Kirby Super Star

KIRBY SUPER STAR

Next up is Kirby Super Star, the be-all-and-end-all game for Kirby representation as far as Smash is concerned considering nearly everything that appears in those games comes from this game or prior, save stickers/spirits and a couple of attacks, not to mention it has two dedicated stages and a boss. Side note, this was the last mainline Kirby game that Sakurai directed personally, a fact that makes the above feel more than a little sus. (Sakurai, you lettin' a little bit of bias show there? No hate, but, like, Lor Starcutter or anything from Robobot would have been awesome stages).

This game is sectioned off into seven distinct story segments: Spring Breeze, a truncated version of the original game; Dyna Blade, which sees a giant bird terrorizing the land; Gourmet Race, a race between Kirby and King Dedede; The Great Cave Offensive, a huge open-map exploration area; The Revenge of Meta Knight, featuring the first appearance of the Halberd; Milky Way Wishes, the Marx section of the story; and The Arena, a fighting tournament.

Kirby is our protagonist as always, with all his basic moves. He can also get Helpers, a precursor to Star Allies' mechanic, where enemies can become CPU companions. His new copy abilities include: Bomb, which lets Kirby throw bombs; Cook, which lets him pull out a pot and suck all enemies into it; Copy, which lets Kirby scan enemies and copy more abilities; Fighter, which gives him a number of martial arts moves and shoot energy blasts; Jet, which lets him fly forward quickly; Mirror, which throws Kirby's reflections and reflects attacks; Ninja, which gives Kirby ninja weapons like a katana and shurikens and other abilities; Paint lets him splatter paint; Plasma shoots electric blasts and builds static; Suplex is basically Backdrop; Wing lets you fly and shoot feathers; and Yo-Yo lets you attack with a yo-yo. The returning include Beam (with a projectile blast added), Crash, Cutter, Fire (both Fire and Fireball/Burning combined), Hammer, Ice (Ice and Freeze combined), Mike, Parasol, Sleep, Stone, Sword, and Wheel.

Kirby's helpers include Bio Spark (Ninja), Birdon (Wing), Blade Knight (Sword), Bonkers (Hammer), Bugzzy (Suplex), Burnin' Leo (Fire), Capsule J (Jet), Chilly (Ice), Gim (Yo-Yo), Knuckle Joe (Fighter), Parasol Waddle Dee (Parasol), Plasma Wisp (Plasma), Poppy Bros (Bomb), Rocky (Stone), Simirror (Mirror), Sir Kibble (Cutter), Tac (Copy), Waddle Doo (Beam), and Wheelie (Wheel). I guess my stance with Star Allies applies here too. Luckily most are the reps from Star Allies and any clashing pairs can be echoes.

King Dedede is a main antagonist throughout the various stories, with most of the standard moves. Meta Knight appears as the main villain of the Revenge of Meta Knight, with the added power to spin and create a small twister during an attack. Bandana Waddle Dee appears for the first time in a small mini-game where he punches a block of wood to break it. Finally, we have Marx, the main villain of Milky Way Wishes, where he wishes on a being called Nova for the power to destroy the universe. During his battle, he sprouts wings, drops orbs from above, blasts lightning, burrows underground, teleports, fires light arrows, throws up a big ball, and summons a black hole.

As for other bosses, we have Whispy Woods again, pretty much the same, except he also gets a partner to do team attacks with. Lolo and Lala also return, as does Kracko, both playing much the same as they do in the original game. Dynablade is a giant bird that can fly around, attack with her beak and talons, swoop really face, and spit projectiles from her mouth, all to protect her eggs. There's also Fatty Whale, who rolls, spews from his blowhole, and body slams; a Computer Virus that plays a D&D style RPG game with you, with all the little sprites and command menus and stuff; Chameleo Arm, a chameleon that attacks with its tongue and claws; Wham Bam Rock, a disembodied face with giant stone hands; Heavy Lobster, a machine that spews fire, charges, and sends out minions.

Our mini-bosses include the returns of Bonkers and Bugzzy (both play the same), Chef Kawasaki (who has an extendable pan, a pot, and throwing plates), Iron Mam (who throws extendo-punches), Jukid (who throws energy blasts or grabs and slams him down), Meta Knight's four Meta-Knights once again, Mr. Frosty (who is also trying to swallow Kirby and spit him out), and the Sr. version of a Poppy Bro. Our non-copy enemies include Blippers, Bounders, Bronto Burts, Broom Hatters, Cappies, Glunks, Gordos, Grizzos, Kabus, Slippies, Squishies, Twizzies, and Waddle Dees, with newcomers Gators, Lovelies, and Tookies added in.

I'm willing to let the Story Segments act as the "Stages" (technically it would be Battleship Halberd, I know, but still). And nothing major item-wise.

