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Solite[1] is an enemy that appears in Kirby Air Ride and Kirby Air Riders. It is found in dark areas of courses and it lights up the areas by its luminescent glow. When defeated by methods other than inhaling them, Solite leaves behind glowing orbs of light that continue to light the area until it descends and disappears. Solite doesn't intend to attack Kirby or other riders, but its body and the light it leaves behind damages riders when touched. Solite doesn't yield any ability in particular when inhaled or captured.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby Air Ride[edit]
Solite appears in Kirby Air Ride as an ability-neutral enemy. It can be found in the following places:
| Solite locations in Kirby Air Ride | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Appearance? | Location | Appearance? |
| Fantasy Meadows | 
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Beanstalk Park | 
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| Celestial Valley |
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Machine Passage |
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| Sky Sands |
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Checker Knights |
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| Frozen Hillside |
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Kirby Melee 1 |
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| Magma Flows |
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Kirby Melee 2 |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Solite appears as one of the pictures that Paint Roller can draw in the Paint Panic sub-game.
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
In Kirby Air Riders, Solite once again appears as an ability-neutral enemy. It is here that its English name is confirmed; prior to this, it was known only as "Dale", a transliteration of its Japanese name.
Locations[edit]
Solite can be found in Kirby Melee and on the following Air Ride courses:
| Solite locations in Kirby Air Riders | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | Appearance? | Location | Appearance? |
| Floria Fields | *
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Fantasy Meadows |
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| Waveflow Waters |
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Celestial Valley | *
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| Airtopia Ruins |
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Sky Sands | *
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| Crystalline Fissure |
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Frozen Hillside |
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| Steamgust Forge |
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Magma Flows |
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| Cavernous Corners |
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Beanstalk Park |
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| Cyberion Highway | *
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Machine Passage |
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| Mount Amberfalls |
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Checker Knights |
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| Galactic Nova |
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Nebula Belt |
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| *Time Attack only | |||
Other appearances[edit]
Solite was also set to appear as an enemy in the canceled Kirby for Nintendo GameCube game.
Gallery[edit]
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Model from Kirby Air Ride
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Data-rendered model from Kirby Air Ride
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Low-poly model from Kirby Air Ride
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Lowest-poly model from Kirby Air Ride
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A group of Solites at Frozen Hillside
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Two Solites at Machine Passage
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Screenshot of Solite's cameo in Kirby: Canvas Curse
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Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | デイル[2] Deiru |
Possibly a play on "day" (as in "daylight") and "sol" (Latin for "sun") |
| English | Solite | Portmanteau of the words "sol" or "solar" (both relating to the Sun) and "light" |
| Traditional Chinese | 電頭 diàn tóu |
From「电/電」(diàn, "lightning") and「头/頭」(tóu, "head") |
| Simplified Chinese | 电头 diàn tóu | |
| Dutch | Solite | - |
| French | Luméon | From "lumière" (light) and "néon" (neon) |
| German | Luks | From the Latin word "lux" (light) |
| Italian | Lumy | From "luminoso" (luminous) |
| Korean | 비추리 bichuli |
From "빛" (bich, light) and "~이" (-i, Korean noun-forming suffix) |
| Portuguese | Olhume | Combination of "olho" (eye) and "lume" (a bright light) or "vagalume" (firefly). |
| Spanish | Orbelino | From "orbe" (orb) and the diminutive suffix "-ino" |
References
- ↑ Kirby Air Riders Checklist
- ↑ 20th Anniversary Kirby Pupupu Encyclopedia, page 78