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“	This is Donkey Kong Country-esque barrel ridin'.”
	— Kit Ellis • Kirby Star Allies New Levels & Boss Fight Co-op Gameplay - Nintendo Minute

Cannons are objects that appear in various Kirby games. Kirby can jump into them and be shot out to another location. Not to be confused with enemies such as Shotzo, these cannons are part of the environment and resemble big-bored medieval cannons, so large, in fact, that they vaguely resembles a cauldron.

Most cannons require the associated fuse to be lit by Kirby himself, before racing the spark running along the fuse to the cannon, jumping into it, and being blasted off to a side screen or secret area on the stage. Any Copy Ability with the Sizzle element will do the trick lighting the fuse - Laser, Master, and Triple Star work as well.

In Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, the A.I. driving the Helpers or the second player controlling them can light the fuses for Kirby instead. Some of the fuses in these two titles, instead of ending blindly, are attached to an Ignition Switch, when destroyed or depressed in any method, lights the fuse.

Another common variant are the Floating Cannon, which do not require lighting fuses to be fired. These generally come in two colors: green and yellow. Yellow ones fire automatically while green ones require the player's input to fire. Some of these cannons rotate, and work like Zebon from the previous games. Some of the cannons in Kirby: Triple Deluxe turn or slide horizontally when the player tilts his/her Nintendo 3DS system.

The Super Cannon is a variant that appears in Kirby: Canvas Curse. They appear like the other mentioned cannons, but have a purple button on them; touching this with the stylus will launch Kirby alike to the other cannons.

KCC Tiny Cannon — A tiny cannon in *Kirby: Canvas Curse*

A tiny cannon is a smaller, less powerful variant of the usual cannon. When Kirby touches one, he immediately launches out of it. He loses momentum quickly and cannot break Metal Blocks when firing from the cannon. Tiny cannons appear in Kirby: Canvas Curse and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.

Abilities Kirby can use to light fuses

Fire
Burning
Crash (cannot light the fuse in The Great Cave Offensive cannon underwater, located in the Old Tower.)
Laser (Lights fuses in all appearances. Also, angled laser beams can light underwater fuses in Kirby's Adventure)
Jet
UFO (Laser attack)
Bomb (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad only)
Hammer (Kirby Super Star / Super Star Ultra, Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby: Planet Robobot - Hammer Flip)
Ninja (Kirby: Squeak Squad - Pyrotechnics)
Fire Sword
Thunder Bomb
Ice Bomb
Master
Triple Star
Circus (Fire-Hoop Jump and Flame Baton)

In the Super Smash Bros. series

Cannons appear in The Great Cave Offensive, a stage that appears in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Cannons act the same way as they do in Kirby Super Star and its remake, rotating in eight directions when a player jumps inside one. As with all cannons in the Smash Bros. series, being fired from a cannon deals damage to other fighters.

Related Quotes

“	Light the fuse of a cannon with fire or another ability, then climb inside and get ready to blast off.”
	— Using Gimmicks • Kirby: Squeak Squad Instruction Booklet

“	Don't worry about Kirby when he's shot out of a cannon. He has to do it in order to break blocks or hit a wall, and he's perfectly fine afterward. But for the rest of you, no crawling into cannons, OK?”
	— Figurine description • Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Icons

Although not a Copy Ability, Kirby's Copy Ability icon usually changes to a cannon icon when he is inside of one, much like when he is riding a mine cart. In Kirby's Adventure, the cannon's icon is used accordingly, but only in the French and the European versions.^[1] This was fixed in the 3D Classics version, though it still shows up in the Mix roulette in all regions.

