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'''Kirby''' is a character in ''[[Chicken Little (film)|Chicken Little]]''. He is [[Melvin]] and [[Tina]]'s son.
{{Character-infobox
 
|image=[[File:SSU Kirby artwork.png]]
 
|caption = ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' artwork
 
|jap_name = カービィ (Kābyi)
 
|jap_meaning = Kirby
 
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|gender=[[#Age and Gender|Male (localizations)
 
Gender Neutral (Japan)]]
 
|species=[[Kirby (species)|Kirby's species]]
 
|affiliation=[[Kirby (species)|Kirby's species]], [[Helper]]s, [[Dream Friend]]s
 
|voice_actor = [[Makiko Ohmoto]]}}
 
{{quote|Poyo!|Kirby|[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]}}
 
'''Kirby''' is the titular pink puff and main protagonist of [[Nintendo]]'s [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] of video games. The series has been running for over two decades, and over thirty titles have been released under Kirby's name, most of which are developed by [[HAL Laboratory]], Inc. or published by HAL for co-developing studios.
 
   
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==Personality==
Kirby has been featured in his own [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime series]], many [[Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu|manga publications]] in several countries, [[Kirby's Biggest Case|comics]] in numerous countries, and even an [[Mario Kirby Masterpiece|educational video]] co-starring [[w:c:mario:mario|Mario]]. The ''Kirby'' series is frequently merchandised by Nintendo, although most of its products are only released in Japan.
 
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Kirby is sweet, kind, funny, and cute, but is also quite cowardly.
   
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His personality is basically equivalent to [[Chicken Little (character)|Chicken Little]].
Kirby lives in his dome-shaped [[Kirby's house|home]] in [[Dream Land]], a country on his home planet [[Planet Popstar]]. His adventures take him throughout Dream Land and occasionally into local star systems for various reasons, and he has saved his homeland, and even the universe, many times.
 
   
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==Appearance==
==Character design==
 
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Kirby is a little orange baby alien with four legs with red stripes and three blue eyes.
===Conception===
 
{{Quote|First you draw a circle, then you dot the eyes, add a great big smile, and presto, it's Kirby!|Introduction|[[Kirby's Adventure]]}}
 
[[File:Popopo.jpg|thumb|An early magazine scan of Twinkle Popopo]]
 
Kirby was conceived by [[Masahiro Sakurai]], a video game designer then under HAL Laboratory's employment when designing a game for Nintendo's Game Boy. He was originally created as a blob placeholder sprite for the game, originally titled "Twinkle Popo" (ティンクル・ポポ, read Tinkuru popo). Over time, Sakurai grew fond of the placeholder sprite, and preferred it over the conception of the original protagonist of the game it was being designed for, so Kirby became the star of his first game. Despite the developers keeping Kirby's model, he was known as ポポポ (Popopo) for a time before being renamed Kirby. The game was renamed 星のカービィ (Hoshi no Kābī) meaning "Kirby of the Stars" in Japan, and became known in North America and most other parts of the world as ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. Kirby's original name, Popopo, would later be referenced in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'', as it is set on the [[Popopo Islands]].
 
 
Sakurai was deeply involved during the development of Kirby's anime known under the same name (星のカービィ Hoshi no Kābī) as ''Kirby's Dream Land'' in Japan, and dubbed under the name ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' in North America. When asked about what was being considered during Kirby's design within the anime, the reply from Nintendo was that besides considering the ease of staining of colors and drawing, Kirby should instantly associate with people, be easy to remember, and easily become familiar.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn053.html Nintendo Japan Q&A for Smash Bros.]</ref>
 
 
===Name===
 
[[File:Earlykirby.PNG|thumb|left|Early artwork of Kirby]]
 
Where Kirby got his name from is not known, since Masahiro Sakurai himself has been quoted as saying he does not remember how Kirby got his name.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120105053730/http://www.n-sider.com/contentview.php?contentid=325&page=5 N-Sider Media - October 5, 2005]</ref> However, from within Kirby's fandom, it is believed that Kirby might have been named after the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirby_Company Kirby Company], which manufactures vacuum cleaners and suits Kirby and his inhalation abilities. The other explanation is that he might have been named in honor of Nintendo's legal counsel, [[wikipedia:John Kirby (attorney)|John Kirby]] of Latham & Watkins LLP, who defended Nintendo against a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Studios over the similarities of ''Donkey Kong'' to ''King Kong''.
 
 
Shigeru Miyamoto has been quoted as saying that the latter is partially why the name Kirby was chosen from a list of candidates, although Kirby was not named after John Kirby.<ref>[https://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2011/06/17/miyamoto-wii-amp-wii-u-are-colored-white-for-all-ages-appeal.aspx Game Informer - June 17, 2011]</ref> He also noted the irony that Kirby's appearance is cute, while the start of his name is a harsh consonant, which does not conform to the Japanese common practice of matching a soft name to cute characters.
 
 
===Color===
 
[[File:KDL Boxart.jpg|thumb|US boxart of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'']]
 
Sakurai intended Kirby to be pink when he conceived his character. This was in contrast with the wishes of Shigeru Miyamoto, the head of Nintendo's Entertainment Analysis and Development (EADS) branch who wanted Kirby to be yellow. Before Nintendo of Japan settled on Sakurai's preference of pink, the game was ported over to the United States where Nintendo of America had some confusion over just what Kirby's color was supposed to be. They ended up with the color white by basing it off his sprite's appearance on the gray-scale Game Boy screen. While the Japanese box art and artwork correctly depicts Kirby as pink according to Sakurai's wishes, his artwork, cartridge label, box art, instruction booklet, and even the television advertisement for ''Kirby's Dream Land'' depicted Kirby as white in America. Fortunately, this only happened to ''Kirby's Dream Land'' as the confusion was cleared up before ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was released as a direct sequel.
 
 
Miyamoto's own preference of a yellow Kirby was not entirely ignored, however, since whenever a second player plays a second Kirby, the color defaults to [[Yellow Kirby|yellow]].
 
 
===Actor portrayal===
 
Kirby is voiced by female seiyū (voice actor) [[Makiko Ohmoto]] in his games and in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. Her voice work for Kirby in the original Japanese version of his anime ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'' was not changed for the English dub by 4Kids (with the exception of one scene in the first episode, due to name changes for other characters, in which case Amy Birnbaum stood in), so she voices both versions. Ohmoto considers working on Kirby's voice and with the teams on his games and anime to be a great experience.
 
 
The educational video starring Kirby and Mario called the ''[[Mario Kirby Masterpiece]]'' in 1993 is one notable title where Kirby was not voiced by Ohmoto. Mayumi Tanaka provided Kirby's voice in that video instead.
 
 
==Character==
 
===Appearance===
 
[[File:HnK Kirby.png|thumb|Kirby in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']]
 
Kirby is a small pink spherical creature with two stubby arms, two red feet and two oval-shaped eyes with black pupils (with a faint shade of blue at the bottom starting with ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', which was brightened in later appearances). Kirby's cheek-blushes weren't introduced until his second game, ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', where they appeared as two black whisker lines in artwork. In subsequent games until ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', they were depicted as three red diagonal lines in artwork, although they were usually always solid red ovals in-game (except ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', where they were missing from his sprite).
 
 
Kirby's body is soft and flexible, allowing him to flatten himself or expand like a balloon. Officially he is 20 centimeters (8 inches) tall,<ref name="Kirby Profile">[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/nom/0003/miryoku/ Nintendo Japan (Nintendo Online Magazine - Kirby's profile - March 2000 issue covering ''Kirby 64: the Crystal Shards'' release)]</ref> but the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games depict his height as about three feet when compared to the other characters, and when compared to [[Adeleine]], a human from Kirby’s own series, he is about half the size of her. His weight is not known,<ref name="Kirby Profile" /> although several parts of the anime and the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series suggest that he is light enough to be easily carried.
 
 
Kirby has no form of skeletal structure nor does he have teeth.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/flash/syukeiken/return549.html Nintendo Japan Q&A for Smash Bros. page 49]</ref> The latter is confirmed in the anime episode [[A Dental Dilemma]], where [[Hardy]] couldn't find Kirby's teeth to clean. His appearance has changed subtly over the years, his arms and body becoming more rounded and his facial features more defined with larger eyes. The new design has been used in all subsequent games.
 
 
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With regards to Kirby's appearance on the box art of games and certain artwork, there is a phenomenon fans refer to along the lines of the "angry Kirby" look.<ref>http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/usa-covers-kirby-angry-kirby</ref> For some undisclosed reason, although likely attributed to cultural differences and atmosphere at that time, Nintendo of America decided to depict Kirby's eyes as significantly sharper-looking than his usually benign expression on the North American box art of several games, starting from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', and including (in chronological order) ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', up to ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' are exempt from this phenomenon, although the trend continues into ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''. The same thing happened for the promotional material for ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''.
 
 
However, even the Japanese boxart for ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' as well as ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' feature a distinctly angry looking Kirby.
 
 
===Age and Gender===
 
[[File:Kirbyinanime.PNG|thumb|left|Kirby inside his [[Starship (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!)|Starship]] in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']] [[File:Kirby's_girlfriend.jpg|thumb|Kirby talking about his girlfriend]]
 
Kirby's age is never directly stated by Japanese sources.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn104.html Nintendo Japan Q&A for Smash Bros. page 104]</ref> In the [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime]], where he more or less acts like a little child, Kirby's peers [[Tiff]] and [[Tuff]] sometimes call him a "baby" (in the Japanese dub, [[Meta Knight]] also implies this when he tells Tiff that he was born 200 years too early). Along with his high-pitched voice and "poyo language", it's implied that Kirby is at least young.
 
 
In the English instruction booklet for ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', he was introduced as a "spry little boy", while in the Japanese version he was referred as 「若者」 (''wakamono''), which translates to a more general "youth". Other Japanese sources (except the manga) do not confirm Kirby's gender, so he is referred to with gender neutral pronouns for a broader, more universal appeal in the Japanese market, along with most other ''Kirby'' characters; however, Kirby is directly referred to with masculine pronouns in official localizations. On the Japanese ''Super Smash Bros.'' developer's site, [[Masahiro Sakurai]] once teased a player surprised to know that [[Samus Aran|Samus]] is a female character that Kirby (and Pikachu) might actually be female as well, but jokingly left the idea as a mystery instead of outright confirming it.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostReturn084.html Nintendo Japan Q&A for Smash Bros. page 84]</ref> Kirby may be attracted to women based on the hint of romance between Kirby and [[Ribbon]] in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' where Ribbon gives Kirby a kiss on the cheek in the good ending, making both of them blush in embarrassment. In one strip of the [[Yonkoma manga]] series, Kirby announces to Ribbon that he has a girlfriend; he describes her to Ribbon and then Ribbon asks [[Adeleine]] to draw a portrait, and to Ribbon's shock, the portrait is of [[ChuChu]].<ref>[[File:Kirby's girlfriend.jpg|Pink no Tantai Majo]]</ref>
 
 
===Personality===
 
{{Quote|He's a pretty jolly guy.|Tutorial description|[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]}}
 
[[File:KSSU wink.png|thumb|left|Kirby in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'']]
 
Kirby is largely innocent and has a cheerful demeanor and a positive attitude. He likes to help other people so much, sometimes he goes out of his way to do it; in the [[Dyna Blade (sub-game)|Dyna Blade]] sub-game of ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', he feeds [[Dyna Blade]]'s chicks on his own (though expresses annoyance at Dyna Blade's chicks' constant noise-making before dragging them off to [[Whispy Woods]] to be fed by the constant dropped [[apple]]s from the tree's branches) and teaches them how to fly. He has been shown to have a sense of justice, and won't spare someone who is a danger to those around him, as evidenced by his battles against final bosses. Throughout the many dangers he is put through, he is notably brave, maintaining a neutral expression almost constantly. This is especially evident in the Subspace Emissary. In the [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime]], he doesn't harbor dislike for anybody, in particular, not even [[King Dedede]] or [[Escargoon]] who mostly cause trouble for himself, and mostly greets everyone he meets.
 
