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Uja

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Uja
KSqS Uja Artwork.png
Artwork of Uja from Kirby: Squeak Squad.
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First game Kirby: Squeak Squad (2006)
Latest game Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014, as a Keychain)
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Uja[1] is a floating enemy from Kirby: Squeak Squad. It appears to be a swarm of insects clouded together to create one of two dark and murky forms. The first resembles Master Hand, and the second resembles a large scimitar. It floats slowly after Kirby, in an attempt to collide with him to deal damage. When it appears or shifts shape, it makes a creepy noise, distinguishing it from most every other creature in the game. If it gets hit, it will phase out in order to avoid taking more damage, and will often flee the scene afterward. Uja has a great deal of hit points, but it can be inhaled easily.

When possessed by Ghost Kirby, Uja can be made to fly around, changing its orientation as it moves in a given direction. Uja will transform of its own accord into its hand or sword form, even while possessed, and cannot be forced to change unless it is hit. It cannot attack directly while in hand form, but when in sword form, it can be made to thrust, cutting ropes and foliage and dealing heavy damage to enemies.

Locations[edit]

Encountering Uja in Nature Notch - Secret.

Uja can be found in the following levels and stages:

Uja locations in Kirby Squeak Squad  
Stage Prism Plains Nature Notch Cushy Cloud Jam Jungle Vocal Volcano Ice Island Secret Sea Gamble Galaxy
Stage 1 No No No No No No No No
Stage 2 No No No No No No No No
Stage 3 No No No No No No No No
Stage 4 No No No No No Yes No N/A
Stage 5 No No No No N/A No No N/A
Stage EX No Yes No No No No No N/A

Trivia[edit]

  • The name "Uja" comes from「うじゃうじゃ」(uja-uja), Japanese onomatopoeia for bees or wasps swarming.
  • In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, playing Classic Mode on sufficient difficulties will finish in a fight with Master Hand and Crazy Hand depending on the player's route. Defeating one of the hands causes the other to unleash Master Core, with one of its forms, "Master Edges", being a flurry of blades similar to Uja's scimitar form.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ウジャ
Uja
Uja
French Uja -
German Uja -
Italian Buzzy Diminutive of the English onomatopoeia "buzz," the sound most insects usually make when they fly.
Korean 우글이
Ugeul'i
From "우글거리다" (ugeulgeorida, to swarm) and "~이" (-i, a Korean noun-forming suffix)
Spanish Uja -


References

  1. Name taken from its Keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe