Circus

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Circus
TD Circus.png
Artwork of Circus Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Details
First game Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Latest 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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Quote1.png 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. Quote2.png
— Kirby: Triple Deluxe pause caption

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 ability can also be obtained by scanning in a Mr. Game and Watch amiibo in Kirby Planet Robobot.

Moveset[edit]

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.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]

Quote1.png Circus is a new acrobatic copy ability that enables Kirby to attack enemies with circus routines. His basic attacks, Somersault and Backsault, will hit enemies who are right in front or behind Kirby. There are trickier moves such as Fire-Hoop Jump, where Kirby attacks by jumping through a ring of fire, and Ball Balance, where he attacks by walking on a big ball. To enable the Circus ability, inhale a Clown Acrobot before you get too intrigued by its routine! Quote2.png
— Satoshi Ishida, Miiverse post on 05/28/2014 9:16 AM

Circus makes its debut in this game, and is provided by the enemy Clown Acrobot. The Circus ability has a large array of goofy clown-related moves, including juggling, diving through hoops, balancing on balls, and blowing balloon animals. This is one of the few abilities which causes Kirby to smile while using several of the moves. Some of the attacks create fire, which can be used to light fuses and break icy blocks, though these moves are impractical compared to more standard fire-based abilities.

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Quote1.png The citizens of Popstar live to be entertained. This Copy Ability is guaranteed to blow their socks off! Quote2.png
— Kirby: Planet Robobot pause caption

The Circus ability returns in this title, along with its provider, Clown Acrobot. It is almost completely unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.

Trivia[edit]

  • 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 balloon is actually one of Meta Knight's only references in Kirby: Triple Deluxe (along with a Stone Kirby transformation, and in the crowd during the "Kirby Master!" video).
    • The Meta Knight balloon is replaced by a Dark Meta Knight one in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese サーカス
Sākasu 		Circus
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 • 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 • Wheelie Rider
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 • 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 ・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
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 ・ Burner Guardian ・ Cappy ・ Chilly ・ Chip ・ Clown Acrobot ・ Como ・ Craby ・ Degout ・ Dekabu ・ Flamer ・ Foley ・ Fuwa Rover ・ Ghost Book ・ Ghost Dish ・ Ghost Gordo ・ Gigatzo ・ Glunk ・ Gordo ・ Grandy ・ Grizzo ・ Horror Tramp ・ Hot Head ・ Kabu ・Key Dee ・ Knuckle Joe ・ Lanzer ・ Leafan ・ 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 ・ Woodcutter Waddle Dee
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 Gigavolt ・ Clanky Woods ・ C.O.G.S. ・ Holo Defense API ・Susie ・Core Kabula ・Mecha Knight ・Dedede Clone ・Dedede Clones & D3 ・ Gigavolt II ・ 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 Blocky ・Bonkers ・Dubior ・Kibble Blade ・King Doo ・Invader Armor ・Masher ・Miasmoros ・Security Force ・Telepathos
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 ・ Dice ・ Driver Waddle Dee ・ Elec ・ Esper ・ Flamer ・Foley ・Gabon ・Galbo ・ Gigatzo ・Glunk・Grandy・Grizzo ・ Haltworker ・ Hot Head ・ Iron Ball ・ Iron Hammer ・ Kabu ・ Key Dee ・ Knuckle Joe ・ Labotory ・ Leafan ・ Mamanti ・ Mech Acro ・ Mech Flotzo ・ Moonja ・ Mumbies ・ 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) ・ Spring Note ・ Spynum ・ Squishy ・ Turtle Noddy ・ UFO ・ Venog ・ Vol ・Waddle Dee ・Waddle Doo ・Walf ・Walker Waddle Dee ・ Walky ・ Wester ・Wheelie ・Whippy ・Yesman
Sub-Games Team Kirby Clash ・Kirby 3D Rumble ・Meta Knightmare Returns ・The Arena ・The True Arena
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