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“…Hmph! *THUD*” With a will as hard as…something very hard, this rugged fellow is a real heavy hitter. He slides on water or ice and has an uppercut to end any argument!
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— Guest Star Rocky Rock the World Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies
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Rocky is a reoccurring enemy throughout the Kirby series, making his debut in Kirby's Adventure and appearing in many of the games released since then. He resembles a walking stone with a pair of flat feet, black eyes and often a corded headband. While his colors may vary between appearances, he is most commonly depicted as brown or orange with yellow feet.
Rockies commonly situate themselves atop tall columns, Star Blocks or other high-elevation objects. Their location is significant in terms of how they attack: Rocky uses his high perch as leverage to drop down on Kirby as he is walking by, in an effort to squish him with his weight. In the event that Rocky misses, he will rise, exposing his feet, and slowly walk around. In some of his appearances, if Kirby is on the same level as Rocky, the foe will jump to a location in the air right above Kirby and hesitate a beat before attempting to fall on top of him once more. As a Rocky can only fall straight down, however, his attacks can be easily avoided by moving out of the way.
While a Rocky is vulnerable to all attacks, defeating him by any means other than inhaling can take a long time in any game that assigns health meters to enemies due to the enemy's sturdiness. As one would expect, if Rocky is ingested, Kirby will receive the Stone Copy Ability.
Rocky can also be made into a Helper in Kirby Super Star, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby Star Allies.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby encountering two Rockies in
Kirby's Adventure.
Rocky made his debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure, and appears again in the remake; Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here is where he gained his most common look and behavior, though missing his headband. He serves as the sole provider of the Stone ability.
Locations
Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Course
Rocky makes an appearance in Kirby's Dream Course as a regular enemy on courses. He does not move, and grants the Stone ability when collided with.
Locations
In Kirby's Dream Course, Rocky can be found in the following courses and holes:
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby and Kine encountering a Rocky in the way in
Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Rocky makes an appearance in this game. Though his behavior mirrors that from his appearance in Kirby's Adventure, Rocky has a new look: he has a rounder shape and his eyes now have sclerae.
Locations
Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Block Ball
Rocky appears in this game as a common enemy, being introduced in Stage 5. He is worth 1000 points when collided with and provides Kirby with the Stone ability.
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby flying into a blue Rocky in
Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Rocky returns as an enemy in these games. He uses his look from Kirby's Adventure, though now with a corded headband, which he keeps in most later games. Unlike previous and subsequent appearances, he is often encountered in a blue hue as an enemy. Additionally, when hit, he appears to fracture for a moment before reconstituting himself. When recruited as a helper, Rocky gains access to all of Stone Kirby's moves, and also gains the Infinity Jump.
Locations
Rocky can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Rocky returns in this game, bearing largely the same look and behavior from his appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Like in that game, he is missing his headband.
Locations
In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby moving past Rockies prepared to fall on him in
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Rocky appears in 3-D in this game, though he has a greatly simplified appearance here, consisting only of a rounded rock with a pair of black eyes and orange feet. He typically waits at a high place for Kirby to approach, and then tucks his feet in to start rolling off the edge of his precipice to fall swiftly onto Kirby. From there, he will try to walk back and forth slowly. Unlike in most other games, Rocky is comparatively rare in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards due to the fact that many other enemies in the game also provide the Stone ability.
Rocky also appears on the 11th Enemy Info Card.
Locations
Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Missile Kirby flying past a Rocky in
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Rocky appears in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, looking and functioning exactly as he did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Additionally, Droppy can take on his likeness after it obtains the Stone Copy Ability from Kirby.
Locations
Rocky may be found in all areas of the Mirror World except for Carrot Castle and Radish Ruins.
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Rocky appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, sporting its usual look and bahavior. It waddles along the ground slowly, and will try to leap over, then fall on Kirby to attack.
