Superspicy Curry
The Superspicy Curry's artwork fromBrawl.
Universe	Kirby
Appears in	Brawl SSB4 Ultimate
Item class	Effect
Article on Wikirby	Superspicy Curry

Superspicy Curry (激辛カレーライス,Spicy Curry Rice) is anitem inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl,Super Smash Bros. 4, andSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate, hailing from theKirby universe. The item acts as a transformation item that not only allows the player to constantly spew either fireballs inBrawl or a stream of fire inSSB4 andUltimate, but also changes the mechanics of their movement.

Origin[edit]

The Spicy Curry inKirby's Dream Land.

The Superspicy Curry first appeared as an item inKirby's Dream Land. IfKirby consumed the item, he would temporarily be given the ability to spit individual fireballs at his enemies, referencing the spiciness of itsreal-world counterpart;Kirby's Dream Land did not allow Kirby to copy the abilities of his enemies, and as such, the item can be considered a precursor to his trademark ability to copy abilities. After a long absence from the series, primarily due to the item's use having been superseded by Fire Kirby and other transformations, it reappeared inKirby Air Riders, as theSpecial move ofChef Kawasaki. In the port included inKirby's Dream Collection Special Edition, the instruction manual on the Home Menu simply calls it "Hot Food".

Kirby breathing fire after consuming the curry in the anime,Kirby: Right Back at Ya!.

The Superspicy Curry was also in the episode "A Spice Odyssey", also referred to asThe Hot Shot Chef ("Spicy! Family Restaurant War" in Japanese) from theKirby anime,Kirby: Right Back at Ya! (calledHoshi no Kabi, meaningKirby of the Stars, in Japanese), though it was renamedToxic Atomic Curry in English. Unlike how it worked inKirby's Dream Land, whenever someone ate the curry, they would release an uncontrollable stream of fire from their mouth rather than multiple fireballs; in the episode, Kirby uses the curry in order to defeat Monsieur Goan.

Overview[edit]

Upon consumption of the Superspicy Curry, the user will continuously have flames erupting from their mouth in an up-and-down flame pattern for thirteen seconds. While similar in effect to theFire Flower, the character can still attack throughout the transformation; as these flames cannot be interrupted outside of grabbing, players can even inflict damage whiletaunting. While the flames deal only 1% per hit, the "fanning" motion of the numerous hitboxes and their low knockback can allow the player to inflict considerable damage on their opponents if they force them against walls or otherwise find another method to keep them in place. The individual flames of the item, however, are considered to be energy-based projectiles, and as such, they can bereflected and evenabsorbed. In addition the flames disappear if the playergrabs an opponent, likely to prevent forming an overly powerfulwobble effect.

InBrawl andfor Wii U, the Superspicy Curry also affects the user's movement, forcing players to constantlydash instead ofwalk whenever moving, with the animation itself comically playing much faster than usual. InUltimate, it no longer forces the user to dash constantly when consumed, thus allowing them to freely use theirforward tilts.

As an added cosmetic effect, theidle pose of players is humorously changed in order to reference their consumption of the item. While some of these changed idle poses might change the orientation of the character (Toon Link, for instance, constantly spins in place under its effects, while Marth frequently jumps in the air while comically flailing his arms and legs), the flames stay in place. InSmash 4 andUltimate, most characters are more expressive as their faces turn red while under the effects. InUltimate, their expressions are also displayed during other animations, such as crouching and putting up their shield.

As aSpecial Smash option[edit]

"Curry" is among the various modifiers available inBrawl's Special Brawl,for Wii U's Special Smash, andUltimate' Custom Smash. When selected, it puts all players in a permanent curry status.

Trophies[edit]

InSuper Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]

Superspicy Curry's trophy inBrawl

Superspicy Curry

The spiciest curry around. Eat it, and you'll be able to attack by spitting out fireballs. The eater of the curry will soon be unable to handle the heat, however, and end up frantically dashing about the screen. This is a pretty funny sight that never gets old, especially when it'sSamus orSnake. Eat this mouth-scorching dish if you dare.

:Kirby's Dream Land

InSuper Smash Bros. 4[edit]

The Superspicy Curry trophy appears in both versions. InSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U it is part of theThe Beginning of KirbyTrophy Box.

Superspicy Curry's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

Superspicy Curry's trophy inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U

Superspicy Curry

Hope you're a fan of spicy food, because this curry will set your mouth on fire! I'm not kidding—whoever eats this will actually shoot balls of fire from his or her mouth, hurting those who get too close. Water doesn't help with spiciness, so this works underwater too! Too bad there's no milk weapon...

You think you know spicy curries? Think again! One taste of this one and your mouth will literally be on fire. Not even diving into water will help! Your opponents might laugh, but they'll soon stop when you start breathing fire in their direction, now won't they?

