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| |image= [[File:K64 N-Z artwork 2.jpg|200px]]
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| |caption=Artwork of '''N-Z''' from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
| | '''N-Z''' is an enemy which can be found only in [[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]. It should be noted that N-Z is the first enemy Kirby encounters, first appearing on [[Pop Star#Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards|Pop Star's]] first stage. Being the first enemy, they are completely defenseless, and may only harm [[Kirby]] if he runs into one. They are also neutral, as they will not give Kirby any abilities if sucked into his mouth. |
| |game1= ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' (2000)
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| |lastgame= ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
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| |copy ability= None
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| |enemy info card=[[File:K64 Enemy Info Card 10.png]]
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| |similar=[[Waddle Dee]], [[Dark Matter (cloud)|Dark Matter]]
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| }}
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| [[File:K64 N-Z Sprite.png]] '''N-Z''' is an enemy character debuting and so far only appearing in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. It appears to be a gray spherical creature similar in size to [[Kirby]] with pointy cat-like ears, white feet and small black eyes, vaguely resembling a [[Scarfy]], though with no mouth. N-Z does not give any [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] to Kirby when inhaled and swallowed. There is a [[Mid-Boss]] variant of N-Z in the first stage of Pop Star which sits in place as smaller N-Zs spawn around it. N-Z also appears on the 10th [[Enemy Info Card]].
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| == Locations == | | == Appearance == |
| N-Z can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
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| !colspan=8|N-Z locations in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
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| !Stage
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| ![[Pop Star (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Pop Star]]
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| ![[Rock Star]]
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| ![[Aqua Star]]
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| ![[Neo Star]]
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| ![[Shiver Star]]
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| ![[Ripple Star]]
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| ![[Dark Star]]
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| |Stage 1
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| |{{Y}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{Y}}
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| |Stage 2
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |N/A
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| |Stage 3
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| |{{Y}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{Y}}
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| |N/A
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| |Stage 4
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| |N/A
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |{{N}}
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| |N/A
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| |N/A
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| |}
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| == Other appearances ==
| | Relatively similar to Kirby, they sport a black coat, with white shoes and have pointed ears which are partly folded behind their head. N-Z could be considered semi-common, because it appears on three Stars out of the seven in total. Oddly enough, it only appears on the final part of stage three on [[Ripple Star]], and exclusively on [[Dark Star]] as the only enemy besides [[Zero Two]]. Due to this, is can be speculated that N-Z is made out of [[Dark Matter]], as it resides in a place where only Dark Matter exists. |
| *N-Z makes an appearance on a [[Character Treat]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', using its artwork from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.
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| == Connection to Dark Matter ==
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| Despite its unassuming appearance and relatively non-threatening presence, N-Z appears in peculiar locations in the game which imply that it is related to the main villain of the story: [[Dark Matter (cloud)|Dark Matter]]. Firstly, N-Z appears on every planet which Dark Matter has visited, but is absent from the four intermediate worlds which Dark Matter does not visit. Additionally, in [[Ripple Star - Stage 3|Stage 3]] of [[Ripple Star]], N-Z appears continuously from a dark vortex in the uppermost room, just before Kirby proceeds to the next stage to battle [[Miracle Matter]]. Lastly, in the final level [[Dark Star]] - a world composed entirely of Dark Matter - N-Z is the only common enemy that appears there.
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| == Gallery ==
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| <gallery>
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| K64 N-Z artwork.jpg|Artwork from the Japanese guidebook for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
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| K64 N-Z model.png|Ripped model of N-Z from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
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| K64 N-Z screenshot.png|Screenshot from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
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| K64 Big N-Z screenshot.png|Big N-Z
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| K64 Pop Star Stage 1 screenshot 04.png|Battle with Big N-Z in [[Pop Star - Stage 1]]
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| K64 Ripple Star Stage 3 screenshot 11.png|N-Zs in [[Ripple Star - Stage 3]]
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| K64 Dark Star screenshot 01.png|N-Z is the only common enemy type found in [[Dark Star]]
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| KDB N-Z character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
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| </gallery>
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| == Names in other languages ==
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| {{Names
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| |ja=エヌゼット
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| |jaR=Enuzetto
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| |jaM=N-Z
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| |zh=恩之
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| |zhR=Ēn zhī
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| |zhM=NZ<br><small>Transliteration of the Japanese name.</small>
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| |pt=C-Z
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| |ptM=C-Z
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| |de=N-Z
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| |deM=-
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| |fr=N-Z
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| |frM=-
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| |es=N-Z
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| |esM=-
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| |it=N-Z
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| |itM=-
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| |nl=N-Z
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| |nlM=-
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| |ko=엔제트
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| |koR=Enjeteu
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| |koM=N-Z<br><small>Transliteration of the Japanese name.</small>
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| }}
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| {{clear}}
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| {{Navbox-K64}}
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| [[Category:Enemies in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]
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| [[Category:Ability-neutral creatures]]
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