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Revision as of 08:13, 28 October 2018
A Star Bullet (otherwise known as a Spit Star, Spitting Star, Exhaled Star or just Star in shorthand) is a glowing star-shaped projectile that Kirby can spit out after inhaling an enemy or object (notably the Recoil Star left by bosses). It is his primary method of attacking at range, and deals a considerable amount of damage to anything vulnerable to it.
Overview
To launch a star bullet, Kirby must first inhale something. Instead of swallowing, the unknown reader must then press the same button used to inhale to make Kirby spit the object back out as a star. It will travel at significant speed in a straight direction until it hits something, upon which it will shatter, pass through, or be deflected, based on the power of the star, and the nature of the thing it hits.
Star bullets are capable of dealing a considerable amount of damage, more so in many cases than most Copy Ability attacks, but naturally, using them requires Kirby to inhale something first. Anything that can be inhaled can be used as a star projectile, even Kirby's friends in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. The trajectory of the star can be influenced by some environmental hazards, though this is a rare occurrence. Star bullets are also useful for clearing away blockades and hitting switches at a distance.
Blaster Bullet
Starting from Kirby's Adventure, Kirby can swallowing multiple objects at once to create a more powerful star that can pass through enemies as it hits them. This is referred to officially as 貫通星型弾 ("Piercing Star Bullet") in Japanese or a Blaster Bullet in English as described in Kirby's Blowout Blast.
Dash Damage Boost
Kirby Super Star introduced a game mechanic that a Star Bullet can deal more damage if Kirby launches it while dashing. This is featured in modern main series games (Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot and Kirby Star Allies) but not neccesarily in other games such as Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Damage Value
The following lists the damage value of the Star Bullet and its variations in some Kirby games.
Star Bullet damage in the Kirby series | |||||
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Game | Star Bullet | Star Bullet (dash) | Blaster Bullet | Blaster Bullet (dash) | Reference Bosses |
10 (The Star Rod bullet does the same damage.) |
N/A | 25 (20 in Dream Land 2) |
N/A |
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52 (The Starship bullet does the same damage.) |
60 | 60 | 70 |
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32 (The Love-Love Stick bullet does the same damage.) |
N/A | 64 (32 vs. Pon Con) |
N/A |
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40 (The Triple Star bullet does 20 damage instead.) |
N/A | 2 objects: 50 3+ objects: 60 |
N/A |
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52 | 60 | 2 objects: 60 3 objects: 65 4 objects: 69 5 objects: 73 6 objects: 77 7 objects: 81 8 objects: 85 9 objects: 89 10 objects: 93 11 objects: 97 12+ objects: 100 |
2 objects: 65 3 objects: 70 4 objects: 74 5 objects: 78 6 objects: 82 7 objects: 86 8 objects: 90 9 objects: 94 10 objects: 98 11 objects: 102 12+ objects: 105 |
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520 | 600 | 2 objects: 600 3 objects: 650 4 objects: 690 5 objects: 730 6 objects: 770 7 objects: 810 8 objects: 850 9 objects: 890 10 objects: 930 11 objects: 970 12+ objects: 1000 |
2 objects: 650 3 objects: 700 4 objects: 740 5 objects: 780 6 objects: 820 7 objects: 860 8 objects: 900 9 objects: 940 10 objects: 980 11 objects: 1020 12+ objects: 1050 |
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Notably, Kirby Super Star (Ultra), Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot and Kirby Star Allies have an identical damage system, the damage value in Planet Robobot and Star Allies being exactly 10 times of the former games.
Notable Appearances
Kirby series
Star Bullets were first introduced in Kirby's Dream Land, where they were Kirby's only method of defeating most bosses. Since then, they have remained mostly unchanged throughout the Kirby series.
A few exceptions include Kirby's Return to Dream Land where Blaster Bullets travel more slowly than usual, and Kirby: Planet Robobot where a special variation of the move called the Planet Buster is used by Robobot Armor Halberd Mode to battle Star Dream.
Some legendary items can fire Star Bullets too, such as the Star Rod and the Triple Star Cane.
Super Smash Bros. series
In the Super Smash Bros. series, Kirby and King Dedede can inhale and shoot their opponents (or sometimes their teammates) out as star bullets, though they behave differently. They travel more slowly, always pass through enemies they hit, and the person transformed can revert back by button-mashing, or revert back normally after traveling some distance. The power of the star depends on the weight of the opponent spat out, meaning that an opponent like Jigglypuff would make for a weak star, while a fighter like Bowser would make for a very strong star.
Names in other languages
Star Bullet
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 星型弾 Hoshigatadan |
Star Bullet |
Blaster Bullet
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | 貫通星型弾 Kantsū Hoshigatadan |
Piercing Star Bullet |
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