History GameBreaker / Kirby

* Jet is by far the best ability in the game for [[SpeedRun speedrunning.]] Kirby moves extremely fast with the ability and can even [[SkippableBoss bypass some minibosses]] due to how high Jet can fly, causing him to completely fly over the usual area that would trigger the miniboss battle. Its only weakness is that it isn't very effective against bosses compared to, say, Plasma or Hammer.

** Almost every weapon-based friend combo could qualify. Not only do they increase your attack, but they drastically increase the practicality and range of the item.
** Rick & Coo & Kine and Gooey are two of the most practical dream friends in the game. R.C.K. has fire, wind, water, rock, and cutting/wind abilities[[note]]Stone Rick can (slowly) move around, unlike regular Stone (although he also takes ScratchDamage as opposed to none at all), Parasol Coo is a reworked Tornado in practice (itself a broken ability in previous games), Cutter Coo is the broken variant from ''Dream Land 2'', and Kine Splash can do surprisingly good damage when positioned right[[/note]] whereas Gooey has throw, fire, water, and rock. All the team needs is the lightning ability (Plasma, Beam, and especially ESP)[[note]]note that Ice has the similar functionality to water[[/note]] and you have almost all your bases covered.
** Marx himself isn't any slouch either. Even though he needs friend combo abilities to unlock a lot of his more powerful moves (his Bluster-element Jester Ball Ride in particular makes him move as freely as the U.F.O), there's one move he doesn't need friends for: his Black Hole. Not only can it instantly kill regular enemies, it can even deal massive damage to bosses and mini-bosses, and best of all, he doesn't even need a cooldown for it. His Marx Flip Ultima also lets him hide underground to avoid any kind of attack, and its followup Shadow Uppercut does good damage and is invincible.
** Meta Knight, like his previous playable appearances in the Meta Knightmare sub-games and ''Return to Dream Land'', is one of the best characters in the game. He's fast on land and in the air, and he has an extensive moveset that can rack up damage very quickly. However, give him a Friend Ability and he becomes even more of a threat. His default Shuttle Loop is normally a great move for both attacking and moving horizontally, but when combined with Fire, it essentially becomes Burning + Burning from ''VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards''; a fast, long-lasting horizontal move where Meta Knight is invincible the whole time. And unlike Burning + Burning, Shuttle Loop can be aimed and used continuously. Basically, this one attack can blast through entire rooms and tear enemies to shreds.
** Ever felt sorry for Beam, an OvershadowedByAwesome ability? Well, ''Star Allies'' buffs Beam up to horrifying levels, mainly Beam Blast, its SpreadShot aerial move. Originally, its air stall wasn't that great, so you could only use it three times before hitting the ground. ''Star Allies'' increases the air stall of Beam Blast to a point where you can use it up to ''seven times'' before landing, and this game follows the ''Planet Robobot'' boss mechanics where multi-hit attacks are much more effective. Additionally, Beam applies an electricity effect to bosses that stops them in place, which makes it great at stunlocking. Other Beam moves got buffed as well (all of its attacks hit more times, Cycle Beam maintains Kirby's momentum instead of stopping him, and Wave Beam charges faster), but Beam Blast really pushes it into boss-killer territory.
** Bomb. Dear god, BOMB. On it's own, it's an unremarkable ability, but when applied with two particular elements, it becomes one of the scariest boss killers. With Bluster Bomb, you can float while holding an enlarged bomb, which happens to explode when it touches the enemy. Re-stocking the bomb in midair while in contact with the enemy has given it one of the highest air DPS. Sizzle Bomb can make the floor burst into flames if it explodes on it, and the combined damage of the burning floor and the Sizzle Bomb itself gives it the highest ground DPS. Both of these properties can let you clear the Ultimate Choice in under ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9LDUhaJWFHM 7 and a half minutes]]''. And as mentioned above, a certain Dream Friend can apply both of those elements...
** Bluster Sword. Among other things, it modifies the Sword Spin move (dash jump + attack) so that the user floats up slightly when using it before slowly descending, and can be repeated as long as the user stays in the air and doesn't get hit. This basically turns Sword Kirby, Blade Knight and especially Meta Knight into a whirlwind buzzsaw of doom with high DPS, particularly on bosses.

* King Dedede makes Hammer's infamy worse in this game, as he naturally keeps his Hammer even after using Hammer Throw, meaning he can just spam it as much as he wants.

