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|image= [[File:KPR Mirror artwork.png|250px]]

|caption= Artwork of '''Mirror Kirby''' from ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''.

Mirror is among the more enigmatic and rare abilities in Kirby's arsenal, having only four proper game appearances and only one dedicated provider (Simirror). While Kirby has this ability, his [[dash]] is replaced with a magical smooth sliding motion where Kirby moves forward in a static pose without moving his feet. Mirror Kirby's primary attack involves him swiping with his scepter and then creating a magic barrier while throwing out elongated diamond-shaped projectiles. While this barrier is up, any projectiles thrown at Kirby will be reflected back, potentially hitting the enemy who threw them. This reflection property also applies to Mirror Kirby's special bubble shield raised when he is [[guard]]ing. Mirror Kirby also gains an attack called "Mirror Body", which allows him to throw out mirror images of himself. In ''Kirby Super Star'' and ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'', there is only one form of this attack, involving Kirby reflecting into two copies and flying outward on a line, then coming back. Additional forms were added in ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'', allowing Kirby to create a ring of duplicate images or a string of upward-traveling ones.

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==Game appearances==

===''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''===

[[File:MirrorKSSU.png|thumb|150px|Artwork from ''Kirby Super Star Ultra''.]]

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|'''Mirror Body - Sky'''

|Kirby makes a multicolored bubble shield to reflect attacks. Will eventually shatter if held for too long.

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While Mirror was not included among the initial roster of Copy Abilities for ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'', a Copy Ability Poll was held on the various websites for the game, to determine which additional abilities the fans wanted to be added into the game. The Mirror ability won the first poll, and shortly after, it was confirmed that the ability would be added into the game as free downloadable content.

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{{Quote|Ah! Mirror Kirby!|[[Meta Knight (anime character)|Meta Knight]] in [[One Crazy Knight]]}}

The Mirror ability makes two appearances in the anime series ''[[Kirby: Right Back at Ya!]]'', in the episodes [[One Crazy Knight]] and [[Buccaneer Birdy]]. Mirror Kirby operates largely the same in the anime as he does in the games, though his ability to make mirror copies of himself is greatly increased in potency.

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E54 Scene 22.png|Mirror Kirby using the Mirror Cut attack to finish off Windwhipper

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|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''

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==Trivia==

*The Reflect Guard move, which surrounds Kirby with a bubble shield, is a possible inspiration for the fighters' [[smashwiki:Shield|Shields]] from the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' games. Like those shields, the Mirror Guard bubble will eventually break if held for too long, though it won't daze Kirby when it does so.

*The original design of the Mirror Hat - being a recolor of the [[Beam]] hat - was a result of memory limitations in the ''Kirby Super Star'' cartridge, which was one of the motivating factors for redesigning it for ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''.<ref>[https://kirbydevpostarchive.tumblr.com/post/164957186516/hal-laboratory-%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B7%E3%83%80-hallaboratory-12022016-1210 Miiverse post announcing the winners of the drawing category of the "Kirby: Planet Robobot Drawing and Screenshot Challenge" (archive)]</ref>

==Gallery==

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{{Youtube|XFY_i4IHB84|300|Official [[Kirby Portal]] video showcasing Mirror}}

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