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|caption=Artwork from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
|caption=Artwork of '''Ado''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' <small>([[keychain]])</small>
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014, [[keychain]])
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{{About|the character from Kirby's Dream Land 3|a similar character who appears in other games and might possibly be Ado herself|[[Adeleine]]}}
{{About|the character from Kirby's Dream Land 3|a similar character who appears in other games and might possibly be Ado herself|[[Adeleine]]}}
'''Ado''' is a [[boss]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. She is a human girl who came to Popstar in order to practice painting.<ref name="human">https://twitpic.com/dxsgkq</ref> Ado bears a strong resemblance to [[Adeleine]], both in looks and mannerisms, but whether or not they are the same character is [[#Ado or Adeleine|currently ambiguous]].
'''Ado''' is the [[boss]] of [[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. She is a human girl who came to [[Popstar|Pop Star]] in order to practice painting,<ref>https://twitpic.com/dxsgkq ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230711214050/https://twitpic.com/dxsgkq// archive])</ref> and is able to paint creatures that subsequently come to life and jump off the canvas. However, Ado became possessed by [[Dark Matter]] when it invaded Pop Star, thus forcing her to fight [[Kirby]] and his [[Animal Friend]]s. Once defeated, she is freed from Dark Matter's influence.  


==''Kirby's Dream Land 3''==
Ado bears a strong resemblance to [[Adeleine]], both in appearance and mannerisms, but whether or not they are the same character is [[#Relation to Adeleine|left ambiguous]].
Ado is faced down at the end of [[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park]].


===Phase 1===
==Game appearances==
Ado has two phases. Using her giant canvas, she paints enemies that will battle [[Kirby]] for her in Phase 1. She summons [[Ice Dragon]], [[Sweet Stuff]], [[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]], and [[Kracko]], all of which are bosses in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' and attack the same way, but with significantly less health. Kirby can use his [[Inhale]] technique to swallow their projectiles and spit the projectiles back at the paintings, or attack them with abilities. The Ice Dragon Painting can be destroyed in three star bullets' worth of damage. The Sweet Stuff can withstand 4 star bullets' worth of damage. Mr. Bright & Mr. Shine can withstand damage equal to 6 star bullets' worth in total (3 per painting). The Kracko painting can withstand damage equal to 8 star bullets' worth.
===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
[[File:KDL3 Cloudy Park Stage 7 screenshot 07.png|thumb|200px|Ado runs out of options at the end of the fight, so she charges at Kirby and Gooey, hoping to do some damage with her brush.]]
Ado is the boss of [[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. Her battle consists of two distinct phases, though the second phase is little more than a short addendum to the main fight in the first one.
====Phase 1====
Using her giant canvas, she paints enemies that battle [[Kirby]] for her. She summons [[Ice Dragon]], [[Sweet Stuff]], [[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]], and [[Kracko]], all of which are bosses in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', but with significantly less [[health]] and weaker attacks. Kirby can use his [[inhale]] to swallow their projectiles and spit them back at the paintings, or attack them with [[Copy Ability|copy abilities]]. The Ice Dragon painting can be destroyed in three [[Star Bullet]]s' worth of [[damage]]. The Sweet Stuff painting can withstand 4 star bullets' worth of damage. The Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright paintings can withstand damage equal to 6 star bullets' worth in total (3 per painting). The Kracko painting can withstand damage equal to 8 star bullets' worth.


<gallery>
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
Ice Dragon KDL3.png|[[Ice Dragon]] painting.
KDL3 Ice Dragon sprite.png|[[Ice Dragon]] painting.
Sweet Stuff KDL3.png|[[Sweet Stuff]] painting.
KDL3 Sweet Stuff sprite.png|[[Sweet Stuff]] painting.
Mr Shine KDL3.png|[[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Shine]] painting.
KDL3 Mr Shine sprite.png|[[Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright|Mr. Shine]] painting.
Mr Bright KDL3.png|Mr. Bright painting.
KDL3 Mr Bright sprite.png|Mr. Bright painting.
Kracko KDL3.png|[[Kracko]] painting.
KDL3 Kracko sprite.png|[[Kracko]] painting.
</gallery>
</gallery>


===Phase 2===
====Phase 2====
After Kirby destroys the paintings, Ado comes at him with a paintbrush, at which point one [[Slide]] or [[Air Bullet]] and she'll be done for. Ado will also be taken out even if she manages to hit Kirby.
After Ado runs out of paintings to send toward Kirby, she gets fed up and charges at him with her paintbrush. She can only take a single hit, and even a [[Slide]] or [[Air Bullet]] will do her in. Ado will also be taken out even if she manages to hit Kirby. When defeated, she tumbles off to the right.
 
