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Paint Roller
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| “ | Don't let this boss paint you into a corner. Once he's got you down, there will be no escape. | ” | — Description ofPaint Roller in theKirby's Avalanche Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 23 |
Paint Roller is a mainboss inKirby's Adventure, its remakeKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, andKirby's Avalanche. He is an artist on roller skates whose creations can come to life. Apart from his major appearances, Paint Roller is featured in theKirby: Canvas Curse sub-game,Paint Panic, andan episode of the anime,Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Physical appearance[edit]
Paint Roller appears as an orange, spherical creature with long, thin arms and legs. He wears red roller skates (hence his name), a baseball cap, and a pair of gloves on his hands. Paint Roller has five fingers on each hand, and his face only consists of big, round eyes and pink cheeks. He wields an oil pastel as his primary artistic utensil.
Game appearances[edit]
| Paint Roller's video game appearances | ||
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| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby's Adventure | Boss | |
| Kirby's Avalanche | Opponent | |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Boss | As this is a remake ofKirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change. |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse | Boss | Appears only inPaint Panic. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | Reference | Appears on one of the cards inKirby Card Swipe. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Reference | Appears as akeychain. |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot | Reference | Appears as asticker. |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet | Reference | Appears on aCharacter Treat. |
Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

InKirby's Adventure, and its remake,Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Paint Roller is the boss ofIce Cream Island.
Paint Roller is battled in a two-floored room. The upper floor is divided into two platforms, and has a gap that Paint Roller and Kirby can go through. There are four canvases, each located at one of the room's corners. InKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the room is slightly larger and the scenery was altered, now sporting a rainbow.
During the battle, Paint Roller sprints to a canvas and paints an image that comes to life. The object begins to chaseKirby. Paint Roller moves on to the next canvas. Paint Roller randomly decides on a canvas and painting every time.
To defeat Paint Roller, Kirby can inhale the object, obtain itsCopy Ability, and attack Paint Roller with it. Alternatively, Kirby can spit the object back out at Paint Roller. Without the assistance of a Copy Ability, Kirby must hit Paint Roller six times to defeat him. After Paint Roller is defeated, Kirby can obtain the secondStar Rod piece.
Paint Roller may paint one of eight images:
| Paint Roller's paintings inKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | ||
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| Painting | Ability | Description |
| Ball | Flies directly at Kirby once it is painted. | |
| Crash | Drops in place and explodes after a moment. | |
| Wheel | Drives at a high speed, trying to crash into Kirby. | |
| Spark | Floats around the stage, and shoots lightning downward. | |
| None | A duplicate of Kirby that simply walks around and attacks by collision. | |
| Mike | A microphone that walks around and attacks by collision. | |
| Parasol | Follows Kirby, and then explodes. | |
| None | Runs in Kirby's direction and attacks by collision. | |
Kirby's Avalanche[edit]

| “ | Paint Roller, you are the meanest art student I've ever met. | ” | — Kirby, inKirby's Avalanche |
Paint Roller makes his next appearance inKirby's Avalanche, where he is the 11th opponent faced in Competition mode. Before his battle, Paint Roller offers to paint Kirby "a lovely portrait... of [him] losing" and then laughs. It is revealed that Paint Roller is an art student, indicated by Kirby's dialogue with him. His name appears as "PAIN" while facing Kirby. His equivalent in thePuyo Puyo series is Witch.
Dialogue[edit]
- Paint Roller: "Let me paint you a lovely portrait..."
- Kirby: "Oh, how sweet of yo-"
- Paint Roller: "...of you losing to me, HA HA HA!"
- Kirby: "Paint Roller, you are the meanest art student I've ever met."
- Paint Roller: "Student? Ha! I am the MASTER!!"
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]

Appearing inKirby: Canvas Curse, Paint Roller is a boss during the mini-gamePaint Panic. He paints outlines of objects, which Kirby must redraw in a connect-the-dots fashion. If Kirby is too slow, however, theBombers that follow him catch up with him and explode. If Kirby reaches the end, he must activate a self-destruct code, defeating Paint Roller.
Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

