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Snow Bowl
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| Snow Bowl | |
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 Artwork of Snow Bowl Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. | |
| Details | |
| First game | Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) |
| Latest game | Kirby Air Riders (2025, Special) |
| Other game(s) | Kirby Battle Royale (cameo) Kirby's Dream Buffet (reference) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe |
| Usage type | Super Ability |
| Obtained from | Super Chilly |
| Power(s) | Powerful variation of the Ice ability: Rolls a huge snowball across the stage. |
“Snow day! Transform into a giant snowball, then roll over foes to freeze 'em! Change back by bursting, or roll on and scatter foes!”
— Snow Bowl flavor text from Kirby's Return to Dream Land DeluxeSnow Bowl is a Super Ability available in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, obtained by defeating a Super Chilly. By gaining the ability, Kirby gains a hat resembling a soft ice cream cone with a large crystal pattern and a star on the front. Snow Bowl also reappears as one of Kirby's Special moves in Kirby Air Riders.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
Kirby can obtain the Snow Bowl ability in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe by inhaling Super Chilly in certain stages. Upon use, Kirby transforms into a large snowball, which can roll around and jump. By shaking the controller (or pressing the attack button in the remake), the snowball gains a burst of speed and careens across the stage, instantly defeating any enemy in the way and destroying star-marked terrain and objects. While Kirby is in snowball form, white stars and snowflakes appear across the screen, though this effect is purely visual. Once the snowball hits a wall or runs out of steam, or the player presses the attack button, it bursts, sending the previously-defeated enemies scattering and freezing any others that happen to be nearby.
| Snow Bowl's moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | |||
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| Skill | Button Execution (KRtDL) | Button Execution (KRtDLD) | |
| Snow Bowl | 1
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B/Y
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| Snow Attack | Shake Wii Remote during Snow Bowl
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B/Y (or shake controller) during Snow Bowl
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| Jump | 2 during Snow Bowl or 2 during Snow Attack
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A/B during Snow Bowl or A/B during Snow Attack
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| Snow Crash | Snow Bowl, 1 or Snow Attack, hit wall
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L/R during Snow Bowl, or B/Y/L/R during Snow Attack, or hit a wall with Snow Attack
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Locations[edit]
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Snow Bowl can be found in the following levels and stages:
| Snow Bowl 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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| 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 |
| Snow Bowl locations in Another Dimension | |||||
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| Level | Segment 1 | Segment 2 | Segment EX | Boss Segment 1 | Boss Segment 2 |
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Extra Mode |
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Kirby Battle Royale[edit]
“This hat is a replica of one that grants its wearer legendary power over blizzards.”
— Snow Bowl Hat description from Kirby Battle RoyaleIn Kirby Battle Royale, there is an unlockable type of headgear for Ice Kirby based on this ability. It is called the Snow Bowl Hat, and it costs 3000 Battle Coins.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Snow Bowl Kirby appears on a Character Treat, using his artwork from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby Air Riders[edit]
In Kirby Air Riders, Snow Bowl appears as a Special move for blue and gray Kirby.
Flavor text[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Snow day! Transform into a giant snowball and bowl down foes! Roll them up and crash into a wall for an ice-cold strike! |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe | Snow day! Transform into a giant snowball, then roll over foes to freeze 'em! Change back by bursting, or roll on and scatter foes! |
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Kirby Air Riders | Turn into a snowball, then grow larger and faster as you roll ahead! |
Trivia[edit]
- Snow Bowl and Monster Flame are the only Super Abilities that don't have the normal counterpart's name in them.
- Snow Bowl and Ultra Sword are the only Super Abilities whose names don't have any change in the English version.
- Though some of Magolor Soul's attacks take after Super Abilities, along with being named after them, Snow Bowl is one of two Super Abilities without an exclusive move (with the other being Grand Hammer): instead, the attack Grand Snow Hammer combines attributes of both Super Abilities.
- In the Brazilian Portuguese version of Kirby's Dream Buffet, Snow Bowl is called "Bola de neve" (Snowball). However, it was renamed "Sorvete" (Ice Cream) in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and carried over to Kirby Air Riders. Interestingly, the name of the Snow Bowl attack on the pause menu was kept as "Bola de neve".
Gallery[edit]
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Artwork from Kirby's Return to Dream Land -
Pause screen artwork from Kirby's Return to Dream Land -
Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land -
Kirby acquires the Snow Bowl ability -
Using Snow Bowl, about to bowl down a row of Waddle Dees -
Snow Bowl -
Snow Crash -
Extra Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, featuring Snow Bowl Kirby serving as the head of a snowman -
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Pause screen artwork of Snow Bowl from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe -
Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe -
Extra Mode credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Snow Bowl Kirby serving as the head of a snowman -
Ice Kirby with the Snow Bowl Hat headgear in the book Find Kirby!! Full of Kirby
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | スノーボウル[1][2][3][4][5] Sunō Bouru |
Snow Bowl |
| English | Snow Bowl[1][2][3][4] | Wordplay on "snowball" with "bowl" (to roll a ball like in bowling); may also incorporate "bowl" (a round, deep dish) |
| Chinese | 冰晶雪球[2][3][4] Bīngjīng Xuěqiú |
Ice Crystal Snowball |
| Dutch | Sneeuwbowling[2][3][4] | Snow bowling |
| French | Globe de neige[1][2][3][4] | Snow globe |
| German | Schneeball[1][2][3][4] | Snowball |
| Italian | Palla di neve[1][2][3][4] | Snowball |
| Korean | 스노 마스터[1][3] seuno maseuteo 스노 볼[2][4] seuno bol |
Snow Master Snow Bowl |
| Portuguese | Bola de neve[2] Sorvete[3][4] |
Snowball Ice Cream |
| Spanish | Bola de nieve[1][2][3][4] | Snowball |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 Kirby's Dream Buffet (Character Treat)
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 Kirby Air Riders
- ↑ Kirby Portal
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