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Whispy Woods
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Kirby battling Whispy Woods in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
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First game Kirby's Dream Land
Latest game Kirby Star Allies
Other game(s) Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Pinball Land
Kirby's Dream Course
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby Super Star
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Kirby's Block Ball
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Kirby's Epic Yarn
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby's Dream Collection
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
Weakness(es) Fire and Sizzle
Relative(s) Twin Woods
Clanky Woods (mechanized)
Similar to King Golem
Flowery Woods
Yggy Woods
Enemy Info Card
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Whispy Woods (known in shorthand as Whispy) is an anthropomorphic tree-like entity, having become one of the most iconic characters appearing in the Kirby series. Starting with Kirby's Dream Land, the first game in said series, he appears in a majority of titles, as well as the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. In the games in which he appears, Whispy is usually faced as a Boss, often being the first one encountered. As such, he is easily recognizable as part of the Kirby series, even to those outside of the fandom. Whispy Woods is extremely ubiquitous throughout the Kirby series, appearing in nearly every title as a Boss or Mid-Boss. Even in games where he does not explicitly appear, another character which greatly resembles him (such as King Golem, Flowery Woods, or Clanky Woods) usually appears in his place.

Appearance

Whispy Woods is characterized as an anthropomorphized apple tree with a humanoid 'face', though his nose is just a branch and his eyes and mouth are holes in his trunk which can widen and contract as needed. Being a tree, Whispy cannot move very much, usually being rooted to a fixed location whenever he is encountered. Whispy is (for reasons known or unknown) usually hostile towards Kirby and his friends, and attacks mainly by dropping Apples from his canopy, or by blowing out Air Bullets from his mouth. His apples can be Inhaled and used against him, and he is particularly weak to Fire-based attacks as well.

Artwork of Whispy Woods from Kirby Super Star.

Location

Whispy Woods makes his home in the lush greenery of Dream Land on Planet Popstar, usually within a thick forest area. It is unknown if he routinely migrates, or if he lives in the same spot while the scenery changes around him (as he can be found in many differently-named areas, it may be that the area he resides in simply gets renamed again and again). However, he can also be found in other more remote places, such as the Popopo Island of Green Grounds, or on other worlds entirely, like planet Floria (as Twin Woods) and on Falluna Moon, which would suggest that there is more than one Whispy.

Relatives and Similar

Being one of the most iconic characters, Whispy Woods has many relatives and off-shoots, as well as other characters, enemies and bosses which are similar to him. These include the following:

Game Appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

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Whispy Woods makes his first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land.

Whispy Woods is the first Boss of the game, fought at the end of Green Greens. His attack patterns are extremely simple, and will either shoot out a few Air Bullets at Kirby, or will drop Apples from his canopy. Kirby can inhale the apples and spit them back out as Star Bullets to deal Whispy damage. After six such hits, he stops fighting, and yields one of the Sparkling Stars for Kirby to collect.

In the Extra Game, Whispy will also drop Gordos from his canopy.

Kirby's Adventure / Nightmare in Dream Land

Whispy is faced at the end of Vegetable Valley. His attack patterns are exactly the same as in Kirby's Dream Land. He yields the first piece of the Star Rod when defeated.

Whispy is also the first boss that Kirby will face as part of the Boss Endurance.

Kirby's Pinball Land

Whispy is the last obstacle of the first course. Like in his main game incarnations, he will drop apples and shoot out air bullets, which can temporarily disable the flippers. Kirby just has to crash into his face enough times to defeat him and clear the course.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

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Whispy Woods plays at being a surgeon.

Whispy serves as the first boss, at the end of Grass Land. For unknown reasons, he is wearing a surgical mask and goggles at first, preventing him from shooting out air bullets. Once he is hit enough times, these come off, and the fight becomes as usual.

Whispy also participates in the Grass Land Bonus Chance, where he spits out Apples and Point Stars, the latter of which Kirby needs to collect.

Kirby's Dream Course

Whispy is not a boss in this game. Instead, he can be seen in several locations, either offstage, or as a stage hazard. He can be destroyed using offensive Copy Abilities like Burning or Spark.

