Whip

Kirby Battle Royale artwork
Whip
Name (JA)	ウィップ (Wippu)
- Meaning	Whip
In Games
Type	Weaponry
Appearance	Kirby dons a cowboy hat and wields a whip
Properties	None
Other Powers	Grabs nearby items
Ability Icon
Regular enemies	Whippy, Wester
Mid-bosses	None
Bosses	None
Helper	Wester
amiibo	Yoshi, Yarn Yoshis, Zero Suit Samus

“	Flick! Snap! It's the classic whip-cracking Copy Ability. Grab and throw items and enemies! If there's fire on your whip, unleash a blazing lash. With ice, create a pile of frost, or use Whip Tornado to make a thunderstorm!”
	— Flavor text • Kirby Star Allies

Whip is a Copy Ability introduced in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

General Information

Whip's attacks are fast and have moderate range, but below average power. Using the whip, Kirby can grab enemies and items, and hit switches; all attacks go through walls and can grab or attack whatever lies beyond them. There is also a Whip Challenge that can be accessed after collecting 25 Energy Spheres in Kirby's Return to Dream Land.

Moveset

Move	Controls	Description	Damage
Whip Strike	Button 1/B/Y	Kirby cracks his whip forward. Has slightly longer range than Sword's basic attack.	16
100-Whip Slap	Button 1/B/Y repeatedly	Kirby cracks his whip forward in a flurry of strikes. Hits a wide area in front.	12
Ceiling Strike	↑ + Button 1/B/Y	Kirby cracks the whip upwards. Has same range as Whip Strike.	18
Jump Strike	(midair) ↓ + Button 1/B/Y	While in midair, Kirby cracks the whip at a 45-degree angle front and below. This is the only diagonal-whipping move.	18
100-Whip Dash	Dash + Button 1/B/Y	Ends Kirby's dash in a flurry of whip cracks. Has the same effect as 100-Whip Slap but lasts shorter and grants Kirby invulnerability during the attack.	22 per hit
Whip Tornado	↓, then ↑ + Button 1/B/Y	Kirby whips up a short-lived vortex with the whip around him, and he flies upward with it. This move makes Kirby go as high as his jump and grabs everything within the whip's reach around Kirby.	16 per hit
Whip Grab	Hold Button 1/B/Y, then release	Whip's grab move. Grabs any enemy in front of Kirby. Kirby is invulnerable as long as the enemy is held. After the foe is grabbed, this move leads up to the four Lash moves.	36
Front Lash	Whip Grab + Button 1/B/Y/forward	Kirby throws a grabbed enemy forcefully down onto the ground in front with the whip.	34
Double Lash	Whip Grab + ↓	Kirby throws a grabbed enemy twice onto the ground in front of him. Has less reach than Front Lash.	34
Back Lash	Whip Grab + opposite direction	Kirby turns around throws a grabbed enemy in the opposite direction he was facing. Has the same effect as Front Lash.	34
High Lash	Whip Grab + ↑	Kirby throws a grabbed enemy high up, bouncing them off the ceiling or throwing them really far away.	34

Kirby Battle Royale Moveset

Move	Controls	Description	Damage (Robo Bonkers)
Whip Strike	B	Kirby lashes out his whip.	30
100-Whip Slap	B + B	Kirby rapidly flails his whip.	20x5
Whip Tornado	B during jump	Kirby spins his whip above him.	30
Crash Typhoon	Hold/release B	Kirby lashes out his whip to grab an opponent, and then spins them around over his head, able to hit other opponents with his swinging.	300 (grab), 200 per hit (swing), 350 (throw)
Whip Grab	Y	Kirby lashes out his whip to grab an opponent or object from afar.	150 (grab), 180 (throw)

