Snoozroot

Snoozroot Artwork of Snoozroot from Kirby Mass Attack. Details First game Kirby Mass Attack (2011) Latest game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014, as a keychain) Similar entities Lady Ivy

“

You know those little plants that are always dozing off? They're Snoozroots. Probably best to mess with them only when they're sleeping.

”

— Daroach, in Kirby Mass Attack

Snoozroot is a fairly common type of enemy found in Kirby Mass Attack. It is a plant-like creature which stays in place, consisting of a bud-like head with a bow-like set of leaves, attached to a long vine. As its name implies, it is typically asleep, but when Kirbys draw near, it will awaken, and try to spit at them. Its dark purple poisonous goop will entrap a Kirby if it hits, and if not removed by tapping that Kirby, he will be KO'd. Snoozroot is fairly tough, requiring at least 4 Kirbys to take out in one attack.

All Snoozroots are capable of hanging from ceilings, and all of them (save for Fire Snoozroot) are weak to fire. Some Snoozroots will hide under Jerkweed plants, and one in particular disguises itself as a Spinwheel Flower.

Variants

There are several variants of Snoozroot, which have varying characteristics. The following table goes over each of them:

Types of Snoozroot in Kirby Mass Attack
Snoozroot type	First appearance	Description	Points	Notes
Snoozroot	Green Grounds - Stage 1	The standard Snoozroot, which spits poison at its attackers.	300	There also exists an extra-long variety of this enemy.
Puku Snoozroot	Green Grounds - Stage 2	This Snoozroot attacks by swelling its head to enormous size, then spitting out numerous globs of poison that rain down on its surroundings.	400
Sand Snoozroot	Sandy Canyon - Stage 4	This Snoozroot swells its head, then releases a haze of sand that obscures the player's view. This in itself does not harm the Kirbys, but it can lead to indirect harm from unseen obstacles.	400
Fire Snoozroot	Volcano Valley - Stage 1	This Snoozroot attacks by spewing flames at the Kirbys, and some appear entirely engulfed in flame, making them untouchable. These Snoozroots can be rendered helpless by dousing them with water.	400

Locations

Snoozroot (and its variants) can be found in the following levels and stages in Kirby Mass Attack:

Snoozroot locations in Kirby Mass Attack
Stage	Green Grounds	Sandy Canyon	Dedede Resort	Volcano Valley	Necro Nebula
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5					N/A
Stage 6					N/A
Stage 7					N/A
Stage 8					N/A
Stage 9					N/A
Stage 10					N/A
Stage 11	N/A				N/A
Boss Stage

Trivia

• Lady Ivy - the Boss of Sandy Canyon - is essentially a large thorny Snoozroot.

Gallery

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  A Snoozroot preparing to spit at the Kirbys in Green Grounds - Stage 1

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  The Kirbys crashing onto two Puku Snoozroots using a Spire Vine in Green Grounds - Stage 2

Names in other languages

Snoozroot

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウトウト Uto-uto	Japanese onomatopoeic word meaning "to doze off"
French	Dodocine	From "dodo" (a childish word for "sleep") and "racine" (root)
German	Döswurz	Combination of "dösen" (to snooze) and "Wurzel" (root)
Italian	Erbaronfa	From "erba" (grass) and "ronfare" (snoring)
Korean	꾸벅꾸벅 Kkubeok-kkubeok	Korean onomatopoeia for someone dozing
Spanish	Plantazosa	From "planta" (plant) and the suffix "osa"

Puku Snoozroot

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウトプク Utopuku	Portmanteau of「ウトウト」(Uto-uto, Snoozroot) and「ぷくぷく」(pukupuku, onomatopoeia for swelling)

Sand Snoozroot

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウトサンド Utosando	Portmanteau of「ウトウト」(Uto-uto, Snoozroot) and "sand"

Fire Snoozroot

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウトファイア Utofaia	Portmanteau of「ウトウト」(Uto-uto, Snoozroot) and "fire"