History VideoGame / KirbyCanvasCurse

* BalefulPolymorph: Kirby loses his arms and feet at the beginning thanks to Drawcia's magic, relying on the player's own paintbrush (formerly Drawcia's) to guide him through the levels safely.

* AnIcePerson: Chilly is a small snowman-like monster that can surround itself in a freezing barrier. If Kirby defeats one of them, he gains the Freeze ability, which lets him use the same attack while sliding forward.

** Paint Panic however absolutely takes the cake. There aren't 20 drawings, but '99''. And you can only afford to miss 3 of them. There are also ''multi-stage'' drawings which can very easily eat up your time. If you don't care for winning, you can scrape by with about 70 drawings.

* StunGun: The magical paintbrush can destroy blocks, but tapping enemies only stuns them.

* BalloonBelly: ''Canvas Curse'' marks the only appearance of the Balloon ability, which allows Kirby to inflate and become floaty and bouncier before popping to stun all onscreen enemies. Unlike the other Copy Abilities, Kirby can retain it upon taking damage if he is inflated at the time.

* DropTheHammer: King Dedede throws hammers during his boss encounter if you get ahead of him too far.

** Downplayed. You can guide Kirby through the air with your paint ink lines, but your paint refills very slowly in the air, so you cannot keep him airborne indefinitely.

* SecretCharacter: Waddle Dee Ball, Waddle Doo Ball, Dedede Ball, and Meta Knight Ball can be unlocked upon completing the game.

* OneHundredPercentCompletion: The player can earn medals for accomplishing certain tasks, which in turn can be used to unlock certain features. Conclusively, you need all the medals to get everything.
* OneUp: Requires [[LawOfOneHundred 100 stars]] to get.
* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: Here's the Japanese [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/kirby/images/8/86/KCC_Boxart_J.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110625032643&path-prefix=en box art.]] Though the angry eyes and frown make more sense here than usual, given that Kirby being cursed is a central premise.
* AnomalousArt: The main villain Drawcia is a painting that comes to life and becomes hostile, which Kirby has to fight.
* ArtAttacker: It has been seen in this series before, but ''Canvas Curse'' arch villain Drawcia takes this UpToEleven. Understandable, considering that [[spoiler:she's actually a painting]].
* ArtInitiatesLife: Drawcia draws the bosses you face. [[spoiler:She was also born ''from'' a painting herself.]]
* AudibleSharpness: [[spoiler:Meta Knight Ball]] somehow slashes enemies when it comes in contact with them.

* BlackoutBasement: Several levels require you to tap lanterns in order for you to see.

* ExtraEyes: [[spoiler:Drawcia gains several new ones upon transforming into her Soul form.]]

* FollowTheMoney: Many levels have trails of stars.
* FragileSpeedster: [[spoiler:Meta Knight Ball, whose dash takes him twice as far, twice as fast as the other characters, but has only three hit points.]]

* FunWithAcronyms: The first seven worlds' names are contrived (sometimes quite a lot) to spell out the word "Rainbow" while simultaneously retaining a ColorMotif appropriate to its lineup position. The names are:
** Reddy Land
** Arange Gorge
** Iello Adventure
** Neo Greo
** Bloo Hills[[note]]No relation to the [[WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends imaginary friend]].[[/note]]
** Omarine Zone
** Wonder Lilane
* HellIsThatNoise: [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul]] dampens her previous form's mischievous laughter in exchange for a blood-curdling scream that she constantly utters during her fight.
* HyperDestructiveBouncingBall: Kirby against Kracko and Kracko Jr., which plays out much like Videogame/{{Breakout}}.
* AnIcePerson: Chilly, the newly introduced Snoppy, and Kirby if he copies one of them.
* ImprobableWeaponUser: The player takes the role of a paintbrush that can stun or even destroy some enemies by tapping them, break parts of the environment, and provoke Kirby into copying an enemy's ability or use whatever Copy Abilities he may have obtained. It can even be used to increase the effectiveness of some classic Copy Abilities, especially Beam and Stone.

* InvincibleMinorMinion: Joining Gordo and Shotzo are Thudd, Blado, Flame Shotzo, and Pacto (which were not invincible in ''Kirby's Dream Land 3'' but are in ''Canvas Curse''). Gaveela can be stunned by tapping it, but cannot be destroyed.
* JustEatHim: Pactos will just eat Kirby if you do not make them release him. Gaveelas will just spit Kirby out, though.

