Editing Freeze

{{Infobox-Copy Ability
|image=[[File:KNiDL Freeze artwork.png|200px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Freeze Kirby''' from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|game1=''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' (1993)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' (2017, [[Costumes#Kirby Battle Royale|Headgear]])
|game=<small>''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''<br>''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''</small>
|type=Unlimited uses
|obtained=[[Chilly]], [[Mr. Frosty]], [[Snoppy]], [[Transformer]]
|power=Freezing enemies around Kirby.
|similar=[[Ice]], [[Spark]], [[Needle]]
}}
'''Freeze''' is a [[Copy Ability]] in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]] that has similar properties to [[Ice]]. Freeze is a barrier technique ability, which means Kirby surrounds himself in the ability's element while using it and cannot move while doing so. In all games it appears in, Freeze is primarily obtained from swallowing [[Chilly]], as well as the [[Mid-Boss]] [[Mr. Frosty]]; if Freeze does not appear in a game, these opponents yield the Ice ability instead. Freeze does not give Kirby a distinctive outfit or hat in most of the games it appears in, but in ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', Kirby gains a blue parka, nearly identical to the one he gains when copying the [[SmashWiki:Ice Climbers|Ice Climbers]] in the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' games.

In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and its [[Kirby Super Star Ultra|remake]], as well as ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and subsequent titles, Freeze is not an ability, but a move integrated into the Ice copy ability that acts exactly the same, known as Ice Storm.

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Freeze Kirby's video game appearances &nbsp;
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!Game
!Role
!Notes
|-
|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Chilly]] and [[Mr. Frosty]].
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|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Chilly]] and [[Transformer]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Chilly]] and [[Mr. Frosty]].
|-
|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Chilly]].<br>Freeze is limited-use in this game.
|-
|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Chilly]].
|-
|''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]''
|[[Costumes#Kirby Battle Royale|Headgear]]
|Appears as an costume for [[Ice]] Kirby.
|}

===''Kirby's Adventure'' / ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''===
[[File:KA Vegetable Valley Stage 4 screenshot 03.png|thumb|150px|Using the Freeze ability on an enemy in ''Kirby's Adventure''.]]
Freeze makes its debut appearance along with [[Ice]] in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''. It can be obtained from [[Chilly]] or [[Mr. Frosty]]. Like Ice, Freeze Kirby can freeze enemies into solid blocks of ice and kick them around into other enemies.

In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', the Freeze ability makes Kirby's color change into a light blue when he gets this ability, just like Ice. In ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'', the Freeze ability gains its own hat, resembling a parka hood. Kirby also loses his blue coloring with the introduction of the hat.

Freeze was merged into the Ice ability for most of ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''{{'}}s development, like it was in ''Kirby Super Star''. Near the end of development, designer Teruhiko Suzuki insisted upon splitting them, working overtime to ensure they would be separate.<ref>[https://shmuplations.com/kirbynightmare/ ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' – 2002 Developer Interview (translated by shmuplations.com)]</ref>

===''Kirby's Dream Course''===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]'', Freeze is used to freeze [[Pond|water]] into ice so [[Kirby]] can move across it more easily. The ice turns back into water when the turn is over. The ability also reduces Kirby's traction while rolling on the ground, allowing him to slide further, while also reducing his bounce height. This ability is only obtained from Chilly. Hitting the opponent with Freeze in the 2P Game will freeze them, causing them to miss their next turn. However, freezing water while the opponent is in said water will not affect them.

===''Kirby Air Ride''===
{{Quote|Freeze allows you to freeze rivals and enemies by pressing A. Frozen enemies will explode and frozen rivals will be immobilized!|''Kirby Air Ride'' North American instruction booklet, page 40}}
Freeze returns in ''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'', making its only 3D appearance in this title. When Kirby collects this ability, he gains the power to conjure a freezing aura around himself whenever he is charging a [[Boost (move)|boost]]. This aura will damage any foes around him, though its usefulness can be hampered with certain [[Air Ride Machine]]s.

