Circus

Circus
Artwork of Circus Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Details
Debut Game	Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Last Game	Kirby: Planet Robobot
Type(s)	Unlimited use
Obtained from	Clown Acrobot
Power(s)	Attacks with circus-themed moves; Fire-Hoop Jump and Fire Baton can light cannon fuses and destroy ice blocks.
Comparable to	Fire, Burning, Hi-Jump

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Is this for real? You bet it is! Jump through a flaming hoop, and show off your finest Acrobatics! After the curtains close on your foes, they'll know the clown arts are no joke.

— Triple Deluxe quote

Circus is an ability that gives Kirby an odd hat that is made to look like a traditional "big-top" circus with a clown-like face on it. It can only be obtained from the Clown Acrobot. The ability gives Kirby several different weapons based around circus acts. These include throwing juggling pins, balancing on a ball, jumping on a trampoline, doing somersaults, jumping through a flaming hoops (this attack can destroy ice blocks), and creating balloon animals. These balloon animals form many things such as flowers, Meta Knight, and even Nightmare's Power Orb. It was introduced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, along with Beetle, Bell, Archer, and Hypernova, and, along with Archer, returned in Kirby: Planet Robobot. This copy power can also be obtained by scanning in a Mr. Game and Watch amiibo in Kirby Planet Robobot.

Moveset

Circus Kirby's Moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot while facing right
Skill	Button Execution	Description
Somersault	B	Kirby does two short somersaults and backsaults back to where he started the attack, invincible in the process.
Backsault	B + ←	Kirby somersaults back once, invincible in the process.
Fire-Hoop Jump	Dash + B	Kirby jumps through a flaming hoop getting set on fire, invincible in the process.
Ball Balance	↓ + B	Kirby balances on a spinning ball harming enemies that stay too close. Similar to 'Hammer Twirl' and 'Parasol Twirl', Kirby is invincible during this attack.
Balloon Pop Art	Press and hold B	Kirby makes a balloon that harms nearby enemies.
Baton	↑ + B	Kirby juggles 3 batons in the air while near useless against enemies on the same level as him. It is best with airborne enemies.
Fire Baton	↑ + B repeatedly	Kirby's batons catch fire, becoming more damaging and able to light cannon fuses and destroy ice blocks.
Trampoline	↓, and then ↑ + B	Kirby jumps on a trampoline while spinning, invincible in the process. This is similar to Hi-Jump.
Acrobatics	During Trampoline, ↑ + B in midair	Kirby performs a second invincible trampoline jump in midair (for once only). The falling trampoline also hurts enemies.

Trivia

Circus is one of the few abilities that can break ice blocks. The others include Fire, Fighter, Hammer, Smash and Doctor.
Similar to the Stone ability, many hidden images are in the Balloon Pop Art attack. These include Meta Knight, Nightmare's Power Orb, Magolor, and the HAL Laboratory Logo.
- The Meta Knight image is actually one of Meta Knight's only appearances in Kirby: Triple Deluxe (along with a Stone Kirby transformation, and in the crowd during the "Kirby Master!" video).
- The Meta Knight image is replaced by Dark Meta Knight in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Dutch	Circus	Circus
French	Cirque	Circus
German	Zirkus	Circus
Italian	Circo	Circus
Russian	Цирк Tsirk	Circus
Spanish	Circo	Circus