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Ado Last Resort.jpg|Ado runs out of options at the end of the fight, charging Kirby hoping to do some damage with her brush.
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===Aftermath===
====Aftermath====
[[File:KDL3 Ado Doodle credits.png|thumb|Doodle of Ado from the True Ending credits roll.]]
After Kirby uses the [[Heart Star]]s to purge the area of [[Dark Matter]]'s influence, he can come back to see Ado, who will be much friendlier. She will paint a number of different things at random, then erase them. These paintings include:
After Kirby uses the [[Heart Star]]s to purge the area of [[Dark Matter]]'s influence, he can come back to see Ado, who will be much friendlier. She will paint a number of different things at random, then erase them. These paintings include:
*A diamond ring
*A diamond ring
*A [[Strawberry Shortcake]] slice
*A slice of a cake
*A pink [[Game Boy]]
*A pink [[Game Boy]]


==''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''==
Ado also appears in the [[staff credits]], where she is seen drawing in a sketchpad — it is implied she is the artist of the drawings seen within the credits. At the very end, she pops up to paint "END" in the corner of the screen. She can be refought as the fourth opponent of [[Boss Endurance|Boss Butch]].
While not mentioned by name in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Ado, along with other normal bosses from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', is depicted as part of the [[Boss Butch]] [[keychain]].


==Ado or Adeleine==
===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
[[File:Ado Adeleine.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The excerpt from "''20th Anniversary - Hoshi no Kirby: Pupupu Taizen''" that raises the mystery about Ado's relationship to Adeleine.]]
While not mentioned by name in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Ado is depicted in two [[keychain]]s: "[[Sweet Stuff]] Drawing" and "[[Boss Endurance#Kirby's Dream Land 3|Boss Butch]]" (which depicts her along with the rest of the regular ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' bosses).
[[File:Ado Adeleine 2.png|thumb|200px|right|The concept art from "''Kirby Art & Style Collection''" showing how manga artists should draw Ado.]]
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After the release of ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' for the [[Nintendo 64]], there was much debate about Ado's relationship to [[Adeleine]], a similar character who appears in said game, with pre-release material suggesting they were likely meant to be the same character during a point in development. The book "''20th Anniversary - Hoshi no Kirby: Pupupu Taizen''", published by [[wikipedia:Shogakukan|Shogakukan]] in 2012, addresses the many similarities of the characters, and suggests that Ado could be a nickname of Adeleine, but ultimately states that it is [[List of mysteries|simply unknown]] if they are the same person or not.<ref name="misconception">[https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877727830/kirby-translation-ado-adeleine-the "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Misconception" by Kaialone on Tumblr]</ref>


