Goriath

Goriath is a large gorilla that appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. He serves as the boss of White Wafers and holds the Lor Starcutter's emblem.

When the player first enters the arena, Goriath will fall down out of nowhere and break the ground he and Kirby stand on, then the battle will commence.

Appearance
Goriath is a gorilla with white fur, red markings on his face, a gray goatee, red wrists, and a large lock of gray hair. His hands, feet, and face are beige and are visible. When Goriath grows in size, his eyes turn red, and his lock of hair and goatee turn yellow.

In Extra Mode, Goriath EX now has grayish-violet skin, and his lock of hair and goatee are bluish gray. When he grows in size, they turn yellow again, and his eyes turn red once more. His skin, feet, and face are dark gray and Goriath's wrists are now brown instead of red.

Main Game
Goriath mainly attacks by scaling the walls of the battlefield, and throwing snowballs at Kirby. Standing directly under Goriath while he does this attack is an easy way to avoid it. When he is ground bound, he can outstretches his fist and try to punch Kirby from a long distance. Sometimes Goriath will glow with a pink aura. When the ape does this, he will attempt to ground pound Kirby and his friends.



After half his health is gone, Goriath will become angrier. His gray hair will turn into blonde hair and he will be emanating a pink aura. Goriath will pound the ground until it breaks, changing the surface of the arena. The large ape will usually hold his arms back, preparing an energy blast, similar to that of the Fighter ability. He will then release it in three separate bursts. Hovering above Goriath is an easy way to avoid the attack. Goriath's ground pound and punches are also faster and more powerful. When he clings to the walls, he will throw two snowballs, followed by two icy spiked balls that stick to surfaces, and another spiked ball. After a certain bit of his health is gone, he will break the floor the contenders are standing on, completely changing the arena once again.

After Goriath is defeated, he'll get launched in the air and attempt strike a pose. Later, he realizes he is no longer on the ground, and panics in shock. He will fall offscreen while giving a finla grunt. The ground Kirby stands on breaks once more, and the Lor Starcutter's emblem lies in the center.



Extra Mode
Goriath's attacks are the same in Extra Mode, but faster. A new attack of his is that he can jump in the air, and fire a large aura-filled ball that takes up almost the entire screen which once it hits the ground, will cause a large explosion of ice, but can be dodged if Kirby stays to the side. When he does his body slam attack, spiked snowballs will pop out of the ground, making it harder for Kirby to avoid taking damage.



Trivia

 * Goriath appears to be a reference to the anime and manga series, Dragon Ball Z. When brought to half health, Goriath's hair and goatee will turn golden, and will also become faster and more powerful, similiar to a Super Saiyan. Goriath also charges one of his attacks like a Kamehameha, though the attack he shoots doesn't resemble one. Goriath EX also uses an attack that resembles the Spirit Bomb. Finally, the fact that Goriath appears to be an ape-like creature could be a reference to the Great Ape form a Saiyan can turn into.