 
While he is brave and has a sense of justice, Kirby is quick to suspect King Dedede as the culprit for mischief, such as at the beginning of ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. In fact, Kirby has demonstrated a consistent impulsive streak throughout the series and can be as quick to start fights as he is to pass them by, fighting Dedede, Meta Knight and Dyna Blade on impulse. He also willingly responded to Dedede's call for a [[Revenge of the King|rematch]] and attacked [[Shadow Kirby]] without thinking. This recklessness can often lead him into trouble or cause him to create trouble (such as when he accidentally released [[Nightmare]]). However, in recent games, he seemingly no longer does impulsive acts.
 
 
Kirby is shown to care deeply about those close to him. In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', he chases after [[Taranza]], who had kidnapped King Dedede. After Kirby defeats [[Queen Sectonia]] the first time and after Dedede regained consciousness, Kirby holds his hands and jumps and cheers, overjoyed to see that his arch-rival is okay. Kirby is known to be very forgiving as well, having become friends with nearly every antagonist in recent games. He even teams up with [[Marx]] and [[Dark Meta Knight]] in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', despite them not having made up for their past actions.
 
 
In his own universe, Kirby is very popular for his heroic acts. In fact, he is so famous, that in the Japanese versions of the games, he is known by the title of “Kirby of the Stars” (星のカービィ, or Hoshi no Kābyi). Kirby’s fame has been spread around the universe, and even to other dimensions, as evidenced with [[Magolor]], who said that he knew about Kirby long before they met, despite living in [[Another Dimension]]. Others also learn of Kirby by his fame after meeting him. In the Japanese version of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', [[Susie]] uses his title to refer to Kirby when he takes off to fight [[Star Dream]], despite him not having told her his name or title. In [[Heroes in Another Dimension]], [[Zan Partizanne]] shouts his name, also despite not previously knowing it. In spite of his fame, Kirby never lets any of it get to his head, and still remains kind and helpful.
 
 
In the games themselves, regardless of region, Kirby retains his innocent and cheery personality, promotional materials such as advertisements and box art tends to be tweaked if not changed outright when released internationally due to cultural differences between Japan and overseas countries, in particular America, due to strong, tough characters being popular in the West.<ref>[https://www.polygon.com/2014/4/29/5664122/why-does-kirby-always-look-angry-in-the-west Polygon.com]</ref> Regarding advertisements, the American versions of various TV advertisements generally depict Kirby in a tough manner, such as literally chewing a human into a spitwad for ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'',<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU6cHCkWqy8]</ref> doing various action movie roles for ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'',<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jL1okxuvGRQ]</ref> and having him and his friends being in a motorcycle gang and picking a fight with another motorcycle gang in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]].''<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EqVVG4FCq7w]</ref>
 
 
Likewise, with magazine ads, the advertising for ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'' and, to a lesser extent ''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'', depicted Kirby as a good kid who became a hardened criminal, including mug shots indicative of a police lineup, and an ad treating Kirby as the "face of terror" in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.<ref>[http://i3.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/original/000/651/038/fc6.jpg]</ref> Only two exceptions to this are known to exist: The first was with ''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]'', which depicts Kirby demolishing people inside via the Japanese ad, while the American version was comparatively softer. The second was for the Japanese promotional material for ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', which depicted Kirby with a slightly serious, yet still mostly aloof, attitude. For the box art, with the exception of ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (which depicts Kirby having a determined expression regardless of the box version), ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'', ''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]'', and to a certain extent ''Super Smash Bros. for the 3DS and Wii U'' (which depicts Kirby being in a relaxed and cheery disposition regardless of the version), and to a certain extent the English cover of ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' (which depicts half of the mass of Kirbys on the cover as content, and the other half as angry), the various game covers starting with ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' has the Japanese version depicting Kirby in a cheery manner while the American version depicts Kirby in a more serious and angry manner. This was even noted in the May 2011 issue for Nintendo Power's coverage on Kirby, where it mentions that for box arts, he resorts to his "angry eyes."
 
 
===Appetite===
 
{{Quote|Don't eat it!|[[Tiff]], reminding Kirby not to eat a camera|[[Pink-Collar Blues]], [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]}}
 
[[File:Kirby and Cake.png|thumb|Kirby's [[Strawberry Shortcake]]]]
 
Kirby never hesitates to help whenever [[Dream Land]] is in trouble, but when he doesn't have his work cut out for him doing that, he loves nothing more than eating and sleeping, especially during the day. Kirby's favorite food is tomatoes, [[Maxim Tomato]]es in particular, and these fully restore his health in the games. In the anime where tomatoes are never seen growing, Kirby gorges on [[watermelon]]s instead. Kirby's appetite for food is immense (but he does have his limits); he can eat whole tables' worth of food and still go on, and partially eat a cake as large as a mountain, as shown from a cutscene in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'', where he and [[Prince Fluff]] had an eating contest.
 
 
While it is undeniable that Kirby adores eating, it is not certain whether he enjoys the act of eating or the taste of food. Kirby has preference over certain foods but he eats just about everything. In the anime, since [[Cappy|Cappies]] know about this attribute of his, they invite him to dinner whenever they have leftover food, and [[Tuggle]] often gives whole piles of expired food for him to finish. While the Cappies do it for their convenience more than for Kirby's benefit, Kirby doesn't realize nor seem to mind, and the expired food doesn't do him any harm. Even food hot enough to make people breathe fire {{storylink|The Hot Shot Chef}} doesn't seem to bother him one bit, but anything truly disgusting, like [[Belly Buster]]'s pies in the anime, [[Mariel]]s in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', or Whispy's poison apples, Kirby would understandably hate or be hurt by.
 
 
===Speech===
 
[[File:Mike Abusement Park.png|thumb|[[Mike]] Kirby singing in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']]
 
Kirby is a character of few words and rarely speaks in-game. Much of his speech is indirect, in the form of speech bubbles or monologues in games' instruction manuals, and brief greetings such as "Hi" in games including ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''. Story-wise, if Kirby is depicted as talking to another character, it is often in the form of text panels or narration. Kirby is depicted as rude and smart-alecky in the American-made spin-off of the ''Puyo Puyo'' genre titled ''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]'', but despite being developed by HAL Laboratory, it was never released in Japan, and is not considered to be canon.
 
 
In the games, Kirby narrates the functions of certain [[Copy Abilities]] on the pause menu in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. In ''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]'', he gives short descriptions of various menu options when they are highlighted. The most in-game talking Kirby ever did was in ''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]'', where he explains the game's rules, along with brief gameplay descriptions if it isn't already explained by [[Dedede]]. Kirby says the names of certain attacks when he uses a foe's ability in the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].
 
 
In the anime, Masahiro Sakurai insisted early in the development process that Kirby would not speak in the anime series, as it makes the character more endearing and easier for people to relate to. The most common thing Kirby says in the anime is "Poyo", which is meaningless, but it allows him to use his voice in such a way that it conveys his emotions without actually saying anything meaningful, as illustrated [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBvRzwXxzSQ#t=16s here] Kirby does occasionally say the names of his special attacks in the Japanese version, the names of certain foods, and sometimes repeats names and certain words he hears, such as yuki (snow) or suika (watermelon). He also repeats names in the English dub as well.
 
 
[[File:KSS_Mike.png|thumb|[[Mike]] Kirby in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'']]
 
In contrast with his usual speaking habits, Kirby loves to sing when he gets the [[Mike]] ability. Mike Kirby's amplified voice is devastating to enemies (and friends in the anime); one good bout of singing actually reduces [[King Dedede's Castle]] to rubble in the episode [[Abusement Park]]. Although the reaction from Kirby's audience suggests that his singing is bad to downright unbearable, Kirby never seems to realize it and enjoys himself regardless.
 
 
===In ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''===
 
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[[File:Kirby's House.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kirby's House]]]]
 
In the anime, Kirby is portrayed somewhat differently from the games. He's more dimwitted and cowardly, frequently running from battles until he is instructed to fight and being easily lured into traps simply by dangling a watermelon above him. An example of his more cowardly nature can be seen in [[Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure]], where, unlike in the games, Dyna Blade is the aggressor and Kirby is simply trying to survive. These differences in personality may be due to Kirby's reduced age in the anime, being implied to be essentially a baby.
 
 
Despite these differences, other aspects remain the same. He's extremely friendly, sweet and helpful, never holding grudges and always quick to forgive people the few times he's gotten angry at them. Kirby's still as determined and protective as in the games, watching over a [[Robot Pet|robotic dog]] like an older brother, and refusing to give up any task no matter how tough it might be. In fact, his roommate is the consistently loud and sour [[Tokkori]]—who bothers everyone in town—yet Kirby chooses to live with him and never shows any irritation towards him at all. In [[The Big Taste Test]], Kirby can swim in a pan of boiling water and not care, he even seems to enjoy it.<ref>[https://youtu.be/gF9HMu4poaM?t=25 Youtube]</ref>
 
[[File:Kirby Takes The Cake 9.png|thumb|Kirby's sad face in [[Kirby Takes the Cake]]]]
 
In the episode [[Kirby Takes the Cake]], Kirby's flashbacks show his inner side, where certain people (besides food) can mean a lot to him. When they don't treat him as well as they usually do, and he doesn't know why, he doesn't voice his thoughts or blame them, but he can get very upset about himself.
 
 
It is revealed in [[Beware: Whispy Woods!]] and [[Don't Bank on It]] that whatever Kirby eats enters some sort of dimension. In Beware: Whispy Woods!, Kirby travels inside himself and handles the things he swallowed. He also can cause himself to spit out select items that he ate, such as Whispy's apple.
 
 
Tiff deduces that Kirby may have been a [[monster]] created by Nightmare Enterprises during a conversation between Tuff, herself, and Kabu in [[Kirby's Duel Role]], but no other event in the series or the games either confirms or denies this possibility.
 
 
===Other aspects===
 
Kirby is shown to have an impulsive side to him, such as when he accuses Dedede of interfering with the [[Fountain of Dreams]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', and then leaves to retrieve the pieces of the shattered [[Star Rod]] without even letting Dedede explain himself. This personality feature of his is also an important plot element in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', where Kirby immediately blames King Dedede for the theft of his [[Strawberry Shortcake]] without any proof, then later on releases [[Dark Nebula]] from a [[Treasure Chest]] that he thinks contains his missing cake. Despite his impulsiveness, he is relatively intelligent, as evidenced in his systematic destruction of the Halberd in [[Revenge of Meta Knight]] and his general resourcefulness in the [[Subspace Emissary]]. He is also eager to help ''everyone'' who isn't a clear enemy, a part of his innocent personality that is exploited by [[Marx|some]] [[Magolor|characters]]. 
 
 
When it comes to food, Kirby can be so focused on eating it that he puts his own safety aside, such as in the episode [[Cooking Up Trouble]]. It takes great effort for him to resist eating food already in his hands, but he does have a degree of restraint on himself that makes [[Tiff]] proud when reminded of the more important things, however {{storylink|Delivery Dilemma}}. 
 
 
In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', his [[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|trophy]] profile states that he is an "extremely skilled technician" but up until ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', Kirby himself is never seen doing anything particularly technical.
 
 
==Abilities==
 
{{quote|Kirby has lots of moves! Try them!|Intro description|[[Kirby's Adventure]]}}
 
===Inhale===
 
{{Main|Inhale}}
 
[[File:InhaleKSSU.png|thumb|Kirby's signature [[Inhale]].]]
 
Kirby's signature technique is his inhale and has been performing it since ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. It is available in almost every standard Kirby platformer with the exception of ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''. ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''’s manual attributes this ability to his "powerful lungs", although all Kirby is ever seen doing is opening his mouth really wide and sucking up lots of air in the manner resembling a vacuum cleaner more than breathing. Traditionally, Kirby's inhale is unlimited in duration, but in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', he tires after inhaling for several seconds and has to take a short break. Kirby's '''Super Inhale''' is also introduced in the game, where, after inhaling for about a second, it becomes more powerful and can suck up larger objects. The Super Inhale returns in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', and becomes even more powerful in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', where he can suck up stone blocks and many enemies at once. In the same game, Kirby can inhale other Kirbys to steal their Copy Ability. In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Kirby gains an ability known as [[Hypernova]] by touching a Miracle Fruit, which allows him to inhale things as large as trees or move things made of stone or metal more than twice his size. Hypernova allows Kirby to inhale almost anything and send it back. In all games except ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', Kirby cannot inhale underwater.
 
