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Pound! Pound! CRUSH! Change into many heavy forms. When on a slope, you'll sliiiiide. | 
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— Pause flavor text of Stone in Kirby Super Star Ultra |
Stone is a Copy Ability that debuted in Kirby's Adventure and is primarily obtained by absorbing a stone type enemy or even rocks from a boss. It allows Kirby to perform one of several stone-based attacks, which vary from game to game, but usually involve Kirby's transforming either into a stone version of himself or a random statue or other heavy object. Kirby can also obtain the Stone ability through Copy Pedestals or Copy Essence Deluxes.
Contents
- 1 Game Appearances
- 1.1 Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
- 1.2 Kirby's Dream Land 2
- 1.3 Kirby's Block Ball
- 1.4 Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
- 1.5 Kirby's Dream Land 3
- 1.6 Super Smash Bros. series
- 1.7 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
- 1.8 Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
- 1.9 Kirby's Return to Dream Land
- 1.10 Kirby: Triple Deluxe
- 1.11 Kirby: Planet Robobot
- 1.12 Kirby Star Allies
- 2 Gallery
- 3 Names in other languages
- 4 Trivia
Game Appearances
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Stone made its debut along with the concept of Copy Abilities themselves in Kirby's Adventure. This game established Stone as an ability that caused Kirby to transform into a rock, and plummet downward, becoming all but invulnerable and dealing damage on impact, as well as sliding on slopes. Kirby only has one form here, that being a pink-ish rock with a level bottom and two closed eyes on it.
Kirby's Dream Land 2
Stone returned as an ability in Kirby's Dream Land 2, where it functioned as before. However, its function would vary somewhat when used along with the animal friends.
Kirby's Block Ball
Stone appears as one of the four abilities in this came, obtainable from Rocky or an Ability Changer item. When Kirby uses this ability, he transforms into a stone and falls straight down, crushing lesser blocks along the way until he hits a harder object or the paddle. The Burning ability can be said to be the opposite of Stone in this game, since it travels straight up rather than straight down for the same effect.
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, Stone can be obtained from Rockys and the boulders appearing during the battle against Fatty Whale and Wham Bam Rock. Kirby's visual appearance changes by turning brown and wearing a helmet with a tail on top.
Upon using the ability, Kirby randomly turns into one of a wide variety of objects. In the original Kirby Super Star, Kirby can turn into a golden Mario statue, a statue of Samus Aran, a star block, a bronze Kirby statue, a pink rock, an 8 ton weight or a strong man statue; its remake adds a mountain, an iron fist, statues of Rick, Kine and Coo, a Thudd and a gold HAL Laboratory logo. While transformed, Kirby is completely invincible, but cannot move; pressing the B button while in stone form returns Kirby to his usual self.
With the stone ability equipped, Kirby can create a Rocky as a helper, which possesses the same skills as Stone Kirby does.
| Stone moveset in Kirby Super Star (Ultra) | |
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| Skill | Button Execution |
| Stone Change | |
| Stone Smash | |
| Turbo Stone | |
| *Stone=Invincible | |
Kirby's Dream Land 3
Stone appears again in Kirby's Dream Land 3, where it functioned much like in Dream Land 2. The inclusion of more animal friends gave more possibilities for combinations.
Super Smash Bros. series
In all of the installments of Super Smash Bros., Kirby's down special is the Stone Ability, and behaves exactly as it does in Kirby's Adventure. Starting with Melee, Kirby transforms into various objects, including a Star Block, a Thwomp from the Mario universe, and other things. Unlike in the main-line Kirby games, however, Kirby can be grabbed while in Stone form, and may still be harmed if he is hit by a powerful enough attack.
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Stone appeared in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, where it took on a slightly different form. Here, instead of simply becoming a stone and falling, Kirby would turn into a rounded boulder, fall to the ground, then morph into a stone version of himself and start walking around. In this form, he was invulnerable, but could not jump, and would roll automatically down hills. Stone could additionally be combined with other abilities or itself to produce varying results.
