Rolling Turtle
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Rolling Turtle[1] is a Mid-Boss in Kirby's Adventure. It resembles a large, bipedal, buck-toothed turtle. Defeating and swallowing it yields the Throw ability.
Rolling Turtle attacks in two different ways. It can either curl up and roll toward Kirby, or toss smaller turtles at him which can be inhaled. At any point during the fight, if Kirby gets too close to Rolling Turtle, it will grab him, rock him back-and-forth, then release him to deal damage.
In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Rolling Turtle is replaced by a different opponent for unknown reasons, similarly to Bounder and Togezo. In Rolling Turtle's case, its replacement is the elephant-like Mid-Boss Phan Phan. Rolling Turtle is the only Mid-Boss that is replaced between Kirby's Adventure and its remake.
Trivia
- Rolling Turtle's replacement in the series may be due to its strong resemblance to the television character Gachapin.
Gallery
Kirby going up against Rolling Turtle in Orange Ocean - Stage 1
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ローリングタートル Rōringu Tātoru |
Rolling Turtle |
References
- ↑ Rocha, Garitt, and Nick von Esmarch. Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics. Pages 301, 307, 313.