 
===Copy Ability===
 
{{Main|Copy Ability}}
 
[[File:HnK_Cutter_2.png|thumb|[[Cutter]] Kirby in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']]
 
After inhaling anything, Kirby has the option to either swallow it or spit it back out as a [[Star Spit]] attack. Starting from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' onwards, Kirby gets a Copy Ability should the player choose to swallow an enemy with a special power. In ''Kirby's Adventure'', Copy Abilities essentially let Kirby mimic whatever the enemy he had just swallowed, but in later titles like ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', each Copy Ability has multiple moves which Kirby can perform instead of just one or two. In ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', Kirby can combine Copy Abilities by inhaling two enemies at once or throwing Ability Stars at enemies.
 
 
In early games, having a Copy Ability does not change Kirby's appearance drastically, aside from his color changing to orange or cyan in ''Kirby's Adventure'', or wielding a weapon for abilities like [[Sword]] or [[Hammer]]. ''Kirby Super Star'' introduced a continuous [[Health]] system instead of the traditional six bars of life, and is best known for introducing copy ability hats for Kirby, where most Copy Abilities give a different hat and makes Kirby look different, such as a burning headdress for [[Fire]], a frozen crown for [[Ice]], or a backwards baseball cap for [[Yo-Yo]] and [[Wheel]]. While the hats are absent after their introduction in the games ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' and ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', both of which are incidentally not designed by Masahiro Sakurai, they are featured consistently in later titles.
 
[[File:Knucklejoe&kirby.png|thumb|[[Knuckle Joe]] [[Helper]] with Kirby]]
 
''Kirby Super Star'' also introduces the [[Helper]] system where Kirby could sacrifice a Copy Ability to create a Helper, an allied version of the enemy he had previously swallowed. Helpers have the same function as [[Gooey]] in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''. The new Helper would be controlled by the game or a second player. This feature has only been included in one later [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' game]], specifically, ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', where Kirby can summon three helpers at once, though it was included in ''Kirby Super Star''’s remake, ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. Helpers were meant to be included in the unreleased game ''[[Kirby GCN]]'', where Kirby could summon three at once, similar to ''Kirby Star Allies''.
 
 
Since Copy Abilities are only present in ''Kirby's Adventure'' and most games after that, in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', Kirby uses the inhale solely for the Star Spit attack. There are certain power-ups which he can collect, such as a [[Mint Leaf]] (Sweet potato in Japan) which lets him shoot out unlimited and more powerful air pellets for a limited time, and [[Superspicy Curry]], which has the same effect, but lets him shoot fireballs instead of air pellets. Kirby can collect [[food]] or other special items like [[Invincibility Candy|lollipops]] that grant him beneficial effects such as healing or temporary invincibility.
 
 
===Other techniques===
 
{{Quote|Press A repeatedly while jumping to hover through the air.|Use Hover to take flight!|[[Kirby Star Allies]] loading screen}}[[File:K64_Star.png|thumb|left|Kirby performing the [[Star Spit]]]]
 
Kirby has a soft, flexible body. This allows him to be flattened or stretched, always returning to his original shape. He can inflate himself, making himself more buoyant, and he can flap his arms to '''hover'''. In most games, he can do this indefinitely. He can exhale to deflate himself and use the exhaled air as an attack. This technique is known as the [[Air Gun]]. In certain games—''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], and ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''—Kirby's ability to hover is limited.
 
 
When underwater, most of Kirby's Copy Abilities do not work, and he is largely limited to using the '''water gun''' attack, where he shoots a bubble of water in one of four directions (or a constant spray in some games), unless he happens to have [[Sword]], [[Hammer]], [[Parasol]], or a few other abilities which can be used underwater. The water gun works just like the air gun, but Kirby does not need to inhale beforehand. In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', having the [[Water]] ability strengthens Kirby's water gun attack by having it reach farther and do more damage to enemies. In ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'', Kirby can inhale underwater.
 
[[File:Slide.png|thumb|Kirby performing the [[Slide]] attack]]
 
In all games after ''Kirby's Adventure'', Kirby can do a move known as the '''slide kick''' or slide attack while crouching as a basic attack that does minor damage. In ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', if Kirby does a slide kick facing down a steep incline, he will roll down and over any enemies in his way. The slide kick is useless against most bosses and mid-bosses. He also preforms slide kick when fighting [[Kung Fu Lee]] in the anime.
 
 
In most games, Kirby's jump off the ground can be used as a '''headbutt attack'''. Its effects differ between games: Primarily, the attack allows Kirby to destroy Star Blocks by hitting them from underneath. In certain games, however, Kirby is able to damage enemies with it as well. Foes with a lot of health in ''Kirby Super Star''/''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' often require a few headbutts to defeat. Enemies in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' are defeated with one headbutt and enemies in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' are defeated with two. Kirby deals the most damage when he has just left the ground and is most vulnerable at the peak of his jump.
 
[[File:KSSU Kirby guard.png|thumb|left|Kirby [[guard]]ing in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'']]
 
In ''Kirby Super Star'' (and its remake), ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', and ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', Kirby has the '''guard''' move, which allows him to protect himself from enemy attacks, and take little to no damage. When playing with multiple players in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', the '''team attack''', which sends out a large ball of energy, is performed by two or more characters guarding and releasing their guard at the same time after a set amount of time while riding piggyback.
 
 
He can also perform the '''normal beam''' in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' near Helpers to revert them to an item state, which Kirby can inhale to reacquire the Copy Ability for himself. In the same games, he can get rid of his ability and toss it as an item, which Helpers can touch to claim that ability, which also saves the Helper from dying if they have run out of health.
 
 
''Kirby Super Star'' and recent games have a feature where Kirby and other playable characters can share food with each other to restore health in a motion that resembles kissing. This is done by one character touching a recovery item, and touching another player within the next few seconds. It became a popular topic to parody in the Japanese manga series, and the 4Koma panels have a running gag about Kirby and [[Bonkers]] kissing each other when one is at critical health. The ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' booklet refers to it as '''face-to-face food transfer'''. In ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', this technique is referred to as '''sharing'''.
 
 
In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Kirby can summon Gooey, who has the same function as Helpers in later games. Summoning Gooey sacrifices one of Kirby's pegs of health and makes his maximum health four pegs instead of five. Kirby can inhale Gooey again whenever he likes to restore one peg of health.
 
 
In the anime, Kirby is an astonishingly fast runner. In [[Dark and Stormy Knight]], he could run fast enough to skim across water and get over to the horizon within seconds. It is also explained in the episode [[Beware: Whispy Woods!]] that whatever Kirby consumes enters another dimension. Kirby can also run a lot faster than usual in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''’s [[Gourmet Race]], as can King Dedede.
 
 
In ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', it is stated that Kirby has infinite power, and such power allows the [[Invader Armor]]'s limitations to be removed due to the armor's ability to mimic its user's abilities. This turns it into [[Robobot Armor]]. Whenever the [[Animal Friends]] are present for Kirby to use in ''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' and ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Kirby is able to sync his Copy Ability to the Animal Friend in order to perform different moves for each Animal Friend depending on the ability.
 
 
==Species==
 
{{See also|Kirby (species)}}
 
[[File:Kirbycolors.png|thumb|Kirbys in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'']]
 
Kirby's species has been a common topic of debate in his fandom. Unlike many other video game mascots, such as Link being Hylian or Pikachu being a Pokémon, Kirby's kind has never been given an official name, but fans commonly refer to his species as "puffs," such as puffballs or cream puffs, or simply as "a Kirby." While Kirby is the one given the most emphasis, he is not the only member of his kind. There is evidence of the existence of other members of his species from the similar-looking characters seen in the ending of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' and the remake [[Spring Breeze]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''. While not officially confirmed, [[Meta Knight]] is a likely member due to almost identical facial features to Kirby aside from color and minor differences. In ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', players play different colored Kirbys in multi-player games. In the case of the latter, they are the result of Kirby being divided into four by [[Dark Meta Knight]]. In general, members of the species all look similar, but sometimes have different colored skin, eyes, and feet.
 
[[File:KirbiesMassAttack2.png|thumb|left|Kirbys in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'']]
 
When not referring to Kirby's species in the generic sense, the term "Kirbys" (occasionally "Kirbies") usually refers to only one character, who is none other than Kirby himself. Although he may be split into multiple separate entities, they are all part of him. In the English manual of ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', the term "Kirbys" is used at certain points to illustrate the feature of having four differently colored versions of Kirby active in the game simultaneously. In ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', since the other colors of Kirby are separate individuals, and the term refers to all of them.
 
 
The term "Dream Lander" refers to any inhabitant of [[Dream Land]]. Kirby is a Dream Lander, but so is [[King Dedede]], most [[Waddle Dee]]s, and everybody else. The ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' biography states that Kirby is a citizen of Dream Land.
 
[[File:Ep99combatkirby.jpg|thumb|Kirby on the [[Halberd]] in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']]
 
Largely attributed to misinterpretation of the English dub of the anime, Kirby's race is sometimes taken as [[Star Warrior]]. That is a common but incorrect understanding, and understandable since other characters say something along the lines of "Kirby is a Star Warrior" quite often. Kirby's species is not Star Warrior or Warp Star Knight or Warp Star Warrior. "Star Warrior" is a term used in the anime series to describe a group of legendary warriors from many races. The terms "Warp Star Knight" and "Warp Star Warrior" have only ever been used in advertisements where it is translated even less accurately, and the terms are never used in any game or the anime.
 
 
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', mysterious characters called [[Batamon]] appear. They resemble Kirby aside from a more flattened shape and different face and are unique in that the player can almost never directly come in contact with them. They are always seen walking past walls or ceilings beyond Kirby's reach, with the exception of a single stage in [[Cloudy Park]], where Kirby can continue past the exit and come into contact with one.
 
 
==Relationships==
 
[[File:2.jpg|thumb|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards|Kirby 64]]'' ending]]
 
Kirby is not as strongly affiliated with other Dream Landers as some of them might be with each other, for example [[King Dedede]] and his [[Waddle Dee]]s, or [[Meta Knight]] with the [[Meta-Knights]]. In the games, during [[Dream Land]]'s peace time, Kirby is either seen sleeping on a grassy turf or eating something rather than being with someone else most of the time. When Dream Land is in need of saving, Kirby mostly adventures solo, but occasionally gets help in the form of [[Animal Friends]] in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', a small party in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', and sometimes [[Helper]]s in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' and ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.
 
 
===Kirbys===
 
[[File:Bombrally.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bomb Rally]] artwork - ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'']]
 
In single player where additional Kirbys are controlled by the CPU, all the Kirbys existing simultaneously are part of Kirby himself with the exception of ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', so each of them helps each other out, and share food with each other. In multiplayer and in certain sub-games such as [[Bomb Rally]], the Kirbys exhibit some sort of friendly rivalry since such is the nature of the sub-games, although certain activities they partake in like crashing [[Air Ride Machine]]s into each other and tossing bombs to each other to see who it explodes on don't look particularly "friendly". In ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''’s multiplayer, Kirby and [[Keeby]] compete with each other to enter the golf hole first. In any case, Kirbys are never seen harboring ill intentions towards each other.
 
 
===King Dedede===
 
{{Main|King Dedede}}
 
{{Quote|Lucky little lump.|[[King Dedede]]|[[The Pillow Case]] - [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]}}
 
[[File:Dedede2.png|thumb|[[King Dedede]] - ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'']]
 
[[King Dedede]] is Kirby's arch-rival and ally, as there is a long-standing grudge and love-hate relationship between the two of them that is developed throughout the series. In the games, King Dedede is not as narrow-minded as he is in the anime, but he does have his faults. Incidentally, many of King Dedede's pranks involve stealing something associated with stars; he stole all the stars from [[Dream Land]]'s skies in ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'', took one of [[Mr. Star]]'s pieces for himself in ''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]'', stole Dream Landers' [[Sparkling Star]]s and hid them away, and broke the [[Star Rod]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and its [[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land|remake]], which makes for some sort of irony between Kirby and his relationship with Dedede since [[Star]]s are strongly associated with Kirby.
 