Artwork

Gallery

Sprites and Models

References

↑ The Cutting Room Floor

[1] The Cutting Room Floor

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+|image			=[[File:Cannon.png]]
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+|properties=Launches player, destroys [[Metal Block]]s and [[Durable Block]]s.
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+{{quote|This is [[w:c:donkeykong:Donkey Kong Country|Donkey Kong Country]]-esque barrel ridin'.|Kit Ellis|[[Kirby Star Allies]] New Levels & Boss Fight Co-op Gameplay - Nintendo Minute}}
+'''Cannons''' are objects that appear in various [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'' games]]. Kirby can jump into them and be shot out to another location. Not to be confused with enemies such as [[Shotzo]], these cannons are part of the [[environment]] and resemble big-bored medieval cannons, so large, in fact, that they vaguely resembles a cauldron.
-A '''Cannon''' in [[Kirby games]] refers to a large-board medieval cannon, so large, in fact, that it vaguely resembles a cauldron. The first forms of the cannon require the associated fuse to be lit by [[Kirby]] himself, before racing the spark running along the fuse to the cannon, jumping into it, and being blasted off to a side screen or secret area on the stage. Any [[Copy ability]] with the [[Fire]] element will do the trick lighting the fuse - [[Laser]], [[Master]], and [[Triple Star]] work as well. Cannons are not considered to be [[items]]; they are part of the [[environment]].
+Most cannons require the associated fuse to be lit by [[Kirby]] himself, before racing the spark running along the fuse to the cannon, jumping into it, and being blasted off to a side screen or secret area on the stage. Any [[Copy Ability]] with the [[Sizzle]] element will do the trick lighting the fuse - [[Laser]], [[Master]], and [[Triple Star]] work as well.
-In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', the A.I. driving the [[Helper]]s or the second player controlling them can light the fuses for Kirby instead. Some of the fuses in these two titles, instead of ending blindly, have an attached detonator which, when destroyed or depressed in any method, lights the fuse.
+In ''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' and ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'', the A.I. driving the [[Helper]]s or the second player controlling them can light the fuses for Kirby instead. Some of the fuses in these two titles, instead of ending blindly, are attached to an Ignition Switch, when destroyed or depressed in any method, lights the fuse.
-Another common variant is the floating type, which does not require lighting fuses to be fired. These generally come in two colors: green and yellow. Yellow ones fire automatically while green ones require the player's input to fire. Some of these cannons rotate, and work like [[Zebon]] from the previous games. Some of the cannons in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' turn or slide horizontally when the player tilts his/her Nintendo 3DS system.
+Another common variant are the '''Floating Cannon''', which do not require lighting fuses to be fired. These generally come in two colors: green and yellow. Yellow ones fire automatically while green ones require the player's input to fire. Some of these cannons rotate, and work like [[Zebon]] from the previous games. Some of the cannons in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' turn or slide horizontally when the player tilts his/her Nintendo 3DS system.
+The '''Super Cannon''' is a variant that appears in ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''. They appear like the other mentioned cannons, but have a purple button on them; touching this with the stylus will launch Kirby alike to the other cannons.
-[[File:KCC Tiny Cannon 2.jpg|thumb|right]]
+[[File:KCC_Tiny_Cannon.png|thumb|A tiny cannon in ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'']]
-'''Tiny Cannon''' refers to a little medieval cannon in format of bowl with a wheel connecting in the base, that acts like the normal Cannon, but shoots in low distance and don't need wick to work. In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'' and ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]'' they appears commonly and just in stages that you need to go up or just used like a trap in certain stages of Kirby and the Rainbow Curse.
+A '''tiny cannon''' is a smaller, less powerful variant of the usual cannon. When Kirby touches one, he immediately launches out of it. He loses momentum quickly and cannot break [[Metal Block]]s when firing from the cannon. Tiny cannons appear in ''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' and ''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''.
-==Games==
-*''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'' / ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''
-*''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]''
-*''[[Kirby Super Star]]'' / ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
-*''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
-*''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]''
-*''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
-*''[[Kirby's Epic Yarn]]''
-*''[[Kirby Mass Attack]]''
-*''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
-*''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
-*''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
 ==Abilities Kirby can use to light fuses==
 *[[Fire]]
 *[[Burning]]
-*[[Crash]] (cannot light the fuse in [[Great Cave Offensive]] cannon underwater, located in the [[Old Tower]].)
+*[[Crash]] (cannot light the fuse in [[The Great Cave Offensive]] cannon underwater, located in the [[Old Tower]].)
 *[[Laser]] (Lights fuses in all appearances. Also, angled laser beams can light underwater fuses in ''Kirby's Adventure'')
