Black Hole

Black Hole is a reoccurring attack used by Marx and other bosses – mainly Soul-form bosses – throughout the Kirby series, with some variations being made along the way.

Function

This attack causes a large black hole to appear, usually near the center of the screen, which sucks up Kirby unless he is perpetually running away from it. If Kirby is sucked into the black hole, he will be transported to an alternate dimension where he will take a large amount of damage before being returned to the original stage. Kirby will also lose his Copy Ability upon entering a black hole.

Game appearances

Black Hole's video game appearances
Game	User	Notes
Kirby series
Kirby Super Star	Marx
Kirby Super Star Ultra	Marx, Marx Soul
Kirby Mass Attack	Marx	Appears in Kirby Brawlball.
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land	Magolor, Magolor EX, Magolor Soul, Sphere Doomers EX	Sphere Doomers EX use a variation of this attack called Mini Black Hole.
Kirby: Planet Robobot	Star Dream, Star Dream Soul OS, Holo-Doomers 2.0	Star Dream (Soul OS) uses a variation of this attack called Install Hole, while the Holo-Doomers once again use Mini Black Hole.
Kirby Star Allies	Player, Void Termina, Void Soul
Kirby and the Forgotten Land	Chaos Elfilis	Chaos Elfilis uses a variation of this attack titled And Here We Are.
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate	Marx

Kirby Super Star

Black Hole first appears in Kirby Super Star as one of Marx’s attacks. With it, Marx momentarily splits himself in two, creating a black hole between his two halves which exists only for a few seconds. This attack, which is prefaced by Marx teleporting erratically around the stage, cannot be guarded against.

Kirby Super Star Ultra

Kirby Super Star Ultra reprises Black Hole in the boss fights against both Marx and Marx Soul.

Kirby Mass Attack

In Kirby Mass Attack, Marx appears as the final boss of the Sub-Game Kirby Brawlball. Here, he uses Black Hole to split himself in half and suck up enemies from off-screen as well as any Kirbys that come too close. After a few seconds, Marx will then spit out a flurry of enemies and Kirbys. Thought the enemies cannot make contact with the Kirbys, the way they crowd the screen makes it difficult for the player to focus on the Kirbys.

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Magolor Soul using Black Hole

Black Hole is used by Magolor, Magolor EX and Magolor Soul in Kirby's Return to Dream Land. To use Black Hole, Magolor or Magolor EX will first enter the background to charge up their attack, then create a black hole in the center of the screen. Magolor Soul will only use Black Hole if Kirby has the Ultra Sword, in which case he will summon it without going to the background beforehand.

In addition, all types of Sphere Doomer EX use a variation of Black Hole called Mini Black Hole. This attack summons a miniature black hole that pulls Kirby toward it, albeit not as forcefully as in previous boss fights. If Kirby touches the center of the miniature black hole, marked by a purple orb of energy, he will take damage.

Kirby: Planet Robobot

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, a variation of Black Hole called Install Hole is used by Star Dream and Star Dream Soul OS. Install Hole, an attack that Star Dream always uses at the beginning of Phase 3, involves the boss inhaling with such force that the Halberd is sucked in unless the player guides it toward the edge of the screen. Star Dream Soul OS uses this attack at the beginning of Phase 2. Here, it will inhale asteroids that can harm the Halberd; to dodge these obstacles, the player should position the Halberd at a corner of the screen. If the Halberd avoids being sucked in, Star Dream OS will spit the asteroids back at it. In either boss fight, the Halberd will take a massive amount of damage if it is inhaled.

Mini Black Hole is again used by the Holo-Doomers 2.0 during the fight against Holo Defense API. This attack functions in the same way as in Kirby's Return to Dream Land, with one miniature black hole briefly appearing, pulling Kirby in and dealing damage if touched.

Kirby Star Allies

In Kirby Star Allies — the only title to include Marx as a playable character — Black Hole can be used by a player. This is done by pressing, holding and releasing B while using Marx’s Radiant Flight move. This move causes Marx to split in half and summon a black hole which sucks up any enemies within a short radius.

An attack similar to Black Hole called Bon Appétit (internally known as Mini Core) is also used by both Void Termina and Void Soul. Void Termina uses this attack to summon two minions that are similar to Dark Matter in appearance, and that rotate around the boss until they evaporate, leaving only a Drop Star behind. Both of these foes will, in turn, summon black holes that deal severe damage to Kirby and his friends if they have the misfortune of getting sucked in. Void Soul instead summons three minions with this attack.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Chaos Elfilis performing And Here We Are

In Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Black Hole makes its first appearance in 3-D as Chaos Elfilis’ first Phase 2 attack. Here, the attack is named And Here We Are after the voice clip that plays before its first use. During this attack, Chaos Elfilis will turn into a black hole, shrouding the stage in darkness and pulling Kirby inward. As always, Kirby must run away from the black hole so as not to be transported to a harmful alternate dimension. Though Kirby will lose his Copy Ability if he is sucked in to the vortex, he is able to recover it when the attack ends.

Super Smash Bros. series

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

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Marx using Black Hole in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Marx appears again as a boss Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where Black Hole serves its normal function. In this title, Marx will teleport three times until he is located in the middle of the stage, then quickly open a black hole that fighters must run away from.

Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	ブラックホール burakkuhōru	Black Hole