Needle
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Needle is a Copy Ability that allows Kirby to protrude sharp spikes from himself, making its debut in Kirby's Adventure. It can typically be obtained by inhaling a Tick, a Togezo, or a Needlous, though there are other enemies that also provide it. Depending on the game, when Kirby uses this ability, he either generates the needles from his skin or from the hat he obtains, with the latter case also often allowing him to shoot the needles at opponents along with other prickly attacks. Despite being one of the original Copy Abilities and recurring regularly throughout the series, it does not appear as often as many others, and has not been seen since Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Game appearances[edit]
Kirby's Adventure/Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Needle makes it debut appearance in Kirby's Adventure. Kirby surrounds himself with needles, hurting any enemy that is too close to him. If Kirby is falling, the spikes hit enemies from below.
Needle reappears in the remake. There, Kirby is colored yellow, and he wears a pink-colored cap filled with golden needles.
Kirby's Dream Course[edit]
Needle returns in Kirby's Dream Course, where it functions similar to the Stone ability. When used, Needle causes Kirby to stop moving if he is touching the ground, even when on a slope. The ability is obtained from Togezo.
Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]
Needle reappears in Kirby's Dream Land 2. Kirby acquires this ability from Captain Stitch and Spikey. By itself, this ability performs similar to the one in Kirby's Adventure.
When on an Animal Friend, however, Kirby can perform variations of the ability, as detailed in the following table:
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Coo | Kirby shoots out a large spike from his body which can harm foes below. | |
Kine | Using this power causes Kirby and Kine to grow spikes all around them. | |
Rick | Rick extends quills from his back, but leaves his front vulnerable. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 2, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Needle ability. They are marked with a series of dots on them.
Kirby's Block Ball[edit]
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Press the B button just before the ball hits the paddle, then re-launch the ball. | ![]() |
— Kirby's Block Ball North American instruction booklet |
Needle appears in this game, obtainable from Spikey or an Ability Swap item. When Kirby has this ability, he can flare up in spikes, temporarily halting his movement (though not altering his course) when doing so. This can be used to break certain blocks and deal increased damage to bosses, though its most unique use comes with its ability to re-attach Kirby to a paddle when he uses it near one. Once attached, Kirby can be served as if he was starting a new ball or entering the area, granting much more control over where Kirby goes.
Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]
Needle makes another appearance in the sequel Kirby's Dream Land 3. It functions similarly to its previous appearance. New Animal Friends, though, create more Needle-related abilities with Kirby or Gooey, as follows:
Animal Friend | Appearance | Description |
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ChuChu shoots out five needles around herself which travel a short distance and hurt enemies on contact. |
Coo | Kirby shoots out a large spike from his body which can harm foes below. | |
Kine | Using this power causes Kirby and Kine to grow spikes all around them. | |
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Kirby rapidly launches harmful pink spikes forward from his face as long as the Y button is held, but cannot move while doing so. |
Pitch | While the Y button is held, Pitch flies forward in a straight line, continuously pecking at the air before him and defeating opponents in his path. | |
Rick | Rick extends quills from his back, but leaves his front vulnerable. |
Throughout Kirby's Dream Land 3, there are specific blocks which can be broken only with the Needle ability. They are marked with the Needle icon on them.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]
In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, there are combos such as the following:
- Needle-Bomb: Transforms into a Gordo, then blows the Spikes out (similar to Captain Stitch from Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3.).
- Needle-Stone: Makes a giant drill.
- Needle-Needle: Several larger spiked objects appear, giving Kirby a larger range for his attack. A few of these objects are a cactus, a pencil, a nail and a fork.
- Needle-Ice: Turns Kirby into a snowflake. Pressing down the attack button increases the size and range of the Snowflake.
Kirby Air Ride[edit]
Needle returns as an usable Copy Ability in Kirby Air Ride. Kirby can receive this ability if he swallows a Pichikuri or if he touches a Needle Copy Ability Panel. If Kirby charges with the Needle ability, Kirby's spikes extends, hurting any opponent or enemy that is nearby, similar to the Ice ability in that game.
