Ice

Ice Artwork of Ice Kirby from Kirby: Triple Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (2023, upcoming) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Battle Royale Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Type(s) Unlimited use Blizzard Obtained from Bukiset, Chilly, Emp, Frigis, Goriath (projectiles), Mr. Frosty, Pengy, Propeller (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards), Snowl, Strike Box (projectile), Wappa, Yuki, Marx's ice bomb, Marx Soul's ice bomb, Ice Dragon's icicles and snowflakes, Ice Doomer's orbs, Dark Mind's blue stars,amiibo (Planet Robobot): Rosalina Power(s) Breathes ice to freeze enemies and objects. Helper Chilly Similar to Freeze (merged into Ice's moveset in later installments); Bubble, Fire, Spider

Ice is a Copy Ability which allows Kirby to freeze enemies and is primarily obtained by swallowing certain ice-type enemies, such as a Pengy and Chilly. Using this ability, Kirby gains a crown of ice and the ability to freeze foes and cool down fiery obstacles with a stream of frost breath from his mouth. Later games starting with Kirby Super Star would give Ice Kirby an expanded moveset, such as skating along the ground, spinning while breathing ice through the air, or encasing himself in ice as a form of defense.

Ice first appeared as a Copy Ability in Kirby's Adventure, and has since been a mainstay in every subsequent main-series game, as well as Kirby Battle Royale. The ability is not to be confused with Freeze, a similar ability whose moves have been incorporated into the Ice ability in many of the latter's appearances (in a similar manner in which Burning and Fire are frequently combined).

Characteristics

Using Ice, Kirby can cool down fiery obstacles from a safe distance.

Ice is among the oldest copy abilities in Kirby's arsenal, and serves as a natural counterpart to Fire, appearing in a similar number of games to that ability and having its own on and off again partner in the form of the Freeze ability. In its simplest form, the Ice ability allows Kirby to breathe a cone of ice at his opponents to freeze them solid. While Ice's breath attack cannot be controlled as finely as Fire's, the secondary effect is that Kirby can kick enemies he freezes to make them slide forward, potentially defeating other enemies they collide with. Using this ice breath also allows Kirby to cool down fiery hazards like magma blocks, or in Kirby: Squeak Squad, freeze the surface of water. In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Ice Kirby can even skate on the surface of lava to avoid damage.

Ice's move-set would expand in a number of ways starting with Kirby Super Star, but it would not drift too far from its fundamental character. One notable visual update has Ice Kirby skating along the ground when dashing as opposed to using his regular run. In addition, he gains the ability to use the defensive aura attack characteristic of the Freeze ability, swallow foes and then spit them back out as ice balls, and even encase himself in ice for defense. In Kirby Battle Royale, Ice Kirby even gains the ability to conjure pillars of ice to block his opponents' way. Ice can also be combined easily with other powers and allies, as seen with his Animal Friend pairings, the Power Combos in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and granting the Blizzard Power Effect to friends in Kirby Star Allies.

Though once granting the Freeze ability instead, Chilly is the most common representative and helper for the Ice ability. Other sources of the ability include Pengy, Mr. Frosty, and more obscure enemies like Emp and Frigis.

Game appearances

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Artwork from Kirby's Adventure.

Ice is available, along with Freeze, as a Copy Ability in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land making it one of the debut abilities in the series. In these games, Ice consists solely of using freezing breath to turn enemies into ice cubes, then touching them to kick them across the stage to harm anything in their way. It is provided by Pengy.

In Kirby's Adventure, Kirby merely changed his color to a light blue when obtaining this ability, as ability hats had not been introduced at this time.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby using Ice on a Rocky in Kirby's Dream Land 2.

In Kirby's Dream Land 2, Ice is once again a simple move which does not change Kirby's appearance. If Kirby is alone, using Ice functions identically to the way it did in Kirby's Adventure, but if partnered up with one of his Animal Friends, the move can change its pattern depending on which friend is with him. With Rick, the move functions like an ice shield, protecting on all sides. With Coo, Kirby can breathe ice in a 180 degree area beneath him. With Kine, the move is similar in function to Rick's, but it can be used while moving, and it causes him to freeze over if held for too long.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby can obtain the Ice ability from Chilly or Mr. Frosty, or through Copy Essences or Copy Essences Deluxe. With the Ice ability equipped, Kirby may create Chilly as a helper. Kirby's visual appearance changes by turning him a light blue color and he wears a hat full of ice crystals. Kirby Super Star was the first game to give Ice Kirby an expanded moveset, combining the attacks of Freeze into the ability as well as adding other tricks such as the twirling "Ice Sprinkle" and the close-up "Ice Suction" attack.

