Color

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Four commonly seen colTemplate:Ors of Kirby.

ColTemplate:Or changes refers to the different colTemplate:Ors, colTemplate:Or schemes and palettes that can be applied to Kirby and other characters, enemies, or objects. Most commonly, it refers to alternate colTemplate:Ors that the player can choose for Kirby to be. While Kirby is most well recognized in his native pink, he has been seen in a great many different shades and hues throughout the Kirby series, especially in multiplayer games and Sub-Games.

ColTemplate:Or changes by title

The following will go over other colTemplate:Ors of Kirby (and others where applicable) in each game in the Kirby series. Games that do not offer colTemplate:Or changes will not be listed:

Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Before the introduction of Copy Ability hats, several abilities distinguished themselves in Kirby by changing his colTemplate:Or. 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 Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, red, yellow and green Kirbys can be seen in the Sub-Games. These could be controlled by other players.

In both versions, enemies and Mid-Bosses can also come in several different colTemplate:Ors. Waddle Dees 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.

Kirby's Dream Course

Kirby and Keeby.

In this title, a yellow Kirby (officially known as Keeby) is controlled by the second player. This is the first instance in the series of multiple Kirbys in a game, distinguished by colTemplate:Or.

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

Although Copy Ability hats were introduced in this title, additional colTemplate:Or changes to Kirby were still present on many abilities. Examples include yellow for the Beam ability, green for the Plasma ability, blue for the Ice ability, and purple for the Ninja ability, among others.

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

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, the green, red and yellow Kirbys can be seen and played as again in the Sub-Games.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Like in Kirby's Adventure, some abilities, like the Ice ability, will change Kirby's colTemplate:Or when equipped.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

In the Sub-Games, picking multiple Kirbys will cause the others to be assigned a different colTemplate:Or. These could be pink, yellow, blue, or green. This could also be done for the other playable characters in the group; King Dedede, Adeleine and Waddle Dee. This was the first game in the series to introduce Blue and Green Kirby as selectable colTemplate:Ors.

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  Kirby

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  King Dedede

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  Adeleine

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  Waddle Dee

Kirby Air Ride

In this title, the player has the option of choosing between several different colTemplate:Ors for Kirby, some of which need to be unlocked by completing objectives in the Checklist. Different colTemplate:Ors can also be chosen for Meta Knight and King Dedede. They are as follows:

Default

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  Pink

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  Yellow

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  Blue

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  Red

Unlockable

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  Green

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  Purple

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  Brown

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  White

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

A poster showcasing four different colTemplate:Ors of Kirby.

Although they were first seen in Nightmare in Dream Land, the red, green and yellow Kirbys feature prominently in this title, and are given a role in the main story mode. These can be controlled by the CPU, or by other players. In addition to these, a fifth Kirby can be found in the game, with a very dark grey hue.

In addition, the player has the option to change Kirby's colTemplate:Or using Spray Paint.

Kirby: Squeak Squad

Like in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the player has the option of changing Kirby's colTemplate:Or using Spray Paint, though this time there are some new colTemplate:Ors to choose from, and the colTemplate:Ors will also apply to Kirby's abilities in various ways, as well as the Copy Palette. Gold Waddle Dee also appears as a different color of a Waddle Dee in this game as well.

The red, green and yellow Kirbys also appear again in the Sub-Games.

Kirby Mass Attack

In this title, the colTemplate:Or of a Mini-Kirby indicates their state of health. Pink indicates full health, blue indicates low health, and white indicates no health.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Artwork depicting four differently colTemplate:Ored Kirbys.

In addition to Meta Knight, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee, secondary players can choose between a yellow, blue or green Kirby to accompany the standard pink Kirby, both in the main game and in Sub-Games.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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Logo for Kirby Fighters Deluxe, depicting Kirbys of many different hues.

In the Sub-Game Kirby Fighters (and in the expanded spin-off Kirby Fighters Deluxe), the player has a choice between many different colTemplate:Ors for Kirby. These include the following:

• Pink
• Yellow
• Blue
• Green
• Red
• White
• Indigo

Shadow Kirby also appears as a boss in Kirby Fighters and as an unlockable alternate color in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. In this iteration, Shadow Kirby appears purple & void-like with a swirling black hole in his body.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

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Artwork of four Kirbys of different colTemplate:Ors fighting a Kibble Blade in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

Using amiibo, Kirby can be given a number of different colTemplate:Ors in addition to Copy Abilities. As an example, the King Dedede amiibo gives Kirby the Hammer ability, and also turns him yellow.

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.

Kirby Battle Royale

A still from the opening movie showcasing several different colTemplate:Ors of Kirby.

In Dedede's Cake Royale, a device called the Kirby Printer exists, capable of creating clones of Kirby, though all of these clones come in shades other than pink.

In multiplayer modes, the player has the option of changing Kirby's colTemplate:Or, as well as the colTemplate:Ors of other characters. Options include the following:

• Pink
• Yellow
• Blue
• Green
• Orange
• Gray

Kirby Star Allies

The standard yellow, blue, and green Kirbys can be seen in the Sub-Games. While the alternate-color Kirbys don't appear elsewhere in Story Mode & in The Ultimate Choice, yellow, blue and green palettes of every friend and Dream Friend are available too.

Shadow Kirby from Kirby and the Amazing Mirror appears as a cameo appearance in the skies of Jambastion, carrying over his original dark, monochromatic appearance from the original game.

Super Kirby Clash

The four Kirbys return in this game with their colorations carried over from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - pink, yellow, blue, and green.

Kirby Fighters 2

The standard yellow, blue, and green alternate colors for every Kirby and buddy are available once again in Kirby Fighters 2. Unlike in Kirby Fighters Deluxe, the player cannot change their colors and are locked into pink as P1, yellow as P2, blue as P3 and green as P4. Alternate colors for buddies are based on their appearances in Kirby Star Allies.

Shadow Kirby once again appears in this game as a boss, but his color is completely void-like black with white swirls and outlines, resembling his appearance from the previous Kirby Fighters entries. He cannot be unlocked as an alternate color unlike in Kirby Fighters Deluxe.

Super Smash Bros. series

SmashWiki has more information about this subject here.

Each game in the Super Smash Bros. series has provided alternate choices for colTemplate:Or for Kirby and other playable fighters. Different choices are available in each title:

Super Smash Bros. (64)

(Note that the green Kirby was only available during Team Battles.)

Trivia

• Although Kirby has always been pink in Japanese box arts, there was a little bit of confusion abroad at first, resulting in Kirby being portrayed as white on international box arts of Kirby's Dream Land.
• While several colTemplate:Ors of Kirby are consistent throughout the series, the colTemplate:Or of the cheek blushes can change on the other palettes. Some games change the cheek blush to match the colTemplate:Or, while others keep the blush a dark pink on all colTemplate:Ors.