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.
Synopsis
Kirby and company visit Whispy Woods in Whispy Woods Forest. At first, Whispy seems his friendly old self, but then tells the group that he senses his old friend Acore is in danger, and asks them to check out on Acore for him. Not long after, they find Acore riddled with holes and inhabited by all sorts of animals, including Rick, who recognizes Kirby. Misunderstandings cause tempers to flare and sticks to fly, but with quick thinking the forest animals are driven away. They then find the true source of the danger to be King Dedede, who still persists in trying to clear out the forest to build his golf course. Seeing the truth, everyone bands up against King Dedede to try and drive him away.
Episode Summary
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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 Con and the monkey. Both run in terror as the animals stare them down.
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 delighted 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 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.
At Acore, King Dedede and Escargoon laugh as no one is here to stop their plans at building a golf course. Dedede switches on his chainsaw and is about to tear the tree down until someone tells him to hold it. Dedede turns around asks who said that. An acorn smacks the king backwards, landing him on his back, and the chainsaw just missing his head. The king is frightened and quickly gets up to see who are the culprits, the kids, Kirby, and Coo. Escargoon tells his majesty that they're outnumbered, but the relentless king grabs his chainsaw. Tiff tells Kirby to suck it up. Dedede loses his grip on the chainsaw and Kirby swallows it, turning into Cutter Kirby! Dedede and Escargoon fire a missle at Kirby, but he quickly dodges. The two drive off trying to get away from Kirby. Kirby jumps in the air and throws his cutter towards the vehicle. The cutter zooms past the vehicle and boomerangs toward it. Escargoon is shocked, but Dedede quickly steers clear of the projectile. Kirby grabs the blade and uses a Cutter Beam. The beam goes through the car, but Dedede laughs as there is no effect. However, Escargoon has a strange feeling that they're slowly drifting apart. The two look down at the car to see that it has been split in half! Escargoon and Dedede slowly drift apart until they are separated by a fork in the road. Everyone is glad that Acore is still okay.
Suddenly, a huge flash of lightning disturbs the conversation. Coo then says that the storm is coming. The group takes shelter in Acore and watch as the lightning crackles and the trees sway in the heavy wind. Iroo then says that can't Kirby stop the storm, but Tiff says that not even a Star Warrior can stop nature. Acore starts to violently sway and all hope seems lost. Luckily, the forest animals come back with vines and other supplies to keep the tree in place. Everyone teams up to help save Acore. Torkori starts to complain, saying it's hopeless, but the others encourage him not to give up. As they keep the tree stable, Escargoon and Dedede watch from a nearby cliff. They laugh and say that they don't give up that easily. They control their grasshopper eavesdropper and make it head towards the waterfall. The robot self-destructs and creates a huge crack in the ground. Water from the river starts filling up the crack, expanding it. The water creates a huge flood, sweeping all Acore's supports and the children. The animals still hang on. Meanwhile, a tree is uprooted and is taken away by the waterfall. The tree lands on Acore and uproots him too! Dedede and Escargoon laugh at their plan and can't wait to build their golf course. A huge tremor disturbs them and Escargoon looks behind, saying that that's not good. The king looks behind and says that they've been rauprined. A tree destroys the platform they stand on and the flood takes them away.
After the storm clears, an apple lands on Dedede's head. Dedede looks up, along with Escargoon, to be flabberghasted. Acore, though being washed away by the flood, was still standing. The whole group shows up and Tiff tells them good news. Tuff states that thanks to the apple from Whispy, Acore is still standing. Dedede wants revenge on the brats, but Escargoon runs away. Dedede runs away too because he's outnumbered. The animals wake up and suddenly Acore opens his eyes. He tells the group that he had refreshing sleep. Everyone is glad to see that he's still okay. Aore then greets everyone and proceeds to tell them that he had a remarkable dream about Whispy Woods. He says that his friend Whispy was worried about him and that he sent friends to help him; the group proceeds to laugh. The episode ends with Kirby staring at an apple and then eating it.
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Changes in the dub
- The scene where Iroo eats Whispy Woods' apple was cut out, probably due to time constraints.
- Minor profanity was removed from the dub.
- The scene where it shows a small puddle of water while it's raining is removed from the dub for unknown reasons.
- The scene where the water is dripping off of the bushes and lands in a puddle is cut out from the dub for unknown reasons.
- In the Japanese Version at the end of the episode the scene where tiff says donna which means what kind while talking to Whispy Woods is removed from the dub for unknown reasons.
Trivia
- The episode's name is a pun on the H.G. Wells novel, The War of the Worlds.