* The Friend system by itself leaves you unable to even ''lose'' due to bringing back the ability to [[CombatResuscitation revive your fallen teammates]] from ''Team Kirby Clash Deluxe'' (short of falling into a pit or getting crushed). Not to mention many of the Friend Abilities dealing high damage.

* HAL Laboratories designed the [[InfinityPlusOneSword U.F.O. ability]] to smash the game's balance to pieces; it grants hovering and a versatile attack with four levels of charge, the last level of which tears bosses to shreds with only a couple hits. That's why they wisely decided to make the U.F.O. ability wear off after one stage, and on top of that made the Little U.F.O.s that grant the ability the only enemies in the game that [[RespawningEnemies never respawn]]. Unfortunately, though, they neglected to catch a glitch that allows Kirby to be a U.F.O. ''[[GoodBadBugs for the entire game]]''. In the remake ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland'', you can get [=UFO=] by sucking up two Rockys and whiz through the rest of the level.
* ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland'' has the Needle ability. You have invincibility from attacks while giving you the ability to keep hurting enemies. You can beat Bonkers to grab the Hammer ability just by tossing yourself at him and pressing "b". King Dedede can be damaged before his fight starts by using this ability. The drawback is that it's difficult to use against flying bosses and enemies, but not impossible.

* Kine + Ice is similarly broken (to the point of it being worth using Kine ''on land''). The idea is you can move freely with an impenetrable shield of ice, but if you hold it too long you're frozen in a cube of ice and left immobile and defenseless for a couple seconds. In theory this is a balance, in practice all you need to do is tap the B button to keep the shield indefinitely. It also renders the Propeller Bombs a complete non-threat since they are frozen in one hit by Ice.

* Grab the Copy ability, make it into a helper, and have a second player take control of him. Realize he is almost literally ''unkillable'' short of huge play mistakes -- T.A.C. (the name of the Copy helper) can [[IntangibleMan vanish at will]], every time he copies a power (and he can ditch and re-copy at will) his health refills completely -- and, if the enemy is un-copy-able, has [[OneBulletAtATime a decently damaging attack that turns lightning-fast as long as he's near the enemy]]. Picking up Stone and letting T.A.C. deal with everything without any risk of dying got many players through the Arena in record times.

* The Smash ability. It grants Kirby his moveset from the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series including moves Kirby can normally use with Hammer and Stone, giving Kirby plenty of moves to play with and the ability to take out silver blocks and wooden stakes that would require other abilities, though another ability would be needed to light fuses. It's a rare ability, but if you can acquire it, hold on to it as much as you can.
* The Master ability is fittingly named because it cannot be lost accidentally (when Kirby loses it, it doesn't disappear) and can get past any obstacle in the game, including any obstacle that requires specific abilities (silver blocks, wooden stakes, and fuses). It's also quite powerful and flexible, having far more attacks available than the plain Sword ability. However, the only time it can be used before the credits are seen at least once is during the final boss battle, so its main use is either for easy access to missed treasures or for [[RuleOfFun just screwing around post-game]] if the file has been 100% completed.

* Tornado is overpowered to the point of literal insanity. You are effectively invincible while using it, you fly with easy controls while using it, it lasts a very long time, does absurd contact damage, and the kicker? The '''frame''' it ends, you can start another tornado. Quite possibly the most broken ability in the history of ''Kirby''.

* The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with the Plasma ability's[[note]]from VideoGame/KirbySuperStar[[/note]] charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot (although you can also mash the controller in this game as well) -- combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the FinalBoss in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks. On top of all that, hitting the attack button while holding up or down will fire a lightning bolt to the edge of the screen in that direction, instantly hitting everything either above or below you regardless of your charge level.
** Spark is even more powerful since, when fully charged, there is a barrier of electricity surrounding Kirby that does decent damage and even protects him from the majority of enemy attacks; either the enemy can't get close enough to attack without getting hurt (and subsequently knocked away), or the projectiles they use are destroyed as soon as they touch the barrier. On top of that, if Spark Kirby is riding on another Kirby's back, the barrier is large enough to protect '''both of them.'''

* [[GreenThumb Leaf]]. Its guard renders you [[NoSell completely intangible to almost all attacks]] (it won't save you from being sucked into a vortex of pain, for example), its Leaf Uppercut is fast, spammable and does good damage, and it's [[DiscOneNuke one of the first powers you can obtain, and is thus available in the first Copy Room.]]

