Cappy

Cappy Artwork of Cappy from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby Air Ride Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack (Sub-Games) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Blowout Blast Kirby Battle Royale Kirby Star Allies Copy Ability None Similar entities Poison Mash, Big Cappy, Blopper

Cappy is a minor enemy that appears in most games in the Kirby series, making his debut appearance in Kirby's Dream Land. He is a small, mushroom-like creature which moves by hopping about. When Cappy has his cap on, he doesn't display any limbs, but when his cap is removed, Cappy shows a pair of stubby arms. Unlike many other recurring enemies, Cappy has had few variations, and has never had more than a minor role in the games in which he appears.

Cappy's main method of attack is no more complicated than bumping into Kirby, which also hurts the Cappy in turn. If Kirby inhales Cappy, his cap is swallowed by him, revealing his face. Once without his cap, Cappy can be inhaled in turn, though he can also be defeated by other means, whether he has his cap or not. A more common method of defeating Cappy is to inhale his cap, and then spit the cap back at him.

Game appearances

Cappy's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Pinball Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	Enemy
Kirby Air Ride	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change.
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, his role doesn't change.
Kirby Mass Attack	Enemy	Enemy in Kirby Brawlball and Strato Patrol EOS.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse	Cameo	Appears in the intro, as a collectible figurine, and in one of the Secret Diary pages.
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby's Blowout Blast	Enemy
Kirby Battle Royale	Cameo	Appears in the audience in Robo Bonkers and inside train in Ore Express.
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Trophy
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Trophy
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Spirit

Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby spotting a Cappy in Kirby's Dream Land.

Cappy makes his debut appearance in the very first Kirby game, appearing only in Green Greens. In the Extra Game, Cappy is replaced by Blopper, a similar enemy disguised as a cake and possessing the ability to throw icing projectiles.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Cappy returns in these games, appearing in color for the first time. His appearance and behavior are unchanged, though he does manage to appear in a fair few stages.

Locations

Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Vegetable Valley	Ice Cream Island	Butter Building	Grape Garden	Yogurt Yard	Orange Ocean	Rainbow Resort
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3							*
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A
*Appears only in Kirby's Adventure.

Kirby's Pinball Land

In Kirby's Pinball Land, Cappies serve as bumpers in the upper portion of Wispy-Woods Land.

Cappy makes an appearance as a bumper in the upper portion of Wispy-Woods Land. Here, bumping into Cappy the first time removes his cap and conveys 600 points. Bumping it a second time removes him from the field and conveys 1200 points. A short time after being defeated, Cappy returns.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Cappy appears in this game, largely unchanged from his previous roles in Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure.

Locations

Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stage	Grass Land	Big Forest	Ripple Field	Iceberg	Red Canyon	Cloudy Park	Dark Castle
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kirby's Block Ball

Cappy appears in Stage 1 as the pre-boss enemy in Round 4. He must be hit four times to defeat and is worth 5000 points.

Notably, the Cappy that appears in Round 4 won't lose his cap, but four capless Cappys defend Big Cappy in the following round.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby approaching a hatless Cappy in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Cappy returns as a common enemy in this game and its remake, serving the same purpose as functioning the same way as usual. In the Revenge of the King mode in Kirby Super Star Ultra, the Poison Mash enemy appears, in place of Cappy.

Locations

Cappy can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Cappy returns in this game, largely unchanged from his previous appearances.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kirby surrounded by three Cappies in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.

Cappy makes a somewhat unusual appearance in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Here, he does not have his cap at all, instead opting to pop out of sand pits, water, or occupying Jump Holes. Cappy cannot harm Kirby directly in this game, but he can push him back like a bumper on contact. After appearing, Cappy will disappear again after a short time.

Locations

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Stage	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4

Kirby Air Ride

Cappy appears as a neutral enemy in Kirby Air Ride. He stands in place on Air Ride courses, occasionally throwing his cap up and down. As usual, if Kirby tries to inhale Cappy, his cap is inhaled before Cappy himself is.

Locations

In Kirby Air Ride, Cappy can be found in the following places:

Cappy locations in Kirby Air Ride
Location	Appearance?	Location	Appearance?
Fantasy Meadows		Beanstalk Park
Celestial Valley		Machine Passage
Sky Sands		Checker Knights
Frozen Hillside		Kirby Melee 1
Magma Flows		Kirby Melee 2

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Kirby ramping toward a Cappy in Kirby: Canvas Curse.

