Friend Ability

Friend Abilities are special combination attacks, formations, and augments which Kirby and his allies can perform in Kirby Star Allies. These abilities can be used to create devastating attacks, solve puzzles, or progress through certain obstacles.

List of Friend Abilities

There are several types of Friend Abilities on offer. They fall into one of the four following types, as described by the 「星のカービィ スターアライズ 任天堂公式ガイドブック」 (Kirby Star Allies Nintendo Official Guidebook) in Japanese:

Power Effects

Burning Leo giving Kirby Sizzle Sword Friend Ability

Main article: Power Effect

Elemental enhancements can be applied to neutral-type Copy Abilities (typically those that resemble weapons); also referred to as 属性付与/受付タイプ (Power Given/Received Type) in Japanese. To do this, the weapon holder must raise their weapon, then the element wielder must use an elemental attack on the former ally to imbue it. There are five power effects in total, as follows:

• Blizzard - provided by ice-based attacks
• Bluster - provided by wind-based attacks
• Sizzle - provided by fire-based attacks
• Splash - provided by water-based attacks
• Zap - provided by electric-based attacks

In addition, weapons which have already been enchanted can be used in turn to enchant other weapons. Certain special attacks (like Gooey's tongue attacks) can also be used to add elemental effects.

The three kinds of Curling (Clean, Ice, and Splash) are also considered Power Given/Received Type abilities.

Friend Throwing Type

In Japanese, フレンズ投げタイプ. These are attacks where one character grabs another and then throws them, causing them to fly around the screen with incredible force and destroy stone and metal blocks.

Combo Friend Abilities in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Components	Description	Notes
Friend Super-Vac	Cleaning or Broom Hatter + Any ally	Allies get sucked into a vacuum cleaner, then get launched as projectiles to deal damage to foes and bust stone and metal blocks.
Friend Throw	Beetle, Beetley, Bugzzy, Fighter, Gooey, Knuckle Joe, or Suplex + Any ally	Allies are grabbed, then get thrown as projectiles to deal damage to foes and bust stone and metal blocks.
Magoloran Launch	Magolor + Any ally	Magolor summons a small version of the Lor Starcutter which allies jump into, then the ship gets thrown forward to defeat enemies and clear away heavy blocks. The damage done and size of the ship increases per ally.	Though this functions differently than the other two Friend Throwing Type moves, it is used for essentially the same purpose.

Special Skill Type

In Japanese, 特殊技タイプ. These are special one-time moves which friends can perform by combining specific abilities together, or by simply having the allies involved. These abilities are as follows:

Combo Friend Abilities in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Components	Description	Notes
Al Fresco	Adeleine & Ribbon	Uses a painting canvas to produce food and Point Stars.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used. Based on the Bonus Game from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Chumbrella	Parasol or Parasol Waddle Dee	Expands the Parasol to cover a wide area above the user, which others can take shelter under.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used.
Cook Potluck	Cook or Chef Kawasaki + Any ally	While using the Cook Pot move, allies can hop into the pot to produce an additional piece of food per ally when finished.
Crash Rush	Crash + Any ally	While using Crash, any allies present will become involved, being thrown around after the explosion to deal additional damage as projectiles.
Fatal Chorus	Mike + Any ally	While using the Mike ability's Encore move, any allies present will become involved, increasing the damage the move does per ally.
Festival Dance	Festival + Any ally	While using the Festival ability, any allies present will become involved, increasing the damage the move does per ally.
Friend Bounce	Spider, Como, or Taranza	Creates a heart-shaped trampoline of web that can be used to leap high and deal damage to foes above, and pass through hazards unharmed.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used.
Geokinesis	ESP or NESP + Stone, Rocky, Rick, or Gooey	An ally in Stone form can be picked up using psychokinesis, then levitated at will before being dropped on enemies or obstacles. This can be used to break stone and metal blocks or pound Electric Stakes.
Icicle Lance	Water or Driblee + Any Blizzard-based attack	Channeling any Blizzard-based attack through a Water-powered ally creates a stream of icicle projectiles that can quickly defeat enemies or clear away burning hazards.
Rising Sizzler	Fire or Burning Leo + Any Bluster-based attack	Channeling any Bluster-based attack through a Fire-powered ally creates a stream of fireballs that rise upward as they fly, damaging enemies they come into contact with.
Rock Painter	Artist, Adeleine & Ribbon or Vividria + Stone, Rocky, Rick, or Gooey	Using the paintbrush on an ally in Stone Form transforms that ally into a giant painted stone form that deals more damage.
Still Life	Artist or Vividria	Uses a painting canvas to produce food.	This ability does not actually require partners to be used. Based on Ice-Spark from Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards.
Supper Party	Cook or Chef Kawasaki + Any ally	While using the Souper Supper move, allies can hop into the pot to produce an additional piece of food per ally when finished, and will be launched out of the pot to deal damage to foes as a projectile.
Thundersplash	Plasma or Plugg + Any Splash-based attack	Channeling any Splash-based attack through a Plasma-powered ally creates a stream of electrified globs of water that damage enemies they come into contact with and channel electricity.
Zap Splasher	Water or Driblee + Any Zap-based attack	Channeling any Zap-based attack through a Water-powered ally creates a stream of thunderbolts that damage enemies they come into contact with and leave water splashes on impact.

Additionally, there is a special ability for Sleep called Friend Wake-Up Call, wherein a friend pops Kirby's snot bubble while he's sleeping to wake him up early. This is counted as a Friend Ability, and the Friend Ability hearts appear when it is used, but there is no special splash screen for it.

Friend Actions

Finally, there are five special formations which can only be used by finding a Friend Platform at various points in stages, called Friend Actions. These require four allies of any type to activate, and are as follows:

Friend Actions in Kirby Star Allies
Ability	Description	Notes
Friend Bridge	Form a bridge to span chasms and guide Key Dees to the other side.	This ability is the only one that is not used to attack enemies.
Friend Circle	Form a circle to roll down slopes and crash through obstacles.
Friend Star	Ride a special form of Warp Star that allows its riders to shoot powerful elemental projectiles.
Friend Train	Form a train to ride quickly through obstacles and up walls and ceilings.
Star Allies Sparkler	More powerful variant of the Friend Star that is used to battle Void Termina.

Videos

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Names in other languages

Friend Ability

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フレンズ能力のうりょく furenzu nōryoku	Friends Ability
Chinese	盟友能力 méngyǒu nénglì	Ally Ability
Dutch	Vriendenkracht	Friend power
French	Pouvoir d'ami	Friend power
German	Freund-Power	Friend Power
Italian	Abilità amico	Friend ability
Korean	프렌즈 능력 peulenjeu neunglyeog	Friends Ability
Spanish	Habilidad de amigo	Friend ability

Friend Action

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	フレンズアクション furenzu akushon	Friends Action