Plasma

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“

Tap the +Control Pad to make and store an electric charge! Plasma shots go through walls.

”

— Super Star Ultra quote

Plasma Artwork of Plasma Kirby from Kirby Super Star Ultra Details First game Kirby Super Star Latest game Kirby Star Allies Other game(s) Kirby Air Ride Kirby Super Star Ultra Usage type Unlimited use Zap Obtained from Plasma Wisp, Plugg (Star Allies only), green Recoil Stars (Star Allies only) Power(s) Performs plasma-based attacks; shots can go through walls. Helper Plasma Wisp (Super Star) Plugg (Star Allies)

Plasma is a Copy Ability introduced in Kirby Super Star. The Plasma ability allows Kirby to charge up and fire beams and waves of electricity at various levels of strength, depending on how much energy has been built up. At maximum power, these shots are capable of going through walls and enemies alike, though charging them up requires the unknown reader to mash rapidly on the D-pad or analog stick.

In most iterations, Plasma is capable only of firing shots forward, but in Kirby Star Allies, shots can also be fired upward. Upward shots however do not pass through walls or ceilings.

In Kirby Air Ride, Plasma's shots have homing properties, but the ability is limited-use (like every other ability in that title), with the more powerful blasts causing the ability to be lost faster than lower-level ones.

In most titles where Plasma appears as an ability, it is provided by Plasma Wisp, who can also appear as the Helper for the ability. In Kirby Star Allies, Plasma is provided and represented by Plugg. When obtaining this ability, Kirby gains a jagged diadem with a green circular gem inset, topped by green frizzy energy that resembles flames. Kirby also may turn green when equipping this ability.

Similarities to Spark

Although never appearing in the same titles together, Plasma and Spark have shared attributes numerous times in the Kirby series. The hats are similar, though Spark's is typically less green. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Spark had gained an expanded move-set for the first time, and many of those moves were directly based on Plasma, giving the impression that the two abilities had been fused into one. This was seemingly solidified as Spark returned in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot with the same attributes. This trend was broken, however, when Plasma returned in Kirby Star Allies, gaining a number of new abilities. One of the most notable examples is that Plasma now maintains a constant barrier when charged to at least medium, which resembles Spark's, as it can damage enemies. As such, unlike Fire vs Burning and Ice vs Freeze where the latter was incorporated into the former, it is unclear what relationship Spark and Plasma will have in future titles.

Moveset

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

In Kirby Super Star (Ultra), all Plasma's attacks do electric damage, except the hand hitbox of Plasma Needle/Arrow.

Plasma moveset in Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
* Rotate (d-pad) to charge up!
Skill	Button Execution	Damage (Star Bullet=52)
Plasma Needle	B	Needle: 5 (Super Star) / 8 (Super Star Ultra) Hand: 4
Plasma Arrow	Some charge + B	Arrow: 10 Hand: 14
Plasma Spark	More charge + B	30
Plasma Laser	Lots of charge + B	32
Plasma Wave	Max charge + B	Wave: 40 Backfire: 40 (Super Star) / 16 (Super Star Ultra)
Plasma Barrier	Max charge will activate	6

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies, Plasma provides the Zap element like other electric-based abilities. The Plasma Spark attack is removed.

In addition, Plasma has its signature Friend Ability: Thundersplash, which requires Plasma + any Splash element attack.

