Metal

This article is about the copy ability. For the similar ability from the anime, see Iron. For the Top Ride course of the same name in Kirby Air Ride, see Metal (Top Ride course)

“	Turn into a hunk of metal. Merely touching foes will hurt them!”
	— Kirby Battle Royale - Kirby's 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll

Metal is a Copy Ability in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Games

Kirby: Squeak Squad

Metal can walk into enemies to deal damage. Metal is invincible to almost all forms of damage, meaning simple contact is safe to damage enemies. Metal is also immune to the effects of wind and currents, and can pound stakes by performing a hip attack. However, Metal has various drawbacks. Metal can still be damaged by bosses and mid-bosses by contact damage, and cannot damage bosses or mid-bosses by contact damage, as it can with normal enemies; it can only damage bosses and mid-bosses by using its actual moves, which are typically unwieldy for dealing with them. While immune to currents, its mobility is hampered due to its weight, making walking and running slow, sliding travel only 2 tiles instead of 4 and is unable to perform the Rolling Ram Attack, jumping only 1 tile in height instead of 4, making hovering slower to ascend and faster to descend, and making swimming upward nearly impossible. Upon obtaining the Metal Ability Scroll, located in the first Treasure Chest in Stage 3 of Jam Jungle, Metal can transform into a ball, making it much more mobile for going down slopes. Metal can be obtained from the Metalun enemy or the Big Metalun mid-boss.

Techniques

	This section contains content derived from Japanese

	Move names are derived from the Japanese official strategy book.

Move	Controls	Image	Description
Hip Attack	↓ + B in the air		Kirby ground pounds. This is Metal Kirby's main means of damaging bosses.
Ball Transform	B		Kirby transforms into a sphere, allowing him to quickly roll down slopes and roll into enemies.

Flavor Texts

Game	Flavor text
	Be careful. You can't get hurt, but don't get mad if you break stuff. It's not perfect, OK?

Related Quotes

“	Metal Kirby's heavy and oh-so slow, but he's virtually indestructible, too.”
	— Some Copy Abilities • Kirby: Squeak Squad Instruction Booklet

In Other Languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
Japanese	メタル	Translates to Metal.
English	Metal
German	Metall	Translates to Metal.
French	Métal	Translates to Metal.
Italian	Metallo	Translates to Metal.
Spanish	Metal	Same as English.

Trivia

The fan-made Iron ability that debuted in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Air-Ride-in-Style - Part II was a combination of two fan-made abilities: Metal Kirby and Tutan Kirby.
In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Metal is one of two Copy Abilities that ignore the Spray Paint function (the other being Ghost).
The only things that can hurt Metal Kirby are a boss, a mid-boss, or the Squeaks.
A Boost Orb called "Metal" appears in Kirby Battle Royale. When activated, it makes the player invincible, but heavier and with less mobility, alike to that of the Copy Ability. However, its effects are temporary, only lasting for 10 seconds.