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Stone appears as an ability in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. In this game, Kirby's Stone transformation resembles the rounder version in Kirby's Dream Land 2 and 3, which rolls down slopes quickly.
The Smash ability can also use the Stone Change and functions the same in this game.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land
After a relatively long absence, Stone returns in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, where it can be obtained from Rocky and the Mid-Boss Moundo and has gained new moves that allow for it to be used in a more varied manner. Apart from the traditional power to turn to stone and slide down hills, Kirby may now transform into a bigger-than-normal statue and slam onto the ground with great force, as well as use a powerful low-range uppercut attack that knocks enemies into the air. The latter is also the first Stone move in the history of the series that does not transform Kirby's entire body.
| Stone moveset in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | ||
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| Move | Button Execution | Description |
| Stone Change | (1) | Kirby transforms into a random, invincible statue that is stationary on the ground, or immediately plummets when used in the air. Ending this effect causes rock shards to fly away, which can harm enemies. |
| Stone Smash | (1) in air | Kirby transforms into a random statue and falls straight down, pounding stakes into the ground and dealing damage to enemies he collides with. |
| Turbo Stone | Dash + (1) | Changes into stone out of a dash, leaving some momentum for Kirby to slide into his opponents on the ground. |
| Heavy Smash | Down + (1) in air | Kirby transforms into a larger statue and pauses in the air for a bit before slamming straight down with greater force. Using this directly above an enemy causes Kirby to deal additional damage while transforming. |
| Stone Uppercut | Up + (1) | Kirby performs an uppercut directly in front of him with a fist made of stone, dealing damage and catapulting enemies into the air. |
| Slope Slide | (1) on slope | Kirby will slide down slopes while in Stone form, which will damage any enemies he slides into. |
Stone Sculpture Forms
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Similar to Kirby Super Star and its remake, Stone Kirby can transform into various sculptures, with greatly increased forms in Return to Dream Land.
| List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby's Return to Dream Land | ||
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| Image | Description | Color |
| The default Stone form in the Kirby series, with his eyes on it. | Brown | |
| The stone with a star. | Brown (with a yellow star) | |
| The Star Block in the the Kirby series. | Same with the original object | |
| The 8-ton weight. | Gray | |
| The Kirby sculpture. | Gray | |
| A fist punching down, somehow resembling Master Hand. | Gray | |
| Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center. | Gray | |
| Rick & Kine & Coo. | Gray | |
| Wham Bam Rock in his Kirby Super Star Ultra design. | Gray | |
| Marx on his jester ball. | Gray | |
| The recurring muscular man sculpture in the Kirby series. | Bronze | |
| The Dragoon from Kirby Air Ride. | Bronze | |
| Kirby in his 8-bit sprite from Kirby's Adventure. | Gold | |
| The Star Rod, the Magical Paintbrush and the Triple Star Cane. | Gold | |
| Meta Knight (with his face and right wing only) and Galacta Knight (with his face and left wing only). | Gold | |
| Inutamago (Dog & Eggs), the symbol of HAL Laboratory. | Gold | |
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Stone returns in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, bearing the same characteristics it had in Return to Dream Land. However, two notable changes were made. Firstly, Stone Uppercut was changed so that it can be charged to deal more damage. Secondly, if Kirby tries to dash while in Stone form, he will pivot in that form slightly. This can be done to change the angle from which the player can see the stone sculpture that Kirby changes into. This technique deals no damage, and is only there for cosmetic purposes.