J# | E# | 4Kids Title | Abstract | Ability | Guest Char | Monster |
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1 | 1 | Kirby Comes to Cappy Town | Kirby crashes into Cappy Town after his spaceship detects monsters in Castle Dedede | None | ||
2 | 2 | A Blockbuster Battle | Tiff helps Kirby to find a home and his place in Cappy Town, but King Dedede wants Kirby gone more than anything | |||
3 | 3 | Kirby's Duel Role | King Dedede uses Meta Knight to reveal Kirby's weakness in sword-dueling, then sends Bugzzy after him. | None | ||
4 | 4 | Dark and Stormy Knight | Kirby faces off against the legendary Kracko | None | ||
5 | 5 | Beware: Whispy Woods! | A misunderstood campfire pits Kirby against Whispy Woods | None | None | |
6 | 6 | Un-Reality TV | Dedede pulls off a large-scale hoax through Channel DDD to give the impression that Cappy Town is under attack | None | None | |
7 | 7 | Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure | King Dedede tricks Kirby into messing with Dyna Blade's egg | None | None | |
8 | 8 | Curio's Curious Discovery | King Dedede tries to fake the proof his "Royal" ancestry with the help of Professor Curio | None | ||
9 | 9 | The Fofa Factor | Lololo and Lalala's origins are revealed | |||
10 | 10 | Hail to the Chief | Tuff and gang help Chief Bookem regain confidence in his police duty | None | None | None |
11 | 11 | The Big Taste Test | Chef Shiitake comes to visit, but is he really who he says he is? Kirby ends up on the dinner plate! | |||
12 | 13 | Escargoon Squad | Escargoon gets his payback against Dedede by means of a haunt, but Nightmare Enterprises has other things to say about it. | None | None | |
13 | 29 | Cappy New Year | Cappy Town welcomes the New Year. Fireworks usually light up the sky but King Dedede has other plans for it | |||
14 | 14 | The Pillow Case | King Dedede decides to give out free pillows, but he is always up to something | None | None | |
15 | 12 | Kirby's Pet Peeve | Kirby gets an adorable pet, but something just doesn't seem right about it | None | None | |
16 | 15 | A Fish Called Kine | A tale of Little Mermaid, but only in reverse. Kine gets smitten by Tiff. | None | ||
17 | 94 | The Thing About the Ring | Sir Ebrum loses a precious ring before his anniversary, but it's worth far more than he previously thought | None | None | |
18 | 16 | Flower Power | Kirby is going to sleep for 100 years, unless Tuff corrects his mistake and finds the cure for it | None | ||
19 | 17 | Here Comes the Son | A vengeful Knuckle Joe comes knocking. Is he friend or foe? | |||
20 | 18 | Dedede's Snow Job | King Dedede can't stand the heat, and turns summer into winter, but things are not always so simple | |||
21 | 19 | A Princess in Dis-Dress | A royal princess comes to visit, Dedede becomes lovestruck, and there is something amiss about the captain of her guard | |||
22 | 20 | Island of the Lost Warrior | Kirby meets a stranded Kit Cosmos, veteran of a war long past | |||
23 | 21 | The Empty Nest Mess | Escargoon mixes up a potent insta-monster mixture, and plots with Dedede to turn Dyna Chick into a monster | None | ||
24 | 22 | Ninja Binge | Professor Curio unearths an ancient ninja scroll, but Benikage steals it from him | |||
25 | 23 | Like Mother, Like Snail / Escargoon Rules | Escargoon's mother comes to visit. Escargoon gets different treatment for a change | |||
26 | 24 | Hour of the WolfWrath | Sword Knight and Blade Knight's origins revealed | None | None | |
27 | 25 | The Flower Plot | Whispy Woods falls in love, but Nightmare Enterprises has other plans for his Lovely | |||
28 | 26 | Labor Daze | Dedede puts everyone to work with free perks and merchandise, but what are they working on? | None | ||
29 | 27 | The Hot Shot Chef / A Spice Odyssey | Kawasaki and Monsieur Goan take spiciness to the extreme, but Goan has more malevolent intent behind his offering of soothing sorbet | None | ||
30 | 28 | Hatch Me if You Can | Kirby becomes parent for a day, but the "real" parent has something else to say about it | |||
31 | 30 | Abusement Park | Dedede opens an amusement park, with extra kick to the rides | None | ||
32 | 95 | A Dental Dilemma | Toothaches galore, and a dentist monster. Sweets and tooth decay are the enemies | None | ||
