Editing Big Kabu

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KatFL Big Kabu screenshot.png|250px]]
|caption='''Big Kabu''', as seen in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'' (1993)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'' (2022)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''<br>''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''<br>''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' ([[Strato Patrol EOS]])<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''</small>
|copy ability=None
|similar=[[Kabu]], [[Moai Block]]
}}
'''Big Kabu''', originally known as '''Big Kaboo''',<ref>''Kirby's Pinball Land'' instruction booklet, page 9.</ref> and also known as '''Dekabu''', is an [[Large enemy|extra large]] [[Kabu]] and an uncommon [[enemy]] in the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series. They debuted in ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'' as an obstacle, ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'' as a boss, and ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' as an enemy.

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Big Kabu’s video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Role
!Notes
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|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
|Enemy
|Known here as "Big Kaboo".
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|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
|Boss
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|Enemy
|Known here as "Dekabu".
|-
|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''
|Enemy
|
|-
| ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Enemy
|Appears in the [[Strato Patrol EOS]] [[Sub-Game]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Enemy
|
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|Enemy
|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' is included, where Dekabu has the exact same role. 
|-
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Enemy
|
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Enemy
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|-
|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Enemy
| 
|-
|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Enemy
|Now known as "Big Kabu", starting with this game.
|}
===''Kirby's Pinball Land''===
In ''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]'', Big Kaboo appears in the lowermost board of [[Wispy-Woods Land]]. In this appearance, it is only slightly bigger than one of the game's Kaboos. It is surrounded by a set of three Kaboos each on the upper corners. The Big Kaboo is worth 480 points each time it is bumped. When all six Kaboos have been bumped, the Big Kaboo disappears, leaving a [[Warp Star]] behind.

===''Kirby's Block Ball''===
[[File:KBBa Dekabu.png|thumb|left|Big Kabu in ''Kirby's Block Ball''.]]
An unnamed Big Kabu appears as the boss of [[Kirby's Block Ball - Stage 3|Stage 3]] in ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''. This boss has 12 hit points and attacks by conjuring smaller Kabus around himself, then sending them out. The Kabus can reduce the size of paddles that they hit.

Big Kabu is worth 50000 points when [[Kirby]] defeats him.

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===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
[[File:KDL3SprDekabu.png]] In ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', Dekabus (as they are called in this game) are first encountered in the fourth stage of [[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]] and appear sporadically throughout the game. They always start out at the bottom of a covered hole in the ground (their lair), where they wait until [[Kirby]] gets in front of them, completely immobile until he does. When Kirby makes his way into their field of vision, however, Dekabus suddenly become active, barking at him three times before leaping straight upwards and landing on the platform covering their hiding place. Once it is seated on top, the Dekabu proceeds to spit out three Kabus of the same color, which advance forward with continuous hops and can be [[inhale]]d or destroyed using almost any attack. Once all three Kabus have been released, the Dekabu falls back into the hole it started out in, but will continue to repeat its attack pattern from the beginning at regular intervals as long as Kirby remains within its range. The Dekabu itself cannot be inhaled but can be defeated in a single hit with any other attack.

In this appearance, Dekabus possess a noticeably more humanlike face. This makes them slightly reminiscent of the head of a [[wikipedia:Moai|moai statue]].

====Locations====
In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Dekabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Dekabu locations in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' &nbsp;
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!Stage
![[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]]
![[Ripple Field (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Ripple Field]]
![[Sand Canyon]]
![[Cloudy Park (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Cloudy Park]]
![[Iceberg (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Iceberg]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 5
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''===
[[File:KTnT Dekabu.png]]
Big Kabu makes an appearance in ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''. It can be found hovering in place above the ground in some stages. When Kirby gets near, Big Kabu will slam down to the ground, harming Kirby if he is directly hit and shaking the ground, throwing Kirby off-balance otherwise. Big Kabu can be thrown off the stage right after slamming the ground if the player flips the [[Game Boy Color]]. Otherwise, it can be defeated by slamming into it while invincible.

====Locations====
In ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'', Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Big Kabu locations in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 1|Level 1]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 2|Level 2]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 3|Level 3]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 4|Level 4]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 5|Level 5]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 6|Level 6]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 7|Level 7]]
![[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble - Level 8|Level 8]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}*
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
!colspan=9|{{center|<small>*Only appears in Extra Game</small>}}
|}

===''Kirby Mass Attack''===
[[File:KMA Dekabu Sprite.png]] Big Kabu appears in the [[Sub-Game]] [[Strato Patrol EOS]]. When defeated, they split into four smaller [[Kabu]]s.

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' & ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
[[File:KTD Dekabu.png|thumb|Big Kabu in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''.]]
Big Kabus first appeared in 3D in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. Their appearance is updated in that their head resembles the crenelations of a medieval castle tower, making them look somewhat like a sandcastle. Big Kabus spit out [[Kabu]] from their mouth given the chance, and have a great deal of HP. They also appear in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', serving the same purpose.

