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'''Inhale''' ({{ja|すいこみ|Suikomi}}, ''Suction''), called '''Swallow''' prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', is [[Kirby]]'s [[neutral special move]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].
'''Inhale''' ('''Vacuum''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and '''Swallow''' in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee|Melee]]'') ({{ja|すいこみ|Suikomi}}, ''Suction'') is [[Kirby]]'s [[neutral special move]] in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]].


==Overview==
==Overview==
When the special attack button is pressed, Kirby will inhale and create a [[pulling|vortex]] of wind in front of him. Kirby will not stop inhaling until the button is released. Characters near the vortex will be sucked inside Kirby, who will bloat up with the character inside of him (which thereby increases his [[weight]]). In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', he is immobile in this state, but in all following games he can walk extremely slowly 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 [[set knockback]] to the victim while sending them a fixed distance forward, and those hit by the star will take damage and moderate vertical knockback (much more in ''[[SSB4]]''). Swallowing the enemy does more damage than spitting them out, but spitting is more easily repeatable.  
When the [[special move]] button is pressed, Kirby will inhale and create a [[pulling|vortex]] of wind in front of him. Kirby will not stop inhaling until the button is released. Characters near the vortex will be sucked inside Kirby, who will bloat up with the character inside of him (which thereby increases his [[weight]]). In the original ''Super Smash Bros.'', he is immobile in this state, but in all following games, he can walk extremely slowly 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 [[set knockback]] to the victim while sending them forward, and those hit by the star will take damage and moderate vertical knockback (much more in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''). Swallowing the enemy does more damage than spitting them out, but spitting is more easily repeatable.  


In all games prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby is unable to inhale projectiles. In ''Ultimate'', Kirby can inhale certain projectiles; upon doing so, Kirby can either swallow it to regain health, or spit it back out as a star.
In all games prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby is unable to inhale projectiles. In ''Ultimate'', Kirby can inhale certain projectiles; upon doing so, Kirby can either swallow it to regain health, or spit it back out as a star.
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===Swallowing characters===
===Swallowing characters===
[[File:Kirby SSBU Skill Preview Extra 1.png|thumb|Kirby with a swallowed character in ''Ultimate''.]]
[[File:Kirby SSBU Skill Preview Extra 1.png|thumb|Kirby with a swallowed character in ''Ultimate''.]]
After inhaling a character, pressing down or the special attack button will make Kirby swallow them and receive a corresponding [[Copy Ability]], which is the victim's [[neutral special move]]. Kirby receives a unique hat depending on the Copy Ability received, such as [[Mario]]'s hat if he swallows Mario. After a short period of time, Kirby may lose his Copy Ability by being attacked, and he will also lose it upon being KO'd. He can also manually 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 (which plays in the ''Kirby'' games when he copies an enemy with no ability). If a Kirby swallows a Kirby with a Copy Ability, he will steal it away from them.
After inhaling a character, pressing down or the special attack button will make Kirby swallow them and receive a corresponding [[Copy Ability]], which is the enemy's [[neutral special move]]. Kirby receives a unique hat, wig, or even appearance depending on the Copy Ability received, such as [[Mario]]'s hat if he swallows Mario. After a short period of time, Kirby may lose his Copy Ability by being attacked, and he will also lose it upon being KO'd. He can also manually 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 (which plays in the ''Kirby'' games when he copies an enemy with no ability). If a Kirby swallows a Kirby with a Copy Ability, he will steal it away from them.
 
When Kirby inhales an opponent, he can hold them in his mouth for a certain amount of [[frame]]s, after which they are automatically [[grab release|released]]. In ''Smash 64'' only, the opponent instead [[flinch]]es briefly when released, while Kirby is sent [[tumbling]] away with moderate knockback. Up until ''Brawl'', the initial amount of inhale frames is unaffected by Kirby or the opponent's damage percent, and can only be influenced by [[button mashing]] from the opponent's part. However, from ''Smash 4'' onward, both characters' percents are taken into account as well, with the opponent's accumulated damage increasing the initial inhale time, and Kirby's accumulated damage reducing it. In all games, directional input from the opponent while inhaled also allows them to slightly nudge Kirby around, disrupting his own movement and giving them a slight positional advantage.
 
The maximum amount of time opponents can be held in Kirby's mouth is 480 frames in ''Smash 64'', and 250 frames in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', with button mashing reducing this time by 10, 12, and 10 frames per input, respectively. In ''Melee'' only, an additional factor playing into this is the inhaled opponent's current rank disadvantage over Kirby, [[Grab#Grab_time|much like with standard grabs]], reducing the initial duration by 15, 30, or 45 frames if the opponent is one, two, or three places behind (respectively). In ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', inhale frames are determined by the formula <code>180 + 1.1t - k</code>, where '''t''' and '''k''' are the target and Kirby's respective percents when the target was inhaled; button mashing reduces this time by 12 frames per stick input, and 21.6 frames per button input, though the latter cannot be registered as quickly. In ''Ultimate'', when Kirby is airborne with an inhaled opponent, button mashing reduces inhale frames by 16 per stick input instead (28.8 per button input), making it less effective for [[gimp]]ing. However, in both games, Kirby always has a minimum of 14 frames to swallow or spit the opponent, preventing the move from being rendered completely ineffective by button mashing or Kirby's percent.
 
====Copy Ability loss====
After Kirby has obtained a Copy Ability, he can manually discard it by [[taunt]]ing, but he also has a [[random]] chance of losing it whenever he takes damage, forcing him to swallow the opponent again to regain it. In ''Smash 64'' this chance is always equal to 1/12, or 8.3%; in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', it's 1/32, or 3.125%. In ''Smash 4'', it is equal to 0.3× of the damage dealt by the attack, making it lower than in previous games if it deals less than 10.41%, and higher otherwise, with a guaranteed Copy Ability loss if the attack deals 333.4% damage (which can be achieved via [[equipment]]).
 
In ''Ultimate'', this mechanic is tweaked further; upon getting a Copy Ability, Kirby has a grace period of 20 seconds during which he cannot lose it, but afterwards, the loss chance is directly equal to damage taken, considerably higher than in ''Smash 4''. While having both their pros and cons, these changes are overall beneficial to Kirby, as while he can be punished harder for misusing the Copy Ability or improperly approaching opponents later on, he can take much better advantage of it for a reasonable amount of time after having just obtained it, instead of risking its immediate loss due to poor luck. Prior to updates, this worked considerably less in Kirby's favor, with the higher loss chance overall outweighing the grace period; before version {{SSBU|3.0.0}}, the grace period lasted only 5 seconds, while the loss chance was equal to (130/70)× of damage taken, and before {{SSBU|6.0.0}}, the grace period lasted 10 seconds, while the loss chance was equal to (100/70)× of damage taken.


