Phan Phan

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Sprite of Phan Phan from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Details
Debut Game Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Latest Game Kirby Super Star Ultra
Other Game(s) Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Copy Ability Throw
Suplex (Super Star Ultra only)
Similar to Rolling Turtle, Heat Phanphan
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Phan Phan is a Mid-Boss that debuted in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, where it replaces Rolling Turtle from the original Kirby's Adventure, and has since appeared in various other games of the Kirby series. It was last seen as an enemy in Kirby Super Star Ultra, where it appeared in Revenge of the King and The True Arena. Depending on the game, it yields either the Throw or the Suplex Copy Ability when Kirby inhales and swallows it after defeating it.

Phan Phan's appearance is similar to that of an elephant, except that it has only two legs and a spherical body. It has large, black eyes, and three strans of hair, similar to the two strands of hair on Waddle Doo. Phan Phan often attacks by rolling at Kirby, lifting him and throwing him with his ears, and stomping on him. It also throws apples at Kirby, which can be inhaled and spat out at Phan Phan to deal damage.

Game Appearances

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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Sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Phan Phan debuted in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and replaces Rolling Turtle (the original Throw-yielding mid-boss). It gives 1500 point when defeated. It appears in the following stages: (Star Bullet=10 damage)

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Phan Phan acts the same as his appearance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It always has 30 HP (Star Bullet=10 damage) but now it has four types of resistance:

  • -1 damage from fire-type attacks
  • -1 damage from ice-type attacks
  • -1 damage from electric-type attacks
  • -2 damage from slash-type attacks

Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Phan Phan appears in Revenge of the King and The True Arena and yields the Suplex ability instead. It now has 200 HP (Star Bullet=52 damage) and gives 5000 score when defeated.

Other Appearances

Kirby: Right Back At Ya!

Phan Phan stars in Episode 94 of the Kirby: Right Back At Ya! anime, called Cowardly Creature, where it's portrayed as a timid elephant that's scared of squirrels and likes apples and escaped from the Nightmare Enterprises' Monster training school. It's then turned violent by Whippy, another Monster sent by NME, and Kirby is forced to defeat Phan Phan. Fortunately, Phan Phan is brought back to its goodness after the battle.

Phan Phan makes a cameo appearance in Episode 96 where it's now living in the forest of Whispy Woods, but this scene was removed in the English dub.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Phan Phan appears as a Keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Trivia

  • The name "Phan Phan" is derived from the word elephant.
  • A flaming elephant enemy called Heat Phanphan appears in Kirby Air Ride, but it's unknown if Phan Phan and Heat Phanphan are related.

