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Kirby's trademark attack is his ability to {{b|Inhale|Kirby}} forcefully, allowing him to swallow his enemies whole or spit them back out as star-shaped projectiles. Introduced in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was the option to copy a swallowed enemy's ability to fight back (known as a [[List of Copy Abilities|Copy Ability]]). He has a multitude of Copy Abilities that allow him to perform a wide variety of techniques, such as [[wikirby:Sword|wielding a sword]], [[wikirby:Fire|breathing fire]], or [[wikirby:Beam|creating beams of energy]]. He can also float by storing the air he inhales, making himself large and puffy. | Kirby's trademark attack is his ability to {{b|Inhale|Kirby}} forcefully, allowing him to swallow his enemies whole or spit them back out as star-shaped projectiles. Introduced in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was the option to copy a swallowed enemy's ability to fight back (known as a [[List of Copy Abilities|Copy Ability]]). He has a multitude of Copy Abilities that allow him to perform a wide variety of techniques, such as [[wikirby:Sword|wielding a sword]], [[wikirby:Fire|breathing fire]], or [[wikirby:Beam|creating beams of energy]]. He can also float by storing the air he inhales, making himself large and puffy. | ||
Kirby began as an entirely different character that starred in [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s early Game Boy game in development, originally called "Twinkle Popo". During development, he used a placeholder sprite resembling a ball with a happy face on it. Sakurai eventually came to prefer this more simplistic design and decided to use it as the final character. Originally called Popopo, the little protagonist was eventually named Kirby, and the game itself named ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. The name was chosen from a list of candidates provided by Nintendo of America, who wished to give the character more international appeal; [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] thought that the contrast between the cute character and the name's "harsh" sound was humorous. | Kirby began as an entirely different character that starred in [[Masahiro Sakurai]]'s early Game Boy game in development, originally called "Twinkle Popo". During development, he used a placeholder sprite resembling a ball with a happy face on it. Sakurai eventually came to prefer this more simplistic design and decided to use it as the final character. Originally called Popopo, the little protagonist was eventually named Kirby, and the game itself named ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. The name was chosen from a list of candidates provided by Nintendo of America, who wished to give the character more international appeal; [[Shigeru Miyamoto]] thought that the contrast between the cute character and the name's "harsh" sound was humorous. Coincidentally, John Kirby was the name of the lawyer who defended Nintendo during a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Universal Studios over the name of [[Donkey Kong]]. | ||
Contrary to popular belief, Kirby was always intended to be pink, but the Game Boy's monochromatic palette led to initial confusion about his color scheme. North American marketing for ''Kirby's Dream Land'' depicted him as white, similar to the in-game graphics. Meanwhile, Miyamoto initially interpreted the character as yellow; as a result, the second player in later ''Kirby'' games is typically a yellow Kirby. His pink coloration wouldn't be seen in-game until ''Kirby's Adventure'', the second game of the series, which also introduced the iconic Copy Abilities. | Contrary to popular belief, Kirby was always intended to be pink, but the Game Boy's monochromatic palette led to initial confusion about his color scheme. North American marketing for ''Kirby's Dream Land'' depicted him as white, similar to the in-game graphics. Meanwhile, Miyamoto initially interpreted the character as yellow; as a result, the second player in later ''Kirby'' games is typically a yellow Kirby. His pink coloration wouldn't be seen in-game until ''Kirby's Adventure'', the second game of the series, which also introduced the iconic Copy Abilities. | ||
