Twister

Twister
Artwork of Twister from Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Details
First game	Kirby's Adventure (1993)
Latest game	Kirby Air Riders (2025)
Other game(s)	Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Block Ball Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Brawlball) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe (Keychain) Kirby Battle Royale (Headgear) Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
Copy Ability	Tornado, none (Kirby’s Block Ball)

Twister is a yellow-orange spinning top enemy who is the main source for the Tornado Copy Ability and who first appeared in Kirby's Adventure. Twister bears a shiny metallic body: its bottom part is pointed and darker than the rest of its body, while the top part is a lighter shade of orange and has spherical extensions attached to it. As the games have progressed, Twister has gained more subtle details such as crease lines along its surface to distinguish its metal plates. Twister tends to hold position on the ground until approached, from there spinning itself up into a small tornado and hovering off the ground.

Twister has appeared (or at the very least been referenced) in every Kirby game which features the Tornado Copy Ability, with the exception of Kirby Air Ride, where it is replaced with the enemy Caller. It has also made some appearances in other Kirby games which do not feature Tornado.

Game appearances

Twister's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Adventure	Enemy
Kirby's Pinball Land	Enemy	As this game has no copy abilities, Twister does not give the Tornado ability.
Kirby's Dream Course	Enemy
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy	Drops the Block Flip item.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Enemy	As this is a remake of Kirby's Adventure, his role doesn't change.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby: Squeak Squad	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy	This is Twister's first 3D appearance.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Kirby's Adventure is ported here, where Twister serves the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Reference	Appears as a collectible Keychain.
Kirby Battle Royale	Cameo	Appears as an costume for Tornado Kirby.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises its role from the original game.
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's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Tornado Kirby approaching a Twister in Kirby's Adventure.

Twister debuts in Kirby's Adventure, although its design is different from its final one; its lower half is black and appears rounded instead of pointed. The game's remake, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, however, portrays Twisters in the same way as later games of the series.

Twisters are initially stationary, slowly rotating in place, but as soon as Kirby gets near, they quickly increase their spinning speed greatly, lifting off into the air and transforming themselves into a living tornado that flies through walls and can only be harmed by a few Copy Abilities. After a while, provided that it is not currently inside a wall, the Twister slows down, eventually becoming stationary and vulnerable to any attack once more.

A singular, immobile Twister appears in the Museum of Yogurt Yard, providing Kirby with the Tornado ability.

Locations

Twister is a fairly uncommon enemy, appearing in only a small handful of stages. Twister can be found in the following levels and stages:

Twister 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's Pinball Land

Two Twisters appear at the top of the "Wispy-Woods Land" board, held up by two large Kirbys, in Kirby's Pinball Land.

Twister appears as an enemy at the very top of the Wispy-Woods Land course, appearing on both sides. When Kirby passes a Twister, it will begin spinning, adding 100 points per spin. How many times it spins depends on how quickly Kirby passes through it.

Kirby's Dream Course

Twister appears in this game as one of the enemies to bump into on the courses. Defeating it yields the Tornado ability to Kirby. In this game, Twister comes in blue.

Locations

In Kirby's Dream Course, Twister can be found in the following courses:

Twister locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Main Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course	Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course	Kracko Course	Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Twister locations in Kirby's Dream Course (Extra Game)
1P Mode
Course	Course 1	Course 2	Course 3	Course 4	Course 5	Course 6	Course 7	Course 8
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8
2P Mode
Course	Whispy Woods Course	Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course	Kracko Course	Gordo Course
Hole 1
Hole 2
Hole 3
Hole 4
Hole 5
Hole 6
Hole 7
Hole 8

Kirby's Block Ball

Twister is a common enemy in Kirby's Block Ball. It is worth 300 points when defeated and drops a Flip item.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Smash Kirby attacking some boxed-in Twisters in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Twisters reappear, looking and acting the same as in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Here, they are comparably rare, appearing sparsely in Rainbow Route, Moonlight Mansion, Mustard Mountain, and Peppermint Palace. Besides appearing as enemies, they can be seen atop the golden socket of the Tornado ability's Copy Essence.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Twister is a rare enemy, only appearing two times throughout the whole game. It yields Tornado as usual.

Locations

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Twister appears in the following locations:

Twister locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
	Growth Grasses			Canvas Canyon

Kirby: Squeak Squad

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Twister is an uncommon enemy, making more appearances than it did in in Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. In addition to this, Twister can now be playable through the way of the Ghost ability. When possessed, Twister can be made to move left and right (slowly) and to start spinning. Unlike other enemies, Twister is incapable of jumping normally, but it can gain height if its tornado spin is used repeatedly.

Locations

Twister can be found in the following levels and stages:

Twister 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 Mass Attack

Twister appears in the Kirby Mass Attack Sub-Game Kirby Brawlball. It occupies the upper-left portion of the board. Every time a Kirby passes by it, it spins, granting a total of 50 points to the player and making Bouncys appear on the left side if they are not already there. If a Kirby ball passes a Twister with quick speed, it would spin very fast and grant more points while sometimes causing a Tookey and a pair of Twizzies to appear; repeated attempts would also cause Twister to change colors from being yellow to green and then red.

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

Twister's in-game appearance from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Twister makes its debut 3D appearance in this game. Here, it mainly sits in place until prompted to start its tornado spin. Even when spinning, however, it can still be inhaled by Kirby, so it is not terribly dangerous.

Locations

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

Twister 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: Triple Deluxe

Twister appears as a randomly-obtained Keychain in this game, taking its sprite appearance from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Kirby Battle Royale

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In Kirby Battle Royale, a Headgear called Twister Helmet can be purchased for 750 Battle Coins for the Tornado Ability. The description states it is a living Twister.

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

Twister spinning itself up in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

After a 10-year absence as an enemy, Twister appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. It often spins in place or can chase Kirby down while spinning. It can spin for quite a while, so it is more dangerous than it looks. A Crystal variant of Twister also appears in Star-Crossed World alongside its regular counterpart.

Locations

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

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure
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  Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land / Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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  Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse
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  Model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  The Twister Helmet in Kirby Battle Royale
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  Screenshot from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land
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  Screenshot from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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  Screenshot of Crystal Twister from Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World
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  Tornado Kirby with the Twister Helmet headgear in the book Find Kirby!! Full of Kirby
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  Twister in Find Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!

Sprites

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  Alternate 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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  Alternate palette from Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Brawlball)
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  Alternate palette from Kirby Mass Attack (Kirby Brawlball)

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ツイスター Tsuisutā	Twister (a colloquialism for "tornado")
Traditional Chinese	扭轉機 Niǔzhuǎn jī	Twisting machine
Simplified Chinese	扭转机 Niǔzhuǎn jī
Dutch	Twister	-
French	Tornicoton	Derived from "tournicoter" (twirl)
German	Trombino	From "tromba" ("whirlwind" in Spanish) and Italian/Spanish diminutive suffix "-ino"
Italian	Twister	-
Korean	트위스터 Teuwiseuteo	Twister
Portuguese	Fredemoinho	From "redemoinho" (whirlwind) and possibly the name Fred
Spanish	Vórtor	Agentive form of "vórtice" (vortex)