Buffahorn

Buffahorn
Artwork of Buffahorn from Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Details
First game	Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022)
Latest game	Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (2025)
Copy Ability	None
Similar entities	Grizzo, Nruff

“Behold! It's the brutal, brutish Buffahorn! Weak attacks won't stand a chance against this critter's forward tackle. Good thing they have a hard time stopping! If you're careful, you can trick them into running off cliffs. They'll be OK down there. They're real tough.”

— Figure description from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Buffahorn is a large enemy resembling a compact brown bison who appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World as a member of the Beast Pack. Buffahorn has a huge head with horns which curve forward when it is angry, and its main attack strategy is to charge forward at Kirby when it sees him. Buffahorn has high health and cannot be interrupted by weak attacks while it is charging, but when charging, it has a hard time turning, and will be stunned if it runs into a wall. Many Buffahorns do not bother trying to turn at all, instead opting to charge in a single direction. As suggested by its figure description, Buffahorn can also be bested by forcing it to run off a cliff into a bottomless pit.

Buffahorn can be inhaled with enough effort, but it grants no ability if swallowed. It is a large enemy, so spitting it out will create a Blaster Bullet. Defeating Buffahorn rewards Kirby with a green Star Coin.

In the Nintendo Switch 2 Edition's Star-Crossed World, a variant of Buffahorn called Crystal Buffahorn appear alongside its regular counterpart.

Locations

Buffahorn can be found in the following stages:

Gallery

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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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  Kirby trying to avoid a charging Buffahorn in Downtown Grassland
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  Kirby inhaling a Buffahorn
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  Picture of the main mode credits, showing a Buffahorn celebrating the happy ending with others
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  Picture of the extra mode credits, showing a Buffahorn and various members of the Beast Pack giving Leon the last pieces of his soul
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  Screenshot of Crystal Buffahorn from Star-Crossed World
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  Figure of Crystal Buffahorn
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  Buffahorn in Find Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バッファルホーン Baffaruhōn	Buffalhorn
English	Buffahorn	Portmanteau of "buffalo" and "horn"
Traditional Chinese	巴伐爾牛角 Bāfáěr Niújiǎo	Transliteration of "Buffal"（巴伐尔/巴伐爾）+ translation of "horn"（牛角）
Simplified Chinese	巴伐尔牛角 Bāfáěr Niújiǎo
Dutch	Bullebuffel	Bull buffalo
French	Furison	From "fureur" (fury) and "bison"
German	Rabüffel	From "ramm" (ram) and "büffel" (buffalo)
Italian	Bufacorn	From "bufalo" (buffalo) and "corno" (horn)
Korean	버팔혼 Beopalhon	Buffalhorn
Spanish	Bufalón	From "búfalo" (buffalo) and the augmentative suffix "-ón"