Needle

"Spike anything! Ride rainbows!"

Needle is one of Kirby's Copy abilities.

It is a defensive ability, much like Spark or Freeze. With it, Kirby covers his body in many retractable spines. The ability impales any enemy that draws near, so in most cases Kirby can only be harmed by projectiles. In Kirby: Canvas Curse, Needle Kirby's body is not only spiky enough to heavily damage enemies, but can also grip tightly to walls and other such surfaces.

With this ability, Kirby is sometimes portrayed with a pinkish-red helmet covered in spikes and occasionally with yellow skin as well. His spikes are either pink or a bright metallic gold.

In the [anime]
Needle undergoes its greatest change in this version. It retains the look from Nightmare in Dream Land, with the helmet and yellow skin, and orange feet, but Kirby no longer turns into one giant spike ball (Spinning like one giant spike ball in the episode Flower Power). Instead, Needle is changed into a long-distance ability.

Kirby can launch the needles off the top of the helmet like tiny missiles, which he can then control. The needles 'grow back', but not always, leaving him defenseless at times. In the transformation sequence, a flash of red lightning forms his helmet and changes his skin color. Needles appear from the helmet, which shrink to their usual size seen in the games.

Transformation Sequence
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Other Quotes
"Hands off! Here: pointy spikes! There: pokey spikes!"

"Lots of needles, just like a porcupine's, come out of Kirby! It's a great defense!"

Trivia

 * Needle Kirby appears as a Trophy & Sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The sticker uses his design from Kirby 64.
 * In some games Kirby looks different than the anime version.

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