Ice moveset for Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Skate	Dash	Ice Breath	B
Ice Sprinkle	B in air	Super Ice Sprinkle	Dash + B in air
Ice Storm	Dash + Hold B/BBB	Ice Suction	(any direction) + B near foe
Ice Ejection	Ice Suction + B	Ice Kick	Tap frozen foe

Kirby's Dream Land 3

Kirby using Ice to freeze a Metroid in Kirby's Dream Land 3.

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Ice is once again a simple move which does not change Kirby's appearance beyond a color change when he is using it. If Kirby is alone, using Ice functions identically to the way it did in Kirby's Adventure, but if partnered up with one of his animal friends, the move can change its pattern depending on which friend is with him. In this game, Ice is provided by Chilly, Wappa, Bukiset with the ice sword, and the Mid-Boss Yuki. Corori the penguin enemy does not provide Ice in this game (though it would in Kirby and the Forgotten Land).

Ice variations in Kirby's Dream Land 3
Attack	Friend	Attack	Friend
Breathe ice in front of Kirby.	None	Sprinkle ice overhead in defense.	Rick
Freeze and fall to the floor, like Stone.	Kine	Shoot three ice spikes in a spread shot in front of Coo.	Coo
Hover by breathing ice below Kirby.	Nago	Spit snowballs in varying arcs ahead of Kirby.	Chuchu
Breathe ice further in front of Pitch.	Pitch

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

Ice appears in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, much the same way it did in Kirby's Dream Land 3, in that Kirby does not actually change appearance or color unless he is using the ability. Unlike in previous installments however, Kirby spins in place while using the move, making it similar to Freeze. In addition, he can also move slowly while using it, adding to its versatility.

Using the Power Combo system, Kirby can combine Ice with other abilities to varying effect. Combining Ice with itself creates Ice-Ice, which rolls Kirby up into a big snowball in the same vein as would be seen later in the Snow Bowl Super Ability. Other combos include Ice-Spark, which turns Kirby into a refrigerator that spits out food, Ice-Cutter, which gives Kirby a pair of ice skates, and Burn-Ice, which freezes Kirby and then thaws him with fire in a lackluster offensive capability.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

Ice appears in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, this time without its Freeze counterpart. It is relatively unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and can be obtained from Pengy and Mr. Flosty^[sic].

Kirby: Squeak Squad

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Ice can be used to freeze the surface of water.

Ice appears again in Kirby: Squeak Squad, following its appearance in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. An Ability Scroll can be obtained which allows Kirby to angle his cone of frost while breathing it. He can also use a bubbled ice essence to infuse the Bomb or Sword abilities with ice powers if he has the scrolls for those abilities as well.

Exclusively in this title, Kirby gains the ability to freeze the surface of water using his ice breath.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

The Ice ability also appears in Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake, Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and is obtained through swallowing ice related enemies or touching Copy Essences. In addition to using the Ice ability to defeat enemies, Kirby may also use Ice to neutralize fiery blocks in order to break or walk on them. Aesthetically, Kirby's appearance changes only with an addition of a ice crown. In addition, a super form of this ability exists by defeating a Super Chilly, yielding the Snow Bowl ability.

