Nago

Nago is one of Kirby's Animal Friends who appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3. He is a cat and is about twice Kirby's size. For transportation Nago rolls Kirby into a ball and rolls him along. He also can accomplish a triple jump in midair, unlike the other animal friend like him, Rick the Hamster, who can jump once, off the ground but can climb against walls. Shiiro is Nago's love interest in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

Nago's name may be a pun on Neko, the Japanese word for Cat.

Nago also appears as a cameo in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, when Kirby uses the Stone Friends ability (which is a combination of Cutter and Stone). Like in Kirby's Dream Land 3, he can jump twice, yet is very slow.

A similar character appeared in the anime. He was Kawasaki's friend, Nagoya, which also uses the word Nago in it.