Sword

"You wield the king of blades! At full health, you shoot beams! Show your sword mastery!"

General Information
Sword is one of Kirby's Copy abilities, first seen in Kirby's Adventure. Perhaps one of his most iconic powers, Sword Kirby wears a long green hat similar to that of Link from the Legend of Zelda series and a sword not unlike Link's trademark Master Sword. Beyond its design, the Sword ability is often praised for being easily accessed, as Kirby can get it from a wide array of enemies in each game. Notable sword-yielding enemies include Sword Knight, Blade Knight, and Heavy Knight. Usually Meta Knight offers Kirby a sword before the boss battle and won't fight him unless it is taken.

In most games, Sword Kirby is limited to a basic horizontal swipe. However, in games when a larger moveset is provided, Sword Kirby is capable of more advanced swordplay, sometimes including Final Cutter, one of Cutter's primary attacks.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, the Sword ability can be mixed into Ice Sword, Fire Sword, or Thunder Sword with the correct ability. However, this can only be done if Kirby finds the necessary Ability Scroll.

It is also one of the few abilities that may be used in the water, along with Parasol and Hammer.

Kirby: Right Back At Ya!
Along with Fighter, this is perhaps one of Kirby's most powerful melee abilities. It uses the same green hat, but the color of the blade itself is yellow-gold instead of silver or blue.

The ability retains several of its previous attacks, such as Spinning Sword, but also adds the powerful Sword Beam. Taught to him by Meta Knight, it is an attack that uses the limits of one's power in a huge blade of energy. (If Kirby can clear his mind first.) It cannot be blocked except for when Kracko used one his powerful lightning bolts to block it. Sword Kirby can also cause his sword to expand in size, but he only does that in one episode. It's also possible for the sword to be broken.

Similar to Sword is the Galaxia ability, which works the same way only much more powerful. (Another difference is how the regular Sword Beam is white, but the Galaxia Sword Beam is green-yellow.)

In the transformation sequence, Kirby spins and forms his hat. The tip of the hat falls on his face. He straightens the hat and takes out his sword.

Appearances
Sword, along with Tornado and Ice, are the fourth most commonly seen Copy Abilities in the Anime, with five appearances each. If Galaxia appearances are also counted, it would have seven appearances, making it the second most common ability in the anime. (for the purposes of this list, Sword and Galaxia are considered separate abilities)


 * Kirby's Duel Role (First Use)
 * Dark and Stormy Knight
 * A Princess in Dis-Dress
 * Crusade for the Blade
 * Teacher's Threat

Super Smash Bros. Series
Sword Kirby appears as a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The hats Kirby gets when copying Link, Young Link, and Toon Link look just like Sword Kirby's hat (but Kirby gets either a Boomerang or a Bow & Arrow, and not a Sword.), though this is to be expected since Sword's hat is a reference to Link in the first place. Sword's version of Final Cutter is taken from these games.

Other Quotes
"You wield the king of blades! At full health, you shoot beams! Show your sword mastery!"

"CUT"

"I can't lose with this sword! If they zig, I cut 'em! (If they zag, I cut 'em, too!)"

"The King of weapons! Fire beams from the tip of your sword. Become a master by practicing multi-sword attacks."

"Use the sword to defeat enemies! If you attack in midair, Kirby will spin and slash!"

Trivia

 * Kirby's hat and the sword are direct references to Link, the main protagonist in the Legend of Zelda series, but he gets the boomerang when he copies Link in Super Smash Bros., and the Bow and Arrow when he copies him in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, since Kirby copies whatever his opponent's standard special is in that series.
 * Kirby can only shoot sword beams when he has full health. This is also a direct reference to Legend of Zelda series, as in the first three games Link was able to shoot beams from his sword at full health.
 * Strangely, in the anime, Kirby gets the Sword ability from Bugzzy, who only gives Backdrop or Suplex in the games, and from Kracko's lightning bolts, even though Kracko's lightning bolts cannot be inhaled and are not associated with Sword in any way. This can be explained for Bugzzy, because Kirby inhaled his sword (not Bugzzy himself), but it can't be explained for Kracko.
 * When using the elemental sword abilities (Fire Sword, Ice Sword and Thunder Sword) in Kirby: Squeak Squad, the small ball tip and the yellow edge of Kirby's hat change colors to match the element.
 * Sword Kirby and Blade Knight cannot normally use the upwards thrust. Meta Knight and Sword Knight can use the thrust, though they cannot be used in all but 1 or 2 subgames in Super Star Ultra, respectively.
 * In the (possible) game Kirby Wii (2011) Kirby can by some means perform a move where the sword he is wielding grows immensely in size and attacks with a powerful slash capable of defeating multiple enemies.
 * During the transformation sequence, Kirby yells simmilar to Young Link From Ocarina of Time