Lol they have a hamster as one of the bosses in Dreamland. It's actually quite hard to kill as it summons little hamsters to come attack you from everywhere. But alas, all you have to do is eat the little ones and spit them at the big one to kill him. I guess it just holds to the cute, friendly atmosphere of the Kirby games. They're some of the few games I actually enjoy where there's no real risk to dying, but they're fun anyway.
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