Mint Leaf

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Mint Leaf In-game image of the Mint Leaf Sticker from Kirby Fighters 2. Details Use Causing Kirby to continuously shoot Air Bullets. Obtained Various points in stages or randomly generated. Game(s) Kirby's Dream Land Kirby's Pinball Land Kirby Fighters Kirby Fighters Deluxe Kirby Fighters 2 Comparable to Superspicy Curry

The Mint Leaf (Sweet Potato in Japanese versions) is an obscure Kirby series item that first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land. It lets Kirby use his Air Bullet attack in the air without falling afterwards, essentially allowing him to rapid-fire his enemies. This is a reference to real-life sweet potatoes often being the cause of hiccups, and real-life mint leaves giving better breath. The reason for the name mismatch may be due to cultural differences, as the association between sweet potatoes and hiccups is not as strong outside of Japan; regardless, the regional difference has been solidified in Kirby: Triple Deluxe by making the item distinctly different in appearance between versions.

Game appearances

Kirby's Dream Land

File:Mint Leaf KDL sprite.png The Mint Leaf first appears in Kirby's Dream Land, and can be found within the Float Islands, Bubbly Clouds, and Mt. Dedede stages. It is most notably used during the battle against Kaboola, where it does not run out until after the battle is over. When Kirby is under the effect of the Mint Leaf item, the "Sweet Potato Shooting" theme plays, much like when he is using the Superspicy Curry.

Kirby's Pinball Land

The Mint Leaf appears as one of the items which Kirby can eat in the bonus game for Kracko Land. When a Mint Leaf is eaten, it confers 1000 points, and has no additional effects.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and Kirby Fighters 2

“

This lets you attack with Air Bullets for a little while.

”

— In-game tip from Kirby Fighters 2

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the Mint Leaf appears as one of the keychains, resembling its original sprite from Kirby's Dream Land.

In the Kirby Fighters Sub-Game (and in Kirby Fighters Deluxe and Kirby Fighters 2), the Mint Leaf returns as an offensive item with a similar function, appearing at random during most battles. Notably, it now clearly resembles a sweet potato in the Japanese version and an actual mint leaf in international versions. After picking up this item, instead of puffing manually, the fighter shoots out Air Bullets automatically, pausing briefly after five puffs, with each bullet dealing 10 damage for the first hit and 5 thereafter. After firing 20 of these bullets, the fighter puffs out one last giant Air Bullet which deals 24 damage.

In Story Mode: The Destined Rivals, there is a story item called the Mint Leaf Sticker, which doubles the attack power of the Air Bullets the player's fighter fires after picking up a Mint Leaf.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

The Sweet Potato sushi from Dedede's Raw Deal

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, it appears in the episode Dedede's Raw Deal, in its original form as a Sweet Potato. However, its hiccuping powers come as a hindrance rather than a help to Kirby this time around. In the episode, Kirby eats it off of a sushi revolver. He is then attacked by an overgrown Squishy, and his inhaling powers are prevented by the hiccups that result from eating the sweet potato. As such, he starts off on the losing side of the battle. However, Tiff scares his wits out by saying he'll starve if his hiccups don't cease, which makes Kirby (who is known for his gluttonous nature) jump in fear and release his hiccups.

Trivia

• Despite being based on a real-life food item, the Mint Leaf does not restore any stamina when consumed. As such, it does not count as food in the Kirby series.
  • However, like the Invincible Candy, it is considered food for the purposes of Face-to-Face transferring.

Gallery

• KTD Mint Leaf.jpg

  In-game screenshot of the Mint Leaf from Kirby Fighters Deluxe

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  In-game screenshot of the Mint Leaf from Kirby Fighters 2

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  In-game screenshot of Magolor firing the last Mint Leaf shot at an opponent in Kirby Fighters 2

• Twitter Winter Sweet Potatoes.jpg

  Artwork from Kirby JP Twitter featuring Kirby and friends eating fried Sweet Potatoes.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	やきいも Yaki-imo	Roasted sweet potato
French	Feuille de menthe	Mint Leaf
German	Minzblatt	Mint Leaf
Italian	Foglia di Menta	Mint Leaf
Spanish	Hoja de menta	Mint Leaf