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Cupid 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 and a set of wings, along with a bow and arrows.
Game Appearances[edit]
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
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) |
Element |
| Arrow | B (Hold for charge)
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Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (no charge) or three arrows (charged).
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3 (no charge) 5 (charged) |
Slash |
| Fly | ↑, or A in midair, then +Control Pad
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Cupid Kirby can fly in 8 cardinal directions, replacing the standard hover. | 
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Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]
Cupid makes its second appearance in this game, and is once again obtained by swallowing Cupie. The ability has not fundamentally changed since Kirby & The 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 | B (Hold for charge)
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Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (no charge) or three arrows (charged).
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10 | Slash |
| Fly | ↑, or A in midair, then +Control Pad
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Cupid Kirby can fly in 8 cardinal directions, replacing the standard hover. |
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| Rapid-fire (Ability Scroll required) |
Dash + B
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Cupid Kirby fires three arrows at once that travel straight forward.
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10 | Slash |
Cameo appearances[edit]
- Cupid Kirby appears as a keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, mistakenly named Angel Kirby, the ability's Japanese name.
- Cupid Kirby appears in the Celebration Picture: "The Great Labyrinth Battle" in Kirby Star Allies.
Profiles[edit]
Flavor text[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Fire a pointy arrow. Press and release B to fire the arrow. Change where you aim with the +Control Pad. |
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Kirby: Squeak Squad | Fire pointy arrows. Press and release B to fire the arrows. Change where you aim with +. |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror manual[edit]
- "Cupid Kirby shoots an arrow at enemies with his bow while floating in midair. Press and hold B and then release it to fire more arrows farther!"
Trivia[edit]
- Another bow & arrow-based Copy Ability, Archer, was introduced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
- In some spin-offs like Kirby Mass Attack, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and Kirby Fighters 2, when a Kirby is defeated and fainted, an angel-like spirit will be released out of his body which resembles Cupid Kirby but is ghostly white and without the bow and arrow.
- In the Japanese games, the pause description describes that the Cupid ability 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[edit]
Artwork from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Sprite from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad
Icon from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Icon from Kirby: Squeak Squad
Keychain from Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Banner from the Kirby Personality Quiz
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | エンジェル Enjeru |
Angel |
| Dutch | Cupido | Cupid |
| French | Arcupidon | Cupid's Bow
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| German | Amoria | Cupid |
| Italian | Cupido | Cupid |
| Russian | Купидон Kupidon |
Cupid |
| Spanish | Arkero | Archer
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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)
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