Laser Ball is a flying spheroidenemy which can shoot lasers from its eyes. It made its first appearance inKirby's Adventure and can be found in other main-seriesKirby games up untilKirby Super Star Ultra. As its name suggests, Laser Ball is the most common enemy to give out theLaser ability, but inKirby Super Star and its remake, it yields theBeam ability instead. Laser Ball attacksKirby by floating in his direction, and proceeds to shoot lasers at him. Unlike most enemies, Laser Ball can fly through walls, often retreating at great speed after it fires its rounds at Kirby.
Laser Ball has a relatively simple appearance, being a gleaming orange sphere withKirby-like eyes. Despite its unassuming appearance, Laser Ball is quite mobile, and is one of the few enemies able to move through walls. Despite this, it can also occasionally be found stuck inside a walled enclosure, waiting for Kirby to come gobble it up.
Laser Ball is one of the more difficult enemies that Kirby will face on his adventures, particularly if in large numbers. Its habit of flying in and firing lasers straight at Kirby means that it will always get in his way, so Kirby could just as easily take damage by running into it as he would actually getting hit by its lasers. Laser Ball is capable of firing up to four laser beams in rapid succession, though unlike the Laser ability proper, these do not bounce off of slopes, even whenGhost Kirby possesses it. Laser Balls possessed byGhost Kirby are also not able to go through walls.
Has the exact same role as it did inKirby Fighters Deluxe.
Kirby's Adventure /Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]
Kirby trying to avoid two Laser Balls inKirby's Adventure.
Laser Ball makes its debut appearance inKirby's Adventure and also appears in the remake. Here is where its look and behavior was established. It is often found just before or just inside areas that have slopes which theLaser ability can take advantage of.
InKirby: Squeak Squad, Laser Ball is an uncommon enemy, not appearing untilCushy Cloud and even then not appearing often afterward. It can however be found in every stage ofGamble Galaxy. Laser Ball can be found in the following levels and stages:
InKirby Fighters Deluxe and its sequelKirby Fighters 2, Laser Ball is one of the enemies that can appear (in its original 8-bit form) on theButter BuildingBattle Stage. Here, it flies in on either the left or right side and shoots out up to three laser blasts before flying away again. Both contacting Laser Ball and getting hit by its lasers results in 12 points of damage. It can be easily defeated using any attack.
Laser Ball makes its debut appearance inKirby's Adventure and also appears in the remake. Here is where its look and behavior was established. It is often found just before or just inside areas that have slopes which theLaser ability can take advantage of.
Laser Ball appears in these games, though this time it provides theBeam ability. It is found inThe Great Cave Offensive,Revenge of Meta Knight,Milky Way Wishes andMeta Knightmare Ultra.
Laser Ball appears in both of these titles, once again providing theLaser ability. Its look and behavior is unchanged from its earlier appearances.
Copy Kirby copying a Laser Ball fromKirby Super Star
Key art for theKirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert, featuring Laser Ball as part of the border
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star
Alternate palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Unused palette fromKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Milky Way Wishes palette fromKirby Super Star Ultra
Unused palette fromKirby Super Star Ultra
A shelf of ball toys resembling ClassicKirby,Orbservor, Laser Ball, andMarx's ball in the bookFind Kirby!! Full of Kirby
