Sleep

Sleep File:SleepKirbyPortal.png Artwork of Sleep Kirby from the Kirby Portal. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby Star Allies (2018) Other game(s) Kirby Super Star Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby Air Ride Kirby & The Amazing Mirror [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]] Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Battle Royale Usage type Temporary effect Obtained from Noddy, red Dygclops Power(s) Kirby falls asleep.

Sleep is a Copy Ability that first appeared in Kirby's Adventure. It is usually acquired from Noddy. When Kirby receives this ability, he dons a night-cap, blinks his eyes and falls asleep in the very spot he stands, then wakes up in a few seconds. In most Kirby series games, Sleep Kirby appears in the Game Over screen, either waking up, or continuing to sleep depending on whether the player chooses to continue, or quit.

Appearance

In the debut game, Kirby's Adventure, Kirby did not change appearance when obtaining this ability. He merely fell asleep. Starting with Kirby Super Star, Kirby would obtain a spotted green cap, which he would take off once he woke up again.

In Kirby Air Ride and consistently from Kirby's Return to Dream Land onward, the color of the hat was changed to purple with yellow spots, presumably to help distinguish it from the Sword hat.

Regardless, the green sleeping cap reappears in some later games after the switch to purple was made. In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the green sleeping cap makes a reappearance in the intro cutscene, when Kirby is sleeping in his house; the model was reused from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Green caps also appear in Kirby Battle Royale as a weapon for putting other fighters to sleep.

Sleep Skills

Kirby sleeping in Kirby Star Allies, with a distended nose bubble.

As Kirby is immobile during the sleep ability, there are no skills obtained when receiving it in most games. In Squeak Squad however, if Kirby gets the Ability Scroll for it, it will heal his damage a little bit during his slumber. In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby may prematurely wake up from sleep if the player shakes the Wii Remote or rapidly pushes the +Control Pad in different directions. This also works in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, though only by mashing the Circle Pad or +Control Pad. Doing so causes a bubble to grow on his face, which will wake him up when popped. In Kirby Star Allies, shaking the controller or waggling the control stick will wake Kirby up like in past entries, but a Friend can also wake Kirby up by popping the bubble on his face.

There are also Sleep Copy Pedestals that exist in Kirby Super Star, Kirby Super Star Ultra, and Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Some of these appear as a joke ability to restrict the typical choice of two copy abilities before a boss battle (such as in The True Arena). In other cases, they appear as an obstacle in areas with strong winds or currents, forcing Kirby to make difficult maneuvers to try to prevent touching the Copy Pedestals, as touching one will cause Kirby to fall asleep and return to the beginning of the area.

Game appearances

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Sleep made its first appearance in Kirby's Adventure, and is obtained by inhaling Noddy or a red Dygclops. When gaining this ability, Kirby falls asleep for a few seconds and cannot be moved by the player until he wakes up. This ability is largely a novelty and does not aid Kirby in any meaningful way, and may hinder him if it happens during the Heavy Mole fight.

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

Sleep returns as an ability in [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]], here granting Kirby his spotted green cap for the first time. In addition to being obtainable from Noddy, Kirby can also get this ability by touching certain Copy Essences. Some stages turn this into an obstacle by creating challenges where Kirby has to avoid touching the Sleep Copy Essences or be forced to take a nap as he is pushed back to the start by gentle wind.

Kirby Air Ride

Sleep appears in Kirby Air Ride and can be obtained from Noddy, from a Copy Panel, or by using a Copy Chance Wheel or Mix. This appearance marks the first time the modern purple sleeping cap was seen. While sleeping, Kirby's Air Ride Machine will continue moving forward, but the player will be unable to input any directions, and any other racer that Kirby bumps into while snoozing will also be put to sleep. Mashing the analog stick will cause Kirby to wake up faster.

There is a Checklist objective that requires the player to finish a race in first place in Air Ride while using the Sleep ability. This is most easily accomplished on Fantasy Meadows by using a Mix.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Template:KSqS KMoA

Sleep appears as an ability in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]], functioning identically to the way it does in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.

In Template:KSqS KMoA, an Ability Scroll can be acquired for Sleep which allows Kirby to recover a little health while snoozing, giving Sleep a beneficial attribute for the first time in the series.

Template:KRtDL KAW and subsequent main-series games

In [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] and subsequent main-series titles up to Kirby Star Allies, Sleep appears as a regular ability provided by Noddy. In all of these games, while Kirby is snoozing, the player can mash directions (or shake the controller where applicable) to cause a nose bubble to grow in size on Kirby's face. If that bubble pops, Kirby will wake up earlier than he otherwise would have.

In Kirby Star Allies, there is a special action referred to as "Friend Wake-Up Call", which involves a Friend hitting Kirby while he is sleeping to wake him up early. This requires multiplayer to work, as the CPU friends will not do this.

Kirby Battle Royale

Sleep Kirby in Battle Royale.

