Driblee
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| “ | “I’m Driblee! I ❤ clean water!” Driblee can’t stand the destruction of the environment and wishes for only the purest of waters for the world! With that, Driblee sets off on a journey! |
” | — Guest Star Driblee Rinse and Repeat Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies |
Driblee is a common enemy that debuted in Kirby Star Allies. It resembles a blue eel fish, but with fins for arms, a small frill on its head and a large, leafy tail. It provides the Water ability when swallowed by Kirby.
Driblee can also be made into a Friend, whereby it dons a water crown similar to Kirby's. As an ally, Driblee can use the full move-set of the Water ability, along with the Friend Abilities related to it. Like many allies, Driblee has lower health than Kirby, but benefits from an Infinity Jump.
Like other allies, Driblee gets a unique playthrough in the extra game called Guest Star Driblee Rinse and Repeat.
There is a larger variant of Driblee called Colossal Driblee that appears in Super Kirby Clash as part of Team Colossal Quad.
Locations[edit]
Driblee can be found in the following stages:
Trivia[edit]
- In the Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! pause flavor text, Driblee is described as female in Japanese, French, Italian and Spanish; neutral (or not mentioned) in English, Dutch, Korean and Simplified Chinese; male in German and Traditional Chinese.
- According to its Chinese name, Driblee is an eel fish creature.
- The English name "Driblee" is probably derived from driblet and the reverse spelling of eel.
- If the enemy Driblee falls into the waters, it will survive but the water ball it shoots will vanish immediately. This is possibly because the waters are considered to be an obstacle to Driblee's projectiles.
Gallery[edit]
Driblee in the animated opening of Kirby Star Allies
Artwork as a Friend from Kirby Star Allies
Driblee as an enemy
Concept art of Driblee
Concept art of Driblee
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Driblee
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring an allied Driblee
New Year's Day 2021 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Driblee
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | プルアンナ Puruanna |
"Pluanna" in internal filename
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| Traditional Chinese | 噗嚕鰻 pū lū màn |
Plu Eel |
| Simplified Chinese | 噗噜鳗 pū lū màn | |
| Dutch | Driblee | – |
| French | Jaido | Derived from jet d'eau. |
| German | Tröpfli | Derived from tröpfeln (drip). |
| Italian | Sgocciolo | Derived from sgocciolare (drip). |
| Korean | 탱장어 Taengjangeo |
Support eel
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| Spanish | Chapotila | Derived from chapotear (dabble, splatter) and anguila(eel) |
