Editing Sphere Doomer

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|image=[[File:KRtDLD Sphere Doomer screenshot.png|200px]]
|caption=A neutral '''Sphere Doomer''' from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (2011)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|copy ability=[[Fire]] (Red projectiles)<br>[[Spark]] (Cyan/green projectiles)<br>[[Ice]] (Silver projectiles)
|similar=[[Rampaging Doomers]]<br>[[Greater Doomer]]<br>[[Grand Doomer]]<br>[[Crowned Doomer]]
|theme music=[[File:KRtDL Sphere Doomer Battle Theme.mp3]]
|theme title="[[VS Sphere Doomer]]"
|description=Clip of the Sphere Doomers' battle theme from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''}}{{Quote|A {{color|red|Super Ability}} helped you enter this strange space, and a {{color|red|Sphere Doomer}} has flown in from a different dimension as well! It won't let you steal the {{color|red|energy}} of the spheres...so brace for an {{color|red|attack}}!|'''VS Sphere Doomer''' description from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''}}
'''Sphere Doomers''' are a collection of [[mid-boss]]es first appearing in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''. They are creatures from [[Another Dimension]] that are attracted to [[Energy Sphere]]s. Sphere Doomers are usually encountered at the end of interdimensional segments in many stages, which can be entered through [[dimensional rift]]s revealed using a [[Super Ability]].

Sphere Doomers always yield Kirby two Energy Spheres upon defeat, except for the neutral and fiery pair fought in [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]], who yield one each, and the Doomers faced in [[The Arena]] and [[The True Arena]], who do not yield any.

==Types==
===Regular Form===
[[File:KRtDLD Sphere Doomers Arena Icon.png|thumb|right|[[The Arena]] portrait of '''Sphere Doomers''']]
{{quote|Why does this dimension suddenly feel so {{color|red|dark}} and {{color|red|murky}}? Is it because you entered from Halcandra? There are a lot more Doomers here too...and some are even {{color|red|pairing up}} and {{color|red|working as a team}}!|'''VS Sphere Doomers''' Special Page from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}

There are four various color-types of Sphere Doomers, encountered at different points of the game:
*Neutral Sphere Doomers have no special characteristics and are relatively easy to defeat. They are officially described as blue (though their overall color is closer to purple), and have two tail feathers. They are encountered in Cookie Country and Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3.
*Fire Sphere Doomers use fiery charge attacks and shoot projectiles that leave small flames behind. They are officially described as red, and have three tail feathers. They are encountered in Raisin Ruins, Onion Ocean and Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3.
*Spark Sphere Doomers shoot projectiles that detonate into bursts of electricity. They are officially described as green (though their color also includes cyan accents), and have four tail feathers. They are encountered in White Wafers and Nutty Noon.
*Ice Sphere Doomers can shoot freezing projectiles and use a close-range ice burst attack. They are officially described as silver, and have five tail feathers. They are encountered in Egg Engines and the first two stages of Dangerous Dinner.

The following lists all of the Sphere Doomers' attacks in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''. Color-coded names correspond to attacks only specific Sphere Doomers can utilize. Attack names are taken from official Japanese strategy guides unless otherwise stated.
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=5|Sphere Doomers' attacks in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' &nbsp;
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!Attack
!Description
!Variants
!Notes
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|グライド体当たり<br>''Glide Attack''
|A Sphere Doomer charges up, then dives across the stage, dealing damage if it hits Kirby.
|They can swoop in from above, down low to the ground or attack from the background.
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|エナジー弾<br>''Energy Bullet''
|After a brief charge-up, the Sphere Doomer fires energy orbs out of their mouths.
|These orbs can be fired in a multitude of different ways, either in the foreground or in the background.
|The red, green and silver orbs can be swallowed to gain the [[Fire]], [[Spark]] and [[Ice]] abilities respectively.
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|{{color|red|バーニングアタック<br>''Burning Attack''}}
|The Fire Sphere Doomer starts rolling as it engulfs itself in flame while locking on to Kirby's current vertical position. After a long pause, it flies across the stage.
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|{{color|green|落雷攻撃<br>''Electric Shock''}}
|The Spark Sphere Doomer charges up for a few seconds and then moves from one side of the arena to the other while periodically shooting lightning bolts above and below it every few seconds.
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|{{color|green|スパークエナジーショット<br>''Spark Energy Shot''}}
|The Spark Sphere Doomer charges up and releases a large electric ball projectile which flies across the stage.
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|{{color|gray|アイスクラッシュ<br>''Ice Crush''}}
|The Ice Sphere Doomer starts charging up while slowly drifting towards a given target. It then releases a series of three icy bursts around itself.
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In [[The Arena]] and [[The True Arena]], all four of them are fought in one battle, but they don't yield any Energy Spheres. They are fought in the following order:
#Spark
#Neutral & Fire
#Ice

