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Poppy Bros. Sr.
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| “ | He jumps left and right while on screen and throws bombs. | ” | — Description ofPoppy Bros. Sr. in the Enemy Characters section of theKirby Super Star Instruction Booklet |
Poppy Bros. Sr. is amid-boss that appears in several games of theKirby series, debuting in the first installment,Kirby's Dream Land. He resemblesPoppy Bros. Jr., but is bigger. He also has slightly longer and more hooked feet than his smaller counterpart and possesses a flat white shirt collar, as well as ligaments connecting his feet.
Game appearances[edit]
| Poppy Bros. Sr.'s video game appearances | ||
|---|---|---|
| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby's Dream Land | Mid-boss | |
| Kirby's Adventure | Mid-boss | Gives theCrash ability. |
| Kirby's Pinball Land | Boss | |
| Kirby's Avalanche | Opponent | |
| Kirby's Block Ball | Boss | |
| Kirby Super Star | Mid-boss | Gives theBomb ability. |
| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Mid-boss | As this is the remake ofKirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | Mid-boss | As this is the remake ofKirby Super Star, his role doesn't change. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Cameo | His sprite fromKirby's Dream Land appears on a background element in one stage. Also appears as aKeychain. |
Kirby's Dream Land[edit]
Poppy Bros. Sr. first appears inKirby's Dream Land, as the mid-boss inGreen Greens. He jumps around mainly in one place, periodically throwing singular bombs atKirby. On rare instances, he gradually increases the range of his jumps until he reaches the other side of the screen, but always returns to his initial position afterwards. To defeat him, Kirby has to inhale his bombs and spit them back at him three times. In theExtra Game, Poppy Bros. Sr. is able to throw three bombs at a faster rate than normal, and execute an unpredictable dashing attack.
Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Poppy Bros. Sr. reappears inKirby's Adventure and its remake,Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here, he acts mainly the same as he did in his first appearance. However, he is much more likely to perform larger jumps, and if he manages to jump over Kirby, will continue to attack him from the opposite side. To defeat him, Kirby has to spit his bombs back at him or use aCopy Ability. In addition, Poppy Bros. Sr.'s own bombs may hurt him if they explode near him. Inhaling and swallowing Poppy Bros. Sr. after defeating him grants Kirby theCrash Copy Ability.
Although Poppy Bros. Sr. is encountered many times throughout the game (Kirby sometimes having to fight two of them at once), Poppy Bros. Sr. is one of the only three mid-bosses in the game to not be fought in any of theArenas, likely due to giving the player a one-use Copy Ability.
A Poppy Bros. Sr. also appears in the intro cutscene ofButter Building, despite not being fought in any stages of that level.
Locations[edit]
InKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Poppy Bros. Sr. can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Poppy Bros. Sr. locations inKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | |||||||
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 | Stage 7 |
| Vegetable Valley |  |  | | | | N/A | N/A |
| Ice Cream Island | | | | | | | N/A |
| Butter Building | | | | | | | |
| Grape Garden | | | | | | | |
| Yogurt Yard | | | | | | | |
| Orange Ocean | | | | | | | |
| Rainbow Resort | | | | | | | |
Kirby's Pinball Land[edit]
Poppy Bros. Sr. (namedPoppy Brothers[1] or simplyPoppy[1]) appears as the boss ofPoppy Brothers' Land. He attacks by bounding between two small platforms and throwing bombs at the flippers to temporarily disable them. Once hit three times, he splits into two Poppies and continues the fight. Each of them must then be hit three more times to defeat them.
Kirby's Avalanche[edit]
| “ | This Happy-Go-Lucky, bomb-slinging boss is your first real Avalanche challenge. | ” | — Kirby's Avalanche Instruction Booklet (North American print), page 21 |
InKirby's Avalanche, Poppy Bros. Sr. is the first opponent of the Normal game mode. He plays similarly to Waddle Dee, as he rarely turns his Puyos. HisPuyo Puyo equivalent is Draco Centauros.
Kirby's Block Ball[edit]
Poppy Bros. Sr. reappears inKirby's Block Ball as the boss ofStage 4. His attack pattern and movement is very similar to his fight inKirby's Pinball Land, though he does not split into two. He is worth 50000 points when defeated.
