Dupa

Dupa Model of a Dupa in 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) Copy Ability None Similar entities Bolum Darpa, Dippa, Deppa Sphere Doomer

Dupa is an enemy from Another Dimension encountered in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. It is only encountered in Another Dimension and in the new Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler extra mode in the remake, alongside its counterparts, the Darpas, Dippas, and Deppas.

Dupa is the smallest out of its four brethren, as well as the only one with feet, as it is the only one to walk along the surfaces it occupies. It is a greenish-cyan egg-shaped creature with three small feathers on its head, similar to those of the higher-ranking Sphere Doomers. It bears an angry expression from its yellow eyes, also like the Sphere Doomers.

This enemy is the most complex of its group. It has the ability to fire projectiles like the Dippa, but they only quickly travel in a straight line. These projectiles can damage Kirby and his friends if they make contact with one. These bullets can also be shot down to avoid getting hit. The Dupa is always attached to a solid surface and moves quickly back and forth within a small unseen section of the surface. It has moderate health, but is about as easy to defeat as a Darpa. It behaves very similarly to Bolum from Kirby Super Star, filling a near-identical role.

Game appearances

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Dupa is firstly introduced in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as an enemy solely found in Another Dimension, only present in segments of the level that are not boss fights. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Dupas also appear throughout Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler as recurring enemies, marking the first time any player is able to interact with them without riding on Landia.

In the boss battle against the Master Crown, Dupas can be summoned through dimensional rifts created by the crown itself, and are souped up in terms of health. Because of this, said boss battle in The True Arena is also the only time Kirby is able to encounter Dupas on foot and inhale them, however they will only give no ability if swallowed.

Dupa locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Level	Segment 1	Segment 2	Segment EX	Boss Segment 1	Boss Segment 2
Another Dimension

Dupa locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Stage	Appearance?	Stage	Appearance?
Opening Stage		4-3
1-1		4-4
1-2		4-EX
1-3		Sphere
1-BOSS		Levitation
2-1		Health
2-2		Surge
2-3		Bomb
2-4		Upward
2-BOSS		Needles
3-1		Barrier
3-2		Vanish
3-3		Cannon
3-4		Black Hole
3-BOSS		Trickery
4-1		Secret Stage
4-2		Final Boss

Gallery

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  A Dupa firing a projectile in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

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  Another Dupa firing a projectile in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

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  Dupas walk on any vertical or horizontal surface. Here they can be seen defending a 1-Up.

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  Kirby battling two Dupas and a Dippa.

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  A Dupa watches Magolor attack a Halcandle Dee

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  Magolor Epilogue credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Magolor jumping away in fear of a Dupa

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ルパ Rupa	Lupa From ローパー (Lowper) in the Japanese name of Sphere Doomers
Traditional Chinese	嚕啪 lǔ pā	Lupa
Simplified Chinese	噜啪 lǔ pā
Dutch	Dupa	-
French	Durpa	-
German	Dupa	-
Italian	Funix	From "Fenix" in the Italian name of Sphere Doomers
Korean	루파 rupa	Lupa
Portuguese	Durpa	-
Spanish	Dupa	-