Rocky

Rocky Artwork of Rocky from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Curtain Call) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Battle Royale Kirby Star Allies Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference) Copy Ability Stone Enemy Info Card Similar entities Giant Rocky, Moundo, Metalun, Big Metalun, Blocky

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“…Hmph! *THUD*” With a will as hard as…something very hard, this rugged fellow is a real heavy hitter. He slides on water or ice and has an uppercut to end any argument!

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— Guest Star Rocky Rock the World Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies

Rocky is a reoccurring enemy throughout the Kirby series, making his debut in Kirby's Adventure and appearing in many of the games released since then. He resembles a walking stone with a pair of flat feet, black eyes and often a corded headband which closely resembles Hammer Kirby's headband. While his colors may vary between appearances, he is most commonly depicted as brown or orange with yellow feet.

Rocky commonly situates himself atop a tall cliff, column, on high blocks, or other high-elevation objects. His position is significant in terms of how he attacks: Rocky uses his high perch as leverage to drop down while Kirby is walking by, in an effort to squish the pink puffball with his weight. In the event that Rocky misses, he will rise, exposing his feet, and slowly walk around. In some of his appearances, if Kirby is on the same level as Rocky, the foe will jump to a location in the air right above Kirby and hesitate a beat before attempting to fall on top of him once more. As Rocky can only fall straight down, however, his attacks can be easily avoided by moving out of the way.

While Rocky is vulnerable to all attacks, defeating him by any means other than inhaling can take a long time in any game that assigns health meters to enemies due to his exceptional hardiness. True to his name and appearance, inhaling Rocky will grant Kirby the Stone Copy Ability. Rocky can also be made into a Helper in Kirby Super Star, Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby Star Allies.

Due to his ubiquity and longevity in the series, Rocky has a number of cousin enemies, which are usually bigger and hardier than himself. These include the Mid-Bosses Blocky and Moundo, as well as Giant Rocky from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, and Metalun from Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Game appearances

Rocky's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Course	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy and playable character	Rocky can be played as when recruited as a Helper.
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy and playable character	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, his role doesn't change.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in New Challenge Stages. Rocky has the exact same role in the ported games included that he appears in.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Battle Royale	Cameo	Appears in the audience for Robo Bonkers and Slam Hockey.
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy and playable character	Rocky can be played as when recruited as a Friend.
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Appears on a Character Treat.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, his role does not change.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby encountering two Rockies in Kirby's Adventure.

Rocky made his debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure and also appears in its remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Kirby's Adventure is the source of Rocky's most common look and behavior. He serves as the sole provider of the Stone ability outside of a Mix.

Locations

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

Rocky 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

Kirby's Dream Course

Rocky makes his second appearance in Kirby's Dream Course as a regular enemy on courses. He does not move, and grants the Stone ability when collided with.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Course, Rocky can be found in the following courses and holes:

Rocky 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

Rocky 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 Dream Land 2

Kirby and Kine encounter a Rocky in the way in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Rocky reappears in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Though his behavior mirrors his appearance in Kirby's Adventure, Rocky now has a rounder shape and his eyes now have sclerae.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 2, Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Rocky 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

Rocky appears in Kirby's Block Ball as a common enemy, being introduced in Stage 5. He is worth 1000 points when collided with, and provides Kirby with the Stone ability.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby flies into a blue Rocky in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Rocky returns as an enemy in Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. He reuses his look from Kirby's Adventure with the addition of a corded headband, which he keeps in most later games. Unlike many of his previous and subsequent appearances, he is often encountered in a blue hue as an enemy. Additionally, when hit, Rocky appears to fracture for a moment before reconstituting himself. When recruited as a helper, Rocky gains access to all of Stone Kirby's moves, and also gains the Infinity Jump.

Locations

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

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Rocky returns in Kirby's Dream Land 3, bearing largely the same look and behavior from his appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Locations

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

Rocky 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 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby moves past a Rocky prepared to fall on him in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Rocky makes his 3D debut in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards with a greatly simplified appearance, consisting only of a rounded rock with a pair of black eyes and orange feet, bearing a similar appearance to Metalun. He typically waits at a high altitude for Kirby to approach, and then tucks his feet in to start rolling off the edge of his precipice hoping fall swiftly onto Kirby. From there, he will try to walk back and forth slowly. Unlike in most other games, Rocky is comparatively rare in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, due to the fact that many other enemies in the game also provide the Stone ability.

