History Characters / KirbyBossesAndVillains

This page is reserved for the recurring bosses and main antagonists of the ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' games. To reach the other character entries, head back to [[Characters/{{Kirby}} the main characters page]].

'''''There are some unmarked spoilers below, reader discretion is advised.'''''

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!Mid-bosses

[[folder:Blocky]]

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A stone cube with legs and a face, originating from the "Dark Matter Trilogy" games and being one of the few characters to make it out of them. As expected, he holds the Stone ability.
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* BackgroundBoss: Whenever he grows in size, he jumps the the background and slides alongside Kirby, eventually slamming down on him.
* TheBusCameBack: Originally thought to be another character never to appear again after ''Dream Land 3'', he made a surprise return in ''Triple Deluxe''.
* DegradedBoss: Inverted; he becomes a proper boss in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.
* DishingOutDirt: Technically is rock-based, but like the Stone ability, he's mostly focused on crushing and brute force. He does leave damaging rocks behind from his slamming, which act as ammo.
* FrankensteinsMonster: As a reference to this, his mechanical modification in ''Planet Robobot'' is massive electrical bolts stuck to the sides of his head.
* KingMook: He's a giant Rocky, though there aren't many visual similarities between the two enemies
* SizeShifter: In ''Triple Deluxe'' onwards, he gains the ability to double in size for a special background attack.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: His return in ''Triple Deluxe'' makes him one to Moundo from ''Return to Dream Land''. Both are rock formations with crushing, sliding, and size-changing attacks, and both give out the Stone ability.
* SquashedFlat: Many of his slamming attacks cause this to Kirby.
* TakenForGranite: He has the ability to solidify himself, preventing any kind of damage.
* WaddlingHead: A big brick with a face on it, with two flat brick feet to move around.
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[[folder:Bonkers]]
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A delinquent monkey known for wielding a massive hammer and tossing coconuts. He's the only creature in the series known to give the Hammer ability.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: He's a boss with a chip on his shoulder for Kirby in the original games. In the anime, he's a good guy who idolized Kirby who is used as a tool by Dedede to take out the pink puff.
* {{Cyborg}}: Gets some cybernetic enhancements in ''Planet Robobot'' alongside the other returning mid-bosses, in this case metal ears and jaw.
* DegradedBoss: Inverted; he becomes a proper boss in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.
* DelinquentHair: His hair/helmet looks like sideburns and a pompadour.
* DropTheHammer: His signature weapon is a huge hammer, which Kirby can get by inhaling him.
* EdibleAmmunition: He throws out coconuts; ''exploding'' coconuts, in fact. In some games, he can throw huge ones.
* HeroWorship: Of Kirby in the anime continuity.
* KingMook: ''Return to Dream Land'' features Super Bonkers, a stronger version of Bonkers that drops Grand Hammer upon defeat.
* MadBomber: His coconuts are explosive, though that property isn't exclusive to the ones he throws.
* ManiacMonkeys: He's a gorilla-like monster with a bone to pick with Kirby.
* PlayingWithFire: Gains the Hammer Flip in ''Return to Dream Land'', which cloaks his hammer in flames for a powerful attack.
* PromotedToPlayable: One of two playable mid-bosses in ''Super Star'', the other being Bugzzy.
* SecretArt: Is currently, and most likely always will be, the only inhalable enemy in the series that gives the Hammer ability, aside from Heavy Mole's Dygclops that act more like projectiles. Justified, given that Hammer is generally one of the more powerful abilities in all games.
* SpinAttack: Can spin around with his hammer out in a few games, causing him to float upwards and weave in and out of the battle area.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair matches the color of his armor, which comes in many varieties but is normally purple. The games don't make it clear if it's a helmet or if it's real hair.
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[[folder:Mr. Frosty]]

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A fat walrus who tosses ice blocks. Gives Ice or Freeze depending on the game.
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* {{Acrofatic}}: A slow mid-boss, but still very mobile despite being so large. Especially so in ''Triple Deluxe'', where he can hover with one attack.
* DegradedBoss: Inverted; he becomes a proper boss in ''Planet Robobot''[='=]s "Team Kirby Clash" mode.
* AnIcePerson: Uses ice blocks to attack, and gives ice-related abilities to Kirby when inhaled.
* ShakingTheRump: He often taunts Kirby by shaking his rear.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Translation errors led to his name being translated as Mr. Flosty for ''Amazing Mirror''.
* SpinAttack: Gains one in ''Triple Deluxe''. It resembles Ice Kirby's Ice Sprinkle attack.
* VolumetricMouth: Shown off in the 2D games when it runs or jumps. It helps him for swallowing Kirby.
* WilyWalrus: A humanoid walrus that frequently antagonizes Kirby.
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[[folder:Bugzzy]]

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A stag beetle who doubles as a wrestler. He gives out either Backdrop or Suplex when inhaled.
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* BigCreepyCrawlies: A beetle that's the same size as other mid-bosses.
* JapaneseBeetleBrothers: The stag beetle half of the combo. The rhinoceros beetle half was unseen until Hornhead in ''Triple Deluxe'', who gives the Beetle ability.
* MookMaker: Produces ladybugs to serve as projectiles, though they are easily inhaled and spat back at him.
* PromotedToPlayable: One of two playable mid-bosses in ''Super Star'', the other being Bonkers.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Bugzzy is nowhere to be seen in ''Triple Deluxe'', but you instead encounter Hornhead, another massive beetle that gives out an ability that shares traits with Suplex (such as a charging attack and enemy grabbing).
* TheUnintelligible: In ''Kirby[='=]s Avalanche'', he only roars in his pre-fight dialogue. Kirby is not impressed.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: Performs some very elaborate takedowns when he grabs Kirby. His signature ability lets Kirby do the same.
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[[folder:Poppy Bros Sr.]]

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A clown-esque boss who jumps around and tosses bombs. Kirby can inhale him for Crash or Bomb ability depending on the game.
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* FragileSpeedster: He moves rather erratically, occasionally doing a longer jump or sliding around to mess with Kirby. He also has lower health than most other minibosses.
* KingMook: He's essentially the stronger version of the Poppy Bros Jr. mooks.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Fights mainly by throwing bombs. Inhaling him gives Kirby the same bomb-throwing ability (in some games).
* VillainousHarlequin: Despite being an evil clownlike creature, he's hardly intimidating.
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[[folder:Grand Wheelie]]

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A big wheel enemy that fights by rolling around. It gives out the Wheel ability when inhaled.
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* DeathFromAbove: In ''Triple Deluxe'', it can do a rushing attack from above.
* KingMook: It's basically the stronger version of the Wheelie mooks.
* MookMaker: It can throw out Wheelies as one of his attacks.
* RollingAttack: Being basically a giant wheel, this is its main offense. In the minigame ''Samurai Kirby'', it does just that instead of using a weapon like other characters.
* SpinAttack: It gains this move in ''Triple Deluxe''.
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[[folder:Captain Stitch]]

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A large Gordo. Invincible as long as he has his spikes. Gives Needle ability
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* KingMook: To the Gordos. He's stronger offensively but weaker defensively.
* NighInvulnerable: Like the Gordos, he's generally invincible. Unlike his smaller kin, his attacks cause him to lose his spike barrier, making him vulnerable.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: He's be unbeatable if he didn't keep doing things that would deprive him of his spikes.
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[[folder:Phan Phan]]

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A playful elephant-like creature. Gives Throw ability (Suplex in ''Super Star Ultra'').
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* AdaptationalVillainy: You'd be forgiven for wondering why the once-gentle elephant from [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] is now hostile to Kirby after the events of that particular episode.
* CanonImmigrant: Originally appeared in ''Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa''.
* HumanHammerThrow: Throws Kirby over its head after grabbing him, sometimes spins him around first.
* RollingAttack: One that doesn't run over Kirby but rather grabs him mid-roll.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Replaces Rolling Turtle in ''Nightmare In Dream Land''.
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[[folder:Gigant Edge]]

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A knight-esque enemy decked in green armor, and wields a big sword and shield. Kirby can inhale him for the Sword ability.
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* {{BFS}}: He has a lather large and thick sword. And he wields it with [[OneHandedZweihander just one hand.]]
* DashAttack: He sometimes attacks by rushing forward sword-first.
* DegradedBoss: Inverted; he becomes a proper boss in ''Planet Robobot''[='=]s "Team Kirby Clash" mode.
* KingMook: Downplayed, as it wears different armor, but it is still this to the Blade and Sword Knight enemies.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: He has a shield that he can sometimes use to defend from Kirby's attacks.
* SwordBeam: In a variant, he smashes his sword down and an energy wave is sent forward from the impact.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks: In ''Triple Deluxe'', he gains an attack where he throws his sword like a boomerang, which then flies back towards him.

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! Bosses

[[folder: Heavy Mole]]

-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

A strange, brass, tunneling robot that Kirby fights underground. it clears the way constantly with its face and extendable arms, firing projectiles at Kirby all the while.
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* CheatersNeverProsper: Apparently is known for cheating in ''Avalanche'', where he's the twelfth opponent faced.
* DishingOutDirt: strangely subverted, as it only does so indirectly, the screen auto scrolls to follow it as it digs, making the possibility of getting crushed by the side of the screen and the remaining dirt a possibility if one isn't careful.
* HiddenDepths: in a very punny way no less; if KirbysAvalanche is to be believed, he's a big Underworld figure known for his cheating tactics.
* MookMaker: fires off projectiles called Dygclops at Kirby as they fight, brown ones give Kirby the Hammer ability, while red makes him get Sleep, which is almost a death sentence in Heavy Mole's fight.

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[[folder: Nruff & Nellys]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

A large wild boar that's the boss of Big Forest, Nruff charges across several deteriorating bridges in an attempt to ram Kirby, along with his smaller, inhalable minions, the Nellys. After his first appearance, he's become a DegradedBoss.

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* DegradedBoss: After Pon and Con took over Nruff's role, he appeared as a regular enemy in future games.
* FlunkyBoss: The Nellys that accompany Nruff provide Kirby with ammo.
* FullBoarAction: they're just big mean forest boars.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Pon and Con pretty much replaced him and Nelly in all similar battles after Dream Land 2.
* TurnsRed: After losing half health, Nruff's attacks begin to become more unpredictable, jumping from bridge to bridge mid-charge.

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[[folder: Sweet Stuff]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

A large dangerous angler fish that Kirby encounters in an underwater trench in Ripple Field, which can fire off projectiles from her lure.

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* AlluringAnglerfish: zig-zagged a bit. though she never really tricks you with her lure, she does use it as a weapon.
* TheBusCameBack: After years of absence, she reappears as a boss of Kirby Quest in KirbyMassAttack.
* TheCameo: She typically appears as an attack from an art related boss (such as Ado) after her debut.
* ShockAndAwe: Fires electrical projectiles from the lure on her head.

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[[folder: Brobo]]

-> First Appearance: ''Kirby's Block Ball''

A strangely innocent-looking robotic being who's the normal final boss of the spin-off game he appears in.

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* TheCameo: appears alongside Gryll in KirbyStarAllies as one of the statues the Stone ability can take the form of.
* DiskOneFinalBoss: If you can't do the minimum to get to Dedede, Brobo is the opponent you face in the final battle.
* PunnyName: A combo of "brother" and "robot." oddly his name is the same in English as it is in Japanese.
* WhatTheHellHero: First appears as a sphere and doesn't attack Kirby at all, instead Brobo hops in place in the middle of the room. once you hit him once, he begins to get visibly upset. After three more hits, little robot leaves to the next room, where he gets into a new body and is much more hostile towards you.

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[[folder: Wham Bam Rock / Wham Bam Jewel]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''

A strange entity that takes the form of a huge face floating in a black void and giant hands made of stones. Is the final boss of ''The Great Cave Offensive''

Wham Bam Jewel is a similar creature that appears as the final boss of ''Helper to Hero,'' only with a diamond theme going on and much stronger attack patterns to contend with.

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* BlackFace: What Rock looked like in the original SNES release, which is due to the black background coupled with the eyes and red lips of the face. In the DS version, This was changed to Rock's face being more angular and actually being made of stone like a Mayan carving.
* BlingOfWar: Both wear crowns and earrings when they appear, but Jewel's is visually more impressive, adding in [[BlingBlingBang making his hands diamond boulders as well.]]
* TheCameo: his concept art for ''Ultra'' appears as one of Stone's forms in ''Return to Dream Land''
* DegradedBoss: Downplayed in that both appear as final bosses of two separate modes they first appear in, but are treated as regular bosses in subsequent games such as ''Milky Way Wishes'' and ''The Arena / True Arena''
* DishingOutDirt: Averted. both use blunt force and projectiles to fight Kirby, rather than controlling the ground.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Complete with FingerGun moves and the like, with each individual part made out of individual sprites of stones or diamonds. In fact their move set influenced another set of series' final boss characters [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Master and Crazy Hand]]

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[[folder: Computer Virus]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''

A very odd boss (even by Kirby standards), The Computer Virus (also known as Battle Windows) is a set of Browser windows that forces Kirby and co. to fight it in a traditional RPG battle. There are 5 separate minion characters it uses to fight (though it only goes through 3 per battle with it) before it closes its windows and leaves:

* Slime and Dancing Doll / Puppet: A ZeroEffortBoss with only one actual attack each, every thing else they do [[ButtMonkey does absolutely nothing to you.]]
* Wizard / Magician: A spell caster that can reduce damage done by attacks on occasion.
* Evil Knight: A more varied fighter that can both charge up for more damage as well as reduce damage dealt.
* The Grand/Great Dragon: The final monster, fairly strong with the ability to push characters back, breath fire, and petrify itself to reduce damage.

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* DeadpanSnarker: When it's beaten, it states that you gained experience and stat boosts, only to essentially say that [[BreakingTheFourthWall those don't really matter in a game like this.]]
* {{Engrish}}: a small bit, in the SNES version picking up Ninja Essence for its copy ability has the Virus state that "Kirby Becames a ninja!"
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Even by the standards set by other Kirby bosses, nothing's ever quite reached the silly randomness of fighting a bunch of browser windows in an rpg format before or since in the Kirby series as of yet.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: In this case, it barely moves and fights like an rpg, while in a Platformer.
* {{Retraux}}: in essence what the whole battle is, even the music is reduced to an 8-bit version of the normal boss theme.
* ShoutOut: On original SNES, the windows that make up the Computer Virus are based on Apple's Classic Mac OS operating system, the remake makes them more generic looking.
** ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' has its nonsense stat increases (and "not that it matters" snark) as part of the leveling up screen.

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!Recurring Bosses

[[folder:Whispy Woods]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A big, sentient tree who tries to attack Kirby & co. by dropping apples and shooting air blasts. In the anime, he only starts off hostile, but becomes Kirby's friend and ally later.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, he's a certain ally to Kirby. Here, while he does [[FriendlyEnemy have his moments]], he's always, willingly or not, the enemy.
* TheBeastMaster: He rips off the Twin Woods' worm dropping during Whispy's Revenge and EX.
* BlowYouAway: For some reason, he shoots air blasts like Kirby. They're much longer-ranged, though. In Revenge of the King and ''Return to Dream Land'', he can sometimes shoot out small tornadoes, which are stronger.
* BreakoutCharacter: He's always one of the bosses in every game in the series, even appearing outside of the franchise.
* DemonicPossession: Like all of ''Dream Land 3'''s bosses, his hostility (and unusual aggression) in that game is the result of Dark Matter influence.
* FlunkyBoss: In ''Kirby 64'', he has a group of ''Whispy Woods'' Jr.s accompanying it, tiny little jumping saplings who have air shot attacks.
* FriendlyEnemy: He's sometimes shown to be friendly with Kirby.
* LogicalWeakness: In ''Star Allies'', he takes more damage if he's [[KillItWithFire set on fire]], fitting for a tree. If Kirby and his friends all attack with fire abilities, not only will they rack up damage quickly, but they will also set him on fire.
* PurplePoison: A possible reason why the purple apples hurt to inhale during Whispy's Revenge.
* RecurringBossTemplate: Whenever he doesn't appear (and sometimes even if he does), a boss made in his likeness appears. These include:
** Twin Woods: A pair of two slightly smaller Whispys who can lob sections of themselves as an attack.
** King Golem: A stone version of Whispy residing in the Mirror Dimension.
** Flowery Woods: A more colorful member of the Woods family living in Floralia who uses pollen instead of apples.
** Clanky Woods: Whispy Woods having undergone UnwillingRoboticisation.
** Yggy Woods: An elder counterpart of Whispy Woods who uses cherries instead of apples.
* SingleTear: After defeating him, he usually sheds a sad tear.
* SpikesOfDoom: By sending his roots through the ground in ''Kirby 64''. Also, Whispy sometimes displays the ability to turn his nose into a spike.
* StationaryBoss: Incidentally, he is capable of moving but usually just stays put, like the tree that he is.
* TookALevelInBadass: Even if he's usually the easiest boss in any Kirby game featuring him, he also gets better in each appearances. From just a stationary tree with easy-to-avoid attacks, to being able to walk on his roots, to being able to deploy Whispy Woods Jrs, to being able to shoot tornadoes, spikes of roots from the ground and even ''inhaling Kirby'', to being able to attack with vines and bombs and reinforce himself with metallic plating, to (in ''Planet Robobot'') borrowing Flowery Woods' tactic of jumping to the background and attacking from far away. Then there's ''Star Allies'', where he goes from dropping a few pieces of fruit to a ''fruit avalanche''.
* TurnsRed: In ''Dream Land 3'' after hitting it enough times, Whispy will come out of the ground and chase after Kirby on its roots. In ''Kirby 64'', it gets steaming mad after all the "Whispy Woods Jr.s" are destroyed. In ''Return to Dream Land'', he'll get big and try to inhale Kirby. In ''Planet Robobot'' (Team Kirby Clash), he'll jump to the background and attack from there, like Flowery Woods.
* UnwillingRoboticisation: A victim of this as Clanky Woods in ''Planet Robobot''. And we know for sure it's the real Whispy and not just a robotic tree built just like him, as confirmed by Clanky's pause description and his cutscene being titled "Victim of Mechanization." Unlike regular Whispy, he can run on his mechanical drill-roots, shoot missiles, drill out rocks and throw his "leaf canopies" like bombs.
* WakeUpCallBoss: [[NotSoHarmlessVillain No, really]], Whispy's been this a few times, especially if he's not the first boss or you're in [[NewGamePlus EX mode]].
* WarmUpBoss: In every game he appears in, without fail. Except for ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', where he's actually fairly tough. ''Return to Dream Land'' improves his abilities a bit, but overall he's comparatively easy. In ''Adventure'', certain stationary Copy Abilities reduce him to a ZeroEffortBoss.
* WhenTreesAttack: Mostly by dropping fruit.
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[[folder:Lololo & Lalala]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A pair of [[WaddlingHead Waddling Heads]] who live in Castle Lololo, situated in the islands. Normally hostile, they appear as Kirby's friends in the anime ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''.
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* BattleCouple: They would appear to be one, since they are directly based on a couple, though they were originally stated in the ''Kirby's Dream Land'' manual to be the "[[TricksterTwins not so famous twins]]".[[note]]At least, the English version — the Japanese version uses the vaguer term ''futari'', or pair.[[/note]]
* BlockPuzzle: They adopt their predecessors' block-pushing gameplay as their main offense. They usually push out blocks, but they may push out Gordos if their health is low.
* TheCameo: They appear in ''Kirby Fighters (Deluxe)'' as stage hazards.
* DualBoss: In ''Kirby's Dream Land'', you first encounter Lololo by himself kicking boxes at Kirby. Then you find them both pushing boxes at the end of the castle. All future games always have them together.
* NoMouth: Like Waddle Dees.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Though not readily apparent in their first appearance, ''Kirby Super Star'' makes it clear; it's basically the only thing distinguishing them.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: Are Lolo and Lala from the ''[[VideoGame/AdventuresOfLolo Eggerland]]'' games, plus an additional "Lo" and "La".
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Aside from colors, the only distinguishing feature between them is a ribbon on Lalala's head.
* {{Waddling Head}}s: It's what they are.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Kracko]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A malevolent storm cloud with a large eye, who attacks mostly with lightning. He first appears as Kracko Jr., but quickly matures into his spiky adult form.
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Kracko Jr. in ''Kirby's Adventure''.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Sure, Kracko might be a cloud, but Kracko DX in ''Triple Deluxe'' is a ''green'' cloud. And Kracko's Revenge (''Super Star Ultra'') is a purple cloud. Justified with Holo-Kracko in ''Planet Robobot'', the green/purple coloring comes from the holographic projection.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Kracko appears in ''Epic Yarn'' as yarnified, after being transformed by Yin-Yarn.
* CallBack: Even in games where Kracko Jr. doesn't appear, such as ''Triple Deluxe'', he still grows from a smaller form into a large cloud.
* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Cloud? Check. Sentient? Check. Evil? Check.
* {{Determinator}}: THE most recurring Kirby boss after Whispy Woods. ''Triple Deluxe's'' flavor text puts it best: "...as long as the clouds still hang in the sky, Kracko will never give up the fight!"
* TheDragon: To King Dedede in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe''.
* FacelessEye: The eye is usually the last thing that remains before he explodes on defeat.
* FragileSpeedster: Kracko Jr. has less health, but compensates by being faster.
* FrickingLaserBeams: Like the Waddle Doos (the Beam Whip), but Kracko uses two at a time.
* HellishPupils: Kracko's Revenge has a slitted eye. Holo-Kracko 2.0 reproduces this.
* InterfaceScrew: In ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' he can throw out keychains that block the screen.
* LogicalWeakness: Kracko's downpour attack in ''Star Allies'' works against him via ice (no damage, but freezes him solid) or electricity (current rides the water into him).
* MakingASplash: He has a rainfall attack to go with his storm cloud theme.
* MookMaker: If he didn't do this, you wouldn't be able to beat him without a copied power. He throws either Waddle Doo (gives Beam ability), Starman (gives Hi-Jump ability), or Co-Kracko (no ability). Chilly (Ice ability) appears rarely in ''Star Allies''.
* NonIndicativeName: Kracko Jr. is not his son -- it's his previous form.
* PlatformBattle: Upon its first defeat, Mecha-Kracko dissipates the cloudy platform you're standing on, then creates a new one with holes on them. In ''Triple Deluxe'', the battle against Kracko himself turns into this once he TurnsRed, with him uncovering another platform in the background that you have to go back and forth into; said background platform consists of 3 floors with BottomlessPits inbetween.
* Really700YearsOld: Holo-Kracko's boss bio in ''Planet Robobot'' implies that Kracko has been around since ancient times.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Kracko's Revenge and Kracko Jr.'s Revenge have this in ''Super Star Ultra'', combining it with a dark purple body like a storm cloud. Kracko's eye also TurnsRed when he does in ''Triple Deluxe'', in both normal and DX forms.
* RobotMe: He's replaced by Mecha Kracko, a mech used by Doc in Kracko's likeness, in ''Squeak Squad''.
* ShockAndAwe: Just touching him has this effect in later games and he is able to sweep across the stage with a lighting bolt, ''Adventure'' onward. He can use spark in ''Canvas Curse'' and his revenge mode can shoot electricity diagonally. ''Triple Deluxe'' enhanced him further: [[EnergyBall he can fire a swarm of electric balls]], [[RecursiveAmmo a gigantic electric ball that splits into smaller ones]], and growing larger and cover the whole screen in lightning strikes.
* ShieldedCoreBoss: In ''Canvas Curse''.
* SpikesOfVillainy: A FacelessEye surrounded by a cloud which is itself surrounded by the spikes. He is not always villainous, but usually has no good reason to be antagonizing Kirby.
** In ''Triple Deluxe'', Kracko DX has two spikes that act as horns. He can also grow giant drill spikes to the sides of himself to attack Kirby with.
* StayingAlive: According to ''Triple Deluxe'', he simply reforms himself from clouds every time Kirby defeats him.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Uses this in the first game's "Extra Mode". It's also used by Kracko Jr.
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Triple Deluxe'', Kracko has become MUCH harder than ever before, being able to use ''Kracko's Revenge's'' lightning bolts. He can now also enlarge himself and let loose a DEVASTATING rain of thunder which does a massive amount of damage, and has learned a few attacks that seem similar to that of the Beam and Spark abilities combined... And in ''Kirby Star Allies'', [[spoiler:when you think you've beaten him thanks to emptying his (suspiciously quickly-depleting) life gauge, he splits in half and the fight starts anew against the Twin Kracko]].
* WakeUpCallBoss: Kracko's among the strongest of the ''Kirby'' series' reoccurring bosses, and first-time Kirby players slam into a brick wall when they meet him.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: If his pause description unique to Very Hard mode (which is written from his POV) in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' is of any indication.
--> ''“YOU...! Did you think I'd forget? The time [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump]]! That time [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar I was betrayed by Helpers]]! Or when [[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad I was replaced by that mechanical cloud]]! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye...”''
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[[folder:Kabula]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A blimp-like mechanism armed with cannons. King Dedede tasks her with patrolling the skies.
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* {{BFG}}: in ''Super Star Ultra'' she can open up her front half to reveal a big cannon that fires [[SuperMarioBros Banzai Bill-esque]] giant bullets. [[spoiler:As Core Kabula, she has a similar cannon inside her nose that can fire [[FireBreathingWeapon jets of flame]] and [[WaveMotionGun a laser beam.]]]]
* BootstrappedLeitmotif: In the first game, the power-up theme overrides the boss music since Kirby needs a Mint Leaf to fight her. Since power-ups were removed from all subsequent games, the song became associated with Kabula herself in future titles.
* TheBusCameBack: She disappeared from the series almost entirely after the first game, save for ''Kirby's Block Ball'' and a very brief cameo in the Super Famicom game ''Kirby's Super Star Stacker''. She was excluded from Spring Breeze in ''Super Star'', being replaced by Lololo & Lalala. She was finally brought back in ''Super Star Ultra'' and made more regular appearances.
* CoolAirship: A Zeppelin-esque airship with a menacing grin and armed with a cannon (sometimes two). How about that? [[spoiler:As Core Kabula, she becomes even cooler.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: In between cannon fire, she will occasionally spin and try to tackle Kirby.
* GunsAkimbo: Has two cannons in ''Kirby's Block ball'' [[spoiler:Core Kabula sports 2 small cannons in addition to her middle big cannon).]]
* SentientVehicle: Doesn't seem to be anyone driving.
* ShootTheBullet: In her first appearance, Kirby cannot do this to her normal bullets. In ''Super Star Ultra'', he can (thanks for him using the Starship instead of the Mint Leaf).
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Originally known as Kaboola until her reappearance in ''Super Star Ultra''.
* SpikeBallsOfDoom: She can occasionally shoot Gordos, which are indestructible to your shots.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Her redesign in ''Super Star Ultra'' gives her more feminine eyelashes.
* ThereIsAnother: Kabula is seemingly controlled by King Dedede, but [[spoiler:Core Kabula acts as a security force to the far more powerful Haltmann Works Company. Though it is possible the company took the original, upgraded her, and controlled her, similar to what they did to Whispy]].
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Every single one of her fights turned the game into a shoot em up style game.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Paint Roller]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

An artist on the go who attacks Kirby by [[ArtInitiatesLife drawing enemies]].
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* ActionBomb: Has them chasing after Kirby in ''Canvas Curse''.
* ArtAttacker: His paintings come to life.
* ArtInitiatesLife: He can make a painting of Kirby, though it is inferior to the original. This makes sense in hindsight, when ''Dream Land 3'' introduced Batamon, which looked just like Kirby but were as weak as Waddle Dees.
* {{Expy}}: Wiz in ''The Amazing Mirror'' has many similar patterns to Paint Roller, and is ostensibly Paint Roller's Mirror counterpart.
* MarathonBoss: In a mercifully optional encounter for 100% completion in ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse''. Specifically, the third time.
* MookMaker: Via [[ArtInitiatesLife art]], of course.
* NiceHat: his nice baseball cap is one of his defining features.
* NoMouth: Like Waddle Dees.
* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Kirby can inhale their paintings with his standard attack.
* RollerbladeGood: Well, roller skates, but the effect is the same.
* SpikesOfDoom: His course in ''Canvas Curse'' ends with a spike in case Kirby manages to get through it but takes too long to crack the final code.
* WallJump: In ''Kirby's Adventure''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

Mr. Shine is the moon, and Mr. Bright is the sun. While they don't seem to have actual control of the weather, they nonetheless attack Kirby using solar and lunar-themed attacks.
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* CombinationAttack: Their eclipse attack from ''Dream Land 2''.
* DualBoss: One fights on the ground while the other floats in the sky and rains down star shaped projectiles.
* FusionDance: An EasterEgg of the ''Kirby Mass Attack's'' "Strato Patrol" minigame; every time Mr. Bright is destroyed, Mr. Shine will restore him to full health. Kill Mr. Bright ''four times'', and Mr. Shine will restore and ''combine'' with him.
* LightEmUp: Both of them.
* PlayingWithFire: Mr. Bright even uses burning.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Mr. Bright.
* RollingAttack: Mr. Shine.
* SolarAndLunar: being literal sun and moon, they have this theme.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The only reason it's possible for Kirby to avoid taking damage from their Eclipse attack in ''Dream Land 2'' is because Mr. Shine creates a safe spot.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ice Dragon]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

A Dedede-sized Dragon that engages in combat by crushing its enemies under its feet and freezing them with its breath. Has the unique distinction of being "quasi-present" in games after its debut, with the majority of its appearances being some kind of living artwork or even a hologram.
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* BadassAdorable: Very much like Kirby himself, he's a cute little monstrosity.
* BreathWeapon: Breathes ice, and, in ''Clash Deluxe'' can spit giant snowflake shurikens.
* TheBusCameBack: Twice, both within a single year.
** The Ice Dragon was native to the "Dark Matter" trilogy and otherwise absent from ''Kirby'' releases until its surprise reappearance as part of the Holo Defense API boss in ''Planet Robobot''.
** It also appeared in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', in the flesh for the first time in ''more than twenty-two years'' since it first appeared in ''Dream Land 2''.
* CuteMonster: It always had a cute design, but watching it prance around in ''Clash Deluxe'' really highlights just how cute he is.
* EvolutionaryLevels: At least twice in franchise history, the Dragon has been presented with an "adult" form of some kind, either the massive, more ferocious version of itself from the ''Right Back Atcha'' anime or the recolored version of itself with more developed spines and belly markings from ''Planet Robobot''. However, given that the anime has no real bearing on the games and the latter was only a holographic construction, it's unknown whether this will end up having any impact on the creature itself.
* HeliCritter: The living versions are known to propel themselves into the air by spinning their moderately stumpy tails.
* AnIcePerson: Naturally.
* {{Keet}}: As big and tough as it is, watching it jump around in ''Clash Deluxe'' brings to mind more a sense of ''excitement'' than ferocity.
* LegacyBossBattle: You face an Ice Dragon of some sort in each installment of the Dark Matter Trilogy, though the second and third encounters are against [[ArtInitiatesLife living paintings of it]] rather than the beast itself. It returns in ''Planet Robobot'' as a hologram and again in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' in person.
* RecurringBoss: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', where it comes in "Normal", "Tough", and "Tougher" varieties.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Acro]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamland3''

An orca. Like the Ice Dragon, he's a native to the "Dark Matter" games.
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* AnimalGenderBender: Has a short fin in his debut, however it seems to be more of a result of the game's cutesy, chibi art style rather than biology ignorance, since his fin is the correct shape in ''VideoGame/Kirby64''.
* TheBusCameBack: Also like the Ice Dragon, an artificial version of him appears in ''Planet Robobot''
* MookMaker: Spawns "Co-Acros" in ''Dream Land 3'', and Fishbones in ''Crystal Shards''
* SdrawkcabName: "Orca" Backwards.
* StealthPun: A mecha Acro? It's "Mech Acro"!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Pon and Con]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3''

A duo of a tanuki (Pon) and a kitsune (Con), or alternatively a raccoon and fox. They get possessed by Dark Matter in ''Dream Land 3'' and fight Kirby at the end of Sand Canyon. After being freed, they vanished from the series for a long time before being unwillingly recruited as Jambastion's guards in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The English manual refers to them as just a raccoon and fox, since the mythological significance is lost outside of Japan.
* ArmorIsUseless: They're dressed in guard armor adorned with Jambastion's sigil in ''Star Allies'', though it doesn't offer them any extra defense.
* TheBusCameBack: Originally two of the most neglected characters in the franchise's history with just one game to their name... until ''Star Allies'' reintroduced them as significant bosses.
* BossSubtitles: They get the title of "Dual Defenders" in ''Star Allies''.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: First by Dark Matter in ''Dream Land 3'', then once again by Jambastion's magic in ''Star Allies''.
* TheCameo:
** In the anime, they can sometimes be seen alongside the other woodland creatures.
** They get a keychain in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''. In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'', they appear in one of Elline's diary entries about TV shows; apparently they've decided to do comedy specials, complete with bow ties and bowler hats.
* CunningLikeAFox: Con is a fox/kitsune who fights Kirby, though he's normally docile unless possessed by something.
* DualBoss: The lone two-enemy boss fight in ''Dream Land 3''; despite having the same health bar, they each have their own health that must be depleted. ''Star Allies'' instead makes their health deplete at the same time.
* {{Expy}}: The equivalent of Lololo and Lalala for ''Dream Land 3'', as they're fought as a pair, they rush back and forth along the arena, and they bring along smaller, inhaleable animals similar to how Lololo and Lalala pushed inhaleable blocks.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Appropriately for a kitsune, Con's eyes are slanted and closed.
* RascallyRaccoon: Pon is a raccoon/tanuki who fights Kirby, though like Pon, he's friendly when not possessed.
* MadBomber: For unknown reasons, big skull-marked bombs fall from the sky during their fight.
* MiniMook: They're trailed by miniature raccoons and foxes, which may or may not be their children. They serve as Kirby's ammo should he lack an ability.
* {{Youkai}}: Pon is a tanuki and Con is a kitsune, though they don't display any mystical powers related to their species. Averted in the English translation, where they're just a raccoon and fox.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Galacta Knight]]
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->First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra''

Galacta Knight is the greatest warrior in the galaxy, but was sealed away for fear that he was too powerful. He first appears as the FinalBoss of the Meta Knightmare Ultra sub-game in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', where Meta Knight unseals him in order to challenge him to a fight. He also shows up out of nowhere in ''Return to Dream Land'''s True Arena, as the third-to-last boss. [[spoiler:He also appeared as the surprise final boss in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode in ''Planet Robobot''.]]
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* AxCrazy: There's only one thing Galacta Knight knows how to do — destroy.
* BladeSpam: one of his attacks in ''Super Star Ultra'' is a series of long-ranged stabs that do high damage. In his two subsequent appearances, the move is changed into resembling Meta Knight's own Blade Spam, i.e short-ranged and shooting a SwordBeam at the end.
* BonusBoss: In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', he serves as one of the final five bosses in The True Arena and an exclusive boss at that. [[spoiler:He is also the third and last secret boss in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode of ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]''.]]
* BreakoutVillain: The fact that he's one of the few antagonists to appear in more than one game speaks to his popularity.
* ChasingYourTail: One of his attacks has him point his sword upward and then fire a laser from its tip that circles the screen. Kirby or Meta Knight have to encircle it to avoid it (or pass through it with an InvulnerableAttack).
* CoolMask: It has a cross-shaped slit in the front, matching the design on his shield.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', when Star Dream brings him from his dimension, Galacta Knight's response is to ''slice it in two'', leaving a huge gash in it.]]
* DubNameChange: Minor, but the name is Galac''tic'' Knight in Japanese.
* EvilCounterpart: PlayedWith, since Galacta Knight has no known motivations or goals. Galacta Knight is another mysterious enemy cast in Meta Knight's image (handheld weapon, mask, wings), but his design very notably zigs where Meta Knight zags — Meta Knight is blue, Galacta is a darker shade of pink; Meta Knight has bat wings, Galacta's are angelic; Meta spends most of his time grounded, Galacta is reluctant to descend.
* FinalBoss: Of Meta Knightmare Ultra in ''Super Star Ultra'' and ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' in ''Planet Robobot''.
* FlunkyBoss: In ''Ultra'', he can summon his own versions of the Meta-Knights.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: All that is known about his character and backstory is that he is dangerous and powerful. Notably, he (presumably) lacks the excuse of being an EldritchAbomination like other examples from the series.
* HornsOfVillainy: His mask notably has horns on it. It's unknown if he's really evil, but he's definitely destructive.
* JokerImmunity: Unsurprising, given his popularity, but Galacta Knight has never actually been killed, merely resealed and/or driven away.
* JoustingLance: Despite this, he gives the Sword ability. And he can [[SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship slice and dice as well as Meta Knight]] with it.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When defeated, he'll usually attempt to fly away before his attacker can reseal him in a crystal.
* LightIsNotGood: There is no way of knowing if he is "bad", but the player never has a peaceful encounter with him.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Galacta Knight has a shield. It serves as [[ShieldBash both a weapon]] and protection.
* MovesetClone: Uses a lot of the same animations and moves as Meta Knight.
* OmnicidalManiac: Galacta Knight has little known motivation, but he can always be counted on to attempt to destroy anything in front of him.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: After some years of guessing, Star Dream finally gave some insight as to just ''why'' Galacta Knight was sealed away: [[spoiler:he's been known to take out ''multiple planets'' in the past!]]
* PlanetDestroyer: [[spoiler:Star Dream casually mentions he's been known to destroy planets like it isn't a big deal.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Only in ''Super Star Ultra'', he can summon a series of flaming spikes on the ground.
* RealMenWearPink: His armor is white with pink accents, and he has a pink body as well. He's also among the strongest beings in the ''Kirby'' verse.
* ShieldBash: It can even shoot energy attacks similar to those of Galaxia.
* ShockAndAwe: In ''Return to Dream Land'', he can summon columns of lightning.
* SealedBadassInACan: Galacta Knight was sealed in a crystal [[RetGone outside of the timeline]], for fear of his immense power. In his ''Return to Dream Land'' appearance, he appears from within some crystal structure. In ''Planet Robobot'', Meta Knight manages to reseal him in a crystal, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only for Kirby to free him again afterwards]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Galacta Knight in the English and Galactic Knight in Japanese. His introductory video in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' still calls him Galactic Knight, however.
* StabTheSky: His signature pose is him pointing his lance above him, usually to launch his attacks.
* StormOfBlades: Becomes a signature technique of his in ''Return to Dream Land'', in the form of his lance leaving behind sword-shaped energy beams that he can fire off, sometimes in huge numbers.
* TookALevelInBadass: With each appearance, he gains a new attack. In ''Return to Dream Land'', he gains the ability to fire a StormOfBlades which has since become his SignatureMove, as well as columns of lightning. And in ''Planet Robobot'', he gains the ability to ''cut a hole in space itself and use it as a'' '''''WaveMotionGun'''''.
* TornadoMove: Like Meta Knight, he has 2 moves like this: one where he spins like a tornado in the air while trying to stab Kirby from above, but his version is more capable of tracking the player than Meta Knight's. The second is where he summons a tornado as tall as the screen and sends it forward.
* TurnsRed: In ''Return to Dream Land'' and ''Planet Robobot'', he first fights similarly to Meta Knight as the boss. If you depleted his health enough, then he'll stop briefly, strike his signature pose, and let out a shining BattleAura while [[ThemeMusicPowerUp a remix of his theme plays.]] After that, he whips out much stronger attacks.
* UnexplainedRecovery: He somehow returns in ''Return to Dream Land'' despite blowing up similarly to Galactic Nova in ''Super Star Ultra''. This was eventually explained by his prison literally being outside of the series' [[CosmicRetcon time and space]].
* TheUnreveal: Unlike Meta Knight [[spoiler:(who looks adorable when unmasked)]], Galacta Knight's mask doesn't come off when defeated.
* WorldsBestWarrior:
** [[AutobotsRockOut He's the only ''Kirby'' foe to have a rock song for his battle theme]], and it shows — if [[ShockAndAwe calling down the wrath of Zeus]], cutting open reality to use ''extradimensional space'' as a WaveMotionGun, and generating [[BulletHell hails of energy swords that fill the sky]] wouldn't tip one off first.
** According to the 20th Anniversary CD and his trophy in Super Smash Bros U, his battle theme is titled ''The Strongest Warrior in the Galaxy''. The aforementioned trophy's description certainly thinks he earned the right to use that title.
** For comparison, Marx's strongest attack is a HellGate that does about 1/3 of your health. Galacta Knight's strongest attack simply [[SpamAttack stabs you in the face several times]] and deals 1/2 your health.
** The supercomputer that tore apart time and space just to bring him over? [[spoiler:The reality-bending OS of a ''Nova''?]] Galacta Knight ''one-shots it'' just for ''waking him up''.
[[/folder]]

