Big Kabu

Big Kabu Big Kabu, as seen in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Details First game Kirby's Pinball Land (1993) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022) Other game(s) Kirby's Block Ball Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble Kirby Mass Attack (Strato Patrol EOS) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Copy Ability None Similar entities Kabu, Moai Block

Big Kabu, originally known as Big Kaboo, and also known as Dekabu, is an extra large Kabu and an uncommon enemy in the Kirby series. They debuted in Kirby's Pinball Land as an obstacle, Kirby's Block Ball as a boss, and Kirby's Dream Land 3 as an enemy.

Game appearances

Big Kabu’s video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Pinball Land	Enemy	Known here as "Big Kaboo".
Kirby's Block Ball	Boss
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy	Known here as "Dekabu".
Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble	Enemy
Kirby Mass Attack	Enemy	Appears in the Strato Patrol EOS Sub-Game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Kirby's Dream Land 3 is included, where Dekabu has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy	Now known as "Big Kabu", starting with this game.

Kirby's Pinball Land

In Kirby's Pinball Land, Big Kaboo appears in the lowermost board of Wispy-Woods Land. In this appearance, it is only slightly bigger than one of the game's Kaboos. It is surrounded by a set of three Kaboos each on the upper corners. The Big Kaboo is worth 480 points each time it is bumped. When all six Kaboos have been bumped, the Big Kaboo disappears, leaving a Warp Star behind.

Kirby's Block Ball

Big Kabu in Kirby's Block Ball.

An unnamed Big Kabu appears as the boss of Stage 3 in Kirby's Block Ball. This boss has 12 hit points and attacks by conjuring smaller Kabus around himself, then sending them out. The Kabus can reduce the size of paddles that they hit.

Big Kabu is worth 50000 points when Kirby defeats him.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dekabus (as they are called in this game) are first encountered in the fourth stage of Grass Land and appear sporadically throughout the game. They always start out at the bottom of a covered hole in the ground (their lair), where they wait until Kirby gets in front of them, completely immobile until he does. When Kirby makes his way into their field of vision, however, Dekabus suddenly become active, barking at him three times before leaping straight upwards and landing on the platform covering their hiding place. Once it is seated on top, the Dekabu proceeds to spit out three Kabus of the same color, which advance forward with continuous hops and can be inhaled or destroyed using almost any attack. Once all three Kabus have been released, the Dekabu falls back into the hole it started out in, but will continue to repeat its attack pattern from the beginning at regular intervals as long as Kirby remains within its range. The Dekabu itself cannot be inhaled but can be defeated in a single hit with any other attack.

In this appearance, Dekabus possess a noticeably more humanlike face. This makes them slightly reminiscent of the head of a moai statue.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dekabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Dekabu 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

Big Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble. It can be found hovering in place above the ground in some stages. When Kirby gets near, Big Kabu will slam down to the ground, harming Kirby if he is directly hit and shaking the ground, throwing Kirby off-balance otherwise. Big Kabu can be thrown off the stage right after slamming the ground if the player flips the Game Boy Color. Otherwise, it can be defeated by slamming into it while invincible.

Locations

In Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble, Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Big Kabu locations in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Stage	Level 1	Level 2	Level 3	Level 4	Level 5	Level 6	Level 7	Level 8
Stage 1
Stage 2		*
Stage 3
Stage 4
*Only appears in Extra Game

Kirby Mass Attack

Big Kabu appears in the Sub-Game Strato Patrol EOS. When defeated, they split into four smaller Kabus.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

Big Kabu in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Big Kabus first appeared in 3D in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Their appearance is updated in that their head resembles the crenelations of a medieval castle tower, making them look somewhat like a sandcastle. Big Kabus spit out Kabu from their mouth given the chance, and have a great deal of HP. They also appear in Kirby: Planet Robobot, serving the same purpose.

Unlike their previous appearances, Big Kabus can be inhaled.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Big Kabu 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 Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:

Big Kabu 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 Star Allies

Big Kabus make an appearance in Kirby Star Allies. Kirby can also encounter them in the credits segment of the game. Like their appearances in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, a Big Kabu can be inhaled.

Locations

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

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Big Kabu appears again in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, where they are given their current English name. Their behavior is much the same as it was in previous main-series titles.

Locations

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Big Kabu can be found in the following stages:

Trivia

• Besides Doka, Dekabu is the only enemy in Kirby's Dream Land 3 that is shown in the False Ending but does not have any official artwork.

Gallery

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3 sprite

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  Kirby Mass Attack sprite

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  Kirby: Planet Robobot screenshot

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  Kirby Star Allies screenshot

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  A Big Kabu spitting out some Kabu in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Kirby and the Forgotten Land figure

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ビッグカブー Biggu Kabū デカブー Dekabū	Big Kabu (Kirby's Block Ball) Portmanteau of「デカい」(dekai, big) and「カブー」(Kabū, Kabu)
Chinese	大石像怪 Dà shíxiàngguài	Big Stone Monster
Dutch	Grote Kabu	Big Kabu
French	Gros Kabu	Big Kabu
German	Riesenkabu	Giant Kabu
Italian	Grande Kabu	Big Kabu
Korean	빅 카부 Bik Kabu	Big Kabu
Spanish	Gran Kabu	Big Kabu