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|image=[[File:KTnT Orbservors artwork.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:KTnT Orbservors artwork.jpg|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of a pair of '''Orbservors''' from ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''.
|caption=Artwork of a pair of '''Orbservors''' from ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' (2000)
|game1=''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'' (2000)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (2016) (sticker)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]])</small>
|weakness=Hits to the eye
|weakness=Hits to the eye
}}
}}
{{Quote|To take out one of these bad guys, aim for the eye and jump.|Description of '''Orbservor''' from the ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]] Instruction Booklet''}}
{{Quote|To take out one of these bad guys, aim for the eye and jump.|Description of '''Orbservor''' from the ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]] Instruction Booklet''}}
'''Orbservor''' is a large spherical enemy with a single eye on top. It serves several times as a [[Boss]] in ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'', appearing in a couple different col{{o}}rs and variants. Its main attack strategy is to bounce Kirby around in order to launch him into a pit or other hazard. To attack Orbservor, Kirby must get into a launcher and strike its eye when exposed. All variants of Orbservor take three hits to defeat.
'''Orbservor''' is a large spherical [[Boss]] with a single eye on top. It is faced several times in ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'', appearing in a couple different colors and variants. Its main attack strategy is to bounce Kirby around in order to launch him into a pit or other hazard. To attack Orbservor, Kirby must get into a launcher and strike its eye when exposed. All variants of Orbservor take three hits to defeat.
 
Its name is a play on "orb" and "observer", with an "o" replacing the "e" near the end.


==Appearances==
==Appearances==
Orbservor appears a total of five times in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''. Each time, its attack strategy and col{{o}}r palette is slightly different, as well as the room it is battled in. These scenarios are as follows:
Orbservor appears a total of five times in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''. Each time, its attack strategy and color palette is slightly different, as well as the room it is battled in. These scenarios are as follows:
*In Lvl 1-4, Orbservor moves fairly slow and will attempt to push Kirby off stage when angered.
*In Lvl 1-4, Orbservor moves fairly slow and will attempt to push Kirby off stage when angered.
*In Lvl 2-4, Orbservor will leap around, making the floor beneath weak and prone to crumble when landing.
*In Lvl 2-4, Orbservor will leap around, making the floor beneath weak and prone to crumble when landing.
**In the Extra game, a gray Orbservor is fought instead of the brown one.
**In the [[Extra Mode|Extra Stage]], a gray Orbservor is fought instead of the brown one.
*In Lvl 4-4, Orbservor is generally more aggressive, and will try to push Kirby into spikes.
*In Lvl 4-4, Orbservor is generally more aggressive, and will try to push Kirby into spikes.
**In the Extra game, a brown Orbservor is fought instead of the gray one.
**In the Extra Stage, a brown Orbservor is fought instead of the gray one.
*In Lvl 5-4, Orbservor is fought in an icy arena with no walls.
*In Lvl 5-4, Orbservor is fought in an icy arena with no walls.
*In Lvl 7-4, Orbservor moves extremely quickly, and will knock Kirby out of the ring or into spikes if not swiftly dodged.
*In Lvl 7-4, Orbservor moves extremely quickly, and will knock Kirby out of the ring or into spikes if not swiftly dodged.
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Each time Orbservor is defeated, its body explodes, leaving the eye to shed a tear, then fly away.
Each time Orbservor is defeated, its body explodes, leaving the eye to shed a tear, then fly away.


==Trivia==
== Other appearances ==
*The name of this enemy is a portmanteau of the words "Orb" and "Observer", with an "o" replacing the "e" near the end.
*In ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', two Orbservors appear as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]], using artwork from ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''.
*Orbservor appears as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]] in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.
*In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', the same two Orbservors used for the sticker also appear on a [[Character Treat]].


