Glunk

Glunk Artwork of Glunk from Kirby: Triple Deluxe Details First game Kirby's Dream Land (1992) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) All main-series games Kirby's Block Ball Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby's Blowout Blast Copy Ability None Enemy Info Card Similar entities Anemonee, Mini Deepsee

Glunk is an amphibious enemy who resembles a sea anemone with a green or yellow body and pink or red, sometimes vaguely hair-like tentacles on top of its head, with a face consisting solely of two big, round eyes with black pupils. Glunk is an extremely common occurrence in the Kirby series, having appeared in every main-series game and some of the spin-off titles as well. It does not yield any Copy Abilities in any of its appearances.

Glunk usually resides in water, but it can be commonly found on dry land as well. Glunk is incapable of moving on its own, instead staying attached to a floor, wall, or ceiling. Its only strategy of self defense is to regularly blow bubble-like projectiles out of the mouth atop its head in whichever direction it may be facing. If Glunk is hit (and not defeated), it may be dislodged, where it will then fall down to the next available floor and resume its normal behavior (it will not reattach to a wall or ceiling). In many games, Glunk sinks very slowly in water when not attached to a surface.

Glunk's name is from an onomatopoeia for the sound of an object sinking to the bottom of a body of water.

Game appearances

Glunk’s video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy	In this game, Glunk is orange instead of green.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, Glunk has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby: Squeak Squad	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, Glunk has the same role here as it did in that game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in all the games in the collection, where Glunk has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy	Also has its own collectible Keychain.
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby's Blowout Blast	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy	Starting with this game, Glunk is slightly redesigned to have larger eyes.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises its role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby's Dream Land

Glunk made its first appearance in Kirby's Dream Land, and can be encountered on the Float Islands stage. It is one of the few enemies which does not have an alternate counterpart replacing it in the Extra Game. Unlike in future titles, Glunk's projectiles may travel sideways from the top of its head. In addition, some Glunks can detach at will from the ceiling to drop to the floor where they will reposition, a behavior that Glunks do not have in any subsequent game. It is worth 1000 points when defeated.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby aims a laser to clear out a Glunk in Kirby's Adventure.

Glunk appears again in Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, keeping its basic look and behavior from the previous game, though streamlining the latter into the more familiar ones seen for the remainder of the series. It can blow up to four bubbles out the top of its head, and is worth 800 points when defeated.

Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

Glunk locations in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Vegetable Valley					N/A	N/A
Ice Cream Island						N/A
Butter Building
Grape Garden
Yogurt Yard
Orange Ocean
Rainbow Resort

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby swimming past many Glunks in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Glunk appears again in Kirby's Dream Land 2, resembling its appearance in Kirby's Adventure, though this time only yielding 400 points on defeat.

Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

Glunk locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Grass Land				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Big Forest				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ripple Field				N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Iceberg					N/A	N/A	N/A
Red Canyon						N/A	N/A
Cloudy Park							N/A
Dark Castle

Kirby's Block Ball

In Kirby's Block Ball, Glunk can appear as a normal enemy in courses, and is worth 300 points when defeated.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Glunk appears in Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, serving the same role as usual, and is worth 300 points on defeat. Glunk's sprite in Kirby Super Star set the standard for its appearance for the rest of the series.

Glunk can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Glunk appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3, serving the same role as before, though gaining a more orange complexion than usual.

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

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

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby running toward a Glunk in the creek in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.

Glunk appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, making its first appearance in 3-D. Kirby can hold a Glunk over his head after he's inhaled it, allowing him to attack enemies above using Glunk's shots.

Glunk also appears as the 18th Enemy Info Card.

Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

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

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad

Kirby spits water at a Glunk in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

Glunk appears in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, retaining its look and function from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Glunk can be possessed by Ghost Kirby. When possessed, Glunk can be made to swim through water and move about on land very slowly, and can be made to fire its projectiles, though only upward. Interestingly, when possessed, Glunk is unable to pass through the bottom of a suspended area of water, but it can pass through the sides.

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Glunk can be found in the following rooms:

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

Glunk locations in Kirby: Squeak Squad
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage EX
Prism Plains
Nature Notch
Cushy Cloud
Jam Jungle
Vocal Volcano					N/A
Ice Island
Secret Sea
Gamble Galaxy				N/A	N/A	N/A

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Glunk appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, largely unchanged from its usual behavior. Notably, it falls much slower than other enemies when not attached to a surface, even when on land.

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Glunk appears in the following locations:

Glunk locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
		Contrast Cave Silver Submarine		Dungeon Dome	Silent Seabed	Frozen Fantasy

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

Glunk in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Glunk appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, making its first 3-D appearance since Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It gains a little more durability than it had in previous titles, allowing it to potentially survive an attack, whereupon it will detach from its previous position and drift downward until finding a new floor to rest upon. It also appears in the remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, with its most recent design.

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

Glunk 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

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

Glunk appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, serving the same purpose as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, though with a somewhat updated look.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Glunk also appears as a randomly-obtained keychain, using its sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

Glunk 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

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

Glunk 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

Kirby's Blowout Blast

Glunk appears in Kirby's Blowout Blast as a stationary enemy that can be defeated for 100 base points. Due to the 3-D nature of this game, Glunk does not pose much of a threat to Kirby, as it cannot hit him unless he is directly overhead, which is not a common occurrence.

Kirby Star Allies

A Glunk in Kirby Star Allies

Glunk returns in Kirby Star Allies, acting the same as it did in its previous appearances. Starting with this game, it has noticeably larger eyes.

In Kirby Star Allies, Glunk can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

A Glunk in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Glunk makes another appearance as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In this game, it fires a spread of three shots in different directions, instead of a single stream straight up. When latched to a wall, Glunk shoots these out in the same direction, but at different arcs. When over water, Glunk sits atop a plank of wood to keep it afloat, as it will sink otherwise.

Glunk also appears as one of the collectible figures, being found in Vol. 2. Its figure lacks a description.

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Glunk can be found in the following stages:

Trivia

• Despite appearing in every main-series game and several spin-offs, Glunk has never been represented in any collection listing except as a Keychain and figure. As neither of these provide descriptions, there is no official flavor text to describe this enemy.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land

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  Kirby swimming past several Glunks in Kirby's Dream Land

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Model from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Kirby and co. swimming through an underwater tunnel passage with some Glunks in the way

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Main Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Kirby and co. swimming through an underwater tunnel passage with some Glunks in the way

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring two Glunks

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Glunk

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  The Landscape of Dream Land merchandise series

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  "Drop Star" figure from the "Kirby's Starrium Collection" merchandise line

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  "Float Islands" figure from the "Kirby Terrarium Collection DX Memories" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment

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  Set 5 of the Kirby hanafuda cards, featuring Glunk.

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  "Mie / Pearl" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.

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  "Tokushima / Whirlpool" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.

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  "Aquarium / Jellyfish" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	グランク Guranku	Glunk
Chinese	绿海葵 Lǜ hǎi kuí	Green Anemone
Dutch	Glunk	-
French	Crachémone	From "cracher" (to spit) and "anémone" (anemone)
German	Spuckwat	From "spucken" (to spit) and possibly the English word "water"
Italian	Glunkt	-
Korean	말미리 Malmiri	From "말미잘" (malmijal, sea anemone)
Spanish	Anemonia	From "anémona" (anemone) and "-ia" (a Spanish noun-forming suffix)