33 | 34 | Junk Jam | Customer Service gets back at King Dedede's mountainous debt by making Cappy Town an equally mountainous mound of rubbish | |||
34 | 33 | A Recipe for Disaster | Chef Shiitake returns, with a score to settle with Chef Kawasaki | |||
35 | 31 | The Kirby Derby - Part I | Dedede sponsors a Grand Prix in Cappy Town | None | None | |
36 | 32 | The Kirby Derby - Part II | ↑ | None | ||
37 | 35 | Watermelon Felon | Tiff tries to prove Kirby innocent after Dedede tricks him into eating the Cappies' watermelons | None | None | None |
38 | 44 | A Novel Approach | Cappy Town gets hooked by a novel. Dedede can't get a copy, so invites the author herself to read it to him, but from Nightmare Enterprises? | |||
39 | 36 | Escar-Gone | A monster makes just about everyone forget who Escargoon is | None | None | |
40 | 37 | Monster Management | Knuckle Joe returns with a double-double-cross. | |||
41 | 38 | Prediction Predicament - Part I | Dedede is haunted by visions, and seeks out Mabel the fortune-teller for answers | None | ||
42 | 39 | Prediction Predicament - Part II | Mabel's prediction came true, but much earlier than anyone thought possible | None | None | None |
43 | 40 | Sheepwrecked | Sheep revolt against Cappy Town | None | ||
44 | 41 | War of the Woods | King Dedede wants to cut down Acore to build his golf course | None | ||
45 | 52 | Scare Tactics - Part I | Residents of Cappy Town make puppets of spooks to scare one another, but there's one for them that nobody made | None | None | |
46 | 53 | Scare Tactics - Part II | A haunted mansion is probably not the best place to seek shelter from the rain, especially not one rigged by Nightmare Enterprises | None | ||
47 | 42 | Pink-Collar Blues | Dedede finds a replacement for Waddle Dees, but this new servant has other loyalties | None | ||
48 | 43 | Tourist Trap | Dedede turns Cappy Town into a resort for disruptive tourists | |||
49 | 47 | Cartoon Buffoon | Dedede makes a cartoon to pay off his debts to Nightmare Enterprises | None | None | None |
50 | 48 | Don't Bank on It | Dedede manages to makes all of Cappy Town fall all over each other to give their money to him | None | None | |
51 | 49 | Kirby Takes the Cake | Cappy Town prepares a surprise party for Kirby | None | ||
52 | 45 | Snack Attack - Part I | Cappy Town goes crazy over action figures, and Dedede gets some of his own from Nightmare Enterprises | None | ||
53 | 46 | Snack Attack - Part II | There was more "action" to action figures previously, and Kirby has to face-off against them in an arena | None | ||
54 | 54 | One Crazy Knight | Sir Gallant, a deranged old coot comes to Cappy Town in search of his lost love, fighting for a cause only he believes in | |||
55 | 55 | Sweet & Sour Puss | Dedede becomes overly nice overnight, but there is something else to it | None | ||
56 | 56 | Dedede's Pet Threat | Dedede gets several Scarfies and free chow, but there is another facet to the matter | None | ||
57 | 57 | A Half-Baked Battle | A pied Dedede becomes newest laughing stock and takes it back against Cappy Town, pie style | None | ||
58 | 58 | eNeMeE Elementary | Dedede gets back at the children by making them attend a horrible school run by himself | None | ||
59 | 59 | The Meal Moocher | Dedede gets tired of food, and pays Cappy Town to cook their best for him | None | ||
60 | 60 | Crusade for the Blade | Silica goes after Meta Knight for the sacred Galaxia | |||
61 | 61 | Fitness Fiend | Dedede and Kirby get awfully obese and the workout of their lives | None | ||
62 | 62 | Mabel Turns the Tables | Dedede puts Mabel on Channel DDD and makes the gullible Cappies believe her fortune-telling | None | None | |
63 | 63 | Something to Sneeze At | King Dedede can't wait to get sick, after hearing what Customer Service had to say | None | None | |
64 | 64 | The Kirby Quiz | It's the New Year, and Customer Service runs a quiz show about Kirby | None | None | None |
65 | 65 | Masher 2.0 | Knuckle Joe and Masher 2.0 return, but the latter is worse and much bigger this time | |||
66 | 66 | The Chill Factor | Wandering Pengy besiege and take over Cappy Town after losing their home to global warming |
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67 | 67 | The School Scam | Tiff fights back against three bullies | None | ||
68 | 68 | Delivery Dilemma | Kirby gets the test of his life, having to carry food to Dedede without eating it himself | None | ||
