Darpa

Darpa
Model of a Darpa in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.
Details
First game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011)
Latest game	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023)
Copy Ability	None
Similar entities	Minions inside the Galactic Nova Nucleus Dippa, Dupa, Leaper Sphere Doomer

Darpa is an enemy from Another Dimension encountered in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. It is only encountered in Another Dimension and in the new Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler extra mode in the remake, alongside its counterparts, the Dippas, Dupas, and Leapers.

Darpa is a small, purple butterfly-like creature with a small appendage on its head, resembling a Sphere Doomer. It also has two yellow eyes, a characteristic shared with its counterparts.

This enemy is the simplest and most common of its four brethren. It is very weak, as its only attack is to attempt to ram into Kirby and his friends. It also has very low health and is relatively easy to dodge. This pattern of attack makes it very similar to both Pata and Dakuga, enemies from a similar shooting sequence in Kirby Super Star.

Game appearances

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Darpa is firstly introduced in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as an enemy solely found in Another Dimension, only present in segments of the level that are not boss fights. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, Darpas also appear throughout Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler as very common enemies, marking the first time any player is able to interact with them without riding on Landia.

In the boss battles against Electricky Dooter and Master Crown, Darpas can be summoned through Electricky Dooter's hat and the crown's dimensional rifts respectively, with the latter scenario summoning variants with increased health. Because of this, these battles in The True Arena are also the only times Kirby is able to encounter Darpas on foot and inhale them, however they will only give no ability if swallowed.

Darpa locations in Another Dimension
Level	Segment 1	Segment 2	Segment EX	Boss Segment 1	Boss Segment 2
Another Dimension

Darpa locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Stage	Appearance?	Stage	Appearance?
Opening Stage		4-3
1-1		4-4
1-2		4-EX
1-3		Sphere
1-BOSS		Levitation
2-1		Health
2-2		Surge
2-3		Bomb
2-4		Upward
2-BOSS		Needles
3-1		Barrier
3-2		Vanish
3-3		Cannon
3-4		Black Hole
3-BOSS		Trickery
4-1		Secret Stage
4-2		Final Boss

Gallery

• 
  Render of Darpa's model from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  A Darpa in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  A Darpa, as they are seen in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
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  Darpas in their natural habitat
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  Magolor Epilogue credits picture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, featuring Magolor cowering in fear of a pair of Darpas

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ラーパ Rāpa	Romanized as "Larpa" in internal filenames. From ローパー (Lowper) in the Japanese name of Sphere Doomers.
Chinese	啦啪 la pā	Larpa
Dutch	Darpa	-
French	Darpa	-
German	Darpa	-
Italian	Fanix	From "Fenix" in the Italian name of Sphere Doomers
Korean	라파 lapa	Larpa
Portuguese	Darpa	-
Spanish	Darpa	-