Ice would gain its most substantial moveset in this game, most notably gaining the "Ice Ball" move, which allows Kirby to freeze himself solid into a ball and then bowl down his enemies by dashing forward at them. This moveset would carry over into subsequent main-series games, until simplifying again for Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Ice moveset for Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Skill	Button Execution	Description	Skill	Button Execution	Description
Ice Skate	Dash	In a similar fashion to how Ice-Cutter Kirby skates across the ground, Kirby also gains increased speed compared to his normal dash.	Ice Suction	↑ or forward next to foe, + 1	Kirby consumes an enemy to use as a projectile, but is unable to move.
Ice Breath	1	Like the Fire ability, Kirby breathes out ice to freeze enemies.	Ice Ejection	Ice Suction + 1	Kirby spits out an ice block ahead of him which, unlike his normal stars, go up and down slopes and hit multiple enemies.
Ice Sprinkle	1 in midair	Kirby pirouettes in the air while using Ice Breath to hit airborne enemies.	Ice Kick	Tap frozen foe	Kirby in this form (and all his other forms and other characters) will kick the frozen enemy across the screen.
Super Ice Sprinkle	Dash + 1 in midair	Like normal Ice Sprinkle Kirby twirls while using Ice Breath albeit faster	Ice Block	A	Kirby outright freezes himself to avoid damage. Unlike his normal guard, he takes no damage from getting hit.
Ice Storm	Dash + Hold 1 or press three times, then hold	Kirby creates a field of ice to freeze enemies	Ice Scatter	release A during Ice block	Kirby breaks out of his Ice block dealing minor damage to enemies
Ice Ball	Dash, then ↓ + 1	Kirby encases himself in ice to bowl over his enemies a short distance.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby skating using Ice in Kirby: Planet Robobot.

Ice returns as an ability in both Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot, generally unchanged. However in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the move Ice Ball is oddly missing. Additionally, in the latter game, Ice is compatible with the Robobot Armor, forming the potent Ice Mode.

Ice moveset for Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Planet Robobot
Skill	Image	Button Execution	Description
Ice Skate		Dash	In a similar fashion to how Ice-Cutter Kirby skates across the ground, Kirby also gains increased speed compared to his normal dash.
Ice Breath		B	Like the Fire ability, Kirby breathes out ice to freeze enemies.
Ice Sprinkle		B in midair	Kirby pirouettes in the air while using Ice Breath to hit airborne enemies.
Super Ice Sprinkle		Dash + B in midair	Like normal Ice Sprinkle Kirby twirls while using Ice Breath albeit faster
Ice Storm		Dash + Hold B, or press B repeatedly	Kirby creates a field of ice to freeze enemies
Ice Ball		↓ + B while dashing	Kirby encases himself in ice to bowl over his enemies a short distance. *Not present in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Ice Suction		Either ↑→ + B while near an enemy	Kirby consumes an enemy to use as a projectile, but is unable to move.
Ice Ejection		Ice Suction + B	Kirby spits out an ice block ahead of him which, unlike his normal stars, go up and down slopes and hit multiple enemies.
Ice Kick		While touching ice	Kirby in this form (and all his other forms and other characters) will kick the frozen enemy across the screen.
Ice Block		L/R	Kirby outright freezes himself to avoid damage. Unlike his normal guard, he takes no damage from getting hit.
Ice Scatter		While using Ice Block, release L/R	Kirby breaks out of his Ice block dealing minor damage to enemies

Kirby Battle Royale

“

Ice-skating is pretty cool, isn't it?! I just love those spinny jumps! It's fun seeing frozen foes slide to their doom when you throw them!

”

— Knuckle Joe's comment in Kirby Battle Royale

Ice is one of the abilities available in Kirby Battle Royale, being the last one unlocked in Dedede's Cake Royale. It is distinguished in that repeated hits to foes will freeze them solid. When picking up and tossing a frozen foe, they will slide, and take additional damage when they hit a wall or other opponent. The Ice Wall ability also allows Kirby to create a barrier which lasts a few seconds.

Ice moveset in Kirby Battle Royale
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Ice Breath	B	Ice Wall	Hold/release B
Ice Sprinkle	B during jump	Ice Ball	Y

Kirby Star Allies

Ice returns in Kirby Star Allies along with Chilly who provides it. In addition to providing the Blizzard effect to many abilities, Ice can also be used to perform certain Friend Attacks like Icicle Lance and Ice Curling.

