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Although they look like smiling balls, don't let their appearance fool you. Ticks shoot a needle-like projection out of the tops of their heads whenever Kirby comes close. Use caution when flying over them, and always attack them from their level rather than from above.
— Description • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Official Strategy Guide (Prima)

Tick is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It gives the Needle ability when inhaled.

Physical Appearance[]

Tick is a small creature whose body is shaped like a teardrop. Its body is colored white or pale pink and the top of its head is colored bright red. It has two large shiny eyes normally, but when attacking, they change to a more sinister appearance. It also often has a smiling mouth that can change to a sinister grin whenever it is attacking or preparing to attack. The red tip on its head is able to stretch up to over twice its height and become needle-like whenever it attacks.

Games[]

Kirby's Dream Land 3[]

Tick first appears in Stage 2 of Grass Land. Tick appears to be a cute, harmless creature at first glance. However, if the player gets above one, its expression becomes mischievous, and it extends the spike on its head to try to damage the player, acting in a somewhat similar way to Scarfys when facing away from them. Tick reverts back to its harmless state when the player is level with or below one.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[]

In addition to regular Tick, Big Tick appears in the first stage of Aqua Star as a Room Guarder; it stays in place and summons regular Ticks, two at a time, in the area below; it takes four hits to defeat and drops the stage's second Crystal Shard when defeated.

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

Tick retains its behavior from past games.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[]

Some Ticks can hop toward the player in their cute forms.

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