Belly Super Armor

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King K. Rool using his Belly Super Armor in his dash attack to block Little Mac's Jolt Haymaker.

Belly Super Armor is King K. Rool’s fighter ability. During attacks where his belly sticks out, his gold-plated stomach armor grants super armor. Despite King K. Rool always wearing this piece of armor, Belly Super Armor is not active when idle or during attacks that do not involve King K. Rool expanding his stomach. As such, it is never active unless he executes certain attacks, such as his infamous forward tilt. While the Belly Super Armor is inactive, it will not take damage and K. Rool will be hit as normal. Attacks that hit K. Rool's Belly Super Armor make a loud, distinct clanging sound as an audio cue.

Unlike most forms of armor, K. Rool's belly armor actually reduces the damage K. Rool takes from attacks, cutting the damage in half. However, as with shields, King K. Rool's Belly Super Armor can only withstand a certain amount of damage: the amount of damage it has taken is roughly visible as a crack in his belly. Small cracks appear when the armor has 11.5 HP left, and large cracks appearing when it has 6.1 HP left. If his armor takes enough damage, the camera will Special Zoom on King K. Rool as he is flung into the air on the spot and will become temporarily dizzy, similar to a shield break. If his armor is broken in midair, King K. Rool will slowly descend until he lands on a platform, meaning he can potentially be KO'd by having his armor break off-stage. As with shields, Belly Super Armor cannot block unblockable attacks or grabs.

The armor has 14.01 HP, but since the incoming damage is split 50/50 between K. Rool and his belly, it is effectively 28.02 HP. It regenerates 0.08 HP every 30 frames when not using belly attacks.

List of attacks that have Belly Super Armor

Move	Notes	Frames active
Forward tilt	Before the clap	5-11
Up smash	Before the plank, when he hops	6-19
Down smash	After the jump, before he lands	8-21
Dash attack	When he leaps forward, extending his belly	7-28
Neutral Air	When his stomach expands	6-30
Down Air	After the stomp	14-25
Up Air	While he rises for the headbutt	6-20
Side taunt	Right before he pats his belly	9-20

Trivia

• The Techniques menu does not list King K. Rool's up air, down air, and side taunt as moves possessing Belly Super Armor. Interestingly, it does list Gut Check, which does not utilize Belly Super Armor.
  • It also dubs the ability "Belly Power".