Dropso
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Dropso from Patch Castle.
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First game Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
Latest game Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (2019)
Similar entities Drop, Pluid
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These guys are always by themselves at parties. They're real ceiling drips!
— Patch Plaza description

Dropso is a blue stationary blob enemy that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. It is first seen in Patch Castle and later reappears in Cool Cave. Dropsos do not move or attack, allowing Kirby to easily turn them into yarn balls. When destroying a block or enemy with a Dropso in yarn ball form, a splash sound effect is heard. These enemies spawn continuously from sources of dripping water; even after destroying a Dropso, another will appear moments later in the same location.[1]

LocationsEdit

Dropso can be found in the following levels and stages in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn:

Dropso locations in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Patch Castle   Deep-Dive Deep  
Fountain Gardens   Boom Boatyard  
Flower Fields   Fossil Reef  
Rainbow Falls   Snowy Fields  
Big-Bean Vine   Cozy Cabin  
Mole Hole   Mt. Slide  
Weird Woods   Frosty Wheel  
Pyramid Sands   Frigid Fjords  
Lava Landing   Evergreen Lift  
Cool Cave   Future City  
Dino Jungle   Tube Town  
Temper Temple   Mysterious UFO  
Dusk Dunes   Stellar Way  
Toy Tracks   Moon Base  
Mushroom Run   Outer Rings  
Sweets Park   Whispy's Forest  
Melody Town   Tempest Towers  
Cocoa Station   Cloud Palace  
Dark Manor   Castle Dedede  
Splash Beach   Meta Melon Isle  
Blub-Blub Ocean   Battleship Halberd  
Secret Island  

TriviaEdit

  • Dropsos are strikingly similar to the Bot enemies in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, both in appearance and in the fact that they respawn endlessly by dripping from the ceiling.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グミーン
Gumīn
Derivation of「グミ」(gumi, meaning "gummy candy", which is borrowed from German "Gummi")
European French Flac Pun on "flaque" (puddle)
German Tropfi From "tropfen" (to drop) and clipping/diminutive suffix "-i"
Italian Plin From "plin plin" (onomatopoeia for a droplet dripping in the water)
Latin American Spanish Gotín Diminutive of "gota" (drop)
European Spanish Gota Lit. "drop"


References

  1. "Wrap up the Dropso and use it to break one of the Cloth Blocks just past the platform. Return to the platform to grab additional Dropsos as needed." –Prima Essential Guide Kirby's Epic Yarn (pg. 17)