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 characters from ducking under shots fired from projectiles such as [[Blaster]] and [[Bullet Climax]]. He can also [[laser lock]] more characters than Falco can for similar reasons. Some abilities are modified from the original copied character, simply because they require a part of a moveset that Kirby doesn't have. Some examples include Olimar's [[Pikmin Pluck]], where Kirby plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it as a projectile before they disappear, or Rosalina and Luma's [[Luma Shot]], where Kirby shoots out a Luma to hit the opponent before the Luma immediately disappears.
In game modes where opponents are only temporarily loaded, such as [[All-Star Mode]], Kirby loses his Copy Ability if the character he obtained it from is unloaded from memory.


In earlier Smash games, a majority of Kirby's copy abilities are identical or at least extremely similar to their original counterparts, although some have direct differences to their original counterparts (outside of Kirby's different dimensions/attributes). This is the case, as Kirby's copy abilities all have their own animation/hitbox data found within Kirby's character files. This meant that if the developers wanted to change a character's neutral special move, they would have to do the same with Kirby's versions and in some cases, Kirby's versions did not see those changes. An example of this which can be seen in ''Smash 64'', ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' is with [[Falcon Punch]]. In ''Smash 64'', Kirby's Falcon Punch sweetspot deals 1% more than Captain Falcon's making it slightly stronger (although Kirby's aerial version does not deal extra shield damage). In ''Melee'', Kirby's Falcon Punch does not have a mid hit and its sweetspot and sourspot are positioned differently from Falcon's (with Falcon's sweetspot being closer to him while Kirby's is further away from him). In ''Brawl'', Kirby's Falcon Punch has smaller hitboxes than Falcon's; however, it has higher knockback scaling (keeping its values from ''Melee''), making it stronger than Falcon's.
====Copy Ability differences====
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 travel a shorter distance. On the other hand, his small size and unique moveset can allow for more advantageous setups with some copied moves. For example, Kirby's relatively lower height prevents some characters from ducking under shots fired from projectiles such as [[Blaster]] and [[Bullet Climax]]. He can also [[laser lock]] more characters than Falco can for similar reasons. Some abilities are also modified from the original copied character, simply because they require a part of a moveset that Kirby doesn't have; some examples include Olimar's [[Pikmin Pluck]], where Kirby plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it as a projectile before they disappear, or Rosalina and Luma's [[Luma Shot]], where Kirby shoots out a Luma to hit the opponent before the Luma immediately disappears.


In ''Smash 4'', the hitbox data for copy abilities are now loaded from the original fighter rather than Kirby having his own hitbox data for his copy abilities. This was likely done as it was easier for the developers, since if they had to change any character's neutral special, they wouldn't have to worry about making those changes to Kirby's version, as the changes would be made automatically. As a result, whenever a character's neutral special's hitbox properties got changed in a patch, Kirby's received the same changes as well with no input from the developers. Because of this, most of Kirby's copy abilities are identical to their original counterparts with a select few exceptions. Some attributes (such as animation length outside of [[frame speed multiplier]]s, [[interruptibility]] and [[intangibility]]) are still tied to Kirby, so in theory, Kirby's copy abilities could still have a differing amount of ending lag or intangibility to their original counterparts.
Up until ''Brawl'', a majority of Kirby's Copy Abilities are identical or at least extremely similar to their original counterparts, but some have direct differences to their original counterparts (outside of Kirby's different dimensions/attributes). This is because Copy Abilities all have their own animation and hitbox data found within Kirby's character files, so if a character's neutral special were to be changed, Kirby's versions would also have to be changed separately. In some cases, Kirby's versions did not see these changes, with [[Falcon Punch]] being an example. In ''Smash 64'', Kirby's Falcon Punch sweetspot deals 1% more than Captain Falcon's, making it slightly stronger (although Kirby's aerial version does not deal extra shield damage). In ''Melee'', Kirby's Falcon Punch does not have a mid hit, and its sweetspot and sourspot are positioned differently from Falcon's (with Falcon's sweetspot being closer to him while Kirby's is further away from him). Lastly, in ''Brawl'', Kirby's Falcon Punch has smaller hitboxes than Falcon's, but has higher knockback scaling (keeping its values from ''Melee''), making it stronger.


As of ''Ultimate'', most of Kirby's Copy Abilities are around 20% stronger than the character originally copied. However, there are a few exceptions to this change, such as [[Monado Arts]], which don't boost Kirby's stats as much as [[Shulk]].
Beginning in ''Smash 4'', the hitbox data for Kirby's Copy Abilities is now loaded from the original fighter, rather than Kirby having his own hitbox data for them. This allow any changes in other characters' neutral specials to be automatically done to Kirby's versions, making it considerably easier for them to remain identical whenever a character's neutral special is changed in [[update]]s. Because of this, most Copy Abilities are identical to their original counterparts, although some hitbox and neutral special data can still be specifically coded within the original character's files to be different for Kirby. For example, [[Shulk]]'s Buster and Smash [[Monado Arts]] are coded to give Kirby slightly less of an increase to damage or knockback dealt (respectively), and several neutral specials such as [[Giant Punch]], [[Eruption]], and [[Dragon Fang Shot]] have different hitbox sizes or offsets to better match Kirby's dimensions. Additionally, some attributes such as animation length (outside of [[frame speed multiplier]]s), [[interruptibility]], and [[intangibility]] are still tied to Kirby, so his Copy Abilities could still have a differing amount of ending lag or intangibility to their original counterparts; an example could be seen with [[Lightning Buster]], which had slightly more ending lag for Kirby prior to version {{SSBU|13.0.1}}.


Copy Abilities gained from opponents in game modes with off-loading fighters (such [[All-Star Mode]]) are lost once the corresponding character is off-loaded.
In ''Ultimate'', in addition to the aforementioned properties, Kirby's Copy Abilities have a 1.2× damage multiplier applied to all their hitboxes, giving them greater offensive power than their original counterparts. However, only the difference in the resulting damage percentage is accounted for in [[Knockback#Melee_onward|knockback calculation]], and not the damage increase itself, so Copy Abilities can KO only slightly earlier than the original moves; for example, Kirby's standard Falcon Punch deals 30% compared to Falcon's 25%, so with no other damage or knockback modifiers, it will KO 5% earlier.