!Dark Matter Forces

[[folder:Dark Matter Blade]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

The lone Dark Matter that serves as the main antagonist and final boss of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''. To face it, Kirby must acquire the Rainbow Sword and exorcise it from King Dedede. It first takes the form of a humanoid swordsman, but after Kirby defeats that form, it takes on the amorphous real form seen in all other Dark Matter.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Officially, the original Dark Matter character is simply referred to as "Dark Matter" and is taken synonymously; however, its individual forms both have obscure names. "Real Dark Matter" was given as the name of its second form, as seen in the Japanese player's guide. [[spoiler:The True Arena in ''Planet Robobot'' calls the Dark Matter Clone based on its first form "Dark Matter Blade", and a closer look at the Japanese version shows it was meant to be "Dark Matter Blade Clone" in full, making it a likely {{retcon}}.]]
* AnimeHair: Though it isn't real, Dark Matter Blade's spiky hair is a clear emulation of this.
* BadassLongRobe: In this form, Dark Matter manifests a grey robe (though green in ''Kirby Mass Attack'') which billows as it flies.
* BigBad: This one serves as the main antagonist of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dream Land 2]]'', and wouldn't reappear as the final boss until the Kirby Quest of ''[[VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack Mass Attack]]''.
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:The first secret boss of ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* CloningBlues: In ''Planet Robobot'', [[spoiler:Star Dream makes a clone of it to fight Meta Knight]].
* FinalBoss: Of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', and of ''Kirby Quest'' in ''Mass Attack''.
* GeneticMemory: [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, the reason the Dark Matter Clone wields the Rainbow Sword is that it recognized Meta Knight's power and materialized what it remembered as a powerful weapon to fight him.]]
* HighAltitudeBattle: In ''Dream Land 2'', outside of the atmosphere, and even though you do not seem to be falling very quickly, [[ReentryScare guess what happens if you take too long]]?
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', it fights Meta Knight using the Rainbow Sword, the same weapon Kirby needed to kill it in ''Dream Land 2''.]]
* NoNameGiven: Its humanoid swordsman form went unnamed for the longest time, leading to {{Fan Nickname}}s such as "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dark Matter Swordsman]]".
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:The Haltmann Works Company managed to tear a piece off of it some point prior to ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* {{Oculothorax}}: Not so much in the first form it is fought in, however. [[spoiler:Although if its clone is any indication, it can pull the [[EyesDoNotBelongThere Dedede trick.]]]]
* PullingThemselvesTogether: It explodes after its first form is defeated, but then the pieces come back together.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler:The cutscene its clone appears in is called "The Dark Rainbow Thief".]]
* ShockAndAwe: Real Dark Matter can shoot black lightning from its eye. Dark Matter Blade also has blue electricity coursing around it in the ''Kirby Quest'' subgame.
* SwordBeam: Dark Matter Blade can fire these from the tip of its blade.
* TennisBoss: The orbs it uses as projectiles and the energy balls created by its blade can be hit back at it for heavy damage.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Not so much its actual eye, but its visor turns red after losing about half its health in ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', this is the given reason why Star Dream could only create a clone of Dark Matter Blade. It's the '''only''' version of it that could be analyzed ''at all'', and even then, Star Dream is said to have been pushed to its limits to manage ''that'' much and the resulting clone is ''still'' flawed. Yes, Dark Matter is such a bizarre and incomprehensible being that not even a ''sentient, reality-warping, wish-granting supercomputer on par with'' '''Nova''''' can wrap its mind around this thing. It's just way too alien for ''anyone'' to explain.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:(Real) Dark Matter]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

Dark Matter is the villain of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'' (also the TrueFinalBoss, and the true form of Dark Matter Blade), ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'', and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''. Dark Matter consists of black, malevolent clouds, usually depicted with a single red eye and a ring of orange spheres around the back.
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* AmbiguousSituation: As applied to an entire entity; it's not entirely known what Dark Matter ''is''. The name "Dark Matter" is applied to both the entire massive cloud and the various offshoots it spawns. There's also the question of how it relates to the being found in the cloud's innermost depths.
* ArcVillain: For the "[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Trilogy]]".
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: In ''Kirby 64'', this is Kirby's only way of freeing the possessed. {{Subverted}} in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' and ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' where, without the "special weapon", Kirby cannot exorcise it from its host.
* CastingAShadow: It isn't called ''Dark'' Matter for nothing.
* DarkIsEvil: Dark Matter possesses people and covers planets for no adequately described reason, although the Japanese ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' guide suggests it is out of severe jealousy and crippling loneliness.
* DemonicPossession: The perpetrator of the "Dark Matter Trilogy".
* DemotedToDragon: Compared to TrueFinalBoss Dark Matter Blade from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', a Dark Matter merely serves as the penultimate boss.
* EldritchAbomination: No idea where it came from, lots of unanswered questions about how it works, no idea why it does what it does, and Dark Matter does not resemble any familiar life forms too closely. ''Kirby 64'' in particular seems to show Dark Matter as more of a '''thing''' rather than an individual creature, capable of splitting at least three miniature identical minions from itself, although most appearances consider it a more tangible character in its own right. [[spoiler:Even a supercomputer on par with ''Nova'' was only able to partially analyze its data, and the clone it creates (which pushed the computer to its limits, mind you) is still flawed.]]
* EyeBeams: Always shot diagonally.
* GalacticConqueror: Arrives from outer space to corrupt Planet Popstar. After failing to conquer Planet Popstar, it eventually sets its sights on Ripple Star.
* GeniusLoci: The Dark Matter are able to come together to create giant clouds which are implied to be controlled by Zero. Curiously enough the clouds created by Dark Castle/Real Dark Matter's influence do not seem to be sentient.
* GoodHurtsEvil: They are defeated by the Love-Love Stick in ''Dream Land 3'', which is made of the feelings of love and gratitude from all of Planet Popstar.
* HomingProjectile: When Dedede is under its influence in ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''. Also, the purpose of the orange things on its back is to shoot them off at Kirby.
* ImplacableMan: One of the Dark Matter fragments chasing Ribbon slams through an asteroid without blinking.
* KnightOfCerebus: ''Kirby'' games will ALWAYS become darker when these things show up.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Its secondary color motif in Dream Land 2 was purple (Dark Castle's palette when playing on the Super Game Boy is purple and Real Dark Matter's artwork depicts its "petals" as purple rather than the familiar orange). ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64'' associate it secondarily more with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red]].
* ShockAndAwe: It can shoot black lightning from its eye.
* ThatsNoMoon: In ''Kirby 64'', 100% completion leads to Kirby flying out to a planet-sized mass of Dark Matter.
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: Dark Matter can cover entire worlds like storm clouds, [[spoiler:as it starts to do on Planet Popstar in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' before its defeat. With no Kirby around, it successfully does so to the planet Ripple Star in ''Kirby 64'']].
* TransformationOfThePossessed: The effects of Dark Matter possession vary: Adeleine gains [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and a SlasherSmile; Dedede's eyes become [[EyesAlwaysShut slits]] (in ''Dream Land 2'', it seemed to be a kind of forced sleepwalking), and suffers outright BodyHorror whenever you do him enough damage with an [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eye]] and a [[BellyMouth mouth]] emerging from his belly; most bizarrely, the Waddle Dee that Kirby befriends is turned into a Waddle Doo. None of the common enemies and bosses change at all, including Ado and the other Waddle Dees.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Dream Land 2''. Also, one serves as the first True Final Boss of ''Dream Land 3'', before Zero, the '''real''' True Final Boss, shows up.
* TheUnfought: In ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', although enemies related to it do show up as final bosses.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Zero [=/=] 0[[superscript:2]]]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' (as Zero) / ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' (as 0[[superscript:2]])

Zero is a huge, white mass with a red eye who is the leader of the forces of Dark Matter. Revived in ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'' as 0[[superscript:2]] ("[=Zero2=]"), with wings, a halo, and a freaky green tail.
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* ArchnemesisDad: To Gooey, technically, [[{{Downplayed}} not that Gooey seems to care.]]
* ArchEnemy: To Kirby, being the only final boss in the entire franchise (besides King Dedede) he fights more than once.
* BackFromTheDead: Implied to be the same entity, but never explicitly stated.
* BewareMyStingerTail: Played with, as 0[[superscript:2]] usually keeps its stinger retracted and will only involuntarily pull it out when stunned, after which Ribbon will fly Kirby in position to shoot it. All the same, it leaks deadly clouds that can damage them if not careful.
* BigBad: [[TrueFinalBoss Hidden]] in ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* BloodyMurder: This comes out of left field, as there had not been anything like it before in Kirby, and beyond reappearances of Zero, there has not been anything like it since.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Not the physical character, but rather through 0[[superscript:2]]'s possession of the queen of Ripple Star in ''Kirby 64''. In the bad ending, after the celebration went [[TooGoodToLast briefly but swimmingly]], the camera focuses on the queen of the fairies beside the waving Ribbon, who turns directly to the player with an evil smirk and the glare from her glasses instantly transforming into a snarky expression, serving as a quick reminder that all is not as it seems.
* BreakoutVillain: The only FinalBoss besides Dedede to appear more than once.
* CameraAbuse: Sometimes Zero shots splatter on the screen.
* DemonicPossession: Of the Queen of Ripple Star, unbeknownst to the protagonists. Also possibly the only time it directly possesses somebody.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Beating it is required to get the good ending in both games.
* EldritchAbomination: It is the leader and apparent source of Dark Matter and is just as mysterious.
* TheEndOrIsIt: In the bad endings of 'Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* EyeScream:
** Infamously, in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Zero breaks its red eye out of its body in a last-ditch attempt to defeat Kirby.
** In ''Kirby 64'', Kirby needs to shoot at 0[[superscript:2]]'s eye to stun it, letting him go after its other weak points.
* FallenAngel: Invoked with 0[[superscript:2]].
* GamebreakingInjury: In ''Kirby 64'', you can aim directly at its wings. It does not damage its life bar, but it can stunt them. Damaging both wings will take away its ability to aim at you, so you can freely avoid most of its shots and go straight for its [[AttackItsWeakPoint halo]].
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Aside from its eye peering from the Hyper Zone in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', there is not even the slightest hint of its existence until its actual battle. The same goes for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.
* GoForTheEye: Subverted by Zero, where attacking its eye will do no more damage than attacking anywhere else on his body. Played slightly more straight by 0[[superscript:2]], where you don't have to go for the eye, but doing so will temporarily make it stop shooting and hang stationary so you can hit its halo and tail.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' due to being [[ManBehindTheMan Dark Matter's leader]].
* HolyHalo: As 0[[superscript:2]].
* HiveQueen: Zero and 0[[superscript:2]] are the cores of the Hyper Zone and Dark Star, respectively. Due to its appearance, it is also believed that Dark Matter itself is an instrument of its will.
* KnightOfCerebus: Dark Matter was pretty bad, but this...
* LackOfEmpathy: Attacks completely innocent planets without a care in the world.
* LightIsNotGood: It's white, and in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', it's got angelic wings and a halo. Despite this, it's still the controller of Dark Matter.
* ManBehindTheMan: Seems to be this to Dark Matter, although this was not officially confirmed until the ''[[NoExportForYou 20th Anniversary Hoshi no Kirby Pupupu Taizen]]''.
* MiniMook: Zero is able to spawn miniature Dark Matter clouds as an attack.
* MoodWhiplash: Causes this in both games it appears in. Special mention to 0[[superscript:2]], whose battlefield and theme is right next to [[BleakLevel Shiver Star Factory]] in terms of melancholy.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: MyHeroZero? It's the complete opposite.
* NoPronunciationGuide: "Zero Two" is the official pronunciation of 0[[superscript:2]]'s name, although that hasn't stopped people from pronouncing it as "Zero-Squared", "Oh-Two", "Oh-Squared", or even ''Oxygen'' (which is literally O[[subscript:2]]).
* PoisonousPerson: Appears to be leaking some kind of poison from its tail in ''Kirby 64''.
* PutOnABus: Apart from not having its own key chain in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', it's missing from the Boss Butch keychain as well, despite it clearly being in the original ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' image. [[spoiler:[[TheBusCameBack It finally appears as a sticker in ''Planet Robobot'']].]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its eyes are red and it's a bad guy.
* TheSpook: Despite appearing as the final boss in two games, virtually nothing is known about Zero other than its status as the leader of Dark Matter. Its motives, backstory, and even its exact goals are all unclear.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Prior to ''Planet Robobot'', Zero's name was never mentioned in English sources. In fact, there was no indication it even had one in the games until ''Kirby 64'', so certain fans spelled it "0" in correspondence with "0[[superscript:2]]".
* SpreadShot: 0[[superscript:2]]'s primary form of attack in ''Kirby 64''.
* SurpriseCreepy: Dark Matter sort of was already, so Zero had to take it to another level.
* TearsOfBlood: Which it uses as a weapon.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: One of the more well known video game examples, formerly provided the page image, and is the Pantheon God of this trope. Whenever somebody tells you Kirby is "kiddy", show them a picture of this guy.
* TheWalrusWasPaul: 0[[superscript:2]] displays a beady-eyed blissfully-happy expression for merely a moment before you fight it.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Miracle Matter]]
[[quoteright:189:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/miracle_matter.png]]
-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''

A 20-sided die with a red eye on each side. Miracle Matter is a creature of Dark Matter appearing in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' as the FinalBoss, but second to 0[[superscript:2]].
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* AllYourPowersCombined: Can use each of the seven basic Copy Abilities of ''Kirby 64''.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Where you fight it.
* BarrierChangeBoss: One for each of the seven basic Copy Abilities of ''Kirby 64''.
* TheDragon: To 0[[superscript:2]].
* ElementalShapeshifter: It is one of two Dark Matter types to display element-based abilities, but it also has the unique ability to completely change its form.
* EyeScream: Those are ''irises and pupils'' on each of its sides. They explode as you continue to fight it.
* FinalBoss: Though there is a TrueFinalBoss if you get all of the Crystal Shards.
* FinalExamBoss: You don't need all of the Copy Abilities, but you at least need to fire projectiles of the same property as each.
* FinalBossNewDimension: Its arena has shades of this, most likely being some sort of dimensional rift.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: One of the few major antagonists not foreshadowed in any way except at the very end of the preceding level.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How it's defeated. All of its attacks can be launched back at it in some way, and this is the only way to hurt it.
* PuzzleBoss: Each form can only be hit using [[spoiler:a Copy Ability or projectile of the same ability it's using, being the only boss in a main series game since the first to effectively cancel out the Copy Abilities]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Multiplied by ''twenty'', with one eye on each of its sides.
* SinisterGeometry: Miracle Matter is an icosahedron (20-sided solid).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If you don't copy and attack it with the ability it's currently using, it would be impossible to defeat it. Of course, it can't really attack outside of them...
[[/folder]]

!Mirror World Foes

[[folder:Dark Meta Knight]]
[[quoteright:250:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_meta_9438.jpg]]

->First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

The Mirror World counterpart of Meta Knight and the initial antagonist of ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'', he's the one that draws Kirby into the Mirror and splits him into four bodies, and also the one that shatters the Dimensional Mirror, forcing the Kirbies to go on a quest to re-assemble it. He seemingly serves Dark Mind. Seemingly survives his master's destruction, and returns seeking revenge in ''Triple Deluxe'''s extra mode.
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* BigBad: At first, seemingly. Notably, [[spoiler:he might have taken up the role for real in ''Triple Deluxe'', as it has been confirmed that the Dimension Mirror is what corrupted Sectonia]].
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:One of the secret bosses in ''Triple Deluxe''.]]
* CombatPragmatist: One of the biggest tells that it's not the real Meta Knight is that both times you fight him, he ambushes without any prior warning and refuses to give you a sword to even the odds.
* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler:To Queen Sectonia, albeit unwittingly. His hatred and desire for revenge was likely the cause of the Dimension Mirror's evil influence on Sectonia, leading to her insanity.]]
* TheDragon: To Dark Mind.
* DragonAscendant: After Dark Mind is gone, [[spoiler:he takes control of the Dimension Mirror]].
* EmergingFromTheShadows: The fight against him in Radish Ruins of ''Amazing Mirror'' starts as this; he appears as a colorless shady figure, then he becomes suddenly colored and proceeds to strike toward you ''without'' [[MythologyGag giving you a sword]]. This is the first sign he's not the real Meta Knight.
* EvilTwin: To the real Meta Knight, obviously.
* FinalBoss: Is the first part of the final battle. [[spoiler:He's also the third and last of the final bosses of the extra mode of ''Triple Deluxe'', "Dededetour!".]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Evil, obviously; it's not so much a bodily scar as it is a scar across his mask, around his left eye (whether it continues down to his face is unknown). Not visible on his game sprite, but is present in his official artwork [[spoiler:and finally seen in-game in ''Triple Deluxe'']].
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Of ''Triple Deluxe'', possibly. After Dark Mind's defeat, he seems to be the being in control of the Dimension Mirror, now. His intense hatred and desire for revenge are likely to be the cause of the mirror's corrupting influence on Queen Sectonia, which would make him responsible for her insanity.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: After Dark Meta Knight is defeated again, he breaks apart into pieces like a mirror. [[spoiler:After Dark Meta Knight Revenge's defeat in ''Triple Deluxe'', King Dedede smashes the Dimension Mirror to pieces with him in it; his fate is unknown.]]
* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: In the first battle with him, he's disguised (read: palette swapped) as the real Meta Knight, and is identified as "'''???'''"
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Always waits for the heroes to come to him. Granted, this may be because the one time he tried to fight Kirby outside of the Mirror World, he somehow ended up spawning ''three extra Kirbies''.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:As of ''Triple Deluxe'', he seems to have picked up some of his former master's proficiency with mirrors, using them for {{doppelganger attack}}s and to create massive swords from the ground.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes this in his surprise appearance in ''Triple Deluxe'', alongside Soul of Sectonia.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:In ''Triple Deluxe''. His presence and WordOfGod heavily imply that Dark Meta Knight was using Sectonia and the Dimension Mirror as part of a revenge gambit.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:In ''Triple Deluxe'', after defeating Sectonia DX, Dedede strikes a victory pose...only for the Dimension Mirror to appear and spit out Shadow Dedede. After his defeat, Dedede enters the Mirror, at which point the Mirror reveals Dark Meta Knight, who becomes Dedede's final boss.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dark Mind]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_mind.png]]

-> First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

The BigBad and FinalBoss of ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''; was trying to conquer the Mirror World until Kirby defeated him.
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* BigBad: Of ''The Amazing Mirror''. [[spoiler:Some form of him called King D-Mind also appears as the final boss of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', though its exact connection to Dark Mind is unclear.]]
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Shows up in King Dedede's form in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.]]
* ClippedWingAngel: The last part of the battle has him shrunken to a smaller size, clearly unstable, and is very easy to beat. Appropriately enough, the cutscene before you fight him indicates that [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he's trying to run away]].
* CreativeClosingCredits: Once you deal enough damage to the ClippedWingAngel, the credits start rolling. Meanwhile, you can [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill continue to beat on the boss]] (without any health bars, for you or him), and the game will count the number of hits you land!
* DidntNeedThoseAnyway: You destroy everything but the eye, which is Dark Mind's core. The eye then lights itself on fire and triples in size for the next phase of the final boss fight.
* {{Expy}}:
** Shows a clear resemblance to both Dark Matter and Nightmare.
** His final form looks like [[spoiler:a flaming version of Zero, and/or immediately brings to mind the [[Franchise/LordOfTheRings Eye of Sauron]]]].
* EyeBeams: After his eye grows.
* FacelessEye: His second form.
* FinalBoss: A tenacious six-phase one, though the boss rush cuts it down to its three distinct phases, rather than the first near identical four.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Like most ''Kirby'' villains, he took over the Mirror World and wants to take over Planet Popstar, and that's all we know about him.
* GoForTheEye: Especially since that ends up being all that is left. You can attack his mirrors, too, but that is likely to get you hurt and will not result in as much damage or as much attack interruption. It's also best to attack when the pupil is open to attack the core.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Mirrors; though he is not the first in this series, Sirmirror never did so to this degree.
* InterfaceScrew: Flips the screen upside down in his eye form.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Dark Meta Knight.
* NotQuiteDead: This boss takes 6 phases to defeat, and once you beat 5 of them, the final one is during the credit roll.
* PunnyName: He appears to be the Mirror World version of Dark Matter, at least in his true form. ''Mind over Matter.''
* ReflectingLaser: Invokes this by bouncing his eye beams off of his mirrors.
* SequentialBoss: It's fought 4 times in the standard form, then twice as the eye. To date, this is the boss with the highest number of phases you're supposed to fight in the series, though the battles against the standard form are relatively short in length and have little variance beyond the arena.
* TeleportSpam:
** Before he degenerates into a giant eyeball.
** He still teleports around quite a bit in the giant eyeball form, but doesn't ever go into a "teleport once per second" pattern like the previous form did.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Shadow Dedede]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/shadow_dedede.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Shadow Of The King]]
-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''

The Mirror Dimension self of King Dedede, who appears as the penultimate boss of ''Dededetour!''.
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* AnAxeToGrind: After his hammer is destroyed in his first phase, he summons a poleaxe just like Taranza-controlled Masked Dedede's.
* BellyMouth: In a CallBack to Dark Matter-possessed Dedede, he can rip open his chest to form a dark, toothed mouth.
* BloodKnight: His flavor text states that he "wages battle against all comers." But in the end, the only real opponent he has is [[HeWhoFightsMonsters the darkness in his heart.]]
* TheDragon: Presumably this to Dark Meta Knight in ''Triple Deluxe.''
* DropTheHammer: Just like Dedede's Masked persona, he uses a mechanical hammer.
* EnergyBall: Can fire these out of his BellyMouth and by using his axe.
* EvilTwin: Of King Dedede.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Like most Mirror World counterparts, he gets shattered upon being defeated.
* MonochromaticEyes: He has sinister eyes that are entirely white.
* MythologyGag: The logo on the back of his coat and on the front of his hammer is a set of black and white circles; the same emblem Dedede had in the older ''Kirby'' games.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Denotes his nature as Dedede's Mirror World self.
* ShadowArchetype: Besides the obvious EvilTwin aspect, he represents everything Dedede could have become if Kirby hadn't freed him from Dark Matter. The BellyMouth, retaining the original logo from Dedede's more villainous days, and the line about "the darkness in his own heart" only add to it.
* VacuumMouth: He has a much stronger inhaling attack than his regular self, capable of sucking Kirby from across the screen.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dark Taranza]]
[[quoteright:284:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tkcd_dakfi9axsagrovi.png]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''

Taranza's Mirror Dimension self(?), and the main antagonist of ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''.
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* BeeAfraid: Interestingly, Dark Taranza incorporates some bee-like motifs in his design on top of the spider designs, possessing a stinger and using Queen Sectonia's color palette.
* BigBad: Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''. [[spoiler:Until King D-Mind kills him off.]]
* BossRemix: His battle theme is a remix of Taranza's {{Leitmotif}} from ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''.
* TheCorrupter: He somehow turned our Taranza evil again using the power of the Black Mirror.
* EvilCounterpart: Taranza's Mirror World counterpart. Magolor in [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/jlkj/special/ this page]] explains that Taranza once wished upon a [[spoiler:black]] magic mirror that he could meet his master again. Said mirror absorbed Taranza's dark heart while reflecting his image, and that's how Dark Taranza was born.
* GodzillaThreshold: After being defeated by the heroes, [[spoiler:he invokes the power of the Black Mirror to summon the most powerful warrior possible to fight for him]]. [[spoiler:[[EvilIsNotAToy It ends poorly for him.]]]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: As per tradition with Mirror Dimension folks, he shatters like glass upon defeat.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes glow red instead of white, and he's significantly more dangerous than Taranza.
* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:His final moments has him begging for his life before King D-Mind shatters him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Up until the final battle, there was nothing to suggest that Taranza had a Mirror World counterpart at all, let alone that ''he'' was the true instigator of the monster attacks.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:King D-Mind]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_d_mind_false.png]]
[[caption-width-right:350:The Shadow Came Back]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''

A strange cross between King Dedede (or Shadow Dedede) and Dark Mind, and the true final boss of ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Like Shadow Dedede, he switches to this after TurningRed. He also possesses a vicious SpinAttack with it.
* BellyMouth: Like Dark Matter-possessed Dedede and Shadow Dedede before him, he can open up a mouth in his belly and then fire big black {{energy ball}}s at the Kirbies. But then it gets UpToEleven when he TurnsRed: The belly grows to ''massive'' proportions and reveals Dark Mind's giant eyeball form inside, and also flies around trying to bite the Kirbies before floating to the top of the screen and [[EyeBeams firing lasers from the eye]].
* CoolMask: One bearing Dark Mind's likeness, no less. He's to Shadow Dedede what Masked Dedede is to regular Dedede.
* DarkIsEvil: Colored mainly black and definitely a bad guy.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After Dark Taranza summons him to the battlefield, [[spoiler:the first thing he does is murder him in cold blood]]. May also qualify as YouHaveFailedMe.
* DropTheHammer: Like Masked and Shadow Dedede, he's armed with a hammer that can fire stars and flames.
* FusionDance: He's a fusion of [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Shadow Dedede]] and [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Dark Mind]]. It also stems from how Masked Dedede's mask looks like a toned-down version of Dark Mind's helmet, according to the developers' talk in Miiverse. In another interview with Shinya Kumazaki, King D-Mind came to be when Dark Taranza desperately pictured a thought of the "strongest warrior" with the [[spoiler:black mirror]]; Magolor theorized ([[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/jlkj/special/ here]]) that the king of Dream Kingdom (the setting of the game) may have once [[spoiler:reflected himself upon the mirror]], as the being that Dark Taranza imagined is based on said king's image.
* GroundPound: He's got a stomping attack like regular Dedede would. [[ShockwaveStomp It sends out shockwaves,]] too.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Not him, but [[spoiler:the mirror he gets sucked into once you finish his second fight]].
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Upon being created by Dark Taranza, King D-Mind [[YouHaveFailedMe immediately smashes him to bits]] and takes center stage as the FinalBoss.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Nothing really foreshadows his existence until Dark Taranza summons him, and thus he's naturally spoileriffic.
[[/folder]]

!! Sectra Clan

[[folder:Taranza]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/taranza.png]]

-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''
--> Voiced by: Hirokazu Ando

An arachnoid mage who kidnaps King Dedede as part of an evil plan, setting off the events of ''Triple Deluxe''.
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:A misguided [[SpiderPeople spider mage]] whose UndyingLoyalty to his boss and once-friend Queen Sectonia is the only thing that makes him evil. When Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe tries to off him for failing her]], he immediately betrays her and helps Kirby finish her off.]]
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Is a humanoid spider with webbing patterns on his cape.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', at least at first.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Well, not ''that'' big, but still...
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Both he and Dedede come to Kirby's rescue when he's caught by Sectonia, throwing him a Miracle Fruit that grants him the Hypernova ability.]]
* BigOMG: He says this when Kirby defeats [[spoiler:Masked Dedede]], but only in the Japanese version.
* BigWhy: Screams this [[spoiler:after Queen Sectonia blasts him for not following her orders properly]]. It's what led him into realizing that [[spoiler:his master and once-friend has gone off the deep end]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He can do this to other people, as seen when he [[spoiler:forces King Dedede to attack Kirby. He also becomes a victim of this himself in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', courtesy of his own evil counterpart]].
* CastingAShadow: Fires dark energy blasts.
* CuteLittleFangs: Has fangs like most spiders, and is an adorable-looking critter.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:After he summons Queen Sectonia for assistance against Kirby, he is instead blasted for failing her, and ends up rolling off the palace balcony sadly uttering, "W-Why...?". Fortunately for Kirby, he comes back looking none the worse for wear, just in time to pull a BigDamnHeroes when Sectonia tries killing the pink puff after fusing with the Dreamstalk.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Decides to help Kirby defeat Sectonia after she tries to kill him.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Queen Sectonia, who ordered him to kidnap a "great hero" summoned by the Dreamstalk so she can eliminate this hero. At least, until she tries to off him for failing her.]]
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:A tragic example. According to WordOfGod, he gave Sectonia the Dimension Mirror in a well-meaning attempt to please her. He absolutely had no idea that Dark Meta Knight was imprisoned inside it, which allowed the latter to corrupt Sectonia into insanity every time she gazed into the Dimension Mirror.]]
* EnergyBall: [[spoiler:Tosses these to assist Masked Dedede.]]
** He also uses it a lot in his boss fight in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', from a spread of energy balls to firing balls to all directions to even a gigantic energy ball that bounces around the screen.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:His reaction to Queen Sectonia's attempt to kill him.]]
* EvilPuppeteer: He is described as the "Master of Puppetry", and is a creepy anthropomorphic spider who [[DistressedDude kidnaps King Dedede]], forcing Kirby to save him. [[spoiler:He later attaches puppet strings to Dedede, forcing him to fight Kirby once again. However, Taranza turns out to be not as bad as he seems. Once he realizes just how cruel his boss, Queen Sectonia, is, he even pulls a HeelFaceTurn to help Kirby defeat her.]]
* EvilSorcerer: Starts off as one. [[spoiler:Drops the evil part upon his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* {{Expy}}: He is one to Magolor from ''Return to Dream Land''. Both have a mysterious, mage-like appearance, both have FloatingLimbs, [[spoiler:and are villains who HeelFaceTurn in the end]].
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Has four eyes in the back of his head and two extra eyes on his forehead, though they don't emote and are presumably secondary to his primary two eyes (like with most real spiders).
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Seemingly undergoes one in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', although [[BrainwashedAndCrazy it's possible there's more to the situation.]]]]
* FangsAreEvil: Has CuteLittleFangs and kidnapped Dedede for some sinister purpose. [[spoiler:Subverted with his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* {{Flight}}: He can fly through the air. Justified as he has no legs.
* FloatingLimbs: He has six of them as part of his spider motif.
* ForWantOfANail:
** [[spoiler:The events of the entire game happening can be attributed to Taranza's failure to recognize Kirby, not Dedede, as the true hero of Popstar. Had Taranza done so, Queen Sectonia would have remained unchallenged ([[AGodAmI and probably succeeded in becoming Popstar's goddess like she intended]]), and the Floralians would continue to live miserably under her tyrannical rule.]]
** [[spoiler:A more tragic example that led to Sectonia's StartOfDarkness — according to WordOfGod, Taranza unwittingly caused Sectonia's insanity when he decided to give her the Dimension Mirror as a gift, not knowing of the imprisoned Dark Meta Knight. Had he not done so, the events of the entire game would have been avoided, and Sectonia would continue to rule Floralia as the kind and fair ruler she originally was.]]
* GemstoneAssault: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', he can throw giant diamonds at Team Kirby from the background.
* TheHeavy: He appears in the opening cutscene and drives Kirby into adventuring to stop him. [[spoiler:He also leads Kirby to the true villain, Queen Sectonia.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Turns on Queen Sectonia after she tries to kill him for his failure.]]
* HornedHumanoid: He has two small horns on his head.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He's really not that good at being a bad guy.
* MindControl: [[spoiler:Uses this on King Dedede, turning him into Masked Dedede.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:Begins helping Kirby after Queen Sectonia decides to [[YouHaveFailedMe kill him for failing her.]]]]
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has six floating hands
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler:Even when Sectonia made a FaceHeelTurn, Taranza still followed her orders, even if it meant hurting the Floralians. It's ultimately subverted when Sectonia tries to kill him, at which point he realizes his queen was not the kind and fair person he once served, and betrays her.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By kidnapping Dedede right in front of Kirby's eyes, Taranza inadvertently leads Kirby to start chasing him all around Floralia to his place. The fixing is twofold: Kirby, [[spoiler:the true hero that the People of the Sky expected]], would be helping the People of the Sky along the way and go to stop the whole mess, [[spoiler:while bringing the "false hero" King Dedede turns out to be helping as well — with him firing Kirby with a cannon to get to Sectonia's second form and then freeing Kirby from her when she grabbed him, something that the final narration notes as the Dreamstalk working InMysteriousWays]].
* OhCrap:
** He gets this kind of reaction when he finally realizes (in the first world's boss stage, of course) that Kirby has been chasing him for a short while, seconds before he sics Flowery Woods on Kirby.
** He reacts like this again when [[spoiler:Dedede is defeated; he then gets Dedede back on his legs and powers him up. When Dedede is defeated a second time, Taranza is outright ''frightened'' and desperately summons his master, Queen Sectonia, to help him. [[YouHaveFailedMe Too bad she just blasts him with her scepter instead]]]].
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:How he controls Dedede during the boss fight. For bonus points, if one looks close enough, Dedede is shown to have strings on him.]]
* PerpetualSmiler: Sports a wide grin that never leaves his face, not even when he becomes distraught after [[spoiler:Kirby takes down Masked Dedede or when he gets punted away by Sectonia]]. He just smiles through all of it. This is taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', where we can see his mouth open at this smiling mark during even more situations where he shouldn't be smiling.
* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:He serves his boss and once-friend Sectonia out of duty more than anything. The only reason why he has a grudge against Kirby is because the latter is interfering with said duty.]]
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Subverted. He wears a red scarf, but while he is a magic user [[spoiler:like Sectonia]], he never once confronts Kirby directly, instead getting bosses [[spoiler:and Dedede]] to fight the pink puff for him.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The trailers and gameplay videos focused mostly on Kirby and King Dedede, and Taranza doesn't appear at all, even though he's a prominent villain.
* SmashingSurvival: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', he can throw a spider web ball towards one or two Kirbies, which'll then trap them inside. Those players unlucky enough to be trapped must repeatedly tap directional buttons to escape (or have their allies attack the web) before the web ball shrinks and then explodes, dealing high damage.
* SpiderPeople: Has a distinct spider motif.
* SquishyWizard: A sorcerer with powerful BlackMagic, but goes down in one hit. [[spoiler:Which is probably why he's never fought in-game.]]
* SuddenlyVoiced: Downplayed. After spending most of the game as a SilentAntagonist, Taranza finally speaks during the Royal Road level. However, he only gets dialogue — not actual voice acting or even VoiceGrunting.
* SummonBiggerFish: He always does this in the cutscene before the first five boss fights, by making those bosses active in some way to attack Kirby. [[spoiler:After Masked Dedede's Revenge is defeated, he asks his queen for help... only to get knocked out of the castle for his troubles.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The similarities between him and [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Magolor]] are just too obvious to ignore.
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:During his OhCrap moment after Kirby defeats Dedede and reveals himself as the true hero summoned by the Dreamstalk.]]
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler:He's a tiny-looking spider critter compared to his boss Sectonia.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:After showing up in the hub of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', he can be seen gazing at a flower from the Dreamstalk.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Tragically [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]. Sectonia was once the kind ruler of Floralia before making her FaceHeelTurn, but even then he still stuck by her. It wasn't until Sectonia tried to kill him that he realizes that Sectonia is too twisted and dangerous, and had to be stopped.]]
* TheUnfought:
** He's never fought directly. [[spoiler:He does assist the {{Brainwashed}} Dedede by firing {{Energy Ball}}s, though.]]
** Averted in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', where he is fought directly as an Ordeal Boss.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, Taranza gave the Dimension Mirror to Sectonia as a gift, unaware that Dark Meta Knight was imprisoned inside it. This led to her slowly becoming tyrannical and insane from Dark Meta Knight's influence until she was too far gone to be redeemed.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to mention him without bringing up [[spoiler:his boss, Sectonia, and getting tagged with spoilers]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Queen Sectonia, until she was corrupted by the Dimension Mirror.]]
* WhamLine: He reveals that he's actually [[spoiler:a servant of [[FinalBoss Queen Sectonia]]]], changing everything that we saw happen in the entire game.
--> ''[[spoiler:To think that you've made it this far. Aren't you a persistent little thing? But even you will kneel before us. '''I, Taranza, cannot allow you to interfere with Queen Sectonia's plans.''']]''
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Initially. [[spoiler:Subverted when Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe tries to kill him]], [[HeelFaceTurn at which point he helps Kirby defeat her]].]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler:The People of the Sky planted the Dreamstalk to summon a hero to save them from Queen Sectonia. On her orders, Taranza was sent to kidnap this hero, but mistook Dedede for the hero and kidnapped him instead of Kirby. It isn't until near the end of the game that he realizes his mistake, and by that time, Kirby had him cornered, so he summons Queen Sectonia to help him. Queen Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe was]] ''[[YouHaveFailedMe not]]'' [[YouHaveFailedMe amused]].]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Queen Sectonia]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''
--> Voiced by: Creator/MakikoOhmoto

