This article is about the penguin-like enemy found in several Kirby games, and should not be confused with the similar-lookingMaster Pengy fromKirby's Dream Land 2.
Pengy (plural:Pengis[1]) is a fairly uncommonenemy in theKirby series. Its appearance is that of a primarily bluecrested penguin, with a large beak and white eyebrows (though some appearances depict Pengy without the eyebrows). It also has white streaks throughout its body. Pengy is roughly the size ofKirby, much like most other enemies. Interestingly, despite being based on penguins, Pengis cannot survive in water.
Pengis attack by using their frigid breath to encase Kirby in a block of ice. When Kirby inhales and swallows it, he receives theIceCopy Ability.
Kirby's Adventure is ported here, where Pengy has the exact same role.
Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Kirby contending with two ice-breathing Pengis inKirby's Adventure.
Pengy makes its debut appearance inKirby's Adventure and also appears in the remake. It serves a similar function toHot Head, breathing ice in place of fire, but it is also capable of moving in bursts by sliding along its belly. Before sliding, it will try to aim in Kirby's direction.
While not appearing as an enemy in the main mode, Pengy makes an appearance in one of the game's sub-games,Kirby Brawlball. Here, it is one of the random enemies that can be sucked intoMarx's Black Hole attack and spat out.
In episode 66 ofKirby: Right Back at Ya! titledThe Chill Factor,Dream Land is visited by a massive iceberg controlled by the Pengy tribe led by Pengy, who is capable of speech. Of these tribe members, only Pengy resembles the Pengis fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, with his pronounced eyebrows and the ability to breathe ice. The other Pengy penguins lack eyebrows and many carry spears instead.
As the Pengy tribe moves in, Dream Land experiences a massive shift in climate, becoming notably colder as a result of their influence. OnceTiff discovers this fact and reveals it to the Cappies, Pengy and his tribe shift from friendly visitors to hostile invaders, and they proceed to take over Dream Land and subjugate its population. To try and drive them out,Kirby attempts to defeat their leader by obtaining theIce ability, but this is ineffective.King Dedede calls upon theN.M.E. Sales Guy to send anything that can help, and is sent a super hot sauce. Instead of drinking the sauce, Kirby takes it to theBooma-Dooma Volcano and pours the sauce into the caldera, causing the volcano to erupt and counterbalance the climate, forcing the Pengy tribe to leave and find a colder place to live.
↑"Drop Wheel — you won’t need it for the rest of the stage — and suck up one of the Pengis to gain Ice and shoot it at one of the Bomb Blocks while moving toward it." -Playing With Power: Nintendo NES Classics, page 295.
Pengy makes its debut appearance inKirby's Adventure and also appears in the remake. It serves a similar function toHot Head, breathing ice in place of fire, but it is also capable of moving in bursts by sliding along its belly. Before sliding, it will try to aim in Kirby's direction.
Pengy appears in both of these games, retaining its appearance and behavior fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
While not appearing as an enemy in the main mode, Pengy makes an appearance in one of the game's sub-games,Kirby Brawlball. Here, it is one of the random enemies that can be sucked intoMarx's Black Hole attack and spat out.
Artwork fromKirby's Adventure
Artwork fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land andKirby & The Amazing Mirror
Alternate palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Artwork ofTiff disguised as a Pengy fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!
Artwork ofTuff disguised as a Pengy fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!
Mayor Len Blustergas has his family photo interrupted by Pengis inThe Chill Factor
The Pengis watch in dismay as the climate of Dream Land returns to a warm state.
Pengy in the mangaKirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour! Volume 1
Pengy in the mangaKirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour! Volume 2
Illustration from theKirby JP Twitter featuring two Pengis
Pengis in the bookKirby: The Strange Sweets Island
Pengis in the bookIt's Kirby Time: Take Courage
