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Sandran

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Sandran
Artwork ofSandran fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
Details
First game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Copy Ability	Sand
Similar entities	Galbo,Driblee

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Sandran^[1] is a reptilian enemy that debuted inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. It is yellow with a scaly sand-like texture, resembling a cross between a lizard or a dragon (with its green back spikes) and a seal (with its two limbs, and a wide tail in place of hind limbs). Sandran attacksKirby by spitting sand in his direction, and yields theSand ability when inhaled.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Sandran made its first and so far only appearance inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. It can be frequently found in main game stages starting withRaisin Ruins - Stage 1, as well as only once inMagolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler (inStage 2-4). It is most easily spotted in theSand Challenge stage.

Sandran locations inKirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Cookie Country						N/A
Raisin Ruins						N/A
Onion Ocean						N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A	N/A

Trivia[edit]

Sandran isKeita Tanifuji's favorite enemy inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.^[2]

Gallery[edit]

Screenshot fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Concept art of Sandran

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	サンドラン^[3] Sandoran	Portmanteau of「サンド」(sando, sand) and「ドラゴン」(doragon, dragon)
Chinese	沙德蘭^[1] Shā dé lán	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Dutch	Sandran^[1]	-
French	Sablino^[1] Sandran^[4]	Portmanteau ofsable ("sand") anddino i.e.dinosaure ("dinosaur") -
German	Sandran^[1]	-
Italian	Sabbiadran^[1]	From "sabbia" ("sand")
Korean	샌드런^[1] Saendeuleon	Transliteration of the Japanese name
Portuguese	Arenan^[1]	From "areia" ("sand")
Spanish	Dragón arenoso^[1]	Sandy dragon

References

↑^1.0^1.1^1.2^1.3^1.4^1.5^1.6^1.7^1.8Nintendo Today! Name that Copy Ability! #35
↑Nintendo DREAM May 2023 interview (translation)
↑Famitsu
↑Twitter link(Wayback Machine snapshot)

v • d • e Kirby's Return to Dream Land andKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Characters	Kirby •Bandana Waddle Dee •King Dedede •Meta Knight •Magolor •Landia

Places	Both Another Dimension •Halcandra •Lor Starcutter •Planet Popstar Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Merry Magoland

Levels and Stages	Level 1:Cookie Country Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 2:Raisin Ruins Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 3:Onion Ocean Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 Level 4:White Wafers Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 5:Nutty Noon Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 6:Egg Engines Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 •Stage 5 •Stage 6 Level 7:Dangerous Dinner Stage 1 •Stage 2 •Stage 3 •Stage 4 Level 8:Another Dimension Challenge Stages Sword Challenge •Sand Challenge(KRtDLD only) •Whip Challenge •Hi-Jump Challenge •Bomb Challenge •Mecha Challenge(KRtDLD only) •Water Challenge •Wing Challenge •Item Challenge

Magolor Epilogue Areas & Stages	Opening Stage Aerogree Dimension 1-1 •1-2 •1-3 •1-BOSS Magic Sphere •Levitation •Health Pyred Dimension 2-1 •2-2 •2-3 •2-4 •2-BOSS Magolor Surge •Magic Bomb •Upward Magic Sphere •Secret Stage Poseiblu Dimension 3-1 •3-2 •3-3 •3-4 •3-BOSS Deadly Needles •Magic Barrier •Dimensional Vanish Locandra Dimension 4-1 •4-2 •4-3 •4-4 •4-BOSS Magolor Cannon •Black Hole •Trickery •Extra Stage Ethereal Altar

Copy Abilities	Both Beam •Bomb •Crash •Cutter •Fighter •Fire •Hammer •Hi-Jump •Ice •Leaf •Mike •Needle •Ninja •Parasol •Sleep •Spark •Spear •Stone •Sword •Tornado •Water •Wing •Whip Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Festival •Mecha •Sand

Super Abilities	Flare Beam •Grand Hammer •Monster Flame •Snow Bowl •Ultra Sword

Regular enemies	Both Armor Waddle Dee •Babut •Barbar •Barracu •Blade Knight •Blipper •Big Waddle Dee •Bouncy •Bouncy Sis •Bowby •Bronto Burt •Broom Hatter •Bulby •Cappy •Cerulean •Clayn •Chilly •Coconut •Coldtzo •Como •Craby •Darpa •Degout •Deppa •Dippa •Dupa •Elec •Flamer •Foley •Galbo •Gemra •Gigatzo •Glunk •Gordo •Halcandle Dee •Hot Head •Iron Barbar •Jackle •Kabu •Key Dee •Knuckle Joe •Lanzer •Leafan •Moonja •Mopoo •Mumbies •Needlous •Noddy •Nruff •Owgulf •Pacloud •Pacto •Parasol Waddle Dee •Parasol Waddle Doo •Pierce •Pluid •Poison apple •Poppy Bros. Jr. •Puppet Waddle Dee •Rocky •Scarfy •Searches •Shelt •Shotzo •Sir Kibble •Snowl •Sodory •Sparky •Squishy •Starman •Super Blade Knight •Super Chilly •Super Hot Head •Super Waddle Doo •Swinging Waddle Dee •Swinging Waddle Doo •Tick •Totenga •Twister •Volttzo •Waddle Dee •Waddle Doo •Walf •Walky •Wapod •Water Galbo •Whippy Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Mechamech •Sandran •Tootlebam

Super Ability-defeatable enemies	Bomb Machine •Burner Box •Drill Machine •Giant Flotzo •Merman Statue •Moai Block •Strike Box

Mid-bosses	Sphere Doomer •Gigant Edge •Bonkers •Water Galboros •King Doo •Kibble Blade •Moundo •Super Bonkers •Dubior

Standard bosses	Whispy Woods •Mr. Dooter •Fatty Puffer •Goriath •Grand Doomer •Metal General •Landia •Lor & Magolor •Magolor •Magolor (second form)

Extra bosses	HR-D3 •Magolor Soul •Galacta Knight

Magolor Epilogue bosses	Electricky Dooter •Fiery Puffer •Hydriath •Rampaging Doomers •Crowned Doomer •Master Crown

Items and objects	Both 1-Up •Balloon Bomb •Beam Lamp •Blocks •Boulder •Candle •Cannon •Copy Essence •Crackler •Energy Sphere •Food •Fuse •Giant bowling pin •Invincible Candy •Key •Maxim Tomato •Maxim Tomato box •Point Star •Pop Flower •Prism Shield •Rope •Score Coin •Stomper Boot •Switch •Transparency Crystal •Warp Star Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Energy Drink •Fruit Fragment •Magic Point •Random Copy Essence •Stamp Ticket

Sub-games and extra modes	Both Extra Mode •Challenge Stages •Ninja Dojo •The Arena •The True Arena Kirby's Return to Dream Land Scope Shot Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Bomb Rally •Booming Blasters •Checkerboard Chase •Crackity Hack •Egg Catcher •Kirby on the Draw •Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler •Magolor's Tome Trackers •Samurai Kirby •Samurai Kirby 100 •Smash Ride

Extra	100% completion •Bomber •Bubbles •Butterfly •Chef Kawasaki •Dimensional rift •Dress-Up Masks • Gallery (Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe) • Glitches (Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe) •Goal Game •Kirby Master •Kirby Wii Music Selection •Magolor's Magical Skills •Master Crown •Missions •Mr. Sandbag •Ordeal Door •Squeaks(Squeaker,Spinni,Storo, &Doc) •Sound Test •Souvenir Shop Waddle Dee •Stamp Rally • Theater