Tornado

"Spin spin spin spin spin Spinspinspinspin Spinspinspin AAAAAUGGHH!"

- Tornado's Flavour Text

Tornado is one of Kirby's Copy abilities. It is a destructive ability that first appeared in Kirby's Adventure and appeared in many games following, each sporting the same technique.

This technique is the peculiar ability to become a small cyclone at will. As a cyclone, Kirby is impervious to all attacks and instantly damages enemies upon coming in contact with them. The downside is however, the cyclone is nearly impossible to control and the transformation fades within a couple of seconds. So although it's really fast and ideal for defeating enemies, it really isn't the choicest ability for navigating.

In Kirby Air Ride, Tornado reappears with a completely new function. Here Tornado could be used as an extension of the regular spin attack. In Kirby Squeak Squad, Tornado can also take on the elements that it passes through with the use of a Copy Scroll.

In the Anime
Tornado is one of Kirby's most powerful abilities on the animated show, being a master of one of nature's most destructive forces. If he eats things that spin, such as propellers, Kirby will acquire this ability. With the spinning tornado hat, he can fly through the air easily. In the transformation sequence, wind surrounds Kirby as he does an aerial flip. A tornado appears on his head and his visor forms onto him.

His main attack is spinning rapidly to form a massive pinkish cyclone that reaches all the way to the clouds. He can also spit smaller twisters from his mouth, or he can cause a medium sized tornado to manifest from the top of his hat, to pick up enemies and send them flying.

If he's in water, naturally the tornado becomes a water spout, which is useful in putting out fires.

Tornado is one of the few Copy abilities used in the Anime that had a "utilitarian" use (i.e. did not use it to fight a Demon Beast). This was in the Episode Mabel Turns the Tables.

Transformation Sequence
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In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Meta Knight's standard special move, the Mach Tornado, has similar properties to this ability, as it's a standard special move, Kirby will be able to use it if he swallows Meta Knight. Tornado also appears as a Trophy. Also regardless of which power Kirby has copied, if a downward aerial is done, a somewhat similar attack to tornado will be unleashed, with Kirby spinning and attacking multiple times.

Other Quotes
"Kirby can now spin and bump away his foes! Hold the B Button to spin into the air!"

Trivia

 * Along with Sword and Ice, Tornado is the 4th most commonly used Copy Ability in the Anime, with 5 appearances.
 * Tornado is the only ability that is not mentioned in the tutorial of Air Ride.