Changes: Walky

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“	Walky is really just a microphone... that can walk. He's a retro sort of microphone that would look at home in a radio studio. His musical notes are more harmful than tuneful, so be sure to stay out of their way! If you manage to inhale Walky, you'll get the Mike ability, letting you destroy nearby enemies with just the power of your voice.”
	— Trophy description • Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

Walky is a regular enemy in the Kirby series. He is a living, sentient, dangerous microphone that can't carry a tune for his life. He is designed to look like a traditional stage microphone. Because he is hinged between his two halves, he is able to fire out amplified sound waves. He commonly attacks by shouting a terrible cacophony as he trudges along. Walky, despite his name, is actually unable to walk in earlier games, nor is he even truly personified in some games. He is the only regular enemy in the Kirby series that yields the Mike ability when inhaled.

In Games

Kirby's Dream Land

In Kirby's Dream Land, a predecessor of Walky known as the Microphone appears as a useful item. Kirby can inhale or touch it to put it in his mouth. Upon spitting it out, Kirby emits a blast of sound that defeats all enemies on screen. The Microphone is the basis for the Mike ability that would appear in subsequent games.

According to Walky's trophy in English versions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, he first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land. However, the Japanese version states that he first appeared in Kirby's Adventure. Additionally, NTSC versions of the trophy state that the debut game was on Game Boy, while the PAL version changes it to NES. This suggests that the Japanese version is correct, and the PAL version misinterpreted the mistake in the English localization.

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

While Walky doesn't appear in his usual form in either Kirby's Adventure or its remake, Paint Roller draws a microphone that greatly resembles Walky as one of his drawings. He simply walks in Kirby's direction until he walks off-screen. When inhaled, he grants the Mike ability. The Walky-like microphone rarely gets drawn, likely because use of the Mike ability will cause Paint Roller to be defeated much more easily.

Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Super Star was first to use a truly-personified microphone for Walky's design (one that wasn't an enchanted drawing). It is also the first game to use Walky's current design and name.

Walky will rarely show up in stages, strolling about. Occasionally, he stops to cry out a terrible tune. This sends forth three bad notes, one straight forth and the others diagonally forward. On rare occasions, Walky will yell out the tune, but will fail to spit out note projectiles, causing him to nervously run back and forth, jumping around. He once again grants the Mike ability when swallowed.

Kirby Air Ride

Walky appears as an obstacle in this game. He is seen singing quietly to himself on the track, doing nothing to harm Kirby. When inhaled, he gives the Mike ability just like in the other games. In Top Ride, Walky is used on pickup rather than using suction to get him.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Walky behaves identically to his Kirby Super Star counterpart (except for the aforementioned occasional attack failure). Just like before, Walky will keep to himself and walk around peacefully until approached. He will fire out three multicolored note projectiles when Kirby draws near. Once swallowed, Kirby can acquire the Mike ability from him.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Walky behaves much like he did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. When the room is divided among two planes, two of the enemy's notes travel straight forward while one fires off into the background (or foreground, if Walky is positioned in the background). The enemy can be seen tilting his head back when firing notes, something he hasn't done in any other game.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, Walky behaves similarly as in previous games. If hit with a friend heart, it will become an ability item instead of a friend.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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“	What's this dopey little doohickey do?!”
	— King Dedede • Abusement Park

Walky appears as a monster sent by Nightmare Enterprises to King Dedede in the episode Abusement Park. The N.M.E. Sales Guy suggests (somewhat jokingly) to hold a Karaoke contest with it, the grand prize being Kirby's favorite food, Watermelons. Kirby would stand on the "stage" (actually the NME Teleporter) and be sent to NME to be destroyed by the overwhelming numbers of monsters there. Engrossed in the idea, King Dedede also invites the rest of Cappy Town to participate, promising the second-place winner millions of Dedede Dollars.

Walky Anime — King Dedede is unimpressed with Walky upon his first inspection of him.

The town is ecstatic and rushes off to compete. After several attempts to get on to the "stage" and sing (his attempts denied by Mayor Len Blustergas, Chef Kawasaki, and Sir Ebrum to name a few) Kirby inhaled Walky and becomes Mike Kirby. Kirby then proceeds to sing badly, and N.M.E. Sales Guy (unaware of Mike Kirby's powers) sends him straight to NME. Kirby's bad singing destroys all the monsters and the N.M.E. Sales Guy is forced to send him back to Dream Land. By the time Kirby finishes singing and forfeits his ability (just like in the games), he has destroyed all of Castle Dedede. In the end, Kirby wants to sing again, but Walky, who apparently survived the inhalation, has had enough and runs away.

