Ninja focuses on using knives and unorthodox techniques to deal damage. Ninja can attack from afar or up close with knives. Ninja can also attack with diving kicks, grabbing and slamming, as well as exploding as a counterattack. Ninja is also capable of clinging onto walls and jumping off of them. Ninja is obtained from Bio Spark, who is also its Helper.
Ninja turns Kirby purple and gives him a red/crimson helmet with a cape, a purple plume, and a golden forehead protector adorned with three stars.
Kirby quickly throws a knife straight forward. This can be done rapidly to deal repeated damage. Knives travel the entire distance of the screen if not interrupted and can even hit an enemy from off-screen.
Kirby slashes his knife in front of him; if it makes contact with an enemy while Kirby is on the ground and [画像:Y] is still held, he will perform a flurry swipe afterward. This move can be done in the air, but the flurry swipe follow-up will not occur.
22 (shock), 18 (midair shock without hold), 24 (flurry swipe)
Kirby dashes forward while slashing with his knife. This move prevents Kirby from falling off ledges. Kirby is invincible during the dashing portion of the move.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground, causing an explosion upon impact; if the enemy is grabbed in the air, Kirby will instead delay the jump until he's on ground. Kirby travels through any terrain above him when performing this jump, damaging any enemies in his way, but not destroying any blocks. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in an explosion, then reappears by pressing [画像:Y] again or waiting a short while. As long as [画像:Y] is pressed while Kirby is in his damage animation, he will perform this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and sticking onto the same wall, or by jumping off of one wall and sticking onto a nearby one.
Kirby quickly throws a knife straight forward. This can be done rapidly to deal repeated damage. Knives travel the entire distance of the screen if not interrupted and can even hit an enemy from off-screen.
Kirby slashes his knife in front of him; if it makes contact with an enemy while Kirby is on the ground and [画像:B] is still held, he will perform a flurry swipe afterward. This move can be done in the air, but the flurry swipe follow-up will not occur.
Kirby dashes forward while slashing with his knife. This move prevents Kirby from falling off ledges. Kirby is invincible during the dashing portion of the move.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground, causing an explosion upon impact; if the enemy is grabbed in the air, Kirby will instead delay the jump until he's on ground. Kirby travels through any terrain above him when performing this jump, damaging any enemies in his way, but not destroying any blocks. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and clinging onto the same wall, or by repeatedly jumping between nearby walls..
Kirby quickly throws a knife straight forward. This can be done rapidly to deal repeated damage. Knives travel the entire distance of the screen if not interrupted and can even hit an enemy from off-screen.
Kirby slashes his knife in front of him; if it makes contact with an enemy while Kirby is on the ground and [画像:1] is still held, he will perform a flurry swipe afterward. This move can be done in the air, but the flurry swipe follow-up will not occur.
22 (shock), 18 (midair shock without hold), 24 (flurry swipe)
Kirby dashes forward while slashing with his knife. This move prevents Kirby from falling off ledges. Kirby is invincible during the dashing portion of the move.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground, causing an explosion upon impact; if the enemy is grabbed in the air, Kirby will instead delay the jump until he's on ground. Kirby travels through any terrain above him when performing this jump, damaging any enemies in his way, but not destroying any blocks. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in an explosion, then reappears by pressing [画像:1] again or waiting a short while. As long as [画像:1] is pressed while Kirby is in his damage animation, he will perform this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and sticking onto the same wall, or by jumping off of one wall and sticking onto a nearby one.
Kirby quickly throws a knife straight forward. This can be done rapidly to deal repeated damage. Knives travel the entire distance of the screen if not interrupted and can even hit an enemy from off-screen.
Kirby slashes his knife in front of him; if it makes contact with an enemy while Kirby is on the ground and [画像:Left Button] is still held, he will perform a flurry swipe afterward. This move can be done in the air, but the flurry swipe follow-up will not occur.
22 (shock), 18 (midair shock without hold), 24 (flurry swipe)
Kirby dashes forward while slashing with his knife. This move prevents Kirby from falling off ledges. Kirby is invincible during the dashing portion of the move.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground, causing an explosion upon impact; if the enemy is grabbed in the air, Kirby will instead delay the jump until he's on ground. Kirby travels through any terrain above him when performing this jump, damaging any enemies in his way, but not destroying any blocks. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in an explosion, then reappears by pressing [画像:Left Button] again or waiting a short while. As long as [画像:Left Button] is pressed while Kirby is in his damage animation, he will perform this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and sticking onto the same wall, or by jumping off of one wall and sticking onto a nearby one.
