Scarfy

Scarfy (Also known as Scarfly) is an enemy character that appears in several games in the Kirby series. At first glance, Scarfy looks like an orange, floating, round ball, with a cute face, and pointy, cat-like ears-- but if Kirby tries to inhale Scarfy, it turns into a ghastly, one-eyed creature, with fangs, and starts to chase after Kirby, exploding on contact (it will also explode if Kirby avoids it for a few seconds). Scarfy is vulnerable against all other attacks.

In Kirby Super Star and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Scarfies sometimes turn into monsters while Kirby's back is turned.

Scarfy is one of the few Kirby series enemies that cannot be inhaled. However, using the Copy ability (from Kirby Super Star) on a Scarfy results in Kirby obtaining the Crash ability.

In more recent games, Scarfies do not explode (in addition to being inhaled with Throw).

Appearances

 * Kirby's Dream Land
 * Kirby's Adventure
 * Kirby's Dream Land 2
 * Kirby Super Star
 * Kirby's Dream Land 3
 * Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
 * Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland
 * Kirby Air Ride
 * Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
 * Kirby Squeak Squad
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra

Anime
Dedede buys four Scarfies as pets. But their Kirby-like appetites made Dedede bankrupt, so he released them. While in the wild, the Scarfies started eating animals, and were reproducing rapidly. The Scarfies then ate a drug that mutated them, giving them a second form- the cyclops form. The original four became a small army overnight, that only Hammer Kirby could stop. Even then, Dedede was forced to keep the army of hungry Scarfies. Scarfies seem to be fond of Kirby's arm, since they keep biting into it. Scarfies are known to be relatives of Whiskers, since they both float in the air and are both known to be pets.