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Stone is a Copy Ability that debuted in Kirby's Adventure, and is primarily obtained by absorbing a rock-based enemy, or even rocks created as debris from boss attacks. It allows Kirby to perform one of several stone-based attacks, which vary from game to game, but usually involve Kirby transforming into an immobile stone that is immune to most attacks and will slide down slopes and crush enemies or pound stakes beneath. Depending on the game, he may simply appear as a stone version of himself, or he may appear as one of several statues, which change in each game. Kirby can also obtain the Stone ability through Copy Essences or Copy Essences Deluxe.
Game appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stone makes its debut along with the concept of Copy Abilities themselves in Kirby's Adventure. This game establishes Stone as an ability that causes Kirby to transform into a rock, and plummet downward, becoming all but invulnerable and dealing damage on impact, as well as sliding on slopes. Kirby only has one form here, that being a pink-ish rock with a level bottom and two closed eyes on it.
Kirby's Dream Course
Stone returns in Kirby's Dream Course, where it functions similar to the Needle ability. When used, Stone causes Kirby to stop moving, and this can also be used in mid-air to force Kirby to fall straight down. However, if Kirby lands on a slope, he will slowly slide down it. The ability is obtained from Rocky.
Notably, in the 2P Game, when Stone is used, it will be held during the opponent's turn, even if a different ability was acquired while using the Stone form. Additionally, while in Stone form, attacks from the other player can be resisted. Stone cannot be used to protect against hazards such as Gordos, however.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stone returned as an ability in Kirby's Dream Land 2, where it functioned as before.
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 turns to stone, causing the duo to plummet to the ground. | |
Kine | Lets Kirby assume his stone form inside Kine, making him sink downwards and defeat enemies. | |
Rick | Kirby balances on top of Rick as the hamster turns into a rolling boulder, crushing all enemies in their path. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 2, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Stone ability. They are depicted as fragile-looking.
Kirby's Block Ball
“ | The ball drops down, crushing the blocks below. | ” | — Kirby's Block Ball North American instruction booklet |
Stone appears as one of the four abilities in this game, obtainable from Rocky or an Ability Changer item. When Kirby uses this ability, he transforms into a stone and falls straight down, crushing lesser blocks along the way until he hits a harder object or the paddle. The Burning ability can be said to be the opposite of Stone in this game, since it travels straight up rather than straight down for the same effect.
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
In [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Stone can be obtained from Rockys and the boulders appearing during the battle against Fatty Whale and Wham Bam Rock. Kirby's visual appearance changes by turning brown and wearing a helmet with a tail on top.
Upon using the ability, Kirby randomly turns into one of a wide variety of objects. In the original Template:KSS KFP, Kirby can turn into the default pink rock from Kirby's Adventure, a star block, an eight-ton weight, a stone statue of himself, a Macho Statue, and rare gold statues of Mario and Samus Aran; the remake adds Mount Fuji, an iron fist, statues of Rick, Kine and Coo, a Thudd, and the rare gold Dream Hatcher (HAL Laboratory's logo). While transformed, Kirby is completely invincible, but cannot move; pressing the B button while in stone form returns Kirby to his usual self.
With the stone ability equipped, Kirby can create a Rocky as a helper, which possesses the same skills as Stone Kirby does.
