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Bubbles
Unofficial render ofBubbles fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
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First game	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Latest game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Other game(s)	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Copy Ability	Ball

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This article is about the enemy fromKirby's Adventure. For other articles with similar names, seeBubble (disambiguation).

Bubbles^[1] is a round, ball-shapedenemy inKirby's Adventure and its remakeKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It bounces around in an attempt to hitKirby. Kirby receives theBall Copy Ability whenswallowing Bubbles.

InKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Bubbles also appear in theBomb Rally Sub-Game. A Bubbles fills in for a Kirby opponent if it is hit by a bomb, which blasts it off-screen. Right after replacing the Kirby, the Bubbles serves the bomb to a nearby Kirby. The bombs bounce off Bubbles at the same speed they were received at, and they cannot miss hitting it.

Appearance[edit]

Bubbles is a simple blue sphere with large eyes, rosy cheeks, and a perpetual smile. TheirKirby's Adventure sprite shows them as either pink or green, whereas their alternateNightmare in Dream Land palette is purple.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Adventure[edit]

A multitude of Bubbles inKirby's Adventure.

Bubbles first appeared inKirby's Adventure as the main provider of theBall ability. It is not a very common enemy, and is only found in a few stages.

Bubbles can be found in the following levels and stages:

Bubbles locations inKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6	Stage 7
Vegetable Valley						N/A	N/A
Ice Cream Island							N/A
Butter Building
Grape Garden
Yogurt Yard
Orange Ocean				(original only)
Rainbow Resort

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

InKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Bubbles reprises its role fromKirby's Adventure, as well as now appearing in theBomb Rally Sub-Game to take the spot of a Kirby that has been blasted by a bomb before.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

After many years of absence, Bubbles reappears inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe once again in the Bomb Rally Sub-Game. Just as before, it fills the place of a previous character that has been eliminated from the game, passing the bomb to nearby opponents in their place. This appearance also marks Bubbles' first appearance in 3D.

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Artwork[edit]

Sprites[edit]

Kirby's Adventure
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Alternate palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Screenshots[edit]

A Bubbles serving the bomb in the Bomb Rally sub-game inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Bubbles in the Bomb Rally sub-game inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バブルス^[2] Baburusu	Bubbles
Dutch	Bubbles^[1]	-
French	Bubbles^[1]	-
German	Bubbles^[1]	-
Italian	Bubbles^[1]	-
Portuguese	Bubbles^[1]	-
Spanish	Bubbles^[1]	-

References

↑^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5^1.6Nintendo Today! Name that Copy Ability! #52
↑Name taken from the Kirby 20th Anniversary Encyclopedia Artbook, page 29

v • d • e Kirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Characters	Kirby •King Dedede •Meta Knight •Nightmare

Enemies	Blade Knight •Blipper •Bomber •Bronto Burt •Broom Hatter •Bubbles •Cappy •Chilly •Coconut •Coner •Cool Spook •Flamer •Bounder/Gip •Glunk •Gordo •Hot Head •Kabu •Laser Ball •Spiny/Needlous •Noddy •Parasol •Pengy •Poppy Bros. Jr. •Rocky •Scarfy •Shotzo •Sir Kibble •Slippy •Sparky •Squishy •Starman •Sword Knight •Twister •Twizzy •UFO •Waddle Dee •Waddle Doo •Wheelie

Mid-Bosses	Bonkers •Bugzzy •Fire Lion •Grand Wheelie •Meta-Knights (Axe Knight,Javelin Knight,Mace Knight, andTrident Knight) •Mr. Frosty •Mr. Tick-Tock •Rolling Turtle/Phan Phan •Poppy Bros. Sr.

Bosses	Whispy Woods •Paint Roller •Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright •Kracko •Heavy Mole •Meta Knight •King Dedede •Nightmare

Levels and Stages	Level 1:Vegetable Valley Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 2:Ice Cream Island Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 3:Butter Building Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 •Stage 7 Level 4:Grape Garden Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 •Stage 7 Level 5:Yogurt Yard Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 •Stage 7 Level 6:Orange Ocean Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 •Stage 7 Level 7:Rainbow Resort Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 •Stage 7 Level 8:The Fountain of Dreams

Copy Abilities	Backdrop •Ball •Beam •Burning •Crash •Cutter •Fire •Freeze •Hammer •Hi-Jump •Ice •Laser •Light •Mike •Needle •Parasol •Sleep •Spark •Star Rod •Stone •Sword •Throw •Tornado •UFO •Wheel

Sub-Games	Kirby's Adventure Crane Fever •Quick Draw •Egg Catcher Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Quick Draw •Bomb Rally •Kirby's Air Grind

Extra	Arena •Big Switch •Boss Endurance •Extra Game • Gallery (Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land) • Glitches (Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land) •Kirby's Adventure (soundtrack) •Museum •Meta Knightmare •NES Remix 2 /Ultimate NES Remix •Warp Star Station

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