Super Smash Bros. Brawl: Difference between revisions

*[[Inhaling|Inhale]] - Kirby inhales, which will allow him to swallow up fighters who are close-by (within range of a grab). From there, Kirby can either spit them back out as a temporary [[Star Bullet]], or 'swallow' them to copy their neutral special move (and gain a hat based on the fighter swallowed). Kirby can discard this move by taunting, or will lose it if he is hit by a strong attack (at random).

*[[Cutter|Final Cutter]] - Based on the last hit of the Cutter combo, Kirby takes out a blade, rises into the air, then crashes back down, releasing a shock wave on landing. Kirby can use this move to gain some height when recovering, and can grab the ledge with it, but it can be easy to intercept. When falling downward, Kirby can send his opponent flying downward with the blade if timed right.

*[[Stone]] - Kirby transforms into a stone and crashes downward. He is invulnerable to all attacks except for grabs while in this form, and will damage opponents he collides with while falling.

Kirby becomes [[Cook]] Kirby, dons his hat and pulls out a cooking pot. All nearby fighters and items are pulled in, simmered for a time, then launched out, creating [[Food]] items in the process.

Kirby is defined by his small stature, his versatility, and his floaty nature, along with his multiple mid-air jumps. These attributes make him a good character for beginners to pick up, as his standard attacks are easy to understand and his jumps allow him to recover easier if he is knocked off stage. Kirby's attacks are all useful in their own way, and in certain circumstances, he can rack up a good amount of damage using basic combo strings. His Inhale also allows him to mix up his fighting style by copying other members of the cast.

A great deal of King Dedede's attacks were made up for this game, though a few bear reference to his moves in the ''Kirby'' series. King Dedede's attacks are as follows:

*Dash attack - King Dedede trips and falls on his face, in a move with slow start-up but great knockback. This move is based on his body slam attack from the ''Kirby'' series.

*Super Dedede Jump - Based on his jump attack from the ''Kirby'' series, King Dedede rises high into the air, then comes crashing back down, causing [[Recoil Star]]s to appear on each side of him when he lands. It can be used for recovery, but cannot grab ledges on the way down unless cancelled.  

King Dedede calls his army of [[Waddle Dee]]s and other baddies, then starts dancing while they storm the stage, damaging any enemy fighters they touch.

King Dedede has very powerful moves, good recovery in his four jumps, which, when coupled with [[smashwiki:Super Dedede Jump|Super Dedede Jump]], provides him one of the least punishable recoveries in the game. In addition to that, Dedede has many options of scoring KOs, with his good range on his attacks, particularly his side tilt, and he has an amazing grab game, which can effectively reduce two-thirds of the cast's stocks quickly due to his down throw's set knockback. However, he lacks speed compared to other fighters, as his aerial movement is low and his dashing speed is the third slowest in game. He also is vulnerable to chain throws and combos himself due to his high weight and falling speed. However, his pros overshadow most of his cons.

A great deal of Meta Knight's attacks were made up for this game, though a few bear reference to his moves in the ''Kirby'' series. Meta Knight's attacks are as follows:

*Up tilt - Meta Knight stabs straight upward, in a similar vain to the [[Master]] ability.

Known as Galaxia Darkness, Meta Knight pulls out his cape, and throws it over his opponent. If he connects with this, the screen goes dark a moment, then Meta Knight makes a huge slash, sending his opponent, and any other bystanders flying.

To counterbalance his mobility and speed, Meta Knight is one of the lighter characters in the game and his attacks are not typically the strongest in terms of knockback or damage. However, due to the aforementioned strengths, this is almost never an issue for him, since his only real goal is to knock his opponent off the stage with several quick attacks, and then keep them from returning by going after them off-stage. Slower characters - particularly those like Ganondorf and Bowser - will be more-or-less unable to counter this type of play from Meta Knight.

This special adventure mode can be played with one or two players. It has a self-contained story that features likenesses of the fighters, though in actuality they are animated trophies that inherit personality traits from the characters they are based on. All three Kirby series fighters play a major role in the plot, with King Dedede in particular being instrumental in the success of the heroes against the main villain. The Halberd also plays a major role, being the ship which the Subspace Army uses to spread its minions about the place. Meta Knight spends most of the story pursuing, then recapturing his flagship, before steering it into certain doom in the last assault. It is also during this assault, that Kirby flies his Dragoon through the main Subspace gunship, crippling it.  

Super Smash Bros. Brawl introduced [[smashwiki:Masterpieces|Masterpieces]], a game mode which allowed gamers to play past games for small amounts of time. Included from the ''Kirby'' series was ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''.

*Meta Knight's Shuttle Loop from this game would become usable in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]'' and subsequent titles which feature the masked swordsman.