Mopoo

Kirby's Dream Land 3 artwork
Mopoo
Name (JA)	モプー (Mopū)
- Meaning	Mopoo
In Games
Copy Ability	None
Category	Regular enemy
Enemy Info card number	# 80

“	Like Noos, Mopoos live in the clouds, but they fly out from underneath Kirby as he walks or flies nearby. Be very careful when you see either a Mopoo or a Noo—they tend to hang out together and don't announce their arrival.”
	— Description • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Official Strategy Guide (Prima)

Mopoo is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It gives no Copy Ability when inhaled.

Physical Appearance

Mopoo is a white-and-blue sphere with a happy face and a white tail that is made up of smaller spheres. It usually hangs out in the cloud and snow levels.

Games

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Mopoo first appears in Stage 3 of Cloudy Park. It attacks by jumping out of the clouds and then falling back in.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Mopoo jumps out of the clouds moving either straight up/down or in an arc; three Mopoos can appear consecutively from the same location. In addition to regular Mopoo, Big Mopoo appears in Stage 2 of Shiver Star as a Room Guarder; in addition to summoning Propellers, two at a time and with up to three present, Big Mopoo dives in and out of the clouds either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally at 45° angles. It takes six hits to defeat (some Power Combos defeat it in three hits) and drops the stage's third Crystal Shard, which is encased in a box with an orange-and-yellow checker pattern that requires Needle Spark to destroy.

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

Mopoo first appears in the Stage 1 of White Wafers. Small puffs of white clouds indicate where Mopoo appears from. Mopoo can also appear in larger and smaller sizes.

Related Quotes

“	Use the ivy to climb higher and higher into the sky - but beware of the enemies that pop out of the clouds.”
	— Official European Kirby's Return to Dream Land website

Etymology

Mopoo's name comes from a Japanese onomatopoeia meaning "fluffy," もふもふ/モフモフ (mofumofu).

Trivia

• The Prima strategy guide for Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards is flawed; it states that Noos attack Kirby by flying at Kirby and that they appear alongside Mopoos in the clouds; in reality, Noos do not appear in the clouds or any areas with Mopoos. On a similar note, the guide's description for 0² as a peaceful creature that only appears in the clouds of Shiver Star is a closer fit to Mopoo (as 0² is the true main antagonist and not encountered on Shiver Star at all, but rather Dark Star).
• Zebon and Mopoo are greatly similar in appearance in official artwork, aside from having different colors.

Gallery

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (mid-boss)

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Sprites and Models

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Kirby's Return to Dream Land