Stone moveset in Template:KSS KFP and Kirby Super Star Ultra | |
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Skill | Button Execution |
Stone Change | B
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Stone Smash | B in air
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Turbo Stone | Dash + B
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*Stone=Invincible |
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stone appears again in Kirby's Dream Land 3, where it functioned much like in Dream Land 2. The inclusion of more animal friends gave more possibilities for combinations:
Animal Friend | Appearance | Description |
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ChuChu | File:KDL3 StoneChuchu.png | Kirby transforms into a boulder and ChuChu proceeds to start swinging him around. The two can travel back and forth while doing this maneuver, damaging enemies on contact. |
Coo | Kirby turns to stone, causing the duo to plummet to the ground. | |
Kine | Lets Kirby assume his stone form inside Kine, making him sink downwards and defeat enemies. | |
Nago | File:KDL3 StoneNago.png | Pressing and holding the Y button causes Kirby to change into his stone form while Nago pounds the ground with him, harming opponents in front of him. Nago cannot move while using this ability. |
Pitch | Kirby and Pitch leap into the air, the latter temporarily turning into a rock on the way down and squishing foes under him. | |
Rick | Kirby balances on top of Rick as the hamster turns into a rolling boulder, crushing all enemies in their path. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 3, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Stone ability. They are marked with the Stone icon on them.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stone appeared in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where it took on a slightly different form. Here, instead of simply becoming a stone and falling, Kirby would turn into a rounded boulder, fall to the ground, then morph into a stone version of himself and start walking around. In this form, he was invulnerable, but could not jump, and would roll automatically down hills. Stone could additionally be combined with other abilities or itself to produce varying results.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Stone appears as an ability in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. In this game, Kirby's Stone transformation resembles the rounder version in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3, which rolls down slopes quickly. Stone can be obtained from Rocky and Giant Rocky.
The Smash ability can also use the Stone Change and functions the same in this game.
Template:KCC KPP
Stone Kirby returns in [[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]], once again provided by Rocky. In this appearance, Kirby transforms into a well-polished faceted stone gem and falls straight downward, defeating enemies and crushing metal blocks below. Stone Kirby cannot ride up a Rainbow Line while in Stone form.
Template:KRtDL KAW
After a relatively long absence, Stone returns in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]], where it can be obtained from Rocky and the Mid-Boss Moundo and has gained new moves that allow for it to be used in a more varied manner. Apart from the traditional power to turn to stone and slide down hills, Kirby may now transform into a bigger-than-normal statue and slam onto the ground with great force, as well as use a powerful low-range uppercut attack that knocks enemies into the air. The latter is also the first Stone move in the history of the series that does not transform Kirby's entire body. Stone Kirby gets a new hat starting in this game, which is a set of rocks on a purple, pink, and orange base with a pair of horns.
Stone moveset in Template:KRtDL KAW | ||
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Move | Button Execution | Description |
Stone Change | (1) | Kirby transforms into a random, invincible statue that is stationary on the ground, or immediately plummets when used in the air. Ending this effect causes rock shards to fly away, which can harm enemies. |
Stone Smash | (1) in air | Kirby transforms into a random statue and falls straight down, pounding stakes into the ground and dealing damage to enemies he collides with. |
Turbo Stone | Dash + (1) | Changes into stone out of a dash, leaving some momentum for Kirby to slide into his opponents on the ground. |
Heavy Smash | Down + (1) in air | Kirby transforms into a larger statue and pauses in the air for a bit before slamming straight down with greater force. Using this directly above an enemy causes Kirby to deal additional damage while transforming. |
Stone Uppercut | Up + (1) | Kirby performs an uppercut directly in front of him with a fist made of stone, dealing damage and catapulting enemies into the air. |
Slope Slide | (1) on slope | Kirby will slide down slopes while in Stone form, which will damage any enemies he slides into. |
Stone Sculpture Forms
Similar to [[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] and its remake, Stone Kirby can transform into various sculptures, with greatly increased forms in Template:KRtDL KAW.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stone returns in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, bearing the same characteristics it had in Template:KRtDL KAW. However, two notable changes were made. Firstly, Stone Uppercut was changed so that it can be charged to deal more damage. Secondly, if Kirby tries to dash while in Stone form, he will pivot in that form slightly. This can be done to change the angle from which the player can see the stone sculpture that Kirby changes into. This technique deals no damage, and is only there for cosmetic purposes.
Stone Sculpture Forms
Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Triple Deluxe, having a different list from [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]].
