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{{Infobox-MidBoss
|image=[[File:KDL2Jumpershoot.png]]
|image=[[File:KDL3 Jumper Shoot artwork.png|150px]]
|caption=Picture of Jumper Shoot from Kirby's Dream Land 2
|caption=Artwork of '''Jumper Shoot''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' (1995)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|copy ability=[[Parasol (ability)|Parasol]]
|copy ability=[[Parasol]]
|similar=[[Floaty the Drifter]]
|similar=[[Floaty the Drifter]], [[Haboki]]
}}
}}
'''Jumper Shoot''', originally spelled '''Jumpershoot''', is a [[Mid-Boss]] found within ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. It is very similar to [[Floaty the Drifter]] in terms of appearance, with the exception that Jumper Shoot has a foot, unlike the Drifter, and is much larger. Once defeated, it will give out the [[Parasol]] ability when swallowed.


'''Jumper Shoot''' is a mid-boss found within [[Kirby's Dream Land 2]] and [[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]. It is very similar to [[Floaty the Drifter]] in terms of appearance and such, with the exception that Jumper Shoot has a leg, unlike the Drifter. If inhaled, it will give out the [[Parasol (ability)|Parasol]] ability.  
==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
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|image=File:KDL2 Jumper Shoot artwork.png
|size=150px
|align=right
|caption=Artwork from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
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The first time Jumpershoot appears is in [[Big Forest]]. It has two attacks: one involving spinning like a top in the air and moving toward Kirby; the other having Jumpershoot kick off its sandal as a projectile. The sandal can be inhaled and spat out to fire back at the mid-boss.
 
====Locations====
Jumpershoot appears in the following levels and stages:


==Game Appearances==
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===Kirby's Dream Land 2===
!colspan=8|Jumpershoot locations in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''  
The first time Jumper Shoot appears is in [[Cloudy Park]]. It has two attacks: one being like a top and moving around in a spinning motion trying to attack Kirby. The other one is Jumper Shoot kicking off a sandal, attempting to hit Kirby. The sandal can be used as a projectile to fire back at the mid-boss. If defeated, it will give the Parasol ability.
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!Stage
![[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]]
![[Big Forest]]
![[Ripple Field (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Ripple Field]]
![[Iceberg (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Iceberg]]
![[Red Canyon]]
![[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Cloudy Park]]
![[Dark Castle]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 5
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 7
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|}


===Kirby's Dream Land 3===
===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
It reappears as a boss in Cloudy Park and now in [[Iceberg]]. It will attack the same way as in Kirby's Dream Land 2.
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', Jumper Shoot reappears as a mid-boss in [[Cloudy Park - Stage 4 (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park - Stage 4]] and again in [[Iceberg - Stage 6]]. It attacks the same way as in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''.


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Jumper Shoot appears to be based on the [[wikipedia:Kasa Obake|Kara Kasa]].
*Jumper Shoot is based on the [[wikipedia:Kasa-obake|kasa-obake]]; an umbrella spirit from Japanese folklore.
*Jumper Shoot's name is derived from "bumbershoot", a slang term for an umbrella. This is also the origin of [[Bumber]]'s name.
 
==Gallery==
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KDL2 Jumpershoot sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
KDL3 MB JumperShoot.png|Sprite from ''Kirby Dream Land 3''
KDL2 Iceberg 2-2.png|Kirby inhaling a defeated Jumpershoot in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
KDL3 Iceberg Stage 6 screenshot 07.png|Kirby facing Jumper Shoot in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
Twitter commemorative - Ghost Story Day.jpg|Ghost Story Day illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Jumper Shoot
</gallery>
 
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ジャンパーシュート
|jaR=Janpāshūto
|jaM=Jumpershoot
}}
 
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[[Category:Mid-Bosses]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 3]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 3]]
[[Category:Parasol-yielding Creatures]]
[[Category:Creatures that yield Parasol when swallowed]]

Latest revision as of 18:57, 21 March 2023

Jumper Shoot
KDL3 Jumper Shoot artwork.png
Artwork of Jumper Shoot from Kirby's Dream Land 3
Details
Debut game Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
Latest game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Copy Ability Parasol
Similar to Floaty the Drifter, Haboki
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Jumper Shoot, originally spelled Jumpershoot, is a Mid-Boss found within Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3. It is very similar to Floaty the Drifter in terms of appearance, with the exception that Jumper Shoot has a foot, unlike the Drifter, and is much larger. Once defeated, it will give out the Parasol ability when swallowed.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]

KDL2 Jumper Shoot artwork.png
Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 2

The first time Jumpershoot appears is in Big Forest. It has two attacks: one involving spinning like a top in the air and moving toward Kirby; the other having Jumpershoot kick off its sandal as a projectile. The sandal can be inhaled and spat out to fire back at the mid-boss.

Locations[edit]

Jumpershoot appears in the following levels and stages:

Jumpershoot locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2  
Stage Grass Land Big Forest Ripple Field Iceberg Red Canyon Cloudy Park Dark Castle
Stage 1 No No No No No Yes No
Stage 2 No No No Yes No No No
Stage 3 No Yes No No No No No
Stage 4 N/A N/A N/A No No No No
Stage 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No
Stage 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No
Stage 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Yes

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Jumper Shoot reappears as a mid-boss in Cloudy Park - Stage 4 and again in Iceberg - Stage 6. It attacks the same way as in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Trivia[edit]

  • Jumper Shoot is based on the kasa-obake; an umbrella spirit from Japanese folklore.
  • Jumper Shoot's name is derived from "bumbershoot", a slang term for an umbrella. This is also the origin of Bumber's name.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ジャンパーシュート
Janpāshūto
Jumpershoot