Carol "Clawroline" The Lethal Leopard

Clawroline, titled Lethal Leopard and known as Carol in short, is a character in the Kirby series, appearing in Kirby and the Forgotten Land as a member of the Beast Pack's council. She is an agile anthropomorphic leopard entity with extended eyelashes and eyeshadow, along with nail polished claws, which are able to be greatly extended. She is famed by many, and according to the "Leon & Carol" figure description, she can only speak through meows. She is firstly fought as a boss, but once the main game is completed, she becomes an ally to Kirby and his friends. According to Shinya Kumazaki, her name in both Japanese and English is a mix of "cat", "claw", "line" (representing the limberness of her body lines), and the name "Caroline", hence her nickname being "Carol". It could also be a pun including the word "feline".

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Clawroline is fought in the last stage of Wondaria Remains as its boss, at first under the cover of a cloak. She is later fought again in the Gathering of the Beast Council stage of Redgar Forbidden Lands, and is also battled in the Meta Knight Cup and The Ultimate Cup in the Colosseum. After Elfilin uses the rest of his power to stop Popstar from crashing into the new world at the end of the game's main story, Clawroline saves him off-camera, and shows up in Waddle Dee Town. Here, she notices that all of the Beast Pack except for Leongar had been accounted for after things had returned to peace, and requests Kirby's assistance. Speaking to her at first will lead Kirby to a small rift that sucks him and Elfilin up into the game's Extra Mode — Isolated Isles: Forgo Dreams, where Clawroline is replaced by a stronger doppelgänger known as Phantom Clawroline in the Forgo Park stage. According to several figure descriptions, Clawroline was referred to by Carol and was closely partnered with Leongar — also referred to differently as Leon — before the Beast Pack was formed, as the two were the renowned leaders over the animal kingdom. Leon came across a long forgotten specimen known as "ID-F86" one day and set his sights on the power offered by it. This resulted in the forming of the Beast Pack, and caused Leon to grow distant as he began speaking in a new language that Carol was unable to understand. She shifted her identity per what was preferred in the pack, becoming Clawroline instead, and joined in the scheme to stick by Leon, in the hopes that he would eventually change back to normal. Completing the Extra Mode by defeating Forgo Leon and Morpho Knight in the end will roll a cutscene where Clawroline and the rest of the Beast Pack return several wayward soul pieces to Leon, returning him back to his old self and allowing Clawroline to reunite with him.

Clawroline has 1,000 HP in Danger under the Big Top, 600 HP in Gathering of the Beast Council, and 700 HP at the Colosseum. In Wondaria Remains and the colosseum, she enters the second phase once her HP is less than 40% and takes 0.8× damage during the entire second phase. She also takes 0.2× damage when roaring at the start of the battle and before she roars at the start of phase 2. The following table lists all of Clawroline's attacks (attack names are from the Kirby and the Forgotten Land Perfect Support Guide).

1-2 Claw: Clawroline takes out her claws and slashes twice in front of her, leaving a Dropped Star with each slash.

Finish Claw: After "1-2 Claw," Clawroline may follow up with a third swipe with both claws, leaving three Dropped Stars.

Assault Cat: Clawroline takes out her claws, gets into position, and dashes at high speed towards Kirby, leaving a Dropped Star wherever she created an afterimage of herself.

Hunting: Clawroline leaps toward Kirby, sometimes with a flip attack, and then falls straight downward with her claws out, creating a shockwave on landing and producing several Dropped Stars.

Acrobat: Clawroline jumps onto one of the metal pillars surrounding the arena and attaches to it with her claws. While Clawroline is attached to a pillar, she is too high up to hit unless Kirby uses the Ranger ability. This is followed by "Thrill Edge" or "Surprise Event". Clawroline always begins the second phase with this move, which she follows up with "Thrill Edge".

Thrill Edge: After climbing a pillar with "Acrobat", Clawroline takes out seven knives and throwing them at Kirby in rapid succession, leaving a Dropped Star on impact. She may repeat this move once, twice, or three more times before following up with a "Surprise Event." Inhaling one of Clawroline's knives will give Kirby the Sword ability. This attack is used after "Acrobat".

Surprise Event: After climbing a pillar with "Acrobat", Clawroline unsheathes her claws and dives towards Kirby's current location, leaving six Dropped Stars in a hexagonal pattern on impact with the ground. This attack is used after "Acrobat" or "Thrill Edge".

Spotlight Showtime: Clawroline gets on all fours and vanishes in a puff of smoke. After a drum roll and swiveling lights hint to where she might appear, she reappears and uses a Finish Claw on Kirby, leaving three Dropped Stars.

Clawroline is an anthropomorphic leopard with gold fur and beige accents, adorned with brown leopard spots covering most of her body. She possesses narrow, almond-shaped yellow eyes with violet irises, complemented by glittery light purple eyeshadow and long, pointy eyelashes. Her muzzle features a small brown nose with two whiskers on each side. She has a slender, hourglass-like figure, a large tuft of beige fur on her chest, and a long tail with a brown tip. Her brown ears and four-fingered paws are notable, with each finger tipped with claws painted in glittery purple nail polish that can seemingly extend to great lengths.