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“	YOU...! Did you think I'd forget? The time you smashed into me with your Hi-Jump! That time I was betrayed by Helpers! Or when I was replaced by that mechanical cloud! I-I... Sniff... there's something in my eye...”
	— VS Kracko • Kirby Fighters Deluxe

Kracko is a recurring boss character from the Kirby series. He has, in one form or another, appeared as a boss in every main Kirby platformer to date, with the exceptions of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

Kracko is most often fought in his iconic full form that closely resembles a puffy cumulus cloud, but is sometimes encountered in his premature form, known as Kracko Jr. Kracko appears to have legions of monsters (usually similarly cycloptic creatures) supporting him. All of the enemies he has summoned are: Waddle Doo, Starman, Flapper, Li'l Kracko, Gordo, Flamer, Twister, and Chilly. Kracko is often fought high up in the clouds, as he draws clouds around his eye to form a body. The manual from Kirby's Dream Land describes Kracko as a "lightning-fast foe."

Physical Appearance

Kracko is a giant puffy, cloud-like monster. He has a large single shiny eye located in the center of his soft, cloudy body. In almost all depictions of Kracko, the top of his cloud is tinted a light blue, and his bottom is tinted a light pink. This may be a reference to the fact that differently electrically charged water droplets fall to different hemispheres of a cloud (this is the cause of lightning). The midsection of Kracko's body is white. Surrounding the perimeter of the cloud are 12 golden spikes (sometimes he may be depicted with more or less spikes, such as Kirby's Avalanche, where he has 16, and Kirby's Block Ball, where he has 10).

Games

Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby's Dream Land was Kracko's first appearance. Kracko is fought twice in Bubbly Clouds, once as a mid-boss, Kracko Jr., and then again as the stage's boss. He is one of the servants Dedede trusts to guard one of the Sparkling Stars. As the full Kracko, his attacks range from dropping Waddle Doos, crashing into Kirby, and emitting a blast of twinkling stars from his body. Defeating Kracko gives Kirby access to the final stage, Mt. Dedede.

In the Extra Game, both fights become much harder. Kracko's attacks are easy to avoid but are very unpredictable; the Waddle Doos are also replaced with bombs.

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Krackonid — Kracko in *Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land*.

Kracko is the boss of Grape Garden in this game and in its remake, having been given a piece of the Star Rod. Before the actual fight begins, Kirby must ascend rows of clouds, some having a Starman on them. During this sequence, Kracko Jr. appears and will repeatedly attempt to ram into Kirby. Once the top cloud is reached, Kracko Jr. transforms into his full form, and the two will fight. Kracko can rain down lightning bolts, summon Starman, and perform a sweeping attack. He can be defeated with well-timed Hi-Jumps directed through him.

Kirby's Pinball Land

Kracko is the boss of the aptly named Kracko Land in this game. At the beginning of the battle, Kracko appears as Kracko Jr. After four hits, he transforms into Kracko. The boss now attacks by releasing Flappers into the area to follow Kirby. He also shoots lightning to briefly paralyze one flipper.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kracko is the boss of Level 6, Cloudy Park. Perhaps the most unorthodox Kracko fight in the series, Kracko is first fought as an eyeball sticking out of the cloud Kirby is standing on. In his full form, Kracko retains his star attack used in Kirby's Dream Land, but he is now concentrated in the form of a thin laser which is aimed at Kirby. Also, the Waddle Doos in this fight are replaced with Co-Krackos and can be sent out in two ways: One from Kracko's bottom or two from Kracko's top.

Kirby's Dream Course

Kracko appears as a course hazard in this game. He floats fixed in place slightly over the ground, and periodically unleashes lightning bolts underneath him every few seconds, which will damage Kirby and throw off his movement. Sometimes multiple Krackos will appear on the same course together. Like Whispy Woods, although Kracko does not count as an enemy and will not drop stars or holes, he can be KOed with the Spark ability. Kracko's lightning is one of the few elements of Kirby's Dream Course that causes the timing of the player's shot to make a difference, since the courses are designed so that it is often preferable to try to roll Kirby underneath Kracko, rather than going around or above him.

Kirby's Avalanche

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Kracko is seen in this game as the 11th boss in the Avalanche Tournament, following Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright and preceding Meta Knight. When he is defeated, his cloudy body dissipates; being the first game to have this death animation. His dialogue with Kirby is below.

