Pyribbit

Pyribbit
In-game artwork of Pyribbit from Super Kirby Clash
Details
First game	Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014)
Latest game	Kirby Air Riders (2025)
Other game(s)	Kirby: Planet Robobot (Team Kirby Clash) Team Kirby Clash Deluxe Super Kirby Clash
Copy Abilities	Fire (Lava Bombs)
Similar to	Magman Flame Galboros Fatty Puffer Poison Croakom Fiery Puffer
Theme music
"Bouncing Boss Battle" Clip of the theme used in Pyribbit's boss battle from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

“This toasty toad is so hot, he uses molten lava for his bathwater! His favorite hobbies are causing volcanic eruptions and hopping all over the place!”

— VS Pyribbit, Special Page from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Pyribbit is a boss first confronted in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. He is a massive ovaloid pyroclastic frog with a small tail who is often referred to as the "Volcano Lord". He resembles a giant horned toad, though he bears a crown and has no arms. His crown appears to be a smoldering caldera, out of which magma and igneous boulders can be spewed. He can also swim and survive in lava and breathe fire, along with having the ability to cause tremors and summon lava waves.

Game appearances

Pyribbit's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Boss
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Boss	Appears in the Sub-Game Team Kirby Clash.
Team Kirby Clash Deluxe	Boss
Super Kirby Clash	Boss
Kirby Air Riders	Route Character	Appears as a Road Trip character.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Pyribbit is the boss of Kirby: Triple Deluxe's fifth Level, Endless Explosions, and is also battled in Royal Road Stage 4 and in The Arena.

Pyribbit makes his first appearance when Kirby enters the boss door of Endless Explosions. After he makes his way inside, Kirby sees the giant frog-like monster sleeping. Taranza then throws a rock at Pyribbit, waking him up. Kirby catches the rock in his hands as it bounces back at him. However, Pyribbit sees Kirby holding the rock and assumes he woke him from his slumber, and they face off. Notably, Pyribbit is the only boss in the game Taranza does not use his magic to create and/or empower.

Attacks

The following lists all of Pyribbit's attacks in Story Mode and The Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. All attack names are taken from official Japanese strategy guides.

Pyribbit's attacks in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Attack	Description
フレイムリング Flame Ring	Pyribbit charges up, then hops toward Kirby and unleashes a ring of fire that spreads across the ground, leaving a couple stars in the process.
捕食 Predation	Pyribbit dives into the lava, then he pops his head out and back in three times, getting closer each time. He finishes by shooting his tongue out at Kirby, which, if it hits, will cause Kirby to hit the screen and lose his Copy Ability.
溶岩爆弾 Lava Bomb	Pyribbit jumps into the background, then spits out a large boulder at Kirby that can explode. The boulder can be inhaled with concerted effort, and swallowed for the Fire ability. In the second phase, Pyribbit will shoot these from one of his pillars, and may shoot more than one at a time. If the boulders explode on the ground, they will leave lingering burning spots.
バウンドプレス Bound Press	After performing an attack from the lava, Pyribbit can return by jumping high into the air, then landing after an extended period of time. He then starts bouncing between the foreground and background in a chaotic display that can be tough to avoid, leaving stars on his final landing. In the second phase, his ricochets become more numerous and chaotic.
Second phase only
マグマモンスター Magma Monster	Pyribbit jumps to the volcano, and roars, summoning waves of lava with faces on it (resembling Magman) which sweep toward the stage, covering most of it in the process. The waves leave stars after each pass. If Kirby is hit by the waves, he will be knocked into lava in the foreground for additional damage.
火炎放射 Flamethrower	Pyribbit charges up and releases a burning pillar of fire from his mouth that covers most of the stage and leaves stars on impact with the opposing wall of the stage. When fought in stage 4 of Royal Road, Pyribbit always begins phase 1 of the battle with this attack. In phase 2, Pyribbit might instead break the fourth wall by breathing fire at the screen, leaving a blackened char and making it hard for the player to see clearly, before spinning around while still breathing fire to try and hit Kirby. The fire breath can be crouched under.
火山岩攻撃 Volcanic Rock Attack	Pyribbit jumps into the volcano, causing it to erupt and fire him out along with four large boulders that then rain down onto the stage (either all four on the left side, all four on the right side, or two on both sides). Pyribbit lands wherever the volcanic rocks didn't afterwards and when he does, he leaves stars. He will then jump straight back into the volcano to try two more times.
ファウンテン オブ ファイア Fountain of Fire	Pyribbit charges up and gushes lava out of his crown, creating streams that pour down on both sides of him. He then does two full rotations while moving left and right while the streams are still going, leaving stars when the streams dry out.