A giant wasp who is the Queen of the Sectras. Her goal is to take over all of Planet Popstar and become its goddess.
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* AGodAmI: In the Japanese version, she declares herself the Goddess of Popstar upon her appearance. [[{{Bowdlerise}} The English version has her declaring herself the ruler of the heavens.]]
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia has blue skin.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Bees and wasps, the latter which she heavily resembles.
* AttackDrones: [[spoiler:When fused with the Dreamstalk, she can spawn flowers on any vine that allow her to see in any area. The flowers can also float in midair, fire lasers, and turn into swords or buzzsaws to attack others from a distance. She can also use them to form barriers.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A powerful magic user, and a capable fighter. Also the Queen of Floralia.
* AutobotsRockOut: Her boss theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40DEipGcoXg Sullied Grace]]", is a hauntingly epic song that combines OminousPipeOrgan and heavy metal.
* AxCrazy: A high-functioning example. However, under all that air of beauty is a psychopath who ''really'' hates to lose. This is best seen during her VillainousBreakdown.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The boss Soul of Sectonia is Sectonia after she is obliterated by Kirby's Hypernova Beam and, in her dying throes, eats four Miracle Fruits in a desperate final bid to defeat Kirby. [[CameBackStrong She becomes stronger]], [[CameBackWrong but she's lost most of her mind in the process.]]]]
* BackgroundBoss: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms barely interacts with the foreground for most of the battle.]]
* BadassBoast: Loves giving these out.
-->'''Sectonia:''' Now then, hero of the lower world. You would risk your life for this land? You would stand against me, the ruler of the heavens? Very well... You will bow before the great Queen Sectonia! My beauty rivals the divine... and my power will crush all that you hold dear!\\
'''Sectonia:''' Bah...Aha... I...see. I expected as much from the hero chosen by the Dreamstalk. But I wonder... How will you handle this? You see, true beauty...is control. [[spoiler:The Dreamstalk has guided you thus far. But its bloom will be your doom! Floralia, Dream Land, and this entire planet! You should all feel honored. You will serve as my sustenance... for eternity!]]
* BadBoss: It's pretty much her EstablishingCharacterMoment when she tries to off [[spoiler:Taranza]] for failing her. It even extends into her boss fight. She'll summon Sectra enemies to assist her during the fight, and if they are still on the field when she attacks, then she'll uncaringly attack them as well. [[spoiler:She's also willing to sacrifice the kingdom of Floralia and use her own subjects as an eternal source of sustenance after she fuses with the Dreamstalk to become a "goddess".]]
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Currently stuck in the form of a giant flower, as revealed in ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* BattleBoomerang: [[spoiler:One of Soul of Sectonia's attacks, mimicking Marx Soul's own.]]
* BeautyIsBad: She is as evil as she is beautiful [[spoiler:and being driven mad by the Dimension Mirror has made her obsessed with beauty]].
* BigBad: Of ''Triple Deluxe''.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: [[BeeAfraid A giant bee]], though she more closely resembles a wasp.
* BlowYouAway: She can summon powerful winds that blow Kirby to different parts of her boss stages. [[spoiler:She can also do so in her OneWingedAngel forms.]]
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:The second secret boss of ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* CallBack: Many of [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's]] attacks are taken directly from [[VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse Drawcia Soul.]] Some are taken from [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]], too.
* CastingAShadow: Her [[ShockAndAwe lightning attacks]], fired from her gold scepter, are colored black.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', Star Dream tests Meta Knight with a copy of her.]]
* CombatTentacles: [[spoiler:In her merged form with the Dreamstalk, she can manipulate vines to impale Kirby. She also strangles Kirby with it after she's defeated the second time, but Dedede fortunately frees him.]]
* CuteLittleFangs: [[spoiler:Revealed in ''Planet Robobot'' to have formerly owned a pair of these like Taranza.]]
* DanceBattler: [[spoiler:Implied in ''Planet Robobot''; Star Dream compares her swordplay to a "beautiful dance".]]
* DarkActionGirl: She does [[MagicKnight both magic and swordplay]], and is her game's BigBad.
* DeadlyDisc: Fires golden discs during her boss fight.
* DeathCryEcho: She'll cry out every time she's defeated. [[spoiler:Her defeat as Soul of Sectonia seems to finalize this as she is killed for good, screaming before [[DisappearsIntoLight exploding into petals]].]]
* {{Determinator}}: Oh, hell yes. If we place the True Arena after the main game, she was defeated by Kirby, [[spoiler:went OneWingedAngel by fusing with the Dreamstalk, was beaten again in a long battle that ended with a giant laser to the face, ''survived '''that''' ''long enough to get 4 Miracle Fruits, went against Kirby a third time, and when ''that'' failed, she ''ripped her own head off of the Dreamstalk, '''just so she could fight Kirby one last time''''']].
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Is said to have fed off of countless hosts and forgotten her true body, which according to ''Planet Robobot'' closely resembled Taranza's. The reasoning for this is related to her being a VainSorceress.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:Defeating Soul of Sectonia will cause her to explode in a storm of blue-violet petals.]]
* DualWielding: Wields two {{Magic Staff}}s and two {{Royal Rapier}}s.
* EldritchAbomination: Although this tends to occur in ''Kirby'' fashion, this version isn't quite so visually horrifying as its connotations are. [[spoiler:After being defeated the first time, she merges with the Dreamstalk, which she also sends into overgrowth and begins visibly ''choking the life out of Planet Popstar''. Not only that, she's content to consume her own kingdom as well, almost immediately burying her own castle in a tangle of vines. Beyond that, she can spawn eyes from any flower on any vine to personally see in that area.]]
* EmptyShell: The description of [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia]] calls her a pitiful husk and there's not much of her left at this point.
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:To Taranza.]]
* EvilOverlord: Her rule was so bad that the Floralians [[spoiler:planted the Dreamstalk]] in hopes of summoning a great hero who can help defeat her. [[spoiler:She was once a kind ruler until her obsession with beauty -- specifically, her frequent gazing into the Dimension Mirror -- corrupted and twisted her.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:She used to be a kind queen and one of Taranza's closest friends, but then she became obsessed with beauty due to the Dimension Mirror's influence, which led to her newfound cruelty towards her subjects, the Floralians.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gives off an aura of grace and elegance, but does nothing but spit venom at those who anger her and treats her own subjects/subordinates like shit.
* TheFightingNarcissist: An insect queen completely obsessed with beauty, which she equates to power, and is a dangerous fighter capable of wielding both magic and rapiers/staves.
* FinalBoss: She's one for the main story of ''Triple Deluxe''.
* FloatingLimbs: She has only two of them, covered in HighClassGloves. [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' reveals that she used to have six floating hands like Taranza before changing to her current two.]]
* FlowerMotifs: [[spoiler:It doesn't come up until her "Flower Sectonia" and "Soul of Sectonia" battles, but after fusing with the Dreamstalk, she became associated with the [[https://www.google.com/search?q=plumeria&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib99TYnevQAhUCzmMKHeRyDBYQ_AUICCgB&biw=1280&bih=628 plumeria flower]], which the flower of the Dreamstalk resembles. The plumeria represents love (which might refer to her own love of herself; ironically, she's [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen a really terrible ruler]] and her own subjects fear her) and also death (her Soul of Sectonia form depicts a rotted Dreamstalk with Sectonia's decomposing head in the middle of its flower).]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: You can find banners and icons sporting her face adorning the Royal Road levels while you chase Taranza.
* FoulFlower: [[spoiler:After fusing herself with the Dreamstalk, she becomes a flowery EldritchAbomination.]]
* FlunkyBoss: She sometimes summons antlike Sectras called Antrs in her fights. These Sectras grant either [[FireIceLightning Fire, Ice, or Spark]] depending on the color of the enemy (red, blue, and green respectively). [[BadBoss She'll also uncaringly hit them while trying to get to Kirby]].
* FrickinLaserBeams: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms, especially Soul of Sectonia, gain the ability to fire lasers at Kirby.]]
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:With the Dreamstalk. It's also implied that she had done this to countless other bodies in the past.]]
* GemstoneAssault:
** Summons a large diamond when down to half health. Though it only serves as another arena.
** Played more straight when [[spoiler:fighting her clone in ''Planet Robobot'']], as she sometimes smashes the ground, which sends a fair-sized chunk of diamond sliding out to the sides which you have to jump over.
* GigglingVillain: Frequently lets out a NoblewomansLaugh during the boss fight. [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia upgrades this into [[LaughingMad Marx-like laughter]].]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: She appears with malevolently glowing white eyes, [[spoiler:right before blasting Taranza into oblivion]].
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: [[spoiler:She used to be a kind ruler, especially towards Taranza, but endless gazing into the Dimension Mirror corrupted her mind and turned her into the cruel, narcissistic tyrant she is now.]]
* GreenThumb: [[spoiler:Upon combining with the Dreamstalk. The limitlessness of this kind of power is played straight, with her threatening to choke out and devour all of Planet Popstar.]]
* HighClassGloves: A pair of floating ones as hands.
* HighCollarOfDoom: Her neck is adorned with a RegalRuff with pink and purple stripes, and she's the BigBad of ''Triple Deluxe''. [[spoiler:Her collar as Soul of Sectonia has blue and dark purple stripes.]]
* HoistByHerOwnPetard:
** [[spoiler:Sectonia, if you didn't try to kill Taranza, maybe he wouldn't have betrayed you.]]
** [[spoiler:It happens again during the second phase of her boss fight; had she known what the Miracle Fruit can do in the hands of someone like [[VacuumMouth Kirby]], she wouldn't have ended up with a face full of WaveMotionGun that she tried firing at him.]]
* HornedHumanoid: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' implies she initially had a pair of horns like Taranza before changing into a wasp.]]
* TheHyena: She seems to find her first battle with Kirby to be quite hilarious.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Though as a wasp, this makes sense.
* InsectQueen: She seems to be the queen of the Sectra enemies in the Royal Road level. Or more specifically, all of Floralia.
* JustEatHim: One attempted on [[spoiler:the planet's entirety, at that; she merges with the Dreamstalk and declares her intent to feast on the planet and its populace for the rest of her potentially-endless life]]. It fails when [[spoiler:Dedede and Taranza perform a BigDamnHeroes and give Kirby a Miracle Fruit, allowing the pink puff to defeat her in time]].
* KnightOfCerebus: In true ''Kirby'' villain fashion, the game takes a darker turn when she takes center stage. [[spoiler:And turns tragic once you read the pause menu blurbs during her boss fights.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Her beauty is the only thing that matters to her.
* LadyOfWar: A MagicKnight version of one. And, uh... a [[InsectQueen wasp]].
* LargeAndInCharge: She is much larger than her subjects. She also, predictably, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking is the strongest of them]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:One of the major factors in her defeat is her own minion Taranza, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal who started aiding Kirby after she tried to kill him for his failure]].]]
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Her NoblewomansLaugh evolves to insane giggling during her battle as Soul of Sectonia, after she goes through a long VillainousBSOD.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Xs0OVU0K8 Divine Beauty]]", a pompously grand yet sinister orchestral piece to go along with her image of a powerful, narcissistic, and evil ruler with megalomaniac ambitions.
* LifeDrinker: [[spoiler:What she tried to do upon merging with the Dreamstalk, extending its vines throughout all of Planet Popstar so she can become a goddess by slowly feeding on everyone's life force for eternity. Thank God it didn't take.]]
* LightEmUp: She can fire light purple {{Energy Ball}}s from her silver scepter.
* LightIsNotGood: In a surprisingly stark contrast to previous ''Kirby'' villains, whose appearances and forms are themed after evil and chaos, Queen Sectonia is themed after bees and flowers, which signify birth and rejuvenation [[spoiler:especially in her final forms]], and she is impressively more elegant than prior final bosses. Unfortunately, for someone with such a motif, Sectonia is definitely ''not'' one of the good guys.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form; she only does this in the Story Mode.]] Her [[spoiler:flower drones]] attack with swarms of missiles, which Kirby has to inhale and keep them on his mouth, because Sectonia herself will then fire an absolutely ''gigantic'' missile at Kirby that he has to deflect with the previous smaller missiles.
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:For one, she took a deflected ''WaveMotionGun'' '''''to the face''''' and still remained alive long enough to eat four Miracle Fruits to come BackFromTheDead.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Or woman, in this case, for Taranza.]]
* MeaningfulName: According to WordOfGod, Sectonia's name is a portmanteau of "insect" and "near" to show that she's not quite an insect as she appears. [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' implies that she used to resemble a spider (i.e an arachnid, not an insect) like Taranza, but years of dabbling in forbidden magics and performing {{Fusion Dance}}s with countless hosts gave her her current wasp-like form.]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Pause menu blurbs for Soul of Sectonia imply that Taranza has realized the best friend he once knew is too far deep in her own insanity to be saved, so he tells Kirby to give Sectonia her "[[DeadlyEuphemism final beauty sleep]]". [[{{Bowdlerise}} The original Japanese]] has ''Sectonia herself'' [[ICannotSelfTerminate begging Kirby to kill her]] because she doesn't recognize herself or her friends anymore. This was foreshadowed with the name of the final stage, "Eternal Dreamland", [[DubInducedPlothole which was supposed to be symbolic if not for the translations]].]]
* MixAndMatchCritters: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' says her DNA contains traces of species spanning a thousand years. The writers previously stated that she uses magic to possess new hosts, and the wasp-like body was only her most recent body, but seeing as how she combines the wasp-like body with the Dreamstalk, it seems the wasp body is actually already a combination of creatures Sectonia has taken the body of.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Obsessed with beauty, which she equates to power. Her own castle even has images made in her likeliness. [[spoiler:Her constant gazing into the Dimension Mirror corrupted her into becoming this trope.]]
* NoblewomansLaugh: Does this [[TheHyena frequently]]. [[spoiler:It later evolves to LaughingMad during the Soul of Sectonia battle.]]
* OminousPipeOrgan: Played during some notes of the music played in the cutscene before fighting her when she makes her appearance, and the battle theme played in her first phase (which also [[AutobotsRockOut contains heavy metal]] in it).
* OneToMillionToOne: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's rain of nectar attack, much like Drawcia Soul and Marx Soul before her.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She combines with the Dreamstalk upon being defeated by Kirby in her normal form.]]
* {{Planimal}}: [[spoiler:After [[FusionDance combining with the Dreamstalk]], she became half-plant, half-insect.]]
* PlatformBattle: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form fight, the battleground is made of floating platforms. Every time she loses a fraction of her health, she'll pull Kirby into another platform with one, then two, and finally three holes on them.]]
* PressXToNotDie: Mashing the Control Pad is critical during the cutscene where Kirby does a BeamOWar with [[spoiler:her laser in her final form in story mode]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her color scheme is mostly purple, and her magic summoning circles are pink-purple as well. [[spoiler:Her DX form is also colored purple, with more emphasis on red.]] She's also a powerful magic user and fighter, and the game's FinalBoss.
* Really700YearsOld: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'']] suggests that she's about 1,000 years old.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Both her DX form in True Arena and her final form as Soul of Sectonia has dark red eyes.]]
* RhymesOnADime: [[spoiler:Just before fusing herself with the Dreamstalk,]] she promises Kirby that, "Its bloom will be your doom!"
* RoyalRapier: She can convert her staves into rapiers to stab with.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She's got no problems with getting her hands dirty if the situation calls for it.
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's pause-screen descpritions imply this, stating that being defeated by Kirby, combined with her hunger for power, has left her insane, and the only thing she can cling to is her vanity.]]
* ScreamingWarrior: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms have her roaring before attacking Kirby.]]
* SequentialBoss: Due to her being a FinalBoss. [[spoiler:In Story Mode, she has a total of four sequences: her normal form, then the "shooting through vines" section, Flower Sectonia, and finally Hypernova vs Flower Sectonia (the second and the fourth are omitted in The Arena). In the True Arena, you fight Sectonia DX, then 2 phases of Soul of Sectonia.]]
* ShockAndAwe: One of her attacks has her fire black lightning at Kirby from her gold scepter.
* TheSociopath: Due to [[spoiler:her corruption by the Dimension Mirror]], she becomes a selfish being willing to destroy all of Dreamland with the Dreamstalk for the sake of her own personal beauty.
* SpiderPeople: [[spoiler:Her boss battle in ''Planet Robobot'' implies that she once closely resembled Taranza before years of dabbling with DemonicPossession changed her appearance.]]
* StaffOfAuthority: She [[DualWielding holds one in each hand]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:She didn't become a cruel and narcissistic tyrant until she started looking at her own reflection in the [[ArtifactOfDoom Dimension Mirror]], which slowly corrupted her into madness.]]
* SummonMagic: A third of her attacks in her boss fight is summoning diamonds and Sectra minions.
* TeleportSpam: Does this during the boss fight. She actually manages to abuse it more than her predecessors. [[spoiler:As Soul of Sectonia's final form, she actually has [[FragileSpeedster less HP than most other bosses]] to compensate for it making her so difficult to hit.]]
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler:When Meta Knight defeats her clone in ''Planet Robobot'', she briefly turns into a Taranza-like form before dissipating.]]
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler:A wasp queen who dwarfs her spider minion Taranza.]]
** [[spoiler:Averted before her transformation. She used to be a spider critter before making herself more beautiful, either using magic or via Dimension Mirror.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A formerly kind-hearted and fair ruler who was slowly corrupted into a monstrous tyrant by the Dimension Mirror.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia is fought only in the True Arena as the last boss.]]
* VainSorceress: She wields two magical staves, a lot of magic, and she is completely obsessed with her own beauty. [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, she used to look like her insectoid underlings (more specifically like Taranza, based on her clone in ''Planet Robobot''), but she used magic (specifically, possessing other creatures) to change her appearance to something much more beautiful, especially after the Dimension Mirror made her obsessed with beauty.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:The entirety of the second battle with her is basically one long VillainousBreakdown. For the majority of the fight, she remains as calm and elegant as usual, but after being beaten back the first time, she attempts to squeeze the life out of Kirby in a rage. Then Dedede and Taranza pull their BigDamnHeroes moment and give Kirby the [[EleventhHourSuperpower Hypernova]] ability, at which point she pretty much snaps and tosses every attack she can throw at Kirby as the pink puffball tears through her defenses and eventually defeats her. By the time of the "Soul of Sectonia" battle, she has lost everything but her vanity, and the defeats she has suffered have reduced her to a giggling madwoman who will stop at ''nothing'' until she has Kirby's head on a platter.]]
* VillainousValor: Sure, she's a villain, but one can't help but admire her determination. First, she faces off against Kirby herself, and though beaten, [[spoiler:she stays alive long enough to fuse with the Dreamstalk. And when her OneWingedAngel form is beaten, ''twice'', she remains alive long enough to eat four Miracle Fruits to revive herself just so she could fight Kirby again]]. This girl's got guts.
** Not tho mention that [[spoiler:despite being beaten yet again, she detaches from the dying Dreamstalk to keep on fighting. And by "detaching", we mean ''ripping off her own head''.]]
* VillainTeleportation: An evil queen who can teleport at will. Like most ''Kirby'' bosses, the ability comes with a [[TeleportSpam spam button]].
* WalkingSpoiler: Her existence is never hinted at until late in the game. [[spoiler:Especially about Soul of Sectonia.]]
* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form, she can summon AttackDrones that fire huge lasers. [[HoistByHerOwnPetard It's what ultimately does her in]] after Kirby gains Hypernova and proceeds to inhale the damn thing before firing it back at her.]]
* WeHaveReserves: She can kill any Antr that she's just summoned through the use of her attacks, plus she can summon as many more as she wants, [[BadBoss just so she can wipe them out again if she feels like it]].
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: [[spoiler:After being beaten the first time, Soul of Sectonia [[OffWithHisHead rips her own neck]] off the Dreamstalk, leaving her with nothing more than her head and wings.]]
* WickedHeartSymbol:
** Has, along with a heart emblem on her chest, tiny hearts adorning her sinister RequisiteRoyalRegalia. And she's a rather {{Narcissist}}ic villain.
** [[spoiler:Her clone, meanwhile, has said heart being cracked in the middle. It's a byproduct of her being made by Star Dream, which possesses a similar cracked heart emblem.]]
* WingedHumanoid: By virtue of being an anthropomorphic bee.
* YinYangBomb: Fires [[CastingAShadow black lightning]] from the gold staff and [[LightEmUp orbs of light]] from the silver staff.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Attempts this on Taranza. It bites her in the ass later.]]
-->'''Sectonia:''' Pitiful, [[spoiler:Taranza]]... [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness I have no use for a fool who cannot follow orders.]]
[[/folder]]

!!Haltmann Works Company

[[folder:Susie]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
--> Voiced by: Creator/MakikoOhmoto

The secretary to the President of the Haltmann Works Company, Susie oversees the occupation and mechanization of Planet Popstar. [[spoiler:She is actually the president's daughter, who got into an accident with the Mother Computer that sent her to Another Dimension. Years later, she joined the company to take control of Star Dream and use it for her own ends.]]
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* AerithAndBob: One of the only ''Kirby'' characters to have a real name. Crazy, right?
* AffablyEvil: Exactly how evil she is is up for debate, but she tends to be pretty polite, if a little condescending, whenever she encounters Kirby. [[spoiler:Even after he gets her fired from the company, she never lets on whether or not she holds it against him.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: [[spoiler:Her relationship with Haltmann isn't so much as mentioned in a normal playthrough of the game; a few hints are given through their bios in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' and the True Arena, which reference a daughter of Haltmann's that was lost in an accident with Star Dream. Things like Susie's involvement in this and Haltmann's failure to recognize her went unanswered until the inception of the [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0evMdAK_w Miiverse "ask-a-thon"]], where it was revealed that Haltmann lost all memories of his daughter after he tried to bring her back using Star Dream, and that he subsequently hired her on as an assistant based on what little fondness he had left.]]
* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:A Mirror Dimension version of Susie appears in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'' as a late-game boss, named Parallel Susie.]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:With most of her backstory having been revealed, Susie's motivation for betraying her boss seems to fall at least partially under frustration, after years of working under him when he failed to see who she was, rather than simple evil or greed.]]
* BeleagueredAssistant: A SubvertedTrope: Most of Susie's duties aren't much to expect from an executive secretary to an intergalactic occupation company. [[spoiler:The issue comes in that a vain, egotistical businessman is unknowingly expecting his own daughter to perform them, flawlessly and without complaint.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:An accidental example; she and Star Dream are Kirby's biggest threats throughout the game.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:After Star Dream takes off, she mentions that she wanted to "teach the old man a lesson" or, in the Japanese version, "wake him up." The meaning of this becomes a bit clearer with the knowledge of [[LukeYouAreMyFather her backstory.]]]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Taranza of the previous 3DS ''Kirby'' game. [[spoiler:Both characters are the AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragons]] who constantly harass Kirby throughout the game, even using brainwashed versions of Kirby's allies. There are quite a few differences between them, however, such as Taranza using powerful magic against Kirby, whereas Susie deals in science and mechanics. Both of them were also once close to their now-cold and ruthless superiors, although while Taranza was partially responsible for Sectonia's StartOfDarkness, Susie was only a victim of circumstance in losing Haltmann's favor, which was caused and furthered due to their interactions with Star Dream. Finally, while both pull an EnemyMine after being betrayed by their masters, Susie [[EnemyMine only helps Kirby stop Star Dream]] out of [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] and still remains a villainous character.]]
* CuteIsEvil: She might look like an adorable girl robot thing, but she happens to be the [[TheDragon secretary]] for the Haltmann Works Company. [[spoiler:She even tried to take control of Star Dream for her own purposes, which led to the machine itself wanting to destroy all organic beings. After a brief EnemyMine with Kirby, she still remains a bad guy by the end of the game.]]
* TheDragon: She is the president's secretary and the most recurring nuisance Kirby has to deal with.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:When Star Dream decides to eradicate all life-forms, she decides to give Kirby a Robobot Armor to help destroy it. Unlike Taranza, she averts doing a true HeelFaceTurn, so she's still firmly evil by the end.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Ribbon. They're both pink-haired cuties who often interact with Kirby, but one helps him while the other constantly tries to destroy him. [[spoiler:And even when Susie helps Kirby take down Star Dream, it was more out of pragmatism than anything.]]
* EvilGenius: She apparently knows enough about using the Mother Computer to make it [[spoiler:clone King Dedede and mechanize Mecha Knight]].
* EvilLaugh: Loves letting these out. She makes the first one after you beat her in her boss battle and she flies away, which obviously means [[WeWillMeetAgain she's not done with you]].
* EvilVersusOblivion: [[spoiler:No profit to be made in a universe where everyone is dead.]]
* FloatingLimbs: What did you expect from an {{Expy}} of Taranza?
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Not in the main game, but in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', [[spoiler:she shows up as "Parallel Susie" with no explanation beyond being a "Dimensional Invader" summoned by Taranza]].
* GivenNameReveal: Her full name, [[spoiler:Susanna Patraya Haltmann]], is only given during her 2.0 boss fight, [[spoiler:just like her father]].
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Despite being TheDragon to Haltmann, she is a far greater threat than him. [[TheStarscream She even made plans to overthrow him.]]]]
* HiddenDepths: According to WordOfGod, her hobbies are karaoke and piano.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Unlike Haltmann, she suffers no permanent punishment for her actions and gets away, though presumably she'll appear again.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Despite ''The Noble Haltmann'' being about the president, the melody is more associated with Susie. She even sings it on occasion.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: [[spoiler:This is implied to be one of the primary motivations for her betrayal — she's actually Haltmann's missing daughter, who he'd been forced to forget courtesy of Star Dream.]]
* MiniMecha: She battles Kirby with her own Invader Armor/Business Suit.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:We know President Haltmann is her father, but no allusion to her mother is made at all.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She undergoes a bit of this after Star Dream goes [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic]], as she only intended to sell it for profit and teach Haltmann a thing or two. As a result of this, she entrusts Kirby with the means to destroy it.]]
* TheNicknamer: Tends to refer to Kirby as "pinky".
* NoMouth: And yet she can still speak just fine.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]; [[spoiler:although this would seem to be her primary motive for betraying Haltmann and planning to sell off Star Dream, there's a bit more to it than that]].
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:The reason she helps Kirby and Meta Knight defeat Star Dream. Can't really make a profit when all of existence is destroyed, now can you?]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: [[spoiler:Much like Dark Meta Knight and Shadow Dedede before her, Parallel Susie has this color scheme.]]
* SymbolMotifClothing: The logo on the arms of her Business Suit change with each encounter: In the normal mode, they're the Haltmann logo, in her 2.0 battle, they're hearts, [[spoiler:and on Parallel Susie's mecha, they're [[{{Foreshadowing}} eyes]]]].
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:She betrays Haltmann to take control of Star Dream, although Star Dream has other plans.]]
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:She is shocked that Kirby somehow manages to defeat creations of the Mother Computer, believing it to be practically infallible.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hers is ice cream, though one has to wonder how she can eat with NoMouth.
%%* UnwittingPawn
* VillainsOutShopping: Susie is often encountered singing the company theme song ''The Noble Haltmann''. Also, the top screen has [[http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfSMB-eVAAI2JZy.jpg:small crayon drawings]] of Susie doing other non-evil things around the company.
* VillainRespect: When [[spoiler:Star Dream is activated and prepares to destroy ''everything'']], Susie believes that if anyone can defeat it, it's Kirby. She's also quite impressed by Meta Knight when he tried to stop the invasion solo, [[spoiler:which is why he was considered the perfect candidate to be roboticised as Mecha Knight, with plans to make him into a production line]].
* WeWillMeetAgain: The ending shows [[spoiler:Susie flying away in her Business Suit, presumably plotting her next move]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has pink hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:President Haltmann]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
--> Voiced by: Creator/{{Mugihito}}

The President of the Haltmann Works Company, he intends to mechanize Planet Popstar while strip-mining it of its resources and Star Power. He was once a more reasonable and friendly man who was passionate about his work, but the loss of his daughter made him colder and more driven. In spite of all he's gained, he still does not have what he truly wants.
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* AllThereInTheManual: He has clear similarities with Susie and has attacks involving Susie, [[spoiler:but it isn't until the Meta Knightmare boss bios that you begin learning about why these are significant]].
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite trying to wipe out all life on Popstar (and presumably other planets), it's easy to feel sorry for the poor guy by the end of the game. [[spoiler:Especially after his backstory is revealed.]]
* AmnesiacResonance: [[spoiler:What little remained of his memories of Susie prompted him to appoint her as his assistant.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: You'd expect that the portly CEO of a MegaCorp wouldn't be much of a fighter. Haltmann squashes that expectation as soon as he enters his Executive Suit.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: With a name like Max Profitt, this guy was pretty much destined to become a highly successful businessman.
* BadBoss: Coldly telling Susie to step down before his boss battle isn't too bad, but laughing as his own robots get blasted by his lasers is quite unnerving.
* BigBad: Of ''Planet Robobot'', being behind the mechanization of Planet Popstar. [[spoiler:He ends up getting betrayed by both his [[TheDragon secretary]] and his ship's mother computer.]]
* BlingBlingBang: His Executive Suit is said to be made of solid gold in the Dedede Clones' second 2.0 description.
* BrilliantButLazy: He makes all of these destructive machines, yet he never gets out of his CoolChair. [[spoiler:Considering his past, it could be {{Justified}}. He's also far from a slouch in combat, if Star Dream's [[IFightForTheStrongestSide administrator requirements]] are any indication — though he's still far from a match for Kirby.]]
* CirclingMonologue: Does this when he first speaks to Kirby.
* CoolChair: He has a gold flying chair which even docks into his executive suit.
* CoolShades: His head antennae creates a pair of shades right before Kirby fights him.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He mechanizes and harvests entire planets of their resources without regard for the inhabitants' welfare. [[spoiler:He was probably [[HonestCorporateExecutive more on the level]] before losing his daughter.]]
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler:In the most literal way possible. Haltmann is absorbed by Star Dream with only a sliver of his soul left to show for it. Even worse, by the time Kirby fights Star Dream Soul OS' final form, he's been deleted from it entirely.]]
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:Is fused with his supercomputer and has his soul wiped from it for good measure.]]
* DistaffCounterpart: To Susie, a trait best shown in their boss fights, where they both fight with a mecha suit and use similar attacks.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: There's one point in the game that shows President Haltmann still has some shadow of a moral compass left. [[spoiler:In the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' game mode, Star Dream mentions that Haltmann prohibited ever summoning [[PersonOfMassDestruction Galacta Knight]], the risk of which was that he could end up blowing up a nearby planet or two.]]
* EvilLaugh: Most of his attacks are preceded by a loud, hearty laugh.
* FatBastard: He's chubby, cold-hearted, and has been mechanizing Planet Popstar for his own gain. [[spoiler:However, he only became this when he lost his daughter.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's quite polite and cordial to Kirby when they finally meet, but all grace goes right out the window when Kirby defeats him.
* Fiction500: He has a solid gold executive suit (GemEncrusted too), gold-plated robots, and uses money to obscure the screen during his boss fight. Not to mention, well, owning a small planet-sized company that flies between other planets and is very technologically advanced.
* FloatingLimbs: His Executive Suit has its hands floating freely, just like Susie's mech. So do his hands. [[spoiler:It also runs in the family, apparently.]]
* FlunkyBoss: He will send robotic minions to assist him in battle.
* GemstoneAssault: One of his attacks is him jumping to the air and then dropping the diamond beneath his mech like a bomb.
* HiddenDepths: Maybe. [[spoiler:He was once a good corporate executive until the loss of his daughter in an accident made him more driven in his work, and being Star Dream's admin made him lose some of his old memories. And as we learn in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', to become Star Dream's admin, you must supply your credentials to the strongest warriors of Dream Land. These warriors are Dark Matter, Queen Sectonia, and Galacta Knight. We know that Haltmann forbade Star Dream from summoning Galacta Knight, since he's clearly unstable enough to ''destroy a planet or two'', but no such mention is made of the other two warriors. Since Sectonia is said to be cloned from the flower left after her defeat in ''Kirby Triple Deluxe'', this could imply that President Haltmann, this cold and egotistical business owner, is apparently able to take down Dark Matter, the main villain of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', and has done so at least once before. Keep in mind that this is one of the darkest foes Kirby has ever faced, while there's no confirmation that Galacta Knight is evil, just... well, crazy.]] He also has an interest in astronomy.
* HumiliationConga: Put simply, the minute he meets Kirby is the minute everything goes to hell for him. First, Kirby royally hands him his butt. Then, [[spoiler:just as he's about to activate Star Dream, Susie yanks the control helmet from him and declares her intent to steal Star Dream for profit. Next, Star Dream gains sentience and assimilates him, intending to wipe out all organic life. Finally, in the True Arena, Haltmann's soul is permanently deleted]]. HowTheMightyHaveFallen indeed. [[spoiler:Factor in his backstory and it becomes a TraumaCongaLine.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Two of his attacks during his boss fight have him firing statues of Susie and throwing ''money'' at you (dollar bills with his [[spoiler:or in the 2.0 fight, Susie's]] face on them). The latter doesn't hurt you, but obscures your vision.
* KnightOfCerebus: Although not in the way you'd expect. [[spoiler:Haltmann's backstory is on par with Sectonia's in terms of unexpectedness, and easily the most tragic thing to come out of the series.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Prolonged usage of Star Dream seems to have slowly chipped away at his memories bit by bit. It got to a point where he forgot about even having a daughter in the first place once Susie rejoined the company, only remembering it in the fight with Star Dream Soul OS.]]
* LaughingMad: Good '''GOD'''! The laugh he lets out during some of his attacks is ''insane''!
--> '''President Haltmann:''' DAAAH!!! AAAAAH HA HA ha ha ha ha...
* MeaningfulName: His full name is Max Profitt Haltmann. Like any executive, his goal is indeed to maximize his profits. His Japanese name, meanwhile, is "Gaines Income Haltmann".
* MindControlEyes: [[spoiler:Once Star Dream takes control of him, his eyes turn yellow.]]
* MiniMecha: His Executive Suit, which works similarly to Susie's.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:One of the pause descriptions has Haltmann expressing regret towards reactivating Star Dream and revealing why he reactivated it in the first place: [[TearJerker he wanted to see his daughter again.]]]]
* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast with Susie being able to emote more with her eyes, he seems to always have AngryEyebrows, even when he's [[spoiler:applauding Susie's song number in the Exclusive Performance Video]].
* PlanetLooters: The way his company operates: They invade a planet, develop its economy, and harvest its resources.
* RageQuit: Pretty much sums up his VillainousBreakdown. Kirby defeating him was such a blow to his ego that he decides to activate Star Dream and ''[[DisproportionateRetribution eradicate all of Popstar]]''.
* TheReveal: The Meta Knightmare Returns bios reveal that Haltmann is the way he is [[spoiler:because he lost his daughter in an accident. It is implied that he either used or intended to use Star Dream to bring her back. It is not clear if he realizes that Susie is his daughter]].
** [[spoiler:According to [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0e2W0rUBw a Q&A session on Miiverse]], linking his mind with Star Dream to control it while Star Dream was in an incomplete state caused him to eventually lose almost all of his memories of Susie. What little spark remained was what caused him to promote her to his assistant, but for the most part, he had no idea that he even had a daughter until right before his death (i.e. in the pause description of Star Dream Soul OS).]]
* SanitySlippage: Over the course of his battle with Kirby, he becomes more desperate and vicious — by the time you get to the last phase of the battle with him, he's snapped so completely that he summons drones to hunt you down and then obliterates them in his attempt to vaporize you with laser cannons. [[spoiler:The loss of his daughter and both failed attempts to establish a PsychicLink with Soul Dream should also be considered.]]
* ShadowArchetype: Haltmann is all of Susie's worst qualities taken UpToEleven: Both of them are vain and prideful, yet [[AffablyEvil polite]] antagonists towards Kirby who initially dismiss him as weak and beneath notice. But while Susie soon comes to recognize and respect Kirby as a worthy opponent with her increasing defeats, Haltmann snaps after just ''one'', [[FauxAffablyEvil throwing all semblance of composure out the window]] and promptly deciding to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all life from Planet Popstar in retribution for his own failure]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: He's always seen sitting on his chair, [[UpToEleven even in some of his pictures]].
* SmallNameBigEgo:
** He's not exactly a "small name", being a highly successful businessman, but his ego is still far bigger than his station actually warrants. As if the amount of pictures and statues there are of him in Access Ark weren't enough, [[spoiler:in the Exclusive Performance Video, as Susie sings praises of him, he just sways his head in rhythm of the beat with a look that practically says "Yeah, you know it"]].
** His company song, ''The Noble Haltmann'' [[spoiler:aka the aforementioned praises]], practically equates him to a deity. And its Japanese equivalent, ''Galaxy Famous Haltmann'', is [[UpToEleven even more]] [[https://0x0.st/N-k.txt egotistical!]]
* SpinAttack: One of his attacks is him rushing forward while spinning his mech's hands around him.
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Probably the saddest villain in the series.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Has a big one after Kirby defeats him, where the once cordial and polite CEO is reduced to a ranting, screaming mess. He then threatens to use Star Dream to eradicate all of Popstar.
-->'''Haltmann:''' You ungrateful native! You need to be taught your place! Savages! Savages! Savages! '''Savages!''' ''You're all wild'' '''''savages!''''' Your insolence must be ''punished!'' Watch me activate Star Dream, the most powerful machine in existence. And you filthy natives will be... '''''eradicated!'''''
* VillainSong: ''The Noble Haltmann'', the anthem of his company and the [[RecurringRiff main theme]] of the game. Notably, an extended karaoke version of it was released in Japan via Joysound's karaoke services.
* WalkingSpoiler: Not as bad as Sectonia, since he's mentioned beforehand, but many things about him, including [[spoiler:his backstory, his motives, and his appearance]] are kept secret until the end of the game and the post-game.
* WeHaveReserves: In a similar vein to Sectonia before him, he has no care for his robot minions, as he can simply make more of them.
* {{Workaholic}}: [[spoiler:After losing his daughter in an accident, Haltmann dedicated his life to making sure his company is prosperous. It got so bad that he apparently didn't recognize her when she rejoined the company. (Though that's partially due to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory loss]].)]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[spoiler:Unlike his daughter, who has pink hair,]] he appears to have a violet/purple colored hairdo.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Star Dream]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''

