Editing Inhale (King Dedede)

When swallowed, Dedede's belly enlarges to hold the victim, which hinders his mobility, disables dashing, and makes him only able to perform ground jumps. He also becomes monumentally more resistant to knockback scaling until Inhale ends, although oddly his vulnerability to base knockback remains unchanged. This can make King Dedede considerably harder to KO. For example, {{SSBU|Joker}}'s [[forward smash]] with [[Arsène]] active doesn't KO on the edge of [[Battlefield]] until 377.5% (with DI towards the stage). As a result, Inhale can be used as a niche survival measure in free for all or team battles. Dedede can spit the character back out when the attack button is pressed, unless they break free. Unlike Kirby, if the inhaled opponent is stagnant for whatever reason, Dedede will automatically spit them out after a short period of time. King Dedede also has 25 frames of [[invincibility]] after he inhales someone, with this being treated as grab invulnerability. If King Dedede is hit with a strong attack, Inhale will cancel while both characters are knocked back.  

Other similarities to Kirby's Inhale include the ability to [[item swallow|eat items]], though unlike Kirby, he cannot recover damage from doing so. He can also perform a form of [[sacrificial KO]], sometimes known as "Dededecide" or "Regicide." The Dededecide is more effective than the Kirbycide is in ''[[Brawl]]'', as King Dedede is able to [[Fast-falling|fast-fall]] while using the move, unlike Kirby. King Dedede also has a considerably higher falling speed than Kirby, even without fast-falling. As with Kirby, King Dedede is unable to inhale enemies in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'''s [[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary]].

To compensate for not being able to copy abilities, Dedede's Inhale does more damage than Kirby's Inhale. This attack does 12% when the opponent is exhaled (14.4% in 1v1 battles). Also, if the character-projectile hits someone, it does 9% to 20% to that person depending on the inhaled opponent; the heavier the inhaled opponent is, the higher the amount of damage it does. The projectile also deals more vertical knockback to opponents compared to when Kirby exhales the opponents, and is very capable of scoring a KO.  

In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', Dedede's Inhale will, upon inhaling a [[projectile]], almost immediately spit it back out rather than swallow, acting as a reflector and eliminating most of its ending lag. This includes the [[Gordo]]s thrown by [[Gordo Throw]], letting him quickly reflect them back if they're hit by or strike an opponent. It is also possible to set up Gordos for an Inhale, such as angling the swing up to put them into range. Unlike Kirby's Inhale, Dedede's Inhale fires back the projectile in its original form rather than as a star.

 

 

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In ''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'', if King Dedede inhales another King Dedede, his feet will detach from his body.

In ''Ultimate'', there was a visual glitch that forced King Dedede to permanently show his "pained" expression for the entire match. It involved using Inhale to grab a fighter who is holding a [[Bob-omb]], and waiting for the bomb to explode within King Dedede.<ref>https://twitter.com/kyuki0711/status/1077469448955584512</ref> This glitch was removed as of version 2.0.0.

[[File:InhaleDedede.png|thumb|King Dedede spitting out Kirby in ''Kirby's Dream Land''.]]

In nearly every [[Kirby (universe)|''Kirby'' game]] with King Dedede in it, King Dedede has shown the ability to Inhale, like [[Kirby]]. Unlike Kirby's Inhale, King Dedede cannot absorb an ability. The attack has remained mostly the same throughout the ''Kirby'' series, with the exception of ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby's Dream Land 2}}'', where King Dedede is able to inhale large amounts of air and spit it back at Kirby as a very powerful projectile. The ''[[Smash Bros.]]'' series are the only games where King Dedede can use his Inhale ability as a playable character, but he is able to use a similar move called {{iw|wikirby|Gobble}} in ''{{iw|wikirby|Kirby Fighters 2}}''.

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King Dedede SSBU Skill Preview Neutral Special.png|King Dedede using Inhale as shown by the [[Move List]] in ''Ultimate''.

*Prior to 3.0.0, if King Dedede threw a Smart Bomb at his opponent and tried to Inhale them, the Inhale would not affect anyone until the bomb explosion was over. This glitch may likely have been caused by opponents being locked in hitlag. When this happened, anyone caught in the Inhale from before would teleport into King Dedede's mouth once the explosion ended. {{SSBU|Kirby}} could do this too.

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLIQRnhL_94 Inhale explosion glitch]