Bang-Bang
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Bang-Bang is a type of enemy appearing in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Canvas Curse. It resembles a gray and red rocket with a yellow nose, white wings, a pair of angry-looking eyes and, while on the ground, two yellow feet. Bang-Bang grants the Missile Copy Ability in both of its appearances. In English, Bang-bangs are named such since they explode. Their Japanese name comes from Dokkōn, which is a Japanese onomatopoeia for "Kaboom!".
Game appearances
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
In their first appearance, Bang-Bangs initially walk on the ground, waiting for Kirby to come near. Once he does, they momentarily stop and, after a few seconds of aiming, proceed to attack by launching themselves at him. While airborne, Bang-Bangs relentlessly home in on Kirby. However, they have bad deceleration and cannot turn around very fast, which can be exploited to cause them to miss their target. After traveling through the air for a set amount of time, Bang-Bangs begin to flash red and eventually self-destruct, harming Kirby if he is caught in the blast. Smashing into an obstacle or directly hitting Kirby likewise causes them to explode. Bang-Bangs have low health and can be destroyed by any attack.
Locations
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Bang-Bang 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 |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Bang-Bang appears once again, usually in secret places. It no longer has feet like in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, but otherwise is unchanged.
Locations
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Bang-Bang appears in the following locations:
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| Reddy Land | Arange Gorge | Iello Adventure | Neo Greo | Bloo Hills | Omarine Zone | Wonder Lilane |
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Trivia
- It is possible that their feet are retractable, because their appearance in Kirby: Canvas Curse depicts Bang-Bang without feet. Additionally, their method of attack in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror removes their feet.
Gallery
Artwork from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Bang-Bang in Mustard Mountain
Bang-Bang in Carrot Castle
Dedede Directory about Bang-Bang
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ドッコーン Dokkōn |
Dockorn Translated in the Japanese Kirby: Canvas Curse staff credits. Based on an onomatopoeia for an explosion sound "kaboom" (ドドーン) |
| French | Missilator | - |
| German | Torpedor | From "Torpedo" |
| Italian | Rombo | Likely a reference to the turbot species called "rombo" in Italian due to its fish-like appearance. |
| Korean | 쿠앙 Kuang |
From "쾅" (Kwang), onomatopoeia for explosion sounds. |
| Spanish | Misilín | From Misil, meaning "missile" |
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