Cappy makes an appearance in Kirby: Canvas Curse as a common enemy. He mainly sits in place or waddles around slowly. If tapped with the Magical Paintbrush, his cap will fly off when he is stunned, which can hurt Kirby if it hits him.

Locations

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Cappy appears in the following locations:

Cappy locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
	Mag Mount		Machine Mansion Dreamy Darkness		Volatile Volcano

Cappies are also conjured by Drawcia Sorceress during her boss fight. These Cappies come in four, and are a sickly blue color, similar to Poison Mash.

Kirby Mass Attack

Cappy appears in two of Kirby Mass Attack's Sub-Games, Kirby Brawlball and Strato Patrol EOS. In the former, he appears on the board during the Whispy Woods boss fight, and requires two hits to defeat (with the first knocking off the cap). In the latter, Cappy appears as a standard enemy to be shot down in the early stages of the game.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Cappy reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land for the first time in 3D in a mainline series game, jumping around as usual. He also reappears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, with his behavior unchanged.

Locations

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Cappy's figurine in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

“

When that strange light came to steal his colors, Cappy found himself utterly frozen with fear. It was a new kind of fear too--the fear that he wouldn't have a very important role in this new story. He was right.

”

— Figurine description from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Cappy appears in the intro of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse where he, Waddle Doo and Broom Hatter get their color sucked away by Claycia. He would later appear as a collectible figurine.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Cappy appears in this game just as he did in previous games, with the exception of being a cyborg in every stage except the ability testing area, and the secret stage in Access Ark.

Locations

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Cappy locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Kirby's Blowout Blast

Cappy appears as a common enemy in Kirby's Blowout Blast, bearing the same behavior as usual. Unlike other enemies, Kirby can score 200 points off a single Cappy by defeating him with his own cap.

Kirby Battle Royale

In Kirby Battle Royale, Cappy does not appear as an enemy, but he can be seen in the audience in cut-scenes, as well as in the crowd for Robo Bonkers and in the passenger car of the train for Ore Express.

Kirby Star Allies

Cappy returns in HD for Kirby Star Allies, otherwise going unchanged since Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He cannot be made into a friend.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies, Cappy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Cappy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. His main method of attack is to slowly hop toward Kirby when he sees him, though he may instead opt to hold position and throw his cap into the air.

Locations

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Cappy can be found in the following stages:

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

A group of Cappies of various shape and dress from an episode of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Main article: Cappy (anime)

In the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Cappies make up the primary intelligent race of creatures that reside in Dream Land. Here, they are portrayed without their mushroom caps, and instead come in various shapes and sizes and sporting various articles of clothing and hair/facial hair. Several hundred Cappies live in the sole established settlement of Dream Land called Cappy Town, which is led by Mayor Len Blustergas and subservient to Castle Dedede.

While most of the Cappy villagers are not explicitly named, several of them have more distinct roles and names and are recurring characters in the show. Examples include the aforementioned Mayor Len, Chief Bookem, Professor Curio, and Mabel, to name a few.

Profiles

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy

Image	Description	Found in
	"A creature that looks like a walking mushroom at first glance. Inhaling him will strip off only his cap, revealing his true identity. Cappy tends to run around wildly, flailing his arms... and then gently eases back into a relaxed strut as if nothing ever happened."	Kirby's Dream Land Kirby Super Star

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Image	Description	Appears In
	"This enemy looks rather like a mushroom...until Kirby tries to inhale him, that is--then his cap comes off and reveals the true form he's so cunningly been concealing. It might not be much of a surprise these days, though--Cappy's been around since the very first Kirby game. He's more like an old friend than an enemy at this point."	Game Boy - Kirby's Dream Land (08/1992) NES - Kirby's Adventure (05/1993)

Trivia

• If Cappy is moved or defeated while his cap is still in the air, the cap will fall to the ground and then disappear. If the Cappy has not been defeated, he will be unable to produce a new cap at this point.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land with the hat

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  Artwork from Kirby Dream Land without the hat

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Artwork from Kirby Air Ride

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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Blowout Blast (with the hat)

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Blowout Blast (without the hat)

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  Screenshot from Kirby Star Allies (with the hat)

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  Screenshot from Kirby Star Allies (without the hat)

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  Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert

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  Dedede Directory about Cappy

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	キャピィ Kyapī	Cappy
Chinese	蘑菇怪 Mógu Guài	Mushroom Monster
French	Cappenois	-
German	Cozy Cappy (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)	-
Italian	Cozy	-
European Portuguese	Cappy	-
Spanish	Cozy Cappy (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)	-