A similar artbook published by [[wikipedia:Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]] in 2017, "''Kirby Art & Style Collection''", also includes a piece of concept art that appears to have been sent to manga artists after ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''{{'}}s release. In the artwork, two designs for Ado are shown—one resembling her in-game sprite, and another resembling Adeleine—and guidelines are shown to indicate that artists should draw her in the latter design rather than the former.<ref name="misconception"/> Because of this, many manga appearances of Ado resemble Adeleine, and some interpreted the two as a singular character after ''Kirby 64'' was released. Early concept art for ''Kirby 64'' also shows Adeleine resembling this design, with a cross-shaped button on her smock rather than a circular one. However, a caption below the artwork states that it only concerns Ado, and that Adeleine is merely "a character reminiscent of her", gelling with the earlier statement in "''Pupupu Taizen''".<ref name="connections">[https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877726465/kirby-translations-ado-adeleine-the "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Connections" by Kaialone on Tumblr]</ref> A different book published by Kadokawa in 2019, "''Hoshi no Kirby no Character Daishūgōzukan''", contains a similar statement about Ado and Adeleine as in the 2012 Shogakukan artbook.
==Relation to Adeleine==
[[File:Ado Adeleine.jpg|thumb|200px|left|The excerpt from ''20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia'' that raises the mystery about Ado's relationship to Adeleine<ref name="pupupu">{{cite book|quote='''別人?アドとアドレーヌ'''<br>どちらも{{furi|絵|え}}の{{furi|修行|しゅぎょう}}にやってきた{{furi|女|おんな}}の{{furi|子|こ}}で、カービィやデデデ{{furi|大王|だいおう}}とも{{furi|仲|なか}}ががよい。{{furi|2人|ふたり}}は{{furi|見|み}}た{{furi|目|め}}も{{furi|特技|とくぎ}}も、{{furi|敵|てき}}に{{furi|体|からだ}}を{{furi|乗|の}}っ{{furi|取|と}}られたときの{{furi|戦|たたか}}い{{furi|方|かた}}も{{furi|似|に}}ているが、{{furi|同一人物|どういつじんぶつ}}かどうかは{{furi|不明|ふめい}}。<br>{{furi|本名|ほんみょう}}がアドレーヌで、{{furi|愛称|あいしょう}}がアドである{{furi|可能性|かのうせい}}も{{furi|高|たか}}い。<br>'''Different People? Ado and Adeleine'''<br>Both are girls who came to practice painting, and both are good friends with Kirby and King Dedede. The two of them have similar appearances and special skills, and they fought similarly when their bodies were possessed by enemies, but it's unknown if they are the same person.<br>It's a strong possibility that Adeleine is her real name while Ado is a nickname.|book=20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia|publisher=Shogakukan|page=20}}</ref>]]
[[File:Ado Adeleine 2.png|thumb|200px|right|The concept art from ''Kirby Art & Style Collection'' showing how manga artists should draw Ado]]
After the release of ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', there was confusion about Ado's relationship to [[Adeleine]], a similar character who appears in said game, with pre-release material suggesting they were likely meant to be the same character during a point in development. In Japanese, Adeleine is spelled "Adorēnu" (アドレーヌ), so "Ado" can be interpreted as simply a shortened version of her full name. The book ''[[20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia]]'', published by [[wikipedia:Shogakukan|Shogakukan]] in 2012, addresses the many similarities of the characters and suggests that Ado could be a nickname for Adeleine, but ultimately states that it is [[List of mysteries|unknown]] if they are the same person or not.<ref name="pupupu"/><ref name="misconception">[https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877727830/kirby-translation-ado-adeleine-the "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Misconception" by Kaialone on Tumblr] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230712202418/https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877727830/kirby-translation-ado-adeleine-the// archive])</ref>
 
A similar artbook published by [[wikipedia:Kadokawa Shoten|Kadokawa]] in 2017, ''Kirby Art & Style Collection'', also includes a piece of concept art that appears to have been sent to manga artists after ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''{{'}}s release. In the artwork, two designs for Ado are shown, with one resembling her in-game sprite and the other resembling Adeleine, along with guidelines that indicate artists should draw her in the latter design rather than the former.<ref name="misconception"/> Because of this, many manga appearances of Ado resemble Adeleine, and some treat the two as a single character. Early concept art for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' also shows Adeleine resembling this design, with a cross-shaped button on her smock rather than a circular one. However, a caption below the artwork states that it only concerns Ado, and notes that "there's a strong resemblance between Ado and Adeleine", similar to the earlier statement in the ''Pupupu Encyclopedia''.<ref name="connections">[https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877726465/kirby-translations-ado-adeleine-the "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Connections" by Kaialone on Tumblr] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230712202344/https://kaialone.tumblr.com/post/182877726465/kirby-translations-ado-adeleine-the// archive])</ref> A different book published by Kadokawa in 2019, the ''Kirby Illustrated Character Encyclopedia'', contains a similar statement about Ado and Adeleine as the ''Pupupu Encyclopedia'', while the ''Kirby Character Encyclopedia'' released by Kadokawa in 2022 lists Ado and Adeleine separately.