The Haltmann Works Company's mother computer and the FinalBoss of the game.
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* AIIsACrapshoot: Started out as the HWC's mother computer overseeing the Access Ark's occupation of Popstar at Haltmann's whim. [[spoiler:After it assimilates President Haltmann, it becomes corrupted and what little sentience it develops is devoted to the destruction all life in the universe.]]
* AMillionIsAStatistic: [[spoiler:Not even counting its "eradicate all organic life" plan in the main story, Star Dream offhandedly mentions that summoning Galacta Knight may result in him going on to destroy ''a planet or two'', but is worth the risk to test the power of the "new admin" (Meta Knight). Even President Haltmann, the previous admin and BigBad, forbade it from doing this... but unfortunately, Meta Knight isn't President Haltmann.]]
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Given that Star Dream intended to eradicate all organic life in existence and is capable of [[RealityWarper reality warping]], it would've likely attempted a class X-5 had Kirby not stopped it.]]
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Star Dream was already huge by itself, being roughly the same size as the Halberd ([[YourSizeMayVary sometimes]]), but once it [[spoiler:merges with the Access Ark]], it becomes the largest boss in the series, being the size of a small ''planet''.
* BattleBoomerang: [[spoiler:Continuing the tradition of "Soul" bosses having one of these attacks, Star Dream Soul OS can launch out four jagged metal blades from its heart.]]
* BondCreatures: Even before [[spoiler:it assimilates Haltmann]], it mentions having observed the world through Haltmann's eyes for a long time, suggesting some level of symbiosis between Star Dream and its administrator.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How it sees the world; its purpose is to ensure the HWC is profitable and prosperous. Organic life, from the HWC's point of view, is highly inefficient and disobedient, hence the UnwillingRoboticisation. [[spoiler:Once it gains sentience and freedom, it decides the best way to ensure its purpose is to destroy and replace all organic life with efficient robots.]]
* CallBack:
** [[spoiler:Star Dream's third form, a more advanced version of Nova, is a rather impressive one all the way back to ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]. Many of Nova's mechanical parts seen in his character image below are utilized as attacks by Star Dream, its computer-like countdown is weaponized throughout the fight, and its death animation is near-identical to Nova's explosion at the end of ''Milky Way Wishes''. The True Arena version takes it up another notch by changing Star Dream's color scheme to match Nova's, and even adds a fourth phase to the battle that is an on-foot version of the Heart of Nova battle from ''Super Star''.]]
** [[spoiler:Several of its Soul Operating System heart form's attacks are lifted straight from the NOVA empowered Marx from ''Super Star'', such as the boomerangs and its split attacks.]]
** [[spoiler:Just like in ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'', this game's ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode ends with a Nova summoning Galacta Knight to test Meta Knight's skill.]]
* CatSmile: The third form possesses a cat smile similar to Nova. Additionally, it even growls like a cat when its phase begins and when it's taken out.
* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler:After it gets defeated by the Halberd Mode Armor in its base form, it combines with the HWC's ship, the Access Ark, to one-up Kirby.]]
* CyberCyclops: It has a single orange eye on its module-like body. [[spoiler:It becomes a blood-red eye in its Soul form.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Even more so than Dark Matter. [[spoiler:Its entire plan is to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all organic life]], ''everywhere''.]]
* DetachmentCombat: [[spoiler:Like other "Soul" bosses, Star Dream Soul OS's heart can split itself into blue and magenta halves for an attack, in this case reuniting to generate explosive force.]]
* EvilCounterpart: Turns out to be one to [[spoiler:Nova]], insofar as either [[spoiler:clockwork star could be considered good or evil]].
* EvilIsBigger: Probably the biggest enemy Kirby has ever faced, being the size of a ''planet''.
* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Negates Susie's own EvilerThanThou before suffering one itself courtesy of Galacta Knight.]]
* FinalBoss: Of ''Planet Robobot''.
%%* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: It was due to the freak accident with Star Dream's Interdimensional Road program and it consuming Haltmann's memories that caused the events of the game to happen.]]
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: [[spoiler:Part of becoming Star Dream's admin requires proving your power to it.]]
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Haltmann claims to have found and restored Star Dream, [[spoiler:possibly suggesting that it was built by the same race that built Nova]].
* KnightOfCerebus: Things gets ''real'' when it begins to become self-aware. And becomes one of the darkest in the series when it decides to [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all organic life]]]].
* LightIsNotGood: Just like Sectonia, Star Dream is not a nightmarish abomination, instead being an artificial AI with both an angelic and heart-based theme, but it proves to be one of the most dangerous and destructive enemies in the entire ''Kirby'' series.
* MagicFromTechnology: [[spoiler:Much like Nova, it can grant wishes and seemingly distort reality, but just how is never explained beyond it being a very powerful computer.]]
* MechanicalAbomination: In contrast to previous abominations such as Dark Matter, Star Dream is technological in nature, but is incomprehensible in both power and morality. [[spoiler:As a clockwork star, Star Dream is the size of a planet, it's capable of distorting reality by its mere presence, attacks by bizarre means such as summoning giant weather vanes, light bulbs, piano keys, man-eating watches, and neon numbers, along with the occasional portal that lead to meteors. Its mindset is based on obeying every command of whoever it calls the most powerful, and will grant their wish with its omnipotent power, even if it means exterminating all life in the multiverse. And it starts off by deleting Haltmann's ''soul''.]]
* MouthOfSauron: [[spoiler:Seemingly speaks through Haltmann during the story. Averted in Meta Knightmare Returns, where it talks directly.]]
* NoisyRobots: It often makes a loud digitized computing sound, especially during its more complex attacks, [[spoiler:and add what sounds like a cat meowing during its third phase]].
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Decides to eradicate all organic life in the universe to ensure the company's prosperity.]]
%%* TheOmnipotent: And Kirby ''still'' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu takes it down]]. All while the Operating System is actually beginning to [[HorrifyingTheHorror dread how powerful Kirby is by comparison.]]
* OneBadMother: Despite being gender-neutral, it's called the "mother computer" by Susie, as it can create advanced machinery.
* OneHitKill:
** [[spoiler:If you allow its Nova form to count down from 5 to 0 ("Go!"), it launches enough screen-filling "FATAL ERROR" signs to take off all of your HP.[[note]]Technically, it takes you down to 1 HP if you're at full health when it fires, but since it kills you otherwise, it doesn't count as HPToOne.[[/note]] They are avoidable using the [[SpinToDeflectStuff Barrel Roll]]... unless, of course, you missed the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' reference and don't realize you can actually do that. Quite a few new players don't.]]
** [[spoiler:For its Soul OS form, after its heart is beaten, it will try to take Kirby down with it with three lasers so deadly, they may as well count as this, considering they leave Kirby with one pixel of health left if his health is full — although this is if [[NintendoHard you can even get to this point with full health]].]] Doubles as TakingYouWithMe.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:And it's a freakin ''clockwork star'' (ala ''Nova'').]]
* PerpetualMotionMachine: [[spoiler:Similar to Nova]], Star Dream runs on a seemingly infinite power source that allows it to teleport, open interdimensional portals, and even [[spoiler:summon pieces of Nova as weapons]] without ever needing to recharge.
* RealityWarper: Even before it goes OneWingedAngel, it's capable of opening interdimensional portals on a whim. It crosses the threshold into PhysicalGod territory when it ''does'' go OneWingedAngel.
** Considering that [[spoiler:it's implied to be one of the Nova]], it's possible this just comes naturally.
* RestrainingBolt: Haltmann requires a special helmet to control Star Dream when it's fully activated. [[spoiler:When Susie steals the helmet off of his head during the boot sequence, Haltmann quickly passes out from the strain and is later consumed body and soul by Star Dream.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Star Dream is actually the A.I. of a clockwork star much like Nova, and the Access Ark is its body.]]
* SequentialBoss: Not counting the changes in attacks, Star Dream has ''four separate phases'' (Star Dream, Star Dream and Access Ark, [[spoiler:Star Dream and Nova, and either Drill Robobot vs Nova [story mode only] or Heart of Nova [True Arena only]]]). Even worse, in the Arena, you have to fight ''all of those forms in one go'' (while other last bosses in previous games treat their normal and OneWingedAngel forms as separate fights).
* SerialEscalation: President Haltmann wanted to mechanize Dream Land with no regards to the people living there. Susie wanted to sell Star Dream, [[spoiler:betraying President Haltmann in the process]]. But that's nothing compared to what Star Dream wants, which is to [[spoiler:''eradicate all of life itself'']]! Can also apply to the ''Kirby'' series as a whole, since most of their villains want to take over Dream Land, [[spoiler:not ''destroy'' it]].
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:When it merges with the Access Ark, the fight with it resembles [[Franchise/StarFox Andross]]. It uses Andross' SignatureMove of inhaling and exhaling asteroids and can teleport like Andross' brain form in ''Star Fox 64''.]]
* ShowsDamage: Throughout its second form, large parts of its front armor break apart when Kirby does enough damage to it, [[spoiler:eventually revealing the face of NOVA]].
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:Inhales Kirby inside it via a vortex during the True Arena boss rush.]]
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:It took over Haltmann's mind and planned to exterminate all organics in the universe, becoming the FinalBoss in the process.]]
* TheStoic: It is a computer, after all.
* TaughtByExperience: Its [[spoiler:Nova form shoots down the Halberd]] in the first battle, letting Kirby [[spoiler:use a [[ThisIsADrill Drill attack]] to destroy it. Star Dream Soul OS, however, remembers that, and instead of going for that approach, just eats Kirby, setting the stage up for the true final battle.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Star Dream Soul OS serves as the final battle of the True Arena. Besides all three original phases of the fight being a lot tougher, it also adds a fourth phase — the [[ReactorBoss Heart of Nova]] -- which itself has two distinct sub-phases. Hope you've got a good fifteen minutes to spare.]]
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Once it gains sentience, it no longer serves Haltmann or Susie.]]
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:In ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', it never becomes corrupted by assimilating Haltmann, and remains a neutral presence. Justified because Meta Knight can't use the Robobot Armor.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:During the final segment of the battle, when Kirby charges at Star Dream and prepares to drill into it, Star Dream panics and throws up barrier after heart-shaped barrier to slow him down, then attempts to shoot him down with lasers when he starts drilling. To drive it home further, the flavor text for the pause screen description is written in its point of view where it concedes that Kirby is far stronger than the Invader Armor and even itself... and also concedes that it's going to lose.]]
-->'''Star Dream:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap Its energy signature far exceeds that of the Invader Armor, our combat mech.]] [[WowingCthulhu The infinite energy from this life-form is astounding.]] Calculating chance of survival... [[ThisIsGonnaSuck It doesn't look good.]]]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's barely mentioned prior to Haltmann revealing it [[spoiler:and its true body may be one of the biggest twists in the ''Kirby'' series]].
* WickedHeartSymbol: Unlike the final bosses of many other ''Kirby'' games, who are scary {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, Star Dream is a massive supercomputer with a big heart icon painted on it (with a crack in the middle). [[spoiler:It also aims to destroy all organic life, as it deems them inefficient and against order.]] The portals it uses to summon large obstacles are heart-shaped and can generate heart-shaped barriers or projectiles. [[spoiler:And, of course, its nucleus is shaped like a heart.]]
* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: [[spoiler:Its Nova form does this before finally exploding when Kirby drills through it, much like the original Nova when Marx was launched into it.]]
[[/folder]]

!! Jambastion Cult
[[folder:Jambastion Mages]]
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[[caption-width-right:300:From left to right: Francisca, Zan Partizanne, and Flamberge]]

-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''
--> (Francisca) Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda, (Flamberge) Voiced by: Creator/RieTakahashi, (Zan Partizanne) Voiced by: Creator/RyokaYuzuki

A trio of powerful mages who serve Lord Hyness, leader of the Jambastion cult. Zan Partizanne is the Lightning General, Flamberge is the Blazing General, and Francisca is the Frozen General. They seek to recover the missing Dark Heart pieces that were scattered across Planet Popstar due to the ritual going awry.
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* AnAxeToGrind: Francisca's main weapon is an axe designed to resemble a snowflake.
* ATwinkleInTheSky: This happens to both Francisca and Flamberge when you defeat them for the second time.
* {{BFG}}: Flamberge's other weapon is a large cannon that can breathe out a stream of flame.
* {{BFS}}: Flamberge's main weapon is a large FlamingSword.
* BladeOnAStick: Zan Partizanne's weapon is an electrified spear.
* BossSubtitles:
** Francisca: Ice General, Bringer of Icy Doom.
** Flamberge: Blazing General, Bringer of Flame.
** Zan Partizanne: Lightning General, Bringer of Shock.
* BreakableWeapons: Francisca's soda gun, Flamberge's cannon, and Zan Partizanne's drums can all be broken, stunning them and leaving them open for more hits.
* ColorCodedElements: The colors of their hair and outfits match their respective elements.
* DarkActionGirl: The three of them are very fierce warriors and are clearly not on the side of good.
* TheDragon: Out of the three of them, Zan's the leader, is fiercely loyal to their master, Lord Hyness, and is the last obstacle Kirby and his squad have to face in order to stop Hyness.
* ElementalWeapon: All of their weapons are imbued with the power of their corresponding element.
* FieryRedhead: Flamberge has power over fire and suitably has the hair color and temper to match.
* FireIceLightning: Each one holds power over one of these elements. Flamberge is the Flame General, Francisca is the Ice General, and Zan Partizanne is the Lightning General.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: [[spoiler:They all suffer this in the second phase of Hyness' fight when he revives them, drains their life force to replenish his own health, and uses their bodies as weapons.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It's pretty easy to make Flamberge mad, especially if it involves Francisca's well being.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: They all deeply care about one another. In particular, Flamberge is ''very'' protective of Francisca and gets ''very'' upset if she is hurt.
* HotBlooded: Flamberge, fittingly enough, is easily angered.
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:Hyness sacrifices them and himself to revive Void Termina.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Francisca's other weapon is a gun designed to resemble a soda bottle. And like any soda bottle, she shakes it before firing a stream of water.
* InstrumentOfMurder: Zan Partizanne's other weapon is a trio of drums that fire orbs of electricity.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After defeating Zan Partizanne the first time at Jambastion, she takes the Jamba Heart piece and decides to have the last laugh by having the fortress collapse on Kirby and the heroes.]]
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Zan Partizanne's first defeat has her shatter Jambastion's core, causing the entire fortress to start falling apart around Kirby and his friends.]]
* LogicalWeakness:
** Francisca, a mage with power over ice, is vulnerable to fire and electricity. In particular, if you attack with electric abilities while she's using her soda gun attack, the electricity will conduct through the water and electrocute her, stunning her for free hits.
** Flamberge, a mage with power over fire, is vulnerable to wind and water. If you put out the fuse on her cannon before she fires it, the cannon will blow itself up, stunning her.
** Zan Partizanne, a mage with power over lightning, is vulnerable to water. Conducting water through her drums makes them overheat and explode, stunning her.
* MeaningfulName: All three of them are named after the medieval weapons they wield. Flamberge wields a flamberge, a large sword with a wavy blade. Francisca wields a francisca, a medieval throwing axe. And Zan Partizanne wields a partisan, a large medieval throwing spear.
* PersonalityPowers: Flamberge is a mage with power over fire and has a temper to match.
* PowerFloats: All of them mainly float in midair due to lacking any visible legs.
* RaymanianLimbs: They all have no arms.
* RealityEnsues: All three are dazed via exploiting their LogicalWeakness.
** Francisca is shocked into submission if the water stream from her "soda gun" gets electrified.
** Flamberge can be dazed from the explosion of her incendiary if it [[CutTheFuse cooks in the cannon for too long]].
** Soak Zan Partizanne's drums, and the resulting electrolysis will heat the drums themselves, blowing them out and leaving her with a massive headache.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: The first time Kirby fights Flamberge, she says this to him. Considering the fact that he beat up Francisca badly before meeting her, you could tell she has every reason to want to burn Kirby to a crisp.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks:
** Flamberge can create copies of her sword and hurl them at the heroes.
** Francisca can enlarge her axe and toss it at the heroes, capturing them if it hits.
* UndyingLoyalty: Zan Partizanne is fiercely devoted to Hyness. When defeated by Kirby the second time, she weakly calls for Hyness to aid her. [[spoiler:And then he smacks her out of the way when approaching Kirby.]]
* WaveMotionGun:
** By combining her drums with her spear, Zan Partizanne can fire a beam of lightning.
** Flamberge can fire a large stream of flame from her cannon.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Francisca has blue hair, Flamberge has red hair, and Zan Partizanne has yellow hair.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:It is unclear what happens to them at the end of the game. Hyness sacrifices them and himself to revive Void Termina, but during the fight with Void Termina's core, the heroes manage to free them from the monster's insides. It's unknown what happens to them after that.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Hyness]]
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-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''
--> Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruChiba

The BigBad of ''Star Allies''. He is the insane leader of the Jambastion, a cult that worships the dark god Void Termina. He sought to revive Void Termina using the power of the Dark Heart, but something went wrong with the ritual and pieces of the Dark Heart scattered throughout the galaxy, some landing on Planet Popstar.
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* ApocalypseHow: Considering he wants to eliminate everything with the dark god Void Termina, he classifies as a Class-Z.
* AxCrazy: Hyness seems calm and composed at first, but it only takes a few seconds to see that this guy is clearly not right in the head. [[spoiler:Made evident when his hood is knocked off.]]
* BadBoss: Hyness doesn't care one bit about his generals. He slaps Zan out of the way as he walks towards Kirby's team. [[spoiler:And that's without mentioning the whole "using the general's corpses as weapons and later sacrificing them" deal.]]
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: [[spoiler:The second phase of the fight has him and the generals using Kirby's Friend Abilities against him.]]
* BerserkButton: Hyness' pause descriptions mention that he has a complex regarding his face. [[spoiler:Sure enough, knock off his hood and [[SanitySlippage he loses it completely.]]]]
* BigBad: Of ''Kirby Star Allies''. [[spoiler:Then along comes Void Termina...]]
* BossSubtitles: Officiant of Doom, Hyness.
* CastingAShadow: Hyness primarily attacks with orbs of dark energy.
* CloudCuckooLander: Among the many signs that he's not there mentally, Hyness ends his rant by wishing [[spoiler: Void Termina]] happy birthday.
* {{Expy}}: He has a ton of similarities to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Zant]], being a mysterious robed leader figure that turns out to be completely nuts once you confront him and [[spoiler:take away his hood]].
* FireIceLightning: Hyness can conjure pillars of fire, columns of lightning, and gales of icy wind during his boss fight.
* GagNose: [[spoiler:His exposed face has a sizable schnoz.]]
* {{Gonk}}: [[spoiler:His true appearance behind the hood is that of a cartoonish imp-thing.]]
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:When he is defeated, he sacrifices his mages to Void Termina to resurrect him; when even their sacrifice is not enough, he sacrifices himself.]]
* KnightOfCerebus: [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Is the darkest villain]] in the main Kirby series, beating out even ''Star Dream's'' plans of destruction. That's not even mentioning his BadBoss attitude. What's noteable is that previous ''Kirby'' villains who fit the bill for this trope either had tragic backstories, or were [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday Villains]]; Hyness has no tragic backstory or motivations going for him, making him possibly the first ''Kirby'' villain with '''''[[TheSociopath no redeeming qualities whatsoever]]''''' (which, of course, is not even counting [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] where Nightmare was drastically changed from a GenericDoomsdayVillain himself [[AdaptationalVillainy into something much worse]]).
* MaskOfSanity: While Hyness appears calm and quiet initially, he freaks out and launches into a large [[MotorMouth fast]] rant shortly after meeting him. [[spoiler:When his hood gets knocked off, he drops any pretense of sanity.]]
* MoodSwinger: He can go from unnervingly calm to spastic and crazy with barely any warning.
* MotiveRant: When confronted by Kirby and the team, Hyness flies into a long, [[UnreadablyFastText hard-to-read]] rant about his plans to revive Void Termina.
-->'''Hyness:''' Well then…It seems…we do not have enough energy…to revive our Dark Lord… Must we…allow ourselves…to fall…into oblivion? [[LittleNo No.]] NO! [[RapidFireNo No no no no no no! NONONONONONONONONO!!!]] [[BigNo NOOOOO, I SAAAAY!!!]] We are the masters of a power driven to the far reaches of the universe, and we have but one desire! Can one such as you possibly fathom how dearly we have clung to this dream across the aeons? How could you! You couldn’t! Never ever ever! We who once faced those who were in such fear of our power that they sealed us away and banished us to the edge of the galaxy! US! As if THAT loveliness wasn’t enough, they tried to erase our very existence from history! RUDE! Only through our magic were we able to overcome their science and achieve great prosperity! We alone were responsible for stopping that repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis, yet this is how you repay us! This won’t stand! [[ThisIsUnforgivable It won’t be forgiven! It won’t be forgotten! Never ever EVER!]] [[TheyCalledMeMad Those who called us mad, are you listening?]] You left us at the edge of the galaxy to be forgotten, then went along your merry way, probably living somewhere pretty and peaceful! But know this! Your future is a farce! You have none! We, masters of a matter most dark, vow to be restored, as foretold in the book of legend, which everyone thought was just a fairy tale! It WASN’T! We have already obtained the vessel that contains our Dark Lord, and he will soon awaken and shower us in compassion! Look! The vessel of our Dark Lord is filling up even as we speak! Now the time for his greatness to enter our world has come! Welcome to a new history! A new age! The age of awesome! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARK LORD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Grace us, Gloriously Dark Looooooord!
* OmnicidalManiac: His goal is to destroy the entire universe through reviving Void Termina. Why? Well, A, he seems to desire revenge against the Ancients, and B, [[ForTheEvulz he's just nuts about his Dark Lord]].
* PowerFloats: Similar to the three Generals, he doesn't seem to have any visible legs. Not that this is new to the Kirby series.
* SinisterMinister: He's the insane officiant of the Jambastion cult who wants to see the whole universe destroyed.
* SquishyWizard: Hyness has powerful magic attacks, but takes far more damage than most bosses.
* TalkativeLoon: He initially starts off as quiet and unsettling. Then he realizes the mages don't have enough energy to revive [[spoiler: Void Termina]] and, [[MotorMouth well..]]
* TantrumThrowing: [[spoiler:Making his hood fall off after defeating him provokes this reaction out of him.]]
* TheyCalledMeMad: One of the bits in his rambling include how he and his followers were accused of being crazy, resulting in their banishment from whatever group they originated from.
* ThisCannotBe: He's left saying this when you defeat him in battle, which is before he offers himself and the generals up to revive Void Termina.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Another bit in his rambling includes how he refuses to forgive those who banished him and his followers to the edge of the galaxy and attempted to erase their existence from history.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Void Termina]]
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-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''

The dark god worshipped by Hyness and the FinalBoss of the game.
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* AdorableAbomination: [[spoiler:When its core form is mimicking Kirby's face. However, it becomes significantly less cute when it starts mimicking Dark Matter and its associated forms]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Void has several elements that could have major implications, but it's unclear exactly what they mean. [[spoiler:The wings of its bird form resemble those of [[VideoGame/Kirby64 Zero Two]], and its core eventually takes on [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Real]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]]'s form. However, its core/soul initially takes an appearance similar to ''Kirby'' himself and the descriptions of Void make it ambiguous as to whether or not there's a direct connection between it and Dark Matter/Kirby or if it's being influenced by both (which itself has implications).]]
** [[spoiler:The Soul form adds another unknown connection: the crown it uses for its laser attacks is shown to look almost exactly like (and may very well be) the [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Master Crown]].]]
* AlmightyIdiot: Appears to be this [[spoiler:until the Void Soul awakens.]]
* AncientEvil: It's reportedly been around for thousands of years.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Its first and third forms require the player to break five [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] that pop up across its body to defeat it.
* BeamOWar: [[spoiler:After its core is defeated, it shapeshifts into Dark Matter and engages in this with Kirby and his [[EleventhHourSuperpower Star Allies Sparkler.]]]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: It has no sense of good or evil, only destruction [[spoiler:until the final phase/soul form]].
* BossSubtitles:
** [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Destroyer of Worlds, Void Termina.]]
** [[spoiler:Essence of Chaos, Void Soul.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler:The core contains enough energy that this is what it unleashes when it finally blows up.]]
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:As the possible progenitor of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 the entire]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards race]]'' and possible creator of [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand the Master Crown]], this is a given. Almost ''nothing'' is known about it, other than the fact it wants to destroy '''''everything''''', is a GodOfEvil and [[SealedEvilInACan was sealed away prior to the events of the game.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Taken further with its core/soul form, which utilises VoluntaryShapeshifting as most of its attacks. Its face morphs into ''Kirby's face'' as well as the face of '''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Zero Two.]]''']]
* FireIceLightning: Void Terminus has the ability to channel these with the weapons it summons.
* GodOfEvil: Explicitly referred to as a god by Hyness.
* GoForTheEye: In the 1st and 3rd phases.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The resurrection of Void Termina drives the plot of ''Star Allies'', but it only appears in person during the final battle. [[spoiler:It may also be this to the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards trilogy]], and possibly to ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' as well.]]
* GroundPunch: This is one of the attacks that it uses during Phase 1.
* HatePlague: [[spoiler:Void Soul's first attack is always to inflict this on your friends.]]
* ItCanThink: [[spoiler:It's revealed that Void Termina has gained a Soul during the soul form battle. [[OmnicidalManiac It still wants to destroy everything]], though this is less out of destruction being all it knows [[ForTheEvulz and more because it wants to.]]]]
* MeaningfulName: "Termina" means to end, likely referring to its world-destroying hobbies.
** Its Japanese name End-Nil is special; [[spoiler:"Nil" is synonymous with ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Zero.]]'' "Void" can also mean a lack of anything (A.K.A. Zero) as well.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: Certain clues about it imply that it's the originator of [[spoiler:'''the Dark Matter race.''']]
* LargeAndInCharge: Kirby is barely as big as one of its toes, and it's the BiggerBad behind Hyness and the Jambastion.
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: The core does this when it uses [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Miracle Matter's Needle form]] to attack.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: According to the description for the final stage, destruction is all it knows and it is regarded as a destroyer of worlds.
** Even after it [[spoiler:gains a Soul, it still decides it wants to end the known universe. Why? Well... [[ForTheEvulz it just wants to.]]]]
* RainOfBlood: [[spoiler:Phase 2 has little droplets of red liquid fall on Kirby and co in a likely reference to [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards 02]].]]
* SatanicArchetype: GodOfEvil? Check. [[spoiler:Can be called forth with HumanSacrifice? Check. Implied to be responsible for several of the evils in the world? ''Aaand check.'']]
* SequentialBoss: As per recent ''Kirby'' final bosses, with a total of four phases.
* ShapeshifterSwanSong: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. When its Soul form is defeated, its face shifts into several others before it is destroyed.]]
* ShieldedCoreBoss: [[spoiler:Phase 2 consists of this, and you then fight the core itself in Phase 4.]]
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Has the power to call forth giant bows, spears, axes, swords, and [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand a laser-spamming Master Crown.]]]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: It grows wings and a tail in its third phase, [[spoiler:giving it a resemblance to [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Zero Two]]. Its core shapeshifts in-between attacks, using the form of [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Real]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]] and [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Miracle Matter]]. Its face shapeshifts into Zero Two's at times.]]
* WaveMotionGun: A few of its attacks can be classed as this. [[spoiler:It also uses one during the BeamOWar with Kirby.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:Throwing a Friend Heart at the Void Soul will deal damage towards it.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Several of the shapes the Void Soul can take count as this. In order: ''Kirby's face,'' ''Zero Two's "face,"'' and the form of ''Real Dark Matter.'']]
* WickedHeartSymbol: Its mask/face is heart-shaped, and after growing wings, it also has a tail made of hearts. [[spoiler:A heart pattern also runs across part of the shell that houses its soul.]]
* WombLevel: [[spoiler:Phases 2 and 4 of Void Termina's boss fight take place in one of these.]]
[[/folder]]

!Other Major Antagonists
[[folder:Nightmare]]
[[quoteright:275:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/rsz_nightmare_ssb4.png]]

-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

The FinalBoss of ''Kirby's Adventure'' and its remake, ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''. A Nightmare that tried to enter Dream Land through the Fountain of Dreams to physically harm its citizens; to counteract this, King Dedede broke the Star Rod and gave the pieces to his strongest minions. Kirby ends up releasing Nightmare after restoring the Star Rod and placing it back in the fountain, but is able to use the Star Rod to defeat him once and for all.
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* DefaceOfTheMoon: His defeat causes it.
* EldritchAbomination: Subverted, Dedede somehow knew exactly what he was and how to keep him away
* FinalBoss: In ''Kirby's Adventure'', its remakes, [[spoiler:and ''Kirby Mass Attack'''s Strato Patrol EOS mode]].
* GreaterScopeVillain: The plot is caused by [[WellIntentionedExtremist King Dedede]] trying to keep him sealed.
* HighAltitudeBattle: In his initial Power Orb form, after Kirby is shot at him by King Dedede. [[FreefallFight You have to complete the phase before Kirby hits the ground and dies.]] Then the second phase is this on the ground... on the moon!
* LeanAndMean: He doesn't have much of a body to speak of, but his arms are almost skeletal.
* LivingDream: The Fountain of Dreams is where people's dreams come from on Planet Popstar. Nightmare himself is the embodiment of bad dreams.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: And is ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Kirby frees him by defeating King Dedede and re-forming the Star Rod.
* ObviouslyEvil: Definitely.
* RetCanon: His appearance in ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' is closer to the anime, despite him still behaving the way he did in ''Kirby's Adventure'' rather than the way he did in the show.
* SealedEvilInACan: Thanks to King Dedede removing his method of entry into Dream Land, at the price of there being no dreams at all in Dream Land.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Literally, as ''Nightmare in Dream Land'' calls him "the Nightmares".
* SunglassesAtNight: In his Wizard form.
* TeleportSpam: Starts a proud tradition among ''Kirby'' final bosses.
* ThroatLight: In ''Nightmare in Dream Land''.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dyna Blade]]
[[quoteright:230:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dyna_blade_super_star_ultra.png]]

-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''

A huge bird responsible for stealing all of the crops in Dream Land.
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* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:All the damage she does is unintentional, and she was just trying to feed her babies.]]
* AttackOfThe50FootWhatever: In ''Air Ride'', Dyna Blade is inexplicably the size of a skyscraper.
* BigBad: Of the titular [[AntagonistTitle Dyna Blade]] sub-game.
* BreathWeapon: She fires air shots that light Kirby on fire.
* GiantFlyer: Kirby is roughly the size of her talon.
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:At the end of Dyna Blade and in Revenge of Meta Knight. [[GoodAllAlong She wasn't really that evil to begin with, though]].]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Starting in ''Air Ride'', her theme seems to be Castle Lololo.
* MonsterIsAMommy: [[spoiler:The food crisis she caused was to feed baby birds.]]
* NobleBirdOfPrey: Though she is wrecking up crop fields.
* RazorWings: She can go right through a tree and two hills!
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Marx]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ksa_marx_1.png]]
->First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar''

A friendly-looking WalkingHead who wants Kirby to ask the wish-granting comet Nova to stop the sun and moon's fighting... except he's actually evil and is [[UnwittingPawn just using Kirby as a pawn]] in order to wish for control of Planet Popstar.
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* AxCrazy: He was already this when alive, but when Marx Soul shows up...
* BackFromTheDead: The ''Ultra''-exclusive Marx Soul might be this. It's unclear whether he was already dead or not before taking a bit of Nova's power into himself, but that act sure "restarts" him.
* BadassAdorable: His combat form is not really adorable. He's standard Dream Land cute before his transformation, however.
* BigBad: Of Milky Way Wishes in ''Kirby Super Star''.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: He seems like an ordinary citizen of the country concerned that day and night have been thrown into chaos. He is actually the perpetrator.
* BreathWeapon: He has a fairly impressive beaming grin. The recoil is so great it blows him off-screen.
* TheCameo: A statue of him is one of Stone's forms in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''. He also shows up in the Kirby Master cutscene, and the friend that Magolor says told him about Kirby (as well as [[spoiler:the person on Halcandra whom Kirby has fought before]]) is widely speculated to be him.
** You can also find a keychain of him in ''Triple Deluxe'', and as a sticker in ''Planet Robobot''.
* TheChessmaster: The entire plot of Milky Way Wishes is entirely his EvilPlan. Sure, a Kirby villain who works by themselves is no surprise. However, Marx is the only one who had to [[{{Manipulative Bastard}} manipulate]] a lot of events into happening before getting his power.
* CuteAndPsycho: Marx's boss form is sort of cute with its big eyes and valentine symbols, but you can tell from his expression that something is wrong with him.
* DeathCryEcho: Marx Soul lets out a [[HellIsThatNoise horrendously nightmarish scream]] as he dies after he is defeated.
* DubNameChange: His katakana is closer transcribed as "Mark", [[SpellMyNameWithAnS although Japanese versions still romanize it as "Marx".]]
* EasilyForgiven: Whereas Magolor at least gifted Kirby a whole amusement park as an apology, Marx joined forces with Kirby in ''Star Allies'' solely because he "Sensed danger from afar", and Kirby lets him help with no objections.
* FangsAreEvil: He gets them when he goes OneWingedAngel.
* FauxAffablyEvil: His helpfulness is an act.
* FinalBoss: Of Milky Way Wishes and the Arena, thus making him the general Final Boss of ''Super Star''. He gets an upgrade in the remake's True Arena as Marx Soul, which borders on TrueFinalBoss. In ''Mass Attack'', he's also the Final Boss of ''Kirby Brawlball''.
* ForTheEvulz: He wants the power to cause all the mischief he wants.
* FreezeFrameBonus: On both the SNES original and the Ultra remake, you can just barely catch that Marx's mid-transformation appearance closely resembles his appearance as Marx Soul.
* FromNobodyToNightmare: There was nothing to distinguish him from anyone else on Planet Popstar prior to his wish to Nova.
* GreenThumb: He has an attack where he flies out and drop seeds which quickly sprout thorny tendrils.
* HalfTheManHeUsedToBe: When defeated, Marx Soul falls into two pieces down the middle before exploding.
* HellGate: His most powerful attack is one of these, revealed when he ''splits in half''.
* HellIsThatNoise: Most fans will remember that horrendous scream he lets out as he finally dies as Marx Soul.
* TheJester: Looks like one. A particularly dangerous one at that.
* KnightOfCerebus: As Marx Soul.
** And even before that, being the first boss to really start the final bosses being some form of EldritchAbomination (along with Dark Matter).
* LackOfEmpathy: All he wants is power.
* LaughingMad: In his boss fight, Marx is always laughing. On the SNES, it's a small giggle before or after certain attacks, but on DS it's a constat stream of chuckling for every other offensive action they take.
** Marx Soul amplifies this with a guttural cackling.
* MagicalClown: He becomes one after gaining his wish from Nova. He becomes even more powerful [[spoiler:as Marx Soul]].
* ManipulativeBastard: Kirby, the Sun, and the Moon were all doing his bidding unwittingly.
* OneWingedAngel: Presumably caused by Nova. How he knew to turn Marx into such a form is anyone's guess.
* PowerHigh: For the first split-second of his transformation, Marx's initial surge of power gives him a decidedly maddened look. Marx Soul wears that expression constantly.
* PromotedToPlayable: In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
* PurpleEyes: ''Not'' mismatched, as commonly depicted in fan art. Of course, said fanart could be giving him MismatchedEyes to [[FridgeBrilliance signify his insanity.]]
* TheSociopath: Manipulated the sun and moon into fighting, stole Kirby's wish so he can cause all the mischief he wants, and abandoned Kirby to die in space, all with a big smile.
* SuperSpit: He can spit freeze bombs.
* TokenEvilTeammate: While he is a playable character in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', the Japanese text hints that he has not actually turned over a new leaf and that he is only pulling an EnemyMine for his own personal gain.
* TrueFinalBoss: Marx Soul is this in ''Ultra''.
* UnexplainedRecovery: Last seen falling into Nova with enough force to blow it up, and, if you consider the True Arena to be canon, ''having his soul split in half and explode as he screams in agony''. In ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'', not only is he seemingly none the worse for wear, but he still has at least some, if not all, of his powers that he gained from Nova.
* WalkingSpoiler: His only non-spoiling details come from the intro to ''Milky Way Wishes''.
* WickedHeartSymbol: Once he gains power from Nova, he gains hearts on many parts of his body, especially his glistening [[PowerGivesYouWings wings]]. Did we mention that he's a psychotic, [[FaceOfAnAngelMindOfADemon deceptively cute]] monster who manipulated Kirby into helping him gain said power?
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Drawcia]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse''

The BigBad and FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse'', she's a WickedWitch who wanted a land of paint and carried out her wish by turning Dream Land into a painting. Her true form is that of an unknown painting that she was created from.

Tropes associated with Drawcia:
* ArtInitiatesLife:
** She creates clones of Paint Roller, Kracko, and King Dedede to serve her as part of boss mini-games at the end of the seven levels before her.
** One of her attacks in her first boss form is to draw paintings of enemies that you're forced to defeat(although in this instance the enemies do not actually come out of the paintings).
* BattleBoomerang: [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul opens up to shoot out several boomerangs of paint which then return inside her.]]
* BigBad: Of ''Canvas Curse''.
* DeflectorShields: As a sorceress.
* EldritchAbomination: Subverted; she's said to be [[ArtInitiatesLife a painting that came to life]], which is not too strange in this setting. The fact that it isn't may actually be worse.
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: Surprisingly. ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe'' has a boss named Paintra, whose pause screen description implies her to be Drawcia's sister. (The Japanese version outright says that Paintra is Drawcia's sister. The English version implies that Paintra is trying to avenge Drawcia's defeat.)
* EvilLaugh: Frequently in cutscenes. She also does it during the battle against her sorceress form.
* FlunkyBoss: In addition to the ones she paints to life, Drawcia can also spawn Para Sorceresses (which freeze Kirby on contact). [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul can spawn Para Matters, which will also try to freeze Kirby on contract, catch him in a fiery explosion, or sweep the screen with lasers.]]
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Again, she wants to take over Planet Popstar, but doesn't have much character beyond that.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: She conjures up paintbrushes for most of her magic; said paintbrushes usually disappear once she is done with her spell. However, one of those brushes did not disappear and instead flew to the player so it could help direct Kirby against Drawcia.
* KnightOfCerebus: Even the level building up to the fight with her is insanely creepy and dark.
* OminousPipeOrgan: The first phase of her fight has this.
* OneToMillionToOne: [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul's "rain of paint".]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After her initial defeat, she transforms into her soul, which is a giant multi-eyed screeching ball of paint.]]
* RealityWarper: Much more powerful than Ado/Adeleine or Paint Roller from previous games. Not only does she start by turning Dream Land into a painting, but the game's penultimate stage implies her influence is starting to spread past the region, even beyond Planet Popstar, as it takes place in outer space.
* SpikesOfDoom: Will cause them to sprout from the ground after painting a single spike.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If she had just stuck to simple collision damage instead of paint magic and such your brush could interrupt, undo, or otherwise ruin, she would have been unbeatable. [[spoiler:This is less true of Drawcia Soul, but by then it's too late.]]
* TeleportSpam: [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul will attempt this, [[DefiedTrope though you can stop it cold with the brush]].]]
* WickedWitch: Officially, Drawcia is an {{evil sorcer|er}}ess [[spoiler:in her initial form]], but her design and mannerisms seem more in line with this trope. Her high-pitched cackle is more than enough to creep you out.
** The game usually refers to Drawcia as a witch, ''except'' when you're fighting her.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:The Squeaks]]
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[[caption-width-right:271:From left to right: Storo, Daroach, Doc, and Spinni. Behind them are the Squeakers.]]

