Editing Gabon

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KDL3 Gabon artwork.png]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Gabon''' from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', depicting the enemy's masked (left) and unmasked form.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' (1997)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game= <small>''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' ([[keychain]])<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''<br>''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''</small>
|enemy info card=[[File:K64 Enemy Info Card 30.png]]
|copy ability=None
|similar=[[Shelt]], [[Anger Masker]]
}}
'''Gabon''' is an [[enemy]] with the appearance of a small, mostly blue or purplish creature with orange feet, a yellow head and a face consisting solely of a pair of tiny, black eyes. Its head is usually covered by a large, hollow skull with three teeth and no lower jaw, hiding the foe's true face and giving it a more ghastly appearance. It first appeared in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', and it attacks [[Kirby]] by throwing bones at him which bounce along the ground. If Kirby deals significant damage to Gabon or tries to inhale it, Gabon will lose its skull to reveal its true appearance. From here, it is rendered helpless, and will try to run away from Kirby. Inhaling Gabon will not yield any [[Copy Ability]].

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Gabon's video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Role
!Notes
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
|Enemy
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|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
|Enemy
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
|Enemy
|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' and ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' are ported here, where Gabon has the exact same role.
|-
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[keychain]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Enemy
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|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
|Enemy
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|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''
|Enemy
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|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Gabon appears on a [[Character Treat]].
|}

===''Kirby's Dream Land 3''===
{{ImCap|image=File:KDL3 Gabon sprite.png|size=39px|align=right|caption=Sprites of a masked and unmasked Gabon.|captionwidth=136px}}
In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Gabons make their debut appearance, being first encountered in the third stage of [[Sand Canyon]] and appearing sporadically throughout the rest of the game.

A primarily stationary enemy at first, a Gabon hops up and down in place and waits for Kirby to approach it. Once the pink hero comes within range, it begins throwing bones, which consistently fly in a pre-defined arc and vanish in a puff of smoke upon hitting the ground, sometimes bouncing a little before doing so. If one of these bones happens to hit Kirby, he loses half a point of health, but spitting something at the projectile {{-}} including an air pellet {{-}} destroys it.

In a similar manner to a [[Cappy]], if Kirby attempts to inhale a Gabon, he will at first only relieve it of the skull it is wearing, revealing its true form. An unmasked Gabon can still harm Kirby by touching him, but does not attack anymore and simply runs away until inhaled or otherwise defeated.

Apart from inhaling, Gabons can be destroyed without being unmasked first by any attack. Neither their headgear nor their body yields any [[Copy Ability]] when swallowed.

====Locations====
In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Gabon can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Gabon 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}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 5
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===
{{ImCap|image=File:K64Gabon.png|size=95px|align=right|caption=In-game models.|captionwidth=106px}}
[[File:K64 Gabon Sprite.png|left]] Gabons return in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', again acting as uncommon enemies throughout the game's stages. First appearing in the third stage of [[Rock Star]], they retain their basic looks and behavior from their debut appearance, but their skull bears a simpler look, possessing only two teeth and no nostrils. They also do not throw their bones nearly as high or far, making them only dangerous at a close range.

As in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Gabons once more yield no Copy Abilities, are vulnerable to all attacks and and can be unmasked by attempting to inhale them, causing the helpless and sweating foe to flee. Like other ability-neutral enemies in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', they do not respawn once defeated unless Kirby leaves the section.

==== Locations ====
Gabon can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Gabon locations in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
![[Pop Star (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards)|Pop Star]]
![[Rock Star]]
![[Aqua Star]]
![[Neo Star]]
![[Shiver Star]]
![[Ripple Star]]
![[Dark Star]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|N/A
|-
|Stage 4
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|N/A
|N/A
|}

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Gabon appears as a [[keychain]], using its sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Gabon returns as an enemy after a long absence in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. It functions identically to its prior appearances, trying to toss bones at Kirby, and will flee if its skull is inhaled.

Notably, a Gabon with no skull has only 1 [[stamina|HP]] (for reference, a [[Star Bullet]] does 52 damage).

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

===''Kirby Star Allies''===
[[File:KSA Gabon.jpg|thumb|100px|Gabon's appearance in ''Kirby Star Allies''.]]
Gabon returns in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', largely unchanged from its ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' appearance.

====Locations====
In ''Kirby Star Allies'' Gabon can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Gabon 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]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[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]]
|{{N}}
|[[Star Lavadom]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Sacred Square]]
|{{N}}
|[[Sizzlai Moon]]
|{{N}}
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|[[Inside Islands]]
|{{N}}
|[[Jambandra Base]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Duplex Dream]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Divine Terminus]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Gatehouse Road]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Extra Planet α]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Eastern Wall]]
|{{N}}
|[[Extra Planet β]]
|{{N}}
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|[[Longview Corridor]]
|{{N}}
|[[Extra Planet γ]]
|{{Y}}
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|[[Western Outer Wall]]
|{{N}}
|[[Extra Planet δ]]
|{{N}}
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|[[Inner Sanctum]]
|{{N}}
|[[Ability Planet]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Heavenly Hall]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension I|Dimension I]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sector A]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension II|Dimension II]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sector B]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III|Dimension III]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sector C]]
|{{N}}
|[[Heroes in Another Dimension - Dimension IV|Dimension IV]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Planet Earthfall]]
|{{N}}
|colspan=2|
|}

=== ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'' ===
Gabon returns in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', looking largely like it did in ''Kirby Star Allies''. Gabon can throw up to three bones in sequence, which bounce along the ground when they land.

Gabon also has its own [[figure]], though it lacks a description.

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

=== ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Gabon appears on a [[Character Treat]], using its sprite from ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''.

