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{{Infobox-Copy Ability | {{Infobox-Copy Ability | ||
|image=[[File:KTD Circus artwork.png|220px]] | |image=[[File:KTD Circus artwork.png|220px]] | ||
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|power= Attacks with circus-themed moves; Fire-Hoop Jump and Fire Baton can light cannon [[fuse]]s and destroy [[Block#Ice Block|ice blocks]]. | |power= Attacks with circus-themed moves; Fire-Hoop Jump and Fire Baton can light cannon [[fuse]]s and destroy [[Block#Ice Block|ice blocks]]. | ||
|game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014) | |game1=''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (2014) | ||
|lastgame=''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' | |lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference) | ||
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''</small> | |||
|similar=[[Fire]], [[Burning]], [[Hi-Jump]] | |similar=[[Fire]], [[Burning]], [[Hi-Jump]] | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{Quote|Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest {{color|orange|Acrobatics}}! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the {{color|orange|clown arts}} are no joke.|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' pause | {{Quote|Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest {{color|orange|Acrobatics}}! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the {{color|orange|clown arts}} are no joke.|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' American English pause text}} | ||
'''Circus''' is a [[Copy Ability]] that gives [[Kirby]] an odd hat that is made to look like a traditional "big-top" circus with a clown-like face on it. It can only be obtained from the [[Clown Acrobot]]. The ability gives Kirby several different weapons based around circus acts. These include throwing juggling pins, balancing on a ball, jumping on a trampoline, doing somersaults, jumping through a flaming hoop (this attack can destroy ice blocks), and creating balloon animals. These balloon animals form many things such as flowers, [[Meta Knight]], and even [[Nightmare|Nightmare's Power Orb]]. It was introduced in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', along with [[Beetle]], [[Bell]], [[Archer]], and [[Hypernova]], and, along with Archer, returned in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. This copy ability can also be obtained by scanning in a Mr. Game and Watch amiibo in ''Kirby Planet Robobot''. | '''Circus''' is a [[Copy Ability]] that gives [[Kirby]] an odd hat that is made to look like a traditional "big-top" circus with a clown-like face on it. It can only be obtained from the [[Clown Acrobot]]. The ability gives Kirby several different weapons based around circus acts. These include throwing juggling pins, balancing on a ball, jumping on a trampoline, doing somersaults, jumping through a flaming hoop (this attack can destroy ice blocks), and creating balloon animals. These balloon animals form many things such as flowers, [[Meta Knight]], and even [[Nightmare|Nightmare's Power Orb]]. It was introduced in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', along with [[Beetle]], [[Bell]], [[Archer]], and [[Hypernova]], and, along with Archer, returned in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''. This copy ability can also be obtained by scanning in a Mr. Game and Watch amiibo in ''Kirby Planet Robobot''. | ||
==Moveset== | ==Moveset== | ||
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!colspan=6|Circus Kirby's Moveset in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' and ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''<br><small>while facing right</small> | !colspan=6|Circus Kirby's Moveset in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' and ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' <br><small>while facing right</small> | ||
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!Skill | !Skill | ||
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|'''Somersault''' | |'''Somersault''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Somersault.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Somersault clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|B}} | |{{center|B}} | ||
|Kirby does two short somersaults and backsaults back to where he started the attack, invincible in the process. | |Kirby does two short somersaults and backsaults back to where he started the attack, invincible in the process. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Backsault''' | |'''Backsault''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Backsault.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Backsault clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|B + ←}} | |{{center|B + ←}} | ||
|Kirby somersaults back once, invincible in the process. | |Kirby somersaults back once, invincible in the process. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Fire-Hoop Jump''' | |'''Fire-Hoop Jump''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Fire-Hoop Jump.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Fire-Hoop Jump clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|Dash + B}} | |{{center|Dash + B}} | ||