* ESP. Although it's a simple fun ability at first glance, true mastery of this supernatural ability reveals that it has a teleport move that removes Kirby's hitbox[[note]]making it one of the few, if not only, move that can completely negate [[spoiler:the [[OneHitKO rings that Star Dream.Soul OS fires]]]][[/note]] and can cover ground easily, an energy ball move that, when spammed near an enemy without charging, has impressive DPS, and a counter "prediction" move that, when used right, is like an omnidirectional '''Hammer Flip''' without the long startup and cooldown. If you are able to combine this with extensive knowledge of how to fight [[spoiler:[[ShootEmUp Core Kabula and Star Dream]]]] in the quickest way possible, then you can potentially beat the [[NintendoHard True Arena]] ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_dj2Y9gpPmk in less than 14 minutes. Tops]]''.
** And then the same person who achieved the above feat proved that, while ESP is certainly the strongest of the new abilities, Hammer remains as powerful as ever, perhaps the strongest it's ever been. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02N5Y_tnf0I Here's the proof]]. And that's not even mentioning that the ShootEmUp portions have become even faster, [[spoiler:and the way he dodges the final rings...]]
* It seems that thanks to the mechanics of boss invincibility having been reworked[[note]]in past games, bosses get a second of MercyInvincibility each time they're hit. In this game, that has been removed altogether, barring the switch between boss stages, and even then it's only heightened defense, not complete invincibility[[/note]], ''any'' ability with a move that's usable in the air, has respectable power, and is spammable[[note]]such as Psychokinesis, Giant Swing, and Super Ice Sprinkle[[/note]], in addition to a move with very high power[[note]]such as PK Evade, Hammer Flip, and Ice Ejection[[/note]] has the potential to rip through the True Arena in record-breaking time. Exhibit A and B are shown above. Exhibit C? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08rzm7Jl05g ice]]''.[[note]]and Cutter's exhibit D[[/note]]
* amiibo. If you have certain kinds of amiibo and the means to use them, then you can scan them in a stage anytime you like (provided you aren't using Robobot Armor) and get a free ability, including the rare and powerful Smash Bros. and UFO abilities, along with a healing item, and you can use amiibo as early as stage 1-3. There are limitations in that you can only use the same kind once and up to 10 different kinds per stage, though these limits are reset when you clear the stage so you can use the amiibo again in another stage. You can even use them in the Arena, True Arena and Meta Knightmare Returns, but [[NoFairCheating your record will be marked with an icon if you do]].
** Speaking of Smash Bros. and [=UFO=], let's go over why exactly the game intends to keep these two abilities from you for as long as possible. First off, we have Smash Bros., which features a fairly powerful and far-reaching lunge kick with invincibility frames during it, a Hammer Flip during which you can move and jump while indefinitely charging it (three levels of charge!), the {{Shoryuken}}esque Final Cutter, and finally, a Stone form which is not only also another powerful attack but also renders you invulnerable to 99%[[note]]Will not protect against [[spoiler:Star Dream OS Soul's OneHitKO rings]][[/note]] of all attacks for as long as you want on top of all the offensive moves you can do. [[spoiler:Better yet, you actually can snag this ability as early as ''[[DiscOneNuke 1-4]]'' in a secret room!]]
** [=UFO=] is an ability you cannot legitimately get early in the game without using amiibo. There is a good reason for this. It features a far-reaching Heat Cannon shot that deals as much damage as a ''Hammer Flip'', and also a flight mechanic that allows Kirby to fly in any direction in a straight line without having to constantly hover in place manually, greatly facilitating evasion of certain enemy attacks. In addition, the [=UFO=] has gained a dash attack that also gives it invincibility frames. The game pretty much turns into a ShootEmUp, with Kirby as the overpowered player ship. What's more, like in ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', you ''don't lose the UFO ability after clearing a level with it''.

* Poison. Take the Water ability from ''Return to Dream Land'', invincible charge and all. Now add in the added bonus of leaving a toxic trail on the ground which harms anything that treads on it. Is the enemy airborne? No problem, Kirby can spit out 2-3 toxic clouds and achieve the same effect, all while still being able to attack as himself while the poison traps chip away the enemy's health. Even better, the multi-hitting "geyser" attack is now aimable, even at very close to 90 degrees angle.

