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{{articleabout|the enemy debuting in ''Kirby's Adventure''|the bubbles containing items and abilities in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''|[[Bubble (container)]]|the Copy Ability to create these bubbles|[[Bubble (ability)]]}}
{{Infobox-Enemy
{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:Kirby'sAdventure Bubbles.png|150px]]
|image=[[File:KRtDLD Bubbles render.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Bubbles''' from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.
|caption=Unofficial render of '''Bubbles''' from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=
|game=''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|copy ability=[[Ball]]
|copy ability=[[Ball]]
|similar=
}}
}}
'''Bubbles''' is a round, ball-shaped enemy appearing in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''. It is a blue (or, in ''Kirby's Adventure'', green) creature with large eyes, rosy cheeks and a perpetual smile. It bounces around, trying to bump into [[Kirby]]. Inhaling and swallowing it grants Kirby the [[Ball]] [[Copy Ability]].
{{About|the enemy from ''Kirby's Adventure''|other articles with similar names|[[Bubble (disambiguation)]]}}
<br clear=all>
'''Bubbles'''{{ForeignTitle}} is a round, ball-shaped [[enemy]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its remake ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''. It bounces around in an attempt to hit [[Kirby]]. Kirby receives the [[Ball]] [[Copy Ability]] when [[Inhale|swallowing]] Bubbles.
{{NinDL}}
 
[[Category:Enemies]]
In ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', Bubbles also appear in the [[Bomb Rally]] [[Sub-Game]]. A Bubbles fills in for a Kirby opponent if it is hit by a bomb, which blasts it off-screen. Right after replacing the Kirby, the Bubbles serves the bomb to a nearby Kirby. The bombs bounce off Bubbles at the same speed they were received at, and they cannot miss hitting it.
[[Category:Ball-yielding Creatures]]
 
== Appearance ==
Bubbles is a simple blue sphere with large eyes, rosy cheeks, and a perpetual smile. Their ''Kirby's Adventure'' sprite shows them as either pink or green, whereas their alternate ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' palette is purple.
 
==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
[[File:KA Rainbow Resort Stage 4 screenshot 02.png|thumb|200px|A multitude of Bubbles in ''Kirby's Adventure''.]]
Bubbles first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' as the main provider of the [[Ball]] ability. It is not a very common enemy, and is only found in a few stages.
 
It also appears in the [[Bomb Rally]] [[Sub-Game]] in ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'', taking the spot of a Kirby that has been blasted by a bomb before.
 
====Locations====
Bubbles can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Bubbles locations in ''Kirby's Adventure'' & ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
![[Vegetable Valley]]
![[Ice Cream Island]]
![[Butter Building]]
![[Grape Garden]]
![[Yogurt Yard]]
![[Orange Ocean]]
![[Rainbow Resort]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 5
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}
 
===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''===
After many years of absence, Bubbles reappears in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' once again in the Bomb Rally Sub-Game. Just as before, it fills the place of a previous character that has been eliminated from the game, passing the bomb to nearby opponents in their place. This appearance also marks Bubbles' first appearance in 3D.
 
==Gallery==
 
===Artwork===
<gallery>
KA Bubbles artwork.png|Artwork from ''Kirby's Adventure''
KNiDL Bubbles artwork.png|Artwork from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
</gallery>
 
===Sprites===
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KA Bubbles sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby's Adventure''
KNiDL Bubbles sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
</gallery>
 
===Screenshots===
<gallery>
KNiDL Bubbles in Bomb Rally screenshot.png|A Bubbles serving the bomb in the Bomb Rally sub-game in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
KRtDLD_Bomb_Rally_Bubbles_smash.jpg|Bubbles in the Bomb Rally sub-game in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=バブルス<ref>Name taken from the Kirby 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia Artbook, page 29</ref>
|jaR=Baburusu
|jaM=Bubbles
}}
 
{{ref}}
{{clear}}
 
{{Navbox-KA/KNiDL}}
{{Navbox-KRtDL/KRtDLD}}
[[Category:Creatures that yield Ball when swallowed]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby's Adventure]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby's Adventure]]
[[category:Enemies in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]

Latest revision as of 01:49, 23 March 2024

Bubbles
KRtDLD Bubbles render.png
Unofficial render of Bubbles from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
Details
First game Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s) Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Copy Ability Ball
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This article is about the enemy from Kirby's Adventure. For other articles with similar names, see Bubble (disambiguation).

Bubbles[Japanese title] is a round, ball-shaped enemy in Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It bounces around in an attempt to hit Kirby. Kirby receives the Ball Copy Ability when swallowing Bubbles.

In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bubbles also appear in the Bomb Rally Sub-Game. A Bubbles fills in for a Kirby opponent if it is hit by a bomb, which blasts it off-screen. Right after replacing the Kirby, the Bubbles serves the bomb to a nearby Kirby. The bombs bounce off Bubbles at the same speed they were received at, and they cannot miss hitting it.

Appearance[edit]

Bubbles is a simple blue sphere with large eyes, rosy cheeks, and a perpetual smile. Their Kirby's Adventure sprite shows them as either pink or green, whereas their alternate Nightmare in Dream Land palette is purple.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

A multitude of Bubbles in Kirby's Adventure.

Bubbles first appeared in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land as the main provider of the Ball ability. It is not a very common enemy, and is only found in a few stages.

It also appears in the Bomb Rally Sub-Game in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, taking the spot of a Kirby that has been blasted by a bomb before.

Locations[edit]

Bubbles can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bubbles locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land  
Stage Vegetable Valley Ice Cream Island Butter Building Grape Garden Yogurt Yard Orange Ocean Rainbow Resort
Stage 1 No No No Yes No No No
Stage 2 No No No No Yes No No
Stage 3 No No No No No No No
Stage 4 No No No Yes Yes No Yes
Stage 5 N/A No No No No No No
Stage 6 N/A N/A No No No No No

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

After many years of absence, Bubbles reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe once again in the Bomb Rally Sub-Game. Just as before, it fills the place of a previous character that has been eliminated from the game, passing the bomb to nearby opponents in their place. This appearance also marks Bubbles' first appearance in 3D.

Gallery[edit]

Artwork[edit]

  • Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

    Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

  • Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

    Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Sprites[edit]

  • Sprite from Kirby's Adventure

    Sprite from Kirby's Adventure

  • Sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

    Sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Screenshots[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese バブルス[1]
Baburusu 		Bubbles


References

  1. ↑ Name taken from the Kirby 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia Artbook, page 29
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