Parasol Waddle Dee

Parasol Waddle Dees are a common variant of Waddle Dee. They first appear in Kirby's Dream Land. Parasol Waddle Dees slowly use their parasol to slowly descend from the sky to the ground. In most appearances, starting with Kirby's Adventure, Kirby can receive the Parasol ability from a Parasol Waddle Dee by inhaling and then swallowing it. Once a Parasol Waddle Dee has landed on the ground or if it has been attacked, it releases its parasol and becomes an ordinary Waddle Dee. This is similar to the Mario franchise, in which jumping on a Koopa Paratroopa turns it into a Koopa Troopa.

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Parasol Waddle Dees are an enemy in the Smash Run mode, along with regular Waddle Dees, and act the same as in the Kirby franchise.