Animal Friend

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Artwork of Kirby riding Rick, an animal friend.

Animal Friends are a group of characters who serve as Kirby's allies. More specifically, the term refers to the rideable animal companions which Kirby can mount and combine his powers with. There are six of them in total, and are as follows:

• Chuchu the octopus.
• Coo the owl.
• Kine the sunfish.
• Nago the cat.
• Pitch the sparrow.
• Rick the hamster.

Most of the animal friends are somewhat larger than Kirby, and all of them provide their own unique way of moving once they are paired up with him. Kirby can only travel with one Animal Friend at a time, and will have to switch out between them based on what task needs solving.

Game Appearances

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Rick, Kine, and Coo first appeared in this title. They each have their distinct advantages and disadvantages when paired up with, and will use their own special version of whichever Copy Ability Kirby has equipped. Using their power is necessary to collect some of the Rainbow Drops. To find them, Kirby will have to free them from a bag by defeating the Mid-Boss on guard.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

In addition to the previous three, Nago, Chuchu, and Pitch appeared in this title. Unlike the previous, they can be found in the open in various rooms, and Kirby will have to pick between them. Using each one in specific situations is necessary to get all of the Heart Stars.

Kirby Star Allies

Rick & Kine & Coo

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"Friends by air, sea, and land!" This triple-deluxe pack of pals from Kirby's Dream Land 2 is here to help! You'll hear 'em coming: pitter-patter, splish-splash, and flutter-flap!

”

— Kirby Star Allies Pause Description

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Artwork of the original three Animal Friends from Kirby Star Allies.

In Kirby Star Allies, Rick, Kine and Coo appear as Dream Friends, though unlike the others, they are rolled into a single character. They switch out based on which attacks are being used, playing in tag-team style. Their abilities are based off of fusion Copy Abilities from Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Dream Land 3, and are capable of providing the Bluster, Sizzle, and Splash elements to other abilities. In addition, while using 'Stone Rick', Rick can participate in Curling, Geokinesis, and Rock Painter. Rick also retains his ability to stomp enemies and jump off of them. Kine has the distinction of being the fastest swimmer of all the available characters. While Guarding, Rick hides in a bag which is similar to the ones they were held in from Dream Land 2.

Rick & Kine & Coo's Moveset in Kirby Star Allies
Skill	Button Execution	Description
Fire Rick	B	Rick breathes fireballs in a close range like he does in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3. This has Sizzle augment.
Stone Rick	Dash + B	Rick transforms into a rolling stone like he does in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3. Like Stone ability, this can pound stakes and be used in Stone-based Friend Abilities. If anyone is riding piggyback on Rick, they will walk on the rolling stone like Kirby does in Dream Land 2 and 3. The curling stone has Rick's face on it.
Parasol Coo	Dash + B in midair	Coo spins himself like a tornado with a parasol on his head. This has Bluster augment. Coo is invinsible during this attack, similar to Tornado ability.
Cutter Coo	B in midair during Flutter	Coo shoots 3-way feather cutters. This has Bluster augment. This can cut ropes and grass.
Flutter	A in midair	Coo flutters his wings to fly in the air. This has Bluster augment. This can cut ropes and grass. This is similar to 'Hover Flap' of Wing ability, unlike how Coo flies with D-pad and dashes in midair with the jump button in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3.
Fish Flop	↓ + B	Kine flops and splashes on the ground. This has Splash augment.
Ice Kine	B underwater	Kine surrounds himself with cold waves underwater. This has Blizzard augment.
Kine Freeze	Hold B underwater	When Kine uses 'Ice Kine' for too long, he will freeze himself, unable to move until releasing B. This has Blizzard augment.
Protective Bag	L/R	Rick & Kine & Coo hide into a bag that resembles the one they are trapped inside in Kirby's Dream Land 2. They can't perform a dodge in the bag, unlike most other abilities.
Stomp	Stomp on enemies as Rick	Rick damages enemies by stomping on them.

When played in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, several unique rooms appear in each level, which utilize Rick & Kine & Coo's abilities.

Chuchu/Nago/Pitch

The other three animal friends also appear, but only briefly as part of the Cleaning move-set.

Other Titles

The animal friends often make cameos in other titles in the series. Most of the time, this entails appearing in Sub-Games or having their likenesses made into collectable items. The most prominent cameo comes from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards when Kirby uses the Stone-Cutter Power Combo. Doing so transforms Kirby into a stone replica of one of his animal friends, giving him a different movement option (or none at all) with each one.

Anime

Rick, Kine, and Coo appear as distinct characters in Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, with some episodes featuring them prominently. They appear to have no direct connection to Kirby in the show, and are merely intelligent creatures living in Dream Land.

Video Gallery

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Names in other languages

Rick & Kine & Coo

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese	陆库&海恩&空 (chs) 陸庫&海恩&空 (cht) lù kù/hǎi ēn/kōng	Transcription of Rick & Kine & Coo The three characters 陆海空 mean 'land, sea, air' respectively. These three kanji's pronunciations in Japanese are also where their original names derive from: Rick from 陸 riku Kine from 海 kai Coo from 空 kū.
Spanish	Rick, Kine y Coo	Rick, Kine, and Coo

Chuchu/Nago/Pitch

Language	Name	Meaning
Chinese	啾啾/喵果/哔奇 (chs) 啾啾/喵果/嗶奇 (cht) jiū jiū/miāo guǒ/bì qí	Transcription of Chuchu/Nago/Pitch