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|image=[[File:KPR Robobot Wheel artwork.png|300px]]
|image=[[File:KPR Robobot Wheel artwork.png|300px]]
|caption=Artwork of the '''Wheel Mode''' from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
|caption=Artwork of the '''Wheel Mode''' from ''Kirby: Planet Robobot''
|type=Unlimited uses
|type=Unlimited use (only in certain areas)
|obtained=[[Wheelie]]
|obtained=[[Wheelie]]
|power=Transforms the [[Robobot Armor]] into a racecar.
|power=Transforms the [[Robobot Armor]] into a racecar.
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|compare=[[Car Mouth]], [[Wheel]]}}
|compare=[[Car Mouth]], [[Wheel]]}}
{{Quote|{{color|orange|The legendary racer zooms down the track. 3, 2, 1... Turbo Accelerate!}}|Pause caption}}
{{Quote|{{color|orange|The legendary racer zooms down the track. 3, 2, 1... Turbo Accelerate!}}|Pause caption}}
'''Wheel Mode''' is one of the [[Robobot Armor]] modes. It transforms [[Kirby]]'s mech into a three-wheeled racecar, granting it extra speed and the ability to jump between foreground and background at will.
'''Wheel Mode''' is one of the [[Robobot Armor]] modes. It transforms [[Kirby]]'s mech into a three-wheeled racecar, granting it extra speed and the ability to jump between foreground and background at will, a trait unique to this ability. Due to its use in stages of the game, it cannot be discarded.


==Moveset==
==Moveset==
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| {{center|B}}
| {{center|B}}
| The armor sprouts two spikes in front of it and accelerates to the point of being faster than its normal version's dash.
| The armor sprouts two spikes in front of it and accelerates to the point of being faster than its normal version's dash.
*This is called 'Full Turbo Accel' in the Japanese version.
|-
|-
| '''Speed Burst'''
| '''Speed Burst'''
| {{center|B + A}}
| {{center|B + A}}
| The armor can jump during 'Turbo Accelerate' too.
| The armor can jump during 'Turbo Accelerate' too.
*This is called 'Full Turbo Jump' in the Japanese version.
|-
|-
| '''Burn Rubber'''
| '''Burn Rubber'''
| {{center|B repeatedly}}
| {{center|B repeatedly}}
| The armor does a donut, setting the ground on fire.
| The armor does a donut, setting the ground on fire.
*This is called 'Accel Burst' in the Japanese version.
|-
|-
| '''3D Spring Hopper'''
| '''3D Spring Hopper'''
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*Unlike most armor modes, Wheel Mode cannot be discarded because it is required to use it in the stages the mode is found in.
*This is the only ability or mode so far that allows Kirby to jump between foreground and background without the use of a [[3D Warp Star]].
*The Wheel Mode is not capable of driving in reverse. This is confirmed by a Robobot Armor pop quiz.<ref>https://play.nintendo.com/activities/quizzes/kirby-planet-robobot-trivia-quiz/</ref>
*The Wheel Mode is not capable of driving in reverse. This is confirmed by a Robobot Armor pop quiz.<ref>https://play.nintendo.com/activities/quizzes/kirby-planet-robobot-trivia-quiz/</ref>


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<gallery>
<gallery>
KPR Robobot Wheel Mode screenshot.png|Screenshot of the Wheel Mode
KPR Robobot Wheel Mode screenshot.png|Screenshot of the Wheel Mode
KPR Main Credits picture 9.png|Credits picture of Kirby driving in Wheel Mode
KDB Wheel Mode character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
KDB Wheel Mode character treat.png|[[Character Treat]] from ''[[Kirby's Dream Buffet]]''
</gallery>
</gallery>
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==Names in other languages==
==Names in other languages==
{{Names
{{Names
|ja=ホイールモード
|jaR=Hoīru mōdo
|jaM=Wheel Mode
|pl=Wheel Mode<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pl/news/uratuj-planete-popstar-przed-armia-robotow-gra-kirby-planet-robobot-na-nintendo-3ds-juz-dostepna-w-europie/ Nintendo Polska - ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'']</ref>
|pl=Wheel Mode<ref>[https://www.nintendo.pl/news/uratuj-planete-popstar-przed-armia-robotow-gra-kirby-planet-robobot-na-nintendo-3ds-juz-dostepna-w-europie/ Nintendo Polska - ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'']</ref>
|plM=-
|plM=-
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|fr=Mode roue
|fr=Mode roue
|frM=Wheel mode
|frM=Wheel mode
|nl=Wiel-modus
|nlM=Wheel mode
}}
}}



Latest revision as of 23:33, 25 January 2024

Wheel Mode
KPR Robobot Wheel artwork.png
Artwork of the Wheel Mode from Kirby: Planet Robobot
Details
Debut game Kirby: Planet Robobot
Usage type Unlimited use (only in certain areas)
Obtained from Wheelie
Power(s) Transforms the Robobot Armor into a racecar.
Comparable to Car Mouth, Wheel
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The legendary racer zooms down the track. 3, 2, 1... Turbo Accelerate!
— Pause caption

Wheel Mode is one of the Robobot Armor modes. It transforms Kirby's mech into a three-wheeled racecar, granting it extra speed and the ability to jump between foreground and background at will, a trait unique to this ability. Due to its use in stages of the game, it cannot be discarded.

Moveset[edit]

Wheel Mode's Moveset
Skill Button Execution Description
Turbo Accelerate
B
The armor sprouts two spikes in front of it and accelerates to the point of being faster than its normal version's dash.
Speed Burst
B + A
The armor can jump during 'Turbo Accelerate' too.
Burn Rubber
B repeatedly
The armor does a donut, setting the ground on fire.
3D Spring Hopper
↑/↓/L/R
In a similar fashion to the 3D Warp Star, the armor jumps into and out of the background.

Other appearances[edit]

Trivia[edit]

  • The Wheel Mode is not capable of driving in reverse. This is confirmed by a Robobot Armor pop quiz.[1]

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese ホイールモード
Hoīru mōdo
Wheel Mode
Dutch Wiel-modus Wheel mode
French Mode roue Wheel mode
Polish Wheel Mode[2] -
Portuguese Modo roda Wheel Mode


References