Warp Star
| Warp Star | |
|---|---|
 Kirby riding atop the Warp Star in Kirby Air Ride. | |
| Universe | Kirby |
| Appears in | SSB Melee Brawl SSB4 Ultimate |
| Item class | Explosive/Special/Dynamic |
| Article on Wikirby | Warp Star |
The Warp Star (ワープスター, Warp Star), also formatted as Warpstar, is an item appearing in Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Super Smash Bros. 4, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that allows players to crash-land on their opponents. Kirby rides on it in his on-screen appearance in the original Super Smash Bros., Brawl, Smash 4, and Ultimate.
Origin[edit]
The Warp Star has a very large role in the Kirby series. It has appeared in nearly every single Kirby game to date. In every one, it has served as Kirby's mode of transportation. When he touches the Warp Star, Kirby flies it high off the screen, then "crashes" back down in another location. In various games, Kirby is able to summon it with a cell phone. It is stated in the anime and implied in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror that a Warp Star is the trademark of a hero.
In Super Smash Bros.[edit]
Kirby's on-screen appearance has him crash-land with the Warp Star into the stage.
Super Smash Bros. Melee[edit]
When picked up, the Warp Star sends a player flying off into the sky and crashing back down into the stage with an explosion that deals 22% damage and high knockback. It is possible to control the landing location by pressing left or right on the Control Stick while the player is flying. Because of this, it is possible to miss the stage and self-destruct. A shield will not protect against the star's impact (except for a few frames of Yoshi's shield with proper timing when he has invincibility frames), so the only way to avoid damage is to not get struck or sidestep with the correct timing. A player is invincible while riding on the Warp Star; if it hits a Flipper, it will pass through it.
If a character is hit when the Warp Star is first grabbed, the item can be "dropped" before it can be used. The Warp Star can then be regrabbed and used normally.
Since Warp Stars crash into the stage from above, they can be used to "leap" to a higher part of the stage. Therefore, stages with many platforms can limit its effectiveness (and, in the case of scrolling stages with high off-screen platforms such as Rainbow Cruise or Icicle Mountain, can even cause an SD).
The crash landing can meteor smash those hit. Characters riding on Warp Stars can also bounce on shells if they land precisely on them.
Trophy[edit]
The Warp Star appears as one of the unlockable trophies.
- Warp Star
- The Warp Star originated as Kirby's ride: it helped the ponderous puffball get around at high speed. Hop on the Warp Star in Super Smash Bros. Melee, and your character will rapidly launch up and off the screen. You'll return in a flash, causing an explosion as you hit the ground. Try holding a direction to alter your landing!
- Kirby's Dream Land (8/92)
Super Smash Bros. Brawl[edit]
Kirby's on-screen appearance once again has him crash-land with the Warp Star, as in Smash 64.
The Warp Star item acts the same as it did in Melee. The Warp Star's ability to travel left and right before landing seems to have been diminished from Melee to Brawl.
Trophy[edit]
The Warp Star appears as one of the unlockable trophies.
- Warpstar
A warp-speed item. In the Kirby series, Warpstars are used to move between stages. In Smash Bros., they're ultrafast attack items that zoom up and down to devastate anyone they hit. You can shift your landing spot by moving the Control Stick left or right during your descent. Choose your target and hang on! Don't overshoot the mark and plummet off the stage, though.
A warp-speed item. In the Kirby series, Warpstars are used to move between stages. In Smash Bros., they're ultra-fast attack items that zoom up and down to devastate anyone they hit. You can shift your landing spot by moving the Control Stick left or right during your descent. Choose your target and hang on! Don't overshoot the mark and plummet off the stage, though.
: Kirby's Dream Land
Super Smash Bros. 4[edit]
Kirby's on-screen appearance with the Warp Star once again return, being practically unaltered from Brawl.
The Warp Star item acts the same as it did in Brawl.
Trophy[edit]
The Warp Star appears as one of the unlockable Trophies in both versions.
- Warp Star
A magical transportation device that Kirby has used in the past to get around. Jumping on the Warp Star will send the character high into the sky and then crashing back down to the battlefield. Anyone caught in the path or landing spot will be sent flying, and the rider can aim a bit to the left or right in the air.
A magical transportation device that Kirby uses to get around during his adventures. In Smash Bros., jumping on one will send you high into the sky and then crashing back down to the battlefield. Anyone caught in its path or landing spot will be sent flying, and the rider can even aim it a bit!
: Kirby Super Star (08/1996)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate[edit]
The Warp Star once again appears as part of Kirby's on-screen appearance.
