Stake
“ | Pound stakes into the ground with the Stone and Hammer abilities! | ” | — In-game tip from Kirby Star Allies |
A Stake (also called a Peg or Post) is a wooden post object that sticks out from the ground. It appears in many Kirby games, starting with Kirby's Adventure, and appears in all subsequent titles featuring the Hammer Copy Ability. Stakes are found in various areas and serve as a type of switch that can only be pressed down using certain attacks. When pressed, a stake triggers a chain reaction of destroying blocks or a similar effect in the same manner as a Bomb Block.
Variants
Super Stake
In addition to normal stakes, there is also a giant Super Stake that can only be pounded in using the Grand Hammer Super Ability. The Super Stake can either get pounded in incrementally, or all at once, depending on the power of the hammer swing.
Frozen Stake
In Kirby Star Allies, some stakes can be found encrusted in ice. To pound these, the ice must first be broken away, which can be done with any fire-based attack or more directly with a Sizzle Hammer.
Wall Stake
In Kirby Star Allies, stakes can be found in walls. These can only be hit using one of the three types of Curling or the Giant Swing move for Hammer.
Electric Stake
In Kirby Star Allies, there is a special electric variety of stake. If hit, it will simply reset unless hit with a Zap Hammer or with Geokinesis. If submerged in water, this stake cannot be activated at all.
Abilities/Attacks that can pound stakes
- Beetle ('Hardhead Slam')
- Daroach ('Summon Storo')
- Hammer (most moves)
- Bonkers (as a Helper)
- King Dedede's hammer moves
- Master
- Meta Knight's Down Thrust attack (in Meta Knightmare modes only)
- Mine Cart
- Smash (hammer & stone)
- Stomper Boot
- Stone (when landing from above)
- Curling (only those in walls)
- Geokinesis
- Rock Painter
- Stone Rick
- Stone Gooey
Profiles
Kirby Super Star
- Wii U Virtual Console manual bio: "You can push it down using a Copy Ability, such as Hammer."
Kirby Super Star Ultra
- Instruction manual bio (page 21): "You can use a certain ability to pound these down."
Gallery
A stake from Kirby: Planet Robobot
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