Grand Doomer Unofficial render ofGrand Doomer fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Details First game Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Weakness(es) Ultra Sword Relative(s) Crowned Doomer,Sphere Doomer Similar to Greater Doomer,Marx,Drawcia Soul

Theme music https://wikirby.com/wiki/File:KRtDL_Grand_Doomer_Battle_Theme.mp3 "Grand Doomer" Clip of Grand Doomer's battle theme fromKirby's Return to Dream Land

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Grand Doomer is a large spectral flaming ball-shaped creature with wings fromAnother Dimension that debuted inKirby's Return to Dream Land, appearing as the boss ofNutty Noon. He is the boss of allDoomers, and arrived in Kirby's dimension thanks to adimensional rift created by theLor Starcutter's mast. When Kirby and friends approach the Part Sphere containing the mast, Grand Doomer consumes it, and begins to fight them. He attacks in a similar fashion as the Fire Sphere Doomer, though his attacks are much more powerful.

Appearance[edit]

The Grand Doomer resembles a Fire Sphere Doomer, but is naturally much bigger. He possesses many teeth and long fangs, two red eyes, two wings, long spikes on his head, and 13 feathers on his underside. Inside his mouth, the Lor's Mast is visible inside a Part Sphere at all times (though the mast is absent when Grand Doomer is fought inThe Arena orThe True Arena). The Grand Doomer does not change his bodily appearance when knocked to approximately half of his health, but his fiery back-glow changes to a dark gloomy back-glow. He will also begin roaring and will generally attack faster.

When his health is almost depleted, the Grand Doomer will encase himself in a slate-colored ball with glowing stars on him to defend from all regular attacks. In this form, he greatly resemblesDrawcia Soul fromKirby: Canvas Curse.

InExtra Mode, Grand Doomer (now called Grand Doomer EX) is a dark red color, and his eyes are white. Unlike the EX Sphere Doomers, he retains both eyes and does not gain more jagged features than usual.

Boss fight[edit]

Grand Doomer is battled inNutty Noon - Stage 6 and can also be faced inThe Arena andThe True Arena. In the Story Mode, afterKirby makes his way into the area where Grand Doomer is fought, he sees theLor Starcutter's mast floating about in space. He tries to grab the mast, but the Grand Doomer pulls it away. Grand Doomer then manifests around the Part Sphere containing the mast, and initiates battle with Kirby.

The following lists all of Grand Doomer's attacks prior to the third phase in the Story Mode ofKirby's Return to Dream Land. Most attack names are derived from official Japanese strategy guides, while others are conjectural.

In phase 1, Grand Doomer attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Glide Attack
2. Energy Bullet
3. Glide Attack
4. Big Energy Bomb
5. Dimension Hole
6. Energy Bullet
7. Glide Attack
8. Glide Attack [close to ground]
9. Energy Bullet
10. Dimension Uppercut

In phase 2, Grand Doomer starts with one of these orders before transitioning into and sticking to the other for the rest of the phase:

1. Glide Attack [background]
2. Energy Bullet [4 at once]
3. Glide Attack
4. Energy Bullet x2
5. Glide Attack [close to ground]
6. Energy Bullet [rapid-fire]
7. Glide Attack
8. Glide Attack
9. Machine Gun Bullets from the Back
10. Dimension Hole
11. Energy Bullet x2
12. Glide Attack [close to ground]
13. Machine Gun Bullets from the Back
14. Dimension Uppercut
15. Energy Bullet [4 at once]
16. Glide Attack

1. Glide Attack [background]
2. Energy Bullet [4 at once]
3. Glide Attack
4. Energy Bullet x2
5. Glide Attack [close to ground]
6. Energy Bullet [rapid-fire]
7. Glide Attack
8. Glide Attack
9. Machine Gun Bullets from the Back
10. Dimension Uppercut
11. Energy Bullet [4 at once]
12. Glide Attack
13. Glide Attack [close to ground]
14. Machine Gun Bullets from the Back
15. Dimension Hole
16. Energy Bullet x2
17. Glide Attack

In Extra Mode, Grand Doomer's attacks, while not all that much faster, are more punishing:

Shield phase[edit]

Exclusive to the Story Mode and Extra Mode, Grand Doomer has a third phase which initiates when almost all of his health is depleted. For this phase, he shields himself by turning into a rocky ball with glowing stars on it, and becomes impervious to normal attacks. Only aSuper Ability attack will damage his shield, and the shield takes four hits to destroy. From here, he will cycle through the following moves:

After Grand Doomer's shield is destroyed, he's left with a small fragment of health, at which point Kirby can use Ultra Sword to deal a special finishing blow before Grand Doomer can restore a piece of his shield. However, Kirby doesn't actually need the Ultra Sword to defeat Grand Doomer at this stage. If he drops the ability and uses a different one (either from a spare Ability Star or from one of Grand Doomer's attacks), or if another player deals the final hit, Grand Doomer will be defeated normally, skipping the Ultra Sword cinematic.^[1]

When fought inThe Arena orThe True Arena, Grand Doomer's third phase is skipped entirely, instead being defeated normally once his health is depleted from the second phase. This was likely done for two reasons:

• So Kirby does not need to drop his ability for Ultra Sword, and so he cannot carry Ultra Sword between fights;
• So that characters other than Kirby can finish the fight, particularly in repeat playthroughs, where player 1 can choose to play as a different character other than Kirby.

