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Needlous is an enemy that debuted in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land as the replacement for Spiny from Kirby's Adventure, and later appeared in Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the New Challenge Stages of Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition and Kirby and the Forgotten Land. In all of its appearances, Needlous yields the Needle Copy Ability when it is inhaled and swallowed by Kirby.
Characteristics[edit]
Needlous has a caterpillar-like body with yellow and black stripes, similar in some respect to Capiller. It has eight spikes coming out from various places at the top of its body, three on each side of its waist, and two on its back. Needlous attacks by curling itself in a ball and rolling toward Kirby. When it is not attacking, it only inches slowly across the ground.
Game appearances[edit]
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| Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Enemy | Replaces Spiny. |
| Kirby: Canvas Curse | Enemy | |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Enemy | This is Needlous' first 3D appearance. |
| Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition | Enemy | Appears in New Challenge Stages. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Reference | Appears as a keychain. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land | Enemy | |
| Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Enemy | Reprises its role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. |
| Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World | Enemy | Reprises its role from Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and appears in Star-Crossed World alongside a new Crystal variant. |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Needlous makes its debut appearance in this title, replacing all instances of Spiny from Kirby's Adventure, though acting much the same as the creature it replaced.
Locations[edit]
Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:
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| Stage | Vegetable Valley | Ice Cream Island | Butter Building | Grape Garden | Yogurt Yard | Orange Ocean | Rainbow Resort |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
Needlous returns in Kirby: Canvas Curse, otherwise being unchanged.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Needlous appears in the following locations:
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| Reddy Land | Arange Gorge | Iello Adventure | Neo Greo | Bloo Hills | Omarine Zone | Wonder Lilane |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe & Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
Needlous returns in 3D, otherwise being unchanged. Unlike most enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Needlous uses its classic appearance instead of its new one.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Needlous can be found in the following levels and stages:
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In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Needlous appears in New Challenge Stages, with its only appearances being in the Smash Combat Chamber and Magolor Race EX stages.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Needlous makes a cameo in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, appearing as a keychain, using its sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land / Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]
Needlous returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, now with darker brown stripes and a simpler eye design. When Kirby approaches, Needlous rolls up into a ball and starts rolling around very quickly. It can either roll in a circular pattern or roll straight, bouncing off of walls in a mirror-like trajectory. Needlous once again grants Needle when swallowed. Needlous also appears in Star-Crossed World, but it does not have a Crystal variant.
Locations[edit]
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Star-Crossed World, Needlous appears in the following stages:
Gallery[edit]
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Model of Needlous curled up into a ball from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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Model with an unused, early texture with less detail applied from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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Needlous with an early version of their texture applied to their model curled up from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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Sprites[edit]
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Unused palette from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
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Unused palette from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
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Unused palette from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ニードラス Nīdorasu |
From "needle" and "-ous" (a suffix used for changing a noun to an adjective), and/or possibly "louse" |
| Traditional Chinese | 針蟲 Zhēnchóng |
Needle Bug |
| Simplified Chinese | 针虫 Zhēnchóng | |
| Dutch | Prikkerrups | From "prikken" (to prick) and "rups" (caterpillar) |
| French | Épinon | From "épine" (spine) with diminutive "-on" |
| German | Nadiline | From "Nadel" (pin) with "-ine" (a suffix used for forming feminine nouns) |
| Italian | Agus | Latin form of "ago" (needle) |
| Korean | 니들러스 Nideulleoseu |
Needlous |
| Latin American Spanish | Picox | From "pico" (needle) |
| European Spanish | Pintxo | A homophone of "pincho" (needle) |