Ability Item: Difference between revisions

An '''Ability Item'''<ref>Name taken from ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' Instruction Booklet (NA print), page 21</ref> is a special representative object which can be [[inhale]]d for a [[Copy Ability]], which appears in ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'', ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', and ''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''. In those first two games, [[Kirby]] can create these items by discarding his currently-equipped ability while a [[helper]] is on screen, or if he uses the [[Normal Beam]] on his helper. In ''Kirby Star Allies'', these items are mainly created by defeating the appropriate enemy with the [[Friend Star]] or by defeating a [[Mid-Boss]]. In ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', these items take the place of [[Ability Star]]s.

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border=1 cellpadding=2

!colspan=3|How to create an Ability Item by game &nbsp;

|''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' / ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''

|Here, the player can press the '''A''' button ('''X''' in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''), which is the same button used to call a [[helper]]. Once done, Kirby discards his ability, and tosses the created item a short distance ahead of himself. In addition, Ability Items can be made by using the [[Normal Beam]] on a helper, which transforms the helper into the corresponding item. As before, the player can do this by pressing the '''A''' button ('''X''' in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''), but only when Kirby does not have an ability equipped.

|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''

|In addition to creating them by "unfriending" appropriate allies, regular ability-providing enemies will leave behind an Ability Item if they are defeated using shots from the [[Friend Star]]. Also, if a [[Mid-Boss]] is defeated and subsequently bursts out of existence, an Ability Item will be left behind.  

|If Kirby tries to [[Make Friend]]s with a [[Bomber]], [[Walky]], or [[Don Puffle]], they will be immediately turned into Ability Items rather than being recruited as allies.

|''[[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]''

|Kirby automatically creates an Ability Item when he discards his Copy Ability or is otherwise made to drop it. Mid-bosses will also drop their corresponding items upon defeat.  

An Ability Item acts like most other items in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', in that it does not move of its own accord and will fall to the nearest available floor. Unlike most items, however, it will not automatically activate when Kirby touches it. Instead, it must be [[inhale]]d and swallowed to activate. The Ability Item can also be spat out as a [[Star Bullet]], but it cannot be recovered afterward if used in this way. Additionally, if an Ability Item is left behind or left alone long enough, it will disappear, unlike other items.

Much like with [[Copy Essence]]s, if a helper touches an Ability Item, it will automatically change into the corresponding helper for that item, and have its [[health]] fully restored. Transforming a helper with no health left into an item and then re-summoning it can be a useful method of saving the helper before it bursts out of existence.

Most copy abilities in ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' have a corresponding Ability Item. These items are as follows:

{| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" border="1" cellpadding="2"

!Description &nbsp;

In ''Kirby Star Allies'', there is an Ability Item which corresponds to every standard [[Copy Ability]] in the game. Instead of taking on the form of a representative object, the item resembles the corresponding hat which Kirby wears. Unlike in ''Kirby Super Star'' and its remake, Ability Items in this game float in the air for a moment after they are created, and then slowly drop back down. They then disappear after a few moments if not interacted with. If Kirby touches or inhales an Ability Item, he will obtain that ability. If he tosses a [[Friend Heart]] at it, the item will be made into a Friend (assuming a corresponding Friend exists for that Ability Item). If a regular Friend touches an Ability Item that can be made into a different Friend, they will be turned into that Friend (otherwise, nothing happens). Originally, Dream Friends would also be changed if this happened, but this behavior was removed in version 4.0.0, unless the Dream Friend is currently riding in any position on the [[Friend Star]]. This also cannot happen to the P1 character in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]], even if they are not a Dream Friend.

In ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', Ability Items take the form of hats or weapons inside bubbles. They stay in place after appearing, slowly drifting to the ground if created in the air, and will vanish after a short time. Similar to ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', Mid-Bosses will drop their corresponding Ability Item upon defeat. Like Ability Stars, Kirby can inhale these and spit them out as Star Bullets, or swallow them to gain the ability.

 

When Kirby has an [[Evolved Copy Ability]] set, all Ability Items corresponding to it will have the appropriate evolved ability hat/item inside.

*Oddly enough, any created Ability Items disappear immediately when Kirby cycles between or selects [[Copy Essence Deluxe|Copy Essences Deluxe]] in [[Milky Way Wishes]].

*In ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', some items, such as those for [[Parasol]] and [[Wing]], fall slowly to the ground.