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Friend Circle
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| “ | When friends combine their power, they can form a ring! This big hoop rolls down slopes, picking up items, and if you hold the jump button, the hoop will spring high—BOING! It's a great way to avoid gaps. | ” | — Kirby Star Allies Pause Screen description |
Friend Circle is aFriend Action present inKirby Star Allies. It allows Kirby and his friends to form up and take the shape of a wheel, allowing them to roll down hills, crushing any foes in the way. To activate this ability, four Friends are needed (it doesn't matter which friends) and a Friend Platform must be found in the stage. Once activated, the Friend Circle allows the friends to move quickly down hills. While moving, they are invulnerable to attack, but they can still fall intobottomless pits. To prevent this, they can perform a single jump, which can vary in height depending on how long the player holds down the button.
Controls[edit]
| Friend Circle moveset inKirby Star Allies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Skill | Button Execution | Description | |
| Jump | A/B | The Friend Circle jumps for a short height and then very quickly falls back down to earth. | |
| Jump high | Press and hold A/B | The Friend Circle leaps into the air for a long time before touching the ground again. | |
Usage[edit]
The Friend Circle is used in the following stages:
Other appearances[edit]
- An attack forHyness has him andThe Three Mage-Sisters use a variant of the Friend Circle, called the デクころがり (Rag Doll Circle).
- The Three Mage-Sisters as aDream Friend are able to use a variant of the Friend Circle, called Sister Circle.
- The Friend Circle is depicted on aCharacter Treat inKirby's Dream Buffet, using itsKirby Star Allies artwork.
Trivia[edit]
- If Kirby falls into a bottomless pit while using Friend Circle (and entered the area while using it), he will be reset along with his friends from the start, still in formation. In Story Mode, Kirby will still lose whichever ability he had on hand, however.
- InHeroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III, after the end of a Friend Circle section, if one ally is removed before Kirby loses a life, then he and his remaining allies will not respawn in Friend Circle formation, instead spawning regularly as if they weren't in a Friend Circle.[1]
- One of Kirby'sStone transformations inStar Allies resembles the Friend Circle formation as depicted in the main artwork.
- When a Friend Circle section ends, the Star Allies will come out of their formation by falling on their face and then brushing themselves off. The only exceptions areMeta Knight andDark Meta Knight, who land on their feet and look around curiously. This also happens withFriend Train.
- Both the regular Friend Circle and Sister Circle leave a trail of pink, blue, and yellow star particle effects when rolling. However, Hyness's Rag Doll Circle has him leaving a trail of purple star effects instead.
Gallery[edit]
Activating Friend Circle inKirby Star Allies
The Friend Circle in action inFriendly Field
Kirby spots a Friend Circle Platform off to the side inHeavenly Hall
The Friend Circle rolls down the halls to escape the crumblingfortress
The Friend Circle busts at a door after the hall closes in on the team
Activating the first Friend Circle inJambandra
Rolling through the first perilous hall
Reaching a side area entry point
The second Friend Circle hall
Freeing a treasure chest near the end
Hyness using his variant of the Friend Circle,Rag Doll Circle
The Three Mage-Sisters using their variant of the Friend Circle, Sister Circle
Kirby and co. use the Friend Circle inHeroes in Another Dimension - Dimension III
The Stone transformation of the Friend Circle
Credits image featuring the Friend Circle in use
Credits image ofHeroes in Another Dimension, featuring the Friend Circle
Credits image of Corrupt Hyness using Rag Doll Circle
Various concept art pieces
"Let's Roll, Valentine!" Valentine's Day card
Kinopio-kun's drawing of a Friend Circle from Nintendo'sLINE account
A Friend Circle inFind Kirby!!
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | フレンズころがり Furenzu Korogari | Friends Circle |
| Traditional Chinese | 盟友滾輪 méng yǒu gǔn lún | Friend Circle |
| Simplified Chinese | 盟友滚轮 méng yǒu gǔn lún | |
| Dutch | Vriendenkring | Friend circle |
| French | Cercle d'amis | Friend circle |
| German | Freundeskreis | Friend circle |
| Italian | Circolo amici | Friend circle |
| Korean | 프렌즈 구르기 peulenjeu guleugi | Friends Circle |
| Polish | Friend Circle[2] | - |
| Portuguese | Círculo de amizade | Friendship circle |
| Russian | Дружеский круг[3] Druzheskiy krug | Friend circle |
| Spanish | Círculo de amistad | Friendship circle |
| Thai | Friend Circle | - |
References
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