Kirby's Block Ball

Whispy Woods appears both as a regular enemy and as a Boss in Stage 8 of this title. His enemy variant takes 4 hits to defeat and is worth 5000 points. His boss form has 12 HP and is worth 50000 points when defeated. Whispy attacks by dropping Gordos from his canopy.

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

In Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, Whispy Woods is first encountered in Spring Breeze, serving as the first intended boss in the game. He fights in a similar way as in the other games with his Apples and Air Bullets. Whispy Woods is seen again during Revenge of Meta Knight, and defeating him here leads to a second encounter with a dual version of himself called Twin Woods. Twin Woods is then faced one more time in Milky Way Wishes, as the boss of planet Floria.

Whispy Woods also makes an appearance in the game Dyna Blade, where Kirby will feed some of his apples to Dyna Blade's chicks.

Whispy's Revenge

Whispy's Revenge is a powered-up form of Whispy Woods in the Revenge of the King level in Kirby Super Star Ultra. He has purple leaves and stronger attacks. Whispy, in addition to the standard abilities of Whispy Woods, can now blow tornadoes, make Poison Apples fall from his leaves, and drop many Gordos and Caterpillars.

Kirby's Avalanche

Please don't tread on my roots, it would not be a wise decision.
— Whispy Woods


Whispy is the second opponent fought in the main game. He is relatively easy, and will always start the match by trying to build four rows of puyo-puyo at the bottom.

Kirby's Block Ball

Whispy is the boss of level 8. Beating him involves having Kirby crash into his face. His attacks are as usual, and aimed toward the paddles to make them shrink and the star blocks over the spikes to make those disappear.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

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Whispy breaks convention and chases Kirby down while spitting out vegetables.

Whispy serves as the boss of the first level - Grass Land. Unlike in previous incarnations, Whispy will drop and spit out vegetables that Kirby must use to retaliate with. This battle comes in two phases, with the second involving Whispy uprooting and chasing Kirby down.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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Whispy Woods shakes apples from its branches (above), and procures thick wood stalks during the battle (below).

Whispy Woods is the final obstacle Kirby will face at the end of the Pop Star realm, in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. While the boss himself is anchored to his spot (befitting a tree) the foe will take damage based on the roots he shoots out during the battle: in the beginning, three smaller versions of Whispy Woods, called Whispy Woods Jr., jump about the stage, oblivious to Kirby, while later on Whispy Woods attempts to injure Kirby by sending out stocky wood spikes, all of which are vulnerable to attack. During the battle, Whispy Woods will consistently shake himself, dropping apples that can be used as projectiles against his roots. Of all of Whispy Woods' attacks, the least significant is the small Air Bullet he sporadically blows from his mouth cavity, doing a small amount of damage to Kirby in the event he is in its path.

As so with all types of enemies and bosses, if Kirby is in possession of a certain copy ability (i.e. Fire, Cutter, etc.) or a combination of two, he will be able to use such powers to injure the boss, instead of the fallen apples provided, as in this battle.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

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Whispy serves as a warp zone.

In this title, Whispy Woods is not a boss. Instead, he can be found in Level 3-1 and Level 6-1 by accessing out-of-the-way Warp Stars in the courses. Whispy can then send Kirby to a later level, similarly to how a Warp Zone acts in certain Super Mario titles.

Kirby Air Ride

Whispy Woods can be found in a small grove of trees in the City Trial map. He doesn't do anything to the Kirbys, but hitting into him enough times will 'defeat' him.

Kirby: Squeak Squad

Whispy is not fought as a boss in this game. However, he appears on the title screen.

Kirby's Epic Yarn

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Tankbot Kirby battles Whispy Woods.
This forest king has lived in Dream Land for ages. He's always in Kirby's way.
— Patch Plaza description

In Kirby's Epic Yarn, Whispy Woods is fought as a mid-boss in Whispy's Forest, the first stage of Dream Land. Kirby fights Whispy with his Tankbot form, using missiles to attack Whispy's body. Whispy's attacks pattern are the same from other Kirby games: he can create an Air Bullet to damage Kirby and can throw Apples in a faster way the than his earlier appearances, though both of these can be shot down using missiles.

