Clanky Woods
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“ | Whispy Woods has been mechanized and modified to run around freely using drills as legs. It's also been outfitted with a giant powerful screw. | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description |
Clanky Woods is a Boss that made its debut in Kirby: Planet Robobot, appearing as the boss of Patched Plains. It is Whispy Woods, mechanized by the Haltmann Works Company, and able to move freely about. It also boasts a cannon in its mouth, which it uses to fire missiles.
Game Appearances
Kirby: Planet Robobot
In its debut appearance, Clanky Woods is encountered three times during the story. Its first appearance is toward the end of Stage 1 of Patched Plains. After Kirby enters the area, a bunch of fleeing Waddle Dees pass him by. From there, Clanky enters the scene using its four drill legs, roars upon noticing Kirby, and starts to chase him down. During this phase, Clanky can be attacked and defeated, but it is only necessary to escape it by continuing to the left. Defeating Clanky here however, will reward Kirby with the stage's rare sticker.
Boss Fight
The second time it is encountered is in the Boss stage itself. It first appears on a platform resembling half a ring, roars at Kirby, as it is ought to do, then the fight begins.
The following lists all of Clanky's attacks in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Attacks in italics are only used by Clanky Woods 2.0.
Clanky Woods attacks in a fixed order on loop in Story Mode and The Arena as follows:
Attacks - Phase 1 | |
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Attack | Description |
Missiles | |
Drill Attack | |
Canopy Barrage | |
Slam | |
Drill Slam |
In Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena, Clanky Woods 2.0 always starts with these attacks:
- Slam
- Missiles
- Canopy Barrage
- Slam
- Drill Attack
- Drill Slam
Afterwards, it attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Missiles
- Canopy Barrage
- Slam
- Missiles
- Drill Slam
- Drill Attack
- Canopy Barrage
- Slam
- Drill Attack
- Drill Slam
When Clanky is knocked down to half of its stamina, it falls off the stage. Then the platform is extended to include an extra semi-circle ring half to make the full ring. Clanky then emerges from a large screw platform in the middle, jumps on the back-side of the ring and roars again. The fight then continues, with Kirby and Clanky battling around the ring, as opposed to the static area earlier.
In Story Mode and The Arena, Clanky Woods attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
Attacks - Phase 2 | |
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Attack | Description |
Dash Charge | |
Drill Attack | |
Missiles |
Clanky Woods 2.0 in Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena always starts with these attacks:
- Dash Charge
- Two groups of two Missiles
- Jumping attack
- Eight missiles rapid-fire
- Dash Charge
- Two group of two Missiles
- Jumping attack
- Drill Slam
Afterwards, it attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Dash Charge
- Two groups of two Missiles
- Jumping attack
- Two groups of two Missiles
When Clanky's stamina is nearly depleted, it causes all the sections of the ring that Kirby is not standing on to rise up, forming walls and trapping Kirby in a narrow space. Clanky then occupies the central area, where it cannot be directly hit, much like HR-D3's first phase in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRDL KAW]]. It can still be hit when performing certain attacks, however.
Attacks - Phase 3 | |
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Attack | Description |
Drill Cannons | |
Canopy Barrage | |
Drill Poke | |
Missiles | |
Drill Attack |
In Story Mode and The Arena, Clanky Woods attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Drill Cannons
- Canopy Barrage
- Drill Poke
- Missiles
- Canopy Barrage
- Drill Poke
- Drill Cannons
- Missiles
- Drill Poke
In Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena, Clanky Woods 2.0 attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:
- Drill Attack
- Drill Cannons
- Missiles
- Drill Poke
- Drill Cannons
- Canopy Barrage
- Drill Poke
- Drill Cannons
Once Clanky is defeated, it is ruptured by small internal explosions, and rendered inoperable. Unable to move, it sits in the middle of the arena and cries tears of oil as Kirby does his dance and finishes the level.
After the boss fight, Clanky is encountered one more time in Access Ark, Stage 8-EX. Here, Kirby can use the Robobot Armor to defeat it during another chase-down sequence.
Other Appearances
Clanky Woods is also fought in The Arena. Likewise, its upgraded variant, Clanky Woods 2.0 is fought in both Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena.
Trivia
- During the second phase of the fight, all projectiles thrown by both Kirby and Clanky circle around the ring platform.
- When Clanky performs its dash around the ring arena, it will slow down when it is sufficiently close to Kirby.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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German | Cyber-Whispy | Cyber Whispy |
Italian | Whispyborg | Whispyborg |
Korean | 위스피 보그 Wiseupi Bogeu |
Whispy Borg |