Yarn ball

Yarn ball Kirby holding a regular yarn ball in Kirby's Epic Yarn Details Type Character item Function Used as ammunition Found Produced using Kirby or Prince Fluff's Roll Up technique Game(s) Kirby's Epic Yarn Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn

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Throw a ball of yarn to damage an enemy or break a block.

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— Kirby's Epic Yarn Instruction Booklet (North American Print), page 12

A yarn ball (also referred to as a ball of yarn) is an object that can be created by rolling up an enemy or object using the Yarn Whip in Kirby's Epic Yarn and Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn. After obtaining a yarn ball, Kirby or Prince Fluff can then toss it in any given direction to attack other enemies or break blocks, including cloth blocks and enemies that cannot be affected directly by the Yarn Whip. They can also be placed down on the ground and picked up again later. Using yarn balls is the primary means of attacking bosses in the game.

In Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn, yarn balls can be created using the Knitting Needles Ravel Ability. When wrapping up an enemy on top of using this ability, extra large yarn balls are created which can pass through enemies when thrown.

Types of yarn balls

There are several different types of yarn balls, which are made from certain types of enemies. These are as follows (note that names are conjectural):

• Regular: a standard circular yarn ball that can be tossed to defeat enemies, similar to a Star Bullet.
• Arrow: a triangular projectile that passes through enemies it hits into.
• Homing: a winged yarn ball that chases after enemies it is thrown toward. Some of these can split into three projectiles when thrown.
• Bomb: a yarn ball with a fuse that can be tossed forward in an arc. It does not explode on impact, instead exploding when its fuse burns through. This type can only be created by wrapping up Bomber.
• Wheel: resembles a regular yarn ball until thrown, where it rolls across the ground until hitting its target. If thrown upward, it will travel forward in an arc then fall to the ground. This type can only be created by wrapping up Shelby.
• Light: a yarn ball that dispels darkness around it. This type can only be created by wrapping up Stogue.
• Giant: a yarn ball made by transforming an enemy into a yarn ball while also using the Knitting Needles ability, resulting in a larger projectiles that can pass through enemies.

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  An arrow yarn ball

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  A triple homing yarn ball

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  A wheel yarn ball

Yarn balls by enemy/object

When enemies and objects are wrapped up into a yarn ball, the resulting ball will retain the color(s) of the object or enemy in question, though this is purely cosmetic. The following enemies and objects turn into the following types of yarn balls when wrapped up (enemies not listed here cannot be turned into yarn balls or do not appear in places where the Yarn Whip can be used):

Enemy/Object	Type
Balloon Waddle Dee	Regular
Battins	Homing (triple)
Blipper	Regular
Bobber Clod	Arrow
Bomber	Bomb
Bow Waddle Dee	Arrow (when grabbing bow or arrows)
Bronto Burt	Homing
Buttonbee	Homing (triple)
Buttonbug	Homing (triple)
Buttonfly	Homing
Chilly	Regular
Cyclod	Regular
Dandan (and projectile)	Regular
Dropso	Regular
Embird	Regular
Fangora's fireballs	Regular
Gator	Regular
Jelly Jr.	Regular
Mariner	Regular
Meta Knight's Crescent Shots	Regular
Octopea	Regular
Ooki	Regular
Parasol Waddle Dee	Regular
Drop Star	Regular
Sawgill	Arrow
Sea Jelly	Regular
Shelby	Wheel
Soldier	Regular
Spear Waddle Dee	Arrow (when grabbing spear)
Stogue	Light
Sulkworm's projectiles	Regular
Swadclod	Regular
Sword and Spear Mariners' weapons	Arrow
Sword and Spear Soldiers' weapons	Arrow
UFO	Homing (triple)
Uniclod	Arrow
Waddle Dee	Regular
Waddle Doo	Regular
Yarn Block	Regular

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
French	Balle de fil	Yarn ball
Spanish	Bola de estambre	Yarn ball