Gigant Chicks
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The Gigant Chicks[1] are Mid-Bosses from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. They are fought using the Hypernova ability.
The chicks each resemble a large spherical bird with wide wings and pea-shaped yellow eyes. Each one is of a different color and bears a bowtie of a certain color. They attack by flying around and firing Air Bullets (similar to the ones used by Whispy Woods or Flowery Woods). To defeat them, Kirby must hit them with the Mandola Roots that grow out of the center of the arena by inhaling them with his Hypernova ability. The chicks battle one at a time, the order of which is specified in the table below.
The Chicks
| Image | Number | Description |
|---|---|---|
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1 | The first green chick does not move from its position once it flies in and will puff out one puff attack at a time. |
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2 | The second blue chick can fire two puffs at a time and will occasionally fly between the sides. |
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3 | The third purple chick has much more erratic flying patterns, and will fly whenever it is not puffing out three puffs in succession. When defeated, it hits the screen, unlike the others. |
When defeated, the chicks lose their plumage and plummet to the ground. They are only encountered in two locations, Stage 1 of Old Odyssey and Stage 8 EX of Royal Road.
Gallery
When defeated, the chick loses its plumage and the camera zooms in on it as it plummets off the stage.
Battling the Gigant Chicks in Royal Road - Stage 8 EX
Credits picture of Hypernova Kirby defeating a Gigant Chick
Names in other languages
Gigant Chicks
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ギガントコックス[2] Giganto Cokkusu |
Gigant Cocks |
| German | Riesenküken[3] | Giant Chicks |
Mandola Root
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | マンドラディッシュ[2] Mandoradisshu |
Mandradish Portmanteau of the loanwords「マンドレイク」(mandoreiku, mandrake) and「ラディッシュ」(radisshu, radish) |
| German | Riesenrübchen[3] | Giant Turnips |
References
- ↑ "First, let's look at the huge, bird-like Gigant Chicks." --Satoshi Ishida, Kirby: Triple Deluxe Miiverse post from September 12th, 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "巨大な鳥のような敵、ギガントコックス。" (translation: "Gigant Cocks, the giant bird-like enemies.)
"地面から生えているカブのような植物（マンドラディッシュ）をぶつけて倒しましょう。" (translation: "Knock them down by hitting them with the turnip-like plants (Mandradish) growing out of the ground.) --Satoshi Ishida, Kirby: Triple Deluxe Japanese Miiverse post from September 12th, 2014 (Archive on Wayback Machine) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 Schauen wir uns zuerst die großen, vogelartigen Riesenküken an.
Ihr müsst jedes von diesen Riesenküken mit Riesenrübchen treffen, um sie alle drei zu besiegen (Riesenrübchen sind rübenartige Pflanzen, die im Boden wachsen). --Satoshi Ishida, Kirby: Triple Deluxe German Miiverse post from September 12th, 2014 (Archive via @kirbydevpostarchive on Tumblr)
