Swerve Star

" Cruise! Stop! Cruise! Stop!"

— Flavor Text • Kirby Air Ride

The Swerve Star is an Air Ride Machine that appears in Kirby Air Ride .

Physical Appearance[ ]

As its Japanese name implies, its design resembles the archetype for ruins, specifically referencing ancient Egyptian design. It appears to be made out of brass or golden metallic pyramid-like bricks with an glowing green energy source inside.

General Information[ ]

The Swerve Star has excellent top speed, acceleration, braking, and charging speed, but very poor handling and gliding capabilities. The Swerve Star essentially cannot turn and move on the ground at the same time. Upon charging its boost, it stops immediately, and can then turn very quickly. Thanks to its high charging speed and acceleration, it usually exits 90-degree bends and hairpins at full speed upon exiting the charge even when the boost gauge has barely been filled.

Although it has very poor gliding, it can turn rather well in the short time it spends in the air.

Strategy[ ]

Because of its all-or-nothing behavior, when turns are timed properly with accompanying charges, the Swerve Star is extremely responsive, and can be controlled with great precision, giving it the potential to perform very well on all Air Ride courses. The Swerve Star also performs exceptionally well in Drag Race Stadium events due to these races often being a straight course. The Swerve Star also benefits from extra speed while Quick Spinning against a wall at an angle.

Due to being to able to stop at any time, camping and pursuing opponents are easily done. The Sword and Needle Copy Abilities compliment this machine, given this, making it a good choice for a skilled player in Kirby Melee, Destruction Derby, and VS. King Dedede.

In other games[ ]

In Kirby: Canvas Curse , the Swerve Star is one of Paint Roller's drawings.

Related Quotes[ ]

" This special Machine has two speeds: fast and stop! It can change direction only during boost, but can accelerate to its top speed instantly."

— Air Ride Machine • Kirby Air Ride Instruction Booklet

Trivia[ ]

Swerve Star's Japanese name, "Ruins Star," which may be a reference to Rock Star's Japanese name in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards . Its appearance and angular geometry are similar to Pix's pyramidal spaceship and the futuristic ruins on Rock Star's desert plains.
The Swerve Star is one of the two air ride machines that can complete the VS. King Dedede stadium event very easily (the other is the Shadow Star, but requires more work). Utilizing the Needle Copy Ability, a player can finish the stadium event in 10 seconds or less.

Concept Artwork[ ]

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Models[ ]

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Playable characters	Blue Kirby • Brown Kirby • King Dedede • Green Kirby • Kirby • Meta Knight • Purple Kirby • Red Kirby • White Kirby • Yellow Kirby
Enemies	Balloon Bomber • Bronto Burt • Broom Hatter • Caller • Cappy • Chilly • Flappy • Gordo • Heat Phanphan • Noddy • Pichikuri • Plasma Wisp • Scarfy • Solite • Sword Knight • Tac • Waddle Dee • Walky • Wheelie
Air Ride courses	Fantasy Meadows • Celestial Valley • Sky Sands • Frozen Hillside • Magma Flows • Beanstalk Park • Machine Passage • Checker Knights • Nebula Belt
Top Ride courses	Grass • Sand • Sky • Fire • Light • Water • Metal
Stadiums	Drag Race • Destruction Derby • Air Glider • High Jump • Target Flight • Single Race • Kirby Melee • VS. King Dedede
Air Ride Machines	Warp Star • Slick Star • Winged Star • Formula Star • Shadow Star • Swerve Star • Rocket Star • Wagon Star • Turbo Star • Jet Star • Bulk Star • Flight Warp Star • Compact Star • Dragoon • Hydra • Free Star (Top Ride) • Steer Star (Top Ride)
Wheelie Bikes	Wheelie Bike • Rex Wheelie • Wheelie Scooter
Copy Abilities	Bomb • Fire • Freeze • Needle • Mike • Plasma • Sleep • Sword • Tornado • Wheel • Wing
Items	Blue Box • Green Box • Patch • Red Box • Star Block
Common	Environment • 1UP • Apple • Chicken • Food • Invincibility Candy • Maxim Tomato • Energy Drink • Star Block

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Air Ride Machines

Machine	Stats	Machine	Stats
Warp Star	KAR Mini Warpstar	HP Offense Charge Defense Turn Top speed Boost Weight Glide emphasis	Slick Star	KAR Mini SlickStar	HP Offense Charge Defense Poor turning Top speed emphasis Boost Weight Glide
Winged Star	KAR Mini WingedStar	HP Poor offense Charge Poor defense Turn Poor top speed Boost Lightweight Glide emphasis	Formula Star	KAR Mini FormulaStar	Poor HP Offense Charge Defense Poor turning Top speed emphasis Boost emphasis Weight Poor glide
Shadow Star	KAR Mini ShadowStar	Poor HP Offense emphasis Charge emphasis Defense Turn Top speed Boost Lightweight Glide emphasis	Swerve Star	KAR Mini SwerveStar	Poor HP Offense Charge emphasis Defense Poor turning Top speed emphasis Boost Weight Poor glide
Rocket Star	KAR Mini RocketStar	HP emphasis Offense Poor charge Defense Turn emphasis Poor top speed Boost emphasis Weight Glide emphasis	Wagon Star	KAR Mini WagonStar	HP emphasis Offense Poor charge Defense Turn emphasis Top speed emphasis Poor boost Weight Poor glide
Turbo Star	KAR Mini TurboStar	HP Offense Charge Defense Poor turning Top speed emphasis Boost Weight Glide	Jet Star	KAR Mini JetStar	HP Offense Poor charge Defense Turn emphasis Poor top speed Boost Weight Glide emphasis
Bulk Star	KAR Mini BulkStar	HP emphasis Offense emphasis Poor charge Defense emphasis Poor turning Top speed emphasis Poor boost Weight emphasis Poor glide	Flight Warp Star	KAR Mini FlightWarpstar	HP Offense Charge Defense Turn Top speed Boost Weight Glide emphasis
Compact Star	KAR Mini CompactStar	Poor HP Poor offense Charge emphasis Defense Turn emphasis Poor top speed Boost Lightweight Glide	Dragoon	KAR Mini Dragoon	HP emphasis Offense emphasis Charge Defense emphasis Turn emphasis Top speed emphasis Boost emphasis Weight Glide emphasis
Hydra	KAR Mini Hydra	HP emphasis Offense emphasis Poor charge Defense emphasis Turn Top speed emphasis Boost emphasis Weight emphasis Glide emphasis	Wheelie Bike	KAR Mini WheelieBike	HP Offense emphasis Charge Defense Turn Top speed Boost Weight Poor glide
Rex Wheelie	KAR Mini RexWheelie	HP Offense emphasis Poor charge Defense emphasis Poor turning Top speed emphasis Boost Weight emphasis Poor glide	Wheelie Scooter	KAR Mini WheelieScooter	Poor HP Poor offense Charge emphasis Poor defense Turn emphasis Poor top speed Poor boost Lightweight Glide emphasis
King Dedede	KAR Mini KingDedede	HP Offense emphasis Charge Defense emphasis Poor turning Top speed Boost Weight emphasis Poor glide	Meta Knight	KAR Mini MetaKnight	HP Poor offense Poor charge Defense Turn Top speed Poor boost Lightweight Glide emphasis
Free Star	KAR Mini FreeStar	Steer Star	KAR Mini SteerStar