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Jumper Shoot

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Jumper Shoot
Artwork ofJumper Shoot fromKirby's Dream Land 3
Details
Debut gameKirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
Latest gameKirby's Dream Land 3 (1997)
Copy AbilityParasol
Similar toFloaty the Drifter,Haboki
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Jumper Shoot, originally spelledJumpershoot, is amid-boss found withinKirby's Dream Land 2 andKirby's Dream Land 3. It is very similar toFloaty the Drifter in terms of appearance, with the exception that Jumper Shoot has a foot, unlike the Drifter, and is much larger. Once defeated, it will give out theParasol ability when swallowed.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]

Artwork fromKirby's Dream Land 2

The first time Jumpershoot appears is inBig Forest. It has two attacks: one involving spinning like a top in the air and moving toward Kirby; the other having Jumpershoot kick off its sandal as a projectile. The sandal can be inhaled and spat out to fire back at the mid-boss.

Locations[edit]

Jumpershoot appears in the following levels and stages:

Jumpershoot locations inKirby's Dream Land 2  
StageGrass LandBig ForestRipple FieldIcebergRed CanyonCloudy ParkDark Castle
Stage 1NoNoNoNoNoYesNo
Stage 2NoNoNoYesNoNoNo
Stage 3NoYesNoNoNoNoNo
Stage 4N/AN/AN/ANoNoNoNo
Stage 5N/AN/AN/AN/ANoNoNo
Stage 6N/AN/AN/AN/AN/ANoNo
Stage 7N/AN/AN/AN/AN/AN/AYes

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

InKirby's Dream Land 3, Jumper Shoot reappears as a mid-boss inCloudy Park - Stage 4 and again inIceberg - Stage 6. It attacks the same way as inKirby's Dream Land 2.

Trivia[edit]

  • Jumper Shoot is based on thekasa-obake; an umbrella spirit from Japanese folklore.
  • Jumper Shoot's name is derived from "bumbershoot", a slang term for an umbrella. This is also the origin ofBumber's name.

Gallery[edit]

  • Sprite from Kirby's Dream Land 2
    Sprite fromKirby's Dream Land 2
  • Sprite from Kirby Dream Land 3
    Sprite fromKirby Dream Land 3
  • Kirby inhaling a defeated Jumpershoot in Kirby's Dream Land 2
    Kirby inhaling a defeated Jumpershoot inKirby's Dream Land 2
  • Kirby facing Jumper Shoot in Kirby's Dream Land 3
    Kirby facing Jumper Shoot inKirby's Dream Land 3
  • Ghost Story Day illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Jumper Shoot
    Ghost Story Day illustration from theKirby JP Twitter featuring Jumper Shoot

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japaneseジャンパーシュート
Janpāshūto
Jumpershoot


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