A tidbit worth noting is that both characters are shown in supplementary material to call other characters by the same nicknames, such as "Kir-kun" for Kirby and "Dede no Dan'na" ("Mr. Dede") for [[King Dedede]].<ref name="connections"/>
A tidbit worth noting is that both characters are shown in supplementary material to call other characters by the same nicknames, such as "Kir-kun" for Kirby and "Dede no Dan'na" ("Mr. Dede") for [[King Dedede]].<ref name="connections"/>


While recent Japanese media has described them as separate characters that only might possibly be the same, both Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Russia have stated that Adeleine appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', via the descriptions of their YouTube videos featuring the trailer for Adeleine & Ribbon's appearance in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. Specifically, it seems that all of these were translated from the English UK version of the video. However, this detail is notably absent on both the respective Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Japan equivalents. Additionally, in ''Star Allies'', Adeleine has a move known as Ado's Painter ("Ado Painter" in Japanese), allowing her to paint the same bosses as Ado could in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. This can either be seen as evidence supporting the two as the same character, or it could simply be referencing Ado while retaining her as a distinct character.
Both Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Russia have stated that Adeleine appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' in the descriptions of their YouTube videos featuring the trailer for Adeleine & Ribbon's appearance in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' as well as on the official European websites.<ref name="UKsite">[https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Kirby-Star-Allies-1233956.html#DLC Nintendo UK] ([https://web.archive.org/web/20230712202852/https://www.nintendo.co.uk/Games/Nintendo-Switch-games/Kirby-Star-Allies-1233956.html// archive])</ref> However, this detail is notably absent on the respective Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Japan equivalents. In ''Kirby Star Allies'' itself, Adeleine has a move known as Ado's Painter ("Ado Painter" in Japanese), allowing her to paint some of the same bosses as Ado could in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', though whether this reference to Ado is meant to hint at her being the same character as Adeleine is unclear.


Within [[Nintendo 3DS]] eShop and [[Nintendo Switch]] titles, internal designations may provide an inside clue as to how the character is at least treated among developers. In ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'', ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'', and ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'', a recurring remix of Adeleine's introduction cutscene from ''Kirby 64'' is contains the string <tt>N64_Ado</tt>; furthermore, Adeleine's texture files from ''Kirby Star Allies'' DLC and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' are denoted as <tt>Ado</tt>, despite the model folder itself named <tt>Adeleine</tt>. In the case of ''Star Allies'', the fact that other Dream Friends do not use shorthand makes the usage of Ado for Adeleine seem particularly deliberate, and it is important to note that the vast majority of modern filenames adhere to official transliterations over literal romanizations. Additionally, Japanese Twitter posts by [[HAL Laboratory|HAL]] consistently do not mention Ado in text or depict her in artwork; for example, in Adeleine's [[List of Dedede Directory posts|Dedede Directory post]] in 2020, King Dedede's introductory statement translates to "''The red beret hat is the trademark of “Adeleine”!''", but otherwise does not allude to Ado or ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.
While they are not necessarily considered official statements, internal filenames may shed some light on how Adeleine and Ado are treated among [[HAL Laboratory]] staff. In the internal data of ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'', ''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]'', ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'', a recurring arrangement of "[[Art Attack]]", Adeleine's introduction cutscene music from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', contains the string <tt>N64_Ado</tt> or <tt>N64_Ado_for_Lime_DL</tt>; furthermore, Adeleine's texture files from ''Kirby Star Allies'' and ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]'' are denoted as <tt>Ado</tt>, despite the model folder itself being named <tt>Adeleine</tt>. Notably, Adeleine is the only [[Dream Friend]] whose files in ''Kirby Star Allies'' use shorthand, and the vast majority of modern filenames adhere to official transliterations over literal romanizations.
 
Related to the above use of shorthand in internal filenames, the "Adeleine Peach" [[color]] seen in ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' is named アドペールオレンジ (''Ado Pale Orange'') in Japanese. Many of the color names in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' use abbreviated names, such as "[[Meta Knight|Meta]] Navy" (メタネイビー) and "[[Zan Partizanne|Zan]] Lightning" (パルルゴールドスパーク ''Paruru Gold Spark''), but this specific connection is unique to Ado and Adeleine. Furthermore, while the colors and [[costumes]] are unlocked in roughly chronological order, Adeleine's costume and color are unlocked between [[Marx]] and [[Gooey]] (where ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' would be placed) rather than between [[ChuChu]] and [[Daroach]] (where ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' would be placed).
 
