| “ | A huge whale that moves vigorously to attack his opponents.” |
| — Enemy Characters • Kirby Super Star Instruction Booklet |
Fatty Whale is a boss in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby Super Star.
Physical Appearance[]
Fatty Whale is a huge whale that wears a sailor suit. His body is blue and his underbelly is white. He holds a small brown pipe in his mouth.
Games[]
Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra[]
Fatty Whale is the boss of the Sub-Tree Area, the first area in The Great Cave Offensive. During the battle, Kirby stays on a very long bridge overlooking an underground lake while Fatty Whale stays in the background and attacks Kirby. Despite being in the background, the player can damage him. Fatty Whale attacks by rolling around and body slamming his way across the bridge. Whenever Fatty Whale shoots water from his blowhole, rocks (as well as Blippers) fall from the ceiling onto the bridge. Fatty Whale can also create a large splash that throws the player into the air; they will fall back down along with rocks from the ceiling. Upon being defeated, Fatty Whale spirals into the background and falls into the lake, leaving Kirby free to progress; in Kirby Super Star Ultra, Fatty Whale's attire is torn up and his body covered in bandages when defeated.
Fatty Whale also appears as the boss of Aquarius, the second stage of Milky Way Wishes. In Kirby Super Star Ultra, he appears red here instead of blue; this appearance is also used when fought in Helper to Hero.
Trivia[]
- In Kirby Super Star, Fatty Whale is composed of only three sprites, all of which are part of the background. The sprites are rotated and/or stretched during attacks. This makes Fatty Whale one of the most graphically simple bosses in the Kirby series.
- Fatty Whale is considerably faster in the original Kirby Super Star than in the remake. This is especially evident during his rolling attack.
- Fatty Whale is one of the few tobacco references in the series, as the boss smokes a pipe. Other tobacco references include the credits of Kirby: Triple Deluxe, where an image depicts Kirby holding a smoking pipe, and The Claykken from Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, who also uses a smoking pipe, but only to blow bubbles. In the German comic book story Kirby's Biggest Case, Kirby is also shown smoking a cigarette.
- In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, a boss named Fatty Puffer appears, whose name is most likely a reference to Fatty Whale.
- In Heroes in Another Dimension from Kirby Star Allies, one of Adeleine & Ribbon's puzzles requires them to carve out an image of Fatty Whale from a group of blocks in order to acquire some Friend Hearts.
- In Kirby Fighters 2, one of the Rare Hats (Whale Splasher) for Water Kirby is based on Fatty Whale.
In Other Languages[]
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
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| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
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ファッティホエール | Officially romanized as Fatty Whale. |
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Fatty Whale | |
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Moby Kick | Derived from "Moby Dick," the sperm whale from the novel of the same name. |
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Grabaleine | Portmanteau of the French word for big, "grand"; and whale, "baleine." Effectively translates to Big Whale. |
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Balenottero | Translates to Whale Calf. |
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Gran Ballena | Translates to Big Whale. |
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