Cook Kirby is one of Kirby's copy abilities from his series of games and is his Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Kirby puts on a chef's hat and "rings" a frying pan. Everything on screen within a limited range, including items, players, and projectiles, are sucked into the pot and cooked. Although, some players may avoid the attack. After a while, the players and various items are shot out. While powerful (about 34% damage), it has poor knockback for a Final Smash, thus, it may not KO before over 100%. The Final Smash can also be done in midair and/or on the edge of the stage in order to get closer to the Blast lines and increasing the chances to KO the trapped opponents. But it is better not to get too far from the opponents. The Final Smash also has the potential drawback of allowing those hit by the attack to use the items that come out with them. The other drawback is, if Kirby leaves any opponents out on the stage, they normally get first pick of the items that fall, because the others are sent out of the pot whilst Kirby poses to show the cooking is finished and cannot move until every item is spawned, thus, Kirby sometimes cannot use the better items or destroy them before another player can. However, this may only be penalizing when a huge amount of items come out of the pot.
The more damage enemies have the harder it is to avoid (i.e. if Kirby vs. Link, with Link at 200+ damage, he will be sucked into the pot easier and from a farther distance). Also, it can suck in enemies through impassable walls, floors, stars, etc.
The number of items produced by the pot and also the damage players get is dependent on the number of things that get sucked into it; if nothing can be absorbed, nothing will come out. However, the chances of this happening are slim, as the pot sucks in all on-screen players and objects, including Pikmin, projectiles, Pokémon, exploding Smart Bombs, and Assist Trophy characters. A character with a move that quickly produces objects (such as Pikmin Pluck or Fox's Blaster) can feed so many things into the pot that it can "max out", stopping it from sucking up anything else.
Interestingly, the Japanese update for the move featured a song (Shaberu! DS Oryouri NAVI), while other languages did not. The song is from a Japan/PAL-only game, so the reference would likely have been missed by players outside of Japan and Europe/Australia. Nonetheless, the song is obtainable in all versions of the game as an unlockable track in the Pictochat stage.
Dodging
There are many ways to avoid this Final Smash. Most of these require precise timing. The simplest way to dodge is to perform any of the following while Kirby is banging his utensils:
- If one is ledgegrabbing, then the player will not be sucked in. (you have to be on the ledge farthest away from Kirby for it to work.)
- Zelda/Sheik can avoid the move with a perfectly timed Transform. Also, Pokemon Trainer can avoid it by doing a perfectly timed Pokemon Change.
- Marth and Ike's Counter will prevent this attack from damaging them, if timed correctly.
- Also can be air dodged and sidestepped quite easily when timed correctly.
- Meta Knight's Mach Tornado will prevent Kirby's attack from working as well.
- Lucario's Double Team also prevents the attack from working, if timed correctly.
- Jigglypuff's Rest will also negate the final smash if timed correctly.
- Olimar can continuously use Pikmin Pluck to avoid the attack. The Pikmin will fly into the pot as they are pulled out, but this requires extremely rapid button mashing.
Trophy Description
Kirby in chef's garb. When Kirby throws on his chef's hat, a giant pot appears in the center of the screen. All characters, items, and even long-distance weapons are sucked into the pot. Once they've simmered a bit, food items equal to the number of things in the pot appear. Characters in the mix get blasted straight up out of the pot.
Origin
The move is based on Kirby's Cook ability from Kirby Super Star and Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. While not able to damage bosses like other one-time-use powers, it was able to suck in all minor enemies that are on-screen to turn them into healing food items.
Trivia
- Items coming out of the pot may include some items, a food buffet, or a surplus of one certain item.
- Interestingly enough, if the outcome is a surplus of Poké Balls, each Poké Ball will have the same Pokémon.
- If the outcome is all lightning, every lightning bolt will have the same effect regardless of the user.
- If one grabs an Assist Trophy in mid air and Kirby initiates the Final Smash in midair at the same time, all characters and items will get sucked in and Kirby will constantly bang his utensils nonstop until the game ends. Video can be seen here.
- In the artwork for Cook Kirby in Kirby Super Star, Kirby is banging a frying pan and a spatula, in its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra, he has a ladle and a salt shaker, which he uses both sets in his Final Smash.
- The trophy depicts Mario in the pot, and the E3 2006 video shows Mario in the pot as well.
- Some users find the clanging utensils rather annoying, so some players use the move after a KO as a type of taunt, at the same time eliminating any opponents.
- If Kirby has the Olimar ability when he uses the Final Smash, he will still have the nose on. Kirby will also keep Snake's beard, R.O.B.'s face, Donkey Kong's fur and Game and Watch's color.