Ice moveset for Kirby Star Allies
Skill	Button Execution	Skill	Button Execution
Ice Skate	Dash	Ice Suction	Either ↑/↔ + B near an enemy
Ice Breath	B	Ice Ejection	Ice Suction + B
Ice Sprinkle	B in midair	Ice Kick	Touch a frozen enemy
Super Ice Sprinkle	Dash + B in midair	Ice Block	L/R
Ice Storm	Dash + Hold B, or press B repeatedly	Ice Scatter	While using Ice Block, release L/R
Ice Ball	↓ + B while dashing

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Ice Kirby battling a Corori in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Ice returns in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. Here, the ability retains Ice Breath, which can now be aimed freely in different directions in the 3-D environment like Fire. The ability to kick frozen enemies to slide them along the ground is also retained. Kicked enemies lightly home in on nearby enemies. Kirby can also use Ice Storm, which leaves behind a trail of ice shards. These shards can be frozen and kicked towards enemies as well. Kirby can use Ice Skate and Ice Storm to freeze water for a short time to travel over it, and he can also use Ice Skate to travel over mud and magma. The ability can also freeze bosses and mid-bosses for a short period of time before thawing out and taking severe damage if Kirby uses the ability enough on them.

During his adventures, Kirby can find blueprints to take to Waddle Dee's Weapons Shop to evolve the Copy Ability into one of two new forms, one being Frosty Ice, and the other being Blizzard Ice. Frosty Ice allows Kirby to create snowmen that resemble Wild Frosty with his Ice Breath and Ice Storm attacks, whereas Blizzard Ice allows Kirby to shoot shards of ice from his mouth from a distance. Ice Storm is also upgraded where icy spikes come out when he performs the move, and his ice shield and trails now damage enemies on contact.

This ability is one of four accessible in the game's demo. It automatically becomes one of its evolved forms, that being Frosty Ice, once the three available stages are complete, but this can be reverted back to the original ability if the player so desires.

Moveset

All attack names are conjectural unless otherwise stated.

Ice moveset in Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Move	Button execution	Description
Ice Skate	Dash	In a similar fashion to how Ice-Cutter Kirby skates across the ground, Kirby also gains increased speed compared to his normal dash, and is now able to skate over water surface, mud and magma.
Ice Breath	B	Like the Fire ability, Kirby breathes out ice to freeze enemies.
Target Ice	L-Stick during Ice Breath	Kirby can walk slowly and rotate 360 degrees during Ice Breath.
Fix Ice	Hold L/R during Ice Breath	Kirby can fix the aim of Ice Breath while walking.
Ice Storm	B repeatedly	The Freeze copy ability. Kirby creates a field of ice to freeze enemies. When used during dash, Kirby keeps the momentum and leaves ice shards on his trail. Using Ice Breath on the shards will send them forward with a slight homing ability.
Ice Kick	While touching ice	Kirby in this form (and all his other forms and other characters) will kick the frozen enemy across the screen with a slight homing ability.
Ice Block	L/R	Kirby outright freezes himself to avoid damage. Unlike his normal guard, he takes no damage from getting hit, but he cannot dodge.
Ice Scatter	While using Ice Block, release L/R (or cancel Ice Block via Attack/Slide)	Kirby breaks out of his Ice block dealing minor damage to enemies. By tilting the L-Stick during Ice Scatter, Kirby can dodge in place which can trigger the slow motion effect.

Super Smash Bros. series

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Ice Kirby appears as a collectible trophy. In addition, one of Kirby's custom moves in the latter game replaces his inhale with ice breath, referencing the ability and allowing him to freeze his opponents.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Ice Artwork from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details First episode Kirby of the Stars Pilot Last episode Combat Kirby Other episode(s) Dedede's Snow Job Labor Daze Tourist Trap The Chill Factor Obtained from Any amount of ice Power(s) Blowing icy breath

“

Hey Kirby! Why don't you stop that monster by givin' it the cold shoulder?!

”

— Chef Kawasaki, in Combat Kirby

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, Ice Kirby makes a fair number of appearances, including in the Japanese-only pilot episode. This ability is very similar to the one in the games, allowing Kirby to breathe a cone of ice at his enemies to freeze them solid. Notably, this ability is often either not enough on its own to defeat a foe, or has to be used in a creative way to defeat them. One example is the Ice Dragon in the episode Dedede's Snow Job, as Ice Kirby's ice breath is ineffective against the creature when used from outside, but is much more effective when used from inside the Ice Dragon's body. Another is the Ice Dragon Robot in Labor Daze, as Kirby ends up defeating it not by attacking it directly, but instead by using his ice breath on the factory's boiler to cause it to crack and burst open, engulfing the robot in flames.

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  Ice Kirby prepares to dive into Ice Dragon's belly in Dedede's Snow Job.