Kirby: Canvas Curse[edit]
Needle is one of the few Copy Abilities that make an appearance in Kirby: Canvas Curse. If the player taps Kirby, Kirby turns yellow and spikes protrude from him. He can ride the drawn lines and stick to walls, defeating enemies that touch him. Kirby can receive this ability from Needlous and Tick.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land[edit]
Needle makes a prominent return in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Kirby can receive it by inhaling Needlous, Tick, or Totenga's head. Compared to its appearances in previous games, Kirby has more attacks at his disposal when using the Needle ability, but it still has less attacks overall than other abilities in the game.
Needle moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |||
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Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
Needle Attack
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Needle Burst
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Rolling Needle
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Mega Needle
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe[edit]
Needle appears again in Kirby: Triple Deluxe. The ability has had a few changes: the Rolling Needle attack was removed (most likely due to its similarity to the Wheel ability), and a new move was added.
Needle moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | |||
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Skill | Button Execution | Skill | Button Execution |
Needle Attack
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B
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Wall Stick
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Touch a wall during Needle Attack
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Needle Burst
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Hold B and mash +Control Pad
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Mega Needle
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↑ + B
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Falling Spine
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↓ + B in midair
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Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
The Needle ability appears as one of the many trophies in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U[edit]
Needle Kirby reappears as a collectible trophy.
In Kirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]
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Needle is an occasional recurring copy ability in the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!. When Kirby acquires this ability, he gains several powers, many of which are not present in the video games. Needle Kirby is able to roll up into a ball, fling his needles out as missiles, and then guide them through the air as they slice through his opponents. Unlike in the games, Needle Kirby is not readily able to replenish his needles once using them, and often loses this ability quickly. In fact, the only enemy that Kirby defeats directly using his own needles is the Pukey Flower.
Needle Kirby struggling against Amon in Sheepwrecked
Needle Kirby battling Togeira in Sweet and Sour Puss
Profiles[edit]
Flavor text[edit]
Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby's Adventure | Lots of needles, just like a porcupine's, come out of Kirby! It's a great defense! |
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Kirby's Dream Course | Needle, when you have a grounder, will make Kirby stick to the ground. He can also stop while rolling down a hill. You can hit the next shot from there! |
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Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land | Hands off! Here: pointy spikes! There: pokey spikes! |
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Kirby: Canvas Curse | Spike anything! Ride rainbows! |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land | Prick your foes with a thorny jab! Really stick it to 'em! Roll from a dash to bring the pain with a Rolling Needle! |
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Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Cover yourself in pointy needles to poke your enemies and attach to walls! You can also poke needles into the ceiling and floor! |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy[edit]
