Paint

Paint Artwork of Paint Kirby from Kirby Super Star Ultra. Details First game Kirby Super Star (1996) Latest game Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008) Usage type Limited Use Obtained by projectiles from Eating a blob of paint from Heavy Lobster, Marx Soul, or Chameleo Arm. Power(s) Splattering enemies with paint. Similar to Crash, Artist (Painbrush)

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This article is about the Copy Ability from Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, and should not be confused with Artist, a Copy Ability from Kirby Star Allies.

Paint is a limited-use Copy Ability appearing in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra which, when used, becomes a powerful attack on bosses. Kirby can gain the Paint ability by swallowing the colored projectiles from Chameleo Arm, Heavy Lobster, or Marx Soul. The Paint ability can be used only for one attack before Kirby is reverted to normal. Like other limited-use abilities, Kirby cannot create a helper from the Paint ability. Paint also cannot be obtained through a Mix.

Upon obtaining the ability, Kirby gains a gray hat, a paintbrush and a bucket of paint. When Kirby uses the Paint ability, he splatters large drops of paint in several places on the screen, followed by Kirby lashing out with some wild brush strokes, causing a different effect depending on what boss he is fighting. When paint is used on Chameleo Arm, his color is changed or he is made perfectly visible again if he had turned invisible. If the ability is used on Heavy Lobster, it causes it to turn red and a paint blob to cover its eye, blinding it and thus causing it to attack randomly instead of aiming at Kirby. However, when this ability is used on Marx Soul, there is no visual difference, and all it does is cause a little bit of damage to the boss. If taken outside of a boss battle, the Paint ability can be used on normal enemies, where it functions exactly the same as the Crash ability.

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While Paint itself would not appear in any games aside from Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, its influence can be seen in the Artist move "Painbrush", which is a similar attack that splatters paint everywhere and defeats all regular enemies currently on-screen. This move cannot be used by Vividria, and Kirby loses the Artist ability after using the move, similar to how Paint functions.

In Kirby: Right Back at Ya![edit]

Paint Artwork of Paint Kirby from Kirby: Right Back at Ya! Details First episode Dedede's Monsterpiece Obtained from Paint Roller's paintbrush Power(s) Painting objects that come to life Comparable to Artist

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The Paint ability appears only once in Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, in the episode Dedede's Monsterpiece. Here, Kirby obtains the ability after inhaling Paint Roller's paintbrush. The ability is depicted differently here than it is in Kirby Super Star and Kirby Super Star Ultra, giving Kirby a pair of roller skates similar to those of Paint Roller, and the ability to paint things that come to life like he does. This depiction of the Paint ability makes it more similar to the Artist Copy Ability which would appear later in Kirby Star Allies.

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  Screenshot of Paint Kirby during his transformation

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  Paint Kirby chasing Paint Roller in Dedede's Monsterpiece

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  Paint Kirby painting a rocket with the Kirby series logo on it

Flavor text[edit]

Image	Game	Flavor text
	Kirby Super Star	Use the Paint for a spectacular, colorful surprise! A one time shot in the dark!
	Kirby Super Star Ultra	Now's your chance to use it! A special onetime Copy Ability! Paint the town all of 7 colors!

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star

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  Sprite from Kirby Super Star

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  Icon from Kirby Super Star

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  Screenshot of Kirby using the Paint ability on Heavy Lobster in Kirby Super Star

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  Screenshot of Kirby using the Paint ability on Chameleo Arm in Kirby Super Star

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  Artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra without paint

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  Sprite from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Pause screen icon from Kirby Super Star Ultra

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  Promotional artwork for "Kirby Green Paint Fair", featuring Kirby and Waddle Dee

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  Artwork of an NES-styled sprite of Paint Kirby from "Kirby Green Paint Fair"

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  Illustration from the Kirby JP Twitter featuring Paint Kirby

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  Paint Kirby in Find Kirby!!

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  Figurines of Kirby and Meta Knight from the "Kirby Double Collection" merchandise line, by Takara Tomy A.r.t.s.

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  "Canvas" miniature set from the "Kirby's Happy Room" merchandise line, featuring Paint's bucket and brush

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