UFO (enemy)

"This creature's moves are unpredictable, and his aim is very precise!"

- UFO's Cast Description

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. He resembles a flying saucer with eyes, and flies around the screen (and usually into Kirby), occasionally stopping to fire a laser. He grants the rare UFO ability when inhaled.

Physical Appearance
UFO resembles a flying saucer with eyes. He is pearl-white with a yellow dish-like antenna on top and three prongs at his base.

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

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby's Adventure is UFO's first appearance, he is very rare-- appearing in only four stages throughout the entire game. 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 likely to pursue Kirby as a result.

Kirby's Dream Course
In Kirby's Dream Course, UFO appears very rarely on certain courses. Because he floats in the air, he 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.

Other Games
UFO appears in both Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad as an uncommon enemy. They are identical in both appearance and behavior to their Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land incarnations except appear much more infrequently, and they now respawn like other enemies. In Kirby's Pinball Land, UFO actually proves to be helpful by towing Maxim Tomatoes and Warp Stars in Wispy-Woods Land. He could also be found in Kirby's Epic Yarn where he was mainly located in Space Land. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, when Kirby completes a level, a UFO can be seen, and he gives Kirby a star depending on what cloud he lands on.
 * Kirby's Pinball Land
 * Kirby's Block Ball
 * Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
 * Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
 * Kirby: Squeak Squad
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra (cameo) 
 * Kirby's Epic Yarn
 * Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Trivia

 * In Kirby's Epic Yarn, if Kirby stays still while viewing UFO in Patch Plaza of Quilty Square long enough, a green variant will fly across the screen. This green UFO is only seen in the levels that include the Rocket Metamortex, and fire off a spreadshot of three lasers in contrast to the typical yellow UFO.

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