Editing Tac

{{Infobox-Enemy
|image=[[File:KSSU Tac artwork.png|200px]]
|caption= Artwork of '''Tac''' from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' (1996)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (2022, reference)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''<br>''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''<br>''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' ([[Kirby Brawlball]])<br>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' (reference)<br>''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (as a [[Smashwiki:Spirit|spirit]])</small>
|copy ability=None, [[Copy]]
|other wikis=[[smashwiki:Tac|SmashWiki]]<br>[[mariowiki:Tac|Super Mario Wiki]]
}}
'''Tac''' (also referred to as '''T.A.C.''') is an [[enemy]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and [[Kirby Super Star Ultra|its remake]]. He can empower [[Kirby]] with the "'''[[Copy]]'''" [[Copy Ability]] when inhaled. Tac's appearance consists of a dark blue robe with a green bag with a wind-like lines to steal [[Helper]]s or [[Copy Ability|Copy Abilities]]. He has cat ears and visible eyes, but it is unknown what the rest of his face looks like. In [[Helper to Hero]], Tac appears to have a middle tan, white clothing, and a red bag. In ''Kirby Super Star'' and its remake, Tac can be used as a [[Helper]] by discarding the [[Copy|Copy Ability]] and is also playable in Helper to Hero.

Tac's name spelled backwards is "cat", referring to both a copycat and a cat burglar, which also fits his appearance.

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Tac's video game appearances &nbsp;
|-
!Game
!Role
!Notes
|-
!colspan=3|''Kirby'' series
|-
|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
|Enemy and playable character
|Tac can be played as when recruited as a [[Helper]].
|-
|[[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)]]
|Cameo
|Appears in the audience of [[Round Clear (Super Famicom)|Round Clear]] mode.
|-
|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
|Enemy
|
|-
|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
|Enemy and playable character
|As this is a remake of ''Kirby Super Star'', his role doesn't change.
|-
|''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
|Enemy
|Appears in the [[Sub-Game]] [[Kirby Brawlball]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[keychain]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|sticker]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Appears as a [[Character Treat]].
|-
!colspan=3|''Super Smash Bros.'' series
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]''
|[[smashwiki:Smash Run|Smash Run]] enemy
|Also appears as a Trophy.
|-
|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
|[[smashwiki:Smash Tour|Smash Tour]] enemy
|Also appears as a Trophy.
|}
===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===
[[File:KSS unknown planet screenshot 02.png|thumb|250px|Kirby being assaulted by two Tacs on Planet [[???]] in [[Milky Way Wishes]].]]
[[File:KSSU Tac Helper sprite.png]]
Tac appears as a common enemy in this game, who mainly attacks by running up to Kirby and attempting to steal his ability if he has one. Tac is able to run very quickly, making it easy for him to get away after stealing an ability, though it is easily thwarted by tricky terrain. It may also often be the case that Tac steals Kirby's ability, and then immediately falls into a [[bottomless pit]], thus making the ability irretrievable. In addition, Tac is capable of stealing Kirby's [[Helper]] if the Helper is controlled by the [[CPU]].

Compared to the [[Copy]] ability Kirby can use, Tac as a [[helper]] has a lot of unique attacks, which can be used to damage foes directly. He can also utilize a special [[Guard]] that makes him completely intangible. When guarding, only his face and ears are visible.

In ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', Tac also appears on a card in [[Kirby Card Swipe]].

{| class="wikitable" border="1" cellpadding="2" width="50%"
!colspan=2|Copy Moveset (Tac)
|-
! '''Skill'''
! '''Button Execution'''
|-
| '''Steal'''
| {{center|Y (B)}}
|-
| '''Cat Magnum'''
| {{center|Hold Y (B) and release}}
|-
| '''Discard Copy Ability'''
| {{center|A (X)}}
|-
| '''Tac Hide'''
| {{center|L/R}}
|-
|}

