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Dash
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| “ | To dash...Push ← or → twice. Kirby will move quickly and increase attack power. | ” | — Tutorial fromThe Beginner's Show, inKirby Super Star |
Dash refers to the action of picking up speed, being the quick alternative to walking. In theKirby series, this is done when the player taps twice quickly on the D-Pad/Control Stick/Circle Pad. When a dash is activated,Kirby or whichever other character is being controlled begins to run, moving faster than they can do when walking.
The ability to dash is present in all main seriesKirby titles, except forKirby's Dream Land andKirby's Dream Land 2. Additionally,Kirby: Canvas Curse andKirby and the Rainbow Curse feature theTouch Dash, which functions similarly while also serving as an attack, andKirby's Epic Yarn features theCar transformation, which effectively serves the same function. InKirby and the Forgotten Land, dashing is done merely by tilting the stick all the way in a given direction, and is the only game where a dash can be begun in midair.
Applications[edit]
Dashing has many applications in addition to simply moving faster. While dashing, Kirby can move over small gaps in the floor without falling through them. In addition, dashing also allows Kirby to perform special dash attacks using mostCopy Abilities in games with expanded movesets. An example of this is theFire ability inKirby Super Star and related games, which causes Kirby to burst forward as a fireball instead of just breathing fire as usual. Kirby'sStar Bullet also sometimes does more damage when released while dashing.
Some Copy Abilities have special animations for Kirby when he is dashing. TheIce ability for instance causes Kirby to ice-skate across the ground, theWater ability causes Kirby to surf along the floor, and theMirror ability causes Kirby to slide along the ground in a static pose. In addition, when it comes to the Water and Ice abilities, the mere act of dashing will allow Kirby to safely traverse floors of magma and cool downfire blocks. Not only that, but sometimes, Copy Abilities with unique animations have faster dashes. For instance, dashing with Ice is faster than dashing without a Copy Ability.
Momentum from dashing can also be transferred to aerial movement when Kirby jumps, and doing this can unlock further attack options. This state will be lost if Kirbyflies, however.
InSuper Smash Bros.[edit]
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TheSuper Smash Bros. series directly translates the notions of dashing and dash-attacks into fights, acting much the same as they do in theKirby series. Each fighter has an attack which can only be employed while dashing. Unlike in theKirby series, these attacks cannot send the fighters over an edge, with the one ironic exception being Kirby's dash attack inSuper Smash Bros. Melee.
Gallery[edit]
Artwork fromKirby's Adventure
Alternate artwork fromKirby's Adventure
Artwork fromKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
Artwork fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Alternate artwork fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Artwork fromKirby: Squeak Squad
Artwork fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Artwork fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
Artwork fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Artwork fromKirby no Copy-toru!
Alternate artwork fromKirby no Copy-toru!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ダッシュ Dasshu | Dash |
| Dutch | Sprinten | Sprint |
| Canadian French | Ruée | Rush |
| European French | Courir | Run |
| German | Spurten | Sprint |
| Italian | Accelera Scatto[1] | Accelerate Sprint |
| Portuguese | Correr | Run |
| Russian | Бежать[1] Bezhat' | Run |
| Spanish | Correr | Run |
References
- ↑1.01.1Kirby: Triple Deluxe manual, page 7
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