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Artwork of Kirby spitting a star.

A Spitting Star (otherwise known as a Spit Star, Star Bullet, or just Star in shorthand) is a glowing star-shaped projectile that Kirby can spit out after Inhaling an enemy or object. It is his primary method of attacking at range, and deals a considerable amount of damage to anything vulnerable to it.

Overview

To launch a spitting star, Kirby must first Inhale something. Instead of swallowing, the unknown reader must then press the same button used to Inhale to make Kirby spit the object back out as a spitting star. It will travel at significant speed in a straight direction until it hits something, upon which it will shatter, pass through, or be deflected, based on the power of the star, and the nature of the thing it hits.

Spitting stars are capable of dealing a considerable amount of damage, more so in many cases than most Copy Ability attacks, but naturally, using them requires Kirby to Inhale something first. Anything that can be Inhaled can be used as a star projectile, even Kirby's friends in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, and swallowing multiple objects at once will create a more powerful star that can pass through enemies as it hits them. The trajectory of the star can be influenced by some environmental hazards, though this is a rare occurrence. Spitting stars are also useful for clearing away blockades and hitting switches at a distance.

Spitting stars were first introduced in Kirby's Dream Land, where they were the only method of defeating most Bosses. Since then, they have remained mostly unchanged throughout the Kirby series. A few exceptions include Return to Dream Land, where multiple objects inhaled can make the star huge, but slow, and Kirby: Planet Robobot where a special variation of the move called the Planet Buster is used to battle Star Dream.