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Dropso

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Dropso
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Dropso from Patch Castle.
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First game Kirby's Epic Yarn (2010)
Latest game Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn (2019)
Similar entities Drop, Pluid
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These guys are always by themselves at parties. They're real ceiling drips!
— Patch Plaza description

Dropso is a blue stationary blob enemy that appears in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. It is first seen in Patch Castle and later reappears in Cool Cave. Dropsos do not move or attack, allowing Kirby to easily turn them into yarn balls. When destroying a block or enemy with a Dropso in yarn ball form, a splash sound effect is heard. These enemies spawn continuously from sources of dripping water; even after destroying a Dropso, another will appear moments later in the same location.[1]

Locations[edit]

Dropso can be found in the following levels and stages in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn:

Dropso locations in Kirby's (Extra) Epic Yarn  
Stage Appearance? Stage Appearance?
Patch Castle Yes Deep-Dive Deep No
Fountain Gardens No Boom Boatyard No
Flower Fields No Fossil Reef No
Rainbow Falls No Snowy Fields No
Big-Bean Vine No Cozy Cabin No
Mole Hole No Mt. Slide No
Weird Woods No Frosty Wheel No
Pyramid Sands No Frigid Fjords No
Lava Landing No Evergreen Lift No
Cool Cave Yes Future City No
Dino Jungle No Tube Town No
Temper Temple No Mysterious UFO No
Dusk Dunes No Stellar Way No
Toy Tracks No Moon Base No
Mushroom Run No Outer Rings No
Sweets Park No Whispy's Forest No
Melody Town No Tempest Towers No
Cocoa Station No Cloud Palace No
Dark Manor No Castle Dedede No
Splash Beach No Meta Melon Isle No
Blub-Blub Ocean No Battleship Halberd No
Secret Island No

Trivia[edit]

  • Dropsos are strikingly similar to the Bot enemies in Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, both in appearance and in the fact that they respawn endlessly by dripping from the ceiling.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese グミーン
Gumīn
Derivation of「グミ」(gumi, meaning "gummy candy", which is borrowed from German "Gummi")
European French Flac Pun on "flaque" (puddle)
German Tropfi From "tropfen" (to drop) and clipping/diminutive suffix "-i"
Italian Plin From "plin plin" (onomatopoeia for a droplet dripping in the water)
Latin American Spanish Gotín Diminutive of "gota" (drop)
European Spanish Gota Lit. "drop"


References

  1. "Wrap up the Dropso and use it to break one of the Cloth Blocks just past the platform. Return to the platform to grab additional Dropsos as needed." –Prima Essential Guide Kirby's Epic Yarn (pg. 17)