Kirby (universe)/Elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series

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The following content are media from the Kirby universe that appeared throughout the Super Smash Bros. franchise. The latest game represented in this universe is Kirby Star Allies, released on March 16, 2018.

Media with elements appearing in the Super Smash Bros. series

Kirby's Dream Land

Main article: Kirby's Dream Land

Kirby's Adventure

Main article: Kirby's Adventure
  • Playable Characters:
    •   Meta Knight, a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, first appeared in this game.
    •   Kirby's ability to copy moves from his Inhale was first introduced in this game.
    •   Meta Knight's dark gray and black palette is based on his artwork for Kirby's Adventure.
    •   Kirby's blue costume is based on Ice and Freeze Kirby.
    •   One of Kirby's custom moves for Inhale, Ice Breath, is based on Ice Kirby's attack.
    •   In Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Kirby's dash attack is the Burning ability (then called "Fireball") from this game.
    •   Kirby's side special move, Hammer, originated from this game.
    •   Kirby's down special move, Stone, originated from this game.
    •   Kirby's back throw is based on the Backdrop ability.
    •   Meta Knight's mask appears as a headgear for the Mii Fighters in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
  • Stages:
    •   The Fountain of Dreams appears as a stage in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
  • Enemies:
  • Items:
    •   The Star Rod appears as an item in all Smash Bros. games.
    •   Bomber appears as an item in Ultimate.
  • Assist Trophies:
    •   Nightmare, who appears as an Assist Trophy in Super Smash Bros. 4 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, debuted in this game where he was the final boss.
  • Trophies:
    •   Meta Knight and Ball Kirby appear as trophies in Melee, although it erroneously states that Meta Knight debuted in Kirby Super Star.
    •   Fire Kirby appears as a trophy in Melee, Brawl and Smash for Wii U.
    •   Bonkers, Bomber, and Bugzy appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for 3DS.
    •   Sword Kirby, Beam Kirby, Needle Kirby, Ice Kirby, Sleep Kirby, Tornado Kirby, and Blade Knight appear as trophies in Brawl and Smash for Wii U.
    •   Starman and Mike Kirby appear as trophies in Smash for Wii U.
  • Stickers:
    •   Bonkers, Hot Head, Needle Kirby, Meta Knight, and Starman appear as stickers in Brawl.
  • Spirits:
  • Music:
    •   "Butter Building (Brawl)": An arrangement containing the music played in the Butter Building levels from this game.
    •   "Boss Theme Medley - Kirby Series": Contains the boss theme and the music played in the Arena from this game.
    •   "Ice Cream Island": A medley containing the music for Ice Cream Island, boss theme, level clear music and Kirby Dance music from this game.
    •   "Butter Building (for 3DS / Wii U)": A medley of various level themes from this game, primarily the Butter Building theme but also the themes for Vegetable Valley and Ice Cream Island.
    •   "Forest Stage": An arrangement of the song that plays primarily in forest areas in this game, sourced from Kirby's Air Ride.
    •   "Victory! Kirby Series": Kirby and King Dedede's victory theme, an arrangement of the recurring victory dance theme; with the version in Smash being based on the shorter version of that theme, which debuted in this game.
    •   "Victory! Meta Knight": Meta Knight's victory theme, it is an arrangement of the shorter version of the victory dance theme, first heard in this game.
    •   Melee's opening theme contains a portion of the music played in Butter Building, from this game.
  • Misc:
    •   This game appears as a masterpiece in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, lasting two minutes, and in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

Kirby's Dream Course

  • Playable Characters:
    •   Kirby's yellow palette swap in all Smash Bros. games is based on Keeby.

Kirby's Dream Land 2

Kirby Super Star / Kirby's Fun Pak

Main article: Kirby Super Star

Kirby's Dream Land 3

  • Stickers:
    •   Acro, a boss in this game, appears as a sticker.
  • Spirits:
    •   Nago, Pitch and ChuChu all appear as Spirits.
    •   Rick, Kine, Coo and Gooey appear as Spirits using their artwork for this game.

