Kabu

Kabu Artwork of Kabu from Kirby: Canvas Curse. Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Avalanche Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Blowout Blast Kirby Battle Royale Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Dream Buffet Copy Ability None Similar entities Big Kabu, Grumples, Colossal Kabu, Thudd

Kabu is a reoccurring enemy in the Kirby series, having appeared in many games since its debut in Kirby's Dream Land. It resembles a sculpted stone head, similar to the faces of the moai, with a flat bottom and a rounded top (though sometimes being depicted as cubical), typically beige or brown in color. Its face consists of two holes in place of eyes, a sculpted wedge-like nose, and a perpetually open mouth.

Depending on the game, Kabu may attack in a large amount of ways, including jumping, sliding, flying, and even teleporting. Big Kabu, a larger counterpart of Kabu, can also spit out smaller Kabu. Kirby can inhale and swallow Kabu, but in turn, does not receive a Copy Ability.

Game appearances

Kabu’s video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Pinball Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Course	Enemy
Kirby's Avalanche	Opponent
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, it has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, it has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby Mass Attack	Enemy	Appears in the Strato Patrol EOS Sub-Game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in New Challenge Stages. Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, and Kirby's Dream Land 3 are also included, where Kabu has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby's Blowout Blast	Enemy
Kirby Battle Royale	Cameo	Appears in the audience in certain modes.
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Enemy	Has the appearance of a chocolate doughnut to match the game's food motif.

Kirby's Dream Land

Kabu debuted along with Kirby in Kirby's Dream Land. Here, it can be found in the Float Islands stage, in the caves. It can be found patrolling the walkways as well as nestled inside holes in the walls. It attacks by sliding into Kirby, and dropping down on him from above. It can also fade away, and reappear in different areas. In the Extra Game, it is replaced by Grumples.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby spotting two Kabu on the other side of a wall in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kabu appears as an enemy again, with a similar attack pattern. It still has the ability to phase in and out of sight, though it does this less often than in its previous appearance.

Locations

In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu 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
*Appears only in Kirby's Adventure.

Kirby's Pinball Land

In Kirby's Pinball Land, Kabu (known here as Kaboo) appears in the lowermost board of Wispy-Woods Land. Six of them are arranged around the board, with a Big Kaboo in the middle. The side Kaboo are worth 360 points each time they are bumped. When the side Kaboo are bumped, they retreat into the walls of the board, leaving a small nub that is worth 180 points when bumped. Once all six Kaboo have been bumped, the Big Kaboo disappears, leaving a Warp Star behind.

Kirby's Dream Course

Kirby aiming at some Kabu in Kirby's Dream Course.

Kabu appears as one of the four basic grounded enemy types in Kirby's Dream Course, with the others being Broomhatter, Waddle Dee and Squishy. Kabu continuously spins, but do not move at all. When hit, it does not grant any special abilities.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Course, Kabu can be found in the following courses:

Kabu 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

Kabu 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 Avalanche

Kirby's Avalanche "Face" picture.

“

Kabu, the immovable object, will attempt to block Kirby, the irresistible force.

”

— Kirby's Avalanche Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 22

In Kirby's Avalanche, Kabu is the sixth challenger Kirby must face. Despite its disadvantages, it acts cocky before the match begins. This game marks the only time that Kabu has ever had dialogue, outside of its appearance in the anime series. His Puyo Puyo equivalent is Sukiya Podes.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2, behaving in much the same way as it did in Kirby's Dream Land.

Locations

Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu 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

In Kirby's Block Ball, Kabu appears as a pre-boss enemy in Stage 3 and is worth 5000 points when defeated. It then appears alongside a Big Kabu in the boss room of the same stage with a slightly different appearance.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Wheelie Rider Kirby jumping toward a Kabu in Kirby Super Star.

Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby Super Star and its remake; Kirby Super Star Ultra. In this game, Kabu may be seen warping in and out of visibility, and they may also occasionally launch like a rocket, leaving the area. Despite this odd behavior, they are as easy to defeat as any other common enemy, and do not have a lot of health. In Revenge of the King, Kabu is once again replaced by Grumples.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kabu also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.