===EX Form===
[[File:KRtDLD Sphere Doomers EX True Arena Icon.png|thumb|right|[[The True Arena]] portrait of '''Sphere Doomers EX''']]
{{quote|The portal into this different dimension was opened by a {{color|red|Super Ability}}. With this space {{color|red|closing}} as time passes, {{color|red|one single spot}} holding the spheres now remains...along with a Doomer circling above!|'''VS Sphere Doomer EX''' Special Page in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}
{{quote|Halcandra stands alone, only reachable by {{color|red|passing through}} other dimensions... The Doomers, long ago, had a {{color|red|different form}} and could {{color|red|warp space and time}}... Is that why they seek the spheres?|'''VS Sphere Doomers EX''' Special Page in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''}}
In [[Extra Mode]] and The True Arena, Sphere Doomers appear in their EX form. Their appearances are modified slightly, as they now have one eye as opposed to two, the feathers on their head are changed to a large horn, and the edges of their wings are pointed. They also gain new attacks and can fire more projectiles at once.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=5|Sphere Doomers' attacks in the Extra Mode of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''&nbsp;
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!Attack
!Description
!Variants
!Notes
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|'''グライド体当たり'''<br>''Glide Attack''
|A Sphere Doomer charges up, then dives across the stage, dealing damage if it hits Kirby.
|They can swoop in from above, down low to the ground or attack from the background. The purple Sphere Doomer's background glide has it zig-zag while swooping.
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|'''エナジー弾'''<br>''Energy Bullet''
|After a brief charge-up, the Sphere Doomer fires energy orbs out of their mouths. Certain orbs will not immediately disappear upon hitting the ground and after a few seconds will either disappear (purple), burst into flames (red), shoot electric bolts into the air (cyan/green) or leave behind damaging ice (silver).
|These orbs can be fired in a multitude of different ways, either in the foreground or in the background.<br>The Spark Sphere Doomer can, at the center of the arena, summon four energy orbs, two on both sides of it. After a brief delay, the orbs dissipate, sending a blast of lightning down from above.
|The red, cyan/green and silver orbs can be swallowed to gain the [[Fire]], [[Spark]] and [[Ice]] abilities respectively.
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|'''ミニブラックホール'''<br>''Mini Black Hole''
|After a brief charge-up, the Sphere Doomer creates a small vortex at its location, which lingers for a short time and pulls Kirby and friends towards it. Contact with the center of the black hole deals damage.
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|Only the Ice Sphere Doomer can use this attack from the start of the battle, all other Doomers can only use it after losing around 55% of their maximum health.
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|{{color|red|'''バーニングアタック&セカンドアタック'''<br>''Burning Attack & Second Attack''}}
|The Fire Sphere Doomer starts rolling as it engulfs itself in flame while locking on to Kirby's current vertical position. After a long pause, it flies halfway across the stage, stops, repositions to Kirby's current vertical position and then charges again.
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|{{color|green|'''旋回電撃アタック'''<br>''Swirling Electric Shock Attack''}}
|The Spark Sphere Doomer charges up for a few seconds and then moves from one side of the arena to the other while rotating a wave of electric orbs around itself, either clockwise or counterclockwise, depending on which side of the arena it's at by the time the attack starts.
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|{{color|green|'''スパークエナジーショット'''<br>''Spark Energy Shot''}}
|The Spark Sphere Doomer charges up and releases three large electric ball projectiles which fly across the stage, one at a time, changing where it fires each time.
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|{{color|gray|'''アイスクラッシュフォーリング'''<br>''Ice Crush Falling''}}
|The Ice Sphere Doomer teleports above a given target, charges up while slowly falling and then releasing an icy burst around itself upon hitting the ground. After doing this twice in a row, it teleports to the center of the arena, charges up and releases another icy burst alongside four ice shards firing in the diagonal directions at the same time.
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|{{color|gray|'''画面反転'''<br>''Screen Flip''}}
|The Ice Sphere Doomer charges up and then flips the screen upside-down for the next three attacks it performs. Once done, it then flips the screen right-side up.
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|This attack is reminiscent of a similar one [[Dark Mind]] could use in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''.
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===Holo-Doomer===
{{main|Holo Defense API}}
[[File:KPR Holo-Doomers.png|thumb|200px|right|'''Holo-Doomers'''<br>in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'']]
Two Sphere Doomers, one neutral and one fiery, appear as holograms known as '''Holo-Doomers''' in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', projected by the '''Holo Defense API'''. They attack in the same way as the [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]] pair. For Holo Defense API 2.0, the Holo-Doomers take their EX form.