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy[edit]
Gallery[edit]
Artwork[edit]
Sprites[edit]
Ability Star from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Screenshots[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
Language | Name | Meaning |
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Japanese | ニードル Nīdoru |
Needle |
Dutch | Stekel | Spine |
French | Aiguille | Needle |
German | Igel | Hedgehog |
Italian | Spino | Thorn |
Russian | Игла Igla |
Needle |
Spanish | Erizo | Hedgehog |
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Kirby's Dream Course | ||||||||||
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Playable Characters | Kirby • Keeby | |||||||||
Courses | Singleplayer | Course 1 • Course 2 • Course 3 • Course 4 • Course 5 • Course 6 • Course 7 • Course 8 | ||||||||
Multiplayer | Whispy Woods Course • Mr. Shine & Mr. Bright Course • Kracko Course • Gordo Course | |||||||||
Copy Abilities | Fireball • Freeze • Hi-Jump • Needle • Parasol • Spark • Stone • Tornado • UFO • Wheel | |||||||||
Enemies | Broomhatter • Chilly • Flamer • Gaspar • Gordo • Kabu • Kracko • Mr. P. Umpkin • Robo Dedede • Rocky • Sparky • Squishy • Starman • Togezo • Transformer • Twister • UFO • Waddle Dee • Parasol Waddle Doo • Wheelie • Whispy Woods | |||||||||
Other | Air Curtain • Bunker • Conveyor Belt • Danger Zone • Dash Panel • Day and Night Switch • Kick Panel • Lawn • Pond • Trampoline • Turntable • Warp Panel |
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Kirby Air Ride | |
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Air Ride courses | Fantasy Meadows • Celestial Valley • Sky Sands • Frozen Hillside • Magma Flows • Machine Passage • Beanstalk Park • Checker Knights • Nebula Belt |
Top Ride courses | Grass • Sand • Sky • Fire • Light • Water • Metal |
City Trial Stadiums | Air Glider • Destruction Derby • Drag Race • High Jump • Kirby Melee • Target Flight • Single Race • Vs. King Dedede |
Copy Abilities | Bomb • Fire • Freeze • Mike • Needle • Plasma • Sleep • Sword • Tornado • Wheel • Wing |
Air Ride Machines | Warpstar • Compact Star • Winged Star • Shadow Star • Formula Star • Wagon Star • Turbo Star • Jet Star • Slick Star • Swerve Star • Bulk Star • Rocket Star • Flight Warpstar • Free Star • Steer Star • Wheelie Bike • Wheelie Scooter • Rex Wheelie • King Dedede • Meta Knight • Dragoon • Hydra |
Enemies | Balloon Bomber • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Caller • Cappy • Chilly • Dale • Flappy • Gordo • Heat Phanphan • Noddy • Pichikuri • Plasma Wisp • Scarfy • Sword Knight • Walky • Waddle Dee • Wheelie |
Game Modes | Air Ride • Top Ride • City Trial |
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Kirby's Return to Dream Land | |||||||||
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Playable Characters | Kirby ・Meta Knight ・Bandana Waddle Dee ・King Dedede | ||||||||
Levels | Planet Popstar | Cookie Country ・Raisin Ruins ・Onion Ocean ・White Wafers ・Nutty Noon | |||||||
Halcandra | Egg Engines ・Dangerous Dinner | ||||||||
Another Dimension | |||||||||
Bosses | Whispy Woods ・Mr. Dooter ・Fatty Puffer ・Goriath ・Grand Doomer ・Metal General ・HR-D3 (Extra Mode only) ・Landia ・Lor Starcutter ・Magolor ・Magolor Soul | ||||||||
True Arena only | Galacta Knight | ||||||||
Mid-Bosses | Sphere Doomer ・Gigant Edge ・Bonkers ・Water Galboros ・King Doo ・Kibble Blade ・Moundo ・Super Bonkers ・Dubior | ||||||||
Copy Abilities | Standard | Beam ・Bomb ・Cutter ・Fighter ・Fire ・Hammer ・Hi-Jump ・Ice ・Leaf ・Needle ・Ninja ・Parasol ・Spark ・Spear ・Stone ・Sword ・Tornado ・Water ・Wing ・Whip | |||||||
Limited Use | Crash ・Mike ・Sleep | ||||||||
Super | Flare Beam ・Grand Hammer ・Monster Flame ・Snow Bowl ・Ultra Sword | ||||||||
Enemies | Standard | Armor Dee ・Babut ・Barbar ・Barracu ・Blade Knight ・Blipper ・Bouncy ・Bouncy Sis ・Bowby ・Bronto Burt ・Broom Hatter ・Bulby ・Cappy ・Cerulean ・ Clayn ・Chilly ・ Coconut ・Coldtzo ・Como ・Craby ・Degout ・Doomer ・Elec ・Flamer ・Foley ・ Galbo ・Gemra ・Gigatzo ・Glunk ・Gordo ・Halcandle Dee ・Hot Head ・Iron Barbar ・Jackle ・Kabu ・Key Dee ・Knuckle Joe ・Lanzer ・Leafan ・Moonja ・Mopoo ・Mumbies ・Needlous ・Noddy ・Nruff ・Owgulf ・Pacloud ・Pacto ・Parasol Waddle Dee ・Parasol Waddle Doo ・Pierce ・Pluid ・Poppy Bros. Jr. ・Puppet Waddle Dee ・Rocky ・Rope Waddle Dee ・Rope Waddle Doo ・Scarfy ・Searches ・Shelt ・Shotzo ・Sir Kibble ・ Snowl ・Sodory ・Sparky ・Squishy ・Starman ・Super Blade Knight ・Super Chilly ・Super Hot Head ・Super Waddle Doo ・Tick ・Totenga ・Twister ・Volttzo ・Waddle Dee ・Waddle Doo ・Walf ・Wapod ・Water Galbo ・Whippy | |||||||
