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Bounder
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Bounder[1] is a relatively uncommonenemy which first appeared inKirby's Adventure and most notably reappeared inKirby Super Star. Its method of attacking is by grappling on to walls and throwing stars atKirby.
Characteristics[edit]
Bounder's first appearance is in a black jumpsuit and its face has only two black eyes. InKirby Super Star, it is now pale white instead of tan and it has a backpack, a blue suit, and red shoes; its eyes are now blue and it has a tuft of hair on it.
Bounder is commonly seen climbing up and down walls slowly, stopping for a moment in order to attack Kirby by throwing a star at him in an arc. Bounder can also be seen walking along the ground, though this is more often an occurrence inKirby Super Star than anywhere else.
Replacement[edit]
InKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land andKirby Super Star Ultra, Bounder was replaced byGip, a flying pig head. It was one of four characters to be replaced (the others beingSpiny, who was replaced byNeedlous inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land,Rolling Turtle, who was replaced byPhan Phan in the same game, andCapsule J, who becameCapsule J2 inKirby Super Star Ultra), and the only enemy to be replaced in two remakes. Like with the other replacements, it is not clear why Bounder was replaced in this manner.
Game appearances[edit]
| Bounder’s video game appearances | ||
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| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby's Adventure | Enemy | Bounder is replaced byGip inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. |
| Kirby's Pinball Land | Hazard | |
| Kirby's Dream Course | Reference | Appears as one of the five placeholder icons for the default rankings in the game. |
| Kirby's Block Ball | Enemy | |
| Kirby's Toy Box | Hazard | |
| Kirby Super Star | Enemy | Bounder is once again replaced by Gip inKirby Super Star Ultra. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | Cameo | Bounder appears in the background of theSub-GameMegaton Punch. |
Kirby's Adventure[edit]
Bounder made its debut appearance in this title. Unlike most of the other enemies in this game, Bounder does not appear in the remake, being replaced inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land byGip wherever Bounder was originally found.
Locations[edit]
Bounder can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Bounder locations inKirby's Adventure | |||||||
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| Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
| Stage 1 |  | | | | |  | |
| Stage 2 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 3 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 4 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 5 | N/A | | | | | | |
| Stage 6 | N/A | N/A | | | | | |
Kirby's Pinball Land[edit]
Bounder appears as a bumper on the uppermost standard floor inWispy-Woods Land, and can be seen crawling up and down the walls on each side. Bounder cannot be defeated in this game, but is worth 480 points when bumped into.
Kirby's Dream Course[edit]
InKirby's Dream Course, Bounder appears as one of the five placeholder icons on the scoreboards for each course.
Kirby's Block Ball[edit]
Bounder appears as a common enemy in this game, though it is considerably tougher than usual, requiring three hits to defeat. Bounder is worth 600 points on defeat and drops the Crash item.
Kirby's Toy Box[edit]
Bounder appears in thePinball mini-game, where it climbs up and down on one of the walls and halts Kirby's movement if hit, which adds 30 points to the score. It does not attack by throwing stars at Kirby but simply serves as one of the targets.
Kirby Super Star[edit]
Bounder makes its fifth appearance in the series here, though it is not present in very many locations. Much like before, it is also replaced by Gip in the remake ofKirby Super Star Ultra, with one notable exception mentioned in the next section.
Locations[edit]
Bounder can be found in the following places inKirby Super Star:
Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]
Despite being replaced by Gip everywhere else, Bounder can still be seen in the background of theSub-GameMegaton Punch. This cameo appearance can be considered Bounder's most recent appearance in any official capacity in the series.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromKirby's Adventure
Bounders appear as part of theWispy-Woods Land course inKirby's Pinball Land.
Bounder appears uncommonly as an enemy inKirby's Block Ball.
Bounder latched on the left side of theKirby's Toy Box - Pinball board
Key art for theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, featuring Bounder as part of the border
Bounder inFind Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!
Sprites[edit]
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | バウンダー Baundā | Bounder |
References
- ↑Name taken fromKirby's Pinball Land instruction manual (page 9, American release)
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