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
KTnT Orbservor.png|Sprites of Orbservor (all its col{{o}}r variants) from ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
KTnT Orbservor.png|Sprites of Orbservor (all its color variants) from ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
KTnT Level 1 Orbservor.png|Orbservor's in-game appearance in Stage 1-4.
KTnT Level 1 Orbservor.png|Orbservor's in-game appearance in Stage 1-4
KTnT Orbservor artwork 2.png|Artwork of a single Orbservor.
KTnT Orbservor artwork 2.jpg|Artwork of a single Orbservor
KTnT Orbservor artwork 3.png|Artwork of the brown Orbservor from Level 2.
KDB Orbservors character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
Dedede Directory 48 - Orbservor.jpg|Dedede Directory about Observor
Dedede Directory 48 - Orbservor.jpg|Dedede Directory about Observor
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|de=Orb-Servierer
|deM=Orb-Servers
|ja=メガイター
|ja=メガイター
|jaR=Megaitā
|jaR=Megaitā
|jaM=め (''me'') means "eye", while 目がいい (''megaī'') means "having good eyesight".
|jaM=Possibly a play on the English word "mega" and the Japanese phrase「{{furi|目|め}}が{{furi|良|い}}い」(''me ga ii'', have good eyesight), with Latin adverb-forming suffix "-ter"; may involve「{{furi|目|め}}」(''me'', eye)
|zh=眼珠子
|zhR=Yǎnzhū zi
|zhM=Eyeball
|ko=안구스
|koR=Anguseu
|koM=Eyes
|frE=Orbservateur
|frEM=Portmanteau of "orbe" (orb) and "observateur" (observer)
|de=Orb-Servierer
|deM=Orb-Server
|it=Orbservor
|itM=-
|pt=Observolhões
|ptM=Combination of "observar" (to observe) and "olhões" (big eyes)
|es=Ojeadores
|esM=Combination of "ojo" (eye) and "observadores" (observators)
|nl=Observor
|nlM=-
}}
}}
{{clear}}
{{clear}}
{{Navbox-KTnT}}
{{Navbox-KTnT}}


[[Category:Bosses in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]
[[Category:Bosses in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]

Latest revision as of 15:10, 18 July 2023

Orbservor
KTnT Orbservors artwork.jpg
Artwork of a pair of Orbservors from Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.
Details
First game Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (2000)
Latest game Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Other game(s) Kirby: Planet Robobot (sticker)
Weakness(es) Hits to the eye
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“ To take out one of these bad guys, aim for the eye and jump. ”
— Description of Orbservor from the Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Instruction Booklet

Orbservor is a large spherical Boss with a single eye on top. It is faced several times in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, appearing in a couple different colors and variants. Its main attack strategy is to bounce Kirby around in order to launch him into a pit or other hazard. To attack Orbservor, Kirby must get into a launcher and strike its eye when exposed. All variants of Orbservor take three hits to defeat.

Its name is a play on "orb" and "observer", with an "o" replacing the "e" near the end.

Appearances[edit]

Orbservor appears a total of five times in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Each time, its attack strategy and color palette is slightly different, as well as the room it is battled in. These scenarios are as follows:

  • In Lvl 1-4, Orbservor moves fairly slow and will attempt to push Kirby off stage when angered.
  • In Lvl 2-4, Orbservor will leap around, making the floor beneath weak and prone to crumble when landing.
    • In the Extra Stage, a gray Orbservor is fought instead of the brown one.
  • In Lvl 4-4, Orbservor is generally more aggressive, and will try to push Kirby into spikes.
    • In the Extra Stage, a brown Orbservor is fought instead of the gray one.
  • In Lvl 5-4, Orbservor is fought in an icy arena with no walls.
  • In Lvl 7-4, Orbservor moves extremely quickly, and will knock Kirby out of the ring or into spikes if not swiftly dodged.

Each time Orbservor is defeated, its body explodes, leaving the eye to shed a tear, then fly away.

Other appearances[edit]

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprites of Orbservor (all its color variants) from Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

    Sprites of Orbservor (all its color variants) from Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

  • Orbservor's in-game appearance in Stage 1-4

    Orbservor's in-game appearance in Stage 1-4

  • Artwork of a single Orbservor

    Artwork of a single Orbservor

  • Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

    Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

  • Dedede Directory about Observor

    Dedede Directory about Observor

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese メガイター
Megaitā 		Possibly a play on the English word "mega" and the Japanese phrase「目めが良いい」(me ga ii, have good eyesight), with Latin adverb-forming suffix "-ter"; may involve「目め」(me, eye)
Chinese 眼珠子
Yǎnzhū zi 		Eyeball
Dutch Observor -
European French Orbservateur Portmanteau of "orbe" (orb) and "observateur" (observer)
German Orb-Servierer Orb-Server
Italian Orbservor -
Korean 안구스
Anguseu 		Eyes
Portuguese Observolhões Combination of "observar" (to observe) and "olhões" (big eyes)
Spanish Ojeadores Combination of "ojo" (eye) and "observadores" (observators)


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