Kirby (SSBB): Difference between revisions

*{{buff|All tilts and smash attacks have larger hitboxes.}}

*[[Neutral attack]]:

**{{nerf|The first two hits deal less damage (3%/4% → 2%/3%) the first hit has a shorter duration (frames 3-4 → 3).}}

*[[Forward tilt]]:

**{{nerf|Forward tilt deals less damage (11% → 8%/7%) without proper compensation on its base knockback (8 → 12) and has received a sourspot on the tip of Kirby's foot.}}

**{{buff|Up tilt has a longer duration (frame 4 (clean)/5-7 (late) → 4-5/6-10) and has less ending lag (FAF 24 → 21).}}

**{{buff|It now grants intangibility to Kirby's foot.}}

**{{nerf|It deals less damage (8%/6% → 7%/5%).}}

**{{change|It has reduced knockback scaling (118/114 → 102). This hinders its KO potential but improves its combo potential at lower percents when combined with its lower damage.}}

*[[Down tilt]]:

**{{buff|Down tilt has less ending lag (FAF 30 → 21).}}

*[[Dash attack]]:

**{{change|Kirby has a new dash attack: the Break Spin from the Yo-yo ability.}}

**{{buff|All of Kirby's aerials have decreased landing lag (15 frames → 9 (neutral/back/up), 20 frames → 13 (forward), 20 frames → 15 (down)) although due to the removal of [[L-canceling]], their landing lag was not fully compensated.}}

*[[Neutral aerial]]:

**{{nerf|Its clean and mid hits have a shorter duration (frames 10-17 (clean)/18-29 (mid)/30-34 (late) → 10-11/12-15/16-20/21-34).}}

**{{nerf|It has significantly increased ending lag (FAF 50 → 73), making it riskier to use offstage.}}

**{{buff|Forward aerial's hits connect more reliably due to the first two hits having larger hitboxes and less knockback (30 (base), 70 (scaling) → 35/50 (hit 1), 28/30 (hit 2)). It can now also auto-cancel in a short hop due to Kirby's slower falling speed and lower gravity despite auto-canceling later (frame 38 → 41). The final hit also has a much larger hitbox which now covers Kirby's whole body.}}

**{{nerf|It deals less damage (5% (hits 1 & 2), 8% (hit 3), 16% (total) → 4% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3), 12% (total)) and the third hit's knockback scaling wasn't fully compensated (130 → 138). It also has more ending lag (FAF 40 → 44).}}

*[[Back aerial]]:

**{{buff|It greatly benefits from the introduction of [[reverse aerial rush]] making it a much more viable approach option.}}

**{{nerf|It deals less damage (14% → 12% (clean), 10% → 9% (late)) although its knockback was compensated (10 (base), 100 (scaling) → 20/105 (clean), 100 (scaling) → 110 (late)).}}

**{{nerf|It has a shorter duration (frames 6-20 → 6-14) and more ending lag (FAF 36 → 41).}}

*[[Up aerial]]:

**{{nerf|It has more ending lag (FAF 36 → 40) and auto-cancels later (frame 17 → 22).}}

**{{change|It deals less damage (15% → 10%) and knockback (30 (base), 100 (scaling) → 20/98), improving its combo ability, but significantly hindering its KO potential. It also now launches opponents vertically instead of horizontally (361° → 70°) improving its juggling potential but hindering its edgeguarding potential.}}

*[[Down aerial]]:

**{{buff|Down aerial is more effective at meteor smashing opponents due to the changes to [[meteor canceling]], Kirby's lower falling speed, and with the introduction of the [[footstool jump]], can be easily comboed into a move that sends the opponent down farther. It also has much larger hitboxes.}}

**{{nerf|Each hit of deals less damage (3% → 2%) reducing its total damage output (16% → 12%). Its knockback was also not fully compensated (30 (base), 100 (scaling) → 20/107) hindering its edgeguarding potential especially at lower percents.}}

**{{buff|Opponents can no longer escape during the middle of the animation.}}

**{{buff|It has much more combo ability at lower percents due to the changes to [[DI]] and the inability for opponents to escape abruptly.}}

*[[Back throw]]:

**{{buff|Opponents can no longer escape during the middle of the animation.}}

**{{buff|The universally decreased falling speeds restore some of up throw's KO power.}}

**{{buff|If Kirby uses his up throw under a platform, he will land on it, significantly improving its KO potential on stages with platforms.}}

*[[Down throw]]:

**{{buff|Down throw deals more damage (0% (hits 1-9)/1% (hit 10)/7% (throw/total) → 1% (hits 1-10)/2% (throw)/12% (total)) and no longer puts opponents into [[tumble]] at lower percents.}}

