Editing Fire Lion

{{infobox-MidBoss
|image=[[File:KSSU Fire Lion artwork.jpg|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Fire Lion''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' ([[keychain]])<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]])</small>
|copy ability=[[Burning]], [[Fire]]
|similar=[[Leongar]], [[Efreeti]]
}}
{{distinguish|the mid-boss who resembles a flaming lion|[[Burning Leo]]}}
{{Quote|Go get [[Kirby|him]]!|[[Bandana Waddle Dee|Waddle Dee]] talking to '''Fire Lion''' in [[Revenge of the King]], ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}
'''Fire Lion''' is a [[Mid-Boss]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. It resembles a large, usually dark brown lion with angry, glowing eyes, long fangs and a mane entirely composed of flames, as well as a fiery tuft at the end of its tail.

==Game appearances==
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!colspan=3|Fire Lion's video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Role
!Notes
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|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|Mid-Boss
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|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|Mid-Boss
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|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Mid-Boss
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|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[keychain]].
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|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]].
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Appears on a [[Character Treat]].
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===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
[[File:KA Fire Lion artwork.png|thumb|165px|left|Artwork from ''Kirby's Adventure''.]]
[[File:KA Yogurt Yard Stage 5 screenshot 07.png|thumb|150px|Kirby battling Fire Lion in ''Kirby's Adventure''.]]
Fire Lion debuts in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' as a [[Mid-Boss]], where it looks very different than in future appearances; it is depicted as a blue lion with a white mane, lacking both the glowing eyes and ardent characteristics. The game's remake, ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', however, depicts it with its modern design.

In battle, Fire Lion possesses three main attacks: It either launches itself at [[Kirby]] in the form of a large fireball, slashes at him with its claws, or leaps into the air and attempts to fall down on him, creating a star when it hits the ground, which can be [[inhale]]d and fired back at it by Kirby. Additionally, like most other Mid-Bosses in the game, it is able to jump up and down between attacks, making it harder to hit.

Fire Lion is one of the rarest Mid-Bosses in ''Kirby's Adventure'' and ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'', being fought only twice (excluding [[Arena (Kirby's Adventure)|Arena]] battles), once in behind the fifth door in [[Yogurt Yard]] and another time during the rematch with all of the game's Mid-Bosses behind door 2 in [[Rainbow Resort]]. Apart from these encounters, it serves as the opponent of [[Orange Ocean]]'s Arena.

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===''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
[[File:The Revenge Stage.png|thumb|200px|Kirby battling Twin Fire Lions in [[The Revenge]].]]
In ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', Fire Lion reappears, despite not being present in the original ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. Here, the Mid-Boss appears similarly as in ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' and acts the same—the only notable difference being that it now yields the [[Fire]] [[Copy Ability]] due to [[Burning]] being absent from the game. It is initially encountered in [[Revenge of the King]], first in the the [[Illusion Islands]] stage and then later in [[The Revenge]] where it is teamed up with another Fire Lion, occurring right after [[Phan Phan]] is defeated. Fire Lion also has to be bested in [[The True Arena]], as part of the True Mid-boss All Stars round.

There is an unused second alternate palette of Fire Lion from the game. With GameShark codes, the player can make the lion with that palette appear in a level.

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
Despite Fire Lion not appearing physically in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', two of the regular [[Keychain]]s that can be randomly obtained depicts Fire Lion. One of them shows Fire Lion in its ''Kirby's Adventure'' sprite, while the other depicts the "Twin Fire Lions" sprites from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Despite Fire Lion not appearing physically in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', there is a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]] based on the lion that can be randomly obtained. The sticker depicts Fire Lion from its ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' artwork, but is cropped to only show its head.

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Fire Lion appears on a [[Character Treat]], depicted using its artwork from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''.

==In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''==
{{Infobox-Monster
|title=Fire Lion
|image=[[File:Firelion1.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Fire Lion''' from ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''
|debut=[[Junk Jam]]
|ability=[[Fire]]
|similar=[[WolfWrath]]
}}
{{Quote|That's one fire-rocious feline! Get 'im, Fire Lion!|[[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] in [[Junk Jam]]}}
In the anime ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', Fire Lion only makes a single appearance, being featured in the episode [[Junk Jam]] as a [[monster]]. Unlike its design in the games, it appears to consist entirely of fire, and it also possesses the ability to hover in the air and shoot fireballs from its mouth. After being brushed off by [[Night Mare Enterprises]] for not paying his bills, [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]] hacks into the monster delivery system to obtain Fire Lion in order to have it incinerate all the trash that has accumulated in and around [[Cappy Town]], but it gets out of control. Kirby eventually defeats the beast by turning into [[Fire]] Kirby and fighting fire with fire, inflating Fire Lion with his fire breath and tossing it into the sea, where it is destroyed by the water.

