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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
In all of its appearances, this move is characterized by King Dedede running forward, then crashing to the floor in one way or another, relying on his weight to deal a sturdy blow. In the earlier sprite-based games, this move looked like a disheveled slide, with King Dedede simply tripping during his battle, as he fell head-first without any anticipation. Starting with ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', however, it is turned into a more deliberate-looking belly flop | In all of its appearances, this move is characterized by King Dedede running forward, then crashing to the floor in one way or another, relying on his weight to deal a sturdy blow. In the earlier sprite-based games, this move looked like a disheveled slide, with King Dedede simply tripping during his battle, as he fell head-first without any anticipation. Starting with ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'', however, it is turned into a more deliberate-looking attack, consisting of a running leap into a belly flop. When playing as King Dedede, this move can be used to quickly bust through barricades such as [[Container]]s and [[Star Block]]s in a diagonal downward motion. | ||
While Dedede himself does not gain any extra hitboxes for most versions of this move, it is inherently dangerous because Kirby cannot touch Dedede at any time during the fight without getting hurt. As such, the attack's main danger comes from Dedede's rapidly changing position, making it difficult to react to if Kirby is expecting a hammer swing instead. In later titles, this attack can be followed up with a second belly flop in a different direction, making it more unpredictable. | While Dedede himself does not gain any extra hitboxes for most versions of this move, it is inherently dangerous because Kirby cannot touch Dedede at any time during the fight without getting hurt. As such, the attack's main danger comes from Dedede's rapidly changing position, making it difficult to react to if Kirby is expecting a hammer swing instead. In later titles, this attack can be followed up with a second belly flop in a different direction, making it more unpredictable. | ||
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Despite his imposing appearance, King Dedede is still vulnerable to attack when using this move, and his slow recovery time after using it leaves him very vulnerable to a counterattack. Because it produces a Dropped Star in its more recent appearances, accurately predicting the attack and reacting accordingly allows Kirby to score a solid hit. | Despite his imposing appearance, King Dedede is still vulnerable to attack when using this move, and his slow recovery time after using it leaves him very vulnerable to a counterattack. Because it produces a Dropped Star in its more recent appearances, accurately predicting the attack and reacting accordingly allows Kirby to score a solid hit. | ||
Additionally, while not quite the same attack, King Dedede's dash attack in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]] (called Belly Flop) is based on the Head Slide attack. The primary difference is that the move is turned into a single strong hit rather than an invincible slide; it is the most powerful dash attack in the entire series, able to KO many foes at incredibly low damages. To accommodate for its strength, | Additionally, while not quite the same attack, King Dedede's dash attack in the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' games]] (called Belly Flop) is based on the Head Slide attack. The primary difference is that the move is turned into a single strong hit rather than an invincible slide; it is the most powerful dash attack in the entire series, able to KO many foes at incredibly low damages. To accommodate for its strength, the move gains a lengthy start-up animation where Dedede leaps into the air, and it keeps the slow recovery time after the attack is complete. This leaves Dedede wide open to counterattacks if he misses. | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
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KSSU Head Slide.png| King Dedede using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' | KSSU Head Slide.png| King Dedede using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby Super Star Ultra]]'' | ||
KTD Dedede Head Slide screenshot.png|[[Masked Dedede]] using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' | KTD Dedede Head Slide screenshot.png|[[Masked Dedede]] using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby: Triple Deluxe]]'' | ||
KTD_Shadow_Head_Slide.png|[[Shadow Dedede]] using Head Slide in ''Kirby Triple Deluxe'' | |||
KPR Clone Head Slide.png|[[Dedede Clone]] using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby Planet Robobot]]'' | KPR Clone Head Slide.png|[[Dedede Clone]] using Head Slide in ''[[Kirby Planet Robobot]]'' | ||
KEEY Dedede Gogogo stage 3 screenshot.png|King Dedede using Head Slide in [[Dedede Gogogo]], from ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' | KEEY Dedede Gogogo stage 3 screenshot.png|King Dedede using Head Slide in [[Dedede Gogogo]], from ''[[Kirby's Extra Epic Yarn]]'' | ||