Inhale (Kirby): Difference between revisions

'''Inhale''' ('''Vacuum''' in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and '''Swallow''' in ''Melee'') is [[Kirby]]'s [[neutral special move]] in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. When the special move button is pressed, Kirby opens his mouth and begins to inhale, creating a vortex of wind. Kirby will not stop inhaling until the button is released. Characters near the [[pulling|vortex]] will be sucked inside Kirby, who will bloat up with the character inside of him. Along with the increased weight, in ''Super Smash Bros.'' he is immobile in this state, while in later games he can walk extremely slow and even jump a short height. At this point, Kirby can swallow the victim by pressing down or the special move button, [[Copy Ability|copying]] their neutral special move and popping the victim out of himself. Kirby can also spit them out as a star without copying their ability by pressing the attack button. Spitting deals a [[set knockback]] to the victim, and those hit by the star will take damage and moderate vertical knockback.

Kirby receives a unique Copy Ability depending on gets a unique hat depending on who was inhaled, such as Mario's hat if he swallows [[Mario]]. Kirby may lose his Copy Ability being attacked enough or KO'd. He can also discard it by [[taunt]]ing. If a Kirby attempts to copy another Kirby that has no Copy Ability, the swallowed Kirby will pop out normally, though a different sound will play. If a Kirby swallows a Kirby with a Copy Ability, he will steal it away from them.

Because Kirby is smaller than most of the characters he inhales, his copied moves are sometimes inferior versions to theirs due to his lower reach and smaller hitboxes. This is typically applicable for physical neutral special attacks, as exemplified by moves such as the [[Giant Punch]], as well as certain projectiles; for example Kirby's lower release point causes Mario's [[Fireball]]s to bounce faster and therefore last a shorter amount of time. On the other hand, his small size and unique moveset allow for interesting setups with some copied moves. For example, Kirby's relatively lower height prevents some charactes from ducking under shots fired from the [[Blaster]]. He can also [[laser lock]] more characters than Falco can for similar reasons.

==Swallowing Items==

Just like [[King Dedede]]'s Inhale and [[Wario]]'s [[Chomp]], Kirby can swallow items using Inhale. Inhaling certain items such as [[Food]] or [[Superspicy Curry]] will take effect promptly after being eaten. In addition, Kirby can inhale any item on the screen, automatically swallowing and keeping other characters from using it. In ''Super Smash Bros. 4'', this heals Kirby by 1%. However, [[Poké Ball]]s, [[Mr. Saturn]], and other select items cannot be swallowed. If Kirby inhales large items such as [[crate]]s, Kirby cannot move nor attack until it is fully swallowed, as it takes time to digest the item. If Kirby inhales an explosive such as a [[Bob-omb]], he will receive 5% damage. Kirby cannot, however, inhale projectiles.

 

==Inhaling Non-Playable Characters==

Kirby cannot gain Copy Abilities from swallowing [[Enemy|enemies]], [[boss]]es, and thus all [[non-playable character]]s aside from [[Giant Donkey Kong]] and ''Melee's'' [[Boss#Minor bosses|minor bosses]]. However, Kirby can still inhale and swallow members of the [[Multi-Man mode|Multi-Man teams]], [[Metal Mario#As_a_minor_boss|Metal Mario]] in [[1P Game]], and the various [[Smash Run#List_of_enemies|enemies]] appearing in [[Smash Run]] and [[Master Fortress]]. Kirby can inhale and swallow whole [[Enemy#In_Super_Smash_Bros._Melee|enemies]] from [[Adventure Mode]], as well as [[Waddle Dee]]s and [[Waddle Doo|Doos]] thrown by [[King Dedede]]. In the [[Subspace Emissary]], the vortex created by Inhale [[pull]]s in [[False Character]]s and constantly damages members of the [[Subspace Army]].

 

 

 

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# '''Ice Breath''': Ice Kirby's attack. Breathes out cold air to deal damage with a [[freezing]] effect. The customization move itself is based on Kirby's Ice Copy Ability from the ''Kirby'' series.

# '''Jumping Inhale''': Kirby jumps and moves a significant distance forwards as he inhales. It lacks the vacuum hitboxes outside of Kirby's mouth, and enemies that are spit out as stars don't deal damage to other enemies they hit - though they still cause knockback. Despite these downsides, the move has far better range than the default even without the suction, and spitting enemies into others is an extremely situational attack, respectively. It was initially considered much better than the default Inhale until the 1.1.0 patch, with the default Inhale now coming out faster and having less endlag by 4 frames.

 

Ice Breath.JPG|Ice Breath in {{for3ds}}

 

In ''Smash 64'', characters spit via Inhale deal 6% damage to bystanders. Starting in ''Melee'', the damage dealt by a spit character is loosely based on their [[weight]]. Both Kirby's and Dedede's Inhales operate the same in this respect.

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