|Kirby jumps through a flaming hoop getting set on fire, invincible in the process. | |Kirby jumps through a flaming hoop getting set on fire, invincible in the process. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Ball Balance''' | |'''Ball Balance''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Ball Balance.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Ball Balance clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|↓ + B}} | |{{center|↓ + B}} | ||
|Kirby balances on a spinning ball harming enemies that stay too close.<br>Similar to '[[Hammer]] Twirl' and '[[Parasol]] Twirl', Kirby is invincible during this attack. | |Kirby balances on a spinning ball harming enemies that stay too close.<br>Similar to '[[Hammer]] Twirl' and '[[Parasol]] Twirl', Kirby is invincible during this attack. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Balloon Pop Art''' | |'''Balloon Pop Art''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|Press and hold B}} | |{{center|Press and hold B}} | ||
|Kirby | |Kirby inflates a balloon that quickly pops, damaging enemies around him. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Baton''' | |'''Baton''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Baton.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Baton clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|↑ + B}} | |{{center|↑ + B}} | ||
|Kirby juggles 3 batons in the air while near useless against enemies on the same level as him. It is best with airborne enemies. | |Kirby juggles 3 batons in the air while near useless against enemies on the same level as him. It is best with airborne enemies. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Fire Baton''' | |'''Fire Baton''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Fire Baton.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Fire Baton clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|↑ + B repeatedly}} | |{{center|↑ + B repeatedly}} | ||
|Kirby's batons catch fire, becoming more damaging and able to light cannon [[fuse]]s and destroy [[Block#Ice Block|ice blocks]]. | |Kirby's batons catch fire, becoming more damaging and able to light cannon [[fuse]]s and destroy [[Block#Ice Block|ice blocks]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Trampoline''' | |'''Trampoline''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Trampoline.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Trampoline clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|↓, and then ↑ + B}} | |{{center|↓, and then ↑ + B}} | ||
|Kirby jumps on a trampoline while spinning, invincible in the process. This is similar to [[Hi-Jump]]. | |Kirby jumps on a trampoline while spinning, invincible in the process. This is similar to [[Hi-Jump]]. | ||
|- | |- | ||
|'''Acrobatics''' | |'''Acrobatics''' | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Acrobatics.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Acrobatics clip.png]]}} | ||
|{{center|During Trampoline, ↑ + B in midair}} | |{{center|During Trampoline, ↑ + B in midair}} | ||
|Kirby performs a second invincible trampoline jump in midair (for once only). The falling trampoline also hurts enemies. | |Kirby performs a second invincible trampoline jump in midair (for once only). The falling trampoline also hurts enemies. | ||
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===Balloon Pop Art forms=== | ===Balloon Pop Art forms=== | ||
The Balloon Pop Art move creates a randomly-selected type of balloon. | |||
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!colspan= | !colspan=7|'''Balloon Pop Art forms''' | ||
|- | |- | ||
!Form | !Form | ||
!Name | |||
!Description | !Description | ||
!Form | !Form | ||
!Name | |||
!Description | !Description | ||
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|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 1.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 1.png]]}} | ||
|'''ドッグ'''<br>''Dog'' | |||
|A blue balloon dog | |A blue balloon dog | ||
|{{center|[[File: | |{{center|[[File:KTD Balloon Pop Art Meta Knight.png]]}} | ||
|[[Meta Knight]] holding [[Galaxia]] | |[[Meta Knight]]{{title|nocat=y}} | ||
|Meta Knight holding [[Galaxia]]<br><small>(''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' exclusive)</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 2.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 2.png]]}} | ||
|An orange flower with a yellow | |'''Flower'''{{title|nocat=y}} | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art | |An orange flower with a yellow center | ||
|[[ | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 4.png]]}} | ||
|'''ダークメタナイト'''<br>''[[Dark Meta Knight]]'' | |||
|Dark Meta Knight<br><small>(''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' exclusive)</small> | |||
|- | |- | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 3.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 3.png]]}} | ||
|'''ハート'''<br>''Heart'' | |||
