Como

Como Model of Como from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Details First game Kirby's Dream Land 3 (1997) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023) Other game(s) Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Star Allies Copy Ability None, Spider Similar entities Spideroo, Pupa

Como is an enemy debuting in Kirby's Dream Land 3. He resembles a spider, usually with three body segments, three eyes and six stubby legs, three on each side of his body. His color scheme varies between appearances, but is almost always dominated by shades of yellow. He usually appears dangling on a string of spider silk, serving more as a stationary obstacle rather than a more traditional active enemy for Kirby to fight. In most of his appearances he grants no Copy Ability when inhaled, but in Kirby Star Allies Kirby can inhale Como for the Spider ability.

Game appearances

Como's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Enemy
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Enemy
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Enemy	Enemy in New Challenge Stages. Kirby's Dream Land 3 is also included, where Como has the exact same role.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Enemy
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe	Enemy
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Enemy
Kirby Star Allies	Enemy and playable character	Como now gives the Spider ability, and can be recruited as a Friend.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Enemy	Reprises his role from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 3

In-game sprite.

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Comos make their first appearance. Here, their body is portrayed as yellow, while their legs are pink. The color of their pincers differs between sprites and artwork, being shown as pink in the former and yellow in the latter.

These arachnids are first encountered in the sixth stage of Grass Land and comparably rare throughout the game. They start out hanging from a ceiling, immobile and often partially hidden, but as soon as Kirby approaches them, they fall down, dangling above the ground by a long silk thread at a height that depends on the hero's position.

As soon as the Como has stopped, he proceeds to spit a ball of silk towards Kirby if he is below him, which turns into a small net after a short while that floats in midair before disappearing. Kirby gets hurt if he touches these projectiles, but may use a Copy Ability or spit something at them to destroy them. After waiting for a few seconds, the Como pulls himself upwards again, returning to his starting position and repeating the process shortly afterwards.

Comos are vulnerable to any attack, but yield no ability when inhaled and swallowed. As an alternative to attacking the spider himself, Kirby can sever the thread by which he is hanging by using an ability or spitting something at it. Succeeding in doing so causes the Como to fall down, popping when he hits the ground. Once defeated, these enemies do not respawn until Kirby leaves the section they are found in.

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Como can be found in the following levels and stages:

Como locations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stage	Grass Land	Ripple Field	Sand Canyon	Cloudy Park	Iceberg
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4
Stage 5
Stage 6

Kirby: Canvas Curse

Artwork from Kirby: Canvas Curse

Comos reappear in Kirby: Canvas Curse, where the color of their body has been changed from yellow to brown or orange, while their legs and pincers are now yellow. The number of glands on their abdomens has also multiplied from one to two.

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Como appears in the following locations:

Como locations in Kirby: Canvas Curse
Reddy Land	Arange Gorge	Iello Adventure	Neo Greo	Bloo Hills	Omarine Zone	Wonder Lilane
Ravine Road	Ghost Grounds	Contrast Cave		Cold Course		Frozen Fantasy

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Como in Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Comos reappear in Kirby's Return to Dream Land as a common enemy, being first encountered in the second stage of Cookie Country. In this incarnation, they look similar to their original in-game appearance, but only consist of two segments, having gained a horizontal brown stripe across their middle in place of a division line. Comos in this game often hang off of ceilings and fall down on a web when Kirby gets near, exhibiting no further aggressive behavior. Sometimes Comos will retract back into their original position. Like in other games, cutting the string with a projectile or other attack will cause the Como to drop, thereby defeating him.