===Spitting characters===
===Spitting characters===
After inhaling a character, Kirby can spit them out ahead of him as a star by pressing the attack button, dealing damage to the spat character and potential collateral damage to bystanders. In ''Smash 64'', characters spat via Inhale deal 6% damage to bystanders. Starting in ''Melee'', the damage dealt by a spat character is loosely based on their [[weight]]; this remains the same between the NTSC and PAL versions of ''Melee'' despite differences in weight. Both Kirby's and [[King Dedede|Dedede]]'s Inhales operate the same in this respect.
After inhaling a character, Kirby can spit them out ahead of him as a star by pressing the attack button, dealing damage to the spat character and potential collateral damage to bystanders.
 
Prior to ''Smash 4'', the star travels a fixed distance and lasts 30 frames (31 in ''Melee'', around 0.5 seconds). Starting in ''Smash 4'', the speed (and thus distance) of the star changes based on both Kirby's and the target's damage percent. In both ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'' the star follows two equations: a frame equation of <code>25 + 0.5t</code>, and a speed equation (in units per frame) of <code>2.8 + 0.008(t - k)</code>, where '''t''' is the target's percent prior to being spat out and '''k''' is Kirby's percent. The star's speed will decrease by 0.05 per frame and will release the target when the speed is below 0.4 units per frame. The speed equation can be rewritten as <code>((2.4 + 0.008(t - k))/0.05) + 2</code> to estimate the number of frames&mdash;when paired with the frame equation, whichever is smaller will be the number of frames the star lasts. The star can last a maximum of 60 frames (1 second) before forcing the character out. The duration can be reduced by [[button mashing]], decreasing by 10 frames per input; in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', button inputs reduce it by 18 frames, but they cannot be registered as quickly as stick inputs. Due to the speed equation, targets with a lot of damage compared to Kirby will be sent at very high speeds, to the point they can be KO'd reliably, but if Kirby has more damage, then the target can escape much faster, reaching only 1 frame if Kirby has 300% more than the target.
 
In ''Smash 64'', most characters spat via Inhale deal 17% damage to bystanders, although {{SSB|Yoshi}} and {{SSB|Donkey Kong}} deal much more damage than the rest of the cast. Starting in ''Melee'', the damage dealt by a spat character is loosely based on their [[weight]], though it remains a specifically coded value for each character, so it is the same between the NTSC and PAL versions of ''Melee'', or between updates in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', despite differences in some characters' weight. Both Kirby's and [[King Dedede]]'s Inhales operate the same in this respect.


Note: For accessibility purposes, Ultimate data percentages have been rounded.
When Kirby swallows an opponent instead of spitting them, they are also briefly turned into a star as they get launched up, and can likewise damage bystanders. However, this only lasts for 10 frames, which cannot be influenced by mashing or damage percent.


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|[[Snake]]||—||—||17%||||16%
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|[[Squirtle]]||—||—||12%||||12%
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|[[Steve]]||—||—||—||—||14%
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|[[Terry]]||—||—||—||17%
|[[Terry]]||—||—||—||—||17%
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|[[Toon Link]]||—||—||14%||14%||14%
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|[[Villager]]||—||—||14%||12%
|[[Villager]]||—||—||—||14%||14%
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|[[Wario]]||—||—||16%||16%||16%
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|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]||—||—||14%||16%
|[[Wii Fit Trainer]]||—||—||—||14%||15%
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|[[Wolf]]||—||—||16%||—||14%
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|[[Yoshi]]||25%||18%||16%||16%||16%
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|[[Young Link]]||—||14%||—||—||14%
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|[[Zelda]]||—||15%||13%||13%||13%
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|[[Zero Suit Samus]]||—||—||12%||12%||12%
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*[[Giant Donkey Kong]] in ''Smash 64'' deals 50% when spat out, although he cannot hit other players in normal gameplay.
*All [[Fighting Alloy]]s in ''Brawl'' deal 16%.
*[[Giga Bowser]] deals 17% in ''Melee'', 62% in ''Brawl'', 61% in ''Smash 4'', and 23% in ''Ultimate''. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.
*[[Wario-Man]] deals 20% in ''Brawl'' and 16% in ''Smash 4''. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.
*[[Giga Mac]] deals 21%. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.


===Item-swallowing===
===Item-swallowing===
{{Main|Item-swallowing}}
{{Main|Item-swallowing}}
Just like [[King Dedede]]'s [[Inhale (King Dedede)|Inhale]] and [[Wario]]'s [[Chomp]], Kirby can swallow items using Inhale, starting in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl|Brawl]]''. 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. Large items such as [[crate]]s take a longer amount of time for Kirby to digest, and Kirby can neither move nor attack until they are fully swallowed. If Kirby inhales an explosive such as a [[Bob-omb]], he will receive 5% damage while dealing damage and knockback to anyone close to him.
Just like [[King Dedede]]'s {{b|Inhale|King Dedede}} and [[Wario]]'s [[Chomp]], Kirby can swallow items using Inhale, starting in ''[[Brawl]]''. 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. Large items such as [[crate]]s take a longer amount of time for Kirby to digest, and Kirby can neither move nor attack until they are fully swallowed. If Kirby inhales an explosive such as a [[Bob-omb]], he will receive 5% damage while dealing damage and knockback to anyone close to him.


===Inhaling projectiles===
===Inhaling projectiles===
Starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby is able to inhale certain projectiles. If the projectile's hitbox that Inhale detects has a radius of 5.0 or greater (for comparison, Kirby's shield has radius 8.2), he can hold the projectile in his mouth and spit it out as a star, while if it is smaller he swallows it and gains some healing. The following is a list of projectiles Kirby can inhale, and what state he is put into after inhaling them. He cannot inhale another Kirby's star, as it will go straight through the move and hit Kirby.
Starting with ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Kirby is able to inhale certain projectiles. If the projectile's hitbox that Inhale detects has a radius of 5.0 or greater (for comparison, Kirby's [[shield]] has a radius of 9.12 at full HP), he can hold the projectile in his mouth, then either swallow it or spit it out as a star, while if it is smaller, he automatically swallows it. Swallowing the projectile always heals Kirby by 1%, regardless of its power. The following is a list of projectiles Kirby can inhale, and what state he is put into after inhaling them. He cannot inhale another Kirby's star, as it will go straight through the move and hit Kirby.
 
When a projectile that can be spat out is inhaled, Kirby can hold it for up to 180 frames (3 seconds) before automatically spitting it. The resulting star always travels at an initial speed of 2.8 with a duration of 50 frames, and deals 0.8× of the projectile's original damage rounded down, with a minimum of 10%.


