Spark
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- This article is about the electric Copy Ability present in most Kirby games, and should not be confused with Plasma.
Spark is a recurring Copy Ability in the Kirby series that debuted in Kirby's Adventure and has since been established as one of Kirby's most iconic and common abilities, alongside powers like Fire and Ice, particularly due to being among the few abilities to appear in Kirby's Dream Land 2, Kirby's Dream Land 3 and Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. It has similar properties to Plasma, another electricity-based power.
Spark is normally of the defensive type, like Freeze or Needle, which means Kirby will station himself in one position while executing the power as it surrounds his body and destroys enemies that make contact with the barrier. Starting with [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]], however, Spark started to gain attributes that made it more similar to Plasma, by allowing Kirby to charge up and release energy projectiles. This was further established in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] when Spark was given additional powers, which led to the general assumption that Spark and Plasma were being fused into the singular Spark, similar to how Fire and Burning and Ice and Freeze were combined. However, this assumption was overturned when Plasma returned in Kirby Star Allies, this time being reworked to incorporate elements from Spark. It is now unclear which ability will dominate going forward, as both are now very similar, with only a few visual and move-set differences.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
The Spark ability first appeared in Kirby's Adventure, Kirby can shoot sparks of electricity out of his body in a defensive move similar to Needle.
In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby gains a hat that resembles that of Plasma.
Kirby's Dream Course
Spark returns in Kirby's Dream Course. It can be used to defeat Whispy Woods and Kracko, and it is the only way to defeat them. Unlike the other abilities, Spark does not provide any movement changes. The ability is obtained from Sparky.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Spark reappears in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Kirby acquires this ability from Master Green and Sparky. By itself, this ability performs similar to the one in Kirby's Adventure.
When on an Animal Friend, however, Kirby can perform variations of the ability, as detailed in the following table:
Animal Friend | Appearance | Description |
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Coo | Kirby shoots out a single lightning bolt below him. | |
Kine | A light bulb appears from Kine's mouth, which can harm foes and illuminate dark areas, revealing hidden doors. Letting go of the B button launches it forward, exploding when it collides with something or the button is pressed again. | |
Rick | Enables Rick to use a whip of electricity, like the Beam ability seen in other games. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 2, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Spark ability. They resemble dark circuit boards.
Kirby's Block Ball
“ | The ball sparks for a period of time, running through the blocks it strikes. | ” | — Kirby's Block Ball North American instruction booklet |
In Kirby's Block Ball, Spark is one of the four abilities that Kirby can utilize, obtaining it by colliding with Sparky. When using this ability, Kirby flares up with electricity, causing him to break most blocks he passes through while the electric field is active. Unlike the other abilities, Spark does not affect Kirby's trajectory.
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Spark makes another appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 3. It functions similarly to its previous appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 2. New Animal Friends, though, create more Spark-related abilities with Kirby or Gooey, as follows:
Animal Friend | Appearance | Description |
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ChuChu | File:KDL3 SparkChuchu.png | ChuChu shoots a laser from her tentacle which flies straight forward and can defeat enemies, similar to the Laser ability. Unlike said ability, however, the laser will rebound off of flat walls if charged. |
Coo | Kirby shoots out a single lightning bolt below him. | |
Kine | A light bulb appears from Kine's mouth, which can harm foes and illuminate dark areas, revealing hidden doors. Letting go of the B button launches it forward, exploding when it collides with something or the button is pressed again. | |
Nago | File:KDL3 SparkNago.png | Nago rubs Kirby as long as the Y button is held, creating static electricity around him. Every enemy he touches while charged up is destroyed, but neutralizes some electricity. The longer Kirby is rubbed, the more foes he can defeat before returning to normal, up to a maximum of eight. |
Pitch | Kirby uses a remote control to make Pitch fly through the air freely, moving through walls and taking out adversaries. Pitch is controlled with the directional pad and returns to Kirby when the Y button is pressed. While controlling Pitch, Kirby cannot move. If he takes damage, Pitch returns to him automatically. | |
Rick | Enables Rick to use a whip of electricity, like the Beam ability seen in other games. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 3, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Spark ability. They are marked with the Spark icon on them.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Spark is one of the base abilities that appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. There are a fair number of enemies that provide it this time around, including Sparky, Plugg, and Zoos. On its own, the ability functions like normal, with Kirby generating a small spark barrier around himself. When combined with another ability or itself to make Power Combos, Spark creates a wide variety of different moves with varying functions, from a refrigerator that produces food to an electric quarterstaff.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Template:KSqS KMoA
In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Spark appears as an ability, unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. It is once again provided by Sparky.
In [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]], there is a special mechanic unique to this game in Cushy Cloud - Stage 5, where Spark Kirby can use his spark attack to power clouds, causing them to move while holding the barrier up. In addition, after collecting the Spark Ability Scroll, Kirby gains the ability to charge up and release Plasma waves, marking the first time the abilities were merged to a degree.
Kirby: Canvas Curse
In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Spark was redesigned. Instead of simply covering a small area around him, a smaller area is covered, and line of electricity appears, hurting any enemy above Kirby. If Kirby keeps using Spark while in mid-air, he will hover.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
The ability reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where, in addition to generating the familiar barrier of electricity, it enables Kirby to fire lightning upwards or downwards. It has been combined with the attributes of Plasma, letting the player "charge" the ability by rotating the directional pad or shaking the Wiimote and discharge it in form of a projectile.
