All Hidden Waddle Dee locations in Through the Tunnel in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s levels have a ton of side objectives for you to complete. Throughout each level, you’ll be able to find hidden Waddle Dees, which you can rescue to populate Waddle Dee Town. 

There are four Waddle Dees for you to find in the game’s second level, Through the Tunnel. Here’s where to find each of them.

Early in the level, you should encounter a dome that you can use Mouthful Mode on. Suck up the dome, wiggle the left analog stick, and the top of the dome will pop right off. Inside will be a switch. Press it to open a door to a secret room on your left.

Inside this room, you’ll be attacked by four foxes. After you beat them, hit up the chest on the north wall of the room to rescue the first Waddle Dee.

About midway through the level, you’ll find a torch surrounded by three Gordos on a platform that constantly moves up and down. Just past the torch, to the right of the door leading to the next room, you’ll find both a pallet and an air duct that you can jump on to climb into a vent. 

Go to the other side of the vent and hit the bomb cube. The cubes below you will explode, revealing the second Waddle Dee.

After rescuing the second Waddle Dee, head to the next room, and you’ll discover a cannon. If you’re not already Fire Kirby, absorb one of the fire-type enemies around you. Then, light the cannon’s fuse, and book it over to the cannon before the fuse blows. 

Jump inside the cannon, wait for the fuse to blow, and you’ll be launched upwards. You’ll break some blocks on the way up, which will reveal a hidden tunnel that houses the third Waddle Dee.

After you rescue the third Waddle Dee, head into the next room, and