Dyna Blade
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- This article is about the character. For the main game in Kirby Super Star and its remake, see Dyna Blade (main game).
| “ | A gigantic bird who can attack his opponent by either stretching out his neck or grabbing them with his claws. | ” | — Description of Dyna Blade in the Enemy Characters section of the Kirby Super Star Instruction Booklet |
Dyna Blade is a main boss in Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra. She appears as a beautiful, angelic bird adorned with gems, bright, colorful eyes, rainbow-hued feathers, and very sharp, steel-like claws and wings which she uses to attack Kirby.
Game appearances
| Dyna Blade's video game appearances | ||
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| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby series | ||
| Kirby Super Star | Final boss, main antagonist, and supporting character | Dyna Blade is the final boss of the main game named after her, but she helps Kirby in Revenge of Meta Knight. |
| Kirby Air Ride | Hazard | Appears in an event in City Trial. |
| Kirby Super Star Ultra | Final boss, main antagonist, and supporting character | As this is a remake of Kirby Super Star, her role doesn't change. |
| Kirby Mass Attack | Cameo | Appears in one of the "Awesome" attacks in Kirby Quest |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Reference | Appears as a keychain. |
| Kirby Fighters Deluxe | Stage hazard | Appears in Dyna Blade's Nest. |
| Kirby: Planet Robobot | Reference | Appears as a sticker. |
| Kirby Star Allies | Cameo | Dyna Blade occasionally flies over Castle Dedede in the first level: World of Peace - Dream Land. |
| Super Kirby Clash | Reference | Appears as a sticker. |
| Kirby Fighters 2 | Stage hazard | Appears in Dyna Blade's Nest. |
| Kirby's Dream Buffet | Reference | Appears as a Character Treat. |
| Super Smash Bros. series | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Trophy and sticker | |
| Super Smash Bros. Ultimate | Spirit | |
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Kirby Super Star and its remake, Dyna Blade has a main game named after her. In this game, Dyna Blade disrupts the crops by slicing them down using her wings, then making off with the harvest. After Kirby discovers this, he sets off to retrieve the stolen goods. Surprisingly, it turns out that Dyna Blade stole the food only to feed her chicks, as opposed to King Dedede's more gluttonous reasons. After Kirby helps rear her chicks, Dyna Blade befriends him and aids him in Revenge of Meta Knight, flying him onto the Halberd's deck after he's knocked off of his Warp Star.
Dyna Blade is fought in the last stage of the Dyna Blade game, reachable after the Candy Mountain stage is cleared. She fights by swooping in from the background, striking with her beak, and attempting to grab Kirby with her talons. Her only weak point is her head. She can be defeated using the Drop Stars that drop whenever she swoops near the ground or lands.
Dyna Blade is also fought in The Arena as one of the first set of randomly-fought bosses. In Kirby Super Star Ultra, Dyna Blade also appears on a card in Kirby Card Swipe.
Kirby Air Ride
| “ | The mystery bird Dyna Blade appeared! Aim for his[sic] head! | ” | — Notice from the Dyna Blade event in City Trial, in Kirby Air Ride |
Dyna Blade appears in one event in City Trial mode of Kirby Air Ride. During this event, Dyna Blade will fly in and land in a pre-determined though randomly selected location within the city, with her size being comparable to the larger buildings. She will harm any racers who touch her but can be attacked by flying into her head, which will cause her to drop items of various value, usually Patches or Food. Dyna Blade will fly off and land in one other location given enough time. After being damaged sufficiently or a short time after her second landing, she will fly off and the event will end.
Notably, the in-game flavor text for Dyna Blade refers to the character using male pronouns, which is inconsistent with the rest of the series and likely a mistake.
Kirby Mass Attack
Dyna Blade appears in one of Kirby Mass Attack's Sub-Game, Kirby Quest, as one of Kirby's 'Awesome' attacks. She dives towards the enemies and climbs back up.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Dyna Blade appears as a rare keychain, depicting her in sprite form from Kirby Super Star. Her keychain can be found in Fine Fields - Stage 2.
Kirby Fighters Deluxe & Kirby Fighters 2
- Main article: Dyna Blade's Nest (Battle Stage)
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2, Dyna Blade appears on a stage themed after her nest and attacks the combatant Kirbys with similar moves to her appearance in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra. Instead of being rendered in 3-D, her appearance is directly taken from her in-game sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, a randomly-obtained sticker depicting Dyna Blade's head can be found, based on artwork from Kirby Super Star.
Kirby Star Allies
Dyna Blade makes a cameo appearance in Kirby Star Allies, occasionally spotted flying over Castle Dedede in the first level: World of Peace - Dream Land.
