Spike Screenshot ofKirby in the midst of a bed ofSpikes fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror Details Type Hazard Function Damages on contact Found Frequently in stages Game(s) Various

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Spikes^[1] arehazards found in many areas throughout theKirby series. They coat certain areas of floors, walls or ceilings, and do a moderate amount ofdamage to playable characters who touch them.

Most spikes cannot be destroyed by any means, and instead should be avoided. Touching one will deal a fair amount of damage, knockKirby away, and cause him to lose whateverCopy Ability he has.Ability Stars and many other items will also break immediately upon touching spikes. If Kirby is under the effects of anInvincible Candy, or is using a move with invulnerability frames such asBurning, he can pass through spikes without taking damage.

Spike fields can also be safely traversed using items such as theStomper Boot.

Enemies and spikes[edit]

In many olderKirby games, enemies tend to be unaffected by spikes, which can lead to odd sights where Waddle Dees can be seen walking care-free through them. Starting withKirby's Return to Dream Land, however, spikes will also hurt enemies who make contact with them.

Side-effects of spike damage[edit]

Much like when getting hit by enemies, taking damage from spikes will give Kirby a brief window of post-hit invulnerability, to allow him to escape before taking further damage. These few seconds of invincibility can be used to bypass other hazards in certain circumstances, as things likeGordos and other dangerous foes are often placed in and around spike pits. This window of invulnerability also tends to reveal that spikes do not have collision in most cases. Due to this, it is not possible to becrushed by moving spikes; instead, characters will be crushed by the platform base which the spikes are attached to.

InKirby's Dream Course[edit]

InKirby's Dream Course, spike fields are referred to asDanger Zones.^[2] These can be found placed on some of the course holes in lieu of regular floor tiles. If Kirby lands in one of these, he will be dealt one point of damage and bounce further in the direction he was traveling. Thus, in a particularly large Danger Zone, Kirby may end up taking several points of damage as he continues to skip along its length. Even if he runs out of HP, he will continue bouncing along until he lands outside of the Danger Zone.

Due to the fact that Kirby bounces at a fixed velocity when recoiling from a Danger Zone, these can be used to "damage boost" Kirby further than he otherwise would have gone, potentially getting into the cup with less shots.

Profiles[edit]

• Kirby's Dream Courseinstruction booklet -"If Kirby falls onto this panel, you lose one tomato."

Gallery[edit]

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  Kirby hovering beside a bed of spikes inFloat Islands, inKirby's Dream Land.
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  Rolling past spike pits inKirby's Adventure.
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  Sprite of a Danger Zone fromKirby's Dream Course.
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  Each round inKirby's Block Ball features spike pits to varying degrees.
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  Jumping past spikes on the walls inKirby's Dream Land 2
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  Kirby standing near a bunch of spikes inKirby Super Star.
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  Running over a crumbling bridge over spikes inKirby's Dream Land 3
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  Narrowly avoiding a bed of spikes inKirby 64: The Crystal Shards
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  The area in the upper-right of this image fromKirby Tilt 'n' Tumble is a classic danger zone.
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  Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble also features retractable wall spikes.
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  Spikes made of clouds inKirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
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  Passing by walls of spikes inKirby: Canvas Curse
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  Leaping across a wide floor of spikes inKirby: Squeak Squad
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  Even the relatively soft and friendlyKirby's Epic Yarn has spike pits in places.
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  The battle withSkullord inKirby Mass Attack features a wall of spikes on the left side.
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  Kirby needs to roll a bomb over a spike pit in this challenge stage fromKirby's Return to Dream Land.
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  Spikes inKirby: Triple Deluxe
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  The liberal use of spikes in this tunnel fromKirby and the Rainbow Curse makes it much too dangerous for Kirby to try and go in there himself.
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  Spikes inKirby: Planet Robobot
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  TheApple Scramble game mode inKirby Battle Royale can feature bramble pits, which are functionally similar to spike pits.
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  Kirby Battle Royale also features traditional spike pits, most notably in theCoin Clash game mode.
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  Kirby and his buddies will need to be careful not to erode the bridge over the ice spikes too much while fighting inKirby Star Allies.
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  Kirby usingTornado to bypass a walkway covered in spikes inKirby and the Forgotten Land

Names in other languages[edit]

Spike[edit]

Danger Zone[edit]

References

• Objects
• Hazards

• Pages needing a rewrite
• Articles which list Japanese names