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|image=[[File:KRtDLD Grand Doomer screenshot.png|300px]]

|game1=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (2011)

|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)

|relative=[[Crowned Doomer]], [[Sphere Doomer]], [[Greater Doomer]], [[Holo Defense API|Holo-Doomers]], [[Rampaging Doomers]]

'''Grand Doomer''' is a large spectral flaming ball-shaped creature with wings from [[Another Dimension]] that debuted in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', appearing as the boss of [[Nutty Noon]]. It is the boss of all Doomers, and it arrived in Kirby's dimension thanks to a [[dimensional rift]] created by the [[Lor Starcutter]]'s mast. When Kirby and friends approach the Part Sphere containing the mast, Grand Doomer consumes it, and begins to fight them. It attacks in a similar fashion as the Fire Sphere Doomer, though its attacks are much more powerful.

The Grand Doomer resembles a Fire Sphere Doomer, but it is naturally much bigger. It possesses many teeth and long fangs, two red eyes, two wings, long spikes on its head, and 13 feathers on its underside. Inside its mouth, the Lor's Mast is visible inside a Part Sphere at all times (though the mast is absent when Grand Doomer is fought in [[The Arena]]). The Grand Doomer does not change its bodily appearance when knocked to approximately half of its health, but its fiery back-glow changes to a dark gloomy back-glow. It will also begin roaring and will generally attack faster.

When its health is almost depleted, the Grand Doomer will encase itself in a slate-colored ball with glowing stars on it to defend from all regular attacks. In this form, it greatly resembles [[Drawcia Soul]] from ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''.

In [[Extra Mode]], Grand Doomer (now called Grand Doomer EX) is a dark red color, and its eyes are white. Unlike the EX Sphere Doomers, it retains both eyes and does not gain more jagged features than usual.

Grand Doomer is battled in [[Nutty Noon - Stage 6]] and can also be faced in [[The Arena]] and [[The True Arena]]. In the Story Mode, after [[Kirby]] makes his way into the area where Grand Doomer is fought, he sees the [[Lor Starcutter]]'s mast floating about in space. He tries to grab the mast, but the Grand Doomer pulls it away. Grand Doomer then manifests around the Part Sphere containing the mast, and initiates battle with Kirby.

The following lists all of Grand Doomer's attacks prior to the third phase in the Story Mode of ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''. Most attack names are derived from official Japanese strategy guides, while others are conjectural.

!colspan=2|'''Attacks - Main Mode'''  

!'''Attack'''

|'''グライド体当たり'''<br>''Glide Attack''

|{{center|Grand Doomer dives across the stage, in a maneuver that can be ducked, much like its smaller cousins. It can also do a low dive that cannot be ducked. In the second phase, it can also attempt to ram Kirby from the background.}}

|'''エナジー弾'''<br>''Energy Bullet''

|{{center|Grand Doomer fires one or two fire spheres at Kirby. In the second phase, Grand Doomer may rapid-fire these in a spiral pattern. In the second phase, Grand Doomer may also fire four elongated fire spheres into the air, which then aim and fire at Kirby. These spheres can be inhaled and spat back.}}

|'''ビックエナジーボム'''<br>''Big Energy Bomb''

|{{center|Grand Doomer spins about, dropping four big fire spheres in various places that explode after a short time. These spheres can be Super Inhaled.}}

|'''ディメンションホール'''<br>''Dimension Hole''

|{{center|Grand Doomer disappears, and four dark rifts appear in the background. The rifts close one-by-one; Grand Doomer flies out of the rift that closes last.}}

|'''ディメンションアッパー'''<br>''Dimension Uppercut''

|{{center|Grand Doomer disappears, and a shifting dark rift appears on the floor. Should Kirby be standing on it, he will be dragged in by dark jaws (actually the Grand Doomer itself), and attacked until the player shakes the Wii Remote (or mashes directions on the Control Stick in ''Deluxe'') to escape. If Kirby is not trapped, Grand Doomer will eventually fly out of the rift.<br>This move is extremely similar to [[Marx]]'s "Shadow Uppercut" attack in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', hence the similar name.}}

!colspan=2|'''Second phase only''' &nbsp;

|'''奥からマシンガン弾'''<br>''Machine Gun Bullets from the Back''

|{{center|Grand Doomer flies into the background, then barrages the stage with a rapid fire of fire spheres.}}

