and the Moon in Dreamland. One always stays in the air, raining down projectiles, while the other attacks from the ground. One of their most lethal attacks is when they create a solar eclipse: Mr. Bright will blast the area with flames while Mr. Shine creates a patch of shadow, which is the only safe spot. They return in Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3, and Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. In Kirby Super Star, the real sun and the moon literally fought day and night due to a misunderstanding caused by Marx. In the anime, a monster named Slice and Splice in the English dub and Kittari Hattari in the Japanese version uses moon- and sun-shaped staffs to split and paste his enemies. Presumably, this was an ode to Mr, Shine and Mr, Bright. They also appear in Kirby Mass Attack on Strato Patrol EOS mode.

Paint Roller

Paint Roller (ペイントローラー, Peinto Rōrā) appears as a boss in Kirby's Adventure (and its remake) and Kirby: Canvas Curse. It wears a baseball cap and roller skates, and it is capable of drawing enemies that come to life. It appears in the anime as a monster bought by Dedede to fight Kirby.

Poppy Bros. Jr. and Poppy Bros. Sr.

Poppy Bros. Jr. is an elf-like enemy sometimes found on Maximum Tomatoes, apples, or on a mount. They may either be unarmed, throw bombs, or throw boomerangs. He is the Helper assigned to the Bomb ability in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Poppy Bros. Sr. serves as a boss and is a larger version of the Bomb version of Poppy Bros. Jr. They appear in a wide variety of games and sometimes give Kirby the Bomb or Cutter ability, though most often the former. Poppy Bros. Jr. also makes a cameo appearance in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! as a monster in training.

Sphere Doomer

The Sphere Doomer is a mini mysterious boss in "Kirby's Return to Dream Land". He is a miniature and easier version of the Grand Doomer. They are very similar to Dyna Blade attacks. They are shaped like spheres with wings and they can be in different colors. When you beat them, you earn two energy spheres. You can find them in different dimensions.

The Squeaks

The Squeaks are an infamous band of robbers who are the villains in Kirby: Squeak Squad. Kirby: Squeak Squad starts when Kirby's cake disappears. Kirby thinks King Dedede took it, but after World 1 Kirby finds out the Squeaks stole his cake. Kirby follows the Squeaks throughout the game trying to get his cake back. The Squeaks also stole a treasure chest which Kirby thinks has his cake inside. Kirby has to fight Daroach, leader of the Squeaks, at the end of World 6. Once Daroach is beaten, Meta Knight comes out of nowhere and takes the chest. Kirby follows Meta Knight throughout World 7. At World 7's end Kirby fights Meta Knight for the chest. Once Kirby beats Meta Knight, he takes the chest, but the Squeaks come and take it from him. Daroach opens the chest, but instead of the cake, he finds a dark cloud that grabs him. Kirby chases after the cloud in World 8, and eventually fights Dark Daroach. Once Kirby beats it, the dark cloud lets out Daroach. It floats away as a small, black star. Kirby follows the star until it becomes its true form, a dark star called Dark Nebula. Using the Triple Star Rod Daroach gave him, Kirby defeats Dark Nebula. Once Dark Nebula is beaten, you beat Kirby: Squeak Squad. The ending shows Kirby flying back home wondering where his cake went. The Squeaks give Kirby his cake back as an apology for the trouble they put Kirby into. It turns out Meta Knight didn't give Kirby the chest because he didn't want Kirby to let out Dark Nebula. The Squeaks later appear in Kirby Mass Attack, where they give Kirby hints on where medals are. For some reason, Daroach doesn't seem to remember Kirby after their last encounter.

Wham Bam Rock

Wham Bam Rock first appeared in Kirby Super Star, and resembled a tribal head with two floating stone hands. Its motives are unknown, and it appeared as both the final boss of The Great Cave Offensive and as a boss character on Cavios of Milky Way Wishes. In Kirby Super Star Ultra, it was redesigned to look less organic, though some aspects of its previous design were incorporated into Wham Bam Jewel. Wham Bam Jewel appears in Wham Bam Rock's place, and wears a jeweled crown and has swinging diamond earrings, fangs, and three eyes. It serves as the 13th and final boss in Helper to Hero along with Wham Bam Rock. Kirby must also defeat his standalone self as the second of the Final Four in the True Arena. One of his attacks is a reference to the finger gun, in which he points at Kirby and fires. Wham Bam Rock is the inspiration for Master Hand in the Super Smash Bros. series.

