Kirby (Super Smash Bros. Ultimate)

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

“	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.	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Kirby
Universe	Kirby
Also appears in	Super Smash Bros. Super Smash Bros. Melee Super Smash Bros. Brawl SSBWU/3DS
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Ultra Sword
Voice Actor
Voiced by	Makiko Ōmoto

Kirby is a veteran fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. He was confirmed to return on June 12, 2018 during E3 2018, and is the first protagonist of World of Light. His fighter number is #6.

Attributes

Strengths

• Excellent recovery, with 6 jumps, tied with Jigglypuff and Meta Knight.
• Small hurtbox makes him difficult to hit.
• Very low crouch.
• Slightly above-average dash speed.
• Can do Up Tilt combos on fast-falling characters at low percents.
• Has two Sex Kicks with Neutral Aerial and Back Aerial.
• Inhale allows him to copy the opponent's Neutral Special, granting him versatility and helping to cover weaknesses.
• Both Hammer Flip and Final Cutter have Transcending Priority in their hitboxes.
• Hammer Flip can lead to low percentage KO's if fully charged. It also inflicts considerable shield damage.
• Final Cutter grants him an additional jump and a projectile, being also a decent tool for combos.
• Stone has strong Super Armor and invincibility frames at the start, and inflicts considerable shield damage. It cannot be cancelled by opponents, allowing easy hits on enemies below you and can be manually cancelled in mid-air to confuse enemies.
• Down Aerial and the second hit of Final Cutter can both Meteor Smash.

Weaknesses

• Light, making him easy to KO.
• Poor defense against projectiles.
• Very low multijump height.
• Somewhat weak neutral attacks, making it hard to launch opponents. He also has limited KO moves.
• Very slow air speed and falling speed.

• Low range on most attacks.

• Predictable and linear recovery.

• Low priority on many attacks.

• Very few moves that are safe on shield.
• Hammer Flip deals recoil damage to Kirby the longer it is charged after reaching full charge. It is also very predictable and has considerable lag.

Summary

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Changes from SSBWU/3DS

Ground Attacks

• Kirby's Dash attack has been changed to the one he had in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
  • Kirby no longer falls off the edge when using this move.

Aerial Attacks

• All of his aerials have less ending lag.

Special Attacks

• Stone now has a new form resembling a Sheikah treasure chest from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.
  • Stone also has a faster start-up.
• If Kirby copies an opponent, he will do a brief pose, which references his games where he does the same.
• Kirby now can Inhale opponent projectiles to heal himself. He can now also spit them out as stars.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Normal

• Neutral Attack: Kirby throws a jab, and then a second jab with the other hand, and finally unleashes a flurry of punches that end in a stronger one.
• Forward Tilt: Kirby does a side kick; can be angled up and down.
• Up Tilt: Kirby kicks in an upwards path behind himself, hitting behind and above.
• Down Tilt (Squish Kick): Kirby kicks low to the ground.
• Dash Attack (Burning): Kirby dashes forward in a fiery spinning headbutt.

Smash Attacks

• Forward Smash: Kirby lunges forwards with a powerful kick.
• Up Smash: Kirby does a backflip, kicking overhead.
• Down Smash: Kirby performs a splits kick and spins around.

Other attacks

• Floor Attack (Front):
• Floor Attack (Back):
• Floor Attack (Trip):
• Ledge Attack: Quickly climbs the ledge and kicks in front of him.

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral aerial: Kirby spins around, limbs extended.
• Forward aerial: Kirby kicks forwards three times.
• Back aerial: Kirby kicks backward with both of his feet.
• Up aerial: Kirby kicks overhead.
• Down aerial: Kirby does a downwards drill kick with multiple potential hits.

Grabs and Throws

• Pummel: Kirby punches the opponent with his free hand.
• Forward Throw: Based on Pile Driver from Kirby's Suplex ability. Kirby leaps upwards with the opponent, flips with them in the air, and then body slams them on the ground.
• Back Throw: Based on German Suplex from Kirby's Suplex ability. Kirby backflips with the opponent, slamming them on the ground.
• Up Throw: Based on Air Drop from Kirby's Ninja ability. Kirby leaps up off the top of the screen with the opponent and then comes back down, slamming the opponent on the ground.
• Down Throw: Based on Fury Stomp from Kirby's Suplex ability. Kirby lays the opponent on the ground then rapidly stomps on them multiple times, finishing with a body slam.

Special Moves

Kirby's Special Moves
	64	Melee	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Inhale
Side Special	—	Hammer		Hammer Flip
Up Special	Final Cutter
Down Special	Stone
Final Smash	—		Cook Kirby	Ultra Sword
Fighter Ability	Copy Abilities

Taunts*

• Up Taunt: Raises a hand, throws out a star, and poses with a smile.
• Down Taunt: Looks at the screen waving with both hands while saying "Hi!".
• Side Taunt: Spins around and poses with a kick.

*Performing any taunt will discard Kirby's current Copy Ability if he has one.

On-Screen Appearance

• Crashes to the ground on a warp star, spins in the air and lands successfully.

