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Starship
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- This article is about the Last Battle Ability from Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra. For Kirby's spaceship in the anime series, see Kirby's Starship.
Kirby's Starship is used in the Nova stage in the Milky Way Wishes stage of Kirby Super Star and its remake. Originally known as the Shooting ability, the Starship forms by combining the stars from each planet Kirby has visited, allowing Kirby to chase down Galactic Nova as he tries to grant Marx's wish to control Pop Star. In this manner, the Starship is considered a Last Battle Ability akin to the Star Rod. It resembles a winged chariot with a star on its front and sides.
While riding the Starship, Kirby is capable of rapidly firing stars at his opponent and flying at impressive speeds. However, the Starship is not capable of flying through enemies but rather is much better at evading them and bombarding them with star-like projectiles. In Kirby Super Star Ultra, the Starship is also used to fight Kabula, King Dedede's airship guardian.
In co-op mode, a unique Starship-based character appears as player 2's character. It somewhat resembles a bird with glossy blue eyes and a "beak", as well as exhaust pipes emerging from its back, but still retains the star-shaped design of Kirby's Starship. It controls identically to Kirby and is considered a Helper, but cannot be summoned outside of co-op mode.
In Kirby's Epic Yarn, the Starship is referenced by the similar Metamortex transformation called the Star Shooter.
In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, one of the unique Keychains resembles the in-game sprite of Starship Kirby from Kirby Super Star. This keychain can be found in Lollipop Land - Stage 1.
Flavor text[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby Super Star | Ride the Starship, made from star power, into the heart of NOVA in order to stop MARX's evil plan to takeover Dream Land! |
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Kirby Super Star Ultra | Milky Way Wishes: The lights of the starry path cross and a Starship appears! Now stop Marx's mad plan!
Revenge of the King: The Starship comes just in time! Your foe is Kabula, sky lord! It's the king's flying fortress! |
Trivia[edit]
- The Starship's description in the Japanese version of Milky Way Wishes has an extra line at the end: "Let's take care of Marx's mad plan first, then eat a meal and take a nap."[1] This line has been referenced in several later games in the series, most notably with Star Dream Soul OS's final phase (only in the Japanese and Korean versions) and Void Termina's fourth phase.
- In Kirby Super Star Ultra, when Starship is first used, the 7 stars collected from the planets of Milky Way Wishes summon it, but in the fight against Kabula, the three Sparkling Stars obtained from the previous levels of Revenge of the King summon it.
Gallery[edit]
Sprites[edit]
Sprite from Kirby Super Star
Helper sprite from Kirby Super Star
Sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Helper sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Icons[edit]
Icon from Kirby Super Star
Helper icon from Kirby Super Star
Icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra (applies to both Kirby and helper)
Pause screen icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshots[edit]
Screenshot of the Starship being used inside Galactic Nova, from Kirby Super Star
Screenshot of the Starship being used inside Galactic Nova, from Kirby Super Star Ultra
The Starship is used to battle the Heart of Nova in Milky Way Wishes from Kirby Super Star
The Starship is used to battle the Galactic Nova Nucleus in Milky Way Wishes from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshot of the Starship as in a cutscene in Milky Way Wishes from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Screenshot of the Starship as in a cutscene in Revenge of the King
The Starship is used to battle Kabula in Revenge of the King.
Other[edit]
"Shooting Gallery" miniature set from the "Kirby Pupupu Japanese Festival" merchandise line, featuring a Starship-themed toy gun
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | スターシップ Sutāshippu |
Starship |
| French | Astronave | Spacecraft |
| German | Sternenflitzer | Starspeedster |
| Italian | Astronave | Spacecraft |
| Korean | 스타쉽 Seutaswip |
Starship |
| Spanish | Astronave | Spacecraft |
References
- ↑ "ほしのちからで、スターシップができた！！
めざすは、ノヴァのちゅうしんぶ。
マルクのやぼうを さっさとくいとめ、
ゴハンたべて ねよう。" –Starship (Kirby Super Star, Japanese version)
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