List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | ||
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Image | Description | ColTemplate:Or |
The default Stone form. | Brown | |
A Star Block. | Same with the original object | |
A Brick Block from the Mario series. | Same with the original object | |
A sculpture of Kirby. | Gray | |
A fist punching down, somewhat resembling Master Hand. | Gray | |
Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center. | Gray | |
Rick & Kine & Coo. | Gray | |
Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee and King Dedede, the three non-Kirby playable characters from [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. | Gray | |
Ultra Sword Kirby with his default sword. | Gray of a dark steel shade. | |
The recurring Macho Statue. | Bronze | |
Four Mini-Kirbys from Kirby Mass Attack. | Brown of a light shade | |
The Lor Starcutter. | Silver | |
Marx on his jester ball and Magolor. | Gold | |
Drawcia and Dark Nebula. | Gold | |
Kirby with the Star Rod, both in their 8-bit appearance from Kirby's Adventure. | Gold | |
Dream Hatcher, the symbol of HAL Laboratory. Also appears in its Kirby Super Star Ultra iteration as a Rare Keychain. | Gold |
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stone returns in Kirby: Planet Robobot, receiving no change in its move-set.
- Main article: Stone (Robobot Armor)
Stone can be combined with the Robobot Armor to enter Stone Mode, which allows the suit to punch away heavy objects.
Stone Sculpture Forms
Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Planet Robobot, having a different list from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby: Planet Robobot | ||
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Image | Description | ColTemplate:Or |
The default Stone form. | Brown | |
A Star Block. | Same with the original object | |
A Brick Block from the Mario series. | Same with the original object | |
A sculpture of Kirby. | Gray | |
Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center. | Gray | |
Rick & Kine & Coo. | Gray | |
ChuChu. | Gray | |
Meta Knight, King Dedede, and Bandana Waddle Dee, the three non-Kirby playable characters from [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]]. | Gray | |
King Dedede and Masked Dedede. | Gray | |
Marx on his jester ball and Magolor, the sculpture's color downgraded from gold in Kirby: Triple Deluxe to Template:Gray in Kirby: Planet Robobot. | Gray | |
The recurring Macho Statue. | Bronze | |
The Lor Starcutter. | Silver | |
Ultra Sword Kirby with the rare large fish. | Gold | |
Queen Sectonia and Taranza. | Gold | |
Master Hand with the logo of the Super Smash Bros. series. (Only available when used by Smash Bros. Kirby.) | Gold | |
Dream Hatcher, the symbol of HAL Laboratory. Also appears as a Rare Sticker. | Gold | |
The Mario sculpture, returning after a long absence from its last appearance in Kirby Super Star Ultra. | Gold | |
Tom Nook from the Animal Crossing series. | Gold |
Kirby Star Allies
Stone returns in Kirby Star Allies, retaining its essential functions from previous installments. It can also be used in a number of Friend Abilities; most notably the varieties of Curling and Geokinesis.
Stone moveset in Kirby Star Allies | ||
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Move | Button Execution | Description |
Stone Change | B | Kirby transforms into a random, invincible statue that is stationary on the ground, or immediately plummets when used in the air. Ending this effect causes rock shards to fly away, which can harm enemies. |
Stone Smash | B in midair | Kirby transforms into a random statue and falls straight down, pounding stakes into the ground and dealing damage to enemies he collides with. |
Turbo Stone | Dash + B | Changes into stone out of a dash, leaving some momentum for Kirby to slide into his opponents on the ground. |
Heavy Smash | Down + B in midair | Kirby transforms into a larger statue and pauses in the air for a bit before slamming straight down with greater force. Using this directly above an enemy causes Kirby to deal additional damage while transforming. |
Stone Uppercut | Up + press and release B | Kirby performs an uppercut directly in front of him with a fist made of stone, dealing damage and catapulting enemies into the air. |
Mighty Uppercut | Up and hold B | Kirby performs a more powerful Stone Uppercut. |
Slope Slide | B when on a slope | Kirby will slide down slopes while in Stone form, which will damage any enemies he slides into. |
Spin | Dash while transformed | Kirby pivots a short distance while transformed. This does not hurt enemies, but can be used to examine transformations at other angles. |
Stone Sculpture Forms
Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Kirby Star Allies, having a different list from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Kirby Star Allies is the first game in the series that adds new sculptures for the Stone ability via game updates.
List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby Star Allies | ||
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Image | Sculpture | Notes |
File:Stone STA default.jpg | Stone | The default form. |
File:Stone STA kirby.jpg | Kirby | A staple form in the Kirby series.