Kracko: "KRRR- RACKK!!!! Dance to my deadly music, or fry like a moth! HA HA!!"
Kirby: "You couldn't hit a barn sized lightning rod, Kracko!"

He plays rather similarly to Paint Roller and the previous opponent, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, playing aggressively and being quick to pull off combos while blobs are being dropped at a rapid rate.

Kirby's Block Ball

Kracko serves as the boss of Stage 7. During the boss fight, he initially appears as Kracko Jr. After four hits, he converts into Kracko. He floats back and forth, occasionally shooting lightning at the top and bottom of the screen. These lightning bolts shrink the paddles if they make contact. Like all normal bosses in the game, Kracko/Kracko Jr. has 12 HP.

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star, Kracko is showcased in some of the sub-games. First, both of Kracko's forms appear in the sub-game Spring Breeze, a simplified "mini-remake" of Kirby's Dream Land. In Spring Breeze, Kracko once again serves as the boss (and mid-boss) in Bubbly Clouds. Kracko has all of his attacks from Kirby's Dream Land but now has a new rainstorm attack, where he showers Kirby with heavy rain. Kracko reappears in The Arena alongside the rest of the game's bosses (except Kracko Jr.).

In Milky Way Wishes, Kracko appears once more, guarding the planet Skyhigh's Fountain of Dreams. He behaves the same way he did in Spring Breeze, although the player doesn't fight Kracko Jr. beforehand.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kracko's sprite is greatly updated to match his sprite in Kirby: Canvas Curse; now he has more animations and displays anger when attacking. In Milky Way Wishes and Helper to Hero (where he serves as the third boss), Kracko gets an alternate color palette, with his body now light blue and his spikes orange. Kracko also gets a new defeat animation, where his cloudy body begins to disappear, leaving only his eye, which promptly explodes. In Gourmet Race, Kracko can also be seen in the map of the stage, another detail that was not in the original Kirby Super Star.

In a new sub-game, Revenge of the King, Kracko and Kracko Jr. return as Kracko's Revenge and Kracko Jr.'s Revenge respectively.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

KrackoKDL3art — Ado sends her Kracko art into battle.

Though Kracko himself doesn't physically appear in this game, a painting of him is drawn by Ado at the end of Cloudy Park. This painting attacks in the same manner as the real boss, such as sending dangerous plumes of lightning at the ground, and even spawns Co-Krackos much like he did in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Kracko is the last drawing made by Ado, and thus has the most amount of health and is arguably the hardest to defeat. After this drawing is defeated, she steps onto the battlefield to fight Kirby herself.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble

Kracko is the boss of stages 3-4 and 6-4. Kracko attacks primarily by quickly moving from side to side. Making the battle harder, Kracko also leaves a trail of Gordos in his wake. If Kirby touches Kracko, he loses two full chunks of his health, or instantly loses a life if Kracko is not defeated in time. Co-Krackos also make another appearance in order to make the battle more difficult.

When facing him in World 6-4, Kracko has a new attack added to his arsenal: A lightning blast (which is fairly accurate) that is aimed downwards. If Kirby is hit by the lightning blast, he loses one full chunk of his health. To defeat Kracko, the player must first grab a Balloon and shoot puffs of air at him. Kracko moves faster after each hit, which means the player needs to have very good aim to win.

Besides the final boss (King Dedede), the only other bosses in the game are Orbservors, which are, coincidentally, also rounded one-eyed creatures.

Kirby Air Ride

Kracko Air Ride — The Kracko item in use.

Kracko appears, but this time not as a boss, but as an item instead. Kracko can be summoned by a player in Top Ride mode by picking him up as an item, which resembles an eye surrounded by eight golden spikes. The item does not commonly appear due to its potential power.

When picked up, the screen darkens and Kracko forms. He flies around until he locks onto a random player (other than the one who summoned him). Upon doing so, he stops above the target and zaps him/her with a powerful bolt of lightning. Once he attacks the other players (usually up to three times) with lightning barrages, he flies away and the screen returns to normal.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

KIRH 69 — Kracko engages Kirby in battle in *Kirby & The Amazing Mirror*

Kracko serves as the boss of Mustard Mountain. This is the first time Kracko isn't fought in a cloudy environment. However, Kracko is fought at the top of a mountain, so he is still at a high altitude. Beating him gives Kirby a Mirror Shard.

