Ability Item

Ability Item Details Use Obtaining/transferring abilities Obtained When discarding an ability with a helper already present. When using the Normal Beam on a helper. Game(s) Kirby Super Star / Template:KSSU Comparable to Copy Essence, Ability Star

An Ability Item is an item from Kirby Super Star and Template:KSSU which contains the essence of a Copy Ability and will grant Kirby that ability if he swallows it. This item replaces the Ability Star used in most other Kirby games.

How to create

To create an ability item, the player can press the A button (X in 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. The item created will resemble the ability in question, whether it be the weapon associated with it, the discarded hat, or some other item.

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 Ultra), but only when Kirby does not have an ability equipped.

Properties

An ability item acts like most other items in the game, in that it does not move and will fall if the floor underneath is destroyed. Unlike most items, however, it will not automatically activate when Kirby touches it. Instead, it must be inhaled 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 Essences, if a helper touches an ability item, it will automatically change into the corresponding helper for that item, and have its stamina 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.

Types of items

Most copy abilities in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra have a corresponding ability item. These items are as follows:

Ability	Picture	Description
Beam		A bronze magic wand with a crystal ball attached
Bomb		A round black bomb
Copy		Tac's bag
Cutter		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears
Fighter		A boxing glove
Fire		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears
Hammer		A wooden mallet
Ice		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears
Jet		A toy jet
Mirror		A golden magic wand with a crystal ball attached
Ninja		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears
Parasol		A parasol
Plasma		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears
Stone		A stone with a headband
Suplex		A wrestling champion's belt
Sword		A sword in a scabbard
Wheel		A wheel
Wing		A colTemplate:Orful bird which flaps its wings on occasion
Yo-Yo		A hat resembling the one Kirby wears

Abilities that do not have items include: Cook, Crash, Mike, Paint, Sleep, Starship, and Wheelie Rider.

Trivia

• Oddly enough, any created ability items disappear immediately when Kirby cycles between or selects Copy Essences Deluxe in Milky Way Wishes.
• Some items, such as the Parasol and Wing items, fall slowly to the ground.