* MarathonBoss: Paint Roller, in a thankfully optional encounter.
* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:Dedede Ball, who has seven hit points (like fully-upgraded Kirby), but is twice as big as the other characters and has a hammer instead of a dash (which doesn't give him as much momentum and also leaves him vulnerable on the top, bottom, and rear).]]

* NotQuiteFlight: You can guide Kirby through the air with your paint ink lines, but your paint refills much faster while Kirby is on the ground, so you cannot keep him airborne indefinitely most of the time. You do not run out against King Dedede, though and your resources are much less limited against Kracko. Also, the Balloon ability is this by default.
* OldSaveBonus: [[spoiler:Waddle Doo Ball]] is usually one of the last things you can unlock, but it can be the ''first'' if you play with another ''Kirby'' game in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance slot.[[note]]That being, of course, either ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' or ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''.[[/note]]

* PlayingWithFire: Bobo, Flamer, and Kirby if he copies them.
* RacingMinigame: There is a stylus-controlled kart race against King Dedede, which acts as a SpiritualSuccessor to the Gourmet Race minigame in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' before it.
* RainbowMotif: The first seven worlds, with the sixth being based on "Ultramarine" rather than Indigo.
* RammingAlwaysWorks: Pretty much what Kirby has been reduced to, unless you give him the Beam ability.

* SecretCharacter: [[spoiler:Waddle Dee Ball, Waddle Doo Ball, Dedede Ball, and Meta Knight Ball can be unlocked upon completing the game.]]
* ShieldedCoreBoss: Kracko and Kracko Jr protect their [[GoForTheEye eyes]] with cloud puffs and spheres, respectively.
* ShockAndAwe: Sparky and Spark Kirby attack with electricity. Kracko surrounds itself with a lightning barrier during its boss fight.
* ShoutOut: One of the levels are named [[UsefulNotes/NeoGeo Neo Geneo/Greo]].

* SpookyPainting: The entire plot is based around this. The bosses you face are pictures of old Kirby villains brought to life, [[spoiler:and the villain herself was born from a painting, and wants to turn the whole world into one of paint.]]

* StunGun: The magical paintbrush can destroy blocks, but only stuns most enemies.
* TimedMission: Block Attack, most noticeable when playing on level 3 intensity. Also, all of the time trials in Rainbow Run.

* VileVillainSaccharineShow: [[VideoGame/KirbySuperStar Another]] ''[[VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3 Kirby]]'' [[VideoGame/Kirby64TheCrystalShards staple]] returns, with Drawcia being the first female BigBad in the series to invoke this. [[spoiler:She's also responsible for starting the tradition of having the [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatInsanity more powerful but more unstable]] [[OneWingedAngel transformed]] final bosses be referred to as "[Boss] Soul". These "Soul" incarnations tend to [[ContinuityNod reference Dark Matter and Zero]] from the earlier ''Kirby'' games. Drawcia Soul can fire off one eyed "Para Matters", for instance.]]
* WickedWitch: What Drawcia looks like [[spoiler:at first]].

''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' (''Touch! Kirby'' in Japan, and ''Kirby: Power Paintbrush'' in Europe) is the first ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, released in 2005. Kirby has lost his limbs due to a curse from an [[WickedWitch evil sorceress]] known as Drawcia, who went on to transform Dream Land into a world made of paint.

* AudibleSharpness: [[spoiler:Meta Knight Ball.]]

* ExtraEyes: [[spoiler:Drawcia Soul.]]

* RacingMinigame: Against King Dedede, much like ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' before it.

* SecretCharacter: [[spoiler:Waddle Dee Ball, Waddle Doo Ball, Dedede Ball, and Meta Knight Ball.]]
* ShieldedCoreBoss: Kracko and Kracko Jr.
** GoForTheEye: What they are shielding.
* ShockAndAwe: Sparky, Kracko, and Kirby if he copies a Sparky.

* SonicStunner: The Balloon Copy Ability, new to this game.

* FMinusMinus: You can get ranks of G, H, I, and ''J'' in the sub games should you do that badly. This is in addition to the existence of [[RankInflation AA and AAA ranks]].

