| “ | The name of these fish is literal. Get too close and they will blow up, inflicting damage to Kirby. Stay away from them and inhale them, or wait until they blow up to get past.” |
| — Description • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Official Strategy Guide (Prima) |
Blowfish is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It gives the Bomb ability when inhaled.
Physical Appearance[]
Blowfish resembles a round green fish with round black eyes, a white underbelly, two yellow pectoral fins and a yellow tail fin. He also appears to have a yellow beak-like mouth on the front of his face. When he is puffed up, his eyes widen and numerous red bumps protrude from his skin.
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Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[]
Blowfish is found underwater, and when Kirby comes near it, it will puff up, small red balls will come out of its underbelly, and it will explode. Big Blowfish appears Stage 4 of Aqua Star as a Room Guarder; it swims in a circle moving counterclockwise and summons Glunks, four at a time; it takes four hits to defeat.
Etymology[]
Blowfish is a common nickname given to fish in the Tetraodontidae family.
Its Japanese name, ギョドン (Gyodon), is a compound of the onyomi pronunciation for the Japanese word for fish, 魚 (Gyo); and a Japanese onomatopoeia for "bang" or "boom," ドン/どん (don), referencing how it explodes after inflating.
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