[[File:KNiD Dedede fountain.png|thumb|left|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' introduction]]
 
The reasons for him doing so is not always obvious (there usually is one), but sometimes it can be attributed to plain selfishness or to the fact that he simply wants to cause trouble, such as when he provokes an exhausted Kirby to race with him in [[Gourmet Race]]. The few times Dedede acts plain evil is when he was under possession of some sort. The other times where King Dedede and Kirby come to disagreement is when Dedede takes action in his own outrageous methods, such as breaking the Star Rod, but then decides to take a bath in the [[Fountain of Dreams|Dream Fountain]]'s waters, and Kirby didn't let King Dedede fully explain himself before undoing what the King did for [[Nightmare|a good reason]].
 
[[File:Ep93 Dedede Kirby.png|thumb|[[D'Preciation Day]]]]
 
Despite their occasional and brief bouts of animosity, Dedede holds a grudging respect to Kirby, seeing him as a true hero of Dream Land. However, his respect does not stop Dedede from trying to best Kirby in combat or settle their grudge, and he goes to great lengths to do so in [[Revenge of the King]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. Other times, the respect does lead him to help Kirby, reluctantly or willingly. He bitterly helps out in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards,'' happily in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land,'' and unhesitantly in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe,'' likely as a result of Kirby's efforts to save him from captivity. These alliances have made their rivalry in later games more friendly. In The Subspace Emissary, Dedede reunites with Kirby (after earlier at odds with him) and tackles him in a hug, likely happy that Kirby is alright.
 
 
King Dedede is a lot more hostile to Kirby in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''. In the majority of the episodes, for some reason he tolerates Kirby's presence in his castle with [[Tiff]], [[Tuff]], [[Sir Ebrum]], and [[Lady Like]], but never ceases to think about new ways to get rid of the pink puff. It wasn't until near the end of the entire series in [[D'Preciation Day]] when he reveals that he has the same respect he has for Kirby in the games, where he weeps his heart out thinking he really killed Kirby by going too far with his schemes to exacerbate the rivalry between the two of them.
 
 
===Meta Knight===
 
{{Main|Meta Knight}}
 
{{Quote|This is the end! Kirby! Come meet your doom!!|[[Meta Knight]]|to Kirby - [[Revenge of Meta Knight]]}}
 
[[File:Meta knight kssq.png|thumb|Meta Knight in ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'']]
 
What Meta Knight intends to do with Kirby is often unpredictable. In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', he appears to want to stop Kirby as much as everybody else since King Dedede had entrusted him with a piece of the [[Star Rod]], and sends his [[Meta-Knights]] every now and then against Kirby, but sometimes tosses him a rare [[Invincibility Candy]] instead. In later games, Meta Knight's motivations are often clearly for the betterment of [[Dream Land]] when the plot becomes clear at the end, but sometimes still brings Kirby and himself into conflict with each other since Meta Knight doesn't tend to explain himself. While Kirby ends up fighting Meta Knight for whatever reason, the knight often tosses him a sword to arm himself with beforehand to show that he fights fairly.
 
 
In more recent installments, Meta Knight has actively aided Kirby or has received Kirby's aid. Meta Knight joined Kirby's party in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', and Kirby liberates him from the control of [[Yin-Yarn]] and the [[Haltmann Works Company]] in ''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', respectively.
 
 
The only time where Meta Knight plays the role of a villain is during the events of [[Revenge of Meta Knight]], a sub-game in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''. He powers up the [[Halberd]] and attempts to take over Dream Land for himself to end the lazy lifestyle of Dream Landers by force. Kirby foils his plans and sends the Halberd to the bottom of [[Secret Sea]], but despite Meta Knight's great personal loss, he doesn't appear to harbor any misgivings toward Kirby in their future encounters, and if he did, he does not show it.
 
[[File:MetaKnight in kirby anime.jpg|thumb|Meta Knight in ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'']]
 
In ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', Meta Knight is a [[Star Warrior]] like Kirby, and his goal is to guide the pink puff towards mastery of his abilities so the two of them can confront [[Nightmare]] one day. In fact, Meta Knight became King Dedede's servant after the great war against Nightmare so he can secretly build the Halberd and wait for a young Star Warrior to come by. Sometimes Dedede orders him to fight Kirby, and he does, if only to test the limits of Kirby's skill. His methods can be harsh, as pointed out by [[Tiff]], but since it is the only instance of Star Warrior training, it is not known whether all of them train using such methods, which are arguably effective.
 
 
===Gooey===
 
{{Main|Gooey}}
 
[[File:GooeyKirby.png|thumb|[[Gooey]] with Kirby in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'']]
 
Gooey is a blob of friendly [[Dark Matter]]. With the exception of cutscenes in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', Kirby is mostly solitary, but he is seen fishing together with Gooey during the introduction of ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' before the Dark Matter invasion so Gooey is probably one of his closer friends.
 
 
Gooey was first seen in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', but his role was minimal; he is sometimes found in a sack after a mid-boss fight and only serves to heal Kirby when eaten. In ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'', Kirby can summon Gooey like a [[Helper]] at the cost of 2 hitpoints; the CPU or second player controls Gooey, or Kirby can swallow Gooey for the 2 hitpoints at any time, which makes Gooey seem like some sort of food to Kirby as well as being his friend.
 
 
===Tiff===
 
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{{Main|Tiff}}
 
{{Quote|[[King Dedede|You]] better not be here for Kirby.|Tiff|to King Dedede - [[Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I]]}}
 
[[File:Fumu.png|thumb|[[Tiff]]]]
 
Tiff is a character only in the anime, ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''. She is the first person Kirby meets after crashing on Popstar. Tiff was intrigued by the whole notion of a [[Star Warrior]] and the fact that one is coming to [[Cappy Town]], but Kirby's initial impression wasn't quite what she expected. After Kirby saves her from falling to her death in a ravine, she quickly warms up to him.
 
 
Most of the time, Tiff is like an older sibling to Kirby, although she refers to him as a friend. She helps him settle into Cappy Town and protects him from Kirby's other peers ([[Tuff]], [[Iroo]], [[Spikehead]], and [[Honey]]) who are often less considerate about his age and capabilities. She is the one who suggested building Kirby a [[Kirby's house|house]] after King Dedede sabotages her efforts in finding Kirby a place to stay. As Kirby is too young to summon the [[Warp Star]] for himself, Tiff is the only one who can do it for him as she loves him the most.
 
 
While she is friendly to most other people, especially to Kirby, she is slow to forgive and even slower to forget when it comes to King Dedede and [[Escargoon]]'s schemes. Her intellect and past history with Dedede would often make her suspect that the King is up to no good when other people may believe what he said, and her efforts in discovering more about his plans make Kirby's eventual fight against the [[monster]](s) a lot easier. She occasionally gets impatient with Kirby's inability to fend for himself in the mildest of situations, however, and sometimes gets fed up with him if only because her own temper got the better of her.
 
[[File:Kirby Comes to Cappy Town.jpg|thumb|left|[[Kirby Comes to Cappy Town]]]]
 
She had suspicions that [[Meta Knight]]'s agenda was in line with King Dedede's at the start, but it was proven to be false when Meta Knight saves Kirby and herself several times. For the most part, she values the explanations Meta Knight can give about Kirby's abilities and the [[Warp Star]], but she takes issue with Meta Knight's harsh methods to improve Kirby's capabilities, which involve Kirby literally fighting for his life.
 
 
It is also noted that throughout the episodes, Tiff is believed to be Kirby's love interest. Even Tokkori refers her as Kirby's girlfriend.
 
 
==Appearances==
 
===Games===
 
[[File:KAR Kirby Warpstar.png|thumb|Kirby, on his [[Warp Star]]. ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' in-game render]]
 
Kirby stars in all the games in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], most of which are platformers.
 
 
He hails from Planet Popstar, where he lives in a dome-shaped [[Kirby's house|house]] in [[Dream Land]]. He is the hero of Dream Land, which he usually has to save from whatever evil that attacks it, sometimes traveling to other lands or planets to do so. Often, near the end of the game Kirby gains a [[Final Weapon]] that he must fight the main villain with.
 
 
He features in several spin-offs of varied genres, including [[Kirby Air Ride|racing]], [[Kirby's Pinball Land|pinball]], [[Kirby's Block Ball|breakout]], [[Kirby's Dream Course|golf]], and [[Kirby's Star Stacker|falling-blocks games]], among others. He also makes [[Cameos#Cameos of Kirby himself (and elements thereof)|cameo]] appearances in other games.
 
 
===''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''===
 
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{{Anime-Character-Infobox
 
|image = [[File:Kirbyanime3.png]]
 
|role = Protagonist
 
|first_appearance = [[Kirby Comes to Cappy Town]]
 
|last_appearance = [[Kirby 3D]]
 
|affiliation = [[Tiff]], [[Tuff]], [[Meta Knight]], [[Cappy]], [[King Dedede]]
 
|english_voice = Amy Birnbaum (Certain Lines, the rest is still the Japanese voice actress)
 
|jap_voice = [[Makiko Ohmoto]]}}
 
In ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'', Kirby is a legendary [[Star Warrior]] who was sent across the galaxy from an unknown location, meant to sleep in his space ship for a certain number of years before awakening to confront whatever evil there is. However, as Kirby's space ship nears Popstar, it detects [[monster]]s of [[King Dedede]] bought from [[Nightmare Enterprises]] and warps towards it. This wakes Kirby 200 years too early, and since he does not yet know how to control his space ship, it crash lands on Popstar, and Kirby is thrust into the midst of King Dedede and [[Escargoon]]'s schemes and faces an impending invasion by [[Nightmare]]'s army of monsters.
 
 
Masahiro Sakurai intended Kirby to be largely mute in the anime. In the Japanese version, Kirby usually only says "Poyo," although he sometimes says names and has a limited vocabulary. In [[The Meal Moocher]], Kirby could say "kani" (crab). In [[Shell-Shocked]], Kirby could say "Nyūin" (hospitalized). In the English dub, Kirby could say "Name," "[[Tiff]]," "[[Tuff]]," "[[Fololo and Falala]]," "[[Chilly]]," "[[Fofa]]," and "[[Dedede]]." Makiko Ohmoto's voice work for Kirby calling out the names of his attacks is removed in the dub.
 
 
Due to his stubby arms, his body language is a little odd. When he shrugs, he puts his hands in the air, since he has no elbows or shoulders. When scratching his head, he simple just rubs his palm on his cheek, because he has no fingers. Some of his poses are copied from the other characters, including [[Knuckle Joe]]'s nose scratching and [[Kung Fu Lee]]'s fighting pose.
 
 
===Manga and Comics===
 
Kirby stars in several manga series, none of which have been released outside Japan.<ref>[http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/multimedia/manga/ Classicgaming.gamespy.com]</ref> The second-longest running of these series is titled ''[[Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives In Pupupu]]'', written by Hirokazu Hikawa and published in May 1995.<ref>[http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/volumes/_id_16929 shogakukan.co.jp]</ref> Other Kirby manga are typically one-shot comedy 4koma (four-panel manga) based on the games and have multiple artists. They have recurring themes and running gags despite having different creators.
 
 
Two German comics were released in the German equivalent of the ''Nintendo Power'' magazine, ''Club Nintendo'', titled ''[[Kirby and the Mystery of the Slime]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Biggest Case]]''. In these comics, Kirby is portrayed as a detective and [[King Dedede]] as his friend. Kirby is also friends with a blue fish (not [[Kine]], but with a similar appearance), an informant who works at the Blue Fish Bar with fellow blue fish. Kirby's [[Animal Friends]] [[Rick]], [[Coo]], and [[Kine]] appear in ''Kirby's Biggest Case'' as pets of a female Kirby look-alike with a red bow and what appears to be a pair of red high heels, ostensibly one of Kirby's girlfriends. In the same comic, he meets Lolo, Lala, and Lulu, the stars of HAL Laboratory's ''Adventures of Lolo'' series. These comics were advertisements for ''Kirby'' games that would be released in Germany.
 
