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“	One route will lead you to Tortletummy. He's a big-bellied foe who keeps his treasure hidden. In his belly, that is. There must be some way to get it out of him.”
	— Daroach • Kirby Mass Attack

Tortletummy is a mid-boss in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby Mass Attack.

Physical Appearance

Tortletummy is a massive, obese green tortoise-like creature with small eyes, a wide red mouth, a smooth black shell, and a helmet on his head. He has a tail, small feet, two stubby arms that he often has rest on his chest, and a protruding navel. A purple version of Tortletummy exists that has a yellow mouth.

Games

Kirby Mass Attack

Tortletummy first appears in Stage 10 in Green Grounds and reappears in Stage 5 of Dedede Resort, as well as the Survival Rush sub-game. When the Kirbys find him, he is sleeping soundly. He rests in front of a door needed to complete the stage, so he must be defeated in order to advance. The player must flick one of the heroes into his belly. He awakens and, enraged, initiates the fight.

Tortletummy attacks by generating leftward-moving currents and launching small, electrified sea jellies through it, as well as fruits and air bubbles. Few jellies pass through, but if one touches a Kirby, he is electrified and takes damage. This first current is weak but only ends once Tortletummy has taken enough damage. Like before, the player must flick Kirbys into him to hurt him.

In his second phase, Tortletummy produces a strong current to push the Kirbys again the back wall. The current weakens as walls of larger jellies and some air bubbles drift through. The heroes should swim around the enemies and strike the mid-boss whenever they get the chance. After an extended period, Tortletummy sits down in exhaustion; this temporarily terminates the currents, offering the Kirbys an opportunity to attack him. If he starts another current after resting, small jellies and fruit are included in it. The third phase is the same as the second, though with slightly different enemy formations. Upon defeating Tortletummy, he bursts into air bubbles.

Tortletummy reappears in Dedede Resort, where his battle is slightly different. After he is done resting from his current attack, Thorn Tortletummys emerge from the left wall or floor and the mid-boss directs the flow toward them. The heroes must swim in the opposite direction of the current to avoid them; a single touch from a Thorn Tortletummy KOs a Kirby. After defeating Tortletummy, he spits out the stage's rainbow medal and bursts into bubbles.

Etymology

Tortletummy's name is a portmanteau of tortoise, turtle, and tummy, referencing the creature he resembles and his obese structure.

Its Japanese name, マンプク (Manpuku), comes from the Japanese word for having a full stomach, まんぷく/満腹 (manpuku).

Trivia

Tortletummy is the only mid-boss to appear alive in two stages of Kirby Mass Attack. Big Warwiggle, Great Gear, and King Eelongo appear in two stages as well, but they are undead in their second appearances.
Tortletummy is one of the few characters in the Kirby series who is confirmed to have a navel. The others are Mr. Frosty and Storo.
The jellyfish Tortletummy summons resemble Mini Jellifrizzes, but have two notable differences: They have four or six tentacles depending on the size, and neither variant has a cubic head.