Pyribbit spends most of his time off the stage, which can make him difficult to hit. As such, his fight tends to last longer than the prior bosses' fights. In his second phase, Pyribbit summons four stone platforms out of the lava that float in the air, and a volcano in the background. These become fixtures for Pyribbit to perform more attacks from.

Upon defeat, Pyribbit gets knocked into the background lava pit, where he then surfaces and starts roaring. The pillars the boss summoned during his second phase then inexplicably fly in toward the crying toad and crash into him, burying him beneath the surface of the lava and destroying him. The Grand Sun Stone then emerges from above for Kirby to collect. Pyribbit's defeat animation is reused for all of his future appearances when he is fought, and is shared with his stronger variants as well.

Pyribbit DX

Pyribbit DX, from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

King Dedede battles Pyribbit DX.

“He quenches his thirst with boiling magma and snacks on molten lava rocks. The most unforgiving environments are comforting for Pyribbit.”

— VS Pyribbit DX, Special Page from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Pyribbit DX is a stronger version of Pyribbit who is fought in Dededetour by King Dedede and in The True Arena by Kirby. He has a green body, a pink mustache, and a green flame lit on his crown instead of a regular flame.

In Dededetour, Pyribbit DX is angered when King Dedede trips and accidentally tosses his hammer into the giant toad's face.

The following lists all of Pyribbit DX's attacks in Dededetour and The True Arena in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. All attack names are taken from official Japanese strategy guides.

Pyribbit DX's attacks in Kirby Triple Deluxe
Attack	Description
バウンドプレス Bound Press	After performing an attack from the lava, Pyribbit DX can return by jumping high into the air, then landing after an extended period of time. He then starts bouncing between the foreground and background in a chaotic display that can be tough to avoid, leaving stars on his final landing. In the second phase, his ricochets become more numerous and chaotic.
溶岩爆弾 Lava Bomb	Pyribbit DX will shoot multiple small boulders from one of his platforms or his pillars, that will explode over time. They can be inhaled for the Fire ability. If the boulders explode on the ground, they will leave lingering burning spots.
捕食 Predation	Pyribbit DX dives into the lava, then he pops his head out and back in three times, getting closer each time. He finishes by shooting his tongue out at Kirby or Dedede, which, if it hits, will cause Kirby or Dedede to hit the screen and force the former to lose his Copy Ability. If the attack fails at his first attempt, he will try once more.
フレイムリング Flame Ring	Pyribbit DX charges up, then hops toward Kirby or Dedede and unleashes two rings of fire that spread across the ground, leaving a couple stars in the process.
Second phase only
マグマモンスター Magma Monster	Pyribbit DX jumps to the volcano, and roars, summoning a wave of lava with faces on it (resembling Magman) which sweep toward the stage, covering most of it in the process. The lava faces go underground and hide for the first two sweeps to make it harder to dodge them. The waves leave stars after each pass. If Kirby or Dedede are hit by the waves, he will be knocked into lava in the foreground for additional damage.
火炎放射 Flamethrower	While in the background, Pyribbit DX breaks the fourth wall by breathing fire at the screen, leaving a blackened char and making it hard for the player to see clearly, then he spins around back and forth while still breathing fire to try and hit Kirby or Dedede. He may instead, while in the foreground, charge up and release a burning pillar of fire from his mouth that covers most of the stage and leaves stars on impact with the opposing wall of the stage. The fire breath can be crouched under.
火山岩攻撃 Volcanic Rock Attack	Pyribbit DX jumps into the volcano, causing it to erupt and fire him out along with four large boulders that then rain down onto the stage (either all four on the left side, all four on the right side, or two on both sides). Pyribbit DX lands wherever the volcanic rocks didn't afterwards and when he does, he leaves stars. As soon as he lands, he leaves behind a lingering burning spot for a short time and summons two to four lava pillars that rush in from the background. He will then jump straight back into the volcano to try two more times.
ファウンテン オブ ファイア Fountain of Fire	Pyribbit DX charges up and gushes lava out of his crown, creating streams that pour down on both sides of him. He then does four full rotations while moving left and right while the streams are still going, leaving stars when the streams dry out. When fought in level 6 of Dededetour, he'll always begin phase 1 of the battle with this attack.