Stone Sculpture Forms
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Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Triple Deluxe, having a different list from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
| List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby: Triple Deluxe | ||
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| Image | Description | Color |
| The default Stone form in the Kirby series, with his eyes on it. | Brown | |
| The Star Block in the Kirby series. | Same with the original object | |
| The Brick Block from the Mario series. | Same with the original object | |
| The Kirby sculpture. | Gray | |
| A fist punching down, somehow resembling Master Hand. | Gray | |
| Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center. | Gray | |
| Rick & Kine & Coo. | Gray | |
| Meta Knight, Bandana Waddle Dee and King Dedede, the three playable characters from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. | Gray | |
| Ultra Sword Kirby with his default sword. | Gray of a dark steel shade. | |
| The recurring muscular man sculpture in the Kirby series. | Bronze | |
| Four Kirbys from Kirby Mass Attack. | Brown of a light shade | |
| The Lor Starcutter. | Silver | |
| Marx on his jester ball and Magolor. | Gold | |
| Drawcia and Dark Nebula. | Gold | |
| Kirby with the Star Rod, both in the 8-bit sprite from Kirby's Adventure. | Gold | |
| Inutamago (Dog & Eggs), the symbol of HAL Laboratory. | Gold | |
Kirby: Planet Robobot
Stone returns in Kirby: Planet Robobot, receiving no change in its moveset.
- Main article: Stone (Robobot Armor)
Stone can be combined with the Robobot Armor to enter Stone Mode, which allows the suit to punch away heavy objects.
Stone Sculpture Forms
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Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Planet Robobot, having a different list from Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
| List of Stone sculpture forms in Kirby: Planet Robobot | ||
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| Image | Description | Color |
| The default Stone form in the Kirby series, with his eyes on it. | Brown | |
| The Star Block in the Kirby series. | Same with the original object | |
| The Brick Block from the Mario series. | Same with the original object | |
| The Kirby sculpture. | Gray | |
| Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory's Yamanashi R&D Center. | Gray | |
| Rick & Kine & Coo. | Gray | |
| Chuchu. | Gray | |
| King Dedede and Masked Dedede. | Gray | |
| Marx on his jester ball and Magolor, the sculpture's color downgraded from gold in Triple Deluxe to gray in Planet Robobot. | Gray | |
| The recurring muscular man sculpture in the Kirby series. | Bronze | |
| The Lor Starcutter. | Silver | |
| Ultra Sword Kirby with the rare large fish. | Gold | |
| Queen Sectonia and Taranza. | Gold | |
| Master Hand with the logo of the Super Smash Bros. series. (Only available when used by Smash Bros. Kirby.) | Gold | |
| Inutamago (Dog & Eggs), the symbol of HAL Laboratory. | Gold | |
| The Mario sculpture, returning after a long absencse from its last appearance in Kirby Super Star Ultra. | Gold | |
| Tom Nook from the Animal Crossing series. | Gold | |
Kirby Star Allies
Stone returns in Kirby Star Allies, retaining its essential functions from previous installments. It can also be used in a number of Friend Abilities; most notably the varieties of Curling and Geokinesis.
| Stone moveset in Kirby Star Allies | ||
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| Move | Button Execution | Description |
| Stone Change | B | Kirby transforms into a random, invincible statue that is stationary on the ground, or immediately plummets when used in the air. Ending this effect causes rock shards to fly away, which can harm enemies. |
| Stone Smash | B in midair | Kirby transforms into a random statue and falls straight down, pounding stakes into the ground and dealing damage to enemies he collides with. |
| Turbo Stone | Dash + B | Changes into stone out of a dash, leaving some momentum for Kirby to slide into his opponents on the ground. |
| Heavy Smash | Down + B in midair | Kirby transforms into a larger statue and pauses in the air for a bit before slamming straight down with greater force. Using this directly above an enemy causes Kirby to deal additional damage while transforming. |
| Stone Uppercut | Up + press and release B | Kirby performs an uppercut directly in front of him with a fist made of stone, dealing damage and catapulting enemies into the air. |
| Mighty Uppercut | Up and hold B | Kirby performs a more powerful Stone Uppercut. |
| Slope Slide | B when on a slope | Kirby will slide down slopes while in Stone form, which will damage any enemies he slides into. |
| Spin | Dash while transformed | Kirby pivots a short distance while transformed. This does not hurt enemies, but can be used to examine transformations at other angles. |
Stone Sculpture Forms
Some changes were made to the forms that Kirby can take in Star Allies, having a different list from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Kirby Star Allies is the first game in the series that adds new sculptures for the Stone ability via game updates.