Locations
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Rocky appears in the following locations:
Rocky locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
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Reddy Land
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Arange Gorge
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Iello Adventure
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Neo Greo
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Bloo Hills
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Omarine Zone
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Wonder Lilane
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All stages
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Kirby Mass Attack
Rocky appears in the Sub-Game Kirby Curtain Call, as one of the many enemies and other objects cluttering the stage on each round. Rocky does not appear in the main game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Kirby shielding himself from three Rockies about to fall on him in
Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Rocky returns in this title, appearing in 3-D with his more common look from Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Like Stone Kirby, Rocky is capable of sliding down slopes.
Locations
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Collection
In addition to most of the games featured in this collection, Rocky also appears as an enemy in New Challenge Stages, taking his appearance from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot
A Rocky in
Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Rocky appears in these titles, bearing a similar look and function to his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
In Kirby: Planet Robobot Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby Battle Royale
In Kirby Battle Royale, Rocky does not appear as an enemy, but does appear in the audience for Robo Bonkers and Slam Hockey.
Kirby Star Allies
Pause screen artwork of an allied Rocky from
Kirby Star Allies
Rocky returns physically and behaviorally unchanged from the previous modern games. He can be made into a Friend, and gains all of Stone Kirby's abilities in addition to an Infinity Jump.
Locations
In Kirby Star Allies Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Buffet
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Rocky appears on the Friend Circle Character Treat along with Wester, Waddle Doo, and Kirby.
Trivia
- Rocky's standard headband is nearly identical to Hammer Kirby's headband.
Gallery
Artwork
Sprites
Kirby Super Star sprite (as an enemy)
Kirby Super Star sprite (as a helper)
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror sprite (Droppy)
Kirby Super Star Ultra sprite (as a helper)
Kirby Super Star Ultra icon
Screenshots
Other
Model from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Names in other languages
Language
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Meaning
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Japanese
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ロッキー Rokkī
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Rocky
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Chinese
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硬石 yìng shí
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Hard/Solid Rock
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French
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Choiroc
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Portmanteau of choir (to fall) and roc (rock).
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German
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Feinstein
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Fine Stone; likely a pun on Einstein.
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Italian
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Rocky
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Korean
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록키 Rogki
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Rocky
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Spanish
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Pedroso
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From pedregoso (rocky).
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Kirby's Dream Course |
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| Characters | | | Single-Player Courses and Holes | | | Two-Player Courses and Holes | | | Copy Abilities | | | Enemies | | | Course Obstacles | | | Extra | |
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Kirby's Dream Land 3 |
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| Characters | | | Levels and stages | | | Copy Abilities | | | Enemies | | | Mid-Bosses | | | Bosses | | | Items | | | Heart Star characters | | | Extra | |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse |
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| Playable characters | | | Levels and Stages | | | Copy Abilities | | | Enemies | | | Bosses | | | Items and objects | | | Extra | |
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Kirby Mass Attack |
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| Characters | | | Levels and stages | | | Story Mode enemies | | | Sub-Game-exclusive enemies | | | Mid-Bosses | | | Story Mode Bosses | | | Sub-Game-exclusive bosses | | | Sub-Games | | | Extra | |
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Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition |
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| Characters | | | Modes | | | Classic Titles | | | Anime episodes | | | Manga samples (Japanese version only) | | | Copy Abilities (New Challenge Stages) | | | Stages (New Challenge Stages) | | | Enemies (New Challenge Stages) | | | Mid-Bosses (New Challenge Stages) | | | Extra | |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
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| Characters | | | Levels and stages | | | Bosses | | | Mid-Bosses | | | Copy Abilities | | | Enemies | | | Sub-games | | | Items and objects | | | Kirby Fighters Battle Stages | | | Dedede's Drum Dash stages | | | Extra | |
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Kirby: Planet Robobot |
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| Characters | | | Levels and stages | | | Bosses | | | Mid-Bosses | | | Copy Abilities | | | Enemies | | | Sub-Games | | | Kirby 3D Rumble levels | | | Items and objects | | | Extra | |
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Kirby Star Allies |
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| Characters | | | Levels and Stages | | | Copy Abilities | | | Friend Abilities | | | Friend Actions | | | Standard Friends | | | Dream Friends | | | Regular enemies | | | Mid-Bosses | | | Bosses | | | Items and objects | | | Sub-Games | | | Extra | |
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