Kirby (PM)

Kirby in Project M and Project+
Universe	Kirby
Base game appearance	Brawl
Moveset inspiration	Kirby (SSBM), Kirby (SSBB)

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Kirby is a playable character in the Brawl mod Project M. The pink puffball is the main protagonist from the Kirby games, and for his appearance in Project M he has been given a buffed moveset that draws from both his Brawl and Melee versions.

Attributes

Changes from Melee and Brawl to PM

Kirby's dash attack in Project M.

Kirby's Final Cutter aimed horizontally.

Seeing how he was at the bottom of Melee's tier list, Kirby was heavily buffed in Project M, keeping most of his attributes from Brawl while gaining buffed ones from Melee, as well as receiving other new buffs (though with slight nerfs).

• Increased air speed, giving Kirby an easier time with combos and recovery.
• Attacks with low enough knockback to not cause tumbling no longer cause Kirby to lose copied abilities.
• All tilts have their stronger damage values from Melee, while keeping their Brawl speeds.
• Dash attack is his "Fireball" from Melee, now with more versatility; it has less ending lag and propels Kirby faster, and also hits consecutive times, linking better and dealing more damage. This means it has more combo ability and can setup an edgeguard.
• Neutral aerial initiates much faster and doesn't last as long, dealing a strong hit with increased knockback if sweetspotted.
• Hits of forward aerial link better and rack up much more damage, while having their landing hitbox removed, thus giving Kirby a significant and much more efficient wall of pain with this move.
• Back aerial has more range at Kirby's front, similar to the Smash 64 version.
• Up aerial not only has gained its Melee KO potential, but it now semi-spikes when hitting late (similar to Captain Falcon's or Ganondorf's up aerials from Melee), making it deadlier.
• Down aerial has faster start-up and inflicts higher damage, acting as a better edge-guarding move, and it additionally has its landing hitbox removed, allowing Kirby to effectively follow on.
• Inhale and grounded Hammer both have faster start-up. Kirby can now also move sideways whilst using Inhale in midair.
• Sourspot of grounded Hammer deals higher damage and is smaller. The aerial version is like in Brawl, with more powerful sweetspots, further improving its utility.
• Most copy abilities are improved to match other characters' improved neutral specials.
• Final Cutter can now be aimed horizontally, known as the "cutter dash", which gives a single hit that can be quickly canceled into an aerial as it ends, extending combo options. Also, Kirby can use any action except another Final Cutter afterwards, including an air dodge, extending his recovery (though leaving him vulnerable against the grab release glitch). The vertical Final Cutter acts like in Brawl, being faster and having a stronger meteor smash.
• Stone now starts and falls faster, and gives Kirby gradually more powerful armor during its transformation. It gives light armor during start-up, then quickly turns into medium armor, and lastly it becomes heavy armor as Kirby transforms completely. Kirby can also slightly move sideways before falling and during the move's endlag.
• Throws (except down throw) follow up better into aerial attacks, increasing Kirby's KO ability.
• Down throw is faster (kicks less times) and acts better for tech-chasing.
• Up aerial decays on damage (from 15% to 12%) depending on when it hits.
• Inhale deals less damage to foes when copying abilities.
• Grounded Hammer has Brawl range, being smaller.
• Stone now deals half the original damage when falling, and Kirby can now receive damage when transformed. When on the ground, it also lasts for a maximum of only one second.
• Forward and up throws deal less damage.
• Down throw has its nerfed power from Melee, which, despite its improved tech-chasing function, still weakens the strong damage racking capacities it had in Brawl.
• Shares all copied neutral specials' changes with the original characters, the only exceptions being Bowser, Link, Samus, Fox, Falco, Wario, Ivysaur, Lucario, Mewtwo, Snake, Lucas, Olimar, Roy and Sonic.
  • Chomp remains unchanged from Brawl, with additional increases in damage; it holds enemies for longer and bites more times, inflicting 5% damage and biting a maximum of 6 times, dealing 30% damage total. It can also spit enemies backwards like Wario's version.
    • For Wario's hat, Kirby now wears the yellow "W" cap as opposed to the biker cap.
  • Flare Blade deals less damage when uncharged, but charges faster.
    • Kirby uses the Final Cutter sword rather than Roy's Sword of Seals to perform the attack, due to the difficulty in giving him a new prop.
  • Kirby's versions of both Fox and Falco's Blaster do not deal less damage at a distance.
  • Olimar's ability remains unchanged from Brawl, so Kirby cannot "stall" in the air with Pikmin Pluck.
  • Hero's Bow retains its charge speed from Brawl; charge speed is 33% slower than Link's.
  • Kirby does not possess Snake's new rolling Grenade toss.
  • Cannot perform a Blast Attack with Homing Attack.
  • Cannot charge Charge Shot in the air.
  • Fire Breath doesn't possess an ending bite, but has greater range when fully decayed.
  • Aura Sphere remains unchanged from Brawl; they can be charged longer than Lucario's, possess greater speed and size, and fully charged Aura Spheres travel in a straight path rather than a zig-zag pattern. Additionally, Kirby cannot use the Aura Bomb variation.
  • When copying Ivysaur's ability, Kirby will instantly have a charged SolarBeam. After using it, though, he won't be able to charge another and will be practically useless, so he has to drop the hat and copy Ivysaur again in order to use another SolarBeam. This allows Kirby to get a very quick KO, but he must then risk removing the ability in order to use his neutral special again.
  • For Lucas's ability, Kirby copies PK Freeze (side special) rather than Offense Up. It acts more like a traditional projectile; it still possesses high hitlag with 5% damage, but has faster start-up and is not land-cancelable.
  • For Mewtwo's ability, copies Disable (down special) rather than Shadow Ball, due to the difficulty in giving him a new projectile.
• Only down taunt removes copy abilities.
• As a down Smash Taunt, Kirby says "Hii!" in a lower pitch and accent similar to the Smash 64 and Melee versions, which is an otherwise unused voice clip from Brawl's sound test.