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Stone | The default form. |
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Kirby | A staple form in the Kirby series.
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Muscular man | A staple form in the Kirby series. |
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Star Block | A staple form in the Kirby series. |
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Brick Block | From the Mario series. |
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Kirby's anniversary logo | It doesn't have any depiction of the year number for some reason. |
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Inutamago (Dog & Eggs) | The symbol of HAL Laboratory. |
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Mount Fuji and HAL Laboratory (Yamanashi R&D Center) feat. Qbby |
Real life locations. |
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Gryll and Brobo | The final boss from Kirby's Super Star Stacker, and the fake final boss from Kirby's Block Ball, respectively. |
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Meta Knight and Captain Vul | Crew of Meta Knight's battleship, the Halberd. |
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Dark Nebula | Along with the treasure chest it is confined in from Kirby: Squeak Squad. |
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Ultra Sword Kirby with the fish | The sculpture's color has been downgraded from gold in Kirby: Planet Robobot to silver in Kirby Star Allies. |
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Taranza and Sectonia's orginal form | Sectonia's original form can be seen when Sectonia Clone is defeated in Kirby: Planet Robobot. |
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King Dedede with his tambourine | This refers to Dedede's Drum Dash the Sub-Game and its standlone version Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe. |
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Robobot Armor | It is in its no-pilot idle position. |
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Susie and Ribbon | Both have pink hair. |
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Magolor with Gem Apples | This refers to his role of owning a Shoppe in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe. |
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Friend Circle | It is formed by Kirby, Wester, Chilly and Sir Kibble. |
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Rick & Kine & Coo | They are in the Protective Bag, which refers to how they were trapped in Kirby's Dream Land 2.
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Marx | He is spliting in half, which is the preparation of his Black Hole attack.
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Gooey | He is grabbing a fish with his tongue, which refers to the opening movie from Kirby's Dream Land 3.
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Adeleine and Ribbon | Adeleine is holding a basket of fruits, which refers to Bumper Crop Bump the minigame from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
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Dark Meta Knight | He stands on a mirror.
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Dark Daroach | He is in the same pose as his official artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad.
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King Dedede, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee |
The playable characters in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
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Magolor and Lor Starcutter |
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Taranza and Dreamstalk |
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Susie with a stand microphone | This refers to Susie's hobby of karaoke.
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The Three Mage-Sisters |
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Gallery
artwork from Kirby's Adventure
Kirby's Dream Land 2 artwork
Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards artwork
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land artwork
Kirby: Canvas Curse artwork
Kirby: Canvas Curse artwork
Kirby Super Star Ultra artwork
all of the Stone transformations in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ストーン Sutōn |
Stone |
| Traditional Chinese | 石塊 shí kuài |
Stone |
| Simplified Chinese | 石块 shí kuài | |
| Dutch | Steen | Stone |
| French | Rocher | Stone |
| German | Stein | Stone |
| Italian | Pietra | Stone |
| Korean | 스톤 Seuton |
Stone |
| Russian | Камень Kamen |
Stone |
| Spanish | Piedra | Stone |
Trivia
- Kirby: Squeak Squad is one of the few games to not feature Stone in any capacity. Instead, it features an ability called Metal, which behaves somewhat like Stone, but still allows Kirby to move and hover (very slowly), and acts similarly to how stone acts in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
- Originally, Kirby was going to be able to jump while transformed with this ability in Kirby 64, but it was changed before the games final release for unknown reasons.
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