Animal Friends



When Kirby is off to save the day, sometimes he needs a little help getting the job done. To assist him are his Animal Friends. Riding on, under, or in them, they allow him to get to places he sometimes cannot reach. Each Animal Friend has a different way of using copy abilities used by Kirby. For example, when Kirby has the Cutter ability and his being held by Coo, Coo will shoot razor-sharp feathers out in front of him to attack if the player presses the B button. Some Animal Abilities are required to figure out certain puzzles and reach certain areas.

Kirby's Dream Land 2
The Animal Friends were first introduced in Kirby's Dream Land 2 with Rick, Kine, Coo, and Gooey. Upon defeating a mid-boss, a sack containing one of the three animals opens, allowing Kirby to pair up with the pet. Gooey appears in a random bag throughout the game. His only purpose is to heal Kirby.

Kirby's Star Stacker
The next appearance of the Animal Friends was in Kirby's Star Stacker. The images of Rick, Kine, and Coo appear on blocks that, when like images were lined up, would react all non-pet blocks in between.

Kirby's Dream Land 3
The original Animal Friends reappeared in a non-puzzle game with newcomers Nago, Chuchu, and Pitch in Kirby's Dream Land 3. Just as before, Kirby can couple with them to enhance his Copy Abilities (exept Gooey which can be controlled by a CPU or a 2nd player), help him travel through the stage, or to unlock certain secrets to access Heart Stars. Most of them (aside from Coo) are given relatives (in Chuchu and Pitch's case) or love interests (in Nago, Rick and Kine's case).

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
The Animal Friends all made cameos in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards as statues when using the mix ability Stone Friends.

Kirby Mass Attack
Though none of the Animal Friends appear in the game, Rick, Coo, and Kine make cameo appearances on the 'Game Over' screen of Kirby Quest.

List of Animal Friends

 * Gooey
 * Rick
 * Coo
 * Kine
 * Chuchu
 * Nago
 * Pitch
 * Epic Cobra

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Only three of the animal friends make an appearance in the series- Rick, Coo, and Kine (and Nago, though only a few sketches were drawn before the idea was scrapped). They live in Whispy Wood's Forest near the village and only appear in a small number of episodes. They don't seem to have any close relationship with Kirby, but they do tend to get along and will help him out when he needs it. Kirby never travels with them and the ability combining is absent.