Super Ability-Specific | Bomb Machine ・Burner Box ・Drill Machine ・Giant Flotzo ・Merman Statue ・Moai Block ・Strike Box | ||||||||
Sub-Games | Ninja Dojo ・Scope Shot ・The Arena ・The True Arena |
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Recurring characters | Blade Knight • Captain Waddle Doo • Chef Kawasaki • Doctor Yabui • eNeMeE • Escargoon • Fololo & Falala • Kabu • King Dedede • Kirby • Lady Like • Meta Knight • N.M.E. Sales Guy • Sir Ebrum • Sword Knight • Tiff • Tokkori • Tuff • Waddle Dees | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cappies | Biblio • Buttercup • Chief Bookem • Doron • Gengu • Gus • Hana • Honey • Iro • Mabel • Mayor Len Blustergas • Melman • Professor Curio • Samo • Spikehead • Tuggle | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Side characters | Acore • Air Riders • Benikage • Biggy, Boney, and Sleepy • Bonkers • Chef Nagoya • Chef Shiitake • Coo • Dyna Blade • Dyna Chick • Escargoon's mother • Fang • Island Sisters • Joe • Kine • Kit Cosmos • Knuckle Joe • Mr. Chip • Pengy (and the Pengys) • Princess Rona • Rick • Rowlin • Sir Gallant • Sirica • Star Warriors • Whales • Whispy Woods • Minor characters | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monsters (excluding those from the Pilot or other small appearances) |
Amon • Anige • Belly Buster • Blocky • Broom King • Bugzzy • Chilly • Chimera Dinosaurs • Chuckie • Cobgoblin • Crab Monster • Crowemon • Danger • Dedede Doll • Dedede Stone • Delivery Man • Demon Frog • Dirk, Kirk, and Smirk • Doctor Moro • Domestic Servant Robot • Drifter • Ebifryer • Electronic Pet • Erasem • Escar-droid • Fire Lion • Flame Feeder • Fridgy • Fryclops • Gabon • Galbo • Ghost Monster • Great Sea Slug Monster • Hardy • Head Cold Monsters • Heavy Anaconda • Heavy Lobster • Honker Stomper • Ice Dragon Robot • Ice Dragon • Kirisakin • Kracko • Lobzilla • Lovely • Maimaigon • Martial Arts All-Stars • Masher • Masher 2.0 • Max Flexer • Mole Monster • Monsieur Goan • Mosugaba • Mumbies • Noddy • Octacon • Ozomashii • Paint Roller • Phan Phan • Popon • Pukey Flower • Red Viper • Rekketsu • Sasuke • Scarfy • Slice n' Splice • SlicerDicer • Squishy • Susshi • Teacher Creature • Togeira • Tornadon • Trash Basher • Walky • Wheelie • Whippy • Windwhipper • WolfWrath • Yamikage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Copy Abilities | Baton • Bomb • Cleaning • Cook • Crash • Cutter • Fighter • Fire • Hammer • Ice • Iron • Jet • Kabuki • Mike • Mirror • Needle • Ninja • Paint • Parasol • Spark • Star Rod • Stone • Sword (Galaxia) • Throw • Top • Tornado • Water • Wheel • Wing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Places | Babagahara • Booma-Dooma Volcano • Castle Dedede • Cappy Town • Dedede Academy • Dream Land • Dyna Blade's Nest • Eastern Forest • eNeMeE's Fortress • Haunted mansion • Island of Kit Cosmos • Kabu Canyon • Kawasaki's • Kirby's house • Royal Acadddemy of Arts • Whispy Woods Forest | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extra | Armored Vehicle • Channel DDD • Destroya • Dream Land Princess • Galaxia • Grasshopper Eavesdropper • Kihon wa Maru • Kirby: Fright to the Finish • Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (song) • Kirby! (opening theme) • Kirby ★ March • Kirby ☆ Step! • Kirby of the Stars ending skits • Kirby's Starship • Halberd • Night Mare Enterprises • Night Mare Enterprises Teleporter • Phantom Star Gerath • Royal Racecar • Watermelon • Warp Star |
- Good pages
- Copy Abilities
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Course
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Land 2
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Block Ball
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Dream Land 3
- Copy Abilities in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- Copy Abilities in Kirby Air Ride
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Canvas Curse
- Copy Abilities in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- Copy Abilities in Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- Copy Abilities which can cut ropes