Super Ability: Difference between revisions

A '''Super Ability''' is a special form of [[Copy Ability]] that was first introduced in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''. Super Abilities are exaggerated and powerful forms of normal Copy Abilities which are obtained by swallowing star-studded "super" enemies and objects, granting [[Kirby]] the ability to clear away large obstacles and swathes of enemies in a single go. Super Abilities also grant Kirby the power to open rifts to [[Another Dimension]] (though only in specific areas), where he can then obtain [[Energy Sphere]]s from [[Sphere Doomer]]s. Unlike standard Copy Abilities, however, all Super Abilities operate on a timer, and once the timer runs out, Kirby loses the ability. Kirby will also lose a Super Ability if he is defeated, exits the stage he found it on, has it forcefully dispelled from him by a boss, or enters a rift to Another Dimension. In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', Super Abilities typically appear for the final stretches of certain stages, where Kirby needs to make use of their specific powers to interact with the varying [[device]]s, hazards, and enemies therein. In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', Super Abilities can hit [[multiplayer|allies]], causing them to get knocked back without taking damage.

|This is a super version of the [[Beam]] ability.<br>It allows Kirby to freely control an electric ball that can destroy star-marked enemies and obstacles as well as electrify [[Beam lamp]]s.

*[[Beam lamp]]* (Flare Beam)

*[[Drill Machine]] (Monster Flame)

*[[Giant Flotzo]]* (Monster Flame)

*[[Giant bowling pin|Giant ice pin]]* (Snow Bowl)

*[[Giant bowling pin|Giant magma pin]]* (Snow Bowl)

*[[Merman Statue]]* (Monster Flame)

There are five enemies in ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'' that provide Super Abilities. These are as follows:

Grand Hammer can also be obtained through a glowing hammer summoned by [[Magolor|Magolor EX]]. Super Abilities can be obtained from these enemies in typical fashion by [[inhale|inhaling]] them, but the [[Ability Star]]s will also drop from these enemies when defeated in any other way, and Kirby will don the Super Ability merely by touching these stars, overriding any other Copy Ability Kirby may have had in the process.

In multiplayer, a player that is using a Super Ability can attack other players with it. Any other players that are attacked receive knockback, but will sustain no damage.

*''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' - Some of the [[Alternate costumes|headgear]] for the [[Sword]], [[Hammer]], and [[Ice]] abilities resembles their Super Ability equivalents.

*Two Super Abilities were considered, but were left cut:

**"Super Cutter" was mostly complete before it was cut, having a modeled hat, icons, and most of its animations left over. It may have been cut due to similarities with Ultra Sword.

**"Super Spark" was also considered, but it only has an icon left over, and may have been cut due to similarities with Flare Beam.

*Excluding boss battles, each Super Ability appears exactly three times in the stages.

**Flare Beam: [[Raisin Ruins - Stage 2]], [[Nutty Noon - Stage 2]], [[Egg Engines - Stage 3]].

**Grand Hammer: [[White Wafers - Stage 2]], [[Nutty Noon - Stage 4]], [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 2]].

**Monster Flame: [[Cookie Country - Stage 4]], [[Onion Ocean - Stage 3]], [[Egg Engines - Stage 1]]

*** In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe'', Monster Flame appears in the newly added [[HAL Room]] in [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 2]], making it the only Super Ability to appear in stages more than three times (excluding boss battles).

**Snow Bowl: [[Onion Ocean - Stage 1]], [[White Wafers - Stage 4]], [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 1]].

**Ultra Sword: [[Cookie Country - Stage 1]], [[Raisin Ruins - Stage 4]], [[Dangerous Dinner - Stage 3]].

*Super Abilities are programmed to have 10000 power (for reference, the basic [[Star Bullet]] has 52 power), which makes them able to defeat every enemy in one hit. If a Super Ability is hacked into a boss battle where it isn't intended to appear, it will also defeat the boss in one hit. This behavior can be seen in [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2TH_oH2PsM this tool-assisted speedrun] of [[The True Arena]], where Ultra Sword is hacked in.

[[Category:Copy Abilities]]

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