Friend Heart

Kirby Star Allies artwork
Friend Heart
In Games
Properties	Allows Kirby to make Friends; allows Friends to change into a different Friend.

“	To make friends with an enemy that has an ability, press X to throw a heart at it.”
	— Loading screen • Kirby Star Allies

A Friend Heart is an item in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby Star Allies.

General Information

A Friend Heart allows Kirby to make Friends, and serves as one of the main mechanics of the game. Kirby obtains it in the first stage of the game, Green Gardens, as part of an interactive cutscene that explains the use of Friend Hearts; in this cutscene, Kirby turns an enemy Poppy Bros. Jr. into a Friend by tossing a Friend Heart at him. From then on, Kirby always has access to Friend Hearts, and can use one by pressing the X button. Kirby throws a heart by releasing the button, but can aim the throw before releasing the button, similarly to the aiming system of the Bomb ability; additionally, if Kirby is close enough, he will throw a heart directly at the enemy without needing to aim. If a heart touches an enemy that can be befriended (indicated by a small heart symbol above the enemy when Kirby is holding a Friend Heart), that enemy will become a Friend, of which Kirby can have a maximum of three at any time. If Kirby uses a Friend Heart to create a Friend despite already having three Friends in tow, one of the three Friends can be replaced with the new Friend, or the action can be cancelled altogether, resulting in the enemy transforming into an ability item. Kirby can also throw Friend Hearts at Copy Essences, Ability Stars, and ability items to turn them into Friends.

Physical Appearance

A Friend Heart appears as a floating pink heart. Friends throw Friend Hearts that have colors corresponding to their player number: Player 2 throws yellow hearts, Player 3 throws blue hearts, and Player 4 throws green hearts.

Trivia

• A Friend Heart cannot hurt any enemy or boss in the game except for Void Termina's exposed core (and that of his soul form, Void Soul).
  • This may be because Void Termina was made out of complete absence of care and dark matter, meaning that he has no heart and love for anything nor himself.

Gallery

Kirby learns to use Friend Hearts in Green Gardens.

Kirby throws a Friend Heart at a Cleaning Ability Star to create a Broom Hatter friend.