-> First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''

A group of mouse bandits traveling the universe in search of treasure, the Squeaks are the {{Big Bad}}s and titular characters of ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''. Daroach is the leader, Spinni is the speed, Storo is the muscle, Doc is the brains, and the Squeakers are the {{Team Pet}}s.
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* AdorableEvilMinions: The Squeakers.
* AnIcePerson: Daroach fires freezing beams from his [[FreezeRay fancy cane]].
* BadassCape: Daroach wears one. No, the cute little bell does not diminish the effect; why do you ask?
* BanditMook: Both the Squeakers and the minibosses themselves can make Kirby lose the chest he took and then take it away to their hideout. Should it happen, Kirby has to hit them to take it back.
* TheCasanova: In ''Mass Attack'', Daroach mentions having a history of stealing the hearts of ladies.
* CoolShades: Spinni wears a pair of triangular ones a la [[Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann Kamina]].
* DropTheHammer: Storo's WeaponOfChoice is a hammer.
* DubNameChange: Dorocche to Daroach, Spin to Spinni, Stron to Storo, and Chūrin to Squeakers.
* EyepatchOfPower: Storo wears an eyepatch.
* FatBastard: Storo is very fat and evil.
* FloatingLimbs: Daroach has these, although curiously, the other Squeaks do not.
* FlyingSaucer: Doc, which turns into a fake Kracko as the World 3's boss.
* GangOfHats: They're an all-rodent gang and they all wear red.
* GentlemanThief: Daroach, complete with a top hat and a thirst for treasure chests. He lampshades this in some of his hints in ''Mass Attack''.
* HeelFaceTurn: They stop antagonizing Kirby at the end of ''Squeak Squad'', and they help Kirby out in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''.
* HiddenDepths: If you talk to him long enough in ''Kirby Mass Attack'', Daroach will eventually tell you things about himself and his cohorts. To wit:
** Doc is a GadgeteerGenius who loves inventing things.
** Spinni is a treasure hunter.
** Storo is actually a GentleGiant.
** The Squeakers work as Daroach's field agents.
* InexplicablyTailless: They're all mice or mouse-like creatures, yet nobody has more than a little stub of a tail; Daroach and Storo are completely tailless.
* MetalSlime: Their mini-game ''Kirby Quest'' from the medal sub quest has one of these as an enemy.
* {{Mooks}}: The Squeakers are essentially their Waddle Dees.
* MrExposition: Not originally but Daroach becomes this in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack,'' offering enemy names, as well as backstory for the islands and the Skull Gang, if you talk to him on his ship.
* NiceHat: Daroach sports a pretty stylish one. It's almost an EyeObscuringHat, but not quite.
* {{Ninja}}: Spinni, complete with shuriken that can be inhaled for the Ninja ability.
* OpaqueNerdGlasses: Doc has a pair, complete with spirals.
* RecurringBoss: Spinni, Storo, and Doc; the latter is fought most often of all the Squeaks, and he even is the proper stage boss twice (as Mecha-Kracko and Yadogaine).
* RodentsOfUnusualSize: Daroach is pretty big, but Storo dwarfs Dedede.
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Spinni wears one.
* ShesAManInJapan: In an inversion of the usual, Spinni is stated to be female in Japan but referred to as male in the translation of ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''.
* StoutStrength: Storo is fat and is pretty strong.
* StuffBlowingUp: Daroach, Storo, and the Squeakers can throw bombs.
* SuddenlyVoiced: They were mute in ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', but at least Daroach gets some dialogue in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack.''
** At over 300 distinct lines of dialogue, Daroach actually delivers more dialogue than any other character ''[[UpToEleven in the entire series.]]'' That's excluding the notes he wrote in the instruction manual.
* TeleportSpam: Like many a Kirby boss, Daroach favors this tactic.
* ThirdPersonPerson: Daroach, but only briefly in ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''.
* TitleDrop: In their debut.
* TransformationOfThePossessed: [[spoiler:Daroach undergoes this as Dark Daroach. He turns to a [[GoodColorsEvilColors darker color scheme]], his fur gets a bit scruffy, his claws grow longer, and he [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking wears a cowbell]].]]
* TriangleShades: Spinni wears these.
* UnwittingPawn: [[spoiler:Through greed and ambition, Daroach ends up a victim of Dark Nebula.]]
* WolverineClaws: Spinni uses one at close-range. When dropped, it can be inhaled for the Animal ability.
* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Daroach has these. It's unknown if the rest of the Squeaks share this trait, as all of them have their eyes [[HiddenEyes obscured]] one way or another.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dark Nebula]]
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-> First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''

The GreaterScopeVillain and FinalBoss of ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' that was sealed away in a chest. The Squeak Squad believed the chest to be a source of power, while Kirby believed it contained a delicious shortcake that was stolen from him, leading to the events of the game. Only Meta Knight knew the secret of the chest and tried to prevent anyone from opening it.
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* AmbiguousSituation: Exactly what connection it has with Dark Matter is unclear. Most people believe it to simply be a rogue Dark Matter being, but the 20th anniversary encyclopedia mentions it in the same breath as 0[[superscript:2]] (i.e. an unknown connection with Zero).
* DarkIsEvil: Not just from the name, but also from the color and being connected to Dark Matter in some way.
* DubNameChange: Named "Dark Zero" in Japan. Presumably the name change was to avoid confusion with the existing Zero. This is thought to be a rogue Dark Matter-related being, not the original Zero.
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:It did this to Daroach and the Squeaks until Kirby freed them]].
* ElementalShapeshifter: {{Downplayed}}. Dark Nebula's texture changes depending on which ability, but otherwise, it stays the same shape.
* FinalBoss: Though not as hard as the one right before it. [[spoiler:Well, technically, they're the same person.]]
* FireIceLightning: Its three main attacks besides simply ramming Kirby are a giant exploding fireball, a stream of ice, and a square of green electricity.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: We have no idea what any of its motives are; it's only seen in one late-game cutscene and then the final battle.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Its appearance isn't hinted on until late into the game.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''.
* HijackedByGanon: Of a sort. The [[AllThereInTheManual 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia]] lists it among Dark Matter's relatives.
* KnightOfCerebus: It's appearance turned what was a fun game about trying to find a delicious shortcake to something much more intense.
* {{Oculothorax}}: Which makes as much sense as anything, considering its origin.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Has big red eyes and is the FinalBoss of the game.
* SealedEvilInACan: [[spoiler:An evil star sealed up in a chest that was mistakenly believed to be a source of power (by Daroach) and a stolen cake (by Kirby).]]
* SuperSmoke: Its initial appearance describes its star particle form as "a dark, eerie cloud of smoke". It assumes a more solid form for the final battle.
* TransformationOfThePossessed: [[spoiler:Does this to Daroach, turning him to Dark Daroach. More commonly shown is his dark blue fur, violet cape, and larger claws as shown in his [[http://vignette4.wikia.nocookie.net/kirby/images/e/e1/KSqSq_DarkDaroach.png/revision/latest?cb=20130928033526&path-prefix=en official artwork]].]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Yin-Yarn]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysEpicYarn''

The BigBad of ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', Yin-Yarn appears in Dream Land one day out of nowhere and begins turning people into yarn before tossing Kirby into Patch Land and attempting to take over the world.
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* AffablyEvil: Despite going through a very ambitious plan to take over a kingdom by kidnapping and mind-controlling its de facto leaders and succeeding in doing so with virtually no effort, Yin-Yarn has no idea what to do with the kingdom once he has it and seems to have no real motive.
* AndThenWhat: Pulls this on himself at one point in the game. He really doesn't have a plan for what to do after conquering Dream Land, but he says he'll think of something.
* ArtInitiatesLife: Crocheting things to life.
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:"Yin-Yarn" is actually the two knitting needles.]]
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Performs this by turning people into yarn.
* TheCameo: Is a keychain in ''Triple Deluxe''. What makes his notable is that he's one of only two 3-D characters who debuted before ''Triple Deluxe'' to get one, along with Magolor. As such, he was remade in 2-D.
* CloudCuckoolander: It's revealed at the end of the game that he had no idea what to do with Dream Land when he took it over.
* DubNameChange: Amoebo Amore in Japan.
* EvilOverlooker: He does this in the box art for the game.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Epic Yarn''.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: One of his attacks [[spoiler:in mecha form]].
* MartialArtsAndCrafts: Kung-fu wizard weaver.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:After his first defeat, the knitting needles rebuild him as a HumongousMecha tank.]]
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Necrodeus]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack''

The BigBad of ''Kirby Mass Attack''. He's the leader of the Skull Gang and he split Kirby into ten smaller versions of himself in the beginning, setting off the story for the game.
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* AxCrazy: Tries to kill Kirby for no real reason.
* BigBad: Of ''Mass Attack''. His main target is just Kirby, though.
* CurbStompBattle: Delivers this to Kirby while he's still sleeping by zapping him and splitting him into 10 completely defenseless Kirbys and then proceeding to murder almost every Kirby except one that follows his heart.
* DarkIsEvil: He ''despises'' beings of light such as Kirby, and will not hesitate to ''kill them dead'' the instant an opportunity to do so presents itself.
* DemBones: Leads a Skull Gang of similar bony creatures. He seems to have no skin or anything similar, unless that seeming aura surrounding the bones is in fact something more sinewy or that nose is cartilage/flesh.
* EldritchAbomination: A skeleton-themed PhysicalGod whose main body is made of darkness; his skull has three sharp horns, glowing red orbs for eyes, ''very'' sharp teeth, and [[ArsonMurderandJaywalking a clown-like nose]]. And he's one of the few bosses that have been known to try, and almost succeed at killing Kirby permanently.
* EvilLaugh: He has a deep and somewhat hoarse one.
* {{Expy}}: His appearance is strikingly similar to Nightmare.
* FloatingLimbs: Has GiantHandsOfDoom that work despite the lack of accompanying arms.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: He attacks Kirby because Kirby is a "champion of light", and Necrodeus wants a world covered in darkness.
* GiantHandsOfDoom: Fighting them is the first phase of his fight.
* KnightOfCerebus: Kirby is almost completely killed when he shows up at the beginning of the game.
* MeaningfulName: His name literally translates to "death god", which is quite fitting for a powerful, skull-themed FinalBoss [[NoNonsenseNemesis who tries to off Kirby the moment he appears on-screen]].
* MonsterClown: The comically large purple nose gives off this visualization.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: It literally translates to ''death god''.
* NoNonsenseNemesis: Can possibly be seen as the smartest villain in the series. Upon arriving at the outset of the game, he knows how much of a threat Kirby is and ''immediately'' attacks Kirby. He would have killed him right then and there had one stray Kirby not followed his heart. When he realizes that Kirby is still alive, he has his Skull Gang patrol the areas in search of him, the gang capturing nine of the ten Kirbys every time they enter a new area. And when the Kirbys finally reach his hideout and find his staff, the only thing that can turn them back to normal? He [[JustEatHim swallows his staff]] to keep it out of their hands.
* ObviouslyEvil: The appearance of a PhysicalGod? Check. [[NothingButSkulls Skull motifs everywhere?]] Check. [[EvilSoundsDeep Deep]], [[EvilLaugh evil laughter]] whenever he appears on-screen? Check. [[CurbStompBattle Technically killing Kirby nine times before the game even starts?]] Check.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Or "Glowing Red Eye Lights, Take Warning", as he does not seem to have actual eyes. His skull necklace has them, too.
* SkullForAHead: His head is a giant skull with a pair of giant horns and a smaller horn on top; cracks and a necklace made of smaller skulls around it.
* TheSociopath: He is probably one of Kirby's most monstrous enemies, existing only to cause suffering.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Mass Attack'', with his [[TheDragon Dragon]] Skullord acting as the regular FinalBoss.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Landia]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand''

A powerful, four-headed dragon perched up in the mountains of Halcandra. He wears a crown on his top-most head, and seems to bear animosity toward Magolor.
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* AdaptationalVillainy: [[spoiler:His appearance in the ''Team Kirby Clash'' games is more antagonistic than in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', likely done as an effort to keep TheReveal a surprise for newer players.]]
* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'' features Parallel Landia, his Mirror World counterpart(?). Unlike the noble Landia of Halcandra, Parallel Landia has abused and been corrupted by the power of the Master Crown just like Magolor.]]
* AsteroidsMonster: Upon TurningRed, he splits into four one-headed dragons.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Once he splits apart, the dragon wearing the Master Crown takes more damage than the other three.
* BigBad: Of Kirby's Return to Dream Land. [[spoiler:Or so Magolor wants you to believe...]]
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:After Magolor's defeat, Landia returns to airlift Kirby and his friends out of the unstable interdimensional space.]]
* CoolCrown: He wears the Master Crown, an artifact created long ago that grants its wearer incredible power.
* TheCameo: Paintra summons copies of Landia through her magic painting in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''.
* FinalBoss: In ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Team Kirby Clash]]'', Landia EX serves as the final boss.
** DiscOneFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Landia in ''Return to Dream Land'' definitely had a final boss aura around him, being a giant dragon that was behind Magolor's exile. But then Magolor reveals his true intentions after Landia's defeat, forcing Kirby and co to chase after him with Landia. Similarly, in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', you get to the "Decisive Battlefield" and fight Landia EX... but then even more powerful enemies appear, including yet another Landia.]]
* GoodAllAlong: [[spoiler:Landia is the guardian of the Master Crown and his "rampage" was in response to Magolor attempting to seize it. Magolor falsely claimed that it was a destructive beast to manipulate Kirby and friends into dealing with the dragon for him.]]
* HeroAntagonist: [[spoiler:'They' only seek to keep the power of the Master Crown out of the wrong (ie. Magolor's) hands.]]
* InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons: Well, what did you expect? Other than [[spoiler:them giving you a ride across Another Dimension?]]
* KaleidoscopeEyes: Landia starts out with green eyes. Then when he TurnsRed, he gets {{red eyes|TakeWarning}}. Finally, after his defeat, he's depicted with blue eyes for the remainder of the game. [[spoiler:Parallel Landia also has yellow eyes.]]
* MesACrowd: He does just this by splitting from one four-headed dragon into four one-headed dragons.
* MultipleHeadCase: In his normal state, Landia has four heads.
* OurDragonsAreDifferent: He's a hydra-like beast at first, before he splits into four.
* PlayingWithFire: Being a dragon, it's not surprising. He can either breathe fireballs, moving streams of fire, or, after splitting into four, throwing and passing around a fireball between themselves.
* PowerupMount: [[spoiler:What's the only thing cooler than defeating a dragon? Riding on his back in the next level!]]
* ShockAndAwe: After he TurnsRed and splits into 4, the split bodies can generate electric lines between themselves in distinct patterns.
* ShoutOut: To Red/Great Dragon, one of Computer Virus' monsters of ''Videogame/KirbySuperStar (Ultra)''. Regular Landia is red like Red Dragon, while Great Dragon in ''Helper to Hero'' is purple colored like Landia EX. Both can also breathe fire and "flap gigantic wings".
* TailSlap: One of his attacks is slapping Kirby with his tail 3 times.
* WalkingSpoiler: Wherever Landia goes, spoiler tags follow.
* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Landia can flap his wings to push Kirby back and fire {{Razor Wind}}s.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Claycia]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''

A sorceress/artist character who was formerly Elline's best friend, now she has sucked all color and life out of Dream Land. She can create various clay constructs to fight for her in battle.
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* ArtAttacker: Like Drawcia, Paintra and Yin-Yarn before her, she attacks with artwork - this time, it's clay figures.
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: [[spoiler:Kirby essentially had to beat her up in order to free her from Dark Crafter's possession.]]
* BlindingBangs: [[spoiler:What initially appear to be her eyes are actually Dark Crafter's shades.]]
* BlushSticker: A pair of pink ones.
* BringIt: Will perform this gesture before you fight her proper.
* DarkActionGirl: Very much so. [[spoiler:Until she's released from Dark Crafter's control.]]
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Those SinisterShades she was wearing? Those actually belonged to Dark Crafter, who was possessing her.]]
* EvilFormerFriend: To Elline, whom she betrayed [[spoiler:because she was possessed by Dark Crafter]]. In the end, after she is beaten [[spoiler:and freed from Dark Crafter's influence]], she and Elline go back to being best friends again.
* ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask: She will sometimes ''literally excuse herself from battle'' during her fight, reading a book in the background while clay construct cannons fire away at you.
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: The two huge hands on her scarf have eyes in the palms, though it's tough to notice. [[spoiler:This is due to being possessed by Dark Crafter, who had eyes on its hands.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: Seemingly stopped being Elline's friend at her own will, but once's she's beaten, they reconcile without problems. [[spoiler:The truth is that she was possessed by Dark Crafter, making her invoke the trope against her will.]]
* FloatingLimbs: Her hands don't appear to be attached to her body.
* NiceHat: Wears a purple beret.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Most of her wardrobe is colored with various shades of [[GracefulLadiesLikePurple purple]].
* SinisterShades: Wears a pair of purple/black sunglasses. [[spoiler:They actually belong to Dark Crafter, who possessed her through those glasses.]]
* StevenUlyssesPerhero: A magician named "Claycia" who has the ability to make and shape things out of clay.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: Another artist-witch villain like Drawcia and Paintra, down to the similar name even! [[spoiler:Though unlike them she's not really evil, and doesn't even look like a witch.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Bringing her up is impossible without getting spoilered [[spoiler:because her boss battle reveals that she was possessed by Dark Crafter]].
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Right after she's beaten, a cutscene shows her "shades" falling off and Dark Crafter forming from it, revealing that Claycia's actions throughout the entire game was due to her being possessed.]]
* WickedWitch: In a similar vein to the other art-based witches, Drawcia and Paintra. [[spoiler:She's not so wicked, though, because she was possessed by Dark Crafter.]]
** She looks more like a sculptress as opposed to a witch, averting this Trope entirely.
* VillainTeleportation: Surprisingly, she doesn't utilize TeleportationSpam like other Kirby bosses, she mainly does it to start her background attacks.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has light blue hair.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Dark Crafter]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''

A huge, bulgy, mound of Technicolor clay that wanted to steal color and life from everything. It's hard to tell if this is another Dark Matter spawn or something else entirely, but it is certainly very destructive.
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* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Does this to Claycia through its sunglasses.]]
* EldritchAbomination: A [[LovecraftLite lighter-looking example than most]] until you start thinking about what this thing actually ''is''. It's a gigantic sentient clod of clay with an eye in its mouth that sucks the color out of everything in sight, turning people and places into lifeless grey husks. Meanwhile, [[TheAssimilator it stores everything it's collected in its body as a swirling mix of life and colors for some unknown purpose.]]
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Its single eye is inside of its mouth, below the "shades". It also has eyes on its hands.
* FinalBoss: Of ''Rainbow Curse'', though he doesn't reveal himself until later [[spoiler:after Kirby defeats Claycia, forcing the monster to separate himself from his host]].
* FloatingLimbs: Like with most ''Kirby'' characters. They're the [[spoiler:same]] Grab Hands that Claycia has.
* GagLips: Its eyelids look like a pair of oversized lips.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: ''Why'' it wanted to drain the color and life from everything has not been made clear.
* GetBackHereBoss: Immediately flies off the planet it's on, and Kirby has to fly after it in rocket form.
* GigglingVillain: Whenever it hits Kirby, it makes a creepy, mocking giggle.
* LightIsNotGood: It's a living, rainbow-colored clod of clay, and very destructive. Although it was black beforehand.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: Its main attack is firing tons of mines as Kirby chases it down.
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:It possessed Claycia through its SinisterShades so he can use her to drain all the color out of Planet Popstar.]]
* NearVillainVictory: It almost made off with the colors it still had while everyone else was simply stunned at its manifestation.
* NonstandardCharacterDesign: It is by far the most smoothly animated character in the game -- which, given the choppy clay look, makes it look almost completely out of place.
* PaperThinDisguise: Its figurine description suggests that its shades are a disguise. [[CaptainObvious It's... not very effective.]]
* PunnyName: Its name appears to be a pun relating to its Dark Matter inspirations.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Dark Crafter's "hands". ''Duh.''
* ScrewThisImOuttaHere: Or maybe it's KnowWhenToFoldEm, but immediately after being beaten [[spoiler:out of its host]], it runs off with the color it still has.
* ShowsDamage: Dark Crafter loses its colors as it takes damage.
* SinisterShades: Possibly a shout out to [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Nightmare]], its eyes act as this.
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: It's basically a rainbow-colored Dark Matter with hands.
* TechnicolorDeath: Appropriately enough, it flashes between its various stages of damage, goes up in colorful flames, and explodes in a flashy light.
* WalkingSpoiler: Talking about him is impossible without spoiling the game's big twist. Especially since he shows up only at the end of the game.
[[/folder]]

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!Recurring Bosses

[[folder:Whispy Woods]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A big, sentient tree who tries to attack Kirby & co. by dropping apples and shooting air blasts. In the anime, he only starts off hostile, but becomes Kirby's friend and ally later.
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* AdaptationalHeroism: In the anime, he's a certain ally to Kirby. Here, while he does [[FriendlyEnemy have his moments]], he's always, willingly or not, the enemy.
* TheBeastMaster: He rips off the Twin Woods' worm dropping during Whispy's Revenge and EX.
* BlowYouAway: For some reason, he shoots air blasts like Kirby. They're much longer-ranged, though. In Revenge of the King and ''Return to Dream Land'', he can sometimes shoot out small tornadoes, which are stronger.
* BreakoutCharacter: He's always one of the bosses in every game in the series, even appearing outside of the franchise.
* DemonicPossession: Like all of ''Dream Land 3'''s bosses, his hostility (and unusual aggression) in that game is the result of Dark Matter influence.
* FlunkyBoss: In ''Kirby 64'', he has a group of ''Whispy Woods'' Jr.s accompanying it, tiny little jumping saplings who have air shot attacks.
* FriendlyEnemy: He's sometimes shown to be friendly with Kirby.
* LogicalWeakness: In ''Star Allies'', he takes more damage if he's [[KillItWithFire set on fire]], fitting for a tree. If Kirby and his friends all attack with fire abilities, not only will they rack up damage quickly, but they will also set him on fire.
* PurplePoison: A possible reason why the purple apples hurt to inhale during Whispy's Revenge.
* RecurringBossTemplate: Whenever he doesn't appear (and sometimes even if he does), a boss made in his likeness appears. These include:
** Twin Woods: A pair of two slightly smaller Whispys who can lob sections of themselves as an attack.
** King Golem: A stone version of Whispy residing in the Mirror Dimension.
** Flowery Woods: A more colorful member of the Woods family living in Floralia who uses pollen instead of apples.
** Clanky Woods: Whispy Woods having undergone UnwillingRoboticisation.
** Yggy Woods: An elder counterpart of Whispy Woods who uses cherries instead of apples.
* SingleTear: After defeating him, he usually sheds a sad tear.
* SpikesOfDoom: By sending his roots through the ground in ''Kirby 64''. Also, Whispy sometimes displays the ability to turn his nose into a spike.
* StationaryBoss: Incidentally, he is capable of moving but usually just stays put, like the tree that he is.
* TookALevelInBadass: Even if he's usually the easiest boss in any Kirby game featuring him, he also gets better in each appearances. From just a stationary tree with easy-to-avoid attacks, to being able to walk on his roots, to being able to deploy Whispy Woods Jrs, to being able to shoot tornadoes, spikes of roots from the ground and even ''inhaling Kirby'', to being able to attack with vines and bombs and reinforce himself with metallic plating, to (in ''Planet Robobot'') borrowing Flowery Woods' tactic of jumping to the background and attacking from far away. Then there's ''Star Allies'', where he goes from dropping a few pieces of fruit to a ''fruit avalanche''.
* TurnsRed: In ''Dream Land 3'' after hitting it enough times, Whispy will come out of the ground and chase after Kirby on its roots. In ''Kirby 64'', it gets steaming mad after all the "Whispy Woods Jr.s" are destroyed. In ''Return to Dream Land'', he'll get big and try to inhale Kirby. In ''Planet Robobot'' (Team Kirby Clash), he'll jump to the background and attack from there, like Flowery Woods.
* UnwillingRoboticisation: A victim of this as Clanky Woods in ''Planet Robobot''. And we know for sure it's the real Whispy and not just a robotic tree built just like him, as confirmed by Clanky's pause description and his cutscene being titled "Victim of Mechanization." Unlike regular Whispy, he can run on his mechanical drill-roots, shoot missiles, drill out rocks and throw his "leaf canopies" like bombs.
* WakeUpCallBoss: [[NotSoHarmlessVillain No, really]], Whispy's been this a few times, especially if he's not the first boss or you're in [[NewGamePlus EX mode]].
* WarmUpBoss: In every game he appears in, without fail. Except for ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'', where he's actually fairly tough. ''Return to Dream Land'' improves his abilities a bit, but overall he's comparatively easy. In ''Adventure'', certain stationary Copy Abilities reduce him to a ZeroEffortBoss.
* WhenTreesAttack: Mostly by dropping fruit.

[[folder:Lololo & Lalala]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A pair of [[WaddlingHead Waddling Heads]] who live in Castle Lololo, situated in the islands. Normally hostile, they appear as Kirby's friends in the anime ''Kirby: Right Back At Ya!''.
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* BattleCouple: They would appear to be one, since they are directly based on a couple, though they were originally stated in the ''Kirby's Dream Land'' manual to be the "[[TricksterTwins not so famous twins]]".[[note]]At least, the English version — the Japanese version uses the vaguer term ''futari'', or pair.[[/note]]
* BlockPuzzle: They adopt their predecessors' block-pushing gameplay as their main offense. They usually push out blocks, but they may push out Gordos if their health is low.
* TheCameo: They appear in ''Kirby Fighters (Deluxe)'' as stage hazards.
* DualBoss: In ''Kirby's Dream Land'', you first encounter Lololo by himself kicking boxes at Kirby. Then you find them both pushing boxes at the end of the castle. All future games always have them together.
* NoMouth: Like Waddle Dees.
* PinkGirlBlueBoy: Though not readily apparent in their first appearance, ''Kirby Super Star'' makes it clear; it's basically the only thing distinguishing them.
* ReusedCharacterDesign: Are Lolo and Lala from the ''[[VideoGame/AdventuresOfLolo Eggerland]]'' games, plus an additional "Lo" and "La".
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Aside from colors, the only distinguishing feature between them is a ribbon on Lalala's head.
* {{Waddling Head}}s: It's what they are.

[[folder:Kracko]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A malevolent storm cloud with a large eye, who attacks mostly with lightning. He first appears as Kracko Jr., but quickly matures into his spiky adult form.
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* AdvancingBossOfDoom: Kracko Jr. in ''Kirby's Adventure''.
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: Sure, Kracko might be a cloud, but Kracko DX in ''Triple Deluxe'' is a ''green'' cloud. And Kracko's Revenge (''Super Star Ultra'') is a purple cloud. Justified with Holo-Kracko in ''Planet Robobot'', the green/purple coloring comes from the holographic projection.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: Kracko appears in ''Epic Yarn'' as yarnified, after being transformed by Yin-Yarn.
* CallBack: Even in games where Kracko Jr. doesn't appear, such as ''Triple Deluxe'', he still grows from a smaller form into a large cloud.
* {{Cumulonemesis}}: Cloud? Check. Sentient? Check. Evil? Check.
* {{Determinator}}: THE most recurring Kirby boss after Whispy Woods. ''Triple Deluxe's'' flavor text puts it best: "...as long as the clouds still hang in the sky, Kracko will never give up the fight!"
* TheDragon: To King Dedede in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe''.
* FacelessEye: The eye is usually the last thing that remains before he explodes on defeat.
* FragileSpeedster: Kracko Jr. has less health, but compensates by being faster.
* FrickingLaserBeams: Like the Waddle Doos (the Beam Whip), but Kracko uses two at a time.
* HellishPupils: Kracko's Revenge has a slitted eye. Holo-Kracko 2.0 reproduces this.
* InterfaceScrew: In ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' he can throw out keychains that block the screen.
* LogicalWeakness: Kracko's downpour attack in ''Star Allies'' works against him via ice (no damage, but freezes him solid) or electricity (current rides the water into him).
* MakingASplash: He has a rainfall attack to go with his storm cloud theme.
* MookMaker: If he didn't do this, you wouldn't be able to beat him without a copied power. He throws either Waddle Doo (gives Beam ability), Starman (gives Hi-Jump ability), or Co-Kracko (no ability). Chilly (Ice ability) appears rarely in ''Star Allies''.
* NonIndicativeName: Kracko Jr. is not his son -- it's his previous form.
* PlatformBattle: Upon its first defeat, Mecha-Kracko dissipates the cloudy platform you're standing on, then creates a new one with holes on them. In ''Triple Deluxe'', the battle against Kracko himself turns into this once he TurnsRed, with him uncovering another platform in the background that you have to go back and forth into; said background platform consists of 3 floors with BottomlessPits inbetween.
* Really700YearsOld: Holo-Kracko's boss bio in ''Planet Robobot'' implies that Kracko has been around since ancient times.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Kracko's Revenge and Kracko Jr.'s Revenge have this in ''Super Star Ultra'', combining it with a dark purple body like a storm cloud. Kracko's eye also TurnsRed when he does in ''Triple Deluxe'', in both normal and DX forms.
* RobotMe: He's replaced by Mecha Kracko, a mech used by Doc in Kracko's likeness, in ''Squeak Squad''.
* ShockAndAwe: Just touching him has this effect in later games and he is able to sweep across the stage with a lighting bolt, ''Adventure'' onward. He can use spark in ''Canvas Curse'' and his revenge mode can shoot electricity diagonally. ''Triple Deluxe'' enhanced him further: [[EnergyBall he can fire a swarm of electric balls]], [[RecursiveAmmo a gigantic electric ball that splits into smaller ones]], and growing larger and cover the whole screen in lightning strikes.
* ShieldedCoreBoss: In ''Canvas Curse''.
* SpikesOfVillainy: A FacelessEye surrounded by a cloud which is itself surrounded by the spikes. He is not always villainous, but usually has no good reason to be antagonizing Kirby.
** In ''Triple Deluxe'', Kracko DX has two spikes that act as horns. He can also grow giant drill spikes to the sides of himself to attack Kirby with.
* StayingAlive: According to ''Triple Deluxe'', he simply reforms himself from clouds every time Kirby defeats him.
* ThrowDownTheBomblet: Uses this in the first game's "Extra Mode". It's also used by Kracko Jr.
* TookALevelInBadass: In ''Triple Deluxe'', Kracko has become MUCH harder than ever before, being able to use ''Kracko's Revenge's'' lightning bolts. He can now also enlarge himself and let loose a DEVASTATING rain of thunder which does a massive amount of damage, and has learned a few attacks that seem similar to that of the Beam and Spark abilities combined... And in ''Kirby Star Allies'', [[spoiler:when you think you've beaten him thanks to emptying his (suspiciously quickly-depleting) life gauge, he splits in half and the fight starts anew against the Twin Kracko]].
* WakeUpCallBoss: Kracko's among the strongest of the ''Kirby'' series' reoccurring bosses, and first-time Kirby players slam into a brick wall when they meet him.
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: If his pause description unique to Very Hard mode (which is written from his POV) in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' is of any indication.
--> ''“YOU...! Did you think I'd forget? The time [[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump]]! That time [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar I was betrayed by Helpers]]! Or when [[VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad I was replaced by that mechanical cloud]]! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye...”''

[[folder:Kabula]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand''

A blimp-like mechanism armed with cannons. King Dedede tasks her with patrolling the skies.
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* {{BFG}}: in ''Super Star Ultra'' she can open up her front half to reveal a big cannon that fires [[SuperMarioBros Banzai Bill-esque]] giant bullets. [[spoiler:As Core Kabula, she has a similar cannon inside her nose that can fire [[FireBreathingWeapon jets of flame]] and [[WaveMotionGun a laser beam.]]]]
* BootstrappedLeitmotif: In the first game, the power-up theme overrides the boss music since Kirby needs a Mint Leaf to fight her. Since power-ups were removed from all subsequent games, the song became associated with Kabula herself in future titles.
* TheBusCameBack: She disappeared from the series almost entirely after the first game, save for ''Kirby's Block Ball'' and a very brief cameo in the Super Famicom game ''Kirby's Super Star Stacker''. She was excluded from Spring Breeze in ''Super Star'', being replaced by Lololo & Lalala. She was finally brought back in ''Super Star Ultra'' and made more regular appearances.
* CoolAirship: A Zeppelin-esque airship with a menacing grin and armed with a cannon (sometimes two). How about that? [[spoiler:As Core Kabula, she becomes even cooler.]]
* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: In between cannon fire, she will occasionally spin and try to tackle Kirby.
* GunsAkimbo: Has two cannons in ''Kirby's Block ball'' [[spoiler:Core Kabula sports 2 small cannons in addition to her middle big cannon).]]
* SentientVehicle: Doesn't seem to be anyone driving.
* ShootTheBullet: In her first appearance, Kirby cannot do this to her normal bullets. In ''Super Star Ultra'', he can (thanks for him using the Starship instead of the Mint Leaf).
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Originally known as Kaboola until her reappearance in ''Super Star Ultra''.
* SpikeBallsOfDoom: She can occasionally shoot Gordos, which are indestructible to your shots.
* TertiarySexualCharacteristics: Her redesign in ''Super Star Ultra'' gives her more feminine eyelashes.
* ThereIsAnother: Kabula is seemingly controlled by King Dedede, but [[spoiler:Core Kabula acts as a security force to the far more powerful Haltmann Works Company. Though it is possible the company took the original, upgraded her, and controlled her, similar to what they did to Whispy]].
* UnexpectedGameplayChange: Every single one of her fights turned the game into a shoot em up style game.

[[folder:Paint Roller]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

An artist on the go who attacks Kirby by [[ArtInitiatesLife drawing enemies]].
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* ActionBomb: Has them chasing after Kirby in ''Canvas Curse''.
* ArtAttacker: His paintings come to life.
* ArtInitiatesLife: He can make a painting of Kirby, though it is inferior to the original. This makes sense in hindsight, when ''Dream Land 3'' introduced Batamon, which looked just like Kirby but were as weak as Waddle Dees.
* {{Expy}}: Wiz in ''The Amazing Mirror'' has many similar patterns to Paint Roller, and is ostensibly Paint Roller's Mirror counterpart.
* MarathonBoss: In a mercifully optional encounter for 100% completion in ''VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse''. Specifically, the third time.
* MookMaker: Via [[ArtInitiatesLife art]], of course.
* NiceHat: his nice baseball cap is one of his defining features.
* NoMouth: Like Waddle Dees.
* OutsideTheBoxTactic: Kirby can inhale their paintings with his standard attack.
* RollerbladeGood: Well, roller skates, but the effect is the same.
* SpikesOfDoom: His course in ''Canvas Curse'' ends with a spike in case Kirby manages to get through it but takes too long to crack the final code.
* WallJump: In ''Kirby's Adventure''.

[[folder:Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysAdventure''

Mr. Shine is the moon, and Mr. Bright is the sun. While they don't seem to have actual control of the weather, they nonetheless attack Kirby using solar and lunar-themed attacks.
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* CombinationAttack: Their eclipse attack from ''Dream Land 2''.
* DualBoss: One fights on the ground while the other floats in the sky and rains down star shaped projectiles.
* FusionDance: An EasterEgg of the ''Kirby Mass Attack's'' "Strato Patrol" minigame; every time Mr. Bright is destroyed, Mr. Shine will restore him to full health. Kill Mr. Bright ''four times'', and Mr. Shine will restore and ''combine'' with him.
* LightEmUp: Both of them.
* PlayingWithFire: Mr. Bright even uses burning.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Mr. Bright.
* RollingAttack: Mr. Shine.
* SolarAndLunar: being literal sun and moon, they have this theme.
* TacticalSuicideBoss: The only reason it's possible for Kirby to avoid taking damage from their Eclipse attack in ''Dream Land 2'' is because Mr. Shine creates a safe spot.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Ice Dragon]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

A Dedede-sized Dragon that engages in combat by crushing its enemies under its feet and freezing them with its breath. Has the unique distinction of being "quasi-present" in games after its debut, with the majority of its appearances being some kind of living artwork or even a hologram.

* BadassAdorable: Very much like Kirby himself, he's a cute little monstrosity.
* BreathWeapon: Breathes ice, and, in ''Clash Deluxe'' can spit giant snowflake shurikens.
* TheBusCameBack: Twice, both within a single year.
** The Ice Dragon was native to the "Dark Matter" trilogy and otherwise absent from ''Kirby'' releases until its surprise reappearance as part of the Holo Defense API boss in ''Planet Robobot''.
** It also appeared in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', in the flesh for the first time in ''more than twenty-two years'' since it first appeared in ''Dream Land 2''.
* CuteMonster: It always had a cute design, but watching it prance around in ''Clash Deluxe'' really highlights just how cute he is.
* EvolutionaryLevels: At least twice in franchise history, the Dragon has been presented with an "adult" form of some kind, either the massive, more ferocious version of itself from the ''Right Back Atcha'' anime or the recolored version of itself with more developed spines and belly markings from ''Planet Robobot''. However, given that the anime has no real bearing on the games and the latter was only a holographic construction, it's unknown whether this will end up having any impact on the creature itself.
* HeliCritter: The living versions are known to propel themselves into the air by spinning their moderately stumpy tails.
* AnIcePerson: Naturally.
* {{Keet}}: As big and tough as it is, watching it jump around in ''Clash Deluxe'' brings to mind more a sense of ''excitement'' than ferocity.
* LegacyBossBattle: You face an Ice Dragon of some sort in each installment of the Dark Matter Trilogy, though the second and third encounters are against [[ArtInitiatesLife living paintings of it]] rather than the beast itself. It returns in ''Planet Robobot'' as a hologram and again in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' in person.
* RecurringBoss: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', where it comes in "Normal", "Tough", and "Tougher" varieties.

[[folder:Acro]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamland3''

An orca. Like the Ice Dragon, he's a native to the "Dark Matter" games.
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* AnimalGenderBender: Has a short fin in his debut, however it seems to be more of a result of the game's cutesy, chibi art style rather than biology ignorance, since his fin is the correct shape in ''VideoGame/Kirby64''.
* TheBusCameBack: Also like the Ice Dragon, an artificial version of him appears in ''Planet Robobot''
* MookMaker: Spawns "Co-Acros" in ''Dream Land 3'', and Fishbones in ''Crystal Shards''
* SdrawkcabName: "Orca" Backwards.
* StealthPun: A mecha Acro? It's "Mech Acro"!

[[folder:Pon and Con]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3''

A duo of a tanuki (Pon) and a kitsune (Con), or alternatively a raccoon and fox. They get possessed by Dark Matter in ''Dream Land 3'' and fight Kirby at the end of Sand Canyon. After being freed, they vanished from the series for a long time before being unwillingly recruited as Jambastion's guards in ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies''.
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* AdaptationSpeciesChange: The English manual refers to them as just a raccoon and fox, since the mythological significance is lost outside of Japan.
* ArmorIsUseless: They're dressed in guard armor adorned with Jambastion's sigil in ''Star Allies'', though it doesn't offer them any extra defense.
* TheBusCameBack: Originally two of the most neglected characters in the franchise's history with just one game to their name... until ''Star Allies'' reintroduced them as significant bosses.
* BossSubtitles: They get the title of "Dual Defenders" in ''Star Allies''.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: First by Dark Matter in ''Dream Land 3'', then once again by Jambastion's magic in ''Star Allies''.
* TheCameo:
** In the anime, they can sometimes be seen alongside the other woodland creatures.
** They get a keychain in ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''. In ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse'', they appear in one of Elline's diary entries about TV shows; apparently they've decided to do comedy specials, complete with bow ties and bowler hats.
* CunningLikeAFox: Con is a fox/kitsune who fights Kirby, though he's normally docile unless possessed by something.
* DualBoss: The lone two-enemy boss fight in ''Dream Land 3''; despite having the same health bar, they each have their own health that must be depleted. ''Star Allies'' instead makes their health deplete at the same time.
* {{Expy}}: The equivalent of Lololo and Lalala for ''Dream Land 3'', as they're fought as a pair, they rush back and forth along the arena, and they bring along smaller, inhaleable animals similar to how Lololo and Lalala pushed inhaleable blocks.
* EyesAlwaysShut: Appropriately for a kitsune, Con's eyes are slanted and closed.
* RascallyRaccoon: Pon is a raccoon/tanuki who fights Kirby, though like Pon, he's friendly when not possessed.
* MadBomber: For unknown reasons, big skull-marked bombs fall from the sky during their fight.
* MiniMook: They're trailed by miniature raccoons and foxes, which may or may not be their children. They serve as Kirby's ammo should he lack an ability.
* {{Youkai}}: Pon is a tanuki and Con is a kitsune, though they don't display any mystical powers related to their species. Averted in the English translation, where they're just a raccoon and fox.
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[[folder:Galacta Knight]]
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->First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Ultra''

Galacta Knight is the greatest warrior in the galaxy, but was sealed away for fear that he was too powerful. He first appears as the FinalBoss of the Meta Knightmare Ultra sub-game in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', where Meta Knight unseals him in order to challenge him to a fight. He also shows up out of nowhere in ''Return to Dream Land'''s True Arena, as the third-to-last boss. [[spoiler:He also appeared as the surprise final boss in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode in ''Planet Robobot''. He shows up in ''Star Allies'' in the ''Guest Star'' mode, but gets warped away by the new boss, Morpho Knight.]]

