Editing Mr. Tick-Tock

{{Infobox-MidBoss
|image=[[File:KNiDL Mr Tick Tock artwork.jpg|300px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Mr. Tick-Tock''' from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014) (as a [[keychain]])
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''</small>
|copy ability=[[Mike]]
|similar=[[Tick-Tock Jr.]]}}
{{quote|Ah, [[King Dedede|Great King]]! [[Kirby|He]] had an easy time!|[[Bandana Waddle Dee|Waddle Dee]] after Kirby defeats '''Mr. Tick-Tock''' in [[Revenge of the King]], ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}
'''Mr. Tick-Tock''' is a [[Mid-Boss]] debuting in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. His appearance is that of a red, anthropomorphic alarm clock with golden bells on top of him. He possesses two white, gloved hands at the end of his short, blue arms, a pair of blue feet and a peach colored face with two eyes, angry looking eyebrows and a round, red nose with a mustache below it.

==Game appearances==
===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
[[File:KA Mr Tick Tock artwork.png|thumb|left|200px|Artwork of Mr. Tick-Tock's original appearance in ''Kirby's Adventure]]
In ''Kirby's Adventure'' and its remake, ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', Mr. Tick-Tock is encountered in various areas throughout the game and among the few Mid-Bosses that are not fought in any of the [[Arena (Kirby's Adventure)|Arenas]]. He possesses two main forms of attacking: He either marches towards [[Kirby]], stopping and beginning to ring and emit harmful soundwaves when he reaches him, or he rings while keeping at a distance, which causes four large notes to be launched into the air at different angles that Kirby can inhale and spit at the Mid-Boss to hurt him. Mr. Tick-Tock yields the [[Mike]] [[Copy Ability]] when inhaled and swallowed after his defeat.

==== Locations ====
In ''Kirby's Adventure'' and ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'', Mr. Tick-Tock can be found in the following levels and stages:
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=8|Mr. Tick-Tock locations in ''Kirby's Adventure'' & ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' &nbsp;
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!Stage
![[Vegetable Valley]]
![[Ice Cream Island]]
![[Butter Building]]
![[Grape Garden]]
![[Yogurt Yard]]
![[Orange Ocean]]
![[Rainbow Resort]]
|-
|Stage 1
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
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|Stage 2
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|-
|Stage 3
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 4
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 5
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|-
|Stage 6
|N/A
|N/A
|{{N}}
|{{Y}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|{{N}}
|}
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===''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
[[File:KSSU Mr Tick Tock Sprite.png|left]] Mr. Tick-Tock reappears in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', an enhanced remake of ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', although he is not found in the original game. Here, the Mid-Boss behaves the same as in ''Kirby's Adventure'' and yields the same ability, but is fought considerably more rarely throughout the game. He is primarily encountered in [[Revenge of the King]], being found in a hidden room in the [[Illusion Islands]] stage, as well as [[The Revenge]], where he is blue instead of red. His only other appearance is in [[The True Arena]], where he is fought as part of the "True Mid-Boss All-Stars". In both The Revenge and The True Arena, he is the first of four mid-bosses fought.

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Mr. Tick-Tock appears as a randomly-appearing keychain, using his ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' sprite.
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==In the ''Kirby'' novel series==
Mr. Tick-Tock makes a very brief cameo appearance in the second volume of the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], ''[[Kirby and the Big Panic in Gloomy Woods!]]'', where he encounters [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] and pulls him into a conversation relating to fruits. Mr. Tick-Tock is described as a scrupulous resident of [[Dream Land]] with an impressive mustache and prominent eyebrows. He is not accompanied by an illustration, leaving his appearance here imageless.

==Trivia==
*In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', Mr. Tick-Tock is the only mid-boss to not have an alternate color palette. He is always blue.

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KA Tick Tock sprite.png|''Kirby's Adventure'' sprite
KNiDL Mr Tick Tock sprite.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' sprite
KNiDL Mr Tick Tock blue sprite.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' sprite (blue recolor)
KA Butter Building Stage 1 screenshot 03.png|Battling Mr. Tick-Tock in ''Kirby's Adventure''
KNiDL vs Mr Tick Tock screenshot.png|Battling Mr. Tick-Tock in ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
KSSU Mr Tick-Tock artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU True Mid-Boss All Stars True Arena Icon.png|True Mid-Boss All Stars icon from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU The Revenge screenshot 2.png|Battling Mr. Tick-Tock in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
Pupupu Times Vol 1 Towel.jpg|Mr. Tick-Tock (top right) as seen on "Pupupu Times Vol.1" towel from the "Pupupu Train" 2017 events. The news headline says "Time Table Book by Mr. Tick-Tock"
Dedede Directory 52 - Mr. Tick-Tock.jpg|Dedede Directory about Mr. Tick-Tock
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=Mr.チクタク
|jaR=Misutā Chikutaku
|jaM=Mr. Tick-Tack, ''chikutaku'' being an onomatopoeia equivalent to ''tick tock''.
|fr=Pil'Poil
|frM=''Pile-poil'' is a french slang that can be translated to "exactly", "precisely".
|de=Herr Tick-Tack
|deM=Mister Tick-Tack, ''tick-tack'' being the German equivalent of ''tick tock''.
|it=Mr. Tic-Toc
|itM=-
|ptE=Mr. Tick-Tock<ref>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]'' (Mike Kirby trophy description)</ref>
|ptEM=-
|es=Sr. Tic-Tac
|esM=Mr. Tic-Tac, ''tic-tac'' being the Spanish equivalent of ''tick tock''
|ko=미스터 똑딱
|koR=Miseuteo Ttokttak
|koM=Mr. Tick-Tock
}}

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[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby's Adventure]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]
[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby Super Star Ultra]]
[[Category:Creatures that yield Mike when swallowed]]
[[Category:Novel characters]]