Color

Four commonly seen colors of Kirby: pink, yellow, red, and green.

This article is about alternate colors of Kirby and other characters, and should not be confused with Spray Paint or Game Boy Color.

Colors refer to the different palettes that can be applied to Kirby and other characters, enemies, or objects. Most commonly, it refers to alternate colors that the player can choose for Kirby to be. While Kirby is most well recognized in his native pink, he has been seen in a great many different shades and hues throughout the Kirby series, especially in multiplayer games and Sub-Games.

Colors by title[edit]

The following will go over other colors of Kirby (and others where applicable) in each game in the Kirby series. Games that do not offer color changes will not be listed:

Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land[edit]

Before the introduction of Copy Ability hats, several abilities distinguished themselves in Kirby by changing his color. Many abilities, such as Needle, Wheel and Stone change Kirby to a more orange hue, while Ice and Freeze change him to a light blue. In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, while most abilities do not change Kirby's color anymore, some abilities still do, such as Needle now giving Kirby a yellow color.

In Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, yellow, red, and green Kirbys can be seen in the Sub-Games and when playing in multiplayer. Notably, ability-related color changes apply to all Kirbys regardless of their original color (e.g. all Kirbys with the Stone ability turn light brown).

Enemies and mid-bosses (with the exception of the Meta-Knights) can also come in several different colors. In Kirby's Adventure, only enemies that grant Copy Abilities can have different colors, with the exception of Stage 6 of Rainbow Resort where all enemies present have a monochrome color. The remake allows regular enemies to have different colors as well (for instance, Waddle Dees can be red, blue, green, or orange), though the sixth stage of Rainbow Resort no longer gives enemies a monochrome color. In Kirby's Adventure, these different enemy and Mid-Boss colorations are a result of palette limitations, but this is not the case for Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land. The boss Heavy Mole can launch red or yellow missiles, which give the Sleep and Hammer abilities respectively.

In the files of Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, most enemies and mid-bosses have four palette swaps, but only two or three of them are used in-game, leaving the rest of them unused.

Kirby's Dream Course[edit]

Kirby and Keeby.

In this title, a yellow Kirby (officially known as Keeby) is controlled by the second player. This is the first instance in the series of multiple Kirbys in a game, distinguished by color.

Kirby Super Star / Kirby Super Star Ultra[edit]

Different color schemes of Chameleo Arm

Although Copy Ability hats were introduced in Kirby Super Star, additional color changes to Kirby were still present on many abilities. Examples include yellow for the Beam ability, blue for the Ice ability, purple for the Ninja ability, and (in Kirby Super Star Ultra) green for the Plasma ability, among others.

Enemies, mid-bosses, and bosses can also come in different shades and hues. A prime example of this is the Boss Chameleo Arm, whose color is random each time Kirby encounters it. Kirby can also use the Paint ability to change Chameleo Arm's color mid-fight. In the remake, more bosses have different colors depending on the sub-game, such as Heavy Lobster having a silver color scheme in Milky Way Wishes, Helper to Hero, and Meta Knightmare Ultra (when fought in Mekkai).

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, the yellow, red, and green Kirbys can be seen and played as again in the Sub-Games. Additionally, in Gourmet Race's multiplayer mode exclusive to that game, the second player takes control of a yellow Kirby.

Helpers also have different color schemes than their enemy counterparts. These helpers also have different color schemes when playing Helper to Hero.

In the files of Kirby Super Star, most enemies and mid-bosses have three palette swaps (not including the colors used by the Helper counterpart). However, most of them only use one or two of them in the final product, causing the rest of the palette swaps to be unused. Most of them ended up being used in Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Kirby's Dream Land 3[edit]

Like in Kirby's Adventure, some abilities, like the Ice ability, will change Kirby's color when equipped. The enemy Apolo can appear in either a brown or blue palette, with the latter not healing a health point when inhaled. Propellers can also appear in five different colors, with each color corresponding to an Animal Friend it will chase down (with the exception of Pitch).

Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards[edit]

In the Sub-Games, should multiple players pick the same character, the players using a higher port (closer to P4) will use alternate colors of the character. Kirby can turn into yellow, blue or green, while King Dedede, Adeleine and Waddle Dee can turn into other colors. This was the first game in the series to introduce Blue and Green Kirby as selectable colors.

