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Could Kirby maybe suck in projectiles?

heety9

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Okay, I may be TOTALLY wrong about this. In the picture, Kirby and Samus as on the bottom floor. Samus is charging her beam, and Kirby is sucking! Could Kirby be trying to suck the beam when Samus fires it?!

Discuss...
 

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Maybe, but I think that Kirby should only be able to suck up opponnets and small enemies, while Dedede can suck up opponnets, items, projectiles, and some enemies.

There probably isn't anything hidden in the update, Sakurai is just showing us what kirby's suck looks like just in case we didn't know.
 

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Maybe, but I think that Kirby should only be able to suck up opponnets and small enemies, while Dedede can suck up opponnets, items, projectiles, and some enemies.

There probably isn't anything hidden in the update, Sakurai is just showing us what kirby's suck looks like just in case we didn't know.
I agree, Kirby should be able to suck up and copy opponents and SSE enemies possibly and Dedede should suck up everything and w/ a larger range b/c he can't copy.

Sakurai is always playing w/ us every update >.< hes never clear and hidden messages and such. Good find though, i didn't notice it.
 

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i think he should b able to inhale bombs and get maybe a minor version of crash kirby (AKA coolest thing ever) or inhale certain ATs.
 

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I always thought his final smash should've been Crash Kirby... The original Crash Kirby, where he flies all over the screen hitting every opponent, mostly because I've never seen the Cook power, only heard about it.
 

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I think that the picture you're using is a horribly weak excuse to make the connection that kirby can eat projectiles. I think it's just a picture where Kirby happened to be suckin' and Samus happened to be chargin'

HOWEVER, I do think it's very likely that Kirby will be able to eat projectiles. I think it'd be a bit odd if Wario could eat projectiles and Kirby couldn't.
 

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I agree, Kirby should be able to suck up and copy opponents and SSE enemies possibly and Dedede should suck up everything and w/ a larger range b/c he can't copy.

Sakurai is always playing w/ us every update >.< hes never clear and hidden messages and such. Good find though, i didn't notice it.

Honestly, this would have never made sense if it wasnt in Brawl.

Seriously.

Kirby sucks up EVERYTHING. It would make sense to suck up projectiles to shoot out for stars.
 

CodeBlack

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I think that the picture you're using is a horribly weak excuse to make the connection that kirby can eat projectiles. I think it's just a picture where Kirby happened to be suckin' and Samus happened to be chargin'

HOWEVER, I do think it's very likely that Kirby will be able to eat projectiles. I think it'd be a bit odd if Wario could eat projectiles and Kirby couldn't.

Wait... I'm probably just behind, but when did Wario eat a projectile?
 

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I think Sakurai doesn't just take random pictures. It is possible that Kirby could just be using his Neutral Special at the same time Samus is using her Neutral Special, but it'd classify that as "notable" at least.

And why would Dedede be able to swallow more things than Kirby? Kirby can suck up practically anything! We'll have to wait to find out in Brawl just how limited he is, though.
 

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Sakurai even says on Kirby's page that he can suck up anything. So since Wario can eat projectiles, it wouldnt be a surprise if Kirby (and probably Dedede) could too...
 

Elec Man EXE

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Wario ate Snake's grenade in Snake's intro vid, for those of you who are wondering where that came from.

I hope Kirby can suck in projectiles. Then spit it back out as a star. Would be a nice buff for him, and make the Inhale/Spit much more convenient than trying to inhale an enemy and spit them at another. It'd be a nice new way of "deflecting" projectiles, too.

Dedede probably could do the same.
 

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because thats on topic.
and so is that.A


I think that sucking up a laser seems kinda dumb (You're swallowing energy. How do you swallow energy?) but solid/matter-based projectiles is a great idea. Sucking up Samus's missle and shooting it back at high speed FTW. On a a slightly related note, do you tihnk Kirby's size should change depending on waht he's got in his mouth, ala kirbycide? I think he should be bigger if he's chewing on Bowser than if he's got Pikachu in his mouth.

 

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Kirby can't really swallow energy-based attacks (like lasers), but he's been swallowing solid projectiles for a while now. And he doesn't shoot the projectile back (as in your example of Samus Missiles); he shoots stars out.

He wouldn't get bigger based on who he swallowed because his victim shrinks down as he gets vacuumed into Kirby's mouth.
 

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Kirby can't really swallow energy-based attacks (like lasers), but he's been swallowing solid projectiles for a while now. And he doesn't shoot the projectile back (as in your example of Samus Missiles); he shoots stars out.