Click "Expand" on the right to see Pyribbit DX's attack order.

In phase one of Lvl. 5 of Dededetour and The True Arena, Pyribbit DX attacks in a fixed loop as follows:

1. Bound Press
2. Lava Bomb x3
3. Predation
4. Flame Ring
5. Bound Press
6. Predation
7. Lava Bomb x2
8. Flame Ring

In phase two, he attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Lava Pillar Attack
2. Lava Bomb x2
3. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
4. Bound Press
5. Volcanic Rock Attack
6. Fountain of Fire
7. Flamethrower
8. Predation
9. Lava Bomb x2
10. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
11. Fountain of Fire
12. Lava Pillar Attack
13. Flamethrower
14. Predation
15. Flame Ring
16. Bound Press
17. Lava Bomb
18. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
19. Fountain of Fire
20. Volcanic Rock Attack
21. Lava Bomb x2

In phase one for the lvl. 6 rematch in Dededetour, Pyribbit DX starts with these attacks:

• Fountain of Fire
• Predation

He then attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Bound Press
2. Lava Bomb x3
3. Predation
4. Flame Ring
5. Bound Press
6. Predation
7. Lava Bomb x2
8. Flame Ring

In phase two, Pyribbit DX starts with these attacks:

• Volcanic Rock Attack
• Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
• Flamethrower

He then attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Lava Pillar Attack
2. Bound Press
3. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
4. Bound Press
5. Volcanic Rock Attack
6. Fountain of Fire
7. Flamethrower
8. Predation
9. Lava Bomb x2
10. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
11. Fountain of Fire
12. Lava Pillar Attack
13. Flamethrower
14. Predation
15. Flame Ring
16. Bound Press
17. Lava Bomb
18. Flamethrower [fourth-wall breaking]
19. Fountain of Fire
20. Volcanic Rock Attack
21. Lava Bomb x2

Kirby: Planet Robobot

From Team Kirby Clash

“A giant Flaming Frog?! Quick! Spank it silly before it hops back to the volcano!”

— American English Quest description from Team Kirby Clash

“A giant burning frog?! Quick - make it croak before it hops back into the volcano!”

— British English Quest description from Team Kirby Clash

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Pyribbit appears as the fourth boss of the Sub-Game Team Kirby Clash. He fights in almost exactly the same manner as he did in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, but his health is much greater to serve as a challenge for four Kirby warriors and some of his attacks have been altered slightly. More details on the specific attacks he uses can be found in the Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash section below.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe & Super Kirby Clash

Pyribbit as he appears in Super Kirby Clash.

“In the heart of a red-hot Volcano, the frog of flames, Pyribbit, leapt from the roiling magma. Team Kirby faced its fourth ordeal!”

— cutscene text from Super Kirby Clash

Pyribbit is encountered twice in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and four more times in Super Kirby Clash. He fights faithfully to his original Kirby: Triple Deluxe incarnation in these fights, though some of his background moves have been toned down. He is exclusively fought in the Volcano region, where he can take advantage of the background props.

In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, Pyribbit serves as the third Ordeal in his first encounter, and in Super Kirby Clash, he is the fourth Ordeal. Defeating him in the Ordeals of both games unlocks the Empyrean. In Super Kirby Clash, Pyribbit EX can also be encountered. The main difference between Pyribbit DX and Pyribbit EX is that the crown and mustache on Pyribbit EX are both larger than Pyribbit DX's. Otherwise, both look almost identical.

Attacks

“This king of frogs and magma emerges from the flaming mountain to attack Team Kirby!”

— Super: Pyribbit EX flavor text from Super Kirby Clash

The following lists all of Pyribbit and Pyribbit EX's attacks in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash:

