Editing Clown Acrobot

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KTD Clown Acrobot Artwork.png|250px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Clown Acrobot''' from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (2016)
|game=<small>''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''</small>
|copy ability=[[Circus]]
}}
'''Clown Acrobot'''<ref>''"To enable the Circus ability, inhale a '''Clown Acrobot''' before you get too intrigued by its routine!"'' <small>--[[Satoshi Ishida]], ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' [[Miiverse]] post from May 28th, 2014</small></ref> is an [[enemy]] that debuted in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. It yields the [[Circus]] ability when swallowed.

Clown Acrobot resembles a clown, except it has no feet and thus cannot wear clown shoes. It bounces along the ground with either a hula hoop or juggling balls, and apart from its surprising range, is not all that dangerous. Clown Acrobot is currently the only enemy to yield the Circus ability.

The “Acrobot” part of their name is a portmanteau of “acrobat” and “robot”.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
Clown Acrobot debuts in this game, granting the newly added [[Circus]] ability. It is first encountered in the [[Lollipop Land]] level.

====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' Clown Acrobot can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Clown Acrobot 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
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![[Fine Fields]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|N/A
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![[Lollipop Land]]
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|{{Y}}
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![[Old Odyssey]]
|{{N}}
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|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
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![[Wild World]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|{{Y}}
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|N/A
|{{Y}}
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![[Endless Explosions]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
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|{{Y}}
|N/A
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![[Royal Road]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
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|N/A
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe''===
Clown Acrobot appears as a course hazard in ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', bouncing on some of the drums. [[King Dedede]] will need to avoid it while moving through the courses.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Clown Acrobot reappears in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' where it serves the same purpose.

====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' Clown Acrobot can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Clown Acrobot locations in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &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
|-
![[Patched Plains]]
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|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
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![[Resolution Road]]
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|{{Y}}
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![[Overload Ocean]]
|{{N}}
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|N/A
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![[Gigabyte Grounds]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
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![[Rhythm Route]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
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![[Access Ark]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}

==In the ''Kirby'' novel series==
[[File:V3 Illustration 25.png|thumb|150px|Clown Acrobot, as seen in ''[[Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!]]'']]
In the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], Clown Acrobot appears in ''[[Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!]]''. He calls himself a "superb acrobat", and is a master of juggling, able to juggle balls faster than the eye can see. When attacking, Clown Acrobot can rapidly throw his juggling balls at incredibly high speeds. He can take out as many balls as he wants with no limit. At some point, he had carelessly fallen into a trap door at an ancient temple, and was stuck in its underground rooms for a long time. He is hostile towards anyone he meets in the underground, but it is later revealed that he is normally a nice guy.

In ''Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!'', when [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] and co. are in the temple's underground, they meet Clown Acrobot. He introduces himself as an acrobat, and juggles balls incredibly fast. He initially appears friendly, but then turns hostile, and throws a ball at Kirby. Kirby is knocked back, and Clown Acrobot continues rapidly throwing balls at everyone. Kirby furiously runs up to Clown Acrobot while dodging the balls, and then inhales him, gaining the [[Circus]] ability. When the group eventually makes it out of the temple, Kirby drops his Circus ability, freeing Clown Acrobot. Clown Acrobot is elated to be back at the surface, and thanks Kirby for saving him. Kirby wishes Clown Acrobot told him he was lost when they first met, but Clown Acrobot says it wouldn't be cool for a "superb acrobat" to say that, and then leaves.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KTD Clown Acrobot 1.png|Hula hoop Clown Acrobot in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KTD Clown Acrobot 2.png|Juggling Clown Acrobot in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Extra Credits picture 4.png|Credits picture from [[Dededetour!]] in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', featuring [[King Dedede]] dancing magnificently next to a Clown Acrobot
KPR Clown Acrobot model.png|Model from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KPR Clown Acrobot.png|Clown Acrobot in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KSA Guest Star Taranza BG.png|Background art for [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!|Guest Star Taranza: To Meet That Flower]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
Twitter commemorative - Kirby's Birthday 2020.jpg|Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Clown Acrobot
Twitter commemorative - Kirby's Birthday 2020 (alt).jpg|Black-and-white version of the Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration for coloring
Pupupu Train Marx Circus Poster.png|Two Clown Acrobots appear on the "Marx Circus" Travel Sticker from the "[[Kirby Pupupu Train]]" 2018 events
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*The Japanese name of Clown Acrobot, ファニーロバッツ ("Funny Robats"), does not actually imply that it is a robot at all. Instead, it derives from "funny" and "acrobatics".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160110164643/https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAACAAAYUKlS4jBL5w Miiverse - イシダ's post]</ref> It is possible that the localization team interpreted ロバッツ ("robats", as in "acrobats") as deriving from ロボッツ ("robots"), and that this was then localized as "Acrobot".

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ファニーロバッツ
|jaR=Fanī Robattsu
|jaM=Funny Robats
|fr=Clownoïde
|frM=From ''clown'' and ''androïde'' (android).
|de=Clownakrobot
|deM=Clown Acrobot
|it=Clowny
|itM=-
|es=Clownbot
|esM=-
}}

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