Spark Moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Spark Attack | 1
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Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile | Spark Wave | long Charge Power + 1
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Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage |
Charge Power | Shake Wiimote or mash D-Pad
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Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges | Spark Barrier | created by Charge Power
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The field unlike Spark Attack can be utilized while moving but diminishes over time |
Spark Arrow | short Charge Power + 1
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Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy | Thunderbolt | ↑ + 1
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Kirby fires an upwards attack that can pierce walls |
Spark Laser | medium Charge Power + 1
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Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies | Lightning Strike | ↓ + 1 in mid-air
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Like Thunderbolt but downwards |
Spark Attack cannot be performed while there is any amount of Charge Power.
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition
Spark appears in the New Challenge Stages Sub-Game, looking and behaving exactly as it did in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. There is a challenge stage in Happiness Hall dedicated to the ability, and it can be used in some of the races against Magolor.
Kirby Triple Deluxe
Spark returns in this game, functioning almost identically to the way it did in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. However, it lacks Thunderbolt and Lightning Strike. It can be obtained from Sparky, as well as Queen Sectonia's Green Antlers and Floral Spark Bullet.
Spark Moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Spark Attack | B
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Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile | Spark Laser | medium Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies |
Charge Power | mash D-Pad
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Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges | Spark Wave | long Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage |
Spark Arrow | short Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy | Spark Barrier | created by Charge Power
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The field unlike Spark Attack can be utilized while moving but diminishes over time |
Kirby: Planet Robobot
The Spark ability appears in Kirby: Planet Robobot, where its electrical properties come in handy when powering wires and circuits. In this game, there are many attacks and defenses which Kirby can use when he takes this form, as he regains the moves he lost in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. It is also compatible with the Robobot Armor, giving the mechanical suit an extremely powerful plasma cannon.
Spark Moveset in Kirby: Planet Robobot | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Spark Attack | B
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Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile | Spark Wave | long Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage |
Charge Power | mash D-Pad
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Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges | Spark Barrier | created by Charge Power
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The field unlike Spark Attack can be utilized while moving but diminishes over time |
Spark Arrow | short Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy | Thunderbolt | ↑ + B
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Kirby fires an upwards attack that can pierce walls. The range is more limited than in Template:KRtDL KAW. |
Spark Laser | medium Charge Power + B
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Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies | Lightning Strike | ↓ + B in mid-air
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Like Thunderbolt but downwards. The range is more limited than in Template:KRtDL KAW. |
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
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“ | He is now...Spark Kirby! | ” | — Meta Knight, in Dedede's Raw Deal |
The Spark Copy Ability makes four distinct appearances in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Though it first appears in the Kirby of the Stars Pilot, its first appearance in the proper series is in Dedede's Raw Deal. Using this ability, Kirby changes colTemplate:Or to green and is able to generate powerful fields of static electricity, and can also fire balls of lightning at his opponents.
Spark Kirby's hat resembles the one he was given in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, though it changes the design of the tiara and changes the energy coming out of the hat to make it more triangular, and the design of this variant of the hat carries forward to the later games in the Kirby series. The anime version of Spark also references the similar Plasma ability during Kirby's transformation sequence, as he starts with a head of teal fire resembling the Plasma hat before gaining the proper Spark hat.
Spark Kirby firing electric volleys at Squishy
Profiles
Flavor text
Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby's Adventure | Pause caption Kirby can create fireworks-like sparks from his body! This is a great defense! Demo reel This electrical attack paralyzes! | |
Kirby's Dream Course | Using Spark, Kirby can beat Kracko and Whispy. | |
File:Kirby NiDL box art.jpg |
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land & Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | BZZT! BRRRRZZZT! BRRRZZPPP! ZZZT! |
Kirby: Canvas Curse | Shoot sparks! Hold to hover! | |
File:USCover KSS.jpg | [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]] | CHARGE! |
Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Electricity in your hands! Shake the Wii Remote to create a Spark Barrier! Zap foes from above with a Lightning Strike! | |
File:TD Boxart NA.jpg | Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Mash on the +Control Pad, charge up your power, and create an energy barrier! With the Spark ability, you can even fire plasma shots through the terrain! |
Kirby: Planet Robobot | Mash on the +Control Pad, charge up your power, and create an energy barrier! With the Spark ability, you can even fire plasma shots! |
Kirby's Dream Course manual
- "With Spark, Kirby can destroy Whispy and Kracko."
Kirby's Block Ball manual
- "The ball sparks for a period of time, running through the blocks it strikes."
Template:KSqS KMoA manual
- "Spark Kirby's a regular dynamo as he zaps opponents with bolts of electricity. He can also ride on a cloud full of lightning to spread his electric attacks over larger areas."
Gallery
Artwork
Artwork of Coo + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
Artwork of Kine + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
Artwork of Rick + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Spark NinDL.png
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Sprites
Sprite of Rick + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
Sprite of Coo + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
Sprite of Kine + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2
- KDL3 SparkChuchu.png
Sprite of ChuChu + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KDL3 SparkCoo.png
Sprite of Coo + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KDL3 SparkKine.png
Sprite of Kine + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KDL3 SparkNago.png
Sprite of Nago + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KDL3 SparkPitch.png
Sprite of Pitch + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KDL3 SparkRick.png
Sprite of Rick + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3
- KNiD A SparkKirby.png
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad
Icons
- KNiD A SparkIcon.png
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- RtDL Spark Icon.png
Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- TD Spark Icon.png
Ability Star from Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
Screenshots
- New Spark Challenge.jpg
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | スパーク Supāku |
Spark |
Dutch | Elektro | Electro |
French | Étincelle | Spark |
German | Elektro | Electro |
Italian | Elettro | Electro |
Russian | Искра Iskra |
Spark |
Spanish | Chispazo | Spark |
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- Good pages
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Course
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Block Ball
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Copy Abilities in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Copy Abilities in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Squeak Squad
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Copy Abilities in New Challenge Stages
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Copy Abilities with electrical properties