 
==In the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
 
[[File:Kirby Colors.png|thumb|Kirby's colors in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' His green color is only available for Team Battles and cannot be chosen for Free-For-Alls.]]
 
[[File:Kirby Melee.png|thumb|Kirby's colors in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'']]
 
[[File:Kirby Brawl.png|thumb|Kirby's colors in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'']]
 
[[File:Kirby Wii U.png|thumb|Kirby's colors in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']]
 
[[File:Kirby Palette (SSBU).png|thumb|Kirby's colors in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'']]
 
Kirby has appeared in every ''Super Smash Bros.'' game to date. He retains many of his abilities from his own series, such as being able to inhale his enemies. He also incorporates Copy Abilities such as [[Fighter]], [[Backdrop]], [[Suplex]], [[Ninja]], [[Stone]], [[Hammer]], and [[Yo-Yo]] into his moveset without having to copy these abilities from enemies.
 
 
Kirby can inflate himself and float in this game, but he can only flap his arms six times before it appears that all the excess air leaves his body and he falls. He cannot float again until after touching the ground. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', along with Jigglypuff and Mr. Game & Watch, Kirby is a character whose appearance does not change from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.
 
 
After Kirby inhales another fighter, he can swallow them by pressing down or B, which grants him a hat or costume, and use of the swallowed character's neutral special move in place of his own neutral special move. Most of these abilities contain references to the Copy Abilities Kirby obtains in his games; for example, Bowser's Fire Breath and Charizard's Flamethrower work similarly to the [[Fire]] ability, the Ice Climbers parka looks like the one Kirby wears with the [[Freeze]] ability, and [[R.O.B.]]'s Laser ricochets off slopes just like the [[Laser]] ability does. If Kirby inhales and swallows another Kirby, it only does minor damage, but if he swallows another Kirby with an ability, he will steal that Kirby's ability.
 
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Kirby received two new attacks: a dash attack based on the [[Burning]] ability, and an attack where he swings a large hammer, similar to the [[Hammer]] ability. The latter is his side special, a fourth special attack introduced in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. [[Ninja]], [[Backdrop]] and [[Suplex]] moves are incorporated into Kirby's throws; Backdrop is his back throw, Suplex's Rock Drop is his forward throw, Suplex's Fury Stomp is his down throw, and Ninja's Air Drop is his up throw. In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Kirby's Burning dash attack from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' is replaced by [[Yo-Yo]]'s Break Spin, and the [[Cook]] ability is Kirby's Final Smash; in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']], however, the [[Ultra Sword]] [[Super Ability]] is Kirby's Final Smash. In the upcoming ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby regains his Burning dash attack from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', replacing the Break Spin.
 
 
In the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' game, Kirby is ranked 2nd out of 12 on the tier list, just above Captain Falcon, due to his fast dash speed, excellent recovery, small size, and ability to copy the moves of others, making him one of the best characters in the game. However, this was not the case in the sequel, ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', as he was severely reduced in power in said game; his speed went from above average to below average, and his attacks were changed and greatly weakened. He is now placed in 26th, last place for the worst character in the game.
 
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', Kirby's attacks were once again changed, this time for the better. He is one of the faster characters, retains his great recovery jumps, and has a very good Final Smash. He is placed 20th out of 38 on the tier list.
 
 
Kirby appears as a [[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. series)|sticker]] three times, using his designs from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''. The first sticker allows any fighter to increase their Swim Time by 40. The other two stickers, applicable by only King Dedede, Kirby, and Meta Knight, increases Body and Spin Attacks by 22 and Arm and Leg Attacks by 17, respectively.
 
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Kirby Rock .png|Kirby's Stone form
 
Kirby 100t Nathan Miiverse.png|Kirby's weight form
 
Kirby Spike Ball Nathan Miiverse.png|Kirby's spike ball form
 
Kirby Thwomp .png|Kirby's Thwomp form
 
Kirby Box Nathan Miiverse.png|Kirby's Garbage Block form
 
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=== Victory Poses ===
 
All of Kirby's victory animations are variations of the [[Kirby Dance]]. In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', there are now three Kirbys, just like in some versions of the dance.
 
 
==== Super Smash Bros. ====
 
* Does several handstands across the screen.
 
* Slides and dances across the screen.
 
 
==== ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' ====
 
* Skids side-to-side, then thrusts up his left hand, just like his victory animation from the ''Kirby'' series.
 
* Does some dances, then thrusts up his left hand.
 
* Jumps and spins about, then thrusts up his left hand.
 
 
==== ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' ====
 
* Does some flips, then holds his hand up.
 
* Spins, then holds his hand up.
 
* Skids to each side, then holds his hand up.
 
 
==== ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'' ====
 
* Does a flip and faces away from the screen briefly, then jumps and flips towards the screen again, and holds his hand up.
 
* Performs two slide attacks, spins, then bends over and holds his hand up.
 
* Waves his arms, then flips while jumping and holds his hand up.
 
 
==== ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' ====
 
* The Kirbys jump, then waddle their arms, spin and hold their hands up. The camera will always zoom to the Kirby on the center.
 
* The Kirbys walk backwards, slide and then they pose just like their artwork from ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
 
* The Kirbys jump sideways, waddle their body, jump backwards and hold their hands up.
 
 
===Role in the [[Subspace Emissary]]===
 
Kirby plays a rather prominent role in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''’s story mode, the Subspace Emissary. In the beginning, a trophy of Mario and Kirby are thrown into an arena, where they come to life and spar. After the battle, the victor revives the fallen loser, and the two fighters celebrate and happily wave to the crowd when suddenly, dark clouds fill the sky and the [[Halberd]] appears. It drops many small, dark spheres into the stadium, which then combine to form several Primids. Peach and Zelda, who were watching their match, both come to their aid. After the battle, the Ancient Minister appears and drops a giant Subspace Bomb into the stadium. Two R.O.B.s appear and arm the bomb as the Ancient Minister flies back to the retreating Halberd. As Mario runs to stop the bomb, he, Kirby, Peach, and Zelda hear a loud noise behind them. A cannonball is fired at Mario from a cloud of smoke and he is blasted out of the stadium. As Kirby watches Mario fly into the distance, the two princesses are caged by Petey Piranha. Kirby then faces off against Petey, but can only save one princess (chosen by the player). Wario appears just as Kirby defeats Petey, carrying a giant gun called the Dark Cannon, which he uses to turn the princess Kirby didn't save into a trophy. He then escapes with the trophy, and as Kirby and the remaining princess begin to chase after him, Kirby sees that the Subspace Bomb is about to explode. As it does, they flee the Midair Stadium via a [[Warp Star]]. As they are flying away, the Halberd runs into them, they fall off the Warp Star and onto the Halberd. Soon after, Fox, in an Arwing, is hit by the Halberd's claw, forcing it to crash land on the Halberd. It flies past Kirby and the princess, blowing them off of the Halberd.
 
[[File:Subspace kirby.PNG|thumb|Kirby's introduction to the Subspace Emissary.]]
 
Later, on the ground, Kirby sees something and runs ahead, leaving the princess behind. She is then turned confronted by Bowser, turned into a trophy by his Dark Cannon, and a dark clone of Bowser possesses her trophy form. The princess, now turned into a dark version of herself, attempts to shoot at a pair of characters (Mario and Pit if Kirby saved Peach, or Link and Yoshi if he saved Zelda) with a Dark Cannon, but Link/Pit (Link if Kirby saved Peach, or Pit if Kirby saved Zelda) stops her by cutting the Dark Cannon in half. Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi then fight and defeat the princess, turning her into a trophy, and upon seeing their fallen princess as they pass, Mario attacks Link (or Link attacks Mario), but the pair of characters who defeated the princess win. Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi, now in trophy form, are grabbed by the arm of a cargo, driven by [[King Dedede]] (which he stole from Wario), which also has Zelda/Peach, Luigi, and Ness, in their trophy forms. Suddenly, Kirby appears from behind and uses Final Cutter to sever the arm, and revives Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi. When Dedede attempts to escape, Pit/Link fires an arrow at his cargo, and the five pursue Dedede to save their friends.
 
 
Eventually, they find a cave that Dedede's cargo is parked by, and after getting through, they find Dedede's hideout. Upon exploring his hideout, which was already invaded by Bowser, they see a hole in the wall and decide to enter it. They then find Bowser on a cliff, who escapes to the Halberd after avoiding Mario and Pit's attacks. After the scuffle, however, Kirby finds a mysterious badge that fell off Zelda/Peach's trophy.
 
 
Some time after that, Kirby and the others find the Ancient Minister in a desert. Despite their best efforts against him and his R.O.B.s, the bomb still explodes, and they narrowly escape the blast, with Kirby flying away on his Warp Star as Link and Pit cling on to either side. Kirby and the others then aid Marth, Ike, Lucas, the Ice Climbers, and the Pokémon Trainer in warding off the Subspace Army troops that had come to face them on a mountain.
 
 
After defeating them, the Falcon Flyer and the Halberd (now under [[Meta Knight]]'s control) land on the mountain, the characters inside the ships join Kirby and the others. The Subspace Gunship, commanded by Bowser and Ganondorf, appears out of Subspace, and fires a Subspace beam into the distance. The Halberd appears, with all the heroes on board, but the Subspace Gunship soon destroys it. Fortunately, the heroes continue toward the Subspace Gunship in an Arwing, the Falcon Flyer, [[Samus]]'s Ship, and the Hocotate Ship. Kirby then appears on the [[Dragoon]] and flies through the Subspace Gunship, destroying it. Ganondorf and Bowser retreat into subspace and Kirby and the rest follow.
 
 
When they confront Tabuu, who had already turned Ganondorf into a trophy (after he turned Bowser into a trophy) and defeated [[Master Hand]], he unleashes an attack that turns everyone, including Kirby, into a trophy. However, Kirby is "revived by hunger". Dedede's badge, which he had eaten upon finding it earlier, was set to revive a fallen character after a set amount of time. After going through Subspace alone and reviving some of the fighters along the way, Kirby finds Ganondorf's trophy. Before he can do anything, Bowser appears and attacks Ganondorf's trophy in revenge for turning him into a trophy earlier, before tossing it aside and stomping away. King Dedede then tackles Kirby and hugs him. Dedede points to Tabuu and drags Kirby along to confront him. Kirby then helps the others defeat Tabuu and save the world from subspace.
 
 
Kirby has one of the most important roles in the Subspace Emissary, as he revives the second half of the fighters after they are turned into trophies by Tabuu in Subspace; Luigi, Ness and King Dedede were responsible for reviving the first half. He's also the most-used character story-wise, likely to give credit to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], Kirby and ''Super Smash Bros.''’ creator.
 
 
===Role in World of Light===
 
Kirby serves as the player’s first usable fighter in World of Light (excluding added-in DLC characters), since he is the only one who survives Galeem’s rays of light by using his Warp Star. Galeem's rays of light imprison every other fighter, destroy the bodies of the non-fighters, and engulf everything in the universe until there's nothing left, creating the world Galeem had sought.
 
