Captain Stitch

Captain Stitch is a mid-boss who debuted in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Defeating Captain Stitch yields the Needle ability.

Physical appearance
Captain Stitch bears a resemblance to that of a Gordo, despite it sporting 2 angry eyes that aren't cross-eyed, 8 spikes, and has a dark spherical shape that makes up its body.

Kirby's Dream Land 2
Captain Stitch appears in this game. It appears in multiple levels in the game, starting with the 4th stage of Red Canyon, where it has Rick held captive inside a sack hanging on top. It attacks by slamming into Kirby (or launching its spiky projectiles at him), making it lose its protective spikes, thus exposing its mouth in the process. When said protective spikes are out of its body, it loses the invincibility temporarily for about 5 seconds before the new ones grow in. Unlike most mid-bosses, it cannot be damaged while it has its spikes surrounding it, requiring Kirby to inhale its projectiles and shooting it back at it using his star bullets, or using different variations of abilities when Captain Stitch loses its spikes. Defeating it gives Kirby the Needle ability when swallowed.