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==Physical Appearance==
 
==Physical Appearance==
 
Noddy is a round, sleepy foe. Its pink body is roughly spherical, often flattened as it lays down. It wears a orange sleeping cap with beige polka dots, with a fluffy white trim around the base and a white ball at the end. It has large black eyes, which are usually closed in rest, and a small mouth. It has two round, orange feet but no arms.
 
Noddy is a round, sleepy foe. Its pink body is roughly spherical, often flattened as it lays down. It wears a orange sleeping cap with beige polka dots, with a fluffy white trim around the base and a white ball at the end. It has large black eyes, which are usually closed in rest, and a small mouth. It has two round, orange feet but no arms.
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Prior to ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', Noddy was colored green, with its feet being a lighter shade of green. Its cap also was slightly different, being entirely the same color as its feet and lacking polka dots or visible trim.
   
 
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==Etymology==
 
==Etymology==
Noddy's name references the phrase "to nod off", or doze off
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Noddy's name references the phrase "to nod off", or doze off.
   
 
==Trivia==
 
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HnK_Noddy_4.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK_Noddy_4.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KatAM Noddy.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' / ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
 
KatAM Noddy.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' / ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
Noddy.jpg|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
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KAR Noddy.png|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
 
KSqSq_Noddy.png|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
 
KSqSq_Noddy.png|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
 
Noddykssu.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 
Noddykssu.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
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==Sprites and Models==
 
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KA Noddy sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
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KSSU Noddy sprite.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' (Alternate Palette)
 
KSSU Noddy sprite.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' (Alternate Palette)
 
KMA Noddy sprite.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' ([[Kirby Brawlball]] slot)
 
KMA Noddy sprite.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' ([[Kirby Brawlball]] slot)
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KRtDL Noddy.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
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Revision as of 20:59, 14 February 2020

Noddy is an enemy in the Kirby games, debuting in Kirby's Adventure. It's better to spit these enemies out at other enemies, as it bestows the infamous Sleep ability onto Kirby when inhaled.

Physical Appearance

Noddy is a round, sleepy foe. Its pink body is roughly spherical, often flattened as it lays down. It wears a orange sleeping cap with beige polka dots, with a fluffy white trim around the base and a white ball at the end. It has large black eyes, which are usually closed in rest, and a small mouth. It has two round, orange feet but no arms.

Prior to Kirby Super Star, Noddy was colored green, with its feet being a lighter shade of green. Its cap also was slightly different, being entirely the same color as its feet and lacking polka dots or visible trim.

Games

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Noddy does very little outside of taking a few steps in either direction before dozing off into a sleep. After a while, it may awaken to repeat the process. There are certain Noddies that will walk faster than normal Noddies and will start to fall asleep but will wake up quickly and continue to walk. It has neither any attacks nor any means to damage Kirby outside of direct contact.

When swallowed, it gives the Sleep Copy Ability. Giving this ability is the most dangerous aspect of Noddy. In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, swallowing two Noddies at once to trigger Mix and letting the roulette stop on its own gives the highly-desirable Smash Copy Ability. Doing the same in Kirby: Squeak Squad gives Ninja, and Ghost as soon as the Ghost Medal has been completed.

Noddy also appears in the Grape Garden Museum alongside Bubbles.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Noddy is perpetually sleeping in these two titles. Noddy appears in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition. It appears in the Smash Combat Chamber and Magolor Race 3.

Other Games

Noddy returns in later titles with the same simplistic behavior, walking before sleeping, and still offering the Sleep ability. After Kirby Super Star introduced a version that sleeps permanently, it became that only version starting from Kirby's Return to Dreamland not including Kirby Super Star Ultra as it is a remake.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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Noddy in the anime.

Noddy appeared in two episodes of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. In The Pillow Case, Noddys were inside the pillows that the Cappies received from King Dedede, they then induced nightmares about Kirby into anyone who slept with one, along with Kirby eventually sleeping with one himself and also having nightmares of his own, much to the hilarity of everyone. Meta Knight destroyed all the pillows, revealing the Noddys inside. The Noddys ran away into the woods and were never really seen again.

In Flower Power, Dedede convinced Kirby to eat a Noddy that he brought with him (possibly captured from the previous Noddy encounter). Kirby does so and falls asleep. Tiff, Tuff, Meta Knight, Fololo and Falala set out to find the Pukey Flower to wake him up. It's said that eating Noddy would force Kirby to sleep for about 100 years (as opposed to the five or so seconds in the video games). While Noddys are referred to as monsters and were sold by Nightmare Enterprises, Noddys are not made by Nightmare and are actually born from the Pukey Flower, which uses them to put potential prey to sleep. In the anime, Noddy uses its palette from Kirby Super Star.

Etymology

Noddy's name references the phrase "to nod off", or doze off.

Trivia

  • Noddy is a reference to the character Noddy by Enid Blyton, who wears a similar nightcap.
  • Noddy appears as a member of the audience in Spring Breeze in Kirby Super Star Ultra. Interestingly, it is shown wide awake, without dozing off at all.
  • In Kirby's Adventure, Noddies appear as plushes in Crane Fever, but cannot be picked up and only serve as part of the background.
  • In Kirby: Squeak Squad, inhaling two Noddies and letting the roulette run gives Kirby the Ghost ability, but only after the Ghost Medal has been unlocked.
  • In Kirby: Squeak Squad, if Noddy is possessed by Ghost Kirby, the Noddy, if commanded to jump, jumps in its sleeping position.
  • Noddy makes a cameo appearance in an unused sub-game found in the coding of Kirby Mass Attack.[1]

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