Mirror Kirby

By SiR6

Oh how I've been wanting to dissect this power. Double imagery and reflective ability are the order of the day with Mirror Kirby

Mirror is one of the totally EXCLUSIVE powers to Kirby Super Star (so far, anyway)deadly power. Not one the typical Bomb/Sword/Fire fans would flock to on name alone, but it's actually one of a few powers that make Kirby almost INVINCIBLE. And it's really very strong. With the right moves, you can finish off your opponents in seconds flat. And Kirby looks soooo CUTE in his jester hat, probably the only bit of Christmas decorative headgear he owns. Red and green, with miniature stars. Nice. Mirror Kirby also wields a wand similar to that of Beam Kirby, but all gold instead of mostly green.

Anyways, Mirror isn't too common (Simirror are skittish, you see), and at first, you'll probably stick to using the guard and Reflect Force. Not bad, but Kirby can be grabbed while gurading, as well as sliced by Meta Knight's henchmen (but not MK himself???), pounded by Dedede's hammer, and swept away by tornadoes. He'll take less damage from the contact (except the grabs and tornadoes), but the rapid slices can drain his HP FAST! Reflect Force, like Reflect Guard, can... reflect enemy attacks into them, dealing the damage they'd have done to Kirby to themselves. The mirror shards also do 12 damage to whatever enemy they hit... useful in battles against enemies with projectile attacks. If you're not too willing to get close, then pitch mirrors, and hope they reflect an attack or two. I'm not sure how much damage a reflected attack does to an enemy (it's pretty much impossible to calculate, especially with Computer Virus, who is invulnerable when attacking), but I imagine it's comparable to Kirby's exhaled star attack, or the Wheelie Rider Shot. You can reflect bombs, cutter blades, ice blocks, Bugzzy's mini-bugs, Butterfingers' (or whatever the OTHER Suplex-bearing miniboss in KSS is called) energy blasts, beams, and quite a few of Meta Knight's attacks (you haven't seen funny until MK Sword Beams himself to death)with both Reflect Force and Reflect Guard. Anything not reflected is either harmlessly bounced PAST Kirby (i.e. the Halberd Reactor's blasts), or it gets destroyed on impact with the shield. However, some STRONG lasers (Marx, Combo Cannon) can still hurt.

If you want to be a Mirror Kirby master, you need to learn to make use of Mirror Cut and Mirror Body. Mirror Cut leads in to Reflect Force; hold the "Y" button to do a Mirror Cut and immediately start using Reflect Force. Simply tapping "Y" will just give Mirror Cut after Mirror Cut... which is fine; Mirror Cut does 22 damage, and can kill the Witch before she can attack, provided she doesn't go first. (She has 80 HP, and if you can squeeze off 4 Mirror Cuts before she moves, that's 88 damage) Mirror Cut IS short range though, and not as powerful as Hammer. However, by mixing between Mirror Cut and Reflect Force, you can keep enemies at bay... if they get bounced back by the attacks. Mirror Body is probably your safest bet though. Although you're damaged if touched after Kirby comes back together, this cute little attack packs plenty of power. 16 damage going out, and 22 coming back in. So make good use of Kirby's mirror doubles. Give yourself enough room to hit the bosses going out and coming in, but not so much that the attack ends with you bumping into the boss. It's tricky, but the power is worth the risk, especially if the boss has projectile attacks as well. Using Mirror Body, you can move Kirby THROUGH attacks like Bugzzy's Dash Capture and MK's vertical tornado. Mirror Body is also just as easily used as an evasive maneuver... split at the last second to dodge projectiles.

Fun lethal, cute... yep, Mirror Kirby's another one to rate pretty high. 10/10, BECAUSE of the fact that while he can reflect/deflect almost anything, he's NOT invincible. That's what Stone Kirby is for... now excuse me while I admire myelf...