Editing Tick

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KRtDLD Tick screenshot.png|130px]]
|caption=Screenshot of '''Tick''' from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''</small>
|copy ability=[[Needle]]
|enemy info card=[[File:K64 Enemy Info Card 48.png]]
|similar=[[Skud]]
}}
'''Tick''' is a recurring enemy debuting in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. Its appearance is that of a white blob with a pair of big, round eyes, a smiling mouth and an extendable red spike atop its head. Its facial expression changes depending on what it is doing, being able to switch from friendly to malicious and back again.

Ticks walk around harmlessly at first, but stop and attempt to stab [[Kirby]] when he is above them. Inhaling and swallowing them awards Kirby the [[Needle]] [[Copy Ability|ability]].

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
[[File:KDL3 Tick Sprite.png]] Tick makes its debut appearance in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''. Here, its basic look and behavior was established.

Tick performs a special role in the [[Jumping]] Sub-Game. It will jab Kirby if he lands on the wrong space, forcing the end of the game.

==== Locations ====
In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Tick locations in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' &nbsp;
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!Stage
![[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]]
![[Ripple Field (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Ripple Field]]
![[Sand Canyon]]
![[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park]]
![[Iceberg (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Iceberg]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 2
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 4
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 5
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 6
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
[[File:K64 Tick screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Tick in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'']]
[[File:K64 Tick Sprite.png]] Tick makes its debut appearance in 3-D in this game. It behaves largely the same as it did in the previous game, and still provides the [[Needle]] ability. Tick appears on the 48th [[Enemy Info Card]].

A larger mid-boss variant of Tick appears in [[Aqua Star - Stage 1|stage 1 of]] [[Aqua Star]]. This larger Tick does not do much, but smaller Ticks appear continuously down below which try to jab at Kirby in the meantime.

==== Locations ====
Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Tick locations in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
![[Pop Star (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Pop Star]]
![[Rock Star]]
![[Aqua Star]]
![[Neo Star]]
![[Shiver Star]]
![[Ripple Star]]
![[Dark Star]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
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|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
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|Stage 4
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|}

===''Kirby: Canvas Curse''===
[[File:KCC Tick sprite.png]] Tick returns in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', with a similar look and attack strategy as it had in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. It is a fairly uncommon enemy, and can be easily bested by tapping it with the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus before running into it with Kirby to gain the [[Needle]] ability.

In this game, Tick has a different design. Its body is beige instead of white, and its mouth is not visible, except when defeated.

==== Locations ====
In ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'''s main game, Tick appears only in the [[Neo Greo]] stage [[Dreamy Darkness]].

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===
[[File:KRtDL Tick.jpg|thumb|Tick in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'']]
Tick appears much the same as in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' and has a similar game plan.

====Locations====
In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Tick locations in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Stage 1
!Stage 2
!Stage 3
!Stage 4
!Stage 5
|-
![[Cookie Country]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
![[Raisin Ruins]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|-
![[Onion Ocean]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[White Wafers]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
![[Nutty Noon]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
![[Egg Engines]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
![[Dangerous Dinner]]
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|N/A
|}

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
Tick returns in this game, acting just as it did in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.
====Locations====
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Tick locations in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Stage 1
!Stage 2
!Stage 3
!Stage 4
!Stage 5
!Stage 6 EX
!Stage 7 EX
!Stage 8 EX
|-
![[Fine Fields]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Lollipop Land]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Old Odyssey]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Wild World]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
![[Endless Explosions]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Royal Road]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KDL3 Tick artwork.png|Artwork from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
K64 Tick model.png|Model from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 attacking Tick screenshot.png|An attacking Tick in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Big Tick screenshot.png|The Big Tick mid-boss in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 enemy line credits sketch.png|Sketch of Tick along with [[Yariko]], [[Galbo]], and [[Gabon]] from the [[bad ending]] credits of ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 enemy line credits illustration.png|Illustration of Tick along with Yariko, Galbo, and Gabon from the true ending credits of ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Giant laboratory concept art.jpg|Concept art for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', featuring a Tick being kept in a lab
Tick KCC artwork.png|Artwork from ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
KRtDLTick.png|Model from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KTD Tick.png|Tick in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Tick primed.png|An attacking Tick in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Tick model.png|Model from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=チック
|jaR=Chikku
|jaM=Tick; derived from「チクチク」(''chiku-chiku'', prickling)
|fr=Tick
|frM=-
|de=Tick
|deM=-
|it=Pungicchio
|itM=From "pungi" (inflection of the verb "pungere", meaning "to prick") and "-cchio" (Italian names ending)
|ko=틱
|koR=Tik
|koM=Tick
|es=Goltón
|esM=
}}

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