====Locations====
Tac can be found in the following places in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'':
{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2
!colspan=4|Tac locations in ''Kirby Super Star'' & ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' &nbsp;
|-
!Stage
!Appearance?
!Stage
!Appearance?
|-
|[[Green Greens]]
|{{N}}
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 4|RoMK Chapter 4]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Float Islands]]
|{{N}}
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 5|RoMK Chapter 5]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Bubbly Clouds]]
|{{N}}
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 6|RoMK Chapter 6]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Mt. Dedede]]
|{{N}}
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 7|RoMK Chapter 7]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Peanut Plains]]
|{{N}}
|[[Floria]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Mallow Castle]]
|{{N}}
|[[Aquarius]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Cocoa Cave]]
|{{N}}
|[[Skyhigh]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Candy Mountain]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Hotbeat]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Trial Rooms|Trial Room 1]]
|{{N}}
|[[Cavius]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Trial Rooms|Trial Room 2]]
|{{N}}
|[[Mekkai]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Sub-Tree]]
|{{Y}}
|[[Halfmoon]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Crystal (area)|Crystal]]
|{{Y}}
|[[???]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Old Tower]]
|{{N}}
|[[Purple Plants]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Garden]]
|{{N}}
|[[Illusion Islands]]
|{{Y}}
|-
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 1|RoMK Chapter 1]]
|{{N}}
|[[Crash Clouds]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 2|RoMK Chapter 2]]
|{{N}}
|[[The Revenge]]
|{{N}}
|-
|[[Revenge of Meta Knight - Chapter 3|RoMK Chapter 3]]
|{{Y}}
!colspan=2|
|}

===''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)===
In the Super Famicom version of [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|''Kirby's Star Stacker'']], Tac can be seen in the audience of [[Round Clear (Super Famicom)|Round Clear]] mode.

===''Kirby Air Ride''===
[[File:KAR Tac event.png|thumb|250px|Tac appearing in ''Kirby Air Ride''{{'}}s City Trial.]]
Tac appears as part of a random event in the [[City Trial]] mode. Here, he appears in a number of set locations, usually underground, and runs about at random. When he appears, the Kirbys are tasked to find him and smack into him with their vehicles to cause him to drop items he'd 'stolen'. Once enough time passes, or enough items are dropped, Tac takes off using some sort of jet-pack, sometimes dropping more items as he does so.

===''Kirby Mass Attack''===
Tac makes an appearance in the ''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]'' [[Sub-Game]] [[Kirby Brawlball]]. Here, he occupies the top of the main pinball board and will occasionally steal items that happen nearby.

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', Tac appears as one of the randomly-obtained [[keychain]]s, depicting him as his sprite from ''Kirby Super Star''.

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
In ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', Tac appears as one of the randomly-obtained [[Sticker (Kirby: Planet Robobot)|stickers]], using his artwork from ''Kirby Super Star''.

===''Kirby's Dream Buffet''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Tac appears as one of the randomly-obtained [[Character Treat]]s, depicting him as his sprite from ''Kirby Super Star''.

===''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U''===
Tacs appear as an enemy in both Smash Run for the 3DS version, and Smash Tour for the Wii U version.

In Smash Run, he functions much like he does in ''Kirby Super Star,'' this time stealing stat boosts from players instead of Copy Abilities. Defeating him before he flees the scene gives back all the stat boosts he has stolen from a player.

In Smash Tour, he sometimes appears on the game board and award multiple stat boosts if a player manages to catch one.