:Kirby's Dream Land (08/1992)

Spirits[edit]

While the Superspicy Curry itself does not have aspirit, the item appears as an ability for theprimary spirit Paper Bowser (Paper Mario: Sticker Star) and thesupport spirits Blargg, Arcanine, Mist, Twinbellows, Blaze the Cat, and Chef (Personal Trainer: Cooking). Using any of the listed spirits will equip the player with Superspicy Curry at the start of a match. Using the Ender Dragon spirit will give a special version of Superspicy Curry that has extra range.

Primary spirit[edit]

No.	Image	Name	Type	Class	Slots	Base	Max	Base	Max	Base	Max	Ability	Series
96		Paper Bowser (Paper Mario: Sticker Star)		★★★★	2	4655	11640	2307	5768	1887	4719	Mouthful of Curry	Paper Mario Series

Support spirits[edit]

No.	Image	Name	Class	Cost	Ability	Series
315		Blargg	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Yoshi Series
435		Arcanine	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Pokémon Series
659		Mist	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Fire Emblem Series
712		Twinbellows	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Kid Icarus Series
793		Blaze the Cat	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Sonic The Hedgehog Series
1,235		Chef (Personal Trainer: Cooking) Chef (Cooking Guide)	★★	2	Mouthful of Curry	Personal Trainer: Cooking Series Cooking Guide: Can't Decide What to Eat? Series
1,438		Ender Dragon	★★★★	3	Mouthful of Curry ↑ ↑	Minecraft Series

Gallery[edit]

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  Superspicy Curry inBrawl.

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  Superspicy Curry inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Luigi under the effects of Superspicy Curry inSuper Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  The Superspicy Curry render inUltimate.

Names in other languages[edit]

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	激辛カレーライス	Spicy Curry Rice
English	Superspicy Curry	—
French	Curry extrafort	Extrastrong Curry
German	Superscharfes Curry	Superspicy Curry
Spanish	Curry superpicante	Superspicy Curry
Italian	Curry superpiccante	Superspicy Curry
Chinese (Simplified)	超辣咖喱饭	Superspicy Curry Rice
Chinese (Traditional)	超辣咖哩飯	Superspicy Curry Rice
Korean	불 카레라이스	Fire Curry Rice
Dutch	Superhete curry	Superhot Curry
Russian	Жгучее карри	Hot Curry
Portuguese	Caril Superpicante	Superspicy Curry

Trivia[edit]

• Super Smash Bros. 4's trophy descriptions mention that water does not douse the effects of the curry. This is in contrast to its first appearance inKirby's Dream Land where entering water prematurely ends the curry's effect; this is even warned about in the instruction booklet.^[1] However, it could be referring to the fact that the effects of the curry are unaffected by entering water inSmash.
• Banjo & Kazooie will have the fire coming out from behind while dashing, due to their dash animation involving Kazooie carrying Banjo on her back and Banjo eating the curry.
• The curry effect can overlap with theBunny Hood and aSuper Mushroom to make characters faster. By using all three items together,Sonic can outrun the iceberg onSummit.
• InSSB4, there is a glitch that involves two players having Superspicy Curry making the players go up until they get KOed by the upper blast line.
• InKirby Mass Attack, the Superspicy Curry appears with theSuper Smash Bros. design in the minigameKirby Quest.
• InSSB4 andUltimate, many characters under the effect of Superspicy Curry have their cheeks colored red. While this only applies to their idle pose inSSB4, characters maintain their expressions until the curry runs out inUltimate.
  • InSSB4,Mega Man's entire face turns red.
  • This hasbecome a sort of meme and "innuendo" for its suggestive undertones, particularly when the effect is on a female character, due to the fact that they can resemble "ahegao faces".

External links[edit]

• on Smash Bros. DOJO!!

References[edit]

v • d • e Kirby universe
Fighters	Kirby (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Meta Knight (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·King Dedede (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU)
Assist Trophies	Knuckle Joe ·Nightmare ·Chef Kawasaki
Bosses	Giant Kirby ·Marx
Stages	Dream Land ·Fountain of Dreams ·Green Greens ·Halberd ·Dream Land GB ·The Great Cave Offensive
Items	Maxim Tomato ·Star Rod ·Parasol ·Warp Star ·Apple ·Dragoon ·Superspicy Curry ·Bomber
Enemies	Bonkers ·Bronto Burt ·Gordo ·Parasol Waddle Dee ·Plasma Wisp ·Shotzo ·Tac ·Waddle Dee ·Waddle Doo
Other	Gourmet Race ·Whispy Woods
Trophies,Stickers andSpirits	Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits
Music	Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate
Masterpieces	Kirby's Dream Land ·Kirby's Adventure ·Kirby Super Star

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