|A large pink and red heart,<br> with two small red hearts beside it | |A large pink and red heart,<br> with two small red hearts beside it | ||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 5.png]]}} | |||
|'''ナイトメア パワーオーブ'''<br>''[[Nightmare's Power Orb]]'' | |||
|Nightmare in his Power Orb form | |||
|- | |||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 7.png]]}} | |||
|'''マホロア'''<br>''[[Magolor]]'' | |||
|Magolor. This is a very rare form. | |||
|{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 6.png]]}} | |{{center|[[File:KPR Balloon Pop Art 6.png]]}} | ||
|'''Inutamago'''{{title|nocat=y}} | |||
|The [[HAL]] logo. This is a very rare form. | |The [[HAL]] logo. This is a very rare form. | ||
|- | |||
!colspan=6|Japanese names taken from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot Official Nintendo Guidebook''. English names and translations are unofficial. | |||
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The Circus ability returns in this title, along with its provider, [[Clown Acrobot]]. It is almost completely unchanged from its appearance in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''; the only major difference is that Balloon Pop Art's Meta Knight balloon is now a [[Dark Meta Knight]] balloon. | The Circus ability returns in this title, along with its provider, [[Clown Acrobot]]. It is almost completely unchanged from its appearance in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''; the only major difference is that Balloon Pop Art's Meta Knight balloon is now a [[Dark Meta Knight]] balloon. | ||
== | ===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''=== | ||
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Circus Kirby appears on a [[Character Treat]], using his artwork from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''. Circus does not appear in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' as an ability. | |||
==In the ''Kirby'' novel series== | |||
{{Infobox-Novel Copy Ability | |||
|image=[[File:V3 Illustration 26.png|200px]] | |||
|caption=Kirby obtains the Circus ability in ''[[Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!]]'' | |||
|firstvolume=''[[Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!]]'' | |||
|compare= | |||
|obtained=[[Clown Acrobot]] | |||
|power=Attacking with various circus-like moves | |||
}} | |||
In the [[Kirby (novel series)|''Kirby'' novel series]], the Circus ability appears in ''[[Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!]]'', where [[Kirby (novel character)|Kirby]] obtains it from [[Clown Acrobot]]. Unlike most [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]] in the novel series, Kirby makes use of many different moves he can do with Circus. Kirby uses Baton, Ball Balance, Somersault, Backsault, and Balloon Pop Art. The flower and dog balloon forms each make an appearance. The balloons are known to make an impact so big that it can make stone crack. | |||
In ''Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!'', Kirby and co. end up in an underground room of an ancient temple, where they meet Clown Acrobot. He appears friendly at first, but then starts attacking them with his juggling balls. Kirby inhales him in retaliation, and gets the Circus ability. Batons appear in Kirby's hands, and he starts juggling them. Kirby is amazed at his new copy ability, and a ball appears under him as he taps his feet. As Kirby balances on it, [[Waddle Dee (novel character)|Waddle Dee]] is amazed at Kirby's acrobatics, but [[King Dedede (novel character)|King Dedede]] is unimpressed and thinks it's a silly ability. After doing multiple somersaults, Kirby decides to follow a mine cart track on his own while balancing on a ball. | |||
After fleeing from a mine cart and subsequently falling off the track, Kirby and co. land in a large room. Here, [[Wham Bam Gaia]] appears. Wham Bam Gaia starts attacking, and a flower-shaped balloon appears in Kirby's hands when he waves them. This puzzles him at first, but when Kirby attacks Wham Bam Gaia's hand, the balloon causes a damaging explosion. This makes Kirby realize how powerful the Circus ability truly can be. Kirby continues to throw more balloons at his hand. After an intense battle, Kirby deals the finishing blow on Wham Bam Gaia with a puppy-shaped balloon. Once Kirby and co. return to the surface, Kirby drops his Circus ability to free Clown Acrobot who is happy to be back at the surface. | |||
<gallery> | |||
V3 Illustration 27.png|Kirby runs from the [[Cart|mine cart]] as it rapidly approaches. | |||
V3 Illustration 28.png|[[Wham Bam Gaia]] appears. | |||
V3 Illustration 29.png|Kirby deals the finishing blow on Wham Bam Gaia. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Flavor text== | |||
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!rowspan=1|Flavor text | !rowspan=1|Flavor text | ||
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|[[File: | |[[File:KTD Boxart NA.jpg|100px]] | ||
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' | |''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' | ||