* Chef Kawasaki, the only helper who gives a one-time use ability, has his OWN MOVESET, including his one-time use ability, which you can use infinite times this time. However, it does have a cooldown, but his moves aren't that bad either.
* Marx, a friend who's been available since March 28, is pretty broken in his own right. He does need to have some friend combinations to unlock more moves that are based on his boss fight in Kirby Super Star (and this isn't even covering the full combos. Specifically, the Bluster element breaks all platforming elements of the game), but one particular move he has that doesn't require any friends ... his signature Black Hole move. He can kill any enemy with it and can deal massive damage to bosses and mini-bosses with this move as well. And unlike Chef Kawasaki, this Black Hole doesn't require a cooldown at all.
* In terms of teams, Rick & Coo & Kine and Gooey are two of the most practical dream friends in the game. Rick has fire, wind, water, rock, and cutting abilities whereas Gooey has throw, fire, water, and rock. All a team needs with them is the ESP ability or NESP and you have all your bases covered.

* In terms of teams, Rick & Coo & Kine and Gooey are two of the most practical dream friends in the game. Rick has fire, wind, water, rock, and cutting abilities whereas Gooey has throw, fire, water, and rock. All a team needs with them needs is the ESP ability or NESP and you have all your bases covered.

* Chef Kawasaki, the only helper who gives a one-time use ability, has his OWN MOVESET, including his one-time use ability, which you can use infinite times this time.
* Marx, a friend who's been available since March 28, is pretty broken in his own right. He does need to have some friend combinations to unlock more moves that are based on his boss fight in Kirby Super Star, but one particular move he has that doesn't require any friends ... his signature Black Hole move. He can kill any enemy with it and can deal massive damage to bosses and mini-bosses with this move as well. And unlike Chef Kawasaki, this Black Hole doesn't require a cooldown at all.

* Marx, a friend who's been available since March 28, is pretty broken in his own right. He does need to have some friend combinations to unlock more moves that are based on his boss fight in Kirby Super Star, but one particular move he has that doesn't require any friends ... his signature Black Hole move. He can kill any enemy with it and can deal massive damage to bosses and mini-bosses with this move as well. And unlike Chef Kawasaki, this Black Hole doesn't require a cooldown at all.

* Chef Kawasaki, the only helper who gives a one-time use ability, has his OWN MOVESET, including his one-time use ability, which you can use infinite times this time.

* Poison. Take the Water ability from ''Return to Dream Land'', invincible charge and all. Now add in the added bonus of leaving a toxic trail on the ground which harms anything that treads on it. Is the enemy airborne? No problem, Kirby can spit out 2-3 toxic clouds and achieve the same effect, all while still being able to attack as himself while the poison traps chip away the enemy's health. Even better, the multi-hitting "geyser" attack is now aimable, even at very close to 90 degrees angle.

* ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland'' has the Needle ability. You have invinicblity from attacks while giving you the ability to keep hurting enemies. You can beat Bonkers to grab the Hammer ability just by tossing yourself at him and pressing "b". King Dedede can be damaged before his fight starts by using this ability. The drawback is that it's difficult to use against flying bosses and enemies, but not impossible.

* The original ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' GameBreaker is the Hi-Jump ability in this game. While in the main stages it was just a funny ability only useful in certain levels, against bosses it became a destruction machine: the combination of invincibility frames and the fact that it has you leap far outside most boss' range of attacks meant that if you were good at timing you could beat pretty much any boss silly without ever taking a hit - the ability could be used both offensively and to dodge things, and the only bosses that weren't made a complete breeze by this were [[TunnelKing Heavy Mole]], with whom it's tricky to both attack with Hi-Jump and leap out of attack range, and [[TheDragon Meta Knight]], [[DefiedTrope who says "screw you" to your game breaker]] and forces you to [[SwordFight fight on his level]].
* HAL Laboratories designed the [[InfinityPlusOneSword U.F.O. ability]] to smash the game's balance to pieces; it grants hovering and a versatile attack with four levels of charge, the last level of which tears bosses to shreds with only a couple hits. That's why they wisely decided to make the U.F.O. ability wear off after one stage, and on top of that made the Little U.F.O.s that grant the ability the only enemies in the game that [[RespawningEnemies never respawn]]. Unfortunately though, they neglected to catch a glitch that allows Kirby to be a U.F.O. ''[[GoodBadBugs for the entire game]]''. In the remake ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland'', you can get [=UFO=] by sucking up two Rockys and whiz through the rest of the level.
* ''Kirby: Nightmare In Dreamland'' has the Needle ability. You have invinicblity from attacks while giving you the ability to keep hurting enemies. You can beat Bonkers to grab the Hammer ability just by tossing yourself at him and pressing "b". King Dedede can be dammaged before his fight starts by using this ability. The drawback is that it's difficult to use against flying bosses and enemies but not impossible.