==Locations==
In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', Sphere Doomers can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Sphere Doomer locations in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' &nbsp;
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!Stage
!Stage 1
!Stage 2
!Stage 3
!Stage 4
!Stage 5
!Stage 6
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![[Cookie Country]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Raisin Ruins]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Onion Ocean]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[White Wafers]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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![[Nutty Noon]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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![[Egg Engines]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
![[Dangerous Dinner]]
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|}

[[Traitor Magolor|Magolor]] can also summon Sphere Doomers as one of his attacks during his boss fight in [[Another Dimension (level)|Another Dimension]].

==HP==
{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=4|[[Damage]]: [[Star Bullet]]=52
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! '''Game'''
! '''Type'''
! '''Main'''
! '''Extra'''
|-
|rowspan=4|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Neutral
|140 (base)<br>105 ([[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]])<br>78 ([[The Arena]])
|180 (base)<br>135 ([[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]])<br>101 ([[The True Arena]])
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|Fire
|180 (base)<br>135 ([[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]])<br>101 ([[The Arena]])
|220 (base)<br>150 ([[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]])<br>112 ([[The True Arena]])
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|Spark
|200 (base)<br>150 ([[The Arena]])
|210 (base)<br>157 ([[The True Arena]])
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|Ice
|210 (base)<br>157 ([[The Arena]])
|220 (base)<br>165 ([[The True Arena]])
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|rowspan=2|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Neutral (Holo)
|110 (base)<br>82 ([[The Arena]])
|140 (base)<br>105 ([[The True Arena]])
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|Fire (Holo)
|110 (base)<br>82 ([[The Arena]])
|140 (base)<br>105 ([[The True Arena]])
|}

==Relatives==
*'''[[Grand Doomer]]''' - The big boss of all Doomers and the [[boss]] of Level 5: [[Nutty Noon]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.
**'''[[Crowned Doomer]]''' - A dark, souped-up version of Grand Doomer in [[Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', possessed by shards of the [[Master Crown]] and powered up by a red fruit.
*'''[[Darpa]], [[Dippa]], [[Dupa]], and [[Deppa]]''' - Related species found in Level 8: [[Another Dimension]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''.
*'''[[Greater Doomer]]''' - A large variant of Sphere Doomer that appears as a [[boss]] in both ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''.
*'''[[Rampaging Doomers]]''' - A quartet of dark Doomers searching for Fruit Fragments instead of Energy Spheres in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''.

==Trivia==
*Examined closely, one might notice that each subsequent type of Sphere Doomer has more tail feathers than the previous. This is a direct indication of their power, as the ones with more feathers are stronger than the ones with less.
**Neutral Sphere Doomers have 2 tail feathers.
**Fire Sphere Doomers have 3 tail feathers.
**Spark Sphere Doomers have 4 tail feathers.
**Ice Sphere Doomers and [[Rampaging Doomers]] have 5 tail feathers.
**[[Greater Doomer]] has 7 tail feathers.
**[[Grand Doomer]] has 13 tail feathers.
**[[Crowned Doomer]] has 15 tail feathers.
*Sphere Doomers are the only enemies to have a unique sound effect when getting hit (regardless of the attack type) in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land (Deluxe)''.
*Sphere Doomers are the only mid-boss to have a unique pause screen description in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''.

