Pacto

Pacto Artwork of Pacto from Kirby: Canvas Curse. Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby and the Forgotten Land Copy Ability None Similar entities Peloo, Maw, Pacloud, Pacflower

Pacto is a big yellow hovering enemy that debuted in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It vaguely resembles Pac-Man, but possesses a single big, round eye and red teeth. If it catches Kirby in its mouth, it chews him up and spits him out again, similarly to a Peloo or a Maw. Pactos do not grant a Copy Ability when inhaled.

Game appearances

Pacto's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy	This is Pacto's first 3D appearance.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Kirby's Dream Land 3 is ported here, where Pacto has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	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

Pacto makes its debut appearance in this game. It is not a terribly common enemy, but its look and behavior were established in this title. Notably, in this game, it could not be inhaled at all.

Locations

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

Pacto 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: Canvas Curse

Kirby being taken out by a Pacto in Rift Ruin in Kirby: Canvas Curse.

Pacto appears as an invulnerable hazard in Kirby: Canvas Curse, where it jumps out of pits constantly to eat anyone who closes in on it. Pacto attacks much faster in this game than it does in the main series.

Locations

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

Pacto locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
		Rift Ruin		Canvas Canyon

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

Pacto also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it is found only in stage 1 of Raisin Ruins and is identical in its attacks from its last appearance. However, there is a cloudy version of a Pacto found in Nutty Noon known as a Pacloud. This game marked the first time that Pacto could be inhaled, though a Super Inhale is necessary to do the job.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Pacto makes another appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, with identical functionality to the previous appearance. This time, however, its alternate variety is found in Wild World and is a flowery variant called a Pacflower. The regular version of Pacto only appears in stage 3 of Old Odyssey.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Pacto has since reappeared in Kirby: Planet Robobot, serving the same purpose as before, though this time with no alternate variant. It is an uncommon enemy, only appearing in Gigabyte Grounds stages 1 and 7 EX.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Pacto returns in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, bearing the same look and behavior as usual.

Locations

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

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Model from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Model of Pacto with its mouth open from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Screenshot from Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Screenshot from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	パクト Pakuto	Possibly from a corruption of「ぱくっと」(pakutto, onomatopoeia for a mouth gaping widely)
Chinese	帕克特 Pàkè tè	Pacto
Dutch	Pacto	-
French	Pacto	-
German	Pacto	-
Italian	Pacto	-
Korean	파크토 Pakeuto	Pacto
Spanish	Pacto	-