Walky

Walky Artwork of Walky from Kirby Air Ride. Details First game Kirby Super Star (1996) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby Air Ride Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land (reference) Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference) Copy Ability Mike

This article is about the reoccurring Kirby enemy. For an item in Kirby Air Ride, which was renamed to Walky, see Mike (item).

Walky is an anthropomorphic microphone enemy which makes regular appearances in the Kirby series, first appearing in Kirby Super Star. He resembles a sentient old stage microphone with red feet and a mouth, and his sides each have a yellow hinge that connect the dark blue head with the yellow or tan mouth. Walky is typically found walking around or sitting in place; when Kirby draws near, he attacks by singing, shooting out harmful musical note projectiles. In all of his appearances, if Kirby inhales and swallows a Walky, he will grant him the Mike Copy Ability. Perhaps due in part to him providing a limited-use ability, Walky has never appeared as a Helper character.

Game appearances

Walky's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby series
Kirby Super Star	Enemy
Kirby Air Ride	Enemy	This is Walky's first 3D appearance.
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, his role doesn't change.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Kirby Super Star is ported here, where Walky has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Reference	Commentator Waddle Dee's microphone is based on Walky.
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Walky appears on a Character Treat.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Trophy
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U	Trophy

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Walky walking over to Kirby and Poppy Bros. Jr. in Kirby Super Star

Walky makes his first appearance as a regular enemy in Kirby Super Star and returns in its remake. Encountered only in a very small number of locations throughout either game, this enemy usually walks back and forth and stops regularly to yell three musical notes at Kirby, which hurt him on contact. Only one Walky in the game, encountered in the fourth stage of Dyna Blade, possesses a different behavior; he moves faster than a regular Walky and runs away from Kirby with a gasp when he spots him instead of attacking, making him harmless as long as Kirby does not collide with him directly.

Walky possesses 16 points of health and increases Kirby's score by 890 points when defeated. Kirby can also swallow him for the Mike ability.

Locations

Walky can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby Air Ride

In Kirby Air Ride, Walky can be found on various Air Ride courses, where he sits still and sings to himself until he is inhaled by a passing Kirby or otherwise defeated. He grants the Mike ability as usual.

Locations

In Kirby Air Ride, Walky can be found in the following places:

Walky locations in Kirby Air Ride
Location	Appearance?	Location	Appearance?
Fantasy Meadows		Beanstalk Park
Celestial Valley		Machine Passage
Sky Sands		Checker Knights
Frozen Hillside		Kirby Melee 1
Magma Flows		Kirby Melee 2

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Walky appears rarely in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, letting out musical notes that harm anyone they touch. Like before, swallowing him grants the Mike ability.

Locations

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Walky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Walky locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Walky appears again in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, reprising his role, function, and rarity from his previous appearance.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Walky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Walky locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Walky appears once again in Kirby: Planet Robobot, unchanged from before.

Locations

In Kirby: Planet Robobot Walky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Walky locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Kirby Star Allies

Walky in Kirby Star Allies

Walky appears in this title. He provides the Mike ability to Kirby, but cannot be recruited as a Friend, instead turning into the Mike Ability Item when Kirby tosses a Friend Heart at him.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies Walky can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Though Walky doesn't physically appear in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Commentator Waddle Dee holds a microphone that strongly resembles one.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Walky appears on a Character Treat, using his artwork from Kirby Super Star.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy description

Image	Description	Appears In
	"A microphone who trudges along and enjoys himself as he sings. By inhaling Walky, Kirby gains the ability to shout, allowing him to clear all enemies off the screen with a high-volume blast. This is a powerful ability that can only be used up to three times. In Kirby Air Ride, this ability sends every racer within range into a spin."	NES: Kirby's Dream Land[sic] SNES: Kirby Super Star

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description

Image	American English description	British English description	Appears In/Related Games
	"Walky is really just a microphone...that can walk. He's a retro sort of microphone that would look at home in a radio studio. His musical notes are more harmful than tuneful, so be sure to stay out of their way! If you manage to inhale Walky, you'll get the Mike ability, letting you destroy nearby enemies with just the power of your voice!"	"Walky is really just a microphone...that can walk. He's a retro sort of microphone that would look at home in a radio studio. His musical notes are more harmful than tuneful, so be sure to stay out of their way! If you manage to inhale Walky, you'll get the Mike ability, letting you destroy enemies all around with just the power of your voice!"	NES: Kirby's Adventure (05/1993) SNES: Kirby Super Star (08/1996)

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Walky Art from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details Debut episode Abusement Park Ability granted Mike

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Well...if you speak into it, it makes your voice a lot louder so everyone can hear you! I know! Maybe you could hold a karaoke contest!

