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This article is about the Copy Ability. For the item, see Microphone (item).

“	Use a microphone to deliver a powerful sonic attack!”
	— Kirby Battle Royale - Kirby's 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll

Mike (or Microphone) is one of Kirby's Copy Abilities. It is often shown with three different hats, which only appear when the ability is activated. Otherwise, when simply moving around, Kirby periodically pulses with light if there are still charges of the ability left. Mike is the only three-use ability that has appeared in the Kirby series to date.

General Information

Kirby loves to sing, but his voice is only useful in annihilating all enemies on-screen, which find the singing to be both too loud and completely horrendous. Kirby doesn't seem to mind his own singing, as he is wearing earphones. It can be used three times with increasing power, unlike other limited-use abilities that can be used only once.

In Kirby's Dream Land, there is a Mike item that can be inhaled. When the mike is spat out, Kirby will screech into it, destroying all enemies on screen. The item reappeared years later in Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble and could be activated simply through touch, eliminating Kirby's need to spit it out. This was not the true Copy Ability, however, as Copy Ability's didn't exist in Kirby's Dream Land. It could also only be used a single time.

In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, the ability is slightly altered - a visible sound wave is seen every time the move is used, and its area grows progressively larger with each use. Only enemies caught in the sound wave will be damaged; the ability no longer damages everything on screen. However, the third use (stand mike or encore) has a much wider range that surrounds Kirby. Also, Mike can now destroy blocks.

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, the Mike item returns in the Kirby Fighters sub-game. Here, it behaves as it did in Kirby's Dream Land. The Mike Copy Ability also appears in this game. This item reappears in Kirby Fighters Deluxe.

Move Set

Move	Controls	Description	Element	Damage
Megaphone	B/1	Kirby sings, destroying all enemies on screen and damaging mid-bosses. It can only be used 3 times in most games, getting more powerful each time.	None	33
Desk Mike	Button 1 (2nd time)	Kirby sings, this time with more range.	None	53
Stand Mike	Button 1 (3rd time)	Kirby sings a loud chord, defeating all enemies and damaging mid-bosses on screen.	None	79
Encore	Hold 1/B + shake Wii Remote/mash +Control Pad	Kirby sings a very loud chord, defeating all enemies and/or mid-bosses on screen and damaging bosses. Can only be used the third time.	None	106

Friend Abilities

Friend Ability	Mix	Description
Fatal Chorus	Anyone	During Stand Mike or Encore, all nearby friends will also take a mike out and sing a very loud chord with Kirby, doing extra damage to enemies and mid-bosses.

Robobot Armor Mode

Move	Controls	Description	Element
Destructo-Amp	B	The Robobot Armor releases a short-ranged wave of sound that can bounce off of surfaces.	None
Solid Amp	Dash + B	The Robobot Armor releases a focused and long-ranged beam of sound.	None
Change Shot Angle	↑ or ↓ + B	Changes the direction of the Destructo-Amp and Solid Amp moves.	None
Finale	↓ + ↑ + B	The Robobot Armor jumps up and releases a large musical note which splits into four smaller notes that last for a few seconds.	None

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

In the anime, it is perceived as the most dangerous of Kirby's abilities as it cannot discern from friend or foe, often destroying everything nearby (in both cases of its appearance in the anime - it also wrecked most of Castle Dedede) but otherwise it doesn't change from the games. Mike Kirby can take down several monsters at once, and perhaps almost all of eNeMeE's creations. Not even Tiff can stop him once he starts singing. It also reveals that Kirby is tone deaf and has a terrible singing voice. Mike Kirby will not stop singing until he finishes the song he sings, depending on how long the song goes.

During the transformation sequence, he grabs headphones and dances to music while grabbing a microphone. Instead of just shouting down the microphone, Kirby sings. In fact, the first time it is used, Kirby sings the ending theme from the Japanese version, Kihon wa Maru (First you draw a circle), though he sings very badly. Abusement Park

Transformation Sequence

Mike transformation English version
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Mike transformation Japanese version
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Appearances

