Kirby (SSB4)

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Kirby in Super Smash Bros. 4
Universe	Kirby
Other playable appearances	in SSB in Melee in Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Ultra Sword

Kirby (カービィ, Kābī) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. Kirby has a brighter appearance, and his skin appears to have much more diffuse shading, with reduced difference in brightness between the lit and shadowed sides of his body.

Kirby is again voiced by Makiko Okimoto, who recorded new voice clips for this game, which gives Kirby a much higher pitch of voice.

Changes from Brawl

Kirby has been buffed overall from Brawl to Smash 4, though not without some nerfs.

• Kirby walks and dashes faster.
• Up throw deals significantly more knockback. It also does more damage, doing 12% instead of 10%.
• Back and forward throws are stronger.
• Neutral infinite now transitions into a Smash Punch finisher. It also gives him a new projectile that is useful for edgeguarding.
• Dash attack is more powerful.
• Down smash, forward aerial, and back aerial deal slightly more damage. Back aerial has less base knockback but more knockback scaling, making it more effective at all percentages.
• Up smash is much faster.
  • It is also stronger, increasing its utility.
• Kirby's Hammer Flip (formerly known as Hammer) can now charge up and release a fire attack. Kirby can move around while charging it, and keeping it at full charge will deal recoil damage to Kirby, similarly to King Dedede's Jet Hammer.
• Down tilt and pummel have been sped up.
• Kirby's air speed is slightly faster.
• Down aerial now has a stronger meteor smash. It also has less start-up lag.
• Kirby's Final Smash is now the Ultra Sword from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, which hits multiple times and in a long range. It appears to be much stronger and more useful than Cook Kirby, his previous Final Smash.
• The blade of Final Cutter deals more damage.
  • The beam it produces goes about half the distance.
• Forward smash comes out faster.
  • However, it goes a shorter distance forward and has slightly weaker knockback.
• Kirby is slightly smaller, which makes his hurtbox slighty smaller.
  • This makes him slightly lighter than in Brawl.
• His feet have become smaller, and as a result, most moves involving his feet have had their reach reduced.
• Grab range has been reduced slightly.
• Up tilt, up aerial, down aerial, neutral aerial, and dash attack deal about 3% less damage.
• Down throw appears to have higher knockback scaling, removing some of its guaranteed combo potential. It also deals slightly less damage.
• The Thwomp of Stone now uses the design from New Super Mario Bros. Wii instead of Super Mario 64.
• Inhale has a whirlwind-like cone which bears a likeness to what is seen from the move in Kirby Triple Deluxe. It also produces a sound effect similar to Kirby's inhale SFX from Kirby's Dream Land.

