UFO

UFO Artwork from Kirby: Squeak Squad. Details First game Kirby's Adventure Latest game Kirby: Planet Robobot Other game(s) Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Usage type Unlimited use (Cannot be taken to the next stage in normal gameplay of Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land) Obtained from UFO; Kirby's amiibo (Planet Robobot only) Power(s) Pilots a flying saucer that can fires beam whips, lasers, and even more powerful shots to destroy metal blocks.

U.F.O. is a Copy Ability which allows Kirby to pilot a flying saucer. It is obtained by finding the rare UFO enemy which lurks in hidden rooms throughout the series.

Overview

The U.F.O. ability usually has four ways of attacks which are selected in relation to the charge time.

• An uncharged attack lashes a beam whip energy chain, similar to the Beam ability.
• A short charge will initiate a small laser beam that can bounce off slopes, similar to the Laser ability.
• A medium charged attack will fire a Star Bullet (Kirby's Adventure) / Heat Beam (Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land onward).
• A max charged attack will fire a Blaster Bullet (Kirby's Adventure) / Piercing Heat Beam that can pierce through enemies (Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land onward).

The U.F.O. ability can move through water and will not convert in to a goggle-wearing Kirby as do the other abilities.

Game Appearances

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Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

“

Hold down the B button to charge, and then let go! You can attack four different ways!

”

— Pause description from Kirby's Adventure

Kirby's Adventure marked the debut of this ability, along with Copy Abilities in general. It can be obtained by swallowing the UFO enemy who appears only once in certain areas, usually hidden rooms. When Kirby has this ability, he transforms into a flying saucer and can fly freely around in the air without being affected by gravity. It fires Star Bullets / Blaster Bullets with medium/max charge in the debut. The U.F.O. Blaster Bullets can destroy Metal Blocks but cannot travel through walls. Kirby cannot take this ability out of a stage, however, and will lose it once he returns to the stage hub. However, this can be circumvented using certain glitches.

In the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, the U.F.O. ability fires Heat Beams / Piercing Heat Beams instead with medium/max charge, which has been settled in later games. Despite the changes in attacks, they do the same damage in the remake.

U.F.O.'s moveset in Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Button Execution	Attack	Description	Damage	Special Property	Notes
B	Beam	U.F.O. Kirby does the Beam Whip attack.	4		The original Beam ability does 3 damage in Adventure and 4 in the remake.
Hold B (low hold)	Laser	U.F.O. Kirby fires a laser beam.	3	Bounces off slopes; can light Cannon Fuses.	The original Laser ability also does 3 damage in both games.
Hold B (medium hold)	Star Bullet / Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Star Bullet / Heat Beam.	10		The original Star Bullet also does 10 damage in both games.
Hold B (long hold)	Blaster Bullet / Piercing Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Blaster Bullet / Piercing Heat Beam.	18	Can pierce through enemies; can destroy Metal Blocks.	The original Blaster Bullet does 25 damage in both games.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror

In Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the U.F.O. ability uses the same assets from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and thus functions mostly the same as its previous appearance.

U.F.O.'s moveset in Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Button Execution	Attack	Description	Damage (Star Bullet=10)	Element	Special Property
B	Beam	U.F.O. Kirby does the Beam Whip attack.	4	Electric
Hold B (low hold)	Laser	U.F.O. Kirby fires a laser beam.	3	Fire	Bounces off slopes; can light Cannon Fuses.
Hold B (medium hold)	Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Heat Beam.	10	Fire	Can light Cannon Fuses.
Hold B (long hold)	Piercing Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Piercing Heat Beam.	18	Fire+Plane	Can pierce through enemies and walls; can destroy Metal Blocks; can light Cannon Fuses.

Kirby: Squeak Squad

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, the U.F.O. ability again uses the same assets from Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. However, the ability's other attacks become weaker and the Heat Beats lose the fire element in this title.

The U.F.O. Ability Scroll gives the ability a new attack called Star Guard, which automatically creates a rotating eletric orb around U.F.O. Kirby.

U.F.O.'s moveset in Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Button Execution	Attack	Description	Damage (Star Bullet=40)	Element	Special Property
B	Beam	U.F.O. Kirby does the Beam Whip attack.	10	Electric
Hold B (low hold)	Laser	U.F.O. Kirby fires a laser beam.	20	Fire	Bounces off slopes; can light Cannon Fuses.
Hold B (medium hold)	Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Heat Beam.	30	None
Hold B (long hold)	Piercing Heat Beam	U.F.O. Kirby fires a Piercing Heat Beam.	40	None	Can pierce through enemies and walls; can destroy Metal Blocks.
Automatically activated (with Ability Scroll)	Star Bullet	An eletric orb rotates around U.F.O. Kirby.	10	Electric

Kirby: Planet Robobot

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, U.F.O. is an extremely rare ability, obtainable only by either scanning Kirby's amiibo into the game, or by completing the game 100%. Here, it has an updated moveset, and allows Kirby to drop through platforms, unlike older versions. When in a cutscene, traversing the world map or using a Warp Star, Kirby assumes his normal form, and wears a special hat that resembles the U.F.O. top.

New to Planet Robobot are the following abilities:

• Star Guard: Creates a spark that orbits the U.F.O., like the ability scroll for the Squeak Squad version.
• Unidentified Flight: Causes the U.F.O. to zig-zag through the air, damaging anything it touches.
• Mystery Catch: The U.F.O. can use a tractor beam to suck up enemies from below, like an Inhale. Enemies vanish after they are sucked up.

Trivia

• When U.F.O. Kirby uses the Cell Phone in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, a small satellite dish is used instead.
• In Kirby: Squeak Squad, it is possible for Kirby to spit out bubbles and star projectiles while using a Copy Ability. In the case of U.F.O, his upper portion inflates when he is preparing to spit, and he inverts and starts to lose altitude, unable to move until he spits out his item.
• While U.F.O. Kirby retains his flying saucer shape in Kirby: Planet Robobot, he temporarily assumes normal form during certain interactions, such as the cutscene after defeating the Invader Armor. Here, he has a hat which resembles the top of a U.F.O., with small electric frills on the sides.

Gallery

• KA UFO.png

  Artwork from Kirby's Adventure

• UFO ability NinDL artwork.jpg

  Artwork from Nightmare in Dream Land

• KNiD A UFOIcon.PNG

  Icon from Nightmare in Dream Land and The Amazing Mirror

• KNiD A UFOKirby.PNG

  Sprite from Nightmare in Dream Land and The Amazing Mirror