Paintra

Paintra Screenshot of Paintra from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014) Similar to Vividria

Theme music "Bouncing Boss Battle" Clip of Paintra's theme from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

This article is about the boss from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and should not be confused with Drawcia, Claycia, or Vividria.

“

There was once a painting said to depict a pair of sisters separated at birth. It slept, unnoticed, in a painter's studio for countless years before it came to life and vowed revenge on the world.

”

— Kirby: Triple Deluxe Boss description

Paintra is a boss making her debut in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. She resembles a witch, but is in fact a living painting, brought to life by the magic power of Taranza. Paintra bears a colorful outfit, complete with two paintbrushes for feet, and attacks by spreading paint, firing energy blasts, and painting pictures that come to life to attack her enemies, much like Ado and Adeleine from previous games would. Paintra is the boss of Triple Deluxe's second Level, Lollipop Land, and she is also battled in The Arena and in Stage 4 of Royal Road.

Battle

“

This time, I'm introducing Paintra, the boss of Level 2: Lollipop Land. When Kirby chases Taranza into a workshop, he comes across a forgotten painting in there, which is said to depict a pair of sisters separated at birth. The painting is brought to life as Paintra and starts attacking Kirby. Paintra can turn her body into a paintbrush and splatter paint all over Kirby. She’ll even splatter paint on the screen so you can’t see what’s going on! She also has the ability to make drawings come to life. Don’t forget that you can see descriptions of the bosses if you pause the game during battle!

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— Satoshi Ishida, Miiverse post on 06/18/2014 9:21 AM

The following lists all of Paintra's attacks in Story Mode and The Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only. Most attack names are taken from official Japanese strategy guides while others are conjectural.

Paintra paints the screen in two different swaths, obscuring the player's view of the action.

Paintra in the process of painting the cannon balls that will drop on Kirby. The one on the left is the fake one.

Attacks - Normal
Attack	Description
魔力球 Magic Spheres	Paintra fires three or more orbs of energy in a set path that can be inhaled and spat back at the boss. Paintra will do this move twice in succession in the second phase, usually after a Painting View.
ペインティングビュー Painting View	Paintra flies into the foreground, painting the screen in various patterns, often making it more difficult for the player to see what is happening on the screen. This technique breaks the fourth wall. More patterns are available in the second phase.
Brush Swipe	Paintra approaches Kirby and swipes twice with her paintbrush feet in large arcs, producing stars on the second swipe. She will then re-position and attempt this move again.
ペイント弾 Paint Bullet	Paintra flies into the background, and starts spinning rapidly, releasing six globs of paint that can be inhaled and spat back at an appropriate time. She then finishes by splatting four globs of paint on the screen.
Paint Barrage	Paintra spins in place and fires rapid bursts of paint toward the ground, making stars erupt from the impact spot. She then re-positions and fires again.
グライドアタック Glide Attack	Paintra flies into the background and attempts to ram Kirby in a dive. This creates stars where she touches the stage.
トリックペイント Trick Paint	Paintra summons a number of blank canvases, then paints various objects on them, which then pop off the canvas and deal various effects. One of the paintings is a fake and will not do anything, and in fact can often be inhaled and spat back at Paintra. The following are objects that Paintra can paint: Iron Cannon Balls (3) - The real ones fall down and can squish Kirby, but leave small stars on impact. Spiked Metal Drill Rods (3) - The real ones extend outward from the canvas and leave stars on impact. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background. Landia (4) - The real ones breathe fire, and will attempt to aim toward Kirby. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background. Paintra Clones (3) - After painting them, Paintra shuffles herself with them. The three paintings can be inhaled and spat at the real Paintra, but Kirby must be quick about it, lest she will hex them and make them explode. Cannons (4) - The real ones fire three successive shots toward the stage at varying angles. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background.
ハイド&シーク Hide & Seek	Paintra summons a giant canvas sheet to cover the background and flies behind it. Paintra will then attempt to ram Kirby through the canvas a number of times, once or more.

Upon defeat, Paintra is sucked back into the painting she came from, then the painting shatters with her inside.