 
===Moveset===
 
====Special Moves====
 
{| class="wikitable" align="center"
 
!Special Move Type
 
!Special Move Name
 
!Description
 
!Image
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3" |Neutral
 
|[[Inhale#Super Smash Bros. series|Inhale]]
 
|Inhale an opponent. You can then copy one of their abilities or spit them out as a star.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby nt 1.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Ice#Super Smash Bros. series|Ice Breath]]
 
|Breathe cold air to freeze nearby opponents.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby nt 2.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Inhale#Super Smash Bros. series|Jumping Inhale]]
 
|Leap forward and inhale an opponent. The star you can spit out won't do damage, though.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby nt 3.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan="4" |Side
 
|[[Hammer#Super Smash Bros. series|Hammer]]
 
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{{PortalLogo|SSBB|size=x20px|title=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}
 
|Pulls out and swings an unwieldy, but powerful hammer. In midair, he will perform his Ultra Giant Swing in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', or swing it horizontally twice in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
 
|-
 
|[[Hammer#In Super Smash Bros. Series|Hammer Flip]]
 
|A powerful hammer attack that can launch foes. Dangerous when fully charged.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby sd 1.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Hammer#Super Smash Bros. series|Hammer Bash]]
 
|A hammer swing that sends victims flying skyward. Powerful, but can't be charged.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby sd 2.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Hammer#Super Smash Bros. series|Giant Hammer]]
 
|Swing an enormous hammer. It's slow but deals a lot of damage.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby sd 3.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3" |Up
 
|[[Cutter#Super Smash Bros. series|Final Cutter]]
 
|Jump high into the air, striking on the way up and down. Create a shock wave when landing.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby up 1.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Cutter#Super Smash Bros. series|Wave Cutter]]
 
|Jump high into the air, and then slam down to the ground, sending rocks flying.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby up 2.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Cutter#Super Smash Bros. series|Upper Cutter]]
 
|Strike powerfully as you rise through the air. You can't attack on the way down.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby up 3.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
| rowspan="3" |Down
 
|[[Stone#Super Smash Bros. series|Stone]]
 
|Turn into a heavy object and plummet. You'll take no damage while transformed.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby dw 1.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Stone#Super Smash Bros. series|Grounding Stone]]
 
|Takes longer to transform, but can bury opponents.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby dw 2.png|200px]]
 
|-
 
|[[Stone#Super Smash Bros. series|Meteor Stone]]
 
|Has a meteor effect on foes you hit while falling, but it takes longer to transform back.
 
|[[File:Spi 10 kirby dw 3.png|200px]]
 
|}
 
 
====Misc. abilities====
 
*Kirby can discard an ability copied by another character by taunting. The ability star is formed, but it quickly disappears. Kirby can also lose his ability by taking too much damage or by having another Kirby copy another Kirby's ability.
 
*Some of Kirby's regular attacks (notably the Vulcan Jab, Spin Kick and the Smash Punch) are based on [[Fighter]].
 
*Kirby's dash attack in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' is based on the [[Burning]] ability or [[Fire]]'s fireball attack. In the three installments after ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', he uses the Break Spin from Yo-Yo.
 
*Kirby's throws are based on moves used by [[Backdrop]], [[Suplex]] and [[Ninja]].
 
*Kirby enters a battle by crashing his [[Warp Star]] onto the stage, similar to his transportation whenever a new game is started in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', or when he enters a new part of a level via Warp Star.
 
 
====Final Smash====
 
=====In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''=====
 
{{Main|Cook}}His Final Smash in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' is Cook. It works in exactly the same way as it does in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. Kirby puts on a chef's hat and "rings" a frying pan. Enemies and items within range (and any ''Pokémon'' or characters from assist trophies) are sucked into the pot and cooked. After adding salt, sugar, pepper, etc. into the pot, the opponents are thrown upwards out of the pot as random items fly out with them.
 
 
=====In [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']] and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''=====
 
{{Main|Ultra Sword}}His Final Smash in ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'' is Ultra Sword. It captures a foe/foes and unleashes a flurry of attacks on them while they're unable to move. Kirby dons the Ultra Sword hat upon activating his Final Smash and lays into his opponent several times, very quickly, with the Ultra Sword before the sword grows in size and Kirby delivers a finishing blow. However, it does approximately the same amount of damage as Cook Kirby, dealing 40%.
 
 
The Ultra Sword returns as Kirby's Final Smash in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
 
 
===Snake's Codecs===
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', if a player plays as Snake in the stage Shadow Moses Island and quickly inputs down taunt (referred to as a Smash Taunt), Snake can enter a conversation, talking about one of the present fighters, with his support team, along with Slippy as a cameo when talking about Falco. Here is the following conversation if Kirby is present:
 
 
:'''Otacon''': ''Snake! Watch out!''
 
 
:'''Snake''': ''For what? That pink marshmallow?''
 
 
:'''Otacon''': ''That's Kirby, also known as "Kirby from Dream Land". He's from another planet--in other words, an extraterrestrial. He's got a powerful stomach that lets him swallow and digest anything. And he also has a "Copy Ability" that allows him to mimic opponents, steal their moves, and use those moves against them. On top of that, he has the power to fly around the stage, so once he's got you in his sights, there's no place to run.''
 
 
:'''Snake''': ''...Huh? Yeah, got it. I'll keep an eye out.''
 
 
===Palutena's Guidance===
 
In ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' and ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', if a player plays as Pit in the stage Palutena's Temple and inputs a Smash Taunt, Pit can enter a conversation, talking about one of the present fighters, with Palutena and Viridi (and Chrom as a cameo when talking about Robin, or Alucard when talking about Richter). Here is the following conversation if Kirby is present:
 
 
:'''Pit''': ''It's always easy to pick Kirby out of a crowd.''
 
 
:'''Viridi''': ''Awww! He's so squishy and adorable!''
 
 
:'''Palutena''': ''True, but he's a formidable foe.''
 
 
:'''Pit''': ''He's got all kinds of moves and he's top notch at recovering! Does this guy have ANY weaknesses?''
 
 
:'''Viridi''': ''Just what you'd expect: his weight. Or rather, his lack of weight.''
 
 
:'''Pit''': ''So it shouldn't be hard to send him flying, huh?''
 
 
:'''Palutena''': ''Right. The question is how to do that.''
 
 
:'''Viridi''': ''Oh, that part's easy. Just keep whaling on him. Then we'll see who's stronger: that little puffball...or Kirby!''
 
 
==Music==
 
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{{Template:PortalRA06/Core/Theme - Kirby of the Stars}}
 
 
==Quotes==
 
{{Quote|Hi! I'm Kirby..... Pleased to meet you! I'll be doing the explaining from here on, so listen carefully as you'll need my advice to knock out [[King Dedede]].|And Here's Kirby!|[[Kirby's Dream Land]] Instruction Booklet}}
 
{{Quote|Let me introduce some of the [[item]]s that will help me on my adventure. If you use them wisely, I can survive the fiercest of attacks.|Kirby's Arsenal|Kirby's Dream Land Instruction Booklet}}
 
{{Quote|Once in King Dedede's realm, there are five stages you must get through. To help you through my journey, here's a short peak at what lies ahead...|The Road Ahead|Kirby's Dream Land Instruction Booklet}}
 
 
==Related Quotes==
 
{{Quote|The 8-inch high Kirby hails from a distant, peaceful star. Like his simplistic appearance, he is an easily-understood character. True to his instincts, Kirby eats when he gets hungry and sleeps as soon as he grows tired. Nevertheless, Kirby remains a formidable opponent. In addition to his distinct flight and swallowing skills, he also has the ability to copy enemy attacks for ever-changing action.|Description|[[Super Smash Bros.]]}}
 
{{Quote|An 8-inch high creature from a distant star. He may look harmless, but using his Copy ability, Kirby becomes a formidable opponent.|Instruction manual|Super Smash Bros.}}
 
{{Quote|A puff ball that floats through the sky and boasts a variety of moves.|Instruction manual description|[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]}}
 
{{Quote|A denizen of the far-off, peaceful planet Pop Star, Kirby became a citizen of Dream Land after defeating King Dedede. Even though he's only about eight inches tall, Kirby is an extremely skilled technician. He has the unique ability to absorb the powers of his enemies, and his elastic body makes him a versatile adventurer.|[[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]] description|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby's small size lets him dodge many attacks, but his light weight makes him fly far when struck. Using his ability to inflate, he can jump five times. His Swallow attack creates wild combos; not only can he copy foes' moves, but he'll also put on special hats and mimic their voices. His [[Hammer]] is unwieldy but powerful.|Trophy description|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}
 
{{Quote|Because of his light weight, Kirby is always in danger of being sent flying, but his ability to puff up and fly allows him to come back from amazing distances. His [[Cutter|Final Cutter]] strikes on the way up and on the way down, and it sends out a beam of force upon landing. Kirby transforms into various objects and crashes down when he uses his [[Stone]] technique.|Trophy description|Super Smash Bros. Melee}}
 
{{Quote|A round, pink ball of cuteness from a distant, peaceful star. He can swallow anything with his gigantic mouth, then spit it out as ammo. He has the handy ability to copy powers and use them as his own. His hovering ability lets him fly through the air with ease. He's so round, he's sometimes treated like a ball.|Trophy description|[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]}}
 
{{Quote|This is Kirby, Warp Star-riding citizen of Dream Land who can suck up anything. His copy abilities allow him to steal the powers of other characters!
 
Yeah... He’s the only character who really hasn’t changed much from his appearance in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He’s round, pink, and soft.|Official ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' website}}
 
{{Quote|Round little Kirby lives on the peaceful Planet Popstar, in Dream Land. He can inhale things with his big mouth, either copying their abilities or spitting them out again. In Smash Bros., Kirby can inhale opponents and copy their standard specials. He gets launched easily but recovers well.|Trophy description|[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]}}
 
{{Quote|Holding the special button and left or right will charge up Kirby's Hammer Flip attack. Charging too long hurts Kirby! The hammer strikes twice in the air, but landing the single blow on the ground is more powerful. Kirby's up special Final Cutter slices up and down, firing a shock wave upon landing.|Trophy description|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby can steal a copy ability from another Kirby who's already copied someone else's ability. Confused yet?|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby slices up into the air and then slices straight down again. The shock wave that appears when you land can also damage your opponents.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|If fully charged, this move becomes very powerful, but Kirby will begin to take damage at full charge.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|When Hammer Flip is fully charged and used on the ground, Kirby is invincible for a brief moment at the start of his swing.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|If you press the attack button after sucking enemies in, you'll spit them back out. Use enemies to attack other enemies!|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|In addition to enemies, Kirby can inhale some items. You'll recover a little damage this way, but sucking in explosives will hurt!|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|When Kirby copies a Mii Fighter, he'll wear a mask that looks like the Mii Fighter's face. Only the face itself is taken, though, headgear not included.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby's light body lets him jump six times more than most other fighters. If Kirby gets launched but not KO'd, you can almost bet he's coming back!|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby gains the ability to use Aura Sphere from Lucario. No matter how high his damage gets, though, the attack won't get any stronger.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby gets a Luma of his very own after inhaling Rosalina! It doesn't stay long enough to team up with him, though it flies forward and then vanishes.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby's form is different each time he uses this, but the move's effect is the same.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|While falling, you can cancel the attack by entering the move a second time. It's a perfect way to trick other players!|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Taunt to discard your current Copy Ability. Find the most opportune moment to change your ability!|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|#1 is a tie between Jigglypuff, Meta Knight, and Kirby, who can all manage six. #4 is King Dedede with five, and Pit and Dark Pit are tied at #5 with four.|The Jump Masters Tip|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|#1 is Jigglypuff, #2 is Mr. Game & Watch, and #3 is Kirby. Light fighters are easy to launch but can easily escape from combos.|The Three Lightest Fighters Tip|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|The original Kirby game, Kirby's Dream Land, was designed to be easy for beginners to play, but finishing it unlocks a more challenging mode.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby hasn't always been able to copy the abilities of the enemies he inhaled. That power debuted in his second title, Kirby's Adventure.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby made his debut in 1992 in Kirby's Dream Land for the Game Boy. The goal of his journey was to recover stolen food from King Dedede.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U}}
 
{{Quote|The heroic Kirby is always ready to jump into action. And this time, his buddy Waddle Dee is along for the adventure.|Official ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' website}}
 
{{Quote|Our heroic hero is on a roll! He's on a mission to restore the color that's been stolen from dear old Dream Land. His preferred mode of travel is rainbow rope, and he can transform into three amazing Kirbys!|[[Figurine]] description|Kirby and the Rainbow Curse}}
 
{{Quote|Our pink adventurer blew into Dream Land one day on a spring breeze. Since then, he's spent countless hours saving the day with his amazing abilities. He can swallow anything and spit it out. He can also use his copy ability.|Figurine description|Kirby and the Rainbow Curse}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby is the round, pink life-form from Planet Popstar who possesses infinite power and can inhale enemies to copy their abilities.|About Kirby|[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]}}
 