* Grab the Copy ability, make it into a helper, and have a second player take control of him. Realize he is almost literally ''unkillable'' short of huge play mistakes - T.A.C. (the name of the Copy helper) can [[IntangibleMan vanish at will]], every time he copies a power (and he can ditch and re-copy at will) his health refills completely - and, if the enemy is un-copy-able, has [[OneBulletAtATime a decently damaging attack that turns lightning-fast as long as he's near the enemy]] . Picking up Stone and letting T.A.C. deal with everything without any risk of dying got many players through the Arena in record times.

* In short, with experimentation, even newbie players will stumble upon at least one combo that makes the game a breeze. As a result, the biggest challenges are found in OneHundredPercentCompletion, where you are often required to use a particular ability -- [[UselessUsefulSpell not necessarily an effective one]] -- to find a Shard. Just a warning, though: Do not expect to use these for the FinalBoss, Miracle Matter, who holds the distinction of being the only boss post-Dream Land where copy abilities are next to useless.

** Spark is even more powerful since, when fully charged, there is a barrier of electricity surrounding him that does decent damage and even protects him from the majority of enemy attacks; either the enemy can't get close enough to attack without getting hurt (and subsequently knocked away), or the projectiles they use are destroyed as soon as they touch the barrier. On top of that, if Spark Kirby is riding on another Kirby's back, the barrier is large enough to protect '''both of them.'''

* The Beetle ability. It makes all other weapon-based abilities like Sword and Spear redundant as all of its attacks (even its rapid-fire combo attack) do a massive amount of damage coupled with generous invincibility frames. It can even smash in pegs like Stone and Hammer, cut ropes like Sword and Cutter, its flight damages enemies, and it can use powerful grappling moves like Suplex from earlier games, making it overshadow other abilities even more. It has been added to ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' (though you have to have played ''Kirby Triple Deluxe'' to unlock it), but it's been toned down so many of its moves have a slight delay. It's still extremely powerful, though.
* The Archer ability is amazing for both bosses and normal gameplay, due to one single attack: Magic-Star Arrow. You can charge your arrow in about 2.5 seconds to get an arrow that reaches the same damage as the very powerful Hammer and Stone abilities. Thanks to its very fast charging speed, excellent range and really good damage, you can take out most bosses with ease. And if that wasn't enough, the ability includes an evasive maneuver that makes Kirby immune to damage akin to Leaf's guard (by crouching). Its only disadvantage is that it makes for a poor close-range ability, but its potential to let you snipe enemies from a safe distance clearly outweighs its cons. Like with Beetle, Kirby Fighters noticeably tones it down, however, with the arrows taking far longer to charge and there being a slight delay on going into the invincibility camouflage.

* It seems that thanks to the mechanics of boss invincibility has been reworked[[note]]in past games, bosses get a second of MercyInvincibility each time they're hit. In this game, that has been removed altogether, barring the switch between boss stages, and even then it's only heightened defense, not complete invincibility[[/note]], ''any'' ability with a move that's usable in the air, has respectable power, and is spammable[[note]]such as Psychokinesis, Giant Swing, and Super Ice Sprinkle[[/note]], in addition to a move with very high power[[note]]such as PK Evade, Hammer Flip, and Ice Ejection[[/note]] has the potential to rip through the True Arena in record-breaking time. Exhibit A and B are shown above. Exhibit C? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08rzm7Jl05g ice]]''.[[note]]and Cutter's exhibit D[[/note]]

* Poison. Take the Water ability from Return to Dream Land, invincible charge and all. Now add in the added bonus of leaving a toxic trail on the ground which harms anything that treads on it. Is the enemy airborne? No problem, Kirby can spit out 2-3 toxic clouds and achieve the same effect, all while still being able to attack as himself while the poison traps chip away the enemy's health. Even better, the multi-hitting "geyser" attack is now aimable, even at very close to 90 degrees angle.

