Editing Leaf

{{Infobox-Copy Ability
|image= [[File:KRtDLD Leaf.png|225px]]
|caption=Artwork of '''Leaf Kirby''' from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''.
|game1=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' (2011)
|lastgame=''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'' (2023)
|game=<small>''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''<br>''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''<br>''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'' (reference)</small>
|type=Unlimited uses
|obtained=[[Leafan]], [[Bulby]]<br>[[amiibo]] <small>(''Kirby: Planet Robobot'')</small>: [[pikipedia:Captain Olimar|Olimar]], [[nookipedia:Player|Villager]], [[nookipedia:Isabelle|Isabelle]], any [[nookipedia:Animal Crossing (series)|''Animal Crossing'' series]] figurines and cards
|obtainedprojectile=[[Master Crown]]
|power=Several vegetation-related attacks.
|similar=[[Tornado]], [[Wing]], [[Sand]]
}}
'''Leaf''' is a [[Copy Ability]] that debuted in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', and can be obtained from the enemies [[Leafan]] and [[Bulby]]. When acquiring this ability, Kirby gains a crown of leaves with a brooch at the base with a green gem inset, similar to the [[Fire]] tiara. Leaf Kirby's attacks include swirling razor-sharp leaves and throwing them mostly in a vortex fashion. These leaves, like [[Cutter]] blades and similar projectiles, are able to cut [[rope]]s. In addition, Leaf Kirby also receives a unique [[Guard]], where instead of standing in defensive pose like he normally would, Kirby hides in a leaf pile, which renders him immune to almost all attacks. With its unique Guard and the ability to attack from medium range, Leaf is a defensive ability that cautious players can use very effectively.

==Game appearances==
{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" border="1" cellpadding="2"
!colspan=3|Leaf Kirby's video game appearances &nbsp;
|-
!Game
!Role
!Notes
|-
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Leafan]] and [[Bulby]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Leafan]].
|-
|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Leafan]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
|Reference
|Appears on a [[Character Treat]].
|-
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|Copy Ability
|Obtainable from [[Leafan]] and [[Bulby]].
|}
=== ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' / ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' ===
Leaf debuts in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'', also appears in the remake, ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]'', and is encountered fairly early in the game. It can be obtained from the enemies [[Leafan]] and [[Bulby]], neither of which put up much of a fight.

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!colspan="4"|Leaf moveset for ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' & ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'' &nbsp;
|-
!width="15%"|Move
!width="10%"|Button execution (KRtDL)
!width="10%"|Button execution (KRtDLD)
!width="65%"|Details
|-
|'''Leaf Attack'''
|1
|B/Y
|Launches several leaves forward. They swirl around Kirby in an increasing arc before flying offscreen in the forwards direction, dealing delayed damage at surprising ranges.
|-
|'''Leaf Swirl'''
|Hold 1
|Press and hold B/Y
|Kirby begins circling around, forming a tornado of leaves that deals continuous damage. Kirby can jump and move slowly while spinning; the move can be held indefinitely.
|-
|'''Leaf Scatter'''
|Release 1 during Leaf Swirl
|Press and hold B/Y, then release
|The leaf tornado from Leaf Swirl expands as its constituent leaves scatter in various directions.
|-
|'''Leaf Dance'''
|Dash + 1
|Dash + B/Y
|A more contained and time-limited form of Leaf Swirl; a quick twister of leaves that hits repeatedly for a second or two.
|-
|'''Leaf Hide'''
|Hold A
|L/R
|A special [[Guard]], whereupon Kirby hides in a pile of leaves. Kirby becomes intangible, completely immune to any attacks, which pass through him without causing any chip damage or knockback; enemies likewise take no damage upon colliding with him, however. 
|-
|'''Reveal'''
|During Leaf Hide, release A
|During Leaf Hide, release L/R
|Releasing Leaf Hide causes a burst of leaves that deal minor damage to nearby enemies.<br>This move exists in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', but is not listed as a move.
|-
|'''Leaf Uppercut'''
|↑ + 1
|↑ + B/Y
|Similar to [[Stone]] Uppercut, Kirby creates a vertical line of leaves that reaches upwards and hits targets at slightly above his level. Acts quickly and can be reasonably spammed against floating bosses.
|-
|'''Leaf Rain'''
|↓ + 1 in midair
|↓ + B/Y in midair
|Fires multiple leaves in a fan formation downwards, looking similar to [[Wing]]'s Feather Gun. Gives Kirby a small boost upwards when used, but the delay between uses makes it not feasible to float with.
|}

===''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''===
[[File:KTD Leaf Kirby battling Paintra screenshot.png|thumb|200px|Kirby using "Leaf Uppercut" on [[Paintra]] in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''.]]
Leaf returns in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''. Some of its moves were slightly changed in this game and future titles. Leaf Attack now only launches one to two leaves depending on how many leaves have already been thrown instead of two to three—but in exchange, the move can be used in succession quicker—and Leaf Rain only launches three leaves instead of five, with the leaves being more spread apart to compensate, however the move also cannot be used in succession as quickly. Any leaf projectiles thrown also now stick to surfaces for a bit before disappearing, however this is only a visual change. It is encountered much less often than in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''.

