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King Dedede is ranked 12th on the [[tier list]] on the top of the mid-high tier, being his best placement in the ''Smash'' series. King Dedede's most notorious attribute is his amazing [[grab]] and [[throw]] game; Dedede possesses the longest [[reach]]ing [[tether|non-tether]] grab that is also among the fastest grabs, and he possesses one of the best sets of throws. His down throw is a notorious [[chain throw]] that can infinite nearly two thirds of the cast against a wall (and can infinite a select few characters without a wall) due to its [[set knockback]], and is an effective [[tech chase]] move on those it cannot chain throw. King Dedede is also notoriously difficult to [[KO]]; his great weight, the fastest [[falling speed]], and the second-best [[vertical momentum cancel]]ling abilities give him by far the greatest vertical endurance. Yet, he also excels horizontally due to possessing fearsome [[edge-guarding]] capabilities, great horizontal endurance, and one of the least [[gimp]]able recoveries in the game (which consists of four midair jumps and his main recovery move, [[Super Dedede Jump]], providing [[armor]] during the ascent, a [[meteor smash]] hitbox during the descent, and good horizontal and vertical distance). Additionally, King Dedede boasts tremendous reach and power throughout his moveset (with his [[forward tilt]] being a long-ranged spacing tool, and his [[up tilt]] being a quick anti-air attack), a strong [[aerial]] game (with his [[back aerial]] being considered one of the overall best attacks in ''Brawl''), and a versatile [[projectile]] in his [[Waddle Dee Toss]].  

|ssdesc=Pulls one of his minions out of his sleeve and throws them forward.  

In the early ''Brawl'' [[metagame]], King Dedede was seen as among the best characters in the game, being ranked as high as 3rd on the first tier list. This was due to his strong down throw chain throw and back aerial, which were effective against many top-tier characters at the time, including {{SSBB|Snake}}, {{SSBB|Wario}}, and {{SSBB|R.O.B.}}, and gave him a strong presence at tournaments of the first years of ''Brawl''{{'}}s lifetime. Dedede was also known as one of the best counters to mid and low tiered characters, as his bair was highly effective agaist these characters, who lacked the variety of options compared to top tiers. However, the characters he did well against steadily lost their foothold on the ''Brawl'' metagame; Snake was no longer considered the second best character in the game, Wario fell to the high tiers, and R.O.B. plummeted to mid-tier viability. In addition, as character diversity declined, the mid and low tiers that Dedede countered became increasingly rare in the tournament scene. Meanwhile, faster characters who cannot be reliably chain thrown, such as {{SSBB|Meta Knight}}, {{SSBB|Olimar}}, and the {{SSBB|Ice Climbers}}, have climbed to power and dominated tournaments. Dedede saw his own gradual fall on the tier list, first dropping into the high tiers, then falling to as low as 12th in the upper mid tier as of April 2013. His decline on the tier list, combined with the fact that his best players, such as {{Sm|Mew2King}}, {{Sm|Atomsk}}, {{Sm|CO18}}, and {{Sm|Coney}}, became inactive in the ''Brawl'' scene or stopped using him in favor of other characters, has resulted in a large decrease in tournament play and earnings.  

*'''[[Event 1: Two Trouble Kings]]''': The player controls {{SSBB|Mario}} and must defeat {{SSBB|Bowser}} and King Dedede on [[Delfino Plaza]].  

:'''King Dedede'''

::''The self-styled king of the amazingly peaceful Dream Land. He continually does things unbecoming a king, like stealing the kingdom's food supplies or all the stars from the sky. He's not all bad, though, and sometimes performs good deeds. While he and Kirby often battle, they've been known to compete good-naturedly at speed-eating contests and minigames.''

{{Trophy games|console1=GB|game1=[[Kirby's Dream Land]]|console2=N64|game2={{s|wikirby|Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards}}}}

 

:'''Waddle Dee Army'''

::''King Dedede's Final Smash. He whistles, and an army of Gordos, Waddle Dees, and Waddle Doos rain down and rampage, pummeling all in their way. After a bit, they'll pack it in and hit the road. Any left can be forcibly removed. They are fast and numerous, which makes it difficult to get through their ranks without taking any damage.''

 

{{Trophy games|console1=Wii|game1=Super Smash Bros. Brawl}}

 

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Waddle Dee Army - Brawl Trophy.png|[[Waddle Dee Army]]

*King Dedede and {{SSBB|Snake}} are the first two super-heavyweights to be considered to be high-tier characters on a tier list.  

*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzsm5f3VmNE&feature=related King Dedede's hitbox size of each of his moves.]