Hot Head

Hot Head Artwork of Hot Head for Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Other game(s) Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby and the Rainbow Curse Kirby: Planet Robobot Copy Ability Fire Similar entities Super Hot Head Bubble Head Colossal Hot Head Burning Leo

“

This critter's body is literally made of flames, and he can spit fire to boot. There's little doubt that he must have a warm heart and a fiery personality, but no one is willing to get close enough to find out.

”

— Figurine description from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Hot Head is a common enemy in the Kirby series who first appeared Kirby's Adventure. In every main-series game that he appears in, Hot Head gives Kirby the Fire Copy Ability when inhaled.

Hot Head is usually depicted as being orange-red, but is also found in other colors. He is about as tall as Kirby, and his physique consists of a main head-body with two stubby feet and no arms. His mouth is funnel-shaped, similar to octopus-like enemies such as Flotzo. He has a bright orange mane which often flickers like fire, making his incendiary nature fairly easy to recognize.

Attacks

Hot Head attacks Kirby by either shooting a single fireball from his mouth at Kirby, usually done from a distance, or breathing out fire, which is usually done if he is near Kirby. Neither of these attacks are particularly quick, but they can catch Kirby off-guard if he is not paying attention. The fireball attack in particular is capable of being fired at many different angles, making it more potentially accurate than Shotzo fire.

When Hot Head is controlled by Ghost Kirby in Kirby: Squeak Squad:

• Press and release B to shoot a fireball;
• Press and hold B to breathe fire.

Variants

• In Kirby: Squeak Squad, there is a Bubble ability-yielding counterpart called Bubble Head.

• In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, there is a super variant of Hot Head known as the Super Hot Head, which provides the Monster Flame Super Ability.

• In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash, there is a giant version called Colossal Hot Head, which fights in a tag-team with Colossal Waddle Dee and Colossal Kabu. In Super Kirby Clash, Colossal Hot Head also fights alongside Colossal Driblee in a few Quests.

Game appearances

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby falling towards a Hot Head in Kirby's Adventure.

Hot Head made his debut appearance in this game and also appears in the remake. Here is where his signature look and abilities were first introduced, giving him both the ability to breathe fire at short range and spit a fireball at long range in Kirby's general direction. Here, they can come in many different colors.

Locations

Hot Head can be found in the following levels and stages:

Hot Head 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 & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad

Kirby leaping at a Hot Head in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

Hot Head appears in both of these titles, with the exact same look and function as he had in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Locations

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

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

Hot Head 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's Return to Dream Land

A Hot Head prepares to breathe fire in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Hot Head makes his debut appearance in 3-D in this game. Here, he can come in various sizes when encountered in Extra Mode.

Locations

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

Hot Head 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

Hot Head appears as one of the enemies that can be encountered in the New Challenge Stages, retaining his Kirby's Return to Dream Land appearance.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

Hot Head appears in both of these games, gaining a slight visual update from his Return to Dream Land incarnation. He gains the ability to shoot fireballs between the foreground and background.

A randomly-obtained Keychain depicting Hot Head in his Kirby's Adventure likeness can also be collected in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Hot Head can be found in the following levels and stages:

Hot Head 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 Hot Head can be found in the following levels and stages:

Hot Head 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

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Kirby approaching three fire-breathing Hot Heads in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Hot Head appears as a somewhat uncommon enemy in this game, first appearing in Red Volcano. He spews a long-held cone of flame in front of him to block Kirby's path, though this can be blocked using the Rainbow Rope. Given the nature of this game, this is Hot Head's only appearance where he cannot provide a Copy Ability.

Locations

In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Hot Head appears in the following locations:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

A Hot Head in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Hot Head returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Hot Head makes a cameo appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a power-up Sticker for Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary. He can only be equipped on Kirby, King Dedede and Meta Knight and increase their Flame attack by 10.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Hot Head as it appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Hot Head makes a tiny cameo appearance as a monster in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Cowardly Creature. He is shown briefly training as part of the "Young Monsters of the Future" program run by monster clowns, balancing an aerial ball over his head. Notably, he resembles his artwork from Kirby's Adventure.

Gallery

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  Kirby's Adventure artwork

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  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork

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  Kirby: Squeak Squad artwork

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  Kirby and the Rainbow Curse artwork

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  Figurine from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

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  From Kirby: Planet Robobot

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ホットヘッド Hotto Heddo	Hot Head
French	Brultête	Burnhead
German	Glutifer	"Glut" = "Ember"
Italian	Testacalda	Hothead
Korean	핫헤드 hashedeu	Hothead
Spanish	Hot Head	-