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+ | '''Gim''' is a robotic [[enemy]] in the ''[[Kirby (series)|Kirby]]'' series, debuting in ''[[Kirby Super Star]].'' He yeilds the [[Yo-Yo]]<span> </span>[[Copy Ability|ability]] when [[inhale]]d. |
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*In ''Kirby Super Star'', Gim has an unused enemy palette featuring a red hat with a yellow brim, a red eye, a brighter metal body, and light-purple feet. This was later used in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' as its Helper to Hero coloration, but with the dark-red feet instead being light-purple. |
*In ''Kirby Super Star'', Gim has an unused enemy palette featuring a red hat with a yellow brim, a red eye, a brighter metal body, and light-purple feet. This was later used in ''Kirby Super Star Ultra'' as its Helper to Hero coloration, but with the dark-red feet instead being light-purple. |
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*In ''Kirby Star Allies'', Gim's arm is attached to the side of its body in-game, despite it coming out of the hole in his face in official artwork. |
*In ''Kirby Star Allies'', Gim's arm is attached to the side of its body in-game, despite it coming out of the hole in his face in official artwork. |
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| − | *In ''Kirby Star Allies''<nowiki/>' |
+ | *In ''Kirby Star Allies''<nowiki/>' [[Pause Screen]] description for Gim, the description mistakenly reads "With word of a mechanized invasion in the '''the''' works...". |
*Gim's special quote in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] appears to imply that the events of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' have not taken place. |
*Gim's special quote in [[Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!]] appears to imply that the events of ''[[Kirby: Planet Robobot]]'' have not taken place. |
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**This could also imply that Gim just heard about the invasion after it happened. |
**This could also imply that Gim just heard about the invasion after it happened. |
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Revision as of 06:07, 17 July 2018
| “ | Finally, it's my turn!” |
| — Gim • Kirby Star Allies |
Gim is a robotic enemy in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby Super Star. He yeilds the Yo-Yo ability when inhaled.
Physical Appearance
Gim's body is entirely mechanical, featuring a tinted lens for an eye, a toothy smile substituted by a grate, and exhaust pipes rising from his back. He wears a blue cap with a yellow brim, and has red metal feet (like other enemies though Gim can come in a variety of different colorations). He has a retractable arm with a white glove on the end. He also carries around a yo-yo, which he can utilize as a surprisingly dangerous weapon.
Games
Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra
Gim appears as a regular enemy appearing mainly in industrialized and mechanical areas. He slowly makes his way across the ground and tries to damage Kirby with his little red yo-yo when he gets into range. When Gim is a Helper, his yo-yo doesn't go as far as when he is an enemy. He serves as both the supplier and Helper to the Yo-Yo ability in both games. As a Helper, Gim is capable of using all of the attacks in Yo-Yo Kirby's arsenal. Gim can also perform Break Spin underwater.
In Kirby Super Star Ultra, a card of him appears in the sub-game Kirby Card Swipe. Gim's card features his enemy coloration.
In Helper to Hero, Gim is playable. This version of Gim features purple feet, a red lens, and a light red hat.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
Gim appears as a keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe.
Kirby Star Allies
Gim appears in Kirby Star Allies as the enemy and friend for the Yo-Yo ability, as with Kirby Super Star and its remake. He has a few design changes, however, namely his feet being replaced by tennis shoes. Like all other friends, He gains his respective ability hat when made a friend.
Etymology
Gim's name is feasibly derived from gimbal, a pivoted support comparable to a gyroscope. It is used in objects such as compasses and camera apparatuses and allows them to rotate freely along a single axis. This is paralleled in Gim's ability to preform spinning break-dance moves.
Gim's name may also be based on the word gimmick, a trick or mechanism meant to draw attention, which may explain Gim's eye-catching yo-yo tricks and spinning break-dance moves when he is a Helper and a playable character in Helper to Hero.
Trivia
- Gim's feet in Kirby Super Star and its remake heavily resemble the shoes of Sonic the Hedgehog.
- Even though Gim has one eye, when he turns around, it "switches" sides of his body. This is due to sprite mirroring, a technique used by the game designers to use up less data.
- In Kirby Super Star, Gim has an unused enemy palette featuring a red hat with a yellow brim, a red eye, a brighter metal body, and light-purple feet. This was later used in Kirby Super Star Ultra as its Helper to Hero coloration, but with the dark-red feet instead being light-purple.
- In Kirby Star Allies, Gim's arm is attached to the side of its body in-game, despite it coming out of the hole in his face in official artwork.
- In Kirby Star Allies' Pause Screen description for Gim, the description mistakenly reads "With word of a mechanized invasion in the the works...".
- Gim's special quote in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! appears to imply that the events of Kirby: Planet Robobot have not taken place.
- This could also imply that Gim just heard about the invasion after it happened.
Related Quotes
| “ | With word of a mechanized invasion in the the [sic] works, Gim sets out on a journey! What does the robot see? Why does he use his mischievous gimmick? Who knows?” |
| — Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! description • Kirby Star Allies |
| “ | A cool robot who's really good with a yo-yo. He can unleash some sweet breakdancing moves to befuddle foes. When he teams up with friends who have elemental powers, they can charge up the Yo-Yo to make it even more powerful.” |
| — Choose your buddy • Play Nintendo |
Videos
| Kirby Star Allies Gim Showcase |
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Artwork
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Gallery
Sprites and Models