As with many other enemies in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, bigger versions of Comos are sometimes encountered. These behave identically, but can only be inhaled with a Super Inhale and results in a larger star when spat out.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Como can be found in the following levels and stages:

Como locations in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5
Cookie Country
Raisin Ruins
Onion Ocean					N/A
White Wafers
Nutty Noon
Egg Engines
Dangerous Dinner				N/A	N/A

Como locations in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Stage	Appearance?	Stage	Appearance?
Opening Stage		4-3
1-1		4-4
1-2		4-EX
1-3		Sphere
1-BOSS		Levitation
2-1		Health
2-2		Surge
2-3		Bomb
2-4		Upward
2-BOSS		Needles
3-1		Barrier
3-2		Vanish
3-3		Cannon
3-4		Black Hole
3-BOSS		Trickery
4-1		Secret Stage
4-2		Final Boss

Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

Como makes an appearance in some of the chambers in New Challenge Stages. His look and function are directly taken from his previous appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Como appears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, with the same appearance and attack pattern as before.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe Como can be found in the following levels and stages:

Como locations in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stage	Stage 1	Stage 2	Stage 3	Stage 4	Stage 5	Stage 6 EX	Stage 7 EX	Stage 8 EX
Fine Fields					N/A		N/A	N/A
Lollipop Land					N/A		N/A	N/A
Old Odyssey						N/A		N/A
Wild World						N/A		N/A
Endless Explosions						N/A		N/A
Royal Road						N/A

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

Como appears in some stages of Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe, dropping in his string from the sky to try and get in King Dedede's way. He will be defeated if King Dedede jumps through his string, cutting it off and causing him to fall.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Como appears briefly in Kirby: Planet Robobot as well, again with the same appearance and attack pattern as before. He only appears in Stage 7 of Gigabyte Grounds.

Kirby Star Allies

Pause screen art of Como as a Friend in Kirby Star Allies.

“

“After years of work…a major role!” He doesn’t just hang around anymore. He's the three-eyed hero who was nominated by his kind to go on a quest! Now he can snare evil in his web!

”

— Guest Star Como A Tangled Web Pause Screen description in Kirby Star Allies

Como appears in this title, though this time with a much more significant role. For the first time in the series, he yields a Copy Ability when swallowed, in the form of Spider. As such, he can also be recruited as a Friend, where he can then roam freely on the ground, and use similar moves to Spider Kirby. Upon becoming a friend, Como gains feet and is no longer constrained to his silk strand.

In Kirby Star Allies, Como can be found in the following levels and stages:

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Como as it appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Como makes a cameo appearance in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Flower Power. Here, it is much larger than its video game counterpart, and sports a hairy body with tiger stripes, acting more like a traditional spider. It lives in the deep jungle region Babagahara, making large cobwebs for prey to fall into. Tuff accidentally drops a comatose Kirby into one of these webs, and with covert help from Meta Knight, manages to repel the spider so he can get Kirby out of there.

Trivia

• Out of all ability-providing enemies, Como has the longest gap between his debut and his first ability-providing appearance, with there being 21 years between Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby Star Allies.

Gallery

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  Como in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Como in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Como in Kirby Star Allies

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  Title screen for Guest Star Como: A Tangled Web in Kirby Star Allies

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  Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring Como leading a Friend Train

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  Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! credits picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring Como and co. throwing Friend Hearts in a HAL Room

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  Concept art for Kirby Star Allies

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  A big Como in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

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  Como is hit by a rock in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Flower Power.

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  Artwork of the Big Spin Slash card from Kirby no Copy-toru!, with a Como observing the move.

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter commemorating the release of Kirby Star Allies, featuring an allied Como

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Como

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Como

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  Halloween 2018 illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring an allied Como

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  Como in Find Kirby!!

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  Dedede Directory about Como

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  Artwork for the Kirby x ITS'DEMO: KIRBY Boo! merchandise series

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  Artwork for the Kirby x ITS'DEMO: KIRBY Boo! merchandise series

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	コモ Komo	From「蜘蛛クモ」(kumo, spider) or possibly「コミ」(komi), which is from a Japanese reading of "거미" (geomi, "spider" in Korean)
Chinese	三眼蜘蛛 sān yǎn zhī zhū	Three-eyed Spider
Dutch	Como	-
French	Como	-
German	Como	-
Italian	Racno	Corruption of "ragno" (spider)
Korean	코모 Komo	Como
Spanish	Como	-