Flamer

Flamer Artwork of Flamer from Kirby: Canvas Curse. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (2019) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby Mass Attack (Strato Patrol EOS) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Copy Ability Burning, Fire Similar entities Elec, Searches

“

Approaching this spinner causes it to erupt into flames. I warned you!

”

— Patch Plaza description of Flamer in Kirby's Epic Yarn

Flamer is a fairly common reoccurring enemy in the Kirby series. It is known for its speed and erratic temperament. First appearing in Kirby's Adventure, this flying eyeball with spouting flame nozzles can be seen rolling along walls, floors, and ceilings, only detaching when it is angered. Flamer prefers to roll in a counter-clockwise motion - thus tending to make left turns rather than right ones - but will change direction under certain circumstances. Once it detaches from its rolling area, Flamer will spin in the air and home in on its target, and then burst forward in a fireball tackle, usually leaving the area after this move is completed.

Flamer was initially known for providing the Burning ability when swallowed by Kirby. In more recent titles, however, it provides the Fire ability, since the two abilities have since merged into one. Flamers usually come in a shade of pink with lighter pink spouts, but can be seen in other hues in certain areas, including blue, green, and yellow. This does not change their behavior.

Game appearances

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby inhaling a Flamer in Kirby's Adventure.

Flamer made its debut appearance in this game, and showcased its main behaviors that it would become infamous for throughout the series. Flamers in this game are capable of moving at various speeds, with some moving blisteringly fast.

Locations

Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer 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
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A

Kirby's Dream Course

Flamer appears in this title, spinning in place in various courses. It provides the Fireball ability.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Course, Flamer can be found in the following courses and holes:

Flamer locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Main Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course		Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course		Kracko Course		Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Flamer locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Extra Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course		Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course		Kracko Course		Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby spotting a Flamer in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Flamer appears in this Game Boy title, marking its first and only appearance on a monochrome system. It behaves the same way as in Kirby's Adventure, but is generally slower and less aggressive.

Locations

Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stage	Grass Land	Big Forest	Ripple Field	Iceberg	Red Canyon	Cloudy Park	Dark Castle
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kirby's Block Ball

Flamer appears as a common enemy in this game, first introduced in Stage 8. It is worth 1000 points when collided with and grants Kirby the Burn ability.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad

Beam Kirby attacking a Flamer in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

Flamer makes an appearance in both of these titles, exhibiting the same look and behavior that it had in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Kirby: Squeak Squad marked the first time that Flamer provided the Fire ability instead of Burning. Kirby is able to possess Flamer in this title using the Ghost ability. Doing so allows Kirby to move Flamer along walls and ceilings and change its direction, and also allows Kirby to make use of its hover and flame tackle.

Locations

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Flamer can be found in the following rooms:

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer locations in Kirby: Squeak Squad
Stage	Prism Plains	Nature Notch	Cushy Cloud	Jam Jungle	Vocal Volcano	Ice Island	Secret Sea	Gamble Galaxy
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4								N/A
Stage 5					N/A			N/A
Stage EX								N/A

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Flamer returns as a common enemy in this touch-based game, acting the same as usual. Here, Kirby merely needs to bump into it to gain the Burning ability. This would be the last game in the series where Flamer would provide this original ability.

Locations

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Flamer appears in the following locations:

Flamer locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
				Canvas Canyon		Spectacle Space

Kirby's Epic Yarn / Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

In Kirby's Epic Yarn, burning Flamers can light up dark areas.

Flamer appears in yarn form in this title, though it is colored orange. Due to the nature of the game, it cannot provide any abilities, making this the only appearance where Flamer is a neutral creature.

Unlike their previous iterations, Flamers can actually charge in any direction, not just horizontally, and the player has to attack them to make them charge. Just getting near them causes to light on fire, and their only attack is by contact before the player whips them. After it attacks, a Flamer leaves the area, just like in Kirby's Adventure. As shown in Treat Land's Dark Manor, Flamers can use their flame to light up the area around them.

Locations

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

Kirby Mass Attack

Flamer appears in the Kirby Mass Attack Sub-Game Strato Patrol EOS, serving as one of the regular enemies that will attempt to fly at the Kirbys.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby jumping past a Flamer on the platform he leapt from in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Flamer's cousin Elec can be seen on the other platform.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land marked Flamer's first appearance in 3-D. Its behavior is still the same as ever, though it does benefit from increased durability, and if hit by a minor attack, will merely drop down to the next available floor or wall rather than getting angry immediately. This game also introduced Flamer's nearer and further cousins Elec and Searches.

Locations

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

In addition to its appearances in the games feature in the collection, Flamer appears in some of the New Challenge Stages, bearing its look and behavior from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Flamer would reprise its role exactly as before in the follow-up games of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, though with the added ability to move in-between the foreground and background when angered.

Flamer's sprite likeness from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land appears as a random Keychain in Kirby Triple Deluxe.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Flamer can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flamer locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Trivia

• Flamer is one of the few enemies which is capable of moving through walls, though it only does this when angered. It also cannot do this when possessed by Ghost Kirby in Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

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  Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フレイマー Fureimā	Flamer
French	Shuriflam	Pun on shuriken and flamme, flame.
German	Glutmine	Ember Mine