Walky has no attack of his own and simply acts like a regular microphone. As the N.M.E. Sales Guy explains to Dedede, Walky is a monster who simply amplifies the voice of the person talking into it.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Walky appears as an unlockable trophy.

Related Quotes

“	Let the karaoke contest begin!”
	— King Dedede • Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

“	A microphone who trudges along and enjoys himself as he sings. By inhaling Walky, Kirby gains the ability to shout, allowing him to clear all enemies off the screen with a high-volume blast. This is a powerful ability that can only be used up to three times. In Kirby Air Ride, this ability sends every racer within range into a spin.”
	— Trophy description • Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Etymology

Walky is named after the walkie-talkie, alternatively spelled "walky-talky," a type of portable communication device.

Trivia

In the anime, Walky is one of the only monsters sold by Nightmare Enterprises not explicitly sent to attack or harm Kirby.

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+|image=[[Image:Walky_KAR.png]]
+|caption = ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' artwork
-|full_name=Walky
-|jap_name = ウォーキー (U~ōkī)
+|jap_name = ウォーキー (Wōkī)
+|jap_meaning = Walky
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 |ability=[[Mike]]
 |category=[[Regular enemy]]
-|point value = 990 {{PortalLogo|KSSU|size=x20px}}
+|point value = 990 {{PortalLogo|KSSU}}
+|notes = 16 HP
-|caption = ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' artwork
+|jap_voice = [[wikipedia: Yūko Mizutani|Yūko Mizutani]] (Anime)}}
-}}
+{{Quote|Walky is really just a microphone... that can walk. He's a retro sort of microphone that would look at home in a radio studio. His musical notes are more harmful than tuneful, so be sure to stay out of their way! If you manage to inhale Walky, you'll get the Mike ability, letting you destroy nearby enemies with just the power of your voice.|Trophy description|[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]}}
+'''Walky''' is a [[regular enemy]] in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. He is a living, sentient, dangerous microphone that can't carry a tune for his life. He is designed to look like a traditional stage microphone. Because he is hinged between his two halves, he is able to fire out amplified sound waves. He commonly attacks by shouting a terrible cacophony as he trudges along. Walky, despite his name, is actually unable to walk in earlier games, nor is he even truly personified in some games. He is the only regular enemy in the ''Kirby'' series that yields the [[Mike]] [[Copy Ability|ability]] when inhaled.
-{{quote|Let the karaoke contest begin!|'''[[King Dedede]]'''|''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''}}
-'''Walky''' is a regular [[enemy]] in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']] game series. He is a living, sentient, dangerous microphone that can't carry a tune for his life. He is designed to look like a traditional stage microphone. Because he is hinged between his two halves, he is able to fire out amplified sound waves. He commonly attacks by shouting a terrible cacophony as he trudges along. Walky, despite his name, is actually unable to walk in earlier games, nor is he even truly personified in some games. He is the only regular enemy in the ''Kirby'' series that yields the [[Mike]] [[Copy Ability|ability]] when inhaled.
-Walky also appears as a trophy in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
 ==In Games==
 ===''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''===
-According to Walky's trophy in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', he first appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land''. In this game, Walky is nothing than a mere item (and not a true creature). In fact, this item does no harm to Kirby -- he's actually a big help. If Kirby spits him out after inhaling him, Walky emits a booming blast of sound KOing all enemies on screen.
+In ''Kirby's Dream Land'', a predecessor of Walky known as the [[Microphone (item)|Microphone]] appears as a useful [[item]]. Kirby can [[inhale]] or touch it to put it in his mouth. Upon spitting it out, Kirby emits a blast of sound that defeats all enemies on screen. The Microphone is the basis for the [[Mike]] ability that would appear in subsequent games.
+According to Walky's [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] in English versions of ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', he first appeared in ''Kirby's Dream Land''. However, the Japanese version states that he first appeared in ''Kirby's Adventure''. Additionally, NTSC versions of the trophy state that the debut game was on Game Boy, while the PAL version changes it to NES. This suggests that the Japanese version is correct, and the PAL version misinterpreted the mistake in the English localization.
-This is perhaps the basis for the real [[Mike]] ability that would appear in following games. This is also the only game Walky is immobile in. The first game to feature Walky moving around would be ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.
