Galbo

Galbo Artwork of Galbo from Kirby's Dream Land 3 Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Planet Robobot Copy Ability Burning, Fire Enemy Info Card Similar entities Water Galbo, Flame Galboros, Ice Dragon

Galbo is a limbless dragon-like enemy that made its debut in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It harasses Kirby by breathing fire at him if he gets too close, but otherwise does not move willingly from its position. It provides the Burning ability when inhaled in its initial appearance and in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and the Fire ability in all its subsequent appearances. There is a water variant of it called Water Galbo.

Game appearances

Galbo's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Enemy	This is Galbo's first 3D appearance.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in New Challenge Stages. Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards are also ported here, where Galbo has the exact same role.
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, its role does not change.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Galbo makes its debut appearance in this game, serving alongside Bobo as a primary provider of the Burn ability. Galbo tends not to move from its starting position, and will instead opt to breathe a steady cone of fire in the direction of whichever character is closest to it. Compared to Bobo, Galbo is relatively rare in the game.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Galbo can be found in the following levels and stages:

Galbo locations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

A Galbo in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Galbo returns in this title, making its debut in 3D. It behaves largely the same as before, hopping in place and breathing a cone of fire in Kirby's direction when it sees him.

A big Galbo appears as a Mid-Boss in stage 1 of Neo Star. Like its smaller cousins, its only strategy is to hold position and breathe a cone of fire toward Kirby on occasion. Yarikos appear continuously above this big Galbo to rain spears down on Kirby during this fight, but these unwitting minions can be used as ammunition against the Galbo instead.

Locations

Galbo can be found in the following levels and stages:

Galbo locations in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stage	Pop Star	Rock Star	Aqua Star	Neo Star	Shiver Star	Ripple Star	Dark Star
Stage 1
Stage 2							N/A
Stage 3							N/A
Stage 4	N/A					N/A	N/A

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

A Galbo in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Galbo appears as it did in previous games, though its flame breath now makes Kirby go up in flames while making him drop his Copy Ability. It also has a new blue-colored cousin named Water Galbo, which grants the Water ability and spits out streams of water.

Locations

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

Galbo 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
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Galbo 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

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Galbo appears in some of the New Challenge Stages, looking and behaving the same as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Galbo appears in this game much as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, except now it spits fire while slowly spinning around.

Locations

In Kirby: Planet Robobot Galbo can be found in the following levels and stages:

Galbo locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Galbo Screenshot of the mini-Galbo attacking the monster-Galbo. Details Debut episode Hatch Me If You Can Ability granted Fire

“

With Kirby so attached to that cute little monster, he won't want to fight a big ol' bad one! When the giant Galbo attacks, Kirby's history!

”

— N.M.E. Sales Guy, in Hatch Me If You Can

In the Hatch Me If You Can episode of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Kirby is given a Galbo egg, in a manner which makes him believe that he may have lain it. He raises the infant Galbo after it hatches, but ends up spoiling it in the process due to failing to discipline it after it wreaks havoc in Cappy Town. Later in the episode, Night Mare Enterprises sends the parent Galbo to attack Kirby, banking on the idea that Kirby would be unwilling to defend himself against something which resembles the Galbo he'd become attached to. At first, this plan seems to be working, as Kirby finds himself unable to attack the mother Galbo, and ends up being roasted by the Galbo's flames. However, while Kirby is being attacked, the baby Galbo appears. The mother Galbo urges it to come back to it, being its true parent, but the baby Galbo chooses Kirby instead. Angered by this, the mother Galbo incinerates the baby with its fire breath, presumably killing it. Upon seeing this, Kirby mourns, then goes after the mother Galbo with full force, defeating it by copying its Fire ability and destroying it from within. In the end, the baby Galbo survives, having molted its burnt skin.

Much like in the video games, Galbo is portrayed as a round limbless reptile-like creature with the ability to breathe a cone of fire. The baby Galbo in particular demonstrates its voracious omnivorous appetite by consuming nearly every food item it sees, along with some typically inedible objects. Despite this, it does not seem to like the taste of hay very much. The baby Galbo also demonstrates the rapid regenerative abilities of its species by recovering from otherwise lethal burns within hours. Despite its role in the episode it appears in, the baby Galbo is never seen or mentioned again in the series.

Trivia

• In the anime, Galbo is depicted as having purple skin, despite it consistently having red skin in all the games it appears in.
• Despite Flame Galboros appearing as a mid-boss in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, no regular Galbos appear in the game.

Gallery

Games

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  Sketch of Galbo along with Yariko, Tick, and Gabon from the False Ending credits of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Illustration of Galbo along with Yariko, Tick, and Gabon from the true ending credits of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Galbo's model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, alongside a Water Galbo

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  A Galbo in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  A Galbo in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Anime

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  The baby Galbo emerges from its egg.

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  The baby Galbo shows off its powerful jaws by crushing coconuts with its teeth.

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  Size comparison between the baby Galbo and the parent

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  The baby Galbo recovering from its injury by molting its burnt skin

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ガルボ Garubo	Galbo