Unlike their previous appearances, Big Kabus can be inhaled.
====Locations====
In ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Big Kabu locations in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Stage 1
!Stage 2
!Stage 3
!Stage 4
!Stage 5
!Stage 6 EX
!Stage 7 EX
!Stage 8 EX
|-
![[Fine Fields]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Lollipop Land]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Old Odyssey]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
![[Wild World]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Endless Explosions]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
![[Royal Road]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}

In ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=9|Big Kabu locations in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Stage 1
!Stage 2
!Stage 3
!Stage 4
!Stage 5
!Stage 6 EX
!Stage 7 EX
!Stage 8 EX
|-
![[Patched Plains]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Resolution Road]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|N/A
|-
![[Overload Ocean]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Gigabyte Grounds]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
![[Rhythm Route]]
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
![[Access Ark]]
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
Big Kabus make an appearance in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''. [[Kirby]] can also encounter them in the credits segment of the game. Like their appearances in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', a Big Kabu can be inhaled.
====Locations====
In ''Kirby Star Allies'' Big Kabu can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Big Kabu locations in ''Kirby Star Allies'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Appearance?
!Stage
!Appearance?
|-
|[[Green Gardens]]
|{{N}}
|[[Falluna Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Donut Dome]]
|{{N}}
|[[Planet Misteen]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Honey Hill]]
|{{N}}
|[[Mareen Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Fruity Forest]]
|{{N}}
|[[Planet Caverna]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Clash at Castle Dedede]]
|{{N}}
|[[Grott Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Extra Eclair]]
|{{N}}
|[[Planet Frostak]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Friendly Field]]
|{{N}}
|[[Blizzno Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Reef Resort]]
|{{N}}
|[[Planet Towara]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Echo's Edge]]
|{{N}}
|[[Gabbel Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Nature's Navel]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Star Lavadom]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sacred Square]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Sizzlai Moon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Inside Islands]]
|{{N}}
|[[Jambandra Base]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Duplex Dream]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Divine Terminus]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Gatehouse Road]]
|{{N}}
|[[Extra Planet α]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Eastern Wall]]
|{{N}}
|[[Extra Planet β]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Longview Corridor]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Extra Planet γ]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Western Outer Wall]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Extra Planet δ]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Inner Sanctum]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Ability Planet]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Heavenly Hall]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension I|Dimension I]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Sector A]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension II|Dimension II]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sector B]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III|Dimension III]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Sector C]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension IV|Dimension IV]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Planet Earthfall]]
|{{N}}
|colspan=2|
|}

===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''===
Big Kabu appears again in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', where they are given their current English name. Their behavior is much the same as it was in previous main-series titles.

==== Locations ====
In ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', Big Kabu can be found in the following stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Big Kabu locations in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Appearance?
!Stage
!Appearance?
!Stage
!Appearance?
!Stage
!Appearance?
|-
|[[Point of Arrival]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Tropical Terror]]
|{{N}}
|[[An Unexpected Beast King]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Beast Pack's Final Stand]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Downtown Grassland]]
|{{N}}
|[[Welcome to Wondaria]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Wastes Where Life Began]]
|{{N}}
|[[In the Presence of the King]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Through the Tunnel]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Circuit Speedway]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Searching the Oasis]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Lab Discovera]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Rocky Rollin' Road]]
|{{N}}
|[[Invasion at the House of Horrors]]
|{{N}}
|[[Alivel Mall (Staff Side)]]
|{{N}}
|[[Forgo Plains]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[A Trip to Alivel Mall]]
|{{Y}}
|[[The Wondaria Dream Parade]]
|{{N}}
|[[Moonlight Canyon]]
|{{N}}
|[[Forgo Bay]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[The Brawl at the Mall]]
|{{N}}
|[[Danger under the Big Top]]
|{{N}}
|[[Collector in the Sleepless Valley]]
|{{N}}
|[[Forgo Park]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Abandoned Beach]]
|{{N}}
|[[Northeast Frost Street]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Enter the Fiery Forbidden Lands]]
|{{N}}
|[[Forgo Horns]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Concrete Isles]]
|{{N}}
|[[Metro on Ice]]
|{{N}}
|[[Conquer the Inferno Road]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Forgo Wasteland]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Scale the Cement Summit]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Windy, Freezing Seas]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Burning, Churning Power Plant]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Forgo Zone]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Fast-Flowing Waterworks]]
|{{Y}}
|[[The Battle of Blizzard Bridge]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Gathering of the Beast Council]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Forgo Land]]
|{{N}}
|}

==Trivia==
*Besides [[Doka]], Dekabu is the only enemy in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' that is shown in the [[False Ending]] but does not have any official artwork.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KBBa Dekabu sprite.png|Sprite from ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
KPR Dekabu.png|Big Kabu in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
KSA Dekabu.jpg|Big Kabu in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
KatFL Dekabu spitting out Kabu screenshot.png|Big Kabu spitting out some [[Kabu]] in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
KatFL Big Kabu figure.png|[[Figure]] from ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ビッグカブー<br>''Biggu Kabū''<br>デカブー<br>''Dekabū''
|jaM=Big Kabu (''Kirby's Block Ball'')<br><br>Portmanteau of「デカい」(''dekai'', big) and「カブー」(''Kabū'', Kabu)
|zh=大石像怪
|zhR=Dà shíxiàngguài
|zhM=Big Stone Monster
|fr=Gros Kabu
|frM=Big Kabu
|de=Riesenkabu
|deM=Giant Kabu
|it=Grande Kabu
|itM=Big Kabu
|es=Gran Kabu
|esM=Big Kabu
|ko=빅 카부
|koR=Bik Kabu
|koM=Big Kabu
|nl=Grote Kabu
|nlM=Big Kabu
}}

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[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Mass Attack]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Star Allies]]
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