Star Block

Star Block Artwork of a Star Block from Kirby: Planet Robobot Details Type Device Function Use as breakable terrain in stages, use as ammunition. Found Generally in gameplay Game(s) (click to navigate) Similar to Block

A Star Block, called Star Box in Kirby's Dream Land, and Inhale Block in Kirby Super Star's manual, is a yellow-orange square block with a bordered white star insignia inset which is commonly found in most Kirby games as part of the environment, whether it be used as a barricade, to build platforms, or just tucked away in the corner of an area. Star Blocks are typically about Kirby's size (though some are larger) and can be easily inhaled by the pink puffball and used to spit out Star Bullets. They can also be destroyed in a single hit by any attack, including Air Bullets, Slide attacks, Water Gun shots, or Headbutts. In some games, such as Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, they can also be destroyed (albeit sometimes inadvertently) using a Dive Attack. In many cases, Star Blocks will reveal other items or even hidden Doors when broken.

Star Blocks are typically involved in puzzles or other environmental challenges which utilize their various properties. Sometimes they are simply meant to be used as ammunition against enemies or to hit switches and other objects, while other times they serve as a fragile set of platforms that Kirby may want to keep intact so he or another character can traverse a chasm with a Key or other item. In rarer cases, Star Block formations may be tied more esoterically to other triggers, such as in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where Kirby has to selectively break certain blocks in a formation to make one of the Crystal Shards appear. Due to their ubiquitous nature, some enemies (like Blockin) will disguise themselves as Star Blocks in order to get the jump on Kirby.

Game appearances

Star Blocks appear in a majority of Kirby games, including all of the main-series titles. The following table goes over every game that Star Blocks appear in, with more notable game appearances in the sections below:

Star Block video game appearances
Game	Appears as	Notes
Kirby series
Kirby's Dream Land	Device
Kirby's Adventure	Device
Kirby's Block Ball	Device	Known as "Score Block" in this game. "Star Block" refers to a different type of block.
Kirby's Dream Land 2	Device
Kirby Super Star	Device
Kirby's Star Stacker for Game Boy	Device
Kirby's Dream Land 3	Device
Kirby's Star Stacker for Super Famicom	Device
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards	Device
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land	Device	Reprises its function from Kirby's Adventure.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror	Device
Kirby: Canvas Curse	Device
Kirby: Squeak Squad	Device
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Device	Reprises its function from Kirby Super Star.
Kirby's Epic Yarn	Device	Appears as a special form of Cloth block.
Kirby Mass Attack	Device
Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Device
Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition	Device	Appears in New Challenge Stages as well as in the Classic Titles.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Device
Kirby and the Rainbow Curse	Device
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Device
Kirby's Blowout Blast	Device
Kirby Star Allies	Device
Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn	Device	Reprises its role from Kirby's Epic Yarn.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Device	Also has its own figure.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Device	Reprises its function from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Melee	Device	Appears on the Green Greens stage.
Super Smash Bros. Brawl	Device	Appears on the Green Greens stage.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Device	Appears on the Green Greens stage.

Notable appearances

Star Blocks are often seen packed in tight formations that can be more quickly cleared with certain abilities, as is the case here in this image from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Star Blocks look and behave roughly the same way in nearly every game they appear in. In the following games, however, Star Blocks have peculiar properties:

Kirby's Block Ball

In Kirby's Block Ball, Star Blocks are referred to formally as "Score Blocks", and can be hit multiple times before they disappear, with each subsequent hit yielding more points than the last. It is possible for these blocks to start out invisible until they are hit the first time.

There is another variety of block in this game that is referred to as a Star Block, but this does not resemble a traditional Star Block, instead being much narrower and darker with rounded edges. These are collected in the Target Shooting rounds and then cover the spikes during boss fights.

Kirby's Star Stacker

In both the Game Boy and Super Famicom versions of Kirby's Star Stacker, Star Blocks are the main elements of each puzzle round that need to be cleared (or "stacked") in order to earn points and progress through the game. This is done by lining up Animal Friends between the blocks to make them disappear, or by using Bomb Blocks. Star Blocks can appear in new rows from the bottom or be deposited from the top depending on various circumstances.

Kirby: Canvas Curse

In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Star Blocks can be destroyed by tapping them with the Nintendo DS stylus, in addition to more normal methods. Principally, they come in two distinct sizes in this game, with the larger ones taking up a 2x2 area as compared to the standard ones.

Kirby Mass Attack

In Kirby Mass Attack, larger Star Blocks take several hits to destroy, and visibly crack as they are damaged.

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

Kirby's Return to Dream Land marked the first time in the series that multiple Star Blocks could be inhaled at once, using the Super Inhale technique. This aspect of Star Blocks would carry over into future games in the series that feature both inhaling and Star Blocks.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

In Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Star Blocks can appear in extra wide varieties which block off hallways and take several hits to destroy, visibly cracking as they are damaged. Star Blocks in this game are distinct from the softer Clay Blocks in the fact that Kirby cannot simply power through them without using a Star Dash or other special technique.

Kirby's Blowout Blast

In Kirby's Blowout Blast, larger Star Blocks can individually provide Kirby with a Blaster Bullet when inhaled. Additionally, when Kirby has a full belly, he will automatically break through Star Blocks that he touches.

Profiles

Kirby Super Star

• Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "You can inhale it or attack to destroy it."

Kirby Super Star Ultra

• Instruction manual bio (page 21): "Attack or swallow these to get them out of your way"

Trivia

• Star Blocks are typically the main building block for the formations of letters seen in HAL Rooms in various games where that Easter egg is present.

Gallery

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  A Star Block in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

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  Artwork of Balloon Kirby from Kirby: Canvas Curse that also features Star Blocks

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  Stone sculpture from Kirby's Return to Dream Land

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  A Star Block in Kirby: Planet Robobot

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  A Star Block in Kirby Star Allies

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  Figure from Kirby and the Forgotten Land

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  Model from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

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  Artwork from Kirby no Copy-toru!, featuring Kirby sliding onto two Star Blocks, breaking one in the process.

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring characters eating Star Block cakes

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  "Stage Clear!" figure from the "Poyotto Collection Kirby 30th Anniversary" merchandise line, manufactured by Re-ment

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	星ブロック Hoshi Burokku	Star Block
French	Bloc étoile	Star block
German	Sternenblock	Star block
Korean	스타 블록 Seuta Beullok	Star Block