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Ahoy! Fatty Puffer, a glutton of the sea, has surfaced! As he inhales, he'll puff up to a massive size. Oh, and it looks like he's swallowed a ship part! Maybe that's how he got so strong...
— VS Fatty Puffer • Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Fatty Puffer is a boss in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Fiery Puffer, an elemental variant of Fatty Puffer exists in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

Physical Appearance[]

In the main game, Fatty Puffer is, as his name applies, an obese puffer fish with white belly and purple back with yellow outlines and spots. It has large light pink droopy lips with sharp teeth and small purple fins. Located around his purple eyes his head his masses of gray rocks, gray barnacles, and pink coral.

In Extra Mode, Fatty Puffer, now known as Fatty Puffer EX, is red instead of purple, but its yellow designs remain untouched. Its eyes are now red and it has golden rocks around its eyes. Fatty Puffer also wears a mass of gold coral on its head in the shape of a crown.

Games[]

Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

Fatty Puffer[]

Fatty Puffer serves as the boss of Onion Ocean and holds the Lor Starcutter's left wing; unlike most water-themed bosses, it is not actually fought in the water, although it does spit water for several of its attacks. When the players first enter Fatty Puffer's arena, they see a mass of coral on the floor. When they approach it, the boss will awaken and emerge angered, and the battle commences.

Fatty Puffer's main attack is trying to roll into Kirby and his friends. It will prepare its roll-out for a few seconds and then try to ram into them. Fatty Puffer will hit the wall on the opposite side and will be momentarily stunned. It may also try to body slam Kirby from above. Fatty Puffer can also spit out two green Fatty Puffer Jrs. These fish will simply splash in place and won't attack. The large puffer can also spit out water blobs which can be inhaled to obtain the Water ability.

After half its health is gone, Fatty Puffer will grow twice its size. It will start off with a normal rolling attack, which can be easily dodged. Fatty Puffer can still try to body slam the gang, although it moves much quicker now. It can spit four water blobs now and can spit out two Blippers and two red Fatty Puffer Jrs. Fatty Puffer can jump in the air and create four stalactites in random areas of the ceiling. These stalactites will fall and shatter after a few seconds. Sometimes, the huge puffer may fire a massive geyser from its mouth, which covers the middle area of the arena. This can be dodged by ducking below it or hovering above it.

After Fatty Puffer is defeated, it will become unconscious, noted by its eyes turning blank. It will proceed to explode, releasing the left wing.

Fatty Puffer EX[]

Fatty Puffer EX is now much tougher than its normal counterpart. When it does its roll-out, instead of crashing into the wall, it will climb up it, go on the ceiling, come down the other wall and crash into the opposite one. The players must be careful with this attack. Its body slams are much faster and it can spit out a mixture of four Blippers or Fatty Puffer Jrs. Fatty Puffer EX can also spit out two water blobs at once.

After half its health is gone, Fatty will expand and prepare another roll-out attack. However, this time it will move back and forth rather than around the room. The huge pufferfish can now direct its geyser to move up and down. It can spit out a combination of five different fish. Fatty Puffer EX can perform the same roll-out attack. However, if it rolls in the same place for a few seconds before attacking, it will roll around the room similar to how it did in its first phase, except the attack is much harder to dodge to due to the puffer's increased size. It can also drop down six stalactites when it bounces. Fatty Puffer EX can also jump onto the ceiling and shoot two groups of three water blobs from there.

Merry Magoland[]

KRtDLD Puffer Mago

After Fatty Puffer and his EX form are defeated in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Kirby can visit the Merry Magoland theme park to be rewarded with the Fatty Puffer and Fatty Puffer EX dress-up masks respectively. Fatty Puffer will also appear in the Entrance Plaza on the right fountain where he will occasionally squirt out a small stream of water out his mouth.

Related Quotes[]

It's Fatty Puffer EX! His rolling tackle can take him up walls to the ceiling, and his water cannon sprays at all sorts of angles. What gives? Usually he just naps and eats, which sounds familiar...
— VS Fatty Puffer EX • Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

In Other Languages[]

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language Name Definition, etymology and notes
Japan ファッティバッファー Translates to Fatty Buffer.
United States of America Fatty Puffer
Federal Republic of Germany Dicklipp Compound of "dick," meaning "fat;" and "lipp," meaning "lip."
French Republic
(General)
Grodruche
Italian Republic Pesce pallone Translates to Balloon fish.
Kingdom of Spain
(General)
Gordiglobo Portmanteau of "gordito," meaning "chubby;" and "pez globo," meaning "pufferfish."

Trivia[]

  • Fatty Puffer's name is most likely a reference to the name of Fatty Whale.
  • Pyribbit, a boss in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, is very similar to Fatty Puffer in the way it attacks and how it looks. Both tend to bounce around and shoot pressured liquid projectiles at Kirby.

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