Kapar Artwork ofKapar fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby Air Riders (2025) Other game(s) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Copy Ability Cutter Enemy Info Card

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Kapar is aKappa-based enemy debuting inKirby's Dream Land 3. It is round and green, possessing a yellow beak and a pair of tiny, circular, black eyes, as well as flipper-like arms and two dark green, flat feet with three toes each. On its head, a round, yellow bulge surrounded by a wreath of pointed, green leaves can be seen, mimicking the bowl of water traditionally said to reside on a Kappa's head.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

In-game sprite

InKirby's Dream Land 3, Kapars can be found in and outside of water throughout the game.

On land, the foe initially stands in one place, waiting forKirby to approach it; when he does, the Kapar leaps straight into the air. As soon as it reaches the same height as Kirby, it momentarily falls down again and afterwards tosses its wreath of leaves in a straight line, only to repeat the procedure a few seconds later. In water, Kapars instead swim after Kirby and may throw their corona at any time.

Touching either the Kapar itself or its weapon causes Kirby to take damage. The enemy can be defeated using any attack or inhaled and swallowed for theCutterability.

Locations[edit]

InKirby's Dream Land 3, Kapar can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kapar locations inKirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

Kapar returns in this game, appearing in 3D for the first time. Kapar mainly stands in place, and jumps fairly high to throw its cutter ring at Kirby when he approaches. As before, Kapar can operate both on land and in water. Kapar appears on the 43rdEnemy Info Card.

A larger mid-boss version of Kapar appears instage 3 ofAqua Star. This Kapar sits at the left end of the room and occasionally throws a cutter boomerang at Kirby whileBumbers appear and float downward from above. These Bumbers can be used as ammunition against the Kapar to defeat it.

Locations[edit]

Kapar can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kapar locations inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stage	Pop Star	Rock Star	Aqua Star	Neo Star	Shiver Star	Ripple Star	Dark Star
Stage 1
Stage 2							N/A
Stage 3							N/A
Stage 4	N/A					N/A	N/A

Kirby Air Riders[edit]

Kapar appears in this game'sRoad Trip mode as one of the route characters inBoiler Boulevard. If selected, it will be summoned to deal with the leaky boiler at the end of the stage, though all it can do is ineffectively throw its cutter ring at the boiler, after which it bursts and sends the rider toDeep-Dive Drive. As with all route characters, Kapar also appears as an unlockable icon and sticker for the player's License Card.

Trivia[edit]

• Kapar was planned to be included as a selectable pattern inKirby Family, a canceled application for theGame Boy Color that would send a pattern to a sewing machine for it to make.

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork fromKirby's Dream Land 3
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  Artwork of the back of a manga fromKirby's Dream Land 3
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  Model of Kapar fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  Screenshot of Kapar inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  A Kapar pattern in the selection menu for the canceledKirby Family
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  Dedede Directory about Kapar
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  Kapar in the bookFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby

Names in other languages[edit]

• Aquatic enemies
• Enemies in Kirby's Dream Land 3
• Enemies in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Road Trip crossroad choices in Kirby Air Riders
• Creatures that yield Cutter when swallowed

• Articles which list Japanese names