Boulder: Difference between revisions

315 bytes added ,  19 April
Boulders were called that in a Kirby: Triple Deluxe Miiverse post, so it's not conjectural!
m (Text replacement - "=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' ===" to "=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===")
(Boulders were called that in a Kirby: Triple Deluxe Miiverse post, so it's not conjectural!)
 
(5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Infobox-Enemy
{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KDL3 Boulder Sprite.png]] [[File:KDL3 Smooth Boulder Sprite.png]] [[File:KDL3 Ice Boulder Sprite.png]]
|image=[[File:KDL3 Boulder Sprite.png]] [[File:KDL3 Smooth Boulder Sprite.png]] [[File:KDL3 Ice Boulder Sprite.png]]
|caption=Sprites of three different types of '''Boulders''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|caption=Sprites of three different types of '''boulders''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' (2022)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''<br>''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]])<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''</small>
|game=<small>''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''<br>''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]])<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''</small>
|copy ability=N/A (or None)
|copy ability=N/A (or None)
|similar=[[Rolling Waddle Dee]], [[Ignus]]
|similar=[[Rolling Waddle Dee]], [[Ignus]]
}}
}}
A '''Boulder'''{{title}} is a hazardous object introduced in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. It is - exactly as the name implies - a large chunk of rock, ice, or other material that can usually be seen rolling down slopes or falling in from above or the background. Boulders will harm [[Kirby]] and other playable characters on contact, regardless of where they may be in relation to the boulder. Boulders typically cannot be destroyed, and instead must be avoided or passed through.
A '''boulder'''<ref>"''The idea for this approach came when we were designing the rolling '''boulders''' in Fine Fields.''"--[[Satoshi Ishida]], ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' [[Miiverse]] post from December 15th, 2014</ref> is a hazardous object introduced in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. It is - exactly as the name implies - a large chunk of rock, ice, or other material that can usually be seen rolling down slopes or falling in from above or the background. Boulders will harm [[Kirby]] and other playable characters on contact, regardless of where they may be in relation to the boulder. Boulders typically cannot be destroyed, and instead must be avoided or passed through.


In most games where they appear, Boulders are used as hazards in narrow sloped hallways, often initially propped up by a [[Bomb Block]] barrier. Once released, Kirby is usually tasked with either keeping ahead of them or avoiding them by slipping into a small crevice that the boulder rolls over. In some titles, it is sometimes possible to pass through boulders by using a lengthy attack, [[Guard|guarding]], or otherwise taking advantage of invulnerable states and moving through.
In most games where they appear, Boulders are used as hazards in narrow sloped hallways, often initially propped up by a [[Bomb Block]] barrier. Once released, Kirby is usually tasked with either keeping ahead of them or avoiding them by slipping into a small crevice that the boulder rolls over. In some titles, it is sometimes possible to pass through boulders by using a lengthy attack, [[Guard|guarding]], or otherwise taking advantage of invulnerable states and moving through. In most games, boulders break blocks on contact, including Metal Blocks; in many games, they also defeat enemies on contact.


== Game appearances ==
== Game appearances ==
Line 54: Line 54:
KTD Fine Fields Stage 3 3.png|Kirby standing just out of the way of a dirt boulder flying toward the foreground in [[Fine Fields]]
KTD Fine Fields Stage 3 3.png|Kirby standing just out of the way of a dirt boulder flying toward the foreground in [[Fine Fields]]
KTD Old Odyssey Stage 5 2.png|Kirby getting hit by a big snow boulder in [[Old Odyssey]]
KTD Old Odyssey Stage 5 2.png|Kirby getting hit by a big snow boulder in [[Old Odyssey]]
KTD Snowball model.png|Model of a snow boulder
</gallery>
</gallery>


Line 72: Line 73:
KatFL Rocky Rollin' Road screenshot 08.png|Kirby running from a giant boulder
KatFL Rocky Rollin' Road screenshot 08.png|Kirby running from a giant boulder
</gallery>
</gallery>
==Trivia==
*In most games in the series, boulders will break blocks on contact, including Metal Blocks. In many games, they will also defeat enemies on contact.


== See also ==
== See also ==
Line 103: Line 101:
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Objects]]
[[Category:Hazards]]
[[Category:Hazards]]
3,405

edits