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. Also, in Kirby Super Star (and its remake) there exists a related pair of creatures named Twin Woods, and they can be found in Milky Way Wishes, Revenge of Meta Knight, Meta Knightmare Ultra, The Arena, and Helper to Hero. In Revenge of the King, Whispy Woods comes back as Whispy's Revenge. This time, its leaves are purple and it can drop poisonous apples and worms. It can also drop Gordos like Twin Woods, and shoot gusts of wind and small twisters. The anime features him as the king of the 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 is cut down, 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. Whispy makes appearances in the Super Smash Bros. series. He can be seen in Kirby-based stages, blowing wind at the characters and dropping apples. It is voiced by Osamu Hosoi in the Japanese version of the anime and by Dan Green in the English dub.

Kirby's Epic Yarn Bosses

The first four bosses of this game are creations of the sorcerer Yin-Yarn, each being a guardian of one piece of magic yarn; they have not been seen in any other Kirby game.

• The boss of Grass Land is Fangora, a dragon who attacks with its long tongue, strong winds creates with its wings, and fireballs. Hot Land's boss is Hot Wings, a flaming phoenix named after the chicken dish, which shoots fire and sometimes becomes a fireball itself.

• The boss of Treat Land is Squashini (his name is a portmanteau of squash and Houdini), a pumpkin-headed magician who attacks you with varying magic tricks, selected by a randomised slot machine.

• Water Land's boss is Capamari (a play on "calamari", also known as Stylocto on the American website), a gigantic squid with a nightcap on its head.

Later bosses in the game are more familiar.

• Snow Land's boss is yarn version of King Dedede, who was teleported to Patch Land by Yin-Yarn, and transformed into a marionette (Kirby can free him by pulling at all the buttons holding him up).

• The boss of Space Land is Meta Knight, also teleported by Yin-Yarn and brainwashed using a set of enchanted swords (after defeating him, Meta-Knight and Kirby team up).

• Whispy Woods, Kracko, and the Main Cannon and Reactor of Halberd appear as mini-bosses in Dream Land, and the final boss is Yin-Yarn himself, who assumes two different forms, Yin-Yarn and Mega Yin-Yarn.

Anime-only characters

Escargoon

Escargoon, Doctor Escargon (ドクター・エスカルゴン, Dokutā Esukarugon) in Japanese versions, is an anthropomorphic snail that serves King Dedede in the anime series. He is voiced by Naoki Tatsuta in the Japanese version and by Ted Lewis in the English dub. He originally left his mother's farm to become famous and make his mother proud, but ended up serving Dedede instead. He helps Dedede's plots by creating various inventions to help defeat Kirby. The king smashes Escargoon as much as he does Kirby.

Escargoon appears in Kirby Mass Attack.

Sir Ebrum & Lady Like

Sir Ebrum (パーム, Pāmu) and Lady Like (メーム, Mēmu) are the parents of Tiff and Tuff, who work and live in King Dedede's Castle and keep peace between their strong-willed offsprings and their rambunctious employer. Sir Ebrum works as the Cabinet Minister. 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.

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 impersonating Eva Gabor in the English dub.

Tiff and Tuff

Tiff and Tuff (Fūmu (フーム) and Bun (ブン) in the Japanese versions) 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 the castle of King Dedede 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.

Nightmare Enterprises

Nightmare Enterprises (Holy Nightmare Co. in the Japanese version) also known as N.M.E is an organization led by Nightmare. Its purpose is creating monsters selling them to unsuspecting customers through the internet in order to spread Nightmare's empire. Besides the monsters and by-products, Nightmare Enterprises also creates different kinds of warfare, ranging from laser guns to large ships. The company is housed by a massive spaceship with an eye on its front and cyberspace cities on its exterior.

Nightmare Enterprises Salesman

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. However, in the dub, his personality is more like that of a stereotypical used car salesman. Until the final episode, only the top half of his body is shown giving King Dedede and Escargoon the illusion of him being tall. In the finale, he is revealed to be very short.

Although he is considered an anime only character, the Nightmare Enterprises Salesman appears in Kirby Mass Attack in the sub-game Strato Patrol EOS at the game over screen.

Salesman is voiced by Banjo Ginga in the original version and by Dan Green in the English Dub.

Demon Beasts

The Demon Beasts (referred to as Monsters in the English dub) are the monstrous creatures in the anime. They are created by Nightmare at Nightmare Enterprises where has them sold for profit. Besides the monsters that appear in the video game, the following monsters are exclusive to the anime:

