Sword
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| Name: | Sword |
| First Game: | Kirby's Adventure |
| Enemies Copied from: | Sword Knight, Blade Knight, Heavy Knight |
| Helper: | Blade Knight |
| Anime Episode(s) | 003, 004, 021, 060, 083 |
One of Kirby's Copy abilities.
Perhaps his most iconic power, Sword Kirby wears a long green hat similar to Link's of The Legend of Zelda fame, and slices up enemies with a sharp blade.
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Games
Kirby's Adventure
This first appearance sets Sword's basic techniques. Kirby holds a tiny sword over his head, and can slash down in an arc to attack enemies in from of him. Attacking while jumping makes Kirby spin the sword around himself to attack airborne enemies.
Kirby Super Star
Sword gains the green hat in this version, and an increased number of sword techniques.
- Chop - A simple sword slash.
- Chop & Beam - If Kirby slashes with a full health meter, he'll shoot out a sword-shaped beam of energy. Just like Link!
- Multi-Sword Attack - Continue to press the attack button after slashing and Kirby will begin a volley of slashes too fast to see.
- Sword Stab - A dash attack where Kirby will do a powerful lunge with the sword.
- Down Air Stab - While falling, Kirby will point the sword below him to impale any enemies on the ground.
- Spinning Sword - When Kirby jumps, he'll spin the sword around as a shield to attack enemies.
Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Aside from the addition of the hat, it works the same as Adventure.
- Flavor text: I can't lose with this sword! If they zig, I cut 'em! (If they zag, I cut 'em, too!)
Kirby & the Amazing Mirror
Sword almost returns to it's KSS status in this version with the return of several attacks. Kirby will do the Spinning Sword move while jumping as usual, but he also gets the rapid slash attack. He even gets a new attack similar to the Sword Beam from the anime. Attack while holding up, and Kirby will jump and slash downward, creating and small energy wave along the ground. (It's also very similar to Cutter's Final Cutter- and Cutter loses this ability to Sword in this game!)
- Flavor Text: - CUT in large letters.
Kirby Squeak Squad
For the most part, Sword works the same in this version, though some of the attack sprites are redone and there are some new sound effects. Sword can be used to cut through ropes and through thick grasses.
With the Copy Scroll, Sword can be mixed with a few other abilities using the Copy Palette. (Simply mix with the stylus until the bubbles have flashed seven times.) Fire, Ice or Spark will yield an elementally charged sword. For the most part they're only for looks, though it can be convenient to have a Fire Sword to melt ice, by the time the scroll is found its likely that most other treasures have been as well.
- Flavor Text: - CUT in large letters.
Anime
Along with Fighter, this is perhaps one of Kirby's most powerful melee abilities. It uses the same green hat, but the color of the blade itself is yellow-gold instead of silver or blue.
The ability retains several of its previous attacks, such as Spinning Sword, but also adds the powerful Sword Beam. Taught to him by Meta Knight, it is an attack that uses the limits of one's power in a huge blade of energy. (If Kirby can clear his mind first.) It cannot be blocked. Sword Kirby can also cause his sword to expand in size, but he only does that in one episode. It's also possible for the sword to be broken.
Similar to Sword is the Galaxia ability, which works the same way only much more powerful. (Another difference is how the regular Sword Beam is whitish-blue or white, but the Galaxia Sword Beam is greenish-yellow.)
| Kirby Copy Abilities: | |
| Cupid - Animal - Backdrop - Ball - Balloon - Baton Twirling - Beam - Bomb - Bubble - Burning - Clean - Cook - Copy - Crash - Cutter - Fighter - Fire - Freeze - Galaxia - Ghost - Hammer - Hi-Jump - Ice - Iron - Jet - Laser - Light - Magic - Metal - Mike - Minimum - Missile - Mirror - Needle - Ninja - Paint - Parasol - Plasma - Sleep - Smash - Smash Bros. Abilities - Spark - Stone - Suplex - Sword - Throw - Top - Tornado - UFO - Water - Wheel - Wing - Yo-yo | |
| Final Weapons: | |
| Star Rod - Love-Love Stick - Rainbow Sword - Star Chariot - Master - Triple Star - Block | |