Kirby Mass Attack

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Screenshot of Whispy Woods, in Kirby Mass Attack.

In Kirby Mass Attack, Whispy Woods appears as the boss of Green Grounds. Rather than his usual strategy of dropping apples, the massive tree drops huge spiky fruits which, depending on their Template:Colour, may either shatter or bounce. Whispy also rises up into several segments that sprout bouncy mushrooms or spikes. These segments must be pummeled until they break, so that the main tree can be hit and defeated.

Whispy Woods also appears as the first boss of the Sub-Games Strato Patrol EOS and Kirby Brawlball. Flanked by three Colossal Beanbons, Whispy attacks by dropping three bouncy fruits or launching wooden missiles, as well as being defended by the Beanbons and their explosive seeds. In Kirby Brawlball, he does not use apples for unknown reasons, instead relying only on his Air Bullets.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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Screenshot of normal boss (top) and EX boss (bottom) from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Whispy Woods once again appears as the boss of the first level of the game, Cookie Country, and has been given more attacks in said game than in any previous incarnation, especially in Extra Mode. Whispy Woods will once again use the initial strategy of dropping apples and puffing air in the beginning stages. Additionally, Whispy Woods will grow significantly larger once his health drops to about half, dropping enemies such as Waddle Dees and Gordos. Whispy Woods will also inhale Kirby and chew on him, causing damage, forcing the unknown reader to shake the Wii Remote to escape.

The following lists all of Whispy's attacks in the Main Mode of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase of the fight only.

Attacks - Main Mode  
Attack Description
Apple Drop Whispy drops three apples that bounce along the ground. These can be inhaled and spat back at Whispy.
In the second phase, more apples of different sizes can be dropped.
Air Bullet Whispy spits two to four Air Bullets of air that travel a short distance then rise up or down.
In the second phase, this attack can create up to six Air Bullets that spread out in clusters of two.
Como Drop Three Comos swing down from Whispy's canopy to do his bidding. They rise back up if not interacted with.
Whispy Inhale Whispy preps himself and then starts inhaling for an extended period.
If Kirby is captured, Whispy will chew until the unknown reader shakes the Wii Remote enough to escape.
Variety Drop Several different enemies form within Whispy's canopy, then drop to attack Kirby.
These can include Bronto Burt, Gordo, Waddle Dee and Como.

In Extra Mode, Whispy Woods EX has a more toxic-looking colTemplate:Our scheme: his bark is a duller Template:Grey and his leaves have changed from green to a deep purple, similar to Whispy's Revenge. More and better attacks are available to him, as outlined below:

Attacks - Extra Mode  
Attack Description
Apple Drop EX Whispy drops up to four apples that bounce along the ground. One or more apples is poisonous, which will hurt Kirby if he attempts to swallow it.
Whispy may also throw large Gordos or Comos in to the mix.
Gust Bullet Whispy spits out three small tornadoes that spin quickly across the ground before rising to the left.
Air Bullet EX Whispy spits out up to four Air Bullets of purple gas that move in erratic patterns.
In the second phase, Whispy will release a cluster of three Air Bullets, then follow with a Gust Bullet.
Root Attack Whispy shoots his roots out in sharp spikes near his trunk, to fend off would-be attackers.
Whispy Inhale EX Whispy preps himself and then starts inhaling for an extended period. If Kirby is captured, Whispy will chew until the unknown reader shakes the Wii Remote enough to escape.
Additionally, Whispy will drop apples or Gordos to attempt to trip up anyone trying to run away.
Variety Drop EX Several different enemies form within Whispy's canopy, then drop to attack Kirby.
These can include Bronto Burt, Gordo, Waddle Dee, Scarfy and Como.

Defeating Whispy Woods will cause him to shrink to smaller than when the battle started (especially in the canopy area) and yield the Lor Starcutter's lost Oars, while producing his charismatic tear. Why a tree wanted a pair of oars in the first place is known only to himself.

