History Characters / KirbyKingDedede

* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: At the end of ''Kirby and the Forgotten Land'', one of Dedede's Waddle Dee minions explains to Kirby that "He's actually pretty upset that you were saving us while he was, uh, [[spoiler:being controlled like a puppet]]." Since he doesn't speak to Kirby directly (as he's [[spoiler:sleeping off the wounds from his YouShallNotPass moment]]), it's unclear if this means that he's upset Kirby prioritized the Waddle Dees over him, or that [[AFatherToHisMen he's upset he couldn't rescue the Waddle Dees himself.]]

* ComplainingAboutRescuesTheyDontLike: Refuses to speak to Kirby after he [[spoiler:saves him]] at the end of ''Forgotten Land'', with one of his vassals explaining that Dedede resents how his rival should've prioritized [[spoiler:rescuing him]] first rather than last.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS:
** On occasion, such as the end of the Extra Game in ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand'', his name is spelled "[=DeDeDe=]".
** The blurb on the back of the ''VideoGame/KirbysDreamLand3'' box has this hilarious nugget:
-->"''With all those friends, two-player simultaneous play and many other helpful surprises, Kirby should have no trouble saving Dream Land again, right? Not if '''King Dedede''' has anything to say about it!''"

A hammer-wielding penguin ([[AmbiguousSpecies possibly]]) and the king of Dream Land, though nobody actually acknowledges him as such since said title's entirely self-proclaimed. That, and he never really does anything related to administration, preferring to eat his own weight in food and cause general mischief. While often seen as the franchise's BigBad, he really only has this role in the very first game and certain spin-offs. In the main series, however, he usually ends up as the villain by getting [[DemonicPossession possessed by the whomever the real one is]] and has to be broken free of their control by Kirby, two the point where he's more comparable to a {{Deuteragonist}}.

* EvilCounterpart: To Kirby, being a VillainousGlutton who has his VaccuumMouth and flying abilities (the latter he didn't even have until ''Adventure''). Later appearances emphasized this by giving Dedede aerial abilities. [[spoiler:Shadow Dedede]] serves as one to him in ''Triple Deluxe''. Could also be considered a GoodCounterpart to Queen Sectonia, as while both are prideful monarchs, Dedede genuinely cares about his subjects and aims to protect Dream Land while Sectonia oppresses Floralia [[spoiler:and is more than willing to sacrifice the people under her rule in her pursuit to become the goddess of Popstar.]]

* FeralVillain: As [[spoiler:Forgo Dedede, he forgets his true identity with Leongar's boar mask leading him to become savage. By time of the second phase, and the MindControl has become strong enough to deteriorate Dedede into a deranged, mindless beast.]] And while we have seen Dedede get possessed before, it's almost like the possession has drove him insane.

** In ''Squeak Squad'', Kirby's shortcake is stolen by the Squeaks. However, his mind immediately jumps to Dedede, being [[BigEater Dedede]], being the culprit, and the first level, Prism Plains, focuses on him heading to Castle Dedede, hoping to get his cake back. But like in ''Adventure'', it's only until after Dedede is given a beating that he finds the true culprits: the Squeaks.

* RedIsViolent: Again, he wears a red coat and cap, and was originally antagonistic to Kirby before he finally settled their grudge in one final battle in ''Revenge of the King''. This frequently pops up from time to time whenever Dedede gets possessed or brainwashed.

* ShedArmorGainSpeed: [[spoiler:After going through a VillainousBreakdown as Forgo Dedede in ''Forgotten Land,'' he loses his [[DualWielding dual hammers]], but makes up for it by becoming terrifyingly fast while [[RunningOnAllFours on all fours]] and having destructively strong melee attacks.
* ShockAndAwe: In ''Kirby's Pinball Land'' he can fire lightning from his hands to disable one of flippers. [[BigLippedAlligatorMoment It was never explained how he was able to use this attack and he never used it ever since in any other games.]]

* SmashingSurvival: [[spoiler:If Forgo Dedede successfully inhales Kirby during his second phase in ''Forgotten Land'', he will begin to violently chew on him. The player must mash the circle pad to free him, or else Dedede will spit Kirby out himself.]]

* SmashingSurvival: [[spoiler:If Forgo Dedede inhales Kirby during his second phase in ''Forgotten Land'', the player must mash the circle pad to get Kirby out while Dedede repeatedly chews on him. Otherwise, Dedede will spit Kirby out himself.]]