Pyribbit's attacks in the Team Kirby Clash series
Attack	Description
フレイムリング Flame Ring	Pyribbit charges up, then hops toward the middle of the arena and unleashes a ring of fire that spreads across the ground. The Tougher and Super rank quests have two rings of fire instead, with the second one spreading out shortly after the first one does.
捕食 Predation	Pyribbit dives into the lava, then he pops his head out and back in three times, getting closer each time. He finishes by shooting his tongue out at a pre-determined member of Team Kirby, which, if it hits, will cause that Kirby to be eaten. Pyribbit will then jump back on stage and start chewing, but will be left dazed if the eaten Kirby manages to escape. If the Kirby doesn't get out in time, Pyribbit will leap into the background and spit that Kirby back out in the foreground, dealing additional damage. During this attack, Pyribbit's tongue can be attacked by the Kirbys.
溶岩爆弾 Lava Bomb	Pyribbit jumps into the background, then spits out a number of large boulders at Team Kirby that can explode. The boulder can be destroyed in advance, though doing so also hurts the Kirby attacking it. In the second phase, Pyribbit will shoot these from one of his pillars. He may shoot one, two or four of these at a time; how many depends on the phase and the quest he's fought in. If the boulders explode on the ground, they will leave lingering burning spots.
バウンドプレス Bound Press	After hopping into the lava, Pyribbit returns to the foreground by jumping high into the air, then landing after an extended period of time. He then starts bouncing between the foreground and background in a chaotic display that can be tough to avoid. In the second phase, his ricochets become more numerous and chaotic. During the Tougher and Super battles, he leaves behind lava puddles every time he lands.
マグマモンスター Magma Monster	Pyribbit jumps to the volcano, and roars, summoning a wave of lava with faces on it (resembling Magman) which sweep toward the stage, covering most of it in the process. Any Kirby hit by the wave will be knocked into lava in the foreground for additional damage. In the initial quests, one of three waves is randomly chosen (one where four lava pillars are in the center, one where two lava pillars are at the sides for four total, and one where the ground is covered with lava pillars necessitating hovering to dodge). In the Tougher and Super rank quests, the first two potential waves remain unchanged, with the lava pillars diving back into the lava before rising back up moments before covering the arena; the last one has the safe zone in the middle and the lava pillars moving back-and-forth as they slowly charge forward. Pyribbit EX summons two waves and will spit out Lava Bombs while the lava pillars from the second wave are still ongoing.
火炎放射 Flamethrower	Pyribbit charges up and releases a burning pillar of fire from his mouth that covers most of the stage. Pyribbit might instead break the fourth wall by breathing fire at the screen, leaving a blackened char and making it hard for the player to see clearly, then spinning around while still breathing fire to try and hit one of the Kirbys. The fire breath can be crouched under. Pyribbit EX's regular flame breath lasts for longer than normal.
火山岩攻撃 Volcanic Rock Attack	Pyribbit jumps into the volcano, causing it to erupt and fire him out along with four large boulders that then rain down onto the stage, either all four at the right side, all four at the the left side, or two on both sides. Pyribbit lands wherever the volcanic rocks don't afterwards and is dazed for a few seconds.
ファウンテン オブ ファイア Fountain of Fire	Pyribbit charges up and gushes lava out of his crown, creating streams that pour down on both sides of him. He then does two or four full rotations while moving left and right while the streams are still going.

Kirby Air Riders

In Kirby Air Riders, Pyribbit appears as one of the choices for the crossroads at Neon Promenade in the Road Trip mode. If chosen, Pyribbit inhales a Dimension Meteor and releases a fountain of lava from his crown, allowing the rider to continue towards Foundry Thoroughfare. He is also depicted on an Icon and Sticker used for the player's License Card, which can be unlocked on the Road Trip Checklist by clearing the objectives "Clear a stage without retrying" and "Play Road Trip for a total of 200 min." respectively.

Trivia

• In terms of the way he looks, Pyribbit closely resembles Fatty Puffer from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. They also shoot pressurized liquids out of both of their mouths: Pyribbit uses fire in his case, while Fatty Puffer uses concentrated water. The later-introduced Fiery Puffer even more closely resembles Pyribbit, and even has a similar Japanese name.
• Pyribbit's artwork in Team Kirby Clash and Super Kirby Clash is missing the fire erupting from his crown.
• Discussing Pyribbit's design, Shinya Kumazaki stated that Pyribbit was created in part because—after having a notably tall boss in Coily Rattler—a more traditional, round, Kirby-shaped boss would help balance things out. Additionally, frogs and snakes are commonly associated with each other in Japanese tradition, though this isn't strictly the reason a frog was chosen. Whereas Coily Rattler uses the 3D space by slithering in and out from the background, Pyribbit uses it even more by hopping back and forth.
• Pyribbit is actually in the lava pool in the background of his arena when the rematch with him in Royal Road starts and upon subsequent rematches in Endless Explosions, The Arena and The True Arena, making him the only boss in that game to change their starting location.