Although Kracko's sprite comes directly from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kracko has the same attacks as he did in Kirby Super Star, ranging from his star beam to his rainstorm attack. In addition to summoning Waddle Doos, Kracko may also summon Twisters and Flamers during the battle. These can be swallowed for abilities or used as ammo against Kracko.

Kracko Jr. also appears in the game, but is only as a design-element, and is not a component of the battle in any way; Kracko Jr. comes onto the screen for a brief second or two and then morphs directly into the regular Kracko, beginning the battle. While Kracko Jr.'s sprite came from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, his globules are blue instead of pink.

Kracko is also the only boss in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror who appeared in a previous game (not counting Meta Knight, as he is not a boss in this game, and excluding his impersonated boss fight).

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Drawing Kracko — Drawcia paints Kracko into existence.

Kracko appears in his own sub-game titled Block Attack. He first appears as Kracko Jr. in Level 1, then will battle in his normal form the next time Kirby fights him in Level 2.

After Kirby clears the obstacles that Kracko throws at him during the previous stages, Kracko initiates a fight with Kirby in Stage 5. The only way to damage Kracko is to hit him in the eye; in order to do this, some of his clouds must be cleared beforehand. After being hit four times, Kracko is defeated.

Kracko appears in Stages 8 and 16 of Level 3 Block Attack, directly after fighting Kracko Jr. in the stages earlier. Kracko's tactics remain unchanged.

The Kracko fought in this game is a fake Kracko created by Drawcia, like the replicas of King Dedede and Paint Roller.

Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

Yarn kracko — Kracko in *Kirby's Epic Yarn*

Kracko (transformed into yarn by Yin-Yarn) appears in yarn form as a sort of boss of Cloud Palace. He first appears halfway through the stage, and chases Kirby attempting to zap him with his trademark lightning bolt attack. Shortly after, Kracko stops chasing after him, and isn't seen until later on in the stage.

Later, after Kirby boards the Star Shooter, he begins to encounter swarms of Li'l Krackos, foreshadowing Kracko's return. Sure enough, just as Kirby enters the homestretch, Kracko appears. Kirby simply must shoot Kracko enough times to defeat him. He attacks by generating Li'l Krackos and covering himself in an aura of lightning and charging across the screen.

After he is shot enough times, Kracko shrinks, and now uses his old star beam attack. After being damaged even more, he shrinks once more and only requires just a few more shots to be destroyed completely.

A space variant of Kracko named Space Kracko also appears as the boss of Outer Rings.

KEEY89 — Furniture in *Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn*

Exclusive to Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn exists the Neon Kracko Sign furniture, obtained randomly by collecting five Life Pieces.

Kirby Mass Attack

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Kracko and Kracko Jr. appear in the Strato Patrol EOS sub-game of Kirby Mass Attack as bosses.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kracko appears as the boss of Old Odyssey, the third world in the game, albeit with minor changes to his appearance: the spikes surrounding his cloud body are now brass and gold instead of the regular yellow. Additionally, the spikes are striped like Kracko's Revenge. Kracko will also change color when performing different attacks, such as turning dark gray when using electric attacks or turning dark blue when using his rain shower attack. Kracko will comically shed a single tear every time he is hit.

The ensuing battle with Kracko is much more involved than in previous games, with many new attacks being added to his repertoire. The first half of the fight with Kracko is just like fighting him in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Kracko attacks by dropping Waddle Doos, moving around erratically, twirling star beams, raining, and even moving across the platform while shooting a lightning bolt on the ground.

When Kracko's health is depleted to the halfway point, he gets enraged (shown by his eye turning red), descends into the background and turns himself into a tornado to blow away the clouds in the background, thus uncovering three smaller platforms in the background (and blowing away his body). Kirby can then alternate between these two zones by a cannon that Kracko shakes out.

KTD Kracko Zap — Kracko's dangerous weather front attack.