Paintra DX

“

Born from a forgotten painting made by a mysterious brush, Paintra DX has come to take her revenge. One must wonder if the painter who created her regrets giving her form.

”

— Kirby: Triple Deluxe Boss description

Paintra DX.

King Dedede battles Paintra DX.

Paintra DX is fought in Dededetour! and in The True Arena. In this appearance, Paintra DX has a notably darker color scheme, with her sporting a black, twisted hat resembling a witch's, purple hair, a red and purple garb, among others.

Paintra DX's attack patterns are made more complex, including firing seven Magic Spheres instead of three. She can also paint a streak of paint in the center of the screen before doing the Trick Paint attack in the second phase, making it more difficult for the player to see the hazards coming from each painting. Paintra DX also gains a new attack where she starts to spin and sweep across the arena.

In Dededetour!, instead of being brought to life by Taranza, Paintra DX awakens without additional aid.

The following lists all of Paintra DX's attacks in Dededetour! and The True Arena. Attacks in italics are exclusively used in the second phase. Note that the attack names are taken from Japanese strategy guides where applicable:

Attacks - Normal
Attack	Description
魔力球 Magic Spheres	Paintra DX fires seven orbs of energy in a set path that can be inhaled and spat back at the boss. Paintra will do this move twice in succession in the second phase, usually after a Painting View.
ペイント弾 Paint Bullet	Paintra DX flies into the background, and starts spinning rapidly, releasing twelve globs of paint that can be inhaled and spat back at an appropriate time. She then finishes by splatting six globs of paint on the screen.
Brush Swipe	Paintra DX approaches Kirby or Dedede and swipes four times with her paintbrush feet in large arcs, producing stars on the final swipe. She will then re-position and attempt this move again.
ペインティングビュー Painting View	Paintra DX flies into the foreground, painting the screen in various patterns, often making it more difficult for the player to see what is happening on the screen - a lot more than in Story Mode and The Arena. This technique breaks the fourth wall. More patterns are available in the second phase.
Paint Barrage	Paintra DX spins in place and fires rapid bursts of paint toward the ground, making stars erupt from the impact spot. She then re-positions and attempts this move two more times.
グライドアタック Glide Attack	Paintra DX flies into the background and attempts to ram Kirby or Dedede in a dive. This creates stars where she touches the stage.
ハイド&シーク Hide & Seek	Paintra DX summons a giant canvas sheet to cover the background and flies behind it. Paintra will then attempt to ram Kirby or Dedede through the canvas four times.
トリックペイント Trick Paint	Paintra DX summons a number of blank canvases, then paints various objects on them, which then pop off the canvas and deal various effects. One of the paintings is a fake and will not do anything, and in fact can often be inhaled and spat back at Paintra DX. The following are objects that Paintra DX can paint: Spiky Iron Cannon Balls (3) - The real ones fall down and can squish Kirby or Dedede, but leave small stars on impact. Spiked Metal Drill Rods (3) - The real ones extend outward from the canvas and leave stars on impact. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background. Landia EX (4) - The real ones breathe fire, and will attempt to aim toward Kirby or Dedede. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background. Paintra DX Clones (3) - After painting them, Paintra DX shuffles herself with them. The three paintings can be inhaled and spat at the real Paintra, but Kirby must be quick about it, lest she will hex them and make them explode. Cannons (4) - The real ones fire five successive shots toward the stage at varying angles. The fake one can't be inhaled, since it's in the background. This attack is often used while Painting View is still active - the only exception is if Paintra DX paints three copies of herself.
Circling Brush	Paintra DX starts to spin around in the background and then comes to the stage and circles it back to forth once. She then goes into the foreground and tries to ram into Kirby or Dedede, throwing out paint in the process, before finishing with a Glide Attack.

Click "Expand" on the right to see Paintra DX's attack order.

