Kirby (SSB4): Difference between revisions

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Kirby has been [[buff]]ed overall from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'', though not without some nerfs.
Kirby has been [[buff]]ed overall from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'', though not without some nerfs.


===Attributes===
*{{buff|Kirby is slightly smaller, which makes his hurtbox slighty smaller.}}
*{{nerf|His feet have become smaller. As a result, most moves involving his feet have had their reach reduced.}}
*{{buff|Kirby [[walk]]s and [[dash]]es faster.}}
*{{buff|Kirby [[walk]]s and [[dash]]es faster.}}
*{{buff|[[Up throw]] deals significantly more knockback.}}
*{{buff|Kirby's air speed is slightly faster.}}
*{{nerf|Kirby jumps slightly lower.}}
*{{change|Kirby is slightly lighter than in ''Brawl''.}}
===Ground attacks===
*{{buff|Neutral infinite now transitions into a Smash Punch finisher. It also gives him a new projectile that is useful for edgeguarding.}}
*{{buff|Neutral infinite now transitions into a Smash Punch finisher. It also gives him a new projectile that is useful for edgeguarding.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial deals slightly more damage, and has lower base knockback but more knockback scaling, making it more effective at all percentages.}}
*{{nerf|Up tilt deals less damage}}
**{{nerf|Back aerial's sourspot deals slightly less damage.}}
*{{buff|Down tilt has been sped up.}}
*{{nerf|Dash attack deals less damage.}}
*{{buff|Forward smash comes out faster.}}
*{{nerf|Forward smash goes a shorter distance forward and has slightly weaker knockback.}}
*{{buff|Up smash is faster and deals more knockback, increasing its utility.}}
*{{buff|Up smash is faster and deals more knockback, increasing its utility.}}
*{{buff|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 {{SSB4|King Dedede}}'s [[Jet Hammer]].}}
*{{nerf|Down smash has lost it's semi-spike hitboxes.}}
**{{nerf|However, it has more start-up even when entirely uncharged, and has reduced knockback and damage unless charged.}}
===Aerial attacks===
*{{buff|Down tilt and pummel have been sped up.}}
*{{buff|Kirby's air speed is slightly faster.}}
*{{buff|Down aerial is a stronger [[meteor smash]] and has less start-up lag.}}
*{{buff|Down aerial is a stronger [[meteor smash]] and has less start-up lag.}}
*{{buff|Kirby's Final Smash is now the [[Ultra Sword]] from ''{{s|wikirby|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.}}
*{{nerf|Neutral aerial, up aerial, and down aerial deal less damage.}}
*{{buff|[[Inhale]] now does more damage when used to copy abilities.}}
*{{buff|Back aerial deals slightly more damage, and has lower base knockback but more knockback scaling, making it more effective at all percentages.}}
**{{nerf|Spitting out inhaled enemies deals less damage to them, however.}}
*{{nerf|Back aerial's sourspot deals slightly less damage.}}
**{{change|Inhale has a whirlwind-like cone which bears a likeness to what is seen from the move in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Triple Deluxe}}''. In {{for3ds}}, it also produces a sound effect similar to Kirby's inhale SFX from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''.}}
===Throws/other attacks===
**{{change|The "copied enemy" sound effect comes directly from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.}}
*{{buff|The blade and beam of [[Final Cutter]] deal more damage.}}
**{{nerf|The beam it produces goes about half the distance.}}
*{{buff|Forward smash comes out faster.}}
**{{nerf|However, it goes a shorter distance forward and has slightly weaker knockback.}}
*{{buff|Kirby is slightly smaller, which makes his hurtbox slighty smaller.}}
*{{nerf|Kirby also jumps slightly lower.}}
*{{nerf|His feet have become smaller, and as a result, most moves involving his feet have had their reach reduced.}}
*{{nerf|Grab range has been reduced slightly.}}
*{{nerf|Grab range has been reduced slightly.}}
*{{nerf|Up tilt, up aerial, down aerial, neutral aerial, and dash attack deal slightly less damage.}}
*{{buff|Pummel has been sped up.}}
*{{nerf|Down smash has lost it's semi-spike hitboxes.}}
*{{nerf|Forward throw deals slightly less damage and has increased base knockback, removing combo potential.}}
*{{nerf|Forward throw deals slightly less damage and has increased base knockback, removing combo potential.}}
*{{buff|[[Up throw]] deals significantly more knockback.}}
*{{nerf|Down throw appears to have higher knockback scaling, removing some of its guaranteed combo potential. It also deals half the damage it dealt in ''Brawl''.}}
*{{nerf|Down throw appears to have higher knockback scaling, removing some of its guaranteed combo potential. It also deals half the damage it dealt in ''Brawl''.}}
*{{change|Kirby is slightly lighter than in ''Brawl''.}}
===Special moves===
*{{buff|[[Inhale]] now does more damage when used to copy abilities.}}
*{{nerf|Spitting out inhaled enemies deals less damage to them.}}
*{{change|Inhale has a whirlwind-like cone which bears a likeness to what is seen from the move in ''{{s|wikirby|Kirby: Triple Deluxe}}''. In {{for3ds}}, it also produces a sound effect similar to Kirby's inhale SFX from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''.}}
*{{change|The "copied enemy" sound effect comes directly from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.}}
*{{buff|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 {{SSB4|King Dedede}}'s [[Jet Hammer]].}}
*{{nerf|Hammer has more start-up even when entirely uncharged, and has reduced knockback and damage unless charged.}}
*{{buff|The blade and beam of [[Final Cutter]] deal more damage.}}
*{{nerf|The beam that Final Cutter produces produces goes about half the distance.}}
*{{change|The {{s|mariowiki|Thwomp}} of [[Stone]] now uses the design from ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}'' instead of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}''.}}
*{{change|The {{s|mariowiki|Thwomp}} of [[Stone]] now uses the design from ''{{s|mariowiki|New Super Mario Bros. Wii}}'' instead of ''{{s|mariowiki|Super Mario 64}}''.}}
 
*{{buff|Kirby's Final Smash is now the [[Ultra Sword]] from ''{{s|wikirby|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.}}
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