Kirby Super Star/Abilities

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One of Kirby's moves is eating. That's right. He can eat his enemies. And, not only can he spit them out as projectiles, he can also consume them, causing him to gain their abilities, at the cost of losing the ability to eat more enemies. Even more, you can create a "helper" from your ability, and if you have two controllers, play Co-Op!

There exist two types of abilities.

Regular abilities

• These abilities are usually gained by consuming enemies (those which contain an ability blink barely noticeable).
• Kirby can create a helper, who looks like the consumed enemy.
• The attacks of the abilities can be used as long as the player wishes.

There exist two exceptions:

1. When Kirby is hurt, sometimes he loses the ability in the form of a star, which jumps through the screen and disappears after some time or when it hits lava or water. Consuming this star allows Kirby to regain the lost ability.
2. The enemy T.A.C can steal Kirby's ability and even the helper. After doing so he starts to run away, where he jumps winning height until he finally flies away. Killing T.A.C with the stolen ability or helper returns them.

Special abilities

• These abilities are gained by consuming special enemies, consuming defeated mini-bosses, from gadgets of some bosses or from ability dispensers.
  
• Kirby can create no helper from them (except Copy).
  
• Kirby can use them just once (except Mike, which can be used thrice), releasing some special power and leaving Kirby without any abilities (again except copy).

Regular Abilities

Ability	Helper name	Attacks and explanations
Beam	Waddle Doo	: Beam Whip DASH + : Cycle Beam DASH + (in the air): Beam Machine Gun + (near enemy): Capture enemy (while capturing enemy): Capture Beam - Before pressing again to kill the captured enemy you can choose the direction of the Capture Beam by pressing or . Hold and release: Wave Beam - Before pressing again to release the Wave Beam you may choose the direction of the Wave Beam by pressing or .
Bomb	Poppy Bros. Jr.	: Hold a Bomb. (while holding bomb): Throw a Bomb. (near enemy): Set a Bomb. DASH + (while holding bomb): Straight Throw + : Drop a Bomb - Bomb angle depends on how long you press . - If you hold a bomb too long, it will blow up and hurt you. - You hold up a bomb automatically when you get the ability.
Cutter	Sir Kibble	: Cutter Boomerang DASH + : Cutter Dash Attack repeatedly (in the air): Cutter Drop Attack + (in the air): High Speed Cutter Drop repeatedly (near enemy): Nonstop Cutter Attack - In some sections of the game the Cutter-ability, the Sword-ability or the Ninja-ability are needed to cut ropes or erase flames.
Fighter	Knuckle Joe	: Vulcan Jab Hold : Smash Punch DASH + : Leg Sweep DASH + Hold : Spin Kick (in the air): Down Kick Hold (in the air): Double Kick + : Rising Break + (near enemy): Grab Enemy (while holding enemy): Arm Throw + (while holding enemy): Tomoe Throw (Kirby only)
Fire	Burnin' Leo	: Fire Blow or or or (during Fire Blow): Change Fire Direction Hold + Hold : Fire Ball (in the air): Fire Ball Spin (in the air before landing): Fire Ball Roll DASH + : Burning Attack
Hammer	Bonkers	: Hammer Nail (in the air): Giant Swing DASH + : Hammer Swing DASH + (in the air): Ultragiant Swing + : Hammer Flip DASH + : Hammer Throw (Kirby only) - After the Hammer Throw-attack the Hammer-ability is gone.
Ice	Chilly	: Freezer Breath (in the air): Freezer Sprinkle DASH + or repeatedly: Freezer Blizzard DASH + (in the air): Fast Freezer Sprinkle + (near enemy): Freezer Suction (while containing enemy): Freeze Ejection - Before pressing again to eject the iceblock you may choose the direction of the Freeze Ejection by pressing or Touching ice: Ice Kick
Jet	Capsule J	Hold : Store Power or or (during Store Power): Save Stored Power : Jet Kick (in the air): Jet Heading (with full power): Jet Dash (during Jet Dash): Jet Cracker (near enemy): Jet Blow (with full power near enemy): Diving Rocket (in the air): Hover (with full power in the air): Ultra-Jet Jump
Mirror	Simmirror	: Mirror Cut Hold : Reflect Force Dash + :Mirror Body L/R: Reflect Guard
Ninja	Bio Spark	Tap : Knife Throw Hold : Quado-Shock Attack DASH + : Dash Attack + : Ninja Kick + (near enemy): Air Drop (upon damage): Hide Defense Push a wall in the air: Stick to Wall (while sticked to wall): Triangle Jump
Plasma	Plasma Wisp	or or or : Store Power : Release Power - Release no power: Plasma Needle - Release slight power: Plasma Arrow - Release medium power: Plasma Spark - Release high power: Plasma Laser - Release full power: Plasma Wave Cannon - Full Power creates a shield, which damages enemies when they touch it. - Plasma Wisp is the only helper, who doesn't require to jump. He can fly.
Stone	Rocky	: Stone (in the air): Stone Smash DASH + : Turbo Stone - Invincible while in Stone. - Stone has many different shapes to turn into.
Suplex	Bugzzy	+ (in the air): Pinpoint Kick : Dash Capture Lifting Up DASH + : Turbo Dash Capture Lifting Up (shortly before lifting enemy up): Quick Stamping (while lifting enemy): Back Breaker (while lifting enemy): Body Slam (while lifting enemy): Pile Driver (while lifting enemy): German Suplex or or (while lifting enemy in the air): Air Body Slam (while lifting enemy in the air): Air Body Down Slam (while lifting enemy): Lariot (while lifting enemy): Jumping Body Slam
Sword	Blade Knight	(when energy meter is full): Chop & Beam : Chop repeatedly: Multi-Sword-Attack (in the air): Chop + in the air: Down Air Stab DASH + : Sword Stab DASH + (in the air): Sword Spin - Sword can be also used under water. - In some sections of the game the Cutter-ability, the Sword-ability or the Ninja-ability are needed to cut ropes or erase flames.
Wheel	Wheelie	: Dash (during Dash): Dash Release : Brake or : Turn - Can ride on water. - Can ride the helper. (see Wheelie Rider) - Is vulnerable during Turn. - Is vulnerable during Brake.
Yo-Yo	Gim	: Yo-Yo Throw + : Up Throw Attack + : Down Throw Attack + : Gazer Spiral + (near enemy): Capture enemy (while capturing enemy): Hammer Drop - Before pressing again to kill the captured enemy you can choose the direction of the Hammer Drop by pressing or DASH + : Break Spin

