Editing Heavy Lobster

{{quote|This time we will succeed! Heavy Lobster, away!|[[Captain Vul]] about '''Heavy Lobster''' in [[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 5]], ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}

'''Heavy Lobster''' is a large, golden, mechanical, lobster-like boss most notable for his role protecting the [[Halberd]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. Equipped with rocket boosters and flamethrowers, he has the ability to charge through walls and deploy miniature versions of himself (similar to [[Heavy Mole]]). Additionally, Heavy Lobster can shoot out a goopy substance that gives [[Kirby]] the [[Paint]] [[Copy Ability]] which can be used to blind Heavy Lobster. In ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', a more resilient silver variant of Heavy Lobster serves as the boss of the [[Mekkai]] stage in [[Milky Way Wishes]].

Heavy Lobster is fought twice in [[Revenge of Meta Knight]]. In his first encounter, Heavy Lobster is deployed by the Halberd's crew to stop Kirby from infiltrating the rocket valve of the Halberd. This first battle is cut short by the Halberd taking off, which blows both Kirby and Heavy Lobster away, destroying Heavy Lobster in the process. In the second encounter, Heavy Lobster is again deployed to stop Kirby, this time in the Halberd's cabin. This encounter begins with a chase sequence in which Heavy Lobster pursues Kirby through the ship, causing destruction to parts of the ship, much to the crew's dismay. The chase concludes with Heavy Lobster jumping up to engage Kirby in a standard boss battle. When defeated, the resulting explosion of Heavy Lobster causes the right wing of the Halberd to be destroyed. During this second fight, if Kirby uses the [[Paint]] ability, he can blind Heavy Lobster, rendering him unable to aim accurately. The crew of the Halberd will comment on this in dismay, in an exchange that can be considered an [[Easter egg]].

| {{center|Heavy Lobster jumps off-screen and falls back down, creating [[Dropped Star|stars]]. If Kirby is behind him, this is the machine's best way of turning around.}}

Heavy Lobster serves as the third boss in the [[Sub-Game]] [[Kirby Brawlball]]. His attack patterns are similar to those in ''Kirby Super Star'' with a few modifications. Rather than spewing fire out of his claws, Heavy Lobster instead shoots bullets that burst into flames upon hitting the ground. Additionally, he fires three paint blobs at a time instead of one, which splatter and obscure the screen if hit. Furthermore, instead of launching Mini Lobsters through his claws like in previous appearances, Heavy Lobster now deploys them through his mouth. Alongside Mini Lobsters, Heavy Lobster also launches tracking missiles through his mouth. A [[Wheelie]] is present at the bottom of the arena, serving as an additional obstacle.

In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Heavy Lobster appears as a collectable [[Keychain]], using his ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' sprite.

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|caption=Artwork of '''Heavy Lobster''' from ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''.

Heavy Lobster appears as a [[monster]] in the ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' episode [[Combat Kirby]]. Here, it is sent by [[eNeMeE]] to destroy the [[Halberd]] before it has a chance to reach [[eNeMeE's Fortress|his fortress]], arriving through a pod that latches on to [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]]'s battleship. Once it arrives, Heavy Lobster proceeds to storm the halls of the ship and make its way toward the main engine room while the crew tries to stop it. Initial attacks via missile launcher and [[Cook]] [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] fail to subdue it, but it is defeated at the last possible moment when Kirby uses the [[Ice]] [[Copy Ability]] to freeze it, allowing a subsequent missile blast to shatter the monster.

Heavy Lobster's appearance and size in the episode are largely consistent with its representation in the games. However, its powers vary slightly, as it primarily attacks by shooting explosive laser blasts from its claws and melting walls with its heat ray, abilities not present in the games.

*Heavy Lobster shares some similarities with [[Heavy Mole]]. They are both golden robots, have similar names, and shoot miniature versions of themselves.

*The [[Electro Shock Tank]] present in the [[Attack Riders]] mode in ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' heavily resembles Heavy Lobster.

*In the Halberd trophy's description in [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]], Heavy Lobster is mentioned, being referred to as "a shrimp-like robot."

*Questions concerning Heavy Lobster's absence in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' were addressed on [[Miiverse]] during the third and final ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' Ask-a-Thon. [[Shinya Kumazaki]]'s explanation was that they had to carefully consider which enemies to bring back and how they fit the game balance, and while they thought it would be "nice to add some flavor from ''Kirby Super Star''", they instead decided to use [[Kabula]] as the mechanical boss because it fit the shooting sequences.