Yo-Yo
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“ | This isn't any yo-yo! Swing up and down, or break-spin! Try 'em all to look cool! | ” | — Kirby Super Star Ultra pause caption |
Yo-Yo (also called Yo-yo) is an ability that can be obtained by inhaling Gim. It debuted in Kirby Super Star and likewise, it was also a part of its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra. The ability allows Kirby to ultiliTemplate:Ze a bright red yo-yo to smack around enemies from a safe distance, comparable to the Beam or Whip ability. The yo-yo can also pass through walls and floors, making it useful for activating switches or solving puzzles.
Kirby can also obtain the Yo-Yo ability through Copy Essences Deluxe. With the yo-yo equipped, Kirby can create Gim as a Helper. In Super Star, Kirby is outfitted with a backwards ball cap when he acquires this ability. In Star Allies, this outfit also comes with a band-aid on Kirby's right cheek.
Game appearances
“ | Use the awesome Yo-Yo to defeat your enemies in style! | ” | — Kirby Super Star pause caption |
“ | This isn't just any yo-yo! Swing up and down, or break-spin! Try 'em all to look cool! | ” | — Kirby Super Star Ultra pause caption |
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
File:Yo-yo.png Yo-Yo makes its first appearance in Kirby Super Star and its remake Kirby Super Star Ultra. It is provided by Gim, who also serves as the helper representing the ability.
Move-set
Yo-yo move-set in Kirby Super Star (Ultra) | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Yo-yo | Kirby throws a yo-yo that goes up then down when on the return. | Break Spin | Kirby break dances forward. | ||
Yo-yo Up | The yo-yo goes in a U-turn upwards. | Yo-yo Down | The yo-yo goes in a U-turn downwards. | ||
Jump Spin | Kirby break dances while falling. | Hammer Drop | Kirby grabs an enemy and slams them down behind them. | ||
Gazer Spiral | Kirby uses his yo-yo to rise up, launching two stars in front and behind him at his apex. |
Kirby Star Allies
“ | There it is, the mischievous yo-yo! Yo-Yo Up, Yo-Yo Orbit, Break Spin, Walk the Dog--it's all child's play! Add an attribute to make it even more powerful. With a variety of moves at your disposal, looking cool has never been easier. | ” | — Kirby Star Allies pause caption |
Yo-Yo returns as an ability (for the first time in 3-D) in this title, once again provided by Gim, who acts as its representative Friend. Yo-Yo also gains a number of new moves, and can be infused with elements like Bluster, Sizzle or Splash.
Move-set
Yo-Yo move-set in Kirby Star Allies | |||||
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Skill | Button Execution | Description | Skill | Button Execution | Description |
Yo-Yo Throw | Kirby throws a yo-yo that goes forward, then returns. | Break Spin | Kirby spins on his hands while flying forward with his feet out. | ||
Yo-Yo Up | Kirby throws a yo-yo that travels in an arc over his head, then returns from behind. | Jump Spin | Kirby performs an aerial Break Spin while falling. | ||
Yo-Yo Orbit | Kirby throws a yo-yo which spins around him at ground level. | Hammer Drop | Kirby grabs a foe with his yo-yo, then slams the foe into the ground with an arc. | ||
Walk the Dog | Kirby throws his yo-yo forward and keeps it there until B is released. | Gazer Spiral | Kirby spirals up into the air while the yo-yo stays grounded, which finishes with a flurry of stars up top. | ||
Dog Walker | Kirby can move back and forth while keeping the yo-yo out front. |
Trivia
- Kirby's backwards cap is more than likely a reference to Earthbound (known as Mother 2 in Japanese). In the game, the yo-yo is a weapon several characters can equip, and the main character, Ness, wears a similar backwards cap. HAL had also done some work on Earthbound as well. This reference would carry forward in proper fashion with the ESP ability.
- Kirby's Yo-yo hat in Super Star is a recolTemplate:Our of the Wheel and Paint ability hats.
- Oddly enough, this ability could be obtained by inhaling one of Combo Cannon's cannonballs. This was changed in Kirby Super Star Ultra, where instead Kirby received the Bomb ability from them.
- Break Spin is Kirby's dash attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U. Kirby does not use the yo-yo for this move, however.
Gallery
- Yo-Yo SuSt.png
artwork from Kirby Super Star
- Yo-Yo Kirby.png
artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Fire Yo-yo.png
artwork from Kirby Star Allies which the Yo-yo ability is combined with the Sizzle element.
Names in other languages
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Chinese | 溜溜球 liū liū qiú |
Yo-yo |
Dutch | Jojo | Yo-yo |
French | Yoyo | Yo-yo |
German | Jo-jo | Yo-yo |
Italian | Yoyò | Yo-yo |
Korean | 요요 Yoyo |
Yo-yo |
Russian | Йо-йо Yo-yo |
Yo-yo |
Spanish | Yoyó | Yo-yo |