* OldSaveBonus: [[spoiler:Waddle Doo Ball]] is usually one of the last things you can unlock, but it can be the first if you play with another ''Kirby'' game in the UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance slot.[[note]]That being, of course, either ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' or ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''.[[/note]]

* FunWithAcronyms: The first seven worlds' names are contrived (sometimes quite a lot) to spell out the word "Rainbow" while simultaneously retaining a ColorMotif appropriate to its lineup position. The names are

* FMinusMinus: You can get ranks of G, H, I, and ''J'' in the sub games should you do that badly.

* OldSaveBonus: [[spoiler:Waddle Doo Ball]] is usually one of the last things you can unlock, but it can be the first if you play with another ''Kirby'' game in the [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance GBA]] slot. [[note]] That being of course, either ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' or ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. [[/note]]

* RankInflation: You can get an AA rank and even an [=AAA=] rank in the sub-games.

* StalactiteSpite: They fall in continuously, rather only dropping when you pass under them. The actual stalactites, anyway; boulders and other ice chunks still mysteriously stay in place until Kirby rolls by them.

''Kirby: Canvas Curse'' (''Touch! Kirby'' in Japan, and ''Kirby: Power Paintbrush'' in Europe) is the first ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' game for the UsefulNotes/NintendoDS, released in 2005. Kirby has lost his limbs due to a curse from an {{evil sorcer|er}}ess known as Drawcia, who went on to transform Dream Land into a world made of paint.

* EvilLaugh: Drawcia cackles throughout her boss intros and even in the final battle against her. [[spoiler:It changes into a bloodcurdling [[HellIsThatNoise high-pitched scream]] in her Soul form.]]

* BigBad: [[WickedWitch Drawcia]].

* EvilLaugh: Drawcia.

%%* MightyGlacier: [[spoiler:Dedede Ball, who has seven hit points (like fully-upgraded Kirby), but is twice as big as the other characters and has a hammer instead of a dash (which doesn't give him as much momentum and also leaves him vulnerable on the top, bottom, and rear.]]

* RankInflation: You can get an AA rank and even [=AAAs=] rank in the sub games

** GoForTheEye: What they are shielding

* SpookyPainting: An entire plot is based around this. The bosses are pictures of old Kirby villains brought to life, and the villain herself was born from a painting, and wants to turn the whole world into one of paint.

The player takes the role of Drawcia's rogue paintbrush and must make extensive use of the DS's stylus to see Kirby through the paint world. 10 years later, it received a SpiritualSuccessor on the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''.

The player takes the role of Drawcia's rogue paintbrush and must make extensive use of the DS's stylus to see Kirby through the paint world. Years later, it received a SpiritualSuccessor on the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''.

The player takes the role of Drawcia's rogue paintbrush and must make extensive use of the DS's stylus to see Kirby through the paint world. Years later, it received a sequel on the UsefulNotes/WiiU called ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheRainbowCurse''.

* ImprobableWeaponUser: The player takes the role of a paintbrush that can stun or even destroy some enemies by tapping them, break parts of the environment, and provoke Kirby into using his vacuum swallow or whatever copy abilities he may have obtained. It can even be used to increase the effectiveness of some classic copy abilities, especially beam and stone.
* ImprovisedArmour: Your paint lines can stop some enemy attacks cold and block Kirby off from dangerous areas. Some things will break right through your lines, though, including some of Kirby's copy abilities.

* NotQuiteFlight: You can guide Kirby through the air with your paint ink lines, but your paint refills much faster while Kirby is on the ground, so you cannot keep him airborne indefinitely most of the time. You do not run out against King Dedede, though and your resources are much less limited against Kracko. Also, the balloon ability is this by default.

* RammingAlwaysWorks: Pretty much what Kirby has been reduced to, unless you give him the beam ability.

* OldSaveBonus: [[spoiler:Waddle Doo Ball]] is usually one of the last things you can unlock, but it can be the first if you play with another ''Kirby'' game in the [[UsefulNotes/GameBoyAdvance GBA]] slot. [[note]] That being of course, either ''[[VideoGame/KirbysAdventure Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land]]'' and ''VideoGame/KirbyAndTheAmazingMirror''. [[/note]]