When fought in Level 2 and The True Arena, Paintra DX always starts with these two attacks for phase 1:

• Magic Spheres
• Paint Bullet

After that, she attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Brush Swipe
2. Painting View
3. Magic Spheres
4. Paint Barrage
5. Paint Bullet
6. Magic Spheres
7. Painting View
8. Paint Barrage
9. Brush Swipe
10. Glide Attack
11. Magic Spheres

In phase 2, Paintra DX attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Hide & Seek
2. Painting View
3. Trick Paint (Spiked Metal Drill Rods)
4. Painting View
5. Trick Paint (Spiky Iron Cannon Balls)
6. Painting View
7. Magic Spheres
8. Circling Brush
9. Painting View
10. Trick Paint (Landia EX)
11. Trick Paint (Paintra DX Clones)
12. Painting View
13. Glide Attack
14. Painting View
15. Paint Barrage
16. Painting View
17. Trick Paint (Cannons)
18. Paint Bullet
19. Painting View
20. Magic Spheres
21. Painting View
22. Brush Swipe

When fought in level 6, Paintra DX starts with the following attacks for phase 1:

• Paint Bullet
• Magic Spheres
• Paint Barrage
• Painting View
• Magic Spheres
• Paint Bullet
• Brush Swipe

Afterwards, she attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Painting View
2. Magic Spheres
3. Paint Barrage
4. Paint Bullet
5. Magic Spheres
6. Painting View
7. Paint Barrage
8. Brush Swipe
9. Glide Attack
10. Magic Spheres

In phase 2, Paintra DX starts with the following attacks:

1. Circling Brush
2. Trick Paint (Paintra DX Clones)
3. Painting View
4. Paint Barrage DX
5. Painting View
6. Trick Paint (Cannons)
7. Canvas Attack DX
8. Painting View
9. Trick Paint (Spiked Metal Drill Rods)
10. Painting View
11. Trick Paint (Spiky Iron Cannon Balls)
12. Painting View
13. Magic Spheres
14. Circling Brush
15. Painting View
16. Trick Paint (Landia EX)
17. Trick Paint (Paintra DX Clones)
18. Painting View
19. Glide Attack
20. Painting View
21. Paint Barrage
22. Painting View
23. Trick Paint (Cannons)

Afterwards, she attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Paint Bullet
2. Painting View
3. Magic Spheres
4. Painting View
5. Brush Swipe
6. Hide & Seek
7. Painting View
8. Trick Paint (Spiked Metal Drill Rods)
9. Painting View
10. Trick Paint (Spiky Iron Cannon Balls)
11. Painting View
12. Magic Spheres
13. Circling Brush
14. Painting View
15. Trick Paint (Cannons)
16. Trick Paint (Paintra DX Clones)
17. Painting View
18. Glide Attack
19. Painting View
20. Paint Barrage

Trivia

Concept art of Vividria, Paintra and Drawcia from Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack.

• It is hinted that Paintra might be Drawcia's sister due to them both having paint-based moves, Paintra's description stating that she and her sister were separated at the time of their birth, and them both having a similar appearance and name. This was seemingly confirmed in the booklet included with Kirby Star Allies: The Original Soundtrack, where sketches of Drawcia and Paintra are seen on a page showing concept art for Vividria and labelled as "姉様" (ane-sama), meaning "elder sister".

Gallery

Artwork

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  Artwork of Paintra from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  Artwork of Paintra from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Paintra

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Paintra

Concept Art

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  Concept artwork of Paintra from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  Concept artwork of Paintra from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

Screenshots

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  Taranza summoning Paintra from her portrait

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  Paintra firing Magic Spheres

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  Paintra bursting through her canvas sheet

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  Paintra splashing paint on the screen

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  Paintra DX painting after having drawn a line on the screen

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  Paintra DX shooting Magic Spheres at Dedede after obscuring part of the screen

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  Paintra DX using her spinning brush attack

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  Paintra DX painting copies of herself to confuse King Dedede (apparently successfully)

Other

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  Data-rendered model from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Data-rendered model of Paintra DX from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Credits picture of Archer Kirby attacking Paintra from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ペインシア Peinshia	Paincia
French	Paintra	-
German	Farbhex	Colorwitch
Italian	Artis	From the English word "artist"
Korean	페인트라 Peinteura	Paintra
Spanish	Acuarela	Watercolor