===Special moves===

**{{buff|Inhale can eat items and has slightly improved range with a vacuum, which also improves his defensive options on the ground and in the air.}}

**{{nerf|[[Sacrificial KO]]s now KO Kirby and his victim at the same time, no longer allowing Kirby to escape after the opponent is KO'd. Inhale's collateral damage has been decreased across the board; many characters deal 1% or 2% less damage when spit, while Fox and Falco deal 4% and 3% less respectively. Only the damage of a spit Kirby is unchanged (though Young Link and Toon Link also deal the same damage).}}

**{{bugfix|Kirby's [[shrink glitch]] from {{SSBB|Yoshi}}'s [[Egg Lay]] has been removed.}}

*Copy Abilities

**{{change|The aerial variant functions differently, being two strong horizontal swings instead of a multi-hitting vertical loop swing.}}

**{{buff|It deals more damage (4% (early loop), 2% (late loop) → 17%/13% (hit 1), 15%/10% (hit 2)) and knockback (40/30 (set), 100 (scaling) → 65/50 (base), 75/70 (scaling) (hit 1), 60/70 (hit 2)) giving Kirby access to an aerial KO option and a semi-spike, as well as an anti-edgeguard tool.}}

**{{buff|It has less ending lag (FAF 69 → 50).}}

**{{nerf|It has less vertical reach and both hits of do not link into each other as reliably as before.}}

**{{nerf|It has more startup lag with a shorter duration (frames 7-46 → 17-18/34-35) and more landing lag (16 frames → 27).}}

*[[Final Cutter]]:

**{{buff|[[Final Cutter]] is faster and travels more horizontal distance, improving its recovery potential. The [[meteor smash]] produced on descent now lasts for as long as Kirby falls, instead of just for the first few frames.}}

*[[Stone]]:

**{{buff|Stone has higher knockback scaling (55 → 70) and produces an additional hitbox upon landing. The grounded version also now has a hitbox which is a [[semi-spike]] which deals 14% and is capable of locking and tripping opponents There is also less ending lag upon cancellation (FAF 31 → 28).}}

**{{nerf|Stone cannot be cancelled as early (frame 48 → 54).}}

*[[Cook Kirby]]:

**{{change|Kirby has a [[Final Smash]]: [[Cook Kirby]]. He puts on a chef hat and brings out a spatula and a frying pan, and he sucks nearby opponents, items, and projectiles into a cauldron where he then proceeds to cook them. It deals 34% damage with weak knockback and can generate more [[item]]s.}}

|bthrowdmg=8%

|bthrowdesc=Based on the Backdrop ability from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. Kirby quickly flips backwards and slams opponent head-first into the ground. Useful for getting opponents off stage or in the air.

|uthrowdmg=10%

|uthrowdesc=Based on the Air Drop from the Ninja ability in ''Kirby Super Star''. Kirby holds the foe and rapidly jumps offscreen, then rockets back down to the ground, creating an explosion. KOs at around 160-175% on most stages.

|djump      = ?

|rdjump    = ?

}}

===[[Crowd cheer]]===

===[[Victory pose]]s===

===Tier placement and history===

Players almost immediately saw Kirby's improvements from ''Melee'' (which included a stronger aerial game, grabs, and a more reliable recovery) and combined with the slower pace of the game to which he can keep up with, he was ranked 14th on Brawl's first tier list, and then rose to 13th place on the second and third tier lists. However, due to characters of higher tiers having more prominent strengths, and the flaws of Kirby's poor endurance and susceptibility to getting camped, he dropped to 16th in the fourth one, 19th in the sixth edition, and to 20th in the seventh and eighth versions. Kirby’s merely average playerbase and poor matchups against top-tiers resulted in him seeing rare use in top-level play; however, Kirby’s traits were still a significant step up from ''Melee'', which allowed him to finally allow his strengths to be put to full use and achieve decent success from Brawl’s competitive lifespan.

==Role in [[The Subspace Emissary]]==

===Exclusive [[stickers]]===

*Bonkers: [Weapon] Attack +16

*Cell Phone: [Slash] Resistance +4

*Dyna Blade: Launch Resistance +46

*Hot Head: [Flame] Attack +10

*King Dedede & Kirby: [Specials: Direct] Attack +21

*Starman: Launch Power +33

*Whispy Woods: [Weapon] Attack +4

==[[Trophies]]==

==Gallery==

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SSBBDojoKirby1.jpg|Using his [[neutral attack]] on {{SSBB|Mario}} on {{SSBB|Battlefield}}.

Final Cutter Brawl.png|Using [[Final Cutter]] on [[Delfino Plaza]].