Phan Phan

Phan Phan is a mini-boss that appears in the Kirby series. It looks like an elephant head but with two legs. He will attack Kirby by rolling into him, throwing him around, or throwing apples at him which are similar to Whispy Woods's apples. Kirby may inhale the apples and spit them back. When Phan Phan is defeated Kirby may eat him to get the Throw ability. If playing Kirby Super Star Ultra, instead of Throw, Kirby gets Suplex.

Phan Phan replaces Rolling Turtle from Kirby's Adventure. Rolling Turtle is quite similar, but more aggressive in its behavior. Also, Rolling Turtle would try to throw mini turtles at Kirby.

Phan Phan appears in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, in the Mustard Mountain level.

Phan Phan also appears in Kirby Canvas Curse, as a painting in Paint Panic.

Phan Phan also appears in The True Arena along with Fire Lion, Mr. Tick Tock, and Grand Wheelie, and shares a life bar with them. He is part of a boss called True Mid-Boss All Stars.

In the anime
Phan Phan is an ally of Kirby in the anime, first appearing in the episode Cowardly Creature. He was first shown escaping from Nightmare Enterprises and scared everyone in Cappy Town. Surprisingly, Phan Phan was actually more afraid of everyone than they were of him. King Dedede attempted to attack Phan Phan but was stopped by Kirby. Kirby and his friends then showed him their kindness and Phan Phan was happy to befriend Kirby. They were later seen having fun playing at a pond. They were just doing so when Dedede showed up with Whippy, the training Demon Beast, who gave Phan Phan an electric shock, turning him evil in the process. Thankfully, after Whippy was defeated, Phan Phan was back to normal, and everyone welcomed Phan Phan to his new, permanent home in Dream Land. Phan Phan is later seen having took up residence in Whispy Woods Forest.

When Phan Phan first appeared, he had a clown mask over his eyes. The mask had glowing, glaring blue eyes, puffy hairs, and a clown hat on top. Also, Phan Phan has a tail with a tuft of yellow hair in the anime compared to his game version. Phan Phan has also been shown to shoot spiked balls from his trunk, unlike his game version. Also, he looks like Phanpy from Pokemon.