Power Effect

Power Effect Artwork of Kirby obtaining the Sizzle Sword Power Effect Details Debut game Kirby Star Allies Usage type Unlimited use Elemental Requirements Elemental ability+ weapon ability/character Power(s) Augments a Copy Ability/character with elemental powers.

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If a friend raises a weapon with ↑, attach effects like fire to your friend's weapon by hitting it with B.

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— In-game tip from Kirby Star Allies

A Power Effect refers to the many different ways in which weapon-based Copy Abilities can be enchanted in Kirby Star Allies. These effects are similar to the various Ability Scroll elemental combos which Kirby could perform in Kirby: Squeak Squad, but are much broader in scope.

Elements and sources

There are five different types of effects which can be applied: Blizzard, Bluster, Sizzle, Splash, and Zap. These elements are applied by having the ally wielding the weapon hold it up, then having the element-wielding ally use an elemental attack on the weapon to power it up. This effect then remains on the weapon indefinitely, only being lost if the ability is discarded and left to bounce as a star for a few seconds or the wielder defeated (not just fainted). Tossing a Friend Heart at an elemental Ability Star before the element disappears will create the respective Friend with that element.

Applying an effect to a weapon allows the user to perform more elaborate attacks, and often adds special properties in addition to raising the damage dealt by 25%. One example is Bluster Bomb, which allows the user to float up into the air while holding the bomb in hand.

The following table lists every known source for each effect, as well as the general characteristics of the element in question:

Elements in Kirby Star Allies
Element	Granted by	Characteristics	Enemies weak to the element
Blizzard	Ice Rick & Kine & Coo: Ice Kine, Kine Freeze (on water surface only) Adeleine & Ribbon: Ado's Painter - Ice Dragon Daroach: Ice Shot, (Ultra) Ice Laser The Three Mage-Sisters: Francisca Blizzard-enchanted allies	Gives weapons an icy characteristic. Allows them to freeze common enemies, waterfalls and douse flames. Can combine with Water to perform the Friend Ability Icicle Lance.	Fire-based: Guard (Sizzle) Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the Mega Broiler fuse Water-based: Floaty the Cell Core Twin Kracko's Twin Waterfall (freezes him to crash onto the ground) Francisca's Shaken Soda Blaster (only freezes her water shots but does not freeze/stun herself) Mini cores of Void Termina's Final Core (Phase 4) / Void Soul Others: Puppet Waddle Dee is instantly defeated if frozen.
Bluster	Wing Cleaning Rick & Kine & Coo: Coo Magolor: Magolor Surge Bluster-enchanted allies	Gives weapons a windy characteristic. Allows them to sweep away fallen leaves and douse flames. Some of their moves can allow the wielder to become more floaty while attacking. Can combine with Fire to perform the Friend Ability Rising Sizzler.	Fire-based: Guard (Sizzle) Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the Mega Broiler fuse Others: Anger Masker
Sizzle	Fire Fighter: Giga Force Blast Rick & Kine & Coo: Fire Rick Gooey: Burning Gooey Daroach: Daroach Fire Bomb Magolor: Revolution Flame The Three Mage-Sisters: Flamberge Sizzle-enchanted allies	Gives weapons a fiery characteristic. Allows them to light cannon fuses, melt ice blocks and burn grass and fallen leaves.	Ice-based: Guard (Blizzard) Francisca's ice-based attacks Flammable: Puppet Waddle Dee Anger Masker Whispy Woods, Yggy Woods, Parallel Woods
Splash	Water Cleaning: Clean Nago, Clean Pitch Parasol (splashes only) Ninja: Stealth Water Gun (on water surface only) Rick & Kine & Coo: Kine - Fish Flop Gooey: tongue and parasol splashes The Three Mage-Sisters: Francisca - Shaken Soda Blaster Splash-enchanted allies	Gives weapons a watery characteristic. Allows them to douse flames and destroy Electro Saws. Can combine with Plasma to perform the Friend Ability Thundersplash. Can turn the Dispose Food from Macho King Dedede and Parallel Dedede into healing food during their battles.	Electric-based: Electro Saw Zan Partizanne's lightning drums Fire-based: Guard (Sizzle) Flamberge's fire-based attacks, notably the Mega Broiler fuse
Zap	Beam Plasma ESP Adeleine & Ribbon: Ado's Painter - Kracko Daroach: Summon Doc Magolor: Magic Sphere, Revolution Orbs Taranza: Queen's Phantom The Three Mage-Sisters: Zan Partizanne Zap-enchanted allies	Gives weapons an electric characteristic. Allows them to electrify water surface and power wires. Can combine with Water to perform the Friend Ability Zap Splasher.	Water-based: Floaty the Cell Core Twin Kracko's Twin Waterfall (electrifies him) Francisca's Shaken Soda Blaster (electrifies and stun her) Mini cores of Void Termina's Final Core (Phase 4) / Void Soul

Paint-based attacks from Artist, Adeleine & Ribbon have similar properties to the Splash effect (super effective on fire and electric) but do not grant Splash.

