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'''Kirby''' is the main character and namesake of the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' series]]. He is a small pink creature who resides on and protects all of [[Popstar|Planet Popstar]], though his true origin is unknown. Despite his simplistic appearance, Kirby is easily recognizable by his ball-like stature, his large glossy eyes, and his cheerful demeanor. He is often seen riding a [[Warp Star]], but can otherwise fly by [[Hover|taking in air and puffing up like a balloon]]. While Kirby has many ways to combat his foes, the most well-known by far is his ability to open his mouth wide to [[Inhale|suck up]] his opponents and then swallow them whole. Doing this allows Kirby to [[Copy Ability|copy the attributes]] of whatever he just ate, expanding his powers in ways that are difficult to predict. Using these abilities is often crucial for Kirby to overcome the greater challenges he faces on his adventures. Kirby is classified as a silent protagonist; that is, he does not speak audibly or in text to the player in most instances, but characters in-game are implied to understand him. However, certain supplementary material, especially earlier in the series' history, has shown Kirby with the ability to speak normally, often in separate [[canon]]s from the games. Despite this, he is very [[Kirby's voice|vocal]], using lots of grunts, shouts, and monosyllables — most famously, his cheery elongated "Hi!"

In the main video game series, Kirby is typically portrayed as the only one of his kind. However, there are many instances, particularly in spin-off titles, where Kirby is joined by clones of himself, which often come in their own [[Colors|body colors]]. Additionally, spin-off games tend to use Kirby's shape more literally, placing him in situations where he acts like a ball such as [[Kirby's Pinball Land|pinball]], [[Kirby's Dream Course|miniature golf]], [[Kirby's Block Ball|breakout]], or more generalized racing/platforming situations. Additionally, extra material such as the [[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!|anime]], [[Kirby (novel series)|novel series]], or manga series often have their own takes on Kirby, his character, and his abilities, and are generally not considered to be canon with the main video game series.

''[[Kirby Air Ride]]'' has Kirby racing across several colorful courses on various [[Air Ride Machine|celestial vehicles]] against [[Color changes|other Kirbys]], King Dedede, and Meta Knight. This is the first game in the series that allows for full three-dimensional movement, though when off his machine, Kirby is only afforded five midair jumps, like in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' games.

In ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]'', Kirby is ambushed by someone resembling Meta Knight, who slashes him with his sword, causing Kirby to split into [[Color changes#Kirby & The Amazing Mirror|four identical copies of himself]], distinguishable only by differing body colors. The masked swordsman then flees into a mirror and the Kirbys give chase, leading them to a place known as the [[Mirror World]]. Here, they set off, looking for pieces of a shattered golden mirror in the center of the world. Along the way, they repeatedly run into a shadowy version of Kirby who appears to be spying on them. Upon completion of the mirror, the Kirbys jump into it to find a dark eerie copy of the area they were just in. Here, they find out that the Meta Knight who attacked them earlier was a doppelganger known as [[Dark Meta Knight]], who had previously imprisoned the real Meta Knight in this realm. After defeating the faker, Meta Knight entrusts Kirby with [[Master|his sword]], which Kirby then uses to fight [[Dark Mind]], who was responsible for creating Dark Meta Knight and for disturbing the Mirror World itself. If Kirby loses the sword during this fight, the shadowy Kirby from earlier will appear to toss it back to him. Once Dark Mind is defeated, this shady Kirby reveals himself to be [[Shadow Kirby|Mirror-world Kirby]], the Mirror World analog to Kirby himself who is tasked with keeping the peace in his world. They all say their farewells while riding their [[Warp Star]]s back to their respective realms.

In ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', there are now six [[Dress-Up Mask]]s dedicated to Kirby, with four of them based on the four colors as seen in the game, as well as [[Cone Mouth|Cone-Mouth Kirby]] and a Gold Kirby mask. Kirby's mask can be unlocked by completing card [[Kirby 30th Anniversary|#30]] in the [[Stamp Rally]], while the masks for the other Kirby colors are unlocked by completing Stamp Rally cards #26 (Yellow Kirby), #34 (Blue Kirby), and #39 (Green Kirby) respectively. Cone-Mouth Kirby is unlocked by completing card #28, and Gold Kirby is unlocked by clearing the Main Mode [[100% completion|100%]]. The regular Kirby masks replace the wearer's voice with that of Kirby's voice, while wearing the Gold Kirby mask uses classic sound effects from ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''.

Kirby teams up with [[Color changes|three other Kirbys]] in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'' to form a band of medieval-styled adventurers and save the [[Dream Kingdom]] from a horde of monsters. Along the way, they earn - and subsequently spend - an enormous quantity of [[Gem Apple]]s at [[Magolor's Shoppe]] to purchase better equipment and support items, in order to defeat the [[Taranza|puppeteer mage]], [[Taranza]], behind the rampaging beasts. After defeating Taranza, however, a new set of much more powerful foes emerge from a [[Black Mirror]] which Taranza had been entranced by. Team Kirby must defeat these parallel invaders and then shatter the mirror to restore the peace.

Continuing the 3D formula from ''Kirby's Blowout Blast'', ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' pits Kirby against [[Color changes|clones of himself]] in several battle mini-games using various Copy Abilities to win a massive cake in a tournament held by King Dedede titled "[[Dedede's Cake Royale|The Cake Royale]]". With Dedede's attempts to humiliate Kirby by seeing him defeated in the games failing, he takes his [[Kirby Printer]] and merges it into a [[Dededestroyer Z|giant robot]] in an attempt to crush his pink rival directly. Kirby's unstoppable urge for cake overcomes this as well, destroying the robot and the printer, taking all the Kirby clones with it.

Like in ''[[Team Kirby Clash Deluxe]]'', Kirby teams up with [[Color changes|three other Kirbys]] to battle bosses and save the Dream Kingdom in ''[[Super Kirby Clash]]''. This time, the Kingdom is being terrorized by a [[Parallel Nightmare|Parallel version of Nightmare]], and Team Kirby moves throughout the land to chase him down and take out all of the monsters and great ancient foes he summons along the way.

Kirby is the sole playable character in this game, though the player can choose between 40 different [[Colors]] and 25 different [[Costumes]] for him to wear, several of which make him resemble other characters. Kirby is also featured on numerous [[Character Treat]]s.

|Kirby's first sprite appearance notably lacked his cheek-blush. This is present on larger in-game depictions, however.

|Very similar to his initial Game Boy incarnation, though brightly-colored and possessing cheek-blush, as well as a plethora of new animations. The sprite possesses the same amount of pixels as in ''Kirby's Dream Land'', though due to the NES's larger display and different aspect ratio, it appears smaller and wider.

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