Ice Artwork ofIce Kirby fromKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe. Details First game Kirby's Adventure (1993) Latest game Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (2025) Other game(s) Kirby's Dream Land 2 Kirby Super Star Kirby's Dream Land 3 Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Kirby: Squeak Squad Kirby Super Star Ultra Kirby's Return to Dream Land Kirby: Triple Deluxe Kirby: Planet Robobot Kirby Battle Royale Kirby Star Allies Kirby and the Forgotten Land Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe Usage type Unlimited use Obtained from Chilly,Bukiset,Emp,Frigis,Mr. Frosty,Pengy,Master Pengy,Propeller(Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards),Snowl,Wappa,Yuki,Corori(Kirby and the Forgotten Land and its Nintendo Switch 2 Edition),Wild Frosty, WhiteAntler, light-blueDropped Stars(Kirby Star Allies), IceShadow Kirby(Kirby & The Amazing Mirror),amiibo(Kirby: Planet Robobot):Rosalina Obtained by projectiles from Mr. Frosty (Kirby's Dream Land 2 only),Marx,Miracle Matter,Prank,Dark Mind,Marx Soul,Goriath,Strike Box,Sphere Doomer (Ice),Pon & Con(Kirby Star Allies),Goldon & Silvox,Chaos Elfilis (Lord of Chaos) Power(s) Breathes ice to freeze enemies and objects. Helper Chilly Related to IcePower Combos,Snow Bowl,Frosty Ice,Blizzard Ice

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Ice is aCopy Ability which allowsKirby to freeze enemies and is primarily obtained by swallowing certain ice-type enemies, such as aPengy orChilly. Using this ability, Kirby gains a crown of ice and the ability to freeze foes and cool down fiery obstacles with a stream of frost breath from his mouth. Later games starting withKirby Super Star would give Ice Kirby an expanded moveset, such as skating along the ground, spinning while breathing ice through the air, or encasing himself in ice as a form ofdefense.

Ice first appeared as a Copy Ability inKirby's Adventure, and has since been a mainstay in every subsequent main-series game, as well asKirby Battle Royale. The ability is not to be confused withFreeze, a similar ability whose moves have been incorporated into the Ice ability in many of the latter's appearances (in a similar manner to howBurning andFire are frequently combined).

Characteristics[edit]

Ice is among the oldest copy abilities in Kirby's arsenal, and serves as a natural counterpart toFire, appearing in a similar number of games to that ability and having its own on and off again partner in the form of the Freeze ability. In its simplest form, the Ice ability allows Kirby to breathe a cone of ice at his opponents to freeze them solid. While Ice's breath attack cannot be controlled as finely as Fire's, the secondary effect is that Kirby can kick enemies he freezes to make them slide forward, potentially defeating other enemies they collide with. Using this ice breath also allows Kirby to cool down fiery hazards like magma blocks, or inKirby: Squeak Squad, freeze the surface of water. InKirby and the Forgotten Land and itsNintendo Switch 2 Edition, Ice Kirby can even skate on the surface of lava to avoid damage.

Ice's moveset would expand in a number of ways starting withKirby Super Star, but it would not drift too far from its fundamental character. One notable visual update has Ice Kirby skating along the ground whendashing as opposed to using his regular run. In addition, he gains the ability to use the defensive aura attack characteristic of the Freeze ability, swallow foes and then spit them back out as ice blocks, and even encase himself in ice for defense. InKirby Battle Royale, Ice Kirby even gains the ability to conjure pillars of ice to block his opponents' way. Ice can also be combined easily with other powers and allies, as seen with hisAnimal Friend pairings, thePower Combos inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards, and granting the BlizzardPower Effect to friends inKirby Star Allies.

Though once granting the Freeze ability instead,Chilly is the most common representative andhelper for the Ice ability. Other sources of the ability includePengy,Mr. Frosty, and more obscure enemies likeEmp andFrigis.