After Kracko's body returns, he will push out two giant golden electric drills from his sides and move to a side of the screen. Flying is the easiest way to avoid the attack. Kracko will plow through the planes from the left and right. Occasionally, Kracko will swoop down from high above with the drills or get on Kirby's height level before plowing through. The attack leaves many stars that Kirby can use. One of the cloud's most common attacks consists of him moving to the middle of the plane he is in and dropping many random items, including a Parasol Waddle Dee, nuts and bolts, and a cannon. When Kracko's body spreads out over one of the zones, Kirby must immediately get in the cannon that the boss dropped in the last attack before it disappears and switch planes to avoid a massive lightning storm that causes dangerous amounts of damage if he gets hit. The evil cloud can also shoot a ray of blue energy balls that moves left and right. Rarely, Kracko generates a huge energy ball and throws it to the opposite plane. Upon the ball hitting the ground, it splits into four smaller ones, two on the left and two on the right. Two of them move in a wide arc as the other two move in a higher arc. The balls leave stars for Kirby to take advantage of. Kracko can shoot lightning from his body horizontally, vertically, and even diagonal in both ways, an attack that Kracko's Revenge used in Revenge of the King in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Upon Kracko's defeat, his cloudy aura dissipates and explodes, sending bits of random junk flying everywhere. His eye floats to the center of the stage and gets hit by a cog, causing him to release one last tear before exploding (however in The Arena, his eye also explodes with junk flying off).

Kracko later returns as an impediment in Stage 2 of Royal Road. Notably, a rare keychain is found during the Kracko battle at Royal Road, appearing in one of the pits.

Dededetour

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Kracko (known now as Kracko DX), has a pale light green body, eight blue and orange striped spikes, and a couple of horns of the same color. When Kracko DX's eye turns red halfway through the battle, the spikes turn dark and dull shades of gray.

3CD25B12-CC3A-43B8-AF20-60656D79D528 — Kracko DX as he appears in Dededetour

In the first half of the battle, Kracko DX's lightning bolt attack has him change direction when he gets to the other side of the screen. When spitting out Waddle Doos, he spits out other pieces of junk, like barrels. He moves from side to side during his rainstorm attack (like Kracko's Revenge), the golden star beam attack is done twice in a row, Kracko DX shoots lightning horizontally, vertically, and even diagonal in the both ways, an attack that Kracko used in the second of the fight in Story Mode.

When Kracko DX is beaten down to half of his full health bar, he blows away the clouds in the background, like Kracko. Kracko DX uses his energy ball attack, but these orbs are green and they sweep across the ground going left, right, and a last sweep going towards the middle from both sides. When Kracko DX pushes out his golden drills, he will attempt to ram into Dedede from the background to the foreground using his drills; from the sides, Kracko DX bounces up and down, and finishes the attack by plowing into the foreground while rotating. His deadly lightning storm leaves the ground sparking for several seconds. The same thing happens to the ground after Kracko DX launches his giant energy ball the splits into four.

Upon Kracko DX's defeat, he explodes the same way his normal mode counterpart did.

Kirby Fighters, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and Kirby Fighters 2

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KF2 Kracko 2 — Kracko attacks in *Kirby Fighters 2*.

Additionally, Kracko appears as a stage hazard in one of the stages in Kirby Fighters. The stage Bubbly Clouds is based on Kracko's arena in Kirby Super Star Ultra’s Spring Breeze (this is also the case for Lololo and Lalala and King Dedede). Kracko moves around the arena, and occasionally uses his attacks from Kirby Super Star. Kracko cannot be defeated, and serves only as a hazard.

Kracko also appears in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. Upon clearing four rounds, the player will be given a Kirby partner that uses the same ability the player is currently using, and the duo will be plunged into a battle with Kracko. Kracko acts as he does in the first phase of his battle in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and also gains new attacks involving his large drills. On higher difficulty levels, Kracko will attack faster and more erratically, and the Waddle Doos he drops will walk faster as well. Kracko explodes upon his defeat. If fought on Very Hard mode, the word "HAL" is printed on the stage's floor tiles.

Kracko reappears in Kirby Fighters 2, serving his previous role on the Bubbly Clouds stage.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, a holographic version of Kracko, Holo-Kracko, appears as the first of four bosses summoned by the Holo Defense API. He behaves as he does in his first phase in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash

Kracko appears as a boss in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe and Super Kirby Clash, retaining his moveset from Kirby: Triple Deluxe, though he cannot spawn enemies and instead drops random objects. In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, Kracko is fought as a normal Ordeal boss in the the Dunes, and as a Tougher category boss in the Empyrean.

