Kirby (SSB4)

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, Kirby) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. 4. In this game, 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 Ōmoto, whose new voice recordings give Kirby a much higher-pitched voice.

Changes from Brawl

Overall, Kirby has been nerfed in the transition from Brawl to SSB4 despite being a mid tier character in Brawl. Kirby's effective grab game, deceptive range and high power have all been slightly toned down from Brawl with little compensation for those nerfs.

Attributes

• Kirby is slightly lighter.
• Kirby is slightly smaller, which makes his hurtbox slightly smaller.
• His feet have become smaller. As a result, most moves involving his feet have had their reach reduced.
• Kirby walks slightly slower.
• Kirby dashes faster (1.371 to 1.5).
• Kirby's air speed is slightly slower.

Ground attacks

• Neutral infinite now transitions into a finisher.
• Dash attack and up tilt deals less damage.
• Kirby's foot is intangible during up tilt.
• Down tilt has been sped up.
• Forward smash hits 1 frame later, has less reach and its up, neutral, and down angles now KO 8%, 14%, and 19% later, respectively.
• Up smash has less ending lag and Kirby's feet are intangible during the move.
• Up smash has slightly lower knockback growth, KOing 4% later.
• Kirby's feet are intangible for 10 frames during down smash. Its lingering hit also lasts one frame longer.
• Down smash KOs 3% later compared to the vertical hitbox in Brawl.
• Down smash now hits verically on all hitboxes, instead of having semi-spike hitboxes at the toes.

Aerial attacks

• Neutral, back sourspot, up, and down aerial deal less damage.
• Forward aerial links more reliably, has increased knockback growth and less landing lag.
• Back aerial (sweetspot) deals 1% more damage.
• Back aerial KOs 5% later. Its landing lag has also been increased considerably.
• Up aerial KOs 23% later.
• Down aerial's hits link together better, and the landing hitbox produces less knockback, allowing for follow-ups.
• Down aerial has a strong meteor smash.

Throws/other attacks

• Kirby has a new grab animation.
• Grab range has been reduced slightly.
• Kirby has a new sidestep animation.
• Dash grab comes out slightly faster.
• Dash grab has had its range reduced significantly.
• Pummel has been sped up.
• Forward throw and down throw deal less damage and have increased base knockback, which weakens Kirby's follow-up options.
• Back throw is stronger, it can also be cancelled out of much sooner, allowing for mixups, low percent followups, and tech chase on certain characters.
• Up throw is weaker, KOing 27% later than in Brawl.

Special moves

• Inhale does more damage when used to copy abilities.
• Kirbycide via Inhale now KOs Kirby first, meaning Kirby will lose instead of winning or tying if he performs it when him and his opponent are on their last stocks; this also releases the opponent and allows them to potentially recover back to the stage. However, there are a set number of characters, when Kirbycided from a certain angle, will cause a sudden death to occur. Spitting out inhaled enemies also deals less damage to them.
• Inhaling non-explosive items now heals 1% damage for Kirby.
• Inhale has a whirlwind-like cone which bears a likeness to what is seen from the move in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It also produces sound effects similar to Kirby's inhale and copy SFX from Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure respectively.
• Hammer can now charge up and release a much more powerful fiery attack known as the Hammer Flip. Kirby can jump and move around while charging it, but keeping it at full charge will deal recoil damage to Kirby, similarly to King Dedede's Jet Hammer. Fully-charged Hammer gives Kirby launch resistance during part of the swing. Fully charged hammers deals significantly more shield damage to where it can nearly break full shields.
• Hammer has more start-up even when entirely uncharged when airborne, no longer halts his momentum in the air when used, and has reduced knockback and damage unless charged, with the grounded version KOing 44% later uncharged compared to Brawl, and the aerial version KOing 45% and 52% later uncharged compared to the first and second hit in Brawl, respectively.
• The blade of Final Cutter deals less damage and the beam produced goes around half the distance.
• Aerial Stone deals significantly more shield damage to where it can nearly break shields.
• Stone now KOs 8% later. Kirby now takes half damage if he gets hit by strong attacks and attacks that deal more damage.
• The Thwomp of Stone now uses the design from New Super Mario Bros. Wii instead of Super Mario 64.
• Kirby's Final Smash is now the Ultra Sword from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Compared to Cook Kirby, while it does not provide restorative items, Ultra Sword is a trapping move that deals significantly higher damage and knockback.