Moveset

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Vulcan Jab	12% (If all hits connect)	Two quick jabs followed by a flurry of punches. Turns into a smash punch when ended.
Forward tilt	Roundhouse Kick	8%	Kirby does a spinning forward kick. Can be angled upwards or downwards.
Up tilt	Vertical Kick	4%	Kirby quickly raises one leg vertically from behind. Disjointed range but low damage.
Down tilt	Low Kick	6%	Kirby does a crouching low kick.
Dash attack	Break Spin	9% (If all hits connect)	Kirby spins on his hands, while kicking with his feet. Hits multiple times.
Forward smash	Spin Kick	15-21%	Kirby lunges forward and delivers a very long range jump kick that moves him forward. Can be angled upwards or downwards.
Up smash	Flip Kick	15-21%	Does a backflip while doing an upward kick very similar to Fox's.
Down smash	Spinning Kick	14-19%	Kirby does a split and spins around rapidly.
Neutral aerial	Twinkle Star	10%	Kirby spins around in the air.
Forward aerial		12% (If all hits connect)	Kirby does three quick spinning kicks.
Back aerial	Back Kick	13%	Quickly crouches in midair then kicks his legs behind him.
Up aerial		9%	Does a flip kick in midair, similar to his up smash.
Down aerial	Drill Kick	up to 9%	Kirby's spins while drill kicking downward. Each hit has a weak meteor smash effect.
Grab		—
Pummel		2%	Punches enemy. Moderate speed.
Forward throw	Pile Driver	10%	Kirby flips and slams the opponent onto the ground.
Back throw	Big Suplex	8?%	Quickly flips backwards and slams opponent head-first into the ground.
Up throw	Air Drop	12%	Jumps offscreen and comes down in an explosion. High vertical knockback, being Kirby's strongest throw.
Down throw	Fury Stomp	11%	Kirby throws his victim into the ground, and then stomps on them several times quickly.
Floor attack (front)		?%	Kirby gets up and does a spin kick.
Floor attack (back)		?%	Kirby gets up, then kicks on one side, then the other.
Floor attack (trip)		?%	Kirby gets up then spins around, kicking.
Edge attack (fast)		?%	Kirby flips over the edge and kicks.
Edge attack (slow)		?%	Kirby gets up and then uses a move similar to his down smash.
Neutral special	Inhale	?%	Kirby sucks up his opponent. He can exhale them as a star to deal damage, or copy their neutral special attack. Some characters will give him an alternative special move due to mechanics that wouldn't work properly when copied over, like Olimar's Pikmin Pluck.
Neutral special custom 1	Ice Breath	?%	Kirby exhales cold air, which freezes his opponent. He cannot suck anything in with this move.
Neutral special custom 2	Jumping Inhale	?%	Kirby jumps forwards before inhaling. This move doesn't deal damage if Kirby spits out his opponent.
Side special	Hammer Flip	?%	Kirby swings his hammer forwards in an arc, which increases in power the longer it charges. He can move around while charging this move.
Side special custom 1	Hammer Bash	?%	Kirby swings his hammer forwards in an arc, which sends his opponents skyward on contact. He cannot charge this move.
Side special custom 2	Giant Hammer	?%	Kirby swings a massive hammer, which is slower but stronger than his normal one.
Up special	Final Cutter	?%	Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up and meteoring anyone he comes in contact with on the way down. When landing, Kirby creates a shockwave projectile that moves forwards quickly.
Up special custom 1	Wave Cutter	?%	Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up and meteoring anyone he comes in contact with on the way down. When landing, Kirby creates a shockwave that sends rocks flying outwards.
Up special custom 2	Upper Cutter	?%	Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up. Stronger than his regular blade, but cannot hit anything on the way down.
Down special	Stone	?%	Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Enemies are sent flying on contact. Kirby cannot be damaged in this form, but can be grabbed.
Down special custom 1	Grounding Stone	?%	Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Kirby takes longer to transform, but grounded enemies are buried on contact.
Down special custom 2	Meteor Stone	?%	Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Kirby takes longer to transform back, but he will meteor smash any enemies he hits while falling.
Final Smash	Ultra Sword	?%	Kirby takes out his Ultra Sword and slashes at the opponent. If the move connects, he will teleport around them while slashing at them multiple times. He finishes the move with a powerful hit from a further enlarged sword. This move is similar to Great Aether in Brawl.

Taunts

• A "Kirby Dance" similar to his victory dances and in the Kirby games.
• Spins around, then stops, sticking out his left leg and saying "Eeu!". Almost identical to the "preview" animation shown when he is chosen in the original Super Smash Bros.
• Faces the screen and says his signature elongated "Hi".

On-Screen Appearance

Kirby rides in on a Warp Star and crashes down.

Victory Fanfare

A flourished remix directly from Brawl. It is a remix of the short recurring theme that plays when Kirby completes a stage or defeats a boss, debuting in Kirby's Dream Land. It is shared with King Dedede.

Palette Swaps

Gallery

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  Kirby in the Nintendo Direct from April 8th, 2014.

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  Kirby's appearance during E3 2013.

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  Kirby's appearance in the 3DS version of the game.

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  Kirby using Final Cutter in the 3DS version of the game.

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  Kirby using Hammer in the 3DS version of the game with Bowser on Battlefield .

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  Kirby using his down aerial on Fox in the Wii U version of the game.

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  Kirby using Final Cutter on Mario in the Wii U version of the game in Town and City.

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  Kirby using his neutral attack in the Wii U version of the game.

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  Kirby using Hammer while airborne in the Wii U version of the game.

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  Kirby getting meteor smashed by Mario's forward aerial.

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  Kirby with Toon Link and Pikachu.

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  Sonic kicking Fox and Kirby on the Spirit Train.

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  Kirby fighting Mario, Samus and Toon Link.

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  Taunting with Mario and Luigi.

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  On the Spirit Train stage with Pikachu.

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  Ducking under Samus' Missile with Mario.

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  Being hit by Villager's down aerial.

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  In the Boxing Ring with King Dedede.

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  With the Wii Fit Trainer on Wii Fit Studio.

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  Forward aerial with Luigi and a Smash Ball on Pyrosphere.

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  Kirby wearing an Ability Hat with Charizard.

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  Kirby charging Hammer Flip.

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  Kirby riding Dragoon.

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  Kirby with a new palette swap with Charizard and Meta Knight on Halberd.

Trivia

• The ability to charge Kirby's Hammer was actually intended for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as shown through unused animations found via hacking.
• Kirby cannot copy custom special moves, although scrapped sound files imply he was planned to.