====Trophy information====
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!width="10%"|Name
!3DS image
!Wii U image
!width="21%"|Appears In
!American English description
!British English description
|-
|align=center rowspan=2|'''Tac'''
|rowspan=2|[[File:TacTrophy3DS.png|100px]]
|rowspan=2|[[File:TacTrophyWiiU.png|100px]]
|align=center rowspan=2 style="background:lightblue"|'''SNES''' Kirby Super Star (08/1996) <br> '''DS''' Kirby Super Star Ultra (09/2008)
|style="background:#ff5b4d"|''This zippy character appears in the Kirby series. In Smash Bros., he'll appear in Smash Run to try to steal your stat boosts from you. How much he steals depends on how much you've improved your stats. If you can catch him, you can get back whatever he stole. Don't give up!
|style="background:#ff5b4d"|''This speedy little guy appears in the Kirby series. In this game, he'll speed up to you, steal your stat boosts, then flee. How much he'll steal depends on your stats. He's hard to catch, but if you take him out, you can get your stat boosts back, so you'd better chase after him!''
|-
|style="background:lightblue" colspan=2|''This speedy little guy is from the Kirby series. In those games, he steals the ability Kirby's in the middle of using and bolts. If you want it back, you have to chase him down and take it. In Smash Tour, Tacs appear randomly on the board, and you'll be rewarded with multiple stat boosts if you're quick enough to catch one!''
|}
*<small>Red indicates exclusive to the Nintendo 3DS version.</small>
*<small>Blue indicates exclusive to the Wii U version.</small>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KSS Tac artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
KSS TAC.png|Sprite from ''Kirby Super Star'' as an enemy
KSS TAC sprite 2.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby Super Star'' as an enemy
KSS TAC sprite 3.png|Alternate palette from ''Kirby Super Star'' as an enemy
KSS Tac Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby Super Star'' as a Helper
KSS Tac Icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby Super Star''
KSS TAC sprite 4.png|Unused palette from ''Kirby Super Star''
KSSS Round Clear mode.png|Tac can be seen in the audience of [[Round Clear (Super Famicom)|Round Clear]] mode in [[Kirby's Star Stacker (Super Famicom)|''Kirby's Star Stacker'' (Super Famicom)]]
KAR Tac artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
KAR TAC model.png|Model from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KAR Tac low-poly model.png|Low-poly model from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KAR Tac lowest-poly model.png|Lowest-poly model from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KSSU Key Artwork.jpg|Key artwork for ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU Tac Sprite.png|Sprite from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' as an enemy
KSSU Tac Helper to Hero sprite.png|Sprite from [[Helper to Hero]] in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU Tac Icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
Tac CardSwipe KSSU.png|Card from [[Kirby Card Swipe]] in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KSSU Chameleo Arm Helper to Hero Icon.png|[[Chameleo Arm]] Helper to Hero icon from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''
KDB Pixel Tac character treat.png|Pixel Tac [[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
SSBWiiU Tac model.png|Data-rendered model from ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U|Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', with his hands at maximum size
Kirby 20th Anniversary cake artwork.png|Artwork for [[Kirby Anniversary|Kirby's 20th Anniversary]], where Tac is up in the curtains above
Twitter commemorative - Sports Day.jpg|Illustration from the [[Kirby JP Twitter]] featuring Tac
Twitter commemorative - Cat Day.jpg|Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Tac
Pupupu Train Manners Improvement Acrylic Badges.jpg|Tac on the acrylic badges of the "Manners improvment signs" from the "Kirby Pupupu Train" 2017 events. The text says "Beware of pickpockets"
FK1 TGCO Tac.png|Tac in ''[[Find Kirby!!]]''
Kirby Art and Style Collection Yuki Endo.png|A drawing by [[Yuki Endo]] featured in ''[[Kirby Art & Style Collection]]''
Dedede Directory 24 - Tac.jpg|Dedede Directory about Tac
</gallery>

== Names in other languages ==
{{Names
|ja=タック
|jaR=Takku
|jaM=Tac
|zh=喵客
|zhR=Miāo kè
|zhM=Miao Ke
*喵 is the onomatopoeia for a cat meowing, and 客 refers to a guest. While this can be interpeted as an innocent meowing guest, there does not seem to be any real meaning behind why these characters were chosen.
|ko=타크
|koR=Takeu
|koM=Tac
|fr=Tac
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|de=Tac
|deM=-
|it=Tac
|itM=-
|es=Tac
|esM=-
|pt=Tac
|ptM=-
|nl=Tac
|nlM=-
}}

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[[Category:Creatures that yield Copy when swallowed]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Super Star]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Air Ride]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Super Star Ultra]]
[[Category:Enemies in Kirby Mass Attack]]
[[Category:Helpers]]