Kirby (universe)/Elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series
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The following content are media from the Kirby universe that appeared throughout the Super Smash Bros. franchise. The latest game represented in this universe is Kirby Star Allies, released on March 16, 2018.
Media with elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series
Kirby's Dream Land
- Playable Characters:
- Kirby, who made his debut in this game, is a playable character in all of the Super Smash Bros. games.
- King Dedede, who debuted in this game, appears as a playable character in Brawl, Smash 4 and Ultimate.
- Kirby's neutral special move, Inhale, originated in this game.
- King Dedede's moves such as his dash attack, side smash attack, Inhale and Super Dedede Jump originated in this game.
- King Dedede's side special move, Waddle Dee Toss, has him throw Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, and Gordos, which all first appeared as enemies in this game. In Smash 4, his side special was changed to only throw Gordos and was renamed to Gordo Throw.
- Kirby's green costume is based on his original in-game sprite.
- Kirby's white costume is based on how he appeared in this game.
- King Dedede's black costume is based on how he appeared in this game.
- Kirby's up taunt from Super Smash Bros. Brawl onwards is the Kirby Dance he first performed in this game after completing a stage.
- All of Kirby's victory poses are variations of the Kirby Dance.
- Stages:
- Dream Land is loosely based on Green Greens, the first stage of this game.
- Green Greens, the first level of this game, appears as a stage in Melee, Brawl and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Dream Land GB, appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Ultimate, which combines all of the stages from this game: Green Greens, Castle Lololo, Float Islands, Bubby Clouds and Mt. Dedede.
- Stage Elements:
- Whispy Woods is featured in all of the games, though he was in the background of the Dream Land and Green Greens stages.
- Enemies:
- Waddle Dees, Waddle Doos, Bronto Burts, Shotzos, Gordos, and Parasol Waddle Dees appear as enemies in Smash Run.
- Items:
- The Warp Star and Maxim Tomato appear as items in every Smash Bros. game.
- The Parasol appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Melee.
- Superspicy Curry appears as an item in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Trophies:
- King Dedede appears as a trophy in Melee.
- Wispy Woods appears as a trophy in Melee and Smash for Wii U.
- A Waddle Dee appears as a trophy in Melee and Brawl.
- A Bronto Burt, a Waddle Doo, and a Gordo appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for 3DS.
- Sir Kibble, Scarfy, and Cappy appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for Wii U.
- Shotzo and Parasol Waddle Dee appear as trophies in Smash for 3DS.
- Broom Hatter and Apples appear as trophies in Smash for Wii U.
- Stickers:
- Waddle Dee, Gordo, Whispy Woods, a Maxim Tomato, Invincibility Candy, and a Bronto Burt all appear as stickers in Brawl.
- Spirits:
- Waddle Dee, Waddle Doo, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Scarfy, Angry Scarfy, Poppy Bros. Jr., a Warp Star, Whispy Woods and Kracko all appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
- Music:
- "Green Greens (Melee)": An orchestration of the music that plays in the first level of the game, Green Greens.
- "King Dedede's Theme (Brawl)": King Dedede's theme first heard in this game during the battle with him.
- "Butter Building (Brawl)": An arrangement containing the title theme from this game.
- "Green Greens (for 3DS / Wii U)": A second arrangement of the music heard in Green Greens from this game.
- "Green Greens": A sourced version of the music heard in Green Greens from this game.
- "Castle Lololo": A sourced version of the music heard in Castle Lololo from this game.
- "Float Islands": A sourced version of the music heard in Float Islands from this game.
- "Bubbly Clouds": A sourced version of the music heard in Bubbly Clouds from this game.
- "Mt. Dedede": A sourced version of the music heard in Mt. Dedede from this game.
- "King Dedede's (for 3DS / Wii U)": A shamisen-based arrangement of King Decade's theme from this game.
- "Staff Credits - Kirby's Dream Land": An arrangement of the credits music from this game, along with Kirby Super Star's credits theme. The Sparkling Star, 1-Up, and Warp Star sound effects from this game are also incorporated into the mix.
- "Kirby Retro Medley": A medley of the five levels song ported directly from Kirby's Dream Land, including Green Greens, Castle Lololo, Float Islands, Bubbly Clounds and Mt. Dedede.
- "Victory! Kirby Series": Kirby and King Dedede's victory theme, it is a whimsical orchestration of the music heard when a stage is completed from this game.
- "Victory! Meta Knight": Meta Knight's victory theme, it is an arrangement of the music heard when a stage is completed from this game, played on electric guitar.
- Misc:
- This game appears as a Masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Kirby's Adventure
- Playable Characters:
- Meta Knight, a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, first appeared in this game.
- Kirby's ability to copy moves from his Inhale was first introduced in this game.
