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“	You wield the king of blades! At full health, you shoot beams! Show your sword mastery!”
	— Sword's Flavor Text • Kirby Super Star Ultra

General Information

Sword is one of Kirby's Copy abilities, first seen in Kirby's Adventure. Perhaps one of his most iconic powers, Sword Kirby wears a long green hat similar to that of Link from the Legend of Zelda series and a sword not unlike Link's trademark Master Sword. Beyond its design, the Sword ability is often praised for being easily accessed, as Kirby can get it from a wide array of enemies in each game. Notable sword-yielding enemies include Sword Knight, Blade Knight, and Heavy Knight. Usually Meta Knight offers Kirby a sword before the boss battle and won't fight him unless it is taken.

In most games, Sword Kirby is limited to a basic horizontal swipe. However, in games when a larger moveset is provided, Sword Kirby is capable of more advanced swordplay, sometimes including Final Cutter, one of Cutter's primary attacks.

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, the Sword ability can be mixed into Ice Sword, Fire Sword, or Thunder Sword with the correct ability. However, this can only be done if Kirby finds the necessary Ability Scroll.

It is also one of the few abilities that may be used in the water, along with Parasol and Hammer.

Move Set

Move	Controls	Description	Element	Damage
Sword Slash	B	Kirby slashes the enemy with his sword. Kirby swings automatically.	None	16
Uppercut	B + B	Kirby makes a quick stab up. It is less accurate than the Sword Slash, but it is more powerful and can hit slightly airborne enemies.	None	18
Multisword Stab	B + B + B B + B	Kirby attacks with lightning-fast sword slashes that are nearly impossible to see. The attack has more horizontal range, but no vertical range, and is much weaker. Kirby is invincible while flashing.	None	8
Final Cutter	Up + B (cannot be used in midair)	Kirby jumps in the air and does a flip, then he falls, sword outstretched. This move comes from Cutter, but the first two slashes are removed. Not available in due to the move being in Cutter's arsenal in that game.	None	-
Sword Spin	Dash + B B	Kirby swings the sword quickly in midair, damaging all enemies that come into contact with it.	None	12
Chop & Thrust	B (Midair)	Kirby thrusts the sword at the enemy, doing damage and pushing Kirby back.	None	22
Sword Beam	B (At full health)	Kirby slashes and a sword beam comes out to damage enemies.	Fire	16
Lunging Stab	Dash + B	Kirby lunges to stab his enemies. In other games, a similar move replaces the leg sweep.	None	12
Down Thrust	Down + B (Midair)	Kirby thrusts his sword down to the floor and inflicts damage on any enemy unfortunate enough to be below Kirby. If the hit connects, it will look like he had hit somebody with the Chop and Thrust.	None	24
Up Thrust	Up + B	Meta Knight thrusts his sword upwards, inflicting heavy damage on any enemy unfortunate enough to be above him. This move cannot be used by Kirby without Master.	None	26

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Along with Fighter, this is perhaps one of Kirby's most powerful melee abilities in the anime. It uses the same green hat, but the color of the blade itself is yellow-gold instead of silver or blue.

The ability retains several of its previous attacks, such as Spinning Sword, but also adds the powerful Sword Beam. Taught to him by Meta Knight, it is an attack that uses the limits of one's power in a huge blade of energy. (If Kirby can clear his mind first.) It cannot be blocked except for when Kracko used one his powerful lightning bolts to block it. Sword Kirby can also cause his sword to expand in size, but he only does that in one episode. It's also possible for the sword to be broken.

Similar to Sword is the Galaxia ability, which works the same way only much more powerful. (Another difference is how the regular Sword Beam is white, but the Galaxia Sword Beam is green-yellow.)

In the transformation sequence, Kirby spins and forms his hat, the tip of which then falls on his face. He straightens the hat and takes out his sword.

Transformation Sequence

Sword transformation
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Appearances

Sword, along with Tornado and Ice, is the fourth most commonly seen Copy Abilities in the Anime, with five appearances each. If Galaxia appearances are also counted, it would have seven appearances, making it the second most common ability in the anime. (for the purposes of this list, Sword and Galaxia are considered separate abilities)

Super Smash Bros. Series

Sword Kirby appears as a Trophy in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

The hats Kirby gets when copying Link, Young Link, and Toon Link look just like Sword Kirby's hat (but Kirby gets either a Boomerang or a Bow & Arrow, and not a Sword.), though this is to be expected since Sword's hat is a reference to Link in the first place. Sword's version of Final Cutter is taken from these games.

Other Quotes

“	CUT”
	— Sword's Flavor Text • Kirby & the Amazing Mirror/Kirby: Squeak Squad

“	I can't lose with this sword! If they zig, I cut 'em! (If they zag, I cut 'em, too!)”
	— Sword's Flavor Text • Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

“	The King of weapons! Fire beams from the tip of your sword. Become a master by practicing multi-sword attacks.”
	— Sword's Flavor Text • Kirby Super Star

“	Use the sword to defeat enemies! If you attack in midair, Kirby will spin and slash!”
	— Sword's Flavor Text • Kirby's Adventure

Trivia

Kirby's hat and the sword are direct references to Link, the main protagonist in the Legend of Zelda series, but he gets the boomerang when he copies Link in Super Smash Bros., and the Bow and Arrow when he copies him in Super Smash Bros. Melee and Super Smash Bros. Brawl, since Kirby copies whatever his opponent's standard special is in that series.
Kirby can only shoot sword beams when he has full health. This is also a direct reference to Legend of Zelda series, as in the first three games Link was able to shoot beams from his sword at full health.
When using the elemental sword abilities (Fire Sword, Ice Sword and Thunder Sword) in Kirby: Squeak Squad, the small ball tip and the yellow edge of Kirby's hat change colors to match the element.
Sword Kirby and Blade Knight helper cannot normally use the upwards thrust. Meta Knight and Sword Knight can use the thrust, but those characters are only playable in certain sub-games in Kirby Super Star Ultra.
In Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Kirby gains the ability to charge his blade and perform a spin attack.
In the anime, Kirby gets the Sword ability from a sword-wielding Bugzzy, who only gives Backdrop or Suplex in the games, and from Kracko's sword-shaped lightning bolts, even though Kracko's lightning bolts cannot be inhaled in the games.
Kirby's yell is reminiscent of Young Link's from Legend of Zelda:'Ocarina of Time.
The flavor text for Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra calls the sword "the king of blades/weapons". This may be a further reference to the Legend of Zelda games, as Link's sword is called the Master Sword.

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