Copy Abilities
Standard Abilities	Animal • Archer • Artist • Backdrop • Ball • Balloon • Beam • Beetle • Bell • Bomb • Bubble • Burning • Circus • Cleaning • Cook • Copy • Crash • Cupid • Cutter • Doctor • ESP • Festival • Fighter • Fire • Freeze • Ghost • Hammer • Hi-Jump • Ice • Jet • Laser • Leaf • Light • Magic • Metal • Mini • Mirror • Missile • Mike • Needle • Ninja • Paint • Parasol • Plasma • Poison • Sleep • Smash/Smash Bros. • Spark • Spear • Spider • Staff • Suplex • Stone • Sword • Throw • Tornado • U.F.O. • Water • Wheel • Wheelie Rider • Whip • Wing • Yo-yo
Special Abilities	Ribbon's Crystal • Flare Beam • Grand Hammer • Halberd Mode • Hypernova • Landia • Love-Love Stick • Master • Monster Flame • Rainbow Sword • Snow Bowl • Star Rod • Starship • Triple Star • Ultra Sword
Animal Friends	Coo • Chuchu • Kine • Nago • Pitch • Rick
Kirby 64 Power Combos	Burn-Burn • Burn-Stone • Burn-Ice • Burn-Needle • Burn-Bomb • Burn-Spark • Burn-Cutter • Burn-Stone • Stone-Ice • Stone-Needle • Stone-Bomb • Stone-Spark • Stone-Cutter • Ice-Ice • Ice-Needle • Ice-Bomb • Ice-Spark • Ice-Cutter • Needle-Needle • Needle-Bomb • Needle-Spark • Needle-Cutter • Bomb-Bomb • Bomb-Spark • Bomb-Cutter • Spark-Spark • Spark-Cutter • Cutter-Cutter
Robobot Armor Modes	Normal • Beam • Bomb • Cutter • ESP • Fire • Ice • Jet • Mike • Parasol • Spark • Stone • Sword • Wheel
Star Allies Friend Abilities	Chumbrella • Cook Potluck (& Supper Party) • Crash Rush • Curling • Fatal Chorus • Festival Dance • Friend Bounce • Friend Super-Vac • Friend Throw • Geokinesis • Icicle Lance • Power Effect • Rising Sizzler • Rock Painter • Sister Circle • Still Life • Summon Lor • Thundersplash • Zap Splasher
Other	Baton • Beam Mage • Doctor Healmore • Hammer Lord • Iron • Kabuki • Kirby Rocket • Kirby Submarine • Kirby Tank • Mix • Sword Hero • Top • Water • Yarn Transformation

Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Playable Characters	Kirby ・King Dedede
Levels	Fine Fields ・Lollipop Land ・Old Odyssey ・Wild World ・Endless Explosions ・Royal Road ・Eternal Dreamland
Bosses	All Gamemodes	Flowery Woods ・Paintra ・Kracko ・Coily Rattler ・Pyribbit ・Queen Sectonia
	Story Mode specific	Masked Dedede ・Flowered Queen Sectonia
	Dededetour! specific	Shadow Dedede ・Dark Meta Knight
	True Arena only	Soul of Sectonia
Mid-Bosses	Regular Mid-Bosses	Mr. Frosty ・Gigant Edge ・Bonkers ・Flame Galboros ・Blocky ・Grand Wheelie ・Hornhead
Mid-Bosses	Hypernova Mid-Bosses	Waddle Dee Steel Fortress ・Winged Eggers ・Gigant Chicks ・Mowlee Bros. ・King Fuwa Rover
Copy Abilities	Standard	Archer ・Beam ・Beetle ・Bell ・Bomb ・Circus ・Cutter ・Fighter ・Fire ・Hammer ・Ice ・Leaf ・Needle ・Ninja ・Parasol ・Spark ・Spear ・Stone ・Sword ・Wing ・Wheel ・Whip
	Limited Use	Crash ・Mike ・Sleep
	Special	Hypernova
Enemies	Standard	Antler ・ Barbar ・ Beetley ・ Birdon ・ Blade Knight ・ Blipper ・ Bronto Burt ・Broom Hatter ・ Cappy ・ Chilly ・ Chip ・ Clown Acrobot ・ Como ・ Craby ・ Degout ・ Dekabu ・ Flame Cobra ・ Flamer ・ Foley ・ Fuwa Rover ・ Ghost Book ・ Ghost Dish ・ Ghost Gordo ・ Gigatzo ・ Glunk ・ Gordo ・ Grandy ・ Grizzo ・ Horror Tramp ・ Hot Head ・ Kabu ・ Knuckle Joe ・ Lanzer ・ Leafan ・ Lumberjack Waddle Dee ・ Mamanti ・ Moonja ・ Mumbies ・ Nidoo ・ Noddy ・ Pacflower ・ Pacto ・ Parasol Waddle Dee ・ Parasol Waddle Doo ・ Pierce ・ Poppy Bros. Jr. ・ Ringle ・ Rocky ・ Rope Waddle Dee ・ Rope Waddle Doo ・ Scarfy ・ Searches ・ Sheld ・ Shotzo ・ Sir Kibble ・ Soarar ・ Sparky ・ Springy Hand ・ Spynum ・Squishy ・ Tick ・ Waddle Dee ・ Waddle Doo ・ Wheelie ・ Whippy ・ Wonkey
	Hypernova	Ace Fuwa Rover ・ Big Missile ・ Cannon Tower ・ Land Barbar ・ Lollipop Tank ・ Pipe Worm ・ Waddle Dee Train
	Sub-games only	Bomber ・ Bouncy ・ Sodory ・ Starman
Sub-Games	Kirby Fighters ・ Dedede's Drum Dash ・ Dededetour! ・ The Arena ・ The True Arena

