Kirby series mini-bosses
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Here is a list of the mini-bosses in the Kirby video game series. Mini-bosses are stronger than regular enemies, and usually faced in special rooms in the middle of levels. Each boss can do a couple of attacks that release stars or other things that can be sucked up and spit back at them by Kirby, and when defeated they will collapse and can be swallowed for an ability.
[edit] Batafire
A large flaming bat like monster from Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. She goes to the center of the screen and shoots fire balls. Inhale her for the Burning ability. She is known as Fire Bat in japan.
[edit] Blocky
Blocky is a block of rock that appears in both Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3 as a mini-boss that Kirby can inhale for the Stone ability. He attacks by either triple-jumping and then slamming down on the ground or charging walls; whatever he does, he makes little rocks for Kirby to inhale and fire back at him. His appearance is based on the Rocky enemies in the Adventures of Lolo series as well as other Eggerland games.
He also appears in the anime. (See: Blocky in the anime)
[edit] Big Metalum
Big Metalum is a larger version of the basic Metalum, with a single-eyed head with a metal hat on it, and arms. He rolls around quickly to attack his opponent. He has the Metal ability.
[edit] Boboo
A large Bobo who appeared as a mini-boss in Kirby's Dreamland 3, similar to Efrite from Kirby's Dreamland 2. He simply charges at you, and when he hits the wall fragments of him fall off and can be spit back at him. Inhale him for the Fire ability.
[edit] Bombar
An airplane monster who is the rarest mini-boss in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. He attacks with bombs and missiles. Inhale him for the Missile ability. His japanese name is "Aero Star", which is sometimes mistranslated as Air Roster.
[edit] Bonkers
Bonkers first appears in Kirby's Adventure. His appearance is that of a gorilla-like, armor wearing creature wielding a massive hammer. Its main color is most often purple.
He attacks with the hammer as well as throwing exploding coconuts. Upon defeating him, Kirby gains the Hammer ability. In Kirby Super Star, Kirby can create a Bonkers helper from the Hammer ability, though the helper is incabable of tossing coconuts. He appears again in Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror as a mini-boss. He is the only enemy that gives the Hammer ability, which is often very useful for hitting special switches.
Bonkers also appears in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime as a friendly character who used to live in the jungles until a circus caught him and forced him to perform. One night he saw one of the clowns watch his favorite show, which turned out to be Kirby! That's how Bonkers got inspired to meet Kirby in person, so he set off to find him. Bonkers is very polite and wants to find Kirby so he can train with him. Dedede of course does his best to mess things up for the ape, like having the Nightmare Enterprises salesman turn him into a monster. But everything turns out okay in the end, and Bonkers leaves Dream Land to train on his own, taking with him a photo of him and his hero, Kirby.
[edit] Box Boxer
A monster from Kirby and the Amazing Mirror that appears to be a pug dog head, floppy ears, and a pair of feet. He is one of the harder mini-bosses and uses fighting skills with his ears as arms. Inhale him for a stronger Fighter ability. He is known as Bow Fighter in japan.
[edit] Boxy
A box/plant monster who appears in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. She throws deadly presents out at Kirby. Inhale her for the Magic ability.
[edit] Buboo
Buboo is a small crab concealing himself within bubbles. The bubbles he blows can easily be inhaled by Kirby and fired back at him. Buboo posesses the Bubble ability.
[edit] Bugzzy
Bugzzy is a large stag beetle-like monster that was first found in Kirby's Adventure. It has the ability to fly up into the air and slowly hover, shoot out small beetle creatures that go towards Kirby, and can fly across the ground and grab Kirby, flipping him over or throwing him for damage. Defeating and inhaling Bugzzy in Kirby Super Star results in getting the Suplex ability, which allows Kirby to pick up and flip/throw enemies around. In Kirby's Adventure and the remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland, he gives you Backdrop ability.
He appears in the anime as a sword-wielding Monster. See: Bugzzy in the anime
Fred the Spanyard, one of the main characters of the Neglected Mario Characters sprite comic, is based off of this particular character.
[edit] Captain Stitch
Captain Stitch is a round metal ball covered in spikes with an angry face, resembling a larger version of a Gordo. It appears in both Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3 as a mini-boss that Kirby can inhale for the Needle ability. Its attacks involve charging at Kirby and throwing off its own spikes. Whenever it charges, it always runs into the walls, which will also knock off its spikes. Captain Stitch is only vulnerable when it does not have any of its spikes, so Kirby must inhale them and spit them back at him before he grows back new ones.
Captain Stitch also appears in the prototype for the Kirby anime.
[edit] Chef Kawasaki
Chef Kawasaki is a orange, kidney-bean shaped creature with stubby limbs, who wears an apron and chef's hat and uses a frying pan as his weapon. His only game appearance was Kirby Super Star. Kirby could copy the Cook ability from Chef Kawasaki, which could be used to transform enemies into food.
