Editing Ringle

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:Ringle KTD artwork.png|250px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Ringle''' from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]])</small>
|copy ability=[[Bell]]
}}
'''Ringle''' is an enemy that debuted in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. It is a small black creature with red feet, blue eyes, and a large golden bell on its head. It is the only enemy in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] that yields the [[Bell]] [[Copy Ability]] when [[inhale]]d by [[Kirby]].

It simply walks around on the ground, but it is also capable of hovering in the air. If Kirby or [[King Dedede]] get close to it, it tolls its bell, and the sound waves that come off of it can harm them if they get too close. Ringle only has a mild amount of HP.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
Ringle makes its first (and so far only) appearance as an enemy in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. Ringle is first encountered in the [[Fine Fields]] level, and can be sparingly found in other levels (excepting [[Lollipop Land]]).
====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' Ringle can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Ringle locations in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
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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]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Lollipop Land]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Old Odyssey]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Wild World]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Endless Explosions]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
![[Royal Road]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Although Ringle does not appear physically in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]] of it can be collected and applied to the [[Robobot Armor]].

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Ringle appears on a [[Character Treat]], using its artwork from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.

==In the ''Kirby'' novel series==
[[File:V2 Ringle Illustration.png|thumb|150px|Ringle, as seen in ''[[Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!]]'']]
Ringle appears as a cameo character in the second volume of the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], ''[[Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!]]''.

Here, Ringle along with his friend [[Broom Hatter]] live in an ancient ruined building within the [[Gloomy Woods]] area of [[Dream Land]]. After the disappearance of "[[Minor characters#Minor characters in the Kirby novel series|the master]]" of the place, Ringle is tasked with protecting the sacred crystal located in the ruins—the [[Stardust Fruit|Stardust Crystal]], as an obligation made by his past relatives. Rumors of the master claim that the ringing of a bell resounds upon its awakening, allowing Ringle to make use of himself by scaring off intruders.

In ''Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!'', [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] enters the ruins without fear, despite Ringle's bell ringing. After a failed attempt at intimidation, Ringle launches himself at Kirby, only to be [[inhale]]d, providing the puffball with the [[Bell]] [[Copy Ability]]. Later, he is finally released after Kirby and friends go running after the crystal, which had been abruptly stolen. They succeed at this in the end, and the crystal is safely returned to Ringle and Broom Hatter.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KTD Ringle model.png|Ringle's model from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD bald Ringle model.png|Ringle's model without its bell from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Ringle.png|Screenshot of Ringle using its attack in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KDB Ringle character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
Twitter commemorative - New Year's Eve 2018.jpg|New Year's Eve 2018 illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Ringle
Twitter commemorative - Christmas 2019.jpg|Christmas Eve 2019 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring a Ringle decoration on the wreath
Twitter commemorative - Christmas 2020.jpg|Christmas 2020 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring Ringle
Twitter commemorative - New Year's Eve 2020.jpg|New Year's Eve 2020 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring Ringle
Dedede Directory 26 - Variety.jpg|[[Dedede Directory]] about enemies seen in a [[:File:Twitter commemorative - Christmas 2019.jpg|2019 Christmas special illustration]], with Ringle as one of them
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ディングル
|jaR=Dinguru
|jaM=Dingle; possibly from a voiced form of "tinkle" (English onomatopoeia for bells ringing)
|zh=叮叮当
|zhR=Dīng dīngdāng
|zhM=Onomatopoeia for the sound of a bell ringing
|de=Ringdong
|deM=Pun on the onomatopoeic words "ding-dong" and "ring"
|es=Dindón
|esM=-
|fr=Ding Dong
|frM=-
|it=Dindin
|itM=-
|pt=Dindóm
|ptM=Onomatopoeia for the sound of a bell ringing
|ko=딩글
|koR=Ding-geul
|koM=Dingle; transliteration of Japanese name
|nl=Ringle
|nlM=-
}}

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