Appearance[edit]

The main design of Ice's hat has remained consistent ever since its introduction inKirby Super Star, as a crown of sorts with ice crystals and a headband. The headband's design, however, has changed considerably over the years. Its initial design was a simple headband with a round gem in the middle. Its colors varied, with the headband being either blue or golden, and the gem being either orange or blue. This design was used in games that featured Copy Ability hats fromKirby Super Star toKirby Super Star Ultra.Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, however, featured a more elaborate design of the hat: the gem, instead of round, was hexagonal, and with an added small visor on the headband itself. The fundamentals of this design would then carry over to a new design introduced inKirby's Return to Dream Land, which also used a hexagonal gem, although without the visor. The headband was also changed to be purple. This design would then be used in every game and media released afterwards, with no major changes to it (although some side media and merchandise feature the headband as golden instead of purple). Curiously, this design was also used in Ice's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, before the release ofKirby's Return to Dream Land.

In all games up untilKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, as well asKirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby's body changed to blue either when simply having the ability, or when using it. This same color change was present inKirby: Right Back at Ya!, and trophies fromSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U. Merchandise and side media sometimes feature Ice Kirby's body as blue.

Game appearances[edit]

Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

Artwork fromKirby's Adventure.

Ice is available, along withFreeze, as a Copy Ability inKirby's Adventure andKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land making it one of the debut abilities in the series. In these games, Ice consists solely of using freezing breath to turn enemies into ice cubes, then touching them to kick them across the stage to harm anything in their way. It is provided byPengy. InKirby's Adventure, Ice deals 4 damage^[1] but only 3 damage inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land.^[2]

InKirby's Adventure, Kirby merely changed his color to a light blue when obtaining this ability, as ability hats had not been introduced at this time.

Kirby's Dream Land 2[edit]

InKirby's Dream Land 2, Ice is once again a simple move which does not change Kirby's appearance. If Kirby is alone, using Ice functions identically to the way it did inKirby's Adventure, but if partnered up with one of hisAnimal Friends, the move can change its pattern depending on which friend is with him. WithRick, the move functions like an ice shield, protecting on all sides. WithCoo, Kirby can breathe ice in a 180 degree area beneath him. WithKine, the move is similar in function to Rick's, but it can be used while moving, and it causes him to freeze over if held for too long. Kirby can obtain this ability by swallowingMaster Pengy orMr. Frosty, as well as ice cubes thrown by the latter.

Kirby Super Star /Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

InKirby Super Star andKirby Super Star Ultra, Kirby can obtain the Ice ability fromChilly orMr. Frosty, or from one ofMarx's ice ball projectiles, or throughCopy Essences orCopy Essences Deluxe. With the Ice ability equipped, Kirby may create Chilly as ahelper. Kirby's visual appearance changes by turning him a light blue color and he wears a hat full of ice crystals.Kirby Super Star was the first game to give Ice Kirby an expanded moveset, combining the attacks of Freeze into the ability as well as adding other tricks such as the twirling "Ice Sprinkle" and the close-up "Ice Suction" attack.

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

InKirby's Dream Land 3, Ice is once again a simple move which does not change Kirby's appearance beyond a color change when he is using it. If Kirby is alone, using Ice functions almost identically to the way it did inKirby's Adventure, except that it can be aimed upward slightly. If partnered up with one of his animal friends, the move can change its pattern depending on which friend is with him. In this game, Ice is provided byChilly,Wappa,Bukiset with the ice sword, and themid-bossYuki.Corori the penguin enemy does not provide Ice in this game (though it would inKirby and the Forgotten Land).

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

Ice appears inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards, much the same way it did inKirby's Dream Land 3, in that Kirby does not actually change appearance or color unless he is using the ability. Unlike in previous installments however, Kirby spins in place while using the move, making it similar to Freeze. In addition, he can also move slowly while using it, adding to its versatility.

Using thePower Combo system, Kirby can combine Ice with other abilities to varying effect. Combining Ice with itself createsIce-Ice, which rolls Kirby up into a big snowball in the same vein as would be seen later in theSnow BowlSuper Ability. Other combos includeIce-Spark, which turns Kirby into a refrigerator that spits outfood,Ice-Cutter, which gives Kirby a pair of ice skates, andBurn-Ice, which freezes Kirby and then thaws him with fire in a lackluster offensive capability.