|''Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest {{color|orange|Acrobatics}}! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the {{color|orange|clown arts}} are no joke.'' | |'''American English:'''<br>''Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest {{color|orange|Acrobatics}}! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the {{color|orange|clown arts}} are no joke.''<br>'''British English:'''<br>''Is this for real? You bet! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest {{color|orange|Acrobatics}}! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the {{color|orange|clown arts}} are no joke.'' | ||
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|[[File:KPR Box.png|100px]] | |[[File:KPR Box.png|100px]] | ||
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|''The citizens of Popstar live to be {{color|orange|entertained}}. This Copy Ability is guaranteed to blow their socks off!'' | |''The citizens of Popstar live to be {{color|orange|entertained}}. This Copy Ability is guaranteed to blow their socks off!'' | ||
|} | |} | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Circus TD Pause Art.png|Pause | Circus TD Pause Art.png|Pause screen artwork from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' | ||
KTD Circus Icon.png|[[Ability Star]] from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' and ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' | |||
KTD Circus Kirby.png|Kirby with the Circus ability in ''Triple Deluxe'' | KTD Circus Kirby.png|Kirby with the Circus ability in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' | ||
KTD Circus Pause Screen.png|Pause subscreen for Circus Kirby from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' | |||
KTD Main Credits picture 8.png|Credits picture of Circus Kirby performing next to a [[Spookstep]] from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' | |||
KDB Circus Kirby character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' | |||
NBA Circus Kirby Download Play badge.png|Download Play badge from the ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' set in ''[[Nintendo Badge Arcade]]'' | |||
Twitter commemorative - Kirby's Birthday 2020.jpg|Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Circus Kirby | |||
Twitter commemorative - Kirby's Birthday 2020 (alt).jpg|Black-and-white version of the Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration, for coloring | |||
KPQ Circus Banner.jpg|Banner from the [[Kirby Personality Quiz]] | KPQ Circus Banner.jpg|Banner from the [[Kirby Personality Quiz]] | ||
Starlight Theater Compact Mirrors.jpg|"Theater Compact Mirrors" from "Kirby: Starlight Theater" merchandise series | |||
Starlight Theater Star Brilliant Glass Collection.jpg|"Star Brilliant Glass Collection" from "Kirby: Starlight Theater" merchandise series | |||
Starlight Theater Towel Collection.jpg|"Towel Collection" from "Kirby: Starlight Theater" merchandise series | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
===Videos=== | |||
{{Youtube|-6SdNCHCxjc|300|Official [[Kirby Portal]] video showcasing Circus}} | |||
{{clear}} | |||
==Names in other languages== | ==Names in other languages== | ||
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|ruR=Tsirk | |ruR=Tsirk | ||
|ruM=Circus | |ruM=Circus | ||
|pt=Circo | |||
|ptM=Circus | |||
|zhTrad=馬戲團 | |||
|zhTradR=mǎ xì tuán | |||
|zhSimp=马戏团 | |||
|zhSimpR=mǎ xì tuán | |||
|zhM=Circus | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{clear}} | {{clear}} | ||
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{{Navbox-KTD}} | {{Navbox-KTD}} | ||
{{Navbox-KPR}} | {{Navbox-KPR}} | ||
{{Navbox-Novels}} | |||
[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]] | [[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]] | ||
[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Planet Robobot]] | [[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Planet Robobot]] | ||
[[Category:Copy Abilities in the Kirby novel series]] | |||
[[Category:Copy Abilities with fiery properties]] | [[Category:Copy Abilities with fiery properties]] | ||
[[Category:Copy Abilities which can light fuses]] | [[Category:Copy Abilities which can light fuses]] |
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“ | Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest Acrobatics! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the clown arts are no joke. | ” | — Kirby: Triple Deluxe American English pause text |
Circus is a Copy Ability that gives Kirby an odd hat that is made to look like a traditional "big-top" circus with a clown-like face on it. It can only be obtained from the Clown Acrobot. The ability gives Kirby several different weapons based around circus acts. These include throwing juggling pins, balancing on a ball, jumping on a trampoline, doing somersaults, jumping through a flaming hoop (this attack can destroy ice blocks), and creating balloon animals. These balloon animals form many things such as flowers, Meta Knight, and even Nightmare's Power Orb. It was introduced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, along with Beetle, Bell, Archer, and Hypernova, and, along with Archer, returned in Kirby: Planet Robobot. This copy ability can also be obtained by scanning in a Mr. Game and Watch amiibo in Kirby Planet Robobot.
