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Tom's argument:

Straight one on one dogfight. Too bad he can't beat me- I got a bettah ship!

FOX
-A lot more training and experience in aerial combat
-No stranger to dueling ships of very similar (or even better!) capabilities- just look at all the Star Wolf fights.
-Kirby has homefield advantage...but it's some clouds. How much is that really gonna matter? Fox has had to adapt on the fly to much more complicated and treacherous locales (see: Venom) so I don't see him being so completely befuddled that a rookie pilot (with Kirby's keen strategic mind) will be able to exploit that enough to make a difference.
-Should Arwing vs. Base Kirby somehow happen, I think Smash gives us a good idea of how lopsided that'd be. It's a puffball fighting a spaceship, and if previous mercses are any indication, I remember Kirby being dumb and bad :(

KIRBY, ACE PILOT
-I'm not sure how well he can even reach and maneuver the controls with his little stubby arms and no fingers!
-I'm not sure whether it's canon or just popular fan theory, but Star Fox pilots have amputated legs in order to handle the G-Forces. If that is canon, I don't see Kirby handling that particularly well- might at least rule out some of the cooler maneuvers the Arwing can handle.
-Kirby is generally interpreted as being not REALLY as good as what he's copying, so I think he's a slightly inferior pilot at best, even if the above points don't do anything for you.
-He's also, just...not quite clever enough to outmaneuver Fox.

KIRBY, ACE ARWING
-Even when Kirby is transformed (like the UFO), he tends to have more Kirby-like parameters than transformation-like parameters. He doesn't gain Sonic's speed, or DK's power, (or Kirby enemies' fragility) just their moves. A Kirbwing is not gonna hold up against an Arwing very long, even if it will be more natural for him!
-I also imagine that would give him Fire and Ice, but I don't know what that will help
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