Noddy
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Noddy is a sleepy enemy with no arms and a night cap who appears frequently in the Kirby series. In every game it appears in, Noddy is well known for inducing the Sleep ability when swallowed by Kirby. It, unlike many other enemies, does not try to attack Kirby, but can hurt him if he walks into Noddy, or if Noddy accidentally walks into him.
Characteristics
Noddy resembles Kirby but has yellow feet, no arms, a slightly different shade of pink and wears a different color night cap, usually orange and yellow. Noddy's eyes are also more round and spread out on its face than Kirby's and has an off-white cheek blush as opposed to Kirby's rosy pink or magenta.
Noddy is not inclined to move very much. It prefers not to walk off of ledges and will not try to jump. As expected, Noddy spends most of its time asleep, making it very easy to avoid. Noddy is capable of jumping if possessed by Ghost Kirby, but interestingly enough, it assumes its 'sleeping' pose while jumping.
Game appearances
Noddy's video game appearances | ||
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Game | Role | Notes |
Kirby's Adventure | Enemy | |
Kirby Super Star | Enemy | |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Enemy | Reprises its role from Kirby's Adventure. |
Kirby Air Ride | Enemy | First appearance in 3D. |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Enemy | |
Kirby: Squeak Squad | Enemy | |
Kirby Super Star Ultra | Enemy | Reprises its role from Kirby Super Star. |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Enemy | |
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition | Enemy | Appears in New Challenge Stages and most of the Classic Titles. |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Enemy | |
Kirby: Planet Robobot | Enemy | |
Kirby Star Allies | Enemy | |
Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Enemy | |
Kirby's Dream Buffet | Reference | Appears on a Character Treat. |
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Noddy made its debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure and also appeared in the remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here is where its look and characteristics were established. Noddys appear in several colors, including green.
Locations
Noddys are very uncommon enemies, though large numbers of them are found in Rainbow Resort. Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
Noddy 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 4 | |||||||
Stage 5 | N/A | ||||||
Stage 6 | N/A | N/A |
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
Noddy reappears in Kirby Super Star and the Nintendo DS remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. Noddy is found in every main game except for Spring Breeze and Gourmet Race. In Milky Way Wishes, Noddy is one of the few enemies that can provide an ability when swallowed, and swallowing two at once allows Kirby to get a Mix, bypassing the Copy Essence Deluxe requirements for that mode.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Noddy also appears on one of the cards in Kirby Card Swipe.
Locations
Noddy can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
Noddy locations in Kirby Super Star & 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 Air Ride
Noddy appears in this game, and can usually be found sleeping on courses in Air Ride mode.
Locations
In Kirby Air Ride, Noddy can be found in the following places:
Noddy locations in Kirby Air Ride | |||
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Location | Appearance? | Location | Appearance? |
Fantasy Meadows | Beanstalk Park | ||
Celestial Valley | Machine Passage | ||
Sky Sands | Checker Knights | ||
Frozen Hillside | Kirby Melee 1 | ||
Magma Flows | Kirby Melee 2 |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad
Noddy returns in these games, appearing and functioning exactly as it did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Locations
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Noddy can be found in every major area of the Mirror World except for Moonlight Mansion, Cabbage Cavern, and Olive Ocean.
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Noddy can be found in the following rooms:
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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, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
Noddy 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 3 | ||||||||
Stage 4 | N/A | |||||||
Stage 5 | N/A | N/A | ||||||
Stage EX | N/A |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Noddy appears in this game, acting much like it has before and sharing a more-or-less unchanged look throughout. Given its status as an enemy that provides a limited-use ability, it does not see much time in the spotlight unlike its more permanent-ability comrades.
Locations
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
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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
Noddy appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, unchanged in its look and behavior from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
Noddy appears in these games largely unchanged from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
Noddy locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | ||||||||
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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 | |||||||
*inaccessible |
In Kirby: Planet Robobot Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
Noddy locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot | ||||||||
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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 Star Allies
While Noddy still gives the Sleep ability in Kirby Star Allies, Kirby cannot use Friend Hearts on it, and it is not available as a playable character. Attempting to toss a Friend Heart at one will turn the Noddy into an ability hat for Kirby to pick up and use.
Locations
In Kirby Star Allies Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Noddy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, providing Sleep as usual. Noddy is usually found sleeping, but may slowly lumber in Kirby's direction when startled.
Locations
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Noddy can be found in the following stages:
Kirby's Dream Buffet
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Noddy appears on a Character Treat, using its artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
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“ | Noddy; a dream monster. Or should I say, a nightmare monster. | ” | — Meta Knight, in The Pillow Case |
In The Pillow Case, King Dedede receives a gift from Night Mare Enterprises for being a loyal customer. This gift happened to be pillows that make whoever sleep on them have nightmares about Kirby, and, eventually, make them want to get rid of him. Later in the episode, they find out that the reason the pillows do this is because there are Noddys inside them.
Noddys here have a different color scheme to those in the games, having a yellow body and pink hat. They are also significantly smaller, and able to bounce around rather quickly when startled. After being uncovered by Meta Knight, the Noddys from the pillows bounce into the wilderness.
Noddys also appear in the episode Flower Power, where it is revealed that they are spawned by the flower monster Pukey, in order to lure victims affected by the sleeping sickness induced by the Noddys into its gaping maws. King Dedede describes the Noddys as the Pukey Flower's "berries", which travel far from the host plant to lure victims in.
A pile of Noddys in The Pillow Case
A Noddy from Flower Power
Gallery
Artwork from Kirby's Adventure
Artwork from Kirby Super Star
Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad
Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot
Screenshot from Kirby Star Allies
Artwork from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Doodle Noddy drawn by Kirby from Kirby Art & Style Collection
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ノディ Nodi |
Noddy |
French | Noddy | - |
German | Noddy | - |
Korean | 노디 Nodi |
Noddy |
Portuguese | Noddy | - |
Spanish | Noddy | - |
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- Enemies in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Enemies in Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Enemies in Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Enemies in New Challenge Stages
- Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Enemies in Kirby Star Allies
- Enemies in Kirby and the Forgotten Land