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Spookstep
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| Spookstep | |
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 Screenshot of Spookstep from Kirby and the Forgotten Land | |
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| First game | Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014) |
| Latest game | Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (2025) |
| Other game(s) | Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
| Copy Ability | None |
| Similar entities | Phanta Waddle Dee Waddle Doo |
Spookstep is a ghostly enemy that debuted in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It looks somewhat like a ghostly version of Waddle Dee, but it has a much creepier face with only one eye, a gaping mouth and a lump on the top of its head. It raises its arms up in a stereotypical monster manner when it runs after Kirby. It yields no Copy Ability if inhaled.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Spookstep is first encountered in the Lollipop Land level. Spookstep will usually poof onto the scene from the air before attacking, and if encountered in rooms with mirrors, it will be invisible unless viewed through said mirror.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Spookstep can be found in the following levels and stages:
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Kirby and the Forgotten Land / Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]
Spookstep returns as an enemy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, where its English name is first provided. It has the same appearance and behavior as before. It also appears in Star-Crossed World, though it only appears in a single stage and doesn't have a Crystal variant.
In Kirby and the Forgotten Land and Star-Crossed World, Spookstep can be found in the following stages:
Adaptation appearances[edit]
Find Kirby!![edit]
In Find Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party! from the Find Kirby!! series, Spookstep can be seen as a part of the illustration "Ruins in a Grassland" on a photograph taken at the haunted fun house from Invasion at the House of Horrors.
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Spookstep in Find Kirby!! Big Gathering at the Party!
It's Kirby Time[edit]
In the It's Kirby Time picture books and their video adaptations, Spookstep appears in Kirby's Tiny World, giving Kirby and his friends a fun scare in the creepy forest alongside Tedhaun, three Capers and two Skullys.
Gallery[edit]
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Spookstep in Kirby: Triple Deluxe -
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Figure of Spookstep from Kirby and the Forgotten Land -
Halloween 2017 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Spookstep -
Ghost Story Day illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Spookstep
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ホラータランプ[1] Horā Taranpu |
Horror Tramp, chosen to suggest a "walking horror" (歩く恐怖)[1]; may also involve "lamp", due to its glowing appearance |
| English | Spookstep | From "spook" (synonymous to ghost) and "step", referring to the fact that it walks |
| Chinese | 恐怖踏步怪 Kǒngbù tàbù guài |
Scary stepping monster |
| Dutch | Spookstep | - |
| French | Lampœil | Portmanteau of "lampe" (lamp) and "œil" (eye) |
| German | Horrorlicht | Horror Light |
| Italian | Lampocchio | Portmanteau of "lampada" (lamp) and "occhio" (eye) |
| Korean | 뚜벅고스 Ttubeokgoseu |
Portmanteau of "뚜벅뚜벅" (Ttubeok-ttubeok, onomatopoeia for heavy footsteps) and "ghost" |
| Spanish | Lampiterror | Portmanteau of "lámpara" (lamp) and "terror" |
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