Clocker
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Clocker[1] is a round dark-feathered crow-like creature with a bright orange beak and no visible eyes which can be seen holding up cages containing Waddle Dees and other things in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Clockers are employed by the Beast Pack to carry and capture creatures with their large metal cages, thus making them much stronger than they would otherwise seem. Silver cages that hold individual objects, such as a Waddle Dee or a red Star Coin, are held by a single Clocker, while gold cages at the end of stages are carried by three. Despite this role, Clockers are easily frightened off when Kirby approaches them, leaving the cage to be opened easily.
In addition to holding cages, Clockers are also deployed to ferry away King Dedede via ropes when he kidnaps Elfilin at the end of An Unexpected Beast King. They can also be seen without cages in some of the photos in the staff credits, where they roost on various things and carry Kirby and his friends around. There is also a red variety of Clocker which has a timer strapped to its front. Kirby needs to reach its cage before the timer runs out, or it will fly away.
EtymologyEdit
The name "Clocker" is likely derived from the words "crow" and "locker", rather than in specific reference to the red variants with "clocks". They are not formally named in most versions of the game, since they are not proper enemies, despite otherwise being featured prominently in figures, in gameplay, and in cutscenes. Their Japanese and English names were provided in the June 2022 issue of Nintendo DREAM magazine. However, the German and Italian versions give their localized name in-game, via the description for the "Captured Waddle Dees" figure.
Other appearancesEdit
- In Kirby's Dream Buffet, three Clockers appear on a Character Treat, using the artwork with three Captured Waddle Dees from Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
GalleryEdit
Artwork of three Clockers carrying a gold cage holding three Waddle Dees
Screenshot of a Timer Clocker in Abandoned Beach
A Clocker carrying away a Waddle Dee in one of the cutscenes in Point of Arrival
Clockers working with the Awoofies to capture Waddle Dees in Waddle Dee Town
A close-up of the Clockers holding the gold cage used to trap Elfilin in Point of Arrival
King Dedede being ferried away by several Clockers carrying ropes in An Unexpected Beast King
One of the photos from the staff credits where Kirby and four Waddle Dees are carried around by Clockers in Winter Horns
Credits image where some Clockers help with releasing pieces of Leon's Soul
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | クロッカー[2] kurokkā |
Clocker From "黒" (black), "クロウ" (crow), and "ロッカー" (locker) |
| German | Sperrling[3] | From "Sperling" (sparrow) and "sperren" (to lock) |
| Italian | Cornabbia[3] | From "Corvo" (crow) and "gabbia" (cage) |
| Korean | 클록커[4] keullogkeo |
Clocker |
References
- ↑ Name taken from page 13 of the June 2022 issue of Nintendo DREAM, provided in English
- ↑ Name taken from page 13 of the June 2022 issue of Nintendo DREAM, provided in Japanese
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 From the in-game description of the Captured Waddle Dees figure
- ↑ From the Korean version of Kirby and the Forgotten Land: Start Running to the New World!