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.

Changes from Brawl

Kirby appears to have been buffed overall from Brawl to Smash 4, though not without a few nerfs.

• Kirby appears to walk and dash faster.
• Up throw deals significantly more knockback. It also does much more damage, doing 12% instead of 10%. Back and forward throws are also 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, likely 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.
• 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, neutral aerial, and dash attack deal less damage.
• Down throw appears to have higher knockback scaling, removing some of its guaranteed combo potential.
• 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.

Special Moves

In Super Smash Bros. 4, special moves can be swapped out for different variants. All of Kirby's custom special moves have been seen. He retains three of his original special moves. Hammer has been adjusted into the chargeable move, Hammer Flip. His final smash Cook Kirby has been replaced with Ultra Sword. These are Kirby's special moves:

Special Move	Basic	Custom 1	Custom 2
Neutral Special	Inhale	"Ice Breath"	Jump Inhale
Side Special	Hammer Flip	Hammer Bash	Giant Hammer
Up Special	Final Cutter	Ground Wave	Rising Cutter
Down Special	Stone	Burying Stone	Meteor Stone
Final Smash	Ultra Sword	-	-

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.

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

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  Kirby using Final Cutter in the Wii U version of the game.

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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.

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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.

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  Forward aerial with Luigi and a Smash Ball.

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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.

Trivia

• The ability to charge Kirby's Hammer was actually intended for Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as shown through unused animations found via hacking.