Locations

Kabu can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kabu returns as a standard enemy in Kirby's Dream Land 3. Its abilities have been greatly toned down for this appearance, save for its tendency to spin around. Kabu is often seen being spat out by Dekabu.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kabu locations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kirby coming across two Kabu in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.

Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Unlike some of its other appearances, Kabu is relatively tame here, opting to only sit in place and act as a roadblock which harms Kirby on impact. Kabu can be defeated by popping up the Game Boy Color to flip the Kabu and turn it into a Star Piece.

Locations

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Kabu can be found only in Lvl 2-2, ironically appearing less often than its bigger counterpart.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Kirby running into a Kabu in Kirby: Canvas Curse.

Kabu appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, appearing in a few stages. Here, it spins along the ground, and has its signature ability to vanish and reappear elsewhere.

Locations

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

Kabu locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
			Dreamy Darkness Paletto Polis

Kabu are also conjured by Drawcia Sorceress in her boss fight, though these Kabu are a dark blue color.

Kirby Mass Attack

In Kirby Mass Attack, Kabu appears in the Sub-Game Strato Patrol EOS as one of the opponents which the Kirbys can gun down. Four of them are split from a Big Kabu when it is defeated.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kabu in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kabu returns as a common enemy with attack patterns similar to previous games. It most often appears in Raisin Ruins, fitting the ruined architecture of those stages.

Locations

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

Kabu 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

Kabu appears as a common enemy in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, unchanged in form and function from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kabu appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe just like it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It has the ability to move between the foreground and background by teleportation or by rolling back and forth between the planes.

Locations

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

Kabu 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

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kabu returns in Kirby: Planet Robobot unmechanized and the same as in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Locations

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

Kabu 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's Blowout Blast

Kabu makes an appearance as a common enemy in Kirby's Blowout Blast, spinning around various patrol paths before being bested by Kirby, worth 100 base points when defeated.

Kirby Battle Royale

In Kirby Battle Royale, Kabu does not appear as an enemy, instead appearing in the audience for Apple Scramble, Robo Bonkers, and Slam Hockey.

Kirby Star Allies

Kabu in Kirby Star Allies

Kabu returns in Kirby Star Allies with the same general look and behavior as it had in previous titles.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kabu in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kabu returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. It can usually be seen spinning along a set path. When attacked, but not defeated, it will vanish and then reappear somewhere else, then pursue Kirby. Kabu can also be spat out by Big Kabu, and will continue in a straight line until it vanishes, similar to projectiles thrown by other enemies like Gabon or Mookie.

Locations

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Kabu can be found in the following stages:

Kirby's Dream Buffet

Kabu returns as an enemy in Kirby's Dream Buffet, here styled to resemble a chocolate-covered pastry with sprinkles on top. It appears as an obstacle on race courses, and can also be seen carrying strawberries in the Minigame mode.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Kabu's appearance in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Main article: Kabu (anime character)

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Kabu is a giant immobile stone statue located within a canyon named after him and is a deity to the public. The citizens of Cappy Town often ask him for guidance during times of peril, and see him as a more legitimate protector than their king. Kabu shelters the Warp Star, and the Star Warriors, as that was his original purpose.

Gallery

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  Kirby's Dream Land artwork

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  Kirby's Avalanche face sprite

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  Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Card Swipe sprite

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3 artwork

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  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork

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  Kirby's Return to Dream Land model

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  Kirby: Triple Deluxe screenshot

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  Kirby: Triple Deluxe Keychain

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  Kirby: Planet Robobot screenshot

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  Kirby's Blowout Blast screenshot

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  Kirby and the Forgotten Land figure

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  Kirby's Dream Buffet screenshot

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	カブー Kabū	Kabu
Chinese	石像怪 Shíxiàngguài	Stone Monster From 石像鬼 (shíxiàngguǐ, stone gargoyle statue) and 怪物 (guàiwu, monster). 鬼 and 怪 sound similar
French	Kabu	-
German	Kabu	-
Italian	Kabu	-
Korean	카부 Kabu	Kabu
Spanish	Kabu	-