Shelt

Shelt
Screenshot of Shelt from 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)
Other game(s)	Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot
Copy Ability	None
Similar entities	Gabon, Punc, Guard

Shelt is an enemy that debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which does not yield any Copy Abilities when swallowed.

Shelt is a small blue creature that wears a protective metal shell with a point at the front tip, and will attempt to charge anyone who approaches it, jumping over any obstacles in its way. Shelt can take a beating, but it will eventually lose its shell and become vulnerable, at which point it will try to run away. Caution must be taken when dealing with a charging Shelt, as attacking it will not necessarily cause it to flinch. It may be better to just move past it, rather than waste valuable time and energy. Of course, Kirby can inhale Shelt's shell to make it less of a threat.

Game appearances

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

A Shelt that has lost its shell in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Shelt first debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it served as a continuous nuisance on the ground.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Shelt can be found in the following levels and stages:

Shelt locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6
Cookie Country						N/A
Raisin Ruins						N/A
Onion Ocean						N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A	N/A

Shelt 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

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

In Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, Shelt appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, looking and behaving exactly as it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Shelt appears again in Kirby: Triple Deluxe in identical form and function, although it now has shinier eyes. It only makes an appearance in stages 1 and 5 of Endless Explosions.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Shelt appears again the same as it was in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Shelt can be found in the following levels and stages:

Shelt locations in Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Patched Plains					N/A		N/A	N/A
Resolution Road					N/A		N/A	N/A
Overload Ocean						N/A		N/A
Gigabyte Grounds						N/A		N/A
Rhythm Route						N/A		N/A
Access Ark						N/A

Trivia

• Shelts are somewhat similar to the Helmasaurs from The Legend of Zelda series; specifically their metallic armor and the fact that the armor can be forcibly removed.

Gallery

• 
  Model of Shelt from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  A Shelt in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
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  From Kirby: Triple Deluxe
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  From Kirby: Planet Robobot
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  A Shelt that has lost its shell in Kirby: Planet Robobot
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  A Shelt that has lost its shell in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	シェルト Sheruto	A possible combination of "shell" and "helmet"