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  Ice Kirby struggles against the Ice Dragon Robot in Labor Daze.

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  Ice Kirby swallows Flame Feeder after shrinking it down in Tourist Trap.

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  After failing to defeat Pengy in direct combat, Ice Kirby tries a different method in The Chill Factor.

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  Ice Kirby freezes Heavy Lobster solid, allowing it to be shattered by a missile from Sword Knight in Combat Kirby.

Profiles

Flavor text

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby's Adventure	Pause caption Kirby can freeze enemies with his cold breath! He can then throw them into others! Demo reel Freeze an enemy and then toss him!
	Kirby Super Star	Turn Kirby into the ice man and turn the enemies into frozen blocks of ice. Don't slip!
	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land & Kirby & The Amazing Mirror & Kirby: Squeak Squad	First I'll freeze 'em, then I'll kick 'em along! Brrrr!
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Freeze foes with icy breath! Kick ice cubes into others! When you dash, you skate!
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Frozen foe? Give it a kick! Glide gracefully across the land with an Ice Skate, and even cool down those hot, hot flames!
	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Freeze enemies with Ice Breath, and then send them packing with an Ice Kick! You can also glide gracefully along the ground with Ice Skate.
	Kirby: Planet Robobot	Freeze enemies with Ice Breath! You can also glide gracefully along the ground with Ice Skate.
	Kirby Battle Royale	Slide on the ground and blow icy breath! Excellent for freezing your foes in place.
	Kirby Star Allies	A great way to cool down hot-headed enemies and then send them flying as a block of ice with a kick! You can also turn on a dime with skate dash or freeze your friends' weapons! You can even give a stone a slippery path for a bit of curling!
	Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Figure description: Brrr! So cold! Can you see your own breath? Make a chunk of ice, then kick it forward! Skate and slide wherever you go. You'll even glide right over mud and magma! Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee: The Ice ability will let you use freezing breath to stop enemies in their tracks! Your freezing attacks will even make larger enemies like bosses stop moving for a while!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy

Ice Kirby Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Name	Image	Appears In	Description
Ice Kirby		NES Kirby's Adventure SNES Kirby: Super Star (American English), Kirby's Fun Pak (British English)	Kirby when he copies an enemy with chilly abilities. Ice Kirby can blow an icy wind from his mouth and freeze enemies solid. These frozen enemies can then be knocked into other enemies as an additional means of attack. These blocks are not only effective against enemies but can also be used on terrain such as magma or water.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy

Ice Kirby Trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Name	Image	Appears In	American English Description	British English Description
Ice Kirby		NES Kirby's Adventure (5/1993) SNES Kirby Super Star (American English), Kirby's Fun Pak (British English) (8/1996)	The perfect ability to copy in the summer--Kirby gains freezing breath when he copies the Ice ability. Enemies frozen by his arctic blasts can be launched at other foes too. Perfect for a tough fight or when you need some ice for your iced coffee. Kirby isn't busy saving Dream Land or anything...	When Kirby has the Ice ability, he can blast enemies with glacial gales to freeze them. He can then kick them into other enemies to take them all out at once! It's the perfect ability for a tough fight...or for when you need some ice to keep a glass of fruit juice nicely chilled. Not everything has to be about saving Dream Land, you know!

Kirby: Squeak Squad manual

• "Ice Kirby can freeze enemies in their tracks with his icy breath. He can send frozen enemies sliding into other enemies, too."

Kirby Super Star Ultra manual

• "Expel icy breath to freeze your enemies."

Trivia

• Ice and Cutter are the only Copy Abilities which have appeared in every Kirby main series game since Kirby's Adventure.

Gallery

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  Sprite from Kirby's Adventure

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  Artwork from Kirby's Dream Land 2

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  Icon from Kirby Super Star

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  Sprite from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Artwork from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  Icon from Kirby Star Allies

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  Artwork from Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	アイス Aisu	Ice
Traditional Chinese	冰凍 Bīngdòng	Ice
Simplified Chinese	冰冻 Bīngdòng
Dutch	Ijs	Ice
French	Glace	Ice
German	Eis	Ice
Italian	Ghiaccio	Ice
Korean	아이스 Aiseu	Ice
Polish	Ice	-
Portuguese	Gelo	Ice
Russian	Лед Led	Ice
Spanish	Hielo	Ice