Magic

Magic Artwork of Magic Kirby from Kirby: Squeak Squad Details First game Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (2004) Latest game Kirby Star Allies (2018) (cameo) Other game(s) Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby: Triple Deluxe (cameo) Usage type Single use (roulette); Unlimited use (Squeak Squad only) Obtained from Boxy Power(s) Random helpful effect; attacks based on magic tricks

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Gather 'round and look closely! Nothing in my hand! Nothing in my sleeve!

”

— Pause screen flavor of Magic from Kirby: Squeak Squad

Magic is a Copy Ability debuting in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, which grants Kirby the ability to perform various stereotypical magic show tricks as attacks. When using this Copy Ability, Kirby dons a magician's top hat, out of which many of the attacks emerge. Although originally a single use ability, it was changed drastically when it returned in Kirby: Squeak Squad, now possessing unlimited uses (for the most part) and a different arrangement of attacks. In both of its appearances, Magic is obtained by swallowing Boxy or by finding the correct Copy Essence.

Game appearances

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror artwork

Sprite of Magic's roulette effect.

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the Magic ability can only be used once; thus, as with other limited use abilities, Kirby's appearance does not change until he uses the ability, but he continuously flashes while possessing it. Upon activating Magic, Kirby conjures up a top hat and a roulette of different, randomly chosen icons appears on the screen, which can be stopped by pressing the ability button again, but will also eventually stop by itself if no button is pressed. The ability's ultimate results depend on the icon that the roulette stops on, with the following possible outcomes:

• Cherry: All enemies on the screen are turned into random food.
• Sword: Meta Knight destroys all enemies on the screen.
• 1-Up: All enemies on the screen transform into 1-Ups. This icon appears only once in a roulette.
• Candy: Kirby temporarily becomes invincible as if under the effect of the Candy item. As with the 1-Up, only one Candy icon appears in a roulette.
• Question mark: An ability roulette is triggered, which can be stopped by pressing a button and awards Kirby the ability it stops on. This is the same effect that swallowing two ability-yielding enemies at once has.

It should be noted that invincible enemies, such as Gordos, Shotzos and Twisters in tornado form are not affected by Magic. Once the effect has taken place, the ability disappears.

Like other abilities with limited uses, Magic does not appear in the ability room unlocked after completing the game.

Kirby: Squeak Squad

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Kirby releasing doves from his hat as one of the Magic ability's attacks.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, the Magic ability was changed into a permanent Copy Ability, which includes actual attacks. It appears in various locations, mostly inside bubbles. The scroll for the Magic ability can be found in a Treasure Chest in the fourth section of the Secret Sea and enables Kirby to use the ability's roulette effect from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror (although this does end Kirby's use of the ability, like before.)

Magic moveset in Kirby: Squeak Squad Facing Right. Attack names are conjectural.
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage
Doves	B	Kirby sends three doves from his top hat flying in different directions.	10
Cards	→ + B	Kirby throws three playing cards horizontally from his top hat.	10
Jack-in-the-hat	↑ + B	Kirby does a Jack-in-the-box trick with his top hat.	20
Roulette	Hold B, then release	Kirby summons a roulette and uses the effect of where it stops. Kirby loses this ability after using Roulette just like in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Reference: A Star Bullet deals 40 damage.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Magic Kirby makes a small cameo appearance as one of the collectible Keychains that can be found throughout it.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, Magic Kirby makes a cameo on "The Great Labyrinth Battle" Celebration Picture, occupying the right side of the picture.

Profiles

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	No telling what will happen when you use it, but... once you use it, you lose it!
File:USCover KSS.jpg	Kirby: Squeak Squad	Gather 'round and look closely! Nothing in my hand! Nothing in my sleeve!

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror manual

• "You never know quite what will happen! If you're playing with friends, whatever happens to you happens to them, too!"

Trivia

• There was a concept Copy Ability for Kirby Super Star called Card. Card Kirby wore a top hat like Magic Kirby's, and the Card ability gave Kirby a limited ammo of 53 playing cards for throwing, with the last one always being the Joker.

Gallery

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  Alternate artwork from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

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  Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad (without effects)

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  Icon from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

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  Sprite from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Icon from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Keychain from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Videos

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	マジック Majikku	Magic
Dutch	Magie	Magic
French	Majik	Magic
German	Magie	Magic
Italian	Magia	Magic
Russian	Фокус Fokus	Hocus-pocus
Spanish	Brujito	Diminutive of brujo (sorcerer).