3:23 SORTA cares?

Listen, I don't wanna be that dude, but Dedede definitely cares about Kirby. He stopped being a villain since the very first game, and nowadays he's just a good guy. He does care, a lot, abou Kirby.

They're not enemies, they're friendly rivals, leaning more on the ”friendly” part. More people should learn this.

Sacrifice: C-
Playable: S+

With how often he gets possessed, Dedede has more in common with Princess Peach and Zelda than he does Bowser and Ganon.

I feel like King Dedede needs some therapy to get over that there brainwashing.

I know it doesn't count, but Subspace Emissary would be an easy elite. Dedede's the only reason Tabuu doesn't just immediately win when he off-waves everybody 3/4 of the way through the game, & he even smacks down Bowser along the way.

great video, but unfortunately i'm left thinking… if only there were a convenient solution for taking my nintendo switch on the go

We all know Dedede is basically a Tsundere. He's not showing it outright, but he does care for his people... in his own weird way.

Peach = The best ruler at getting kidnapped.
Dedede = The best ruler at getting  possessed

Okay, one thing about Forgotten Land you forgot: Dedede WON the battle against the army of the Beast Pack. He don't just hold them off, he 100% defeated an entire ARMY of Beast Pack members. Now, I dunno if that would have been a deciding factor for Kirby defeating Fecto Forgo and such, but at the very least, he ensured Kirby could take on the remaining bosses 1v1. I think that makes him more than just 'Sorta Useful.' Maybe not Elite, but definitely Pretty Capable.

King Dedede is like the opposite of the "the final boss when I fight him (tough), the final boss when I unlock him as a playable character (weak)" meme.

I would bump forgotten land up a tier for him providing the strongest hammer upgrade after you beat the final boss, thus helping Kirby save Leongar’s soul.

Bro was possessed 1000000 times
Won’t be surprised if that happens in the next Kirby game

6:12 the way he just stares at kirby

I'd argue Forgotten Land Dedede be moved up to Pretty Capable.

He sacrificed his own life for one Waddle Dee, something the old Dedede would never have done. Especially since at the end of the game all that happens to the king is he gets exhausted and just lounges in front of the Arena.

You can see in crystal shards from Kirby's face that he thinks here we go again. You can expect King Dedede to be possessed in every new game, it has become something of a running joke

I know it doesn't really count as a Kirby game, but in Smash Bros Brawl he'd be elite I think in Subspace Emmissary story due to his badge plan leading to the bad guy being defeated in the end. And the game sort of feels like a kirby game in a way with the way the story plays out without dialog. Probably not surprising considering Kirby's creator was in charge of the game.

0:35 to fair Kirby is literally the most powerful Nintendo character in the entire multiverse

Now we finally get to see how useless the giant penguin is.

I would give some more merit to forgotten land dedede, since he is just brainwashed and not controlled/possessed, it means that the boss fights were his own power, and he is way more dangerous than in revenge of the king where you put him in elite. Also for the second fight, dedede is already actively fighting the brainwashing, that is why he is wearing a mask, it keeps him even more brainwashed

For a fat penguin with a Cartman hat Dedede can be surprisingly badass