Ado is rarely depicted or mentioned in supplementary material since Adeleine's debut, and in particular, [[Kirby JP Twitter]] posts consistently do not mention Ado in text or depict her in artwork; for example, in Adeleine's [[Dedede Directory]] post in 2020, King Dedede's introductory statement translates to "''It's 'Adeleine', with her trademark red beret!''", but does not mention or allude to Ado or ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. Furthermore, Ado is the only ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' boss that did not get a Dedede Directory post.


<gallery>
<gallery>
Ado Adeleine 3.jpeg|An excerpt from "''Hoshi no Kirby no Character Daishūgōzukan''" that echoes similar sentiment as in the 20th Anniversary artbook.
Ado Adeleine 3.jpg|An excerpt from the ''Kirby Illustrated Character Encyclopedia'' that contains a similar statement to the 20th Anniversary artbook
Dedede Directory 39 - Adeleine.jpg|Adeleine's "Dedede Directory" image. Text in the post mentions the red beret being her trademark but otherwise does not acknowledge Ado.
Dedede Directory 39 - Adeleine.jpg|Adeleine's "Dedede Directory" image. Text in the post mentions the red beret being her trademark and does not acknowledge Ado.
</gallery>
</gallery>


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Her battle system is similar to the [[Holo Defense API]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
[[File:KDL3 Ado in-game art.png|thumb|Various pieces of in-game artwork featuring Ado. Note how her design differs from her official artwork.]]
*The way she tumbles upon defeat is similar to the [[Keke|KeKe]] enemy in the [[Kirby's Dream Land 3|same game]].
*Ado's name might come from Ado Mizumori, a famous Japanese illustrator. Mizumori is often credited as "Ado-chan", which is used as a [[CPU]] nickname in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''.
*Ado's appearance in her official artwork noticeably differs from her design shown in larger artwork in-game, such as the credits illustrations. In her official artwork, she is squat with thin, cartoon-like limbs and eyes similar to Kirby's, while her in-game artwork shows her with more realistic proportions and anime-like eyes with white scleras. The artist appears to have used her simplified sprite for reference, and given the excerpt from "''Art & Style Collection''" seen above, it is likely that the in-game artwork is what she is intended to look like.
*The way Ado tumbles upon defeat is similar to the [[Keke|KeKe]] enemy from the [[Kirby's Dream Land 3|same game]].
*Ado's battle is similar to that of both [[Adeleine]] in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' and the [[Holo Defense API]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
*Ado's appearance in her official artwork noticeably differs from her design shown in larger artwork in-game, such as the credits illustrations. In her official artwork, she is squat with thin, cartoon-like limbs and eyes similar to Kirby's, while her in-game artwork shows her with more realistic proportions and anime-like eyes with white sclerae. The artist appears to have used her simplified sprite for reference, and given the excerpt from "''Art & Style Collection''" seen above, it is likely that the in-game artwork is what she is intended to look like.


==References==
==Names in other languages==
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KDL3 B Ado.png|Sprite from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
KDL3 Characters Concept Art.jpg|Concept art for ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
Keychain SSDrawing.png|"Sweet Stuff Drawing" [[Keychain]] from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
KDL3 Manga Back.png|Artwork of the back of a manga from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
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Ado
KDL3 Ado artwork.jpg
Artwork of Ado from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
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First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Latest game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014, keychain)
Similar to Adeleine
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This article is about the character from Kirby's Dream Land 3. For a similar character who appears in other games and might possibly be Ado herself, see Adeleine.

Ado is the boss of Cloudy Park in Kirby's Dream Land 3. She is a human girl who came to Pop Star in order to practice painting,[1] and is able to paint creatures that subsequently come to life and jump off the canvas. However, Ado became possessed by Dark Matter when it invaded Pop Star, thus forcing her to fight Kirby and his Animal Friends. Once defeated, she is freed from Dark Matter's influence.

Ado bears a strong resemblance to Adeleine, both in appearance and mannerisms, but whether or not they are the same character is left ambiguous.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

Ado runs out of options at the end of the fight, so she charges at Kirby and Gooey, hoping to do some damage with her brush.