Rocky also makes an appearance on the 11th Enemy Info Card.

Locations

Rocky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Rocky locations in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stage	Pop Star	Rock Star	Aqua Star	Neo Star	Shiver Star	Ripple Star	Dark Star
Stage 1
Stage 2							N/A
Stage 3							N/A
Stage 4	N/A					N/A	N/A

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Missile Kirby flying by a Rocky in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

Rocky appears in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, looking and functioning exactly as he did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Additionally, Droppy can take on his likeness after it obtains the Stone Copy Ability from Kirby. This game also features a larger variant of Rocky, fittingly named Giant Rocky.

Locations

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Rocky may be found in all areas of the Mirror World, except for Carrot Castle, Radish Ruins, and inside the mirror at the end.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Rocky appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, sporting his usual look and behavior. He waddles along the ground slowly, and will try to leap over and then fall on Kirby to attack.

Locations

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

Rocky locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
		All stages	Paletto Polis	Dungeon Dome	Silent Seabed

Kirby Mass Attack

In Kirby Mass Attack, Rocky cameos in the Sub-Game Kirby Curtain Call, as one of the many enemies and other objects cluttering the stage on each round. He does not appear in the main game or in any of its other Sub-Games.

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

Kirby braces himself against three Rockies about to fall on him in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Rocky reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. He returns in 3D with his more common look from Kirby Super Star. Like Stone Kirby, Rocky is capable of sliding down slopes. Notably, along with him is a larger Mid-Boss variant called Moundo. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Rocky's appearance is based on his model from Kirby Star Allies.

Locations

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

Rocky 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

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

In addition to most of the games featured in this collection, Rocky also appears as an enemy in New Challenge Stages, taking his appearance from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

Screenshot of a Rocky from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Rocky appears in both Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, bearing a similar look and behavior to his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, he also appears as a randomly-obtained keychain, reusing his walking sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Locations

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

Rocky 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

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

Rocky 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 Battle Royale

In Kirby Battle Royale, Rocky does not appear as an enemy, but does make cameo appearances in the audience for Robo Bonkers and Slam Hockey.

Kirby Star Allies

Pause screen artwork of an allied Rocky from Kirby Star Allies

Rocky returns in Kirby Star Allies physically and behaviorally unchanged from the previous modern games. He can be made into a Friend, and gains all of Stone Kirby's abilities along with the Infinity Jump, much like in Kirby Super Star. Rocky is also able to use the Curling, Geokinesis, and Rock Painter Friend Abilities.

Rocky also gains his own adventure in Guest Star Rocky: Rock the World, and is selectable in The Ultimate Choice.

Locations

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

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Rocky appears on the Friend Circle Character Treat along with Wester, Waddle Doo, and Kirby.

Trivia

• When recruited as a Helper or otherwise playable, Rocky consistently has more health than most other playable characters.
  • In Kirby Super Star Ultra, he has the highest health out of every helper, and is only surpassed by Kirby.
  • In Kirby Star Allies, Rocky has the highest health of all allies, not including Dream Friends.
• Despite being a relatively passive helper, Rocky is used in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! for the world record 100% speedrun of Kirby Star Allies (individual Guest Star speedruns tend to be dominated by The Three Mage-Sisters instead, but they are not initially available to play as when unlocking the mode).

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Model from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Rocky in Kirby Star Allies

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  Rocky in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Rocky plushie, manufactured by San-ei

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ロッキー Rokkī	Rocky
Chinese	硬石 yìng shí	Hard/Solid Rock
Dutch	Rocky	-
French	Choiroc	Portmanteau of "choir" (to fall) and "roc" (rock)
German	Feinstein	Fine Stone; likely a pun on Einstein
Italian	Rocky	-
Korean	록키 Rogki	Rocky
Spanish	Pedroso	From "pedregoso" (rocky)