Editing Slide

[[File:KSSU Kirby Sliding artwork.png|thumb|300px|Artwork of [[Kirby]] performing a '''Slide''' attack from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''.]]
{{Quote|Press ↓ + A to perform a Slide attack. You can do this even when you have no ability equipped!|in-game tip from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''}}
A '''Slide''' (otherwise known as '''Slide attack''') is an attack that [[Kirby]] and most other playable characters can perform in most main-series ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' games. This attack can be used regardless of what [[Copy Ability]] Kirby may or may not have (with a few exceptions), and involves him sliding forward along the ground with a low profile and his feet out in front. Any regular enemy or block can be attacked using a slide, though it is ineffective against [[Boss]]es and [[Mid-Boss]]es (with a few exceptions).

==Overview==
[[File:KSA Slide demonstration screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Kirby using the Slide attack in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.]]
{{Quote|To slide...Push ↓ and B together. You can attack while sliding.|Tutorial from [[Beginner's Room|The Beginner's Show]], in ''Kirby Super Star''}}
To perform the attack, the player must press the jump button while Kirby is [[crouch]]ing. This causes Kirby to slide a considerable distance forward (depending on the terrain) with his feet out front. If he hits an enemy that is not invulnerable to it, he will deal damage to that enemy and bounce off. This can be done anywhere out of the water, and requires no [[Copy Ability]] to use. In addition to its offensive capability, Kirby can use a Slide to dodge an attack, or just move quickly forward.

Slide can be used in some titles to break barricades of [[Star Block]]s or cracked stone blocks that lie under Kirby's feet, making it a quicker method of destroying such blocks than attempting to [[Inhale]] them. Sliding works on most standard enemies, but has no effect generally on bosses or mid-bosses. In ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', some Copy Abilities affect how Kirby slides, with [[Sword]] and [[Master]] having Kirby lunge forward with his sword, [[Bomb]] having Kirby hold a bomb in front of him if he is holding one before sliding, and [[Fighter]] allowing Kirby to damage Mid-Bosses in the former game.

Starting with ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', Kirby and his friends can also perform this move while holding an item, making it their only attack option whilst doing so.

In ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', when Kirby slides near an enemy or other such target, the slide may automatically be directed towards the target. This effect is more pronounced in Spring-Breeze Mode. Additionally, this game is the first to allow Kirby to [[jump]] before the slide concludes. Doing this just before the pause at the end of the slide allows Kirby to travel slightly faster than his regular run, making it useful for [[speedrunning]].

===Rolling Ram Attack===
[[File:KaTAM Rainbow Route Room 11.png|thumb|right|Kirby rolling down a hill.]]
In ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', sliding down a steep slope (45 degrees or more) causes Kirby to start rolling down the hill, which damages any enemy he encounters.<ref>{{Cite manual|quote=If you slide on a really steep hill, Kirby will start to roll down the hill. While rolling, if Kirby encounters an enemy, he will execute a damaging Rolling Ram Attack!|game=[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]}}</ref>

==Game appearances==
The Slide can be performed in the following games:
*''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' / ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
*''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' / ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
*''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
*''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
*''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
*''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
*''[[Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition]]'' ([[New Challenge Stages]])
*''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
*''[[Kirby Fighters Deluxe]]''
*''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
*''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]''
*''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''
*''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
*''[[Kirby Fighters 2]]''
*''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''

==Trivia==
*In most games where Kirby can slide, he will bounce off foes once he collides with them. In ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]'' and ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', however, Kirby will pass under enemies and pop them up into the air when he Slides into them.
*In ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', Kirby can jump immediately before sliding off a ledge to move through the air with great horizontal momentum. This trick is often used to cover ground quickly in [[Speedrunning|speedruns]], though to preserve speed Kirby must jump without pressing left or right.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMSOPuCmt_0 A commentated tool-assisted speedrun of ''Kirby Squeak Squad'']</ref>
*In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', sliding repeatedly is actually faster than [[dash]]ing.
**Likewise, in ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', repeatedly sliding and then jumping at the end of the slide is faster than running.
*Due to the nature of controlling it, the [[Remocoroid]] from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' is the only [[device]] in the ''Kirby'' series which is capable of using the slide attack.
*In ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', [[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]] uses a Slide attack to prevent [[Escargoon]] from attacking Kirby in the episode [[Right Hand Robot]]. This is notable, both for being the only time a Slide attack is used in the anime, and for the fact that Meta Knight uses it rather than Kirby.

==Gallery==
{{ImCap|image=File:KPR Kirby Slide clip.png|size=190px|caption=From ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''}}
===Artwork===
<gallery>
KA Kirby Slide artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
KSS Kirby Slide artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
KDL3 Kirby Slide artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''
Slide K64 artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''
KNiDL Sliding Kick artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
KSqS Kirby Slide artwork.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
Kirby no Copy-toru Kirby Slide artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Kirby no Copy-toru!]]''
K30A Kirby 27.png|Kirby #27 from the Kirby 30th Anniversary site
</gallery>

===Screenshots===
<gallery>
KA Vegetable Valley Stage 1 screenshot 04.png|Using a slide to attack in ''Kirby's Adventure''
KSS Slide attack demonstration screenshot.png|Using a slide attack in ''Kirby Super Star''
KDL3 Slide attack demonstration screenshot.png|Using a slide attack in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3''
KPR Kirby Slide.png|Kirby mid-slide from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KSA Tip Image Slide Attack.png|[[List of Kirby Star Allies loading screen tips|Tip image]] of Kirby using a slide from ''Kirby Star Allies''
E78 Meta Knight.png|Meta Knight using a slide attack in ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!''
</gallery>

==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=スライディング
|jaR=Suraidingu
|jaM=Sliding
|fr=Glisser
|frM=Slide
|pt=Deslizar
|ptM=Slide
}}

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