Kirby's Star Stacker

  • Spirits:
    •   Gryll, the final boss of the game, appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards

  • Fighters:
    •   Masahiro Sakurai voiced King Dedede in this game and reprised the role in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, along with all subsequent installments through reuse of those new voice clips.
    •   King Dedede's pink alt is based on one of the color schemes he can have in this game's subgames.
    •   King Dedede's dark blue alt, like with the pink alt from the previous entry, also comes from this game's subgames.
  • Stage Elements:
    •   The design of the Green Greens stage takes a heavy inspiration from the design of the first stage of this game.
  • Stickers:
    •   Acro, Bronto Burt, Needle Kirby, Kirby, Nruff, Waddle Dee, and Kirby & King Dedede all appear as stickers in Brawl, depicting their artwork for this game.
  • Music:
  • Misc:
    • Makiko Ōhmoto, who first voiced Kirby in Smash 64, first provided the voice to the Kirby series itself in this game. Additionally, his "Hi" voice clip is reused.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

  • Fighters:
    •   While Kirby's red and green palette swaps returned from Smash 64 and Melee, they have been modified to match the colors player 3 and 4 can gain in this game's multiplayer mode and subgames, featuring wine red and orange feet respectively, instead of maroon and dark green.
  • Spirits:
    •   Kracko, Mr. Shine and Mr. Bright, Star Rod, Nightmare's Power Orb, and Nightmare Wizard's appear as Spirits using their artwork for this game.
  • Misc:
    • The Smash design of the Fountain of Dreams became the new official design of this location in the Kirby games, starting with this game.

Kirby Air Ride

  • Items:
    •   The Dragoon appears as an item in Brawl, Smash 4 and Ultimate.
  • Trophies:
    •   The Hydra appears as a collectible trophy in Brawl.
  • Stickers:
    •   One of Kirby's artworks for this game appears as a collectible sticker in Brawl.
  • Spirits:
    •   The Dragoon appears as a Spirit in Ultimate.
    •   An angry Scarfy appears as a Spirit using its artwork for this game.
  • Music:
    •   "The Legendary Air Ride Machine": A remix of the music that players after Kirby completes a Dragoon or Hydra.
    •   "Checker Knights": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
    •   "Frozen Hillside": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
    •   "Celestial Valley": The music played on the race course of the same name, taken directly from this game.
    •   "Forest Stage": The alternate music track for the Celestial Valley race course.
    •   "City Trial": A arrangement of the music heard in the City Trial mode of the game.
  • Misc:

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

  • Playable Characters:
    •   Meta Knight's side special move, Drill Rush, is derived from one of Master Kirby's attacks.
    •   Kirby's orange palette swap is based on the Orange Spray Paint from this game.
    •   Meta Knight's other dark gray pallete swap, separated of the one from Brawl, is based on Dark Meta Knight.
      •   In Ultimate, this costume received an upgrade to look even more similar to Dark Meta Knight, including a gray sword and a scar on his mask.
  • Trophies:
    •   Golem appears in the form of a trophy in Brawl'
  • Stickers:
  • Spirits:
  • Music:
    •   "Forest/Nature Area" (Original): The song for forest areas of Rainbow Route, sourced from this game.
    •   "Forest/Nature Area" (Remix): An arrangement containing "Forest / Nature Area" and "Flame/Lava Area" from this game.

Kirby: Canvas Curse / Kirby: Power Paintbrush

  • Stickers:
    •   Artwork of Meta Knight and Waddle Dee appear as stickers in Brawl.

