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Kirby Question This article is about the cannon item introduced in Kirby Air Ride. It is not to be confused with Cracker or Crack-Tweet; for other uses of the term "Cannon", see Cannon (disambiguation).

This item fires while you're holding it! Use it to blast enemies and blocks.
— Crackler • Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

The Crackler (also called Fireworks[1]) is an item debuting in Kirby Air Ride.

When held, it fires arcing shots automatically to a fixed distance ahead of the carrier for as long as it lasts. If the carrier crouches, the shots won't be fired as far. The Crackler turns dark red and the star on it begins to flash once it has come to close to firing its set amount of shots. Once it has exhausted its ammunition, the character can throw it away, and it will explode on impact with anything.

Physical Appearance[]

It is an orange-colored device with a large, cylindrical body and a flared opening where the shots are fired from. The star decoration on the body is yellow in Kirby Air Ride, and changes color in Kirby's Return to Dream Land depending on the state of the Crackler; blue when new and red when expired.

Games[]

Kirby Air Ride[]

Cannon

Fireworks Patch

The Fireworks is available in City Trial mode and in the Destruction Derby arenas as a randomly spawning power-up. It can only be picked up while on an Air Ride Machine.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land[]

The Crackler has the ability to destroy Metal Blocks. Characters holding it cannot float or fly, and will drop it if they are injured. It has its own segment as part of the Item Challenge.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and Kirby Fighters 2[]

The Crackler reappears in Kirby: Triple Deluxe in the Kirby Fighters sub-game, as well as its sequel titles. An item called the 3D Helmet Cannon appears in the main game of Kirby: Triple Deluxe functions similarly to the Crackler which fires cannonballs into the background (or foreground) instead of forward.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[]

KRtDLD Crackler icon

The Crackler retains all of its same functions in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, however there also exists a blue variant as a souvenir item. This blue variant functions the same as a regular Crackler but it only lasts roughly half as long.

Related Quotes[]

Use the Crackler to blast enemies out of the sky, one after the other.
— Official European Kirby's Return to Dream Land website
Hold it in your hand to shoot cannonballs from the Crackler for a little while!
— Tip • Kirby Fighters 2

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References[]

  1. Kirby Air Ride Checklist reference to the item
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