Moveset

		Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack			2%	Two quick jabs followed by a flurry of punches. Turns into a smash punch when ended. Final hit KOs at 325%.
			3%
			1% (loop), 2% (last)
Forward tilt			8% (base), 7% (tip)	Kirby does a spinning forward kick. Can be angled upwards or downwards. KOs at 239%, sourspot KOs at 267%. Hits on frame 5.
Up tilt			5% (clean), 4% (late)	Kirby quickly raises one leg vertically from behind. Disjointed range but low damage. KOs at 229%, sourspot KOs at 283%. Hits on frame 4.
Down tilt			6%	Kirby does a crouching low kick. KOs at 989%. Hits on frame 4.
Dash attack			1% (hits 1-5), 4% (hit 6)	Kirby spins on his hands, while kicking with his feet. Hits multiple times. Final hit KOs at 311%.
Forward smash	↗		16% (clean), 13% (late)	Kirby lunges forward and delivers a very large jump kick that moves him forward. Can be angled upwards or downwards. No angle KOs at 117%, 171% late, up angled KOs at 109%, 146% late, down angled KOs at 126%, 189% late. Hits on frame 13.
	→		15% (clean), 11% (late)
	↘		14% (clean), 10% (late)
Up smash			15%/14% (clean), 14%/12% (mid), 12%/11% (late)	Backflips while doing an upward kick, similar to Fox's up smash. Front hit KOs at 105%, front sourspot K.O.s at 153%. Back hit KOs at 400%, back sourspot KOs at 433%. Hits from frames 14-19.
Down smash			14% (clean), 10% (late)	Kirby does a split and spins around rapidly. KOs at 116%, late hit K.O.s at 163%. Hits from frames 10-22.
Neutral aerial			10% (clean), 8% (mid), 6% (mid-late), 4% (late)	Kirby spins around in the air. Initial hitbox KOs at 211%. Hits on frame 10.
Forward aerial			4% (hit 1), 3% (hit 2), 5% (hit 3)	Kirby does three quick spinning kicks. Final hit KOs at 201%. First hit on frame 10.
Back aerial			13% (clean), 8% (late)	Quickly crouches in midair then kicks his legs behind him. KOs at 141%, late hit KOs at 229%. Hits on frame 6.
Up aerial			9%	Does a flip kick in midair, similar to his up smash. KOs at 202%. Hits on frame 10.
Down aerial			1% (hits 1-5), 2% (hit 6), 2% (landing)	Kirby's spins while drill kicking downward. The final hit has a weak meteor effect. An effective combo starter on grounded opponents. Hits on frame 18.
Grab			—	Kirby's grab range is average.
Pummel			1.55%	Punches enemy. Moderate speed.
Forward throw			7%	Kirby flips and slams the opponent onto the ground. Can combo into forward air at low percentages on certain characters. KOs at 238%.
Back throw			8%	Quickly flips backwards and slams opponent head-first into the ground. KOs at 189%.
Up throw			10%	Jumps offscreen and comes down in an explosion. Kirby's most damaging throw. KOs at 191%.
Down throw			0.8% (hits 1-9), 1% (hit 10), 2% (throw)	Kirby throws his victim into the ground, and then stomps on them several times quickly. The stomps also damage nearby opponents. KOs at 218%.
Forward roll Back roll Spot dodge Air dodge		—	—
Techs		—	—
Floor attack (front) Floor getups (front)			7%	Kirby gets up and does a spin kick.
Floor attack (back) Floor getups (back)			7%	Kirby gets up, then kicks on one side, then the other.
Floor attack (trip) Floor getups (trip)			5%	Kirby gets up then spins around, kicking.
Edge attack Edge getups			7%	Kirby flips over the edge and kicks.
Neutral special	Default	Inhale	6% (spit), 10% (swallow)	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 would not work properly when copied over, like Olimar's Pikmin Pluck.
	Custom 1	Ice Breath	2.4% (nearest), 1.2% (near), 2.4% (far), 6% (farthest)	Kirby exhales cold air, which freezes his opponent. He cannot suck anything in with this move. This move hits multiple times.
	Custom 2	Jumping Inhale	5% (spit), 8% (swallow)	Kirby jumps forwards before inhaling. If Kirby spits out his opponent, the star won't deal damage.
Side special	Default	Hammer Flip	19% (ground uncharged), 15% (air uncharged), 35% (ground fully charged), 27% (air fully charged)	Kirby swings his hammer forwards in an arc, which increases in power the longer it charges. He can move around and jump while charging this move. Uncharged, it KOs at 127% grounded and 162% aerial, fully charged it KOs at 37% grounded and 71% aerial.
	Custom 1	Hammer Bash	21% (ground head), 18% (ground handle), 4% (air hit 1), 17% (air hit 2 head), 15% (air hit 2 handle)	Kirby swings his hammer forwards in an arc, which sends his opponents skyward on contact. This variation doesn't charge, making it function like it did in Melee and Brawl. Using this move in midair causes Kirby to rise slightly.
	Custom 2	Giant Hammer	22% (ground uncharged), 20% (air uncharged), 40% (ground fully charged), 32% (air fully charged)	Kirby swings a massive hammer, which is slower but stronger than his normal one. Kirby has super armor while charging the hammer.
Up special	Default	Final Cutter	5% (rise), 2% (drop), 5% (landing), 6% (wave)	Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, cutting anyone he comes in contact with on the way up and meteor smashing anyone he comes in contact with on the way down. When landing, Kirby creates a shockwave projectile that moves forwards quickly.
	Custom 1	Wave Cutter	15% (blade), 10% (projectile), 5% (Kirby)	Kirby jumps straight up and falls straight down, creating a shockwave that sends rocks flying outwards. The move only deals damage when Kirby lands on the ground.
	Custom 2	Upper Cutter	10%	Kirby jumps straight up, cutting anyone he comes in contact with. Stronger than his regular blade and goes higher, but cannot hit anything on the way down.
Down special	Default	Stone	14% (shockwave), 18% (impact)	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. KOs at 108%, while the shockwave KOs at 288%.
	Custom 1	Grounding Stone	6% (shockwave), 10% (impact on grounded opponents), 12% (impact on airborne opponents)	Kirby turns into a heavy object and plummets straight down. Kirby takes longer to transform, but takes less time transforming back, and grounded enemies are buried on contact.
	Custom 2	Meteor Stone	12% (clean), 10% (mid), 8% (late)	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	3% (stun), 5% (hit 1), 2% (hits 2-9), 16% (hit 10)	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.