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|[[Hadoken]]||{{y}}||||||Standard, Input, and Shakunetsu variations.
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|[[Eiha]] ||{{y}}||||||Both Eiha and Eiagon can be inhaled.
|[[Eiha]] ||{{y}}||||||Both Eiha and Eiagon can be inhaled.
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|[[Frizz]] ||{{y}}||||{{y}}||Only Kafrizz can be exhaled.
|[[Frizz / Frizzle / Kafrizz]] ||{{y}}||||{{y}}||Only Kafrizz can be exhaled.
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|[[Egg Firing]] ||{{y}}|||||| Both Egg Firing and Breegull Blaster can be inhaled.
|[[Egg Firing / Breegull Blaster]] ||{{y}}|||||| Both Egg Firing and Breegull Blaster can be inhaled.
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|[[Shock Spring Jump]] ||{{y}}|||||| Only the midair Shock Spring Pad can be inhaled.
|[[Shock Spring Jump]] ||{{y}}|||||| Only the midair Shock Spring Pad can be inhaled.
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|[[Failnaught]] ||{{y}}||||||Can’t be inhaled if traveling at too high of a speed or if fully charged.
|[[Failnaught]] ||{{y}}||||||Can’t be inhaled if traveling at too high of a speed or if fully charged.
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|[[Minecart]] ||{{y}}||||||Only when empty.
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|[[Flare / Megaflare / Gigaflare]] ||{{y}}|||||||Gigaflare can't be inhaled.
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|[[Shadow Flare]] ||{{y}}|||||||Only the initial hit can be inhaled.
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|[[Ray of Punishment / Chroma Dust]] ||{{y}}||||{{y}}||Only Ray of Punishment can be exhaled.
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{{Main|Kirbycide}}
{{Main|Kirbycide}}


In ''Super Smash Bros.'', Kirby can jump off the stage and inhale an opponent, then fall off the stage and force a [[KO]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', Kirby is capable of slowly walking around the stage while carrying opponents in his mouth, or swallowing a foe while slightly off-stage. This allows for some forms of [[Kirbycide]], wherein Kirby jumps off the [[edge]] with someone in his mouth and releases them at a distance or position from which they are unable to recover, and force a KO. One may Inhale at the last second for a K.O. (usually during Time Mode for an extra point) and may survive due to Kirby's tall recovery.
In ''Super Smash Bros.'', Kirby can jump off the stage and inhale an opponent, then fall off the stage and force a [[KO]]. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]'', Kirby is capable of slowly walking around the stage while carrying opponents in his mouth or swallowing a foe while slightly off-stage. This allows for some forms of [[Kirbycide]], wherein Kirby jumps off the [[edge]] with someone in his mouth and releases them at a distance or position from which they are unable to recover and force a KO. One may Inhale at the last second for a K.O. (usually during Time Mode for an extra point) and may survive due to Kirby's tall recovery.


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==Instructional quotes==
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==Customization==
==Customization==
Special Move customization was a feature exclusive to ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
Special Move customization was a feature exclusive to ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. These are the variations:
{{CustomSet|Kirby|Neutral|name1=Inhale|desc1=Inhale an opponent. You can then copy one of their abilities or spit them out as a star.|name2=Ice Breath|desc2=Breathe cold air to freeze nearby opponents.|name3=Jumping Inhale|desc3=Leap forward and inhale an opponent. The star you can spit out won't do damage, though.|altlink1=Inhale (Kirby)}}
{{CustomSet|Kirby|Neutral|name1=Inhale|desc1=Inhale opponents. You can then copy one of their abilities or spit them out as a star.|name2=Ice Breath|desc2=Breathe cold air to freeze nearby opponents.|name3=Jumping Inhale|desc3=Leap forward and inhale an opponent. The star you can spit out won't do damage, though.|altlink1=Inhale (Kirby)}}
# '''Inhale''': Default.
# '''Inhale''': Default.
# '''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.
# '''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 {{s|wikirby|Ice}} Copy Ability from the ''Kirby'' series.
:{{Main|Kirby (SSB4)/Neutral special/Custom 1}}
# '''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.
# '''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.
:{{Main|Kirby (SSB4)/Neutral special/Custom 2}}


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==Origin==
==Origin==
[[File:KSS-kirbyinhale.gif|thumb|Kirby inhaling in ''Kirby Super Star''.]]
[[File:KSS-kirbyinhale.gif|thumb|Kirby inhaling in ''Kirby Super Star''.]]
Inhaling and spitting has been Kirby's trademark attack since ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', but it was not until ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was he able to swallow an enemy to copy their attack. ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' introduced unique hats indicating different Copy Abilities. A single attack from an enemy or damage incurred from the environment was usually enough to make Kirby lose his Copy Ability, though later [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' games]] feature entire health bars instead of health points, so it is possible for him to occasionally keep his Copy Ability even after being damaged. After Kirby loses his Copy Ability, it takes form of a star bouncing around the screen. Kirby can inhale and swallow it to regain the ability before it disappears after it contacts a hazardous surface or enough time passes.
Inhaling and spitting has been [[Kirby]]'s trademark attack since ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', but it was not until ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' was he able to swallow an enemy to copy their ability. ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' introduced unique hats indicating different Copy Abilities. A single attack from an enemy or damage incurred from the environment was usually enough to make Kirby lose his Copy Ability, though in later {{uv|Kirby}} games (predominantly the ones with health bars), it's possible for him to occasionally keep his Copy Ability even after being damaged. After Kirby loses his Copy Ability, it takes form of a star bouncing around the screen. Kirby can inhale and swallow it to regain the ability before it disappears after it contacts a hazardous surface or enough time passes.
Despite being able to inhale and spit out projectiles as stars since ''Kirby's Dream Land'', Kirby lacked this ability naturally (without copying [[King Dedede]]) in ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' installments prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''.  