 ===''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''===
-[[Paint Roller]] draws Walky as one of his drawings. He simply trots along until he walks off-screen. Rather than emitting a tasteless tune like he usually does, the drawn Walky just walks away quietly, hinting that this version of Walky is actually incapable of making any sounds. When inhaled, he grants the Mike ability. Because the Mike ability can defeat Paint Roller almost instantly, Walky rarely gets drawn.
+While Walky doesn't appear in his usual form in either ''Kirby's Adventure'' or its remake, [[Paint Roller]] draws a microphone that greatly resembles Walky as one of his drawings. He simply walks in Kirby's direction until he walks off-screen. When inhaled, he grants the Mike ability. The Walky-like microphone rarely gets drawn, likely because use of the Mike ability will cause Paint Roller to be defeated much more easily.
 ===''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''===
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 ===''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''===
-Walky behaves identically to his ''Kirby Super Star'' counterpart (except the aforementioned occasional attack failure). Just like before, Walky will keep to himself and walk around peacefully until approached. He will fire out three multicolored note projectiles when Kirby draws near. Once swallowed, Kirby can acquire the Mike ability from him.
+Walky behaves identically to his ''Kirby Super Star'' counterpart (except for the aforementioned occasional attack failure). Just like before, Walky will keep to himself and walk around peacefully until approached. He will fire out three multicolored note projectiles when Kirby draws near. Once swallowed, Kirby can acquire the Mike ability from him.
-===''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]===
+===''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''===
 Walky behaves much like he did in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''. When the room is divided among two planes, two of the enemy's notes travel straight forward while one fires off into the background (or foreground, if Walky is positioned in the background). The enemy can be seen tilting his head back when firing notes, something he hasn't done in any other game.
-==In the [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|Anime]]==
+===''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''===
+In ''Kirby Star Allies'', Walky behaves similarly as in previous games. If hit with a friend heart, it will become an [[Ability Item|ability item]] instead of a friend.
-{{quote|What's this dopey little doohickey do?!|'''[[King Dedede]]'''|''[[Kirby: Right Back At Ya!]]''}}
-Walky appears as a [[monster]] sent by [[Nightmare Enterprises]] to [[King Dedede]] in the episode [[Abusement Park]]. The [[NME Salesman]] suggests (somewhat jokingly) to hold a Karaoke contest with it, the grand prize being Kirby's favorite food, [[Watermelon|Watermelons]]. Kirby would stand on the "stage" (actually the NME Teleporter) and be sent to NME to be destroyed by the overwhelming numbers of monsters there. Engrossed in the idea, King Dedede also invites the rest of [[Cappy Town]] to participate, promising the second-place winner millions of [[Denden|Dedede Dollars]].
+==In ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''==
+{{Non-Canon|issection=1}}
+{{quote|What's this dopey little doohickey do?!|[[King Dedede]]|[[Abusement Park]]}}
+Walky appears as a [[monster]] sent by [[Nightmare Enterprises]] to [[King Dedede]] in the episode [[Abusement Park]]. The [[N.M.E. Sales Guy]] suggests (somewhat jokingly) to hold a Karaoke contest with it, the grand prize being Kirby's favorite food, [[Watermelon]]s. Kirby would stand on the "stage" (actually the NME Teleporter) and be sent to NME to be destroyed by the overwhelming numbers of monsters there. Engrossed in the idea, King Dedede also invites the rest of [[Cappy Town]] to participate, promising the second-place winner millions of [[D-bill|Dedede Dollars]].
 [[Image:Walky_Anime.png|thumb|left|King Dedede is unimpressed with Walky upon his first inspection of him.]]
+The town is ecstatic and rushes off to compete. After several attempts to get on to the "stage" and sing (his attempts denied by [[Mayor Len Blustergas]], [[Chef Kawasaki]], and [[Sir Ebrum]] to name a few) Kirby inhaled Walky and becomes [[Mike]] Kirby. Kirby then proceeds to sing badly, and N.M.E. Sales Guy (unaware of Mike Kirby's powers) sends him straight to NME. Kirby's bad singing destroys all the monsters and the N.M.E. Sales Guy is forced to send him back to [[Dream Land]]. By the time Kirby finishes singing and forfeits his ability (just like in the games), he has destroyed all of [[Castle Dedede]]. In the end, Kirby wants to sing again, but Walky, who apparently survived the inhalation, has had enough and runs away.
+Walky has no attack of his own and simply acts like a regular microphone. As the N.M.E. Sales Guy explains to Dedede, Walky is a monster who simply amplifies the voice of the person talking into it.
