Flame Galboros

Flame Galboros
In-game artwork of Flame Galboros from Super Kirby Clash.
Details
Debut game	Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014)
Latest game	Super Kirby Clash (2019)
Copy Ability	Fire
Similar to	Galbo, Water Galboros, Miasmoros

“Born from magma and raised in a volcano, it vomits fireballs just to say "hi!" Stay away or you'll get burned!”

— Tougher Quest flavor text from Super Kirby Clash

Flame Galboros is a large Galbo-like enemy which has appeared sparsely throughout the Kirby series. Flame Galboros is essentially a fire version of the mid-boss Water Galboros that appeared in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Apart from shooting fire, its attacks are fundamentally similar, which include body slams and dashes. Defeating and swallowing it yields Kirby the Fire ability.

Game appearances

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Flame Galboros first appears as a mid-boss in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It bears all of the same moves as its predecessor, Water Galboros, but naturally, these moves are fiery rather than water-based.

Flame Galboros DX is a tougher variant of this enemy, which has a much darker color scheme, but with bright glowing areas, and its magma attacks linger for longer and can travel across the ground.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Flame Galboros can be found in the following levels and stages:

Flame Galboros 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

Super Kirby Clash

Flame Galboros, as it appears in Super Kirby Clash.

“Those luscious eyebrows keep its eyes cool, despite the volcano heat. Watch out for its snort--that means it's angry!”

— Toughest Quest flavor text from Super Kirby Clash

Flame Galboros returns in Super Kirby Clash, bearing largely the same look and attack strategy as it had before. It has been made larger and given much more health to give it a proper boss feeling. Flame Galboros appears in a total of five different Quests, and in one of these, it appears alongside Ice Dragon and Electric Dragon to form the Super Team Kaiju Trio.

Attacks

“An old enemy returns, worse than before. It's wrapped itself in even hotter flames and is on the rampage!”

— Super Quest flavor text from Super Kirby Clash

The following are all of Flame Galboros' attacks in Super Kirby Clash. Note that attack names are conjectural:

Flame Galboros' attacks in Super Kirby Clash
Attack	Description	Variants
Leap	Flame Galboros jumps off the ground and lands somewhere else.	The size of its leaps can vary. It may also jump three times in succession.
Fire Ball	Flame Galboros spits out a large ball of fire which travels in an arc.	Flame Galboros may spit out many of these.
Fire Breath	Flame Galboros breathes fire in a long cone from its nostrils.	Flame Galboros may also spin around while using this move.
Magma Belch	Flame Galboros opens its mouth and spits out a number of magma balls which roll across the ground.	How many get spat out can vary.
Fire Shake	Flame Galboros starts shaking violently, throwing out fire balls as it does so.
Flame Tackle	Flame Galboros engulfs itself in flames, then flies to the other side of the arena.

Trivia

• In the Japanese version of Super Kirby Clash, Flame Galboros appears to narrate his own Tougher Quest flavor text:「生まれはマグマで育ちは火山！はき出す火の玉あいさつがわり！オレに近づくとヤケドするぜ！」(Born in magma, raised in the Volcano! I say hello by spittin' fireballs! Get near me, and I'll burn you up!). This is evident due to the usage of the first person pronoun オレ (ore) in the text.

Gallery

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  Flame Galboros in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Flame Galboros DX in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Model from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Model of Flame Galboros DX from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Spear Kirby fighting Flame Galboros in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Mid-Boss All Stars 2 icon from Kirby: Triple Deluxe (The Arena)
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  Mid-Boss All Stars 2 icon from Kirby: Triple Deluxe (The True Arena)
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  In-game screenshot of Flame Galboros using its Fire Ball attack from Super Kirby Clash
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  In-game artwork of Team Kaiju Trio from Super Kirby Clash, which includes Flame Galboros
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  The Galboros passionate ice cream in Kirby: The Strange Sweets Island

Names in other languages

Flame Galboros

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フレイムガルボロス Fureimu Garuborosu	Flame Galboros
Traditional Chinese	火焰加爾波洛斯 huǒyàn jiā'ěr bõ luòsī	Flame Galboros
Simplified Chinese	火焰加尔波洛斯 huǒyàn jiā'ěr bõ luòsī
Dutch	Vlammen-Galboros	Flames Galboros
French	Flam Galboros	Flame Galboros
German	Feuer-Galboros	Fire Galboros
Italian	Galboros di fuoco	Fire Galboros
Korean	플레임 칼보로스 Peulleim Kalboroseu	Flame Kalboros
Spanish	Galboamo Flamígero	Flaming Galboros

Flame Galboros DX

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フレイムガルボロス ＤＸデラックス Fureimu Garuborosu Derakkusu	Flame Galboros DX
French	Flam Galboros DX	Flame Galboros DX
German	Feuer-Galboros DX	Fire Galboros DX
Italian	Galboros di fuoco DX	Fire Galboros DX
Korean	플레임 칼보로스DX Peulleim Kalboroseu Direokseu	Flame Kalboros DX
Spanish	Galboamo Flamígero DX	Flaming Galboros DX