Tootlebam

Tootlebam^[1] is an enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby Star Allies. It yields the Festival Copy Ability when inhaled.

Physical Appearance[]

Tootlebam resembles a small, circular bird with orange feet and a red bow tie. It has two small, white wings on either side of its body. Wide red and blue stripes surround its body, separated by golden stripes. These stripes leave a star shaped hole on the front of its body to leave room for its face. It has gradient blue purple eyes, and a horn for its combined nose and mouth.

Games[]

Kirby Star Allies and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

Tootlebam is first found in Donut Dome and appears in later stages. It hovers in the air, occasionally blasting dust and confetti out of its horn as an attack. Many enemies often appear around it so Kirby can effectively use the Festival ability without leaving the area. Due to their ability's purpose being to buff the player, Tootlebams are somewhat rare. When a Friend Heart is thrown at it, it transforms into the Festival ability, which can also be gained by inhaling the Tootlebam.

Tootlebam reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, once again granting the Festival ability. It first appears in Cookie Country - Stage 3. Friend Hearts can no longer be thrown at them.

Trivia[]

Tootlebam is one of the six enemies in Kirby Star Allies that grants an ability, but cannot be captured with a Friend Heart; the other five being Noddy, Walky, Bomber, Shield Guard, and Floaty the Cell Core.

Etymology[]

Tootlebam's name is a compound of "tootle", which refers to tooting repeatedly, of which "toot" is an onomatopoeia for the sound from a horn; and "bam", an onomatopoeia used when one object strikes another, such as with a drum.

Its Japanese name also comes from the onomatopoeia for objects striking (such as a drum), どん/ドン (don) or どんどん/ドンドン (dondon); and the onomatopoeia for a horn sound, パフ (pafu).

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↑ Nintendo Today! Name that Copy Ability! #45

Kirby Star Allies

Levels
Playable characters	Kirby • Beetley • Bio Spark • Birdon • Blade Knight • Bonkers • Broom Hatter • Bugzzy • Burning Leo • Chef Kawasaki • Chilly • Como • Driblee • Gim • Jammerjab • Knuckle Joe • NESP • Parasol Waddle Dee • Plugg • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Rocky • Sir Kibble • Vividria • Waddle Doo • Wester • Adeleine & Ribbon (Post-launch) • Bandana Waddle Dee • Dark Meta Knight (Post-launch) • Daroach (Post-launch) • Gooey (Post-launch) • King Dedede • Magolor (Post-launch) • Marx (Post-launch) • Meta Knight • Rick & Kine & Coo (Post-launch) • Susie (Post-launch) • Taranza (Post-launch) • The Three Mage-Sisters (Post-launch)
Allies	ChuChu (Cleaning moveset) • Nago (Cleaning moveset) • Pitch (Cleaning moveset) • Popon (Goal Game)
Bosses	Corrupt Hyness • Flamberge • Francisca • Goldon & Silvox • Grand Mam • Hyness • King Dedede • Kracko • Meta Knight • Morpho Knight • Morpho Knight EX • Parallel Big Kracko • Parallel Dedede • Parallel Meta Knight • Parallel Twin Kracko • Parallel Woods • Pon & Con • The Three Mage-Sisters • Twin Kracko • Void • Void Termina • Void Soul • Whispy Woods • Yggy Woods • Zan Partizanne
Mid-Bosses	Bonkers • Bugzzy • Chef Kawasaki • Mr. Frosty • Vividria
	World of Peace - Dream Land	Green Gardens • Donut Dome • Honey Hill • Fruity Forest • Clash at Castle Dedede • Extra Eclair
	World of Miracles - Planet Popstar	Friendly Field • Reef Resort • Inside Islands • Echo's Edge • Nature's Navel • Duplex Dream • Sacred Square
	Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion	Gatehouse Road • Eastern Wall • Longview Corridor • Western Outer Wall • Inner Sanctum • Heavenly Hall • Sector A • Sector B • Sector C
	Far-Flung - Starlight Heroes	Planet Earthfall • Falluna Moon • Planet Misteen • Mareen Moon • Planet Caverna • Grott Moon • Planet Frostak • Blizzno Moon • Planet Towara • Gabbel Moon • Star Lavadom • Sizzlai Moon • Jambandra Base • The Divine Terminus • Extra Planet α • Extra Planet β • Extra Planet γ • Extra Planet δ • Ability Planet
	Kirby - Star Allies
Subgames	Chop Champs • Credits Game • Goal Game • Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! • Heroes in Another Dimension • Star Slam Heroes • The Ultimate Choice
Enemies	Anger Masker • Beetley • Bio Spark • Birdon • Blade Knight • Blado • Blipper • Bomber • Bouncy • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Burning Leo • Cappy • Chilly • Chip • Como • Coner • Dekabu • Driblee • Floaty the Cell Core • Gabon • Gim • Glunk • Gordo • Grizzo • Jammerjab • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Mamanti • NESP • Noddy • Parasol Waddle Dee • Plugg • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Propeller • Puppet Dee • Rocky • Scarfy • Shield Guard • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Squishy • Tootlebam • Two Face • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walky • Wester
Copy Abilities	Artist • Beam • Beetle • Bomb • Cleaning • Cook • Crash • Cutter • ESP • Festival • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Mike • Ninja • Parasol • Plasma • Sleep • Spider • Staff • Stone • Suplex • Sword • Water • Whip • Wing • Yo-Yo

