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*[[Burning Leo]] seems to be inspired by the [[wikipedia:Chinese guardian lions|guardian lions]] of Chinese culture. Burning Leo's hair vaguely resembles that of a guardian lion, and his name may also reflect his relation to them. | *[[Burning Leo]] seems to be inspired by the [[wikipedia:Chinese guardian lions|guardian lions]] of Chinese culture. Burning Leo's hair vaguely resembles that of a guardian lion, and his name may also reflect his relation to them. | ||
*[[Capsule J]] bears resemblance to the titular character of [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]]'s [[Wikipedia:TwinBee (series)|''TwinBee'' series]]. | *[[Capsule J]] bears resemblance to the titular character of [[Wikipedia:Konami|Konami]]'s [[Wikipedia:TwinBee (series)|''TwinBee'' series]]. | ||
*[[Chameleo Arm]] bears resemblance to the giant chameleon-like deities in the intro of the Famicom Disk System game, ''Fire Bam'', which, like the ''Kirby'' series, was also created by [[HAL Laboratory]]. | |||
*[[Chef Kawasaki]] is named after [[wikipedia:Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki motorcycles]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/4585384864387072 Masahiro Sakurai's Twitter answering Chef Kawasaki's name origin]</ref>. | *[[Chef Kawasaki]] is named after [[wikipedia:Kawasaki motorcycles|Kawasaki motorcycles]]<ref>[https://twitter.com/Sora_Sakurai/status/4585384864387072 Masahiro Sakurai's Twitter answering Chef Kawasaki's name origin]</ref>. | ||
*[[Computer Virus]] - the boss from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' - appears to be a reference to classical Japanese RPGs such as the ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]]'' games. Its windows in ''Kirby Super Star'' are also based on those of the [[wikipedia:Classic Mac OS|Classic Mac OS]]. | *[[Computer Virus]] - the boss from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' - appears to be a reference to classical Japanese RPGs such as the ''[[wikipedia:Dragon Quest|Dragon Quest]]'' games. Its windows in ''Kirby Super Star'' are also based on those of the [[wikipedia:Classic Mac OS|Classic Mac OS]]. | ||