Having won the second Copy Ability poll, Sleep was added to the roster of battle abilities, despite many thinking it was a joke inclusion in the poll. As such, this appearance is the first to give Sleep Kirby a proper fighting move-set.

Attacks include hitting opponents with a pillow, blowing huge bubbles, and putting opponents to sleep by placing a cap on their heads. Sleep Kirby wobbles when he moves like he's sleepwalking, and when holding still, will dream of cake, slowly recovering HP in the process.

Being a downloadable ability, Sleep does not have any alternate Headgear, nor can it be used in Dedede's Cake Royale.

Sleep Moveset in Kirby Battle Royale
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Pillow Attack	B	Burst Bubble	Hold/release B
Pillow Uppercut	BB	Nighty Nightcap	Y
Pillow Takedown	BBB	Sweet Dreams	Don't move for a while
Spinning Pillow Dive	B during jump

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Main article: Flower Power

While the Sleep Copy Ability does not appear in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, something comparable does happen when Kirby inhales a Noddy in the episode Flower Power. He is put into a coma, and cannot be roused until he smells the pollen of the Pukey Flower. Despite being similar in most aspects to the Sleep Copy Ability, this instance should not be confused as such, since there is no transformation sequence, Kirby does not gain a hat, and none of the characters refer to it as an ability.

Profiles

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby's Adventure	...Please... ...Let me sleep... ...A little more... ...Please...
	Kirby Super Star	Just take a little break and let Kirby sleep!
File:Kirby NiDL box art.jpg File:USCover KSS.jpg	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land & Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]]	-DO NOT DISTURB- I need my beauty rest.
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Just a li'l while longer... ...Please. Let me sleep...
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Just...five more...minutes. Please...just let me sleep. If you must...wake me... Just...shake me... Zzz...zzz...zzz...
File:TD Boxart NA.jpg	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Just...three more minutes, Mom. I'm just so...yawwwwn...sleepy. If you gotta...wake me up... Just...mash the...+Control Pad. Zzzzzz... Zzzzzzz...
	Kirby: Planet Robobot	Sleep is definitely important, but it can be dangerous if you doze off in the wrong place! Luckily, you can wake up quickly by button mashing.
File:KBR box art.png	Kirby Battle Royale	Doze off to fight back! This sleepy-time ability will surprise your rivals!
File:Star Allies Cover.jpg	Kirby Star Allies	Zzz... Just a...few more...minutes... ...Please...I mean...just lemme sleep... Zzz...If you need...to wake me up... ...just ask...a friend...to...hit...me...zzz...

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Image	Description	Found in
	"You don't get to see sleeping heroes very often. They're so busy rescuing princesses or saving the world, they just don't have time for a little nap. Not so with Kirby! The moment he inhales the snooze-prone enemy Noddy, he pops on his sleeping cap and dozes right off. Ah, Kirby, what dreams might you be having today?"	Kirby's Adventure Kirby Super Star

Trivia

• The fact that Kirby blows nose bubbles in his sleep seems to prove that he actually does have a nose (even if it cannot be seen).
• Sleep is (and still remains) the only ability that is objectively a hindrance rather than a help (excepting its appearances in Kirby: Squeak Squad and Kirby Battle Royale).
• Interestingly enough, in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, one of Jigglypuff's alternate colTemplate:Ors has it wearing Kirby's original green Sleep cap. This is likely a reference to its iconic move, Rest, which has an almost similar effect to the ability the hat references.

Gallery

Artwork

• KA Sleep.png

  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby Super Star

• Sleep Kirby NinDL artwork.jpg

  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Kirby Air Ride

• Sleep Squeak.png

  Kirby: Squeak Squad

• Sleep Ultra.png

  Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Kirby Triple Deluxe

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  Artwork used for the cover of Itsudemo Kirby 1 Oyasumi Kirby

Sprites

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  Kirby Super Star

• KNiD A SleepKirby.png

  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Kirby Super Star Ultra

• SleepSSU.gif

  Kirby Super Star Ultra

Icons

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  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby Super Star

• KNiD A SleepIcon.png

  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

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  Kirby Air Ride

• RtDL Sleep Icon.png

  Kirby's Return to Dream Land

• TD Sleep Icon.png

  Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  Kirby Star Allies

Screenshots

• Rainbow Resort NinDL Stage 3.jpg

  Kirby in the process of using the Sleep ability in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Noddys can be seen to the right)

Other

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  Banner from the Kirby Personality Quiz

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スリープ Surīpu	Sleep
Chinese	睡觉 (chs) 睡覺 (cht) shuì jiào	Sleep
Dutch	Slaap	Sleep
French	Sommeil	Sleep
German	Schlaf	Sleep
Italian	Sonno	Sleep
Korean	슬립 Seullib	Sleep
Russian	Сон Son	Sleep
Spanish	Sueño	Sleep