Wheel
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| “ | Roll to be nearly invincible or ride a Wheel Helper! Beware thorns and holes. | ” | — Super Star Ultra quote |
Wheel is an ability that allows Kirby to transform into a wheel and travel at very high speed. The ability first appeared in Kirby's Adventure which makes it one of Kirby's oldest Copy abilities. Since Kirby Super Star, when having the Wheel ability, Kirby dons a red baseball cap which he wears backwards over his head. When using the ability, he transforms into a simple pink tire and begins racing around at high speed. The general way to obtain the Wheel ability is by inhaling the enemy Wheelie, or its bigger mid boss variant Grand Wheelie. When racing around, Kirby can run over enemies and even travel on the surface of water.
A very similar, but not identical ability is Wheelie Rider, which is accessed in an entirely different way and only appeared in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Game Appearances
Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Kirby's ability to transform into a wheel appears in Kirby's Adventure for the first time, and is also contained in the game's remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. While being Wheel Kirby, the player can make Kirby transform into a wheel by pressing the B Button. The wheel then travels at high speed until it hits a wall or until the transformation is manually be cancelled. In some places, Wheel is needed to reach certain bonus areas that require speed.
Kirby Super Star/Kirby Super Star Ultra
The Wheel ability returns in Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra. Like most of the other Copy Abilities, Wheel's moveset is expanded and improved in this game. The player is also given the choice to create a Wheelie as a Helper from the ability. Aside from the regular Wheel ability, Kirby Super Star introduces a new concept known as the Wheelie Rider. When Kirby has a Wheelie Helper with him, he can jump onto his Helper and ride him, which accesses more moves for the Wheel ability.
| Wheel skills | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
| Dash/Stop Dash | Brake | ||
| Go Slow | Turn | ||
| Turn Jump | |||
| *Speed goes up after turn | |||
Gallery
- KA normal wheelkirby.jpg
Artwork from Kirby's Adventure.
- KSuSt wheelkirby.jpg
Artwork from Kirby Super Star.
- KNiD wheelkirby.jpg
Artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dreamland.
