Kirby (SSBU)

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Kirby in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Universe	Kirby
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl in SSB4
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Ultra Sword

Kirby (カービィ, Kirby) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. He was confirmed on June 12th, 2018. Makiko Ōmoto once again reprises her role as the voice of Kirby, with most clips re-used from Super Smash Bros. 4.

Changes from Super Smash Bros. 4

Aesthetics

• As with all veterans returning from SSB4, Kirby's model features a more subdued color scheme. His model and textures otherwise appear unchanged.
• Stone has been given some new items to transform into, some of them outside of the Kirby series, such as a Treasure Chest found in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild's shrines.
• Like many other characters, Kirby is more expressive, both with his face and his movement.
• Some of Kirby's animations, particularly his dash and initial jump, have been changed to closer resemble Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
• When Kirby gains a new Copy Ability, he briefly poses like he does in his home series. This animation can be canceled.
• Up Taunt has been changed, removing the Kirby Dance to simply being the end pose.
• Victory Pose has been modified. New dances based off of Kirby’s Return to Dream Land were added, and Kirby now splits into three separate Kirbys when not in team battles, referencing his home series.
• Kirby's cap for Zelda has been changed from her wimple she wore in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time to a hairstyle matching her new A Link Between Worlds-inspired look.
• Inhale has an updated visual effect.

Attributes

• Kirby's dash is much faster.

Standard attacks

• First hit of neutral attack now has the ability to jab lock.
• Kirby's dash attack has reverted to its Melee iteration, where Kirby does a tackle identical to the "Burning" copy ability. It no longer goes off of ledges, and is overall stronger than his previous dash attack.
• Forward smash sends Kirby further, improving its range.
  • Forward smash has slightly higher ending lag.
• Down smash has increased range and is more like its Brawl version, as the ends of the feet send opponents at a horizontal angle.

Special moves

• Kirby can now Inhale and spit out projectiles like a fully charged Charge Shot from Samus. In addition, he can now heal himself when inhaling certain projectiles.
• Stone has a faster startup and now deals 22.7%.
• Hammer KOs even earlier when fully charged.

Gallery

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  "Mario Kirby" tossing a Fireball on Battlefield.

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  "Jigglypuff Kirby" using Rollout with Jigglypuff on Onett.

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  Using his Hammer on Little Mac in the Boxing Ring.

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  "Fox Kirby" using a Blaster with Fox on Mario Galaxy.

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  Performing Final Cutter on Tomodachi Life.

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  Performing his neutral special on Summit with the Ice Kirby-inspired costume.

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  Inhaling Donkey Kong on Gaur Plains.

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  Struck by Rosalina on Princess Peach's Castle.

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  About to be eaten by Yoshi on Gaur Plains.

Character Showcase Video

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Trivia

• While custom moves were not confirmed to return in Ultimate, one of the screenshots of Kirby on the official site suggests he is using Ice Breath instead of Inhale because it lacks a windy visual effect now accompanied by the character, instead having a frosty glow.
• Kirby's stock icon is one of five to show eyes (the others being Meta Knight, Captain Falcon, R.O.B. and Sonic), likely due to it being a simplistic pink circle otherwise.