Squishy

Squishy Artwork of Squishy from [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Course [[Kirby's Avalanche|Template:KAv KGT]] Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Quest) [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby's Blowout Blast Kirby Star Allies Copy Ability None Similar entities Big Squishy, Master Green, Squister, Flotzo

Squishy is among the oldest and most ubiquitous 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 appears to be a white squid with two thin, vertical lines resembling its eyes. 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

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

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.

Locations

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 is in there, the Squishy Squid 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

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

Locations

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

Template:KAv KGT

Squishy's face picture in Template:KAv KGT

“

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.

”

— Template:KAv KGT 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.

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.

Locations

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.

Template:KSS KFP / 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 Revenge of the King, Squishy is replaced by a similar enemy called Flotzo.

Locations

Squishy can be found in the following places in Template:KSS KFP 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.

Locations

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 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.

Locations

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.

Template:KCC KPP

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

Locations

In Template:KCC KPP, Squishy appears in the following locations:

Squishy locations in Template:KCC KPP
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 should not be confused with each-other.

Template:KRtDL KAW

Squishy in Template:KRtDL KAW

Squishy makes its first appearance in 3D in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. Despite this, its general look and behavior has not changed much.

Locations

In Template:KRtDL KAW Squishy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Squishy locations in Template:KRtDL KAW
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: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

From Kirby: Planet Robobot

Squishy remains the same as in Template:KRtDL KAW, except now it has the ability to jump between the foreground and background.

Locations

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 Template:KRtDL KAW appearance.

Locations

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

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Squishy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Role 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 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

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  Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure artwork

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3 artwork

• KNiDL Squishy artwork.jpg

  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork

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  Keychain of the Template:KSS KFP sprite from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Sticker from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スクイッシー Sukuisshī	Squishy
French	Squishy	-
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Spanish	Squishy	-