Clown Acrobot

Clown Acrobot^[1] is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It yields the Circus ability when inhaled, and is the only enemy to do so.

Physical Appearance

Clown Acrobot is a small enemy. It has a red hat with a single purple stripe atop its dark head, and a rainbow-colored afro that sticks out underneath it. It has large, smiling, red lips and a bright, round, red nose above those lips. The enemy does not appear to have any eyes, with a blank metal plate serving as its face. Clown Acrobot has a violet body with an orange collar. The enemy features a purple ring around its waist, and underneath that, a legless, pointed bottom with white and red stripes. Clown Acrobot has large, white, finger-less gloves.

Games

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Clown Acrobot bounces back and forth slowly, either juggling three balls or twirling a hula hoop around his body. Kirby can destroy these juggling balls, but the enemy will not react, and the balls will simply reappear again a moment later. These balls effectively serve as a defense against attacks from above, and make it difficult for the player to jump over the enemy. The hula hoop has a greater horizontal range than the juggling balls, and can hit the player if he/she is next to Clown Acrobot.

Clown Acrobot also appears as an enemy in the downloadable sub-game Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. The enemy will bounce atop a drum, and when it reaches a certain height, it will spin its hula hoop vigorously, which holds it in midair for a short time. While Clown Acrobot is in midair, King Dedede can pass underneath it. In some cases, this is the only way of avoiding the enemy.

Etymology

Clown Acrobot's name is a combination of several words: "Clown," referencing its appearance; "acrobat," referencing its performing profession; and "robot."

Its Japanese name, ファニーロバッツ (Fanī Robattsu), is a combination of "Funny" (ファニー Fanī) and "Acrobatics" (アクロバット Akurobatto).^[2]

Trivia

Clown Acrobot's bottom resembles a big pointed top or parasol.

Artwork

Gallery

References

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Playable characters	Kirby • King Dedede • Colored Kirbys (Kirby Fighters)
Allies	King Dedede • Taranza • Bandana Waddle Dee • People of the Sky
Villains	Taranza • Queen Sectonia • Dark Meta Knight
Mid-Bosses	Blocky (DX) • Bonkers (DX) • Flame Galboros (DX) • Gigant Edge (DX) • Grand Wheelie (DX) • Hornhead (DX) • Mr. Frosty (DX)
Bosses	Flowery Woods (DX) • Paintra (DX) • Kracko (DX) • Coily Rattler (DX) • Pyribbit (DX) • Masked Dedede • Masked Dedede's Revenge • Queen Sectonia (DX) • Shadow Dedede • Dark Meta Knight's Revenge • Soul of Sectonia • Shadow Kirby
Levels	Fine Fields • Lollipop Land • Old Odyssey • Wild World • Endless Explosions • Royal Road • Eternal Dreamland
Subgames	Goal Game • Dedede's Drum Dash • Dededetour • Kirby Fighters • The Arena • The True Arena
Enemies	Antler • Barbar • Big Gordo • Big Kabu • Big Waddle Dee • Birdon • Beetley • Blade Knight • Blipper • Bomber • Bouncy • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Cappy • Chilly • Chip • Clown Acrobot • Como • Craby • Degout • Flame Cobra • Flamer • Foley • Ghost Book • Ghost Dish • Ghost Gordo • Glunk • Gordo • Grizzo • Hot Head • Hunter Scarfy • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Lanzer • Leafan • Mamanti • Moonja • Mumbies • Nidoo • Noddy • Pacto • Parasol • Parasol Waddle Dee • Phanta • Pierce • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Ringle • Rocky • Scarfy • Searches • Sheld • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Soarar • Sparky • Spookstep • Squishy • Squeaky Hammer Machine • Spynum • Swordory • Tick • Toughness Waddle Dee • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walky • Wheelie Bike • Whippy • UFO Hypernova: Ace Phanta • Big Missile • Cannon Tower • Gigant Chicks • King Phanta • Land Barbar • Mowlee Bros. • Pipe Worm • Slide Laser Robot • Waddle Dee Train • Waddle Dee Steel Fortress • Winged Eggers
Copy Abilities	Archer • Beam • Beetle • Bell • Bomb • Circus • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Hypernova • Ice • Leaf • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Parasol • Sleep • Spark • Spear • Stone • Sword • Wheel • Whip • Wing
Items	1UP • 3D Laser Bar • 3D Helmet Cannon • 3D Tilt Missile • 3D Warpstar • Action Star • Assist Star • Barrel • Blue Box • Bomb Block • Cannon • Crackler • Crate • Dash Shoe • Door • Energy Drink • Food • Invincibility Candy • Key • Keychain • Maxim Tomato • Metal Block • Mike • Mint Leaf • Miracle Fruit • Play Coin • Reviving Tomato • Star • Star Block • Sun Stone • Tilt Bowl • Tilt Gondola • Timed Dynamite • Treasure chest • Warp Star
Common	Environment • 1UP • Apple • Chicken • Food • Invincibility Candy • Maxim Tomato • Energy Drink • Star Block

