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|caption=[[Whispy Woods]], one of the most well-known '''bosses'''.

*They take many hits to defeat, and their [[health]] bar is usually displayed to the player during the fight.

*They cannot be [[inhale]]d by Kirby ([[Flowery Woods|one exception exists]]), but can be harmed in other ways.

**In most cases, they have attacks which will either drop debris that Kirby can spit back at them, or cause [[Drop Star]]s to appear where they attack.

*Defeating them either completes the particular level they are featured in, (or completes the game if they were a final boss), or leads directly into another boss fight afterward (except for [[Zan Partizanne]], bosses in [[The Great Cave Offensive]] and the boss rematches in [[Royal Road]]).

*Bosses typically have many different attacks they use in a random or not-so-random pattern. Some bosses enter different attack phases when their health reaches a certain threshold.

*With some bosses, there are two or many phases to go through. These are completed in succession and are somewhat more difficult than most bosses. These include "soul" bosses such as [[Drawcia Soul]] and [[Magolor Soul]].

Enemies that possess some, but not all of these traits are usually considered [[Mid-Boss]]es, and are usually not as powerful.

Boss fights have been a staple of the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] since the [[Kirby's Dream Land|very first game]], and have appeared in nearly every subsequent entry. Below are listed every single major boss under their respective games, in order of appearance, as well as any other pertinent notes:

|None.

|None.

|[[Hammer]] (yellow [[Dygclops]]), [[Sleep]] (red [[Dygclops]])

|A large machine with two digging arms that continuously digs a tunnel to the right. Kirby has to chase it while the boss shoots out [[Dygclops]] of two varieties from behind.  

|The first appearance of the masked swordsman. He tosses Kirby a sword, and will not fight until Kirby picks it up. From there, the two engage in a sword duel, where Meta Knight reacts to Kirby's movements, and attacks using several different sword techniques. When defeated, his mask breaks, and he flees the scene.

|None.

|A large dragon that uses its tails to propel itself forward and into the air. Ice Dragon attempts to freeze Kirby with its breath, kicks icy spikes at him or slams onto the ground to make [[Icicle]]s, which yield 100 points, fall down.

|align=center|[[File:KDL2 Mr Shine and Mr Bright sprite.png]]

|An anthropomorphic sun and moon that take turns fighting Kirby, with one of them being on the ground and vulnerable and the other floating in the sky, invincible. When Mr. Shine, the moon, is on the ground, he rolls around and throws cutter boomerangs while Mr. Bright sends down beams from above, which generate [[Drop Star]]s. When Mr. Bright is on the ground, he attacks Kirby with fire or by charging at Kirby while Mr. Bright causes stars to fall down, which can likewise be inhaled. Sometimes, the two combine to cause an eclipse, automatically harming Kirby unless he moves into a particular, dark area before the attack finishes.

|King Dedede the penguin is the last boss Kirby can fight without collecting the [[Rainbow Drop]]s. Like in other games, he attacks Kirby with his hammer, as well as by performing large jumps and trying to land on him. Both of these attacks generate stars that Kirby can inhale and spit back at him. He also attempts to inhale Kirby, spitting him out again and causing damage if he is successful. At some points during the battle, he briefly falls asleep. Multiple consecutive hits dealt to him cause him to get angry, making his attacks faster and more powerful, often causing harmful explosions. Defeating him without possessing the Rainbow Drops triggers the game's false ending.

|After his initial form is defeated, Dark Matter shows his true form, a black sphere with a singular eye surrounded by small orbs. He flies around very quickly, attacking mainly by launching the orbs surrounding him at Kirby, which can be knocked back at him for 400 points and a large amount of damage, as well as firing dark energy projectiles all around him. Furthermore, he is able to cause long bolts of black lightning to appear from his eye, which travel very fast, as well as charging at Kirby. Defeating him triggers the real ending of the game. But be warned, since Kirby fought Dark Matter's first phase in space, the second phase has both Kirby and Dark Matter falling from the sky, so the player doesn't have much time to defeat Dark Matter in this phase... Should Kirby take too long to defeat Dark Matter, Kirby will burn up in Popstar's atmosphere...

