The special Kabuki ability is one of Kirby's Copy abilities that is first appeared in the anime.
This ability only appeared in the 3-D short "Take it Down! The Crustacean Demon Beast Ebizou".
Kirby: Right Back at Ya!
Kabuki Kirby at first appears to have fully transformed into a glowing human Kabuki fighter on his Warp Star. In actuality, he is imitating that appearance; his true form is shown when he destroys Ebizou. Kabuki Kirby is dressed in a Kabuki fighter's outfit and hat and carries a rod to smack enemies with. He has a brief reappearance in the ending scene of the short.
Trivia
- In human, he wears Kabuki eye paint in line with Kabuki cultural practice.
- This ability makes a surprise appearance in the Kirby Master mode of Kirby Mass Attack. This makes it the first anime-exclusive ability to cross over into the game series, debuting before Water Kirby.