Ability Scroll

Ability Scroll In-game screenshot of Kirby finding the Ability Scroll for Fire. Details Use Unlocking new moves for Copy Abilities Obtained Various locations in stages Game(s) Kirby: Squeak Squad Comparable to Blueprint

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Use this to gain a new technique for every Copy Ability.

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— Kirby: Squeak Squad manual

Ability Scrolls are special collectable items which may be found inside certain Treasure Chests in Kirby: Squeak Squad. These scrolls allow each of Kirby's abilities to either have a new skill or improve one of his old ones. The only abilities in the game not to have ability scrolls are Ghost and Triple Star, due to the former being unlockable itself, and the latter being a Last Battle Ability only obtainable at the end of the game.

List of scrolls

The following is a table containing info on each Ability Scroll:

Ability	Image	Scroll location	Function
Animal		Nature Notch - Stage 1	Allows Animal Kirby to use a new move while in midair that goes left, right, or down as a drill.
Beam		Nature Notch - Stage 5	Changes the Beam Whip into the more powerful UFO Chain Beam version and gives it electric properties.
Bomb		Secret Sea - Stage 3	Bomb can now be merged with Ice or Spark to become Ice Bomb or Thunder Bomb, respectively.
Bubble		Jam Jungle - Stage 1	Allows Kirby to fire a larger bubble at good distance, which can be aimed slightly.
Cupid		Ice Island - Stage 5	Kirby can now shoot three arrows at once with a dash attack.
Cutter		Nature Notch - Stage 4	Makes the Cutter Boomerang bigger and able to pass through multiple targets. (Resembles Hyper Boomerang introduced in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.)
Fighter		Ice Island - Stage 3	If the B button is held so that it is fully charged, Fighter Kirby can launch an even bigger and more powerful energy blast, which can destroy metal blocks. If Fighter Kirby's health is very low, he can instantly launch the max charged blast.
Fire		Prism Plains - Stage 3	Allows fire breath to be angled up or down.
Hammer		Vocal Volcano - Stage 2	If the B button is held for a certain amount of time, the hammer will grow twice as big, and more powerful.
Hi-Jump		Cushy Cloud - Stage 4	Increases the attack hitbox of Hi-Jump. Allows Hi-Jump to destroy metal blocks. Does not increase the attack power of Hi-Jump, however.
Ice		Jam Jungle - Secret	Allows Kirby to angle his ice breath up or down.
Laser		Jam Jungle - Stage 5	If the B button is held, the laser beam becomes bigger and more powerful, able to pass through multiple targets.
Magic		Secret Sea - Stage 4	If the B button is held, a spinner appears, and Kirby gets whatever it lands on, losing Magic in the process. This move functions similarly to how Magic worked in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Metal		Jam Jungle - Stage 3	Allows Kirby to turn into a metal ball, allowing him to roll down slopes, much like how Stone in other games can slide.
Ninja		Vocal Volcano - Stage 3	If the B button is held, Kirby gains energy. If let go on land, he uses a fiery attack. If on water, he uses an aquatic attack.
Parasol		Vocal Volcano - Stage 1	If the B button is held, the Parasol Shield has an increased range but its power does not increase.
Sleep		Vocal Volcano - Secret	Sleep now restores some of Kirby's health instead of only rendering him incapable of moving.
Spark		Cushy Cloud - Stage 1	Allows Kirby to unleash a larger discharge after having built up some static, or to fire the discharge as a projectile (This is the first time Spark has merged moves from Plasma).
Sword		Ice Island - Stage 1	Sword can be merged with Fire, Ice, or Spark to become Fire Sword, Ice Sword, or Thunder Sword, respectively.
Throw		Secret Sea - Stage 1	Kirby throws with more power and deals more damage.
Tornado		Cushy Cloud - Stage 5	Allows the tornado to have electric, fiery or icy traits if it goes through electric, fire or ice terrain, respectively.
UFO		Gamble Galaxy - Stage 1	A spark surrounds Kirby, hurting any enemy in contact (Resembles UFO Kirby's Star Guard attack in Kirby: Planet Robobot).
Wheel		Nature Notch - Stage 3	Allows the wheel to have electric, fiery, or icy traits if it goes through electric, fire or ice terrain, respectively.

Trivia

Collage of every ability scroll sprite in the game's files. Note that the majority of the scrolls here go unused in the final game.

• Within the game files, there are 24 distinct Ability Scroll sprites (presumably one for each Copy Ability excluding Triple Star). However, only nine of these scrolls are used in the final game, with abilities sharing the same sprites. It is unclear why the other scrolls ended up not being used.

Gallery

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  Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad

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  All Ability Scrolls in the Collection Room

Kirby: Squeak Squad Collection Room
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