Coo

“	Coo holds you in his talons, and you direct his flight with the control pad. This way, you can fly and inhale or attack at the same time.”
	— Description • Nintendo Power (Volume #72)

Coo is a character in the Kirby series, debuting as one of Kirby’s Animal Friends in Kirby's Dream Land 2. He is a purple owl that is best suited for air.

Physical Appearance

Coo is an owl with purple feathers (gray in Kirby's Dream Land 3) that cover most of his body. He has a yellow beak and a white belly with purple feathers that form three stripes on it. He has two wings with black tips and white undersides, as well as purple tail feathers. His eyes are surrounded by black feathers that form three triangular markings that somewhat resemble eyelashes, and he has yellow talons. His feathers form several spikes on his head, though the exact number varies between games.

Games

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Since he is larger in size, Coo carries Kirby around in his talons. Coo's abilities are very air-oriented. For example, for Burning and Stone Coo will use Kirby to descend quickly and attack enemies, and for Needle and Spark, Coo will stop midair as Kirby releases the respective projectile downward.

Base Ability	Description	Image
Burning	Coo rushes forward and down at a sharp angle in a flaming meteor attack. Coo ignites as well.
Needle	Kirby extends spikes below Coo, while they fly around together.
Spark	Kirby electrifies himself, launching a constant stream of electricity to strike the ground directly beneath him.
Cutter	Coo throws boomerangs in rings, three of them, in three directions: Diagonally up, diagonally down, and straight forward.
Ice	Kirby breathes out ice while Coo stays in midair. Kirby is also able to change his direction.
Parasol	Coo holds the umbrella above his head and spins in a tornado attack that lasts about three seconds. This grants invincibility. This attack is similar to the Tornado Copy Ability. Called Spin attack.^[1]
Stone	The duo forcibly drop straight down, destroying everything in their path.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Coo's flying ability provides an advantage in many situations; he is strong enough to fly even in very strong wind, just like Kine is strong enough to swim against fast water currents. For some unknown reason Coo has no friends (or in Pitch's case a mother) like all other Animal Friends have.

Base Ability	Description	Image
Burning	The move is unchanged from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Needle	Kirby becomes a single spike instead of many, otherwise, the move is unchanged from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Spark	In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Coo will not lose altitude while using this move.
Cutter	In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Coo will shoot only one feather that can be angled.
Ice	In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Coo will launch three angled icicles.
Parasol	The move is unchanged from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Stone	The move is mostly unchanged from Kirby's Dream Land 2, but Coo is able to fly a little while using the move.
Clean	Coo transforms into a giant feather duster that Kirby uses.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

When the player mixes the Stone and Cutter abilities, Kirby gains the mix ability Animal Statues, which lets him turn into statues of any of his past animal friends, including Coo. The weight of Coo's statue works against Kirby in this form as he falls quickly and cannot fly as well as with Stone Pitch. It also doesn't roll when landing.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Paint Roller draws Coo in the sub-game Paint Panic.

Kirby Super Star Ultra

A statue form of Coo can appear when Kirby uses the Stone ability.

Kirby Mass Attack

Coo makes a cameo appearance alongside Rick and Kine in Kirby Quest when Kirby is defeated.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

A statue form of the three original animal friends together (Rick, Kine, and Coo) can appear when Kirby uses the Stone ability.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Coo appears in the Kirby Fighters sub-game (as well as in the downloadable Kirby Fighters Deluxe). In the stage Coo's Forest, he occasionally flies through doors and attacks the Kirbys with three feathers in a strikingly similar fashion to he and Kirby's Cutter ability. He then proceeds to reenter the door he came from.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

Coo will become a resident of the city once the Pyribbit has been defeated. He will occasionally appear flying across the screen.

Kirby Battle Royale

Coo appears as an audience member in the Slam Hockey mode in the Obstacle Arena. He can be seen to the left.

Kirby Star Allies

Coo appears in Kirby Star Allies as a Dream Friend in the game's first update. He works alongside Rick and Kine as a three-in-one Dream Friend, with each character using different elements. In Coo's case, he uses the Bluster element.

