Gooey

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## **Character Info**

Gooey is one of Kirby's best friends, first appearing in *Kirby's Dream Land 2* before dropping some major truth bombs in its direct sequel. Turns out, this malleable, lovable pile of goo is made from the same stuff that Dark Matter is! They're technically brothers. Despite this, Gooey is Dark Matter's antecedent—lovely, voracious, and all about positivity and zen. He's also just the slightest bit dull.

## **General Information**

### **Entrance**

Gooey leaps from out of a burlap sack with a star emblazoned on its front, happily waving towards the screen with his tongue.

### **Kirby Hat**

Kirby wears a hat reminiscent of Gooey, with his silly eyes acting as the stand-out to this navy blue cap.

### **Taunts**

**Up Taunt:** Gooey scratches his head with his tongue.

**Down Taunt:** Gooey wiggles his tongue like it's a snake, looking at it cross-eyed as if he were enchanted.

**Side Taunt:** Gooey transforms into his Mock Matter form, making a quick loop and a waggle of his tongue before returning to normal.

### **Victory Poses**

1. Gooey performs his victory dance from *Star Allies*.
2. Gooey is seen fast asleep with his tongue on the floor. Pitch comes flying in, resting on his head for a second before knocking on it with his beak, waking a surprised Gooey up.
3. Nago and ChuChu are seen on either side of Gooey, smiling. Gooey leaps up and gives Nago a high five with his tongue, and then does the same with ChuChu.

## **Moveset**

### **Standard Special**

**Snack Lick:** Gooey's tongue lashes out several feet, latching onto an opponent or item and allowing him to throw it anywhere within an omnidirectional path. For the celebratory throw, Gooey transforms into a slingshot that propels the opponent forward, essentially being a stylish command grab. The move can be charged, with Gooey's reach becoming impressively long-spanning at full-tilt—roughly taking his tongue as far as Min Min's ARMS would. This also means that Gooey will throw them harder, too. Watch out!

### **Side Special**

**Burning Gooey:** Gooey throws himself forward in a burning mass, traveling three Kirbys forward and damaging anyone in his path with decent knockback and fire damage. Naturally, the longer that the move is charged, the harder-hitting and further-flying it is, ultimately dishing out strong damage and knockback while propelling Gooey about six to seven Kirbys forward. Like Ganondorf's Warlock Punch, the move can be feinted and take Gooey in the opposite direction at the last moment. Gooey can also be "blown out" if hit with a water or ice-based attack while traveling forward. He'll still barrel ahead, but looking like a burnt-out chunk of coal with eyes as he un-formidably rolls ahead anyway. Of course, this dishes out less damage than a proper Burning Gooey would.

### **Up Special**

**Mock Matter:** Gooey transforms into Mock Matter, making funny faces as he becomes able to freely hover around the stage. The yellow orbs encircling his behind are a telltale sign of how much longer the move has before he enters a state of freefall, with each of the eight orbs lasting about 1.5 seconds as he makes his decisive flight. Pressing the special attack button while this move is active will see Gooey transform one of the yellow orbs into a gradually-moving, heavy black laser that dishes out decent electrical damage and flinch-based knockback. However, since this uses an orb to activate, this will speed up Gooey's descent. While in this form, several frames of super armor help Gooey from being knocked out of the sky, though they are not totally impenetrable.

### **Down Special**

**Dark Laser Flare:** Gooey leaps into the air, quickly transforms into his Mock Matter form, and lets loose an X-shaped formation of black lasers. Each laser travels the distance of about four to six Kirbys and dishes out middling shock-based damage. Using the lasers again directly after using them will have Gooey change their trajectory, shooting out in a cross shape instead of an X. Time your attacks just right between the starting lag, and Gooey can effectively cover himself from all sides with this helpful zoning move.

### **Final Smash**

**Friend Circle:** A sack reminiscent of the one that Gooey himself came whirling in on appears, but it's notably larger. From it, none other than Gooey's friends, Nago, ChuChu, and Pitch, appear! Together, they form a ring that the player controls, and are encouraged to run over their enemies with the power of friendship. They'll characteristically cheer and coo with each successful hit, glowing brighter with friendship's joys, a deep gold aura surrounding them with each consecutive whack. They become more powerful with the more momentum is built-up behind their forward drive, but also with each consecutive hit. Before you know it, they'll be sending foes flying with aplomb, and without so much as a touch! The move can go terribly wrong if Gooey and company accidentally leap off from a ledge, but it just is that way sometimes. They have full carte blanche of their surroundings, though, endowed with invincibility as they move and jump around the stage, tracking their foes down. At move's end, Gooey's friends leap back into the sack and it disappears, leaving Gooey to his devices.

### **Extra Skill**

**Needle Gooey:** Gooey encases himself in spikes that damage opponents to the very slightest touch. The further that they impale an opponent, the more damage it will deal, encouraging Gooey to use the move when he is near his foes. Of course, it is also a defensive mechanism, perhaps even foremost. While in this state, Gooey is encased in perpetual super armor, and can even attach himself to walls! The trade-off here is that he cannot move even a smidge while this move is activated, needing to let the spikes dissipate before becoming a free-moving agent again. A hard-enough, well-placed whack or a tether grab can knock him out of his armor, too.

## **Unique Traits**

Like Kirby, Gooey can jump up to six times, with each consecutive time becoming a little less powerful than the last. Using the jump button a seventh time will have Gooey summon his parasol, holding it as he glides gently downwards, like Peach. Additionally, Gooey's shield is the bag he came in on.

## **Alternate Costumes**

1. **Default**
2. **Yellow** - Gooey is colored yellow. His tongue remains red.
3. **Red** - Gooey is colored red. His tongue becomes blue.
4. **Green** - Gooey is colored green. His tongue remains red.
5. **Pink** - Gooey is colored pink. His tongue becomes yellow.
6. **Orange** - Gooey is colored orange. His tongue becomes blue.
7. **Cyan** - Gooey is colored cyan. His tongue becomes navy blue.
8. **Grayscale** - Gooey becomes grayscale, right down to the tongue.
9. **Black** - Gooey becomes black. His tongue becomes white.
10. **White** - Gooey becomes white. His tongue remains red.