He wouldn't get bigger based on who he swallowed because his victim shrinks down as he gets vacuumed into Kirby's mouth.
he's right for both answers shooting out stars is a given, and it(the star kirby's shooting) would bigger if the damage was higher (an idea i made for brawl)

p.s. kirby has a special body that allows him to keep his body small if he wants
:flame::flame::flame::flame::flame:
 

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That would be such a great buff. Sucking up random physical objects and spitting out stars would give him a deflecting and projectile move in one. It would also be more in character with what Kirby can actually do.
 

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I think if Kirby is able to suck up projectiles it would be more based on the anime. If any of you ever watched Kirby: Right Back At Ya!, there is an episode where Meta Knight throws a shurikan looking thing at Kirby and he sucks it up. He then changes into a warrior Kirby thing. Has anyone see n this?
 

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I don't think they'll incorperate anime elements into Brawl. Besides, that would require a whole bunch of new Kirby hats and abilities, unless you just gained the powers of whoever fired the projectile at you.

Much easier, and more in line with the games, to allow Kirby to suck in items and projectiles (either certain ones or all of them) and then fire out stars.
 

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I don't think they'll incorperate anime elements into Brawl. Besides, that would require a whole bunch of new Kirby hats and abilities, unless you just gained the powers of whoever fired the projectile at you.

Much easier, and more in line with the games, to allow Kirby to suck in items and projectiles (either certain ones or all of them) and then fire out stars.
More items= biger star?
 

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Lol at copying samus's charge beam. Plasma Kirby!!!!!
I think that inhaling different things should change some of Kirby's general moves.I honestly think that this is why they excluded Kirby from the E4all demo. They're trying to work SOMETHING out. They've gotta....



Charge shots- Plasma Kirby. This is similiar to Wario Waft in that, the longer Kirby goes without using it, the more powerful it gets. BUT the thing that branches this off is that the more Kirby moves around on the ground, representing him charging static. Dash-dancing charges this up hella quickly.

Any Flame related projectile/inhale Superspicy Curry- Fire Kirby. This makes Kirby's Dash Attack better(athough it should already be buffed), making it hit multiple times and send them on a vert trajectory for the final hit. Also gives him Flame breath/Fireballs. Tapping/holding would dictate whether you get Flame or Ball.

Any Ice-related projectile/inhale Freezie- Ice Kirby. Kirby generates that Ice sheild-like thingy. It could be like an Ice version of Mach Tornado.

Any Lightning Ability- Spark Kirby. Thunder skin on MAch Tornado?



I'll add more later. I've gotta go to work. But It's nice to get the boards thinking about stuff.
 

Chepe

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A new magazine in Europe apparently states that Kirby can suck in different objects/elements on the stage...

But yeah, I can see Kirby being able to suck in projectiles now, at least the physical ones (ones not absorbed by PSI Magnet). I wouldnt count on sucking in stuff like Bowser's flamebreath or Samus' charge shot, anything energy-like. But missiles, boomerangs, turnips, those kinda things seem really solid and appropriate for holding in his mouth.

But no Kirby abilities please... that would be overkill and gimmicky. Keep it with characters providing abilities, and treat all other absorbable things as generic enemies from Melee's adventure mode - swallow for nothing, spit as a star...
 

saratos

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Samus is charging her beam, and Kirby is sucking! Could Kirby be trying to suck the beam when Samus fires it?!

Discuss...
Tehe..

sorry. I just hope he can mix powers and stuffs, like in the actual games.
 

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Probably it'll be too complex if he could mix things...... (Falco + PK Fire = **** Good Bird Meat, yes that was a joke no offense)

I think he'd be able to suck up characters and become that form. He'll be able to suck up projectiles except for energy and absorb no energy and when shooting, shoots "more" stars not larger ones. Kirby can only suck for a moment (What a bad pun?). In newer Kirby games, if you inhale too long, Kirby gets tired and pants a little then you can start sucking again (What's with the punning....?).

Just a thought though....
 

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Kirby should definitly be able to suck up projectiles and thrown items. Then gets shoot them out as a star, and if swalows them it will just be a null. (Exceptions for things, like Fox's laser)
It would definitly be cool if they did, and it would give Kirby a new kind of reflector/counter that some character have. Plus, it would be more faithful to his character.
I'm getting my hopes up for this, but that idea definitly gets my vote. Anyways, Kirby will be great regardless.:p

Go Kirby!!
 

shinzou

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He might be able to suck projectiles, but i doubt he'd get a copy ability from it.... it would make kirby a troublesome opponent if he did get the copy power....
 

skellitorman

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Exactly. Thats the point. He is supposed to be a troublesome opponent, not just some pink ball who's copy powers suck...
 

gsaran

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It would be cool if Kirby could turn into beam kirby and wear the jester hat when he swallows king dedede's beam waddle dee that would be dope.
 

Archenyte

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Although that picture doesn't really prove anything, it does seem kind of suspicious because it looks like kirby's just waiting for someone to shoot at him so probably
 
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