- Meta Knight's dark gray and black palette is based on his artwork for Kirby's Adventure.
- Kirby's blue costume is based on Ice and Freeze Kirby.
- One of Kirby's custom moves for Inhale, Ice Breath, is based on Ice Kirby's attack.
- In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby's dash attack is the Burning ability (then called "Fireball") from this game.
- Kirby's side special move, Hammer, originated from this game.
- Kirby's down special move, Stone, originated from this game.
- Kirby's back throw is based on the Backdrop ability.
- Stages:
- The Fountain of Dreams appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Enemies:
- Bonkers appears as an enemy in Smash Run.
- Items:
- Assist Trophies:
- Nightmare, who appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, debuted in this game where he was the final boss.
- Trophies:
- Meta Knight and Ball Kirby appear as trophies in Melee, although it erroneously states that Meta Knight debuted in Kirby Super Star.
- Fire Kirby appears as a trophy in Melee, Brawl and Smash for Wii U.
- Bonkers, Bomber, and Bugzy appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for 3DS.
- Sword Kirby, Beam Kirby, Needle Kirby, Ice Kirby, Sleep Kirby, Tornado Kirby, and Blade Knight appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for Wii U.
- Starman and Mike Kirby appear as trophies in Smash for Wii U.
- Stickers:
- Bonkers, Hot Head, Needle Kirby, Meta Knight, and Starman appear as stickers in Brawl.
- Spirits:
- Rocky, Wheelie, Bonkers, Mr. Frosty, Bugzzy, the Meta-Knights, Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright, the Star Rod, Bomber, Nightmare's Power Orb and Nightmare Wizard all appear as spirits.
- Music:
- "Butter Building (Brawl)": An arrangement containing the music played in the Butter Building levels from this game.
- "Boss Theme Medley": Contains the boss theme and the music played in the Arena from this game.
- "Ice Cream Island": A medley containing the music for Ice Cream Island, boss theme, level clear music and Kirby Dance music from this game.
- "Butter Building (for 3DS / Wii U)": A medley of various level themes from this game, most prominently the titular Butter Building theme.
- Melee's opening theme contains a portion of the music played in Butter Building, from this game.
- Misc:
Kirby's Dream Course
- Playable Characters:
- Kirby's yellow palette swap in all Smash Bros. games is based on Keeby.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Trophies:
- Stickers:
- Nruff, who debuted in this game, appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Spirits:
- Rick, Kine, Coo, Gooey and Dark Matter all appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
- Music:
Kirby Super Star
- Playable Characters:
- Kirby's Final Cutter comes from this game.
- Stone's ability to turn into various objects first appeared in this game.
- Kirby's grounded Hammer comes from an attack he can preform with the Hammer ability in this game, which can also be charged like in Smash 4 and Ultimate
- Kirby's neutral attack and side smash attack are based on the Fighter ability.
- Kirby's dash attack in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. 4 is based on the Yo-yo ability.
- Kirby's forward and down throws are based on the Suplex ability.
- Kirby's up throw (forward throw in Super Smash Bros.) is based on the Ninja ability.
- Kirby's Final Smash in Brawl is derived from the Cook ability.
- Meta Knight's neutral special move, Mach Tornado, originated from this game.
- Stages:
- The Halberd is a stage in Brawl, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Ultimate, with the Combo Cannon boss from the game an aspect of the Brawl stage.
- The Great Cave Offensive is a stage in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
- Enemies:
- Tac appears as an enemy in both Smash Run in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Smash Tour in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Plasma Wisp appears as an enemy in Smash Run.
- Assist Trophies:
- Knuckle Joe appears as an Assist Trophy in Brawl, Smash 4 and Ultimate.
- Chef Kawasaki appears as an Assist Trophy in Ultimate, and uses an attack similar to Kirby's Final Smash in Brawl.
- Bosses:
- The final boss of the The Great Cave Offensive, Wham Bam Rock, uses a stone hand to attack Kirby. The hand's patterns may be the inspiration for Master Hand and Crazy Hand.
- Ridley, in Brawl's Subspace Emissary mode, has very similar moves to Dyna Blade from this game.
- Galleom, in Brawl's Subspace Emissary mode, has a few similar moves to Heavy Lobster from this game.
- Tabuu, the final boss of Super Smash Bros. Brawl's Subspace Emissary mode, has a similar fighting style to Marx, having a few similar moves and both having generally very predictable, but very powerful attacks.
- Marx appears as a boss in Ultimate, being the boss fought at the end of Classic Mode for Kirby and Inkling, as well in Adventure Mode: World of Light.
- Trophies:
- Wing Kirby, Walky, and Fighter Kirby appear as trophies in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Wheelie, the Combo Cannon, Plasma Kirby and the Halberd all appear as trophies in Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Dyna Blade appears as a trophy in Brawl.