Taunts

• Up: A "Kirby Dance" similar to his victory dances and in the Kirby games.
• Side: 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.
• Down: Faces the screen, waves his arms, and says his signature elongated "Hi!".

On-Screen Appearance

Kirby rides in on a Warp Star and crashes down.

Victory Fanfare

A 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.

Victory Poses

• Spins and holds his hand up.
• Does some flips, then holds his hand up.
• Skids to each side, then holds his hand up.
  • All of Kirby's animations are variations of the Kirby dance, performed when he completes a level in his own games.

Idle Poses

• Sleeps for a while, then shake his head and wakes up again.
• Hops a bit to look back, then hops again returning to normal position.

Down Taunt Glitches

There exist two glitches with Kirby's down taunt.

No Glowing Eyes

If the player enters Training mode and selects certain CPUs, copies the opponent, gathers a Smash Ball, and performs a down taunt, Kirby's eyes should no longer be glowing. This works with:

• Mr. Game & Watch
• Donkey Kong
• Falco
• Wii Fit Trainer

Interestingly, when the player copies the ability again after using the Final Smash or self-destructing (excluding Mr. Game & Watch), Kirby's eyes will be glowing.

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  Kirby with the Final Smash aura, but no glowing eyes

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  Kirby with glowing eyes, but no Final Smash aura

Pac-Maze Ω Form

If the player enters Training mode on Pac-Maze's Ω form, sets the camera to "Zoom", and performs Kirby's down taunt, Kirby's face should glitch out and "disappear". This is because, during his down taunt, Kirby leans his body away from the stage, so that his face sticks out; the zoomed in camera makes his face clip through the line of gameplay. Giving Kirby a Poison Mushroom causes almost all of his body to clip through the line of gameplay.

