Needlous

Needlous Artwork of Needlous from [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]]. Details First game Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (2002) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Other game(s) [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Copy Ability Needle Similar entities Togezo, Punc

Needlous is an enemy who has only appeared in three games to date. It first appeared in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, as the replacement for Togezo from Kirby's Adventure, and later appeared in Canvas Curse, [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] and New Challenge Stages. In all games in which it appeared, Needlous gives out the Needle Copy Ability when it is inhaled and swallowed by Kirby.

Characteristics

Needlous has a fuzzy caterpillar-like body with yellow and black stripes, similar in some respect to Capiller. It has eight spikes coming out from various places at the top of its body, three on each side of its waste, and two on its back. Needlous attacks by curling itself in a ball and rolling toward Kirby. When it is not attacking, it only moves slowly across the ground.

Game appearances

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Needlous makes its debut appearance in this title, replacing all instances of Togezo from Kirby's Adventure, though acting much the same as the creature it replaced.

Locations

Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:

Needlous locations in 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

Template:KCC KPP

Needlous returns in [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]], otherwise being unchanged.

Locations

In Template:KCC KPP, Needlous appears in the following locations:

Needlous locations in Template:KCC KPP
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
						Frozen Fantasy Mad Mechanism

Template:KRtDL KAW and Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition

Needlous in Template:KRtDL KAW.

Needlous returns in 3D, otherwise being unchanged.

Locations

In Template:KRtDL KAW Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:

Needlous locations in Template:KRtDL KAW
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

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Needlous appears in New Challenge Stages, with its only appearances being in the Smash Combat Chamber and Magolor Race EX stages.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Needlous makes a cameo in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, appearing as a keychain, using its sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Sprite from Template:KCC KPP

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  Keychain from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ニードラス Nīdorasu	From nīdoru (ニードル), meaning "needle".
French	Épinon	From Épine, meaning "thorn"
German	Nadiline	From Nadel, meaning "needle".