One of Kirby's custom moves, Ice Breath, is based on his {{s|wikirby|Ice}} ability, which first appeared in ''Kirby's Adventure''.
Kirby's custom move for Inhale, Ice Breath, is based on a move of his {{s|wikirby|Ice}} ability, which first appeared in ''Kirby's Adventure''.
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==Gallery==
==Gallery==
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InhaleSSB.png|Kirby's Vacuum in ''Super Smash Bros.''
InhaleSSB.png|Kirby's Swallow in ''Super Smash Bros.''
Swallow 64.png|Kirby with a swallowed character in ''Super Smash Bros.''
Kirby Swallow.gif|Kirby swallowing Link, gaining his hat, and throwing it away in ''Smash 64''.
Melee inhale.PNG|Kirby's Swallow in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
Melee inhale.PNG|Kirby's Swallow in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''.
Kirby Inhale SSBB.jpg|Kirby's Inhale in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Kirby Inhale SSBB.jpg|Kirby's Inhale in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.
Kirby_Inhale_SSB4.jpeg|Kirby's Inhale in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
Kirby_Inhale_SSB4.jpeg|Kirby's Inhale in ''Super Smash Bros. for Wii U''.
Kirby SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Inhale as shown by a Skill Preview in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
Kirby SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|Inhale as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.
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==Names in other languages==
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|ja={{ja|すいこみ|Suikomi}}
|en=Inhale
|fr=Aval'tout
|es=Tragar
|de=Einsauger
|it=Risucchio
|nl=Opzuigen
|ru={{rollover|Вдох|Vdokh|?}}
|ko={{rollover|빨아들이기|Pparadeurigi|?}}
|zh={{rollover|吸入|Xīrù|?}}
|pt=Aspirar
}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Despite being able to inhale and spit out projectiles in [[Kirby (universe)|his home series]], Kirby has been unable to do so in every ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' installment prior to ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. However, he can inhale projectiles if he copies [[King Dedede]]'s {{b|Inhale|King Dedede}}, and spit them back as projectiles rather than stars as of ''Ultimate''.
*As with King Dedede, Kirby is unable to inhale enemies in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'''s [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]].
*As with King Dedede, Kirby is unable to inhale enemies in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'''s [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]].
*If viewing a character while they are about to be sucked into Kirby's mouth, one can see that the character's head and torso are simply decreased in size. This can also be seen with King Dedede's Inhale, [[Wario]]'s [[Chomp]], and the vacuum portion of [[King K. Rool]]'s [[Blunderbuss]].
*If viewing a character while they are about to be sucked into Kirby's mouth, one can see that the character's head and torso are simply decreased in size. This can also be seen with King Dedede's Inhale, [[Wario]]'s [[Chomp]] and the vacuum portion of [[King K. Rool]]'s [[Blunderbuss]].
*Kirby can't inhale another Kirby who already has someone in his mouth.
*Kirby can't inhale another Kirby who already has someone in his mouth.
*If a player is standing near Kirby when he swallows another character, there is a chance they will go flying. This is because the fighter coming out of Kirby is going fast enough to have the cannonball effect.


==See also==
==See also==
*[[List of Copy Abilities]]
*[[List of Copy Abilities]]
==Technical details==
*[[Kirby (SSB)/Neutral special]]
*[[Kirby (SSB4)/Neutral special]]
*[[Kirby (SSBU)/Neutral special]]


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Inhale
Kirby Neutral B SSBU.gif
Kirby using Inhale in Ultimate.
User Kirby
Universe Kirby
Article on WiKirby Inhaling
For King Dedede's neutral special move of the same name, see Inhale (King Dedede).

Inhale (すいこみ, Suction), called Swallow prior to Super Smash Bros. Brawl, is Kirby's neutral special move in the Super Smash Bros. series.

OverviewEdit

When the special move button is pressed, Kirby will inhale and create a vortex of wind in front of him. Kirby will not stop inhaling until the button is released. Characters near the vortex will be sucked inside Kirby, who will bloat up with the character inside of him (which thereby increases his weight). In the original Super Smash Bros., he is immobile in this state, but in all following games, he can walk extremely slowly and even jump a short height. At this point, Kirby can swallow the victim by pressing down or the special move button, 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 set knockback to the victim while sending them forward, and those hit by the star will take damage and moderate vertical knockback (much more in Super Smash Bros. 4). Swallowing the enemy does more damage than spitting them out, but spitting is more easily repeatable.

In all games prior to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby is unable to inhale projectiles. In Ultimate, Kirby can inhale certain projectiles; upon doing so, Kirby can either swallow it to regain health, or spit it back out as a star.

Swallowing charactersEdit

 
Kirby with a swallowed character in Ultimate.

After inhaling a character, pressing down or the special attack button will make Kirby swallow them and receive a corresponding Copy Ability, which is the enemy's neutral special move. Kirby receives a unique hat, wig, or even appearance depending on the Copy Ability received, such as Mario's hat if he swallows Mario. After a short period of time, Kirby may lose his Copy Ability by being attacked, and he will also lose it upon being KO'd. He can also manually discard it by taunting. 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 (which plays in the Kirby games when he copies an enemy with no ability). If a Kirby swallows a Kirby with a Copy Ability, he will steal it away from them.

When Kirby inhales an opponent, he can hold them in his mouth for a certain amount of frames, after which they are automatically released. In Smash 64 only, the opponent instead flinches briefly when released, while Kirby is sent tumbling away with moderate knockback. Up until Brawl, the initial amount of inhale frames is unaffected by Kirby or the opponent's damage percent, and can only be influenced by button mashing from the opponent's part. However, from Smash 4 onward, both characters' percents are taken into account as well, with the opponent's accumulated damage increasing the initial inhale time, and Kirby's accumulated damage reducing it. In all games, directional input from the opponent while inhaled also allows them to slightly nudge Kirby around, disrupting his own movement and giving them a slight positional advantage.

The maximum amount of time opponents can be held in Kirby's mouth is 480 frames in Smash 64, and 250 frames in Melee and Brawl, with button mashing reducing this time by 10, 12, and 10 frames per input, respectively. In Melee only, an additional factor playing into this is the inhaled opponent's current rank disadvantage over Kirby, much like with standard grabs, reducing the initial duration by 15, 30, or 45 frames if the opponent is one, two, or three places behind (respectively). In Smash 4 and Ultimate, inhale frames are determined by the formula 180 + 1.1t - k, where t and k are the target and Kirby's respective percents when the target was inhaled; button mashing reduces this time by 12 frames per stick input, and 21.6 frames per button input, though the latter cannot be registered as quickly. In Ultimate, when Kirby is airborne with an inhaled opponent, button mashing reduces inhale frames by 16 per stick input instead (28.8 per button input), making it less effective for gimping. However, in both games, Kirby always has a minimum of 14 frames to swallow or spit the opponent, preventing the move from being rendered completely ineffective by button mashing or Kirby's percent.

Copy Ability lossEdit

After Kirby has obtained a Copy Ability, he can manually discard it by taunting, but he also has a random chance of losing it whenever he takes damage, forcing him to swallow the opponent again to regain it. In Smash 64 this chance is always equal to 1/12, or 8.3%; in Melee and Brawl, it's 1/32, or 3.125%. In Smash 4, it is equal to 0.3× of the damage dealt by the attack, making it lower than in previous games if it deals less than 10.41%, and higher otherwise, with a guaranteed Copy Ability loss if the attack deals 333.4% damage (which can be achieved via equipment).