!'''Attack'''

!'''Description'''

|'''エナジー弾'''<br>''Energy Bullet''

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX fires three fire spheres at Kirby. In the second phase, the Grand Doomer EX may rapid-fire these in a spiral pattern that circles more than once. In the second phase, Grand Doomer EX may also fire eight elongated fire spheres into the air, which then aim and fire at Kirby. These spheres can be inhaled and spat back. The blasts come out faster and are more numerous than in Story Mode.}}

|'''ビックエナジーボム'''<br>''Big Energy Bomb''

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX spins about and, after feinting, drops a big fire sphere in the center of the arena that explodes and shoots sparks after a short time, similar to [[Marx]]'s "Ice Ball" attack in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. In the second phase, it drops two of these spheres, one at the left of the stage and the other at the right. These spheres can be Super Inhaled.}}

|'''ディメンションホール'''<br>''Dimension Hole''

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX disappears, and four dark rifts appear in the background. Instead of the rifts closing, they all stay open and move around. Grand Doomer EX flies out of a rift that stops moving for a brief period, doing this three times in a row.}}

|'''ディメンションアッパー'''<br>''Dimension Uppercut''

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX disappears, and a shifting dark rift appears on the floor. Should Kirby be standing on it, he will be dragged in by dark jaws (actually Grand Doomer EX itself), and attacked until the player shakes the Wii Remote (or mashes directions on the Control Stick in ''Deluxe'') to escape. If Kirby is not trapped, Grand Doomer EX will eventually fly out of the dark rift. This move covers a much bigger space than in Story Mode.}}

!colspan=2|'''Second phase only''' &nbsp;

|'''バーニングアタック'''<br>''Burning Attack''

|{{center|Much like a Fire Sphere Doomer, Grand Doomer EX engulfs itself in flames, then fires across the stage.}}

|'''奥からマシンガン弾'''<br>''Machine Gun Bullets from the Back''

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX flies into the background, then barrages the stage with a rapid fire of fire spheres. It does this twice in a row.}}

|'''アイスクラッシュ'''<br>''Ice Crush''

|{{center|Much like an Ice Sphere Doomer, Grand Doomer EX starts shimmering ice, then falls and creates a blast. It does this three times in a row, with the final blast happening at the center of the arena.}}

 

[[File:KRtDLD Nutty Noon Stage 6 screenshot 06.png|thumb|250px|Grand Doomer in its Shield phase using [[Bound Pound]], an attack originally made famous by [[Drawcia Soul]].]]

Exclusive to the Story Mode and Extra Mode, Grand Doomer has a third phase which initiates when almost all of its stamina is depleted. For this phase, it shields itself by turning into a rocky ball with glowing stars on it, and becomes impervious to normal attacks. Only a [[Super Ability]] attack will damage its shield, and the shield takes four hits to destroy. From here, it will cycle through the following moves:

!'''Attack'''

!'''Description'''

|'''エネミーコーリング'''<br>''Enemy Calling''

|{{center|Grand Doomer teleports around (remaining intangible as it does so) while summoning three different enemies from small rifts that appear in semi-randomized positions. The enemies can be as follows: [[Blade Knight]], [[Bouncy]], [[Broom Hatter]], [[Kabu]], [[Nruff]], [[Shelt]], [[Shotzo]], [[Super Blade Knight]], or [[Waddle Dee]]. In Extra Mode, [[Armor Waddle Dee]], [[Gordo]], and [[Scarfy]] can also appear. Once called, these enemies will wander the stage for a moment and potentially try to attack Kirby, but after a few seconds will leave of their own accord if not defeated. They may drop [[food]] items when defeated.}}

|{{center|Grand Doomer leaps into the background and then starts bouncing around wildly outside of Kirby's reach before making a big leap onto the stage, creating a shockwave where it lands.}}

|{{center|Grand Doomer EX flies into the background and turns into a giant fireball. It then careens into the stage and flies across it, burning anything it touches.<br>'''This move is ''only'' performed by Grand Doomer EX.'''}}

