Kany



Kany is a small red crab who walks side by side and often tries to attack Kirby with his claws. He first appears in Kirby's Dream Land 3. There, he has a lighter red underbelly and big, round eyes. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, he is the same as before, he just walks back and forth and more slowly, and occasionally just sits in one spot, and when Kirby comes close enough, he'll snip with both of his claws a few times before going into sitting again. Here, his underbelly is yellow, and his body has an opening that shows glowing yellow eyes. When Kirby lifts him after having sucked him up, Kany will constantly (and slowly) snip with both claws until Kirby either swallows him again or tosses him. A giant Kany also appears in Aqua Star Stage 2 as the mini-boss. Kany also had some appearances in the anime, where he retained his physical appearance as seen in KDL3.

Kany's name comes from a Japanese word for 'crab',  'kani'