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Pierce
| Pierce | |
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 Artwork of Pierce from Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |
| Details | |
| First game | Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) |
| Latest game | Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) |
| Other game(s) | Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe |
| Copy Ability | Spear |
Pierce[1] is a flying enemy that debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. It grants the Spear ability when swallowed.
Pierce resembles a large bumblebee with a spear in hand and a very big head and purple earmuffs. When spotting Kirby or his friends, it will charge slowly toward them and attempt to strike them with its spear. It is generally not tough to deal with.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
Pierce makes its debut in this game and reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. It is first encountered in the Onion Ocean level.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Pierce can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Pierce locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | ||||||
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 |
| Cookie Country | 
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N/A |
| Raisin Ruins |
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N/A |
| Onion Ocean | 
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N/A |
| White Wafers |
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| Nutty Noon |
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| Egg Engines |
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| Dangerous Dinner |
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N/A | N/A | N/A |
In Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, Pierce can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Pierce locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler | |||
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| Stage | Appearance? | Stage | Appearance? |
| Opening Stage |
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4-3 |
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| 1-1 |
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4-4 |
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| 1-2 |
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4-EX |
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| 1-3 |
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Sphere |
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| 1-BOSS |
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Levitation |
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| 2-1 |
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Health |
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| 2-2 |
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Surge |
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| 2-3 |
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Bomb |
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| 2-4 |
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Upward |
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| 2-BOSS |
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Needles |
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| 3-1 |
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Barrier |
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| 3-2 |
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Vanish |
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| 3-3 |
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Cannon |
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| 3-4 |
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Black Hole |
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| 3-BOSS |
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Trickery |
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| 4-1 |
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Secret Stage |
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| 4-2 |
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Final Boss |
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Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition[edit]
Pierce reappears in the Smash Combat Chamber in the New Challenge Stages mode in Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition with the same function as in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Pierce appears briefly in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, more or less unchanged, and still provides the Spear ability. It gains the ability to fly between the foreground and background in this game.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Pierce can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Pierce locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | ||||||||
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| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | Stage 5 | Stage 6 EX | Stage 7 EX | Stage 8 EX |
| Fine Fields |
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N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
| Lollipop Land |
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N/A |
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N/A | N/A |
| Old Odyssey |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Wild World |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Endless Explosions |
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N/A |
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N/A |
| Royal Road |
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N/A |
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Gallery[edit]
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A Pierce in Kirby's Return to Dream Land -
Pierce's model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land -
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Artwork for the "Kirby Picnic" merchandise series, featuring a Pierce carrying honey to its hive
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ピアス[1] Piasu |
Pierce; also from an anagram of "spear" |
| Chinese | 穿刺蜂[1] Chuāncì fēng |
Stinging Bee |
| Dutch | Pierce[1] | - |
| French | Lansecte[1] | Portmanteau of "lance" (spear) and "insecte" (insect) |
| German | Brumms[1] | German surname, derived from "Brummen" (to buzz) |
| Italian | Apungola[1] | Portmanteau of "ape" (bee) and "pungo" (conjugated form of "pùngere"; to prick, to sting) and/or "pungolare" (to goad, to spur) |
| Korean | 피어스[1] Pieoseu |
Pierce |
| Portuguese | Gespeto[1] | From the name Gepeto and "espeto" (skewer) and/or the verb "espetar" (to piece, to prick) |
| Spanish | Guijón[1] | Derived from "aguijón" (stinger) |
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