Dygclops

Dygclops is an extremely rare enemy in the Kirby games only appearing in Kirby's Adventure and its remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. Heavy Mole will periodically launch these one-eyed missiles at Kirby. Kirby can either shoot them back at Heavy Mole for immediate damage, or swallow them for one of two abilities.

There are two varieties of Dygclops that Heavy Mole will expel; an orange-colored one and a red-colored one. The orange ones give Kirby the Hammer ability when eaten, which can be used to Kirby's advantage by clearing away excess dirt and thus alter the battlefield. The red ones on the other hand give Kirby Sleep when eaten. This is an incredibly dangerous ability to have during the fight, as the camera focuses on Heavy Mole, and Kirby going off-screen results in instant death.

Trivia

 * The idea of two of the same enemies giving different abilities depending on their color was later recycled in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, in which the Golems either give Stone, Wheel, or Fighter depending on their color.
 * They bear a resemblance to Dark Matter.
 * So far, the orange Dygclops is the only enemy other than Bonkers that gives the Hammer ability (other than mixes.).
 * Its name is a portmanteau of the words dig, regarding its ability to burrow through earth, and cyclops, a reference to its single eye.