Parasol

"Block falling objects. Fill your parasol with wind, and go for a stroll through the sky. The best comes last! That's right: Circus Throw!"

General Information
Parasol (Sombrilla in Spain) is a copy ability that has appeared in numerous Kirby games, first seen in Kirby's Adventure. Parasol is a deceptively simple, harmless looking ability, that allows Kirby to use a red and white striped, star-tipped parasol as a weapon, slow his fall from high places, and protect his head from most attacks. Parasol is one of the few abilities to never have Kirby wearing a hat, other than many of the final abilities like Star Rod.

It is one of the few abilities that may be used in water. Its handle comes in four color variations: pink, blue, white, and green.

In some artworks the tips of the parasol have dots. The shape of the parasol tips are like triangles. The parasol that Kirby uses now has a star on top, whilst in earlier games it didn't have the star. The parasol`s pattern has always been red and white, except in Kirby's Dream Course, where it is green and white.

Move Set
Note: In certain games like Kirby's Dream Land 3, Kirby may not be holding the Parasol over his head when he enters a new room and will therefore be unable to use the Drift and Shield abilities until Kirby attacks with it, then he will hold it over his head.

Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Parasol Kirby in the anime is most like the version from Kirby Super Star, with several of the same attacks- namely Parasol Swing and Parasol Shield, in addition to Parasol Grab and Throw, which he uses on Dedede. In the transformation sequence, Kirby lands atop his parasol. It spins, making Kirby dizzy, and he gets off. Kirby takes the Parasol floating down.

In Cappy New Year, the ability's first appearance, Kirby did not use it in battle, but instead only to slow his fall from high up in the air.

The ability later appeared in episode 25, Escargoon Rules, where Kirby inhaled a Drifter and used the ability to foil Dedede's scheme.

The ability's last appearance was D'Preciation Day, where Kirby uses this ability to destroy Chuckie's neck.

Trivia

 * This is the only ability in the anime that never used its transformation sequence the first time it was used. It is also the first ability that Kirby uses that did not show a transformation sequence.
 * Paint Roller draws the Parasol (without Kirby holding it) in the Paint Panic subgame.
 * In Kirby Super Star and its remake's ability icons, the handle's color variation is yellow. In the Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land ability icon, the stroke and the handle are both wooden.
 * Oddly enough, the Parasol ability gains the trait of cooling down lava like Water or Ice in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. This is because the parasol shoots out tiny drops of water when Kirby uses the Parasol Swing attack.
 * This may be referencing the Animal Crossing games, because in those games if you twirl your parasol small drops of water will shoot out.

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Schirm-Fähigkeit パラソル