Whispy Woods

"Please don't treat on my roots, it would not be a wise decision."

- Whispy Woods

Whispy Woods is a recurring boss in the Kirby series. He first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land and is a giant apple tree that has a face and a branch-like nose. His attacks are to make apples fall on Kirby, blow air puffs, and shoot his roots at Kirby. The best way to counterattack without a copy ability is to inhale apples and shoot them back at him.

Kirby's Dream Land
Whispy's first appearance. He is the boss of the game's first stage, Green Greens. Whipsy will try to drop apples on Kirby which Kirby must inhale then spit back, he also will spit air puffs which Kirby can't inhale. He later returns near the end of the game in Mt. Dedede when Kirby must fight all of the game's bosses over again. This appearance set the standard for his future appearances in the games.

In extra mode Whispy will move faster and also occasionally drop Gordos which roll along the ground and must be jumped over.

Though touching Wispy won't hurt Kirby touching his sharp, pointed nose will take away two HP, this prevents Kirby from jumping while standing next to Whispy.

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
Whispy returned in this game as the boss of Vegetable Valley and is no different from his appearance in Dreamland except now Kirby can enter the fight with a copy ability making the fight much easier. Also, Whispy's nose will no longer hurt Kirby if he runs into it.

Kirby's Dream Land 2
Whispy is once again the boss of the game's first level, Grass Land. This time however he is fought in two rounds. The first of which has him wearing a strange mask that makes him unable to shoot air pellets at Kirby, but has gained the ability to shoot up his roots at Kirby like spikes. After being damaged enough, Whispy's mask falls to thee ground and he returns to his same old tactics and is once again able to shoot out air pellets.

Kirby's Dream Course
In Kirby's Dream Course multiple Whispy Woods appear and serve as bumpers injuring Kirby and sending him bouncing off soon after. They can only be beaten with the Spark ability.

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Spring Breeze (an enhanced remake of Kirby's Dream Land) Whispy once again is the boss of Green Greens and is fought similarly to his appearance in Kirby's Adventure.

In Revenge of Meta Knight (another of Super Star's eight games) Kirby encounters a variation of Whispy Woods called Twin Woods just after Kirby defeats the regular Whispy. The Twin Woods are conjoined twins facing each other that must be fought at the same time. They have most of Whispy's attacks as well as some new ones such as spinning to drop worms from their branches that Kirby can't inhale and trading sections of their trunk.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Whispy and the Twin Woods return the same as they were in the original. However, in Revenge of the King, an alter ego of Whispy is introduced. Known as Whispy Woods' Revenge, this misanthropic oak is much stronger and adds several new attacks to the mix. A card of the plain Whispy is also found in the mini-game Card Swipe.

Kirby's Dream Land 3
Like in Kirby's Dream Land 2 Whispy Woods is the boss of Grass Land but this time he has been possessed by Dark Matter. The format to beat him is slightly different this time as instead of just dropping apples from his branches, Whispy spits out various fruit and vegetables that Kirby must inhale and shoot back at him.

After roughly four hits, Whispy becomes "angry" and begins to chase Kirby using his roots to walk as screen starts to scroll automatically. Now Kirby has to run away from Whispy while fighting him. In his angry state the fruit Whispy spits out takes on a rotten and bruised appearance but still can be inhaled and spit out in the same manner as the regular fruit.

If Kirby gets all of the Heart Stars in stage one before fighting Whispy, he will be cured of his possession and no longer attack Kirby if he enters the boss stage again.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Whispy Woods is the boss of Pop Star, and is fought in an entirely different way from earlier games. Kirby travels a circular path around Whispy inhabited by three Whispy Woods Jr.. Kirby must inhale the apples Whispy spits at him and shoot them at the small seedlings.

Once all of them are destroyed Whispy becomes angry and makes his roots travel through the ground and stab Kirby, who in turn must spit the apples that fall from his branches at them to damage him. Whispy can also spit air pellets at Kirby but they are extremely easy to dodge.

Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
Whispy Woods appears in this game with a friendlier role, appearing in some levels to teleport Kirby to a different part of the level.

Kirby Air Ride
In Kirby Air Ride Whispy Woods makes a cameo in the City Trial Mode in the small, peaceful forest in the West sector of the city. He doesn't attack in this game, and if Kirby rams into him with an Air Ride Machine into him enough times, Whispy becomes exhausted and shows his "beaten" pose from past games.

Kirby Squeak Squad
Whispy makes a small cameo by showing up on the game's tile screen. He has no graphical enhancements, nor does the area he stands in (both which were taken directly from Nightmare in Dreamland). The majority of his face is obscured by the games logo, however.

Other Kirby Games
Whispy is a boss in both Kirby's Pinball Land and Kirby's Block Ball, fought using pinball flippers of bumpers to throw Kirby at him while he uses his air pellets, apples, and Gordo to try to throw Kirby off corse.

In the Anime


In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Whispy is an ally of Kirby, Tiff and Tuff and the ruler of Whispy Woods Forest. He is shown to be wise, protective, caring, and even vengeful at times. Dedede and his protege, Escargoon, often times to turn Whisp to a pile of lumber so they can clear out the rest of the forest. Whispy is often a step ahead of them however (and when he isn't, he relies on Kirby, Tiff, and Tuff), and always outsmarts them and avoids being cut down. He is adored by the many creatures of the forest, and is close with Acore, the oldest tree in the woods.

Smash Bros. Series
Whispy Woods also cameos in all three Super Smash Bros. games where he appears in the background of Kirby's stages Dreamland in Smash Bros. and Green Greens in Melee and Brawl. He interferes with the fight by blowing the characters around with a weak gust of wind, and in the Green Greens stage he also drops apples that can ether be picked up and thrown or occasionally eaten to recover damage.

Strangely the trophy for Whispy Woods' apples in Brawl states that he doesn't actually grow his own apples.

Trivia

 * Though Whispy Woods does not appear in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror, a boss named King Golem bears great resemblance to Whispy, except he is actually a stone pillar instead of a tree. He also acts similarly by dropping rocks onto the floor is a similar fashion to Whispy's apples.