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Snow Bowl

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Snow Bowl
KRtDLD Snow Bowl.png
Artwork of Snow Bowl Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
Details
First game Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s) Kirby Battle Royale (cameo)
Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference)
Usage type Super Ability
Obtained from Super Chilly
Power(s) Powerful variation of the Ice ability: Rolls a huge snowball across the stage.
Similar to Ice-Ice
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Snow Bowl is a Super Ability available in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, obtained by defeating a Super Chilly. By gaining the ability, Kirby gains a hat resembling a soft ice cream cone with a large crystal pattern and a star on the front.

Moveset[edit]

Upon use, Kirby transforms into a large snowball, which can roll around and jump.

By giving the Wii Remote a shake, the snowball gains a burst of speed and careens across the stage, instantly defeating any enemy in the way and destroying star-marked terrain and objects.

Once the snowball hits a wall or runs out of steam, or the player presses 1, it bursts, sending the previously-defeated enemies scattering and freezing any others that happen to be nearby.

Snow Bowl's Moveset
Skill Button Execution (KRtDL) Button Execution (KRtDLD)
Snow Bowl
1
B/Y
Snow Attack
Shake Wii Remote during Snow Bowl
B/Y (or shake controller) during Snow Bowl
Jump
2 during Snow Bowl or 2 during Snow Attack
A/B during Snow Bowl or A/B during Snow Attack
Snow Crash
Snow Bowl, 1 or Snow Attack, hit wall
L/R during Snow Bowl, or B/Y/L/R during Snow Attack, or hit a wall with Snow Attack

Locations[edit]

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Snow Bowl can be found in the following levels and stages:

Snow Bowl locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe  
Stage Stage 1 Stage 2 Stage 3 Stage 4 Stage 5 Stage 6
Cookie Country No No No No No N/A
Raisin Ruins No No No No No N/A
Onion Ocean Yes No No No No N/A
White Wafers No No No Yes No No
Nutty Noon No No No No No No
Egg Engines No No No No No No
Dangerous Dinner Yes No No No N/A N/A
Another Dimension Yes* N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
*Only in Extra Mode  

Other appearances[edit]

This hat is a replica of one that grants its wearer legendary power over blizzards.
— Snow Bowl Hat description from Kirby Battle Royale

Flavor text[edit]

Image Game Flavor text
KRtDL Boxart L.jpg Kirby's Return to Dream Land Snow day! Transform into a giant snowball and bowl down foes! Roll them up and crash into a wall for an ice-cold strike!
KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Snow day! Transform into a giant snowball, then roll over foes to freeze 'em! Charge back by bursting, or roll on and scatter foes!

Trivia[edit]

  • Snow Bowl and Monster Flame are the only Super Abilities that don't have the normal counterpart's name in them.
  • Snow Bowl and Ultra Sword are the only Super Abilities whose names don't have any change in the English version.
  • Snow Bowl is the only Super Ability not used by Magolor during his boss fight. Magolor Soul does add the ice element to his Grand Hammer attack, however.
  • In the Brazilian Portuguese version of Kirby's Dream Buffet, Snow Bowl is called "Bola de neve" (Snowball). However, it was renamed "Sorvete" (Ice Cream) in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Interestingly, the name of the Snow Bowl attack on the pause menu was kept as "Bola de neve".

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese スノーボウル
Sunō Bouru
Snow Bowl
Chinese 冰晶雪球[1]
Bīngjīng Xuěqiú
Ice Crystal Snowball
Dutch Sneeuwbowling Snow bowling
French Globe de neige Snow globe
German Schneeball Snowball
Italian Palla di neve Snowball
Korean 스노 마스터
seuno maseuteo
Snow Master
Portuguese Bola de neve (Kirby's Dream Buffet)
Sorvete (Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe)
Snowball
Ice Cream
Spanish Bola de nieve Snowball


References