Kirby (universe): Difference between revisions

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|originconsole    = Game Boy

|firstinstallment  = ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land}}'' (1992)

|interwiki        = wikirby

|interwikiname    = Wikirby

''Kirby's Dream Land'' introduced several trademark elements of Kirby's ability, including his ability to inflate his spherical body to fly upwards, the ability to inhale enemies into his mouth, and being able to effectively erase enemies out of existence within his own tiny body by swallowing. But the first ''Kirby'' sequel Sakurai developed, ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Adventure}}'' for the NES, added a much more expansive variety and depth to the basic formula and design; in addition to giving Kirby more fluid movements such as dashing and sliding, it added a new dimension to the swallowing mechanic where Kirby would gain one of many available new powers and attack sets depending on the enemy swallowed, and Kirby could discard this "[[Copy Ability]]" to adopt something else.

''Kirby'' was established as one of Nintendo's long-running, recurring franchises, and became more-or-less one of HAL Laboratory's signature properties, with new releases coming out at a relatively regular rate and, other than the Virtual Boy, covering every Nintendo console and handheld since its debut. ''Kirby'' games have made occasional forays into certain other genres besides 2D platformers, and while almost none of the ''Kirby'' follow-ups were as noteworthy-for-their-time as the first two games, most games in the series receive positive reception and achieve high sales. Like with other Nintendo franchises that had found mainstream success at the time, Kirby and his series were among the initial wave of franchises featured from the beginning of Sakurai's other popular series, the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series of Nintendo-centered crossover fighting games.

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===Stages===

''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' features three ''Kirby''-themed stages:

''Kirby'' is the only universe in ''Melee'' to have three stages and yet not be related to the {{uv|Mario}} series (which itself has four stages from the main series, while the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} and {{uv|Yoshi}} universes, while each having three stages, are considered sub-universes of ''Mario'').

===Stages===

*[[File:Icon-halberd.gif|right|link=Halberd]]'''[[Halberd]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): The Halberd has been seen in several incarnations throughout the ''Kirby'' franchise; in Smash, it is based on the ''Revenge of Meta Knight'' portion of ''Kirby Super Star''. The stage starts off in a hangar located on the high seas, which opens up not long afterwards. The Halberd takes off into the air along with the platform the players fight upon, and the Halberd flies around the backdrop of the now-floating stage. During the fight, the platform will land on the ship itself, which draws heavy fire from nearby cannons.{{clr}}

===Items===

====''for Wii U''====

*[[File:TheGreatCaveOffensiveIconSSB4-U.png|75px|right|link=The Great Cave Offensive]]'''[[The Great Cave Offensive]]''' ([[Starter stage|Starter]]): An expansive labyrinth based on the [[wikirby:The Great Cave Offensive|eponymous sub-game]] from ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby Super Star}}''. It is an elaborate stage and the second largest in the game. It contains rideable minecarts, rotating cannons, and magma-covered walls called Danger Zones capable of KOing opponents at high damage percentage. This stage is large enough to accommodate [[8-Player Smash]]. Its [[Ω form]] is staged on a [[Final Destination]]-like platform. This stage was originally going to be based on ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby's Epic Yarn}}''.{{clr}}

===Items===

*{{gameIcon|SSBM}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Green Greens (Melee)}}''': An arrangement of the music that plays in the first stage of ''Kirby's Dream Land'', Green Greens. It is heard in Kirby's character trailer.

*{{GameIcon|SSBM}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Gourmet Race (Melee)}}''': An orchestral arrangement of the music played in the ''Gourmet Race'' sub-game from ''Kirby Super Star''. Returns from ''Melee''.

*{{gameIcon|SSBB}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|King Dedede's Theme (Brawl)}}''': An arrangement of King Dedede's battle theme, a recurring theme in the ''Kirby'' series. Returns from ''Brawl''.

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Butter Building (Brawl)}}''': An arrangement of the music played in the Butter Building stages in ''Kirby's Adventure'', which also contains the title theme from ''Kirby's Dream Land''. Returns from ''Brawl''.

*{{GameIcon|SSBB}}'''{{SSBUMusicLink|Kirby|Gourmet Race (Brawl)}}''': A heavy-metal remix of the songs that play in the ''Gourmet Race'' sub-game from ''Kirby Super Star''. Returns from ''Brawl''.

==Media with elements appearing in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series==

{{main|Kirby (universe)/Elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series}}

==Trivia==

*A large amount of mechanics present in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series come from ''Kirby'', such as the system of dash attacks, grabs, aerials, and even glancing blows.

*Every ''Kirby'' stage and item that has appeared in the series so far has been based on ''Kirby'' games that were directed by Masahiro Sakurai before he left HAL Laboratory.

** Incidentally, a stage based on ''Kirby's Epic Yarn'' was initially planned for ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', but this was rejected in favor of [[Woolly World]].

*All the playable characters from the ''Kirby'' universe have:

*When sorting trophies by series in ''Brawl'', the ''Kirby'' series is mistakenly referred to as "''Kirby Super Star''".

*The ''Kirby'' universe is one of three universes that currently have multiple playable characters without any semi-clones or Echo Fighters, the others being {{uv|Donkey Kong}} and {{uv|Final Fantasy}}.

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