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!colspan="3"|Leaf moveset for ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' &nbsp;
|-
!width="13%"|Move
!width="10%"|Controls
!width="77%"|Details
|-
|'''Leaf Attack'''
|B
|Launches several leaves forwards. They swirl around Kirby in an increasing arc before flying offscreen in the forwards direction, dealing delayed damage at surprising ranges.
|-
|'''Leaf Swirl'''
|Press and hold B
|Kirby begins circling around, forming a tornado of leaves that deals continuous damage. Kirby can jump and move slowly while spinning; the move can be held indefinitely.
|-
|'''Leaf Scatter'''
|Release B during Leaf Swirl
|The leaf tornado from Leaf Swirl expands as its constituent leaves scatter in various directions.
|-
|'''Leaf Dance'''
|Dash + B
|A more contained and time-limited form of Leaf Swirl; a quick twister of leaves that hits repeatedly for a second or two.
|-
|'''Leaf Hide'''
|L/R
|A special [[Guard]], whereupon Kirby hides in a pile of leaves. Kirby becomes intangible, completely immune to any attacks, which pass through him without causing any chip damage or knockback; enemies likewise take no damage upon colliding with him, however. Releasing the guard causes a burst of leaves that deal minor damage to nearby enemies.
|-
|'''Leaf Uppercut'''
|↑ + B
|Similar to [[Stone]] Uppercut, Kirby creates a vertical line of leaves that reaches upwards and hits targets at slightly above his level. Acts quickly and can be reasonably spammed against floating bosses.
|-
|'''Leaf Rain'''
|↓ + B in midair
|Fires multiple leaves in a fan formation downwards, looking similar to [[Wing]]'s Feather Gun. Gives Kirby a small boost upwards when used, but the delay between uses makes it not feasible to float with.
|}

===''Kirby: Planet Robobot''===
Leaf also appears in ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'', more-or-less unchanged from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''. Notably, the act of coming out of Leaf Hide is given a proper term in this title: "Reveal".

{|class="wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"
!colspan="4"|Leaf moveset for ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' &nbsp;
|-
!Move
!Image
!Controls
!Details
|-
|'''Leaf Attack'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Attack clip.png]]}}
|B
|Launches several leaves forwards. They swirl around Kirby in an increasing arc before flying offscreen in the forwards direction, dealing delayed damage at surprising ranges.
|-
|'''Leaf Swirl'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Swirl clip.png]]}}
|Press and hold B
|Kirby begins circling around, forming a tornado of leaves that deals continuous damage. Kirby can jump and move slowly while spinning; the move can be held indefinitely.
|-
|'''Leaf Scatter'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Scatter clip.png]]}}
|Release B during Leaf Swirl
|The leaf tornado from Leaf Swirl expands as its constituent leaves scatter in various directions.
|-
|'''Leaf Dance'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Dance clip.png]]}}
|Dash + B
|A more contained and time-limited form of Leaf Swirl; a quick twister of leaves that hits repeatedly for a second or two.
|-
|'''Leaf Uppercut'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Uppercut clip.png]]}}
|↑ + B
|Similar to [[Stone]] Uppercut, Kirby creates a vertical line of leaves that reaches upwards and hits targets at slightly above his level. Acts quickly and can be reasonably spammed against floating bosses.
|-
|'''Leaf Rain'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Rain clip.png]]}}
|↓ + B in midair
|Fires multiple leaves in a fan formation downwards, looking similar to [[Wing]]'s Feather Gun. Gives Kirby a small boost upwards when used, but the delay between uses makes it not feasible to float with.
|-
|'''Leaf Hide'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Leaf Hide clip.png]]}}
|L/R
|A special [[Guard]], whereupon Kirby hides in a pile of leaves. Kirby becomes intangible, completely immune to any attacks, which pass through him without causing any chip damage or knockback; enemies likewise take no damage upon colliding with him, however.
|-
|'''Reveal'''
|{{center|[[File:KPR Reveal clip.png]]}}
|During Leaf Hide, release L/R
|Releases the Leaf Hide guard, causing a burst of leaves that deal minor damage to nearby enemies.
|}

=== ''Kirby's Dream Buffet'' ===
In ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]'', Leaf Kirby appears on a [[Character Treat]]. Leaf does not appear as an ability in the game itself.

