Glunk is an amphibious enemy who resembles a sea anemone with a green or yellow body and pink or red, sometimes vaguely hair-like tentacles on top of its head, with a face consisting solely of two big, round eyes with black pupils. Glunk is an extremely common occurrence in the Kirby series, having appeared in every main-series game and some of the spin-off titles as well. It does not yield any Copy Abilities in any of its appearances.
Glunk usually resides in water, but it can be commonly found on dry land as well. Glunk is incapable of moving on its own, instead staying attached to a floor, wall, or ceiling. Its only strategy of self defense is to regularly blow bubble-like projectiles out of the mouth atop its head in whichever direction it may be facing. If Glunk is hit (and not defeated), it may be dislodged, where it will then fall down to the next available floor and resume its normal behavior (it will not reattach to a wall or ceiling). In many games, Glunk sinks very slowly in water when not attached to a surface.
Game appearances
Kirby's Dream Land
Glunk made its first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land, and can be encountered on the Float Islands stage. It is one of the few enemies which does not have an alternate counterpart replacing it in the Extra Game. Unlike in future titles, Glunk's projectiles may travel sideways from the top of its head. In addition, some Glunks can detach at will from the ceiling to drop to the floor where they will reposition, a behavior that Glunks do not have in any subsequent game. It is worth 1000 points when defeated.
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby aims a
laser to clear out a Glunk in
Kirby's Adventure.
Glunk appears again in Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, keeping its basic look and behavior from the previous game, though streamlining the latter into the more familiar ones seen for the remainder of the series. It can blow up to four bubbles out the top of its head, and is worth 800 points when defeated.
Locations
Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby swimming past many Glunks in
Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Glunk appears again in Kirby's Dream Land 2, resembling its appearance in Kirby's Adventure, though this time only yielding 400 points on defeat.
Locations
Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Block Ball
In Kirby's Block Ball, Glunk can appear as a normal enemy in courses, and is worth 300 points when defeated.
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
Glunk appears in Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, serving the same role as usual, and is worth 300 points on defeat. Glunk's sprite in Kirby Super Star set the standard for its appearance for the rest of the series.
Locations
Glunk can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Glunk appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3, serving the same role as before, though gaining a more orange complexion than usual.
Locations
In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby running toward a Glunk in the creek in
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Glunk appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, making its first appearance in 3-D. Kirby can hold a Glunk over his head after he's inhaled it, allowing him to attack enemies above using Glunk's shots.
Glunk also appears as the 18th Enemy Info Card.
Locations
Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad
Kirby spits water at a Glunk in
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Glunk appears in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, retaining its look and function from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Glunk can be possessed by Ghost Kirby. When possessed, Glunk can be made to swim through water and move about on land very slowly, and can be made to fire its projectiles, though only upward. Interestingly, when possessed, Glunk is unable to pass through the bottom of a suspended area of water, but it can pass through the sides.
Locations
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Glunk can be found in the following rooms:
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Glunk appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, largely unchanged from its usual behavior. Notably, it falls much slower than other enemies when not attached to a surface, even when on land.
Locations
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Glunk appears in the following locations:
Glunk locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
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Reddy Land
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Arange Gorge
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Iello Adventure
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Neo Greo
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Bloo Hills
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Omarine Zone
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Glunk in
Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Glunk appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, making its first 3-D appearance since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It gains a little more durability than it had in previous titles, allowing it to potentially survive an attack, whereupon it will detach from its previous position and drift downward until finding a new floor to rest upon.
Locations
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot
Glunk appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, serving the same purpose as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, though with a somewhat updated look.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Glunk also appears as a randomly-obtained keychain, using its sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Locations
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
In Kirby: Planet Robobot Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Blowout Blast
Glunk appears in Kirby's Blowout Blast as a stationary enemy that can be defeated for 100 base points. Due to the 3-D nature of this game, Glunk does not pose much of a threat to Kirby, as it cannot hit him unless he is directly overhead, which is not a common occurrence.
Kirby Star Allies
A Glunk in
Kirby Star Allies
Glunk returns in Kirby Star Allies, acting the same as it did in its previous appearances. Starting with this game, it has noticeably larger eyes.
Locations
In Kirby Star Allies, Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
A Glunk in
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Glunk makes another appearance as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In this game, it fires a spread of three shots in different directions, instead of a single stream straight up. When latched to a wall, Glunk shoots these out in the same direction, but at different arcs. When over water, Glunk sits atop a plank of wood to keep it afloat, as it will sink otherwise.
Glunk also appears as one of the collectible figures, being found in Vol. 2. Its figure lacks a description.
Locations
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Glunk can be found in the following stages:
Trivia
- Despite appearing in every main-series game and several spin-offs, Glunk has never been represented in any collection listing except as a Keychain and figure. As neither of these provide descriptions, there is no official flavor text to describe this enemy.
Gallery
Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land
Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3
Model from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse
Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad
Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Kirby and co. swimming through an underwater tunnel passage with some Glunks in the way
Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot
Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Glunk
Names in other languages
Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Japanese
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グランク Guranku
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Glunk
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French
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Crachémone
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From cracher (to spit) and anémone (anemone)
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German
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Spuckwat
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Spitwat (the "wat" probably refers to water)
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Korean
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말미리 Malmiri
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Derived from 말미잘(Malmijal), meaning "sea amenone".
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Spanish
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Anemonia
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From anémona, meaning "anemone"
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