Revisions

3.01

• Cutter dash can be performed on the ground and is more lenient to perform. It can additionally be ledge-canceled.
• Ice Climbers' ability's aerial mobility and momentum matched to that of the original move, and hammer hit was also added.
• Ike's ability's armor matches that of the original move.
• Lucario's ability properly stores the Aura Sphere charge when canceling it.
• Sonic's ability bounces off of foes correctly.
• Samus's ability stores charge properly when firing from the air to the ground and goes into the proper cancel animation with the proper cancel duration. Hitbox also matches Samus's version.
• Meta Knight's ability matches the duration of Meta Knight's Mach Tornado.
• Mr. Game and Watch's ability doesn't fire bacon rapidly anymore, instead matching the speed of the original move.
• Yoshi's ability cannot grab from behind anymore.
• Falco's hat graphical effect and sound effect play on the proper frame.
• Pit's ability's arrow speed and control match the original move.
• Sheik's ability's glow displays properly, needle sound effect was fixed, and cancel works with a lightpress of the L/R Button.
• Wolf's ability's hitbox and duration match Wolf's lasers.
• Zero Suit Samus's ability's blaster shot sound effect stays out for the proper duration. Animation was fixed, and the uncharged blaster works like Zero Suit Samus's.

3.02

• Kirby no longer freezes when storing Aura Sphere.

Moveset

Up to date as of version 3.0.