* The Beetle ability. It makes all other weapon-based abilities like Sword and Spear redundant as all of its attacks (even its rapid-fire combo attack) do a massive amount of damage coupled with generous invincibility frames. It can even smash in pegs like Stone and Hammer, cut ropes like Sword and Cutter, its flight damages enemies, and it can use powerful grappling moves like Suplex from earlier games, making it overshadow other abilities even more. It has been added to Kirby Fighters Deluxe (though you have to have played Kirby Triple Deluxe to unlock it), but it's been toned down so many of its moves have a slight delay. It's still extremely powerful though.

* ''[[SimpleYetAwesome The]] [[DropTheHammer Hammer]]''. It's powerful enough on its own and can also be used underwater, but in some of the games it appears in it comes with the Hammer Flip move; though it comes with a slight delay, it's one of the most damaging moves in the series. And then there's the Hammer's invincibility frames when using Hammer Sing, Twirl, and Ultra Giant Swing allowing Kirby and the player to ignore attacks while simultaneously doing damage.

* Plasma is another ability that can turn you into an engine of destruction. A full charge fires a shot that not only deals impressive amounts of damage, but also reaches all the way across the screen and pierces through enemies and obstacles. Maintaining a full charge creates a shield that protects you from minor projectiles, you can generate a full charge in about a second with a little practice, and you can ''charge while defending.'' The DS remake nerfed Plasma in that it requires more presses of the D-Pad to reach full charge.

* Stone + Cutter turns Kirby into a stone form of one of his past companions. In stone form, Kirby is invincible, plowing through most enemies while at worst losing his stone skin if he hits a Gordo or other similar spiked item (without losing health or the power). Now, just mash B until you get Pitch (the small bird), who can fly almost indefinitely, and you'll pass through most levels easily. As a bonus, Kirby won't be affected by water currents in this stone form, which helps immensely in a [[ThatOneLevel certain]] [[DownTheDrain water level]].
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teKnN1unhCw&feature=related Not exactly for Acro though...]]

* Spark + Cutter gives you a [[DoubleWeapon double-ended]] [[LaserBlade laser sword]]. What it lacks in the versatility of the fire sword, it makes up for in speed. Cutest Sith ever.

* The Spark ability in this game is ''brutal.'' It combines the classic Spark (hold down attack to erect an electric force-field) with the Plasma ability's[[note]]from VideoGame/KirbySuperStar[[/note]]charged-shot mechanic. Unlike KSS, however, where you had to charge by mashing the D-Pad in various directions, you can charge KRTD's Spark by shaking the Wiimote, which can quickly and easily fully charge the shot (although you can also mash the controller in this game as well) -- combined with the fact that the fully charged blast deals ''ludicrous'' damage to just about anything, it can take down even the FinalBoss in less than a minute. That is, of course, assuming your wrists don't get sore from waggling while dodging attacks. On top of all that, hitting the attack button while holding up or down will fire a lightning bolt to the edge of the screen in that direction, instantly hitting everything either above or below you regardless of your charge level.

* HAL Laboratories designed the [[InfinityPlusOneSword U.F.O. ability]] to smash the game's balance to pieces; it grants hovering and a versatile attack with four levels of charge, the last level of which tears bosses to shreds with only a couple hits. That's why they wisely decided to make the U.F.O. ability wear off after one stage, and on top of that made the Little U.F.O.s that grant the ability the only enemies in the game that [[RespawningEnemies never respawn]]. Unfortunately though, they neglected to catch a glitch that allows Kirby to be a U.F.O. ''[[GoodBadBugs for the entire game]]''.

* ''[[SimpleYetAwesome The]] [[DropTheHammer Hammer]]''. It's powerful enough on its own and can also be used underwater, but in some of the games it appears in it comes with the Hammer Flip move; though it comes with a slight delay, it's one of the most damaging moves in the series.

* Poison. Take the Water ability from Return to Dream Land, invincible charge and all. Now add in the added bonus of leaving a toxic trail on the ground which harms anything that treads on it. Is the enemy airborne? No problem, Kirby can spit out 2-3 toxic clouds and achieve the same effect, all while still being able to attack as himself while the poison traps chip away the enemy's health.

