Dyna Blade's Nest

DYNA BLADE'S NEST

Another familiar sight from Super Star is the mountaintop surrounded by a mountain range where you fight Dyna Blade.

The stage will recreate that, except letting you use some of the flat mountain peaks as platforms. Every once in a while, a 16-bit Dyna Blade will fly through, kicking up a storm.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q426mVC40vU

Battleship Halberd

BATTLESHIP HALBERD

The Battleship Halberd is one of the most iconic sights introduced in Kirby Super Star, and has appeared again and again throughout the series as the primary vessel for Meta Knight and his forces.

As a stage, I am perfectly satisfied with its representation in Smash as it already exists. The only thing I would add, personally, is a secret taunt that will result in Captain Vul and various other crewmembers panicking about the fight going on outside.

Possible theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwFgYVC4TWg

Birdon

BIRDON

A commonly recurring ability of Kirby’s is the Wing ability, which lets him fly and occasionally throw feathers like darts. This ability is most often provided by Birdon, a little pink bird with green feathers.

As a fighter, Birdon will have strong aerials and decent range. Its moveset will pull from all instances of the Wing ability throughout the series.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Tac

TAC

A memorable one-off in the series is Tac, a small little thief that likes to run around and grab important objects. He offers Kirby the “Copy” copy ability.

As a fighter, Tac will have high speed, with not much power behind him. His moveset will pull from the Copy ability and all of its moves.

Likelihood rating: Never gonna happen.

Gim

GIM

A rarely seen enemy throughout the series is Gim, a tiny little robot camera carrying around a yo-yo, which provides Kirby with the Yo-Yo ability.

As a fighter, Gim will be a little heavier, given his metal body, but not too bad, and his moveset will pull from the Yo-Yo ability.

Likelihood rating: Probably not.

Bio Spark

BIO SPARK

Though I don’t understand the name, Bio Spark is one of the more common providers of Kirby’s ninja ability, which provides him with a katana, shurikens, and all manner of ninja standards.

As a fighter, Bio Spark will be fast and stealthy, as befits a ninja, and its moveset will pull straight from the Ninja ability.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Chef Kawasaki

CHEF KAWASAKI

In rare cases, some Copy abilities can only be used once before you lose them. Aside from the already mentioned Sleep, another is Cook, which has Kirby toss all his onscreen enemies into a pot and transform them into health items. The chief giver of this ability is Chef Kawasaki, a mid-boss who would go on to be an iconic figure of the series. He'd even get a major supporting role in the anime as Cappy Town's only chef, albeit not a very good one.

As a fighter, Kawasaki will be fairly speedy and bouncy, if lacking a bit in brute strength. His moveset will pull from the Cook ability and his own abilities shown in-game and in the anime.

Likelihood rating: Good possibility.

*Description paragraph written by ToonFan37

Simirror

SIMIRROR

A rare but rather unique copy ability cropping up on occasion is the Mirror ability, which lends Kirby a certain amount of defense but also some good offense and projectiles. This ability is best represented by Simirror.

As a fighter, Simirror will have the highest defense stat, but some good offense as well. Its moveset will pull straight from the Mirror ability wherever it crops up.

Likelihood rating: Never gonna happen.

Knuckle Joe

KNUCKLE JOE

One of the most memorable and iconic enemies in the series is a young warrior named Knuckle Joe, who attacks Kirby with a flurry of punches, and acts as the most reliable source of the Fighter ability.

As a fighter, Knuckle Joe will be fast and strong, making good use of his training. His moveset will pull directly from the Fighter ability and his own attacks.

Likelihood rating: Good possibility.

Burning Leo

BURNING LEO

Though Hot Head is the standard Fire provider, in any game with a partner mechanic, it seems to always be replaced by a fiery warrior named Burning Leo.

As a fighter, Burning Leo will be similar to Kirby in his stats, with a lot of fiery intensity behind his speed and power. It will be an echo of Hot Head, pulling its moveset likewise from the Fire ability.

