Hydriath

Hydriath Screenshot of Hydriath Details First game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Relative(s) Goriath

“

Hydriath lives in the oceans of this dimension. Born from water and ice, his powerful brawler moves flow smoothly and effortlessly. His Fruit Fragment will go to his boss—unless you steal it first!

”

— VS Hydriath Special Page from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Hydriath is the boss of Poseiblu Dimension from Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. As a water-themed counterpart to Goriath, he is covered in blue scales and his hair is made of water. Upon defeating him, Magolor will receive a Fruit Fragment that lets him use his Black Hole.

Attacks

Hydriath's battle progresses in a similar manner to Goriath's: When he first appears, he pounds down on the ground, causing the stage to collapse and him and his opponents to fall to a lower level. In the second phase, he may also pound down on the ground to change the stage.

Hydriath's attacks are generally similar to those of Goriath, incorporating water rather than ice. The following lists all of Hydriath's attacks in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only.

Attacks
Attack	Description
Wall Jump	Hydriath climbs a wall, then jumps back and forth between them. When doing multiple wall jumps in a row, his jumps become increasingly faster until he teleports for the last jump.
Water Bubble	While on a wall, Hydriath tosses two large water bubbles at Magolor, which slowly fall to the ground. These water bubbles can be destroyed, or, when playing as Kirby, inhaled. He may also continue by jumping on the other wall and throwing two more bubbles. In the second phase of the fight, he will throw two groups of two bubbles in a row.
Spinning Punch	On the ground, Hydriath charges up a punch, then extends his arm all the way across the stage in an impressive feat of flexibility aimed at Magolor. In an attempt to catch Magolor off-quard, he may also teleport to the other side of the stage shortly before striking.
Ground Pound	While on a wall, Hydriath may charge up and then jump off the wall to pound the ground, sending out globs of water that fly out in an arc on both sides of him. Before his attack, he may teleport around while in the air to stomp down at a different part of the stage. In the second phase of the fight, he may teleport three times before stomping down.
Force Bubble	Hydriath forms and fires a very large water bubble, which will bounce of the walls and roof a little before bursting in the middle. This bubble cannot be destroyed. Hydriath may also teleport to the other side of the stage before firing it.
Super Ricochet	Hydriath charges up on a wall, then starts rapidly ricocheting between the two walls. At the end, he will stop on one wall briefly, then either teleport to the other wall and ricochet towards Magolor or directly ricochet toward Magolor without teleporting.
Waterdrop Drop	Hydriath pounds the ground, making water droplets appear mysteriously from above to fall. First, he will make two groups of two drops fall before finishing with a larger stomp that makes four drops fall at once.
Attack names listed are conjectural, partially using the names of Goriath's attacks.

Stages

The stage Hydriath is fought on changes slightly throughout the battle. In the first phase, he is fought on a straight, snow-covered platform, but in the second phase, he may pound the ground multiple times to make the stage collapse as he takes more damage, changing the layout as follows.

• The first stage is straight. The left and right part are covered in snow, but the middle part of the stage is covered in ice, making the stage slippery.
• The second stage is a snow-covered platform on which three slippery blocks of ice have fallen down, leaving two small gaps between each pair.
• The third stage consists of a platform where the left and right third are covered in snow and the middle part is covered in ice, like the first stage. There are also three smaller blocks of ice that have fallen on the stage, creating an uneven terrain. Each of the walls on this stage has two small alcoves for Magolor to hide in.

Trivia

• His facial hair and association with water may be inspired by the Greek god Poseidon.

Gallery

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  Hydriath pounds his chest in anger.

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  Hydriath throws out water glob projectiles.

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  Hydriath socks Magolor with a punch from across the arena.

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  Hydriath releases an extra large water glob.

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  Hydriath is tossed into the background upon being defeated.

Video walkthroughs

Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss Battle with Hydriath in Magolor Epilogue.

Load video YouTube YouTube might collect personal data. Privacy Policy ContinueDismiss Battle with Hydriath in The True Arena.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハイドロアス haidoroasu	Hydroath
French	Hydriath	-
German	Hydriath	-
Italian	Idrogorilla	Hydrogorilla
Korean	하이드리아스 haideuliaseu	Hydriath
Portuguese	Hidrorila	Hydrorilla Combination of "hidro" (hydro) and "gorila" (gorilla)

Name with title

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	異空いくうの海獣かいじゅう ハイドロアス ikū no kaijū haidoroasu	Otherworldly Sea Beast, Hydroath Pun on 海 (kai, ocean/sea) and 怪獣 (kaiju, giant monster/"strange beast").
Korean	이공의 해수 하이드리아스 igong-ui haesu haideuliaseu	Otherworldly Sea Beast, Hydriath