==Flavor text==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
!rowspan=1|Image
!rowspan=1|Game
!rowspan=1|Flavor text
|-
|[[File:KRtDL Boxart L.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
|''It's time to {{color|red|dance}}! The {{color|red|Leaf Dance}} creates a gorgeous swirl of razor-edged leaves. Press A to {{color|red|Guard}}, and...huh?! {{color|red|You're gone}}!''
|-
|[[File:KTD Boxart NA.jpg|100px]]<br>[[File:KPR Box.png|100px]]
|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' & ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
|'''American English:'''<br>
''Be a {{color|orange|leaf on the wind}} with this sharp ability. Spin up a torrent of {{color|orange|dancing leaves}} to slice and dice, or activate your guard and-- Hey, {{color|orange|where'd you go}}?!''<br><br>
'''British English:'''<br>
''Be a {{color|orange|leaf on the wind}} with this sharp ability. Spin up a torrent of {{color|orange|dancing leaves}} to slice and dice, or activate your guard and - Hey, {{color|orange|where'd you go}}?''
|-
|[[File:KRtDLD Boxart NA.jpg|100px]]
|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''
|''Time to {{color|red|dance}}! The {{color|red|Leaf Dance}} creates a gorgeous swirl of razor-sharp leaves. Press L/R to {{color|red|Guard}}, and... Huh?! {{explain|The exclamation point is colored here: punctuation is not normally colored after colored words in flavor text for this game.|{{color|red|You vanished!}}}}''
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery>
KRTDL_Leaf.png|Artwork from ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
KRtDL Leaf pause screen artwork.png|Pause screen artwork from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRtDL Leaf Icon.png|[[Ability Star]] from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRtDL E3 2011 press kit screenshot - Leaf Kirby.png|Pre-release screenshot of Leaf Kirby in action in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
KRTDL Main Credits picture 19.png|Main Mode credits picture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', featuring Leaf Kirby fighting [[Landia]]
KTD Leaf Hide screenshot.png|Leaf Kirby using "Leaf Hide" in ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
LeafKTDX.png|Artwork from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Leaf Kirby Pause Artwork.png|Pause menu art from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
KTD Leaf Icon.png|Ability Star from ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' and ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
KDB Leaf Kirby character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''Kirby's Dream Buffet''
KRtDLD Leaf Ability Star artwork.png|Ability Star from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe''
KRtDLD Main Credits picture 19.png|Main Mode credits picture from ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', featuring Leaf Kirby fighting Landia
FK1 FG Kirby Leaf.png|Leaf Kirby in ''[[Find Kirby!!]]''
Kirby Return to Dream Land Mascot Figurines.jpg|"''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''" mascot figurines of Kirby by Takara Tomy A.r.t.s.
Kirby Backpack Hangers Series 1.jpg|Series 1 of the "Kirby Backpack Hangers" figurines by Evolete
Kirby Hanafuda Card Set 7.jpg|Set 7 of the Kirby hanafuda cards, featuring Leaf Kirby and [[Leafan]].
</gallery>

===Videos===
{{Youtube|_8xS6G_rHNk|300|Official [[Kirby Portal]] video showcasing Leaf}}
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==Names in other languages==
{{Names
|ja=リーフ
|jaR=Rīfu
|jaM=Leaf
|es=Hoja
|esM=Leaf
|fr=Feuille
|frM=Leaf
|nl=Blad
|nlM=Leaf
|de=Laub
|deM=Foliage
|it=Foglia
|itM=Leaf
|ru=Лист
|ruR=List
|ruM=Leaf
|pt=Folha
|ptM=Leaf
|zhTrad=葉子<ref name="CN">''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''</ref>
|zhTradR=yè zi
|zhSimp=叶子<ref name="CN"/>
|zhSimpR=yè zi
|zhM=Leaf
|pl=Liść<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pl/switch/kirbys-return-to-dream-land-deluxe Nintendo Polska - ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'']</ref>
|plM=Leaf
|ko=리프
|koR=lipeu
|koM=Leaf
}}

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{{Navbox-Copy Abilities}}
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{{Navbox-KTD}}
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[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]
[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]
[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]
[[Category:Copy Abilities in Kirby: Planet Robobot]]
[[Category:Copy Abilities which can cut ropes]]