Spark

Spark Artwork of Spark Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Course Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby's Block Ball Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Canvas Curse Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages) Kirby: Triple Deluxe Usage type Unlimited uses Obtained from Bobin, Bukiset, Master Green, Spark-i, Sparky, Elec, Dubior, Haltworker, Telepathos (projectiles), Paint Roller's cloud, Spark Doomer's orbs, Dark Mind's violet stars, amiibo (Planet Robobot): Pikachu, Robin, Mii Fighters Power(s) Performing electric-type attacks. Similar to Plasma, Freeze

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, 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 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

Kirby using the Spark ability to defeat enemies in Kirby's Adventure.

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. It is provided by Sparky.

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
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

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The ball sparks for a period of time, running through the blocks it strikes.

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— 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

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, combining Spark with Nago results in an attack where Nago rubs Kirby to give him static, then can roll him into enemies to defeat them with shocks.

Spark makes another appearance in Kirby's Dream Land 3; yet again, Sparky is its only provider. 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
ChuChu		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		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

Kirby using Spark in 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 Kirby: Squeak Squad

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, 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's main function was changed. Instead of simply covering a small area around him, a smaller area is covered, and a 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

Kirby using the Spark ability in 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 Wii Remote and discharge it in form of a projectile.

Spark Moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Skill	Button Execution	Description
Spark Attack	1	Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile	Spark Wave	long Charge Power + 1	Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage
Charge Power	Shake Wii Remote or mash + Control Pad	Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges	Spark Barrier	created by Charge Power	The field unlike Spark Attack can be utilized while moving but diminishes over time
Spark Arrow	short Charge Power + 1	Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy	Thunderbolt	↑ + 1	Kirby fires an upwards attack that can pierce walls
Spark Laser	medium Charge Power + 1	Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies	Lightning Strike	↓ + 1 in mid-air	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. 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 Kirby battling Gigant Edge in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Spark returns in this game, functioning almost identically to the way it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, this time lacking the Thunderbolt and Lightning Strike moves. It can be obtained from Sparky, as well as Queen Sectonia's Green Antlers and Floral Spark Bullet.

Spark Moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Skill	Button Execution	Description
Spark Attack	B	Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile	Spark Laser	medium Charge Power + B	Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies
Charge Power	mash + Control Pad or Circle Pad	Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges	Spark Wave	long Charge Power + B	Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage
Spark Arrow	short Charge Power + B	Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy	Spark Barrier	created by Charge Power	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
Skill	Image	Button Execution	Description
Spark Attack		B	Kirby emanates a field of electricity that while it protects him from incoming attacks renders him immobile
Charge Power		+ Control Pad/Circle Pad in various directions	Kirby charges energy forming an electrical barrier that grows up to three stages the longer he charges
Spark Arrow		Small charge + B	Kirby fires a small bolt of electricity that deals minor damage to one enemy
Spark Laser		Medium charge + B	Kirby fires a long beam of energy that can hit multiple enemies
Spark Wave		Full charge + B	Kirby fires his full shield ahead of him for high damage
Spark Barrier		Created by Charge Power	The field unlike Spark Attack can be utilized while moving but diminishes over time
Thunderbolt		↑ + B	Kirby fires an upwards attack that can pierce walls. The range is more limited than in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Lightning Strike		↓ + B in midair	Like Thunderbolt but downwards. The range is more limited than in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Spark Screenshot of Spark Kirby from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Details First episode Kirby of the Stars Pilot Last episode Tooned Out Other episode(s) Dedede's Raw Deal, Cooking Up Trouble Obtained from Inhaling sparks of electricity, usually coming from robot monsters

“

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 color 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.

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  Spark Kirby firing electric volleys at Squishy

Profiles

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	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.
	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	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!
	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."

Kirby: Squeak Squad 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."

Trivia

• Although the Thunderbolt and Lightning Strike moves were removed from the ability's moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, data for both of them still exists within the game, with both moves being fully usable through hacking.
  • On top of that, the game also contains data for Light-Speed Dash, a move that wouldn't be introduced until Kirby Star Allies, there being part of the Plasma ability's moveset.

Gallery

Artwork

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  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Artwork of Coo + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Artwork of Kine + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Artwork of Rick + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Artwork of Pitch + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Artwork of the Spark Attack card from Kirby no Copy-toru!

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  Artwork of the Spark Barrier card from Kirby no Copy-toru!

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  Artwork of the Spark Arrow card from Kirby no Copy-toru!

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  Artwork of the Spark Wave card from Kirby no Copy-toru!

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  Alternate artwork of the Spark Wave card from Kirby no Copy-toru!

Sprites

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  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby's Dream Course

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  Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Sprite of Rick + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Sprite of Coo + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Sprite of Kine + Spark from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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

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  Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Keychain from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Icons

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  Kirby's Adventure

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  Kirby's Dream Course

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  Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Kirby's Dream Land 3

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  Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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

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  Kirby: Canvas Curse

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  Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition

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  Ability Star from Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot

Screenshots

• New Spark Challenge.jpg

  Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition (New Challenge Stages)

Videos

Click to load content Official Kirby Portal video showcasing Spark

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	スパーク Supāku	Spark
Dutch	Elektro	Electro
French	Étincelle	Spark
German	Elektro	Electro
Italian	Elettro	Electro
Brazilian Portuguese	Faísca Fagulha	Spark
Russian	Искра Iskra	Spark
Spanish	Chispazo	Spark