In the Kirby anime, Chef Kawasaki was a regular character who ran a restaurant, but served lousy tasting food.
[edit] Efreeti
A fiery monster from Kirby's Dreamland 2, similar to Boboo in Kirby's Dreamland 3. He simply charges at you, and when he hits the wall fragments of him fall off and can be spit back at him. Inhale him for the Burning ability. His name is derived from Efreet, a being in Arabian Mythology that embodied fire. Efreeti also appears as one of Nightmare's monsters in the prototype anime.
[edit] Fire Lion
A fiery lion monster who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure, and later in the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. He can pounce and turn into a fireball and rush at enemies in his fireball state. Inhale him for the Burning ability. See also: Fire Lion in the anime
[edit] Gaogao
Gaogao is a large, blue enemy that appears to be some kind of mammal. He attacks with his claws and by spinning. He contains the Animal ability.
[edit] Grand Wheelie
A larger version of Wheelie who first appeared as a mini-boss in Kirby's Adventure, and later in the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. He charges at you and fires smaller wheelies at Kirby. Inhale him for the Wheel ability.
[edit] Haboki
A broom monster who appeared in Kirby's Dreamland 3 that simply sweeps the ground and jumps around. Inhale her for the Broom ability. She also appears in the prototype anime as one of Nightmare's monsters.
[edit] Jumpershoot
Jumper Shoot is a umbrella-like monster with one large eye that appears in both Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3 as a mini-boss that Kirby can inhale for the Parasol ability. It attacks by kicking off the single sandal it wears and spinning around, which sometimes leaves it invulnerable for a few seconds. Kirby can inhale the sandal and spit it back out at him for damage.
It is based on the legendary Japanese creature Karakasa.
[edit] Master Green
A jellyfish monster with electric tentacles who serves as a mini-boss in Kirby's Dreamland 2. He summons sparks to attack. Inhale him for the Spark ability. He also appears in the prototype anime as one of Nightmare's monsters.
[edit] Master Hand
Master Hand is a weakened version of the main boss in the Super Smash Bros. series that appears in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. He can fire bullets, slam Kirby against the wall, grab kirby, and turn into stone and land on top of Kirby. He also appears with Crazy Hand in Candy Constilations as the final boss before Dark Mind. Inhale it for the Smash ability.
[edit] Meta Knights
The Meta-Knights 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, Mace Knight, Javelin Knight, and Trident Knight. In the US, their names are Meta Axe, Meta Chain, Meta Droid, and Meta Lance. They are four distinct armored soldiers that each wield the weapon they're named for.
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: Nightmare in Dream Land, the Game Boy Advance remake.
[edit] Mr. Frosty
An anthropomorphic walrus monster who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure, and later in Kirby's Dreamland 2, the remake of Kirby's Adventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. When he moons you, he shoots out ice cubes. Inhale him for the Ice (or Freeze depending on game) ability. In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, his name was changed to "Mr. Flosty" due to a translation error.
[edit] Mr. Tick Tock
An alarm clock monster that runs around ringing and shooting musical notes in Kirby's Adventure and the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. Inhale him for the Mike ability.
[edit] Phanphan
An elephant monster in Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland and Kirby & the Amazing Mirror who rolls into a ball and grabs Kirby when connecting with Kirby, and fires apples. Inhale him for the Throw ability.
[edit] Poppy Bros. Sr.
A larger version of Poppy Bros. who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure and the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland. He can throw out bombs like it's smaller counterpart and it can appear in later levels with another Poppy Bros. Sr., where they will exchange places and fire bombs. Inhale him/them for the Bomb ability.
[edit] Rolling Turtle
A turtle who is the hardest mini-boss in Kirby's Adventure. He spins around the area, grabbing Kirby upon contact and tossing him, or firing turtles at Kirby. Inhale for the Throw ability. In the GBA version, Rolling Turtle is replaced by Phanphan, who grants the same ability.
[edit] Tedhaun
Once Kirby completes the Ghost Medal by finding all 7 pieces hidden within treasure chests, each world will have one mini-boss replaced with this particular character, namely Tedhaun. Tedhaun is a ghost in a shade of purple with a purple hat. He yields the Ghost ability.
[edit] Waiu
A ninja from Kirby's Dream Land 2 who is the hardest to defeat. He flashes around the screen and quickly fires cutters as well as stars. Inhale him for the Cutter ability.
[edit] Yuki
A snowman from Kirby's Dream Land 3. He jumps around and fires his head and two other snowballs at Kirby. Inhale him for the Ice ability.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
(1996) Kirby of the Stars Super Deluxe: Complete Guide. Shogakukan. ASIN: 4091025390.