69 | 69 | Trick or Trek | Tiff hosts an eco tour to get everyone to respect nature more, but Dedede and Escargoon get seperated from the group | None | None | |
70 | 70 | Buccaneer Birdy | Tokkori discovers that his ancestor was a pirate, and searches for treasure | |||
71 | 71 | A Whale of a Tale | Dedede feints his whaler for a cruise ship, but whales are larger than even Dedede thinks | None | None | |
72 | 72 | Waddle While You Work | Dedede decides to sell his Waddle Dees | None | None | None |
73 | 73 | Dedede's Raw Deal | Dedede opens a sushi restaurant | None | ||
74 | 74 | Caterpillar Thriller | Mosugaba comes to Dream Land when the Island Sisters are stolen from him | None | None | |
75 | 75 | Fossil Fools - Part I | Dedede tries to prove that dinosaurs once existed to the skeptical Cappies | None | None | |
76 | 76 | Fossil Fools - Part II | The Cappies find themselves trapped in Dedede's dinosaur park, and must run for their lives | None | ||
77 | 77 | Dedede's Monsterpiece | King Dedede gains an appreciation for art and builds an art museum | None | ||
78 | 78 | Right Hand Robot | Escargoon feels he is being overworked, and builds a robot to do the work for him | |||
79 | 79 | Goin' Bonkers | Bonkers visits Cappy Town to find his lifelong hero, who is none other than Kirby, but Dedede has other plans for both of them | |||
80 | 80 | Power Ploy | The Cappies get addicted to an NME energy drink which makes Kirby go haywire | None | ||
81 | 81 | A Trashy Tale | Dedede exposes the Cappies' messy lifestyles on television | None | ||
82 | 82 | Cooking Up Trouble | Dedede makes a cooking class for male Cappies, which is actually a trap | None | ||
83 | 83 | Teacher's Threat | Mr. Chip comes to Dedede Academy to teach all the Cappy kids, as well as King Dedede | |||
84 | 84 | Mumbies Madness | Every night, a Mumbies comes out of a jar to hunt down Kirby | None | ||
85 | 85 | A Sunsational Surprise / A Sunsational Puzzle | The residents of Cappy Town are getting horrible sunburns, so they become nocturnal | None | ||
86 | 86 | A Chow Challenge | Chef Nagoya and Chef Kawasaki compete in a cooking contest | |||
87 | 87 | Waste Management | A flock of crows terrorizes Cappy Town | |||
88 | 88 | Shell-Shocked | Dedede breaks Escargoon's shell to see what's inside, but ends up replacing his snail servant with a monster when a replacement is ordered from Nightmare Enterprises | None | ||
89 | 89 | Tooned Out | King Dedede hires animators to make a cartoon with him as a hero, but they decide to portray Tiff instead, and in a different light than usual, and Tiff gets really angry | |||
90 | 90 | Born to Be Mild - Part I | Fang and his gang of bikers wreak havoc in Cappy Town until the Cappies build their own motorcycles | None | ||
91 | 91 | Born to Be Mild - Part II | Kirby and the legendary biker Steppenwolf must race against Fang | |||
92 | 92 | Hunger Struck | King Dedede deprives Waddle Dees of food trying to save on expense, and the Waddle Dees get back at Cappy Town by making everyone starve as well. | None | ||
93 | 93 | D'Preciation Day | Cappy Town holds appreciation days for each other, but not for Dedede. Dedede vents his anger at Kirby but he goes too far this time | |||
94 | 96 | Cowardly Creature | Phan Phan comes to Cappy Town, but Whippy turns it evil | |||
95 | 97 | Frog Wild | Kirby goes on a rampage when possessed by the Demon Frog | None | ||
96 | 50 M | Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I | Castle Dedede comes under attack by a Destroya from Nightmare Enterprises and Air Riders attack Kirby | None | None | |
97 | 51 M | Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II | Kirby's Warp Star gets damaged, and he uses Air Ride Machines instead to take on Air Riders | None | ||
98 | 98 M | Cappy Town Down | A Destroya comes and levels Cappy Town. Meta Knight reveals the Halberd to the crew and goes after Nightmare's Fortress | |||
99 | 99 M | Combat Kirby | The Halberd comes under attack after a tip-off by stowaways Dedede and Escargoon | |||
100 | 100 M | Fright to the Finish / Fight to the Finish | The grand finale. Kirby and Tiff take on Nightmare inside his own fortress | |||
101 | 101 | Kirby 3D | Wii-Japan-exclusive 3D-animated short featuring a new copy ability | None |