- Plasma Wisp appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
- Bomb Kirby and Ninja Kirby appear as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Stickers:
- Spirits:
- Tac, Knuckle Joe, Plasma Wisp, Chef Kawasaki, the Halberd, Dyna Blade, Heavy Lobster, Bandana Waddle Dee, Marx and Marx (True Form) all appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
- Waddle Doo, Poppy Bros. Jr. and Scarfy appear as Spirits using their artwork for this game.
- Music:
- "Gourmet Race (64)": A remix of the music heard in the Gourmet Race sub-game.
- "Gormet Race (Melee)": An orchestral version of the music that plays in the Gourmet Race sub-game.
- "Meta Knight's Revenge": A medley of the music that plays in the Revenge of Meta Knight sub-game, containing "The Battleship Halberd: On Deck" and "The Battleship Halberd: Interior", from this game.
- "Gourmet Race (Brawl)": A heavy-metal remix of the music that plays in the Gourmet Race sub-game.
- "Vs. Marx": The final boss theme in the Milky Way Wishes sub-game, where it plays during the battle with Marx.
- "Boss Theme Medley": Contains the boss theme from this game.
- "The Great Cave Offensive": A medley of "Crystal Field Area" and "Sub-Tree Area" from this game.
- "Staff Credits - Kirby's Dream Land": An arrangement of the credits music from this game, along with Kirby Dream Land's credits theme.
- The music that plays in the Save Cottages of The Great Cave Offensive was remixed for Melee's All-Star Mode, which is similar to Arena.
- Misc:
- Many have compared the Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl to being similar to Kirby Super Star. One of the most obvious similarities is the camera's focus on the first player and the ability for the second player to teleport to the first either at will or if they end up too far off-screen. Also, the slide launchers function very similar to that from Kirby Super Star.
- It is believed that the combat mechanics of Super Smash Bros. are based off that of Kirby Super Star.
- This game was directed by Masahiro Sakurai, which explains many of the design and gameplay similarities to the Super Smash Bros. series. In many ways, this may be considered a prototypical Smash.
- The shields may be a close reference to the force field that Mirror Kirby can create. Just like the shield, the force field protects Kirby from harm.
- The Boss Battles mode is similar to this game's "Arena" mode in many ways.
- Kirby Super Star appears as a masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- There is an area based on Gourmet Race in Adventure Mode: World of Light.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Stickers:
- Acro, a boss in this game, appears as a sticker.
- Spirits:
Kirby's Star Stacker
- Spirits:
- Gryll, the final boss of the game, appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Stickers:
- Music:
- "0² Battle": A remix of the final boss theme, played during the battle with the hidden final boss of this game, 0².
- "Boss Theme Medley": Contains the midboss theme from this game.
- "Planet Popstar": The music heard in the first stage of Planet Popstar, taken directly from this game.
- Makiko Ōhmoto, who first voiced Kirby in Smash 64, first voiced Kirby in this game. Additionally, his "Hi" voice clip is reused.
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Fighters:
- Meta Knight's Japanese voice actor, Atsushi Kisa'ichi, reprises his role.
- Music:
- Checker Knights, originally called Strong Star Warrior, is ripped from this anime by Kirby Air Ride.
- Assist Trophies:
- Nightmare's design is the basis for his design in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, which is used in Smash.
- Knuckle Joe's Japanese voice actor, Minami Takayama, reprises her role.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Spirits:
Kirby Air Ride
- Items:
- The Dragoon appears as an item in Brawl, Smash 4 and Ultimate.
- Trophies:
- The Hydra appears as a collectible trophy in Brawl.
- Stickers:
- Spirits:
- Music:
- "The Legendary Air Ride Machine": A remix of the music that players after Kirby completes a Dragoon or Hydra.
- "Checker Knights": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
- "Frozen Hillside": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
- "Celestial Valley": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
- "Forest Stage": The alternate music track for the Celestial Valley race course.
- "City Trial": A arrangement of the music heard in the City Trial mode of the game.
- Misc:
- The introduction music from Kirby Air Ride is heard in Rosalina's trailer during which Kirby is cruising on his Warp Star on Rainbow Road.
- The Smash Run mode in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS is inspired by the City Trial mode from this game. Masahiro Sakurai, who directed both games, wanted to recreate the mode for Super Smash Bros.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Playable Characters:
- Meta Knight's side special move, Drill Rush, is derived from one of Master Kirby's attacks.
- While Kirby's red and green palette swaps returned from Smash 64 and Melee, it has been modified to match two of his three clones from this game (with the other being identical to the pre-existing yellow costume), featuring wine red and orange feet respectively, instead of maroon and dark green.
- Kirby's orange palette swap is based on the Orange Spray Paint from this game.
