Kirby's Dream Land 2 / characters and the three animal friends

Kirby's Dream Land 2 characters and the three animal friends

Distinguish companions, the possessed king and the final enemy.

Edition covered

Original Game Boy game, including its Super Game Boy presentation. Animal Friend combinations and seven Rainbow Drops belong to this sequel.

5 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

characters and the three animal friends

Animal rescue encounters

Changes every copied attack.

Animal rescue encounters

Especially useful underwater.

Animal rescue encounters

Especially useful in the air.

Special rescue-bag result

Cameo differs from Dream Land 3.

After prepared Dedede clear

Separate final battle.

Three friends change the same seven powers. Rick, Kine and Coo are playable companions with different movement and attack combinations.
Animal rescue bags can contain alternatives. A rescue does not always supply the same result when Kirby already has a companion.
Dedede and Dark Matter are separate encounters. The king is under Dark Matter’s influence.
Gooey is a cameo in this game. Gooey can emerge from an Animal Friend bag under the appropriate circumstances.

Characters and roles
Character	Role	Gameplay connection
Kirby	Hero	Copies powers and rides companions
Rick	Hamster companion	Land and ice movement
Kine	Fish companion	Underwater navigation
Coo	Owl companion	Flight and wind resistance
King Dedede	Seventh-island boss	Possessed by Dark Matter
Dark Matter	True final boss	Requires the Rainbow Sword route

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Game and island reference	wikirby.com
Copy Ability combinations	wikirby.com