Cutter

"Cut through ropes with the blade of a well-aimed boomerang. Aim up or down, or charge up for a Hyper Boomerang!"

General Information
Cutter is One of Kirby's Copy abilities, debuting in Kirby's Adventure. It is commonly regarded as the main projectile-based ability in the series.

Cutter Kirby gains the ability to utilize a curved blade. When thrown, it will always return to him in the fashion of a boomerang. If Kirby jumps over the cutter on its return, it will go beyond him and go off-screen (and also cleave any enemies that happen to be behind him). In later games, the Cutter's blade has become more controllable since Kirby can guide the blade either upwards or downwards.

The Cutter hat somewhat resembles a duck - it's a yellow hat with a bill that's either yellow or white, and two black eyes that look like Kirby's own. Two tiny white wings are on the side, and Kirby keeps the cutter blade attached to the top of the hat when not in use. However, in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the "blade" Kirby uses is actually his own face, which peels off his body and travels forward.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Cutter Kirby can charge and throw a large cutter.

Super Smash Bros. Series


Kirby uses the Final Cutter as his Up Special in all three Super Smash Bros.. Instead of being used as a combo, it's all one manuver, Kirby brandishes a Cutter, jumps up, then comes back down, creating a Cutter Beam on landing. This version of the attack is sometimes used by Sword.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Cutter Kirby in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! uses the same duck hat as the later games, and appears whenever Kirby manages to inhale things like blades and saws (anything that's sharp except for an actual sword, it seems.) It is revealed here that the Cutter that Kirby uses is stored on the hat when it isn't in use. In the transformation sequence, Kirby's hat spins on his head and the boomerang flies around until it hits his hat.This version of Cutter is based on the KSS version, but with new attacks. Cutter Boomerang is the primary attack, but Kirby often uses Final Cutter to finish off enemies.

Other Quotes
"Throw a boomerang all over! Slash! Jab! Strike! You can even cut ropes!"

"Remote Cutter BOOMERANG!"

"Throw the Cutter farther by holding B. Aim up or down with the +Control Pad."

"The Cutter Boomerang is coming right back at ya!"

"The Cutter can cut anything in it's path. Use it to cut down enemies, as well as ropes that get in your way."

"Kirby can throw a series of cutters that return like boomerangs!"

Trivia

 * The flavor text in Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, as well as the ability icon, is a reference to the anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
 * In most games, Kirby can fire rapid cutters, but in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, he can only fire one at a time with Cutter or Double Cutter because Kirby uses his face as a cutter. Though humorous, it leaves Kirby vulnerable; using this ability also leaves Kirby unable to fly as he usually does, he can only jump.
 * Kirby could use a similar move to the Cutter ability after inhaling Link in the original Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64. In later Smash games, Link used a bow and arrow as his neutral B.
 * The bill of Cutter Kirby's hat in the games is white, but it is yellow in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

Other Ability Icons
Bumerang-Fähigkeit カッター