Editing List of Copy Abilities

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In every ''Super Smash Bros.'' game, [[Kirby]] has the ability to copy another character's [[neutral special move]] with his own neutral special move, {{b|Inhale|Kirby}}. If Kirby swallows another Kirby, only damage is dealt, but if he swallows another Kirby that has a Copy Ability, it can be stolen. When Kirby copies an opponent, he will also bear a resemblance to that character, usually in the form of a hat that displays a prominent visual part of the character copied. When performing copied attacks, Kirby often mimics their voices or sounds as well as their poses, and uses the same weapons as their owners; however, unless otherwise noted, [[alternate costume]]s have no effect on his Copy Ability. Aside from the obvious range differences, copied attacks are functionally identical to the originals except where noted.

Kirby can discard the ability at any time by [[taunt]]ing. He may also lose it when taking [[damage]] (though there is a temporary "grace period" where this will not occur), and he will also lose it upon being KO'd. Also, anything spawned by the ability will vanish if Kirby loses it. For example, if Kirby tosses a Metal Blade onto the ground, picks it up, and taunts, the blade will vanish. Kirby will also lose his ability if the inhaled character's [[damage meter]] vanishes (indicating the character has been unloaded from memory), such as in ''Smash 4''{{'}}s [[All-Star Mode]] or certain [[Event match]]es. Against transforming characters, Kirby will keep his current ability even after the opponent has transformed.

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', when using his copy ability, Kirby gains a 1.2× damage multiplier for the copied move; however, knockback is not affected.

|[[Corrin]]||||||||[[File:KirbyCorrin3DS.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Corrin Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Corrin Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Dragon Fang Shot]]||Kirby's version of the bite notably has considerably less range.

|[[Dark Pit]]||||||||[[File:KirbyDarkPitCopy.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Dark Pit Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Dark Pit Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Silver Bow]]||Prior to version 1.0.5 in ''Smash 3DS'', if Kirby uses the move at the end of his forward, back, or up throw, a glitch will occur in which he floats in the air until he stops charging the move.

|[[Donkey Kong]]||[[File:Kirby Donkey Kong SSB.png|125px]]||[[File:Kirbydk.png|125px]]||[[File:Kdk.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyDonkeyKong3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Donkey Kong Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Donkey Kong Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Giant Punch]]||Causes [[helpless]]ness when used in the air (except in ''SSB'' and ''Ultimate''). In imitation of Donkey Kong's grunts, Kirby says "Gao!" when unleashing a fully-charged punch, which is a Japanese onomatopoeia for an animalistic roar. In ''SSB'', Kirby can [[charge-cancel]] the wind-up to turn more easily in the air.

|[[Dr. Mario]]||||[[File:Dr Mario Kirby.png|125px]]||||[[File:KirbyDrMarioHat.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Dr Mario Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Dr. Mario Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Megavitamins]]||In ''Melee'', Kirby's Megavitamins make the [[Green Shell|Koopa Shell]] sound upon impact. Additionally, Kirby's Megavitamins have a smaller hitbox. The {{s|wikirby|Doctor}} ability, introduced in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Planet Robobot}}'', has a similar appearance and allows Kirby to use a similar move.

|rowspan="2"|[[Fox]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Kirby Fox SSB.png|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Fox KirbySSBM.png|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Kfox.jpg|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:KirbyFoxHat.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Fox Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:SSBU Fox Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Blaster Shot]] {{GameIcon|SSB64|16px}}||rowspan="2"|Gives Kirby the ability to [[short hop double laser]] and even short hop triple laser as a result of his floatiness.

|[[Ice Climbers]]||||[[File:Kirbyiceclimber.png|125px]]||[[File:Kpopo.jpg|125px]]||||[[File:SSBU Ice Climbers Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Ice Shot]]||Kirby does not gain a partner through this ability, so he can only fire one block of ice at a time. The parka is blue whether or not Kirby swallowed Popo or Nana. The {{s|wikirby|Freeze}} ability's hat, introduced in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land}}'', has a similar appearance. Starting in ''Brawl'', when crash landing with the move from the air, Kirby will faceplant into the ground, and get up. In ''Brawl'', an oversight with this animation resulted in Kirby sustaining much more landing lag from this than the Ice Climbers, at 30 frames rather than 16.

|[[Incineroar]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Incineroar Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Darkest Lariat]]||While Incineroar's lariat trail will match its palette color, Kirby's will always be gray. Won't stall Kirby when used in the air unlike Incineroar's.