Attack	Controls	Description	Element	Damage ^[2]
Parasol Coo	Dash + B in midair	Works exactly the same as the Parasol ability in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3.	Bluster	10 per hit
Flutter	A in midair	Unlike other friends, Coo cannot fly by holding down the A button. In order to gain altitude, the A button must be pressed repeatedly.	None	4
Cutter Coo	B in midair after Flutter	Works exactly the same as the Cutter ability in Kirby's Dream Land 2.	Bluster	12 per Cutter

Super Kirby Clash

Coo appears as a resident of the Port Village after Ignite Edge has been defeated in The Dunes. He will occasionally appear flying across the village. He, alongside Rick and Kine, also appears as a sticker, which can be purchased from the Shoppe for 20 Gem Apples.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

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“	A pleasure, sir. And I may say if your charming wife only had wings, she could easily be mistaken for a nightingale.”
	— Coo • A Sunsational Surprise / A Sunsational Puzzle

Coo appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, as a wise owl that helps Kirby out in a few situations, mostly involving other animals of Dream Land. Other than that he doesn't appear in the series very often.

When mentioned by other characters, Coo is often held in high regard for his wisdom and judgment, like a wise old sage. Owls often seem to symbolize knowledge. He also seems to be a teacher or mentor for Tokkori.

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Coo appears as an Advanced-class support spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When applied to a fighter, the fighter’s defense will increase when in the air.

Music

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Theme - Coo

Coo and Pitch - (Different) theme in Kirby's Dream Land 3
		xsUTUZ-weSE

Kirby's Dream Land 2 theme (Kirby's Dream Collection soundtrack)
		w4WzYx4ywJs

Original theme in Kirby's Dream Land 2
		VqnDB78dRvU

Coo is one of Kirby's Animal Friends. He and Pitch are specialists in the air. The two of them share the same musical theme in Kirby's Dream Land 3, but it is a different one to the theme Coo debuted with in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Related Quotes

“	Coo the owl, ^[sic] can help Kirby get to those hard-to-reach places. When he has special powers, watch out! While with Coo, Kirby can't swallow and fly at the same time.”
	— Kirby's Three Friends • Kirby's Dream Land 2 Instruction Booklet

Etymology

Coo's name is derived from the onyomi pronunciation for the Japanese word for sky, 空 (Kū), which references Coo's skill. It may also be based on the onomatopoeia "coo," used to represent the noise a bird (particularly a dove) makes.

Videos

Kirby Star Allies Rick & Kine & Coo Are Back! - Nintendo Switch

Trivia

In the English dub of the anime, Coo has a male voice. In the original Japanese airing, he (said to be a "she") has a female voice.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards as one of Kirby's stone forms is Coo. He also appeared in Kirby Card Swipe (Kirby Super Star Ultra).
Coo appears brown-feathered alongside Rick and Kine on the continue screen of the Kirby Mass Attack sub-game, Kirby Quest, based on the game over screen of Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Due to the lack of a sixth, multi-leveled world, Coo is the only Animal Friend lacking a counterpart kindly affiliated with him.
Coo appears as a statue alongside Kine, Rick, Waddle Dee, and Kirby himself in Kirby's History hall.
Coo makes a cameo appearance in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, along with Rick and Kine, when Kirby is transforming into Kirby Rocket.
A rearrangement of Coo's theme from Kirby's Dream Land 2 was used as the music for Deploy the Kirby Tank! in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
Coo, along with Rick and Kine, make an appearance in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe after certain Ordeals are cleared.
In the American TV advertisement for Kirby's Dream Land 2, Coo is depicted unusually: In particular, he's given a menacing grin, and also proceeds to lift up and send a biker sliding across a bar table to Kirby.
In Kirby Star Allies, fighting Morpho Knight in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! with Rick & Kine & Coo replaces the normal theme with a remixed version of Dark Matter's theme for his second form, referencing the Animal Friends' original appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2.