Names in other languages

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ファンファン
Fan Fan 		Phan Phan


Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Regular Enemies Blade Knight ・Blipper ・Bomber ・Bronto Burt ・Broom Hatter ・Bubbles ・Cappy ・Chilly ・Coconut ・Coner ・Cool Spook ・Flamer ・Bounder/Gip ・Glunk ・Gordo ・Hot Head ・Kabu ・Laser Ball ・Togezo/Needlous ・Noddy ・Parasol ・Pengi ・Poppy Bros. Jr. ・Rocky ・Scarfy ・Shotzo ・Sir Kibble ・Sir Slippy ・Sparky ・Squishy ・Starman ・Sword Knight ・Twister ・Twizzy ・UFO ・Waddle Dee ・Waddle Doo ・Wheelie
Mid-Bosses Bonkers ・Bugzzy ・Fire Lion ・Grand Wheelie ・Meta-Knights ・Axe Knight ・Javelin Knight ・Mace Knight ・Trident Knight ・Mr. Frosty ・Mr. Tick Tock ・Rolling Turtle/Phan Phan ・Poppy Bros. Sr.
Bosses Whispy Woods ・Paint Roller ・Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright ・Kracko ・Heavy Mole ・Meta Knight ・King Dedede ・Nightmare
Levels Vegetable Valley ・Ice Cream Island ・Butter Building ・Grape Garden ・Yogurt Yard ・Orange Ocean ・Rainbow Resort ・The Fountain of Dreams
Copy abilities Backdrop ・Ball ・Beam ・Burning ・Crash ・Cutter ・Fire ・Freeze ・Hammer ・Hi-Jump ・Ice ・Laser ・Light ・Mike ・Needle ・Parasol ・Sleep ・Spark ・Star Rod ・Stone ・Sword ・Throw ・Tornado ・U.F.O. ・Wheel
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Characters Kirby • Meta Knight • Mirror-world Kirby
Areas Rainbow Route • Moonlight Mansion • Cabbage Cavern • Mustard Mountain • Carrot Castle • Olive Ocean • Peppermint Palace • Radish Ruins • Candy Constellation • The Mirror
Mid-Bosses Batafire • Bombar • Box Boxer • Boxy • Bonkers • Mr. Frosty • Phan Phan
Bosses Crazy Hand • Dark Meta Knight • Dark Mind • Gobbler • King Golem • Kracko • Master Hand • Mega Titan • Moley • Wiz
Copy Abilities Beam • Bomb • Burning • Cook • Crash • Cupid • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Laser • Magic • Master • Mini • Missile • Parasol • Sleep • Smash • Spark • Stone • Sword • Throw • Tornado • U.F.O. • Wheel
Enemies Bang-Bang • Batty • Big Waddle Dee • Blipper • Blockin • Bomber • Boxin • Bronto Burt • Chip • Cookin • Cupie • Droppy • Flamer • Foley • Giant Rocky • Glunk • Golem • Gordo • Haley • Heavy Knight • Hot Head • Jack • Laser Ball • Leap • Metal Guardian • Minny • Mirra • Noddy • Pengi • Prank • Rocky • Roly-Poly • Shooty • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Snooter • Soarar • Sparky • Squishy • Sword Knight • Twister • UFO • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Wheelie
Sub-Games Boss Endurance • Crackity Hack • Kirby Wave Ride • Speed Eaters
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
Characters Bandana Waddle Dee ・ Dyna Blade ・ Galactic Nova ・ King Dedede ・ Kirby ・ Marx ・ Meta Knight ・ Sailor Waddle Dee ・ Vul
Games Original game Spring Breeze ・ Dyna Blade ・ Gourmet Race ・ The Great Cave Offensive ・ Revenge of Meta Knight ・ Milky Way Wishes ・ Samurai Kirby ・ Megaton Punch ・ The Arena
Ultra only Revenge of the King ・ Kirby Card Swipe ・ Kirby on the Draw ・ Snack Tracks ・ Meta Knightmare Ultra ・ Helper to Hero ・ The True Arena
Regular Enemies Original game Apple ・ Bio Spark ・Birdon ・Blade Knight ・Blipper ・Bomber ・Bounder ・Bronto Burt ・Broom Hatter ・Burning Leo ・Cappy ・Capsule J ・Chilly ・Coconut ・Gator ・Gim ・Glunk ・Gordo ・Grizzo ・Jungle Bomb ・Knuckle Joe ・Kabu ・Laser Ball ・Lovely ・Magical Sweeper ・Moto Shotzo ・Noddy ・Parasol ・Plasma Wisp ・Poppy Bros. Jr. ・Rocky ・Scarfy ・Shotzo ・Simirror ・Sir Kibble ・Sir Slippy ・Squishy ・Tac ・Tookey ・Twizzy ・Waddle Dee ・Waddle Doo ・Walky ・Wheelie
Ultra only Anglep ・ Blatzy ・ Capsule J2 ・ Cawcun ・ Croucar ・ Flotzo ・ Galbel ・ Gip ・ Grumples ・ Koozer ・ Perot ・ Poison Apple ・ Poison Mash ・ Rosely ・ Spear Waddle Dee ・ Sword Knight
Mid-Bosses Original game Bonkers ・Bugzzy ・Chef Kawasaki ・Iron Mam ・Jukid ・Kracko Jr. ・Meta-Knights (Axe Knight ・Javelin Knight ・Mace Knight ・Trident Knight) ・Mr. Frosty ・Poppy Bros. Sr. ・Waddle Dee
Ultra only Fire Lion ・ Grand Wheelie ・ Kracko Jr.'s Revenge ・ Mr. Tick Tock ・ Phan Phan
Bosses Original game Chameleo Arm ・ Combo Cannon ・ Computer Virus ・ Dyna Blade ・ Fatty Whale ・ Galactic Nova Nucleus ・ Heavy Lobster ・ King Dedede ・Kracko ・ Lololo & Lalala ・ Marx ・ Meta Knight ・ Reactor ・ Twin Woods ・ Wham Bam Rock ・ Whispy Woods
Ultra only Galacta Knight ・ Kabula ・ Kracko's Revenge ・ Lololo & Lalala's Revenge ・ Marx Soul ・ Masked Dedede ・ Wham Bam Jewel ・ Whispy's Revenge
Copy Abilities Beam ・Bomb ・Cook ・Copy ・Crash ・Cutter ・Fighter ・Fire ・Hammer ・Ice ・Jet ・Mike ・Mirror ・Ninja ・Paint ・Parasol ・Plasma ・Sleep ・Stone ・Suplex ・Sword ・Wheel ・Wing ・Yo-yo
Starship ・Wheelie Rider
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