King Dedede
| King Dedede | |
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| 'Kirby series character | |
| File:AdventureDeDeDE.gif King Dedede, as he appears in Kirby Super Star | |
| First game | Kirby's Dream Land (1992) |
| Created by | Masahiro Sakurai |
King Dedede (デデデ大王, Dedede Daiō) (also spelled King DeDeDe and King De De De) is the primary antagonist and arch-enemy to Kirby in Nintendo and HAL Labs' long-running Kirby video game series, appearing in every game except Kirby and the Amazing Mirror. It is commonly pronounced Dee Dee Dee, with long E's. It is pronounced this way in the English anime dub. It can also be pronounced like DehDehDeh, as in deck. He is called "DayDayDay" in Japan.
Characteristics
Although he is not necessarily evil, he causes many problems for the inhabitants of Dream Land through selfish mischief, such as stealing their food or building a castle on top of the Fountain Of Dreams, so that the denizens suffer from dreamless sleep. His more heinous actions are more often due to possession by more sinister entity of Dark Matter, along with the rest of the usual franchise enemies. Despite this, he and Kirby have teamed up on occasions with the purpose of taking down a greater common foe.
King Dedede is a large blue penguin creature, dressed in red royal finery, with his personal emblem embossed on the back of his robe. He also wears yellow gloves, and usually wields a large hammer as an offensive weapon. He has many of the same abilities as Kirby himself does, such as being able to inhale objects and spit them back out with tremendous force, and following Kirby's Dream Land, the ability to suck in air and fly.[1]
Video games
Dedede first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land, where he and several thieves acting on his part steal the majority of Dream Land's food and inhabitant's treasured Sparkling Stars.[2] In the following Kirby's Adventure, he breaks up the up the fabled Star Rod from the Fountain of Dreams[3], but it is revealed that he is just trying to protect Dream Land from Nightmare[4]. Afterwards in Kirby's Dream Land 3, he acts as the main antagonist, but after being defeated, it is revealed that he is possessed by the Dark Matter.[5] In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, Dedede is fought very early on in the game, and is possessed by Dark Matter once again.[6] After the Dark Matter is driven out, he allies with Kirby[7], allowing him to ride on his back in some areas and use his hammer to smash down barriers. He also appears in Kirby: Squeak Squad as the first boss. [8]
Dedede often is the main instigator and final boss in the side series of puzzle and handheld arcade games, such as Kirby's Dream Course, where he operates a giant robot made in his own likeness at the end of the game[9], or Kirby's Block Ball, where he has built a castle atop the Fountain of Dreams, essentially defacing a symbol of pride for the people of Dream Land.[10]
King Dedede was originally intended to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but was cut due to time constraints. [11] Instead, he appears in the background of the Dream Land stage. He is also a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. He is confirmed to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, where his main weapon appears to be his mallet, which has been mechanized. His final smash is the Waddle Dee army which calls in Waddle Dees and some Gordos. [12]
Anime
In the anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, King Dedede, accompanied by his equally bumbling lackey, Escargoon, is presented as the illegitimate and incompetent ruler of Dream Land, with a castle atop a hill overlooking Cappy Town. [13] He is very ill-tempered and rude, taking pleasure in only the destruction of Kirby and his citizens. Dedede's main cause of inconvenience for the citizens of Dream Land is his constant purchasing of monsters from Nightmare Enterprises to enforce his laws, create chaos, or to destroy Kirby, whom he feels is a threat to his popularity and authority. He is often seen broke or in debt to Nightmare Enterprises by an enormous amount of money. King Dedede is voiced by Kenichi Ogata in the original Japanese version and by Ed Paul in the English dub. [14] Ed Paul has also done voice acting within the Pokemon anime, another Nintendo franchise.[15]
References
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/kirbypedia/index.php/King_Dedede
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/dreamland/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/adventure/story/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/adventure/boss/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/dreamland3/bigboss.html
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/kirby64/level/level1_3.html
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/kirby64/characters/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/squeaksquad/boss/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/dreamcourse/boss/
- ^ http://kirby.classicgaming.gamespy.com/games/blockball/boss/
- ^ http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html
- ^ http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/kingdedede.html
- ^ http://www.tv.com/kirby-right-back-at-ya!/show/11948/summary.html
- ^ http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0338621/fullcredits#cast
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=970
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