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]

Ice appears inKirby & The Amazing Mirror, this time without its Freeze counterpart. It is relatively unchanged from its appearance inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and can be obtained fromPengy, the IceShadow Kirby, andMr. Flosty^[sic].

Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]

Ice appears again inKirby: Squeak Squad, following its appearance inKirby & The Amazing Mirror. AnAbility Scroll can be obtained which allows Kirby to angle his cone of frost while breathing it. He can also use abubbled ice essence to infuse theBomb orSword abilities with ice powers if he has the scrolls for those abilities as well.

Exclusively in this title, Kirby gains the ability to freeze the surface of water using his ice breath.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

The Ice ability also appears inKirby's Return to Dream Land and its remake,Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, and is obtained through swallowing ice related enemies or touchingCopy Essences. In addition to using the Ice ability to defeat enemies, Kirby may also use Ice to neutralize fiery blocks in order to break or walk on them. Aesthetically, Kirby's appearance changes only with an addition of a ice crown. In addition, asuper form of this ability exists by defeating aSuper Chilly, yielding theSnow Bowl ability.

Ice would gain its most substantial moveset in this game, most notably gaining the "Ice Ball" move, which allows Kirby to freeze himself solid into a ball and then bowl down his enemies by dashing forward at them. This moveset would carry over into subsequent main-series games, until simplifying again forKirby and the Forgotten Land.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe &Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Ice returns as an ability in bothKirby: Triple Deluxe andKirby: Planet Robobot, generally unchanged, with the former lacking the Ice Ball move entirely before being brought back for the latter. Additionally, in the latter game, Ice is compatible with theRobobot Armor, forming the potentIce Mode.

Ice moveset forKirby: Triple Deluxe andKirby: Planet Robobot
Skill	Image	Button Execution	Description
Ice Skate		Dash	In a similar fashion to howIce-Cutter Kirby skates across the ground, Kirby also gains increased speed compared to his normal dash.
Ice Breath		B	Like theFire ability, Kirby breathes out ice to freeze enemies.
Ice Sprinkle		B in midair	Kirby pirouettes in the air while usingIce Breath to hit airborne enemies.
Super Ice Sprinkle		Dash + B in midair	Like normalIce Sprinkle Kirby twirls while usingIce Breath albeit faster
Ice Storm		Dash + Hold B, or press B repeatedly	Kirby creates a field of ice to freeze enemies
Ice Ball		↓ + B while dashing	Kirby encases himself in ice to bowl over his enemies a short distance. *Not present inKirby: Triple Deluxe
Ice Suction		Either ↑→ + B while near an enemy	Kirby consumes an enemy to use as a projectile, but is unable to move.
Ice Ejection		Ice Suction + B	Kirby spits out an ice block ahead of him which, unlike his normalstars, go up and down slopes and hit multiple enemies.
Ice Kick		While touching ice	Kirby in this form (and all his other forms and other characters) will kick the frozen enemy across the screen.
Ice Block		L/R	Kirby outright freezes himself to avoid damage. Unlike his normal guard, he takes no damage from getting hit.
Ice Scatter		While using Ice Block, release L/R	Kirby breaks out of his Ice block dealing minor damage to enemies

Kirby Battle Royale[edit]

Ice is one of the abilities available inKirby Battle Royale, being the last one unlocked inDedede's Cake Royale. It is distinguished in that repeated hits to foes will freeze them solid. When picking up and tossing a frozen foe, they will slide, and take additional damage when they hit a wall or other opponent. The Ice Wall ability also allows Kirby to create a barrier which lasts a few seconds.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

Ice returns inKirby Star Allies along withChilly who provides it. In addition to providing theBlizzard effect to many abilities, Ice can also be used to perform certain Friend Attacks likeIcicle Lance andIce Curling.