Moveset[edit]
Circus Kirby's Moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot while facing right | |||||
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Skill | Image | Button Execution | Description | ||
Somersault | B
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Kirby does two short somersaults and backsaults back to where he started the attack, invincible in the process. | |||
Backsault | B + ←
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Kirby somersaults back once, invincible in the process. | |||
Fire-Hoop Jump | Dash + B
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Kirby jumps through a flaming hoop getting set on fire, invincible in the process. | |||
Ball Balance | ↓ + B
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Kirby balances on a spinning ball harming enemies that stay too close. Similar to 'Hammer Twirl' and 'Parasol Twirl', Kirby is invincible during this attack. | |||
Balloon Pop Art | Press and hold B
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Kirby inflates a balloon that quickly pops, damaging enemies around him. | |||
Baton | ↑ + B
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Kirby juggles 3 batons in the air while near useless against enemies on the same level as him. It is best with airborne enemies. | |||
Fire Baton | ↑ + B repeatedly
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Kirby's batons catch fire, becoming more damaging and able to light cannon fuses and destroy ice blocks. | |||
Trampoline | ↓, and then ↑ + B
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Kirby jumps on a trampoline while spinning, invincible in the process. This is similar to Hi-Jump. | |||
Acrobatics | During Trampoline, ↑ + B in midair
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Kirby performs a second invincible trampoline jump in midair (for once only). The falling trampoline also hurts enemies. |
Balloon Pop Art forms[edit]
The Balloon Pop Art move creates a randomly-selected type of balloon.
Balloon Pop Art forms | ||||||
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Form | Name | Description | Form | Name | Description | |
ドッグ Dog |
A blue balloon dog | Meta Knight[conjectural title] | Meta Knight holding Galaxia (Kirby: Triple Deluxe exclusive) | |||
Flower[conjectural title] | An orange flower with a yellow center | ダークメタナイト Dark Meta Knight |
Dark Meta Knight (Kirby: Planet Robobot exclusive) | |||
ハート Heart |
A large pink and red heart, with two small red hearts beside it |
ナイトメア パワーオーブ Nightmare's Power Orb |
Nightmare in his Power Orb form | |||
マホロア Magolor |
Magolor. This is a very rare form. | Inutamago[conjectural title] | The HAL logo. This is a very rare form. | |||
Japanese names taken from Kirby: Planet Robobot Official Nintendo Guidebook. English names and translations are unofficial. |
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
“ | Circus is a new acrobatic copy ability that enables Kirby to attack enemies with circus routines. His basic attacks, Somersault and Backsault, will hit enemies who are right in front or behind Kirby. There are trickier moves such as Fire-Hoop Jump, where Kirby attacks by jumping through a ring of fire, and Ball Balance, where he attacks by walking on a big ball. To enable the Circus ability, inhale a Clown Acrobot before you get too intrigued by its routine! | ” | — Satoshi Ishida, Miiverse post on 05/28/2014 9:16 AM |
Circus makes its debut in this game, and is provided by the enemy Clown Acrobot. The Circus ability has a large array of goofy clown-related moves, including juggling, diving through hoops, balancing on balls, and blowing balloon animals. This is one of the few abilities which causes Kirby to smile while using several of the moves. Some of the attacks create fire, which can be used to light fuses and break icy blocks, though these moves are impractical compared to more standard fire-based abilities.
Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]
The Circus ability returns in this title, along with its provider, Clown Acrobot. It is almost completely unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe; the only major difference is that Balloon Pop Art's Meta Knight balloon is now a Dark Meta Knight balloon.
Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Circus Kirby appears on a Character Treat, using his artwork from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Circus does not appear in Kirby's Dream Buffet as an ability.
In the Kirby novel series[edit]
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In the Kirby novel series, the Circus ability appears in Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!, where Kirby obtains it from Clown Acrobot. Unlike most Copy Abilities in the novel series, Kirby makes use of many different moves he can do with Circus. Kirby uses Baton, Ball Balance, Somersault, Backsault, and Balloon Pop Art. The flower and dog balloon forms each make an appearance. The balloons are known to make an impact so big that it can make stone crack.
In Kirby Meets the Squeak Squad!, Kirby and co. end up in an underground room of an ancient temple, where they meet Clown Acrobot. He appears friendly at first, but then starts attacking them with his juggling balls. Kirby inhales him in retaliation, and gets the Circus ability. Batons appear in Kirby's hands, and he starts juggling them. Kirby is amazed at his new copy ability, and a ball appears under him as he taps his feet. As Kirby balances on it, Waddle Dee is amazed at Kirby's acrobatics, but King Dedede is unimpressed and thinks it's a silly ability. After doing multiple somersaults, Kirby decides to follow a mine cart track on his own while balancing on a ball.
After fleeing from a mine cart and subsequently falling off the track, Kirby and co. land in a large room. Here, Wham Bam Gaia appears. Wham Bam Gaia starts attacking, and a flower-shaped balloon appears in Kirby's hands when he waves them. This puzzles him at first, but when Kirby attacks Wham Bam Gaia's hand, the balloon causes a damaging explosion. This makes Kirby realize how powerful the Circus ability truly can be. Kirby continues to throw more balloons at his hand. After an intense battle, Kirby deals the finishing blow on Wham Bam Gaia with a puppy-shaped balloon. Once Kirby and co. return to the surface, Kirby drops his Circus ability to free Clown Acrobot who is happy to be back at the surface.
Kirby runs from the mine cart as it rapidly approaches.
Wham Bam Gaia appears.
Flavor text[edit]
Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe | American English: Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest Acrobatics! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the clown arts are no joke. British English: Is this for real? You bet! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest Acrobatics! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the clown arts are no joke. | |
Kirby: Planet Robobot | The citizens of Popstar live to be entertained. This Copy Ability is guaranteed to blow their socks off! |
Gallery[edit]
Pause screen artwork from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Ability Star from Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
Credits picture of Circus Kirby performing next to a Spookstep from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Download Play badge from the Kirby: Triple Deluxe set in Nintendo Badge Arcade
Kirby's 28th anniversary illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Circus Kirby
Banner from the Kirby Personality Quiz
Videos[edit]
Official Kirby Portal video showcasing Circus
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Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | サーカス Sākasu |
Circus |
Traditional Chinese | 馬戲團 mǎ xì tuán |
Circus |
Simplified Chinese | 马戏团 mǎ xì tuán | |
Dutch | Circus | Circus |
French | Cirque | Circus |
German | Zirkus | Circus |
Italian | Circo | Circus |
Portuguese | Circo | Circus |
Russian | Цирк Tsirk |
Circus |
Spanish | Circo | Circus |
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