Alternate costumes

Trophies

Kirby

Round little Kirby lives on the peaceful Planet Popstar, in Dream Land. He can inhale things with his big mouth, either copying their abilities or spitting them out again. In Smash Bros., Kirby can inhale opponents and copy their standard specials. He gets launched easily but recovers well.

A roly-poly little fella from Dream Land on Planet Popstar. He can inhale pretty much anyone or anything with that big gob of his, then spit them out or copy their abilities. He can copy opponents' standard specials in this game, too! His light weight means he gets launched easily, but with a series of mid-air jumps, recovering's not too tricky.

: Kirby's Dream Land (08/1992)

: Kirby Super Star (08/1996)

Kirby (Alt.)

Holding the special button and left or right will charge up Kirby's Hammer Flip attack. Charging too long hurts Kirby! The hammer strikes twice in the air, but landing the single blow on the ground is more powerful. Kirby's up special Final Cutter slices up and down, firing a shock wave upon landing.

Charge up Kirby's Hammer side special to unleash Hammer Flip, a move with serious launch power. Charge it too much, though, and you'll get hurt! The move hits twice in mid-air, but does more damage on the ground. Final Cutter slices up and down before sending out an energy wave. Move Kirby mid-jump to change where he lands.

: Kirby's Dream Land (08/1992)

: Kirby Super Star (08/1996)

Ultra Sword

For Kirby's Final Smash, he swings a sword that's waaay bigger than he is. If the first swing hits, he'll keep going with a combo of lightning-fast slices, dealing tons of damage. For the last swing, the sword grows even larger and launches any victims. Make sure that first swing hits, though, or nothing else will happen!

For Kirby's Final Smash, he swings around a sword that's waaay bigger than he is. If the first swing hits, he'll keep going with a combo of lightning-fast slices, dealing tons of damage. For the last swing, the sword grows even larger and launches its target. It's great, so make sure that first swing hits, or none of the rest will happen!

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  Classic (3DS)

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  Alt. (3DS)

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  Classic (Wii U)

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  Alt. (Wii U)

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  Ultra Sword

Update history

1.0.4

• Copy abilities whose base character's neutral special was altered by the patch have been altered in the same way.
• Many behaviors, such as Stone and its custom variants and Final Cutter, have been adjusted.

1.0.6

• Down throw deals 3.6% more damage.
• Up smash KOs 7% earlier.
• Down smash KOs 4% earlier.
• Inhale can be canceled earlier.
• Kirby moves faster on the ground while charging Hammer Flip.
• Hammer Flip has less ending lag.

In Event Matches

Solo Events

• All-Star Battle: Regulars: Kirby is one of the opponents fought in this event. All opponents are starter characters from the original Super Smash Bros. game.
• Kirby's Crazy Appetite: Kirby must heal his damage by eating the food on the stage. 3 King Dededes will try to hinder his progress.

Co-op Events

• A Fairy Nice Trip: Four Kirbies will try to stop Link and Pac-Man from surviving until the stage reaches Fairy-Land.
• Food Fight: A damaged Kirby and King Dedede must defeat Wario, Yoshi, and Pac-Man.
• Getting Healthy: Kirby and Pac-Man must be defeated by Wii Fit Trainer and Little Mac.
• The Ultimate Battle: Two players select a character and must defeat the entire roster.
• Viral Visitors: 4 Kirbies must be defeated by Dr. Mario and Peach.
• Visiting Onett: Kirby is one of the six opponents Ness and Villager must defeat.

Gallery

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

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  Kirby's amiibo.

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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, even if he swallows a character that has them equipped.
  • Despite this, he has voice clips for all of Palutena's available neutral specials, suggesting that either he was able to copy customs at one point in development, or that it was not yet decided which of Palutena's moves would be the defaults.
• Super Smash Bros. 4 is the first game in the series in which Kirby does not have a different dash attack, as he retains his dash attack from Brawl.
• Kirby's alternate trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS shows his gray alternate color as having blue eyes, but it has gray eyes in-game.
• Kirby has the most sound clips of any character, totalling 68, rivalled only by the Announcer.