Paint Roller makes a cameo inKirby Super Star Ultra, as one of the cards in theKirby Card Swipe sub-game.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Paint Roller appears on a collectiblekeychain, using his sprite fromKirby: Canvas Curse.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
InKirby: Planet Robobot, Paint Roller appears as one of the game's collectiblestickers, using his artwork fromKirby's Adventure.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
InKirby's Dream Buffet, Paint Roller appears on aCharacter Treat, using his artwork fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
InKirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]
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| “ | This is our friend Paint Roller! You'll find he's pretty handy with the paintbrush! | ” | — N.M.E. Sales Guy, inDedede's Monsterpiece |
Paint Roller appears as one ofNight Mare Enterprises'monsters in theKirby: Right Back at Ya! episodeDedede's Monsterpiece, having a mostly similar appearance to his game design, but has a paintbrush and a bucket over an oil pastel, and his hat has a red brim over a white one. In this episode, he vandalizes various famous paintings displayed in theRoyal Acadddemy of Arts onKing Dedede's orders to make them "more his style". After remembering that the paintings were supposed to be returned intact, King Dedede stops Paint Roller and has him paint a portrait of Dedede instead. However, this portrait ends up coming to life and antagonizing King Dedede and the other museum guests beforeMeta Knight shows up to destroy it with a burning torch.
As this is happening, Paint Roller starts painting a giant bomb threatening to blow everyone up.Kirby is sent to stop him, and ends upinhaling Paint Roller's paintbrush to gain thePaintCopy Ability. Using this ability, Kirby tries to chase Paint Roller down and avoids more of his attacks using painted objects. Eventually, Kirby paints a rocket and points it at Paint Roller, blowing the monster up along with the museum.
- Screenshot of Paint Roller
- Paint Roller emerges from theMonster Delivery System.
- Paint Roller vandalizes paintings in the museum.
- Paint Roller tries painting a giant bomb.
- Paint Roller is chased by Paint Kirby.
Trivia[edit]
- Paint Roller can be seen as the first in a line of various artistic characters whose creations come to life:Ado,Adeleine,Drawcia,Paintra,Elline,Claycia, andVividria. Fittingly, he appears inKirby: Canvas Curse alongside Drawcia herself.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
- Illustration from theKirby JP Twitter featuring Paint Roller
- Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Paint Roller
Sprites[edit]
- Kirby's Adventure
- Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Boss icon fromKirby: Canvas Curse
- Painting fromKirby: Canvas Curse
Other[edit]
- The battle against Paint Roller inKirby's Adventure
- Paint Roller in the mangaKirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour! Volume 1
- Paint Roller in the mangaKirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour! Volume 2
- Dedede Directory about Paint Roller
- Paint Roller in the bookFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ペイントローラー Peinto Rōrā | Paint Roller |
| English | Paint Roller | Pun on "roller-skater" and "paint roller" (the paint application tool) |
| Traditional Chinese | 畫畫滾輪 Huà huà gǔnlún | Drawing wheel |
| Simplified Chinese | 画画滚轮 Huà huà gǔnlún | |
| Dutch | Paint Roller | - |
| French | Paint Roller | - |
| German | Paint Roller | - |
| Italian | Paint Roller | - |
| Korean | 페인트 롤러 Peinteu Rolleo | Paint Roller |
| Portuguese | Rolo de tinta | Paint Roll |
| European Spanish | Paint Roller | - |
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- Monsters
- Bosses in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Bosses in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Opponents in Kirby's Avalanche
- Non-playable characters
- Creatures that yield Ball from projectiles
- Creatures that yield Crash from projectiles
- Creatures that yield Mike from projectiles
- Creatures that yield Parasol from projectiles
- Creatures that yield Spark from projectiles
- Creatures that yield Wheel from projectiles