Idle Poses

• He feels tired.
• He looks to the other side.

Victory Poses

Kirby summons two copies of himself when he is alone in the victory screen, resembling the victory dances from his original games. The copies disappear at the end of the dance.

• Jumps twice, walks back while waving his arms, spins and then finishes it with a pose.
• 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 sliding walks, spins, does a slide kick and poses similar to his Brawl artwork.

In competitive play

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In Spirit Battles

As the Main Opponent

• Boo
• Bob-omb (x3)
• King Bob-omb (Giant)
• Piantas (x8)
• Luma (x4)
• Lubba (Giant)
• Viruses (x3)
• X Parasite (x3)
• Star Rod (x4)
• Robobot Armor (Metal; x4)
• Dragoon
• Gooey
• Whispy Woods (x5)
• Nightmare’s Power Orb (Giant)
• Waddle Dee (x4)
• Waddle Doo (x3)
• Scarfy (x4)
• Rocky (Metal)
• Bomber
• Prince Fluff
• Dugtrio (x3)
• Geodude (x4)
• Ditto
• Marill
• Diancie (Reflect; x2)
• Pyukumuku (x4)
• Nihilego (x3)
• Wrys
• White Pikmin
• Rock Pikmin
• Ghosts
• Unira (x4)
• Hakkun
• Tomatrio (x3)
• Mattel
• Magkid (x4)
• Qbby (x4)

As a Minion

• Shine Sprite (x3)
• Hungry Luma
• Geno
• Rick
• Kine
• Coo
• Ball
• Viridi
• Fighting Alloy Team (x4)
• Devil (x2)
• Munchy Monk (Tiny; x3)
• Dr. Lobe (x3)
• Clip & Snip
• River Survival

Palette Swaps

Gallery

Kirby using Mario's Fireball.

Kirby using Jigglypuff's Rollout.

Kirby using Fox's Blaster.

Kirby using his Final Cutter.

Kirby in his blue alt. sucking in an ice shot.

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Kirby using the Ice Climbers' powers.

Kirby using his Squall Hammer into Little Mac's Jolt Haymaker.

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Kirby having sucked up Popo, with Nana in fear.

Three Kirbys watching the Squid Sisters' on New Pork City.

All of Kirby's alternate costumes using the Warp Star item, a reference to one cutscene in Kirby Mass Attack.

The Ice Climbers and Kirby on Pokémon Stadium.

King Dedede with Pikachu, Kirby, and Ganondorf on Green Greens.

Olimar with Kirby on Garden of Hope.

Mario with Villager, Kirby, Pichu, Pikachu, Luigi, Lucas and Yoshi on New Pork City.

King Dedede with Kirby, Shulk and Zero Suit Samus on Great Bay.

Kirby with a ton of Maxim Tomatoes on Magicant.

Kirby with Bayonetta Rosalina and Joker in the Mementos stage.

Kirby along with Joker and Arsene in the Mementos stage.

Kirby along with Mario and Joker in the Mementos stage.

Kirby along with Mario Luigi Peach and Daisy in the New Donk City Hall stage.

Kirby along with Bayonetta and Joker on the new stage Mementos.

Kirby along with Fox on the Corneria stage.

Kirby along with Richter while using the Super Leaf and Star Rod.

Kirby along with Simon in Dracula's Castle stage.

Kirby along with Ike and Roy in the Arena Ferox stage.

Kirby walking with Mario Peach and Daisy in New Donk City Hall.

Kirby along with Daisy in the Reset Bomb Forest stage.

Kirby along with Toon Link in the Pirate Ship stage.

Kirby using his down taunt under the rainbow on the Pirate Ship stage.

Kirby along with Roy in the Coliseum stage.

Kirby along Fox Falco and Bayonetta in the Corneria stage

Kirby along with Joker and Snake in the Mementos stage.

Kirby with Daisy and Joker in the Mementos stage.

Kirby along with Terry and Toon Link in the King of Fighters Stadium stage.

Kirby along with Eight in the Yggdrasil's Altar stage.

Kirby with Terry and Fox in the King of Fighters Stadium stage.

Kirby along with Mario Snake and Sonic in the Shadow Moses Island stage.

Kirby along Mario and Daisy in the Fountain of Dreams stage.

Kirby along with Marth and Byleth in the Garreg Mach Monastery stage.

Kirby along with Byleth and Ike in the Garreg Mach Monastery stage.

Kirby along with Mario Terry and Daisy in the King of Fighters Stadium.

Kirby along with Mario Peach Sonic and Bayonetta in the Mushroom Kingdom stage.

Kirby taunting with Knuckles in the Princess Peach's Castle stage.

Kirby along with Cloud and Daisy in the Midgar stage.

Kirby taunting with Shadow while holding the Spiny Shell in the Fountain of Dreams stage.

Kirby along with Marth and Roy in the Pilotwings stage.

Kirby along with Byleth and Lucina while using the Super Scope.

Two Kirbys with Mr. Game & Watch and Pikachu in Rainbow Cruise.

External links

06 Kirby – Super Smash Bros. Ultimate