• Zako Demon Beasts - The Zako Demon Beasts are the common combatant monsters used by Nightmare Enterprises. There are different types of Zako Demon Beasts in the series.
  • Mini-Monsters - The Mini-Monsters are small Zako Demon Beasts that cause trouble wherever they go. They come in the shape of axes, brooms, cows, cyclopes, four-armed boxers, raccoons, radishes, witch-hatted monsters, wood pieces, and wrench-armed robots. They had a small appearance in the beginning of "A Blockbuster Battle". The Mini-Monsters had a major part in "Monster Management" where Knuckle Joe worked for Nightmare Enterprises and sent the Mini-Monsters to Cappy Town to tire them out enough for the Nightmare Enterprises Salesman to send Masher.
  • Chess Monsters - The Chess Monsters appeared in a flashback in "Kirby's Duel Role" where Kabu mentioned that there was one monster that Nightmare created that didn't follow his orders. In "Fight to the Finish", the Chess Monsters were seen in Nightmare's lair where they are shown to be larger and much different in appearances.
  • Generic Monsters - The Generic Monsters are Nightmare Enterprises' most important Zako Demon Beasts. There are 13 different generic monsters ranging from green gem-wearing purple lobsters, worms, Ammonites, spiked armadillos, bears, silver dragons, one-horned walruses, seahorses with feet, one-eyed pterodactyls, boxing glove-wearing wolves, spiked spider-like crabs, red dragons, and brown wyverns.
  • Spirit Monsters - The Spirit Monsters were the last type of Zako Demon Beasts to be introduced in the anime. They appear as white gust-like ghostly spirits with malicious faces.

• Octacon - A fire-breathing octopus that appeared in "Kirby Comes to Cappy Town." Octacon was the first Demon Beast that Kirby fought. Octacon first appeared as a small octopus and ended up growing upon consuming the sheep of Cappytown. In the fight against Octacon, Kirby became Fire Kirby and destroyed Octacon.

• Dedede Stone - A massive statue of King Dedede that appeared in "Curio's Curious Discovery." It was unleashed by King Dedede when the Cappies wanted to toss King Dedede out of Cappy Town. It was destroyed by Stone Kirby.

• Splice n' Slice - Splice n' Slice is a sentient robot that wields a sun staff and a moon staff that can split any living thing into its male and female half. Splice n' Slice played a part in slicing Fofa into Fololo and Falala when Nightmare Enterprises sold them to King Dedede. He appeared in "The Fofa Factor" where he is ordered by King Dedede to dispose of Kirby. Splice n' Slice is destroyed by Cutter Kirby.

• Urameshiya - Urameshiya is a ghost monster. It appeared in "Escargoon Squad" where it haunted Castle Dedede. It's true motive was to collect the money for the bills that King Dedede owes to Nightmare Enterprises.

• Honker Stomper - Honker Stomper is a monster with a large nose. King Dedede ordered him from Nightmare Enterprises in order to help find Sir Ebrum's wedding ring. His sneezes are strong enough to blow anything away. When Honkey Stomper ended up in an inhaling duel, Tiff discovered that Honker Stomper was vulnerable to pepper and used it to cause Honker Stomper to lose control. King Dedede was angered upon him and Escargoon being sneezed against the wall and uses his hammer to send Honker Stomper flying.

• Susshi - Susshi is a fish-like monster with an eel-like tail. In "A Princess in Dis-Dress", King Dedede uses Susshi to fight Commander Vee (who was actually Princess Rona in disguise). Kirby became Sword Kirby and helped Commander Vee into slicing off Susshi's tail.

• Tornadon - Tornadon is a slug-like monster with fan blades at the end of its arms which it uses to create tornadoes. It created a tornado that stranded Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, Fololo, and Falala on an island that was the home of Kit Cosmos. King Dedede and Escargoon arrived on Kit Cosmos' island and unleashed Tornadon on Sgt. Kit Cosmos. Kirby became Tornado Kirby and was able to destroy Tornadon.

• Yamigake - Yamikage is a ninja in the Galaxy Soldier Army's Ninja Special Forces until he betrayed them to Nightmare Enterprises as experienced by Meta-Knight. In "Ninja Binge", King Dedede ordered him from Nightmare Enterprises to steal back Benikage's "failing" report card (which everyone thought was a ninja scroll). Yamikage nearly killed Benikage until Kirby arrives and becomes Ninja Kirby who managed to repel Yamikage. Yamikage retreates vowing to come back and get revenge on Kirby and Meta-Knight.

• WolfWrath - WolfWrath is a fuchsia wolf which is said to have been born in the fires of Hell (with that fact being removed in the English dub). WolfWrath was one of Nightmare Enterprises' most powerful creations yet he doesn't take orders very well and has a weakness to water. WolfWrath once fought Meta-Knight in the past and was defeated when it fell into the lake. In "Hour of the WolfWrath", King Dedede orders WolfWrath in his latest plot to destroy Kirby. When Meta-Knight came to Kirby's aid, Meta-Knight fought WolfWrath until one of WolfWrath's attacks paralyzed Meta-Knight causing Sword Knight and Blade Knight to fight WolfWrath. Sword Knight and Blade Knight were able to drive WolfWrath into a nearby lake and Galaxia Kirby ended up destroying WolfWrath.