Kirby's Dream Collection

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Whispy tries to eat Kirby in the Smash Combat Chamber EX.

In addition to his appearance in the games featured in the collection, Whispy makes an appearance in New Challenge Stages, serving as the final opponent in the Smash Combat Chamber EX. His appearance and fighting style is taken directly from Return to Dream Land, but notably, while he bears his normal colTemplate:Our scheme, he fights like his EX version. Unlike in any other appearance, Whispy's Vitality bar is not visible during the fight.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

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Whispy Woods in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
When most people think Whispy Woods, they think apples! But this Whispy Woods can't grow apples, so he simply drops bombs instead. An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but I don't think the same thing can be said for bombs.
— Figurine quote regarding Whispy Woods.

Whispy is fought twice in this title, first at the end of Green Valley, and again at the end of Blue Sky Palace. Unlike most other incidents of this boss, Whispy does not use Apples to attack, and instead he must be damaged by crashing into his face with a charge attack. When he is fought the second time, he turns himself metal, meaning that only a Star Dash can hurt him.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Whispy Woods serves as a boss to be fought in the Sub-Game Team Kirby Clash. His ability to leap between the foreground and background takes cues from his Triple Deluxe relative, Flowery Woods.

Main article: Clanky Woods

In the main game, Whispy has been mechanized and turned into Clanky Woods.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

The ancient tree has awoken from its slumber to block your path through the Ruins!
— flavor text from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Whispy is encountered twice in this expanded spin-off title. The first fight is much the same as it was in the original Sub-Game, but the second throws Gordos into the mix, and makes his leaping attacks quicker and more unpredictable.

Whispy serves the role of Ordeal in his first encounter, with his defeat unlocking the Volcano region.

Kirby Star Allies

Kirby's familiar foe Whispy Woods is back--bright eyed, bushy headed, and dropping more apples than should even be possible! Use your Friend Abilities with ↑, and cut him down to size!
— Pause screen info from Star Allies
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Whispy Woods in Kirby Star Allies.

Whispy Woods returns as a boss in this installment. His fight is similar to earlier bouts, though with his ability to jump like Flowery Woods now firmly established. Partway into the fight, Whispy grows much larger, and starts emitting purple gas from his eyes and mouth. From here, his attacks become much more potent, with a prominent example being his ability to shower the entire area with hundreds of Apples. This purple effect appears to be a result of the shower of magic that occurs in the opening cut-scene of the game. When Whispy Woods is defeated, a purple heart pops out of him before he ceases fighting.

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Whispy Woods on fire.

In addition to Whispy's powered-up attacks, Whispy has a severe weakness to Fire-based attacks. If Kirby and all of his allies attack at once using fiery attacks during the second phase, Whispy will catch fire, and continually take damage until defeated, being no longer able to fight. Whispy also has an older relative in this title, called Yggy Woods.

The following table lists all of Whispy Woods' attack in Kirby Star Allies. Attacks in italics are used in the second phase only:

Whispy Woods' Attacks in Kirby Star Allies  
Attack Description
Air Bullet Whispy first shoots 2 Air Bullets and then 4 in a row. This leaves Recoil Star on impact.
Burst Fruits Whispy lets down much burning fruits on vines. These can be swallowed for the Fire ability. If cooled down using a water, ice or wind-based attack, they yield Food items.
Apple Drop Whispy drops one or more apples, which can be inhaled and spat back at him.
Enemy Drop Whispy shakes out a number of different enemies from his canopy. These include enemies that can be made into allies.
Whispy Inhale Whispy attempts to inhale Kirby and his allies. If successful, he will chew on them, then spit them back out.
Great Harvest Apple Festival Whispy uproots and jumps to the center. Then, he shakes violently, causing many apples to fall from its canopy. Chumbrella can protect any player beneath it.
Attack names listed are taken from Japanese guide books.

