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UFO (enemy)

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This article is about the enemy. For the ability he gives, see UFO.

UFO (enemy)
Full Name UFO
Debut Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Ability UFO
Category Regular enemy

UFO, sometimes referred to as Mr. UFO to avoid confusion with the UFO ability, is a rare enemy that appears in some of the games in the Kirby series. It resembles a flying saucer with eyes, and flies around the screen (and usually into Kirby), occasionally stopping to fire a laser. It grants the rare UFO ability when eaten.

Because the ability UFO gives is so ridiculously powerful, it is extremely rare and only appears in only a few locations in each game.

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[edit] Physical Appearence

UFO resembles a flying saucer with eyes. It is light-blue with a yellow dish like antenna on top and three prongs at its base.

Originally it had a light-blue dome with a dark blue base and four orbs below it, similar to UFO Kirby himself.

[edit] Games

[edit] Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby's Adventure is UFO's first appearance, it is very rare - appearing in only four stages throughout the entire game. It can be very annoying to take on, but its ability is very valuable. UFO also doesn't respawn like ordinary enemies do when Kirby goes forward and then back, but rather if the game system is shut off and restarted.

In Nightmare in Dream Land, they don't travel off screen as often and are more likley to pursue Kirby as a result.

[edit] Kirby's Dream Course

In Dream Course UFO appears very rarely on certain courses. Because it floats in the air it can only be hit with a fly-shot. The ability UFO gives in this game was also changed to follow the gameplay. Rather then giving Kirby a wide array of attacks, the UFO ability gives him freedom to limitlessly roam across the course- and for this type of game, it's considered a big deal.

[edit] Other Games

UFO appears in both Kirby and the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad as an uncommon enemy. They are identical in both appearance and behavior to their Nightmare in Dreamland incarnations except appear much more infrequently, and they now respawn like other enemies. In Pinball Land UFO actually proves to be helpful by carrying food items in the first level of the game.

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