In Super Kirby Clash, Kracko is never fought as an Ordeal boss. In Story Quests, he is only fought as a Tough category boss in the Ruins. In Party Quests, he is fought as a Tough category boss in the Dunes. He is also fought as part of Team Sword & Storm. Kracko has a poisonous variant, known as Venom Kracko, as well.

Kirby's Blowout Blast

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Kracko Jr. and Kracko, as well as their revenge forms, Kracko Jr.'s Revenge and Kracko's Revenge, make an appearance in this game. This is the first appearance of Kracko Jr. since Kirby Mass Attack, six years prior, and the first appearance of their Revenge forms since Kirby Super Star Ultra, nine years prior. The Revenge forms reprise their appearances from Kirby Super Star Ultra as well.

Kracko appears on Stage 5 of Level 4. Kracko uses the same basic attacks as Kracko Jr., with the addition of the lightning bolts leaving trails along the ground that will damage Kirby if he touches them. Kracko will also fire balls of lightning in a rapid-fire manner that will home in on Kirby's position. After reaching half health, Kracko's eye departs from its cloud, re-forming in the background as a much larger cloud in the background, and sending vertical and horizontal lightning bolts at Kirby. After this, Kracko returns to Kracko Jr.'s second phase attacks, including the spinning beams.

Kirby Battle Royale

Kracko appears in the Crazy Theater game mode during the "Dodge the shocks!" challenge. He turns dark blue and angry, and expands over the entire top of the screen in a similar manner to his "weather front" attack in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, while unleashing moving pillars of blue lightning that scan over the stage in different patterns. If a Kirby touches them, they are instantly KOed and do not gain a point from the challenge. Kracko also appears in the icon of the challenge during its introduction.

There is also a piece of headgear for the Tornado ability which resembles Kracko, the Kracko Hat. It can be purchased for 3000 Battle Coins.

Kirby Star Allies

Kracko appears in Far-Flung - Starlight Heroes on Gabbel Moon as the thirteenth boss, with the boss title of Cycloptic Stormcloud. He is fought similarly to his battles in Kirby Super Star or Kirby Super Star Ultra, except he lacks his rain attack. His attacks involve dropping Waddle Doo or Chilly, moving around erratically, twirling star beams and moving to the other side of the arena while shooting lightning at the ground. He can also move to the center of the arena before going to one side and dashing along the floor, trying to ram Kirby and his friends. Almost all of his attacks leave stars behind for Kirby to inhale and spit back at him.

After Kracko is defeated, he splits into two larger forms, becoming Twin Kracko.

Kracko and Twin Kracko appear in the game's boss endurance mode, The Ultimate Choice, from Mild Stroll to Soul Melter. In Soul Melter EX, he is replaced with Parallel Kracko.

A miniature version of Kracko is painted by Vividria in her mid-boss fight. It attacks by firing lightning at the ground and gives Plasma when inhaled.

Similarly, Adeleine as a Dream Friend can paint a smaller version of Kracko and ride him, during which she is able to use his beam and lightning attacks.

Kracko Jr.

"Kracko Jr." redirects here. Not to be confused with Li'l Kracko.

Kracko Jr. is a premature form of Kracko; his appearance generally precedes Kracko's normal form.

Physical Appearance

Kracko Jr. appears as a single large eye with a blue iris, and four orbs rotating around it. These orbs are usually white with blue and pink tints, similarly to Kracko's main form.

Games

Kirby's Dream Land

Krakco pic — Kracko Jr. in *Kirby's Dream Land*

Kracko Jr. appears as the mid-boss of Bubbly Clouds, who starts by floating in the top right corner of the room. In the normal game, he swoops down while shooting four bullets, then flies back to the right side of the room in a lemniscate pattern before dropping a Waddle Doo. He then slowly descends downward, giving Kirby an easy chance to use the Waddle Doo to hit him, before ascending back up and repeating the pattern.

In the Extra Game, he quickly moves across the top of room, dropping four bullets faster than before. He then quickly descends to ground level, bounces along the ground from left to right, then swoops across the ground before flying back to the right, dropping three bombs in the process. After this he quickly descends, then ascends, and the pattern repeats.

