Kabu

Kabu Artwork of Kabu from [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]]. Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby Star Allies (2018) Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 2 [[Kirby's Avalanche|Template:KAv KGT]] Kirby's Block Ball [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Blowout Blast Copy Ability None Similar entities Dekabu, Grumples, Colossal Kabu

Kabu is a recurring enemy in the Kirby series. It has appeared in many games, beginning with Kirby's Dream Land. It appears to be a head-like being, made mostly of stone; usually crimson or silver in colTemplate:Or. Its face consists of two holes in place of eyes, a sculpted nose, and a perpetually open mouth. In some games, however, Kabu is cubical.

Depending on the game, Kabu may attack in a large amount of ways, including jumping, sliding, flying, and even teleporting. Dekabu, a larger counterpart of Kabu, can also spit out Kabus. Kirby can inhale and swallow Kabus, but in turn, does not receive a Copy Ability.

Game appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

Kabu debuted along with Kirby in Kirby's Dream Land. Here, it can be found in the Float Islands level, in the caves. It can be found patrolling the walkways as well as nestled inside holes in the walls. It attacks by sliding into Kirby, and dropping down on him from above. It can also fade away, and reappear in different areas. In the Extra Game, it is replaced by Grumples.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kabu appears as an enemy again, with a similar attack pattern. It still has the ability to phase in and out of sight, though it does this less often than in its previous appearance.

Locations

Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Vegetable Valley	Ice Cream Island	Butter Building	Grape Garden	Yogurt Yard	Orange Ocean	Rainbow Resort
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3							*
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A
*Appears only in Kirby's Adventure.

Kirby's Pinball Land

In Kirby's Pinball Land, Kabu (known here as Kaboo) appears in the lowermost board of Wispy-Woods Land. Six of them are arranged around the board, with a Big Kaboo in the middle. The side Kaboos are worth 360 points each time they are bumped. When the side Kaboos are bumped, they retreat into the walls of the board, leaving a small nub that is worth 180 points when bumped. Once all six Kaboos have been bumped, the Big Kaboo disappears, leaving a Warp Star behind.

Kirby's Dream Course

Kabu appears as one of the four basic grounded enemy types in Kirby's Dream Course, with the others being Broomhatter, Waddle Dee and Squishy. Kabu continuously spins, but do not move at all. When hit, it does not grant any special abilities.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Course, Kabu can be found in the following courses:

Kabu locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Main Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course		Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course		Kracko Course		Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Kabu locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Extra Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course		Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course		Kracko Course		Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kabu makes an appearance in this title, behaving in much the same way as it did in Kirby's Dream Land.

Locations

Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stage	Grass Land	Big Forest	Ripple Field	Iceberg	Red Canyon	Cloudy Park	Dark Castle
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Template:KAv KGT

“

Kabu, the immovable object, will attempt to block Kirby, the irresistible force.

”

— Kirby's Avalanche Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 22

In [[Kirby's Avalanche|Template:KAv KGT]], Kabu is the sixth challenger Kirby must face. Despite its disadvantages, it acts cocky before the match begins.

Kirby's Block Ball

Kabu appears as a pre-boss enemy in Stage 3 and is worth 5000 points when defeated. It then appears alongside a big Kabu in the boss room of the same stage.

Template:KSS KFP / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kabu makes an appearance in [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] and its remake; Kirby Super Star Ultra. In this game, Kabus may be seen warping in and out of visibility, and they may also occasionally launch like a rocket, leaving the area. Despite this odd behaviTemplate:Or, they are as easy to defeat as any other common enemy, and do not have a lot of stamina. In Revenge of the King, Kabu is replaced by a similar enemy called Grumples.

Locations

Kabu can be found in the following places in Template:KSS KFP and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kabu returns as a standard enemy in these games. Its abilities have been greatly toned down for this appearance, save for its tendency to spin around. Kabu is often seen being spat out by Dekabu.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Unlike some of its other appearances, Kabu is relatively tame here, opting to only sit in place and act as a roadblock which harms Kirby on impact. Kabu can be defeated by popping up the Game Boy Color to flip the Kabu and turn it into a Star Piece.

Locations

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Kabu can be found only in Lvl 2-2, ironically appearing less often than its bigger counterpart.

Template:KCC KPP

Kabu appears in [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]], appearing in a few stages. Here, it spins along the ground, and has its signature ability to vanish and reappear elsewhere.

Locations

In Template:KCC KPP, Kabu appears in the following locations:

Kabu locations in Template:KCC KPP
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
			Dreamy Darkness Paletto Polis

Kabus are also conjured by Drawcia Sorceress in her boss fight, though these Kabu are a dark blue colTemplate:Or.

Kirby Mass Attack

Kabu appears in the Sub-Game Strato Patrol EOS as one of the opponents which the Kirbys can gun down. Four of them are split from a Dekabu when it is defeated.

Template:KRtDL KAW

In [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]], Kabu returns as a common enemy with attack patterns similar to previous games. They most often appear in ruins areas.

Locations

In Template:KRtDL KAW, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Template:KRtDL KAW
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Kabu appears as a common enemy in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, unchanged in form and function from its appearance in Template:KRtDL KAW.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kabu appears just like it did in Template:KRtDL KAW. It has the ability to move between the foreground and background by teleportation.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World		{{}}				N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kabu returns unmechanized and the same as in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Locations

In Kirby: Planet Robobot Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Kirby's Blowout Blast

Kabu makes an appearance as a common enemy in Kirby's Blowout Blast, spinning around various patrol paths before being bested by Kirby, worth 100 base points when defeated.

Kirby Star Allies

Kabu in Kirby Star Allies

Kabu returns the same as it did in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya

Kabu's appearance in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Main article: Kabu (anime character)

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Kabu is a deity to the public. The citizens often ask it for guidance. It shelters the Warp Star, and the Star Warriors.

Gallery

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  Face sprite from Kirby's Avalanche

• DL3 Kabu Art.png

  Kirby's Dream Land 3 artwork

• Kabu NinDL artwork.jpg

  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork

• Kabu RtDL.jpg

  From Template:KRtDL KAW

• 

  From Kirby: Triple Deluxe

• KPR Kabu.jpg

  From Kirby: Planet Robobot

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カブー Kabū	Kabu
Chinese	石头怪 Shítou Guài	Stone Monster
German	Kabu	Kabu