Inhale: Difference between revisions

In most games in the series, Kirby's Inhale can work through walls, allowing him to nab enemies and even items in some cases through them. Often times, doing this is necessary to solve certain puzzles. Kirby can also inhale multiple enemies and/or objects at once. If he spits them out, it creates a more powerful star projectile, which can pass through multiple targets. In some games, it grows proportionally to the number of objects inhaled. According to series director [[Shinya Kumazaki]], enemies are not killed when Kirby inhales them; instead, they "poof" and are teleported elsewhere in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Chris Plante|date=March 24, 2023|url=https://www.polygon.com/23652624/kirby-questions-answered-directors-nintendo-interview|title=‘What happens if Kirby swallows a hot man?’ His directors give answers|site=Polygon|retrieved=March 24, 2023}}</ref> In other games, Kirby can inhale his friends, and use them as projectiles, though this does not "poof" them like it does the enemies. Inhale can also be used to grab certain things, such as [[food]] items, through walls.

Inhale works on most enemies in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]], but some enemies are immune to this technique. The most common examples of enemies that cannot be inhaled are [[Boss]]es, [[Gordo]]s, [[Shotzo]]s, [[Scarfy|Scarfies]], and [[Mumbies]]. While there may be a large number of reasons as to why Kirby cannot inhale these entities, the English manual for ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' states that such enemies are simply "too nasty" for Kirby to swallow.<ref>{{Cite manual |quote=Some of the enemies are just too nasty for me to swallow. See if you can find other ways to beat these guys! |game=Kirby's Dream Land |page=12, North American print}}</ref>

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 + Control Pad while inhaling to perform this technique. In ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]'', and ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', Kirby's inhale will transfer into a Super Inhale automatically, like in ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Kirby: Squeak Squad''; however, unlike those games, Kirby does not get tired afterwards and can Super Inhale for an indefinite amount of time.

''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' also contains an even more souped-up version of Inhale, known as [[Hypernova]].  This ability can be acquired by eating [[Miracle Fruit]]. Using this, Kirby can inhale massive objects, and also move while inhaling. In addition, he can even swallow some bosses whole, which is impossible to do with the normal Inhale.