Acro Artwork ofAcro fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Land 2 (concept) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Super Smash Bros. Brawl (sticker) Kirby: Triple Deluxe (keychain) Copy Abilities Cutter (Fishbones) andBomb (Pedos) (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards only) Similar to Fatty Whale Metal Acro Sweet Stuff Gobbler

Theme music https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KDL3_Boss_Battle.mp3 "Boss" https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:K64_Boss_theme.mp3 "Boss" Clips of the themes heard when fighting Acro.

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Acro (also referred to asAkro the Whale^[1]) is anaquaticboss that has appeared inRipple Field fromKirby's Dream Land 3 andAqua Star fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It resembles anorca, hence its name ("orca" backwards). Also appropriate to its name, Acro's main attack strategy is by performing underwateracrobatics to body slamKirby, but it can also spit various objects and projectiles from its mouth, which can serve as Kirby's means of counterattack.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

Acro is the boss ofRipple Field inKirby's Dream Land 3. The fight with Acro takes place in two phases, both in a deep underwater cavern. The first phase takes place in a dry area over a bridge. Here, Acro tries to ram Kirby, causing rocks to fall when it hits the wall. These rocks can be inhaled and spat back at Acro to do damage.

Once Acro has been reduced to half itshealth, the bridge crumbles, and the fight transitions to an entirely underwater affair. Here, Acro will retreat from Kirby while spitting out various paraphernalia towards him. These can be either skulls, which travel in straight lines, anchors, which fall to and roll along the ground, or orca calves, which swim in a sine wave. Each of these can be deflected back using theWater Gun. Acro may also try to perform more slam attacks, causing rocks to tumble in from above, which can also be deflected.

Once Acro is defeated and the essence ofthe dark cloud purged from the realm, revisiting its stage will not reinitiate the fight, as Acro is now friendly. Instead, Acro can be battled again as the second opponent ofBoss Butch.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

Acro is the third boss fought inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards, being faced at the end ofAqua Star. As with the previous game, Acro is fought in two distinct phases, though this time being entirely underwater.

In the first, Kirby has to do battle with Acro in a large flooded cave, mirroring the second half of the fight inKirby's Dream Land 3. Acro attacks by spitting various enemies as projectiles at Kirby, includingFishbones,Gordos, andBoneheads while backing away from Kirby (the first and third of which can be inhaled and spat back to do damage). Once they reach the edge of the battlefield, Acro will use one of its acrobatic body slam or charging techniques, which Kirby can do little but dodge. When Acro hits the floor or a wall, rocks will be thrown out which Kirby can inhale and spit at the boss. From here, the cycle of attacks will repeat until Acro's first health meter is depleted, causing it to fall to the floor as the cave begins to crumble.

In the second phase, Kirby has to swim up a narrow vertical tunnel and avoid Acro's attacks from below while also dodging or utilizing the enemies along the way. Acro has two methods of attack here: it can either spitPedos at Kirby or charge him before looping back around in the background. Once Acro's second health meter is depleted, the battle is over.

Unlike inKirby's Dream Land 3, Acro can be refought as many times as the player wishes. Acro is also the third opponent in the Boss Battles mode. Acro also appears on anEnemy Info Card, as Card #4.

Other appearances[edit]

• Acro makes a cameo appearance as a randomly-obtainedkeychain inKirby: Triple Deluxe.
• InKirby: Planet Robobot, a mechanized version calledMetal Acro appears as an invincible enemy and stage hazard in the sea.
• InKirby's Dream Buffet, Acro appears on aCharacter Treat, using its artwork fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
• InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, Acro appears as asticker. It grants +15 Magic Attack to Peach and Zelda.

Trivia[edit]

• InKirby's Dream Land 2, the left door at the end of Room 1 inRed Canyon - Stage 5 leads to a dark room that requiresSpark Kine to illuminate. When this room becomes bright, an image of an orca with the captionORCA will show up.
  • In addition, Acro's early design inKirby's Dream Land 2 can be found in the booklet fromKirby's Dream Collection, suggesting that it was originally meant to be in this game.

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• Bosses in Kirby's Dream Land 3
• Bosses in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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