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|A true icon of the [[Kirby (series)|Kirby series]] that attacks simply by puffing small air pellets or dropping apples.

|Wham Bam Rock's appearance changed drastically from Kirby Super Star. He still has pounding, slapping, and grabbing attacks, but looks more like a rock and less cartoon-like.

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|Two [[Whispy Woods]] that face each other. They both blow air, and can drop apples, bugs and [[Gordo]]s together. They can also, strangely, trade parts of themselves with each other. Each of them must be defeated separately.

|In the beginning of battle, Meta Knight sits on a platform with his cape over his face. After Kirby grabs the sword given to him, or takes too long to do so, Meta Knight jumps down and starts attacking with various sword and tornado attacks. After his defeat, his mask breaks and he escapes from the room. In [[Revenge of Meta Knight]], he chases Kirby off of the [[Halberd]]. In [[Meta Knightmare Ultra]], Meta Knight is a movable protagonist, and plays similar to a combination of [[Sword]] Kirby and [[Wing]] Kirby.

|The final boss who appears only in [[the True Arena]]. He is Marx's soul after absorbing the power of [[Galactic Nova|Nova]]. He has a much creeper demeanor, especially his laugh, and his attacks are even more strange, such as splitting into two large blobs of paint that move across the screen. Marx Soul provides the paint ability, although it has no special effect on him other than making him lose some health. After defeating him, he lets out a bloodcurdling screech.

Kirby Super Star was the first game to introduce [[The Arena]], which pitted Kirby against all the bosses and mid-bosses of the game in a random (at first) order with minimal supplies.

Likewise, Super Star Ultra was the first game in the series to feature [[The True Arena]], which is like [[The Arena]], but features tougher bosses and less items available.

|Whispy is a sentient tree and the possessed boss of [[Grass Land (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Grass Land]].<br>He attacks by exhaling air pellets and spitting fruit, and has a pointy nose that can damage Kirby. The fruits he spits out can be inhaled and used as projectiles.<br>After having his life meter depleted, Whispy begins to move around angrily, spitting more food at Kirby. If Kirby moves to close to him, he will kick him away like a ball.

|colspan=2|[[Pon Con]]

|Mr. Shine the moon, and Mr. Bright the sun, two bosses painted by Ado. During the fight Mr. Bright constantly drops fireballs which can be used as projectiles to defeat the duo.

|Kirby's arch-rival who got possessed by Dark Matter. He is fought at the end of [[Iceberg (Kirby's Dream Land 3)|Iceberg]] and attacks in two phases: A battle on the ground and a battle in the air.<br>When on the ground he tries to smack Kirby with his hammer or flatten him by jumping on him. Some of his attacks leave stars behind that can be inhaled and spat out to damage Dedede.<br>During the air battle that follows, King Dedede hovers in the air and attacks by transforming his stomach into a maw or by shooting dark orbs from an eye in his belly. The dark orbs can be used to damage him.

|None.

|None.

!colspan=5|Bosses in ''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble'' &nbsp;

|[[Master Hand]] & [[Crazy Hand]]

|[[The Mirror]]

|[[The Mirror]]

|[[The Mirror]]

|[[The Mirror]]

|align=center|[[File:KSqS Yadgaine Sprite.png|100px]]

|Meta Knight fights like from his previous fights. He can jump from place to place and defend some of Kirby's attacks. His primary form of attacks involve using sword. His attacks produce stars that Kirby can use to hit Meta Knight. He can also create a whirlwind that spans almost throughout the screen that can sweep Kirby and damage him. Meta Knight also has new attacks involving the fire and electric elements. Meta Knight can create an electric field or he can shoot fire blasts with his sword.

