Whispy Woods
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Whispy Woods , also known as Whispy, is one of the most iconic bosses appearing in the Kirby series. Starting with Kirby's Dream Land, the first game in said series, he appears in a majority of titles, as well as the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, in the form of an autonomous tree, which can perceive and produce human-like emotion with the anthropomorphic face situated on the front of its trunk. While this boss is usually the first one to be fought by Kirby, on its appearances alone, it has become quite the staple of the Kirby franchise, in the same vein as Kirby's home world, Pop Star.
Game Appearances
Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Whispy Woods appears as a main boss of the first world, Vegetable Valley. Here, he is anchored to one spot, and will occasionally drop apples to attack Kirby. He is also able blow violent puffs of breath.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Whispy Woods is the final obstacle Kirby will face at the end of the Pop Star realm, in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. While the boss itself is anchored to its spot, and rightly so, as it is a tree, the foe will take damage based on the bodily extensions it provides during the battle: in the beginning, three smaller versions of Whispy Woods, called Whispy Woods Jr., jump about the stage, oblivious to Kirby, while later on Whispy Woods attempts to injure Kirby by sending out stocky wood spikes, all of which are vulnerable to attack. During the battle, Whispy Woods will consistently shake itself, dropping apples that can be used as projectiles, however, it seems as if the falling fruits were originally intended to act as one of Whispy Woods' attacks, not a beneficiary on Kirby's part. Of all of Whispy Woods' attacks, of which can all be avoided, the least significant is the small puff of air it sporadically blows from its mouth cavity, doing a small amount of damage to Kirby in the event he is in its path.
As so with all types of enemies and bosses, if Kirby is in possession of a certain copy ability (i.e. Fire, Cutter, etc.) or a combination of two, he will be able to use such powers to injure the boss, instead of the fallen apples provided, as in this battle.
Kirby's Epic Yarn
In Kirby's Epic Yarn, Whispy Woods is fought as a mid-boss in Whispy's Forest, the first stage of Dream Land. Kirby fights Whispy with his Tankbot form, using missiles to attack Whispy's body. Whispy's attacks pattern are the same from other Kirby games: he can create an air puff to damage Kirby and can throw apples, in a faster way the than his earlier appearences, though.
Patch Plaza description
Whispy Woods
This forest king has lived
in Dream Land for ages.
He's always in Kirby's way.
Super Smash Bros. Melee/Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Whispy Woods is found in the background of the Green Greens stage. He will occasionally blow, which will move the fighters. Whispy Woods makes a reappearance along with the stage in the game's sequel Super Smash Bros. Brawl, having the same role that he had in the previous game.
Battling Style
This table describes Whispy's recurring attacks in Kirby's 2D adventures:
| Whispy Woods' attacks | |
|---|---|
| Attack | Description |
| Apple Drop | |
| Wind Attack | |
Names in Other Languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ウィスピーウッズ Wisupī Uzzu |
Whispy Woods |
| French | Whispy Woods | - |
| German | Stump Stumpf, Whispy Woods (anime) |
From Baumstumpf (tree stump) - |
| Spanish | Whispy Woods | - |
Gallery
- KDL WhispyWoods.png
Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land.
- KDL3 WhispyCA.png
Concept art of Whispy Woods (Kirby's Dream Land 3).
Artwork from Kirby Super Star.
- KirbyDSWhispyWoods.png
Artwork of Whispy Woods, in the upcoming Kirby Mass Attack.
- Whispyanime.png
Whispy Woods as he appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Trivia
- There could be a possibility that the Wicked Willows are based on Whispy Woods' appearance. Due to the fact that both are large tree enemies, so look similar in appearance, and both appear at the end of a level.
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