Special abilities

Ability	Helper name	Gained from	Power explanation and combos
Cook	(none)	- Defeat and consume the mini-boss Cook Kawasaki. - Use the Copy-ability-attack on the mini-boss Cook.	: Cook - Turns all enemies on the screen into food. - Isn't used if no enemies are on the screen.
Copy	T.A.C	- Consume the enemy T.A.C - Touch a Copy-ability-dispenser.	(Kirby): Analyze Beam (T.A.C): Sneaking Hand (can be used by T.A.C only): Discard current ability - Turns Kirby into the copied enemy (doesn't kill the enemy like Kirby's Inhaling-ability). - Can also copy some bosses. - The helper's block ( or ) makes him invisible.
Crash	(none)	- Consume the enemy Crash. - Use Copy-ability-attack on the boss Kracko. - Use Copy-ability-attack on the boss Kracko Baby.	: Crash Ability "Crash Fire Ball" - Deals damage to everything on the screen.
Mike	(none)	- Consume the enemy Mike.	: Megaphone (second time): Desk Mike (third time): Stand Mike - The damage dealt to everything on the screen increases with each use.
Paint	(none)	- Consume one of the multicolored balls disgorged by the boss Chamello Arm. - Consume the little blob produced by the boss Heavy Lobster. - Use the Copy-ability-attack on the boss Chamello Arm. - Use the Copy-ability-attack on the boss Heavy Lobster.	: Paint - Deals damage to everything on the screen. - Changes color of the boss Chamello Arm. - Makes the boss Chamello Arm visible, if he is not. - Turns the boss Heavy Lobster red blinding him, which makes him use his attacks randomly and in no distinct direction.

Other stuff

Stuff	Explanation
Kirby	Without any ability Kirby posesses a row of attacks on his own. Most of them can be used with an ability as well. or : Dash [can be used with any ability] : Duck [can be used with any ability] : Enter Door/Collect Treasure/Helper Head Jump [can be used with any ability] + : Sliding [can be used with any ability] : Inhaling - Can inhale enemies and/or food (though food can be touched to collect it as well). [can be used in Kirby-form only] (while containing an enemy): Spitting Out [can be used in Kirby-form only] or (while containing an enemy): Copy an Enemy - Consumes previously inhaled enemy applying his ability (should he contain one) on Kirby. [can be used in Kirby-form only] (with an ability and without helper): Make Helper - Creates a helper which has Kirby's current ability discarding it in the process. [can be used with regular abilities only] : Return a Helper - Produces two small flashes in both directions which turn the helper into a gadget which contains the helpers ability. The gadget can be inhaled and consumed to apply this ability on Kirby. [can be used in Kirby-form only] (with an ability and with helper): Void a Copy - Turns current ability into a gadget and throws it into the faced direction discarding it in the process. It can be touched by the helper to gain the contained ability or inhaled and consumed by Kirby to regain this ability. [can be used with regular abilities only] : Jump [can be used with any ability] (in the air): Hovering - Fills Kirby with air allowing him to fly. [can be used with any ability*] or : Guard - Renders immune to most damage - Reduces damage of special missles fired by some enemies or bosses (such as knives or fire) - Doesn't protect from special abilities of enemies or bosses (such as big waves of the boss Fatty Whale or grabs of mini-bosses) - Doesn't protect from hurting terrain (such as spikes or lava) - Doesn't work under water *Some abilities grant Kirby other possibilities then Hovering (such as Wing or Jet)
Mix	Mix is actually not an ability, but a possibility. It is caused by swallowing two enemies at once, who would have contain an ability each. By consuming them the game is paused and Kirby's avatar screen begins to flash cycling through all abilities possible (except Paint). By pressing the avatar stops on an ability which is then selected and applied on Kirby.
Sleep	The Sleep-ability doesn't appear often in the game. It can either be applied by consuming the Sleep-enemy or by touching a Sleep-ability-dispenser. The only thing Kirby does after getting the Sleep-ability is falling into slumber for about ten seconds. Pressing any buttons doesn't affect anything. After the slumber Kirby wakes up without any ability.
Super	This special power can be obtained by eating a glowing candy, which appears very rarely in the game. When this candy is eaten, like every food it can be shared with the helper. This power increases speed, rendering them immune and kills any enemy touched by Kirby or his helper. All previous abilities remain during and after the Super power. During Super Kirby and his helper blink and glow and a special theme is played overriding any music currently playing. The power lasts about fifteen seconds, while during the last five seconds the speed is normalized.
Wheelie Rider	When Kirby's helper has the Wheelie-ability Kirby can jump on him to ride him. : Rider Dash (during Rider Dash): Release Rider Dash : Rider Jump + or : Get Off the Bike or : Turn - If played with two players, the player playing Kirby has no control over his helper, instead he can fire stars in any direction by pressing while indicating the missile direction with the control pad. Also, Get Off the Bike is simply instead of : +