Invincible Candy

Invincible Candy Artwork of an Invincible Candy from Kirby: Planet Robobot. Details Use Grants temporary invincibility Game(s) All main series games except for Kirby's Dream Land 2 Some spin-off games

The Invincible Candy, formerly known as Candy, is a special item found in most games of the Kirby series. It is a rare item that resembles a glowing lollipop with a star. While the Invincible Candy is a lollipop, it is not technically food, as it does not recover any health.

In Kirby Super Star, the invincible effect can also be obtained from the Ability Mix roulette when it stops on the "Super" icon. In various multiplayer games starting with Kirby Super Star, its effect can be shared with Kirby's allies for a short time by Face-to-Face.

Effects

Invincibility

When Kirby is under the effect of Invincible Candy, he can defeat strong enemies like Mr. Frosty by simply touching them.

An Invincible Candy makes Kirby, his helper(s), or other playable character(s) temporarily invincible when eaten, enabling them to harm enemies and bosses without taking damage, as well as moving through hazards like spikes unharmed. However, the invincibility wears off after a few seconds, and it does not protect Kirby from falling into a bottomless pit or being crushed.

On the ability icon in the English version games, this invincible effect is called Hyper in Kirby's Adventure and Super in Kirby Super Star. In Japanese, this effect is called 無敵むてき (Muteki, "Invincible").

Notably, a special effect happens when acquiring some Invincible Candy while riding the Friend Star in Kirby Star Allies. The pause screen lists this effect as a move called "Shooting Star", and it allows the Friend Star to plow through enemies, metal blocks, and fragile walls by simply moving into them.

Speed Up

In Kirby Super Star, its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra, and recent games from Kirby's Return to Dream Land onward, the Invincible Candy speeds up its user as well.

Appearances

Kirby defeating Wild Edge using Invincible Candy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Invincible Candy appears as an item in the following Kirby games:

• Kirby's Dream Land
• Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
• Kirby's Pinball Land (only worth points here)
• Kirby's Block Ball (only worth points here)
• Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
• Kirby's Dream Land 3
• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (has a different theme in this game)
• Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble
• Kirby Air Ride (does not have a theme in this game)
• Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
• Kirby: Squeak Squad
• Kirby Mass Attack (has a different theme in this game)
• Kirby's Return to Dream Land
• Kirby: Triple Deluxe
• Kirby Fighters Deluxe
• Kirby and the Rainbow Curse
• Kirby: Planet Robobot
• Kirby Star Allies
• Kirby Fighters 2
• Kirby and the Forgotten Land
• Kirby's Dream Buffet (only given to those in last place, causes a "screen KO" on opponents in Battle Royale mode)

Other depictions

Invincible Candy is also depicted in other ways in the following games:

• Kirby: Canvas Curse - appears as a drawing in Paint Panic.
• Kirby: Triple Deluxe - appears as a keychain, using its sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.
• Kirby's Dream Buffet - appears on a Character Treat, using its artwork from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

Music

Main article: Invincible Candy (theme)

While Kirby is under the effect of an Invincible Candy, a special musical theme plays, which can be heard in nearly every game that includes the Candy. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Kirby Mass Attack are the only games to have a different Invincible Candy theme than the recurring one. When the Invincible Candy is consumed in Kirby Air Ride, no special theme is played at all.

Profiles

Kirby Super Star

• Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "Kirby becomes invincible for a short time."

Kirby Air Ride

• North American instruction booklet, page 24: "Makes you invincible for a limited time."

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

• Instruction manual bio (page 27): "This special candy makes Kirby invincible, but only for a little while."

Kirby Super Star Ultra

• Instruction manual bio (page 21): "Makes Kirby invincible for a short time."

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

• Wii U manual bio: "Kirby will become invincible for a limited time."

Kirby: Planet Robobot

• Instruction manual bio (page 16): "Makes you invincible for a short period of time."

Kirby Fighters 2

• In-game tip: "Eat this to become invincible and take no damage!"

Trivia

• Kirby's Dream Land 2 is the only Kirby main series game where the Invincible Candy is absent.
• In some official art of the Kirby series, e.g. from the "Pupupu Train" event, Invincible Candies are depicted as just common food sold in stores.
• The effect of the Invincible Candy is similar to that of the Super Star from the Mario series. In recent Mario games, the Super Star can speed up its user, too.
  • In the Super Smash Bros. series, only the Super Star appears as an item in gameplay, possibly due to their identical effects.
• Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse are the only games where the Invincible Candy's effect does not transfer between rooms.
• Invincible Candy does not speed up its user or grant the ability to hurt on contact in the Kirby Fighters games.

Gallery

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Sketch of an Invincible Candy along with a 1-Up and a Maxim Tomato from the False Ending credits of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Illustration of an Invincible Candy with a 1-Up and a Maxim Tomato from the true ending credits of Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork

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  Artwork of a Candy from Kirby Air Ride

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  Sprite of a Candy from Kirby Air Ride

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  Kirby: Squeak Squad artwork

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby Fighters, from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Yellow Parasol Kirby under the effect of Invincible Candy, from Kirby Fighters

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby Star Allies

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby Fighters 2

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  An Invincible Candy in Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Figure of an Invincible Candy from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Sprite of an Invincible Candy in Kirby's Dream Buffet

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  Doodle Invincible Candy drawn by Kirby from Kirby Art & Style Collection

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  Kirby Portal artwork

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  Kirby #14 from the Kirby 30th Anniversary site

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	無敵キャンディー Muteki Kyandī	Invincible Candy
Chinese	彩虹棒棒糖 Cǎihóng Bàngbàngtáng	Rainbow Lollipop
Canadian French	Super bonbon	Super candy
European French	Super sucette	Super lollipop
German	Superkraft-Lolli	Super power-Lollipop
Italian	Bonbon invincibile	Invincible candy
Korean	무적 캔디 Mujeok Kaendi	Invinciblity Candy
Portuguese	Pirulito de invencibilidade	Invincibility lollipop
Latin American Spanish	Paleta Paleta de invencibilidad	Lollipop Invincibility lollipop
European Spanish	Piruleta de invencibilidad	Invincibility lollipop