Squishy

Squishy Artwork of Squishy from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Avalanche Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Quest) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Blowout Blast Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Copy Ability None Similar entities Big Squishy, Master Green, Squister, Flotzo

Squishy is one of the oldest and most recurring enemies of the Kirby series, making its first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land, the first game of the series, and appearing in most main series titles since then. Squishy's classic look is of a white squid with two thin eyes, though in more recent titles, it has gained more distinguishing features, including a cream body color and blue spots on its head. It can operate both on land and in water, as well as occasionally fly through the air. On land, it usually jumps or waddles about, attempting to collide with Kirby. In the water, it will swim in bursts, rather than at a continuous pace. It does not yield any Copy Ability when swallowed.

Sometimes, Squishy is replaced by a more formidable enemy that mimics its behavior, called Flotzo. This is the case in Extra Game in Kirby's Dream Land, and in Revenge of the King in Kirby Super Star Ultra. In earlier titles, Squishy could be seen swimming in water or flying through the air. Starting with Kirby's Return to Dream Land, however, these enemies became strictly aquatic swimmers, and are no longer able to fly, instead becoming grounded if found outside of water.

Game appearances

Squishy’s video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Pinball Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Course	Enemy
Kirby's Avalanche	Opponent
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)	Cameo
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, it has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, it has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby Mass Attack	Enemy	Enemy in the Kirby Quest Sub-Game. A very similar enemy called Squister appears in the main game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby Super Star, and Kirby's Dream Land 3 are included, where Squishy has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby's Blowout Blast	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises its role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land

Squishy makes its debut appearance in the very first Kirby game. Here, it can be found in the Float Islands stage, where it can be seen swimming through water, jumping out of water, and floating through the air. Subsequent titles would remove Squishy's ability to fly through the air like this.

Squishy is worth 400 points when defeated. In the Extra Game, it is replaced by Flotzo.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby leaping past a Squishy in Kirby's Adventure.

Squishy returns in this title and its remake, serving as an amphibious foe who is just as at home on land as in the water. It retains its ability to leap, and can waddle around on dry land as quickly as a Waddle Dee.

Squishy is a comparatively rare enemy in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, appearing in only a few stages. Strangely enough, it is not found anywhere in Ice Cream Island or Orange Ocean, despite being an aquatic foe who would be at home in those levels. Squishy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Squishy 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 Pinball Land

Squishy (known here as Squishy Squid) makes an appearance in Poppy Brothers' Land. It initially appears inside a thought cloud of one of the Kirbys on the board. If the Kirby is hit while Squishy Squid is in there, it will be released into the middle of the board, where it can help Kirby reach the higher board.

Squishy Squid also makes an appearance in the mini-game of the same board, as the goalie on a soccer field. Kirby's job here is to try and get past the squid and into the goal. If the squid catches Kirby, it will throw him back toward the bottom of the board.

Kirby's Dream Course

Kirby aiming for a Squishy in Kirby's Dream Course.

Squishy appears as a common enemy in Kirby's Dream Course. It does not provide any ability when defeated, and always remains stationary, like many other enemies in the game. In this game, it functions the exactly the same as Kabu, Broomhatter, and Waddle Dee.

In Kirby's Dream Course, Squishy can be found in the following courses:

Squishy 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

Squishy 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 Avalanche

Squishy's face picture in Kirby's Avalanche

“

An eight-armed Avalanche for you then, Kirby!

”

— Squishy

“

An eight-tentacled boss who is the master of meddling, Squishy is also quite an accomplished Avalanche player.

”

— Kirby's Avalanche Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 22

Squishy appears as the opponent of Stage 5 in this game. It plays by attempting to line up blobs such that they string together in fours, creating chains of eight total. His equivalent in the Puyo Puyo franchise is Sasori Man.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Squishy appears in this game, occupying the same role that it did in previous main-series titles. It is once again just as at home on land as it is in water.

Squishy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Squishy 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

In this title, Squishy appears as a pre-boss enemy in Stage 2, and is worth 5000 points when defeated. It is followed by a Big Squishy boss.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Card Swipe

Squishy returns in both of these games as a common enemy, largely unchanged in basic look and behavior from its previous appearances.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra's Revenge of the King, Squishy is replaced with a similar enemy called Flotzo. Squishy also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.

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

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Squishy makes an appearance in this game, bearing a more yellow hue than usual. It behaves largely the same as in previous games.

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

Squishy 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's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)

In the Super Famicom version of Kirby's Star Stacker, Squishy is briefly seen in the cutscene during King Dedede's defeat. As Dedede is launched out of his castle, Squishy is watching from the ocean, holding a white flag.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kirby approaching a Squishy using a raft in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble.

Squishy makes an appearance in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. Since there are no "underwater" sections in this game, Squishy instead attacks by popping out of opaque water pools to try and ambush Kirby. It usually either sits in place or will charge forward, but can be easily defeated by ramming it with a burst of speed from the raft.

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Squishy can be found only in Lvl 3-3.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Squishy returns in this title, bearing its behavior (though with a slightly changed color) from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. There is only one Squishy in the entire game, however, appearing in Moonlight Mansion - Room 17. Kirby must swim and stay afloat in a certain region underwater, and that Squishy will slowly swim up.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Squishy appears as a somewhat common enemy in Kirby: Canvas Curse, usually found in water. It has the same look and behavior as it always has.