In Ultimate, this mechanic is tweaked further; upon getting a Copy Ability, Kirby has a grace period of 20 seconds during which he cannot lose it, but afterwards, the loss chance is directly equal to damage taken, considerably higher than in Smash 4. While having both their pros and cons, these changes are overall beneficial to Kirby, as while he can be punished harder for misusing the Copy Ability or improperly approaching opponents later on, he can take much better advantage of it for a reasonable amount of time after having just obtained it, instead of risking its immediate loss due to poor luck. Prior to updates, this worked considerably less in Kirby's favor, with the higher loss chance overall outweighing the grace period; before version 3.0.0, the grace period lasted only 5 seconds, while the loss chance was equal to (130/70)× of damage taken, and before 6.0.0, the grace period lasted 10 seconds, while the loss chance was equal to (100/70)× of damage taken.

In game modes where opponents are only temporarily loaded, such as All-Star Mode, Kirby loses his Copy Ability if the character he obtained it from is unloaded from memory.

Copy Ability differencesEdit

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 Fireballs to bounce faster and therefore travel a shorter distance. On the other hand, his small size and unique moveset can allow for more advantageous setups with some copied moves. For example, Kirby's relatively lower height prevents some characters from ducking under shots fired from projectiles such as Blaster and Bullet Climax. He can also laser lock more characters than Falco can for similar reasons. Some abilities are also modified from the original copied character, simply because they require a part of a moveset that Kirby doesn't have; some examples include Olimar's Pikmin Pluck, where Kirby plucks a Pikmin and immediately throws it as a projectile before they disappear, or Rosalina and Luma's Luma Shot, where Kirby shoots out a Luma to hit the opponent before the Luma immediately disappears.

Up until Brawl, a majority of Kirby's Copy Abilities are identical or at least extremely similar to their original counterparts, but some have direct differences to their original counterparts (outside of Kirby's different dimensions/attributes). This is because Copy Abilities all have their own animation and hitbox data found within Kirby's character files, so if a character's neutral special were to be changed, Kirby's versions would also have to be changed separately. In some cases, Kirby's versions did not see these changes, with Falcon Punch being an example. In Smash 64, Kirby's Falcon Punch sweetspot deals 1% more than Captain Falcon's, making it slightly stronger (although Kirby's aerial version does not deal extra shield damage). In Melee, Kirby's Falcon Punch does not have a mid hit, and its sweetspot and sourspot are positioned differently from Falcon's (with Falcon's sweetspot being closer to him while Kirby's is further away from him). Lastly, in Brawl, Kirby's Falcon Punch has smaller hitboxes than Falcon's, but has higher knockback scaling (keeping its values from Melee), making it stronger.

Beginning in Smash 4, the hitbox data for Kirby's Copy Abilities is now loaded from the original fighter, rather than Kirby having his own hitbox data for them. This allow any changes in other characters' neutral specials to be automatically done to Kirby's versions, making it considerably easier for them to remain identical whenever a character's neutral special is changed in updates. Because of this, most Copy Abilities are identical to their original counterparts, although some hitbox and neutral special data can still be specifically coded within the original character's files to be different for Kirby. For example, Shulk's Buster and Smash Monado Arts are coded to give Kirby slightly less of an increase to damage or knockback dealt (respectively), and several neutral specials such as Giant Punch, Eruption, and Dragon Fang Shot have different hitbox sizes or offsets to better match Kirby's dimensions. Additionally, some attributes such as animation length (outside of frame speed multipliers), interruptibility, and intangibility are still tied to Kirby, so his Copy Abilities could still have a differing amount of ending lag or intangibility to their original counterparts; an example could be seen with Lightning Buster, which had slightly more ending lag for Kirby prior to version 13.0.1.

In Ultimate, in addition to the aforementioned properties, Kirby's Copy Abilities have a 1.2× damage multiplier applied to all their hitboxes, giving them greater offensive power than their original counterparts. However, only the difference in the resulting damage percentage is accounted for in knockback calculation, and not the damage increase itself, so Copy Abilities can KO only slightly earlier than the original moves; for example, Kirby's standard Falcon Punch deals 30% compared to Falcon's 25%, so with no other damage or knockback modifiers, it will KO 5% earlier.

Spitting charactersEdit

After inhaling a character, Kirby can spit them out ahead of him as a star by pressing the attack button, dealing damage to the spat character and potential collateral damage to bystanders.

Prior to Smash 4, the star travels a fixed distance and lasts 30 frames (31 in Melee, around 0.5 seconds). Starting in Smash 4, the speed (and thus distance) of the star changes based on both Kirby's and the target's damage percent. In both Smash 4 and Ultimate the star follows two equations: a frame equation of 25 + 0.5t, and a speed equation (in units per frame) of 2.8 + 0.008(t - k), where t is the target's percent prior to being spat out and k is Kirby's percent. The star's speed will decrease by 0.05 per frame and will release the target when the speed is below 0.4 units per frame. The speed equation can be rewritten as ((2.4 + 0.008(t - k))/0.05) + 2 to estimate the number of frames—when paired with the frame equation, whichever is smaller will be the number of frames the star lasts. The star can last a maximum of 60 frames (1 second) before forcing the character out. The duration can be reduced by button mashing, decreasing by 10 frames per input; in Smash 4 and Ultimate, button inputs reduce it by 18 frames, but they cannot be registered as quickly as stick inputs. Due to the speed equation, targets with a lot of damage compared to Kirby will be sent at very high speeds, to the point they can be KO'd reliably, but if Kirby has more damage, then the target can escape much faster, reaching only 1 frame if Kirby has 300% more than the target.

In Smash 64, most characters spat via Inhale deal 17% damage to bystanders, although Yoshi and Donkey Kong deal much more damage than the rest of the cast. Starting in Melee, the damage dealt by a spat character is loosely based on their weight, though it remains a specifically coded value for each character, so it is the same between the NTSC and PAL versions of Melee, or between updates in Smash 4 and Ultimate, despite differences in some characters' weight. Both Kirby's and King Dedede's Inhales operate the same in this respect.

When Kirby swallows an opponent instead of spitting them, they are also briefly turned into a star as they get launched up, and can likewise damage bystanders. However, this only lasts for 10 frames, which cannot be influenced by mashing or damage percent.

