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Cupid Kirby, also known as Angel Kirby, is one of Kirby's copy ability forms first introduced in Kirby & the Amazing Mirror. It gives Kirby angel wings and a halo letting him harness holy magic to float in place and fire heart-shaped arrows. Kirby gets the Cupid ability from angelic foes like Cupie. So far, Cupid Kirby has so far only appeared in the two Flagship Kirby games, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby Squeak Squad and seems to have been replaced by Archer Kirby in the 2.5D games. Kirby wears a pair of white wings, a halo and wields a yellow bow.

Abilities[]

Cupid Kirby's main ability is its arrows. Kirby is able to fire arrows straight ahead with number of arrows controlled by holding B. The arrows fall a short distance after being fired but, Kirby can aim his bow. Kirby can also freely fly and hover in place without needing to tap the A button.

Appearances[]

Censorship[]

In the Japanese version of Kirby & the Amazing Mirror and Kirby Squeak Squad, Cupid Kirby is known as Angel Kirby, and the enemy Kirby gets the ability from is named Annie, not Cupie. It's possible this was done in order to avoid mentioning a Christian concept like angels, as Nintendo of America was notoriously squeamish about religious iconography in the 80's, 90's and 2000's. Ironically, later Nintendo games, like Kid Icarus: Uprising and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate allow use of the word angel to describe Pit, whose ability hat for Kirby resembles Cupid Kirby.

Trivia[]

  • Cupid Kirby is the second light/holy-based copy ability in the series. The first was Light Kirby, in Kirby's Adventure. However, Light Kirby was a strictly utilitarian ability whose only function was to light up dark areas and locate hidden doors, while Cupid Kirby can form the light into magic arrows. Technically, Laser Kirby could also be considered light based, although it is more tech based rather than magic.
  • The Friend Hearts that Kirby can create in Kirby Star Allies, to tame enemies strongly resemble the heart-shaped arrows that Cupid Kirby fires. They even have light/holy properties as they damage the evil Void Termina.
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