Kirby: Squeak Squad / Kirby: Mouse Attack

Kirby Super Star Ultra

  • Playable Characters:
    •   Meta Knight's purple palette swap is based on Galacta Knight from this game.
      •   In Ultimate, the palette swap has been redesigned to look even more similar to Galacta Knight.
    •   In Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, King Dedede has a new Final Smash where he traps his opponents in a cage and takes on his Masked Dedede persona and attacks opponents with a barrage of missiles and sends them flying with his Jet Hammer.
  • Trophies:
    •   A trophy of Galacta Knight appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
  • Spirits:
    •   Kirby's fighter Spirit uses his artwork from this game.
    •   Masked Dedede and Galacta Knight appear as Spirits in Ultimate.
    •   Waddle Dee, Bronto Burt, Gordo, Bomber, Knuckle Joe, Tac, Plasma Wisp, Rocky, Wheelie, Bonkers, Bugzzy, Chef Kawasaki, Mr. Frosty, the Meta-Knights, Whispy Woods, Heavy Lobster and the Warp Star all appear as Spirits in Ultimate, using their artwork from this game.

Kirby's Epic Yarn

Kirby Mass Attack

  • Spirits:
    •   Moley appears as a Spirit using his artwork for this game.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Adventure Wii

  • Playable Characters:
    •   The Super Ability Ultra Sword originates from this game. It is Kirby's Final Smash in Smash 4 and Ultimate.
    •   Kirby's right input victory animation is based on one of his victory dance animations from this game.
  • Trophies:
    •   Magolor and the Lor Starcutter appear as trophies in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
    •   The trophies of all of Kirby's abilities, Cappy, Poppy Bros. Jr., Sir Kibble, Starman, Scarfy, Broom Hatter, Blade Knight, Walky, and Galacta Knight use their models from this game.
  • Spirits:
    •   King Dedede's fighter Spirit in uses his artwork from this game.
    •   The Ultra Sword, Magolor, and Landia all appear as spirits in Ultimate.
    •   Bandana Waddle Dee appears as a Spirit using his artwork for this game.
  • Music:
    •   "The Adventure Begins": The music played in the first stage of the first level, Cookie Country. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "Through the Forest": The music played in the forest areas in Cookie Country, the first level in the game. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "Sky Tower": The music that plays in the castle-themed areas of Nutty Noon, the fifth level in the game. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "Dangerous Dinner": The music that plays on the map screen for Dangerous Dinner, the final world in the game. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "CROWNED": The music that plays during the second phase of the final boss fight against Magolor, which became a recurring track in the Kirby series. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "CROWNED: Ver. 2": A remix of the theme of the second phase of Magolor's boss fight, sourced from Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe.
  • Misc:
    • While Shuttle Loop was already a move in the Kirby series before Smash, Meta Knight himself didn't use this move in the Kirby games until this game.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

  • Playable Characters:
    •   The appearance of Kirby's Screen KO in Super Smash Bros. 4 matches the one from this game.
  • Spirits
  • Music:
    •   "Floral Fields": The music that plays during the first stage of Fine Fields. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "The World to Win": The music that plays during the final phase of the against Queen Sectonia, the final boss of the game. Taken directly from this game.
    •   "Fatal Blooms in Moonlight": The music that plays during the second phase of the battle against Queen Sectonia, the final boss of the game. Taken directly from this game.

Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe

  • Music
    •   "CROWNED: Ver. 2": A remix of "CROWNED" from Kirby's Return to Dream Land that plays during the final level of the game. Taken directly from this game.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse / Kirby and the Rainbow Paintbrush

  • Spirits:
    •   Elline appears as a spirit in Ultimate.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

  • Spirits:
    •   Susie and the Robobot Armor appear as Spirits.
    •   Meta Knight's Fighter Spirit uses his artwork for this game.
  • Music:
    •   "Venturing into the Mechanized World": The track that plays during the first stage of Patched Plains, the first level in Kirby: Planet Robobot. It is itself an arrangement of The Noble Haltmann, the theme song of the Haltmann Works Company, the game's villainous corporation, and a recurring leitmotif throughout the game. Ported directly from this game.
    •   "Pink Ball Activate!": The track that usually plays when Kirby dons the Robobot Armor in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Ported directly from this game.
  • Misc:

Kirby Battle Royale

  • Music
    •   "Kirby Battle Royale: Main Theme": The main theme, sourced directly from this game.

Kirby Star Allies