Collateral Damage
Character          
Banjo & Kazooie 16%
Bayonetta 12% 12%
Bowser 19% 18% 19% 21%
Bowser Jr. 16% 17%
Byleth 15%
Captain Falcon 17% 18% 16% 16% 16%
Charizard 17% 17% 18%
Chrom 15%
Cloud 15% 15%
Corrin 15% 15%
Daisy 14%
Dark Pit 14% 15%
Dark Samus 17%
Diddy Kong 14% 14% 14%
Donkey Kong 30% 19% 18% 18% 20%
Dr. Mario 17% 15% 15%
Duck Hunt 14% 13%
Falco 15% 12% 12% 13%
Fox 17% 16% 12% 12% 12%
Ganondorf 18% 17% 17% 18%
Greninja 14% 14%
Hero 16%
Ice Climbers 16% 14% 14%
Ike 16% 16% 16%
Incineroar 18%
Inkling 14%
Isabelle 14%
Ivysaur 15% 15%
Jigglypuff 17% 10% 09% 10% 10%
Joker 14%
Kazuya 17%
Ken 16%
King Dedede 18% 18% 20%
King K. Rool 20%
Kirby 17% 12% 12% 11% 12%
Link 17% 18% 16% 16% 16%
Little Mac 12% 13%
Lucario 15% 15% 14%
Lucas 14% 14% 14%
Lucina 13% 14%
Luigi 17% 17% 15% 14% 15%
Mario 17% 17% 15% 15% 15%
Marth 15% 13% 13% 14%
Mega Man 15% 16%
Meta Knight 12% 12% 12%
Mewtwo 17% 11% 12%
Mii Brawler 15% 14%
Mii Gunner 15% 16%
Mii Swordfighter 15% 15%
Min Min 16%
Mr. Game & Watch 13% 11% 11% 12%
Mythra 14%
Ness 17% 16% 14% 14% 14%
Olimar 13% 12% 12%
Pac-Man 14% 15%
Palutena 14% 14%
Peach 15% 14% 13% 14%
Pichu 09% 10%
Pikachu 17% 13% 12% 12% 12%
Piranha Plant 17%
Pit 14% 14% 15%
Pyra 15%
Richter 16%
Ridley 16%
R.O.B. 16% 16% 16%
Robin 14% 15%
Rosalina 12% 13%
Roy 15% 14% 15%
Ryu 15% 16%
Samus 17% 18% 17% 16% 17%
Sephiroth 12%
Sheik 15% 12% 13% 12%
Shulk 15% 15%
Simon 16%
Snake 17% 16%
Sonic 15% 14% 13%
Sora 13%
Squirtle 12% 12%
Steve 14%
Terry 17%
Toon Link 14% 14% 14%
Villager 14% 14%
Wario 16% 16% 16%
Wii Fit Trainer 14% 15%
Wolf 16% 14%
Yoshi 25% 18% 16% 16% 16%
Young Link 14% 14%
Zelda 15% 13% 13% 13%
Zero Suit Samus 12% 12% 12%
  • Giant Donkey Kong in Smash 64 deals 50% when spat out, although he cannot hit other players in normal gameplay.
  • All Fighting Alloys in Brawl deal 16%.
  • Giga Bowser deals 17% in Melee, 62% in Brawl, 61% in Smash 4, and 23% in Ultimate. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.
  • Wario-Man deals 20% in Brawl and 16% in Smash 4. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.
  • Giga Mac deals 21%. As he cannot be grabbed however, this cannot be achieved in normal gameplay.

Item-swallowingEdit

Main article: Item-swallowing

Just like King Dedede's Inhale and Wario's Chomp, Kirby can swallow items using Inhale, starting in Brawl. 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 Balls, Mr. Saturn, and other select items cannot be swallowed. Large items such as crates take a longer amount of time for Kirby to digest, and Kirby can neither move nor attack until they are fully swallowed. If Kirby inhales an explosive such as a Bob-omb, he will receive 5% damage while dealing damage and knockback to anyone close to him.

Inhaling projectilesEdit

Starting with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby is able to inhale certain projectiles. If the projectile's hitbox that Inhale detects has a radius of 5.0 or greater (for comparison, Kirby's shield has a radius of 9.12 at full HP), he can hold the projectile in his mouth, then either swallow it or spit it out as a star, while if it is smaller, he automatically swallows it. Swallowing the projectile always heals Kirby by 1%, regardless of its power. The following is a list of projectiles Kirby can inhale, and what state he is put into after inhaling them. He cannot inhale another Kirby's star, as it will go straight through the move and hit Kirby.

When a projectile that can be spat out is inhaled, Kirby can hold it for up to 180 frames (3 seconds) before automatically spitting it. The resulting star always travels at an initial speed of 2.8 with a duration of 50 frames, and deals 0.8× of the projectile's original damage rounded down, with a minimum of 10%.