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Levels
Playable characters	Kirby • Yellow Kirby • Green Kirby • Blue Kirby • Meta Knight • King Dedede • Bandana Waddle Dee • Magolor • Yellow Magolor • Blue Magolor • Green Magolor
Allies	Bandana Waddle Dee • King Dedede • Landia • Magolor • Meta Knight
Antagonists	Landia • Magolor • Master Crown • Magolor Soul
Bosses (ordered)	Whispy Woods (EX) • Mr. Dooter (EX) • Fatty Puffer (EX) • Goriath (EX) • Grand Doomer (EX) • Metal General (EX) • HR-D3 • Landia (EX) • Lor (EX) & Magolor • Magolor (EX) • Magolor Soul • Galacta Knight • Electricky Dooter • Fiery Puffer • Hydriath • Rampaging Doomers • Crowned Doomer • Master Crown
Mid-Bosses	Bonkers (EX) • Dubior (EX) • Gigant Edge (EX) • Kibble Blade (EX) • King Doo (EX) • Moundo (EX) • Sphere Doomer (EX) • Super Bonkers (EX) • Water Galboros (EX)
	Planet Popstar	Lor Starcutter • Cookie Country • Raisin Ruins • Onion Ocean • White Wafers • Nutty Noon
	Halcandra	Lor Starcutter • Egg Engines • Dangerous Dinner • Another Dimension
Subgames	Bomb Rally • Booming Blasters • Checkerboard Chase • Crackity Hack • Egg Catcher • Goal Game • Kirby on the Draw • Magolor's Tome Trackers • Ninja Dojo • Samurai Kirby • Samurai Kirby 100 • Smash Ride • The Arena • The True Arena • Challenge Stages
Enemies	Armor Dee • Babut • Barbar • Barracu • Blade Knight • Blipper • Bomb Robot • Bouncy • Bouncy Sis • Bowby • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Bulby • Cappy • Cerulean • Chilly • Clayn • Coldtzo • Como • Craby • Darpa • Degout • Deaper • Dippa • Doomer • Dupa • Elec • Flamer • Foley • Galbo • Gemra • Giant Flotzo • Gigatzo • Glunk • Gordo • Hot Head • Hunter Scarfy • Iron Barbar • Juckle • Kabu • Key Dee • Knuckle Joe • Lanzer • Leafan • Mechamech • Merman Statue • Moai Block • Moonja • Mopoo • Mumbies • Needlous • Nruff • Noddy • Owgulf • Pacto • Pierce • Pluid • Poppy Bros. Jr. • Puppet Dee • Rocky • Sandran • Scarfy • Searches • Sheld • Shotzo • Sir Kibble • Snowl • Sparky • Starman • Strike Box • Squishy • Super Blade Knight • Super Hot Head • Super Waddle Doo • Super Chilly • Swordory • Tick • Tootlebam • Totenga • Twister • Volttzo • Waddle Dee • Waddle Doo • Walf • Walky • Wapod • Water Galbo • Whippy
Copy Abilities	Beam • Bomb • Crash • Cutter • Festival • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Hi-Jump • Ice • Leaf • Mecha • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Parasol • Sand • Sleep • Spark • Spear • Stone • Sword • Tornado • Water • Whip • Wing
Super Abilities	Flare Beam • Grand Hammer • Monster Flame • Snow Bowl • Ultra Sword
Items	Balloon Bomb • Candle • Crackler • Dress-Up Mask • Energy Capsule • Energy Drink • Energy Sphere • Food • Fruit Fragment • Gem Apple Seed • Hidden Magolor • Invisibility Stone • Lock Key • Magic point • Maxim Tomato • Maxim Tomato Box • Part Sphere • Point Star • Potion • Prism Shield • Random Copy Essence • Souvenir item • Stamp Ticket • Stomper Boot