 *[[Jet]]
 *[[UFO]] (Laser attack)
 *[[Bomb]] (''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'' and ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' only)
-*[[Hammer]]- (''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Super Star Ultra'', ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'', ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', and ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' - Hammer Flip)
+*[[Hammer]] (''Kirby Super Star'' / ''Super Star Ultra'', ''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror'', ''Kirby: Squeak Squad'', ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'', ''Kirby: Planet Robobot'' - Hammer Flip)
-*[[Ninja]] (''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' - Fire Jutsu)
+*[[Ninja]] (''Kirby: Squeak Squad'' - Pyrotechnics)
 *[[Fire Sword]]
 *[[Thunder Bomb]]
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 *[[Triple Star]]
 *[[Circus]] (Fire-Hoop Jump and Flame Baton)
+==In the [[Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]==
+Cannons appear in The Great Cave Offensive, a stage that appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''. Cannons act the same way as they do in ''Kirby Super Star'' and its remake, rotating in eight directions when a player jumps inside one. As with all cannons in the ''Smash Bros.'' series, being fired from a cannon deals damage to other fighters.
+==Related Quotes==
+{{Quote|Light the fuse of a cannon with [[fire]] or another [[Copy Ability|ability]], then climb inside and get ready to blast off.|Using Gimmicks|[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]] Instruction Booklet}}
+{{quote|Don't worry about Kirby when he's shot out of a cannon. He has to do it in order to break blocks or hit a wall, and he's perfectly fine afterward. But for the rest of you, no crawling into cannons, OK?|[[Figurine]] description|[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]}}
 ==Icons==
-Although not a [[copy ability]], Kirby's Copy Ability icon usually changes to a cannon icon when he is inside of one, similar to when he is riding a [[mine cart]]. In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', the cannon's icon is used accordingly, but only in the French version.<ref>http://tcrf.net/Kirby's_Adventure#Bank_47</ref> This was also fixed in the 3D Classics version, though it still shows up in the [[Mix]] roulette in all regions.
+Although not a Copy Ability, Kirby's Copy Ability icon usually changes to a cannon icon when he is inside of one, much like when he is riding a [[mine cart]]. In ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', the cannon's icon is used accordingly, but only in the French and the European versions.<ref>[http://tcrf.net/Kirby's_Adventure#Cannon_Icon The Cutting Room Floor]</ref> This was fixed in the 3D Classics version, though it still shows up in the [[Mix]] roulette in all regions.
 <gallery captionalign="center">
 Adv Cannon.GIF|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 KSS Cannon icon.gif|''[[Kirby Super Star]]''
+Cannon icon.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 </gallery>
 ==Artwork==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
-Cannon.png|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
+KaTM Cannon artwork.png|''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''
+KatAM_Cannon_artwork.png|''Kirby & The Amazing Mirror''
 KSqSq Cannon.PNG|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
+K25_Cannon_artwork.png|''Kirby 25th Anniversary'' website artwork
 </gallery>
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 KCC Tiny Cannon.jpg|''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' (Tiny Cannon)
 Cannon KSqSq.PNG|''[[Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''
+ME0000881880 2.jpg|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 KRtDL Cannon.PNG|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
 KRtDL Cannon HD.PNG|''Kirby's Return to Dream Land''
-KTD Cannon.jpeg|''[[Kirby Triple Deluxe]]''
+KTD Cannon.jpeg|''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''
 KTD Cannon Kracko.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
 KTD Cannons with wings.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
 KTD Cannons.png|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''
-SSBU Cannon.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
+Kirby in Cannon Key.jpeg|''Kirby: Triple Deluxe'' ([[Keychain]])
+SSBU_Cannon.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]''
 KatRC_Cannon.jpg|''[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]''
+KatRC_Tiny_Cannon.jpg|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' (Tiny Cannon)
+KatRC Kirby in the Cannon figurine.jpg|''Kirby and the Rainbow Curse'' ([[Figurine]])
+KPR_Cannon_(Gyro).jpg|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]''
+KSA_Cannon.jpg|''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''
+KSA_Cannon_2.jpg|''Kirby Star Allies''
+D031pSNUYAAYWb8.jpg|''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
 </gallery>
-==Sprites==
+==Sprites and Models==
-<gallery captionalign="left">
+<gallery>
 KA Cannon sprite.png|''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''
 KTB Cannon sprite 2.png|''[[Kirby's Toy Box]]''
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 KSSU Cannon sprite 2.png|''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]''
 KSSU Cannon sprite.png|''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' (Dyna Blade)
+Cannon DAuJLJbVYAER17h.png|''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land]]''
+Cannon DFj9xAGUIAA3RMs.png|''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' ([[Goal Game]])
 </gallery>
 ==References==
 <references />
+[[it:Cannone]]
+[[es:Cañón]]
 [[Category:Environment]]
 [[Category:Gyroscope Objects]]
+[[Category:Super Smash Bros.]]