Scarfy

"The face of an angel? Sure...as long as you don't get Scarfy mad!"

- Scarfy's Cast Description

Scarfy 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. Under certain conditions (usually it's from Kirby trying to inhale Scarfy), it turns into a beige-colored, ghastly, one-eyed creature with fangs. In this form, it is called a Mutant Scarfy, and it will begin to chase after Kirby, exploding on contact (it will also explode if Kirby avoids it for a few seconds). Scarfy cannot be inhaled, but is vulnerable to all other attacks.

In Kirby's Dream Land, Scarfys would explode upon defeat regardless of how they were defeated. In more recent games they no longer explode.

In Kirby Super Star, Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and Kirby Super Star Ultra, certain Scarfys turn into their one-eyed forms while Kirby's back is turned on them, or when Kirby gets too close to them regardless of whether he tried to inhale them or not. In Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, they only turn into their mutant form when Kirby tries to inhale them.

Using the Copy copy ability (from Kirby Super Star and its remake) on a Scarfy results in Kirby obtaining the Crash ability.

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, they can be eaten if Kirby/Gooey is teamed up with Chuchu or Rick but they give no ability when swallowed this way.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Throw Kirby can grab them and use them as a projectile. Defeating them using Bubble only yields a normal Star bubble.

Scarfy does not feature directly in Kirby: Canvas Curse but a painting of it can be drawn in Paint Panic.

In Kirby's Epic Yarn, since Kirby does not have the ability to swallow enemies, Scarfys will chase Kirby when they get near him. Kirby cannot unravel or roll up a Scarfy, or beam one up when he is in Saucer form, but it can be defeated using his Weight form or the Saucer's electricity attack on them. Scarfy is also one of the items to be purchased in the Furniture Shop.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land a pink variant of them appears. These are called Scarfys in English versions, and Hunter Scarfys - ハンタースカーフィ (Hunter Sukāfi) in the Japanese version. These only go into their mutant form when Kirby, King Dedede, Meta Knight, or Waddle Dee grab a nearby key. They will chase them until they drop the key or use the key to open a door. After the latter happens, they return to their normal state. These Scarfys mimic the behavior of Phantos from Super Mario Bros. 2. In EX Mode, more of these pink variants appear than in the normal game.

Scarfy appears in the New Challenge Stages in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition as well. It appears in the Spark, Whip, Wing, and Normal Challenges. It also appears in the Smash Combat Chamber, as well as Magolor Race 1, 3, and EX.

Appearances

 * Kirby's Dream Land
 * Kirby's Adventure
 * Kirby's Pinball Land
 * Kirby's Block Ball
 * Kirby's Dream Land 2
 * Kirby Super Star
 * Kirby's Dream Land 3
 * Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
 * Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
 * Kirby Air Ride
 * Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
 * Kirby: Canvas Curse (cameo)
 * Kirby: Squeak Squad
 * Kirby Super Star Ultra
 * Kirby's Epic Yarn
 * Kirby Mass Attack
 * Kirby's Return to Dream Land
 * Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Dedede buys four Scarfys as pets in the episode Dedede's Pet Threat. But their Kirby-like appetites made Dedede bankrupt, so he released them. While in the wild, the Scarfys started eating animals and reproducing rapidly. The Scarfys then ate bones sent by NME that mutated them, giving them a second form - the mutant 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 Scarfys. A running gag in the episode is that Scarfys seem to be fond of Kirby's arm, since they keep biting into it.

Scarfys are possible relatives of Whiskers, since they both float in the air and are pets.

Trivia

 * Scarfy's name could be a pun on the phrase "to scarf", which means to eat very quickly; since they are shown in the anime to eat just about everything. "Scarfy" is also "Scary" with an "f", which may refer to its one-eyed mutant form.
 * A glitch allows Kirby to obtain the Crash ability from Scarfy without using the Copy copy ability; if he manages to damage Scarfy and immediately inhale afterwards, Kirby will manage to actually inhale Scarfy and obtain the Crash ability.
 * Scarfy's card is #65 on page 8/9.
 * In Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition, Scarfy's mutant form appears to be made of stone.
 * In the anime, the Scarfys are some the few Demon Beasts that weren't ordered by King Dedede specifically to kill Kirby. Others include Crab, Honker Stomper, and others.