Pon & Con

Pon & Con are recurring bosses in the Kirby series. They are always fought together in the form of a tag-team. In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Pon & Con appear as friendly characters who live alongside other animals in Acore's roots, and make small appearances every so often.
While they are also referred to as Raccoon & Fox, Pon & Con are most likely intended to be a tanuki (Japanese raccoon dog) and kitsune (a yellow-furred fox) as well-known creatures of traditional Japanese folklore. Both creatures are known for being mischievous and the power to shape-shift (kitsune, the Japanese word for fox, also fits in this context). They were likely localized as a raccoon and fox, respectively, because foreign audiences would not be familiar with the mythology.
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