Kabu
Kabu is a recurring enemy in the Kirby series. It has appeared in many games, beginning with Kirby's Dream Land. It appears to be a head-like being, made mostly of stone; usually crimson or silver in color. Its face consists of two holes in place of eyes, a sculpted nose, and a perpetually open mouth. In some games, however, Kabu is cubical.
Depending on the game, Kabu may attack in a large amount of ways, including jumping, sliding, flying, and even teleporting. Dekabu, a larger counterpart of Kabu, can also spit out Kabus. Kirby can inhale and swallow Kabus, but in turn, does not receive a Copy Ability.
Game appearances[edit]
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Kirby's Dream Land[edit]
Kabu debuted along with Kirby in Kirby's Dream Land. Here, it can be found in the Float Islands level, in the caves. It can be found patrolling the walkways as well as nestled inside holes in the walls. It attacks by sliding into Kirby, and dropping down on him from above. It can also fade away, and reappear in different areas. In the Extra Game, it is replaced by Grumples.
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
In Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kabu appears as an enemy again, with a similar attack pattern. It still has the ability to phase in and out of sight, though it does this less often than in its previous appearance.
Locations[edit]
Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Kabu locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | |||||||
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| Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
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Kirby's Pinball Land[edit]
In Kirby's Pinball Land, Kabu (known here as Kaboo[1]) appears in the lowermost board of Wispy-Woods Land. Six of them are arranged around the board, with a Big Kaboo in the middle. The side Kaboos are worth 360 points each time they are bumped. When the side Kaboos are bumped, they retreat into the walls of the board, leaving a small nub that is worth 180 points when bumped. Once all six Kaboos have been bumped, the Big Kaboo disappears, leaving a Warp Star behind.
Kirby's Dream Course[edit]
Kabu appears as one of the four basic grounded enemy types in Kirby's Dream Course, with the others being Broomhatter, Waddle Dee and Squishy. Kabu continuously spins, but do not move at all. When hit, it does not grant any special abilities.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Course, Kabu can be found in the following courses:
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Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]
Kabu makes an appearance in this title, behaving in much the same way as it did in Kirby's Dream Land.
Locations[edit]
Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Grass Land | Big Forest | Ripple Field | Iceberg | Red Canyon | Cloudy Park | Dark Castle |
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Kirby's Block Ball[edit]
Kabu appears as a pre-boss enemy in Stage 3 and is worth 5000 points when defeated. It then appears alongside a big Kabu in the boss room of the same stage.
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]
Kabu makes an appearance in Kirby Super Star and its remake; Kirby Super Star Ultra. In this game, Kabus may be seen warping in and out of visibility, and they may also occasionally launch like a rocket, leaving the area. Despite this odd behavior, they are as easy to defeat as any other common enemy, and do not have a lot of stamina. In Revenge of the King, Kabu is replaced by a similar enemy called Grumples.
Locations[edit]
Kabu can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:
| Kabu locations in Kirby Super Star & Kirby Super Star Ultra | |||
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Kirby's Avalanche[edit]
In Kirby's Avalanche, Kabu is the sixth challenger Kirby must face. Despite its disadvantages, it acts cocky before the match begins.[2]
Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]
Kabu returns as a standard enemy in these games. Its abilities have been greatly toned down for this appearance, save for its tendency to spin around. Kabu is often seen being spat out by Dekabu.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
Kabu appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse, appearing in a few stages. Here, it spins along the ground, and has its signature ability to vanish and reappear elsewhere.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kabu appears in the following locations:
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| Reddy Land | Arange Gorge | Iello Adventure | Neo Greo | Bloo Hills | Omarine Zone | Wonder Lilane |
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Kabus are also conjured by Drawcia Sorceress in her boss fight, though these Kabu are a dark blue color.
Kirby Mass Attack[edit]
Kabu appears in the Sub-Game Strato Patrol EOS as one of the opponents which the Kirbys can gun down. Four of them are split from a Dekabu when it is defeated.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kabu returns as a common enemy with attack patterns similar to previous games. They most often appear in ruins areas.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
Kabu appears as a common enemy in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, unchanged in form and function from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Kabu appears just like it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It has the ability to move between the foreground and background by teleportation.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
Kabu returns unmechanized and the same as in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Planet Robobot Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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Kirby's Blowout Blast[edit]
Kabu makes an appearance as a common enemy in Kirby's Blowout Blast, spinning around various patrol paths before being bested by Kirby, worth 100 base points when defeated.
Kirby Star Allies[edit]
Kabu returns the same as it did in Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby Star Allies, Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
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In Kirby: Right Back at Ya[edit]
- Main article: Kabu (anime character)
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Kabu is a deity to the public. The citizens often ask it for guidance. It shelters the Warp Star, and the Star Warriors.