Here's what we've got so far:

Characters:

Kirby: inhale, stars, float, copy abilities

King Dedede: inhale, hammer, body slam, super jump, eggs, bombs, float

Meta Knight: sword, slash, stab downward, cape shield, fly, disappear, spin, twister, beams

Bandana Waddle Dee: punch down

Gooey: health, Girl Blob

Rick: fire breath, throw Kirby, snowman, quills, bounce Kirby ball, Beam ability, rolling boulder

Coo: meteor, feather darts, ice breath, spiky Kirby, spin attack, lightning blast, divebomb

Kine: fireball, laser, freeze water, spikes, shield, lightbulb, sink

Meta Knights: axe, mace, javelin, trident

Nightmare: orb, stars, crescents, float, sweep around, cape shield

Dark Matter: sword, shooting beams, energy orb, true form, dark beams, orbs

Marx: ball, wings, drop orbs, lightning, burrow, teleport, light arrows, throw up big ball, black hole

Whispy Woods: apples, gusts of air, roots, twin, caterpillars

Lololo and Lalala: blocks

Kabula: cannon

Kracko: lightning, spawn enemies, orbs, spin, beams

Paint Roller: draw items

Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright: take turns, fire, moon boomerangs, roll, falling stars, meteors, stars, eclipse

Heavy Mole: dig, claw, shoot missiles.

Nruff and Nelly: charge

Sweet Stuff: bites, shoots lasers, summons enemies

Ice Dragon: launch into air, icy breath, kick icy spikes, pound the ground to make icicles

Dynablade: fly, beak, talons, swoop really fast, projectiles, eggs

Fatty Whale: rolls, blowhole, body slams

Computer Virus: D&D RPG game

Chameleo Arm: tongue, claws

Wham Bam Rock: stone hands

Heavy Lobster: fire, charges, minions

Mr. Frosty: charge, blocks of ice, freeze, swallow, spit

Mr. Tick Tock: sonic blasts, music notes

Bugzzy: grab, slam, fly, ladybugs

Bonkers: hammer, jump, run, coconuts

Rolling Turtle: roll, throw shell

Fire Lion: pounce, chew, fireball

Blocky

Captain Stitch: shoot spikes

Efreeti: meteor

Jumpershoot: jump, spin, sandals

Master Green: lightning, electrical field

Waiu: cutter blades, katana, burning stars, jump quickly

Chef Kawasaki: extendable pan, pot, throwing plates

Iron Mam: extendo-punches

Jukid: energy blasts, grab and slam

Waddle Dee: parasol

Waddle Doo: parasol, beam

Poppy Bros.: bombs, balls, Grizzo, flying kick

Broom Hatter

Sir Kibble

Copy Abilities:

Backdrop/Suplex (Bugzzy): suplex

Ball: bouncy ball

Beam (Waddle Doo): sparkly whip, projectile blast

Bomb (Poppy Bros): bombs

Cook: pot, suction

Copy (Tac): scan, copy

Crash: explode

Cutter (Sir Kibble): boomerang blade, Kirby, three darts, laser

Fighter (Knuckle Joe): martial arts moves, energy blast

Fire/Fireball/Burning (Burnin' Leo): fire breath, meteor, fireball

Hammer (Bonkers): swing, pound

Hi-Jump: jump

Ice/Freeze (Chilly): cone of frost, snowman, icy breath, freeze

Jet (Capsule J): fly forward

Laser: laser beam

Light: light up dark rooms

Mike: sonic attack

Mirror (Simirror): toss reflections, reflect attack

Needle: spikes, quills, spiky Kirby

Ninja (Bio Spark): katana, shuriken, ninja abilities

Paint: splatter paint

Parasol (Parasol Waddle Dee): float, attack, defend, bounce ball, spin attack

Plasma (Plasma Wisp): electric blast, static (combine with Spark?)

Sleep: sleep

Spark: electric field, Beam, lightning, lightbulb

Stone (Rocky): heavy block, boulder, sink, divebomb

Sword (Blade Knight): sword, spinning midair strike

Throw: throw things

Tornado: spin, float

UFO: fly, shoot projectiles

Wheel (Wheelie): roll really fast

Wing (Birdon): fly, divebomb, shoot feathers

Yo-Yo (Gim): yo-yo attacks

Stages:

Green Greens

Castle Lololo

Float Island

Bubbly Clouds

Mt. Dedede

Vegetable Valley

Ice Cream Island

Butter Building

Grape Garden

Yogurt Yard

Orange Ocean

Rainbow Resort

Fountain of Dreams

Grass Land

Big Forest

Ripple Field

Iceberg

Red Canyon

Cloudy Park

Dark Castle

Spring Breeze

Dyna Blade('s Mountain?)

Gourmet Race

The Great Cave Offensive

The Revenge of Meta Knight (Battleship Halberd)

Milky Way Wishes (Nova)

The Arena

Items:

1-Up

Maxim Tomato

Bomb

Invincible Candy

Mike

Mint Leaf

Energy Drink

Sparkling Star

Superspicy Curry

Warp Star

Cannon

Star Rod

Point Star

Rainbow Drop

Thanks for reading! Next up, more animal buddies!