Lanzer
KRtDLD Lanzer screenshot.png
Screenshot of Lanzer in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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First game Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Copy Ability Spear
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Lanzer[1] is a reoccurring enemy which grants Kirby the Spear Copy Ability when swallowed. The enemy, which debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, wields a trident and sports an iridescent purple helmet. Lanzer bears a resemblance to certain other knights in the Kirby series, namely Trident Knight and Sir Kibble. This is apparent given Lanzer's spherical build and comparatively large feet. Unlike Trident Knight, however, Lanzer does not toss its trident when attacking. Nonetheless, it has excellent range when jabbing, so it should be treated with the utmost caution when faced.

Lanzer's name may come from the German "Lanze", meaning "lance", and "lancer".

Game appearancesEdit

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

 
Lanzer in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Lanzer debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It is first encountered in Stage 3 of White Wafers, serving as an additional means of getting the Spear ability.

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

Lanzer locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe  
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
Lanzer locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Opening Stage   4-3  
1-1   4-4  
1-2   4-EX  
1-3   Sphere  
1-BOSS   Levitation  
2-1   Health  
2-2   Surge  
2-3   Bomb  
2-4   Upward  
2-BOSS   Needles  
3-1   Barrier  
3-2   Vanish  
3-3   Cannon  
3-4   Black Hole  
3-BOSS   Trickery  
4-1   Secret Stage  
4-2   Final Boss  

Kirby's Dream Collection Special EditionEdit

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Lanzer appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, where it serves as an enemy to be overcome in the Fighter Combat Chamber.

Kirby: Triple DeluxeEdit

 
Sectra Knight in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Lanzer reprises its role and function in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, completely unchanged from its previous appearances, although there is an insectoid variant found in Royal Road called Sectra Knight.

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

Lanzer 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  *  *
*As Sectra Knight

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ランゼル
Ranzeru
Lanzer


References

  1. "The trident-carrying, knight-like enemy Lanzer has a brisk march, which makes it feel like a soldier and gives the impression that it could lunge at you with its trident at any second!" –Satoshi Ishida (Miiverse)