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'''Inhale''' (sometimes called '''Vacuum''') is one [[Kirby]]'s main abilities, debuting in the first game, ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'', and being usable in many subsequent [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']] games. Kirby performs this ability by opening his mouth wide and sucking in air, which creates a vortex, dragging nearby enemies or other objects toward him and into his mouth. From there, Kirby can either swallow them, effectively removing them from existence, or shoot them back out as a [[Star Bullet]] which shatters on impact. Many enemies and projectiles, when swallowed, grant Kirby a [[Copy Ability]] based on the nature of the thing Kirby just ate. Effects vary based on the game, but usually, the same types of enemies provide the same abilities.

In ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' onwards, Kirby can perform a stronger variant known as '''Super Inhale'''. This technique is often necessary to swallow and/or simply make budge larger objects. In ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]'', Kirby will tire after using this variant for too long and will have to rest. In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', the player must either shake the controller or input several different directions on the D-pad while inhaling to perform this technique.  In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', and ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', Kirby's inhale will transfer into a Super Inhale automatically, like in ''Amazing Mirror'' and ''Squeak Squad''; however, unlike those games, Kirby does not get tired afterward and can Super Inhale for an indefinite amount of time.

In ''Kirby's Dream Land'', inhaling is Kirby's primary method of dispatching enemies, either in swallowing them or spitting them back out. Against bosses, the usual strategy was to inhale any projectiles thrown his way and spit them back. Kirby cannot gain a [[Copy Ability]] from inhaling an enemy, as this feature only appears in later Kirby titles.

In this game, Kirby could store up to five objects that he had swallowed in his stomach dimension for later use. This feature did not return in later games. Kirby was also able to combine certain abilities he had stored away, like combining [[Sword]] with [[Spark]] to create an electric sword or two otherwise incompatible abilities to get a random new ability.

In this title, Kirby is able to inhale his friends and spit them out as part of his projectiles. This does not hurt them, making it sometimes a useful strategy to use Kirby's friends as ammunition.