|Dark Daroach is a similar boss fight to Daroach, but he has more powerful attacks. His bombs, which are much larger, create fire pillars when they explode. His ice beam is larger, also, while it creates stars that Kirby can use to throw. The only attack that remains relatively unchanged is his Triple Star Cane.

|{{Center|[[File:KEY Fangora artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Fangora]]'''}}

|{{Center|[[File:Squashini.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Squashini]]'''}}

|{{Center|[[File:Capamari.jpg|150px]]<br>'''[[Capamari]]'''}}

|{{Center|[[File:KEY King Dedede artwork.png|100px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede]]'''}}

|{{Center|[[File:KEY Meta Knight Artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight]]'''}}

|{{Center|[[File:KEY Yin-Yarn artwork.png|150px]]<br>'''[[Yin-Yarn]]'''}}

===''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''===

Nearly all the bosses in this game have an EX form, which is generally stronger and bears a different color palette (or other visual changes). Those that don't will be mentioned as such. This game also formally introduced the concept of having the boss change its tactics when its health reaches a certain threshold (usually when the boss loses half of its health).

!HP (Main)

!HP (EX)

|[[file:KRtDL Whispy Woods Arena Icon.png]]

|340

|'''[[Lor Starcutter|Lor & Magolor]]'''

|'''[[Magolor]]'''

===''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''===

Aside from the games contained in this collection, there is a separate boss fight in the [[New Challenge Stages]] Sub-Game. At the end of the [[Smash Combat Chamber EX]], Kirby has to contend with Whispy Woods, appearing as he did in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', but fighting like his EX form from that same game. Unlike in other cases, Whispy's health bar is not shown during the fight.

 

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===

Like in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', most bosses have more powerful alternate forms (known as DX here), but not all do. Most bosses also incorporate the foreground and background when fighting.

 

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!colspan=7|'''Bosses in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''' &nbsp;

|-

! Boss

! Main Form

! HP

! Defense Modifier

! DX Form

! HP

! Defense Modifier

|-

|[[Flowery Woods]]

|[[File:KTD Flowery Woods Arena icon.png]]

|440 ([[Fine Fields]])<br>330 ([[Royal Road - Stage 4]] / [[The Arena]])

|×0.75

|[[File:KTD Flowery Woods DX Arena icon.png]]

|620 ([[Fine Fields]])<br>465 ([[Royal Road - Stage 4]] / [[The True Arena]])

|×0.75

|-

|[[Paintra]]

|[[File:KTD Paintra Arena icon.png]]

|460 ([[Lollipop Land]])<br>345 ([[Royal Road - Stage 4]] / [[The Arena]])

|×0.75

|[[File:KTD Paintra DX Arena icon.png]]

|640 ([[Lollipop Land]])<br>480 ([[Royal Road - Stage 4]] / [[The True Arena]])

|×0.75

|-

|[[Kracko#Kirby: Triple Deluxe|Kracko]]

|[[File:KTD Kracko Arena icon.png]]

|520 ([[Old Odyssey]])<br>390 ([[Royal Road - Stage 2]] / [[The Arena]])

|×0.75 (body)<br>×0.7 (2nd phase spikes)

|[[File:KTD Kracko DX Arena icon.png]]

|700 ([[Old Odyssey]])<br>525 ([[Royal Road - Stage 2]] / [[The True Arena]])

|×0.75 (body)<br>×0.7 (2nd phase spikes)

|-

|[[Coily Rattler]]

|[[File:KTD Coily Rattler Arena icon.png]]

|520 ([[Wild World]])<br>390 ([[Royal Road - Stage 2]] / [[The Arena]])

|×0.75

|[[File:KTD Coily Rattler DX Arena icon.png]]

|680 ([[Wild World]])<br>510 ([[Royal Road - Stage 2]] / [[The True Arena]])

|×0.75

|999 (1st)<br>450 (2nd)

Many enemies encountered in this free-to-start spin-off title are beefed up considerably in subsequent encounters, given more [[Health]] and more attack options. Almost all enemies are faced at least twice this way, except a handful in the last area. The enemies are as follows:

|Serves as the first Ordeal, in the Dunes.

