Taranza
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Taranza is an antagonist first appearing in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He serves as second-in-command to Queen Sectonia, the main villain of Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Physical Appearance
In many ways, Taranza is similar in physique to Magolor from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, as both are floating creatures who wear scarfs, have a cape, possess disembodied hands and use magic. Taranza however is distinct in that he bears a red and green colTemplate:Our scheme, has three pairs of hands, a mouth with two visible fangs, two sets of eyes, silver hair and orange horns that resemble pincers.
The name Taranza is partially based on the name of the large spider family known as the tarantula. This is a possible misnomer however, as tarantulas are generally more passive than other spiders, as well as much hairier.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
In the opening scene of Kirby: Triple Deluxe's Story Mode, Taranza is seen kidnapping King Dedede, mistaking him for the "Hero of Dream Land". Then, Taranza is seen in the opening of every boss battle from Level 1 to 5, running from Kirby and making bosses fight against the pink hero. Taranza's acts include:
- Using magic to grow a flower into Flowery Woods at the end of Fine Fields;
- Using magic to make Paintra come to life out of her painting at the end of Lollipop Land;
- Using magic to bring Kracko from the clouds at the end of Old Odyssey;
- Using magic to awake Coily Rattler from its statue at the end of Wild World;
- Deceiving Pyribbit into believing Kirby has disturbed his rest at the end of Endless Explosions.
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Although Taranza is responsible for waking all of those bosses up to the end of the game, he is never fought directly. However, Taranza, known as "Master of Puppetry", attempts to attack Kirby by puppeteering King Dedede as Masked Dedede at the end of Royal Road. After Kirby bests Dedede, Taranza calls for help from Queen Sectonia, who swats him away for his failures. At this point, Taranza decides to aid Kirby and King Dedede, gaining redemption in the process by tossing Kirby a Miracle Fruit to activate his Hypernova ability at a crucial point during the final battle with the mutant Queen.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Main Story
Taranza returns in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe the spinoff title, here serving the role of main antagonist, driving the various monsters to attack the Dream Kingdom. His ultimate triumph is in subduing and bending Landia the Guardian Angel to his will, who continues to fight even after he is defeated. It is later revealed that Taranza was being influenced by a powerful evil object known as the Black Mirror, and to return Taranza to a friendly demeanor, Team Kirby must destroy this mirror, dealing with everything it summons in the process.
| “ | The Magician reveals himself! Break his web of spells and restore peace! | ” | — Ordeal: Tough! Taranza flavor text from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe |
Unlike in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Taranza is fought directly as the fourth Ordeal boss in this title. He floats around the battlefield, tossing magic energy at Team Kirby from the foreground and background. He is also capable of ensnaring the Kirbys in a magic net, rendering them useless for a time. His ability to float about and teleport makes him a difficult target for Team Kirby, but like other floating enemies, he is vulnerable to the Beam Mage's Time Beam spell.
Defeating Taranza unlocks the last series of encounters in all of the lands unlocked up to that point, eventually leading to the fight with Landia EX.
Magolor's Shoppe also sells a Doctor Healmore hat modeled after Taranza.
Postgame Story
The story is not over yet after Landia EX is defeated and the credits roll. Two invaders from Another Dimension strike the Dream Kingdom, namely Parallel Susie and Parallel Landia.
- Main article: Dark Taranza
After the two parallel invaders are defeated, the Black Mirror brings Taranza's evil counterpart, Dark Taranza. Team Kirby will fight Dark Taranza and his master in the true final battles.
As Team Kirby win the true final battles and eventually bring peace back to the Dream Kingdom, the friendly Taranza will stay in the town and sit on Magolor's Shoppe, looking at a flower in his hand in memory of his queen.
Kirby Star Allies
Taranza's Dream Friend trailer
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| “ | This clumsy smarty-pants stumbled his way here from the heights of Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He's a lonely insect on a journey in search of a queen, and he's one of your new Dream Friends! | ” | — Pause screen caption for Taranza |
In Kirby Star Allies, Taranza makes his playable debut as a Dream Friend in version 4.0.0 of the game. He borrows much of his moveset from the Spider ability--including the Friend Bounce--but his webs are distinctly pink in colTemplate:Our. In addition, he has many unique moves which add to his magical arsenal, allowing him to imbue his allies with the 'Zap' Power Effect.
Moveset
The following table lists all of Taranza's moves in Kirby Star Allies:
| Taranza's Dream Friend Moveset in Kirby Star Allies | |||
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| Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
| Magic String Shot | Web Sling | ||
| Taranza Web Hold | Web Scatter | ||
| Pop Off | Queen's Phantom | ||
| Darling Dreamstalk | Pod Kick | ||
| Taranza Burst | Pod Snatch | ||
| Super Taranza Burst | Pod Slam | ||
| Taranza Ball | Pod Slamabam | ||
| Super Taranza Ball | Magic Guard | ||
Cameos
- One of the Stone ability transformations in the base game has the statue of Taranza and the presumably original form of Queen Sectonia.
Cameo Appearances
- A doodle of Taranza appears as a Sticker in Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | タランザ Taranza |
Derived from tarantula |
| Chinese | 塔狼蛛 tǎ láng zhū |
塔 ("ta-") + 狼蛛 (tarantula) |
| Dutch | Taranza | - |
| French | Taranza | - |
| German | Taranza | - |
| Italian | Taranza | - |
| Spanish | Taraña | Similar to English name |
