King Dedede

"I need a monster to clobber that there Kirby" - King Dedede

King Dedede (written as King DeDeDe or King De De De in certain older games) is Kirby's arch-enemy and the main antagonist and/or anti-hero in Nintendo and HAL Laboratory's long-running Kirby video game series. He or his likeness has appeared in every game in the series except Kirby & The Amazing Mirror. As such, he is the most recurring major character of the series besides Kirby and Waddle Dee. Nintendo has described Dedede as Kirby's "arch frenemy," and as he has helped more than harmed him since Kirby's Return to Dream Land, it is debated whether or not Dedede is the main (or even an) antagonist any longer.

He is the greedy self-proclaimed king of Dream Land, which is located on the quaint Planet Popstar. Due to an ambiguous description of the geography of Planet Popstar, it is never made entirely clear how much of the planet King Dedede assumes leadership of, though he seems to have castles and fortresses all across the planet. Even so, he seems to perform no administrative functions, and for the most part, the planet seems to ignore any edicts that are issued by him.

In the Japanese version of the anime, King Dedede has a verbal tic, ending most of his sentences with ぞい (-zoi), which carries no meaning. This is later carried over to the voiceover for his Japanese dialogue in Kirby's Epic Yarn. In the English dub, he speaks with a thick Southern/Texas accent (the accent is similar to Foghorn Leghorn) and often says ridiculous things. He is voiced in the Japanese version by Kenichi Ogata, who is well-known for Hiroshi Agasa in Detective Conan, Myoga in Inuyasha, and Genma Saotome in Ranma 1/2. In the English dub, he is voiced by Ted Lewis (who was credited as Ed Paul). Dedede is one of the main antagonists of the show.

The Rise of Mechuckles: Beware of The Sith Stalker

King Dedede returns like his friends to deal with the Robotic Empire, Phobos' League and the Sith Stalker. He is set to fight against Customer Service alongside Kirby, Tiff, Tuff, and Escargoon.

Allies and enemies

Allies: Escargoon, Waddle Dee, Kirby (On/Off), Adeleine, Tiff, Tuff, Meta Knight, Bender, Lizbeth, Skipper, Heloise, Finn, Django, King Julian, Meowth, Twilight, Pinkie Pie, Applejack, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy, Stan Smith, Snake, Big Boss, Sari Sumdac, Mandark, Falco, Ahsoka, Phineas, Isabella, Pinky, Brain, Frost, Merida, Q, Asami Sato, Sandy Cheeks, Professor Pericles, Jack O Lanturn, Cadnace

Enemies: Nightmare, Magolvor, Dark Matter, 02, Iron Queen, Magic Man, Anton Chiegueth, Customer Service<

Gallery

Masked Dedede

"Kirby Adeleine Ribbon Meta Knight Bandana Waddle Dee and King Dedede"