Plasma moveset in Kirby Star Allies
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Damage (Star Bullet=52)
Plasma Needle	B	Kirby fires a short-ranged horizontal plasma needle. Can be fired rapidly.	5
Plasma Charge	Waggle control stick in various directions / Shake controller	Kirby can make an electric charge up to 3 levels (small, medium, large).	N/A
Plasma Arrow	Small Plasma Charge B	Kirby fires a middle-ranged horizontal plasma arrow. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing.	10
Plasma Laser	Medium Plasma Charge B	Kirby fires a long-ranged horizontal plasma laser. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing. Can pass through enemies.	32
Plasma Wave	Large Plasma Charge B	Kirby fires a huge long-ranged horizontal plasma blast. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing. Can pass through enemies and walls.	Wave: 40 Backfire: 16
Up Plasma Needle	↑ + B	Kirby fires a Plasma Needle upward.	5
Up Plasma Arrow	Small Plasma Charge ↑ + B	Kirby fires a Plasma Arrow upward. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing.	10
Plasma Scatter	Medium Plasma Charge ↑ + B	Kirby fires 2 small plasma scatter blasts upward that create small explosions. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing.	Shot: 20 Explosion: 32
Sparking Plasma Bullet	Large Plasma Charge ↑ + B	Kirby fires a huge plasma blast upward that creat a huge explosion. The Plasma Charge level is reset after firing.	Shot: 15 Explosion: 45
Plasma Barrier	Medium Plasma Charge will activate	Kirby's electric charge creates a barrier that deals minor damage. The barrier's size indicates the Plasma Charge level: Level 1 (small charge) can't activate Plasma Barrier; Level 2 (medium charge) creates a small barrier; can fire Plasma Laser/Scatter; Level 3 (large charge) creates a full barrier; can fire Plasma Wave / Sparking Plasma Bullet.	8→6 (2nd hit onward)
Light-Speed Dash	L/R + any direction during Plasma Barrier	Kirby can dash to 8 directions. Each Light-Speed Dash consumes one level of Plasma Charge. This is similar to Pikachu's Up Special - Quick Attack in the Super Smash Bros. series. Kirby is invincible during this attack. Kirby can use Light-Speed Dash up to 3 times in a row at maximum Plasma Charge level.	20

Super Smash Bros. series

Plasma Kirby appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy description

Plasma Kirby Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Name	Image	Appears In	Description
Plasma Kirby		SNES Kirby's Super Star (NTSC), Kirby's Fun Pak (PAL) GCN Kirby Air Ride	Kirby when he inhales Plasma Wisps, which glow with a neon green flame. Plasma Kirby can charge the plasma strength up to a maximum level of 5. In Kirby Super Star/Kirby's Fun Pak, your attack—-be it a Plasma Laser or a Plasma Wave Cannon—-varies with the length of time you charge it.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS trophy description

Plasma Kirby Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Name	Image	NTSC-U Description	PAL Description
Plasma Kirby		What does the aurora borealis have in common with lightning? Plasma! And what does Plasma Kirby have in common with them? Hrm. Maybe that was too easy... Anyway, Plasma Kirby can build up plasma using the +Control Pad and fire it with the B Button. You can look up more about plasma if you want, but firing plasma is what's important here.	In the Kirby series, Plasma Kirby is Kirby, but with the ability to fire plasma, and mashing the +Control Pad charges him up! "But what exactly is plasma?" you ask. Well, that's a very good question. Maybe you should look it up yourself. Can't be giving you all the answers, you know.

Gallery

• Plasma SuSt.png

  artwork from Kirby Super Star

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  artwork from Kirby Air Ride

• Plasma.png

  icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra

Trivia

• The Plasma ability and the enemy/helper Plasma Wisp were originally planned to appear in the cancelled Kirby game for Nintendo GameCube.
• For some reason, Plasma and Suplex don't receive any new official artwork in Kirby Star Allies. The other returning abilities, Cleaning, Cook and Yo-Yo, do receive new official artwork, however.
• In the Japanese version of Kirby Star Allies, the move Light-Speed Dash is called でんこうせっか ("Lightning Speed"), which shares the same Japanese name of the move Quick Attack from the Pokémon series.
  • Since Light-Speed Dash acts similarily to Pikachu's Up Smash - Quick Attack in the Super Smash Bros. series, this could be a subtle Pokémon reference.
  • Zan Partizanne the Dream Friend's Lightning Dodge functions similarly to Plasma's Light-Speed Dash. Lightning Dodge doesn't require charging but does less damage than Light-Speed Dash in consecutive use.
• Unused data of the Spark Attack, Thunderbolt and Lightning Strike attacks from the Spark abiility can be found in Plasma's Kirby Star Allies moveset files, possibly due to straight copying.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	プラズマ Purazuma	Plasma
Traditional Chinese	電離子 diàn lí zǐ	Plasma
Simplified Chinese	电离子 diàn lí zǐ
Dutch	Plasma	-
French	Plasma	-
German	Plasma	-
Italian	Plasma	-
Russian	Плазма Plazma	Plasma
Spanish	Plasma	-

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