Likelihood rating: Could happen.

Bugzzy

BUGZZY

Another recurring mini-boss is the giant stag beetle Bugzzy, best known for grabbing players in his mandibles and suplexing them. He often supplies a copy ability giving Kirby the same power.

As a fighter, Bugzzy will have a lot of strength and decent aerials. His moveset will pull from the Suplex ability itself as well as other aspects of his boss battles, like the bees he sends out.

Likelihood rating: Could happen.

Wheelie

WHEELIE

Another ability Kirby often makes use of is the Wheel ability, which lets him spin and dash at high speeds. This is often represented by the Wheelie enemy, a sentient tire often carrying a bike attachment.

As a fighter, Wheelie will be incredibly fast, among the highest speed stats in the game. Its moveset will pull from its various appearances throughout the series, with some garnishing from the game Kirby: Air Ride.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Broom Hatter

BROOM HATTER

Another generic enemy is the Broom Hatter, a simple little blob wearing a witch’s hat who spends most of their time sweeping the area they roam. In random games, they have provided the Clean ability.

As a fighter, Broom Hatter will generally be middling in stats as well. Its moveset will pull primarily from the Clean ability as it has appeared throughout the series.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Bandana Waddle Dee

BANDANA WADDLE DEE

Most Kirby games come with a handful of sub-games separate from the main story. For Super Star, this included Megaton Punch, a block-breaking game, where Kirby’s first opponent was a special Waddle Dee wearing a bandana.

Though this is technically his true origin, Bandana Waddle Dee would not see true importance until Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, where he joined Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight as the main playable characters. He wielded a spear, and would go on to play significant roles in every subsequent game, and even tended to be the go-to player 2 in many games.

As a fighter, Bandana Waddle Dee will be quick and light, using his spear for most of his attacks. His moveset will pull from all of his major appearances across the series.

Likelihood rating: Strong.

Marx

MARX

Another mini-story in Super Star featured the sun and moon getting into a fight and preventing the citizens of Dream Land from sleeping. A small jester-like creature tells Kirby to seek out Galactic Nova, a powerful wish-granting machine, to stop them from fighting.

This little jester is Marx, who betrays Kirby upon reaching his goal and instead wishes for the power to destroy the world, revealing himself to be the game’s main villain. He would reappear throughout the series here and there, and is remembered well for his traitorous turn.

As a fighter, he will be erratic and slippery, with good aerials and powerful attacks. His moveset will pull largely from his final battle, where he has ultimate power at his disposal.

Likelihood rating: Strong.

Dyna Blade

DYNA BLADE

For the SNES, Kirby series representation came in the form of Kirby Super Star. The game was split up into multiple mini-stories that you would work your way through one by one. One of these featured a giant bird wreaking havoc over her missing eggs.

This is Dyna Blade, one of the most powerful residents of Dream Land. Though a major boss, she will turn friendly when her eggs are returned to her and she has had a recurring presence throughout the series.

As a fighter, she will be big and powerful, with good aerial mobility and high speed. Her moveset will pull from her main boss battle as well as any subsequent fights.

Likelihood rating: Piranha Plant clause.

Kirby

KIRBY

The Kirby series was launched in 1992 as a main game for HAL Laboratories, a studio under Nintendo, led by Smash’s own Sakurai Masahiro. The series was designed as a basic platformer, a nice and simple line of games mostly for casual gamers (with a bit of Eldritch horror at the end). The main character of these games was a cute little pink puffball who can suck up enemies.

This is Kirby, a resident of the whimsical world of Dream Land, and a bottomless pit for food and enemies alike. In subsequent games, he would gain the power to copy the abilities of those he inhaled, which would become the key staple of the series.

As a fighter, Kirby would be light and floaty, with a decently diverse moveset pulling from all of his various copy abilities and other standard moves. He would also have the gimmick of being able to copy any opponent and gain the use of their standard B-move.

Likelihood rating: Already in.

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!