Super Kirby Clash
In Super Kirby Clash, Dyna Blade appears as one of the stickers that can be purchased from Magolor's Shoppe, based on her artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra. The sticker comes with the caption: *flap*.
Kirby's Dream Buffet
In Kirby's Dream Buffet, Dyna Blade appears on a Character Treat, using her sprite from Kirby Super Star.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Dyna Blade appears as a trophy and sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The Dyna Blade sticker can be equipped in The Subspace Emissary to increase launch resistance by 46 points, though it is only effective when playing as Kirby, King Dedede, or Meta Knight.
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"A monstrous bird with white- and rainbow-colored bladed wings and huge talons. Challengers who face Dyna Blade are forced to contend with her speed and armor plating that can reflect any attack. The only weak point is her head. In Kirby Super Star, she's destroying Dream Land's crops, but there's apparently a perfectly good reason for this." | Kirby Super Star Kirby Air Ride |
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Dyna Blade appears as a ★★★★ defense-type primary spirit in this game. She can only be obtained by summoning her using cores from other bird-like spirits. She has level 1 stats of 2,325 attack and 1,902 defense, while her level 99 stats are 5,813 and 4,756 defense. She has two support slots and will grant the paired fighter increased jump height.
Role in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
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| “ | In days of old, there dwelt in the land of the Cappies a giant bird. It had wings that shone like the Sun, a steely beak, and claws as sharp as swords. This wondrous creature - known to all as Dyna Blade - could streak through the sky like lightning. | ” | — Professor Curio describing Dyna Blade in Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure |
Dyna Blade appears in the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, as a minor character, first appearing in the episode Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure.
Unlike most characters, she makes almost every appearance in 3D, with her specific character model being updated in later episodes. Dyna Blade is shown to be a legendary bird with metal wings and feathers, which explains why "blade" is in her name. She is said to be seen every 100 years. Unlike many other characters in the show, Dyna Blade does not have any speaking roles, though she is still fairly intelligent.
In her first appearance, King Dedede tricks Kirby into eating Dyna Blade's egg, which causes her to wreak havoc upon Cappy Town. However, it is found that Dyna Blade's chick had already hatched, and she forgives Kirby. After that, she is rarely seen outside of small roles or cameo appearances, and the only other episode which features her prominently is The Empty Nest Mess.
Filmography
The following is a complete list of all of Dyna Blade's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, along with other information regarding her role in each episode:
| Dyna Blade's appearances in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! | ||||
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| Episode | Image | Role | Selected quote | Notes |
| Kirby's Egg-Cellent Adventure |  |
Primary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Cappy New Year |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| A Fish Called Kine |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| The Empty Nest Mess |  |
Secondary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Prediction Predicament - Part II |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Tourist Trap |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Kirby Takes the Cake |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Waddle While You Work |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Waste Management |  |
Secondary character | (no dialogue) | |
| Air-Ride-in-Style - Part I |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | Appears only in the Japanese version. |
| Cappy Town Down |  |
Tertiary character | (no dialogue) | |
Trivia
- In the Kirby Super Star instruction booklet, Dyna Blade is strangely referred to as male. This mistake is also repeated in Kirby Air Ride.
- Dyna Blade's battle theme in Kirby Super Star Ultra, as well as that of Wham Bam Rock and Wham Bam Jewel, is a remix of Castle Lololo's theme from Kirby's Dream Land, which is also used as Dyna Blade's theme in Kirby Air Ride.
- In Kirby Super Star and Ultra, using the Jet ability's 'Rocket Dive' on Dyna Blade at proper timing can instantly defeat her with all three hits connected (rise, drop, Drop Star rebound).
- The Kirby novels introduce a counterpart to Dyna Blade called Acti Blade. The theme of the two names would suggest that they derive from "dynamic" and "active".
Gallery
Kirby Air Ride artwork
In-game sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate spirit, originally artwork from Kirby Super Star
Artwork from Kirby no Copy-toru!
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Dyna Blade
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Dyna Blade
Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Dyna Blade
Dedede Directory about Dyna Blade
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ダイナブレイド Daina Bureido |
Dyna Blade |
| Traditional Chinese | 巨大鋒翼鳥 (Super Kirby Clash) Jùdà Fēng Yì Niǎo 鳳凰鳥 (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!) Fènghuáng Niǎo |
Gigantic Edge-Winged Bird (Super Kirby Clash) Phoenix Bird (Kirby: Right Back at Ya!) |
| Simplified Chinese | 巨大锋翼鸟 Jùdà Fēng Yì Niǎo | |
| French | Dyna Blade | - |
| German | Dyna Blade | - |
| Korean | 다이나 블레이드 Daina Beulleideu |
Dyna Blade |
| Portuguese | Dyna Blade | - |
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