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Galbel

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Galbel
In-game sprite ofGalbel fromKirby Super Star Ultra.
Details
First gameKirby Super Star Ultra (2008)
Copy AbilityNone
Similar entitiesGrizzo
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Galbel[Japanese title] is anenemy that debuted inKirby Super Star Ultra, in theRevenge of the King game. It is a more powerful version ofGrizzo that shares the bear's basic physique and size, but resembles a tiger with pale yellow fur and brown stripes. As such, it has all the same behaviors and physical properties of a Grizzo save for higherhealth. Galbel provides no Copy Ability if swallowed.

Galbel appears in thePurple Plants andIllusion Islands stages. It also appears in the intro cutscene forCrash Clouds, despite not appearing in the stage proper.

Trivia[edit]

  • Despite not appearing in any otherKirby games besidesKirby Super Star Ultra, Galbel would cameo in aKirby JP Twitter commemorative illustration in 2019 to celebrate Cat Day (image in gallery below).

Gallery[edit]

  • Screenshot of a shocked Galbel finding Kirby in Purple Plants.
    Screenshot of a shocked Galbel finding Kirby in Purple Plants.
  • Screenshot of a shocked Galbel being thrown by Kirby in Purple Plants.
    Screenshot of a shocked Galbel being thrown by Kirby in Purple Plants.
  • Screenshot of a sleeping Galbel in Illusion Islands.
    Screenshot of a sleeping Galbel in Illusion Islands.
  • Screenshot from the intro cutscene for Crash Clouds, as Galbel falls on top of Kirby.
    Screenshot from the intro cutscene forCrash Clouds, as Galbel falls on top of Kirby.
  • Galbel appears in this illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter, with its arms around Kirby as it sleeps.
    Galbel appears in thisillustration from theKirby JP Twitter, with its arms around Kirby as it sleeps.

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japaneseガルベル[1]
garuberu		Galbel
Partial anagram of「ベンガル」(Bengaru,Bengal tiger); may also involve「ガルル」(garuru, onomatopoeia for snarling)


References

  1. ↑Kirby Character Encyclopedia, pg. 104
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