Super Smash Bros. series

Whispy Woods has appeared in the first three of the Super Smash Bros. games as a stage hazard for Kirby-based stages. In SSB, he appears at part of the Dream Land stage, occasionally blowing gusts of wind that cause all the players on one side of the stage to slide sideways. Oddly, Whispy's name is misspelt as "Whisper Woods" in the North American instruction manual.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Whispy Woods is found in the background of the Green Greens stage. He will occasionally blow, which will move the fighters. He will also sometimes launch several apples onto the stage, which can be eaten as healing items or thrown at opponents (this is determined at random when the apple is picked up). As the stage Dream Land returns from SSB, Whispy Woods is found there as well.

Whispy Woods makes a reappearance along with the Green Greens stage in the Super Smash Bros. Brawl, having the same role that he had in the previous game. He is not part of any new stages, however.

Whispy appears, albeit only as a background element in the Dream Land stage in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS. Apart from a trophy, he is completely absent from the Wii U version.

Whispy Woods' Trophies in the Super Smash Bros. series.  
Game Image Appears In Description
Super Smash Bros. Melee File:WhispyWoodsMeleeTrophy.png Game Boy Kirby's Dream Land A boss enemy from Kirby's Dream Land. Whispy Woods is a big tree that shoots whirlwinds at Kirby. It isn't the toughest enemy: all Kirby has to do is avoid the occasional whirlwind, suck in apples that fall down, and then shoot them back at the tree. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Whispy Woods is quite the blowhard.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U WhispyWoodsTrophyWiiU.png Game Boy Kirby's Dream Land
Wii Kirby's Return to Dream Land
File:NAflag.png Whispy Woods lives deep in the forest, waiting patiently for Kirby to stop by so he can share his delicious apples with the pink hero... That's not true at all, actually. Instead, he drops apples on Kirby, trying to cause him injury. He may look friendly, but remember what they say: don't judge a tree by its bark.


File:EUflag.png In the heart of a beautiful green forest, Whispy Woods is waiting to give Kirby some juicy red apples. Isn't that nice? Well...not really, since he drops them on Kirby's head like bombs. If that wasn't bad enough, he'll also suck up the pink puffball and blast him with air. Note to self: be more wary of trees with faces.

In the Anime

Whispy Woods is a minor character in the anime series, Kirby: Right Back At Ya!. He can be found residing in Dream Land, in the aptly named Whispy Woods Forest. Here, he is capable of speech, and is not inherently hostile to Kirby or his friends, but he does run into a misunderstanding or two with them in some of the episodes. Whispy is primarily responsible for keeping the woods surrounding him healthy, and is often the target of King Dedede, who wants him gone in order to clear the forest and build a country club in its place.

Gallery

Trivia

  • In early games in the Kirby series, the actual entity of Whispy Woods was little more than his face. The tree was just a background element. Kirby also gets hurt when touching Whispy's face/nose in some of these games.
  • Whispy Woods (not counting his relatives) has appeared in a total of 23 Kirby games, 18 of which were as a Boss or Mid-Boss. This ranks Whispy Woods as the second most prevalent boss character after Kracko (not counting King Dedede, who makes appearances as a playable character just as often as a Boss).
    • Whispy has also made an appearance in every single Super Smash Bros. game as a stage hazard.
  • Whispy Woods is typically portrayed as being roughly 9 Kirbies tall, before any other transformations or changes in size are taken into account. Given Kirby's height of eight inches, this would make the tree roughly six feet (or 1.83 meters) tall.
  • Prior to Kirby Super Star, and past that up to Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Whispy Woods was depicted without any lower stubs or branches on his sides. From Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land onward, Whispy would almost consistently have two stubs on his sides which resemble arms to an extent, but are completely useless to the tree.

Video Gallery

No damage fight against Whispy Woods in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
No damage fight against Whispy Woods EX in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ウィスピーウッズ
Wisupī Uzzu
Whispy Woods
Chinese 风语大树 (chs)
風語大樹 (cht)
fēng yǔ dà shù
Wind Whisper Woods
Dutch Whispy Woods -
French Whispy Woods -
German Whispy Woods
Stump Stumpf
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From Baumstumpf (tree stump)
Italian Whispy Woods -
Spanish Whispy Woods -

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