Stone has some Friend Abilities that grant it temporary elemental powers, albeit not a weapon-based ability. The Curling Friend Abilities have their respective element, Geokinesis with ESP grants it the Zap effect, and Rock Painter with Artist/Adeleine & Ribbon covers the stone sculpture with paint.

List of Augmentable Weapons

Kirby acquires the Zap effect on his Yo-Yo.

The following Copy Abilities and allies can receive elemental powers:

• Bomb (Poppy Bros. Jr.)
• Cutter (Sir Kibble)
• Hammer (Bonkers, King Dedede)
• Marx
• Ninja (Bio Spark)
• Spear (Bandana Waddle Dee only)
• Staff (Jammerjab)
• Susie
• Sword (Blade Knight, Meta Knight, Dark Meta Knight)
• Whip (Wester)
• Yo-Yo (Gim)

Friend Star / Star Allies Sparkler

The Friend Star and the Star Allies Sparkler fire elemental bullets based on the rider and indicated by the icon's color on the dashboard. Besides the five elements aforementioned, some abilities/allies have their own variants:

• Blizzard: Ice, Daroach, Francisca
• Bluster: Wing, Cleaning
• Sizzle: Fire, Rick & Kine & Coo, Flamberge
• Splash: Water, Gooey
• Zap: Beam, Plasma, ESP, Magolor, Zan Partizanne
• Slash: Sword, Cutter, Ninja, Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee, Dark Meta Knight
• Blow: Stone, Hammer, King Dedede
• Blast: Bomb
• Plain: Normal Kirby, Whip, Yo-Yo, Staff, Fighter, Suplex, Beetle, Spider, Parasol, Artist, Cook, Crash, Festival, Mike, Marx, Adeleine & Ribbon, Taranza, Susie

Weapon wielders will still fire their default bullets even with an element granted beforehand. Elemental shots are slightly more powerful than no-element/"plain" shots.

In the final battle, Void Termina's elemental effects during his Demon God Form (Phase 1) and Angel Form (Phase 3) can be negated by the respective weakness bullets from the Star Allies Sparkler, e.g. Void Termina's Blizzard Sword icicles can be destroyed by Sizzle bullets.

Trivia

• In Kirby Star Allies, the Hammer ability's Hammer Flip lost its fire element from previous games, presumably since it would be redundant with Sizzle Hammer.
• The Bomb ability no longer has a fire effect as of Kirby's Return to Dream Land, so Sizzle Bomb is new to the series (Thunder Bomb and Ice Bomb had previously appeared in Kirby: Squeak Squad).
• The allies that have the most elements are Rick & Kine & Coo and The Three Mage-Sisters, with four out of five each; Rick & Kine & Coo can't provide Zap, while the Three Mage-Sisters can't provide Bluster. Although, Rick, Kine, & Coo can only provide ice when on the surface of water.
• If a projectile from Cutter, Bomb, or Marx contacts an elemental attack, that projectile will turn elemental, but the user won't receive the element in this way.
• The element of the Friend Star or Star Allies Sparkler is determined by the rider's default attack.

Gallery

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Names in other languages

Blizzard

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブリザ Buriza	From ブリザード (burizādo, blizzard)
European French	Cryo	-
Portuguese	Glacial	-
Spanish	Hielo	Ice

Bluster

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウィンガ Uinga	From ウインド (uindo, wind)
European French	Aéro	Aero
Polish	Wiatr	Wind
Portuguese	Eólico	Eolic
Spanish	Viento	Wind

Sizzle

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	メラーガ Merāga	From メラメラ (meramera, the sound of burning flames)
European French	Pyro	-
Polish	Ogień Sizzle	Fire -
Portuguese	Ardente	Burning
Spanish	Fuego	Fire

Splash

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スプラ Supura	From スプラッシュ (supurasshu, splash)
European French	Hydro	-
Polish	Woda	Water
Spanish	Agua	Water

Zap

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	バリッカ Barikka	From バリバリ (baribari, the sound of crackling electricity)
European French	Électro	Electro
Polish	Elektryczność	Electricity
Portuguese	Elétrico	Electric
Spanish	Electricidad	Electricity