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[[File:KatRC Challenge Room 1-2.png|thumb|300px|Kirby encounters a field of circular '''bumpers''' in his way in ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|{{KatRC KatRP}}]]''.]]
|image=[[File:KatRC Challenge Room 1-2.png|300px]]
|caption=Kirby encountering a field of circular '''bumpers''' in his way in ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
|type=[[Hazard]]
|function=Forcefully pushes back anything that touches it
|found=In some areas in stages
|game=[[#Game appearances|(click to navigate)]]
}}
A '''Bumper'''<ref>''Kirby's Dream Course'' instruction booklet, pg. 30</ref> is a typically static course element and hazard which acts as a solid barrier and bumps [[Kirby]] away if he touches it. Bumpers have varying looks and specific details to them depending on which game they appear in, and may be helpful or harmful depending on how they interact with Kirby.
A '''Bumper'''<ref>''Kirby's Dream Course'' instruction booklet, pg. 30</ref> is a typically static course element and hazard which acts as a solid barrier and bumps [[Kirby]] away if he touches it. Bumpers have varying looks and specific details to them depending on which game they appear in, and may be helpful or harmful depending on how they interact with Kirby.


== Game appearances ==
== Game appearances ==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Bumper video game appearances &nbsp;
|-
!Game
!Appears as
!Notes
|-
|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
|Device/Hazard
|Worth points when bumping into.
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|Device/Hazard
|Can be used to maintain momentum.
|-
|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
|Device/Hazard
|Referred to as a '''Pinball Block'''. Worth points when bumping into.
|-
|''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]''
|Device/Hazard
|Appears in some of the minigames.
|-
|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''
|Device/Hazard
|Worth points when bumping into.
|-
|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
|Hazard
|Appear in [[Machine Passage]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|Hazard
|
|-
|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
|Hazard
|
|-
|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Hazard
|
|-
|''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''
|Hazard
|Resemble [[Gordo]]s, appear in early stages.
|-
|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
|Hazard
|
|-
|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
|Hazard
|Reprises its function from ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''.
|}
=== ''Kirby's Pinball Land'' ===
=== ''Kirby's Pinball Land'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'', bumpers are triangular wedges seen on each level of the main Pinball Lands. They award points whenever Kirby bounces into them and launch him away perpendicular to the outward-facing surface. The amount of points they reward when collided with depends on the current board level, as follows:
In ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'', bumpers are triangular wedges seen on each level of the main Pinball Lands. They award points whenever Kirby bounces into them and launch him away perpendicular to the outward-facing surface. The amount of points they reward when collided with depends on the current board level, as follows:
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=== ''Kirby's Toy Box'' ===
=== ''Kirby's Toy Box'' ===
''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]'' features a pinball-style game which possesses triangular bumpers similar to those in ''Kirby's Pinball Land''.
''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]'' features a pinball-style game where [[Kracko]] and [[Kracko#Varieties and relatives of Kracko|Co-Kracko]] serve as bumpers.


=== ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' ===
=== ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' ===
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In ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', bumpers make an appearance in the [[Machine Passage]] race course, featuring as twirling floor-bound obstacles in one particular room in the latter half of the lap. They can typically be circumvented by taking one of the [[rail]]s on the sides of the room or by flying over them.
In ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', bumpers make an appearance in the [[Machine Passage]] race course, featuring as twirling floor-bound obstacles in one particular room in the latter half of the lap. They can typically be circumvented by taking one of the [[rail]]s on the sides of the room or by flying over them.


=== ''{{KCC KPP}}'' ===
=== ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse|{{KCC KPP}}]]'', circular bumpers can be found as obstacles in certain stages. They will violently (but harmlessly) knock Kirby away if he touches them.
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', circular bumpers can be found as obstacles in certain stages. They will violently (but harmlessly) knock Kirby away if he touches them.


=== ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' / ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'' ===
=== ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' / ''Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn'' ===
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There is a [[Sub-Game]] called [[Kirby Brawlball]] which features the same sort of triangular bumpers seen in ''Kirby's Pinball Land''. These are worth 50 points each time they are hit. There are also round bumpers resembling [[Waddle Dee]]s which are worth 30 points per hit and may cause Waddle Dees to appear when hit.
There is a [[Sub-Game]] called [[Kirby Brawlball]] which features the same sort of triangular bumpers seen in ''Kirby's Pinball Land''. These are worth 50 points each time they are hit. There are also round bumpers resembling [[Waddle Dee]]s which are worth 30 points per hit and may cause Waddle Dees to appear when hit.


=== ''{{KatRC KatRP}}'' ===
=== ''Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe'' ===
In ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse|{{KatRC KatRP}}]]'', circular bumpers appear in various places, most notably in [[Challenge Mode]] stages. They bounce Kirby away with high force if he touches them.
In early stages of ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', circular bumpers appear which resemble [[Gordo]]s but do not have spikes.
 
=== ''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' ===
In ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', circular bumpers appear in various places, most notably in [[Challenge Mode]] stages. They bounce Kirby away with high force if he touches them.


== Gallery ==
== Gallery ==
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KDC Bumper sprite.png|A Bumper from ''Kirby's Dream Course''
KDC Bumper sprite.png|A Bumper from ''Kirby's Dream Course''
KBBa Pinball Block.png|A Pinball Block from ''Kirby's Block Ball''
KBBa Pinball Block.png|A Pinball Block from ''Kirby's Block Ball''
KTB Pinball.png|Bumpers are present in the Pinball board of ''Kirby's Toy Box''
KTB Pinball.png|Bumpers are present in the form of Kracko and Co-Kracko on the Pinball board of ''Kirby's Toy Box''
KTnT Level 4-2 5.png|Kirby has to contend with both round and bar bumpers in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''.
KTnT Level 4-2 5.png|Kirby has to contend with both round and bar bumpers in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''.
KCC Machine Mansion 8.png|Bouncing off of bumpers in ''{{KCC KPP}}''
KCC Machine Mansion 8.png|Bouncing off of bumpers in ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
Kirby Brawlball KMA gameplay.png|Bumpers appear on the board of [[Kirby Brawlball]] in ''Kirby Mass Attack''.
Kirby Brawlball KMA gameplay.png|Bumpers appear on the board of [[Kirby Brawlball]] in ''Kirby Mass Attack''.
KEY Weird Woods 04.png|Slipping by bumpers in [[Weird Woods]], in ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
KEY Weird Woods 04.png|Slipping by bumpers in [[Weird Woods]], in ''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
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{{Navbox-KMA}}
{{Navbox-KMA}}
{{Navbox-DDDD}}
{{Navbox-KatRC}}
{{Navbox-KatRC}}


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