Noddy

Noddy
Artwork of Noddy from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Details
First game	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Latest game	Kirby Air Riders (2025)
Other game(s)	Kirby Super Star Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby Air Ride Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
Copy Ability	Sleep
Similar entities	Waddle Dee

Noddy is a sleepy enemy with no arms and a night cap who appears frequently in the Kirby series. In every game he appears in, Noddy is well known for inducing the Sleep ability when swallowed by Kirby. Unlike many other enemies, he does not try to attack Kirby, but can hurt him if he walks into Noddy, or if Noddy accidentally walks into him.

Characteristics

Noddy resembles Kirby but has yellow feet, no arms, a slightly different shade of pink and wears a different color night cap, usually orange and yellow. Noddy's eyes are also more round and spread out on his face than Kirby's and has an off-white cheek blush as opposed to Kirby's rosy pink or magenta.

Noddy is not inclined to move very much. He prefers not to walk off of ledges and will not try to jump. As expected, Noddy spends most of its time asleep, making him very easy to avoid. Noddy is capable of jumping if possessed by Ghost Kirby, but interestingly enough, he assumes his 'sleeping' pose while jumping.

Game appearances

Noddy's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby Super Star	Enemy	First appearance with his modern design.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	Reprises his role from Kirby's Adventure.
Kirby Air Ride	Enemy	First appearance in 3D.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Squeak Squad	Enemy
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Enemy	Reprises his role from Kirby Super Star.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Appears in New Challenge Stages and most of the Classic Titles.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Appears on a Character Treat.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises his role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World	Enemy	Reprises his role from Kirby and the Forgotten Land, and appears in Star-Crossed World.
Kirby Air Riders	Enemy

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Kirby sleeping aside a few Noddys in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Noddy made his debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure and also appeared in the remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here is where his look and characteristics were established. Noddys appear in several colors, including green.

Locations

Noddys are very uncommon enemies, though large numbers of them are found in Rainbow Resort. Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Noddy locations in Kirby's Adventure & Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stage	Vegetable Valley	Ice Cream Island	Butter Building	Grape Garden	Yogurt Yard	Orange Ocean	Rainbow Resort
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby swimming near a Noddy in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Noddy reappears in Kirby Super Star and the Nintendo DS remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. Noddy is found in every main game except Gourmet Race. In Milky Way Wishes, Noddy is one of the few enemies that can provide an ability when swallowed, and swallowing two at once allows Kirby to get a Mix, bypassing the Copy Essence Deluxe requirements for that mode.

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Noddy also appears on one of the cards in Kirby Card Swipe.

Locations

Noddy can be found in the following places in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra:

Kirby Air Ride

Artwork of Noddy from Kirby Air Ride.

Noddy appears in this game, and can usually be found sleeping on courses in Air Ride mode.

Locations

In Kirby Air Ride, Noddy can be found in the following places:

Noddy locations in Kirby Air Ride
Location	Appearance?	Location	Appearance?
Fantasy Meadows		Beanstalk Park
Celestial Valley		Machine Passage
Sky Sands		Checker Knights
Frozen Hillside		Kirby Melee 1
Magma Flows		Kirby Melee 2

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad

Noddy returns in these games, appearing and functioning exactly as he did in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Locations

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Noddy can be found in every major area of the Mirror World except for Moonlight Mansion, Cabbage Cavern, and Olive Ocean.

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Noddy can be found in the following rooms:

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Noddy locations in Kirby: Squeak Squad
Stage	Prism Plains	Nature Notch	Cushy Cloud	Jam Jungle	Vocal Volcano	Ice Island	Secret Sea	Gamble Galaxy
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4								N/A
Stage 5					N/A			N/A
Stage EX								N/A

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

In-game capture of Noddy from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Noddy appears in this game, acting much like he has before and sharing a more-or-less unchanged look throughout. Like other enemies that provide a limited-use ability, he does not see much time in the spotlight compared to his permanent-ability comrades.

Locations

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Noddy locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Noddy appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, unchanged in his look and behavior from his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby taking a break near a sleeping Noddy in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Noddy appears in both Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot largely unchanged from his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Locations

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Noddy locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields			*		N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A
*inaccessible

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Noddy locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Kirby Star Allies

While Noddy still gives the Sleep ability in Kirby Star Allies, Kirby cannot use Friend Hearts on him, and he is not available as a playable character. Attempting to toss a Friend Heart at one will turn the Noddy into a Sleep Ability Item for Kirby to pick up and use.

Locations

In Kirby Star Allies, Noddy can be found in the following levels and stages:

Kirby and the Forgotten Land / Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World

Noddy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Noddy returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition, providing Sleep as usual. Noddy is usually found sleeping, but may slowly lumber in Kirby's direction when startled. Noddy does not have a Crystal variant in Star-Crossed World.

Locations

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Star-Crossed World, Noddy can be found in the following stages:

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Noddy appears on a Character Treat, using his artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Kirby Air Riders

Noddy is present in Kirby Air Riders, fulfilling the same purpose of providing riders with the Sleep Copy Ability.

Locations

In Kirby Air Riders, Noddy can be found in the following locations:

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Noddy
Artwork of Noddy from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.
Details
Debut episode	The Pillow Case
Similar entities	Pukey Flower

“Noddy; a dream monster. Or should I say, a nightmare monster.”

— Meta Knight, in The Pillow Case

In The Pillow Case, King Dedede receives a gift from Night Mare Enterprises for being a loyal customer. This gift happened to be pillows that make whoever sleep on them have nightmares about Kirby, and, eventually, make them want to get rid of him. Later in the episode, they find out that the reason the pillows do this is because there are Noddys inside them.

Noddys here have a different color scheme to those in the games, having a yellow body and pink hat. They are also significantly smaller, and able to bounce around rather quickly when startled. After being uncovered by Meta Knight, the Noddys from the pillows bounce into the wilderness.

Noddys also appear in the episode Flower Power, where it is revealed that they are spawned by the flower monster Pukey, in order to lure victims affected by the sleeping sickness induced by the Noddys into its gaping maws. King Dedede describes the Noddys as the Pukey Flower's "berries", which travel far from the host plant to lure victims in.

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  A pile of Noddys in The Pillow Case
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  A Noddy from Flower Power

Gallery

Main article: Noddy/gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure
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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star
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  Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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  Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad
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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra
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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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  Noddy in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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  Doodle of Noddy drawn by Kirby from the Kirby Art & Style Collection

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ノディ Nodi	Noddy
English	Noddy	From the phrase "nod off" (fall asleep)
Traditional Chinese	諾迪 Nuòdí	Noddy
Simplified Chinese	诺迪 Nuòdí
Dutch	Noddy	-
French	Noddy	-
German	Noddy	-
Italian	Noddy	-
Korean	노디 Nodi	Noddy
Portuguese	Noddy	-
Russian	Дрема Drema	Dream
Spanish	Noddy	-