Fire Lion looks slightly different in the show than its official artwork implies, as it consists of the same fiery texture and color throughout and is constantly burning.

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Anime Fire Lion.png|Screenshot of Fire Lion
Anime Fire Lion emerging.png|Fire Lion appearing from the [[Monster Delivery System]]
E33 Scene 20.png|Fire Lion attacking [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]
E33 Scene 23.png|Fire Lion preparing to pounce on [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]]
</gallery>

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==In the ''Kirby'' novel series==
[[File:V2 Fire Lion Illustration.png|thumb|150px|Fire Lion, as seen in ''[[Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!]]'']]
Fire Lion appears as a cameo in the second volume of the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], ''[[Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!]]''. Its physical appearance is largely identical to its most recent game design in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.

Fire Lion appears as one of many beasts roaming around in the frightful [[List of novel-exclusive locations#Gloomy Woods|Gloomy Woods]] area of [[Dream Land]]. It encounters [[King Dedede (novel character)|King Dedede]] in the middle of the night there, alongside his companion the [[Woodkeeper]], immediately preparing to attack, only for its natural built-in flames to be abruptly put out by Dedede's excessively loud yelling. It returns to the darkness of the woods then after. Later on, Fire Lion reappears with its flames yet again, this time encountering [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] and [[Meta Knight (novel character)|Meta Knight]] alongside Dedede. Fire Lion is quickly [[inhale]]d by Kirby without a chance to make its attack, providing the puffball with the [[Fire]] [[Copy Ability]]. Fire Lion is lastly spat back out by Kirby later, allowing it to retreat back into the woods.

Fire Lion notably does not follow the usual [[Mid-Boss]] guideline in this appearance—normally, it has to be taken down first before being vulnerable to a regular inhale. Here, Kirby can inhale it right away just like any regular foe.

Fire Lion is also briefly mentioned in ''[[Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!]]''. It is one of the "cool" pets that [[Kizario]]'s friends owned, which made them tease him about [[Peperon]].

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==Gallery==
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KA Fire Lion sprite 2.png|Sprite from ''Kirby's Adventure''
KA Fire Lion sprite.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby's Adventure''
KNiDL Fire Lion sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
KNiDL Fire Lion sprite 2.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
KNiDL Fire Lion sprite 3.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
KNiDL Fire Lion battle.png|Kirby battling Fire Lion in ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
KSSU Fire Lion Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU Fire Lion Alt Sprite.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
Keychain FireLion1.png|Keychain from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
Keychain FireLionx2.png|Keychain from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KPR Fire Lion Sticker.png|Fire Lion [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]] from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KDB Fire Lion character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
Twitter commemorative - Cat Day.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Fire Lion
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
===Fire Lion===
{{Names
|ja=ファイアーライオン
|jaR=Faiā Raion
|jaM=Fire Lion
|zh=火狮
|zhR=Huǒ shī
|zhM=Fire Lion
|fr=Calcinalion
|frM=From "calcination" and "lion"
|de=Feuerlöwe
|deM=Fire Lion
|es=León de Fuego
|esM=Fire Lion
|pt=Leão de fogo
|ptM=Fire Lion
|ko=파이어 라이온
|koR=Paieo Raion
|koM=Fire Lion
|it=Leone di Fuoco
|itM=Fire Lion
|nl=Fire Lion
|nlM=-
}}

===Twin Fire Lions===
{{Names
|ja=ツインファイアライオンズ
|jaR=Tsuin Faiā Raionzu
|jaM=Twin Fire Lions
|fr=Duo Calcinalions
|frM=Calcinalion Duo
|de=Doppel-Feuerlöwen
|deM=Double Fire Lions
|es=Leones de Fuego
|esM=Fire Lions
|ko=트윈 파이어 라이온
|koR=Teuwin Paieo Raion
|koM=Twin Fire Lion
|it=Doppio Leone di Fuoco
|itM=Double Fire Lion
}}

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[[Category:Creatures that yield Burning when swallowed]]
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