Abusement Park (First Use)
Fitness Fiend

Flavor texts

Game	Flavor text
	Kirby can sing his favorite song three times! I wonder why that song hurts enemies...
	When Kirby sings, everybody plugs their ears! You're able to use the Mike three times.
	Uwaaahhh! Oooooh yeahhhh! Un-hunhhh! Baaaaby! Rock on!! *Can only be used three times.
	Owowow! Ooh, yeah-ah! Yabba jabba yeah yeah yeah! Sing 3 times to silence all...
	Whoa oh oh ahee ahee! Dur dur yeah yeah yeah! Charge up for more power! If you sing three times, you'll be super happy!
	Whumwhuummm screeeeeee! Microphone check, one two. Build up your power to crank up the volume. Kirby's three-song set list is more than enough to rock the house!
	Music can have a comforting effect, but that depends on who's singing. Luckily, Kirby only has enough energy to sing three songs.
	Yeah! Yeah! Whooooa-oh-oh-oh! There are three songs to sing with resounding enthusiasm! Store up power to pump up the volume. Sing with friends for explosive harmony. Gather multiple singers for a glorious chorus.

Trivia

Mike is the only Copy Ability that has three different icons and appearances in the same game. In Kirby's Adventure, he uses a stand mike, while in its remake, he instead uses a modern cordless mike. In Kirby Super Star and its remake, Mike Kirby has three hats, which are (in order): a megaphone and a white baseball cap (with a red star on it in Kirby Super Star Ultra), earphones and an old-fashioned radio microphone (the most commonly represented Mike form) and a green (multi-colored in Kirby Super Star Ultra) mohawk and a stand mike.
The white baseball cap Kirby dons while using Mike the first time in Kirby Super Star Ultra is a Hanshin Tigers cap (used from 1982 to 1999). ^{[citation needed]}
In the anime, this ability seems to be the few Meta Knight doesn't know about, the other being Throw. When it first appeared, he called a few other names in a rather confused manner, before settling for "Microphone Kirby". This name has been used ever since.
A glitch in Kirby's Adventure allows Kirby to get many more than three mikes – 255, to be exact, displayed as P5. He needs to time his third mike correctly, and it can be done while defeating Kracko or Paint Roller, or while hitting a switch.
Kirby's Return to Dream Land is the first game to give Mike a Copy Essence and offer it in The Arena (and The True Arena).
In many games, Mike is a rare opportunity to hear Kirby's voice, though this varies greatly. In Kirby Super Star and its remake, the third mike gives Kirby an unfitting, very low-pitched human voice, which was provided by Masahiro Sakurai himself. He exclaims "Chesuto!" in Sakurai's voice, an expression originating from a southern dialect of Japanese, which is associated with the exertion of swinging a sword.
In Kirby Super Star and its remake, the first attack uses the same sound as the one in Kirby's Adventure.
In both Kirby's Return to Dream Land and Kirby: Triple Deluxe, when Kirby's third attack is charged, he emits a noise that sounds similar to his Kirby Super Star Ultra noise.
- The other two attacks had their sounds modified.
Mike is the only limited-use ability to have a Mode for the Robobot Armor in Kirby: Planet Robobot.
- In addition, Mike's Robobot Armor Mode is not limited-use, unlike the base Mike ability.
Mike is the only ability whose Copy Essence can effectively be re-acquired while Kirby already has it, however, this is only when Kirby has already used it at least once. The re-acquirement recharges the number of uses left.
Mike is the only limited-use ability to appear in Kirby Air Ride.
In Kirby: Planet Robobot, repeatedly using Destructo-Amp while in the Robobot Armor will play the first ten notes of the Green Greens theme.

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- |Whumwhuummm screeeeeee! Microphone check, one two. Build up your power to crank up the volume. Kirby's three-song set list is more than enough to rock the house!|KPR|Music can have a comforting effect, but that depends on who's singing. Luckily, Kirby only has enough energy to sing three songs.}}
+ |Whumwhuummm screeeeeee! Microphone check, one two. Build up your power to crank up the volume. Kirby's three-song set list is more than enough to rock the house!
+|KPR
+|Music can have a comforting effect, but that depends on who's singing. Luckily, Kirby only has enough energy to sing three songs.
+|KSA
+|Yeah! Yeah! Whooooa-oh-oh-oh! There are three songs to sing with resounding enthusiasm! Store up power to pump up the volume. Sing with friends for explosive harmony. Gather multiple singers for a glorious chorus.}}
 ==Trivia==

Changes: Mike

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Contents

General Information

Move Set

Friend Abilities

Robobot Armor Mode

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya!

Transformation Sequence

Appearances

Flavor texts

Trivia

Artwork

Gallery

Sprites and Models

Other Ability Icons