Yo-Yo

"This isn't just any yo-yo! Swing up and down, or break spin! Try 'em all to look cool!"

- Yo-yo's Flavor Text

General Information
The Yo-yo is a Copy Ability that Kirby can obtain in Kirby Super Star and its remake. Kirby must inhale and swallow Gim to obtain it. When Kirby becomes a Yo-Yo trick-master he wears a backwards light blue cap (differentiating from the Wheel ability's red cap) and wields a typical red and white Yo-Yo as his weapon.

Move Set
Kirby combines break dance moves with Yo-yo tricks as means of attack. His basic attack involves throwing his Yo-yo as a projectile. He can also grab his enemies with his Yo-yo, as well as preforming a spin jump with the help of his Yo-yo. The Break Spin, which is the only break dancing move Kirby has ever used, was later used as his new dash attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, replacing his Burning inspired attack.

Other Quotes
"Use the awesome Yo-Yo to defeat your enemies in style!"

- Yo-yo's Flavor Text

Trivia

 * The Yo-Yo, the ability cap, and the background of the ability picture are all direct references to Earthbound. The background depicts Earthbound's menu screen, and the Yo-Yo and ability cap come from Ness, who wears a remarkably similar cap and often uses a yo-yo as a weapon. This can be seen as HAL referencing one of its own games because Earthbound is a series that was also made by HAL.
 * Cementing the similarities between Yo-Yo Kirby and Ness, when Kirby inhales Ness in the Super Smash Bros. games, he wears Ness's sideways hat backwards, as if it was the Yo-Yo hat. Also, both characters are voiced by Makiko Ohmoto.
 * The Break Spin is Kirby's Dash attack in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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