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— N.M.E. Sales Guy describing what Walky could be used for, in Abusement Park

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Walky appears as the monster of the day in the episode Abusement Park, where it is described as "the microphone Monster". It is ordered from Night Mare Enterprises by King Dedede and, at the suggestion of the N.M.E. Sales Guy, used as a microphone for a karaoke contest. It is inhaled by Kirby for the Mike ability when it is his turn to sing, which causes the plan to send him to N.M.E. Headquarters to backfire, and Kirby later destroys Castle Dedede inadvertently. Walky later emerges from the rubble - having apparently been spat out by Kirby at some point - but when it sees Kirby again, Walky runs away in horror and is not seen again. Notably, the anime refers to Walky using neutral pronouns.

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  Screenshot of Walky from the episode Abusement Park

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  King Dedede demanding an explanation for the wimpy monster he was sent.

In the Kirby novel series

Walky Artwork of Walky from Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land! Details First appearance Kirby and the Dangerous Gourmet Mansion?! Last appearance Kirby's Decisive Battle! Battle Royale!! Role Supporting character

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His loud voice that he lets out whenever he gets excited could be very destructive.

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— Unofficial translation of Walky's description from Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!

In the Kirby novel series, Walky is one of King Dedede's many subordinates. He has a painfully loud voice that can hurt anyone's eardrums when he yells. Walky has a lifelong dream of being a commentator, which he achieves in later novels. On the cover for Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!, Walky's head is depicted to be black, instead of the usual navy blue.

Volume appearances

The following is a complete list of every appearance Walky has made in the Kirby novel series, along with the role he plays and its details in the plot of each volume:

Walky's appearances in the Kirby novel series
Volume	Image	Role	Role details	Notes
Kirby and the Dangerous Gourmet Mansion?!		Tertiary supporting character	In this volume, Walky is one of the three thieves who kidnaps Mrs. Parfaitski, with the other two being Wheelie and Sir Kibble. Walky shows up when Wheelie leads Kirby and co. to the cave that Mrs. Parfaitski is held hostage in. He uses his loud voice to stop the group, so he can explain their reason for kidnapping her. Wheelie quickly silences him; he and Sir Kibble then explain that they all kidnapped Mrs. Parfaitski because she was cruel to her chefs and locked them up. The group then heads to where an angry Mrs. Parfaitski is tied up. Kirby inhales Walky to gain the Mike ability, and sings an ear-splitting song with food-themed lyrics. Kirby then drops the ability, releasing a dazed Walky, who was fortunate enough to miss out on the song. With Mrs. Parfaitski finally giving in, the group returns to her mansion to free the locked away chefs.
Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!		Primary character	In this volume, Walky meets a TV producer named Kizario, who will be organizing a race in Dream Land to broadcast on TV. Kizario lets Walky be in it, and sends him off to spread the word about it. Then, Walky calls Meta Knight to ask him to help commentate the race, which he reluctantly accepts. Throughout the race, Walky is the enthusiastic commentator, while Meta Knight sometimes provides disinterested comments. At the singing challenge, Kirby inhales Walky to destroy the competition with the Mike ability. When Walky is eventually freed, he is mad at Kirby, and leaves with Mr. Frosty. On the way back, Walky and Mr. Frosty hear a sound coming from the forest, and check what is going on there. They come across a monster, which makes Walky scream so loud that all the contestants come over to investigate. After everyone leaves the forest, the race's ratings turn out to be too low for Kizario to let Walky continue as his commentator.

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  Table of contents artwork from Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!

Trivia

• In the English version of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the Walky trophy lists Kirby's Dream Land as an appearance (which is itself erroneously listed as an NES game in the American version), conflating the enemy with the microphone item. The Japanese version of the aforementioned game, alongside all versions of Super Smash Bros. for Wii U list Kirby's Adventure instead, but this still isn't correct, as the only providers of the Mike ability in said game are Mr. Tick-Tock and Paint Roller's mike (although the latter greatly resembles Walky).
• When using Walky in the anime, Kirby sings Kihon wa Maru, albeit badly. In the Japanese version, it is also possible to hear a sad horn playing to reflect how bad his performance is (since he is tone-deaf).

Gallery

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  Artwork for Kirby Super Star

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  Sprite from Kirby Super Star

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  Model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Low-poly model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Lowest-poly model from Kirby Air Ride

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  Sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Walky in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Model from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Walky in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Walky in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Walky in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

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  Model used for his trophy from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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  An ad for Hoshi no Kirby Super Deluxe 4-koma Gag Battle

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  Artwork for Kirby's 20th Anniversary

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring two Walkys

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  "Tokyo / Tower 3" keychain from the "Kirby's Dream Land: Pukkuri Keychain" merchandise line.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウォーキー Wōkī	Walky
Chinese	大声公 dàshēng gōng	Loudhailer
Dutch	Walky	-
French	Walky	-
German	Walky	-
Italian	Walky	-
Korean	워키 woki	Walky
Portuguese	Walky	-
Latin American Spanish	Micro	Mike
European Spanish	Walky	-