==Gallery==
{{center|<gallery>
KRtDL Sphere Doomers screenshot.png|'''Sphere Doomers''' of all types, ordered from weakest to strongest.
KRtDL Sphere Doomer EX screenshot.png|A neutral '''Sphere Doomer EX'''. Notice the single angry eye and the elongated single head spike.
Sphere Doomer arena.png|[[The Arena]] portrait of Sphere Doomers from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
Sphere Doomer EX arena.png|[[The True Arena]] portrait of Sphere Doomers EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRTDL Sphere Doomer model.png|Data-rendered model of a Sphere Doomer from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRTDL Sphere Doomer EX model.png|Data-rendered model of a Sphere Doomer EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRTDL Extra Credits picture 13.png|Extra Mode credits picture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', featuring [[Ninja]] Kirby defeating a Sphere Doomer EX
KPR Holo-Doomers EX.png|Holo-Doomers 2.0 facing [[UFO]] Kirby in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KPR Extra Credits picture 9.png|[[Meta Knightmare Returns]] credits picture from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', featuring [[Meta Knight]] and one of the Holo-Doomers 2.0 flying in different directions
KRtDLD Sphere Doomer EX screenshot.png|A neutral Sphere Doomer EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Red Sphere Doomer screenshot.png|A Fire Sphere Doomer from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Red Sphere Doomer EX screenshot.png|A Fire Sphere Doomer EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Cyan Sphere Doomer screenshot.png|A Spark Sphere Doomer from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Cyan Sphere Doomer EX screenshot.png|A Spark Sphere Doomer EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Silver Sphere Doomer screenshot.png|An Ice Sphere Doomer from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Silver Sphere Doomer EX screenshot.png|An Ice Sphere Doomer EX from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Extra Credits picture 13.png|Extra Mode credits picture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', featuring Ninja Kirby defeating a Sphere Doomer EX
</gallery>}}

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=スフィアローパー<br>''Sufia Rōpā''<br>スフィアローパー {{furi|EX|イーエックス}}
|jaR=Sufia Rōpā Īekkusu
|jaM=Sphere Lowper<br>Sphere Lowper EX
|fr=Chimair sphère<br>Chimair sphère EX
|frM=Sphere Chimera<br>Sphere Chimera EX<br><small>Derived from ''chimère'' (chimera) and ''sphère'' (sphere).</small>
|de=Sphärenspuk<br>Sphärenspuk X
|deM=Sphere Spook<br>Sphere Spook X<br><small>Derived from ''Sphären'' (sphere) and ''Spuk'' (spook).</small>
|it=Fenix Sferix<br>Fenix Sferix X
|itM=Sphere Phoenix<br>Sphere Phoenix X<br><small>Derived from ''fenice'' (phoenix) and ''sfera'' (sphere).</small>
|esE=Espectrosfera<br>Espectrosfera +
|esEM=Sphere specter<br>Sphere specter +<br><small>Derived from ''espectro'' (specter) and ''sfera'' (sphere).</small>
|esA=Esfespectro<br>Esfespectro EX
|esAM=Sphere specter<br>Sphere specter EX<br><small>Derived from ''espectro'' (specter) and ''sfera'' (sphere).</small>
|ko=스피어 로퍼<br>''Seupieo Ropeo''<br>스피어 로퍼EX
|koR=Seupieo Ropeo Iegseu
|koM=Sphere Lowper<br>Sphere Lowper EX
|pt=Spectrosfera<br>Spectrosfera EX
|ptM=Sphere specter<br><small>Derived from ''espectro'' (specter) and ''esfera'' (sphere).</small>
|zhTrad=球體嘍啪<br>''qiú tǐ lóu pā''<br>球體嘍啪EX
|zhTradR=qiú tǐ lóu pā EX
|zhSimp=球体喽啪<br>''qiú tǐ lóu pā''<br>球体喽啪EX
|zhSimpR=qiú tǐ lóu pā EX
|zhM=Sphere Lowper<br>Sphere Lowper EX
|nl=Bol-Doomer<br>Bol-Doomer+
|nlM=Sphere Doomer<br>Sphere Doomer+
}}
===Name with title===
{{names
|ja={{furi|異空|いくう}}をわたる{{furi|翼|つばさ}} スフィアローパー
|jaR=ikū o wataru tsubasa sufia rōpā
|jaM=Otherworldly Crossing Wings, Sphere Lowper
}}

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