Kirby
King Dedede
Adeleine
Waddle Dee

Kirby Air Ride[edit]

In this title, the player has the option of choosing between several different colors for Kirby, some of which need to be unlocked by completing objectives in the Checklist. Different colors can also be chosen for Meta Knight and King Dedede. They are as follows (in the order of selection, with the last four in each gallery being unlockable):

Kirby[edit]

Default (Pink)
Yellow
Blue
Red
Green
Purple
Brown
White

King Dedede[edit]

Default (Red)
Orange
Blue
Green
Pink
Purple
Black
White

Meta Knight[edit]

Default (Navy)
Green
Blue
Red
Pink
Dark
Brown
White

Kirby & The Amazing Mirror[edit]

A poster showcasing four different colors of Kirby.

Although they were first seen in Nightmare in Dream Land, the yellow, red, and green Kirbys feature prominently in this title, and are given a role in the main story mode. These can be controlled by the CPU, or by other players. In addition to these, a fifth Kirby can be found in the game, with a very dark gray hue.

Copy Abilities no longer change Kirby's color when obtained. In addition, the player has the option to change Kirby's color using Spray Paints which will also apply to Kirby's abilities in various ways.

The enemy Droppy can steal Kirby's Copy Abilities to become a pink and slightly faster version of a specific enemy (e.g. if Droppy obtains the Beam ability, it will transform into a pink Waddle Doo). However, abilities without a regular enemy associated with them (such as Hammer) instead cause Droppy to turn red and run around frantically.

Kirby: Squeak Squad[edit]

Like in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, the player has the option of changing Kirby's color using Spray Paints, though this time there are some new colors to choose from, and the colors will also apply to the Copy Palette.

Gold Waddle Dee also appears as a different color of a Waddle Dee in this game as well. Squeakers can appear in yellow, blue, and green colors; each Squeaker variant has different fighting strategies against Kirby. Red Squeakers, while unused in the main mode, appears in cutscenes and as opponents in the sub-game Smash Ride.

The yellow, red, and green Kirbys also appear again in the Sub-Games.

Kirby Mass Attack[edit]

In this title, the color of a Mini-Kirby indicates their state of health. Pink indicates full health, blue indicates low health, and white indicates no health. Gold Beanbon (a gold coloration of Beanbon) and Gold Waddle Dee also appear as special enemies that can be defeated to clear certain objectives in the Checklist.

Kirby Mass Attack was originally going to have a feature where players would be able to change Kirby's color, but was later scrapped. The graphics for this feature can still be found in the game's files.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land / Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]

Artwork depicting four differently-colored Kirbys from Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe.

In addition to Meta Knight, King Dedede and Bandana Waddle Dee, secondary players can control a a differently-colored Kirby. This game established the modern color-coding for multiplayer in Kirby titles, with player 2 being yellow, player 3 being blue (replacing red from previous titles), and player 4 being green.

In Halcandra, several enemies, such as Armor Waddle Dees and Bronto Burts, usually have a gray color scheme and slightly different appearances, but behave the same way as their Popstar counterparts.

In the remake's Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler, secondary players control a differently-colored Magolor, with the same color assignments as the rest of the Main Mode. The Halcandran variants of certain enemies also apear in this mode.

Artwork depicting four differently colored Kirbys from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Yellow Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Blue Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Model of Green Kirby from Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Yellow Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Upscaled shot of Yellow Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Four Kirbys piggybacking in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Four Kirbys playing Magolor's Tome Trackers in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Four Magolors of varying colors in Magolor Epilogue: The Interdimensional Traveler
Icon for yellow Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Icon for blue Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Icon for green Kirby in Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe

Kirby: Triple Deluxe / Kirby Fighters Deluxe[edit]

Art of Kirby Fighters Deluxe, depicting Kirbys of many different hues.

In Royal Road, some enemies including Spynums and Waddle Dees have Sectra variants where they take up a bug-like appearance with a green color scheme but still behave like their original counterparts. Key Dees in Dededetour! are colored white instead of gold, where they move even faster than their regular counterparts.

In the Kirby Fighters sub-game (and in the expanded spin-off Kirby Fighters Deluxe), the player has a choice between many different colors for Kirby. These include the following:

Pink
Yellow
Blue
Green
Red
White
Indigo

Shadow Kirby also appears as a boss in Kirby Fighters and as an unlockable alternate color in Kirby Fighters Deluxe. In this iteration, Shadow Kirby appears purple and void-like with a swirling black hole in his body. In addition, some Rare Outfits introduced in the expanded spin-off (and reappearing in Kirby Fighters 2) mostly change the colors of some abilities, such as the Black-Steel Hammer; most of them, however, changes the ability's appearance.

