Kirby Star Allies Patch - Part III: Marx!

In my last two posts (here and here), I covered some of the Dream Friends that are coming to Kirby Star Allies in the patch that launches on March 28th. But we’ve still got one left to go: Marx! This jester first appeared as the final boss in Kirby Super Star, in which he tricked Kirby into (SPOILER!!!) gathering all the stars to grant his wish of controlling Planet Popstar. (END SPOILER)



Even though Marx only makes a short appearance in Kirby Super Star, he’s one of my favorite final bosses in the Kirby franchise. And he’s a lot of fun to play as in Kirby Star Allies too.

Marx has a wide range of moves based on his various attacks as a boss and his cutscenes from Kirby Super Star. Let’s begin with Marx’s famous (or infamous) jester ball. The jester ball acts like the Bomb copy ability; it can be aimed, kicked forward (Marx doesn’t have hands), and dropped, bouncing around until it blows up an enemy or eventually explodes.

The jester ball also allows Marx to move on water if he’s dashing, as well as on lava.



This is useful for quick movement when Kirby is piggybacking.

Next, let’s talk about his aerial movement, which makes use of Marx’s form from after he made the wish to Nova, the Galactic Comet.

While flying, Marx’s back wing will damage any enemy it touches, so no need to worry about a Scarfy sneaking up on you. Marx also has access to many of his boss attacks, such as Black Hole, which splits him in half to suck up or damage enemies. He can move freely in the air while charging up this attack and will remain invulnerable while using it.

Marx Flip Ultima allows him to dive into the ground, move around, and then perform his Shadow Uppercut to damage enemies by hitting them. Additionally, the shockwave from the Shadow Uppercut also damages enemies around him.



Next is Jester Ball Spit-Drop, during which he spits out jester balls. That must be how he gets so many of them… This attack allows him to strike enemies from above with a lower chance of taking damage.

Marx’s other aerial attacks are Rush, Flip Ultima Combo, and Spin Combo. Rush is a dash attack that can be combo’d into either of the others. These attacks do a good amount of damage and grant him invulnerability while they’re in use. If Marx runs into a wall when using Rush, the attack can be performed again. Watch out, Whispy Woods!

Last but not least, Marx’s Friend Abilities. These are the most stupendously amazing of them all, and are given to him by other friends sharing their elements. To start it off, we’ll take a look at [Redacted].

Some of you may know where to find some of these before the 28th :P

Thank you for reading the final preview of the Kirby Star Allies patch before it launches on March 28th! Check it out for yourself and take a look at all the [Redacted] and missing images.

—Rob W.

P.S. When playing as these new Dream Friends, a certain mode might have changes

P.P.S. Additionally, there are some new stone transformations, try turning them to see some amazing details