* AxCrazy: There's only one thing Galacta Knight knows how to do — destroy.
* BladeSpam: one of his attacks in ''Super Star Ultra'' is a series of long-ranged stabs that do high damage. In his two subsequent appearances, the move is changed into resembling Meta Knight's own Blade Spam, i.e short-ranged and shooting a SwordBeam at the end.
* BonusBoss: In ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', he serves as one of the final five bosses in The True Arena and an exclusive boss at that. [[spoiler:He is also the third and last secret boss in the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode of ''[[VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot Planet Robobot]]''.]]
* BreakoutVillain: The fact that he's one of the few antagonists to appear in more than one game speaks to his popularity.
* ChasingYourTail: One of his attacks has him point his sword upward and then fire a laser from its tip that circles the screen. Kirby or Meta Knight have to encircle it to avoid it (or pass through it with an InvulnerableAttack).
* CoolMask: It has a cross-shaped slit in the front, matching the design on his shield.
* DisproportionateRetribution: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', when Star Dream brings him from his dimension, Galacta Knight's response is to ''slice it in two'', leaving a huge gash in it.]]
* DubNameChange: Minor, but the name is Galac''tic'' Knight in Japanese.
* EvilCounterpart: PlayedWith, since Galacta Knight has no known motivations or goals. Galacta Knight is another mysterious enemy cast in Meta Knight's image (handheld weapon, mask, wings), but his design very notably zigs where Meta Knight zags — Meta Knight is blue, Galacta is a darker shade of pink; Meta Knight has bat wings, Galacta's are angelic; Meta spends most of his time grounded, Galacta is reluctant to descend.
* FinalBoss: Of Meta Knightmare Ultra in ''Super Star Ultra'' and ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' in ''Planet Robobot''.
* FlunkyBoss: In ''Ultra'', he can summon his own versions of the Meta-Knights.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: All that is known about his character and backstory is that he is dangerous and powerful. Notably, he (presumably) lacks the excuse of being an EldritchAbomination like other examples from the series.
* HornsOfVillainy: His mask notably has horns on it. It's unknown if he's really evil, but he's definitely destructive.
* JokerImmunity: Unsurprising, given his popularity, but Galacta Knight has never actually been killed, merely resealed and/or driven away.
* JoustingLance: Despite this, he gives the Sword ability. And he can [[SliceAndDiceSwordsmanship slice and dice as well as Meta Knight]] with it.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: When defeated, he'll usually attempt to fly away before his attacker can reseal him in a crystal.
* LightIsNotGood: There is no way of knowing if he is "bad", but the player never has a peaceful encounter with him.
* LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe: Galacta Knight has a shield. It serves as [[ShieldBash both a weapon]] and protection.
* MovesetClone: Uses a lot of the same animations and moves as Meta Knight.
* OmnicidalManiac: Galacta Knight has little known motivation, but he can always be counted on to attempt to destroy anything in front of him.
* PersonOfMassDestruction: After some years of guessing, Star Dream finally gave some insight as to just ''why'' Galacta Knight was sealed away: [[spoiler:he's been known to take out ''multiple planets'' in the past!]]
* PlanetDestroyer: [[spoiler:Star Dream casually mentions he's been known to destroy planets like it isn't a big deal.]]
* PlayingWithFire: Only in ''Super Star Ultra'', he can summon a series of flaming spikes on the ground.
* RealMenWearPink: His armor is white with pink accents, and he has a pink body as well. He's also among the strongest beings in the ''Kirby'' verse.
* ShieldBash: It can even shoot energy attacks similar to those of Galaxia.
* ShockAndAwe: In ''Return to Dream Land'', he can summon columns of lightning.
* SealedBadassInACan: Galacta Knight was sealed in a crystal [[RetGone outside of the timeline]], for fear of his immense power. In his ''Return to Dream Land'' appearance, he appears from within some crystal structure. In ''Planet Robobot'', Meta Knight manages to reseal him in a crystal, [[NiceJobBreakingItHero only for Kirby to free him again afterwards]].
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Galacta Knight in the English and Galactic Knight in Japanese. His introductory video in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' still calls him Galactic Knight, however.
* StabTheSky: His signature pose is him pointing his lance above him, usually to launch his attacks.
* StormOfBlades: Becomes a signature technique of his in ''Return to Dream Land'', in the form of his lance leaving behind sword-shaped energy beams that he can fire off, sometimes in huge numbers.
* TookALevelInBadass: With each appearance, he gains a new attack. In ''Return to Dream Land'', he gains the ability to fire a StormOfBlades which has since become his SignatureMove, as well as columns of lightning. And in ''Planet Robobot'', he gains the ability to ''cut a hole in space itself and use it as a'' '''''WaveMotionGun'''''.
* TornadoMove: Like Meta Knight, he has 2 moves like this: one where he spins like a tornado in the air while trying to stab Kirby from above, but his version is more capable of tracking the player than Meta Knight's. The second is where he summons a tornado as tall as the screen and sends it forward.
* TurnsRed: In ''Return to Dream Land'' and ''Planet Robobot'', he first fights similarly to Meta Knight as the boss. If you depleted his health enough, then he'll stop briefly, strike his signature pose, and let out a shining BattleAura while [[ThemeMusicPowerUp a remix of his theme plays.]] After that, he whips out much stronger attacks.
* UnexplainedRecovery: He somehow returns in ''Return to Dream Land'' despite blowing up similarly to Galactic Nova in ''Super Star Ultra''. This was eventually explained by his prison literally being outside of the series' [[CosmicRetcon time and space]].
* TheUnreveal: Unlike Meta Knight [[spoiler:(who looks adorable when unmasked)]], Galacta Knight's mask doesn't come off when defeated.
* WorldsBestWarrior:
** [[AutobotsRockOut He's the only ''Kirby'' foe to have a rock song for his battle theme]], and it shows — if [[ShockAndAwe calling down the wrath of Zeus]], cutting open reality to use ''extradimensional space'' as a WaveMotionGun, and generating [[BulletHell hails of energy swords that fill the sky]] wouldn't tip one off first.
** According to the 20th Anniversary CD and his trophy in Super Smash Bros U, his battle theme is titled ''The Strongest Warrior in the Galaxy''. The aforementioned trophy's description certainly thinks he earned the right to use that title.
** For comparison, Marx's strongest attack is a HellGate that does about 1/3 of your health. Galacta Knight's strongest attack simply [[SpamAttack stabs you in the face several times]] and deals 1/2 your health.
** The supercomputer that tore apart time and space just to bring him over? [[spoiler:The reality-bending OS of a ''Nova''?]] Galacta Knight ''one-shots it'' just for ''waking him up''.

!Dark Matter Forces

[[folder:Dark Matter Blade]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

The lone Dark Matter that serves as the main antagonist and final boss of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2''. To face it, Kirby must acquire the Rainbow Sword and exorcise it from King Dedede. It first takes the form of a humanoid swordsman, but after Kirby defeats that form, it takes on the amorphous real form seen in all other Dark Matter.

* AllThereInTheManual: Officially, the original Dark Matter character is simply referred to as "Dark Matter" and is taken synonymously; however, its individual forms both have obscure names. "Real Dark Matter" was given as the name of its second form, as seen in the Japanese player's guide. [[spoiler:The True Arena in ''Planet Robobot'' calls the Dark Matter Clone based on its first form "Dark Matter Blade", and a closer look at the Japanese version shows it was meant to be "Dark Matter Blade Clone" in full, making it a likely {{retcon}}.]]
* AnimeHair: Though it isn't real, Dark Matter Blade's spiky hair is a clear emulation of this.
* BadassLongRobe: In this form, Dark Matter manifests a grey robe (though green in ''Kirby Mass Attack'') which billows as it flies.
* BigBad: This one serves as the main antagonist of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dream Land 2]]'', and wouldn't reappear as the final boss until the Kirby Quest of ''[[VideoGame/KirbyMassAttack Mass Attack]]''.
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:The first secret boss of ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* CloningBlues: In ''Planet Robobot'', [[spoiler:Star Dream makes a clone of it to fight Meta Knight]].
* FinalBoss: Of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', and of ''Kirby Quest'' in ''Mass Attack''.
* GeneticMemory: [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, the reason the Dark Matter Clone wields the Rainbow Sword is that it recognized Meta Knight's power and materialized what it remembered as a powerful weapon to fight him.]]
* HighAltitudeBattle: In ''Dream Land 2'', outside of the atmosphere, and even though you do not seem to be falling very quickly, [[ReentryScare guess what happens if you take too long]]?
* {{Irony}}: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', it fights Meta Knight using the Rainbow Sword, the same weapon Kirby needed to kill it in ''Dream Land 2''.]]
* NoNameGiven: Its humanoid swordsman form went unnamed for the longest time, leading to {{Fan Nickname}}s such as "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Dark Matter Swordsman]]".
* NoodleIncident: [[spoiler:The Haltmann Works Company managed to tear a piece off of it some point prior to ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* {{Oculothorax}}: Not so much in the first form it is fought in, however. [[spoiler:Although if its clone is any indication, it can pull the [[EyesDoNotBelongThere Dedede trick.]]]]
* PullingThemselvesTogether: It explodes after its first form is defeated, but then the pieces come back together.
* RedBaron: [[spoiler:The cutscene its clone appears in is called "The Dark Rainbow Thief".]]
* ShockAndAwe: Real Dark Matter can shoot black lightning from its eye. Dark Matter Blade also has blue electricity coursing around it in the ''Kirby Quest'' subgame.
* SwordBeam: Dark Matter Blade can fire these from the tip of its blade.
* TennisBoss: The orbs it uses as projectiles and the energy balls created by its blade can be hit back at it for heavy damage.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Not so much its actual eye, but its visor turns red after losing about half its health in ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: [[spoiler:In ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot'', this is the given reason why Star Dream could only create a clone of Dark Matter Blade. It's the '''only''' version of it that could be analyzed ''at all'', and even then, Star Dream is said to have been pushed to its limits to manage ''that'' much and the resulting clone is ''still'' flawed. Yes, Dark Matter is such a bizarre and incomprehensible being that not even a ''sentient, reality-warping, wish-granting supercomputer on par with'' '''Nova''''' can wrap its mind around this thing. It's just way too alien for ''anyone'' to explain.]]

[[folder:(Real) Dark Matter]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2''

Dark Matter is the villain of ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2'' (also the TrueFinalBoss, and the true form of Dark Matter Blade), ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'', and ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''. Dark Matter consists of black, malevolent clouds, usually depicted with a single red eye and a ring of orange spheres around the back.

* AmbiguousSituation: As applied to an entire entity; it's not entirely known what Dark Matter ''is''. The name "Dark Matter" is applied to both the entire massive cloud and the various offshoots it spawns. There's also the question of how it relates to the being found in the cloud's innermost depths.
* ArcVillain: For the "[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Trilogy]]".
* BeatTheCurseOutOfHim: In ''Kirby 64'', this is Kirby's only way of freeing the possessed. {{Subverted}} in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' and ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' where, without the "special weapon", Kirby cannot exorcise it from its host.
* CastingAShadow: It isn't called ''Dark'' Matter for nothing.
* DarkIsEvil: Dark Matter possesses people and covers planets for no adequately described reason, although the Japanese ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' guide suggests it is out of severe jealousy and crippling loneliness.
* DemonicPossession: The perpetrator of the "Dark Matter Trilogy".
* DemotedToDragon: Compared to TrueFinalBoss Dark Matter Blade from ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', a Dark Matter merely serves as the penultimate boss.
* EldritchAbomination: No idea where it came from, lots of unanswered questions about how it works, no idea why it does what it does, and Dark Matter does not resemble any familiar life forms too closely. ''Kirby 64'' in particular seems to show Dark Matter as more of a '''thing''' rather than an individual creature, capable of splitting at least three miniature identical minions from itself, although most appearances consider it a more tangible character in its own right. [[spoiler:Even a supercomputer on par with ''Nova'' was only able to partially analyze its data, and the clone it creates (which pushed the computer to its limits, mind you) is still flawed.]]
* EyeBeams: Always shot diagonally.
* GalacticConqueror: Arrives from outer space to corrupt Planet Popstar. After failing to conquer Planet Popstar, it eventually sets its sights on Ripple Star.
* GeniusLoci: The Dark Matter are able to come together to create giant clouds which are implied to be controlled by Zero. Curiously enough the clouds created by Dark Castle/Real Dark Matter's influence do not seem to be sentient.
* GoodHurtsEvil: They are defeated by the Love-Love Stick in ''Dream Land 3'', which is made of the feelings of love and gratitude from all of Planet Popstar.
* HomingProjectile: When Dedede is under its influence in ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''. Also, the purpose of the orange things on its back is to shoot them off at Kirby.
* ImplacableMan: One of the Dark Matter fragments chasing Ribbon slams through an asteroid without blinking.
* KnightOfCerebus: ''Kirby'' games will ALWAYS become darker when these things show up.
* PurpleIsPowerful: Its secondary color motif in Dream Land 2 was purple (Dark Castle's palette when playing on the Super Game Boy is purple and Real Dark Matter's artwork depicts its "petals" as purple rather than the familiar orange). ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64'' associate it secondarily more with [[RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver red]].
* ShockAndAwe: It can shoot black lightning from its eye.
* ThatsNoMoon: In ''Kirby 64'', 100% completion leads to Kirby flying out to a planet-sized mass of Dark Matter.
* TheNightThatNeverEnds: Dark Matter can cover entire worlds like storm clouds, [[spoiler:as it starts to do on Planet Popstar in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' before its defeat. With no Kirby around, it successfully does so to the planet Ripple Star in ''Kirby 64'']].
* TransformationOfThePossessed: The effects of Dark Matter possession vary: Adeleine gains [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] and a SlasherSmile; Dedede's eyes become [[EyesAlwaysShut slits]] (in ''Dream Land 2'', it seemed to be a kind of forced sleepwalking), and suffers outright BodyHorror whenever you do him enough damage with an [[EyesDoNotBelongThere eye]] and a [[BellyMouth mouth]] emerging from his belly; most bizarrely, the Waddle Dee that Kirby befriends is turned into a Waddle Doo. None of the common enemies and bosses change at all, including Ado and the other Waddle Dees.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Dream Land 2''. Also, one serves as the first True Final Boss of ''Dream Land 3'', before Zero, the '''real''' True Final Boss, shows up.
* TheUnfought: In ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' [[note]]though Possessed Adeleine [[ArtInitiatesLife summons a painting of it to act as a mini-boss]] [[/note]], although enemies related to it do show up as final bosses.

[[folder:Zero [=/=] 0[[superscript:2]]]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:Zero In VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3]]
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[[caption-width-right:328:0[[superscript:2]] in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'']]

-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' (as Zero) / ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' (as 0[[superscript:2]])

Zero is a huge, white mass with a red eye who is the leader of the forces of Dark Matter. Revived in ''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Kirby 64]]'' as 0[[superscript:2]] ("[=Zero2=]"), with wings, a halo, and a freaky green tail.

* ArchnemesisDad: To Gooey, technically, [[{{Downplayed}} not that Gooey seems to care.]]
* ArchEnemy: To Kirby, being the only final boss in the entire franchise (besides King Dedede) he fights more than once.
* BackFromTheDead: Implied to be the same entity, but never explicitly stated.
* BewareMyStingerTail: Played with, as 0[[superscript:2]] usually keeps its stinger retracted and will only involuntarily pull it out when stunned, after which Ribbon will fly Kirby in position to shoot it. All the same, it leaks deadly clouds that can damage them if not careful.
* BigBad: [[TrueFinalBoss Hidden]] in ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* BloodyMurder: This comes out of left field, as there had not been anything like it before in Kirby, and beyond reappearances of Zero, there has not been anything like it since.
* BreakingTheFourthWall: Not the physical character, but rather through 0[[superscript:2]]'s possession of the queen of Ripple Star in ''Kirby 64''. In the bad ending, after the celebration went [[TooGoodToLast briefly but swimmingly]], the camera focuses on the queen of the fairies beside the waving Ribbon, who turns directly to the player with an evil smirk and the glare from her glasses instantly transforming into a snarky expression, serving as a quick reminder that all is not as it seems.
* BreakoutVillain: The only FinalBoss besides Dedede to appear more than once.
* CameraAbuse: Sometimes Zero shots splatter on the screen.
* DemonicPossession: Of the Queen of Ripple Star, unbeknownst to the protagonists. Also possibly the only time it directly possesses somebody.
* EarnYourHappyEnding: Beating it is required to get the good ending in both games.
* EldritchAbomination: It is the leader and apparent source of Dark Matter and is just as mysterious.
* TheEndOrIsIt: In the bad endings of 'Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* EyeScream:
** Infamously, in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Zero breaks its red eye out of its body in a last-ditch attempt to defeat Kirby.
** In ''Kirby 64'', Kirby needs to shoot at 0[[superscript:2]]'s eye to stun it, letting him go after its other weak points.
* FallenAngel: Invoked with 0[[superscript:2]].
* GamebreakingInjury: In ''Kirby 64'', you can aim directly at its wings. It does not damage its life bar, but it can stunt them. Damaging both wings will take away its ability to aim at you, so you can freely avoid most of its shots and go straight for its [[AttackItsWeakPoint halo]].
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Aside from its eye peering from the Hyper Zone in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', there is not even the slightest hint of its existence until its actual battle. The same goes for ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.
* GoForTheEye: Subverted by Zero, where attacking its eye will do no more damage than attacking anywhere else on his body. Played slightly more straight by 0[[superscript:2]], where you don't have to go for the eye, but doing so will temporarily make it stop shooting and hang stationary so you can hit its halo and tail.
* GreaterScopeVillain: Of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' due to being [[ManBehindTheMan Dark Matter's leader]].
* HolyHalo: As 0[[superscript:2]].
* HiveQueen: Zero and 0[[superscript:2]] are the cores of the Hyper Zone and Dark Star, respectively. Due to its appearance, it is also believed that Dark Matter itself is an instrument of its will.
* KnightOfCerebus: Dark Matter was pretty bad, but this...
* LackOfEmpathy: Attacks completely innocent planets without a care in the world.
* LightIsNotGood: It's white, and in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'', it's got angelic wings and a halo. Despite this, it's still the controller of Dark Matter.
* ManBehindTheMan: Seems to be this to Dark Matter, although this was not officially confirmed until the ''[[NoExportForYou 20th Anniversary Hoshi no Kirby Pupupu Taizen]]''.
* MiniMook: Zero is able to spawn miniature Dark Matter clouds as an attack.
* MoodWhiplash: Causes this in both games it appears in. Special mention to 0[[superscript:2]], whose battlefield and theme is right next to [[BleakLevel Shiver Star Factory]] in terms of melancholy.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: MyHeroZero? It's the complete opposite.
* NoPronunciationGuide: "Zero Two" is the official pronunciation of 0[[superscript:2]]'s name, although that hasn't stopped people from pronouncing it as "Zero-Squared", "Oh-Two", "Oh-Squared", or even ''Oxygen'' (which is literally O[[subscript:2]]).
* PoisonousPerson: Appears to be leaking some kind of poison from its tail in ''Kirby 64''.
* PutOnABus: Apart from not having its own key chain in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', it's missing from the Boss Butch keychain as well, despite it clearly being in the original ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' image. [[spoiler:[[TheBusCameBack It finally appears as a sticker in ''Planet Robobot'']].]]
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Its eyes are red and it's a bad guy.
* TheSpook: Despite appearing as the final boss in two games, virtually nothing is known about Zero other than its status as the leader of Dark Matter. Its motives, backstory, and even its exact goals are all unclear.
* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Prior to ''Planet Robobot'', Zero's name was never mentioned in English sources. In fact, there was no indication it even had one in the games until ''Kirby 64'', so certain fans spelled it "0" in correspondence with "0[[superscript:2]]".
* SpreadShot: 0[[superscript:2]]'s primary form of attack in ''Kirby 64''.
* SurpriseCreepy: Dark Matter sort of was already, so Zero had to take it to another level.
* TearsOfBlood: Which it uses as a weapon.
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64''.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: One of the more well known video game examples, formerly provided the page image, and is the Pantheon God of this trope. Whenever somebody tells you Kirby is "kiddy", show them a picture of this guy.
* TheWalrusWasPaul: 0[[superscript:2]] displays a beady-eyed blissfully-happy expression for merely a moment before you fight it.

[[folder:Miracle Matter]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''

A 20-sided die with a red eye on each side. Miracle Matter is a creature of Dark Matter appearing in ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards'' as the FinalBoss, but second to 0[[superscript:2]].

* AllYourPowersCombined: Can use each of the seven basic Copy Abilities of ''Kirby 64''.
* AmazingTechnicolorBattlefield: Where you fight it.
* BarrierChangeBoss: One for each of the seven basic Copy Abilities of ''Kirby 64''.
* TheDragon: To 0[[superscript:2]].
* ElementalShapeshifter: It is one of two Dark Matter types to display element-based abilities, but it also has the unique ability to completely change its form.
* EyeScream: Those are ''irises and pupils'' on each of its sides. They explode as you continue to fight it.
* FinalBoss: Though there is a TrueFinalBoss if you get all of the Crystal Shards.
* FinalExamBoss: You don't need all of the Copy Abilities, but you at least need to fire projectiles of the same property as each.
* FinalBossNewDimension: Its arena has shades of this, most likely being some sort of dimensional rift.
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: One of the few major antagonists not foreshadowed in any way except at the very end of the preceding level.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: How it's defeated. All of its attacks can be launched back at it in some way, and this is the only way to hurt it.
* PuzzleBoss: Each form can only be hit using [[spoiler:a Copy Ability or projectile of the same ability it's using, being the only boss in a main series game since the first to effectively cancel out the Copy Abilities]].
* RedEyesTakeWarning: Multiplied by ''twenty'', with one eye on each of its sides.
* SinisterGeometry: Miracle Matter is an icosahedron (20-sided solid).
* TacticalSuicideBoss: If you don't copy and attack it with the ability it's currently using, it would be impossible to defeat it. Of course, it can't really attack outside of them...

!Mirror World Foes

[[folder:Dark Meta Knight]]
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->First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

The Mirror World counterpart of Meta Knight and the initial antagonist of ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'', he's the one that draws Kirby into the Mirror and splits him into four bodies, and also the one that shatters the Dimensional Mirror, forcing the Kirbies to go on a quest to re-assemble it. He seemingly serves Dark Mind. Seemingly survives his master's destruction, and returns seeking revenge in ''Triple Deluxe'''s extra mode.
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* BigBad: At first, seemingly. Notably, [[spoiler:he might have taken up the role for real in ''Triple Deluxe'', as it has been confirmed that the Dimension Mirror is what corrupted Sectonia]].
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:One of the secret bosses in ''Triple Deluxe''.]]
* CombatPragmatist: One of the biggest tells that it's not the real Meta Knight is that both times you fight him, he ambushes without any prior warning and refuses to give you a sword to even the odds.
* TheCorrupter: [[spoiler:To Queen Sectonia, albeit unwittingly. His hatred and desire for revenge was likely the cause of the Dimension Mirror's evil influence on Sectonia, leading to her insanity.]]
* TheDragon: To Dark Mind.
* DragonAscendant: After Dark Mind is gone, [[spoiler:he takes control of the Dimension Mirror]].
* EmergingFromTheShadows: The fight against him in Radish Ruins of ''Amazing Mirror'' starts as this; he appears as a colorless shady figure, then he becomes suddenly colored and proceeds to strike toward you ''without'' [[MythologyGag giving you a sword]]. This is the first sign he's not the real Meta Knight.
* EvilTwin: To the real Meta Knight, obviously.
* FinalBoss: Is the first part of the final battle. [[spoiler:He's also the third and last of the final bosses of the extra mode of ''Triple Deluxe'', "Dededetour!".]]
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Evil, obviously; it's not so much a bodily scar as it is a scar across his mask, around his left eye (whether it continues down to his face is unknown). Not visible on his game sprite, but is present in his official artwork [[spoiler:and finally seen in-game in ''Triple Deluxe'']].
* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler:Of ''Triple Deluxe'', possibly. After Dark Mind's defeat, he seems to be the being in control of the Dimension Mirror, now. His intense hatred and desire for revenge are likely to be the cause of the mirror's corrupting influence on Queen Sectonia, which would make him responsible for her insanity.]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: After Dark Meta Knight is defeated again, he breaks apart into pieces like a mirror. [[spoiler:After Dark Meta Knight Revenge's defeat in ''Triple Deluxe'', King Dedede smashes the Dimension Mirror to pieces with him in it; his fate is unknown.]]
* MyNameIsQuestionMarks: In the first battle with him, he's disguised (read: palette swapped) as the real Meta Knight, and is identified as "'''???'''"
* OrcusOnHisThrone: Always waits for the heroes to come to him. Granted, this may be because the one time he tried to fight Kirby outside of the Mirror World, he somehow ended up spawning ''three extra Kirbies''.
* TookALevelInBadass: [[spoiler:As of ''Triple Deluxe'', he seems to have picked up some of his former master's proficiency with mirrors, using them for {{doppelganger attack}}s and to create massive swords from the ground.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:He becomes this in his surprise appearance in ''Triple Deluxe'', alongside Soul of Sectonia.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: [[spoiler:In ''Triple Deluxe''. His presence and WordOfGod heavily imply that Dark Meta Knight was using Sectonia and the Dimension Mirror as part of a revenge gambit.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:In ''Triple Deluxe'', after defeating Sectonia DX, Dedede strikes a victory pose...only for the Dimension Mirror to appear and spit out Shadow Dedede. After his defeat, Dedede enters the Mirror, at which point the Mirror reveals Dark Meta Knight, who becomes Dedede's final boss.]]

[[folder:Dark Mind]]
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-> First appearance: ''[[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

The BigBad and FinalBoss of ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''; was trying to conquer the Mirror World until Kirby defeated him.
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* BigBad: Of ''The Amazing Mirror''. [[spoiler:Some form of him called King D-Mind also appears as the final boss of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', though its exact connection to Dark Mind is unclear.]]
* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Shows up in King Dedede's form in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.]]
* ClippedWingAngel: The last part of the battle has him shrunken to a smaller size, clearly unstable, and is very easy to beat. Appropriately enough, the cutscene before you fight him indicates that [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he's trying to run away]].
* CreativeClosingCredits: Once you deal enough damage to the ClippedWingAngel, the credits start rolling. Meanwhile, you can [[ThereIsNoKillLikeOverkill continue to beat on the boss]] (without any health bars, for you or him), and the game will count the number of hits you land!
* DidntNeedThoseAnyway: You destroy everything but the eye, which is Dark Mind's core. The eye then lights itself on fire and triples in size for the next phase of the final boss fight.
* {{Expy}}:
** Shows a clear resemblance to both Dark Matter and Nightmare.
** His final form looks like [[spoiler:a flaming version of Zero, and/or immediately brings to mind the [[Franchise/LordOfTheRings Eye of Sauron]]]].
* EyeBeams: After his eye grows.
* FacelessEye: His second form.
* FinalBoss: A tenacious six-phase one, though the boss rush cuts it down to its three distinct phases, rather than the first near identical four.
* GenericDoomsdayVillain: Like most ''Kirby'' villains, he took over the Mirror World and wants to take over Planet Popstar, and that's all we know about him.
* GoForTheEye: Especially since that ends up being all that is left. You can attack his mirrors, too, but that is likely to get you hurt and will not result in as much damage or as much attack interruption. It's also best to attack when the pupil is open to attack the core.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Mirrors; though he is not the first in this series, Sirmirror never did so to this degree.
* InterfaceScrew: Flips the screen upside down in his eye form.
* TheManBehindTheMan: To Dark Meta Knight.
* NotQuiteDead: This boss takes 6 phases to defeat, and once you beat 5 of them, the final one is during the credit roll.
* PunnyName: He appears to be the Mirror World version of Dark Matter, at least in his true form. ''Mind over Matter.''
* ReflectingLaser: Invokes this by bouncing his eye beams off of his mirrors.
* SequentialBoss: It's fought 4 times in the standard form, then twice as the eye. To date, this is the boss with the highest number of phases you're supposed to fight in the series, though the battles against the standard form are relatively short in length and have little variance beyond the arena.
* TeleportSpam:
** Before he degenerates into a giant eyeball.
** He still teleports around quite a bit in the giant eyeball form, but doesn't ever go into a "teleport once per second" pattern like the previous form did.

[[folder:Shadow Dedede]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Shadow Of The King]]
-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''

The Mirror Dimension self of King Dedede, who appears as the penultimate boss of ''Dededetour!''.

* AnAxeToGrind: After his hammer is destroyed in his first phase, he summons a poleaxe just like Taranza-controlled Masked Dedede's.
* BellyMouth: In a CallBack to Dark Matter-possessed Dedede, he can rip open his chest to form a dark, toothed mouth.
* BloodKnight: His flavor text states that he "wages battle against all comers." But in the end, the only real opponent he has is [[HeWhoFightsMonsters the darkness in his heart.]]
* TheDragon: Presumably this to Dark Meta Knight in ''Triple Deluxe.''
* DropTheHammer: Just like Dedede's Masked persona, he uses a mechanical hammer.
* EnergyBall: Can fire these out of his BellyMouth and by using his axe.
* EvilTwin: Of King Dedede.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Like most Mirror World counterparts, he gets shattered upon being defeated.
* MonochromaticEyes: He has sinister eyes that are entirely white.
* MythologyGag: The logo on the back of his coat and on the front of his hammer is a set of black and white circles; the same emblem Dedede had in the older ''Kirby'' games.
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: Denotes his nature as Dedede's Mirror World self.
* ShadowArchetype: Besides the obvious EvilTwin aspect, he represents everything Dedede could have become if Kirby hadn't freed him from Dark Matter. The BellyMouth, retaining the original logo from Dedede's more villainous days, and the line about "the darkness in his own heart" only add to it.
* VacuumMouth: He has a much stronger inhaling attack than his regular self, capable of sucking Kirby from across the screen.

[[folder:Dark Taranza]]
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-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''

Taranza's Mirror Dimension self(?), and the main antagonist of ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''.

* BeeAfraid: Interestingly, Dark Taranza incorporates some bee-like motifs in his design on top of the spider designs, possessing a stinger and using Queen Sectonia's color palette.
* BigBad: Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''. [[spoiler:Until King D-Mind kills him off.]]
* BossRemix: His battle theme is a remix of Taranza's {{Leitmotif}} from ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''.
* TheCorrupter: He somehow turned our Taranza evil again using the power of the Black Mirror.
* EvilCounterpart: Taranza's Mirror World counterpart. Magolor in [[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/jlkj/special/ this page]] explains that Taranza once wished upon a [[spoiler:black]] magic mirror that he could meet his master again. Said mirror absorbed Taranza's dark heart while reflecting his image, and that's how Dark Taranza was born.
* GodzillaThreshold: After being defeated by the heroes, [[spoiler:he invokes the power of the Black Mirror to summon the most powerful warrior possible to fight for him]]. [[spoiler:[[EvilIsNotAToy It ends poorly for him.]]]]
* LiterallyShatteredLives: As per tradition with Mirror Dimension folks, he shatters like glass upon defeat.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: His eyes glow red instead of white, and he's significantly more dangerous than Taranza.
* VillainsWantMercy: [[spoiler:His final moments has him begging for his life before King D-Mind shatters him.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Up until the final battle, there was nothing to suggest that Taranza had a Mirror World counterpart at all, let alone that ''he'' was the true instigator of the monster attacks.

[[folder:King D-Mind]]
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[[caption-width-right:350:The Shadow Came Back]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''

A strange cross between King Dedede (or Shadow Dedede) and Dark Mind, and the true final boss of ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe''.

* AnAxeToGrind: Like Shadow Dedede, he switches to this after TurningRed. He also possesses a vicious SpinAttack with it.
* BellyMouth: Like Dark Matter-possessed Dedede and Shadow Dedede before him, he can open up a mouth in his belly and then fire big black {{energy ball}}s at the Kirbies. But then it gets UpToEleven when he TurnsRed: The belly grows to ''massive'' proportions and reveals Dark Mind's giant eyeball form inside, and also flies around trying to bite the Kirbies before floating to the top of the screen and [[EyeBeams firing lasers from the eye]].
* CoolMask: One bearing Dark Mind's likeness, no less. He's to Shadow Dedede what Masked Dedede is to regular Dedede.
* DarkIsEvil: Colored mainly black and definitely a bad guy.
* DisproportionateRetribution: After Dark Taranza summons him to the battlefield, [[spoiler:the first thing he does is murder him in cold blood]]. May also qualify as YouHaveFailedMe.
* DropTheHammer: Like Masked and Shadow Dedede, he's armed with a hammer that can fire stars and flames.
* FusionDance: He's a fusion of [[VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe Shadow Dedede]] and [[VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror Dark Mind]]. It also stems from how Masked Dedede's mask looks like a toned-down version of Dark Mind's helmet, according to the developers' talk in Miiverse. In another interview with Shinya Kumazaki, King D-Mind came to be when Dark Taranza desperately pictured a thought of the "strongest warrior" with the [[spoiler:black mirror]]; Magolor theorized ([[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/3ds/jlkj/special/ here]]) that the king of Dream Kingdom (the setting of the game) may have once [[spoiler:reflected himself upon the mirror]], as the being that Dark Taranza imagined is based on said king's image.
* GroundPound: He's got a stomping attack like regular Dedede would. [[ShockwaveStomp It sends out shockwaves,]] too.
* LiterallyShatteredLives: Not him, but [[spoiler:the mirror he gets sucked into once you finish his second fight]].
* TrueFinalBoss: Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe''.
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Upon being created by Dark Taranza, King D-Mind [[YouHaveFailedMe immediately smashes him to bits]] and takes center stage as the FinalBoss.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: Nothing really foreshadows his existence until Dark Taranza summons him, and thus he's naturally spoileriffic.

!! Sectra Clan

[[folder:Taranza]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''
--> Voiced by: Hirokazu Ando

An arachnoid mage who kidnaps King Dedede as part of an evil plan, setting off the events of ''Triple Deluxe''.

* AntiVillain: [[spoiler:A misguided [[SpiderPeople spider mage]] whose UndyingLoyalty to his boss and once-friend Queen Sectonia is the only thing that makes him evil. When Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe tries to off him for failing her]], he immediately betrays her and helps Kirby finish her off.]]
* ArachnidAppearanceAndAttire: Is a humanoid spider with webbing patterns on his cape.
* BigBad: [[spoiler:Of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', at least at first.]]
* BigCreepyCrawlies: Well, not ''that'' big, but still...
* BigDamnHeroes: [[spoiler:Both he and Dedede come to Kirby's rescue when he's caught by Sectonia, throwing him a Miracle Fruit that grants him the Hypernova ability.]]
* BigOMG: He says this when Kirby defeats [[spoiler:Masked Dedede]], but only in the Japanese version.
* BigWhy: Screams this [[spoiler:after Queen Sectonia blasts him for not following her orders properly]]. It's what led him into realizing that [[spoiler:his master and once-friend has gone off the deep end]].
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: He can do this to other people, as seen when he [[spoiler:forces King Dedede to attack Kirby. He also becomes a victim of this himself in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', courtesy of his own evil counterpart]].
* CastingAShadow: Fires dark energy blasts.
* CuteLittleFangs: Has fangs like most spiders, and is an adorable-looking critter.
* DisneyVillainDeath: [[spoiler:After he summons Queen Sectonia for assistance against Kirby, he is instead blasted for failing her, and ends up rolling off the palace balcony sadly uttering, "W-Why...?". Fortunately for Kirby, he comes back looking none the worse for wear, just in time to pull a BigDamnHeroes when Sectonia tries killing the pink puff after fusing with the Dreamstalk.]]
* TheDogBitesBack: [[spoiler:Decides to help Kirby defeat Sectonia after she tries to kill him.]]
* TheDragon: [[spoiler:To Queen Sectonia, who ordered him to kidnap a "great hero" summoned by the Dreamstalk so she can eliminate this hero. At least, until she tries to off him for failing her.]]
* DramaticIrony: [[spoiler:A tragic example. According to WordOfGod, he gave Sectonia the Dimension Mirror in a well-meaning attempt to please her. He absolutely had no idea that Dark Meta Knight was imprisoned inside it, which allowed the latter to corrupt Sectonia into insanity every time she gazed into the Dimension Mirror.]]
* EnergyBall: [[spoiler:Tosses these to assist Masked Dedede.]]
** He also uses it a lot in his boss fight in ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', from a spread of energy balls to firing balls to all directions to even a gigantic energy ball that bounces around the screen.
* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:His reaction to Queen Sectonia's attempt to kill him.]]
* EvilPuppeteer: He is described as the "Master of Puppetry", and is a creepy anthropomorphic spider who [[DistressedDude kidnaps King Dedede]], forcing Kirby to save him. [[spoiler:He later attaches puppet strings to Dedede, forcing him to fight Kirby once again. However, Taranza turns out to be not as bad as he seems. Once he realizes just how cruel his boss, Queen Sectonia, is, he even pulls a HeelFaceTurn to help Kirby defeat her.]]
* EvilSorcerer: Starts off as one. [[spoiler:Drops the evil part upon his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* {{Expy}}: He is one to Magolor from ''Return to Dream Land''. Both have a mysterious, mage-like appearance, both have FloatingLimbs, [[spoiler:and are villains who HeelFaceTurn in the end]].
* EyesDoNotBelongThere: Has four eyes in the back of his head and two extra eyes on his forehead, though they don't emote and are presumably secondary to his primary two eyes (like with most real spiders).
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:Seemingly undergoes one in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', although [[BrainwashedAndCrazy it's possible there's more to the situation.]]]]
* FangsAreEvil: Has CuteLittleFangs and kidnapped Dedede for some sinister purpose. [[spoiler:Subverted with his HeelFaceTurn.]]
* {{Flight}}: He can fly through the air. Justified as he has no legs.
* FloatingLimbs: He has six of them as part of his spider motif.
* ForWantOfANail:
** [[spoiler:The events of the entire game happening can be attributed to Taranza's failure to recognize Kirby, not Dedede, as the true hero of Popstar. Had Taranza done so, Queen Sectonia would have remained unchallenged ([[AGodAmI and probably succeeded in becoming Popstar's goddess like she intended]]), and the Floralians would continue to live miserably under her tyrannical rule.]]
** [[spoiler:A more tragic example that led to Sectonia's StartOfDarkness — according to WordOfGod, Taranza unwittingly caused Sectonia's insanity when he decided to give her the Dimension Mirror as a gift, not knowing of the imprisoned Dark Meta Knight. Had he not done so, the events of the entire game would have been avoided, and Sectonia would continue to rule Floralia as the kind and fair ruler she originally was.]]
* GemstoneAssault: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', he can throw giant diamonds at Team Kirby from the background.
* TheHeavy: He appears in the opening cutscene and drives Kirby into adventuring to stop him. [[spoiler:He also leads Kirby to the true villain, Queen Sectonia.]]
* HeelFaceTurn: [[spoiler:Turns on Queen Sectonia after she tries to kill him for his failure.]]
* HornedHumanoid: He has two small horns on his head.
* IneffectualSympatheticVillain: He's really not that good at being a bad guy.
* MindControl: [[spoiler:Uses this on King Dedede, turning him into Masked Dedede.]]
* MistreatmentInducedBetrayal: [[spoiler:Begins helping Kirby after Queen Sectonia decides to [[YouHaveFailedMe kill him for failing her.]]]]
* MultiArmedAndDangerous: Has six floating hands
* MyMasterRightOrWrong: [[spoiler:Even when Sectonia made a FaceHeelTurn, Taranza still followed her orders, even if it meant hurting the Floralians. It's ultimately subverted when Sectonia tries to kill him, at which point he realizes his queen was not the kind and fair person he once served, and betrays her.]]
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: By kidnapping Dedede right in front of Kirby's eyes, Taranza inadvertently leads Kirby to start chasing him all around Floralia to his place. The fixing is twofold: Kirby, [[spoiler:the true hero that the People of the Sky expected]], would be helping the People of the Sky along the way and go to stop the whole mess, [[spoiler:while bringing the "false hero" King Dedede turns out to be helping as well — with him firing Kirby with a cannon to get to Sectonia's second form and then freeing Kirby from her when she grabbed him, something that the final narration notes as the Dreamstalk working InMysteriousWays]].
* OhCrap:
** He gets this kind of reaction when he finally realizes (in the first world's boss stage, of course) that Kirby has been chasing him for a short while, seconds before he sics Flowery Woods on Kirby.
** He reacts like this again when [[spoiler:Dedede is defeated; he then gets Dedede back on his legs and powers him up. When Dedede is defeated a second time, Taranza is outright ''frightened'' and desperately summons his master, Queen Sectonia, to help him. [[YouHaveFailedMe Too bad she just blasts him with her scepter instead]]]].
* PeoplePuppets: [[spoiler:How he controls Dedede during the boss fight. For bonus points, if one looks close enough, Dedede is shown to have strings on him.]]
* PerpetualSmiler: Sports a wide grin that never leaves his face, not even when he becomes distraught after [[spoiler:Kirby takes down Masked Dedede or when he gets punted away by Sectonia]]. He just smiles through all of it. This is taken UpToEleven in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', where we can see his mouth open at this smiling mark during even more situations where he shouldn't be smiling.
* PunchClockVillain: [[spoiler:He serves his boss and once-friend Sectonia out of duty more than anything. The only reason why he has a grudge against Kirby is because the latter is interfering with said duty.]]
* ScarfOfAsskicking: Subverted. He wears a red scarf, but while he is a magic user [[spoiler:like Sectonia]], he never once confronts Kirby directly, instead getting bosses [[spoiler:and Dedede]] to fight the pink puff for him.
* SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer: The trailers and gameplay videos focused mostly on Kirby and King Dedede, and Taranza doesn't appear at all, even though he's a prominent villain.
* SmashingSurvival: In ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'', he can throw a spider web ball towards one or two Kirbies, which'll then trap them inside. Those players unlucky enough to be trapped must repeatedly tap directional buttons to escape (or have their allies attack the web) before the web ball shrinks and then explodes, dealing high damage.
* SpiderPeople: Has a distinct spider motif.
* SquishyWizard: A sorcerer with powerful BlackMagic, but goes down in one hit. [[spoiler:Which is probably why he's never fought in-game.]]
* SuddenlyVoiced: Downplayed. After spending most of the game as a SilentAntagonist, Taranza finally speaks during the Royal Road level. However, he only gets dialogue — not actual voice acting or even VoiceGrunting.
* SummonBiggerFish: He always does this in the cutscene before the first five boss fights, by making those bosses active in some way to attack Kirby. [[spoiler:After Masked Dedede's Revenge is defeated, he asks his queen for help... only to get knocked out of the castle for his troubles.]]
* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: The similarities between him and [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Magolor]] are just too obvious to ignore.
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:During his OhCrap moment after Kirby defeats Dedede and reveals himself as the true hero summoned by the Dreamstalk.]]
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler:He's a tiny-looking spider critter compared to his boss Sectonia.]]
* TragicKeepsake: [[spoiler:After showing up in the hub of ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', he can be seen gazing at a flower from the Dreamstalk.]]
* UndyingLoyalty: [[spoiler:Tragically [[DeconstructedTrope deconstructed]]. Sectonia was once the kind ruler of Floralia before making her FaceHeelTurn, but even then he still stuck by her. It wasn't until Sectonia tried to kill him that he realizes that Sectonia is too twisted and dangerous, and had to be stopped.]]
* TheUnfought:
** He's never fought directly. [[spoiler:He does assist the {{Brainwashed}} Dedede by firing {{Energy Ball}}s, though.]]
** Averted in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', where he is fought directly as an Ordeal Boss.
* UnwittingInstigatorOfDoom: [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, Taranza gave the Dimension Mirror to Sectonia as a gift, unaware that Dark Meta Knight was imprisoned inside it. This led to her slowly becoming tyrannical and insane from Dark Meta Knight's influence until she was too far gone to be redeemed.]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's hard to mention him without bringing up [[spoiler:his boss, Sectonia, and getting tagged with spoilers]].
* WeUsedToBeFriends: [[spoiler:With Queen Sectonia, until she was corrupted by the Dimension Mirror.]]
* WhamLine: He reveals that he's actually [[spoiler:a servant of [[FinalBoss Queen Sectonia]]]], changing everything that we saw happen in the entire game.
--> ''[[spoiler:To think that you've made it this far. Aren't you a persistent little thing? But even you will kneel before us. '''I, Taranza, cannot allow you to interfere with Queen Sectonia's plans.''']]''
* WhiteHairBlackHeart: Initially. [[spoiler:Subverted when Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe tries to kill him]], [[HeelFaceTurn at which point he helps Kirby defeat her]].]]
* WrongGenreSavvy: [[spoiler:The People of the Sky planted the Dreamstalk to summon a hero to save them from Queen Sectonia. On her orders, Taranza was sent to kidnap this hero, but mistook Dedede for the hero and kidnapped him instead of Kirby. It isn't until near the end of the game that he realizes his mistake, and by that time, Kirby had him cornered, so he summons Queen Sectonia to help him. Queen Sectonia [[YouHaveFailedMe was]] ''[[YouHaveFailedMe not]]'' [[YouHaveFailedMe amused]].]]

