Ball, Kirby’s Adventure
So, I respect subtlety. That’s why I have a soft spot for one of highly-absorbent pink puff Kirby’s earliest Copy Ability moves, “Ball.”
Kirby’s gotten a lot more experimental with his looks since 1993, but it’s important to remember where you come from. “Ball” turns Kirby, already fairly rotund, into a limbless sphere, much like Morph Ball Samus in Metroid Prime
In the first Kirby game with Copy Abilities, Kirby’s Adventure, Ball lets Kirby roll through enemies and up starry platforms. He’s still pink and round, bloated and easily injured by enemies he bumps into the wrong way. But even a power as innocuous as Ball communicates the fact that Kirby is a slab of clay, able to be molded and made stronger. It’s a motivational ethos the franchise has never let go.
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