After Grand Doomer's shield is destroyed, it is left with a small fragment of health, at which point Kirby can use Ultra Sword to deal a special finishing blow before Grand Doomer can restore a piece of its shield. However, Kirby doesn't actually need the Ultra Sword to defeat Grand Doomer at this stage. If he drops the ability and uses a different one (either from a spare Ability Star or from one of Grand Doomer's attacks), or if another player deals the final hit, Grand Doomer will be defeated normally, skipping the Ultra Sword cinematic.<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZ2dCW36kuU</ref>

When fought in [[The Arena]] or [[The True Arena]], Grand Doomer's third phase is skipped entirely, instead being defeated normally once its health is depleted from the second phase. This was likely done for two reasons:

*So Kirby does not need to drop his ability for Ultra Sword, and so he cannot carry Ultra Sword between fights;

*So that characters other than Kirby can finish the fight, particularly in repeat playthroughs, where player 1 can choose to play as a different character other than Kirby

 

KRtDLD Grand Doomer EX screenshot.png|Grand Doomer EX

KRtDLD Grand Doomer shielded screenshot.png|Grand Doomer's appearance when it enters the third phase. This represents an undamaged shield.

 

|[[File:KRtDLD Grand Doomer Arena Icon.png|225px]]<br>Grand Doomer

|580/630 (Story Mode)<br>435/472 ([[The Arena]])

|[[File:KRtDLD Grand Doomer EX True Arena Icon.png|225px]]<br>Grand Doomer EX

|640/690 ([[Extra Mode]])<br>480/517 ([[The True Arena]])

 

While Grand Doomer does not appear in [[Merry Magoland]] after its defeat, two [[Mask#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Mask]]s can be unlocked based on its normal and EX forms, provided the player has defeated him in Story Mode and [[Extra Mode]], respectively.

 

|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''

|'''Grand Doomer:'''<br>

''Evil {{color|red|Sphere Doomers}} have come to Planet Popstar from {{color|red|another dimension}}, drawn by the lost {{color|red|Energy Spheres}}... This one is huge!''<br><br>

'''Grand Doomer EX:'''<br>

''The lost Energy Spheres have created {{color|red|dimensional rifts}}. The Grand Doomer has {{color|red|emerged}} from one such rift!''

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|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''

''It's the {{color|red|boss of all Doomers}}, the golden {{color|red|Grand Doomer}}! As the {{color|red|skies}} over Nutty Noon began to warp, this fearsome foe swooped in to claim the spheres—and their {{color|red|dimension-traveling powers}}!''<br><br>

'''VS Grand Doomer EX:'''<br>

''Whoa! The Energy Spheres are causing {{color|red|dimensional rifts}} to open up new spots! And what's worse? A {{color|red|giant rift}} made by that powerful {{color|red|mast part}} has drawn forth the dreaded {{color|red|Grand Doomer EX}}!''

*When Grand Doomer conjures a Waddle Dee during the third phase, the Waddle Dee will stop to wave toward the [[Fourth wall]] if it gets a chance to land before it starts walking around.

*Grand Doomer is the only boss who does not show up in [[Merry Magoland]] to play after its defeat. Instead, the [[Lor Starcutter]] arrives in its place.

KRtDLD Grand Doomer Mask Icon.png|Grand Doomer [[Mask#Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe|Dress-Up Mask]]

KRtDLD Nutty Noon Stage 6 screenshot 07.png|Kirby damages Grand Doomer's shield using Ultra Sword

KRtDLD Grand Doomer Mask.jpg|Kirby wearing the Grand Doomer Dress-Up Mask

KRtDLD Grand Doomer EX True Arena Icon.png|The True Arena icon

KRtDLD Grand Doomer EX Mask Icon.png|Grand Doomer EX Dress-Up Mask

KRtDLD Nutty Noon Stage 6 EX screenshot 01.png|Kirby spits a star at Grand Doomer EX as it passes by

KRtDLD Nutty Noon Stage 6 EX screenshot 06.png|Grand Doomer EX approaches Kirby using [[Deadly Sun]]

==Names in other languages==

{{names

|de=Uralter Sphärenspuk<br>Uralter Sphrärenspuk X

|deM=Ancient Spherespook<br>Ancient Spherespook X

|ko=그랜드 로퍼<br>''geulaendeu lopeo''<br>그랜드 로퍼EX

|koM=Grand Lowper<br>Grand Lowper EX

|nl=Super-Doomer<br>Super-Doomer+

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