Belly Buster

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Belly Buster
Name (JA)	パワーストマック (Pawā Sutomakku)
- Meaning	Power Stomach パワー = Power, ストマック = Stomach
First appearance	A Half-Baked Battle
Copy Ability	None
Japanese voice	Osamu Hosoi

“	Pie pie pie pie pie!”
	— Belly Buster • Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (Japanese version only)

Belly Buster is a monster created by Nightmare Enterprises, appearing in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode A Half-Baked Battle.

General Information

After Dedede gets angry at the Cappies and starts a large-scale pie war with them, he orders this monster to bury the town in pie. Belly Buster first appears as a large pie-like creature that hovers through the air. He doesn't take insults very well, and throws nasty-tasting pies at his enemies when angered. His first form forces almost everyone in Cappy Town to eat his vile pies and also covers the entire town in custard. Unfortunately, when everyone begins to complain about the pies, Belly Buster takes it personally, and goes on a rampage flinging pies even more rapidly. Belly Buster accidentally crashes into Dedede's limousine when he chases Kirby, which pushes him over the edge. In a fit of intense rage, Belly Buster reveals his true form—a giant stomach-like being. Belly Buster then swallows the limo, trapping Kirby, Dedede, and Escargoon inside him. Dedede then comes up with a dangerous (and poorly planned) scheme to blast Belly Buster with a bomb and save themselves from being digested, not realizing that they would be blown up too. Escargoon, worrying more about being blown up than being digested, commands Kirby to inhale the bomb. Kirby does so and becomes Bomb Kirby. Kirby then strategically launches several bombs so that they will not hurt the trio. These bombs then explode, destroying Belly Buster from the inside and freeing the trapped characters.

Physical Appearance

Belly Buster's first form is a strange pie-like creature. He has a custard filling acting as the majority of his body, a large red core (which is actually formed out of jelly), and five orange hands sticking out of his body. Each hand holds a frying pan which he uses to fire pies. Belly Buster's center is between two orange waffle-like structures. When Belly Buster is enraged, his custard turns pink and releases steam.

Belly Buster's second form is that of a giant, maize-colored stomach. He has sunken-in red eyes and tan spots on his left side.

Related Quotes

“	Belly Buster must make these pies in a barber shop. They taste like shaving cream, except worse.”
	— Escargoon • A Half-Baked Battle

Trivia

• The only character present in the episode who is not hit with a pie from Belly Buster is Buttercup, who withstands Belly Buster's pie onslaught by blocking virtually every pie thrown at her with her parasol.
• Belly Buster's pies are so horrible-tasting that even Kirby can't stand them.
• The reason Belly Buster's first form is a pie shape is because in Japanese, his name Power Stomach (パワー胃, Pawā i) is a play on the Japanese word for pie, パイ (pai).
• Belly Buster is one of the few monsters that can talk.
• When Kirby, Dedede, and Escargoon are swallowed by Belly Buster, Meta Knight states that they will slowly be digested. This is not technically correct; the stomach only physically and chemically breaks down food. Most digestion occurs in the intestines. However, as its entire body is a stomach, it would make sense for all of its digestion to occur in that one spot.

Gallery

Belly Buster's first form.

Belly Buster flinging pies.

Belly Buster after he has taken too many insults, before transforming into his stomach form.