been playing a lot of rtdld and i'm really enjoying the game so far!! almost done w the story mode:) haven't drawn anything in a while but decided to doodle the ultra abilities and i'm rlly happy w the result so take this!! (except for grand hammer, i didn't have enough space! sorry) no spoilers abt the other modes plz:PP
Hey! I’m back, and I’m finally doing another Kirby Lore. However, this one isn’t going to be quite as cut-and-dry as the last ones. Instead of focusing on a single, focused topic and the info surrounding it, I’m posing a question with a less solid answer. Which of Kirby’s abilities is the best? This will also be my first time using picture aides, so I hope you all enjoy.
So, I’m sure we’re all aware of what makes Kirby so overwhelmingly powerful, despite his small stature and squishy body. In short, Kirby is adaptable. He can quickly accustom to any scenario and figure out how to navigate them without much trouble. He usually does this through his trademark copy ability, though there are situations where even the loss of that power failed to slow him down.
However, Kirby’s copy abilities are often his most reliable form of self-preservation, usurping the abilities of his foes and using them for himself. Kirby has many abilities, harnessing elemental powers and mastering unconventional weapons. Listing them all would take forever, and frankly, not illustrate the point I’m trying to make. However, there are copy abilities that are a cut above the rest.
Return to Dreamland gave us Super Abilities; more powerful versions of Kirby’s usual repertoire that specialize in unstoppable destruction. There are five in total, Ultra Sword (pictured above), Flare Beam, Monster Flame, Snow Bowl, and Grand Hammer. Each one is capable of dealing incredible damage, and can even defeat minibosses in a single blow. Super Abilities are certainly a force to be reckoned with, but they have a fatal flaw; they’re all on a timer. Kirby is unable to retain a Super Ability for more than a few minutes at a time, which severely limits their usability. So, Super Abilities aren’t quite the pinnacle we’re looking for. Are there any other copy abilities that meet the task?
Well, there are a few other abilities that have huge destructive capability, but they have a similar drawback. Crash (pictured above), Paint, Cook, Mike, and sometimes Magic can unleash a huge attack for incredible damage, but it expends the ability. Despite Crash’s reputation, its ‘one and done’ nature prevents it from being Kirby’s strongest power. So, it seems like the standard Copy fare is a bust. What else do we have to pull from? Thankfully, Kirby games like to end with some spectacle, equipping Kirby with Final Weapons.
Pictured above is the Star Rod, the ability that kicked-off the concept. At the end of Kirby’s Adventure, Kirby used this weapon to vanquish Nightmare and save Dreamland. From here, many powers made one-off appearances at the end of Kirby’s quests for use against the final boss. Dreamland 2 has the Rainbow Sword, Dreamland 3 had the Love-Love Stick, Crystal Shards had the Ribbon Gun. However, all these different weapons had the same basic ability; destroy the thing that’s in front of you. They don’t tend to have the same damage rate as Super Abilities or one-off-powers, but they’re better than the standard fare and have no time-limits. Amazing Mirror and Squeak Squad even let Kirby use their final weapons, Galaxia and Triple Star anywhere after the final boss is defeated. They seem to be pretty powerful, but we can do better.
This is Hypernova Kirby. Appearing in Kirby Triple Deluxe, this ability is given to Kirby when he eats a Miracle Fruit. It enhances his normal suction ability to ludicrous levels, and in the game’s own words, transforms him into a black hole. Hypernova seems to display the most raw power out of any of Kirby’s abilities. It allows him to inhale anything and everything around him; even creatures many times larger than him are vulnerable. While Super Abilities were shown to destroy minibosses without effort, Hypernova can EAT BOSSES. Kirby can also use this power to reflect massive energy waves that would have destroyed his other forms. So, it seems for all intents and purposes, Hypernova is as powerful as Kirby will ever get. However, I think there’s one power that can surpass it.
Pictured above is the list of Copy Essence Deluxe that Kirby can collect in the Milky Way Wishes subgame in Kirby Super Star. This power is shrouded in ambiguity and never explained, but it’s incredibly interesting. In Milky Way Wishes, Kirby’s usual method of power copying is redacted, and he must instead collect Copy Essence Deluxe to use his powers. However, once he has one, he can transform and use that ability anytime, anywhere, as often as he wants. Kirby’s skills expand greatly with this, no longer relying on his opponents to provide abilities to copy. He can instead switch powers on the fly, going from Sword to Fire to Yo-yo at the drop of a hat ba-dum-tissh. While only 19 abilities are on the list, it may be possible that Copy Essence Deluxe exist for the missing ones. Theoretically, if Kirby totally fills out this list, he could become truly ultimate, using each ability to their fullest potential and switching them mid-fight to gain the upper-hand against any opponent. While it would never match Hypernova in raw damage, the versatility is presents could be what makes Kirby ultimate.
Well, that’s everything I had to say about this topic. I know I left out the Animal Friends, Robobot Armor and Mix Abilities, but I think I covered a good amount of info. What to you think? Which of these powers, if any, is Kirby’s Ultimate Form?
Finally, after so long, I finally got a new Weekly Art Prompt! This week's art prompt is Flame, and wow, it looks like I got myself a free ticket to vectorizing a new Super Ability in Inkscape.
This time, meet Monster Flame! This is the second Super Ability I vectorized in Inkscape. To emphasize further on the prompt, I also made sure Traitor Magolor uses Revolution Flame, however it uses the pink-orange coloration (much like Magolor EX and the Dream Friend/Epilogue version of Magolor) instead of the blue one he uses in the boss battle. Either way, you could probably interpret that as a stronger version of Revolution Flame that spreads across the arena.
BONUS: Have a Fire Kirby I made while making this art prompt. This is based on his appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, however I made the gem hexagonal as a nod to the design used in the anime and in the cancelled Kirby GCN.