* It seems that thanks to the mechanics of boss invincibility has been reworked[[note]]in past games, bosses get a second of MercyInvincibility each time they're hit. In this game, that has been removed altogether, barring the switch between boss stages, and even then it's only heightened defense, not complete invincibility[[/note]], ''any'' ability with a move that's usable in the air, has respectable power, and is spammable[[note]]such as Psychokinesis, Giant Swing, and Super Ice Sprinkle[[/note]], in addition to a move with very high power[[note]]such as PK Evade, Hammer Flip, and Ice Ejection[[/note]] has the potential rip through the True Arena in record-breaking time. Exhibit A and B are shown above. Exhibit C? ''[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08rzm7Jl05g ice]]''.[[note]]and Cutter's exhibit D[[/note]]

* The Robobot Armor has ESP Mode, Spark Mode, and Mike Mode. ESP is absurdly versatile, being able to move very fast, produce an orb shield, and attack both upwards and all around it. Spark can rapid-fire weak projectiles, but also quickly charge up a huge piercing laser blast. Mike can attack while moving and has a powerful long-range sound wave, but unfortunately is only available in three levels.

** The Robobot Armor has ESP Mode, Spark Mode, and Mike Mode. ESP is absurdly versatile, being able to move very fast, produce an orb shield, and attack both upwards and all around it. Spark can rapid-fire weak projectiles, but also quickly charge up a huge piercing laser blast. Mike can attack while moving and has a powerful long-range sound wave, but unfortunately is only available in three levels.

* Mirror's offensive power via its dash attack, when combined with a high shield defense that reflects all projectiles, is pretty overpowering in the hands of a patient player.

* Fire + Fire basically turns Kirby into a comet that allows Kirby to soar for long distances, [[TheJuggernaut destroying nearly everything in his path]]. He can also fly for much longer after Kirby has used his breath, allowing him to soar for great distances past whole levels. You can't control your flight as the comet, but that's rarely a concern.

* Rock + Cutter turns Kirby into a stone form of one of his past companions. In stone form, Kirby is invincible, plowing through most enemies while at worst losing his stone skin if he hits a Gordo or other similar spiked item (without losing health or the power). Now, just mash B until you get Pitch (the small bird), who can fly almost indefinitely, and you'll pass through most levels easily. As a bonus, Kirby won't be affected by water currents in this stone form, which helps immensely in a [[ThatOneLevel certain]] [[DownTheDrain water level]].

* Fire + Cutter. In addition to looking [[RuleOfCool really cool]], this {{BFS}} can also be held up and thrown. Helps a lot when fighting Acro and HR-H/E.

* Not only does Electric + Rock look cool, but you can hit enemies from every angle if you let the rock bounce around on its electric cord. You can ''casually walk'' through some levels with this combo.
* Rock + Needle. It allows you to fire a drill, that destroys every enemy in its path (except invincible ones). Also, you can plow through enemies while holding on to it, making you an unstoppable projectile of doom. Also, if button mashed while in the air, and if a direction (horizontal) is held down, you can float insane distances, because activating the drill stops you from falling. Platforming and fighting help all in one.
* Ice + Electric. It turns Kirby into a refrigerator and pops out three [[PowerUpFood food items]]. And it can be used in boss fights. That's right; this power lets you ''heal'' during ''boss fights''! Even though it's hard to actually attack with it, [[StoneWall you can still outlast everything until you get enough lucky hits in.]]
* Electric + Electric surrounds Kirby with a forcefield that instantly zaps any enemy that touches it.
* Fire + Bomb. Kirby jumps, spins, and shoots fireworks all around him. Usable three times before you have to land, and gets bigger with each use. You keep all of your momentum and mobility when attacking, making it great for moving through levels quickly.

* Tornado is overpowering to the point of literal insanity. You are effectively invincible while using it, you fly with easy controls while using it, it lasts forever, does absurd contact damage, and the kicker? The '''frame''' it ends, you can start another tornado. Quite possibly the most formidable in the history of ''Kirby''.

* Stone is effective even by Stone Ability standards. Not only does it make you almost totally invincible to most attacks, but it has two attacks (Dash+1 and Down+1 in midair) that allow you to hit enemies multiple times for massive damage. If that weren't enough, this Stone also has a purely-offensive Uppercut attack that's like a non-fiery version of Hammer's Hammer Flip.
* Meta Knight can use his Shuttle Loop from the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series in this game. It eats at boss HP like crazy and itis repeatedly used. Wing Kirby has the same ability and several air dashes that let him blow through stages nearly completely invincible, although SomeDexterityRequired.