|[[Inkling]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Inkling Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Splattershot]]||If Kirby uses up all of his ink, he loses his Inkling Copy Ability entirely, in a similar manner to Robin's Copy Ability; he cannot manually restore his ink either, since he doesn't copy the unique input. Although he always copies the orange Inkling's hairstyle, Kirby will use the first ink color (in order of orange, blue, yellow, green, pink, cyan, purple or violet) that is not being used by another [[Inkling]].

||[[Rollout]] {{GameIcon|SSBM|16px}}{{GameIcon|SSBB|16px}}{{GameIcon|SSB4|16px}}{{GameIcon|SSBU|16px}}||Causes [[helpless]]ness when used in the air in ''Melee''. Regardless of the game's current language settings, Kirby says "Purin!", Jigglypuff's Japanese name, upon performing this move. In ''Melee'', Kirby's Rollout lacks the extended hitboxes for damaging destructible stage terrain. In ''SSB4'', Kirby can move left and right in midair after hitting an opponent with Rollout, due to having a higher fall speed than Jigglypuff. He also rebounds further backwards, due to his air friction being lower than Jigglypuff's. ''Ultimate''{{'}}s damage multiplier for copied abilities allows Kirby's Rollout to instantly break a shield if the move is released right before Kirby touches ground, causing the move to hit twice. In ''Ultimate'', Jigglypuff's ears fold inwards during Rollout; Kirby's do not follow this trait. With the exception of ''SSB4'', the hat's color changes based on Kirby's alternate costume. In ''Ultimate'', Kirby's Rollout will continue to play the charging sound effect when the move is released, even doing so on top of the charged release sound effect.

|[[Kazuya]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Kazuya Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Devil Blaster]]||Kirby's appearance changes to resemble Devil Kazuya while performing Devil Blaster, with wings and a purple coloration. The rest of the time, his appearance is based on Kazuya's human look, and retains Kirby's standard palette swaps.

||[[Hero's Bow]] {{GameIcon|SSBM|16px}}{{GameIcon|SSBB|16px}}{{GameIcon|SSB4|16px}}||Resembles Sword Kirby. In ''Melee'', Kirby's version has one frame less end lag, while in ''Brawl'' it has 5 frames less ending lag. Additionally, in ''Brawl'', Kirby's arrows launch at a much higher angle, and deal more knockback than Link's.

|[[Lucario]]||||||[[File:Klucario.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyLucario3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Lucario Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Lucario Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Aura Sphere]]||Kirby's Aura Sphere is not linked to his current damage, due to not copying Lucario's [[aura]]. Essentially, Kirby's Aura Sphere acts like Lucario's at its base power (75% in ''Brawl'', 70% in ''SSB4'' and 65% in ''Ultimate''), however its size is that of 50% aura.

Should Kirby's damage output be significantly augmented in some way, such as with the use of custom equipment or [[Amiibo]] power level, the Aura Sphere he uses will emit the characteristic sound it does when Lucario charges it at high percentages.

|[[Lucas]]||||||[[File:Klucas.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyLucas3DS.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:KirbyPKFreezeWiiU.JPG|125x75px]]||[[File:SSBU Lucas Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[PK Freeze]]|| Causes [[helpless]]ness when used in the air in ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4''. Kirby says "PK Freeze!" when using the move like Lucas does.

|[[Lucina]]||||||||[[File:KirbyLucina3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Lucina Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Lucina Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Shield Breaker]]||Kirby wears the mask used by Lucina in her guise as "Marth", which she herself dons temporarily for her [[on-screen appearance]] and down taunt. Oddly, in ''Ultimate'', there is a small window during the startup of the move before it begins charging where Kirby can move left and right in the air.

|[[Marth]]||||[[File:Kirbymarth.png|125px]]||[[File:Marthkirby.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyMarth3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Marth Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Marth Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Shield Breaker]]||Lacks transcendent priority in ''Melee''. Unlike Marth's, it cannot break a shield in one hit even when fully charged in ''Melee''. In ''Brawl'', Kirby's version has 6 frames less ending lag. Oddly, in ''Ultimate'', there is a small window during the startup of the move before it begins charging where Kirby can move left and right in the air. Though Kirby's mobility is also restricted for much longer at the end of the move due to the longer animation length if he doesn't act out of it.

