Zoru + Ball: Sport Zoru! ⚾
What's the next ability I want to combine Zoru with? One of my personal least favorites, PFFFT. But when you mix Ball with Zoru, he'll make full use of Kirby's roundness to become an athlete and gain a varied repertoire of moves with him.
Sport Zoru! A heck of an all-rounder player of all kinds!
The Ball ability is, personally, waaay too finicky and difficult to control in the games, but I still love the concept of just making Kirby a ball (and especially in the spin-off games). I've had this idea of giving Zoru the sporty feel for a while now!
This time around, I wanted this ability's design to have a slightly zanier feel, like how the abilities in Kirby 64 were sometimes so strange and had that "that looks wild" feeling. The main thing you'll notice is the baseball pattern on his red belly and the sports gear he dawns. But you'll also notice that his tail has become a sort of golf bag, to hold his sports tools!
His moveset takes a more ranged approach, where Zoru performs various maneuvers, and Kirby is the sports ball! Kirby will be launched in many different manners towards enemies, as seen with moves like Rally and its follow-ups.
Zoru can also Volley his enemies with his tail, tumbling enemies above him at an arc. Once he does, he can charge up for a big hit.
And boy, does he have a gnarly swing and quite the skillset.
