Kirby (SSBB): Difference between revisions

He ranks 20th on the [[tier list]] at the top of mid tier, which is a drastic improvement over his lower place ranking in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee''. Kirby has one of the strongest combo abilities in ''Brawl'', as he has many great setup moves, and attacks that string together well. Additionally, Kirby possesses a strong [[grab]] game, with an above average grab range, two great setup throws, and a throw that can even KO (which is rare among characters in ''Brawl''). Kirby also has a far reaching and generally safe [[recovery]], disproportionately far [[disjointed hitbox|disjointed]] [[reach]] in his attacks, fast and solid tilts, an all-purpose attack in his [[back aerial]], solid [[edge guarding]] capabilities, and both fast and very powerful finishers (with his [[forward smash]] being especially effective). However, Kirby suffers from slow movement speed, which when combined with his lack of a solid projectile, creates difficulty [[approach]]ing and dealing with opposing [[camping]]. Additionally, with his very light [[weight]] and poor [[momentum cancelling]] abilities, Kirby has one of the worst endurances. Kirby also has his power taper off greatly outside his finishers (giving opponents very high survival potential if Kirby can't land his finishers), and poor to mediocre aerials outside his back aerial. Overall, Kirby has above average matchups (with generally poor [[matchup]]s against top/high tier characters, most notably, being countered by three of the four best characters), and has achieved average [[tournament]] results.

Despite his buffs, he also received a few [[nerf]]s, mainly to his damage output as well as the frame data on some of his moves. Kirbycide can also no longer kill his victim first, making [[sacrificial KO]]s a much larger risk.

**{{nerf|Forward tilt deals less damage (11% → 8%/7%) without proper compensation on its base knockback (8 → 12) and has received a sourspot.}}

**{{buff|It now grants intangibility to Kirby's feet.}}

**{{nerf|It has more startup lag (frame 13 → 14), the early hit has reduced knockback (30 (base), 118 (scaling) → 34/100) and the late hit deals less damage (13%/12% → 12%/11%) with no compensation on its knockback.}}

**{{buff|Its clean hit and foot intangibility have a longer duration (frames 7-9 → 10-14).}}

**{{nerf|It is no longer interruptible giving it more ending lag (FAF 50 → 56).}}

*Kirby's helpless animation is the same pose he takes when he falls a long distance in most ''Kirby'' games, and in the games this diving pose could damage enemies. Kirby uses this kind of helpless animation when copying and uses {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}'s [[Mach Tornado]], {{SSBB|Donkey Kong}}'s [[Giant Punch]], {{SSBB|Ness}}'s [[PK Flash]], {{SSBB|Lucas}}' [[PK Freeze]], or using the Final Cutter and being moved off a platform while still in landing pose.