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 |image = <gallery>
 KMA Tortletummy sprite.png|Green
-KMA Tortletummy sprite 2.png|Magenta
+KMA Tortletummy sprite 2.png|Purple
 </gallery>
-|caption = ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' sprite
 |games = {{PortalLogo|KMA}}
+|jap_name = マンプク (Manpuku)
-|ability = None
+|jap_meaning = Manpuku
-|category = [[Mid-boss]]|point value = Green - 3000<br> Magenta - 3000}}
+|category = [[Mid-boss]]
-{{quote|One route will lead you to Tortletummy. He's a big-bellied foe who keeps his treasure hidden. In his belly, that is. There must be some way to get it out of him.|Daroach|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''}}
+|point value = 3000}}
-'''Tortletummy''' is a [[mid-boss]] that appears in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''. He first appears in Stage 10 of [[Green Grounds]] and reappears in Stage 5 of [[Dedede Resort]].
+{{quote|One route will lead you to Tortletummy. He's a big-bellied foe who keeps his treasure hidden. In his belly, that is. There must be some way to get it out of him.|[[Daroach]]|[[Kirby Mass Attack]]}}
+'''Tortletummy''' is a [[mid-boss]] in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], debuting in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''.
 ==Physical Appearance==
-Tortletummy is a massive, green turtle with small eyes, a red pipe-shaped mouth, a smooth black shell, and a helmet on his head; coincidentally, his helmet is not unlike the helmet of a German soldier in World War II.
+Tortletummy is a massive, obese green tortoise-like creature with small eyes, a wide red mouth, a smooth black shell, and a helmet on his head. He has a tail, small feet, two stubby arms that he often has rest on his chest, and a protruding navel. A purple version of Tortletummy exists that has a yellow mouth.
-==Behavior==
+==Games==
+===''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''===
-Tortletummy will start out sleeping and snoring. But, if one of the [[Kirby]]s hit his stomach, he'll wake up, get mad at them for disturbing his slumber, and the battle will begin.
+Tortletummy first appears in Stage 10 in [[Green Grounds]] and reappears in Stage 5 of [[Dedede Resort]], as well as the [[Survival Rush]] [[sub-game]]. When the [[Kirby]]s find him, he is sleeping soundly. He rests in front of a [[door]] needed to complete the stage, so he must be defeated in order to advance. The player must flick one of the heroes into his belly. He awakens and, enraged, initiates the fight.
+[[File:Micro Jellyfrizz.png|thumb|Tortletummy rages.]]
+Tortletummy attacks by generating leftward-moving currents and launching small, electrified sea jellies through it, as well as [[Food|fruits]] and [[air bubble]]s. Few jellies pass through, but if one touches a Kirby, he is electrified and takes damage. This first current is weak but only ends once Tortletummy has taken enough damage. Like before, the player must flick Kirbys into him to hurt him.
+In his second phase, Tortletummy produces a strong current to push the Kirbys again the back wall. The current weakens as walls of larger jellies and some air bubbles drift through. The heroes should swim around the enemies and strike the mid-boss whenever they get the chance. After an extended period, Tortletummy sits down in exhaustion; this temporarily terminates the currents, offering the Kirbys an opportunity to attack him. If he starts another current after resting, small jellies and fruit are included in it. The third phase is the same as the second, though with slightly different enemy formations. Upon defeating Tortletummy, he bursts into air bubbles.
-Tortletummy has no form of attack, but he'll try to blow the Kirbys away from him. As this progresses, some miniature [[Jellifrizz]] will appear and horizontally try to hit the Kirbys. The currents become stronger as the battle goes on and the Jellifrizz will get slightly bigger. The Kirbys must hit Tortletummy's stomach several times in order to defeat him. When they do defeat Tortletummy, he'll burst into bubbles and the Kirbys can exit the room they just fought him in.
-When fought in Dedede Resort, his behavior changes. After he is done resting after his Jellifrizz attack, smaller versions of himself with spiky helmets will come out of the walls and he will direct the current towards them. The player must swim in the opposite direction of the current to avoid them. This time, after defeating Tortletummy, he gives the [[medal|rainbow medal]] of the level, then he will burst into bubbles as before.
+Tortletummy reappears in Dedede Resort, where his battle is slightly different. After he is done resting from his current attack, [[Thorn Tortletummy]]s emerge from the left wall or floor and the mid-boss directs the flow toward them. The heroes must swim in the opposite direction of the current to avoid them; a single touch from a Thorn Tortletummy [[KO'd Kirby|KOs]] a Kirby. After defeating Tortletummy, he spits out the stage's [[medal|rainbow medal]] and bursts into bubbles.
+==Etymology==
+Tortletummy's name is a portmanteau of ''tortoise'', ''turtle'', and ''tummy'', referencing the creature he resembles and his obese structure.
+Its Japanese name, マンプク (Manpuku), comes from the Japanese word for having a full stomach, まんぷく/満腹 (manpuku).
 ==Trivia==
+*Tortletummy is the only mid-boss to appear alive in two stages of ''Kirby Mass Attack''. [[Big Warwiggle]], [[Great Gear]], and [[King Eelongo]] appear in two stages as well, but they are undead in their second appearances.
 *Tortletummy is one of the few characters in the ''Kirby'' series who is confirmed to have a navel. The others are [[Mr. Frosty]] and [[Storo]].
+*The jellyfish Tortletummy summons resemble [[Mini Jellifrizz]]es, but have two notable differences: They have four or six tentacles depending on the size, and neither variant has a cubic head.
 ==Gallery==
 <gallery>
 KMA Tortle.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
-Tortletummy pic.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
+Tortletummy pic.png|Purple Tortletummy growls at the Kirbys.
-Mini Jellyfrizz.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
+Mini Jellyfrizz.png|Tortletummy creates a current containing jellies.
+KMA_TortleSpikes_3.png|Tortletummy summons Thorn Tortletummys.
-Micro Jellyfrizz.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
-KMA_TortleSpikes_3.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 </gallery>
 ==Sprites==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
-KMA Tortletummy unused sprite.gif|''Kirby Mass Attack'' (unused)
+KMA Tortletummy unused sprite.gif|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' (unused)
 KMA Mini Jellyfrizz sprite.png|''Kirby Mass Attack'' (ammo)
 KMA Micro Jellyfrizz sprite.png|''Kirby Mass Attack'' (ammo)
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 [[Category:Mid-Bosses in Kirby Mass Attack]]
 [[Category:Aquatic Characters]]
+[[Category:Male characters]]