Shotzo is an impregnable, projectile-spitting foe and one of Kirby's oldest and most commonly-occurring enemies, making its debut appearance in Kirby's Dream Land. They look like cannons made of black metal and attack by shooting cannon balls at Kirby. While most Shotzos are unable to move, they sometimes drop from the sky on Parasols. Regular Shotzos come in two variants: One that sternly keeps facing in one direction, and one that constantly adjusts its aim to hit Kirby. The non-aiming Shotzos often fire whole barrages of cannon balls, only stopping at short intervals. Shotzos cannot typically be directly destroyed. However, they can be dropped into a bottomless pit if they happen to stand on a Star Block.
Game appearances
Kirby's Dream Land
In Kirby's Dream Land, Shotzo looks and acts like in all its subsequent appearances: A cannon that shoots cannonballs at Kirby, often firing three and then pausing. It can only be killed either by the Microphone, or while Kirby is under the effect of the Invincible Candy by standing in one for a few seconds. This can be seen in Castle Lololo where the Invincible Candy and a Shotzo exist in the same room.
In the Extra Game, Shotzos are all replaced by Blatzys.
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Shotzos also appear as enemies in Kirby's Adventure and its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Aside from Gordos, Shotzos are the other undefeatable enemy, and do not reward any Copy Ability, even for their cannonballs.
Locations
Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Land 2 & Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby and Rick narrowly duck under a Shotzo shot in
Kirby's Dream Land 3.
Shotzo appears in both of these games, serving the same function as it has in the series so far. Unlike in many other games, they are not terribly common.
Locations
In Kirby's Dream Land 2, Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Shotzo appears in every normal mode except for Revenge of the King, where they are replaced by Blatzys. They are common in castle and mechanical areas.
Locations
Shotzo can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby running past a line of Shotzos firing at him from the background in
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Shotzos make their debut 3-D appearance in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. These cannon-like enemies situate themselves within drop-holes, areas of low terrain, and interestingly, even exist as part of the background in few select stages, shooting small bullets at Kirby from afar. Regardless of location, these enemies cannot be defeated or ingested, and thus must be avoided if Kirby is to escape injury-free. A wall-mounted version of this standard foe, the Wall Shotzo, also appears.
Locations
Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Shotzo appears in this title. Given the top-down nature of this game, Shotzo will either fire straight forward, or in any other of the eight general directions.
Locations
In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby taking cover from a Shotzo's fire behind a Star Block in
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Shotzo appears in both of these games, looking and acting identically to the way it did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Due to being invulnerable, Shotzo cannot be possessed by Ghost Kirby.
Locations
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Shotzo can be found in every Mirror World area except for Moonlight Mansion and Cabbage Cavern.
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Shotzo appears again in Kirby: Canvas Curse, and are once again indestructible. Its cannonballs can be blocked by rainbow lines.
Locations
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Shotzo appears in the following locations:
Shotzo 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 floating on by past Shotzos and
Bombers in
Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Shotzos also appear in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn as a somewhat uncommon enemy who, much like previous games, is indestructible. Its shots can't be grabbed by the Yarn Whip. There is a variation of them in Snow Land named Freezo that shoots snowballs and is only in the Evergreen Lift stage.
Locations
Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn:
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
A Shotzo in
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Shotzo returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, functioning like it has done in earlier Kirby games. It is accompanied by its new much larger relatives, Gigatzo, Volttzo and Coldtzo, who cannot aim, but fire huge elemental projectiles. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Shotzo also appears as a book pattern in the sub-game Magolor's Tome Trackers.
Locations
In these games, Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Shotzo appears in the New Challenge Stages, serving the same purpose as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Being indestructible, 'defeating' it is not necessary to earn the bonus for defeating all enemies.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Shotzo appears again in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, keeping its look from Return to Dream Land. In this iteration, its stand-out feature is the ability to aim between the foreground and background.
Shotzo also appears as a randomly-obtained Keychain, depicted as its sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
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Shotzo can fire a ton of bullets, true. But other than that, it's not really all that scary. It's strong physically, but it doesn't have the same strength of character as Kirby.
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— Figurine description from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
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Shotzo appears again in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, behaving the same as in past games. Like in Kirby: Canvas Curse, its cannonballs can be blocked by rainbow ropes.
In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Shotzo only appears in the stage Kirby Rocket's Big Blastoff.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Shotzo appears yet again in Kirby: Planet Robobot, behaving the same as in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations
In Kirby: Planet Robobot Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Blowout Blast
Shotzo appears in this title, and is able to re-aim in several different ways, both horizontally and vertically if needed. Kirby does not need to do anything to it to gain the bonus for defeating all enemies.
Kirby Star Allies
A Big Shotzo in
Kirby Star Allies.
Shotzo reappears in Kirby Star Allies. Here, it has the same behavior as in previous installments, though it now has a rougher surface texture.
A larger, more bulbous variety of Shotzo, referred to as "Big Shotzo" in the files, also appears in this game. Big Shotzos behave similarly to the non-aiming Shotzos, and shoot larger cannonballs.
Locations
In Kirby Star Allies Shotzo can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Shotzo in
Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Shotzo returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with the same properties as usual. While it keeps its rough surface texture from Kirby Star Allies, its sheen is noticeably duller, with more of a matte surface rather than its previous glossy finish.
Locations
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Shotzo can be found in the following stages:
Kirby's Dream Buffet
Shotzo returns as an enemy in Kirby's Dream Buffet, with the appearance of a chocolate pastry with sprinkles on top. It can be seen positioned on race courses, where it regularly fires bullets that can impede the racers. Shotzo's bullets have the appearance of hard candy, and will stun Kirby for a short time if he collides with one.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Shotzo can appear as an enemy in Smash Run, where it acts much the same as it does in the home series, and is invulnerable. Shotzo also appears as a collectible trophy:
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American English Description
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British English Desription
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"These cannons from the Kirby series could track Kirby and fire at him. In Smash Bros., there are two different kinds: ones that fire in a set direction and ones that will track and fire at a fighter. Don't waste time attacking these guys, though — it's impossible to defeat them."
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"Not all of these cannons from the Kirby series are stuck to the ground — some float in with parasols, and some can even move on their own! In Smash Run, some fire in a fixed direction, while others will aim at you. They're invincible, but they also can't shoot through each other. Keep that in mind when you come across them!"
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Trivia
- While not formally established until Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Shotzo's base is made to resemble feet similar to those of Kirby's. This and descriptions of the enemy give the implication that Shotzos are actually living creatures much like other enemies.
- Despite these feet, Shotzo has never been shown to be able to move on its own, with most mobile examples being those attached to Parasols.
Gallery
A Parasol Shotzo in Kirby's Dream Land
Shotzo in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Names in other languages
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Meaning
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Japanese
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シャッツォ Shattso
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Shotzo
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Chinese
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黑大炮 Hēi Dàpào
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Black Cannon
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Dutch
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Shotzo
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French
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Shotzo
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German
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Kanonor
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Cannonor
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Italian
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Shotzo
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Korean
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채리엇포 Chaerieotpo
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Chariot + 대포 (cannon)
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Spanish
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Shotzo
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