Ghost

Ghost is a Copy Ability in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby: Squeak Squad .

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Kirby: Squeak Squad [ ]

Ghost focuses on possessing foes and using them to deal damage. By itself, Ghost Kirby can float around freely, as well as charge forward to destroy blocks or possess enemies. Because Ghost can possess enemies, it can solve many of the game's puzzles, albeit usually in a less efficient manner than the intended solution(s). Most of Ghost's capabilities are based only on what enemies it possesses, which cannot be taken through doors; for the various enemies that can only deal damage through contact, the only way to deal damage is for the possessed enemy to take damage itself, although this damage does not affect Ghost directly. Various enemies that grant Copy Abilities can be possessed to perform moves similar to those of their respective Copy Ability, but they are usually less effective than the Copy Ability itself; some have moves that are exclusive to them, and not present in the actual ability, though. When Ghost possesses a terrestrial enemy (one that doesn't actively fly), the player can cause the enemy to jump, even if they cannot jump normally; these possessed enemies can jump infinitely to make up for their lack of flight. However, Ghost cannot possess all enemies; Ghost cannot possess Gordo, Shotzo, Squeakers, mid-bosses (including the Squeaks), and bosses; Ghost is also not capable of climbing down ladders or falling through platforms, meaning some locations require the player to discard the ability to advance. Ghost is an unlockable Copy Ability, only obtainable after collecting all seven pieces of the Ghost Medal; because it is unlockable, it lacks an Ability Scroll. Ghost is obtained from the Tedhaun mid-boss.

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Ghost Kirby [ ]

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Note: All enemy attack names are conjectural, though some are named after similar moves Kirby's Copy Abilities can perform.

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Can be seen through hacking.^{[citation needed ]} Most are unfinished.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby Fighters Deluxe [ ]

The Ghost Copy Ability appears in the Kirby Fighters sub-game of Kirby: Triple Deluxe and returns in the sub-game's sequel, Kirby Fighters Deluxe . Unlike the rest of the Abilities in said games, Ghost is not a selectable ability, and instead is only accessible after being defeated in a standard team match with Ghosts enabled. Ghosts can be also toggled when defining the options of a team match in multiplayer mode or training mode. Unlike in Kirby: Squeak Squad, Ghost Kirby won't take the appearance of a light-blue supernatural being. Instead, the appearance of the Ghost depends on the color of the Kirby that is being played as.

Kirby's Ghost moveset and skills are completely different to those found in Kirby: Squeak Squad, as its main purpose is to provide a way for defeated players to revive themselves by hitting other players still in the match. The player can achieve this by slapping, ramming, and punching their way into other Kirbys. Additionally, Ghost Kirby can vanish and reappear somewhere else on stage if the player wishes to avoid others. Kirby won't be revived if he hits another Ghost, and he can also still flinch from attacks performed by other players, though no damage will be taken. Ghost Kirby's moves also have noticeable start-up when performed and a somewhat slow moving speed, preventing the defeated player from recovering easily.

Upon a successful attack on another player, Ghost Kirby will be revived, abandoning the state and returning to the match with the Copy Ability that was being used prior to defeat. Each time the player is KO'd results in a longer waiting period between defeat and transforming into Ghost Kirby. In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kirby will not be able to turn into a Ghost when defeated by Kracko. Additionally, whenever Kirby gets revived, a graphic bubble will show up with the text "Revival!" on top of it.

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Ghost makes other appearances in the Kirby series, albeit not as a playable Copy Ability.

Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition [ ]

Ghost is not a Copy Ability the player can use in these games. Ghost instead serves to represent the player's best time in a course in Gourmet Race or a Challenge Stage in Kirby Super Star Ultra and Kirby's Dream Collection Special Edition respectively. Ghost will perform the same actions the player did, although this does not have any effects on the actual player (e.g. Ghost will perform the actions needed to destroy obstacles in the way, but this does not actually destroy the obstacles for the player; thus, when Ghost destroys obstacles in the way, but the player doesn't, Ghost appears to be passing through solid terrain). Ghost data will only be around until the player quits the stage; once the player quits the stage, the Ghost data will be gone, despite the best time still being present.

In Kirby Super Star 's Gourmet Race, as well as in Kirby Air Ride 's Free Run mode in Air Ride and Top Ride, the player's best time is instead represented by a four-pointed star.

Kirby Fighters 2 [ ]

Kirby and friends take on the appearance of a ghost whenever they are defeated in battle. Unlike in the previous Kirby Fighters games, this is not a direct appearance of the Ability, but rather, a successor to it that allows characters other than Kirby to assume a corporeal state upon defeat.

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• In Kirby: Squeak Squad , Ghost is one of two Copy Abilities that ignores the Spray Paint function (the other being Metal).
• When a bubble item is sent to Ghost Kirby's mouth, he will inflate and drop on the ground and remain motionless until the item is either swallowed or discarded; this happens with the UFO ability as well.
• When Kirby acquires any Copy Ability, he does a waving-walking pose; when he does this with the Ghost ability, a blue foot is revealed.
• If Kirby goes underwater while he has the Ghost ability, he will appear normally and be able to swim.
• Kirby's tongue changes from red to purple when he acquires this ability.
• All enemies that Kirby possesses are completely immune/unaffected by lava, spikes, vents, air/water flow, and other hazards. The only thing these enemies aren't immune to is other enemy attacks and drowning if applicable.
• Although not seen as a Copy Ability, Kirby is seen in a ghost costume in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Scare Tactics - Part II.
• If Bio Spark performs the Air Drop attack and lands in a pit, the game camera will be set on the area Bio Spark fell, even if Kirby moves off the screen. This will require either exceptional navigation skills to get to the next door or simply exiting the level to fix this glitch.
• This is one of the few abilities to change the appearance of Kirby's hands. Others include Animal, where Kirby's hands have claws, UFO, where his hands disappear entirely, Burning, where his hands catch flame, and ESP, where his hands hold psychic energy.
• While not appearing in Kirby Battle Royale , a ghost enemy appears in the Coin Clash Battle Mode. Players that are captured by the ghost pass it off to other players by performing a dash move, similarly to how the Ghost ability uses Tackle.
• Applying the effects of Ghost manually to enemies normally not controllable reveals that movesets for these enemies (including mid-bosses, Gordo, Shotzo and the Squeaks) were included but went unused.^[1]
• Ghost's appearance in the Kirby Fighters sub-series can be obtained naturally by getting defeated, which would make it the only Copy Ability Kirby can assume natively without the use of an enemy or Copy Essence.

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