War of the Woods

War of the Woods (known as Whispy Woods' Friend: Acore in Japan) is the 41st episode of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. This episode is prominent for having many Animal Friends make their first appearnce, which includes Nruff, Nelly, Pon & Con, and Kitsuu as well as Acore's only appearance.

Episode Summary

Spoiler alert: Plot-specific details are within this box
Whispy's plea The episode starts off with King Dedede and Escargoon trekking through Whispy Woods Forest. After a while, they get to huge culdesac with a giant tree in the middle. Dedede tells Escargoon if this is the oldest tree in the forest and would burn real good in his fireplace. The king turns on his lightsaber chainsaw, but before he could cut it down, he is hit by a blueberry. Escargoon is hit by one too and they both demand the culprit to show themselves. As they shine their flashlight, they see a monkey, Kitsuu, Rick, and a purple squirrel. They look at the roots of the tree and find Pon & Con, Nruff, and Nelly. Rick orders the animals to attack! Escargoon is rammed by Nruff and Nelly and trample on by Kitsuu and the purple squirrel. Dedede is held back by Pon and Can and the monkey. Both run in terror as the animals stare them down. The Grasshopper Eavesdropper Tuff, Kirby, Torkori, Iroo, Spikehead, and Honey all pay a visit to Whispy Woods. Tuff asks how everything is going. Whispy tells them that the forest is great and that all is well. Tuff introduces Whispy to his friends. Whispy is delightend and tells them to make themselves at home. Whispy shakes his branches and drops some apples for the children to eat. Tuff thanks Whispy and asks for some way to repay him. Whispy contemplates and then tells them that Acore, a far wiser tree than himself, is in danger. Tuff asks what the danger is. Whispy tells him that he doesn't know, but Acore has been around for 800 years. Tuff is surprised, but Torkori nags and says that all trees do is stand around. An apple knocks the bird put and Whispy then explains how trees make oxygen, purify water, and restore soil. Tuff and the others promise to help Acore. The animals take the blame! The animals argue with the children! The robot follows them until Torkori tells them to stop and see what they hear. The group explains that they hear rushing water and Torkori tells them that the tree is supposed to be near a waterfall. The group notices the waterfall and rushes towards it, discovering Acore. The group awes at Acore, but Tuff notices something and tells the group to hide behind a rock. All the animals look around, but see nobody. Pon tells them that nobody is there and the purple squirell tells Rick thay he's imagining things. Kitsuu starts pecking on the tree, but Rick tells him to knock it off. Kitsuu doesn't heed the hamster's warning and ends up having his beak stuck in the tree. Everyone laughs at the woodpecker. Kitsuu finally frees himself, but lands on top of Nruff. Nruff chases the feathered creature as the other animals laugh. Unfortunately, the boar rams into Pon and Con and knocks them down. Tuff then realizes that the animals are the problem for Whispy's plea. Tuff yells at the animals, which causes them all to stop. Rick asks them why they are here in the forest. Tuff tells them that Whispy sent them because Acore was in danger, and that the animals living inside of him are the problem. The animals are shocked and Pon tells them that they want them here because the animals are all friends of his. Tuff asks why Acore has so many holes. The animals tell them that they're natural and they protect Acore. Tuff then asks the animals to see what Acore says. Rick tells Tuff that the tree's been asleep for 5 years and Con tells them that they'd be old by the time he woke up. Tuff ignores their statements and Kitsuu pecks everyone except Kirby on the head. Iroo, Honey, Spikehead, and Tuff run away, but Nelly rams them. Torkori laughs at Pon and Con and tell them to catch him. Con throws a blueberry at the "featherhead" and knocks him out. The monkey swings on a vine and kicks Iroo on his back. Kirby looks around, helpless. Nelly and Nruff ram the Star Warrior and send him flying. Tuff and Spikehead hide behind a bush, thinking that they're safe. Unfortunately, Kirby lands on both their heads and cause them pain. Spikehead wants to leave, but Tuff said that they made a promise to Whispy. Tuff uses a slingshot to fling a rock at the animals, hitting Con, Pon, and Rick. Rick asks the group if they want to play rough and throws back the rock at Spikehead. Suddenly, a huge fight between the animals and children erupts with rocks flying in all directions. As Kirby looks around, he notices a watermelon Kirby goes to get it, but Rick ties him upside down, laughing at Kirby because he fell for it. Rick notices a piece of cheese and tries to get it. Tuff traps Rick too and laughs. Rick pushes Kirby and Kirby pushes Rick. Rick punches Kirby, causing him to twirl around, snapping the rope. Kirby lands on Nruff, causing the boar to go on a rampage and smack into the tree. This ruckus wakes up Coo, who sees the two forces fighting. Coo yells emergency and flies away. Dedede and Escargoon, looking through their grasshopper in the limo, laugh as the children make the animals flee from their home. At the castle, Coo tells Tiff about how Tuff and the others are trying to kick the animals out of their home. Tiff doesn't believe it, but Coo tells her that he'll show her where they are. Back at the forest, the animals lose sight of the children. They think that they ran away and bask in their glory. However, a huge cloud os smoke forces the critters to run away. Tuff, Iroo, Spikehead, and Honey laugh as they stand fan the smoke from a bonfire towards the animal. When they see that the coast is clear, they stop. Tuff tells Acore that the problem is solved, however, there is no response. They think that he's still sleeping and Torkori pecks at him. Tuff doesn't care and says that at least Whispy will be happy that they go the job done. As they walk back, they encounter Tiff and Coo. Tiff scolds Tuff for fighting the animals. Tuff tells them that Whispy Woods told them too, but Tiff asks to kick out the animals. Tuff says not exactly, which angers Tiff. She tells them that the animals help the tree by living in it. Coo tells them that Acore gives the animals a place to stay and that they eat all the harmful insects and enrich the soil. The group becomes distraught and disappointed. Tiff tells Tuff that maybe Whispy was trying to warn them of some other danger. Tuff suddenly thinks that it has to do with King Dedede and Escargoon and they quickly rush back to Acore. INCOMPLETE!
End of spoilers

Scenes and items edited/removed from the 4Kids dub

• The scene where Iroo eats Whispy Woods' apple was cut out, probably due to time constraints.
• Some cuss words were taken out of the episode.

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