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  Grand Doomer EX
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  Grand Doomer's appearance when he enters the third phase. This represents an undamaged shield.

HP[edit]

Form	HP (Star Bullet=52)
Grand Doomer	580/630 (Story Mode) 435/472 (The Arena)
Grand Doomer EX	640/690 (Extra Mode) 480/517 (The True Arena)

Role in Merry Magoland[edit]

While Grand Doomer does not appear inMerry Magoland after his defeat, twoDress-Up Masks can be unlocked based on his normal and EX forms, provided the player has defeated him in Story Mode andExtra Mode, respectively.

Flavor text[edit]

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	VS Grand Doomer: EvilSphere Doomers have come to Planet Popstar fromanother dimension, drawn by the lostEnergy Spheres... This one is huge! VS Grand Doomer EX: The lost Energy Spheres have createddimensional rifts. The Grand Doomer hasemerged from one such rift!
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	VS Grand Doomer: It's theboss of all Doomers, the goldenGrand Doomer! As theskies over Nutty Noon began to warp, this fearsome foe swooped in to claim the spheres—and theirdimension-traveling powers! VS Grand Doomer EX: Whoa! The Energy Spheres are causingdimensional rifts to open up new spots! And what's worse? Agiant rift made by that powerfulmast part has drawn forth the dreadedGrand Doomer EX!

Trivia[edit]

• Grand Doomer slightly resembles a Quetzal since he has a rigid crest and long tail feathers.
• When Grand Doomer conjures a Waddle Dee during the third phase, the Waddle Dee will stop to wave toward theFourth wall if it gets a chance to land before it starts walking around.
• Grand Doomer is the only boss who does not show up inMerry Magoland to play after his defeat. Instead, theLor Starcutter arrives in his place.
• Left unused in the files of the original Wii version under Name.msbt are two text entries labeledCharaGrandLowperGuard andCharaGrandLowperHeal. The former is namedGrand Doomer (Guard) in English and seems to have been intended to be used during the Super Ability portion of the battle. The latter is namedGrand Doomer (Charge) in English and looks to have been originally intended for the period where Grand Doomer attempts to replenish his guard state during the final blow. Both of these names were translated into all the languages the game supports.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]

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  Grand Doomer ready and ticked off
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  Model of Grand Doomer
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  Grand Doomer EX
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  Model of Grand Doomer EX
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  Grand Doomer's shield
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  Model of Grand Doomer's shield
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  Model of Grand Doomer EX's shield
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  Kirby gets the rug pulled out from under him when he tries to nab the Lor's mast
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  Grand Doomer barrages the screen from the background
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  Grand Doomer usingBound Pound
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  Main Mode credits picture featuringFighterKirby andMeta Knight taking on Grand Doomer

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Grand Doomer[edit]

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  Grand Doomer royally peeved
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  The Arena icon
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  Grand DoomerDress-Up Mask
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  Grand Doomer makes his grand appearance
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  Kirby gets swallowed up by one of Grand Doomer's attacks
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  Kirby jumps to avoid one of Grand Doomer's attacks from the background
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  Kirby damages Grand Doomer's shield using Ultra Sword
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  Grand Doomer dissipates after being defeated by the Ultra Sword
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  Story Mode credits picture featuring Fighter Kirby and Meta Knight taking on Grand Doomer
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  Kirby wearing the Grand Doomer Dress-Up Mask

Grand Doomer EX[edit]

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  The True Arena icon
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  Grand Doomer EX Dress-Up Mask
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  Kirby spits a star at Grand Doomer EX as he passes by
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  Kirby narrowly avoids one of Grand Doomer EX's swoops
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  Kirby avoids Grand Doomer EX's burning attack
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  Grand Doomer EX starts firing orbs in a spiral pattern
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  Grand Doomer EX flares up in an icy blast
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  Grand Doomer EX approaches Kirby usingDeadly Sun
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  Kirby finishes off Grand Doomer EX using Ultra Sword
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  Kirby wearing the Grand Doomer EX Dress-Up Mask

Video Walkthrough[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Grand Doomer[edit]

Grand Doomer EX[edit]

Grand Doomer (Guard)[edit]

Grand Doomer (Charge)[edit]

Name with title[edit]

References

• Bosses in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Bosses in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

• Articles with conjectural titles
• Articles which list Japanese names
• Articles which list Chinese names
• Articles which list Dutch names
• Articles which list French names
• Articles which list German names
• Articles which list Italian names
• Articles which list Korean names
• Articles which list Portuguese names
• Articles which list Spanish names