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Bowby
Model ofBowby fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Details
First game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Latest game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s)	Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
Copy Ability	None

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Bowby^{[Japanese title]} is an enemy that debuted inKirby's Return to Dream Land. It hovers in the air and will attempt to fire an arrow at Kirby or his friends if they come too close. Bowby does not provide any ability when swallowed.

A Bowby is true to its namesake in that it is literally just a bow with a face. Bowbies will appear in any of the four cardinal directions. If facing sideways, its arrows will start to fall in an arc after traveling a short distance. There is a metallic variant that exists onHalcandra, which is namedHalcan Bowby^{[Japanese title]}.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

InKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bowby can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bowby locations inKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Cookie Country						N/A
Raisin Ruins						N/A
Onion Ocean						N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A	N/A

Bowby locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Stage	Appearance?	Stage	Appearance?
Opening Stage		4-3
1-1		4-4
1-2		4-EX
1-3		Sphere
1-BOSS		Levitation
2-1		Health
2-2		Surge
2-3		Bomb
2-4		Upward
2-BOSS		Needles
3-1		Barrier
3-2		Vanish
3-3		Cannon
3-4		Black Hole
3-BOSS		Trickery
4-1		Secret Stage
4-2		Final Boss

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]

Bowby appears in theNew Challenge Stages ofKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition as enemies to be plowed through. It appears in theSpark Challenge,Magolor Race 1,Fighter Combat Chamber,Normal Challenge andMagolor Race 3.

Gallery[edit]

A Bowby inKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Halcan Bowby
A Halcan Bowby
A Bowby inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
A Halcan Bowby inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

Bowby[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ボビー Bobī	Bowby

Halcan Bowby[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ハルカンボビー^[1] Harukan Bobī	Halcan Bowby

References

↑Kirby Character Encyclopedia, pg. 140

v • d • e Reoccurringenemies and hazardous objects

20 or more appearances

Blipper •Bronto Burt •Broom Hatter •Cappy •Chilly •Gordo •Kabu •Scarfy •Shotzo •Squishy •Waddle Dee •Waddle Doo

10 to 19 appearances

Apple •Blade Knight •Bomber •Boulder •Bouncy •Flamer •Glunk •Grizzo •Knuckle Joe •Hot Head •Mumbies •Noddy •Parasol Waddle Dee •Poppy Bros. Jr. •Rocky •Sir Kibble •Sparky •Starman •Twister •UFO •Wheelie

7 to 9 appearances

Big Kabu •Big Waddle Dee •Capiller •Coconut •Como •Foley •Nruff •Soarar •Twizzy •Walky

5 or 6 appearances

Axe Knight •Bio Spark •Chip •Coner •Gabon •Gigatzo •Galbo •Icicle •Javelin Knight •Key Dee •Laser Ball •Mace Knight •Needlous •Pacto •Parasol •Propeller •Slippy •Spear Waddle Dee •Swinging Waddle Doo •Sword Knight •Tick •Trident Knight

3 or 4 appearances

Babut •Barbar •Beetley •Birdon •Bobo •Booler •Bounder •Bowby •Burning Leo •Chuckie •Clown Acrobot •Craby •Degout •Flotzo •Halcandle Dee •Gim •Gold Waddle Dee •Lanzer •Leafan •Lovely •Mamatee •Moonja •Mopoo •Mr. Sandbag •Pengy •Pierce •Plasma Wisp •Puppet Waddle Dee •Searches •Shelt •Simirror •Sodory •Swinging Waddle Dee •Tac •Tookey •Walf •Whippy

v • d • e Kirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Characters	Kirby •Bandana Waddle Dee •King Dedede •Meta Knight •Magolor •Landia

Places	Both Another Dimension •Halcandra •Lor Starcutter •Planet Popstar Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Merry Magoland

Levels and Stages	Level 1:Cookie Country Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 2:Raisin Ruins Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 3:Onion Ocean Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 4:White Wafers Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 5:Nutty Noon Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 6:Egg Engines Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 7:Dangerous Dinner Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 Level 8:Another Dimension Challenge Stages Sword Challenge •Sand Challenge(KRtDLD only) •Whip Challenge •Hi-Jump Challenge •Bomb Challenge •Mecha Challenge(KRtDLD only) •Water Challenge •Wing Challenge •Item Challenge

Magolor Epilogue Areas & Stages	Opening Stage Aerogree Dimension 1-1 •1-2 •1-3 •1-BOSS Magic Sphere •Levitation •Health Pyred Dimension 2-1 •2-2 •2-3 •2-4 •2-BOSS Magolor Surge •Magic Bomb •Upward Magic Sphere •Secret Stage Poseiblu Dimension 3-1 •3-2 •3-3 •3-4 •3-BOSS Deadly Needles •Magic Barrier •Dimensional Vanish Locandra Dimension 4-1 •4-2 •4-3 •4-4 •4-BOSS Magolor Cannon •Black Hole •Trickery •Extra Stage Ethereal Altar

Copy Abilities	Both Beam •Bomb •Crash •Cutter •Fighter •Fire •Hammer •Hi-Jump •Ice •Leaf •Mike •Needle •Ninja •Parasol •Sleep •Spark •Spear •Stone •Sword •Tornado •Water •Wing •Whip Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Festival •Mecha •Sand