** [=UFO=] is an ability you cannot legitimately get early in the game without using amiibo. There is a good reason for this. It features a far-reaching Heat Cannon shot that deals as much damage as a ''Hammer Flip'', and also a flight mechanic that allows Kirby to fly in any direction in a straight line without having to constantly hover in place manually, greatly facilitating evasion of certain enemy attacks. In addition, the [=UFO=] has gained a dash attack that also gives it invincibility frames. The game pretty much turns into a ShootEmUp, with Kirby as the notably powerful player ship. What's more, this is the first Kirby game where you ''don't lose the UFO ability after clearing a level with it''.

* Mirror's offensive power via its dash attack, when combined with a high shield defense that reflects all projectiles, is pretty overpowered in the hands of a patient player.

* Tornado is overpowered to the point of insanity. You are effectively invincible while using it, you fly with easy controls while using it, it lasts forever, does absurd contact damage, and the kicker? The '''frame''' it ends, you can start another tornado. Quite possibly the most definitively broken power in the history of ''Kirby''.

* Stone is broken even by Stone Ability standards. Not only does it make you almost totally invincible to most attacks, but it has two attacks (Dash+1 and Down+1 in midair) that allow you to hit enemies multiple times for massive damage. If that weren't enough, this Stone also has a purely-offensive Uppercut attack that's like a non-fiery version of Hammer's Hammer Flip.
* Meta Knight can use his Shuttle Loop from the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series in this game. It eats at boss HP like crazy and it's very spammable. Wing Kirby has the same ability and several air dashes that let him blow through stages nearly completely invincible, although SomeDexterityRequired.

** [=UFO=] is an ability you cannot legitimately get early in the game without using amiibo. There is a good reason for this. It features a far-reaching Heat Cannon shot that deals as much damage as a ''Hammer Flip'', and also a flight mechanic that allows Kirby to fly in any direction in a straight line without having to constantly hover in place manually, greatly facilitating evasion of certain enemy attacks. In addition, the [=UFO=] has gained a dash attack that also gives it invincibility frames. The game pretty much turns into a ShootEmUp, with Kirby as the overpowered player ship. What's more, this is the first Kirby game where you ''don't lose the UFO ability after clearing a level with it''.

* Although tricky to time, the Circus ability can become one. Remember the "Hi-Jump" ability? Well the Circus ability incorporated that into its moveset with the Trampoline Jump. You can deal with airborne foes and bosses, and it can even slice through the True Arena if used correctly. The "Down B" move is a ball roll that is a slightly longer lasting version of the Hammer Twirl. Lastly, the Fire Hoop Jump is one of the few moves that can accurately damage [[spoiler:Sectonia (in both games)]] during her teleportation move, a move typically hard to pinpoint.

* Anything with a guard that makes you NoSell all damage, such as Leaf and Bell.

* ''The Hammer''. It's powerful enough on its own and can also be used underwater, but in some of the games it appears in it comes with the Hammer Flip move; though it comes with a slight delay, it's one of the most damaging moves in the series.

* The original ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' GameBreaker is the Hi-Jump ability in this game. While in the main stages it was just a funny ability only useful in certain levels, against bosses it became a destruction machine: the combination of invincibility frames and the fact that it has you leap far outside most boss' range of attacks meant that if you were good at timing you could beat pretty much any boss silly without ever taking a hit - the ability could be used both offensively and to dodge things, and the only bosses that weren't made a complete breeze by this were [[TunnelKing Heavy Mole]], with whom it's tricky to both attack with Hi-Jump and leap out of attack range, and [[TheDragon Meta Knight]], who says "screw you" to your GameBreaker and forces you to [[SwordFight fight on his level]].

* Fire + Fire basically turns Kirby into a comet that allows Kirby to soar for long distances, destroying everything in his path. He can also fly for much longer after Kirby has used his breath, allowing him to soar for great distances past whole levels. You can't control your flight as the comet, but that's rarely a concern.

* Not only does Electric + Rock look cool, but you can hit enemies from every angle if you let the rock bounce around on its electric cord. You can '' casually walk'' through some levels with this combo.
* Rock + Needle. It allows you to fire a drill, that destroys every enemy in its path (except invincible ones). Also, you can plow through enemies while holding on to it, making you an unstoppable projectile of doom. Also, it button mashed while in the air, and if a direction (horizontal) is held down, you can float insane distances, because activating the drill stops you from falling. Platforming and fighting help all in one.
* Ice + Electric. It turns Kirby into a refrigerator and pops out three food items. And it can be used in boss fights. That's right; this power lets you ''heal'' during ''boss fights''! Even though it's hard to actually attack with it, [[StoneWall you can still outlast everything until you get enough lucky hits in.]]