Wing

Wing Artwork of Wing Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby Super Star (1996) Latest game Kirby Star Allies (2018) Other game(s) Kirby Air Ride Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land New Challenge Stages Kirby: Triple Deluxe Usage type Unlimited use Obtained from Birdon, Flappy, Owgulf Power(s) Gains a pair of wings for flight; cuts enemies, ropes and grass with sharp feathers; provides Bluster augment. Helper Birdon Similar to Jet, Beetle

Wing is a Copy Ability which debuted in Kirby Super Star. It allows Kirby to fly quickly through the air, as well as performing several graceful wing attacks.

Kirby's visual appearance changes by adding a feather headdress and marks under his eyes (though the marks have not been seen since Kirby Super Star Ultra).

Game appearances

Kirby Super Star (Ultra)

Icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Kirby obtains the Wing ability through the enemy Birdon or a Copy Essence. With the Wing ability equipped, Kirby can create Birdon as a helper in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Wing's moveset in Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Feather Gun	B	Condor Head	Dash + B
Bomber Head	(down) + B in air	Condor Dive	Dash, Jump, (down) + B
Toss	(any direction) + B near foe	Shuttle Loop	B after toss
Hover Flap	A/Y in air

Kirby Air Ride

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This ability allows Kirby to lift off his Air Ride machine and sail around like a bird for a limited amount of time!

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— Kirby Air Ride North American instruction booklet, page 40

The Wing ability appears in Kirby Air Ride, and can be obtained from the enemy Flappy. When Kirby gains this ability, he temporarily eschews his Air Ride Machine and flies with the ability along the race track at high speed. While in possession of the ability, Kirby gains considerable agility and flight power, and can perform a spinning dive when using a Quick Spin, though he loses access to the boost technique. After a short time, Kirby loses this ability and returns to normal.

Meta Knight has permanent access to flight in a similar fashion to the Wing ability.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

The Wing ability reappears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it is acquired from a Wing Copy Essence or from the Owgulf enemy. It is the final Copy Ability to be introduced in normal gameplay, as the first Owgulf does not appear until Nutty Noon, although it can be acquired earlier on by Mixing abilities or from the Wing Copy Essence found in Cookie Country's HAL Room. Compared to Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Wing's attacks are stronger and, like many Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, many of its moves render Kirby invulnerable to a greater degree than in previous games.

Wing's moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Feather Gun	1	Dive Bomb	↓ + 1 in midair
Target Feather	1 + D-pad	Condor Dive	Dash + ↓ + 1 in midair
Condor Head	Dash + 1 or Dash + 1 in midair	Toss	↑ or Forward next to foe + 1
Condor Bomb	↓ + 1 during Condor Head	Shuttle Loop	1 right after Toss
Combo Dive	↑ then ↓ then 1 during Condor Head	Flap	2 in midair

Kirby's Dream Collection

Wing Kirby makes an appearance in the sub-game New Challenge Stages, where it functions identically to the way it did in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Wing returns in this game, more-or-less the same as it was in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Birdon reappears to provide the ability.

Wing's moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby Star Allies
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Feather Gun	B	Dive Bomb	↓ + B in midair
Target Feather	B + D-pad	Condor Dive	Dash + ↓ + B in midair
Condor Head	Dash + B or Dash + B in midair	Toss	↑ or Forward next to foe + B
Condor Bomb	↓ + B during Condor Head	Shuttle Loop	B right after Toss
Combo Dive	↑ then ↓ then B during Condor Head	Flap	A in midair

Kirby Star Allies

Wing returns in this title, along with Birdon as a Friend. Wing can imbue other abilities with the Bluster Power Effect, and can also be used in conjunction with Fire or Burning Leo to perform Rising Sizzler. Aside from this, it remains relatively unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Wing File:Anime Wing Kirby.png Screenshot from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Details First episode Waste Management Obtained from Feathers

“

He has transformed into...Wing Kirby!

”

— Meta Knight, in Waste Management

The Wing Copy Ability makes only one appearance in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, in the episode Waste Management. Here, Kirby gains this ability by swallowing an errant crow feather and uses the ability to attack Crowemon and his crow army. He uses the Feather Gun to shoot several crows out of the sky, and he then uses the Condor Head technique to strike Crowemon and free Dyna Chick from the giant monster bird's clutches. Aside from these two attacks, Wing Kirby's main ability is flying rapidly through the air.

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  Wing Kirby using Condor Head on Crowemon

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  Wing Kirby defending Dyna Chick from pecking crows

Profiles

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby Super Star	Amaze your friends! Toss your enemies into the air and throw them for the Shuttle loop.
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Midair spins and shuttle loops! Spread your wings and fly, little Kirby! Doesn't that feel good?
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Do a Shuttle Loop! Flap, fight, and rule the skies! Let your spirit soar as you spread your wings and bask in the glory of flight!
File:TD Boxart NA.jpg	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	This tricky ability features a variety of high-flying moves! Soar through the air with Shuttle Loop, and attack your opponents from above!
File:Star Allies Cover.jpg	Kirby Star Allies	There's no better feeling than taking your friends soaring through the skies on your back, controlling the winds at will. Charge up weapons with gusts of wind to create a great air current and shoot up to the heavens!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy

Image	Description	Found in
	"Kirby when he inhales a winged enemy and copies its flying ability. This ability can be used to proceed through strong winds that would otherwise be too tough to overcome. Wing Kirby can also perform a plethora of attack moves, such as the Bomber Head, where Kirby dive-bombs onto enemy heads."	Kirby Super Star (NTSC), Kirby's Fun Pak (PAL) Kirby Air Ride

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Image	Description	Found in
	(North America) "Kirby doesn't need to copy abilities to bop through the air, but actually having wings gives his aerial skills a definite boost. They even let him use some extra attacks, like the acrobatic Shuttle Loop and the mighty Condor Head. He can also fire at foes with his Feather Gun! Thought Kirby was just a squishy puffball? Surprise!" (Europe) "Kirby doesn't need to copy abilities to bop through the air, but actually having wings gives his aerial skills a definite boost. They even let him use some extra attacks, like the acrobatic Shuttle Loop and the mighty Condor Head. He can also fire at foes with his Feather Gun! Thought Kirby was just a squishy puffball? Think again!"	Kirby Super Star Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Trivia

• Originally, the hat for the Wing Ability also changed Kirby's cheek marks, turning them into two parallel red lines often associated with various Plains Indian tribes. This feature is present on Wing Kirby's sprites in Kirby Super Star and its remake, along with various 3-D depictions. Starting with Kirby Air Ride and more concretely by Kirby's Return to Dream Land, this aspect of the hat was removed, likely to appease concerns that the costume was appropriating said cultures.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star

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  Sprite from Kirby Super Star

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  Icon from Kirby Super Star

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  Artwork from Kirby Air Ride

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  Alternate artwork from Kirby Air Ride with cheek marks

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  Panel from Kirby Air Ride

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  In-game sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Animated sprite of 'Hover Flap' from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Ability Star from Kirby: Triple Deluxe

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  Ability Star from Kirby Star Allies

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter

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  Banner from Kirby Personality Quiz

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ウィング Wingu	Wing
Chinese	风羽 (chs) 風羽 (cht) fēng yǔ	literally 'Wind Wing/Feather'
Dutch	Vleugel	Wing
French	Aile	Wing
German	Flügel	Wing
Italian	Volo	Flight
Korean	윙 Wing	Wing
Spanish	Alas	Wings