Gallery[edit]
Face sprite from Kirby's Avalanche
Kirby's Dream Land 3 artwork
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork
From Kirby's Return to Dream Land
From Kirby: Triple Deluxe
From Kirby: Planet Robobot
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | カブー Kabū |
Kabu |
| Chinese | 石头怪 Shítou Guài |
Stone Monster |
| German | Kabu | Kabu |
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| Kirby: Planet Robobot | ||||||||||
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| Characters | Kirby • King Dedede • Meta Knight • President Haltmann • Susie | |||||||||
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Level 1: Patched Plains Level 2: Resolution Road Level 3: Overload Ocean Level 4: Gigabyte Grounds Level 5: Rhythm Route Level 6: Access Ark Level 7: Mind in the Program | |||||||||
| Bosses | Regular | Gigavolt • Clanky Woods • C.O.G.S. • Holo Defense API • Susie • Core Kabula • Mecha Knight • Dedede Clone • Dedede Clones & D3 • Gigavolt II • Mecha Knight+ • President Haltmann • Star Dream | ||||||||
| Meta Knightmare Returns | Stock Mecha Knight • Dark Matter Clone • Sectonia Clone • Galacta Knight Returns | |||||||||
| The True Arena | Star Dream Soul OS | |||||||||
| Team Kirby Clash | Gigant Edge • Mr. Frosty • Whispy Woods • Pyribbit • Landia • Landia EX | |||||||||
| Mid-Bosses | Blocky • Bonkers • Dubior • Kibble Blade • King Doo • Invader Armor • Masher • Miasmoros • Security Force • Telepathos | |||||||||
| Copy Abilities | Standard | Archer • Beam • Bomb • Circus • Cutter • Doctor • ESP • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Jet • Leaf • Mirror • Ninja • Parasol • Poison • Smash Bros. • Spark • Stone • Sword • UFO • Wheel • Whip | ||||||||
| Limited Use | Crash • Mike • Sleep | |||||||||
| Robobot Armor Modes | Beam • Bomb • Cutter • ESP • Fire • Ice • Jet • Mike • Parasol • Spark • Stone • Sword • Wheel • Halberd | |||||||||
| Team Kirby Clash | Beam Mage • Doctor Healmore • Hammer Lord • Sword Hero | |||||||||
| Enemies | Bar Waddle Dees • Barbar • Blade Knight • Blipper • Bomber • Bouncy (Kirby 3D Rumble) • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Cappy • Capsule J3 • Chemitory • Chilly • Chip • Chippurus • Clown Acrobot • Como • Covered Looker • Craby • Degout • Dekabu • Dice • Driver Waddle Dee • Elec • Flamer • Flotzo Borg • Foley • Gabon • Galbo • Gigatzo • Glunk • Grand Propeller • Grandy • Grizzo • Haltworker • Hot Head • Iron Ball • Iron Hammer • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Labotory • Leafan • Mamanti • Metal Acro • Moonja • Mumbies • NESP • Noddy • Pacto • Parasol Waddle Dee • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Prism Ball • Propeller • Rocky • Scarfy • Security Laser • Shelt • Shotzo • Simirror • Sir Kibble • Sleepy Turtle • Soarar • Sparky • Spear Waddle Dee (Kirby 3D Rumble) • Spring Note • Spynum • Squishy • UFO • Venog • Vol • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walf • Walker Waddle Dee • Walky • Wester • Wheelie • Whippy • Yesman | |||||||||
| Sub-Games | Team Kirby Clash • Kirby 3D Rumble • Meta Knightmare Returns • The Arena • The True Arena | |||||||||
| Kirby 3D Rumble levels | Level 1 • Level 2 • Level 3 | |||||||||
| Items and objects | 1-Up • 3D Warp Star • Assist Star • Blocks • Cannon • Code Cube • Energy Drink • Food • Fuse • Haltmann fan • Invincible Candy • Key • Maxim Tomato • Point Star • Rope (& Chain) • Stake • Sticker • Switch • Tilt Gondola • Treasure Chest • Warp Star • Wire | |||||||||
| Extra | Access Ark • Goal Game • Haltmann Works Company • Jukebox (Original Soundtrack) • "The Noble Haltmann" • Theater | |||||||||
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- Enemies
- Enemies in Kirby's Dream Land
- Enemies in Kirby's Adventure
- Enemies in Kirby's Pinball Land
- Enemies in Kirby's Dream Course
- Enemies in Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Enemies in Kirby's Block Ball
- Enemies in Kirby Super Star
- Enemies in Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Enemies in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
- Enemies in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Enemies in Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Enemies in Kirby Mass Attack
- Enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Enemies in New Challenge Stages
- Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Enemies in Kirby's Blowout Blast
- Enemies in Kirby Star Allies
- Opponents in Kirby's Avalanche
- Ability-neutral creatures
