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A '''Cannon''' is an object in the [[Kirby (series)|''Kirby'']] series which can launch [[Kirby]] or another character as a projectile. Using a cannon will allow Kirby to travel across an area, travel to a new area (much like a [[Door]] or [[Warp Star]]), and/or bust through barricades. Cannons have been a common sight in ''Kirby'' series' stage architecture since ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]'', with more types being gradually added over time.

==Cannon types==

KA Grape Garden Stage 3 screenshot 01.png|A Fuse Cannon in ''[[Kirby's Adventure]]''

KNiDL Cannon artwork.jpg|Artwork from ''[[Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]''

KaTAM Rainbow Route Room 32.png|A Fuse Cannon in ''[[Kirby & The Amazing Mirror]]''

Keychain KirbyinCannon.png|[[Keychain]] of Kirby inside a Fuse Cannon from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''

KTD Miiverse - Gyro Controls.jpg|A Fuse Cannon with a broken fuse, which needs tilting to align, from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''

KRtDLD Fuse Cannon screenshot.png|A Fuse Cannon in ''[[Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe]]''

KTD Arrow Cannon.png|A directional cannon from ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]''.

KSA Rotating Cannon.jpg|A directional cannon from ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]''.

Also referred to as a '''Launch Cannon''',<ref>{{Cite manual|game=[[Kirby and the Rainbow Curse]]|type=electronic|page=13}}</ref> this cannon functions almost identically to the directional cannon, but rather than changing direction or waiting for the player's input, the cannon will automatically fire out any character who jumps into it after a brief wind-up.

First appearing in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', these cannons can be linked to a rail, and can be moved along that rail when the player tilts the [[Nintendo 3DS]] system. Once they reach a favorable position, they can be triggered to fire, launching Kirby in much the same way as the Directional Cannons.

There are also varieties of Tilt Cannons which remain locked in place, but can be manually aimed by tilting.

==Obscure cannons==

[[File:KDL3_Zebon_Sprite.png]] Zebon, while technically classified as an [[enemy]], is effectively another type of Directional Cannon. Once it has absorbed Kirby, it will fire him in up to 8 different directions, and can send him to new areas.

[[File:KCC Cannon.png]][[File:KCC_Super_Cannon.png]] In ''[[Kirby: Canvas Curse]]'', there are two distinct varieties of cannon. The type which would otherwise be considered a normal cannon in other games is referred to here as a '''Super Cannon''',<ref>{{Cite manual|game=Kirby: Canvas Curse|page=11, NA print}}</ref> due to it being more powerful than the smaller variety that merely kicks Kirby forward when he uses them. The Super Cannon requires a tap from the [[Nintendo DS]] stylus to use, and allows Kirby to bust through [[Block#Metal Block|Metal Blocks]] and enemies that he fires through.

This cannon only appears once, during the fight with [[Flowered Sectonia#Sectonia Vine|Sectonia Vine]] at the end of ''Kirby: Triple Deluxe''. It is brought in by the [[People of the Sky]], and [[King Dedede]] uses it to fire Kirby at the vines blocking the path to [[Flowered Sectonia]]'s position. Once the obstruction is cleared, Kirby is fired again from this cannon to face Sectonia in the last battle.

[[King Dedede]] once acted as a cannon in a cutscene by [[Inhale|inhaling]] Kirby and firing him toward [[Nightmare]] for the final battle in ''Kirby's Adventure'' and its remake, ''Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land''.