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File:Stone STA macho man.jpg | Macho Statue | A staple form in the Kirby series. |
File:Stone STA star block.jpg | Star Block | A staple form in the Kirby series. |
File:Stone STA brick block.jpg | Brick Block | From the Mario series. |
File:Stone STA anniversary.jpg | Kirby's anniversary logo | It doesn't have any depiction of the year number. |
File:Stone STA inutamago.jpg | Dream Hatcher | The symbol of HAL Laboratory. |
File:Stone STA fuji.jpg | Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory (Yamanashi R&D Center) feat. Qbby |
Real life locations. |
File:Stone STA gryll.jpg | Gryll and Brobo | The final boss from the SNES version of Kirby's Star Stacker, and the penultimate boss from Kirby's Block Ball, respectively. |
File:Stone STA meta knight vul.jpg | Meta Knight and Captain Vul | Crew of Meta Knight's battleship, the Halberd. |
File:Stone STA dark nebula.jpg | Dark Nebula | Along with the treasure chest it is confined in from [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]]. |
File:Stone STA ultra sword.jpg | Ultra Sword Kirby with the fish | The sculpture's colTemplate:Or has been downgraded from gold in Kirby: Planet Robobot to silver in Kirby Star Allies. |
File:Stone STA taranza sectonia.jpg | Taranza and Sectonia's original form | Sectonia's original form can be seen when Sectonia Clone is defeated in Kirby: Planet Robobot. |
File:Stone STA dedede drum.jpg | King Dedede with his tambourine | This refers to Dedede's Drum Dash the Sub-Game and its standalone version Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. |
File:Stone STA robobot.jpg | Robobot Armor | It is in its no-pilot idle position. |
File:Stone STA susie ribbon.jpg | Susie and Ribbon | Both have pink hair. Ribbon holds a Crystal Shard. |
File:Stone STA magolor gem apple.jpg | Magolor with Gem Apples | This refers to his role of owning a Shoppe in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. |
File:Stone STA friend circle.jpg | Friend Circle | It is formed by Kirby, Wester, Chilly and Sir Kibble. |
File:Stone STA rick kine koo.jpg | Rick & Kine & Coo | They are in the Protective Bag, which refers to how they were trapped in Kirby's Dream Land 2.
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File:Stone STA marx.jpg | Marx | He is splitting in half, which is the preparation of his Black Hole attack.
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File:Stone STA gooey.jpg | Gooey | He is grabbing a fish with his tongue, which refers to the opening movie from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
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File:Stone STA ado.jpg | Adeleine and Ribbon | Adeleine is holding a basket of fruits, which refers to Bumper Crop Bump the mini-game from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
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File:Stone STA dark meta knight.jpg | Dark Meta Knight | He stands on a mirror.
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File:Stone STA dark daroach.jpg | Dark Daroach | He is in the same pose as his official artwork from [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]].
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File:Stone STA wii trio 1.jpg File:Stone STA wii trio 2.jpg File:Stone STA wii trio 3.jpg |
King Dedede, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee |
The three non-Kirby playable characters in [[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]].
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File:Stone STA magolor lor.jpg | Magolor and Lor Starcutter |
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File:Stone STA taranza dreamstalk.jpg | Taranza and Dreamstalk |
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File:Stone STA susie mic.jpg | Susie with a stand microphone | This refers to Susie's hobby of karaoke.
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File:Stone STA mage sisters.jpg | The Three Mage-Sisters | Depicted using their respective special attacks: Francisca's Soda Blaster, Flamberge's Mega Broiler, and Zan Partizanne's Raijin drums.
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Super Smash Bros. series
In all of the installments of Super Smash Bros., Kirby's down special move is the Stone ability, and behaves exactly as it does in Kirby's Adventure. Starting with Melee, Kirby transforms into various objects: the default pink rock, a 100-ton weight, a spiked ball, a Star Block, a Thwomp from the Mario universe, Lip's garbage block from Panel de Pon, and in Ultimate, a Treasure Chest from The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. There are a few key differences in the Super Smash Bros. series, however: Kirby can only remain in stone form for a short period of time, he is vulnerable to grabs, and may he still be harmed if he is hit by a powerful enough attack.
