Shelt
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Shelt[Japanese title] is an enemy that debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which does not yield any Copy Abilities when swallowed.
Shelt is a small blue creature that wears a protective metal shell with a point at the front tip, and will attempt to charge anyone who approaches it. Shelt can take a beating, but it will eventually lose its shell and become vulnerable, at which point it will try to run away. Caution must be taken when dealing with a charging Shelt, as attacking it will not necessarily cause it to flinch. It may be better to just move past it, rather than waste valuable time and energy. Of course, Kirby can inhale Shelt's shell to make it less of a threat.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
Shelt first debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it served as a continuous nuisance on the ground.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Shelt can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Cookie Country | 
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| Raisin Ruins |
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| Onion Ocean |
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N/A |
| White Wafers |
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| Nutty Noon |
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| Egg Engines |
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| Dangerous Dinner |
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N/A | N/A |
| Shelt locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler | |||
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| Opening Stage |
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4-3 |
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4-4 |
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4-EX |
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| 1-3 |
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Sphere |
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Levitation |
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| 2-1 |
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Health |
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| 2-2 |
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Surge |
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| 2-3 |
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Bomb |
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| 2-4 |
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Upward |
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Needles |
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| 3-1 |
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Barrier |
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| 3-2 |
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Vanish |
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| 3-3 |
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Cannon |
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| 3-4 |
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Black Hole |
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Trickery |
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| 4-1 |
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Secret Stage |
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| 4-2 |
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Final Boss |
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Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Shelt appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, looking and behaving exactly as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Shelt appears again in Kirby: Triple Deluxe in identical form and function. It only makes an appearance in stages 1 and 5 of Endless Explosions.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
Shelt appears again the same as it was in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Shelt can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Patched Plains |
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| Resolution Road |
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N/A |
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| Overload Ocean |
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N/A |
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| Gigabyte Grounds |
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N/A |
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| Rhythm Route |
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N/A |
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| Access Ark |
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Trivia[edit]
- Shelts are somewhat similar to the Zelda series enemies known as Helmasaurs, specifically their metallic armor and the fact that the armor can be forcibly removed.
- Gabons share a similar commonality with Shelts, except with skulls instead of metal armor.
Gallery[edit]
A Shelt in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
From Kirby: Triple Deluxe
From Kirby: Planet Robobot
A shelt that has lost its shell in Kirby: Planet Robobot
From Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
A shelt that has lost its shell in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | シェルト Sheruto |
Possibly a rough homophone between "shell" and "Schild" ("shield" in German) |
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