He is easy to hit offstage but he can still almost always make it back. His tilts and smash attacks, which are largely disjointed hitboxes, combine with one of the most versatile projectiles in the game, Waddle Dees, for devastating effect.ĭedede's recovery puts together four mid-air jumps and a super-armored Up Special with great vertical distance (and a powerful Meteor Smash upon its descent, when not canceled).Įven though his recovery is predictable due to the Super Dedede Jump's slow speed and inability to grab the ledge at all unless canceled, his overall recovery is much harder to gimp compared to other heavyweights' recovery.
King Dedede has the typical attributes of heavyweight characters: high KOing power, slow mobility and attacks, high range, fast falling speed (the fastest in the game), and large size. However, his laggy attacks and trouble controlling his Super Dedede Jump has kept him from being in the higher tiers. This is due to his amazing chaingrab and powerful throws combined with an extensive grab range, ability to Sacrificial KO, fantastic edge guard game, greatest resistance to vertical KOs (a combination of being the fourth heaviest character and having the fastest falling speed in the game), great range, good recovery for his weight class, good Waddle Dee Toss projectile blocking, a few quick, hard hitting attacks, and having what could be considered one of the best defensive games, which is made better by being one of the most difficult characters to KO in the game. King Dedede is currently ranked 12th on the tier list, in the upper-mid tier. Dedede is voiced by the director of the game, Masahiro Sakurai, who also voiced him in Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards. He was confirmed on Octoon the Smash Bros. However, he is capable of puffing up for multiple jumps, like Kirby and Jigglypuff. He is an anthropomorphic, blue penguin-like being whose main weapon is his massive, wooden mallet, which has now been mechanized. King Dedede is a recurring villain in the Kirby series. Masahiro Sakurai King Dedede, also known as just Dedede (デデデ, Dedede), is a playable character in Super Smash Bros.