Video

Kirby Battle Royale Doctor and Whip Showcase

Elemental Attributes in Kirby Star Allies

Element	Blizzard	Bluster	Sizzle	Splash	Zap
Lashing with the whip	The whip is white and is covered with ice and snowflakes.	The whip is green, and is surrounded by a miniature cyclone.	The whip is red, and releases a flame at the end of every strike.	The whip is light blue, and releases a burst of water at the end of every strike.	The whip is green, and is surrounded by electrical sparks.
100-Whip Slap	Kirby builds up a pile of damaging ice in front of him.	Kirby's flurry of strikes has a larger radius than normal, and he releases a large whirlwind at the end of the move.	Kirby's flurry of strikes creates a smoky blaze in the air, and also leaves flame behind on any wall or floor impacted.	Kirby's flurry of strikes releases four water drops that splash in front of himself.	Kirby's flurry of strikes becomes a series of arcing lightning bolts that leave two sparks on the ground at the end of the move.
100-Whip Dash	Kirby creates a quickly-disappearing mass of damaging ice on any floor, wall, or ceiling impacted.	Kirby slides forward during the move, and he releases a large whirlwind forward.	Kirby's whip creates a spiraling jet of flame.	Kirby's whip creates a vertical whirlpool of water that expands before dissipating.	Kirby's whip creates a spinning trail of electricity.
Whip Tornado	Kirby summons an icy whirlwind, causing four icicles, two to either side of him, to fall and shatter into a smaller mass of ice on impact.	Kirby jumps up a much higher distance than normal, and he creates a large cyclone underneath him as he does so.	Kirby spins a trail of fire around himself, and at the apex of the jump, surrounds himself with an elliptical burst of flame.	Kirby creates a spiral of water as he jumps, and at the apex of the move, releases four water drops, two to either side of himself.	Kirby spins a trail of electricity around him, and at the apex of the move, shoots three lightning bolts downwards, one directly under him and one to either side.
Whip Grab	The enemy or object thrown has the properties of an ice projectile.	The enemy or object thrown has the properties of a wind projectile.	The enemy or object thrown has the properties of a fire projectile.	The enemy or object thrown has the properties a water projectile.	The enemy or object thrown has the properties of an electrical projectile.

​​Flavor Texts

Game	Flavor text
	Hang on to your hat! With such a long reach, whipping enemies is a snap! Pull enemies or items toward you too!
	This adventurous Copy Ability comes with a cool hat and a whip with a long reach, allowing you to pull enemies and items to you in a snap!
	This adventurous Copy Ability comes with a cool hat and a whip that you can lash out very quickly. Your whip can also pull enemies and items to you in a snap!
	Pull foes and objects in with your whip! An effective ability with a long reach.
	Flick! Snap! It's the classic whip-cracking Copy Ability. Grab and throw items and enemies! If there's fire on your whip, unleash a blazing lash. With ice, create a pile of frost, or use Whip Tornado to make a thunderstorm!

Related Quotes

“	Crack a whip and use it to latch on to distant things.”
	— Kirby Battle Royale - Kirby's 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll

“	That whip is cool and all... but the hat is where it's really at. Whip your enemies into shape! Wrap 'em up while you're at it!”
	— Knuckle Joe • Kirby Battle Royale

“	Use your trusty whip to snap up items and get a hold on opponents from a distance.”
	— Official Kirby Battle Royale Website

Trivia

Volume #23 cover of the manga.

• Whip Kirby is an obvious passing reference to the action hero Indiana Jones, as the latter has an extensible coiled whip that can be used to grab objects. The former has the latter's fedora, except with a star motif.
• Larger enemies, such as Pactos and Armor Dees, cannot be grabbed by the whip.
• The whip is similar to the Yarn Whip in Kirby's Epic Yarn. Both are whips that Kirby uses to pull in enemies and items, as well as to attack. However, the Yarn Whip can only grab enemies and throw them while the whip can also be used to hit enemies.
• Before the Whip ability debuted in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, a whip with a very similar design to that of Whip Kirby's whip appeared as a treasure in the sub-game The Great Cave Offensive.
• In the cover of the 23th volume of Kirby of the Stars: The Story of Dedede Who Lives in Pupupu, Kirby wears a cowboy hat resembling whip.
• Notes from the ESRB that explain Kirby: Triple Deluxe’s E rating explicitly mention the Whip ability, saying: "As players traverse through colorful levels, they defeat enemies by swallowing them, spitting back projectiles or using “cartoony” weapons (e.g., swords, whips, bows)."

Videos

Kirby of the Stars Copy Ability "Whip" Introduction Video

Artwork

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kirby Twitter

Gallery

Whip in a pre-release screenshot of Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Whip Kirby in Mr. Dooter's arena

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kirby Fighters Deluxe

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Kirby Battle Royale

Kirby Battle Royale

Kirby Star Allies

Other Ability Icons

Kirby's Return to Dream Land

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Kirby: Triple Deluxe