Tick Screenshot ofTick fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Copy Ability Needle Enemy Info Card Similar entities Skud

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Tick is a recurring enemy debuting inKirby's Dream Land 3. Its appearance is that of a white blob with a pair of big, round eyes, a smiling mouth and an extendable red spike atop its head. Its facial expression changes depending on what it is doing, being able to switch from friendly to malicious and back again.

Ticks walk around harmlessly at first, but stop and attempt to stabKirby when he is above them. Inhaling and swallowing them awards Kirby theNeedleability.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

Tick makes its debut appearance inKirby's Dream Land 3. Here, its basic look and behavior was established.

Tick performs a special role in theJumping Sub-Game. It will jab Kirby if he lands on the wrong space, forcing the end of the game.

Locations[edit]

InKirby's Dream Land 3, Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:

Tick locations inKirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

Tick makes its debut 3D appearance in this game. It behaves largely the same as it did in the previous game, and still provides theNeedle ability. If Kirby holds a Tick over his head, the Tick will continually use its jabbing attack, which can damage enemies above Kirby.

Tick is given a slight color revision in this game, as its body is beige instead of white.

Tick also appears on the 48thEnemy Info Card.

A larger mid-boss variant of Tick appears instage 1 ofAqua Star. This larger Tick does not do much, but smaller Ticks appear continuously down below which try to jab at Kirby in the meantime.

Locations[edit]

Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:

Tick locations inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stage	Pop Star	Rock Star	Aqua Star	Neo Star	Shiver Star	Ripple Star	Dark Star
Stage 1
Stage 2							N/A
Stage 3							N/A
Stage 4	N/A					N/A	N/A

Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]

Tick returns inKirby: Canvas Curse, with a similar look and attack strategy as it had inKirby 64. It is a fairly uncommon enemy, and can be easily bested by tapping it with theNintendo DS stylus before running into it with Kirby to gain theNeedle ability.

In this game, Tick has a different design: its mouth is not visible, except when attacking or defeated, and its eyes now turn yellow while attacking, the last of which was kept for future appearances.

Locations[edit]

InKirby: Canvas Curse's main game, Tick appears only in theNeo Greo stageDreamy Darkness.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Tick appears much the same as inKirby's Dream Land 3 and has a similar game plan, though it no longer walks around.

Locations[edit]

InKirby's Return to Dream Land, Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:

Tick locations inKirby's Return to Dream Land
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

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

Tick returns in this game, acting just as it did inKirby's Return to Dream Land.

Locations[edit]

InKirby: Triple Deluxe, Tick can be found in the following levels and stages:

Tick locations inKirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Trivia[edit]

• Needle's Mega Needle move resembles Tick's main attack. In Japanese, it is specifically namedチックもどき (Tick Imitation).

Gallery[edit]

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  Artwork fromKirby's Dream Land 3
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  Model fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  An attacking Tick inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  The Big Tick mid-boss inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  Sketch of Tick along withYariko,Galbo, andGabon from thebad ending credits ofKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  Illustration of Tick along with Yariko, Galbo, and Gabon from the true ending credits ofKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  Concept art forKirby 64: The Crystal Shards, featuring a Tick being kept in a lab
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  Artwork fromKirby: Canvas Curse
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  Model fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
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  Tick inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  An attacking Tick inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  Model fromKirby: Triple Deluxe

Names in other languages[edit]

References

• Enemies in Kirby's Dream Land 3
• Enemies in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
• Enemies in Kirby: Canvas Curse
• Enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Enemies in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
• Enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
• Creatures that yield Needle when swallowed

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