Barbar
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Barbar[Japanese title] is an invincible enemy first encountered in the Onion Ocean level in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Barbar resembles a giant eel-like creature and can come in various sizes, some of which are truly gigantic. They reside exclusively in the water, embedded in walls, ceilings, floors, or sometimes in pits in water currents, and at regular intervals will lunge outward in an attempt to swallow any passing swimmers.
Game appearances
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Barbar debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. If a character is caught inside of a Barbar's mouth, the player will need to shake the Wii Remote to escape. Regardless of how quickly the escape is made, however, being swallowed and spat out will usually result in losing whatever Copy Ability Kirby may have had.
A relative of the Barbar, the Iron Barbar, lives exclusively in stages 1 and 3 of Dangerous Dinner on Halcandra, and lies in wait in lava beds.
Locations
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Barbar can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Cookie Country | 
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| Onion Ocean |
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| White Wafers |
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| Dangerous Dinner |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Barbar also makes an appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, reprising its role from its previous appearance. In that game, it will often lunge further, though slower, and can appear in the background lunging into the foreground.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Barbar can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Fine Fields |
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| Lollipop Land |
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| Old Odyssey |
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| Wild World |
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| Endless Explosions |
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| Royal Road |
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Kirby: Planet Robobot
Barbar reappears in Kirby: Planet Robobot, functioning the same as it did in its previous appearances. It only makes an appearance in stage 7 of Access Ark.
Gallery
Barbar's model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
A Barbar lies in wait, as seen in the Onion Ocean stage of Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Barbar attempts to eat Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Kirby and Bandana Waddle Dee swimming for their lives from Barbar
Kirby encounters a Barbar in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Barbar
Names in other languages
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| Japanese | バルバル Barubaru |
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