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
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Stone Kirby makes a few appearances in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, first appearing in the second episode, A Blockbuster Battle. In the anime, Kirby gains a Template:Grayish coloration and hat similar to Stone's appearance in Kirby Super Star. When Kirby transforms, he turns into a large, pink, blocky version of himself which is able to walk around, similar to how Stone functions in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. Even without being actively transformed, however, Stone Kirby still packs a wallop with body slam attacks, as he is much heavier than he normally is.
Profiles
Flavor text
Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby's Adventure | Kirby's body turns into a solid rock! In this form, he cannot be hurt by enemy attacks! | |
Kirby's Dream Course | If you use Stone, when you have a grounder, Kirby will stop suddenly. Be careful on the slopes! If you use Stone when you are on the hill, Kirby will slide down the hill. Be careful! | |
[[Kirby Super Star|Template:KSS KFP]] | Transform Kirby into various stone figures and smash the enemies. | |
File:Kirby NiDL box art.jpg | Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | No one can hurt me! Look out below! |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Turn into an invincible stone block and crush your foes. Roll down slopes to pulverize everyone you hit! | |
[[Kirby: Canvas Curse|Template:KCC KPP]] | Get petrified! Roll invincibly! | |
Kirby Super Star Ultra | Pound! Pound! CRUSH! Change into many heavy forms. When on a slope, you'll sliiiiide. | |
[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land|Template:KRtDL KAW]] | Crush things to bits! Transform into who knows what! Uppercut with a fist of rock! Slide down slopes and make rapid progress! | |
File:TD Boxart NA.jpg |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot | Kirby rocks with the Stone ability! Slide down slopes and squash your enemies in seconds flat! With so many transformations, who knows what he'll turn into next! |
File:Star Allies Cover.jpg | Kirby Star Allies | Look cool, be invincible, and slide down slopes! You can turn into various things and pound down pegs. You can even do some curling with water or ice or float above your friends and then drop on them! Who knows what sort of stone sculptures you'll see? |
Kirby's Dream Course manual
- "This lets Kirby turn into a rock and immediately come to a full stop. If you use this power on a sloped surface, Kirby falls down the slope."
Trivia
- [[Kirby: Squeak Squad|Template:KSqS KMoA]] is one of the few games to not feature Stone in any capacity. Instead, it features an ability called Metal, which behaves somewhat like Stone, but still allows Kirby to move and hover (very slowly), and acts similarly to how Stone acts in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- Originally, Kirby was going to be able to jump while transformed with this ability in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, but it was changed before the games final release for unknown reasons.[1]
- While the Stone ability itself is absent in Kirby Fighters 2, Gooey's moveset in that game includes the Stone Change move.
- In Template:KSS KFP and its remake, when Kirby is using the Macho Statue Stone form, the statue will change its pose when it is sliding down slopes.
Gallery
Artwork
- KDL3RickStone.png
Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Stone Kirby NinDL artwork.jpg
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Stone SSU.png
Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Stone TD Pause Art.png
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Sprites
- KNiD A StoneKirby.png
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- StoneSSU.gif
Kirby Super Star Ultra
Icons
- KNiD A StoneIcon.png
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- RtDL Stone Icon.png
- TD Stone Icon.png
Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
Screenshots
Other
Banner from the Kirby Personality Quiz
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ストーン Sutōn |
Stone |
Traditional Chinese | 石塊 shí kuài |
Stone |
Simplified Chinese | 石块 shí kuài | |
Dutch | Steen | Stone |
French | Rocher | Stone |
German | Stein | Stone |
Italian | Pietra | Stone |
Korean | 스톤 Seuton |
Stone |
Polish | Stone[2] | - |
Russian | Камень Kamen |
Stone |
Spanish | Piedra | Stone |
References
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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 Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
- 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's Return to Dream Land
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Planet Robobot
- Copy Abilities in Kirby Star Allies
- Copy Abilities which can pound stakes