Projectiles Kirby can Inhale
Projectile Automatically heals Kirby Automatically damages Kirby Can be exhaled Notes
Fireball  
F.L.U.D.D.  
Link's forward smash   The projectile that appears when Link is at 0% damage.
Bow and Arrows  
Boomerang  
Remote Bomb  
Charge Shot     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Missile   Both Homing Missiles and Super Missiles.
Samus' Bomb     Can be exhaled if inhaled during detonation.
Egg Throw  
Final Cutter  
Fox's Blaster  
Thunder Jolt  
PK Flash   Can be inhaled during detonation.
PK Fire  
PK Thunder  
Vegetable  
Fire Breath  
Ice Shot  
Needle Storm  
Burst Grenade  
Megavitamins  
Falco's Blaster  
Fire Bow  
Young Link's and Toon Link's Bombs  
Shadow Ball     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Disable  
Chef  
Palutena Bow  
Silver Bow  
Paralyzer  
Wario Bike   Can be inhaled once dismounted. Longer eating animation.
Hand Grenade  
Remote Missile  
Cypher   Can be inhaled once released.
Water Gun  
Bullet Seed  
Flamethrower  
Peanut Popgun  
Banana Peel  
PK Freeze   Can be inhaled during detonation.
Gordo Throw  
Super Dedede Jump   The stars produced upon landing.
Olimar's forward smash   Regardless of Pikmin color.
Olimar's up smash   Regardless of Pikmin color.
Olimar's down smash   Regardless of Pikmin color. Either side.
Pikmin Throw     Only Yellow Pikmin can be exhaled.
Aura Sphere     Can be exhaled at large sizes, based on charge and Aura.
Robo Beam  
Gyro  
Wolf's Blaster  
Villager's forward smash  
Villager's dash attack  
Villager's forward aerial and back aerial  
Lloid Rocket  
Timber   Only the watering can and the wooden item that is sometimes spawned after the tree is felled.
Mega Man's neutral attack, forward tilt, and neutral aerial  
Mega Man's forward smash     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Mega Man's up aerial  
Mega Man's down aerial  
Metal Blade  
Crash Bomber  
Leaf Shield  
Sun Salutation     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Header  
Star Bits  
Water Shuriken  
Hydro Pump   The water that is expelled can be inhaled.
Substitute   The log and Substitute Doll generated by this move can be inhaled.
Shot Put  
Gale Strike  
Chakram  
Shuriken of Light  
Mii Gunner's forward aerial  
Charge Blast     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Flame Pillar     Can be exhaled if inhaled during detonation.
Bomb Drop     Can be exhaled if inhaled during detonation.
Laser Blaze  
Grenade Launch     Can be exhaled if inhaled during detonation.
Gunner Missile   Both Homing Missiles and Super Missiles.
Autoreticle  
Bonus Fruit   All types of Bonus Fruit.
Power Pellet   Only the large pellet can be inhaled.
Fire Hydrant     The water can be inhaled, but not exhaled.
The hydrant can be exhaled, but cannot be inhaled while expelling water.
Robin's Thunder   Thunder, Elthunder, Arcthunder, and Thoron.
Arcfire  
Elwind  
Robin's Tomes and Levin Sword   Once exhausted and discarded.
Clown Cannon  
Mechakoopa  
Trick Shot  
Clay Shooting  
Wild Gunman  
Hadoken   Standard, Input, and Shakunetsu variations.
Blade Beam     Limit Break variation can be exhaled.
Dragon Fang Shot     Can be exhaled when mostly charged.
Plasma Breath  
Axe  
Cross  
Holy Water  
Blunderbuss  
Crownerang  
Isabelle's dash attack  
Isabelle's forward aerial and back aerial  
Ptooie    
Poison Breath     The projectile will be swallowed if inhaled before it forms the poison cloud, while the cloud itself can be exhaled.
Eiha   Both Eiha and Eiagon can be inhaled.
Frizz / Frizzle / Kafrizz     Only Kafrizz can be exhaled.
Woosh / Swoosh / Kaswoosh  
Bang  
Kaboom  
Sizz  
Sizzle  
Whack  
Snooze  
Egg Firing / Breegull Blaster   Both Egg Firing and Breegull Blaster can be inhaled.
Shock Spring Jump   Only the midair Shock Spring Pad can be inhaled.
Rear Egg  
Power Wave   Both grounded and midair version can be inhaled.
Failnaught   Can’t be inhaled if traveling at too high of a speed or if fully charged.
Minecart   Only when empty.
TNT  
Flare / Megaflare / Gigaflare   Gigaflare can't be inhaled.
Shadow Flare   Only the initial hit can be inhaled.
Blazing End  
Ray of Punishment / Chroma Dust     Only Ray of Punishment can be exhaled.
Devil Blaster  
Magic   Blizzaga can only be inhaled if invincible.

Inhaling non-playable charactersEdit

Kirby cannot gain Copy Abilities from swallowing enemies, bosses, and thus all non-playable characters aside from Giant Donkey Kong and Melee's minor bosses. However, Kirby can still inhale and swallow members of the Multi-Man teams, Metal Mario in 1P Game, and the various enemies appearing in Smash Run and Master Fortress. Kirby can inhale and swallow whole enemies from Adventure Mode, as well as Waddle Dees and Doos thrown by King Dedede. In the Subspace Emissary, the vortex created by Inhale pulls in false characters and deals repeated damage to the Subspace Army.

"Kirbycide"Edit

Main article: Kirbycide

In Super Smash Bros., Kirby can jump off the stage and inhale an opponent, then fall off the stage and force a KO. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4, Kirby is capable of slowly walking around the stage while carrying opponents in his mouth or swallowing a foe while slightly off-stage. This allows for some forms of Kirbycide, wherein Kirby jumps off the edge with someone in his mouth and releases them at a distance or position from which they are unable to recover and force a KO. One may Inhale at the last second for a K.O. (usually during Time Mode for an extra point) and may survive due to Kirby's tall recovery.

Instructional quotesEdit

  instruction booklet   Press   to swallow an enemy, then   again to copy his or her power. Press   to discard the copied power.
  instruction booklet   Swallow your foes, then use their copied standard moves. Ditch the ability with the + Control Pad.
  case foldout   Inhale foes, and copy their standard special moves.
  Move List   Inhales opponents. Can then copy opponent's ability or spit them out as a star.

CustomizationEdit

Special Move customization was a feature exclusive to Super Smash Bros. 4. These are the variations:

1. Inhale 2. Ice Breath 3. Jumping Inhale
"Inhale opponents. You can then copy one of their abilities or spit them out as a star." "Breathe cold air to freeze nearby opponents." "Leap forward and inhale an opponent. The star you can spit out won't do damage, though."
  1. Inhale: Default.
  2. 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.
  1. 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.

OriginEdit

 
Kirby inhaling in Kirby Super Star.

Inhaling and spitting has been Kirby's trademark attack since Kirby's Dream Land, but it was not until Kirby's Adventure was he able to swallow an enemy to copy their ability. Kirby Super Star introduced unique hats indicating different Copy Abilities. A single attack from an enemy or damage incurred from the environment was usually enough to make Kirby lose his Copy Ability, though in later Kirby games (predominantly the ones with health bars), it's possible for him to occasionally keep his Copy Ability even after being damaged. After Kirby loses his Copy Ability, it takes form of a star bouncing around the screen. Kirby can inhale and swallow it to regain the ability before it disappears after it contacts a hazardous surface or enough time passes. Despite being able to inhale and spit out projectiles as stars since Kirby's Dream Land, Kirby lacked this ability naturally (without copying King Dedede) in Super Smash Bros. installments prior to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.

Kirby's custom move for Inhale, Ice Breath, is based on a move of his Ice ability, which first appeared in Kirby's Adventure.

GalleryEdit

Names in other languagesEdit

Language Name
  Japanese すいこみ
  English Inhale
  French Aval'tout
  German Einsauger
  Spanish Tragar
  Italian Risucchio
  Chinese 吸入
  Korean 빨아들이기
  Dutch Opzuigen
  Russian Вдох
  Portuguese Aspirar

TriviaEdit

  • As with King Dedede, Kirby is unable to inhale enemies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary.
  • If viewing a character while they are about to be sucked into Kirby's mouth, one can see that the character's head and torso are simply decreased in size. This can also be seen with King Dedede's Inhale, Wario's Chomp and the vacuum portion of King K. Rool's Blunderbuss.
  • Kirby can't inhale another Kirby who already has someone in his mouth.

See alsoEdit

Technical detailsEdit