Changes: N-Z

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“	N-Zs walk through the worlds, neither attacking nor avoiding Kirby. You can easily avoid N-Zs by leaping over them.”
	— Description • Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Official Strategy Guide (Prima)

N-Z is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. They grant no Copy Ability when inhaled.

Physical Appearance

N-Z is a small spherical creature with a dark gray body and has two large shiny black eyes. It has pointy cat-like ears, and white feet.

Games

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

N-Zs make their only appearance in this game, where they replace Waddle Dees as the most common enemy in the game, since the only Waddle Dee that appears in it is one of Kirby's friends. They are just as simple to defeat as Waddle Dees are in other games. A bigger version of N-Z can be found on the first stage of Pop Star as part of a Room Guarder two rooms before the fight with a Dark Matter-possessed Waddle Dee. The large N-Z stands still, doing nothing for the entirety of the fight.

N-Zs can only be found on Pop Star, Ripple Star, and Dark Star. N-Zs can be seen dropping from the Dark Matter cloud in Stage 3 of Ripple Star. They are the only enemies that can be found on Dark Star other than the final boss, 0². Because of this, it is implied that N-Zs (or at least, these particular ones) are created by Dark Matter or have some other strong affiliation with it.

Trivia

These enemies take the place of Waddle Dees in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards because the Waddle Dee in the game is Kirby's friend. This is not the case in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe, however; because the friendly Waddle Dee in those games is differentiated by a bandana, ordinary Waddle Dees still serve as common enemies.
- A similar case would occur in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, where the common enemy that functions similarly to Waddle Dee is Cotta.
- While Waddle Dees do appear as enemies in this game, Beanbons take on the role as the most common enemy in Kirby Mass Attack.

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-|image = [[File:N-Z.png]]
+|image = [[File:K64_N-Z_artwork_2.png]]
+|caption = ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' artwork
-|full_name = N-Z
+|jap_name = エヌゼット (Enu Zetto)
-|first_appearance = ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' (2000)
+|jap_meaning = N-Z
+|games = {{PortalLogo|K64}}
 |ability = None
 |category = [[Regular enemy]]
+|card number = 10}}
-|latest_appearance = ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' (2000)}}
+{{quote|N-Zs walk through the worlds, neither attacking nor avoiding Kirby. You can easily avoid N-Zs by leaping over them.|Description|[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]] Official Strategy Guide (Prima)}}
+'''N-Z''' is an [[Regular enemy|enemy]] in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], debuting in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. They grant no [[Copy Ability]] when [[inhale]]d.
+==Physical Appearance==
-'''N-Zs''' are common enemies that appear only in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. They replace [[Waddle Dee]]s because the single Waddle Dee that appears in that game is one of [[Kirby]]'s friends. N-Zs are just as easy to defeat as the Waddle Dees in other games.
+N-Z is a small spherical creature with a dark gray body and has two large shiny black eyes. It has pointy cat-like ears, and white feet.
+==Games==
-N-Zs are dark gray balls with round black eyes, pointy cat-like ears, and white shoes. They give no copy abilities when eaten. A bigger version of an N-Z is found in the first stage of [[Pop Star]] as a mini-boss, just two rooms before the fight with a Dark Matter-possessed [[Waddle Dee]].
+===''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''===
+N-Zs make their only appearance in this game, where they replace [[Waddle Dee]]s as the most common enemy in the game, since the only Waddle Dee that appears in it is one of [[Kirby]]'s friends. They are just as simple to defeat as Waddle Dees are in other games. A bigger version of N-Z can be found on the first stage of [[Pop Star]] as part of a [[Room Guarder]] two rooms before the fight with a [[Dark Matter]]-possessed Waddle Dee. The large N-Z stands still, doing nothing for the entirety of the fight.
-While N-Zs are very common, they are only found on [[Pop Star]], [[Ripple Star]], and, strangely enough, [[Dark Star]]. They are the only enemies found in Dark Star, other than the [[final boss]], [[0²]]. Because of this, it's clear that N-Zs are made out of [[Dark Matter]].
+N-Zs can only be found on [[Pop Star]], [[Ripple Star]], and [[Dark Star]]. N-Zs can be seen dropping from the Dark Matter cloud in Stage 3 of Ripple Star. They are the only enemies that can be found on Dark Star other than the [[final boss]], [[0²]]. Because of this, it is implied that N-Zs (or at least, these particular ones) are created by Dark Matter or have some other strong affiliation with it.
+==Trivia==
-N-Z's [[Enemy card|card]] is #10 on page 2/9.
+*These enemies take the place of [[Waddle Dee]]s in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' because the Waddle Dee in the game is Kirby's friend. This is not the case in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', however; because the friendly Waddle Dee in those games is differentiated by a [[Bandana Waddle Dee|bandana]], ordinary Waddle Dees still serve as common enemies.
+**A similar case would occur in ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', where the common enemy that functions similarly to Waddle Dee is [[Cotta]].
+**While Waddle Dees do appear as enemies in this game, [[Beanbon]]s take on the role as the most common enemy in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''.
+==Artwork==
-{{Languages
+<gallery>
-|ja = エヌゼット
+N-Z art 2.png|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
-}}
+</gallery>
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+N-Z.png|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
+Mid-Boss N-Z.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' (mid-boss)
+</gallery>
+==Sprites==
+<gallery>
+K64 N-Z sprite.gif|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
+K64 N-Z sprite 2.gif|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' ([[Adeleine]]'s art)
+</gallery>
+[[de:N-Z]]
+[[es:N-Z]]
+[[fr:N-Z]]
+[[it:N-Z]]
+[[ja:エヌゼット]]
+[[ru:N-Z]]
 [[Category:Enemies]]
 [[Category:Dark Matter]]
 [[Category:Enemies in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]
+[[Category:Mid-Bosses]]
+[[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]
+[[Category:Neutral Enemies]]
+[[Category:Minion Enemies]]