Editing King Dedede

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{{Infobox Character General

|name        = King Dedede

|caption      = [[File:KirbySymbol.svg|50px|class=invert]]

|firstgame    = ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]'' (1992)

|games        = ''[[Brawl]]''<br>''[[SSB4]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|console      = Game Boy

|gender      = Male

|homeworld    = {{s|wikirby|Dream Land}}, {{s|wikirby|Popstar}}

|interwikipage= King Dedede

}}

==Origin==

King Dedede is a rotund, blue, penguin-like bird who possesses an egocentric and selfish disposition, which is best exemplified by his status as the self-proclaimed king of {{iw|wikirby|Dream Land}}.<ref name=PlayProfile/> His signature attire consists of a red, regal coat with white fur trim and his personal emblem, a stylized version of his hand striking the V sign, embossed on the back. He also wears yellow mitten-like gloves, a red {{iw|wikipedia|tuque}} with a white fur pom-pom and gold crown-like brim, and a sash featuring blue and white trim with red and yellow tessellated triangles.

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==In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==

[[File:KingDededeSSB.jpg|thumb|150px|left|King Dedede as he appeared in the background of the {{SSB|Dream Land}} stage in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'']]

In an official poll held on ''[[Smabura-Ken]]'' regarding characters for a potential sequel, Dedede placed fourth with 46 votes, being the highest ranked non-{{uv|Mario}} character.<ref>http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html</ref>

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''==

===Trophy===

King Dedede also makes an appearance as one of the collectible trophies that can be found through the [[Trophy Lottery]].

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===As a playable character===

{{Main|King Dedede (SSBB)}}

King Dedede is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', making him the third playable character from the ''Kirby'' series following {{SSBB|Kirby}} and {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}. He wields his trademark hammer, swinging it in most of his standard attacks, like the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}, and has very powerful hammer-based attacks. His special moves are {{b|Inhale|King Dedede}}, [[Waddle Dee Toss]], [[Super Dedede Jump]], and [[Jet Hammer]]. Inhale is very similar to Kirby's trademark move, but King Dedede lacks the ability to copy abilities. Waddle Dee Toss lets him throw his minions at foes, sometimes producing not only [[Waddle Dee]]s, but also more deadly [[Waddle Doo]]s and [[Gordo]]s. It is also possible for Dedede to throw out capsules containing items.

===Trophy===

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! Game

! Effect

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| King Dedede & [[Kirby]]

| ''[[wikirby:Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards|Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards]]''

| {{SortKey|AttackSpecialsDirect+021}}[[File:SpecialsDirect.png|16px|link=Specials: Direct]] Attack +21

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| King Dedede

| ''[[Kirby Super Star]]''

| {{SortKey|AttackLeg+028}}{{TypeIcon|Foot|l=Leg}} Attack +28

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| King Dedede

| ''[[wikirby:Kirby: Squeak Squad|Kirby: Squeak Squad]]''

| {{SortKey|AttackThrowing+030}}{{TypeIcon|Throwing}} Attack +30

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{{StickerPicBox|King Dedede & Kirby|Kirby 64}}

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==

===As a playable character===

King Dedede returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.  He has a more cartoonish look than his appearance in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', reminiscent of his appearance in ''Kirby: Right Back at Ya!'', and gained a new Final Smash called [[Dedede Burst]].

Due to his flaws heavily outweighing his strengths, Dedede is regarded poorly in competitive play despite some notably high tournament results from players like {{Sm|Big D}} and {{Sm|Zaki}}.

===Trophies===

==In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==

[[File:King Dedede SSBU.png|thumb|King Dedede, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

King Dedede returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.'' He once again features a new [[Final Smash]] called [[Dede-Rush]], which features him launching an opponent into a steel cage, assuming his {{iw|wikirby|Masked Dedede}} persona, and then attacking any trapped opponents with a barrage of missiles and his [[Jet Hammer]]. Unlike ''Brawl'' and ''SSB4'', he is an unlockable character instead of a starter character.

===Spirits===

==Trivia==

**Additionally, the [[announcer]] does not say King Dedede's title in Japanese; he is simply referred to as "Dedede".

*King Dedede is one of the two playable characters to appear in every game of the series who was not playable in every iteration, the other being [[Charizard]].

**When counting both versions of ''SSB4'' as the same game, [[Ridley]] also shares this distinction.

*In ''Kirby's Return to Dream Land'', the Hammer ability received a new move called Hammer Twirl, which is directly inspired by King Dedede's down aerial from ''Brawl'' in which he twirls his hammer below himself. Ironically, King Dedede's down aerial was changed in ''SSB4'', which was released after ''Return to Dream Land''.

*King Dedede is one of the four characters to have a different Final Smash across every entry since Final Smashes were introduced; the other three are [[Pit]], [[Zero Suit Samus]], and [[R.O.B.]]

**King Dedede is also the heaviest ''Brawl'' veteran as of ''Ultimate'', though [[Snake]] was heavier than him in ''Brawl''.

==References==