Kirby and the Forgotten Land /Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World[edit]

Ice returns inKirby and the Forgotten Land andKirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World. Here, the ability retains Ice Breath, which can now be aimed freely in different directions in the 3D environment like Fire. The ability to kick frozen enemies to slide them along the ground is also retained. Kicked enemies lightly home in on nearby enemies. Kirby can also use Ice Storm, which leaves behind a trail of ice shards. These shards can be frozen and kicked towards enemies as well. Kirby can use Ice Skate and Ice Storm to freeze water for a short time to travel over it, and he can also use Ice Skate to travel over mud and magma. If used persistently, the ability can also slow bosses and mid-bosses by encasing them in ice, which can eventually freeze them completely for a short period of time before thawing them out and inflicting severe damage.

During his adventures, Kirby can find blueprints to take toWaddle Dee's Weapons Shop toevolve the Copy Ability into one of two new forms, one beingFrosty Ice, and the other beingBlizzard Ice. Frosty Ice allows Kirby to create snowmen that resembleWild Frosty with his Ice Breath and Ice Storm attacks, whereas Blizzard Ice allows Kirby to shoot shards of ice from his mouth from a distance. Ice Storm is also upgraded where icy spikes come out when he performs the move, and his ice shield and trails now damage enemies on contact.

This ability is one of four accessible in the game'sdemo. It automatically becomes one of its evolved forms, that being Frosty Ice, once the three available stages are complete, but this can be reverted back to the original ability if the player so desires.

Moveset[edit]

All attack names come from theKirby and the Forgotten Land Perfect Support Guide unless otherwise stated.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl andSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U, Ice Kirby appears as a collectibletrophy. In addition, one of Kirby's custom moves in the latter game replaces his inhale with ice breath, referencing the ability and allowing him to freeze his opponents.

InKirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]

Ice Artwork fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!. Details First episode Kirby of the Stars Pilot Last episode Combat Kirby Other episode(s) Dedede's Snow Job Labor Daze Tourist Trap The Chill Factor Obtained from Any amount of ice, or snowflake crystals Power(s) Blowing icy breath

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InKirby: Right Back at Ya!, Ice Kirby makes a fair number of appearances, including in the Japanese-onlypilot episode. This ability is very similar to the one in the games, allowing Kirby to breathe a cone of ice at his enemies to freeze them solid. Notably, this ability is often either not enough on its own to defeat a foe, or has to be used in a creative way to defeat them. One example is theIce Dragon in the episodeDedede's Snow Job, as Ice Kirby's ice breath is ineffective against the creature when used from outside, but is much more effective when used from inside the Ice Dragon's body. Another is theIce Dragon Robot inLabor Daze, as Kirby ends up defeating it not by attacking it directly, but instead by using his ice breath on the factory's boiler to cause it to crack and burst open, engulfing the robot in flames.

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  Ice Kirby prepares to dive into Ice Dragon's belly inDedede's Snow Job.
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  Ice Kirby struggles against the Ice Dragon Robot inLabor Daze.
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  Ice Kirby swallowsFlame Feeder after shrinking it down inTourist Trap.
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  After failing to defeatPengy in direct combat, Ice Kirby tries a different method inThe Chill Factor.
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  Ice Kirby freezesHeavy Lobster solid, allowing it to be shattered by a missile fromSword Knight inCombat Kirby.

In theKirby novel series[edit]

Ice Ice Kirby soothes his burning mouth inKirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land! Details First volume Kirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land! Obtained from Mr. Frosty Power(s) Blowing an icy breath

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In theKirby novel series, the Ice ability makes an appearance inKirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!, whereKirby obtains it fromMr. Frosty. With thisCopy Ability, Kirby uses his Ice Breath to soothe extreme heat, with the effect of freezing objects around him.

InKirby: Big Race in Pupupu Land!, the big race's second checkpoint has the "Superspicy Gourmet Challenge of Terror", where the contestants must eat a bowl of spicy food. All of the contestants are in extreme pain from the spice, and Kirby gulps up the staff's entire water supply. Even this does not satisfy his burning mouth, so he resorts to inhalingMr. Frosty. This gives him the Ice ability, which finally satisfies him by making his insides all cold. Kirby lets out a freezing ice breath at everything around him, which freezes nearby objects like the table and bowls. All the other contestants chomp away at the ice, which finally gets rid of the painful spiciness in their mouths too.