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==In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''==
{{Infobox-Monster
|title=Gabon
|image=[[File:KRBaYArtGabon.png|150px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Gabon''' from ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''.
|debut=[[Scare Tactics - Part II]]
|ability=None
}}
{{Quote|This little bonehead's a real shocker!|[[N.M.E. Sales Guy]] describing '''Gabon''' in [[Scare Tactics - Part II]]}}
In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'', a Gabon, although never identified by name, makes an appearance as a [[monster]] in the episode [[Scare Tactics - Part II]]. Here, the [[N.M.E. Sales Guy]] sends it into a haunted house to capture [[Kirby (anime character)|Kirby]] after his and [[King Dedede (anime character)|King Dedede]]'s initial plan to deliver the Star Warrior to [[Night Mare Enterprises]] fails.

Gabon's anime incarnation resembles its ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' appearance rather closely, but possesses visible arms and hands and a slightly different color scheme that gives it a purple body, olive gloves, copper brown feet and Thulian pink rings around its skull's eye sockets. Gabon fights Kirby by pelting him with large bones, rapidly hitting and seemingly overpowering the pink hero. Attempting to apply his usual strategy against monsters, Kirby proceeds to inhale and swallow one of the foe's projectiles, but {{-}} true to the games {{-}} does not receive a Copy Ability from it.

To help Kirby, Meta Knight instead chucks one of the torches hanging on the walls of the room to him, which he eats to acquire the [[Fire]] ability. Using his new power, Kirby not only burns Gabon without further trouble, but also the entire haunted house, which collapses on top the monster's remains.
<gallery>
Anime Gabon.png|Gabon as it appears in [[Scare Tactics - Part II]]
E46 Scene 28.png|Gabon attacking Kirby using its bones in Scare Tactics - Part II
E46 Scene 31.png|Fire Kirby defeats Gabon quickly by breathing fire on it in Scare Tactics - Part II
</gallery>

==Trivia==
*Gabon bears similarities to the [[bulbapedia:Pokémon (species)|Pokémon]] [[bulbapedia:Cubone (Pokémon)|Cubone]] and [[bulbapedia:Marowak (Pokémon)|Marowak]], which likewise wear oversized skulls on their heads and throw bones at their opponents.
**The enemy's masked form also vaguely resembles the [[mariowiki:Little Skull Mouser|Little Skull Mouser]] enemies from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island|Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island]]'', and can be unmasked just like them.
**Gabon shares its name with the Japanese name of [[mariowiki:Spike|Spike]] from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario Bros. 3|Super Mario Bros. 3]]''. When [[Shinya Kumazaki]] asked for Gabon to be included in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', some staff were confused and assumed he was talking about Spike.<ref>[https://www.siliconera.com/kirby-series-director-kumazaki-and-producer-kamitake-on-the-pink-puffball-and-hal-laboratory/ "Kirby Series Director Kumazaki and Producer Kamitake on the Pink Puffball and HAL Laboratory" - SiliconEra]</ref>
*In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', if Kirby takes damage while inhaling a Gabon's skull, the latter falls down and floats a few pixels above the ground instead of entering Kirby's mouth, acting like a stationary enemy until destroyed.
*Gabon is the only non-[[boss]] character who, while hostile to [[Kirby]], is shown to explicitly bleed. This is only seen in the true credits sequence of ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' after its skull is broken by a [[Yariko]]'s spear, alongside a [[Galbo]] and a [[Tick]] also being harmed as part of a chain reaction.
**Despite this, [[Zero]], [[0²]], [[Shadow Dedede]], [[Dark Meta Knight#Kirby:_Triple_Deluxe|Dark Meta Knight's Revenge]], [[Star Dream Soul OS]], and [[Void Termina]] are similarly shown to explicitly bleed in their respective games.
**The only other enemy to do so is [[Knuckle Joe]], particularly his [[Knuckle_Joe#In_Kirby:_Right_Back_at_Ya!|anime counterpart]] in the episode [[Masher 2.0 (episode)|Masher 2.0]].

==Gallery==
<gallery>
K64 Gabon model.png|Model of Gabon from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 Gabon screenshot.png|A Gabon in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 exposed Gabon screenshot.png|A Gabon with no skull in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
K64 enemy line credits sketch.png|Sketch of Gabon along with [[Yariko]], [[Tick]], and [[Galbo]] from the [[bad ending]] credits of ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
K64 enemy line credits illustration.png|Illustration of Gabon along with Yariko, Tick, and Galbo from the true ending credits of ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
KPR Gabon.png|A Gabon in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KPR Extra Credits picture 13.png|[[Meta Knightmare Returns]] credits picture from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', featuring [[Meta Knight]] defeating a Gabon with a [[3D Laser Bar]]
KSA Gabon exposed.jpg|An unmasked Gabon in ''Kirby Star Allies''
KatFL Gabon screenshot.png|Gabon in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
KatFL Gabon figure.png|Gabon's [[figure]] in ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land''
KDB Pixel Gabon character treat.png|Pixel Gabon [[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=ガボン
|jaR=Gabon
|jaM=From「骸骨」(''gaikotsu'', skeleton) and「坊」(''bon'', an affectionate term for boys), and/or possibly "bone"
|zh=骷髅怪
|zhR=Kūlóu guài
|zhM=Skeleton Monster
|fr=Gabon
|frM=-
|de=Gabon
|deM=-
|it=Gabon
|itM=-
|es=Gabon
|esM=-
|ko=가본
|koR=Gabon
|koM=Gabon
|pt=Ossócrate
|ptM=Combination of "osso" (bone) and possibly "Sócrates" (Socrates)
|nl=Gabon
|nlM=-
}}

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