Oddly enough, the indigo-colored Kirby is a dark blue color in promotional renders for the game, making it look closer to Meta Knight's coloration, despite being a much darker purplish color in-game.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse[edit]

Up to three player-controlled Bandana Waddle Dees can assist Kirby on this adventure; they are colored as follows:

Orange-red body with blue bandana, the usual colors of Bandana Waddle Dee, known as Red Waddle Dee
Light-green body with dark-green bandana, known as Green Waddle Dee
Light-yellow body with orange banana, known as Yellow Waddle Dee

Bronto Burts and Blippers, in addition to their regular coloration, also have blue variants that chase after Kirby should he get near them.

Artwork of Red Waddle Dee
Artwork of Green Waddle Dee
Artwork of Yellow Waddle Dee

Kirby: Planet Robobot[edit]

Artwork of four Kirbys of different colors fighting a Kibble Blade in Team Kirby Clash Deluxe.

Using amiibo, Kirby can be given a number of different colors in addition to Copy Abilities. As an example, the Smash Bros. series King Dedede amiibo gives Kirby the Hammer ability, and also turns him yellow. Using amiibo from the Kirby series would also change Kirby's color in addition to the abilities looking different from normal.

Like in Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Key Dees are colored white and move faster than their regular coloration in Meta Knightmare Returns.

In the Team Kirby Clash sub-game (and in the expanded spin-off Team Kirby Clash Deluxe), four Kirbys make up a team of role-playing heroes. They come in pink, yellow, blue and green, each controlled by a certain player.

Colorful Hammer
Colorful Sword

Kirby's Blowout Blast[edit]

Waddle Dees (including their spear-wielding variant) and Bronto Burts can appear in their normal coloration, their Sectra variation, or with a purple palette. The lattermost two appear in the EX versions of the game's levels while the purple palette also appears in the Secret Path.

Kirby Battle Royale[edit]

A still from the opening movie showcasing several different colors of Kirby.

In Dedede's Cake Royale, a device called the Kirby Printer exists, capable of creating clones of Kirby, though all of these clones come in shades other than pink.

In multiplayer modes, the player has the option of changing Kirby's color, as well as the colors of other characters. Options include the following:

Pink
Yellow
Green
Blue
Gray
Orange

These affect other characters differently. For example, King Dedede appears unchanged when using the Orange palette, but his robes turn purple when Pink is selected. Some combinations are meant to be matched to certain Headgear to demonstrate the likeness of a character - Masked Dedede's general appearance from Kirby: Triple Deluxe can be emulated with a pink King Dedede and the special amiibo-exclusive Masked Dedede Mask, and Dark Meta Knight can be represented by choosing a gray Meta Knight with the unlockable Dark Meta Knight Mask.

Kirby Star Allies[edit]

Across all modes, the color-coding for multiplayer is the same as previous titles; player 1 is the default color (pink on the UI), player 2 is yellow, player 3 is blue, and player 4 is green. The standard yellow, blue, and green Kirbys can only be seen in Chop Champs and Star Slam Heroes, but each friend and Dream Friend has corresponding yellow, blue, and green palettes in other modes. Most Dream Friends also have certain colored parts of their body or clothes change depending on their color palettes (e.g., Daroach's fur and Susie's eye color change depending on which player controls them). The default colors for friends only appear if P1 plays as them in Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go! or The Ultimate Choice; they otherwise use the color that corresponds to their player slot.

Dream Friends function slightly differently. In Story Mode and Guest Star ???? Star Allies Go!, Dream Friends appear in their default colors no matter which slot they are in, but if there are multiple of the same Dream Friend on the field, then later Dream Friends use the color of their slot, even if the initial one is un-friended or replaced with a different friend. In The Ultimate Choice and Heroes in Another Dimension, Dream Friends always use their slot color.

Shadow Kirby from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror also makes a cameo appearance in the skies of Jambastion, carrying over his original dark, monochromatic appearance from the original game.

