| “ | Shrink down to slip through small spaces!” |
| — Kirby Battle Royale - Kirby's 25th Anniversary Copy Ability Poll |
Mini is a Copy Ability in the Kirby series, debuting in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
Games
Kirby & The Amazing Mirror
Unlike most Copy Abilities, which give Kirby more skills, Mini removes some of Kirby's latent abilities. Mini cannot hover, air gun, slide, or use the Cell Phone. However, Mini can enter small passageways that couldn't otherwise be accessed. When Mini enters a door, the ability is expelled. Mini is obtained from the Minny enemy, which can also be summoned by the Boxy mid-boss.
As Mini can only be used within the room it is found, Mini can only be used in certain locations. Mini can be found in Mustard Mountain, Carrot Castle, and Olive Ocean.
Flavor text
| Game | Flavor text |
|---|---|
 | Shrink down to tiny size so you can fit through tight passageways. |
In Other Languages
| Names, etymology and in other regions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Language | Name | Definition, etymology and notes |
|
ミニマム | Translates to Minimum. |
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Mini | |
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Minimum | Minimum |
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Minus | Minus |
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Minimo | Translates to Minimum. |
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Minikirby | Minikirby |
Trivia
- In Kirby's Adventure, unused sprites for a smaller Kirby can be found. This set even comes with basic movement and an "ability presentation" sprite where Kirby shrinks. Masahiro Sakurai confirmed in a 1993 interview that an ability causing Kirby to shrink was planned to appear in Kirby's Adventure.[1] It is possible that the developers of Kirby & The Amazing Mirror were aware of this scrapped ability from the interview in question, from reading old HAL Laboratory development notes, or from seeing the leftover sprites in Kirby's Adventure's code.
- Although not the Mini ability, in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! episode Something to Sneeze At, Kirby is shrunken by the newly purchased Microtizer from Nightmare Enterprises to fight the Head Cold Monsters inside King Dedede's body after the latter got sick.
- Mini is the only Copy Ability that can only be used in the room is it obtained in.
- UFO has a similar distinction, where it can only be used in the stage from which it was obtained in Kirby's Adventure and Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, and cannot be brought to Central Circle in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror.
- In Kirby: Squeak Squad, a small Kirby appears in Magic Kirby's idle animation; this may be a reference to the Mini ability.
Videos
Concept Artwork
Gallery
Sprites
Mini Kirby compared to regular-sized Yellow Kirby