	Name	Damage	Description
Neutral attack	Vulcan Jab	2 hits of 3%, then 2% each hit	Kirby jabs twice with his respective arms, then punches with one rapidly at varied angles while emmiting light-blue shockwaves, in a motion similar to the Vulcan Jab from his games. A rapid jab with decent range for a small character.
Forward tilt	Spinning Kick	10%, 11% (angled up), 9% (angled down)	A roundhouse kick forward. Good disjointed range, along with great damage for a tilt. Can be angled, which also alters the damage.
Up tilt	Back Kick	8% (clean), 7% (late)	Kirby lifts a single foot at his back. A fast attack with some disjointed range; can be used repeatedly for juggling foes at low percentages.
Down tilt	Squish Kick	10%	Kirby extends a foot forward while flattened. Weak knockback compared to his other tilts, but can be used effectively as a "counter" due to Kirby's very low position when using the move, which allows him to dodge most high attacks and projectiles.
Dash attack	Fireball	4 hits, 12% total	Kirby spins in an helix motion, getting engulfed in flames and propelling forward, grunting. Inflicts many weak hits that link into a stronger, vertical-knockback final hit. Can fall off edges unlike most other dash attacks, setting up edgeguards against recovering opponents.
Forward smash	Smash Kick	15% (clean; 16% angled up, 14% down), 12% (late hit)	Kirby slides forward extending a foot. While not very fast, it has good range and can reliably KO at high percentages when sweetspotted, especially if angled upwards.
Up smash	Kirby Flip Kick	15% (sweetspot), 11% (up), 7% (back)	A flip kick. Like most other flip kick up smashes, its sweetspot is located the closest to him and has a vertical angle. Not much knockback, but can easily lead into aerials at low-mid percentages.
Down smash	Propeller Kick	14%	Kirby performs a spinning split kick. Great range and knockback. The tip of his feet possess a semi-spike angle, making the move deadly when used near edges. A great option for crouch cancel countering, due to Kirby's low position when crouching.
Neutral aerial	Twinkle Star	12% (clean), 9% (late)	Kirby faces the screen and spins vertically. Has a much faster startup and cooldown than its previous iterations, along with stronger initial knockback, now acting more as a sex kick in terms of hitbox properties.
Forward aerial	Spiral Kick	3 hits; 17% total	Alternating his feet, Kirby delivers three kicks in front of him. One of his most damaging aerials, which also leads easily into a wall of pain, racking up high amounts of damage and functioning as a strong edgeguarding move at high percents.
Back aerial	Drop Kick	14% (clean), 8% (late)	Kirby kicks at his back with both feet. A quick powerful hit, whose hitboxes also cover Kirby's body for some frontal range. Leads into Kirby's Fence of Pain, and is also one of his best moves of edgeguarding.
Up aerial	Floating Flip Kick	15%-12%	Kirby executes a flip kick in midair. Somewhat slow startup, but is surprisingly his strongest aerial in terms of knockback, and also one of his best vertical KO options. The latter half of this move semi-spikes opponents.
Down aerial	Screw Driver	6 hits of 3% (18% total)	A basic drill kick downwards. Delivers many hits that meteor smash opponents, serving as a combo starter on grounded foes at mid-high percents and a move for gimping poor recoveries. Has some startup, but is Kirby's most damaging aerial.
Grab	Puffball Grasp	—	Grabs the opponent with one hand in an uppercut motion.
Pummel	Slap	3%	Slaps the opponent with one hand.
Forward throw	Pile Driver	4%	Kirby does a suplex forward, spinning in the air and hitting them into the ground. One of the weakest throws, but can lead into his superior aerial attacks at almost any percentage. Unlike in Melee, it cannot be used to perform a Kirbycide.
Back throw	Big Suplex	8%	Kirby suplexes the opponent backwards. Faster and stronger than his forward throw, with a slightly different angle. Cannot be used to Kirbycide.
Up throw	Ninja Drop	7%	Kirby jumps with the foe skyward to the upper blast line, then drops down with them against the floor, generating an explosion. Weaker than its previous iterations, but can lead into aerials for early KOs, while still possessing its powerful knockback. Kirby lands on soft platforms when using this move, allowing for quick KOs on stages like Hyrule Castle and Rainbow Cruise. The move can also Kirbycide on some stages when used very close to edges.