Kirby: Planet Robobot
Playable Characters	Kirby ・Meta Knight
Levels	Patched Plains ・Resolution Road ・Overload Ocean ・Gigabyte Grounds ・Rhythm Route ・Access Ark ・Mind in the Program
Bosses	Regular	Clanky Woods ・Holo Defense API ・Susie ・Core Kabula ・Mecha Knight ・Dedede Clone ・Dedede Clones & D3 ・Mecha Knight+ ・President Haltmann ・Star Dream
	Meta Knightmare Returns	Stock Mecha Knight ・Dark Matter Clone ・Sectonia Clone ・Galacta Knight Returns
	The True Arena	Star Dream Soul OS
	Team Kirby Clash	Gigant Edge ・Mr. Frosty ・Whispy Woods ・Pyribbit ・Landia ・Landia EX
Mid-Bosses	Regular	Blocky ・Bonkers ・Dubior ・Kibble Blade ・King Doo ・Invader Armor ・Masher ・Miasmoros ・Security Force ・Telepathos
Mid-Bosses	Robobot Armor	C.O.G.S. ・Gigavolt ・Gigavolt II
Copy Abilities	Standard	Archer ・Beam ・Bomb ・Circus ・Cutter ・Doctor ・ESP ・Fighter ・Fire ・Hammer ・Ice ・Jet ・Leaf ・Mirror ・Ninja ・Parasol ・Poison ・Smash ・Spark ・Stone ・Sword ・U.F.O. ・Wheel ・Whip
	Limited Use	Crash ・Mike ・Sleep
	Robobot Armor Modes	Beam ・Bomb ・Cutter ・ESP ・Fire ・Ice ・Jet ・Mike ・Parasol ・Spark ・Stone ・Sword ・Wheel ・Halberd
	Team Kirby Clash	Beam Mage ・Doctor Healmore ・Hammer Lord ・Sword Hero
Enemies	Bar Waddle Dees ・Barbar ・Big Chip ・Big Propeller ・Blade Knight ・Blipper ・Bomber ・Bouncy (Kirby 3D Rumble) ・Bronto Burt ・Broom Hatter ・Cappy ・Capsule J3 ・Chilly ・Chip ・ Clown Acrobot ・ Como ・ Covered Looker ・ Craby ・ Degout ・ Dekabu ・ Driver Waddle Dee ・ Elec ・ Flamer ・Foley ・Gabon ・Galbo ・ Giant Dice ・ Gigatzo ・Glunk・Grandy・Grizzo ・ Haltworker ・ Hot Head ・ Iron Ball ・ Kabu ・ Knuckle Joe ・ Labotory ・ Leafan ・ Mamanti ・ MechAcro ・ MechFlotzo ・ Moonja ・ Mumbies ・ NESP ・ Noddy ・ Pacto ・ Parasol Waddle Dee ・ Chemitory ・ Poppy Bros. Jr. ・ Prism Ball ・ Propeller ・ Rocky ・Scarfy ・ Security Laser ・ Sheld ・Shotzo ・Simirror ・ Sir Kibble ・ Soarar ・ Sparky ・ Spear Waddle Dee (Kirby 3D Rumble) ・ Springy Note ・ Spynum ・ Squishy ・ Steam Hammer ・ Turtle Noddy ・ UFO ・ Venog ・ Vol ・Waddle Dee ・Waddle Doo ・Walf ・Walker Waddle Dee ・ Walky ・ Wester ・Wheelie ・Whippy ・Wonkey ・Yesman
Sub-Games	Team Kirby Clash ・Kirby 3D Rumble ・Meta Knightmare Returns ・The Arena ・The True Arena

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