The Warp Star item has been changed slightly from Smash 4. The attack remains the same, but the Warp Star can now be made to descend earlier or later by holding down or the standard attack button, or up or one of the shield buttons, respectively.
In World of Light, the Warp Star is the key to Kirby's survival from Galeem's attack. By stretching the star to its limit, Kirby is able to warp away from the deadly beams of light in the nick of time.
Spirit[edit]
| No. | Image | Name | Type | Class | Cost | Ability | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326 |  |
Warp Star |  |
★★ | 1 | Super Launch Star Equipped | Kirby Series |
Gallery[edit]
Artwork from Brawl.
The Warp Star in Brawl during Kirby's on-screen appearance.
The Warp Star in Smash 4 during Kirby's on-screen appearance.
The Warp Star in Ultimate during Kirby's on-screen appearance.
Artwork of a Warp Star in Ultimate.
Kirby escaping from Galeem
Names in other languages[edit]
| Language | Name | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| ワープスター | Warp Star | |
| Warp Star | — | |
| Étoile Warp | Warp Star | |
| Warp-Stern | Warp Star | |
| Estrella remolque | Tow Star | |
| Stella Warp | Warp Star | |
| 传送之星 | Transport Star | |
| 傳送之星 | Transport Star | |
| 워프스타 | Warp Star | |
| Warpster | Warp Star | |
| Гиперзвезда | Hyper Star | |
| Estrela Warp | Warp Star |
Trivia[edit]
- In Brawl, if one pauses the game at the right moment as they go off-screen, they can see most of the stage to the point of seeing beyond the stage's boundaries.
- In Melee, there is a glitch that can occur when a player uses a Warp Star: If the player tries to pick up a Warp Star just as an opponent attacks the player, the Warp Star will attach itself to the player. When thrown, it will then fly off the stage. This can be seen here.
- In Super Smash Bros. 4, the Warp Star's sound effect was changed to become the actual sound that the Warp Star makes in the Kirby series.
- In Brawl, if used on the Shadow Moses Island stage while a full wall is up, it is possible to pass over the wall. The player is then stuck there until they self destruct or the wall is destroyed.
- In early versions of SSB4, a glitch could occur when using a Warp Star, in which the game thought the Warp Star was a platform going over the upper blast line, KO'ing the user.
| Items in Super Smash Bros. Melee | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Barrel Cannon · Beam Sword · Bob-omb · Bunny Hood · Cloaking Device · Fan · Fire Flower · Flipper · Food · Freezie · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Parasol · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Red Shell · Screw Attack · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Egg · Party Ball |
| Other | Smash Coins |
| Items in Super Smash Bros. Brawl | |
|---|---|
| Normal | Assist Trophy · Banana Peel · Beam Sword · Blast Box · Bob-omb · Bumper · Bunny Hood · Cracker Launcher · Deku Nut · Dragoon · Fan · Fire Flower · Food · Franklin Badge · Freezie · Golden Hammer · Gooey Bomb · Green Shell · Hammer · Heart Container · Home-Run Bat · Hothead · Lightning Bolt · Lip's Stick · Maxim Tomato · Metal Box · Motion-Sensor Bomb · Mr. Saturn · Pitfall · Poison Mushroom · Poké Ball · Ray Gun · Screw Attack · Smart Bomb · Smash Ball · Smoke Ball · Soccer Ball · Spring · Star Rod · Starman · Super Mushroom · Super Scope · Superspicy Curry · Team Healer · Timer · Unira · Warp Star |
| Containers | Barrel · Capsule · Crate · Party Ball · Sandbag · Rolling Crates |
| The Subspace Emissary |
Key · Stock Ball · Trophy Stand |
| Collectibles | CD · Coins · Sticker · Trophy |
| Other | Smash Coins and Bills |
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| Fighters | Kirby (SSB · SSBM · SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Meta Knight (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · King Dedede (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) |
| Assist Trophies | Knuckle Joe · Nightmare · Chef Kawasaki |
| Bosses | Giant Kirby · Marx |
| Stages | Dream Land · Fountain of Dreams · Green Greens · Halberd · Dream Land GB · The Great Cave Offensive |
| Items | Maxim Tomato · Star Rod · Parasol · Warp Star · Apple · Dragoon · Superspicy Curry · Bomber |
| Enemies | Bonkers · Bronto Burt · Gordo · Parasol Waddle Dee · Plasma Wisp · Shotzo · Tac · Waddle Dee · Waddle Doo |
| Other | Gourmet Race · Whispy Woods |
| Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBM · SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
| Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
| Masterpieces | Kirby's Dream Land · Kirby's Adventure · Kirby Super Star |