!Enemy

|King Dedede attacks using his familiar move-set, now transferred to a 3-D space. This includes his [[Super Dedede Jump]], [[Head Slide]], hammer swings, and [[inhale]]. He is also able to shoot out homing spark attacks from his hammer. He notably does not [[hover]], as he did not have that move in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''.

There are 26 distinct bosses in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' (not counting [[Galacta Knight]]). Some bosses may change their behavior based on how many allies are in the team.

!colspan=4|Bosses in ''Kirby Star Allies'' &nbsp;

|Often called "The Greatest Warrior in the Galaxy", this swordsman is brought from another dimension to battle the Guest Stars, but does not actually get to fight them this time, as he is immediately absorbed by the [[Butterfly]] who turns into [[Morpho Knight]] as a result.

|This [[Butterfly|enigmatic creature]] takes on the form of a swordsman after absorbing Galacta Knight and does battle with the Guest Stars. He wields incredibly powerful fiery magic. He serves as the final opponent of [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]]

|Guardians of the Forest

*In Chinese literature, 霜刃 (lit. "frost blade") refers to sharp blade.

|'''复仇的忏党''' (Simplified)<br>'''復仇的懺黨''' (Traditional)<br>(Pinyin: fù chóu de chán dǎng)

|'''참회한 보복자'''<br>(Romaja: chamhoehan bobogja'')

The following table lists every unique enemy in ''Super Kirby Clash''. Note that the number of encounters includes those where the enemy is partnered with others and also include battles with a powered-up version ("EX" and "Revenge") of the same enemy.

!colspan=5|Enemies in ''Super Kirby Clash'' &nbsp;

!Enemy

!# of encounters

|Referred to as the "King of Darkness", this powerful foe is a combined form of [[Dark Mind]] and [[King Dedede]] from another dimension. He attacks using a mechanical hammer (and later a big poleaxe), body slams, and leaps. He is also capable of creating energy waves and opening his belly to shoot nasty projectiles, fly around with a massive biting jaw, and shoot a huge laser.

|[[Galacta Knight|Aeon Hero]]

There are a total of four distinct bosses in ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]'''s [[Story Mode: The Destined Rivals]] (five if Waning Masked Dedede & Waxing Masked Meta Knight are counted as a distinct boss), and they are re-fought multiple times with each subsequent fight being tougher and featuring new enemy moves. The bosses are as follows:

===''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''==={{spoilers}}

!colspan=4|Bosses in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' &nbsp;

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Gorimondo boss title screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Gorimondo]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Tropic Woods splash screen.png|250px]]<br>'''[[Tropic Woods]]'''}}

|A large tropical spin-off of the Whispy Woods family, resembling both a palm tree and a pineapple who first appears as the boss of [[Everybay Coast]]. It primarily uses its large roots and explosive coconuts to attack.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Clawroline Boss Title Screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Clawroline]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KatFL King Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[King Dedede]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Sillydillo Boss Title Screenshot.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Sillydillo]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Forgo Dedede Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Dedede]]'''}}

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Leongar Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Leongar]]'''}}

|A large possessed lion entity who is the leader over the Beast Pack and first appears as the first boss faced in [[Lab Discovera]]. He attacks primarily with claw strikes and pounces similar to that of Clawroline's, in addition to spewing a large beam out of his mouth, striking the air to send out crisscrossed beams, and chomping.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fecto Forgo Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Fecto Forgo]]'''}}

|Fecto Fordo is unique compared to the rest of the bosses in the game, as it is fought in a long chase sequence instead of an open arena.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Fecto Elfilis Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Fecto Elfilis]]'''}}

|The angelic complete form of "ID-F86", first faced as the final boss of the main game in [[Lab Discovera]] after having absorbed [[Elfilin]]. It attacks primarily with its mystically imbued polearm, making many aerial strikes with its ability to fly, in addition to creating homing beams, projectiles, and tearing into other dimensions to bring in more dangerous hazards. It can also heal itself.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Gorimondo Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Gorimondo]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of Gorimondo who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Plains]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshing out, such as throwing rocks which now home in, and swinging its hands in quicker succession.

