Cupid
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Cupid (Angel in the Japanese version) is a Copy Ability that first appeared in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. It also appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad. Kirby receives this ability by sucking up and swallowing a Cupie. While Kirby has the Cupid ability, he possesses a halo, a set of wings, and a bow and arrows.
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Game Appearances
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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Fire a pointy arrow. Press and release B to fire the arrow. Change where you aim with the D-Pad. | 
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— Pause description of Cupid in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror |
Cupid Kirby makes his debut in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. Kirby can receive the Cupid ability by sucking up a Cupie or by touching a Copy Essence.
| Cupid's moveset in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | ||||
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| Skill | Button Execution | Description | Damage (Star Bullet=10) |
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| Arrow | Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (no charge) or three arrows (charged).
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3 (no charge) 5 (charged) |
Slash | |
| Fly | Cupid Kirby can fly in 8 cardinal directions, replacing the standard hover. | 
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Kirby: Squeak Squad
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Fire pointy arrows. Press and release B to fire the arrows. Change where you aim with the D-Pad. |
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— Pause description of Cupid in Kirby: Squeak Squad |
Cupid makes its second appearance in this game, and is once again obtained by swallowing Cupie. The ability has not fundamentally changed since Amazing Mirror, but obtaining the Ability Scroll for Cupid allows Kirby to charge up and fire three arrows at once.
| Cupid's moveset in Kirby: Squeak Squad | ||||
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| Skill | Button Execution | Description | Damage (Star Bullet=40) |
Element |
| Arrow | Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (no charge) or three arrows (charged).
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10 | Slash | |
| Fly | Cupid Kirby can fly in 8 cardinal directions, replacing the standard hover. |
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| Rapid-fire (Ability Scroll required) |
Cupid Kirby fires three arrows at once that travel straight forward.
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10 | Slash | |
Cameo Appearances
- Cupid Kirby appears as a Sticker in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, mistakenly named Angel Kirby (the Japanese name).
- Cupid Kirby appears in the Celebration Picture: "The Great Labyrinth Battle" in Kirby Star Allies.
Trivia
- Another bow & arrow-based Copy Ability, Archer, was introduced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- In some spin-offs like Kirby Mass Attack and Kirby Fighters (Deluxe), when Kirby is defeated and fainted, an angel-like spirit will be released out of his body.
- In the Japanese games, the pause description describes that the Cupid ability (Angel in the Japanese version) is like a demon, which is possibly a homage to Kirby's alias "The Pink Demon".[1]
- Cupid Kirby appears on the cover art and commercials of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Gallery
artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | エンジェル Enjeru |
Angel |
| Dutch | Cupido | Cupid |
| French | Arcupidon | Cupid |
| German | Amoria | Cupid |
| Italian | Cupido | Cupid |
| Russian | Купидон Kupidon |
Cupid |
| Spanish | Arkero | Cupid |
References
- ↑ "あたるといたい矢をうちます
おしてはなして矢がとびます
アクマのようなテンシです
(Fire arrows that hurt. Press and release to fire the arrows. The angel is like a demon.)" —Pause description of Cupid (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, Japanese versions)
