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{{Infobox-Enemy
{{Infobox-MidBoss
|image=[[File:Waiu.jpg|200px]]
|image=[[File:KDL2 Waiu artwork.jpg|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Waiu''' from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
|caption=Artwork of '''Waiu''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' (1995)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''<br>([[Adeleine#Kirby Star Allies|Ado's Painter]])
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' (2018) ([[Adeleine#Kirby Star Allies|Ado's Painter]])
|copy ability=[[Cutter]]
|copy ability=[[Cutter]]
|similar=[[Bio Spark]]
|similar=[[Bio Spark]]<br>[[Moonja]]
}}
}}
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'''Waiu''' is a [[Mid-Boss]] that made its debut in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''. It resembles a ninja in a purple outfit, but the [[Ninja]] ability did not exist back in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', so it provides the [[Cutter]] ability instead when swallowed after defeat.
'''Waiu''' is a [[Mid-Boss]] only found in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', and yields the [[Cutter]] [[Copy Ability]] when swallowed.


==Physical Appearance==
==Game appearances==
Waiu resembles a ninja in a purple outfit, but the [[Ninja]] ability did not exist yet in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', so he provides [[Cutter]] instead.
===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
[[File:KDL2 Cloudy Park 2-8.png|thumb|Kirby and Coo battling Waiu in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''.]]
Waiu appears as a Mid-Boss in this game, though it is fairly rare, not appearing until [[Red Canyon]].
 
====Locations====
Waiu appears in the following levels and stages:
 
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Waiu locations in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
![[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Grass Land]]
![[Big Forest]]
![[Ripple Field (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Ripple Field]]
![[Iceberg (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Iceberg]]
![[Red Canyon]]
![[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 2)|Cloudy Park]]
![[Dark Castle]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 5
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 7
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|}


==Game Appearances==
====Attacks====
===''Kirby's Dream Land 2''===
Waiu has four attacks, utilizing its ninjutsu skills. Of all the Mid-Bosses in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', Waiu has the most intricate attacks.
[[File:KDL2Waiu.png]]Waiu first appears in Stage 2 of [[Red Canyon]].
<br><small>*Attack names are conjectural</small>


Waiu fights using boomerang-like implements which can be [[Inhaling|inhaled]] and spat back, but only after they've hit the wall. He also throws smoke bombs which rise into the air, and performs rising kicks. He can also vanish, creating an illusion of himself shimmering in the air before landing. Of all the Mid-Bosses in ''Dream Land 2'', Waiu has the most intricate attacks.
{| class="wikitable border="1" cellpadding="2" width="50%"
!colspan=2|'''Waiu's Attacks''' &nbsp;
|-
! '''Attack'''
! '''Description'''
|-
| '''Cutter Boomerang'''
| Waiu throws boomerang cutters which can be [[inhale]]d and spat back, but only after they've hit the wall.
|-
| '''Vanish'''
| Waiu vanishes, creating an illusion of itself shimmering in the air before landing.
|-
| '''Smoke Bombs'''
| Waiu stops to throw smoke bombs which bounce three times on the ground and then rise into the air. They cannot be inhaled, however. This attack is ususally used right after vanishing.
|-
| '''Spin Kick'''
| Waiu performs a rising kick at close range.
|}


===''Kirby Star Allies''===
===''Kirby Star Allies''===
[[File:Waiu Painting.png|thumb|150px|Waiu in painting form in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'']]
{{main|Adeleine#Kirby Star Allies}}
{{main|Adeleine#Kirby Star Allies}}
While Waiu itself does not appear in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', it, along with [[Kracko]] and [[Ice Dragon]], can be painted by '''Adeleine & Ribbon''' in the [[Dream Friend]]'s move - '''Ado's Painter'''.
The Waiu replica can use all of its moves from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' except the rising kick. Like the paint Kracko and Ice Dragon, the Waiu replica only has 1 HP and can be destroyed by one hit. In addition, the Waiu replica cannot jump infinitely or [[hover]] at all.
==Gallery==
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
File:KDL2 Waiu sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
</gallery>


==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
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[[Category:Mid-Bosses]]
 
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2]]
[[Category:Cutter-yielding Creatures]]
[[Category:Creatures that yield Cutter when swallowed]]

Latest revision as of 19:07, 21 March 2023

Waiu
KDL2 Waiu artwork.jpg
Artwork of Waiu from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Details
Debut game Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
Latest game Kirby Star Allies (2018) (Ado's Painter)
Copy Ability Cutter
Similar to Bio Spark
Moonja
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Waiu is a Mid-Boss that made its debut in Kirby's Dream Land 2. It resembles a ninja in a purple outfit, but the Ninja ability did not exist back in Kirby's Dream Land 2, so it provides the Cutter ability instead when swallowed after defeat.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]

Kirby and Coo battling Waiu in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Waiu appears as a Mid-Boss in this game, though it is fairly rare, not appearing until Red Canyon.

Locations[edit]

Waiu appears in the following levels and stages:

Waiu locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2  
Stage Grass Land Big Forest Ripple Field Iceberg Red Canyon Cloudy Park Dark Castle
Stage 1 No No No No No No No
Stage 2 No No No No Yes Yes No
Stage 3 No No No No No No No
Stage 4 N/A N/A N/A No No No Yes
Stage 5 N/A N/A N/A N/A No No No
Stage 6 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No No
Stage 7 N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A No

Attacks[edit]

Waiu has four attacks, utilizing its ninjutsu skills. Of all the Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 2, Waiu has the most intricate attacks.
*Attack names are conjectural

Waiu's Attacks  
Attack Description
Cutter Boomerang Waiu throws boomerang cutters which can be inhaled and spat back, but only after they've hit the wall.
Vanish Waiu vanishes, creating an illusion of itself shimmering in the air before landing.
Smoke Bombs Waiu stops to throw smoke bombs which bounce three times on the ground and then rise into the air. They cannot be inhaled, however. This attack is ususally used right after vanishing.
Spin Kick Waiu performs a rising kick at close range.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

Waiu in painting form in Kirby Star Allies
Main article: Adeleine#Kirby Star Allies

While Waiu itself does not appear in Kirby Star Allies, it, along with Kracko and Ice Dragon, can be painted by Adeleine & Ribbon in the Dream Friend's move - Ado's Painter.

The Waiu replica can use all of its moves from Kirby's Dream Land 2 except the rising kick. Like the paint Kracko and Ice Dragon, the Waiu replica only has 1 HP and can be destroyed by one hit. In addition, the Waiu replica cannot jump infinitely or hover at all.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Kirby's Dream Land 2

    Sprite from Kirby's Dream Land 2

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ワイユー
Waiyū 		Waiu


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