** In ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' this is one of his new moves he can do after he TurnsRed. [[spoiler:He has the "furious axe swings" move that Masked Dedede's Revenge and Shadow Dedede has, only with his hammer.]] He also moves back and forth as he repeatedly slams his hammer in front of him before leaping up for a massive smash that creates a shockwave. [[spoiler:Dedede Clones, after they split, can do this as well.]]

-->"''With all those friends, two-player simultaneous play and many other helpful surprises, Kirby should have no trouble saving Dream Land again, right? Not if '''Kind Dedede''' has anything to say about it!''"

* TookALevelInBadass: Oh ''yeah.'' Every time the King shows up, he gets more powerful. In the first game, he could do nothing but jump, swing his hammer, and inhale. Now? He's considered one of the strongest things on the planet, and it it ''shows.''

* ATwinkleInTheSky: Happens to him in [[spoiler:Kirby Fighters Deluxe and VideoGame/KirbyBattleRoyale, when you land the final blow on him in the former after a fight against Team DDD, and when his Dededestroyer Z's explosion launches him in the latter after you defeat it. Also happens to the Dedede Clones, although they don't simply twinkle - instead they explode in a D-shaped blast each.]]

* VillainForgotToLevelGrind: [[TookALevelInBadass Averted continuously]] by Dedede. Every time he returns to fight Kirby ([[DemonicPossession and isn't being directly possessed by Dark Matter or some such]]), he ''always'' brings something new to the table. Most notably shown in ''Kirby's Adventure'' after training himself to learn Kirby's techniques, ''Revenge of the King'' with his Masked Dedede state, in ''Kirby Fighters Deluxe'' wherein he empowers himself via the Star Rod, and in ''Kirby's Blowout Blast'' where he becomes gigantic. Played painfully straight in ''Squeak Squad'' where he ends up being the very first boss, but even there [[FlunkyBoss he]] summons [[{{Mook}} Parasol Waddle Dees]] (which Kirby may choose to inhale and shoot back at him, whereas back in ''Adventure'' he didn't do anything of the sort).

A hammer-wielding penguin ([[AmbiguousSpecies possibly]]) and the king of Dream Land, though nobody actually acknowledges him as such since said title's entirely self-proclaimed. That, and he never really does anything related to administration, preferring to eat his own weight in food and cause general mischief. He's only been the BigBad of the very first game and certain spin-offs. In the main series, however, he usually ends up as the villain by getting [[DemonicPossession possessed by the whomever the real one is]] and has to be broken free of their control by Kirby.

* HijackedByGanon: Constantly {{inverted|Trope}}. He hasn't been the main villain of a main game since ''Kirby's Dream Land'', with him constantly getting possessed or overshadowed by the new VillainOfTheWeek. Overlaps with {{Superdickery}} since this has also continued to occur in the mainline games ''after'' he's undergone a HeelFaceTurn in ''Return to Dream Land''.

* DependingOnTheWriter: How much of a antagonist he is towards Kirby varies from game to game, often being consistent within the main series but much more varied in the spin-offs. In some games (and in cases like the anime), he is a full-on {{Jerkass}} who despises the pink puffball or at the very least only thinks of defeating Kirby without a care for anything else and goes to great lengths to do so (''Battle Royale'', ''Fighters 2''); while in others, mainly the mainline games, he is on good or at least cordial terms with Kirby and only fights him when he's BrainwashedAndCrazy. More commonly, he even forms a four-man squadron with the pink puffball, Meta Knight and Bandana Waddle Dee (starting with ''Return to Dream Land'').

* EvilCounterpart: To Kirby, being a VillainousGlutton who has his VaccuumMouth and flying abilities (the latter he didn't even have until ''Adventure''). Later appearances emphasized this by giving Dedede aerial abilities. [[spoiler:Shadow Dedede]] serves as one to him in ''Triple Deluxe''.

* FinalBoss: In the original ''Kirby's Dream Land''. He also sometimes assumes this role in the spinoff games.

A hammer-wielding penguin ([[AmbiguousSpecies possibly]]) and the king of Dream Land, though nobody actually acknowledges him as such since said title's entirely self-proclaimed. That, and he never really does anything related to administration, prefering to eat his own weight in food and cause general mischief. He's only been the BigBad of the very first game and certain spin-offs. In the main series, however, he usually ends up as the villain by getting [[DemonicPossession possessed by the whomever the real one is]] and has to be broken free of their control by Kirby.