|[[Meta Knight]]||||||[[File:Kmeta.jpg|125px]]||[[File:Meta Knight copy ability.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Meta Knight Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Meta Knight Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Mach Tornado]]||Causes [[helpless]]ness when used in the air. Kirby's eyes while wearing the mask are light-green in ''Brawl'' and yellow in ''SSB4'' and ''Ultimate''. The green coloration in ''Brawl'' is due to the mask giving a yellow tint to Kirby's blue eyes and Meta Knight's silver eyes (though they are currently depicted as yellow even without the mask). In ''Brawl'', unlike Meta Knight's version of the attack, the bottom-most hitbox does not cause aerial opponents to flinch, and the move in general connects much less reliably. In ''Smash 4'', Kirby's Mach Tornado's hit rate does not increase when mashing, and thus will deal less damage than Meta Knight's version. In ''Ultimate'', this is the only move that can render Kirby helpless under normal circumstances (aside from sliding off an edge during [[Final Cutter]] or touching the red trampoline from [[Pac-Jump]]). Functionally resembles Kirby's {{s|wikirby|Tornado}} ability. <!--Do not include that Kirby's Meta Knight Sword ability in Forgotten Land resembles this. While there is some resemblance, there are other explanations for the similarity other than it being a reference, and in general we do not list when other games go on to reference Smash later on, except on articles specifically for that purpose, or if it is an officially recognized reference, such as with Mythra's outfit.-->

|[[Mewtwo]]||||[[File:Mewtwo Kirby.png|125px]]||||[[File:KirbyMewtwoSmash43DS.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:KirbyMewtwoSmash4WiiU.jpg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Mewtwo Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Shadow Ball]]||As Kirby is much shorter than Mewtwo, his Shadow Ball is more likely to collide with the ground in ''Melee'' unless he jumps first. Additionally, the charging hitbox is about half the size until the move reaches full charge, and in both cases is placed significantly in the Z-axis, making it harder to connect with. The hat's color changes with Kirby's alternate costume.

|[[Min Min]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Min Min Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Punch]]|||Kirby lacks a unique aerial version of the move, and instead uses the attack in the air as he would on the ground. Kirby also lacks the Kung Fu Combo that Min Min gets when neutral special is tapped while grounded and her powered-up left arm after she performs a throw. Kirby's version is actually Min Min's forward smash; containing a different close, middle, and far hitbox and able to shoot a homing laser when held, whereas Min Min's neutral special has the same hitbox throughout and can't shoot a laser. Unlike Min Min, Kirby can't angle his attack or walk while punching. Kirby always uses the Dragon ARM, regardless of the ARMS Min Min has equipped on her right arm. It is also worth noting that, because Kirby's animations are mirrored and Min Min's are not, the arm Kirby uses depends on which direction he's facing.

|[[Mythra]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Mythra Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Lightning Buster]]||Kirby only says "Lighting Buster!" when the move is fully charged like with Mythra. Kirby receives a smaller vertical boost when connecting the first hit in the air than Mythra (0.8 → 0.4), to compensate for his lower gravity. However, because the first hit sends opponents upward, and Kirby rises slower as a result of this, this can make the second hit connect less reliably.

|rowspan="2"|[[Ness]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Kirby Ness SSB.png|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Kirbyness.png|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:Kness.jpg|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:KirbyNess3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Ness Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||rowspan="2"|[[File:SSBU Ness Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[PK Fire]] {{GameIcon|SSB64|16px}}||rowspan="2"|Causes [[helpless]]ness when used in the air (except in ''SSB'' and ''Ultimate''). Kirby wears his cap backwards, similarly to Yo-Yo Kirby, Wheel Kirby, and Paint Kirby. The {{s|wikirby|ESP}} ability, introduced in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Planet Robobot}}'', resembles a color-inverted version of Ness's cap and allows Kirby to use a move similar to PK Flash. Kirby also says "PK Flash!" (or "PK Fire" in ''Smash 64'') when using the move like with Ness.

|[[Pikachu]]||[[File:Kirby Pikachu SSB.png|125px]]||[[File:Pikachu KirbySSBM.png|125px]]||[[File:Kpika.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyPikachu3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Pikachu Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Pikachu Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Thunder Jolt]]||Kirby says "Pikachu!" when using the move.

