Hatched Chick

Hatched Chick
Artwork of Hatched Chick from Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Details
First game	Kirby's Dream Land 2 (1995)
Latest game	Kirby's Dream Buffet (2022, reference)
Other game(s)	Kirby's Block Ball
Copy Ability	None
Similar entities	Chick, Twizzy

Hatched Chick (originally known as Crack-Tweet) is a rare enemy which is only known to appear in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and Kirby's Block Ball. It resembles a small, yellow chick not unlike Twizzy, which possesses a red beak and feet, as well as three strands of hair on its head. It is initially found in a white egg with a horizontal crack running through it. When hatched, Hatched Chick can also be distinguished from Twizzy in that Hatched Chick has a proportionally smaller head and more frizzy appearance.

While inside the egg, Hatched Chick does nothing but make small hops. If it falls a certain distance or Kirby attacks it in this state, the egg breaks, causing the chick to hatch from it. The shell may also be removed by inhaling it. Outside of it, the bird is able to make small jumps, as well as flap its wings to slow down its fall and attempt to fly over obstacles it runs into. Exposed, a Hatched Chick can be defeated instantly by any attack.

Game appearances

Hatched Chick's video game appearances
Game	Role	Notes
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Enemy	Known here as Crack-Tweet.
Kirby's Block Ball	Enemy
Kirby's Dream Buffet	Reference	Appears on a Character Treat. Now known as Hatched Chick.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby attacking a Crack-Tweet still in its egg using Parasol from Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Hatched Chick (here known as Crack-Tweet) appears as a common enemy in Kirby's Dream Land 2, showing up mainly in Grass Land. Crack-Tweet's egg is worth 200 points if destroyed by Kirby and 100 if he inhales it. Additionally, the chick itself is worth 300 points when attacked and 150 when inhaled. Neither grants Kirby a Copy Ability when swallowed.

Locations

Crack-Tweet can be found in the following levels and stages:

Crack-Tweet locations in Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stage	Grass Land	Big Forest	Ripple Field	Iceberg	Red Canyon	Cloudy Park	Dark Castle
Stage 1
Stage 2
Stage 3
Stage 4	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 5	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 6	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stage 7	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Kirby's Block Ball

Hatched Chick is a common enemy in Kirby's Block Ball. It is worth 600 points when defeated and usually drops a food item. Here, it appears without its egg.

Kirby's Dream Buffet

In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Hatched Chick appears as one of the collectible Character Treats, using its artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 2.

Trivia

• Similar-looking Chicks appear in Kirby's Pinball Land at the top of the Poppy Brothers' Land stage. However, according to the Kirby Character Encyclopedia, these Chicks are not the same as Hatched Chicks. Another similar-looking chick appears as an orbit target in the Pinball minigame of Kirby's Toy Box, though it has not been confirmed if this is a Hatched Chick or a Chick from Kirby's Pinball Land.

Gallery

• 
  Hatched Chicks appear as regular enemies in Stage 9-3 of Kirby's Block Ball
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  Character Treat from Kirby's Dream Buffet

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	クラックツイート kurakku tsuīto	Crack-Tweet
Traditional Chinese	破殼小雞 Pò ké xiǎo jī	Hatched Chick
Simplified Chinese	破壳小鸡 Pò ké xiǎo jī
Dutch	Kuiken	Chick
French	Poussin	Chick
German	Küken	Chick
Italian	Pulcino	Chick
Korean	크랙 트위트 keulaeg teuwiteo	Crack Tweet
Portuguese	Pintinho	Chick
Spanish	Pollito	Chick