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

Squishy locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
		Contrast Cave Silver Submarine		Dungeon Dome	Silent Seabed	Frozen Fantasy

Kirby Mass Attack

Squishy appears in the Kirby Mass Attack Sub-Game Kirby Quest, showing up as an opponent along with Flotzo and Sweet Stuff in Stages 23 and 33. It has 80 HP.

In the main Story Mode, there is an enemy that is very similar to Squishy called Squister. These two are not to be confused with each other.

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

Squishy in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Squishy makes its first appearance in 3D in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. From this game onward, Squishy returns to having a yellow-ish tint as in Kirby's Dream Course and Kirby's Dream Land 3 and now has blue dots on the top of its head.

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

Squishy 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

Squishy locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Stage	Appearance?	Stage	Appearance?
Opening Stage		4-3
1-1		4-4
1-2		4-EX
1-3		Sphere
1-BOSS		Levitation
2-1		Health
2-2		Surge
2-3		Bomb
2-4		Upward
2-BOSS		Needles
3-1		Barrier
3-2		Vanish
3-3		Cannon
3-4		Black Hole
3-BOSS		Trickery
4-1		Secret Stage
4-2		Final Boss

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

From Kirby: Planet Robobot

Squishy remains the same as in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, except now it has the ability to jump between the foreground and background, and its yellow color is slightly more vibrant.

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

Squishy 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 Squishy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Squishy 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's Blowout Blast

Squishy appears in this title as a common enemy. It can be seen holding still, waddling about, or jumping in great leaps. It is worth 100 points when defeated solo, with multiples of that awarded for appropriate combos.

Kirby Star Allies

Squishy in Kirby Star Allies

Squishy returns largely unchanged from its Kirby's Return to Dream Land appearance. In Kirby Star Allies, Squishy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Squishy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Squishy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, with a similar look and the same general behavior as before. Notably, Squishy now has a subtle "cheek" blush, similar to Kirby, and its spots are more colorful.

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Squishy can be found in the following stages:

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Squishy Screenshot of Squishy from Dedede's Raw Deal Details Debut episode Dedede's Raw Deal Ability granted Spark Similar entities Master Green, Octacon

Squishy appears as a monster in the episode Dedede's Raw Deal. Here, it is much larger than its video game counterpart (although it initially appears in its original design as a sushi topping). It is sent to attack Kirby after he eats a sweet potato, which gives him the hiccups and makes him unable to inhale, and thus unable to fight back properly. Squishy attacks Kirby by grabbing him with its tentacles and throwing him around. It can also shoot balls of lightning at him, which makes it similar to Master Green in this appearance. Lastly, Squishy has the ability to fly through the air, though this ability is not used until it tries to flee.

After Kirby is scared by Tiff out of his hiccups, he is able to inhale one of these lightning shots to gain the Spark Copy Ability. Using this, Kirby deals a rapid volley of electric blasts which defeats Squishy, turning it into many cuts of calamari that rain down onto the ground. In the Japanese version, Squishy is capable of speech, though it mainly just repeats the phrase (translated) "Squid Spark".

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  Squishy transforming from its state as a sushi topping

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  Squishy attacking Kirby by tossing him around

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  Squishy attacking Kirby using lightning balls

Trivia

• Squishys bear a resemblance to the Blooper, a squid-like enemy from the Mario franchise. They are similar in both attack patterns and appearance.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Original sketch for Kirby's Dream Land

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  Kirby's Dream Land / Kirby's Adventure

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure without motion lines

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  Concept art for Kirby's Dream Land 2 featuring Squishy

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Sticker from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  The Spark Barrier card from Kirby no Copy-toru!, featuring a Squishy judging how Kirby creates electricity next to water

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  Artwork for the "Kirby Picnic" merchandise series

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  Artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary

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  Alternate artwork for Kirby's 25th Anniversary

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring two Squishies

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring Kirby putting a Squishy in a stew

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  New Year's Day 2021 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, featuring Squishy

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  Promotional banner for "Hoshi no Kābyi Fuwafu Wa Collection 2020" merchandise series

Sprites

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  Alternate palette from Kirby Super Star

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  Unused palette from Kirby Super Star

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  Keychain from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Screenshots

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  Squishy in the ending of Kirby's Star Stacker (SNES)

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  Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Merchandise

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  "Surfing" figure from the "Kirby Pupupu Seasons" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment

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  "Kirby & Squishy" figure from the "Chef Kawasaki's Sweets Party" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment

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  "Swim" figure from the "Kirby & Words" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment

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  Set 5 of the Kirby hanafuda cards, featuring Kirby and Squishy.

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  "Saga / Mutsugoro" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line

Other

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Meta Knightmare Returns credits picture from Kirby: Planet Robobot, featuring Meta Knight swimming with a Squishy

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  Model from Kirby Star Allies

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  Squishy in the book It's Kirby Time: Kirby's Tiny World

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  Squishy in the book It's Kirby Time: A Hug from Kirby

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スクイッシー Sukuisshī	Squishy (referring to its soft and moist body); also incorporates "squid"
Chinese	乌贼怪 Wūzéi guài	Squid monster
Dutch	Squishy	-
French	Squishy	-
German	Squishy	-
Italian	Squishy	-
Korean	스퀴시 Seukwisi	Squishy
Spanish	Squishy	-