|{{center|[[File:Needed.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Tropic Woods]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of Tropic Woods who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Bay]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshed out, such as dropping down much larger coconuts and [[Gordo]]s, and forcing a maze out of the ground which Kirby has to navigate through in order to deal damage.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Clawroline Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Clawroline]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of Clawroline who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Park]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshing out, such as throwing knives more frequently, and creating three duplicates of herself who attempt to also pounce on Kirby.

|{{center|[[File:Needed.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Phantom King Dedede]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of King Dedede who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Horns]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshed out, such as attacking with its hammer and pillars much quicker, and rolling [[Gordo Bar]]s across the arena while attacking with an aforementioned pillar.

|{{center|[[File:Needed.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Sillydillo]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of Sillydillo who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Wasteland]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshed out, such as throwing out a set of bombs at Kirby instead of a cage sometimes, and making a sandstorm appear when it dances with its puppet partner.

|{{center|[[File:Needed.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Forgo Dedede]]'''}}

|A neon doppelgänger of Forgo Dedede who first appears as the boss of [[Forgo Zone]]. It is much stronger and harder to defeat, having every attack from the original battle made harder to avoid and more harmful by having them fleshed out, such as rocking the arena around, causing it to sink into the surrounding lava, sometimes by raining down large meteors.

|{{center|[[File:Needed.png|100px]]<br>'''[[Forgo Leon]]'''}}

|The return of Leongar who first appears as the first boss of [[Forgo Land]], now fully possessed after having his soul fragments returned to him, making him more versatile and powerful by having every attack from the original battle fleshed out, such as raining meteors when spewing a beam, and striking beams out much faster and in new variants. In addition, he will now slam the ground to create electric shockwaves, and is assisted with attacking by the "ID-F86" larva.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Morpho Knight Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Morpho Knight]]'''}}

|The sword-wielding caster of judgement who first appears as the final boss of [[Forgo Land]] and the Extra Mode overall after absorbing the "ID-F86" larva. It primarily attacks similarly to that of [[Meta Knight]], but is much quicker and can teleport. In addition, it can send variants of flames across the arena, cast out homing soul forms of "ID-F86", use soundwaves to distort Kirby's perspective, and use two much larger forms of its sword.

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Meta Knight Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Meta Knight]]'''}}

|The caped swordsman who solely appears as a boss in the [[Colosseum]]. He primarily attacks by using [[Galaxia]] and the variety of sword beams and small homing fire bouts created by it, in addition to raising large rocks out of the ground to rain onto Kirby, and attempting to catch the puffball in his [[Upper Calibur]].

|{{center|[[File:KatFL Phantom Meta Knight Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Phantom Meta Knight]]'''}}

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|{{center|[[File:KatFL Chaos Elfilis Splash Screen.jpg|250px]]<br>'''[[Chaos Elfilis]]'''}}

|

*A Miiverse post regarding ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' revealed that bosses fought repeatedly gradually lose their maximum health and become slower and weaker. As such, each time Kirby fails to defeat the boss and tries again, the boss becomes slightly easier. This is meant to give relief to players struggling with the fights.<ref>[https://kirbydevpostarchive.tumblr.com/post/164948734591/hal-laboratory-%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%80-hallaboratory-07252014-919 Miiverse post about bosses (archive)]</ref> This mechanic has been present in later ''Kirby'' games including ''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and ''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''.

**When there is more than one player in the battle (in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' and ''Kirby Star Allies'') the players receive a decreased attack multiplier rather than bosses having an increased health or defense multiplier).