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Cupid (referred to as Angel in Kirby: Triple Deluxe) is a Copy Ability that first appeared in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. It also appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad. Kirby receives this ability by sucking up and swallowing a Cupie. While Kirby has the Cupid ability, he possesses a halo and a set of wings, along with a bow and arrows with heart-shaped tips. Using these, he can gently fly through the air while raining arrows down on enemies. This ability is similar to the Archer ability, as both involve firing arrows from a bow.
Game appearances[edit]
| Cupid Kirby's video game appearances | ||
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| Game | Role | Notes |
| Kirby series | ||
| Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Copy Ability | Obtainable from Cupie. |
| Kirby: Squeak Squad | Copy Ability | Obtainable from Cupie. Can be upgraded using an Ability Scroll. |
| Kirby: Triple Deluxe | Reference | Appears as a randomly-obtained keychain, erroneously called "Angel Kirby". |
| Kirby Star Allies | Reference | Appears in "The Great Labyrinth Battle" Celebration Picture. |
| Super Smash Bros. series | ||
| Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Reference | Appears as a sticker. |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]
Cupid Kirby makes his debut in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. Kirby can receive the Cupid ability by sucking up a Cupie or by touching a Copy Essence.
| Cupid's moveset in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | ||||
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| Skill | Button Execution | Description | Damage (Star Bullet=10) | |
Arrow |
B (Hold for charge) |
Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (no charge) or three arrows (charged).
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3 (no charge) 5 (charged) | |
Fly |
↑, or A in midair, then +Control Pad |
Cupid Kirby can fly in 8 cardinal directions, replacing the standard hover. | 
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Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]
Cupid makes its second appearance in this game, and is once again obtained by swallowing Cupie. The ability has not fundamentally changed since Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, but obtaining the Ability Scroll for Cupid allows Kirby to charge up and fire three arrows at once. Its flight speed and arrow speed has also been decreased.
| Cupid's moveset in Kirby: Squeak Squad Facing Right. Attack names are taken from the Kirby: Squeak Squad Nintendo Official Guidebook. | ||||
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| Skill | Button Execution | Description | Damage (Star Bullet=40) | |
| 矢を射る Shoot Arrow |
B |
Cupid Kirby fires an arrow.
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10 | |
| ため撃ち Charge Shot |
Press and hold B and release |
Cupid Kirby fires an arrow (small charge) or three arrows (big charge).
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10 | |
| 高速連射 High-Speed Rapid-Fire (Ability Scroll required) |
Dash + B |
Cupid Kirby fires three arrows at once that travel straight forward.
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10 | |
Cameo appearances[edit]
- Cupid Kirby appears as a keychain in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, mistakenly named Angel Kirby, the ability's Japanese name.
- Cupid Kirby appears in the Celebration Picture: "The Great Labyrinth Battle" in Kirby Star Allies.
- Cupid Kirby appears as a sticker in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, which gives any fighter a Star Rod at the start of battle when equipped.
Profiles[edit]
Flavor text[edit]
| Image | Game | Flavor text |
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Kirby & The Amazing Mirror | Fire a pointy arrow. Press and release B to fire the arrow. Change where you aim with the +Control Pad. |
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Kirby: Squeak Squad | Fire pointy arrows. Press and release B to fire the arrows. Change where you aim with +. |
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror manual[edit]
- "Cupid Kirby shoots an arrow at enemies with his bow while floating in midair. Press and hold B and then release it to fire more arrows farther!"
Kirby: Squeak Squad Australian website[edit]
- "Don't let Cupid Kirby's cuteness fool you -- his bow and arrow packs[sic] quite a punch!"
Nintendo Today![edit]
- Fly up like a cupid and fire down on your foes like a demon!
Trivia[edit]
- In some spin-offs like Kirby Mass Attack, Kirby Fighters Deluxe, and Kirby Fighters 2, when a Kirby is defeated and fainted, an angel-like spirit will be released out of his body which resembles Cupid Kirby but is ghostly white and without the bow and arrow.
- In the Japanese games, the pause description describes that the Cupid ability is like a demon, which is possibly a homage to Kirby's alias "The Pink Demon".[1]
Gallery[edit]
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Artwork of yellow Cupid Kirby from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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Artwork of red Cupid Kirby from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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Sprite from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad
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Icon from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
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Icon from Kirby: Squeak Squad
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"The Great Labyrinth Battle" Celebration Picture from Kirby Star Allies, featuring a red Cupid Kirby cameo
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Promotional artwork of Cupid Kirby
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Cover of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Sound Plus, which features Cupid Kirby
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Cupid Kirby in Find Kirby!! (World of Clouds)
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Cupid Kirby in Find Kirby!! (Battleship Halberd)
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6 inches tall Cupid Kirby plushie, manufactured by San-ei
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Gashapon Copy Ability figurines by Bandai, featuring Cupid Kirby
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"Beam Kirby" figure from "Kirby OVALTIQUE COLLECTION" by Re-ment, featuring a golden Cupid Kirby topper
Videos[edit]
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | エンジェル Enjeru |
Angel |
| Dutch | Cupido Cupid[2] |
Cupid - |
| French | Arcupidon | Cupidbow A conjunction of "Arc Cupidon" |
| German | Amoria | Cupid |
| Italian | Cupido | Cupid |
| Korean | 엔젤 Enjel |
Angel |
| Portuguese | Cupido[3] | Cupid |
| Russian | Купидон[4] Kupidon |
Cupid |
| Latin American Spanish | Cupido | Cupid |
| European Spanish | Arkero | Archer Likely a shortened form of "Arquero" |
References
- ↑ "あたるといたい矢をうちます
おしてはなして矢がとびます
アクマのようなテンシです
(Fire arrows that hurt. Press and release to fire the arrows. The angel is like a demon.)" –Pause description of Cupid (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad, Japanese versions) - ↑ Nintendo Today! Name that Copy Ability! #28
- ↑ Kirby & The Amazing Mirror Portuguese description from Nintendo Switch Online
- ↑ Nintendo Russia - Kirby 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll results (archive)
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