Down throw	Fury Stomp	7 hits; 8% total	Repeatedly and very quickly stomps the opponent on the floor. Kirby's only throw that can damage nearby opponents. Inflicts weak, straightly vertical knockback, acting as a tech-chasing move at most percentages, and leading into aerials at very high ones for guaranteed KOs.
Floor attack (front)	Front Kick	6%	Kirby kicks in front of himself.
Floor attack (back)	Back Kick	5-6%	Kirby kicks in back of himself.
Floor attack (trip)	Sweep Kick	6%	Kirby kicks in back & in front of himself.
Edge attack (fast)	Flip Kick	6%	Kirby flips over and kicks in front of himself.
Edge attack (slow)	Edge Propeller Kick	6%	Kirby slowly climbs back onto the ledge and then spins around and kicks.
Neutral special	Inhale	3% (copy), 10% (star spit), 9%-19% (hit by star)	Kirby uses his trademark swallowing move, opening his mouth and dragging any opponents or items at close ranges into his stomach. Upon swallowing an opponent, Kirby can either spit them out as a star projectile (which cannot be reflected for absorbed) that deals damage based on the spat out foe's weight, or suck them to acquire a nearly-identical version of their neutral special move (or other special for a few characters), sending them away at his back afterwards. These copied abilities can be removed either by foes dealing a strong enough blow to Kirby, or by himself voluntarily with a down taunt. If none of these options is chosen, Kirby can move around with the swallowed foe at a rather sluggish speed and jump, though they can then mash out of the move like with a regular grab. In midair, Kirby can move sideways whilst inhaling and drag swallowed foes with himself into the bottom blast line, known as a Swallowcide.
Side special	Hammer	19% (sourspot), 23% (sweetspot)	Kirby takes out a hammer and swings it horizontally. Has slow startup, but its sweetspot is very powerful and can KO at early percentages, though having a small range and punishable sourspot. When used in midair, Kirby swings it two times; the second swing has a semi-spike angle useful for edgeguarding, though both hits still have sourspots.
Up special	Final Cutter	8% (up slice/cutter dash), 2% (down slice), 6% (shot)	Kirby takes out a silver blade, swinging it upwards, then downwards, and lastly generating a shockwave as he lands with it. The first hit has a straight upwards angle, while the second hit meteor smashes powerfully with set knockback, leading into the projectile afterwards. Kirby can slightly move horizontally during the move, and the down slice cancels upon sweetspotting a ledge, making it an useful recovery move. The shockwave can be reflected and absorbed. If the Control Stick is held forward while preparing the move, Kirby will instead perform a single horizontal slice (dealing the same damage as the first hit of the original version), which can be ledge-canceled and/or quickly followed up with an aerial as it ends, making the move useful for combos. Both versions don't cause helplessness, and the horizontal version even allows Kirby to use an air dodge afterwards, giving him a great extended recovery.
Down special	Stone	9% (fall), 14% (quake)	Kirby turns into a heavy object, then quickly falls down (if started from the air). He then stays transformed for one second upon landing. Unlike in the original Super Smash Bros. games, this move is much faster in startup, but doesn't protect Kirby from attacks, instead just giving him launch resistance; this begins as light armor as he starts the move, then changes to medium and finally heavy armor as he transforms completely. The move's falling hitbox also deals less damage and knockback with a weak upwards trajectory, functioning more as a quick countering attack rather than a KOing one. Landing with the Stone produces quake hitboxes, which are stronger and inflict horizontal knockback. Kirby can slightly move left and right with the move during startup, but the fall then negates all horizontal momentum. Kirby can transform into 5 different objects, which include: a pink stone or 100-ton weight (from Kirby Super Star), a garbage block from Panel de Pon, a spiked ball, and a Thwomp from Super Mario 64.
Final Smash	Cook Kirby	12 hits of 2% (cooking), then 10% (release); 34% total	Kirby pulls in nearby opponents into a pot and cooks them. If Items are on then certain items will pop out of the pan as soon as the players are released.

In competitive play

Notable players

•  Aero
•  Gimpyfish
•  Chu Dat
•  Green Ranger
•  Copycat

Palette swaps

Kirby's palette swaps remain unchanged from Brawl.

Kirby's palette swaps in PM

External links

• Project M character page