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Bowby

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Bowby
KRTDL Bowby model.png
Model of Bowby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Details
First game Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
Copy Ability None
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Bowby[Japanese title] is an enemy that debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It hovers in the air and will attempt to fire an arrow at Kirby or his friends if they come too close.

A Bowby is true to its namesake in that it is literally just a bow with a face. Bowbies will appear in any of the four cardinal directions. If facing sideways, its arrows will start to fall in an arc after traveling a short distance. There is a metallic variant that exists on Halcandra.

Bowbies do not grant any ability if swallowed.

Game Appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bowby can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bowby locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5
Cookie Country No No No Yes No
Raisin Ruins No No No No No
Onion Ocean No No No No N/A
White Wafers No No No No No
Nutty Noon No No Yes Yes No
Egg Engines Yes No No No Yes
Dangerous Dinner No Yes Yes N/A N/A
Bowby locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Opening Stage No 4-3 No
1-1 No 4-4 Yes
1-2 No 4-EX No
1-3 No Sphere No
1-BOSS No Levitation No
2-1 No Health No
2-2 No Surge No
2-3 No Bomb No
2-4 No Upward No
2-BOSS No Needles No
3-1 No Barrier No
3-2 No Vanish No
3-3 No Cannon No
3-4 Yes Black Hole No
3-BOSS No Trickery No
4-1 No Secret Stage No
4-2 No Final Boss No

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

Bowby appears in the New Challenge Stages as enemies to be plowed through.

Gallery[edit]

  • A Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

    A Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

  • Model of Bowby's Halcandra variant

    Model of Bowby's Halcandra variant

  • A Bowby from Halcandra

    A Bowby from Halcandra

  • A Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

    A Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

  • A Halcandran Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

    A Halcandran Bowby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ボビー
Bobī 		Bowby


v • d • e
Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Characters
Places
Both

Another Dimension • Halcandra • Lor Starcutter • Planet Popstar
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Merry Magoland
Levels and Stages
Level 1: Cookie Country

Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 2: Raisin Ruins
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 3: Onion Ocean
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5

Level 4: White Wafers
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 5: Nutty Noon
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 6: Egg Engines
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4 • Stage 5 • Stage 6

Level 7: Dangerous Dinner
Stage 1 • Stage 2 • Stage 3 • Stage 4

Level 8: Another Dimension

Challenge Stages

Sword Challenge • Sand Challenge (KRtDLD only) • Whip Challenge • Hi-Jump Challenge • Bomb Challenge • Mecha Challenge (KRtDLD only) • Water Challenge • Wing Challenge • Item Challenge
Magolor Epilogue Areas & Stages
Copy Abilities
Both

Beam • Bomb • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Hi-Jump • Ice • Leaf • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Parasol • Sleep • Spark • Spear • Stone • Sword • Tornado • Water • Wing • Whip
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Festival • Mecha • Sand
Super Abilities
Regular enemies
Both

Armor Waddle Dee • Babut • Barbar • Barracu • Blade Knight • Blipper • Big Waddle Dee • Bouncy • Bouncy Sis • Bowby • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Bulby • Cappy • Cerulean • Clayn • Chilly • Coconut • Coldtzo • Como • Craby • Darpa • Degout • Deppa • Dippa • Dupa • Elec • Flamer • Foley • Galbo • Gemra • Gigatzo • Glunk • Gordo • Halcandle Dee • Hot Head • Iron Barbar • Jackle • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Lanzer • Leafan • Moonja • Mopoo • Mumbies • Needlous • Noddy • Nruff • Owgulf • Pacloud • Pacto • Parasol Waddle Dee • Parasol Waddle Doo • Pierce • Pluid • Poison Apple • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Puppet Waddle Dee • Rocky • Scarfy • Searches • Shelt • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Snowl • Sodory • Sparky • Squishy • Starman • Super Blade Knight • Super Chilly • Super Hot Head • Super Waddle Doo • Swinging Waddle Dee • Swinging Waddle Doo • Tick • Totenga • Twister • Volttzo • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walf • Walky • Wapod • Water Galbo • Whippy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Armoroid • Don Puffle • Sandran
Super Ability-defeatable enemies
Mid-Bosses
Standard Bosses
Extra Bosses
Magolor Epilogue Bosses
Items and objects
Sub-Games and Extra Modes
Extra
v • d • e
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Characters
Modes
Classic Titles
Anime episodes
Manga samples (Japanese version only)
Copy Abilities (New Challenge Stages)
Fighter • Normal • Parasol • Smash • Spark • Sword • Whip • Wing
Stages (New Challenge Stages)
Enemies (New Challenge Stages)
Mid-Bosses (New Challenge Stages)
Extra
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