-The town is ecstatic and rushes off to compete. After several attempts to get on to the "stage" and sing (his attempts denied by [[Mayor Len Blustergas|Mayor Blustergas]], [[Chef Kawasaki]], and [[Sir Ebrum]] to name a few) Kirby inhaled Walky and becomes [[Mike]] Kirby. Kirby then proceeds to sing badly, and Customer Service (unaware of Mike Kirby's powers) sends him straight to NME. Kirby's bad singing destroys all the monsters and the NME Salesman is forced to send him back to [[Dream Land]]. By the time Kirby finishes singing and forfeits his ability (just like in the games), he has destroyed all of [[Castle Dedede]]. In the end, Kirby wants to sing again, but Walky, who apparently survived the inhalation, has had enough and runs away.
-Walky has no attack of his own and simply acts like a regular microphone. As Customer Service explains to Dedede, Walky is a monster who simply amplifies the voice of the person talking into it.
 ==In the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
-In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', Walky appears as an unlockable [[List of trophies in the Super Smash Bros. series|trophy]]. The player can acquire it randomly through the Coin Launcher sub-game.
+In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Walky appears as an unlockable [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]].
 ==Related Quotes==
+{{quote|Let the karaoke contest begin!|[[King Dedede]]|[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]}}
-{{quote|A microphone who trudges along and enjoys himself as he sings. By inhaling Walky, Kirby gains the ability to shout, allowing him to clear all enemies off the screen with a high-volume blast. This is a powerful ability that can only be used up to three times. In Kirby Air Ride, this ability sends every racer within range into a spin.|[[List of trophies in the Super Smash Bros. series|Trophy]] description|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''}}
+{{quote|A microphone who trudges along and enjoys himself as he sings. By inhaling Walky, Kirby gains the ability to shout, allowing him to clear all enemies off the screen with a high-volume blast. This is a powerful ability that can only be used up to three times. In Kirby Air Ride, this ability sends every racer within range into a spin.|[[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]] description|[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]}}
+==Etymology==
+Walky is named after the walkie-talkie, alternatively spelled "walky-talky," a type of portable communication device.
+== Trivia ==
+* In the anime, Walky is one of the only monsters sold by Nightmare Enterprises not explicitly sent to attack or harm Kirby.
 ==Artwork==
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 KSS Walky.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 KRBaY_Walky.png|''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''
+walkykssu.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
+Tsubasa Bunko Walky artwork.png|''[[Kirby of the Stars (Mie Takase)|Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!]]''
+Kirby 25th Anniversary artwork 29.jpg|Artwork from the official Kirby Twitter
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 <gallery>
 KSS_Walky_Screenshot.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
-Walky Trophy.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (trophy)
+Walky Trophy.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]])
 KRtDL Walky2.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 KTD Walky.jpg|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
+SSBU Walky trophy.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (Trophy)
+KPR_Walky.jpg|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
+KSA_Walky.jpg|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
 </gallery>
-==Sprites==
+==Sprites and Models==
-<gallery widths="120" captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
-KA Walky.gif|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
+KA Walky.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 KSS Walky sprite.gif|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
+KSSWalky23.png|''Kirby Super Star'' (unused Alternate Palettes)
 KNiDL Walky.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
-Image:KSSU Walky.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
+Walky trophy 3692.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]])
+KSSU Walky.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
+KRtDL Walky model.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
+Walky DFx RLUAAARnwI.png|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
+Fig 20 walky.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (Trophy)
 </gallery>
-[[ja:ウォーキー]]
 {{KAR}}
+[[de:Walky]]
+[[es:Walkie]]
+[[fr:Walky]]
+[[it:Walky]]
+[[ja:ウォーキー]]
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 [[Category:Mechanical Enemies]]
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+[[Category:Enemies in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
+[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Star Allies]]
+[[Category:Super Smash Bros. Series Characters]]
+[[Category:Novel Characters]]
+[[Category:Kirby Twitter cameos]]
+[[Category:Male characters]]