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Cookin
| Cookin | |
|---|---|
 Artwork of Cookin from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. | |
| Details | |
| First game | Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (2004) |
| Latest game | Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014, keychain) |
| Copy Ability | Cook |
| Similar entities | Chef Kawasaki |
Cookin is a rare chef enemy appearing exclusively in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. It is a rotund, bright yellow creature with a pair of small eyes and a mouth that is constantly frowning, as well as two red feet and a singular, gloved hand holding a red frying pan floating next to its body. On its head, it wears a toque blanche, signifying its status as a cook. It is the only regular enemy in the Kirby series to yield the Cook ability, apart from Prank which has an identical attack in one of its pranks.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
Cookin is a completely stationary adversary, waiting in one place until Kirby approaches it. Once he does, it begins to repeatedly throw its large frying pan at him, which returns into its hand like a boomerang. If Kirby gets caught in it, he henceforth remains on top of the pan as it flies back to its owner, enabling Cookin to use it to fry him. During this process, Kirby takes no damage, but cannot move. Eventually, Cookin tosses Kirby a short distance, causing him to be harmed as soon as he hits the ground. Cookin's health is no greater than that of a Waddle Dee and it is vulnerable to any attack, but if Kirby inhales and swallows it, he is granted the rare Cook Copy Ability. Once defeated, Cookin does not respawn until a goal is reached, a Boss is beaten or the game is restarted.
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Cookin can be found in the following rooms:
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| Rainbow Route | Moonlight Mansion | Cabbage Cavern | Mustard Mountain | Carrot Castle | Olive Ocean | Peppermint Palace | Radish Ruins | Candy Constellation | Dimension Mirror |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Cookin makes a cameo in this game as a randomly-obtained Keychain, depicting it in sprite form with Kirby caught in its frying pan.
Adaptation appearances[edit]
Kirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour![edit]
While not appearing directly, Cookin is mentioned or pictured several times throughout the first volume of Kirby of the Stars! Moretsu Pupupu Hour!. In chapter 1, Cookin is mentioned as the chef who prepared the Dream Bowl, the prize for Dream Land's annual Great Eating Contest; this fact is later brought up in the bonus quiz at the end of the book. Additionally, a sign outside the giant takoyaki in the first short story indicates that the takoyaki was also made by Cookin.
Other appearances[edit]
Cookin makes a cameo in a Kirby JP Twitter illustration from April 2018 celebrating the spring harvest season. It appears alongside Chef Kawasaki and other characters to help prepare strawberry jam.
Gallery[edit]
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Sprite from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror -
Cookin catches Kirby in Rainbow Route -
Cookin at Peppermint Palace -
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Cookin -
Cookin's Keychain as it appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コックン[1] Kokkun |
Contraction of「コック」("cook") and「~くん」(-kun, a male honorific) |
| English | Cookin[1] | Clipping of "cooking" common in informal English |
| French | Cuistoc[1] | From "cuistot" (a slang for "cook") |
| German | Pfannibal[1] | Pun on "Pfanne" (pan) and the male name "Hannibal" |
| Italian | Chef Volovan[1] | |
| Korean | 쿡쿡 Kukkuk |
Cook Cook |
| Spanish | Cocinillas[1] | From "cocinar" (to cook) and diminutive sufix "-illa" |
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