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

Characters	King Dedede • Kirby • Waddle Dee • Taranza • Magolor
Enemies	Beetley • Big Gordo • Bouncy • Bronto Burt • Como • Clown Acrobot • Gordo • Scarfy • Soarar • Swordory • Waddle Dee
Levels		Floral Fields • Must Dash • Reflected Laughter • Bouncing Boss Battle • City • Boarding the Halberd • C-R-O-W-N-E-D/C-R-O-W-N-E-D (Reprise)
Items/Objects	Backbeat cymbal • Bumper • Blindfold Banner • Breakable drum • Musical Coin • Number coin • Prickly pencil • Propeller drum • Recovery Ring • Spikeflip drum • Spiked ring • Winged drum

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Characters	Kirby • Bandana Waddle Dee • Meta Knight • King Dedede • Susie • President Haltmann
Copy Abilities	Archer • Beam • Bomb • Circus • Crash • Cutter • Doctor • ESP • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Jet • Leaf • Mike • Mirror • Ninja • Parasol • Poison • Sleep • Smash Bros. • Spark • Stone • Sword • UFO • Wheel • Whip
Robobot Modes	Beam Mode • Bomb Mode • Cutter Mode • ESP Mode • Fire Mode • Halberd Mode • Ice Mode • Jet Mode • Mike Mode • Parasol Mode • Spark Mode • Stone Mode • Sword Mode • Wheel Mode
Enemies	Barbar • Big Chip • Big Gordo • Big Kabu • Big Propeller • Big Waddle Dee • Blade Knight • Blipper • Bomber • Bouncy • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Cappy • Capsule J3 • Chilly • Chip • Chemitory • Clown Acrobot • Covered Looker • Craby • Como • Dacooga • Degout • Elec • Flamer • Foley • Gabon • Galbo • Gigatzo • Glunk • Gordo • Grizzo • Haltworker • Hot Head • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Labotory • Leafan • Mamanti • Mecha Acro • Mecha Flotzo • Metal Bit • Moonja • Mumbies • NESP • Noddy • Pacto • Parasol • Parasol Waddle Dee • Pata • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Propeller • Rocky • Scarfy • Sheld • Shotzo • Simirror • Sir Kibble • Sleepy Turtle • Sparky • Spear Waddle Dee • Spynum • Squishy • Toughness Waddle Dee • UFO • Venog • Volm • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Waddle Dee Driver • Walf • Walky • Walker Waddle Dee • Wester • Wheelie • Whippy • Yesman
Bosses	Clanky Woods (2.0) • Holo Defense API (Holo-Kracko • Holo-Doomers • Holo-Ice Dragon • Holo-Coily Rattler) (2.0) • Susie (2.0) • Mecha Knight • Dedede Clone (D3) (2.0) • Mecha Knight+ • President Haltmann (2.0) • Star Dream • Stock Mecha Knight • Dark Matter Clone • Sectonia Clone • Galacta Knight • Star Dream Soul OS • Gigant Edge • Mr. Frosty • Whispy Woods • Landia • Landia EX • Masher • Mega Masher
Mid-Bosses	Blocky (2.0) • Bonkers (2.0) • Dubior (2.0) • Invader Armor • Kibble Blade (2.0) • King Doo (2.0) • Miasmoros (2.0) • Security Force (2.0) • Telepathos (2.0)
Robobot Bosses	Core Kabula • C.O.G.S. • Gigavolt • Gigavolt II
Levels		Patched Plains • Resolution Road • Overload Ocean • Gigabyte Grounds • Rhythm Route • Access Ark • Mind in the Program
Items	1UP • 3D Laser Bar • 3D Warp Star • Assist Star • Battery • Cannon • Chain • Code Cube • Coin • Crank • Energy Drink • Fan • Food • Docking Station • Grate • Invincibility Candy • Maxim Tomato • Medal • Play Coin • Power Tablets • Remote Controller • Reviving Tomato • Robobot Armor • Screw • Skull Panel • Sticker • Swap Chamber • Table Saw • Teleporter • Treasure Chest • Trophy • Tube • Warp Star • Wire

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 |caption = ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' artwork
 |jap_name = ファニーロバッツ (Fanī Robattsu)
-|jap_meaning= Funny Robats
+|jap_meaning= Funny Robot
 |games={{PortalLogo|KTD}}{{PortalLogo|DDDD}}{{PortalLogo|KPR}}
 |ability = [[Circus]]

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