Noddy

Noddy Artwork of Noddy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby Super Star Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby Air Ride Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference) Copy Ability Sleep Similar entities Waddle Dee

Noddy is a sleepy enemy with no arms and a night cap who appears frequently in the Kirby series. In every game it appears in, Noddy is well known for inducing the Sleep ability when swallowed by Kirby. It, unlike many other enemies, does not try to attack Kirby, but can hurt him if he walks into Noddy, or if Noddy accidentally walks into him.

Its name comes from the verb "nod off", meaning "to snooze".

Characteristics

Noddy resembles Kirby but has yellow feet, no arms, a slightly different shade of pink and wears a different color night cap, usually orange and yellow. Noddy's eyes are also more round and spread out on its face than Kirby's and has an off-white cheek blush as opposed to Kirby's rosy pink or magenta.

Noddy is not inclined to move very much. It prefers not to walk off of ledges and will not try to jump. As expected, Noddy spends most of its time asleep, making it very easy to avoid. Noddy is capable of jumping if possessed by Ghost Kirby, but interestingly enough, it assumes its 'sleeping' pose while jumping.

Game appearances

Noddy's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	Reprises its role from Kirby's Adventure.
Kirby Air Ride	Enemy	First appearance in 3D.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Squeak Squad	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	Reprises its role from Kirby Super Star.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in New Challenge Stages and most of the Classic Titles.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Appears on a Character Treat.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises its role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby sleeping aside a few Noddys in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Noddy made its debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure and also appeared in the remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here is where its look and characteristics were established. Noddys appear in several colors, including green.

Locations

Noddys are very uncommon enemies, though large numbers of them are found in Rainbow Resort. Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

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

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby swimming near a Noddy in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Noddy reappears in Kirby Super Star and the Nintendo DS remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. Noddy is found in every main game except Gourmet Race. In Milky Way Wishes, Noddy is one of the few enemies that can provide an ability when swallowed, and swallowing two at once allows Kirby to get a Mix, bypassing the Copy Essence Deluxe requirements for that mode.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Noddy also appears on one of the cards in Kirby Card Swipe.

Locations

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

Kirby Air Ride

Artwork of Noddy from Kirby Air Ride.

Noddy appears in this game, and can usually be found sleeping on courses in Air Ride mode.

Locations

In Kirby Air Ride, Noddy can be found in the following places:

Noddy locations in Kirby Air Ride
Location	Appearance?	Location	Appearance?
Fantasy Meadows		Beanstalk Park
Celestial Valley		Machine Passage
Sky Sands		Checker Knights
Frozen Hillside		Kirby Melee 1
Magma Flows		Kirby Melee 2

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad

Noddy returns in these games, appearing and functioning exactly as it did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Locations

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Noddy can be found in every major area of the Mirror World except for Moonlight Mansion, Cabbage Cavern, and Olive Ocean.

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

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

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

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

In-game capture of Noddy from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Noddy appears in this game, acting much like it has before and sharing a more-or-less unchanged look throughout. Given its status as an enemy that provides a limited-use ability, it does not see much time in the spotlight unlike its more permanent-ability comrades.

Locations

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

Noddy locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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's Dream Collection Special Edition

Noddy appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, unchanged in its look and behavior from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby taking a break near a sleeping Noddy in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Noddy appears in these games largely unchanged from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Locations

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

Noddy 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
*inaccessible

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

Noddy 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 Star Allies

While Noddy still gives the Sleep ability in Kirby Star Allies, Kirby cannot use Friend Hearts on it, and it is not available as a playable character. Attempting to toss a Friend Heart at one will turn the Noddy into a Sleep Ability Item for Kirby to pick up and use.

Locations

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

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Noddy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Noddy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, providing Sleep as usual. Noddy is usually found sleeping, but may slowly lumber in Kirby's direction when startled.

Locations

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

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Noddy appears on a Character Treat, using its artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Noddy Artwork of Noddy from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details Debut episode The Pillow Case Similar entities Pukey Flower

“

Noddy; a dream monster. Or should I say, a nightmare monster.

”

— Meta Knight, in The Pillow Case

In The Pillow Case, King Dedede receives a gift from Night Mare Enterprises for being a loyal customer. This gift happened to be pillows that make whoever sleep on them have nightmares about Kirby, and, eventually, make them want to get rid of him. Later in the episode, they find out that the reason the pillows do this is because there are Noddys inside them.

Noddys here have a different color scheme to those in the games, having a yellow body and pink hat. They are also significantly smaller, and able to bounce around rather quickly when startled. After being uncovered by Meta Knight, the Noddys from the pillows bounce into the wilderness.

Noddys also appear in the episode Flower Power, where it is revealed that they are spawned by the flower monster Pukey, in order to lure victims affected by the sleeping sickness induced by the Noddys into its gaping maws. King Dedede describes the Noddys as the Pukey Flower's "berries", which travel far from the host plant to lure victims in.

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  A pile of Noddys in The Pillow Case

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  A Noddy from Flower Power

Gallery

Artwork

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  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby Super Star

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  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land / Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

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  Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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  Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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  Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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  Artwork for Kirby's 20th Anniversary, where Noddy is sleeping in the curtains above

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Noddy

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter based on Crane Fever, featuring a Noddy plushie

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Noddy

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  Doodle of Noddy drawn by Kirby from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  Artwork used for Kirby Pupupu Train

Sprites and models

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  Model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Low-poly model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Lowest-poly model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Kirby Card Swipe card from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Screenshots

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  Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Kirby Star Allies

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  Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Other

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  Dededetour! credits picture from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, featuring a Noddy sleeping in the foreground

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  Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

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  Dedede Directory about Noddy

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  1993 Kirby's Adventure plush set by Takara, featuring Noddy

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  Melamine Cups from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2016 events, featuring Noddy on the "Good Night" one

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  Hand Towels from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2016 events, featuring Noddy on the "Good Night" one

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  Face Towels from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2016 events, featuring Noddy on the "Good Night" one

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  Towels from Lawson's Kirby's 30th Anniversary Campaign, featuring an 8-bit sprite of Noddy on one of the towels

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノディ Nodi	Noddy
Chinese	诺迪 Nuò dí	Noddy
Dutch	Noddy	-
French	Noddy	-
German	Noddy	-
Italian	Noddy	-
Korean	노디 Nodi	Noddy
Portuguese	Noddy	-
Spanish	Noddy	-