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A flash of light reflects off its horn as the king of bugs soars through the sky! After charging your enemies to grab them with your horn, you can slam them into the ground!
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— Triple Deluxe quote
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A flash of lights reflects off its horn as the king of bugs returns! You can pound stakes with Hardhead Slam and use up to gather your friends on your head and fling them into the air!
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— Star Allies quote
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Beetle is an ability which gives Kirby the horn and wings of a rhinoceros beetle. It is unique in the fact that after grabbing enemies, Kirby can still walk and jump, albeit more slowly and less high, respectively. Kirby also only faces one direction when carrying enemies, forcing him to walk backwards when moving in the opposite direction, although this has no effect on anything except the direction enemies are thrown. Another notable thing about this ability, is that it has the ability to pound down Posts with Hardhead Slam. The ability can only be obtained from the the enemy Beetley, and the mid-boss Hornhead. It was introduced in Kirby: Triple Deluxe along with Bell, Circus, Archer, and Hypernova. It later returned in Kirby: Battle Royale and Kirby Star Allies after being absent from Kirby: Planet Robobot.
Moveset
Beetle Moveset in Kirby: Triple Deluxe and Kirby: Star Allies while facing right
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Skill
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Button Execution
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Description
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Horn Upper
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B
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Kirby performs an upper slash with his horn.
- This can cut ropes and grass.
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Horn Flurry
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B repeatedly
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Kirby performs multiple upper slashes after 'Horn Upper', and then finishes with a powerful upper slash that also hits behind him.
- This can cut ropes and grass.
- The final slash is called 'Backslash' in the Japanese version.
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Rocket Horn
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Dash + B
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Kirby dashes forward with his horn, grabbing any enemy or Recoil Star on his way.
- This can cut ropes and grass.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
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Rocket Horn Dive
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↑ during Rocket Horn
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During 'Rocket Horn', Kirby flies up to do a loop, dropping what he has grabbed onto the ground.
- This can cut ropes and grass.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
- This is similar to Jet's 'Rocket Dive'.
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Spiral Horn
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↑ + B
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Kirby jumps up and performs spirial slashes with his horn when he's ascending.
- This can cut ropes and grass.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
- This is similar to Yo-Yo's 'Gazer Spiral' and Whip's 'Whip Tornado'.
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Hover Wing
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A in midair
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Kirby flies with his beetle wings.
- This can still do damage and cut ropes and grass.
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Hardhead Slam
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↓ + B in midair
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Kirby slams down his horn onto the ground when used in midair.
- This can pound stakes.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
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Catching Horn
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Either of ↑→ + B when near an enemy
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Kirby grabs an enemy or a Recoil Star nearby with his horn.
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Carry Around
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Catching Horn + either of ↔
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Kirby can walk with carrying around what he has grabbed.
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Quick Throw
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Catching Horn + B
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Kirby throws forward what he has grabbed.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
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Throw Drop
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Catching Horn + ↑ + B
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Kirby air drops what he has grabbed.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
- This is similar to Ninja's 'Air Drop'.
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Crown Drop
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Catching Horn + ← + B
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Kirby backdrops what he has grabbed.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
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Slamming Drill
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Catching Horn + ↓ + B
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Kirby slams down what he has grabbed while spinning like a drill.
- Kirby is invinsible during this attack.
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Beetle Moveset in Kirby: Battle Royale
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Skill
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Button Execution
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Skill
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Button Execution
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Horn Upper
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B
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Rocket Horn
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Hold/release B
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Horn Flurry
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BB
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Dive
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After Rocket Horn
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Back Slash
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BBB
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Forward Lunge
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Y
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Spiral Horn
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B during jump
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Slamming Drill
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Y or B after Forward Lunge
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Trivia
- Some of Beetle's moves are notably similar to the Suplex and Throw abilities. Also, Suplex is obtained from the mid-boss Bugzzy, who is similar in appearance to Hornhead.
- This is the fourth ability to give Kirby a unique flying animation. The others are Jet, Wing, and Cupid. Of these three, Cupid is the only one where flying doesn't damage enemies.
- The design of the Beetle hat is based on the Japanese Rhinoceros Beetle. It also takes a couple details from feudal samurai armor.
- In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, the alternative hat for Beetle Kirby is Hydra from Kirby Air Ride.
- Beetle is one of the more versatile abilities in recent Kirby titles, being able to cut String Platforms and pound Posts, as well as providing an alternate means of flight. It can also be used in Kirby Star Allies to perform Friend Throw.
- Friend Throw's Japanese name, ブンナゲフレンズ, derives from ぶんなげ, the Japanese name of Beetle's 'Quick Throw' attack. This reference is kept in the Chinese version of Kirby Star Allies:
- Beetle's 'Quick Throw': 力投 (Power Throw)
- Friend Throw: 力投盟友 (Power Throw Friend)
Names in other languages
Language
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Name
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Meaning
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Chinese
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独角仙 (chs)
獨角仙 (cht) dú jiǎo xiān
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The Chinese name of Japanese rhinoceros beetle, which literally means "one-horned beetle".
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