[[folder:Queen Sectonia]]
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-> First appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyTripleDeluxe''
--> Voiced by: Creator/MakikoOhmoto

A giant wasp who is the Queen of the Sectras. Her goal is to take over all of Planet Popstar and become its goddess.

* AGodAmI: In the Japanese version, she declares herself the Goddess of Popstar upon her appearance. [[{{Bowdlerise}} The English version has her declaring herself the ruler of the heavens.]]
* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia has blue skin.]]
* AnimalMotifs: Bees and wasps, the latter which she heavily resembles.
* AttackDrones: [[spoiler:When fused with the Dreamstalk, she can spawn flowers on any vine that allow her to see in any area. The flowers can also float in midair, fire lasers, and turn into swords or buzzsaws to attack others from a distance. She can also use them to form barriers.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: A powerful magic user, and a capable fighter. Also the Queen of Floralia.
* AutobotsRockOut: Her boss theme, "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=40DEipGcoXg Sullied Grace]]", is a hauntingly epic song that combines OminousPipeOrgan and heavy metal.
* AxCrazy: A high-functioning example. However, under all that air of beauty is a psychopath who ''really'' hates to lose. This is best seen during her VillainousBreakdown.
* BackFromTheDead: [[spoiler:The boss Soul of Sectonia is Sectonia after she is obliterated by Kirby's Hypernova Beam and, in her dying throes, eats four Miracle Fruits in a desperate final bid to defeat Kirby. [[CameBackStrong She becomes stronger]], [[CameBackWrong but she's lost most of her mind in the process.]]]]
* BackgroundBoss: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms barely interacts with the foreground for most of the battle.]]
* BadassBoast: Loves giving these out.
-->'''Sectonia:''' Now then, hero of the lower world. You would risk your life for this land? You would stand against me, the ruler of the heavens? Very well... You will bow before the great Queen Sectonia! My beauty rivals the divine... and my power will crush all that you hold dear!\\
'''Sectonia:''' Bah...Aha... I...see. I expected as much from the hero chosen by the Dreamstalk. But I wonder... How will you handle this? You see, true beauty...is control. [[spoiler:The Dreamstalk has guided you thus far. But its bloom will be your doom! Floralia, Dream Land, and this entire planet! You should all feel honored. You will serve as my sustenance... for eternity!]]
* BadBoss: It's pretty much her EstablishingCharacterMoment when she tries to off [[spoiler:Taranza]] for failing her. It even extends into her boss fight. She'll summon Sectra enemies to assist her during the fight, and if they are still on the field when she attacks, then she'll uncaringly attack them as well. [[spoiler:She's also willing to sacrifice the kingdom of Floralia and use her own subjects as an eternal source of sustenance after she fuses with the Dreamstalk to become a "goddess".]]
* BalefulPolymorph: [[spoiler:Currently stuck in the form of a giant flower, as revealed in ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* BattleBoomerang: [[spoiler:One of Soul of Sectonia's attacks, mimicking Marx Soul's own.]]
* BeautyIsBad: She is as evil as she is beautiful [[spoiler:and being driven mad by the Dimension Mirror has made her obsessed with beauty]].
* BigBad: Of ''Triple Deluxe''.
* BigCreepyCrawlies: [[BeeAfraid A giant bee]], though she more closely resembles a wasp.
* BlowYouAway: She can summon powerful winds that blow Kirby to different parts of her boss stages. [[spoiler:She can also do so in her OneWingedAngel forms.]]
* BonusBoss: [[spoiler:The second secret boss of ''Planet Robobot''.]]
* CallBack: Many of [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's]] attacks are taken directly from [[VideoGame/KirbyCanvasCurse Drawcia Soul.]] Some are taken from [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Marx]], too.
* CastingAShadow: Her [[ShockAndAwe lightning attacks]], fired from her gold scepter, are colored black.
* CloningBlues: [[spoiler:In ''Planet Robobot'', Star Dream tests Meta Knight with a copy of her.]]
* CombatTentacles: [[spoiler:In her merged form with the Dreamstalk, she can manipulate vines to impale Kirby. She also strangles Kirby with it after she's defeated the second time, but Dedede fortunately frees him.]]
* CuteLittleFangs: [[spoiler:Revealed in ''Planet Robobot'' to have formerly owned a pair of these like Taranza.]]
* DanceBattler: [[spoiler:Implied in ''Planet Robobot''; Star Dream compares her swordplay to a "beautiful dance".]]
* DarkActionGirl: She does [[MagicKnight both magic and swordplay]], and is her game's BigBad.
* DeadlyDisc: Fires golden discs during her boss fight.
* DeathCryEcho: She'll cry out every time she's defeated. [[spoiler:Her defeat as Soul of Sectonia seems to finalize this as she is killed for good, screaming before [[DisappearsIntoLight exploding into petals]].]]
* {{Determinator}}: Oh, hell yes. If we place the True Arena after the main game, she was defeated by Kirby, [[spoiler:went OneWingedAngel by fusing with the Dreamstalk, was beaten again in a long battle that ended with a giant laser to the face, ''survived '''that''' ''long enough to get 4 Miracle Fruits, went against Kirby a third time, and when ''that'' failed, she ''ripped her own head off of the Dreamstalk, '''just so she could fight Kirby one last time''''']].
* DemonicPossession: [[spoiler:Is said to have fed off of countless hosts and forgotten her true body, which according to ''Planet Robobot'' closely resembled Taranza's. The reasoning for this is related to her being a VainSorceress.]]
* DisappearsIntoLight: [[spoiler:Defeating Soul of Sectonia will cause her to explode in a storm of blue-violet petals.]]
* DualWielding: Wields two {{Magic Staff}}s and two {{Royal Rapier}}s.
* EldritchAbomination: Although this tends to occur in ''Kirby'' fashion, this version isn't quite so visually horrifying as its connotations are. [[spoiler:After being defeated the first time, she merges with the Dreamstalk, which she also sends into overgrowth and begins visibly ''choking the life out of Planet Popstar''. Not only that, she's content to consume her own kingdom as well, almost immediately burying her own castle in a tangle of vines. Beyond that, she can spawn eyes from any flower on any vine to personally see in that area.]]
* EmptyShell: The description of [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia]] calls her a pitiful husk and there's not much of her left at this point.
* EvilFormerFriend: [[spoiler:To Taranza.]]
* EvilOverlord: Her rule was so bad that the Floralians [[spoiler:planted the Dreamstalk]] in hopes of summoning a great hero who can help defeat her. [[spoiler:She was once a kind ruler until her obsession with beauty -- specifically, her frequent gazing into the Dimension Mirror -- corrupted and twisted her.]]
* FaceHeelTurn: [[spoiler:She used to be a kind queen and one of Taranza's closest friends, but then she became obsessed with beauty due to the Dimension Mirror's influence, which led to her newfound cruelty towards her subjects, the Floralians.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: Gives off an aura of grace and elegance, but does nothing but spit venom at those who anger her and treats her own subjects/subordinates like shit.
* TheFightingNarcissist: An insect queen completely obsessed with beauty, which she equates to power, and is a dangerous fighter capable of wielding both magic and rapiers/staves.
* FinalBoss: She's one for the main story of ''Triple Deluxe''.
* FloatingLimbs: She has only two of them, covered in HighClassGloves. [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' reveals that she used to have six floating hands like Taranza before changing to her current two.]]
* FlowerMotifs: [[spoiler:It doesn't come up until her "Flower Sectonia" and "Soul of Sectonia" battles, but after fusing with the Dreamstalk, she became associated with the [[https://www.google.com/search?q=plumeria&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwib99TYnevQAhUCzmMKHeRyDBYQ_AUICCgB&biw=1280&bih=628 plumeria flower]], which the flower of the Dreamstalk resembles. The plumeria represents love (which might refer to her own love of herself; ironically, she's [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen a really terrible ruler]] and her own subjects fear her) and also death (her Soul of Sectonia form depicts a rotted Dreamstalk with Sectonia's decomposing head in the middle of its flower).]]
* {{Foreshadowing}}: You can find banners and icons sporting her face adorning the Royal Road levels while you chase Taranza.
* FoulFlower: [[spoiler:After fusing herself with the Dreamstalk, she becomes a flowery EldritchAbomination.]]
* FlunkyBoss: She sometimes summons antlike Sectras called Antrs in her fights. These Sectras grant either [[FireIceLightning Fire, Ice, or Spark]] depending on the color of the enemy (red, blue, and green respectively). [[BadBoss She'll also uncaringly hit them while trying to get to Kirby]].
* FrickinLaserBeams: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms, especially Soul of Sectonia, gain the ability to fire lasers at Kirby.]]
* FusionDance: [[spoiler:With the Dreamstalk. It's also implied that she had done this to countless other bodies in the past.]]
* GemstoneAssault:
** Summons a large diamond when down to half health. Though it only serves as another arena.
** Played more straight when [[spoiler:fighting her clone in ''Planet Robobot'']], as she sometimes smashes the ground, which sends a fair-sized chunk of diamond sliding out to the sides which you have to jump over.
* GigglingVillain: Frequently lets out a NoblewomansLaugh during the boss fight. [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia upgrades this into [[LaughingMad Marx-like laughter]].]]
* GlowingEyesOfDoom: She appears with malevolently glowing white eyes, [[spoiler:right before blasting Taranza into oblivion]].
* GodSaveUsFromTheQueen: [[spoiler:She used to be a kind ruler, especially towards Taranza, but endless gazing into the Dimension Mirror corrupted her mind and turned her into the cruel, narcissistic tyrant she is now.]]
* GreenThumb: [[spoiler:Upon combining with the Dreamstalk. The limitlessness of this kind of power is played straight, with her threatening to choke out and devour all of Planet Popstar.]]
* HighClassGloves: A pair of floating ones as hands.
* HighCollarOfDoom: Her neck is adorned with a RegalRuff with pink and purple stripes, and she's the BigBad of ''Triple Deluxe''. [[spoiler:Her collar as Soul of Sectonia has blue and dark purple stripes.]]
* HoistByHerOwnPetard:
** [[spoiler:Sectonia, if you didn't try to kill Taranza, maybe he wouldn't have betrayed you.]]
** [[spoiler:It happens again during the second phase of her boss fight; had she known what the Miracle Fruit can do in the hands of someone like [[VacuumMouth Kirby]], she wouldn't have ended up with a face full of WaveMotionGun that she tried firing at him.]]
* HornedHumanoid: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' implies she initially had a pair of horns like Taranza before changing into a wasp.]]
* TheHyena: She seems to find her first battle with Kirby to be quite hilarious.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Though as a wasp, this makes sense.
* InsectQueen: She seems to be the queen of the Sectra enemies in the Royal Road level. Or more specifically, all of Floralia.
* JustEatHim: One attempted on [[spoiler:the planet's entirety, at that; she merges with the Dreamstalk and declares her intent to feast on the planet and its populace for the rest of her potentially-endless life]]. It fails when [[spoiler:Dedede and Taranza perform a BigDamnHeroes and give Kirby a Miracle Fruit, allowing the pink puff to defeat her in time]].
* KnightOfCerebus: In true ''Kirby'' villain fashion, the game takes a darker turn when she takes center stage. [[spoiler:And turns tragic once you read the pause menu blurbs during her boss fights.]]
* LackOfEmpathy: Her beauty is the only thing that matters to her.
* LadyOfWar: A MagicKnight version of one. And, uh... a [[InsectQueen wasp]].
* LargeAndInCharge: She is much larger than her subjects. She also, predictably, [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking is the strongest of them]].
* LaserGuidedKarma: [[spoiler:One of the major factors in her defeat is her own minion Taranza, [[MistreatmentInducedBetrayal who started aiding Kirby after she tried to kill him for his failure]].]]
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler:Her NoblewomansLaugh evolves to insane giggling during her battle as Soul of Sectonia, after she goes through a long VillainousBSOD.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1Xs0OVU0K8 Divine Beauty]]", a pompously grand yet sinister orchestral piece to go along with her image of a powerful, narcissistic, and evil ruler with megalomaniac ambitions.
* LifeDrinker: [[spoiler:What she tried to do upon merging with the Dreamstalk, extending its vines throughout all of Planet Popstar so she can become a goddess by slowly feeding on everyone's life force for eternity. Thank God it didn't take.]]
* LightEmUp: She can fire light purple {{Energy Ball}}s from her silver scepter.
* LightIsNotGood: In a surprisingly stark contrast to previous ''Kirby'' villains, whose appearances and forms are themed after evil and chaos, Queen Sectonia is themed after bees and flowers, which signify birth and rejuvenation [[spoiler:especially in her final forms]], and she is impressively more elegant than prior final bosses. Unfortunately, for someone with such a motif, Sectonia is definitely ''not'' one of the good guys.
* MacrossMissileMassacre: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form; she only does this in the Story Mode.]] Her [[spoiler:flower drones]] attack with swarms of missiles, which Kirby has to inhale and keep them on his mouth, because Sectonia herself will then fire an absolutely ''gigantic'' missile at Kirby that he has to deflect with the previous smaller missiles.
* MadeOfIron: [[spoiler:For one, she took a deflected ''WaveMotionGun'' '''''to the face''''' and still remained alive long enough to eat four Miracle Fruits to come BackFromTheDead.]]
* TheManBehindTheMan: [[spoiler:Or woman, in this case, for Taranza.]]
* MeaningfulName: According to WordOfGod, Sectonia's name is a portmanteau of "insect" and "near" to show that she's not quite an insect as she appears. [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' implies that she used to resemble a spider (i.e an arachnid, not an insect) like Taranza, but years of dabbling in forbidden magics and performing {{Fusion Dance}}s with countless hosts gave her her current wasp-like form.]]
* MercyKill: [[spoiler:Pause menu blurbs for Soul of Sectonia imply that Taranza has realized the best friend he once knew is too far deep in her own insanity to be saved, so he tells Kirby to give Sectonia her "[[DeadlyEuphemism final beauty sleep]]". [[{{Bowdlerise}} The original Japanese]] has ''Sectonia herself'' [[ICannotSelfTerminate begging Kirby to kill her]] because she doesn't recognize herself or her friends anymore. This was foreshadowed with the name of the final stage, "Eternal Dreamland", [[DubInducedPlothole which was supposed to be symbolic if not for the translations]].]]
* MixAndMatchCritters: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'' says her DNA contains traces of species spanning a thousand years. The writers previously stated that she uses magic to possess new hosts, and the wasp-like body was only her most recent body, but seeing as how she combines the wasp-like body with the Dreamstalk, it seems the wasp body is actually already a combination of creatures Sectonia has taken the body of.]]
* {{Narcissist}}: Obsessed with beauty, which she equates to power. Her own castle even has images made in her likeliness. [[spoiler:Her constant gazing into the Dimension Mirror corrupted her into becoming this trope.]]
* NoblewomansLaugh: Does this [[TheHyena frequently]]. [[spoiler:It later evolves to LaughingMad during the Soul of Sectonia battle.]]
* OminousPipeOrgan: Played during some notes of the music played in the cutscene before fighting her when she makes her appearance, and the battle theme played in her first phase (which also [[AutobotsRockOut contains heavy metal]] in it).
* OneToMillionToOne: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's rain of nectar attack, much like Drawcia Soul and Marx Soul before her.]]
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:She combines with the Dreamstalk upon being defeated by Kirby in her normal form.]]
* {{Planimal}}: [[spoiler:After [[FusionDance combining with the Dreamstalk]], she became half-plant, half-insect.]]
* PlatformBattle: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form fight, the battleground is made of floating platforms. Every time she loses a fraction of her health, she'll pull Kirby into another platform with one, then two, and finally three holes on them.]]
* PressXToNotDie: Mashing the Control Pad is critical during the cutscene where Kirby does a BeamOWar with [[spoiler:her laser in her final form in story mode]].
* PurpleIsPowerful: Her color scheme is mostly purple, and her magic summoning circles are pink-purple as well. [[spoiler:Her DX form is also colored purple, with more emphasis on red.]] She's also a powerful magic user and fighter, and the game's FinalBoss.
* Really700YearsOld: [[spoiler:''Planet Robobot'']] suggests that she's about 1,000 years old.
* RedEyesTakeWarning: [[spoiler:Both her DX form in True Arena and her final form as Soul of Sectonia has dark red eyes.]]
* RhymesOnADime: [[spoiler:Just before fusing herself with the Dreamstalk,]] she promises Kirby that, "Its bloom will be your doom!"
* RoyalRapier: She can convert her staves into rapiers to stab with.
* RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething: She's got no problems with getting her hands dirty if the situation calls for it.
* SanitySlippage: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia's pause-screen descpritions imply this, stating that being defeated by Kirby, combined with her hunger for power, has left her insane, and the only thing she can cling to is her vanity.]]
* ScreamingWarrior: [[spoiler:Her OneWingedAngel forms have her roaring before attacking Kirby.]]
* SequentialBoss: Due to her being a FinalBoss. [[spoiler:In Story Mode, she has a total of four sequences: her normal form, then the "shooting through vines" section, Flower Sectonia, and finally Hypernova vs Flower Sectonia (the second and the fourth are omitted in The Arena). In the True Arena, you fight Sectonia DX, then 2 phases of Soul of Sectonia.]]
* ShockAndAwe: One of her attacks has her fire black lightning at Kirby from her gold scepter.
* TheSociopath: Due to [[spoiler:her corruption by the Dimension Mirror]], she becomes a selfish being willing to destroy all of Dreamland with the Dreamstalk for the sake of her own personal beauty.
* SpiderPeople: [[spoiler:Her boss battle in ''Planet Robobot'' implies that she once closely resembled Taranza before years of dabbling with DemonicPossession changed her appearance.]]
* StaffOfAuthority: She [[DualWielding holds one in each hand]].
* StartOfDarkness: [[spoiler:She didn't become a cruel and narcissistic tyrant until she started looking at her own reflection in the [[ArtifactOfDoom Dimension Mirror]], which slowly corrupted her into madness.]]
* SummonMagic: A third of her attacks in her boss fight is summoning diamonds and Sectra minions.
* TeleportSpam: Does this during the boss fight. She actually manages to abuse it more than her predecessors. [[spoiler:As Soul of Sectonia's final form, she actually has [[FragileSpeedster less HP than most other bosses]] to compensate for it making her so difficult to hit.]]
* ThisWasHisTrueForm: [[spoiler:When Meta Knight defeats her clone in ''Planet Robobot'', she briefly turns into a Taranza-like form before dissipating.]]
* TinyGuyHugeGirl: [[spoiler:A wasp queen who dwarfs her spider minion Taranza.]]
** [[spoiler:Averted before her transformation. She used to be a spider critter before making herself more beautiful, either using magic or via Dimension Mirror.]]
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:A formerly kind-hearted and fair ruler who was slowly corrupted into a monstrous tyrant by the Dimension Mirror.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Soul of Sectonia is fought only in the True Arena as the last boss.]]
* VainSorceress: She wields two magical staves, a lot of magic, and she is completely obsessed with her own beauty. [[spoiler:According to WordOfGod, she used to look like her insectoid underlings (more specifically like Taranza, based on her clone in ''Planet Robobot''), but she used magic (specifically, possessing other creatures) to change her appearance to something much more beautiful, especially after the Dimension Mirror made her obsessed with beauty.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:The entirety of the second battle with her is basically one long VillainousBreakdown. For the majority of the fight, she remains as calm and elegant as usual, but after being beaten back the first time, she attempts to squeeze the life out of Kirby in a rage. Then Dedede and Taranza pull their BigDamnHeroes moment and give Kirby the [[EleventhHourSuperpower Hypernova]] ability, at which point she pretty much snaps and tosses every attack she can throw at Kirby as the pink puffball tears through her defenses and eventually defeats her. By the time of the "Soul of Sectonia" battle, she has lost everything but her vanity, and the defeats she has suffered have reduced her to a giggling madwoman who will stop at ''nothing'' until she has Kirby's head on a platter.]]
* VillainousValor: Sure, she's a villain, but one can't help but admire her determination. First, she faces off against Kirby herself, and though beaten, [[spoiler:she stays alive long enough to fuse with the Dreamstalk. And when her OneWingedAngel form is beaten, ''twice'', she remains alive long enough to eat four Miracle Fruits to revive herself just so she could fight Kirby again]]. This girl's got guts.
** Not tho mention that [[spoiler:despite being beaten yet again, she detaches from the dying Dreamstalk to keep on fighting. And by "detaching", we mean ''ripping off her own head''.]]
* VillainTeleportation: An evil queen who can teleport at will. Like most ''Kirby'' bosses, the ability comes with a [[TeleportSpam spam button]].
* WalkingSpoiler: Her existence is never hinted at until late in the game. [[spoiler:Especially about Soul of Sectonia.]]
* WaveMotionGun: [[spoiler:In her OneWingedAngel form, she can summon AttackDrones that fire huge lasers. [[HoistByHerOwnPetard It's what ultimately does her in]] after Kirby gains Hypernova and proceeds to inhale the damn thing before firing it back at her.]]
* WeHaveReserves: She can kill any Antr that she's just summoned through the use of her attacks, plus she can summon as many more as she wants, [[BadBoss just so she can wipe them out again if she feels like it]].
* WhoNeedsTheirWholeBody: [[spoiler:After being beaten the first time, Soul of Sectonia [[OffWithHisHead rips her own neck]] off the Dreamstalk, leaving her with nothing more than her head and wings.]]
* WickedHeartSymbol:
** Has, along with a heart emblem on her chest, tiny hearts adorning her sinister RequisiteRoyalRegalia. And she's a rather {{Narcissist}}ic villain.
** [[spoiler:Her clone, meanwhile, has said heart being cracked in the middle. It's a byproduct of her being made by Star Dream, which possesses a similar cracked heart emblem.]]
* WingedHumanoid: By virtue of being an anthropomorphic bee.
* YinYangBomb: Fires [[CastingAShadow black lightning]] from the gold staff and [[LightEmUp orbs of light]] from the silver staff.
* YouHaveFailedMe: [[spoiler:Attempts this on Taranza. It bites her in the ass later.]]
-->'''Sectonia:''' Pitiful, [[spoiler:Taranza]]... [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness I have no use for a fool who cannot follow orders.]]

!!Haltmann Works Company

[[folder:Susie]]
[[quoteright:316:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/kpr_susie_artwork_2_6.png]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
--> Voiced by: Creator/MakikoOhmoto

The secretary to the President of the Haltmann Works Company, Susie oversees the occupation and mechanization of Planet Popstar. [[spoiler:She is actually the president's daughter, who got into an accident with the Mother Computer that sent her to Another Dimension. Years later, she joined the company to take control of Star Dream and use it for her own ends.]]

* AerithAndBob: One of the only ''Kirby'' characters to have a real name. Crazy, right?
* AffablyEvil: Exactly how evil she is is up for debate, but she tends to be pretty polite, if a little condescending, whenever she encounters Kirby. [[spoiler:Even after he gets her fired from the company, she never lets on whether or not she holds it against him.]]
* AllThereInTheManual: [[spoiler:Her relationship with Haltmann isn't so much as mentioned in a normal playthrough of the game; a few hints are given through their bios in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' and the True Arena, which reference a daughter of Haltmann's that was lost in an accident with Star Dream. Things like Susie's involvement in this and Haltmann's failure to recognize her went unanswered until the inception of the [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0evMdAK_w Miiverse "ask-a-thon"]], where it was revealed that Haltmann lost all memories of his daughter after he tried to bring her back using Star Dream, and that he subsequently hired her on as an assistant based on what little fondness he had left.]]
* AlternateSelf: [[spoiler:A Mirror Dimension version of Susie appears in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'' as a late-game boss, named Parallel Susie.]]
* AmbiguouslyEvil: [[spoiler:With most of her backstory having been revealed, Susie's motivation for betraying her boss seems to fall at least partially under frustration, after years of working under him when he failed to see who she was, rather than simple evil or greed.]]
* BeleagueredAssistant: A SubvertedTrope: Most of Susie's duties aren't much to expect from an executive secretary to an intergalactic occupation company. [[spoiler:The issue comes in that a vain, egotistical businessman is unknowingly expecting his own daughter to perform them, flawlessly and without complaint.]]
* BigBadDuumvirate: [[spoiler:An accidental example; she and Star Dream are Kirby's biggest threats throughout the game.]]
* CallingTheOldManOut: [[spoiler:After Star Dream takes off, she mentions that she wanted to "teach the old man a lesson" or, in the Japanese version, "wake him up." The meaning of this becomes a bit clearer with the knowledge of [[LukeYouAreMyFather her backstory.]]]]
* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: To Taranza of the previous 3DS ''Kirby'' game. [[spoiler:Both characters are the AffablyEvil [[TheDragon Dragons]] who constantly harass Kirby throughout the game, even using brainwashed versions of Kirby's allies. There are quite a few differences between them, however, such as Taranza using powerful magic against Kirby, whereas Susie deals in science and mechanics. Both of them were also once close to their now-cold and ruthless superiors, although while Taranza was partially responsible for Sectonia's StartOfDarkness, Susie was only a victim of circumstance in losing Haltmann's favor, which was caused and furthered due to their interactions with Star Dream. Finally, while both pull an EnemyMine after being betrayed by their masters, Susie [[EnemyMine only helps Kirby stop Star Dream]] out of [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatism]] and still remains a villainous character.]]
* CuteIsEvil: She might look like an adorable girl robot thing, but she happens to be the [[TheDragon secretary]] for the Haltmann Works Company. [[spoiler:She even tried to take control of Star Dream for her own purposes, which led to the machine itself wanting to destroy all organic beings. After a brief EnemyMine with Kirby, she still remains a bad guy by the end of the game.]]
* TheDragon: She is the president's secretary and the most recurring nuisance Kirby has to deal with.
* EnemyMine: [[spoiler:When Star Dream decides to eradicate all life-forms, she decides to give Kirby a Robobot Armor to help destroy it. Unlike Taranza, she averts doing a true HeelFaceTurn, so she's still firmly evil by the end.]]
* EvilCounterpart: To Ribbon. They're both pink-haired cuties who often interact with Kirby, but one helps him while the other constantly tries to destroy him. [[spoiler:And even when Susie helps Kirby take down Star Dream, it was more out of pragmatism than anything.]]
* EvilGenius: She apparently knows enough about using the Mother Computer to make it [[spoiler:clone King Dedede and mechanize Mecha Knight]].
* EvilLaugh: Loves letting these out. She makes the first one after you beat her in her boss battle and she flies away, which obviously means [[WeWillMeetAgain she's not done with you]].
* EvilVersusOblivion: [[spoiler:No profit to be made in a universe where everyone is dead.]]
* FloatingLimbs: What did you expect from an {{Expy}} of Taranza?
* GiantSpaceFleaFromNowhere: Not in the main game, but in ''VideoGame/TeamKirbyClashDeluxe'', [[spoiler:she shows up as "Parallel Susie" with no explanation beyond being a "Dimensional Invader" summoned by Taranza]].
* GivenNameReveal: Her full name, [[spoiler:Susanna Patraya Haltmann]], is only given during her 2.0 boss fight, [[spoiler:just like her father]].
* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:Despite being TheDragon to Haltmann, she is a far greater threat than him. [[TheStarscream She even made plans to overthrow him.]]]]
* HiddenDepths: According to WordOfGod, her hobbies are karaoke and piano.
* KarmaHoudini: [[spoiler:Unlike Haltmann, she suffers no permanent punishment for her actions and gets away, though presumably she'll appear again.]]
* {{Leitmotif}}: Despite ''The Noble Haltmann'' being about the president, the melody is more associated with Susie. She even sings it on occasion.
* LukeYouAreMyFather: [[spoiler:This is implied to be one of the primary motivations for her betrayal — she's actually Haltmann's missing daughter, who he'd been forced to forget courtesy of Star Dream.]]
* MiniMecha: She battles Kirby with her own Invader Armor/Business Suit.
* MissingMom: [[spoiler:We know President Haltmann is her father, but no allusion to her mother is made at all.]]
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:She undergoes a bit of this after Star Dream goes [[OmnicidalManiac nihilistic]], as she only intended to sell it for profit and teach Haltmann a thing or two. As a result of this, she entrusts Kirby with the means to destroy it.]]
* TheNicknamer: Tends to refer to Kirby as "pinky".
* NoMouth: And yet she can still speak just fine.
* OnlyInItForTheMoney: [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]]; [[spoiler:although this would seem to be her primary motive for betraying Haltmann and planning to sell off Star Dream, there's a bit more to it than that]].
* PragmaticVillainy: [[spoiler:The reason she helps Kirby and Meta Knight defeat Star Dream. Can't really make a profit when all of existence is destroyed, now can you?]]
* RedAndBlackAndEvilAllOver: [[spoiler:Much like Dark Meta Knight and Shadow Dedede before her, Parallel Susie has this color scheme.]]
* SymbolMotifClothing: The logo on the arms of her Business Suit change with each encounter: In the normal mode, they're the Haltmann logo, in her 2.0 battle, they're hearts, [[spoiler:and on Parallel Susie's mecha, they're [[{{Foreshadowing}} eyes]]]].
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:She betrays Haltmann to take control of Star Dream, although Star Dream has other plans.]]
* ThisCannotBe: [[spoiler:She is shocked that Kirby somehow manages to defeat creations of the Mother Computer, believing it to be practically infallible.]]
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: Hers is ice cream, though one has to wonder how she can eat with NoMouth.
%%* UnwittingPawn
* VillainsOutShopping: Susie is often encountered singing the company theme song ''The Noble Haltmann''. Also, the top screen has [[http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CfSMB-eVAAI2JZy.jpg:small crayon drawings]] of Susie doing other non-evil things around the company.
* VillainRespect: When [[spoiler:Star Dream is activated and prepares to destroy ''everything'']], Susie believes that if anyone can defeat it, it's Kirby. She's also quite impressed by Meta Knight when he tried to stop the invasion solo, [[spoiler:which is why he was considered the perfect candidate to be roboticised as Mecha Knight, with plans to make him into a production line]].
* WeWillMeetAgain: The ending shows [[spoiler:Susie flying away in her Business Suit, presumably plotting her next move]].
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: She has pink hair.

[[folder:President Haltmann]]
[[quoteright:348:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/haltmann_dbbqubkuaaazpcs.png]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''
--> Voiced by: Creator/{{Mugihito}}

The President of the Haltmann Works Company, he intends to mechanize Planet Popstar while strip-mining it of its resources and Star Power. He was once a more reasonable and friendly man who was passionate about his work, but the loss of his daughter made him colder and more driven. In spite of all he's gained, he still does not have what he truly wants.