{{Quote|Our hero—capable of swallowing almost anything! Use his Copy Abilities and Robobot Armor to help him on his adventure.|Instruction manual|Kirby: Planet Robobot}}
 
{{Quote|Press X to throw Hearts and make all kinds of friends! Change up your team for variety, and press ↑ to call upon the power of friendship and gain Friend Abilities whenever you need to!|Using Kirby|[[Kirby Star Allies]]}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby's ability to copy fighters is totally unique! While he is light and can be launched easily, he can also jump up to five times in the air, so he has great recovery. Look for his new Stone transformation, too.|#06: Kirby|Official ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' website}}
 
{{Quote|Kirby is a big eater who inhales any and everything. If he inhales an enemy, he can copy and use one of their abilities. He's also good at hovering by flapping his arms and puffing up like a balloon.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}
 
{{Quote|After Kirby inhales a fighter, he'll spit them out as a star-shaped projectile. The heavier the fighter, the more attack power the projectile will have.|Tips|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}
 
{{Quote|This attack can sometimes cause an opponent to take a tumble. Watch your opponent carefully. If they start to fall over, follow up with a grab or smash attack.|Squish Kick (Down Tilt Attack) Tip|Super Smash Bros. Ultimate}}
 
{{Quote|He may only be eight inches tall, but you should never underestimate this little pink hero. On the planet Pop Star, Kirby used his elastic body and his uncanny ability to absorb enemies to save Dream Land from the mischievous King Dedede. Since then, he’s gone on countless other adventures and even become a force to be reckoned with in the Super Smash Bros.™ fighting game series.|Official ''Kirby'' Website}}
 
 
== Videos ==
 
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==Trivia==
 
==Trivia==
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* Kirby is sometimes thought to be the deuteragonist, tritagonist, and secondary tritagonist of the [[Chicken Little (film)|film]]. This is not true as he had only first appeared at the middle of the film.
[[File:KirbyHat.jpg|thumb|The Kirby Hat from ''StreetPass Mii Plaza''.]]
 
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* Kirby shares some similarities with [[Chicken Little (character)|Chicken Little]]: They both wanted to make their fathers proud.
*Kirby's original name was "Popopo." The name of the [[Popopo Islands]] in ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' is a homage to this fact.
 
*In the North American television commercial for ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', it was shown that Kirby had a tuft of hair and teeth. This was an obvious deviation from his original design.
 
*In the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], many of Jigglypuff's attacks and abilities are similar to Kirby's.
 
*While not affiliated with anyone in particular, Kirby has been depicted as having a romantic relationship with [[Ribbon]] in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', where she gives Kirby a kiss in the good ending. Kirby, lovestruck, twirls about happily, loses his balance and falls down a set of stairs. The official manga depicts [[ChuChu]] having a crush on Kirby as well, but the content is not considered to be canon in the games.
 
*Kirby appears in Star Pics in AR Games as a card packaged with the ? Block card and the other characters, who are also cards. If the AR Games application is used and, in Star Pics, if the Nintendo 3DS camera detects said card, then Kirby emerges from the card. The normal pose is on the card, but the poses can be switched to Kirby drawing himself, riding on a Warp Star, Kirby with his Parasol ability, and finally, Kirby running.
 
*Kirby [[List of cameos|makes a small appearance]] in the game [[w:c:earthbound:EarthBound|''EarthBound'']] as a cursor for the game's Boot Up Debug menu.
 
*Kirby makes a cameo appearance as an unlockable hat in the Nintendo 3DS built-in game ''StreetPass Mii Plaza''.
 
*One of Kirby's alternate patterns for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' resembles Meta Knight without his mask on, excluding the vivid yellow eyes and the lack of blushes.
 
*In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', Kirby's green palette swap has green feet, but in succeeding games, it has orange feet. This is because the green palette was not initially based on any character or Copy Ability color. [[Green Kirby]] was introduced as a character in ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' in 2002, the year after ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' was released. The color palette changed to represent Green Kirby in starting in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
 
*During the course of ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', [[Susie]] refers to Kirby as "pinky" twice; this marks the first time in the game series that he has been referred to by a nickname.
 
*On the second episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast, show host Chris Slate, Nintendo Minute co-host Krysta Yang, and Nintendo of America Senior Director of Localization Nate Bihldorff were asked what Kirby feels like. Yang answered that she thought he feels like "a warm stress ball." Bihldorff said that he "want[s] to believe" that Kirby feels like velour fabric. Slate stated that he once ate a Kirby cake pop, so he believes Kirby "both feels and tastes like a cake pop."<ref>[https://soundcloud.com/nintendopowerpodcast/nintendo-labo-roundtable-listener-questions-pros-picks Nintendo Power Podcast Episode 2]</ref>
 
*[[Void Termina]] may be related to Kirby, as his interests such as taking a nap is similar to Kirby's (as stated in Void's pause description), and his core form frequently assumes Kirby's neutral expression.
 
   
==Artwork==
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==Gallery==
<gallery widths="120">
 
White.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
 
Earlykirby.PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
KDL Kirby.png|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby Standing.png|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby Waving.png|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby Flying.png|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Walking)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Hovering)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Ducking)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Inhaling)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Spiting-Out a Star)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (After Inhaling)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Shooting Air)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
Kirby's Dreamland (Kirby (Jumping)).PNG|''Kirby's Dream Land''
 
IMG_5054.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
KA Kirby 9.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 3.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 8.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 6.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 4.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 10.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 7.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 5.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 12.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 11.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
Kirby geting Rid of his Copy Ability.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
IMG_5057.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
IMG_5049.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
IMG_5061.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
IMG_5058.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
IMG_5059.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
KA Kirby 2.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
chara_yumenoizumi.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
 
k9j_ca.gif|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
 
dream course kirby.gif|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
 
KirbyAndKeeby.png|''Kirby's Dream Course'' (with [[Keeby]])
 
kidkirby1.jpg|''[[Kid Kirby]]'' (cancelled)
 
Kirby 24.png|''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]''
 
IMG_5051.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
 
IMG_5047.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2''
 
KBB-Kirby.png|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
 
KBB-Kirby2.jpg|''Kirby's Block Ball''
 
KBB Kirby Artwork.png|''Kirby's Block Ball''
 
Blockbash.jpg|''Kirby's Block Ball''
 
KSS Kirby.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 
KSS Kirby 2.png|''Kirby Super Star''
 
KSS Kirby 3.png|''Kirby Super Star''
 
KSS Kirby 4.png|''Kirby Super Star''
 
1-normal-3.png|''Kirby Super Star''
 
KSST kirby artwork cropped.png|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]''
 
KStSt Kirby.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KStSt_Kirby_artwork_3.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KStSt Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KStSt Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KStSt Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KStSt Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 6.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 7.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 8.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 9.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 10.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 11.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 12.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 13.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 14.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 15.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 16.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 17.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 18.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 19.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork 20.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby down.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3RickKirbyWave.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork comic.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' comic
 
KDL3 Kirby artwork comic 2.png|''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' comic
 
Ssbkirby.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
 
SSB Kirby.png|''Super Smash Bros.''
 
SSB Kirby 2.png|''Super Smash Bros.''
 
Untitled-2.png|''Super Smash Bros.'' (with Bob-omb)
 
K64_Kirby.png|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
 
kirby 64 picture.gif|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
K64_Swim.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
Kirby 64.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
Slide3.jpg|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
K64_DededeKirby.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
Kirby 12.png|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
Kirby_64_gif.gif|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' ({{NA}} website)
 
Kirby_gif_2.gif|''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards'' ({{NA}} website)
 
KTnT Kirby artwork.png|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 6.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 7.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 8.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 9.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 10.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 11.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
KTnT Kirby artwork 12.png|''Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble''
 
SSBM Kirby.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
 
Kirby 10.PNG|''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''
 
Kirbyanime1.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
Kirbyanime2.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
Kirbyanime4.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
koiby anime.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
Kirbyanime5.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby sit.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby sit2.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
Kirby inhaling anime.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
Big Bad Kirby anime.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
HnK Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KNiD Kirbywalk.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
 
Kirby3.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDJump.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDGoggles.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDFly.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDFall.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDDuck.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDDash.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDCrouch.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDBubbles.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDWave.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDSwim.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDPuff.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDMouthfull.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDKirbytop.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDKirbyside.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDKirbyladder.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNiDL Door artwork.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
KNIDKirby.png|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
 
Kirbywalk.jpg|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
 
kirbyrun.jpg|''Kirby Air Ride''
 
KirbyKATM.png|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
 
Kirbycolors.png|Pink, Yellow, Red, and Green Kirbys from ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''
 
KCC Kirby 2.png|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Smiling Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 6.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 7.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby artwork 8.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby sad artwork.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
KCC Kirby Minecart artwork.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
 
Kirbysqsq.png|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
 
KSqSq Kirby3.png|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
KSqSq Kirby.png|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
KSqSq Kirby4.png|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
KSqSq Kirby back.png|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Dashes.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Jumps.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Floats.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Fires Air Puffs.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Enters a Doorway.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Swims.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Squirts Water.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Climbs a Ladder.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Slides.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Inhales.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby With a Full Mouth.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Super Inhales.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Exhales to Attack.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Swallows.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Holding a Large Treasure Chest.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
KSS Kirby and Treasure Chest 1.png|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
Kirby Riding a Warp Star.PNG|''Kirby: Squeak Squad''
 
SSBB Kirby.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
 
Kirby KSSU.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 
KSSU Kirby2.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby3.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU-kirby.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KirbyKSSUwalk.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby running artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby run2.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby Float.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby Crouch.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby Guard2.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
1-normal-1.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby slidekicking artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Kirby_Jump_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Drop__Kirby_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Air_Gun_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Star_Spit_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby on ladder artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby and Door artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU Kirby Crouching artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Underwater_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
KSSU_Water_Gun_artwork.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
 
Kirby Epic Yarn.png|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
 
KEY Kirby walk.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Crouch.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Kirby jump.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Kirby.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Whip.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY whip.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Kirby2.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Throw.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KEY Ladder.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
Yarn Kirby Artwork.PNG|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
Epic_Yarn_Art.png|''Kirby's Epic Yarn''
 
KirbyMassAttack4.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
 
KirbyMassAttack3.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KirbyMassAttack1.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KirbyMassAttack2.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby1.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby2.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby6.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby7.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby8.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby9.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby10.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby11.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby12.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KirbiesMassAttack2.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby3.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby pyramid transparent.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KMA Kirby5.png|''Kirby Mass Attack''
 
KWii Kirby.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
KRtDL Kirby hi.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
KRtDL Kirby hi2.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL Kirby Hi3.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL Kirby Jump.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
Kirby RtDL Kirby.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL KirbyCrouch.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KTD_Kirby_walk.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRtDL Kirby Inhale.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL Kirby Swim2.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL Kirby Swim.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL KirbyFloat.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL Float2.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
Kirbeh.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRTDL KirbyWarpstar.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRtDL_characters.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
1200px-KRTDL Cast.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRtDL Kirby sit artwork.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRtDL_Kirby_artwork_menu.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
KRtDL_Kirby_artwork_swimming.png|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
 
K20AC Kirby1.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]''
 
K20AC Kirby2.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
K20AC Kirby3.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
K20AC Kirby4.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
K20AC Kirby5.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
K20AC Kirby6.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 6.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
Kirby with arm or hand up.PNG|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
KDCol Kirby render.png|''Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition''
 
KTD_Kirby_artwork.png|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
 
KTD_Kirby_squished.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
 
KTD_Kirby_artwork_menu.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
 
KTD_Kirby_artwork_menu_2.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
 
Kirby_(Dedede's_Drum_Dash_Deluxe).png|''[[Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe]]''
 
SSB3DS Kirby artwork.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
 
Smash 4 Kirby 97219.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
 
main.png|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U''
 
Kirby (Play Nintendo).png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Play Kirby Artwork 2 transparent.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Kirby_on_Warpstar.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Qbby_Kirby_artwork.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Play Nintendo Kirby artwork 2.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Warpstar.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Play Nintendo Kirby artwork 3.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
Play Nintendo Kirby artwork 4.png|''Play Nintendo''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork.png|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 51.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC Kirby artwork 6.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC amiibo Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC amiibo Dedede artwork.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC amiibo Meta Knight artwork.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
KatRC_Kirby_Colorin.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
514-11-3.png|''Kirby's copy!''
 