Profiles[edit]

Flavor text[edit]

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby's Adventure	Pause caption Kirby can freeze enemies with his cold breath! He can then throw them into others! Demo reel Freeze an enemy and then toss him!
	Kirby Super Star	Turn Kirby into the ice man and turn the enemies into frozen blocks of ice. Don't slip!
	Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land &Kirby & The Amazing Mirror &Kirby: Squeak Squad	First I'll freeze 'em, then I'll kick 'em along! Brrrr!
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Freezefoes withicy breath!Kickice cubes into others! When you dash, youskate!
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land	Frozen foe? Give it akick!Glide gracefully across the land with an Ice Skate, and evencool down those hot, hotflames!
	Kirby: Triple Deluxe	Freeze enemies withIce Breath, and then send them packing with anIce Kick! You can also glide gracefully along the ground withIce Skate.
	Kirby: Planet Robobot	Freeze enemies withIce Breath! You can also glide gracefully along the ground withIce Skate.
	Kirby Battle Royale	Slide on the ground and blow icy breath! Excellent for freezing your foes in place. Freeze your foes or build an ice wall!
	Kirby Star Allies	A great way to cool down hot-headed enemies and then send them flying as a block of ice with a kick! You can also turn on a dime with skate dash or freeze your friends' weapons! You can even give a stone a slippery path for a bit of curling!
	Kirby and the Forgotten Land /Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World	Figure description: Brrr! So cold! Can you see your own breath? Make a chunk of ice, then kick it forward! Skate and slide wherever you go. You'll even glide right over mud and magma! Weapons-Shop Waddle Dee: The Ice ability will let you use freezing breath to stop enemies in their tracks! Your freezing attacks will even make larger enemies like bossesstop moving for a while!
	Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe	Frozen foe? Give it akick!Glide gracefully across the land with Ice-Skate, and evencool down those hot, hotflames!

Super Smash Bros. Brawl trophy[edit]

Ice Kirby Trophy inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Name	Image	Appears In	Description
Ice Kirby		NES Kirby's Adventure SNES Kirby: Super Star (American English), Kirby's Fun Pak (British English)	Kirby when he copies an enemy with chilly abilities. Ice Kirby can blow an icy wind from his mouth and freeze enemies solid. These frozen enemies can then be knocked into other enemies as an additional means of attack. These blocks are not only effective against enemies but can also be used on terrain such as magma or water.

Super Smash Bros. for Wii U trophy[edit]

Ice Kirby Trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U
Name	Image	Appears In	American English Description	British English Description
Ice Kirby		NES Kirby's Adventure (5/1993) SNES Kirby Super Star (American English), Kirby's Fun Pak (British English) (8/1996)	The perfect ability to copy in the summer—Kirby gains freezing breath when he copies the Ice ability. Enemies frozen by his arctic blasts can be launched at other foes too. Perfect for a tough fight or when you need some ice for your iced coffee. Kirby isn't busy saving Dream Land or anything...	When Kirby has the Ice ability, he can blast enemies with glacial gales to freeze them. He can then kick them into other enemies to take them all out at once! It's the perfect ability for a tough fight...or for when you need some ice to keep a glass of fruit juice nicely chilled. Not everything has to be about saving Dream Land, you know!

Kirby: Squeak Squad manual[edit]

• Ice Kirby can freeze enemies in their tracks with his icy breath. He can send frozen enemies sliding into other enemies, too.

Kirby Super Star Ultra manual[edit]

• Expel icy breath to freeze your enemies.

Nintendo Today![edit]

• Freeze enemies with Ice Breath! Send them flying as a block of ice with a kick!

Trivia[edit]

• Ice andCutter are the only Copy Abilities which have appeared in everyKirby main series game sinceKirby's Adventure.

Gallery[edit]

Main article:Ice/gallery

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  Sprite fromKirby's Adventure
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  Artwork fromKirby's Dream Land 2
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  Icon fromKirby Super Star
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  Sprite fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
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  Sprite fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror
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  Artwork fromKirby Super Star Ultra
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  Artwork fromKirby's Return to Dream Land
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  Icon fromKirby Star Allies
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  Artwork fromKirby: Right Back at Ya!

Names in other languages[edit]

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