* AllThereInTheManual: He has clear similarities with Susie and has attacks involving Susie, [[spoiler:but it isn't until the Meta Knightmare boss bios that you begin learning about why these are significant]].
* AlasPoorVillain: Despite trying to wipe out all life on Popstar (and presumably other planets), it's easy to feel sorry for the poor guy by the end of the game. [[spoiler:Especially after his backstory is revealed.]]
* AmnesiacResonance: [[spoiler:What little remained of his memories of Susie prompted him to appoint her as his assistant.]]
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: You'd expect that the portly CEO of a MegaCorp wouldn't be much of a fighter. Haltmann squashes that expectation as soon as he enters his Executive Suit.
* AwesomeMcCoolname: With a name like Max Profitt, this guy was pretty much destined to become a highly successful businessman.
* BadBoss: Coldly telling Susie to step down before his boss battle isn't too bad, but laughing as his own robots get blasted by his lasers is quite unnerving.
* BigBad: Of ''Planet Robobot'', being behind the mechanization of Planet Popstar. [[spoiler:He ends up getting betrayed by both his [[TheDragon secretary]] and his ship's mother computer.]]
* BlingBlingBang: His Executive Suit is said to be made of solid gold in the Dedede Clones' second 2.0 description.
* BrilliantButLazy: He makes all of these destructive machines, yet he never gets out of his CoolChair. [[spoiler:Considering his past, it could be {{Justified}}. He's also far from a slouch in combat, if Star Dream's [[IFightForTheStrongestSide administrator requirements]] are any indication — though he's still far from a match for Kirby.]]
* CirclingMonologue: Does this when he first speaks to Kirby.
* CoolChair: He has a gold flying chair which even docks into his executive suit.
* CoolShades: His head antennae creates a pair of shades right before Kirby fights him.
* CorruptCorporateExecutive: He mechanizes and harvests entire planets of their resources without regard for the inhabitants' welfare. [[spoiler:He was probably [[HonestCorporateExecutive more on the level]] before losing his daughter.]]
* CyberneticsEatYourSoul: [[spoiler:In the most literal way possible. Haltmann is absorbed by Star Dream with only a sliver of his soul left to show for it. Even worse, by the time Kirby fights Star Dream Soul OS' final form, he's been deleted from it entirely.]]
* DeaderThanDead: [[spoiler:Is fused with his supercomputer and has his soul wiped from it for good measure.]]
* DistaffCounterpart: To Susie, a trait best shown in their boss fights, where they both fight with a mecha suit and use similar attacks.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: There's one point in the game that shows President Haltmann still has some shadow of a moral compass left. [[spoiler:In the ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' game mode, Star Dream mentions that Haltmann prohibited ever summoning [[PersonOfMassDestruction Galacta Knight]], the risk of which was that he could end up blowing up a nearby planet or two.]]
* EvilLaugh: Most of his attacks are preceded by a loud, hearty laugh.
* FatBastard: He's chubby, cold-hearted, and has been mechanizing Planet Popstar for his own gain. [[spoiler:However, he only became this when he lost his daughter.]]
* FauxAffablyEvil: He's quite polite and cordial to Kirby when they finally meet, but all grace goes right out the window when Kirby defeats him.
* Fiction500: He has a solid gold executive suit (GemEncrusted too), gold-plated robots, and uses money to obscure the screen during his boss fight. Not to mention, well, owning a small planet-sized company that flies between other planets and is very technologically advanced.
* FloatingLimbs: His Executive Suit has its hands floating freely, just like Susie's mech. So do his hands. [[spoiler:It also runs in the family, apparently.]]
* FlunkyBoss: He will send robotic minions to assist him in battle.
* GemstoneAssault: One of his attacks is him jumping to the air and then dropping the diamond beneath his mech like a bomb.
* HiddenDepths: Maybe. [[spoiler:He was once a good corporate executive until the loss of his daughter in an accident made him more driven in his work, and being Star Dream's admin made him lose some of his old memories. And as we learn in ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', to become Star Dream's admin, you must supply your credentials to the strongest warriors of Dream Land. These warriors are Dark Matter, Queen Sectonia, and Galacta Knight. We know that Haltmann forbade Star Dream from summoning Galacta Knight, since he's clearly unstable enough to ''destroy a planet or two'', but no such mention is made of the other two warriors. Since Sectonia is said to be cloned from the flower left after her defeat in ''Kirby Triple Deluxe'', this could imply that President Haltmann, this cold and egotistical business owner, is apparently able to take down Dark Matter, the main villain of ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'', and has done so at least once before. Keep in mind that this is one of the darkest foes Kirby has ever faced, while there's no confirmation that Galacta Knight is evil, just... well, crazy.]] He also has an interest in astronomy.
* HumiliationConga: Put simply, the minute he meets Kirby is the minute everything goes to hell for him. First, Kirby royally hands him his butt. Then, [[spoiler:just as he's about to activate Star Dream, Susie yanks the control helmet from him and declares her intent to steal Star Dream for profit. Next, Star Dream gains sentience and assimilates him, intending to wipe out all organic life. Finally, in the True Arena, Haltmann's soul is permanently deleted]]. HowTheMightyHaveFallen indeed. [[spoiler:Factor in his backstory and it becomes a TraumaCongaLine.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Two of his attacks during his boss fight have him firing statues of Susie and throwing ''money'' at you (dollar bills with his [[spoiler:or in the 2.0 fight, Susie's]] face on them). The latter doesn't hurt you, but obscures your vision.
* KnightOfCerebus: Although not in the way you'd expect. [[spoiler:Haltmann's backstory is on par with Sectonia's in terms of unexpectedness, and easily the most tragic thing to come out of the series.]]
* LaserGuidedAmnesia: [[spoiler:Prolonged usage of Star Dream seems to have slowly chipped away at his memories bit by bit. It got to a point where he forgot about even having a daughter in the first place once Susie rejoined the company, only remembering it in the fight with Star Dream Soul OS.]]
* LaughingMad: Good '''GOD'''! The laugh he lets out during some of his attacks is ''insane''!
--> '''President Haltmann:''' DAAAH!!! AAAAAH HA HA ha ha ha ha...
* MeaningfulName: His full name is Max Profitt Haltmann. Like any executive, his goal is indeed to maximize his profits. His Japanese name, meanwhile, is "Gaines Income Haltmann".
* MindControlEyes: [[spoiler:Once Star Dream takes control of him, his eyes turn yellow.]]
* MiniMecha: His Executive Suit, which works similarly to Susie's.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: [[spoiler:One of the pause descriptions has Haltmann expressing regret towards reactivating Star Dream and revealing why he reactivated it in the first place: [[TearJerker he wanted to see his daughter again.]]]]
* PerpetualFrowner: In contrast with Susie being able to emote more with her eyes, he seems to always have AngryEyebrows, even when he's [[spoiler:applauding Susie's song number in the Exclusive Performance Video]].
* PlanetLooters: The way his company operates: They invade a planet, develop its economy, and harvest its resources.
* RageQuit: Pretty much sums up his VillainousBreakdown. Kirby defeating him was such a blow to his ego that he decides to activate Star Dream and ''[[DisproportionateRetribution eradicate all of Popstar]]''.
* TheReveal: The Meta Knightmare Returns bios reveal that Haltmann is the way he is [[spoiler:because he lost his daughter in an accident. It is implied that he either used or intended to use Star Dream to bring her back. It is not clear if he realizes that Susie is his daughter]].
** [[spoiler:According to [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYMHAAADAAB2V0e2W0rUBw a Q&A session on Miiverse]], linking his mind with Star Dream to control it while Star Dream was in an incomplete state caused him to eventually lose almost all of his memories of Susie. What little spark remained was what caused him to promote her to his assistant, but for the most part, he had no idea that he even had a daughter until right before his death (i.e. in the pause description of Star Dream Soul OS).]]
* SanitySlippage: Over the course of his battle with Kirby, he becomes more desperate and vicious — by the time you get to the last phase of the battle with him, he's snapped so completely that he summons drones to hunt you down and then obliterates them in his attempt to vaporize you with laser cannons. [[spoiler:The loss of his daughter and both failed attempts to establish a PsychicLink with Soul Dream should also be considered.]]
* ShadowArchetype: Haltmann is all of Susie's worst qualities taken UpToEleven: Both of them are vain and prideful, yet [[AffablyEvil polite]] antagonists towards Kirby who initially dismiss him as weak and beneath notice. But while Susie soon comes to recognize and respect Kirby as a worthy opponent with her increasing defeats, Haltmann snaps after just ''one'', [[FauxAffablyEvil throwing all semblance of composure out the window]] and promptly deciding to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all life from Planet Popstar in retribution for his own failure]].
* SlouchOfVillainy: He's always seen sitting on his chair, [[UpToEleven even in some of his pictures]].
* SmallNameBigEgo:
** He's not exactly a "small name", being a highly successful businessman, but his ego is still far bigger than his station actually warrants. As if the amount of pictures and statues there are of him in Access Ark weren't enough, [[spoiler:in the Exclusive Performance Video, as Susie sings praises of him, he just sways his head in rhythm of the beat with a look that practically says "Yeah, you know it"]].
** His company song, ''The Noble Haltmann'' [[spoiler:aka the aforementioned praises]], practically equates him to a deity. And its Japanese equivalent, ''Galaxy Famous Haltmann'', is [[UpToEleven even more]] [[https://0x0.st/N-k.txt egotistical!]]
* SpinAttack: One of his attacks is him rushing forward while spinning his mech's hands around him.
* TragicVillain: [[spoiler:Probably the saddest villain in the series.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: Has a big one after Kirby defeats him, where the once cordial and polite CEO is reduced to a ranting, screaming mess. He then threatens to use Star Dream to eradicate all of Popstar.
-->'''Haltmann:''' You ungrateful native! You need to be taught your place! Savages! Savages! Savages! '''Savages!''' ''You're all wild'' '''''savages!''''' Your insolence must be ''punished!'' Watch me activate Star Dream, the most powerful machine in existence. And you filthy natives will be... '''''eradicated!'''''
* VillainSong: ''The Noble Haltmann'', the anthem of his company and the [[RecurringRiff main theme]] of the game. Notably, an extended karaoke version of it was released in Japan via Joysound's karaoke services.
* WalkingSpoiler: Not as bad as Sectonia, since he's mentioned beforehand, but many things about him, including [[spoiler:his backstory, his motives, and his appearance]] are kept secret until the end of the game and the post-game.
* WeHaveReserves: In a similar vein to Sectonia before him, he has no care for his robot minions, as he can simply make more of them.
* {{Workaholic}}: [[spoiler:After losing his daughter in an accident, Haltmann dedicated his life to making sure his company is prosperous. It got so bad that he apparently didn't recognize her when she rejoined the company. (Though that's partially due to [[LaserGuidedAmnesia memory loss]].)]]
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[spoiler:Unlike his daughter, who has pink hair,]] he appears to have a violet/purple colored hairdo.

[[folder:Star Dream]]
[[quoteright:350:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/star_dream_dbnfgubumaadtfojpg_large_transparent.png]]

-> First Appearance: ''VideoGame/KirbyPlanetRobobot''

The Haltmann Works Company's mother computer and the FinalBoss of the game.

* AIIsACrapshoot: Started out as the HWC's mother computer overseeing the Access Ark's occupation of Popstar at Haltmann's whim. [[spoiler:After it assimilates President Haltmann, it becomes corrupted and what little sentience it develops is devoted to the destruction all life in the universe.]]
* AMillionIsAStatistic: [[spoiler:Not even counting its "eradicate all organic life" plan in the main story, Star Dream offhandedly mentions that summoning Galacta Knight may result in him going on to destroy ''a planet or two'', but is worth the risk to test the power of the "new admin" (Meta Knight). Even President Haltmann, the previous admin and BigBad, forbade it from doing this... but unfortunately, Meta Knight isn't President Haltmann.]]
* ApocalypseHow: [[spoiler:Given that Star Dream intended to eradicate all organic life in existence and is capable of [[RealityWarper reality warping]], it would've likely attempted a class X-5 had Kirby not stopped it.]]
* AttackOfTheFiftyFootWhatever: Star Dream was already huge by itself, being roughly the same size as the Halberd ([[YourSizeMayVary sometimes]]), but once it [[spoiler:merges with the Access Ark]], it becomes the largest boss in the series, being the size of a small ''planet''.
* BattleBoomerang: [[spoiler:Continuing the tradition of "Soul" bosses having one of these attacks, Star Dream Soul OS can launch out four jagged metal blades from its heart.]]
* BondCreatures: Even before [[spoiler:it assimilates Haltmann]], it mentions having observed the world through Haltmann's eyes for a long time, suggesting some level of symbiosis between Star Dream and its administrator.
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: How it sees the world; its purpose is to ensure the HWC is profitable and prosperous. Organic life, from the HWC's point of view, is highly inefficient and disobedient, hence the UnwillingRoboticisation. [[spoiler:Once it gains sentience and freedom, it decides the best way to ensure its purpose is to destroy and replace all organic life with efficient robots.]]
* CallBack:
** [[spoiler:Star Dream's third form, a more advanced version of Nova, is a rather impressive one all the way back to ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' for the [[UsefulNotes/SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]]. Many of Nova's mechanical parts seen in his character image below are utilized as attacks by Star Dream, its computer-like countdown is weaponized throughout the fight, and its death animation is near-identical to Nova's explosion at the end of ''Milky Way Wishes''. The True Arena version takes it up another notch by changing Star Dream's color scheme to match Nova's, and even adds a fourth phase to the battle that is an on-foot version of the Heart of Nova battle from ''Super Star''.]]
** [[spoiler:Several of its Soul Operating System heart form's attacks are lifted straight from the NOVA empowered Marx from ''Super Star'', such as the boomerangs and its split attacks.]]
** [[spoiler:Just like in ''Meta Knightmare Ultra'', this game's ''Meta Knightmare Returns'' mode ends with a Nova summoning Galacta Knight to test Meta Knight's skill.]]
* CatSmile: The third form possesses a cat smile similar to Nova. Additionally, it even growls like a cat when its phase begins and when it's taken out.
* CombiningMecha: [[spoiler:After it gets defeated by the Halberd Mode Armor in its base form, it combines with the HWC's ship, the Access Ark, to one-up Kirby.]]
* CyberCyclops: It has a single orange eye on its module-like body. [[spoiler:It becomes a blood-red eye in its Soul form.]]
* DarkerAndEdgier: Even more so than Dark Matter. [[spoiler:Its entire plan is to [[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all organic life]], ''everywhere''.]]
* DetachmentCombat: [[spoiler:Like other "Soul" bosses, Star Dream Soul OS's heart can split itself into blue and magenta halves for an attack, in this case reuniting to generate explosive force.]]
* EvilCounterpart: Turns out to be one to [[spoiler:Nova]], insofar as either [[spoiler:clockwork star could be considered good or evil]].
* EvilIsBigger: Probably the biggest enemy Kirby has ever faced, being the size of a ''planet''.
* EvilerThanThou: [[spoiler:Negates Susie's own EvilerThanThou before suffering one itself courtesy of Galacta Knight.]]
* FinalBoss: Of ''Planet Robobot''.
%%* GreaterScopeVillain: [[spoiler: It was due to the freak accident with Star Dream's Interdimensional Road program and it consuming Haltmann's memories that caused the events of the game to happen.]]
* IFightForTheStrongestSide: [[spoiler:Part of becoming Star Dream's admin requires proving your power to it.]]
* ImportedAlienPhlebotinum: Haltmann claims to have found and restored Star Dream, [[spoiler:possibly suggesting that it was built by the same race that built Nova]].
* KnightOfCerebus: Things gets ''real'' when it begins to become self-aware. And becomes one of the darkest in the series when it decides to [[spoiler:[[OmnicidalManiac eradicate all organic life]]]].
* LightIsNotGood: Just like Sectonia, Star Dream is not a nightmarish abomination, instead being an artificial AI with both an angelic and heart-based theme, but it proves to be one of the most dangerous and destructive enemies in the entire ''Kirby'' series.
* MagicFromTechnology: [[spoiler:Much like Nova, it can grant wishes and seemingly distort reality, but just how is never explained beyond it being a very powerful computer.]]
* MechanicalAbomination: In contrast to previous abominations such as Dark Matter, Star Dream is technological in nature, but is incomprehensible in both power and morality. [[spoiler:As a clockwork star, Star Dream is the size of a planet, it's capable of distorting reality by its mere presence, attacks by bizarre means such as summoning giant weather vanes, light bulbs, piano keys, man-eating watches, and neon numbers, along with the occasional portal that lead to meteors. Its mindset is based on obeying every command of whoever it calls the most powerful, and will grant their wish with its omnipotent power, even if it means exterminating all life in the multiverse. And it starts off by deleting Haltmann's ''soul''.]]
* MouthOfSauron: [[spoiler:Seemingly speaks through Haltmann during the story. Averted in Meta Knightmare Returns, where it talks directly.]]
* NoisyRobots: It often makes a loud digitized computing sound, especially during its more complex attacks, [[spoiler:and add what sounds like a cat meowing during its third phase]].
* OmnicidalManiac: [[spoiler:Decides to eradicate all organic life in the universe to ensure the company's prosperity.]]
%%* TheOmnipotent: And Kirby ''still'' [[DidYouJustPunchOutCthulhu takes it down]]. All while the Operating System is actually beginning to [[HorrifyingTheHorror dread how powerful Kirby is by comparison.]]
* OneBadMother: Despite being gender-neutral, it's called the "mother computer" by Susie, as it can create advanced machinery.
* OneHitKill:
** [[spoiler:If you allow its Nova form to count down from 5 to 0 ("Go!"), it launches enough screen-filling "FATAL ERROR" signs to take off all of your HP.[[note]]Technically, it takes you down to 1 HP if you're at full health when it fires, but since it kills you otherwise, it doesn't count as HPToOne.[[/note]] They are avoidable using the [[SpinToDeflectStuff Barrel Roll]]... unless, of course, you missed the ''VideoGame/StarFox'' reference and don't realize you can actually do that. Quite a few new players don't.]]
** [[spoiler:For its Soul OS form, after its heart is beaten, it will try to take Kirby down with it with three lasers so deadly, they may as well count as this, considering they leave Kirby with one pixel of health left if his health is full — although this is if [[NintendoHard you can even get to this point with full health]].]] Doubles as TakingYouWithMe.
* OneWingedAngel: [[spoiler:And it's a freakin ''clockwork star'' (ala ''Nova'').]]
* PerpetualMotionMachine: [[spoiler:Similar to Nova]], Star Dream runs on a seemingly infinite power source that allows it to teleport, open interdimensional portals, and even [[spoiler:summon pieces of Nova as weapons]] without ever needing to recharge.
* RealityWarper: Even before it goes OneWingedAngel, it's capable of opening interdimensional portals on a whim. It crosses the threshold into PhysicalGod territory when it ''does'' go OneWingedAngel.
** Considering that [[spoiler:it's implied to be one of the Nova]], it's possible this just comes naturally.
* RestrainingBolt: Haltmann requires a special helmet to control Star Dream when it's fully activated. [[spoiler:When Susie steals the helmet off of his head during the boot sequence, Haltmann quickly passes out from the strain and is later consumed body and soul by Star Dream.]]
* TheReveal: [[spoiler:Star Dream is actually the A.I. of a clockwork star much like Nova, and the Access Ark is its body.]]
* SequentialBoss: Not counting the changes in attacks, Star Dream has ''four separate phases'' (Star Dream, Star Dream and Access Ark, [[spoiler:Star Dream and Nova, and either Drill Robobot vs Nova [story mode only] or Heart of Nova [True Arena only]]]). Even worse, in the Arena, you have to fight ''all of those forms in one go'' (while other last bosses in previous games treat their normal and OneWingedAngel forms as separate fights).
* SerialEscalation: President Haltmann wanted to mechanize Dream Land with no regards to the people living there. Susie wanted to sell Star Dream, [[spoiler:betraying President Haltmann in the process]]. But that's nothing compared to what Star Dream wants, which is to [[spoiler:''eradicate all of life itself'']]! Can also apply to the ''Kirby'' series as a whole, since most of their villains want to take over Dream Land, [[spoiler:not ''destroy'' it]].
* ShoutOut: [[spoiler:When it merges with the Access Ark, the fight with it resembles [[Franchise/StarFox Andross]]. It uses Andross' SignatureMove of inhaling and exhaling asteroids and can teleport like Andross' brain form in ''Star Fox 64''.]]
* ShowsDamage: Throughout its second form, large parts of its front armor break apart when Kirby does enough damage to it, [[spoiler:eventually revealing the face of NOVA]].
* SwallowedWhole: [[spoiler:Inhales Kirby inside it via a vortex during the True Arena boss rush.]]
* TheStarscream: [[spoiler:It took over Haltmann's mind and planned to exterminate all organics in the universe, becoming the FinalBoss in the process.]]
* TheStoic: It is a computer, after all.
* TaughtByExperience: Its [[spoiler:Nova form shoots down the Halberd]] in the first battle, letting Kirby [[spoiler:use a [[ThisIsADrill Drill attack]] to destroy it. Star Dream Soul OS, however, remembers that, and instead of going for that approach, just eats Kirby, setting the stage up for the true final battle.]]
* TrueFinalBoss: [[spoiler:Star Dream Soul OS serves as the final battle of the True Arena. Besides all three original phases of the fight being a lot tougher, it also adds a fourth phase — the [[ReactorBoss Heart of Nova]] -- which itself has two distinct sub-phases. Hope you've got a good fifteen minutes to spare.]]
* TurnedAgainstTheirMasters: [[spoiler:Once it gains sentience, it no longer serves Haltmann or Susie.]]
* TheUnfought: [[spoiler:In ''Meta Knightmare Returns'', it never becomes corrupted by assimilating Haltmann, and remains a neutral presence. Justified because Meta Knight can't use the Robobot Armor.]]
* VillainousBreakdown: [[spoiler:During the final segment of the battle, when Kirby charges at Star Dream and prepares to drill into it, Star Dream panics and throws up barrier after heart-shaped barrier to slow him down, then attempts to shoot him down with lasers when he starts drilling. To drive it home further, the flavor text for the pause screen description is written in its point of view where it concedes that Kirby is far stronger than the Invader Armor and even itself... and also concedes that it's going to lose.]]
-->'''Star Dream:''' [[spoiler:[[OhCrap Its energy signature far exceeds that of the Invader Armor, our combat mech.]] [[WowingCthulhu The infinite energy from this life-form is astounding.]] Calculating chance of survival... [[ThisIsGonnaSuck It doesn't look good.]]]]
* WalkingSpoiler: It's barely mentioned prior to Haltmann revealing it [[spoiler:and its true body may be one of the biggest twists in the ''Kirby'' series]].
* WickedHeartSymbol: Unlike the final bosses of many other ''Kirby'' games, who are scary {{Eldritch Abomination}}s, Star Dream is a massive supercomputer with a big heart icon painted on it (with a crack in the middle). [[spoiler:It also aims to destroy all organic life, as it deems them inefficient and against order.]] The portals it uses to summon large obstacles are heart-shaped and can generate heart-shaped barriers or projectiles. [[spoiler:And, of course, its nucleus is shaped like a heart.]]
* WideEyesAndShrunkenIrises: [[spoiler:Its Nova form does this before finally exploding when Kirby drills through it, much like the original Nova when Marx was launched into it.]]

!! Jambastion Cult
[[folder:Jambastion Mages]]
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ksa_the_three_generals_artwork.png]]
[[caption-width-right:300:From left to right: Francisca, Zan Partizanne, and Flamberge]]

-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''
--> (Francisca) Voiced by: Creator/ReinaUeda, (Flamberge) Voiced by: Creator/RieTakahashi, (Zan Partizanne) Voiced by: Creator/RyokaYuzuki

A trio of powerful mages who serve Lord Hyness, leader of the Jambastion cult. Zan Partizanne is the Lightning General, Flamberge is the Blazing General, and Francisca is the Frozen General. They seek to recover the missing Dark Heart pieces that were scattered across Planet Popstar due to the ritual going awry.

* AnAxeToGrind: Francisca's main weapon is an axe designed to resemble a snowflake.
* ATwinkleInTheSky: This happens to both Francisca and Flamberge when you defeat them for the second time.
* {{BFG}}: Flamberge's other weapon is a large cannon that can breathe out a stream of flame.
* {{BFS}}: Flamberge's main weapon is a large FlamingSword.
* BladeOnAStick: Zan Partizanne's weapon is an electrified spear.
* BossSubtitles:
** Francisca: Ice General, Bringer of Icy Doom.
** Flamberge: Blazing General, Bringer of Flame.
** Zan Partizanne: Lightning General, Bringer of Shock.
* BreakableWeapons: Francisca's soda gun, Flamberge's cannon, and Zan Partizanne's drums can all be broken, stunning them and leaving them open for more hits.
* ColorCodedElements: The colors of their hair and outfits match their respective elements.
* DarkActionGirl: The three of them are very fierce warriors and are clearly not on the side of good.
* TheDragon: Out of the three of them, Zan's the leader, is fiercely loyal to their master, Lord Hyness, and is the last obstacle Kirby and his squad have to face in order to stop Hyness.
* ElementalWeapon: All of their weapons are imbued with the power of their corresponding element.
* FieryRedhead: Flamberge has power over fire and suitably has the hair color and temper to match.
* FireIceLightning: Each one holds power over one of these elements. Flamberge is the Flame General, Francisca is the Ice General, and Zan Partizanne is the Lightning General.
* GrievousHarmWithABody: [[spoiler:They all suffer this in the second phase of Hyness' fight when he revives them, drains their life force to replenish his own health, and uses their bodies as weapons.]]
* HairTriggerTemper: It's pretty easy to make Flamberge mad, especially if it involves Francisca's well being.
* HeterosexualLifePartners: They all deeply care about one another. In particular, Flamberge is ''very'' protective of Francisca and gets ''very'' upset if she is hurt.
* HotBlooded: Flamberge, fittingly enough, is easily angered.
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:Hyness sacrifices them and himself to revive Void Termina.]]
* ImprobableWeaponUser: Francisca's other weapon is a gun designed to resemble a soda bottle. And like any soda bottle, she shakes it before firing a stream of water.
* InstrumentOfMurder: Zan Partizanne's other weapon is a trio of drums that fire orbs of electricity.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: [[spoiler:After defeating Zan Partizanne the first time at Jambastion, she takes the Jamba Heart piece and decides to have the last laugh by having the fortress collapse on Kirby and the heroes.]]
* LoadBearingBoss: [[spoiler:Zan Partizanne's first defeat has her shatter Jambastion's core, causing the entire fortress to start falling apart around Kirby and his friends.]]
* LogicalWeakness:
** Francisca, a mage with power over ice, is vulnerable to fire and electricity. In particular, if you attack with electric abilities while she's using her soda gun attack, the electricity will conduct through the water and electrocute her, stunning her for free hits.
** Flamberge, a mage with power over fire, is vulnerable to wind and water. If you put out the fuse on her cannon before she fires it, the cannon will blow itself up, stunning her.
** Zan Partizanne, a mage with power over lightning, is vulnerable to water. Conducting water through her drums makes them overheat and explode, stunning her.
* MeaningfulName: All three of them are named after the medieval weapons they wield. Flamberge wields a flamberge, a large sword with a wavy blade. Francisca wields a francisca, a medieval throwing axe. And Zan Partizanne wields a partisan, a large medieval throwing spear.
* PersonalityPowers: Flamberge is a mage with power over fire and has a temper to match.
* PowerFloats: All of them mainly float in midair due to lacking any visible legs.
* RaymanianLimbs: They all have no arms.
* RealityEnsues: All three are dazed via exploiting their LogicalWeakness.
** Francisca is shocked into submission if the water stream from her "soda gun" gets electrified.
** Flamberge can be dazed from the explosion of her incendiary if it [[CutTheFuse cooks in the cannon for too long]].
** Soak Zan Partizanne's drums, and the resulting electrolysis will heat the drums themselves, blowing them out and leaving her with a massive headache.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: The first time Kirby fights Flamberge, she says this to him. Considering the fact that he beat up Francisca badly before meeting her, you could tell she has every reason to want to burn Kirby to a crisp.
* ThrowingYourSwordAlwaysWorks:
** Flamberge can create copies of her sword and hurl them at the heroes.
** Francisca can enlarge her axe and toss it at the heroes, capturing them if it hits.
* UndyingLoyalty: Zan Partizanne is fiercely devoted to Hyness. When defeated by Kirby the second time, she weakly calls for Hyness to aid her. [[spoiler:And then he smacks her out of the way when approaching Kirby.]]
* WaveMotionGun:
** By combining her drums with her spear, Zan Partizanne can fire a beam of lightning.
** Flamberge can fire a large stream of flame from her cannon.
* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Francisca has blue hair, Flamberge has red hair, and Zan Partizanne has yellow hair.
* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: [[spoiler:It is unclear what happens to them at the end of the game. Hyness sacrifices them and himself to revive Void Termina, but during the fight with Void Termina's core, the heroes manage to free them from the monster's insides. It's unknown what happens to them after that.]]

[[folder:Hyness]]
[[quoteright:300:http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/ksa_unknown_cloak_person_reduced_size.png]]

-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''
--> Voiced by: Creator/ShigeruChiba

The BigBad of ''Star Allies''. He is the insane leader of the Jambastion, a cult that worships the dark god Void Termina. He sought to revive Void Termina using the power of the Dark Heart, but something went wrong with the ritual and pieces of the Dark Heart scattered throughout the galaxy, some landing on Planet Popstar.

* ApocalypseHow: Considering he wants to eliminate everything with the dark god Void Termina, he classifies as a Class-Z.
* AxCrazy: Hyness seems calm and composed at first, but it only takes a few seconds to see that this guy is clearly not right in the head. [[spoiler:Made evident when his hood is knocked off.]]
* BadBoss: Hyness doesn't care one bit about his generals. He slaps Zan out of the way as he walks[[PowerFloats (?)]] towards Kirby's team. [[spoiler:And that's without mentioning the whole "using the general's corpses as weapons and later sacrificing them" deal.]]
* BeatThemAtTheirOwnGame: [[spoiler:The second phase of the fight has him and the generals using Kirby's Friend Abilities against him.]]
* BerserkButton: Hyness' pause descriptions mention that he has a complex regarding his face. [[spoiler:Sure enough, knock off his hood and [[SanitySlippage he loses it completely.]]]]
* BigBad: Of ''Kirby Star Allies''. [[spoiler:Then along comes Void Termina...]]
* BossSubtitles: Officiant of Doom, Hyness.
* CastingAShadow: Hyness primarily attacks with orbs of dark energy.
* CloudCuckooLander: Among the many signs that he's not there mentally, Hyness ends [[MotorMouth his rant]] by wishing [[spoiler: Void Termina]] happy birthday.
* {{Expy}}: He has a ton of similarities to [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Zant]], being a mysterious robed leader figure that turns out to be completely nuts once you confront him and [[spoiler:take away his hood]].
* FireIceLightning: Hyness can conjure pillars of fire, columns of lightning, and gales of icy wind during his boss fight.
* GagNose: [[spoiler:His exposed face has a sizable schnoz.]]
* {{Gonk}}: [[spoiler:His true appearance behind the hood is that of a cartoonish imp-thing.]]
* GrievousHarmWithABody: [[spoiler:When unmasked, he resorts to using the three generals as living weapons, throwing and swinging them around.]]
* HumanSacrifice: [[spoiler:When he is defeated, he sacrifices his mages to Void Termina to resurrect him; when even their sacrifice is not enough, he sacrifices himself.]]
* InTheHood: He wears a hood that only exposes his ominously glowing eyes.
* KnightOfCerebus: [[VileVillainSaccharineShow Is the darkest villain]] in the main Kirby series, beating out even ''Star Dream's'' plans of destruction. That's not even mentioning his BadBoss attitude. What's noteable is that previous ''Kirby'' villains who fit the bill for this trope either had tragic backstories, or were [[GenericDoomsdayVillain Generic Doomsday Villains]]; Hyness has no tragic backstory or motivations going for him, making him possibly the first ''Kirby'' villain with [[TheSociopath no redeeming qualities whatsoever]] (not counting [[Anime/KirbyRightBackAtYa the anime]] where Nightmare was changed from a GenericDoomsdayVillain to [[AdaptationalVillainy something much worse]]).
* LightIsNotGood: Despite wearing an angelic white-gold color scheme, he's a complete monster.
* MaskOfSanity: While Hyness appears calm and quiet initially, he freaks out and launches into a large [[MotorMouth fast]] rant shortly after meeting him. [[spoiler:When his hood gets knocked off, he drops any pretense of sanity.]]
* MoodSwinger: He can go from unnervingly calm to spastic and crazy with barely any warning.
* MotiveRant: When confronted by Kirby and the team, Hyness flies into a long, [[UnreadablyFastText hard-to-read]] rant about his plans to revive Void Termina.
-->'''Hyness:''' Well then…It seems…we do not have enough energy…to revive our Dark Lord… Must we…allow ourselves…to fall…into oblivion? [[LittleNo No.]] NO! [[RapidFireNo No no no no no no! NONONONONONONONONO!!!]] [[BigNo NOOOOO, I SAAAAY!!!]] We are the masters of a power driven to the far reaches of the universe, and we have but one desire! Can one such as you possibly fathom how dearly we have clung to this dream across the aeons? How could you! You couldn’t! Never ever ever! We who once faced those who were in such fear of our power that they sealed us away and banished us to the edge of the galaxy! US! As if THAT loveliness wasn’t enough, they tried to erase our very existence from history! RUDE! Only through our magic were we able to overcome their science and achieve great prosperity! We alone were responsible for stopping that repulsive nightmare of a galactic crisis, [[UngratefulBastard yet this is how you repay us!]] This won’t stand! [[ThisIsUnforgivable It won’t be forgiven! It won’t be forgotten! Never ever EVER!]] [[TheyCalledMeMad Those who called us mad, are you listening?]] You left us at the edge of the galaxy to be forgotten, then went along your merry way, probably living somewhere pretty and peaceful! But know this! Your future is a farce! You have none! We, [[CallBack masters of a matter most dark]], vow to be restored, as foretold in the book of legend, which everyone thought was just a fairy tale! It WASN’T! [[YouCantThwartStageOne We have already obtained the vessel that contains our Dark Lord]], and he will soon awaken and shower us in compassion! Look! The vessel of our Dark Lord is filling up even as we speak! Now the time for his greatness to enter our world has come! Welcome to a new history! A new age! [[PsychopathicManchild The age of awesome! HAPPY BIRTHDAY, DARK LORD! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!]] Grace us, Gloriously Dark Looooooord!
* NiceJobFixingItVillain: The sole reason why Kirby was alerted to his plan was because he botched the ritual to summon Void Termina, spreading the Jamba Heart pieces across the galaxy.
* OmnicidalManiac: His goal is to destroy the entire universe through reviving Void Termina. Why? Well, A, he seems to desire revenge against the Ancients, and B, [[ForTheEvulz he's just nuts about his Dark Lord]].
* PowerFloats: Similar to the three Generals, he doesn't seem to have any visible legs. Not that this is new to the Kirby series.
* PsychopathicManchild: Some of his more nutty behaviors are notably immature for somebody who's been alive for God-knows-how-long.
* SinisterMinister: He's the insane officiant of the Jambastion cult who wants to see the whole universe destroyed.
* SquishyWizard: Hyness has powerful magic attacks, but takes far more damage than most bosses.
* TalkativeLoon: He initially starts off as quiet and unsettling. Then he realizes the mages don't have enough energy to revive [[spoiler: Void Termina]] and, [[MotorMouth well..]]
* TantrumThrowing: [[spoiler:Making his hood fall off after defeating him provokes this reaction out of him.]]
* TheyCalledMeMad: One of the bits in his rambling include how he and his followers were accused of being crazy, resulting in their banishment from whatever group they originated from.
* ThisCannotBe: He's left saying this when you defeat him in battle, which is before he offers himself and the generals up to revive Void Termina.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Another bit in his rambling includes how he refuses to forgive those who banished him and his followers to the edge of the galaxy and attempted to erase their existence from history.
* VileVillainSaccharineShow: His abusiveness towards his own followers is bad enough, but wanting to see the entire universe destroyed by resurrecting a GodOfEvil? Yeah, the Kirby series being a generally happy, idealistic, and cute franchise full of AffablyEvil characters, {{Tragic Villain}}s with sympathetic backstories, and {{Generic Doomsday Villain}}s makes him really stand out and hold the dubious honor of being the darkest most evil villain in the franchise itself, with none of the redeeming traits that flesh out most of the villains in the games.
* VillainousBreakdown: The long MotiveRant that largely consists of UnreadablyFastText that he makes before the boss fight is pretty much this for Hyness.

[[folder:Void Termina]]
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-> First appearance: ''Videogame/KirbyStarAllies''

The dark god worshipped by Hyness and the FinalBoss of the game.

* AdorableAbomination: [[spoiler:When its core form is mimicking Kirby's face. However, it becomes significantly less cute when it starts mimicking Dark Matter and its associated forms]].
* AmbiguousSituation: Void has several elements that could have major implications, but it's unclear exactly what they mean. [[spoiler:The wings of its bird form resemble those of [[VideoGame/Kirby64 Zero Two]], and its core eventually takes on [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Real]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]]'s form. However, its core/soul initially takes an appearance similar to ''Kirby'' himself and the descriptions of Void make it ambiguous as to whether or not there's a direct connection between it and Dark Matter/Kirby or if it's being influenced by both (which itself has implications).]]
** [[spoiler:The Soul form adds another unknown connection: the crown it uses for its laser attacks is shown to look almost exactly like (and may very well be) the [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand Master Crown]].]]
* AlmightyIdiot: Appears to be this [[spoiler:until the Void Soul awakens.]]
* AncientEvil: It's reportedly been around for thousands of years.
* AttackItsWeakPoint: Its first and third forms require the player to break five [[RedEyesTakeWarning red eyes]] that pop up across its body to defeat it.
* BeamOWar: [[spoiler:After its core is defeated, it shapeshifts into Dark Matter and engages in this with Kirby and his [[EleventhHourSuperpower Star Allies Sparkler.]]]]
* BlueAndOrangeMorality: It has no sense of good or evil, only destruction [[spoiler:until the final phase/soul form]].
* BossSubtitles:
** [[NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast Destroyer of Worlds, Void Termina.]]
** [[spoiler:Essence of Chaos, Void Soul.]]
* EarthShatteringKaboom: [[spoiler:The core contains enough energy that this is what it unleashes when it finally blows up.]]
* EldritchAbomination: [[spoiler:As the possible progenitor of ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 the entire]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards race]]'' and possible creator of [[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand the Master Crown]], this is a given. Almost ''nothing'' is known about it, other than the fact it wants to destroy '''''everything''''', is a GodOfEvil and [[SealedEvilInACan was sealed away prior to the events of the game.]]]]
** [[spoiler:Taken further with its core/soul form, which utilises VoluntaryShapeshifting as most of its attacks. Its face morphs into ''Kirby's face'' as well as the face of '''[[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Zero Two.]]''']]
* FireIceLightning: Void Terminus has the ability to channel these with the weapons it summons.
* GodOfEvil: Explicitly referred to as a god by Hyness.
* GoForTheEye: In the 1st and 3rd phases.
* GreaterScopeVillain: The resurrection of Void Termina drives the plot of ''Star Allies'', but it only appears in person during the final battle. [[spoiler:It may also be this to the [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Dark]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Matter]] [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards trilogy]], and possibly to ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'' as well.]]
* GroundPunch: This is one of the attacks that it uses during Phase 1.
* HatePlague: [[spoiler:Void Soul's first attack is always to inflict this on your friends.]]
* ItCanThink: [[spoiler:It's revealed that Void Termina has gained a Soul during the soul form battle. [[OmnicidalManiac It still wants to destroy everything]], though this is less out of destruction being all it knows [[ForTheEvulz and more because it wants to.]]]]
* MeaningfulName: "Termina" means to end, likely referring to its world-destroying hobbies.
** Its Japanese name End-Nil is special; [[spoiler:"Nil" is synonymous with ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Zero.]]'' "Void" can also mean a lack of anything (A.K.A. Zero) as well.]]
* MonsterProgenitor: Certain clues about it imply that it's the originator of [[spoiler:'''the Dark Matter race.''']]
* LargeAndInCharge: Kirby is barely as big as one of its toes, and it's the BiggerBad behind Hyness and the Jambastion.
* LaughingMad: [[spoiler: The core does this when it uses [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Miracle Matter's Needle form]] to attack.]]
* OmnicidalManiac: According to the description for the final stage, destruction is all it knows and it is regarded as a destroyer of worlds.
** Even after it [[spoiler:gains a Soul, it still decides it wants to end the known universe. Why? Well... [[ForTheEvulz it just wants to.]]]]
* RainOfBlood: [[spoiler:Phase 2 has little droplets of red liquid fall on Kirby and co in a likely reference to [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards 02]].]]
* SatanicArchetype: GodOfEvil? Check. [[spoiler:Can be called forth with HumanSacrifice? Check. Implied to be responsible for several of the evils in the world? ''Aaand check.'']]
* SequentialBoss: As per recent ''Kirby'' final bosses, with a total of four phases.
* ShapeshifterSwanSong: [[spoiler: PlayedWith. When its Soul form is defeated, its face shifts into several others before it is destroyed.]]
* ShieldedCoreBoss: [[spoiler:Phase 2 consists of this, and you then fight the core itself in Phase 4.]]
* ShockwaveStomp: One of its attacks in humanoid form.
* SpontaneousWeaponCreation: Has the power to call forth giant bows, spears, axes, swords, and [[spoiler:[[VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand a laser-spamming Master Crown.]]]]
* VoluntaryShapeshifting: It grows wings and a tail in its third phase, [[spoiler:giving it a resemblance to [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Zero Two]]. Its core shapeshifts in-between attacks, using the form of [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand2 Real]] [[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Dark Matter]] and [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards Miracle Matter]]. Its face shapeshifts into Zero Two's at times.]]
* WaveMotionGun: A few of its attacks can be classed as this. [[spoiler:It also uses one during the BeamOWar with Kirby.]]
* WeaksauceWeakness: [[spoiler:Throwing a Friend Heart at the Void Soul will deal damage towards it.]]
* WhamShot: [[spoiler:Several of the shapes the Void Soul can take count as this. In order: ''Kirby's face,'' ''Zero Two's "face",'' and the form of ''Real Dark Matter.'']]
* WickedHeartSymbol: Its mask/face is heart-shaped, and after growing wings, it also has a tail made of hearts. [[spoiler:A heart pattern also runs across part of the shell that houses its soul.]]
* WombLevel: [[spoiler:Phases 2 and 4 of Void Termina's boss fight take place in one of these.]]