- Meta Knight's dark gray palette swap is based on Dark Meta Knight from this game.
- While his dark gray palette swap returned from Brawl, Meta Knight received a new palette swap looking even more similar to Dark Meta Knight, including a dark gray body and a regular mask.
- Trophies:
- Golem appears in the form of a trophy in Brawl'
- Stickers:
- Box Boxer, Boxy, Cupid Kirby and the Cell Phone appear as collectible stickers in Brawl.
- Spirits:
- Music:
Kirby: Canvas Curse
Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Stickers:
- Spirits:
- Music:
Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Playable Characters:
- Meta Knight's purple palette swap is based on Galacta Knight from this game.
- In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, King Dedede has a new Final Smash where he traps his opponents in a cage and takes on his Masked Dedede persona and attacks opponents with a barrage of missiles and sends them flying with his Jet Hammer.
- Trophies:
- Spirits:
- Kirby's fighter Spirit uses his artwork from this game.
- Masked Dedede and Galacta Knight appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
- Waddle Dee, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Bomber, Knuckle Joe, Tac, Plasma Wisp, Rocky, Wheelie, Bonkers, Bugzzy, Chef Kawasaki, Mr. Frosty, the Meta-Knights, Whispy Woods, Heavy Lobster and the Warp Star all appear as Spirits in Ultimate, using their artwork from this game.
Kirby's Epic Yarn
- Spirits:
- Prince Fluff appears as a spirit.
Kirby Mass Attack
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Playable Characters:
- The Super Ability Ultra Sword originates from this game. It is Kirby's Final Smash in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
- Trophies:
- Trophies of Magolor and the Lor Starcutter are trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
- Galacta Knight appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, using his model from this game.
- Spirits:
- King Dedede's fighter Spirit in uses his artwork from this game.
- The Ultra Sword, Magolor, and Landia all appear as spirits in Ultimate.
- Bandana Waddle Dee appears as a Spirit using his artwork for this game.
- Music:
- "The Adventure Begins": The music played in the first stage of the first level, Cookie Country. Taken directly from this game.
- "Through the Forest": The music played in the forest areas in Cookie Country, the first level in the game. Taken directly from this game.
- "Sky Tower": The music that plays in the castle-themed areas of Nutty Noon, the fifth level in the game. Taken directly from this game.
- "Dangerous Dinner": The music that plays on the map screen for Dangerous Dinner, the final world in the game. Taken directly from this game.
- "CROWNED": The music that plays during the second phase of the final boss fight against Magolor, which became a recurring track in the Kirby series. Taken directly from this game.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Playable Characters:
- The appearance of Kirby's Screen KO in Super Smash Bros. 4 matches the one from this game.
- Spirits
- Queen Sectonia appears as a spirit in Ultimate.
- Music:
- "Floral Fields": The music that plays during the first stage of Fine Fields. Taken directly from this game.
- "The World to Win": The music that plays during the final phase of the against Queen Sectonia, the final boss of the game. Taken directly from this game.
- "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight": The music that plays during the second phase of the battle against Queen Sectonia, the final boss of the game. Taken directly from this game.
Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe
- Music
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
- Spirits:
- Elline appears as a spirit in Ultimate.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Spirits:
- Susie and the Robobot Armor appear as Spirits.
- Meta Knight's Fighter Spirit uses his artwork for this game.
- Music:
- "Venturing into the Mechanized World": The track that plays during the first stage of Patched Plains, the first level in Kirby: Planet Robobot. It is itself an arrangement of The Noble Haltmann, the theme song of the Haltmann Works Company, the game's villainous corporation, and a recurring leitmotif throughout the game. Ported directly from this game.
- "Pink Ball Activate!": The track that usually plays when Kirby dons the Robobot Armor in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Ported directly from this game.
Kirby Battle Royale
Kirby Star Allies
- Spirits:
- The Three Mage-Sisters from this game all appear as a single Spirit.
- Music:
Kirby universe | |
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Fighters | Kirby (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Meta Knight (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King Dedede (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) |
Assist Trophies | Knuckle Joe · Nightmare · Chef Kawasaki |
Bosses | Giant Kirby · Marx |
Stages | Dream Land · Fountain of Dreams · Green Greens · Halberd · Dream Land GB · The Great Cave Offensive |
Items | Maxim Tomato · Star Rod · Parasol · Warp Star · Apple · Dragoon · Superspicy Curry · Bomber |
Enemies | Bonkers · Bronto Burt · Gordo · Parasol Waddle Dee · Plasma Wisp · Shotzo · Tac · Waddle Dee · Waddle Doo |
Other | Gourmet Race · Whispy Woods |
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
Masterpieces | Kirby's Dream Land · Kirby's Adventure · Kirby Super Star |