Upon being defeated, Kracko Jr.'s eye flies away, and a Warp Star appears for Kirby to further progress into Bubbly Clouds

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kracko Jr. appears as part of Grape Garden's boss stage. The boss fight doesn't start immediately, as Kirby has to scale many cloudy platforms. During this part, Kracko Jr. is present and cannot be damaged in any way; he simply stalks Kirby around, occasionally performing a ramming attack that can vaporize the cloud platforms (telegraphed by his orbs spinning very quickly around him). Kirby is encouraged to inhale Starman to obtain Hi-Jump to scale the cloud platforms, as the area is very vertical and Kracko Jr. can quickly catch up with Kirby if he decides to float to the top. After scaling 15 levels, Kracko Jr. quickly retreats to the very top, where he then transforms in Kracko.

This was the first game that Kracko Jr. is fought during the same battle as Kracko. This also marks one of the few games that he appears in where he does not serve as a mid-boss.

Kirby's Pinball Land

Kracko Jr. appears during the boss fight in Kracko Land. After defeating Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright in the top stage, Kirby can take a Warp Star to the boss. Kracko Jr. appears, and he simply moves around in a lemniscate pattern. After taking four hits, he moves to the center of the room and transforms into Kracko.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

KDL2 Kracko Jr — Kracko Jr. in *Kirby's Dream Land 2*

Kracko Jr. appears in as part of Cloudy Park's boss stage as the first phase to Kracko's boss battle. Unlike most appearances, Kracko Jr. starts off as an eye in the clouds that make up the ground. His eye pops out of the ground two times before retreating back into the clouds; the third time he pops out, he performs a beam attack, initially aimed upward before aiming in Kirby's direction and approaching him. His eye then detaches from the cloudy floor, gaining his four rotating orbs and releasing two Co-Krackos in the process. After floating around for a bit, he either fires his four orbs in the diagonal directions or throws them all at once in Kirby's direction. Afterward, he falls back into the cloudy floor, releasing a Co-Kracko. Upon being defeated, Kracko Jr.'s eye will roll along the ground in Kirby's direction. Upon reaching the edge of the area, it will jump up and transform into Kracko.

Kirby's Block Ball

Kracko Jr. appears in Stage 7's Target Shooting Area and Boss Area. In the Target Shooting Area, Kracko Jr. simply moves up and down. After being hit four times, Kracko Jr. retreats to the Boss Area, leaving a Warp Star for Kirby to take.

In the Boss Area, Kracko Jr., alike to his appearance in Kirby's Pinball Land, floats around in a lemniscate pattern. After taking four damage, he transforms into Kracko.

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

MiniKrack — Kracko Jr. in *Kirby Super Star*

Kracko Jr. appears in Spring Breeze, reprising his role as the mid-boss of Bubbly Clouds. Kracko Jr. can summon Waddle Doos like before, and can also drop three bombs like he does in Extra Game, albeit much slower. Kracko Jr. can now also attack by flying in a zig-zag pattern before sliding along the ground and moving back into his initial position. Upon entering his room, a Waddle Doo is already present.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Kracko Jr. appears as the boss of Level 1 Block Attack, as well as the first boss of Level 3 Block Attack; this is actually a painting by Drawcia, and not the real thing. Appearing in Stage 5 of Level 1, Kracko Jr. slowly moves around, spinning his orbs around him. Eventually, he will stop spinning his orbs and spread them a bit. As Kracko Jr. can only be damaged by attacking his eye, this serves as an opportunity to attack. Kracko Jr. may sometimes appear angry, spinning his orbs faster than usual. After being hit four times, Kracko Jr. is defeated.

Kracko Jr. appears in Stages 7 and 15 of Level 3 Block Attack. Instead of Clear Blocks appearing in the four corners of the room, Electric Blocks appear in the bottom two corners, posing a direct threat; Kracko Jr.'s tactics, however, remain unchanged. After being defeated, his eye floats up to the next stage, where Kirby then fights him as Kracko.

Kirby Mass Attack

Kracko Jr. appears in Stage 2 of the Strato Patrol EOS sub-game. Unlike his previous appearances, he has three orbs instead of four. Kracko Jr. simply approaches the Kirbys while actively trying to avoid being hit by the Kirbys' projectiles; he can be defeated, however.