Editing Copy Ability

{{ImCap|image=File:KRTDL Fire.png|align=right|size=200px|caption=The [[Fire]] ability, one of the most well-known Copy Abilities and often the first one seen in games it appears in.}}

{{quote|If you swallow a foe who has a special ability...<br>[[Kirby]] will copy its special ability!<br>This is Kirby's special move. It's called his '''Copy Ability'''.|[[Narrator]]'s dialogue from the [[Beginner's Room]] in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''}}

When Kirby obtains a Copy Ability, he (usually) loses his ability to inhale (Except for entering [[Mouthful Mode]] in [[Kirby and the Forgotten Land]]), instead now relying on the ability's unique attacks to battle his foes. Acquiring an ability often causes Kirby to pose ecstatically or demonstrate the new ability and causes a distinctive chipper sound to play. Kirby's [[Heads-up display|HUD]] name and icon are also typically replaced with those signifying the ability in question. When Kirby has an ability, he is often referred specifically with that ability as part of his name (e.g. "Fire Kirby", "Sword Kirby", "Plasma Kirby", etc.). However, these abilities are seldom permanent, as Kirby can easily lose them, either by discarding them willingly, taking [[damage]], or simply [[:Category:Limited use abilities|using them too many times]] in some instances. When an ability is lost in the former two methods, it will bounce away as an [[Ability Star]], which can be re-absorbed with another [[inhale]].

Standard Copy Abilities are those which Kirby can get simply by inhaling and swallowing the appropriate enemy. So far, there are 65 Copy Abilities in the ''Kirby'' series of video games, with 28 being the most abilities that have appeared in a single game (''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''):

===Combination Copy Abilities===

In addition to standard abilities, some titles allow Kirby to fuse his abilities in various ways, whether that be by pairing abilities with certain allies or objects, combining two attacks together, or directly fusing abilities. The following is a brief overview of each category of combination abilities, with details on the respective main articles:

!colspan=12|Combination Copy Ability categories &nbsp;

!Type

!Game(s)

!Description

!Examples

!Notes

|[[Animal Friend]]s

|''[[Kirby's Dream Land 2]]'', ''[[Kirby's Dream Land 3]]''

|Kirby can pair with one of six different animal buddies to alter the effect of his Copy Ability attacks. Each animal/ability combination is unique, and often resembles other Copy Abilities or attacks not otherwise present in the games alone. Each combination only offers one type of attack, however.

|[[Rick]], [[Kine]], [[Coo]], [[Nago]], [[ChuChu]], [[Pitch]]

|Animal friends are also capable of absorbing copy abilities for Kirby from enemies while he is riding them.

|[[Wheelie Rider]]

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

|When Kirby has a [[Wheelie]] [[Helper]] on his team, he can hop onto the Wheelie to form this combination ability, similar to a [[Piggyback]] in more recent games. Using this power allows Kirby to ride much faster than he could with the [[Wheel]] ability on its own.

|This ability is accessible anywhere where Wheelie can be obtained, but is specifically used for the escape sequence at the end of [[Revenge of Meta Knight]].

|Kirby is able to keep his current Copy Ability when mounting Wheelie, though he cannot use it until getting off again.

|[[Kirby_64: The Crystal Shards#Power Combos|Power Combo]]

|''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''

|Exclusively in ''[[Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]'', Kirby is able to combine two [[Ability Star]]s together to form a [[Power Combo]]. This creates an all-new ability that combines elements from the two base abilities into a single attack. Some of the combinations are more powerful than others, and some create quite odd results.

|[[Curling]], [[Stone-Stone]], [[Spark-Cutter]], [[Ice-Spark]], etc.

|Some of these abilities would return, at least in form, in ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.

|[[Bubble (container)|Bubbled essence fusion]]

|Only a small handful of abilities could be combined in this manner.

|[[Robobot Armor|Robobot Armor modes]]

|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''

|In ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', Kirby gains access to the Robobot Armor, a powerful robotic suit which Kirby pilots to dispose of large threats on his adventure. The Robobot Armor is compatible with certain Copy Abilities, and can absorb them from enemies to gain new attacks and functions. Unlike Kirby, however, only some abilities are compatible.

|[[Fire Mode]], [[Sword Mode]], [[Spark Mode]], [[Jet Mode]], etc.

|Much like Wheelie Rider, Kirby's currently equipped ability does not affect the Robobot Armor, and Kirby does not lose his ability when using it.

|[[Friend Ability|Friend Abilities]]

|In ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'', Kirby and his [[Helper|allies]] can combine their attacks together to create new combination moves. There are two distinct forms this can take; [[Power Effect]]s and Friend Attacks. The former adds a permanent elemental boost to a weapon, and the latter acts as a one-time special move that will need to be repeated to use again.  

|[[Sizzle]], [[Bluster]], [[Icicle Lance]], [[Still Life]], [[Geokinesis]], [[Fatal Chorus]], etc.

|Power Effects are similar to the fusion abilities in ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', and Friend Attacks are similar to the Power Combos in ''Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards''.

While each ability is unique in its own right, there are multiple abilities which can be used for the same sort of task in-game. A few abilities are multi-purpose, able to clear many different types of hazards or puzzles. The following table will show various obstacles and which Copy Abilities can be used to clear them in the main series:

! width="250px" | Can break [[Metal Block]]s

! width="250px" | Can break [[Ice Block]]s and light [[Fuse]]s

! width="250px" | Can cool down [[Fire Block]]s

*[[Fire]]^[D]

*[[Smash]]

*[[Hammer]]

*[[Smash]]

*[[Smash]]

^[C] Can only light Fuses prior to ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and cannot break Ice Blocks onward.<br>

^[D] Only from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' onward.<br>

This chart does not account for more specific scenarios, [[Power Combo]] fusions, [[Friend Ability|Friend Abilities]] or any other non-standard Copy Ability.</small>

==Non-Series Copy Abilities==

In the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series, Kirby is able to copy the neutral special move of any other character and use it against them (with only some moves differing in function based on circumstance). As of October 18th, 2021, there are a total of 91 unique abilities that Kirby can utilize in the series when he copies an opponent, though only a maximum of 89 can be used in a single game (''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' being that game). Like in the ''Kirby'' series, Kirby gains a costume based on the character inhaled. Kirby can discard abilities by [[smashwiki:Taunt|taunting]].

*As of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', the abilities with the most appearances are [[Parasol]] and [[Cutter]], with 17 each.

**However, if [[Sword Hero]] is counted as a [[Sword]] appearance, then it has the most, at 18.

*If Kirby uses the [[Copy]] ability on a [[Scarfy]] or [[Mister Anglep]], he will get the [[Crash]] ability. This is the only way to obtain an ability from them, and the only cases of a regular enemy that can't be inhaled but that still provides an ability in some other form.

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