Kirby Super Star /Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]
Poppy Bros. Sr. reappears inKirby Super Star and its remake,Kirby Super Star Ultra. Instead of always throwing one bomb, he is also able to throw three bombs at Kirby at once and may attempt to ram into him like inKirby's Dream Land's extra mode, but not as fast as in said game, in addition to being able to jump over Kirby like in hisKirby's Adventure appearance. Also like inKirby's Adventure, Poppy Bros. Sr. is vulnerable to his own bombs. In these games, he yields theBomb ability when swallowed.
InKirby Super Star Ultra, Poppy Bros. Sr. is known asPoppy Bros Sr..
Locations[edit]
InKirby Super Star andKirby Super Star Ultra, Poppy Bros. Sr. can be found in the following stages:
Poppy Bros. Sr. also appears as an opponent inThe Arena andHelper to Hero, as part of "Mid-Boss All-Stars 2". He is not faced inThe True Arena.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Poppy Bros. Sr. makes a cameo appearance in hisKirby's Dream Land sprite form on theGreen Greens tapestry that Kirby unfurls inLollipop Land - Stage 2. Additionally, two randomly appearingKeychains featuring him can be obtained. One of them uses his sprite fromKirby's Adventure while the other uses his sprite fromKirby Super Star Ultra.
Trivia[edit]
- InKirby's Dream Land, Poppy Bros. Sr. is the only one of the game's mid-bosses to have no apparent relation to the boss of the stage he is fought in (Whispy Woods).
- Despite being a larger and more powerful version ofPoppy Bros. Jr., the smaller counterpart was the one who ended up appearing in far more titles. Poppy Bros. Sr. meanwhile has not appeared in any significant capacity sinceKirby Super Star Ultra, and has yet to make an appearance in 3D in a released game, although he was meant to appear inthe Nintendo 64 version ofKirby's Air Ride.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Key artwork forKirby's Block Ball
Sprites[edit]
Alternate palette fromKirby's Adventure
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star
Alternate palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Alternate palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Mid-Boss All Stars 2 icon fromKirby Super Star Ultra (The Arena)
Mid-Boss All Stars 2 icon fromKirby Super Star Ultra (Helper to Hero)
Keychain fromKirby: Triple Deluxe
Screenshots[edit]
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby's Dream Land
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby's Adventure
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby's Pinball Land
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby's Block Ball
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby Super Star
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Battling Poppy Bros. Sr. inKirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshot from the unreleasedKirby's Air Ride (Nintendo 64)
Other[edit]
Nintendo Switch Online profile icon, depicting Poppy Bros. Sr. inNintendo World Championships: NES Edition
Two Poppy Bros. Sr. inFind Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | ポピーブロスSr. Popī Burosu Shinia | Poppy Bros. Sr. |
| French | Papapoppy | From "papa" (dad) and "poppy". |
| German | Papi Peng | From "papi" which is sometimes used instead of "papa" (father) + Peng |
| Italian | Bomby Bros. Sr. | Pun on the word bomba (bomb) |
| Korean | 포피브라더스Sr. Popi-Beuradeosu Sr. | Poppy Brothers Sr. |
| Brazilian Portuguese | Bomby Bros. Sr. | Pun on the word bomba (bomb) |
| European Portuguese | Poppy Bros. Sr.[2] | - |
| Russian | Хлопыш-старший[2] Khlopysh-starshiy | Poppy-senior From "хлоп" (onomatopoeia for popping) with the noun-forming suffix "-ыш" |
| Spanish | Bomby Bros. Sr. | Pun on the word bomba (bomb) |
References
- ↑1.01.1Kirby's Pinball Land Instruction Booklet (American release), Page 15
- ↑2.02.1Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (Poppy Bros. Jr. trophy description)
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- Mid-bosses in Kirby's Dream Land
- Mid-bosses in Kirby's Adventure
- Mid-bosses in Kirby Super Star
- Mid-bosses in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Mid-bosses in Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Bosses in Kirby's Pinball Land
- Bosses in Kirby's Block Ball
- Opponents in Kirby's Avalanche
- Creatures that yield Bomb when swallowed
- Creatures that yield Crash when swallowed