Super Abilities	Flare Beam •Grand Hammer •Monster Flame •Snow Bowl •Ultra Sword

Regular enemies	Both Armor Waddle Dee •Babut •Barbar •Barracu •Blade Knight •Blipper •Big Waddle Dee •Bouncy •Bouncy Sis •Bowby •Bronto Burt •Broom Hatter •Bulby •Cappy •Cerulean •Clayn •Chilly •Coconut •Coldtzo •Como •Craby •Darpa •Degout •Deppa •Dippa •Dupa •Elec •Flamer •Foley •Galbo •Gemra •Gigatzo •Glunk •Gordo •Halcandle Dee •Hot Head •Iron Barbar •Jackle •Kabu •Key Dee •Knuckle Joe •Lanzer •Leafan •Moonja •Mopoo •Mumbies •Needlous •Noddy •Nruff •Owgulf •Pacloud •Pacto •Parasol Waddle Dee •Parasol Waddle Doo •Pierce •Pluid •Poison apple •Poppy Bros. Jr. •Puppet Waddle Dee •Rocky •Scarfy •Searches •Shelt •Shotzo •Sir Kibble •Snowl •Sodory •Sparky •Squishy •Starman •Super Blade Knight •Super Chilly •Super Hot Head •Super Waddle Doo •Swinging Waddle Dee •Swinging Waddle Doo •Tick •Totenga •Twister •Volttzo •Waddle Dee •Waddle Doo •Walf •Walky •Wapod •Water Galbo •Whippy Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Mechamech •Sandran •Tootlebam

Super Ability-defeatable enemies	Bomb Machine •Burner Box •Drill Machine •Giant Flotzo •Merman Statue •Moai Block •Strike Box

Mid-bosses	Sphere Doomer •Gigant Edge •Bonkers •Water Galboros •King Doo •Kibble Blade •Moundo •Super Bonkers •Dubior

Standard bosses	Whispy Woods •Mr. Dooter •Fatty Puffer •Goriath •Grand Doomer •Metal General •Landia •Lor & Magolor •Magolor •Magolor (second form)

Extra bosses	HR-D3 •Magolor Soul •Galacta Knight

Magolor Epilogue bosses	Electricky Dooter •Fiery Puffer •Hydriath •Rampaging Doomers •Crowned Doomer •Master Crown

Items and objects	Both 1-Up •Balloon Bomb •Beam Lamp •Blocks •Boulder •Candle •Cannon •Copy Essence •Crackler •Energy Sphere •Food •Fuse •Giant bowling pin •Invincible Candy •Key •Maxim Tomato •Maxim Tomato box •Point Star •Pop Flower •Prism Shield •Rope •Score Coin •Stomper Boot •Switch •Transparency Crystal •Warp Star Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Energy Drink •Fruit Fragment •Magic Point •Random Copy Essence •Stamp Ticket

Sub-games and extra modes	Both Extra Mode •Challenge Stages •Ninja Dojo •The Arena •The True Arena Kirby's Return to Dream Land Scope Shot Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Bomb Rally •Booming Blasters •Checkerboard Chase •Crackity Hack •Egg Catcher •Kirby on the Draw •Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler •Magolor's Tome Trackers •Samurai Kirby •Samurai Kirby 100 •Smash Ride

Extra	100% completion •Bomber •Bubbles •Butterfly •Chef Kawasaki •Dimensional rift •Dress-Up Masks • Gallery (Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe) • Glitches (Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe) •Goal Game •Kirby Master •Kirby Wii Music Selection •Magolor's Magical Skills •Master Crown •Missions •Mr. Sandbag •Ordeal Door •Squeaks(Squeaker,Spinni,Storo, &Doc) •Sound Test •Souvenir Shop Waddle Dee •Stamp Rally • Theater

v • d • e Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Characters	Kirby •Magolor

Modes	Kirby's History •New Challenge Stages

Classic Titles	Kirby's Dream Land •Kirby's Adventure •Kirby's Dream Land 2 •Kirby Super Star •Kirby's Dream Land 3 •Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Anime episodes	Kirby Comes to Cappy Town •Crusade for the Blade •Waddle While You Work

Manga samples (Japanese version only)	Kirby of the Stars •Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu •Kirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour!

Copy Abilities (New Challenge Stages)	Fighter •Normal •Parasol •Smash •Spark •Sword •Whip •Wing

Stages (New Challenge Stages)	Happiness Hall Sword Challenge •Parasol Challenge •Spark Challenge •Magolor Race 1 Apricot Atrium Whip Challenge •Fighter Combat Chamber •Wing Challenge •Magolor Race 2 Last Land Smash Combat Chamber •Normal Challenge •Magolor Race 3 •Smash Combat Chamber EX •Magolor Race EX

Enemies (New Challenge Stages)	Armor Waddle Dee •Blade Knight •Blipper •Bouncy •Bouncy Sis •Bowby •Bronto Burt •Cappy •Cerulean •Chilly •Coldtzo •Como •Degout •Elec •Flamer •Foley •Gemra •Gigatzo •Gold Waddle Dee •Gordo •Halcandle Dee •Hot Head •Jackle •Kabu •Knuckle Joe •Lanzer •Leafan •Magolor •Moonja •Mumbies •Needlous •Noddy •Nruff •Owgulf •Parasol Waddle Dee •Parasol Waddle Doo •Pierce •Poppy Bros. Jr. •Puppet Waddle Dee •Rocky •Scarfy •Searches •Shelt •Sir Kibble •Snowl •Sodory •Sparky •Volttzo •Waddle Dee •Waddle Doo •Water Galbo •Whippy

Mid-Bosses and Bosses (New Challenge Stages)	Bonkers •Dubior •King Doo •Gigant Edge •Kibble Blade •Moundo •Water Galboros •Whispy Woods

Extra	Gallery •Kirby's 20th Anniversary Celebration Book •Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack