THIS is the best Kirby ability

[@amiiboguy7288]

6:40 Mecha and Sand are the only brand new abilities in this game They also added Festival, but that was from Star Allies

[@lesleypalmer9681]

I know

[@Creature_of_the_Land]

@@lesleypalmer9681 good for you

[@kirby69813]

But festival is just worse circus

[@Lettucem3n]

@@kirby69813 it’s more like a funkier crash

[@leo.6541]

​@@Lettucem3n festival is crash for anniversary games literally

[@Grindelsire]

If you ever want to know more of what an ability can do, check the pause menu! You can also do this for lore on bosses if you care… but you definitely don’t.

[@Grindelsire]

excuse me did you call that monstrosity of an instrument a tuba?

[@emperortoho]

am i the only one who thinks kirby lore is handled awfully and is almost bad as touhou lore

[@Filon73]

@@emperortoho yeah you are, I personally think it's perfectly handled, could you argue on why you think so?

[@emperortoho]

@@Filon73 just the way all the stuff is laid behind pause screen texts, the vagueness of the lore(people still misinterpret kirby as being a reincarnation of void and a god when that would imply every being in the universe is a god because void is a shapeshifting being that is the ancestor of all life, kinda like mew from pokemon), and the locking of so many important details behind a social media site that no longer exists and were never officially archived

[@Filon73]

@@emperortoho the lore being in pause texts is there so that people who want it can get it, those who don't want it can avoid it, the lore is vague in a lot of things but still gives all the infos that you need, the Void theory is just a misconception that expanded and is now a wrong popular theory, the extra lore in social medias like Miiverse are for fans that want it, also HAL is now being more clear about the lore in every new game, also WiKirby is a thing, fans that want the lore can have it easily, those who don't care can easily skip it

[@KirbyVolt]

Ninja as an ability has been around since Super Star on the SNES. Return to Dream Land (OG Wii) changed the ability hat design, so that might be why it looks unfamiliar to you. Additionally, Spark was changed in Return to Dream Land (OG Wii) to be a combination of Spark and Plasma. The "shake the controller" works for pro controllers too, that's what I used. I was way too used to some of the shaking motions from the OG game that I just kept using that, hahah. Also small tidbit: If you hold down and jump, Kirby does a little kick that can break blocks. This can be somewhat helpful in the Other Dimension segments.

[@chimpchange_]

i think it’s bc the og ninja copy changed kirby’s color palette to purple just like how og ice changed kirby to light blue

[@Druid-T]

​@@chimpchange_ Sort of. It was a Stone recolour, like Plasma was for Fire, or Mirror for Beam, but instead of turning him brown, it turned him (and the hat) purple

[@castform7]

I honestly am one of the insane people who actively prefers shaking the Pro controller for Spark and the hyper suck. The half second I have to wait for Kirby to get going just doesn't feel right.

[@frostplays155]

​@@castform7 Same man it doesn't feel right button mashing to use the ranged needle attack

[@blu3g]

I love that Kirby can jump up, kick back, whip around, and spin in this game

[@BrandonTheOne2]

Kirby, Go! Kirby, Go!

[@AscentScar]

I can hear it-

[@josephkashompa2450]

@@BrandonTheOne2 kirb-jago

[@alcole-holic8779]

@Blu3g but can he jump back, do it again?

[@chandlersparkman3162]

Yo-Yo, Poison, and Sand i think are my all time top 3 favorite abilities. Im legitimately taken aback at how much i grew to love sand in this game. Its such a crazy powerful ability and sand hide is so useful. Carried me through the true arena.

[@magmarxiogaming6717]

9:00 spark get's even better when you shake your controller, the motion controls from the original game still work, in fact most charging things in this game also still have the motion controls like the super suck for kirby. also kirby can do a slide kick if you press the jump button while crouching

[@dylanku0625]

Funny how Choctopus missed that first bonus door, despite the fact you can use the Force Blast full charge to melt the ice blocks.😂

[@toganium4175]

“No one cares who I was until I put in the mask.” Not true at all. I’ve always loved Kirby. As for my favorite Kirby abilities, they are probably Needle, Mirror, and Staff. There’s not much of an explanation for why I like them; I just think they’re neat.

[@proplaystowin]

Guys I found him, the needle fan

[@Off-colorsign]

FINALLY ANOTHER STAFF FAN

[@OriginalGameteer]

Staff is hella fun to use It and Yoyo were my go-tos in SA

[@Kikonut15]

Wait a needle fan? Never thought I’d see the day

[@sanga1380]

Played bandanna dee and puts on Kirby mask

[@h3ra442]

12:56 Wing is, in fact, one of the more common abilities used in speedruns, so your intuition is pretty spot on here

[@RebL3333]

@@greenfroggy333 Average Reddit user

[@jruler93]

Yeah, it's used in speedruns of a lot of the Kirby games that have it, but they usually use the dash attack for horizontal movement.

[@potatoofs]

Indeed it is

[@47northm]

Well well well Ive found another one who likes it to #ninjaunderated

[@CaptainOfTheLeviathan]

Fighter better imo.

[@stevenschuitemaker8438]

Hamer

[@Metaknighttheloneswordsman]

​@Steven Schuitemaker Both really good

[@murdermonarchmassivecardiac]

@@CaptainOfTheLeviathan you have not heard of failboat have you?

[@Metaknighttheloneswordsman]

For my favorite 3, I'd have to say 1. Ninja 2. Poison 3. Ranger Honorable mentions: Sand, Mecha, and Spark Also, you can slide kick as base kirby for puzzles E.I 5:19. Check the movelist

[@kbithink]

9:38 Choc was CRAZY for this

[@apexhivemind8948]

Seriously! Goatee tho

[@MosesX-Labs]

Nah it was his editor

[@sylvechomp]

Sword, fighter, beam and fire are among my favourites. Also Pocky and Rocky holds a special place in my heart too! It was one of my first games.

[@timothybass2609]

1. Sword, everything about it is perfection 2. Gun, it’s a Gun 3. Mecha, it’s a gundum ability 4. Fire, BURRNN 5. Ice, Nice, carried me in the Forgotten Land Morpho Knight fight. 6. Ninja, do I even have to explain myself? 7. Sand, WHY IS IT SO GOOD?! 8. Archer, it’s the older cousin of Gun Kirby 9. Fighter, loved using it in Fighters 2, for that damn final Tower 10. Hammer, Big BONK!

[@floricel_112]

1:05 I'm a sword, master hand and flame dash guy. Love these abilities the most

[@angelcrisis44]

the 3 elemental swords and 2 elemental bombs from kirby squeak squad were always pretty fun to use especially when you figure out that thats what the unlockable for those two abilities were in that game... but shout out to yoyo for being an under-rated classic for me... also what's going on at 9:38 ???

[@waluigi3459]

13:05 sky tower is my favorite music soundtrack from this game

[@PeterParker-df6ce]

Top 3 Kirby Powers 1: Yo Yo Kirby: Kirby's Dreamland 2: Car Kirby Kirby's Return to Dreamland 3: UFO Kirby's Dream Course

[@ryancampanaro1646]

Famous Last Words, “That’s it, everyone suffers” lol

[@Slaper-1]

Actual tip: with the breakable blocks in the inter-dimensional sections you don’t need to use the giant gray blocks you can just slide kick with down B

[@Slaper-1]

Edit after watching more into the video: the ninja ability has been out for a loooong time

[@Slaper-1]

Sorry I keep on making so much gosh damn edits but also the motion controls also do imply for the pro controller I just want to help out

[@anything6036]

Sand and Spark are probably the best abilities in the game for casuals (not speedrunners). Leaf also has that invincible block, but its attack output is a lot worse, and it just feels weird to attack with. Spark with motion controls is one of the nuttiest abilities, I stg

[@Videogabemoment]

“This should be my forte man, this is straight up Donkey Kong mechanics” meanwhile on that very screen he missed the Donkey Kong reference that has several bananas lined up for you near the bottom of the screen

[@lordoferrors]

"Oh wait I think I needed that." No a fully charged 'down B' will launch a fireball that will break ice.

[@Patatou2732]

btw at 5:02 you can break those blocks by using any kind of attack including the slide

[@kenshawnsiebertjr1107]

Hey Choc! @5:05 you can press the down arrow (or direction on your analog stick) and press “A” to slide through blocks

[@TheBobmBoy]

6:40 Ninja has been in other kirby games, the first appearance of it (at least I think) was in super star

[@epicworldespanol8312]

1:Yo-Yo, so cool and fun to use 2:Tornado, powerful and overpowered 3:Mirror, cool design in general

[@mellowhi634]

I guess I’ll give my top 3 copy abilities. #3. Ninja: It is just a really cool ability, using the dash attack and the quad shock is just so much fun. #2. Cleaning: It’s a fun ability to use in Star Allies, sweeping up enemies with your broom and launching them. It also uses the Dreamland 3 Animal Friends in its move set, which is always a plus since I love Dreamland 3. #1. Mirror: It doesn’t appear a lot, there are only two (mainline) games that use it, but it is a lot of fun to reflect projectiles at enemies and splitting Kirby into two. I can’t entirely explain why it’s my favorite, but I just love it and I wish they used it in more games.

[@tristancampbell4941]

Kirby in SF6 would just be PAC-MAN in Street Fighter X Tekken. Get in the Mech, Kirby!

[@ThePokemonKage]

1:01 Fighter, Hammer and Sword, top 3 favourite copy abilities

[@lauraclubbs2634]

Not well known but, Galactica sword from Kirby and The Amazing Mirror. Sword copy ability, and Star Sword from this and Kirby's Return to Dreamland

[@lauraclubbs2634]

I like Swords if you couldn't tell.

[@hyperventalated]

I'm not sure about modern kirby, but I think in earlier entries there were actually some elemental weaknesses/interactions between abilities and bosses. I vividly remember wrecking the snow walrus boss in Super Star Ultra with a fire ability. Did a ton of damage.

[@Banana-zl5dq]

there were a lot of elemental weaknesses and interactions in star allies, it's rarer in the other modern games though

[@dockingwater1713]

I hear your wish for my Top 3 Abilities and I raise you my Top 5: 5. Wing: While abilities like Mech (which is definitely in my Top 10 now), Beetle, and Jet can increase air speed, they are far more vertical based, where Wing’s horizontal flight is unmatched outside Tornado, which is much more unwieldy. 4. Wheel: Another ability fully based off speed. While it needs the level to be built around it, when it is, it’s one of the most fun abilities in the series. 3. Smash: It’s rare, only appearing in 2 games not including the Dream Collection, which adds to its charm. Plus, it’s an incredible reference with a lot of Puzzle applications. Heck in Planet Robobot specifically, it has a Stone transformation that the normal Stone ability can’t get. 2. Spear: With its long range stabs, spamable projectiles, and absurd helicopter move, this is just fun to use. Bandana Dee makes this ability even more fun with the Elements in Star Allies and his unique burst option, Ground Thrust. 1. Sword: It’s iconic, the references to the Legendary Hero of Hyrule are fun, it has some fun free flowing attacks, and it’s been evolving ever since it’s debut in Kirby’s Adventure. And like with Bandee and Spear, Meta Knight has only further increased my love for this ability with his part Wing adding that ability’s high aerial speed and attacks as well as his own Galactic Counter and Shuttle Loop.

[@thomasverslycken2563]

Apparently the 1 mask based on that fish guy from dreamland 3 is the only mask with it's own ability from what i've heard of, it allows you to shoot those powered up bubbles when swimming without needing the water copy ability, also i don't remember if i already said this but this game has af far as i noticed only 1 or 2 normal bonkers' in the whole game, so normal hammer seems to even more rare

[@rockinggamerdude]

If you hold down to be with fighter Kirby, you can do a fire blast

[@djroscurro9859]

6:39 Ninja's actually one of the ogs

[@justadude450]

9:12 If it's an official Pro Controller, it definitely would work, and even some 3rd party ones have motion control support

[@nuke_raider]

Ive been a fan of fighter, spear and spark-cutter combo ever since I was in 2nd grade when I first got rtdl and played kirby 64 on my sisters n64.

[@jumptohyperspace]

Hammer, Ranger, and any ability that can grab and throw enemies (Backdrop, Beetle, Suplex, Throw).

[@theinkyoneiguess_]

5:02 Choctopus forgetting you can break those blocks by sliding and jumping :/

[@GoldPikmin]

You asked, you receive: Ninja is far from new. It first appeared in Kirby Super Star back in the 90s and has been in 11 games as of this one.

[@mr.meowie8052]

All inputs that require mashing the analog stick can also be done by shaking the controller. Official Pro Controllers have all of the features as Joy-Cons.

[@pew4738]

1. Sand. It is broken 2. Sword. Cool for combos and style 3. Shock. Good for casually going through levels and bosses with ease.

[@dumeggz7112]

7:34 I have seen 9 people fall for this one exact part, and I never understood why they didn't get the fact that the platform would FALL.

[@coopinatormusic6214]

If you want a harder boss rush, head back into Level 5-5. Fly above the first door, until you see the barred window. Walk in, and have fun.

[@lannobile7260]

21:07 Hey! A man of culture. Seriously though, Ed, Edd and Eddy had some of the best sound effects and design in a cartoon ever. I can still hear entire fight scenes in my head to this day and Eddy's sumo cry will for ever be iconic.

[@owencollins393]

1. Gun, 2. Mecha, 3. Hammer

[@diamonddestroyer4869]

If you plan on doing true arena I would suggest that you do all of magoland first. And get some practice with ninja or fighter.

[@Yoshigamingchannel]

Sand is really broken Guard makes you completely invulnerable to damage and it is much more versatile than leaf

[@Yipper64]

0:58 Animal, fighter, mech.

[@Veryfreshveryflourish24]

3 favorites 1. Fighter (esp in old games as the hit sound effects are crispy) 2. Dragon fire 3. Beetle

[@PvpPlays_]

7:33 It's funny how everyone always do that XD

[@SlimeyTimed]

Honestly Cleaning, Magic (Kirby Squeak Squad), and I have always been back and forth on a few abilities; Artist, archer, beetle, doctor, bell, ice, leaf, water and mirror.

[@Jellyw0bble]

0:58 posion, circus and ranger

[@louisroy4911]

Cutter, wheel and yoyo are the ones that pop into my head

[@Onion1284]

You can slide to get rid of the boxes at 5:20 by down and B

[@apexhivemind8948]

Broom Hatter has to be my favorite Kirby enemy or Kirby character in general Sand, feather, leaf, cleaning, Mech, rock and bomb gotta be my favorite abilities

[@UCDitto]

Fun fact, If you do the Hadoken Input with Fighter, you can get a fire Projectile

[@MiracleX19]

6:40 Ninja ability has been around since the start dude. It's on my top three abilities. The other two are Fighter and Staff.

[@kerb7686]

Literally every KZbinr I’ve seen play the third ice stage of white wafers, has killed themself by accident with the metal platform cutter puzzle 7:37

[@Hendog30_]

3. Spider 2. Beetle 1. Poison All three of these are by far the most fun I’ve had with kirby

[@octoink145]

My favorite kirby minigame has got to be checkerboard chase

[@thomb.9013]

fun fact ninja is op due to the down b invincibility being a lot, and the fact that quadroshock deals a LOT of damage(hold b for the sword, while near enemy, then wait for the Shockwave)

[@austinhicks5465]

“I believe I speak for everyone when I say Ninja is the best power up” My 2011 self agrees

[@FrostyTheNightmare]

0:59 3: Sword 2: Mecha 1: Archer

[@AlsoKnownAsTheOracle]

Top 3 abilities for me are Fighter, Water, Sand, and just kirby himself cause I love watching that little guy absolutely devour some enemies.

[@hauntedcheese7793]

1. Mecha 2. Hammer/spark 3. Sand

[@surgeco.channel8972]

Favorite abilities: 3rd place: Psychic 2nd place: Mirror 1st place: Sand Sand is my favorite ability because it was an in-joke between me and a friend for half a decade, and now it’s real.

[@notabot567]

Fun fact the ability roulette can be activated by either inhaling 2 different abilities or 3 of the same

[@acoolbird7212]

My top 3 abilities have to be from least to greatest: ufo, beetle, and poison. UFO is a rare but extremely fun ability in my opinion that is always a blast to use. Plus it probably has my favorite design of all the costumes for kirby. This ability alone helped me decide to get the kirby series amiibo for planet robobot. No hate to sword but beetle just feels like sword mixed with suplex which always leads to strong moves that combo into each other wonderfully. And poison is an ability that I feel doesn't get talked about enough but despite only being in one game it's such a unique ability that focus on damage over time and I always have a blast using it throughout the campaign and the arenas, shame it didn't have it's own robobot armor ability. So shout out to any poison enjoyers, y'all are real ones.

[@Slick1512]

7:01 The Kine mask gives you extra bubbles underwater.

[@manupm9161]

Choctopus actively skipping the ship parts to not let go the ninja ability is at the same both brave and really painful to watch...

[@diamondzilla7379]

Ship parts?

[@KingOnagaRyuKoopa]

21:07 I swear I heard this sound clip before in multiple cartoons and I can't even figure out what it is or where it came from.

[@mrcwillis6970]

Fighter and ninja are pretty cool

[@MILCSFM]

1:03 3. ice i like ice 2. spear spin 1. Fighter shoryuken

[@britishcatgirl76]

i would say my top 3 kirby abilities would be Morpho Knight Sword, Mecha and mirror

[@Ze_N00B]

my favorite copy abilities will always be cutter and spear. Spear because I love bandana Dee and because the visual of anything spinning a weapon and turning into a helicopter is breathtaking to me. And cutter because no ability to me has the same epic feel like the melee combo for the cutter.

[@FluffyBooster]

6:40 Ninja has been around for a while now, originally from super star I believe? It's also notably where Kirbys up throw from smash comes from.

[@mylesedgington4229]

Sword, Hammer, and Mecha are my personal favorite Kirby abilities.

[@b.o.t553]

kirby be like: if i can't have a race then no one can

[@castform7]

I actually did an ordered copy ability tier list not too long ago. I'd love to go over where each ability placed but there's like 70 of them and I'm not sure if people care that much so I'll just do the top five: 5. Hammer 4. Poison 3. Yo-yo 2. Fighter 1. Sword

[@theoneandonly9775]

Realy liked the ice boss as a kid. He had the face stripes like naruto, stretchy arms like luffy and goes super saiyan and kamehameha like goku. He is a walking anime reference

[@KirbyKid21]

1: NINJA 2: YOYO 3: SWORD Also the ninja ability originated in super star, but they updated it in return to dreamland

[@lucianopinheirodacruz753]

Number 3:Beam,its great,its versatile and its got memes Number 2:leaf,i like leaves,also jokes number 1:mech,solely because its a robot

[@BryanPlush]

9:37 Bruh 💀

[@Van-dq4sw]

I'm a bit newer to Kirby, but Stone, Spark, and honestly my third would be just. Yarn Kirby from Kirby's Epic Yarn. Specifically the part where you can turn into a car.

[@nightynitro]

“Ninja is the best” Yoyo: Am I a joke to you

[@Americanbadashh]

UFO, Brawler/Grappler, Sword ... I also haven't played a new Kirby in like 10 years so I'm sure there's cool new ones I've missed

[@kitestar]

For me, smash (the move set is identical to that of his appearance in melee), grapple (also known as throw), and hammer. honorable mention to rock for the references and sleep for the one time you can use it for combat in battle Royale

[@dawsons.25]

You can slide or puff air to break the rocky blocks that kept getting you stuck

[@Numbo1]

One thing it took me a while to find out was that if you eat 3 enemies with abilities at once, it starts a roulette so you can try and get a random power. I think thats the randomiser you were talking about. It's 3 in this game instead of 2 like previous ones.

[@Life4Nintendo]

Answering Choc's question: Ninja's been around since Super Star

[@epicface045]

Alright for the favorite abilities, I have to say wing, I don’t know why but I’ve always liked it, jet, since it got the glow up from robobot, and it was fun to use in superstar ultra. And finally cutter

[@thomasverslycken2563]

Somewhere above the normal door in the boss rush stage is a secret second boss rush

[@DrifterVibes]

Favorite abilities are Hypernova, Spear and Parasol. And before you say it, Hypernova is TECHNICALLY an ability. Just an incredibly overpowered one.

[@EvanLandry]

You can call me simple but my three favourites copy abilities are fighter, cutter and sword. They are just very fun to use and they don’t slow you down

[@AgentPaperx2]

I'm happy to hear that you know your cheesesteak lore!!! There is a special place to get the ultimate cheesesteak and I do hope you find it in Philadelphia one day!!!

[@smugsneasel]

I think my favourite Kirby abilities are Whip, Poison and Yo-Yo. Unusual ones probably, but I still love em.

[@xeno6773]

Born in a world of strife! Against the odds! We choose to fight! BLOSSOM STORM

[@Guglyroach]

15:34 heaven and hell do exist in Kirby (or at least the manga)