Ninja
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“ | Hide in shadows and darkness. Use ninja skills on your mission. You're a ninja! A NINJA! Cool... | ” | — Super Star Ultra quote |
Ninja is an ability primarily obtained by absorbing a ninja type enemy, such as Bio Spark. It allows Kirby to perform one of several ninja-type attacks and moves.
Game appearances
Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra
In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby can obtain the Ninja ability from Bio Spark. With the ninja ability equipped, Kirby can then call Bio Spark as a Helper. With the ability equipped, Kirby's visual appearance changes by him turning a darker shade, and wearing a hat similar to that of the Stone ability.
Ninja moveset in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra | |||
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Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
File:NinjaKnives SuperStarUltra.png |
File:NinjaShock SuperstarUltra.png |
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File:NinjaDash SuperstarUltra.png |
File:NinjaKick SuperstarUltra.png |
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File:NinjaAttack SuperStarUltra.png |
Hide Guard | ||
File:NinjaWallCling SuperstarUltra.png |
File:NinjaWallJump SuperstarUltra.png |
Kirby Squeak Squad
Ninja is obtainable from Bio Spark and Spinni's shurikens in this game. The moveset is a little different, in that Kirby does not have a counter move, but can charge energy and release it in a big wave if he has the Ability Scroll for Ninja. He is also able to walk on the surface of water.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Ninja returns as an ability in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, acquirable only by swallowing a Moonja. Many new techniques are available in this iteration.
Ninja Moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Knife Throw | Kirby throws a small yet fast kunai. | Shock | Kirby does a short range slash with a katana. | ||
Stealth Slash | Kirby dashes through enemies with a katana any enemies in Kirby's way is struck with a multi-hit slash. | Ninja Kick | Much like Fighter's "Sky Kick", attack Kirby rapidly drops while doing a single kick. | ||
Smoke Screen | Kirby throws a smoke bomb on the ground damaging enemies around him. | Blossom Storm | Kirby holds a bunch of cherry blossoms over his head and slams them into the ground. | ||
Quad Shock | Continuing "Shock" - Kirby does a underhand slash making a short range energy wave. | Air Drop | Kirby does a flying suplex after grabbing a foe, sending them flying on impact. | ||
Wall Cling | Kirby grabs on to a wall. | Wall Strike | Kirby throws a kunai away from the wall. | ||
Wall Jump | Hide Guard | Kirby vanishes leaving a log in his place. | |||
Smoke Counter | Kirby counters by attacking while reappearing. | Stealth Water Gun | Kirby blasts enemies from above with a short range spray of water. |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Ninja returns as an ability in this game, unchanged from its appearance in Return to Dream Land. It is still obtained from Moonja. It is also one of the abilities available in Kirby Fighters.
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Ninja returned, along with Moonja, in this game. It is still unchanged from its previous appearance in Triple Deluxe.
Kirby: Battle Royale
Ninja is one of the abilities on offer in this action-multiplayer title. In this title, Ninja Kirby is able to create a decoy of himself, which will explode on contact with a foe, and he can also create a huge fiery explosion using a stealth bomb.
Unlike other abilities, Ninja has a total of three charge-up moves.
Ninja Moveset in Kirby: Battle Royale | |||
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Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
Shock | Pyrotechnics | ||
Flurry Swipe | Knife Throw | ||
Stealth Slash | Wind-Up Trick | ||
Ninja Kick | Ninja Jump |
Kirby: Star Allies
Ninja returns in this title, though this time it is once more provided by Bio Spark, who also represents the ability as a Friend. Ninja can be augmented by elements such as Blizzard, Bluster, and Zap.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy description
"Making his debut in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the Moonja enemy looks about as ninja as you can get. If you copy its ability, Kirby can become a master of the ninja arts! With a variety of useful skills like Knife Throw and Blossom Storm, you might want to remain a ninja forever!"
Gallery
- Ninja Super Star.jpg
artwork from Kirby Super Star
- NinjaKirbySqueakSquad.jpg
artwork from Kirby Squeak Squad
- Ninja Squeak Transparent.png
smaller but transparent version of previous
- Ninja.png
icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Ninja RBAY.png
Ninja Kirby from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Ninja KBR artwork.png
artwork from Kirby: Battle Royale
Trivia
- In Kirby Super Star and its remake, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Ninja Kirby's 'Ninja Kick' can be cancelled by hovering. By doing the loop of Ninja Kick-Hover-Air Bullet, Kirby can save his horizontal momentum from Ninja Kick and move very fast in the air, his action of continuously spitting Air Bullets somehow resembling the effect from the Mint Leaf. This game mechanic of saving momentum, while useful on TAS speedruns on those games, has been removed since Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ニンジャ Ninja |
Ninja |
Chinese | 忍者 rén zhě |
Ninja
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