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==Colors by title==

Before the introduction of [[Copy Ability]] hats, several abilities distinguished themselves in Kirby by changing his color. Many abilities, such as [[Needle]], [[Wheel]] and [[Stone]] change Kirby to a more orange hue, while [[Ice]] and [[Freeze]] change him to a light blue.

In both versions, enemies and [[Mid-Boss]]es can also come in several different colors. [[Waddle Dee]]s for instance, could be orange, blue, green, yellow, red, purple, or even monochrome. In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', these different enemy and Mid-Boss colorations are a result of palette limitations, but this is not the case for ''Nightmare in Dream Land''.

Enemies, Mid-Bosses, and even [[Boss]]es could also come in different shades and hues. A prime example of this is the [[Boss]] [[Chameleo Arm]], whose color is random each time Kirby encounters it. Kirby can also use the [[Paint]] ability to change Chameleo Arm's color mid-fight.

[[Helper]]s also have different color schemes than their enemy counterparts. These helpers also have different color schemes depending on the subgame.

===''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''===

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===''Kirby Air Ride''===

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===''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''===

[[File:KatamPoster.jpg|thumb|right|150px|A poster showcasing four different colors of Kirby.]]

In addition, the player has the option to change Kirby's color using [[Spray Paint]].

[[Gold Waddle Dee]] also appears as a different color of a Waddle Dee in this game as well.

===''Kirby Mass Attack''===

=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===

[[File:KRtDLD Four Kirbys.png|thumb|right|200px|Artwork depicting four differently-colored Kirbys from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''.]]

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KRTDL Four Kirbys.png|Artwork depicting four differently colored Kirbys from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''

KRtDLD Four Kirbys on piggyback screenshot.jpg|Four Kirbys [[piggyback]]ing in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''

KRtDLD Magolor's Tome Trackers gameplay screenshot.png|Four Kirbys playing [[Magolor's Tome Trackers]] in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''

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Oddly enough, the indigo-colored Kirby is a dark blue color in promotional renders for the game, making it look closer to Meta Knight's coloration, despite being a much darker purplish color in-game.

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In the Sub-Game [[Team Kirby Clash]] (and in the expanded spin-off ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]''), four Kirbys make up a team of role-playing heroes. They come in pink, yellow, blue and green.

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*Pink

*Yellow

*Blue

*Orange

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===''Kirby Star Allies''===

[[Shadow Kirby]] from ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'' also makes a cameo appearance in the skies of [[Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion|Jambastion]], carrying over his original dark, monochromatic appearance from the original game.

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|Rank 1

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|Keeby Yellow

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|Rank 27

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|Elfilin Peacock

|[[File:KDB Elfilin Peacock color render.png|100px]]

|Rank 31

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|Rick Cream

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|Rank 133

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==Trivia==

*From ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land'' to ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', four-player multiplayer consistently used Kirbys colored in pink, yellow, red, and green. Starting in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', however, blue has been the consistent third color instead of red. This is likely because red is closer in shade to Kirby's default pink, while blue is more identifiable. ''Kirby Battle Royale'' notably lacks a red Kirby altogether, opting to use orange instead. ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' keeps the same pink-yellow-blue-green layout, but red is the first color to be unlocked, likely referencing its previous role.

**Interestingly, in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', Blue Kirby's HUD icons are called "KirbyRFace," while the other two are properly called "KirbyYFace" and "KirbyGFace," indicating that red was originally planned as the third color.

*While several colors of Kirby are consistent throughout the series, the color of the cheek blushes and feet can change on the other palettes. Some games change the cheek blush to match the color, while others keep the blush a dark pink on all colors.

**As another example, ''Kirby'' games during the 2000s used a green Kirby with orange feet, while later ''Kirby'' games show green Kirby with darker green feet. The red Kirby also originally had pink feet, which were changed to darker red. ''Super Smash Bros.'' used the darker green and red feet until ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', at which point they changed to orange and pink, which have been kept in that series despite the change in the main series.

*Two alternate colors of Kirby have official nicknames: '''[[Keeby]]''' is the yellow Kirby from ''Kirby's Dream Course'' (a pun on the Japanese word for "yellow"), and '''くさもちカービィ'''<ref name=ssb>[https://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/ChrFrameLayout.html ''Super Smash Bros. (64)'' official website (JP) - Secrets of fighters' alternative colors]</ref> (''Kusa mochi'' Kirby) is the green Kirby from the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. ''[[wikipedia:Kusa mochi|Kusa mochi]]'' (literally "grass [[wikipedia:mochi|mochi]]") is a green Japanese sweet. Both of these names are used as the colors for the default yellow and green Kirbys in ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'', though "''Kusa mochi'' Green" is translated into English as "Tea Green".

*In ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''{{'}}s internal files, unused data exists for a yellow recolor of Kirby, titled "Body_2P".<ref>[https://twitter.com/ObscureKirby/status/1499901373512626178 Obscure Kirby Media & Facts on Twitter]</ref>

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