Summary
Kabula is King Dedede's security aircraft. It is popularly used to defend the skies of Mt. Dedede from attackers, but she is a recurring character in the series for other antagonistic or hazardous roles.
Powers and Stats
Tier: High 6-A to 4-A
Name: Kabula/Kaboola
Origin: Kirby's Dream Land
Gender: Genderless. Referred to as female
Age: Unknown
Classification: Blimp, boss, sky lord, flying fortress[1]
Power and Abilities: Superhuman Physical Characteristics, Inorganic Physiology (Type 2. Is a blimp. Her eyes & smile are painted; she never blinks or removes her smile, even when defeated & blowing up. Can open her body in a way that cuts her teeth in half. Her original design lacked those features), Flight (Always flies across the sky. Doesn't seem to move on land), Energy Projection, Can fire several weapons, Danmaku
Attack Potency: Multi-Continent level (As a boss, she should be stronger than mid-bosses like Iron Mam. Fought Kirby[2], being on par with fellow bosses like Whispy Woods and Kracko[3], who can fight and defeat Helpers, who in turn can defeat Iron Mams. Fought after Poppy Bros. Sr., Mr. Frosty, Kracko, and Whispy Woods were defeated[4]. Fought Jet Mode Robobot Armor Kirby as the boss of a level [rather than a world], having been battled after a robotic Whispy Woods and a sentient digital copy of Kracko[5]) to Multi-Solar System level (Knocked Kirby[6] [at a time when he had already defeated Drawcia], and put a decent fight against him in his Starship in a mode portrayed as difficult & with Kirby needing to be careful in it[7]. Is one of the ten "tough foes" in The True Arena, the most difficult mode in Super Star Ultra, though the final four enemies there are the strongest[8])
Speed: Unknown Travel Speed, Relativistic+ (As challenging as other bosses like Whispy Woods and Kracko[2][4]) to Massively FTL+ Combat Speed (Tagged Kirby flying on a Warp Star[6]. Kept up with Kirby in his Starship, which is able to fly from the edge of the galaxy back to the space around Planet Popstar in seconds, and was once created by the star power of many planets, whereas the star power of Planet Popstar alone can create a Warp Star[9])
Lifting Strength: Unknown
Striking Strength: Multi-Continent level (Can tackle as an attack) to Multi-Solar System level
Durability: Multi-Continent level to Multi-Solar System level
Stamina: Athletic. Is very dynamic in her fights, at best needing to move around quicker than Kirby just to create relatively complex attack patterns.
Range: Standard Melee Range physically (Her size varies between around 50 cm[2][4] to around 1 meter[6]), Several Meters with projectiles
Standard Equipment: Several cannons that can fire energy blasts, bombs, cannonballs, missiles, Gordos, etc.
Intelligence: Unknown, notably competent in combat at her best. Able to create relatively complex attack patterns in a 2D battle, making Kirby quickly choose if he should carefully go in between the projectiles fired or move farther away to dodge all of them. Beyond gameplay, her assaults managed to knock Kirby out of a Warp Star[6] despite his experience riding that vehicle[10][11][12].
Weaknesses: None notable
Notable Matchups
Notable Victories:
Notable Losses:
Inconclusive Matches:
- ↑ Kabula's pause screen description · Kirby Super Star Ultra
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kirby's Dream Land
- ↑ Mt. DeDeDe level (Where all bosses can be fought in any order) · Kirby's Dream Land
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Kirby's Block Ball
- ↑ Kirby: Planet Robobot
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Revenge of the King · Kirby Super Star Ultra
- ↑ In-game description of Revenge of The King · Kirby Super Star Ultra
- ↑ In-game description of The True Arena · Kirby Super Star Ultra
- ↑ Milky Way Wishes · Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
- ↑ Opening of Nightmare (Phase 2)'s battle · Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
- ↑ Kirby Air Ride
- ↑ Dark Mind (Last phase) battle · Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Discussions
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