Barbar
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Barbar[Japanese title] is a gigantic aquatic eel-like creature who likes to reside in holes in the wall and reach out to try and eat Kirby and his friends if they try to swim past. All Barbars are large, though some are bigger than others, a few much so. Barbar is completely invulnerable to attack, so it must be treated as a course obstacle to avoid rather than something to fight. If Kirby gets sucked into its mouth, the player needs to shake the controller or mash the stick to get Kirby out again.
Barbar first appeared in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and has since reappeared in a handful of other 2.5-D Kirby games. It has a few relatives, namely the Hypernova-inhalable Land Barbar and the lava-dwelling Iron Barbar.
Game appearances
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Barbar debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, first appearing (and primarily being found in) stages in Onion Ocean. It also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
A relative of the Barbar, the Iron Barbar, lives exclusively in stages 1 and 3 of Dangerous Dinner on Halcandra, and lies in wait in lava beds.
Locations
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Barbar can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Raisin Ruins |
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| Onion Ocean |
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| White Wafers |
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| Nutty Noon |
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| Egg Engines |
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| Dangerous Dinner |
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N/A | N/A |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Barbar also makes an appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, reprising its role from its previous appearance. In that game, it will often lunge further, though slower, and can appear in the background lunging into the foreground.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Barbar can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 EX | Stage 7 EX | Stage 8 EX |
| Fine Fields |
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| Lollipop Land |
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N/A | N/A |
| Old Odyssey |
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| Wild World |
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| Endless Explosions |
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| Royal Road |
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Kirby: Planet Robobot
Barbar reappears in Kirby: Planet Robobot, functioning the same as it did in its previous appearances. It only makes an appearance in Stage 7 EX of Access Ark.
Gallery
Barbar's model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
A Barbar lies in wait, as seen in the Onion Ocean stage of Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Barbar attempts to eat Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee swimming for their lives from Barbar
A Barbar as seen in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee swimming for their lives from Barbar
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Barbar
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | バルバル Barubaru |
Barbar Possibly from a partial repetition of「バルキー」(barukī, bulky) |