|[[Piranha Plant]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Piranha Plant Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Ptooie]]||Kirby's model has a unique facial expression exclusively for this move. Kirby's ball has slightly heavier physics than Piranha Plant's when falling back towards him. Additionally, Kirby's blow on the ball is much less effective, granting it noticeably less velocity when sending it to the side, making this version of the move worse overall.

|[[Pit]]||||||[[File:Kpit.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyPit3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Pit Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Pit Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Palutena Bow]]||Resembles {{s|wikirby|Cupid}} Kirby in both design and function.

|[[Pyra]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Pyra Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Flame Nova]]||Kirby will only say "Flame Nova!" when the move is fully charged like with Pyra.

|[[R.O.B.]]||||||[[File:Kr.o.b.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyROB3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby ROB Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU R.O.B. Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Robo Beam]]||While R.O.B. does not emit a vocalization during this move, Kirby says "Beep!" in a monotone voice. Resembles {{s|wikirby|Laser}} Kirby in both design and function.

|[[Sheik]]||||[[File:Sheik Kirby.png|125px]]||[[File:Ksheik.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbySheik3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Sheik Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Sheik Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Needle Storm]]|| In ''Brawl'', Kirby's needles do not lose strength with distance.

|[[Sonic]]||||||[[File:Ksonic.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbySonicHat.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Sonic Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Sonic Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Homing Attack]]||Kirby jumps higher when rebounding after connecting the attack, due to his lower [[gravity]]. This makes the move safer to use offstage, but also effectively increases the ending lag onstage. Kirby's ball form is also larger than Sonic's, but does not have a bigger hitbox, but does have a bigger hurtbox, giving it more of a negative disjoint.

|[[Sora]]||||||||||[[File:SSBU Sora Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Magic]]||Instead of directly wielding the Keyblade, Kirby uses a construct of sparkling particles roughly matching its shape, glowing to match the color of whichever version of Magic he is currently using.<ref>https://twitter.com/nintendovs/status/1445400027950637066?s=21</ref> He also says "Fire!", "Thunder!", and "Freeze!" like how Sora does when using the move.

|[[Wario]]||||||[[File:Fatmankirby.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyWario3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Wario Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Wario Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Chomp]]||Due to Kirby's slower fall speed, he can cancel a short-hopped Chomp before landing and act again, giving him extra mixups on ledge compared to Wario. He can also attempt a suicide KO with the aerial version.

|[[Yoshi]]||[[File:Kirby Yoshi SSB.png|125px]]||[[File:Kirbyyoshi.png|125px]]||[[File:Yoshikirby.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyYoshi3DS.jpeg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Yoshi Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Yoshi Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Egg Lay]]||In ''Melee'', Kirby's Egg Lay does 8% damage, as opposed to Yoshi's 7%. Starting in ''Brawl'', Kirby mimics Yoshi's "bero" licking noise. Starting in ''SSB4'', the egg that Kirby lays matches the color of the copied Yoshi.

|[[Young Link]]||||[[File:Young Link Kirby.png|125px]]|||||||[[File:SSBU Young Link Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Fire Bow]]||Resembles Sword Kirby. In ''Melee'', Kirby's version has one frame less ending lag.

|[[Zelda]]||||[[File:Kirbyzelda.png|125px]]||[[File:Kzelda.jpg|125px]]||[[File:KirbyZeldaHat.jpg|125px]]<br>[[File:Kirby Zelda Wii U.jpeg|125px]]||[[File:SSBU Zelda Kirby.jpg|125px]]||[[Nayru's Love]]||In ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', and ''SSB4'', Kirby wears the same hat as the younger version of Zelda from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', despite the latter two games featuring Zelda in her ''Twilight Princess'' design. In ''Ultimate'', this was changed to her hair and tiara from ''A Link to the Past'' and ''A Link Between Worlds''. Kirby's version is [[unblockable]] in ''Brawl'', and the reflection multiplier is higher than Zelda's, being 1.5× rather than 1.2×.

*According to Kirby's voice actress—{{s|wikipedia|Makiko Ohmoto}}—she is usually not given any context when recording Copy Ability voice clips, in order to maintain confidentiality. However, when recording the voice clips for copying Terry, she immediately figured out who it was solely based on the two lines she had to record, as she was familiar with Terry's dialogue through playing ''Fatal Fury'' with her brother.<ref>https://nintendosoup.com/kirbys-voice-actress-wasnt-told-she-was-voicing-terry-kirby-for-smash-bros-ultimate/</ref>