Ninja now throws shurikens instead of kunai. While it can still cling onto walls and jump off of them, it can no longer be used to scale a single wall, and requires two walls close together to be able to do gain height from wall jumping. However, Ninja can now stand and walk on water, although it cannot run on water. Upon obtaining the Ninja Ability Scroll, located in the second Treasure Chest in Stage 3 of Vocal Volcano, Ninja can now perform a technique that allows him to create pillars of fire from the ground (or steam if standing on water). Ninja can be obtained from Bio Spark and Spinni's shurikens.
Ninja no longer makes Kirby purple, likely due to the Spray Paint function that allows the player to change the color of Kirby.
Kirby dives diagonally downward with both feet outstretched. Kirby will rebound upon kicking an enemy. Kirby will slide forward upon landing, more so if preparing Pyrotechnics.
Kirby charges up, surrounding himself in an orange aura and flames, then slams his fist into the ground, causing up to seven fireballs to erupt upward from the ground, starting at Kirby's position before spreading outward. If this attack is performed on water, Kirby will surround himself in a light blue aura and bubbles, and instead create balls of steam.
Ninja returns with its techniques from Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, except Dash Attack has now been replaced with Stealth Slash, and its explosive counterattack can additionally be performed while guarding, but only does damage when reappearing. It also received the ability to attack while on walls from Kirby: Squeak Squad. Ninja can now also attack with smoke bombs, cherry blossoms, and a unique variant of the Water Gun when on the water's surface, using a bamboo blowgun to spray water upward. Its appearance has been changed to give it a purple cloth skullcap with a gray forehead protector; Kirby also wields a katana for close-quarters attacks. Ninja is obtained from Moonja.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter; the animation of sheathing the katana can be canceled by using another move. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and clinging onto the same wall, or by repeatedly jumping between nearby walls.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter; the animation of sheathing the katana can be canceled by using another move. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and clinging onto the same wall, or by repeatedly jumping between nearby walls; the height gained per jump was significantly reduced compared to Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter; the animation of sheathing the katana can be canceled by using another move. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. Kirby can use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and clinging onto the same wall, or by repeatedly jumping between nearby walls; the height gained per jump was significantly reduced compared to Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Ninja is mostly unchanged from its appearance in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, with Hide Guard and Smoke Counter being jointly replaced with the similarly-functioning Clone Technique. Some of its moves were modified. Ninja can be obtained from Moonja.
In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Ninja's Rare Outfit changes its hat to be white with a yellow star on its forehead protector.
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, Ninja can additionally be obtained from the Sheik and Greninja amiibo.
Kirby quickly throws a knife straight forward. In Kirby Fighters and Kirby Fighters Deluxe, knives cannot be thrown as rapidly; they also do not cause knockback.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter. Sheathing the katana now has an audible sound, but this animation can no longer be interrupted with another move. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps off the wall. However, Kirby cannot use this to gain height by repeatedly jumping off of and clinging onto the same wall, and can only gain height by repeatedly jumping between nearby walls. In Kirby Fighters and Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kirby can gain height by wall jumping off the same wall.
Kirby disappears in a puff of smoke, where a log appears in his place; Kirby then reappears in a puff of smoke, causing the log to disappear, after three seconds or upon releasing [画像:L]/[画像:R]. The log will start to vibrate after a short while, vibrating faster right before Kirby is forced to reappear. In Kirby Fighters and Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kirby can only hide for a maximum of one second before reappearing.
Ninja appears as an unlockable Copy Ability. It can be unlocked in The Cake Royale after obtaining 30 League Points in the Silver League; it is also required in the twelfth Silver League Battle, "Star in a Ninja Double Feature." Ninja is notable for being one of the only Copy Abilities to have more than one special attack, and one of the only Copy Abilities to have more than one charge attack. It has Headgear based on Bio Spark, Kirby's Samurai Kirby appearance, and a samurai helmet.
Ninja is mostly unchanged from its appearance in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Ninja can be enhanced by the elements from other Copy Abilities. Ninja is obtained from Bio Spark, who is its Friend Helper.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in a puff of smoke, where a log appears in his place; Kirby then reappears in a puff of smoke, causing the log to disappear, after three seconds or upon releasing [画像:L]/[画像:R]/[画像:SL]/[画像:SR]. The log will start to vibrate after a short while, vibrating faster right before Kirby is forced to reappear.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in a puff of smoke, where a log appears in his place; Kirby then reappears in a puff of smoke, causing the log to disappear, after three seconds or upon releasing [画像:L]/[画像:R]/[画像:SL]/[画像:SR]. The log will start to vibrate after a short while, vibrating faster right before Kirby is forced to reappear.
Ninja is unlocked after obtaining Fighters Rank 33. It is mostly unchanged from its appearance in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. It has two Rare Hats: the Shinobi Hood from Kirby Fighters Deluxe and the Samurai Helmet from Kirby Battle Royale.
Techniques[]
Any invincibility granted by a move is only present when fighting bosses that aren't Shadow Kirby.
Kirby draws out his katana and quickly dashes forward, slashing behind him as he dashes, before sheathing the katana thereafter. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby jumps up and, with a fan in hand, swings downwards to conjure a barrage of cherry blossoms. Both his fan and the blossoms abruptly damage enemies before fading.
Kirby grabs an enemy, jumps high into the air, and then slams the enemy into the ground. Slammed enemies are sent in an arcing trajectory. Kirby is invincible during this move.
Kirby disappears in a puff of smoke, where a log appears in his place; Kirby then reappears in a puff of smoke, causing the log to disappear, after one second or upon releasing [画像:L]/[画像:R]. The log will start to vibrate before Kirby is forced to reappear.
Ninja only appears in the episode Ninja Binge. Here, Kirby is shown fighting using a katana (which he can use to create sword beam-like projectiles), throwing kunai, teleporting, and using the Air Drop to defeat Yamikage.
Transformation Sequence[]
Ninja Kirby Transformation (English)
Ninja Kirby Transformation
In the transformation sequence, an energy shuriken forms from a flash of light. Autumn leaves blowing in the wind surround Kirby. The shuriken and leaves vanish, forming his hat. He then pulls out a katana.
Air Drop is used as Kirby's up throw in the Super Smash Bros. series (forward throw in Super Smash Bros.). Ninja Kirby appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. The trophy uses his design from Kirby's Return to Dream Land.
Reinforcements have been called in from a nearby ninja village! Slide into the shadows, and vanish in the darkness. When the time is right, unleash the Blossom Storm technique!
Excelling in the art of covert combat, this ability contains various moves found in ancient documents from foreign lands. Science cannot explain this ability.
Some battle backup from the village of ninjas! Add a friend's power to the sword and knives to slash with wind, fire, and other attributes. Has a ninja ever been seen wielding such elemental blades? Impressive!
Hide in shadows and fade into the darkness. Become a master Ninja, and no one will expect your Blossom Storm!
Related Quotes[]
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Making his debut in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the Moonja enemy looks about as ninja as you can get. If you copy its ability, Kirby can become a master of the ninja arts! With a variety of useful skills like Knife Throw and Blossom Storm, you might want to remain a ninja forever!"
In the Ninja ability's Kirby Super Star artwork, Kirby's skin is pink; however, in the game, Kirby's skin is purple. This was corrected in artwork for Kirby Super Star Ultra.
In its Kirby: Squeak Squad artwork, Ninja Kirby appears to be wearing a short mantle on his back, similar to the one worn in the anime. This is not seen in-game, in which it is still a palette swap of Stone (from the Game Boy Advance games).
In the Super Smash Bros. series, Kirby could use a similar move to Knife Throw by inhaling Sheik.
The kanji used for Kirby: Squeak Squad's flavor text (忍) means "endurance", and is also part of the Japanese word for "ninja".
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, if Ninja Kirby is standing still, he will be in a fighting stance.
Ninja Kirby attacks using kunai; however, they are meant for stabbing rather than being used as a throwing weapon in real life.
Despite the fact that the common icon for Ninja Kirby depicts a shuriken, he has only been able to use shurikens Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Ninja Kirby's forehead protector appears to be based on the ones featured in the Naruto series.
In Kirby Battle Royale, Ninja has a new attack where he throws out a clockwork mechanical bomb on treads with a wind-up key in its back, which moves forward on its own. Resembling a wooden doll of Kirby, it is inspired by Karakuri puppets.
In Kirby Star Allies, combining Ninja with any of the five elements with produce different flowers when using Blossom Storm:
If no elements were combined, Kirby will produce cherry blossoms.
As Blizzard Ninja, Kirby will produce white camellias.
As Bluster Ninja, Kirby will produce clover flowers.
As Sizzle Ninja, Kirby will produce red peonies.
As Splash Ninja, Kirby will produce blue hydrangeas.
As Zap Ninja, Kirby will produce yellow orchids.
The Stealth Water Gun makes Ninja the only Copy ability in Kirby Star Allies that can both grant and be granted elemental Power-ups
Although granting the splash element with it would require the grantee to be standing on a semi-solid platform above the granter.
Videos[]
Kirby Battle Royale Parasol and Ninja Showcase
Kirby of the Stars Copy Ability "Ninja" Introduction Video
