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King Dedede as seen in Kirby Air Ride.

King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō), also spelled "King DeDeDe", and "King De De De" is the main villain from the Kirby series. He is a giant puffball-like penguin who wields a hammer, and has been the main villian of the Kirby series since it's begining. His powers are vaguely similar to Kirby's. He has the same primary abilities of Kirby, such as Inhale air and Fly, Inhale Objects and throw them back and that he will able to do miltiple jumps like Kirby and Meta Knight. In the Kirby series. It is unknown if he will use these in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

For fighter info, see King Dedede (SSBB).

Character Description

King Dedede is the selfish, self-proclaimed king of Dream Land. He has appeared as Kirby’s rival and nemesis in every Kirby game (with the exception of Kirby and the Amazing Mirror) since Kirby’s Dream Land. He is a hammer-wielding penguin with fine robes and a greedy disposition. While his more heinous actions are influenced by being possessed by Dark Matter, he is usually considered to be the main villain of the Kirby series, although, like Bowser, he has taken a less evil and more comical role in more recent games. King Dedede’s actions range from stealing food from Dreamland residents in Kirby Super Star to breaking the Star Rod, source of power in the Fountain of Dreams, into seven pieces in Kirby's Adventure. However, he is not above teaming up with Kirby as a friendly rival on occasion, such as in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, or Kirby: Canvas Curse.

King Dedede also makes an appearance as a major character in the Kirby anime, Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, once again as the self-proclaimed king. He is usually accompanied by his snail-like sidekick, Escargoon, and has an army of Waddle Dees at his command, akin to the games, with a single Waddle Doo as the commander. While he is the king, he appears to take no administrative role for the kingdom, and most of the characters simply ignore his rule. His role in the anime is much more comical than in the games, and his bumbling attempts to cause Kirby to become less popular usually end up failing miserably.

In Super Smash Bros.

In the original Super Smash Bros., King Dedede made a mere brief cameo in the background of the Dream Land stage, although a rumor states that he was intended to be playable.

In Super Smash Bros. Melee

In Super Smash Bros. Melee, King Dedede was originally intended to be part of the playable roster [1] but instead, was only given a cameo as before on the same stage, as well as another appearance as a trophy.

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Main article: King Dedede (SSBB)

King Dedede is a confirmed playable character in Brawl. His confirmation marks the first time that one newcomer comes from the same franchise as another in Brawl. He is the third representative playable character from the Kirby series. He wields a hammer, and has only small bits of information about him released at the current moment. He is seen in his same look as always, and like all the other Kirby series playable characters in Brawl, was made by Masahiro Sakurai.