===''Kirby: Canvas Curse''===
In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', Kirby can get the Freeze ability from a Chilly. When Kirby is tapped with this ability, he slides across the ground and creates an icy aura which freezes enemies. The resulting ice block can then be knocked away and defeat enemies that end up in its path. The icy aura can also destroy certain blocks.

===''Kirby Battle Royale''===
[[File:KBR Freeze Hood.png|thumb|100px|The Freeze Hood in ''Kirby Battle Royale'']]
{{Quote|This hood is extra-warm, even in the coldest weather.|'''Freeze Hood''' description from ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]''}}
In ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', there is an unlockable type of [[Costumes|headgear]] for [[Ice]] Kirby based on the Freeze ability. It is called the Freeze Hood, and it costs 1500 Battle Coins. Freeze was not eligible in the two Copy Ability polls for the game's update, and this is possibly the reason why.

==Profiles==
===Flavor text===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=1|Image
!rowspan=1|Game
!rowspan=1|Flavor text
|-
|[[File:KA Box.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
|''Kirby can create a shield to freeze enemies! He can then knock away the frozen blocks!''
|-
|[[File:KDC Cover.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
|''Kirby can skate! When you freeze the water, you can skate on the ice.''
|-
|[[File:KNiDL box artwork.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
|''Stop! Come no closer! I'll chill you to the bone!''
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|[[File:Kirby Canvas Curse box art.png|100px]]
|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
|''Slide along and KO foes!''
|}

===''Kirby's Dream Course'' manual===
*''"This lets you freeze the surface of the water, allowing Kirby to slide over it."''

==Trivia==
*Although the ability does not appear in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'' and ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'', combining the Ice ability with [[Rick]] in these games results in a power that behaves nearly identically to Freeze.
*Freeze is one of various abilities in the ''Kirby'' series that have been fused into a different ability in certain games; others are [[Burning]], which is now part of the [[Fire]] ability, and [[Plasma]], which was merged into [[Spark]] in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (though it put in a standalone appearance in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'').

==Gallery==
===Artwork===
<gallery>
KA Freeze artwork.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
KDC Freeze Kirby artwork.png|''[[Kirby's Dream Course]]''
KAR Freeze artwork.jpg|''[[Kirby Air Ride]]''
Freeze KAR.png|Smaller but transparent version of previous artwork
KAR Freeze Ability Panel.jpg|Ability Panel from ''Kirby Air Ride''
Freeze KCC artwork.png|''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
Freeze KCC artwork 2.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
</gallery>

===Sprites===
<gallery style="image-rendering:pixelated;">
KA Freeze Kirby sprite.png|''Kirby's Adventure''
KA Freeze icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Adventure''
KDCFreezeKirby.png|''Kirby's Dream Course''
KDCFreezeIcon.png|Icon from ''Kirby's Dream Course''
KNiDL Freeze sprite.png|''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
KNiDL Freeze icon.png|Icon from ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''
FreezePanel.png|Icon from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KCC Freeze Sprite.png|''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
KirbyCC freeze icons.png|Icons from ''Kirby: Canvas Curse''
Keychain FreezeKirby.png|[[Keychain]] from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
</gallery>

===Other===
<gallery>
KAR Freeze hat model.png|Model of Freeze Kirby's hood from ''Kirby Air Ride''
KA Takara Plush Set.jpg|1993 ''Kirby's Adventure'' plush set by [[wikipedia:Takara|Takara]], featuring Freeze Kirby
</gallery>

===Videos===
{{Youtube|wfTgZ8O0UE0|300|Official [[Kirby Portal]] video showcasing Freeze}}
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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=フリーズ
|jaR=Furīzu
|jaM=Freeze
|es=Congelado
|esM=Frozen
|fr=Gel
|frM=Frost
|de=Frost
|deM=-
|it=Gelo
|itM=Frost
|ko=프리즈<ref>''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' [[Keychain]]</ref>
|koR=Peurijeu
|koM=Freeze
}}

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[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Course]]
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