Laser Ball
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Laser Ball is an enemy making its debut in Kirby's Adventure, appearing in most other games in the series. As its name suggests, Laser Ball is the most common enemy to give out the Laser ability, but in Kirby Super Star and its remake, it yields the Beam ability instead. Laser Ball attacks Kirby by floating in his direction, and proceeds to shoot lasers at him. Unlike most enemies, Laser Ball can fly through walls, often retreating at great speed after it fires its rounds at Kirby.
Appearance and behaviTemplate:Or
Laser Ball has a relatively simple appearance, being a gleaming and primarily orange circle with eyes. Despite its unassuming appearance, Laser Ball is quite mobile, and is one of the few enemies able to move through walls. Despite this, it can also occasionally be found stuck inside a walled enclosure, waiting for Kirby to come gobble it up.
Laser Ball is one of the more difficult enemies that Kirby will face on his adventures, particularly if in large numbers. Its habit of flying in and firing lasers straight at Kirby means that it will always get in his way, so Kirby could just as easily take damage by running into it as he would actually getting hit by its lasers. Laser Ball is capable of firing up to four laser volleys in rapid succession, though unlike the Laser ability proper, these do not bounce off of slopes, even when Ghost Kirby possesses it. Possessed Laser Balls are also not able to go through walls.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Laser Ball makes its debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure and also appears in the remake. Here is where its look and behaviTemplate:Or was established. It is often found just before or just inside areas that have slopes which the Laser ability can take advantage of.
Locations
Laser Ball can be found in the following levels and stages:
Laser Ball locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | |||||||
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Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
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Stage 3 | |||||||
Stage 4 | |||||||
Stage 5 | N/A | ||||||
Stage 6 | N/A | N/A |
Template:KSS KFP / Kirby Super Star Ultra
File:LaserballSSU.png Laser Ball appears in these games, though this time it provides the Beam ability. It is found only in The Great Cave Offensive, Revenge of Meta Knight, and Milky Way Wishes.
Locations
Laser Ball can be found in the following places in Template:KSS KFP and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
Laser Ball locations in Template:KSS KFP & Kirby Super Star Ultra | |||
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Stage | Appearance? | Stage | Appearance? |
Green Greens | RoMK Chapter 4 | ||
Float Islands | RoMK Chapter 5 | ||
Bubbly Clouds | RoMK Chapter 6 | ||
Mt. Dedede | RoMK Chapter 7 | ||
Peanut Plains | Floria | ||
Mallow Castle | Aquarius | ||
Cocoa Cave | Skyhigh | ||
Candy Mountain | Hotbeat | ||
Trial Room 1 | Cavius | ||
Trial Room 2 | Mekkai | ||
Sub-Tree | Halfmoon | ||
Crystal | ???? | ||
Old Tower | Purple Plants | ||
Garden | Illusion Islands | ||
RoMK Chapter 1 | Crash Clouds | ||
RoMK Chapter 2 | The Revenge | ||
RoMK Chapter 3 |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Template:KSqS KMoA
Laser Ball appears in both of these titles, once again providing the Laser ability. Its look and behaviTemplate:Or is unchanged from its earlier appearances.
Locations
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Laser Ball can be found in the following rooms:
Laser Ball locations in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | |||||||||
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Rainbow Route | Moonlight Mansion | Cabbage Cavern | Mustard Mountain | Carrot Castle | Olive Ocean | Peppermint Palace | Radish Ruins | Candy Constellation | The Mirror |
In [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]], Laser Ball is an uncommon enemy, not appearing until Cushy Cloud and even then not appearing often afterward. It can however be found in every stage of Gamble Galaxy. Laser Ball can be found in the following levels and stages:
Laser Ball locations in Kirby: Squeak Squad | ||||||||
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Stage | Prism Plains | Nature Notch | Cushy Cloud | Jam Jungle | Vocal Volcano | Ice Island | Secret Sea | Gamble Galaxy |
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Stage 4 | N/A | |||||||
Stage 5 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Stage EX | N/A |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Laser Ball cameos as a randomly-obtained Keychain in this game. Here, it is depicted as its sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe and its sequel Kirby Fighters 2, Laser Ball is one of the enemies that can appear (in its original 8-bit form) on the Butter Building Battle Stage. Here, it flies in on either the left or right side and shoots out up to three laser blasts before flying away again. Both contacting Laser Ball and getting hit by its lasers results in 12 points of damage. It can be easily defeated using any attack.
Gallery
Artwork of Copy Kirby copying a Laser Ball from Template:KSS KFP
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ラーサーボール Rāsā Bōru |
Laser Ball |
German | Laser Ball | Laser Ball |