Gallery

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  Model from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Model of Pyribbit DX from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  The Arena icon from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  The True Arena icon from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  In-game appearance from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Taranza throwing a rock at Pyribbit, which then lands in Kirby's hands
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  Pyribbit throwing out a nova of flame
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  Pyribbit attacking from the distance, as he often does
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  Pyribbit throwing a wave of magma monsters at Kirby
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  Using fire breath
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  Pyribbit DX bouncing around while engulfed in flame
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  Pyribbit DX burning the screen with its attack
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  Credits picture of Pyribbit catching Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Dededetour credits picture of King Dedede dodging Pyribbit DX's attack from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Model of Pyribbit's volcano from Team Kirby Clash in Kirby: Planet Robobot
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  In-game artwork from Team Kirby Clash
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  In-game artwork from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe
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  December 2017 Japanese password for Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, featuring Pyribbit and Assistant Waddle Dee
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  Team Kirby Clash Deluxe credits picture of Pyribbit
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  In-game artwork of Pyribbit EX from Super Kirby Clash

Names in other languages

Pyribbit

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヴォルゲロム Vorugeromu	Combination of「ヴォルケーノ」(vorukēno, volcano) and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, Japanese onomatopoeia for a frog's croak).
English	Pyribbit	From "pyro-" (prefix related to fire, from the Latin pyra, "pyre") and "ribbit" (onomatopoeia for a frog's croak)
Chinese	火山蛙 huǒ shān wā	Volcano Frog
Dutch	Pyribbit	-
French	Cramaud	A homophone between "cramé" (burnt) and "crapaud" (toad)
German	Pyrosch	Play on "pyro" and "Frosch" (frog)
Italian	Vulkan	The German word for "volcano". The name is also similar to that of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
Korean	개굴로스 Gae'gulloseu 개굴토르 Gae'gultoreu	Portmanteau of "개굴개굴" (gae'gul-gae'gul, onomatopoeia for croaking) and possibly "칼보로스" (kalboloseu, Galboros) Portmanteau of "개굴개굴" (gae'gul-gae'gul, onomatopoeia for croaking) and possibly "Thor" (describing its power)
Spanish	Pirobúho	Pyro owl "Owl" may stem from Pyribbit's beak-like mouth.

Pyribbit DX

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヴォルゲロム ＤＸデラックス Vorugeromu Derakkusu	Combination of「ヴォルケーノ」(vorukēno, volcano) and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, Japanese onomatopoeia for a frog's croak).
English	Pyribbit DX	-
French	Cramaud DX	A homophone between "cramé" (burnt) and "crapaud" (toad)
German	Pyrosch DX	Play on "pyro" and "Frosch" (frog)
Italian	Vulkan DX	The German word for "volcano". The name is also similar to that of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
Korean	개굴로스DX Gae'gulloseu Direokseu 개굴토르DX Gae'gultoeru Direokseu	Portmanteau of "개굴개굴" (gae'gul-gae'gul, onomatopoeia for croaking) and possibly "칼보로스" (kalboloseu, Galboros) Portmanteau of "개굴개굴" (gae'gul-gae'gul, onomatopoeia for croaking) and possibly "Thor" (describing its power)
Spanish	Pirobúho DX	Pyro owl DX

Pyribbit EX

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ヴォルゲロム ＥＸイーエックス Vorugeromu Īekkusu	Combination of「ヴォルケーノ」(vorukēno, volcano) and「ゲロゲロ」(gero-gero, Japanese onomatopoeia for a frog's croak).
English	Pyribbit EX	-
Chinese	火山蛙EX huǒ shān wā EX	Volcano Frog EX
Dutch	Pyribbit+	-
French	Cramaud EX	A homophone between "cramé" (burnt) and "crapaud" (toad)
German	Pyrosch X	Play on "pyro" and "Frosch" (frog)
Italian	Vulkan X	The German word for "volcano". The name is also similar to that of Vulcan, the Roman god of fire.
Korean	개굴토르EX Gae'gultoreu Iegseu	Portmanteau of "개굴개굴" (gae'gul-gae'gul, onomatopoeia for croaking) and possibly "Thor" (describing its power)
Spanish	Pirobúho +	Pyro owl + Even though the Latin American Spanish translations tend to use EX to describe the harder bosses, the European Spanish + suffix is used for Pyribbit EX, even in the Latin American version.