Ado is the boss of Cloudy Park in Kirby's Dream Land 3. Her battle consists of two distinct phases, though the second phase is little more than a short addendum to the main fight in the first one.

Phase 1[edit]

Using her giant canvas, she paints enemies that battle Kirby for her. She summons Ice Dragon, Sweet Stuff, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, and Kracko, all of which are bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2, but with significantly less health and weaker attacks. Kirby can use his inhale to swallow their projectiles and spit them back at the paintings, or attack them with copy abilities. The Ice Dragon painting can be destroyed in three Star Bullets' worth of damage. The Sweet Stuff painting can withstand 4 star bullets' worth of damage. The Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright paintings can withstand damage equal to 6 star bullets' worth in total (3 per painting). The Kracko painting can withstand damage equal to 8 star bullets' worth.

Phase 2[edit]

After Ado runs out of paintings to send toward Kirby, she gets fed up and charges at him with her paintbrush. She can only take a single hit, and even a Slide or Air Bullet will do her in. Ado will also be taken out even if she manages to hit Kirby. When defeated, she tumbles off to the right.

Aftermath[edit]

Doodle of Ado from the True Ending credits roll.

After Kirby uses the Heart Stars to purge the area of Dark Matter's influence, he can come back to see Ado, who will be much friendlier. She will paint a number of different things at random, then erase them. These paintings include:

  • A diamond ring
  • A slice of a cake
  • A pink Game Boy

Ado also appears in the staff credits, where she is seen drawing in a sketchpad — it is implied she is the artist of the drawings seen within the credits. At the very end, she pops up to paint "END" in the corner of the screen. She can be refought as the fourth opponent of Boss Butch.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

While not mentioned by name in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Ado is depicted in two keychains: "Sweet Stuff Drawing" and "Boss Butch" (which depicts her along with the rest of the regular Kirby's Dream Land 3 bosses).

Relation to Adeleine[edit]

The excerpt from 20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia that raises the mystery about Ado's relationship to Adeleine[2]
The concept art from Kirby Art & Style Collection showing how manga artists should draw Ado

After the release of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, there was confusion about Ado's relationship to Adeleine, a similar character who appears in said game, with pre-release material suggesting they were likely meant to be the same character during a point in development. In Japanese, Adeleine is spelled "Adorēnu" (アドレーヌ), so "Ado" can be interpreted as simply a shortened version of her full name. The book 20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia, published by Shogakukan in 2012, addresses the many similarities of the characters and suggests that Ado could be a nickname for Adeleine, but ultimately states that it is unknown if they are the same person or not.[2][3]

A similar artbook published by Kadokawa in 2017, Kirby Art & Style Collection, also includes a piece of concept art that appears to have been sent to manga artists after Kirby's Dream Land 3's release. In the artwork, two designs for Ado are shown, with one resembling her in-game sprite and the other resembling Adeleine, along with guidelines that indicate artists should draw her in the latter design rather than the former.[3] Because of this, many manga appearances of Ado resemble Adeleine, and some treat the two as a single character. Early concept art for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards also shows Adeleine resembling this design, with a cross-shaped button on her smock rather than a circular one. However, a caption below the artwork states that it only concerns Ado, and notes that "there's a strong resemblance between Ado and Adeleine", similar to the earlier statement in the Pupupu Encyclopedia.[4] A different book published by Kadokawa in 2019, the Kirby Illustrated Character Encyclopedia, contains a similar statement about Ado and Adeleine as the Pupupu Encyclopedia, while the Kirby Character Encyclopedia released by Kadokawa in 2022 lists Ado and Adeleine separately.

A tidbit worth noting is that both characters are shown in supplementary material to call other characters by the same nicknames, such as "Kir-kun" for Kirby and "Dede no Dan'na" ("Mr. Dede") for King Dedede.[4]

Both Nintendo of Europe and Nintendo of Russia have stated that Adeleine appeared in Kirby's Dream Land 3 in the descriptions of their YouTube videos featuring the trailer for Adeleine & Ribbon's appearance in Kirby Star Allies as well as on the official European websites.[5] However, this detail is notably absent on the respective Nintendo of America and Nintendo of Japan equivalents. In Kirby Star Allies itself, Adeleine has a move known as Ado's Painter ("Ado Painter" in Japanese), allowing her to paint some of the same bosses as Ado could in Kirby's Dream Land 3, though whether this reference to Ado is meant to hint at her being the same character as Adeleine is unclear.

