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 and Cons
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
- Neutral A is hard to escape, does a lot of damage, and has amazing priority
- Hard to edgeguard because he houses plenty of offensive recovery options
- Difficult to spike because of versatile recovery options
- Stone Form has amazing priority and knockback
Cons:
- Very light
- Finishers are slow
- Slow Dash
- Most attacks are short-ranged
Changes from Melee to Brawl
- Hammer in mid-air is now two full 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
Combos & Tactics
- Combo: (Note: this combo only work if the enemy its a 0-20% damage) F-Throw, followed by F-Air, quicly 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, (ore midair opponent) use sideB 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. They joined with the rest of the heroes on an all-out assault on the Subspace Battleship. Kirby destroyed it with a Dragoon, and continued to aid the heroes as they faced 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.[1]
- Event 10: All Star 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. [2]
- Event 13: Dragoon Rush- As Kirby on Battleship Halberd, collect the Dragoon pieces and KO all three Warios with one shot.
Co-Op Event Matches
- Event 1: Two Trouble Kings- Play as Mario and Kirby against Bowser and King Dedede on Delfino Plaza.
- Event 21: The Real All Star Brawl- Select your character and take on the entire roster on Battlefield.
Special Moves
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Special Movements
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!"
On-Screen Appearance: Crashes down from his Warp Star and spins (similar to his neutral aerial).
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.
External links
- confirmation of Event Matches.
- Kirby's page at Smash Bros. Dojo!!.
- Kirby Subspace Emissary Video
- SSBB Kirby Hat Compilation
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