Ninja

"Hide in shadows and darkness. Use ninja skills on your mission. You're a ninja! A NINJA! Cool..."

- Ninja's Flavor Text

Ninja is a copy ability found in Kirby Super Star and Kirby: Squeak Squad. The Ninja copy ability is best known for being one of the fastest abilities, meaning it is able to deal steady damage in a short amount of time. In order to do sufficient damage though, Kirby must execute many attacks at a time. This is because Ninja is predominantly projectile-based. Because these projectiles are weak on their own, Kirby must remain at a safe distance and throw tons of them at the enemy. This is where Ninja Kirby's quick reflexes come in handy. This ability also allows to cling to walls and jump-climb them.

In Squeak Squad, Ninja was given more properties based off the stereotypical Ninjas rather than the traditional kind demonstrated in Super Star. These properties entail walking on water and harnessing "jutsu" (simply Japanese for method or trick).

The Ninja hat has the same design as the Stone hat, only with different colors.

In the Anime
Ninja appears in Kirby: Right Back at Ya! in episode 22 Ninja Binge, which is its only appearance. In the anime, Kirby shows moves that can't be used in games. 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.

Transformation Sequence
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Other Quotes
"忍"

- Ninja's Flavor Text

"Copy the famous Japanese Ninja to hide in shadows and vanish into the darkness!"

- Ninja's Flavor Text

Other Ability Icons
Ninja-Fähigkeit