Kirby (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)

''This article is about Kirby's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. For other uses, see Kirby.''

Kirby (カービィ, Kābii) had been confirmed for Super Smash Bros. Brawl since the first preview shown at E3 in May 2006. Of all the characters shown, Kirby appears to be almost completely unchanged graphically. It was speculated that Kirby's up smash may be stronger, his attacks seem to be quicker in general, and he is apparently somewhat heavier than before.

His Final Smash is Cook Kirby, which is reminiscent of the Cook ability seen in various Kirby games. In the games, Cook Kirby clashes his utensils, tosses opponents into a pot, seasons them, stirs, and finally, health items pop out of the pot.

Pros:

 * Superbly versatile recovery (multiple midair jumps, up-b, hammer, and fair)
 * Two spikes: Dair (much better than Melee) and Final Cutter
 * Many quick aerials and tilts
 * Can copy other characters' Neutral B's
 * Small, evasive target
 * Difficult to grab
 * Fence of Pain
 * Fantastic edge-guarder (primarily off the stage)
 * Good-midair evasion (jumps, fairs, stone)
 * Can commit Kirbycide
 * Powerful Up-Smash and Side-Smash
 * Hard to edgeguard because he houses plenty of offensive recovery options
 * Stone Form has amazing priority and knockback
 * Hammer works well as a strong extra Smash or Air
 * If Kirby's neutral-A combo is done to somebody while they are against a wall, it is extremely difficult for the opponent to escape from that combo, allowing Kirby to rack up high amounts of damage for a very long time.
 * Excellent combo ability in the air

Cons:

 * Very light
 * Finishers are slow
 * Slow Dash
 * Most attacks are short-ranged
 * Kirbycide can backfire

Changes from Melee to Brawl

 * Hammer in mid-air is now two full horizontal swings
 * Dash attack is no longer "Burning/Fireball Kirby", and is instead his Break Spin from Yo-Yo Kirby in Kirby Super-Star
 * Attacks are stronger
 * More Horizontal midair movement
 * Inhale can now suck in items
 * Hammer can help recovery because of the brief stall at the beginning
 * F-Throw and B-Throw cannot Kirbycide
 * All taunts can exhale enemies

Combos & Tactics

 * Combo: (Note: this combo only work if the enemy its a 0-20% damage) F-Throw, followed by F-Air, quickly grab, Down-Throw, up tilt or jump and N-Air.
 * Combo: Down throw, up tilt (more than once on fast-fallers), up smash
 * Tactic: Recovery 1-Jump fair, jump fair...etc (change DI to aid to unpredictability)
 * Tactic: Recovery 2-Same as recovery 1, but upon reaching the stage's edge, (or midair opponent) use side B to attack and grab ledge.

Role in the Subspace Emissary
In the beginning, a trophy of Mario and Kirby are thrown into an arena, come to life, and have a friendly match. The player chooses the one they want to play as. After the battle between the two, the victor revives the fallen loser, and the two fighters celebrate and wave to the crowd when suddenly, the Subspace Army attacks! Peach and Zelda, who were watching their match, both come to their aid. After the brief battle, the Ancient Minister shows up with a giant Subspace Bomb that is quickly armed by two R.O.B.s. When Mario attempts to stop the bomb, he is ambushed by a giant cannonball and is blasted away from the stadium. Meanwhile, the two princesses are captured by Petey Pirahna, and are thrown into separate cages. Kirby then faces off against Petey, but only one princess can be freed. After defeating Petey, Wario appears carrying a giant gun called the Dark Cannon, turns the princess Kirby didn't save into a trophy, and runs off with her trophy. As Kirby and the princess begin to leave, Kirby sees that the Subspace Bomb is about to explode! Fortunately, they flee the Midair Stadium via Warp Star. However, they are soon chased by the Halberd and are forced to land on it. Soon after, an Arwing gets shot down, blowing both Kirby and the princess off the Halberd and onto a series of ridges.

After climbing down from the ridges, Kirby sees something and runs ahead, leaving Peach/Zelda behind. She is then turned into a trophy from behind by Bowser's Dark Cannon, and is copied by a Shadowbug clone of Bowser. After a fight, Mario and Pit/Link and Yoshi are turned into trophies, and are captured by an arm from a cargo drove by King Dedede, which also has Zelda/Peach, Luigi, and Ness's trophies. Suddenly, Kirby appears from behind and uses Final Cutter to sever the arm, and revives the pair's trophies in the process. When Dedede attempts to escape, Pit/Link fires an arrow at his cargo, slowing it down a little, 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 they see a hole in the wall, and decide to enter it. They then see Bowser, 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 pursue the Ancient Minister in a desert, trying to stop him from detonating another Subspace Bomb. Despite their best efforts, the bomb still explodes, and they barely managed to escape it. Kirby and the others then aided Marth, Ike, Lucas, the Ice Climbers, and the Pokémon Trainer in warding off the Subspace Army troops that had come to face them.

After defeating them, the Falcon Flyer, and the Halberd (now under Meta Knight's control) land infront of them, and they all join forces to defeat the Subspace Army. The Subspace Gunship, commanded by Bowser and Ganondorf, appears out of a large sphere of Subspace, and after destroying the Halberd, tries to attack 4 smaller ships emerging from its wreckage. Fortunately, Kirby manages to save them by destroying the Gunship with Dragoon, and follows the others into Subspace.

When they confront Tabuu, Tabuu unleashes an attack that turns everyone, including Kirby, into trophies. However, Kirby is revived by himself, thanks to the badge he found at Dedede's hideout earlier, which he had swallowed prior to Tabuu's attack. After going through Subspace alone and reviving some of the fighters along the way, Kirby finds Ganondorf's trophy. Before before he could do anything however, Bowser appears and attacks Ganondorf's trophy in revenge for turning him into a trophy earlier, before throwing it aside. King Dedede then runs over to Kirby and hugs him before pointing the staircase to Kirby, and dragging Kirby up it. Kirby then helps the others fight Tabuu.

Event Matches

 * Event 3: Pink Ball Repulsion- The Player plays as Meta Knight and has to defeat Kirby on the Battleship Halberd before the flying platform lands.
 * Event 10: All-Star Battle Regulars- Choose your character and take on the "original 8" fighters, two at a time.
 * Event 12: Sleeping in the Eggs- The player controls Yoshi and has to use Egg Lay to put Kirby and Pikachu in eggs simultaneously.
 * Event 13: Dragoon Strike- As Kirby on Battleship Halberd, collect the Dragoon pieces and KO all three Warios with one shot.

Co-Op Event Matches

 * Co-Op Event 1: Two Trouble Kings- Play as Mario and Kirby against Bowser and King Dedede on Delfino Plaza.
 * Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle- Select your character and take on the entire roster on Battlefield.

Taunts
Up: Dances, similarly from Kirby games and his Victory Pose.

Side: Spins quickly and poses with one foot sticking out. (same as his character selection pose in SSB64)

Down: Waves and says "Hi!" (same as SSBM, and also used to remove an inhaled hat.)

On-Screen Appearance
Crashes down from his Warp Star and spins (similar to his neutral aerial).

Victory Pose

 * Spins, holds his hand up
 * Does some flips, holds his hand up
 * Skids to each side, holds his hand up

Wii Remote Choice
A plop like he lands is heard then he says "Hiiii!". Sounds much similar to his Melee taunt then his Brawl.

Kirby Hats
Kirby has had the ability to copy any character's standard special move in all three Super Smash Bros. games. See Kirby Hats (SSBB) to see the different hats that Kirby can get in Brawl.