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Needlous
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Needlous is anenemy that debuted inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land as the replacement forSpiny fromKirby's Adventure, and later appeared inKirby: Canvas Curse,Kirby's Return to Dream Land, theNew Challenge Stages ofKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition andKirby and the Forgotten Land. In all of its appearances, Needlous yields theNeedleCopy Ability when it isinhaled and swallowed byKirby.
Characteristics[edit]
Needlous has a caterpillar-like body with yellow and black stripes, similar in some respect toCapiller. It has eight spikes coming out from various places at the top of its body, three on each side of its waist, and two on its back. Needlous attacks by curling itself in a ball and rolling toward Kirby. When it is not attacking, it only inches slowly across the ground.
Game appearances[edit]
| Needlous' video game appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Enemy | ReplacesSpiny. |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse | Enemy | |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Enemy | This is Needlous' first 3D appearance. |
| Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition | Enemy | Appears inNew Challenge Stages. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Reference | Appears as akeychain. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Enemy | |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Enemy | Reprises its role fromKirby's Return to Dream Land. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World | Enemy | Reprises its role fromKirby and the Forgotten Land, and appears inStar-Crossed World alongside a new Crystal variant. |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Needlous makes its debut appearance in this title, replacing all instances ofSpiny fromKirby's Adventure, though acting much the same as the creature it replaced.
Locations[edit]
Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Needlous locations inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
| Stage 1 |  | | | |  | | |
| Stage 2 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 3 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 4 | | | | | | | |
| Stage 5 | N/A | | | | | | |
| Stage 6 | N/A | N/A | | | | | |
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
Needlous returns inKirby: Canvas Curse, otherwise being unchanged.
Locations[edit]
InKirby: Canvas Curse, Needlous appears in the following locations:
| Needlous locations inKirby: Canvas Curse | ||||||
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| Reddy Land | Arange Gorge | Iello Adventure | Neo Greo | Bloo Hills | Omarine Zone | Wonder Lilane |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe &Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
Needlous returns in 3D, otherwise being unchanged. Unlike most enemies inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Needlous uses its classic appearance instead of its new one.
Locations[edit]
InKirby's Return to Dream Land Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Needlous locations inKirby's Return to Dream Land | ||||||||
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | |||
| Cookie Country | | | | | | |||
| Raisin Ruins | | | | | | |||
| Onion Ocean | | | | | N/A | |||
| White Wafers | | | | | | |||
| Nutty Noon | | | | | | |||
| Egg Engines | | | | | | |||
| Dangerous Dinner | | | | N/A | N/A | |||
InKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Needlous appears inNew Challenge Stages, with its only appearances being in theSmash Combat Chamber andMagolor Race EX stages.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Needlous makes a cameo inKirby: Triple Deluxe, appearing as akeychain, using its sprite fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land /Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]
Needlous returns as an enemy inKirby and the Forgotten Land and itsNintendo Switch 2 Edition, now with darker brown stripes and a simpler eye design. When Kirby approaches, Needlous rolls up into a ball and starts rolling around very quickly. It can either roll in a circular pattern or roll straight, bouncing off of walls in a mirror-like trajectory. Needlous once again grantsNeedle when swallowed. Needlous also appears inStar-Crossed World, but it does not have a Crystal variant.
Locations[edit]
InKirby and the Forgotten Land and Star-Crossed World, Needlous appears in the following stages:
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Model fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Needlous curled up into a ball fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Model with an unused, early texture with less detail applied fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Needlous with an early version of their texture applied to their model curled up fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Needlous inKirby and the Forgotten Land
Figure fromKirby and the Forgotten Land
Needlous inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Needlous in the mangaKirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour! Volume 1
Needlous in the bookIt's Kirby Time: Kirby's Birthday
Sprites[edit]
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ニードラス Nīdorasu | From "needle" and "-ous" (a suffix used for changing a noun to an adjective), and/or possibly "louse" |
| Traditional Chinese | 針蟲 Zhēnchóng | Needle Bug |
| Simplified Chinese | 针虫 Zhēnchóng | |
| Dutch | Prikkerrups | From "prikken" (to prick) and "rups" (caterpillar) |
| French | Épinon | From "épine" (spine) with diminutive "-on" |
| German | Nadiline | From "Nadel" (pin) with "-ine" (a suffix used for forming feminine nouns) |
| Italian | Agus | Latin form of "ago" (needle) |
| Korean | 니들러스 Nideulleoseu | Needlous |
| Latin American Spanish | Picox | From "pico" (needle) |
| European Spanish | Pintxo | A homophone of "pincho" (needle) |
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