While they are not necessarily considered official statements, internal filenames may shed some light on how Adeleine and Ado are treated among HAL Laboratory staff. In the internal data of Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, Kirby's Blowout Blast and Super Kirby Clash, a recurring arrangement of "Art Attack", Adeleine's introduction cutscene music from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, contains the string N64_Ado or N64_Ado_for_Lime_DL; furthermore, Adeleine's texture files from Kirby Star Allies and Super Kirby Clash are denoted as Ado, despite the model folder itself being named Adeleine. Notably, Adeleine is the only Dream Friend whose files in Kirby Star Allies use shorthand, and the vast majority of modern filenames adhere to official transliterations over literal romanizations.

Related to the above use of shorthand in internal filenames, the "Adeleine Peach" color seen in Kirby's Dream Buffet is named アドペールオレンジ (Ado Pale Orange) in Japanese. Many of the color names in Kirby's Dream Buffet use abbreviated names, such as "Meta Navy" (メタネイビー) and "Zan Lightning" (パルルゴールドスパーク Paruru Gold Spark), but this specific connection is unique to Ado and Adeleine. Furthermore, while the colors and costumes are unlocked in roughly chronological order, Adeleine's costume and color are unlocked between Marx and Gooey (where Kirby's Dream Land 3 would be placed) rather than between ChuChu and Daroach (where Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards would be placed).

Ado is rarely depicted or mentioned in supplementary material since Adeleine's debut, and in particular, Kirby JP Twitter posts consistently do not mention Ado in text or depict her in artwork; for example, in Adeleine's Dedede Directory post in 2020, King Dedede's introductory statement translates to "It's 'Adeleine', with her trademark red beret!", but does not mention or allude to Ado or Kirby's Dream Land 3. Furthermore, Ado is the only Kirby's Dream Land 3 boss that did not get a Dedede Directory post.

Trivia[edit]

Various pieces of in-game artwork featuring Ado. Note how her design differs from her official artwork.
  • Ado's name might come from Ado Mizumori, a famous Japanese illustrator. Mizumori is often credited as "Ado-chan", which is used as a CPU nickname in Kirby's Dream Buffet.
  • The way Ado tumbles upon defeat is similar to the KeKe enemy from the same game.
  • Ado's battle is similar to that of both Adeleine in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and the Holo Defense API from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
  • Ado's appearance in her official artwork noticeably differs from her design shown in larger artwork in-game, such as the credits illustrations. In her official artwork, she is squat with thin, cartoon-like limbs and eyes similar to Kirby's, while her in-game artwork shows her with more realistic proportions and anime-like eyes with white sclerae. The artist appears to have used her simplified sprite for reference, and given the excerpt from "Art & Style Collection" seen above, it is likely that the in-game artwork is what she is intended to look like.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese アド
Ado
Ado


Gallery[edit]

References

  1. https://twitpic.com/dxsgkq (archive)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "別人?アドとアドレーヌ
    どちらも修行しゅぎょうにやってきたおんなで、カービィやデデデ大王だいおうともなかががよい。2人ふたり特技とくぎも、てきからだられたときのたたかかたているが、同一人物どういつじんぶつかどうかは不明ふめい
    本名ほんみょうがアドレーヌで、愛称あいしょうがアドである可能性かのうせいたかい。
    Different People? Ado and Adeleine
    Both are girls who came to practice painting, and both are good friends with Kirby and King Dedede. The two of them have similar appearances and special skills, and they fought similarly when their bodies were possessed by enemies, but it's unknown if they are the same person.
    It's a strong possibility that Adeleine is her real name while Ado is a nickname.
    " –20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia (Shogakukan), pg. 20
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Misconception" by Kaialone on Tumblr (archive)
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Kirby Translation: Ado & Adeleine - The Connections" by Kaialone on Tumblr (archive)
  5. Nintendo UK (archive)