Super Kirby Clash[edit]

The four Kirbys return in this game with their colorations carried over from Team Kirby Clash Deluxe - pink, yellow, blue, and green. Additionally, some of the gear present in this game are color swaps from other obtainable gear (e.g., the Lapis Gear is a recolor of the Swordsman's Gear).

Kirby Fighters 2[edit]

The standard yellow, blue, and green alternate colors for every Kirby and buddy are available once again in Kirby Fighters 2. Unlike in Kirby Fighters Deluxe, the player cannot change their colors and are locked into pink as P1, yellow as P2, blue as P3 and green as P4. Alternate colors for buddies are based on their appearances in Kirby Star Allies.

Shadow Kirby once again appears in this game as a boss, but his color is completely void-like black with white swirls and outlines, resembling his appearance from the previous Kirby Fighters entries. He cannot be unlocked as an alternate color unlike in Kirby Fighters Deluxe.

Kirby's Dream Buffet[edit]

Selecting the "Mint Chocolate" color for Kirby in Kirby's Dream Buffet.

Kirby's Dream Buffet contains an extensive selection of unlockable colors for Kirby, which can be chosen from the Costumes and Colors menu and are unlocked via the Gourmet Rank menu. At 40 total colors, there are more available here than in any prior Kirby game. Unlike past games, Kirby's eyes and cheeks may also change color, independently on the colors of his body and feet.

Colors in Kirby's Dream Buffet
Name	Image	Unlock Req.	Notes
Kirby Pink		Rank 1	The default color, based on Kirby's own pink color.
Keeby Yellow		Rank 1	Based on Keeby.
Ice Blue		Rank 1	Based on the Ice Copy Ability.
Tea Green		Rank 1	Called "Kusamochi Green" in the Japanese version.
Fire Red		Rank 3	Based on the Fire Copy Ability.
Dee Orange		Rank 6	Based on Waddle Dees.
Burger Brown		Rank 9	Based on the Kirby Burger from the real-life Kirby Café and the Waddle Dee Café in Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Driving Sky		Rank 13	Based on the car used for the Car Mouth Mouthful Mode from Kirby and the Forgotten Land.
Strawberry		Rank 15
Dedede Blue		Rank 22	Based on King Dedede.
Meta Navy		Rank 25	Based on Meta Knight.
Chocolate		Rank 27	One of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Elfilin Peacock		Rank 31	Based on Elfilin. Resembles the "Emerald" Spray Paint from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Rick Cream		Rank 36	Based on Rick.
Kine Aqua		Rank 38	Based on Kine.
Coo Purple		Rank 40	Based on Coo.
Mint Chocolate		Rank 43
Doo Ketchup		Rank 46	Based on Waddle Doos.
Kawasaki Sunset		Rank 54	Based on Chef Kawasaki.
Marx Lilac		Rank 58	Based on Marx.
Adeleine Peach		Rank 63	Based on Adeleine. Resembles the "Ivory" Spray Paint from Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Grape		Rank 65	One of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Gooey Cobalt		Rank 69	Based on Gooey.
Chuchu Rosy		Rank 72	Based on Chuchu.
Daroach Gray		Rank 76	Based on Daroach.
Magolor Umber		Rank 80	Based on Magolor.
Taranza Chestnut		Rank 84	Based on Taranza.
Susie White		Rank 89	Based on Susie.
Francisca Frost		Rank 92	Based on Francisca.
Flamberge Scarlet		Rank 94	Based on Flamberge.
Zan Lightning		Rank 96	Based on Zan Partizanne.
Morpho Midnight		Rank 100	Based on Morpho Knight. Also resembles the "Carbon" Spray Paint from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Kiwi		Rank 104
Pumpkin		Rank 108
Custard Pudding		Rank 112
Cherry		Rank 116	One of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Citrus		Rank 120	One of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Orange		Rank 124	One of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Shadow		Rank 128	Based on Shadow Kirby. Also one of the Spray Paint colors in Kirby: Squeak Squad.
Retro Tone		Rank 133	Resembles Kirby's in-game color palette in Kirby's Dream Land. Also resembles the "Chalk" Spray Paint from Kirby & The Amazing Mirror and Kirby: Squeak Squad.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

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Each game in the Super Smash Bros. series has provided alternate choices for color for Kirby and other playable fighters. Different choices are available in each title:

Super Smash Bros.[edit]

(Note that the green Kirby was only available during Team Battles.)

Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]