Light

This article is about the Copy Ability. For the Top Ride course in Kirby Air Ride, see Light (Top Ride course).

“	Light up dark places!”
	— Kirby Battle Royale - Kirby's 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll

Light is a Copy Ability in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby's Adventure.

Games

Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Light illuminates dark rooms. It doesn't damage or affect any enemies, and can only be used once. There are only two dark rooms in the entire game, to which this ability has an actual effect; using Light in the second of these dark rooms, located in Stage 6 of Grape Garden, reveals an otherwise hidden door if the player backtracks. Light can be obtained or used in lit areas, but it doesn't do anything besides expend the ability. Light is obtained from the Cool Spook enemy.

Light hasn't appeared in any other games, likely due to its function being replicated by other means, such as Spark Kine, Bomb Spark, Candles, and Fire and Spark's abilities to illuminate areas around them.

Techniques

Move	Controls	Description
Light		Kirby tosses a ball of light that expands, illuminating dark rooms. This move does not damage enemies.

Move	Controls	Description
Light		Kirby tosses a ball of light that expands, illuminating dark rooms. This move does not damage enemies.

Move	Controls	Description
Light		Kirby tosses a ball of light that expands, illuminating dark rooms. This move does not damage enemies.

Flavor texts

Game	Flavor text
	Dark areas can be spooky! This lets Kirby set off fire-works! It works only in the dark!
	Brighten those dark corners! *Can only be used once.

In Other Languages

Names, etymology and in other regions
Language	Name	Definition, etymology and notes
	ライト	Officially romanized as Light.
	Light
	光明	Translates to Bright.
	Licht	Translates to Light.
	Lum. Lumière	Short for Lumière, which means Light. Translates to Light.
	Luce	Translates to Light.
	Luz	Translates to Light.

Trivia

The only time Kirby can get Light not in a dark room is in the Stage 1 of Yogurt Yard. However, since there are no dark rooms in the stage, the ability is completely useless.
Light is one of the few non-Final Abilities that does not grant Kirby a hat (although the Nightmare in Dream Land icon depicts him wearing sunglasses), instead his body flickers with light until the ability is used.
In an interview with the developers of Kirby Air Ride, they wanted to add a "light-flash" Copy Ability that would have blinded other players and find hidden routes but figured this attack would be too difficult to dodge thus making it unfair for other players.^[1] The Light Copy Ability would have been a reasonable pick for this attack with Dale presumably granting it when inhaled.

Videos

Artwork

Gallery

Sprites

Other Ability Icons

External Links

Kirby Portal (Jp)

↑ Nintendo Power Volume 176, page 25

[1] Nintendo Power Volume 176, page 25

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