KPR Kirby.png|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
 
KPR_Kirby_2.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
 
KPR_Cute_Kirby_artwork.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
 
KPR Sticker 1.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' ([[sticker]])
 
KPR Sticker 5.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 6.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 12.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 18.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 22.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 25.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 26.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 29.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 40.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 51.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 83.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 93.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 95.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 96.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 98.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 129.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 132.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 144.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 150.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 163.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 171.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 173.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 177.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 185.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
KPR Sticker 196.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' (sticker)
 
Kirby59.png|''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' ([[amiibo]])
 
KC_Kirby.png|[[Kirby Café]]
 
Kirby cafe pagetop.png|Kirby Café
 
KCafe Kirby Strawberry artwork.png|Kirby Café
 
KC Kirby artwork.png|Kirby Café
 
KC Kirby artwork 2.png|Kirby Café
 
KC Kirby artwork 3.png|Kirby Café
 
K25 Kirby artwork.png|''[[Kirby series anniversaries#25th Anniversary|Kirby 25th Anniversary]]'' website
 
K25_Kirby_artwork_neutral.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25TH Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25_Kirby_artwork_2.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25_Kirby_artwork_3.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25_Kirby_artwork_4.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25_Kirby_artwork_5.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25th Anniversary Icon.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25 Whispy Woods artwork 2.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25_Balloon.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website
 
K25TH Anniversary Orchestra Conductor Kirby Artwork.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' orchestra
 
Orchestra_Kirby_2.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' orchestra
 
Pupupu_Train_logo.png|''[[Kirby series anniversaries#25th Anniversary|Kirby Pupupu Train]]'' website
 
Pupupu_Train_Kirby.png|''Kirby Pupupu Train'' website
 
PPPTrain Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby Pupupu Train'' website
 
PPPTrain Kirby artwork 2.png|''Kirby Pupupu Train'' website
 
PPPTrain Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby Pupupu Train'' website
 
PPPTrain Wadosk artwork 2.png|''Kirby Pupupu Train'' website
 
KPortal Kirby artwork.png|''Kirby Portal'' website
 
KPort_Kirby_artwork.png|''Kirby Portal'' website
 
TKCD_Kirbylor_artwork.png|''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' 1st Anniversary artwork
 
BlowoutBlast BigKirby.png|''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
 
KBlBl_Inhale_artwork.png|''Kirby's Blowout Blast''
 
KBlBl Blaster Bullet artwork.jpg|''Kirby's Blowout Blast''
 
Chara.png|''Kirby's Blowout Blast''
 
Kirby-sweets-party02.png|''Kirby no Sweets Party''
 
Kirby_Sweet_Party_artwork.jpg|''Kirby no Sweets Party''
 
BV Kirby artwork.png|''Bon Voyage''
 
BV Kirby artwork 2.png|''Bon Voyage''
 
BV Kirby artwork 3.png|''Bon Voyage''
 
KSA Kirby Artwork.png|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
 
KSA Kirby Artwork higher quality.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA Kirby Artwork 2.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 3.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 4.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
Kirby 2 (Kirby Star Allies).png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 5.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA Kirby artwork 7.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA_Dev_Artwork.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
KSA_Dev_Artwork_2.png|''Kirby Star Allies''
 
Kirby Meets Dippin Dots 25th Anniversary Artwork.png|''Kirby Meets Dippin Dots''
 
KSA_Retro_Kirby_artwork.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' ([[Outfit|Classic]])
 
IllustImage01.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' ([[Celebration Picture]])
 
IllustImage02.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage03.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage04.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage05.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage06.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage07.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage08.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
Friends' Getaway.jpg|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
IllustImage09.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
Chasing Our Dreams.jpg|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
Rockabilly And Blues.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
A Farewell to Kirby.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Celebration Picture)
 
New year.jpg|''Kirby Twitter''
 
KEEY_Kirby_artwork.png|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
 
Kirbox.png|''Kirby Twitter'' (April 1st, 2019)
 
Steampunk Kirby.png|''Kirby’s Dreamy Gear''
 
SKC Sword Kirby.png|''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
 
SKC Sword Kirby 2.png|''Super Kirby Clash''
 
</gallery>
 
 
=== Icons ===
 
 
<gallery>
 
<gallery>
  +
Kirby.jpg
KA Icons.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
KDR Pink.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
 
KSS Icon.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 
KirbyHeadSSB.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
 
KirbyHeadSSBM.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
 
KAR Pink AR.png|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
 
KAR Pink TR.png|''Kirby Air Ride'' ([[Top Ride]])
 
K&TAM Pink.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' / ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
 
KirbyHeadSSBB.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''
 
KSSU Icon.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 
KRTDL Icon.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
KirbyHeadSSB4-U.png|[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']]
 
KSA Kirby Icon.png|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
 
KirbyHeadSSBU.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
 
 
</gallery>
 
</gallery>
 
== Concept Artwork ==
 
<gallery>
 
KRBaY reference 1.png|''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''
 
KRBaY reference 2.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KRBaY reference 3.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KRBaY reference 4.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KRBaY reference 5.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KRBaY reference 6.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
KRBaY reference 7.png|''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
 
</gallery>
 
 
==Gallery==
 
<gallery widths="120">
 
DL Blopper.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
 
KA Kirby screenshot.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
PL Gordo.png|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
 
The 'Course Kirby.gif|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
 
DL2 Kirby.gif|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
 
kbb_1-preborderline.gif|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
 
EE Mr. Frosty.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 
RR Kirby.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
 
SSTST Lotsa Blocks.png|''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]''
 
SSB Kirby.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
 
64 Kirby.PNG|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
 
kirby64.png|In-game render from ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''
 
64kirby.PNG|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'' (palette swaps)
 
SSBM Kirby.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''
 
Trophy16.PNG|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]])
 
Trophy17.PNG|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
Trophy18.PNG|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
SSBMKirbyForms1.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
SSBMKirbyForms2.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
SSBMKirbyForms3.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
SSBMKirbyForms4.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
SSBMKirbyForms5.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
kirby06.jpg|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble 2]]'' (cancelled)
 
Screenshot_(92.1).png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
 
Kirby_Nin_Avatar.png|''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]''
 
AM Battery.png|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
 
KCC Kirby.png|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
 
PaintedSleepKirby.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' (Sleep Kirby, Paint Panic)
 
Kirby Wii.jpg|''[[Kirby GCN]]'' (cancelled)
 
Kirby.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (Trophy)
 
Screenshot_(91.1).png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 
KEY Waddle Dee shot.PNG|''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
 
A Buncha Kirbys.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
 
KTD_Kirby.jpg|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
 
Screen-6.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
 
SSB3DS Kirby Trophy.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' (Trophy)
 
SSB3DS Kirby (Alt) Trophy.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' (Trophy)
 
SSB4Kirby.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
 
daily.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''
 
SSBU Kirby Trophy.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (Trophy)
 
SSBU Kirby (Alt.) trophy.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U'' (Trophy)
 
KatRC_The_Adventure_Begins_2.jpg|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
 
KatRC_Colorless_Kirby_and_BWD.jpg|Kirby's color is drained.
 
KatRC Kirby figurine 2.jpg|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' ([[Figurine]])
 
KatRC Kirby figurine.jpg|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' (Figurine)
 
KatRC Kirby and Kirby figurine.jpg|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' (Figurine)
 
SMM_Kirby.jpg|''Super Mario Maker'' (Costume Mario)
 
KPR_Kirby.jpg|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
 
KPR_Springy_Note.jpg|''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
 
TKCD Quest Board.jpg|''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]''
 
KBlBl_Kirby.jpg|''[[Kirby's Blowout Blast]]''
 
KBR_Sword_Kirby.jpg|''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]''
 
KSA_Kirby_Holding_Heart.jpg|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
 
Kirby celebration.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
 
SSBUl_Kirbys.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
 
SSBUl_Kirby_forms.png|All color changes and effects in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''
 
SSBUl_Kirby_Congrats.jpg|Classic image
 
SSBUl_Spirit_2.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' ([[spirit]])
 
SSBUl_Spirit_1.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' (spirit)
 
KEEY_4.png|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
 
</gallery>
 
 
==Sprites and Models==
 
<gallery orientation="square" widths="75">
 
KirbyKDL.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''
 
KA Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 
KA Kirby Quick Draw sprite.gif|''Kirby's Adventure'' ([[Quick Draw]])
 
Kirby (Pinball Land).png|''[[Kirby's Pinball Land]]''
 
KDC Kirby sprite.gif|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
 
KK Kirby sprite.gif|''[[Kid Kirby]]'' (unreleased)
 
KAv Kirby sprite 2.png|''[[Kirby's Avalanche]]''
 
KAv Kirby sprite.png|''Kirby's Avalanche'' (cutscene)
 
KDL2 Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]''
 
Kirby (Dream Land 2).png|''Kirby's Dream Land 2'' (Super Game Boy)
 
EB Kirby sprite.png|''EarthBound'' (ROM cursor)
 
KBB Kirby sprite 2.gif|''[[Kirby's Block Ball]]''
 
KBB Kirby sprite.png|''Kirby's Block Ball'' (Super Game Boy)
 
KTB Kirby sprites.png|''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]''
 
KSS Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
 
KSS Kirby Samurai Kirby sprite.gif|''Kirby Super Star'' ([[Samurai Kirby]])
 
KStSt Kirby sprite 2.png|''[[Kirby's Star Stacker]]''
 
KStSt Kirby sprite.png|''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Game Boy)
 
KDL3 Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
 
KSStSt Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Super Star Stacker]]''
 
SSB Kirby model.png|''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''
 
Kirby 64 model 4913.png|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
 
KTnT Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble]]''
 
KF Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby Family]]'' (cancelled)
 
Kirby trophy.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' ([[Trophy (Super Smash Bros. series)|Trophy]])
 
Melee Kirby trophy.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' (Trophy)
 
KirbyK&tAM.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' / ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' / ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
 
KNiDL Kirby sprite Quick Draw.gif|''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' ([[Quick Draw]])
 
KatAM Crackity Hack Kirby.png|''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' ([[Crackity Hack]])
 
KCC Kirby sprite.png|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
 
SSBB Kirby sticker 2.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ([[Sticker (Super Smash Bros. series)|sticker]])
 
SSBB Kirby sticker.png|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (sticker)
 
Sticker Kirby KAR.png |''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (sticker)
 
Kirby trophy 3364.png|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' (Trophy)
 
KirbySuperStarUltra.PNG|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 
Kirbymassiveattack.png|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
 
KRtDL Kirby Model 1.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 
KFD_Kirby_sprite.png|''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]''
 
Fig 20 kirby.png|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' (Trophy)
 
KatRC_Kirby_sprite.png|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
 
KatRC_Kirby_sprite_2.png|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse''
 
SMM_Kirby_sprite.png|''Super Mario Maker'' (Costume Mario)
 
KSA Kirby Model.png|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
 
KSA Kirby Ultimate choice sprite.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' ([[The Ultimate Choice]])
 
Kirb model.png|''Kirby Star Allies'' (Classic)
 
KEEY_Kirby_sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]''
 
</gallery>
 
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Revision as of 12:51, 14 September 2019

Kirby

Kirby is a character in Chicken Little. He is Melvin and Tina's son.

Personality

Kirby is sweet, kind, funny, and cute, but is also quite cowardly.

His personality is basically equivalent to Chicken Little.

Appearance

Kirby is a little orange baby alien with four legs with red stripes and three blue eyes.

Trivia

  • Kirby is sometimes thought to be the deuteragonist, tritagonist, and secondary tritagonist of the film. This is not true as he had only first appeared at the middle of the film.
  • Kirby shares some similarities with Chicken Little: They both wanted to make their fathers proud.

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