Taranza

Lore & Background

Taranza is a servant of Queen Sectonia, the self-proclaimed Queen of Floralia. He was ordered to kidnap the hero of Dream Land, but mistakenly believed King Dedede to be that hero. After Kirby defeats the hypnotized King Dedede, Taranza reveals the truth: the Floralians planted the Dreamstalk in the hopes of summoning Dream Land's hero to their aid. Queen Sectonia scolds Taranza for his failure, blasting at him with her staff and causing him to fly away from the tower. Later, after Kirby defeats Queen Sectonia's first form and she merges with the Dreamstalk, Taranza has a change of heart. When Sectonia grabs Kirby with her vines and tries to crush him, Taranza comes to Kirby's rescue alongside King Dedede, freeing him and giving him a Miracle Fruit to finally defeat the queen.

In Their Own Story

Taranza enters Castle Dedede, effortlessly taking out the Waddle Dee guards and kidnapping a surprised King Dedede, carrying him up the Dreamstalk. Kirby gives chase. When Kirby finally reaches Taranza, he attacks Kirby using a hypnotized King Dedede. After an intense fight, Kirby defeats the king and frees him of the hypnosis. Taranza reveals that he has been working for Floralia's self-proclaimed Queen, the vespid-being Queen Sectonia and that the Floralians planted the Dreamstalk in the hopes of summoning Dream Land's hero to their aid. Mistakenly believing King Dedede to be that hero, Taranza kidnapped him on the orders of Queen Sectonia, who wants to use the Dreamstalk to take over Dream Land. Queen Sectonia scolds Taranza for his failure, blasting at him with her staff causing him to fly away from the tower. Later, after a hard battle, Kirby eventually defeats Queen Sectonia, but Sectonia grabs Kirby with her vines and tries to crush him while Kirby cries for help. King Dedede and Taranza (with a change of heart) come to Kirby's rescue, freeing him and giving him a Miracle Fruit to finally defeat the queen.

Reader's Guide

Taranza appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe as an antagonist who serves Queen Sectonia. He is an arachnid-like being who kidnaps King Dedede, mistakenly believing him to be the hero the Floralians sought. He attacks Kirby using a hypnotized King Dedede. After his failure, Queen Sectonia blasts him away with her staff. Later, Taranza has a change of heart and helps Kirby by freeing him from Queen Sectonia's vines and giving him a Miracle Fruit. In the Dededetour! extra mode, King Dedede encounters Shadow Dedede and Dark Meta Knight, who are King Dedede's and Meta Knight's evil clones from the Mirror World, though Taranza does not appear in this mode.

Did You Know?

• Taranza is an arachnid-like being who serves Queen Sectonia.
• He mistakenly kidnapped King Dedede, believing him to be the hero the Floralians sought.
• Queen Sectonia blasted Taranza away with her staff after he failed to capture the correct hero.
• Taranza later had a change of heart and helped Kirby by giving him a Miracle Fruit.
• The game was announced on October 1, 2013, during a Nintendo Direct presentation.