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'''Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary''' was [[Kirby Portal|the official Japanese ''Kirby'' website]]'s April Fool's prank for 2018. As a play on [[Kirby Anniversary#Kirby 25th Anniversary (2017)|Kirby's ongoing celebration]], it commemorated the 25th anniversary of [[Waddle Dee]]s who also debuted in ''[[Kirby's Dream Land]]''. It was succeeded by [[Square Kirby]] in 2019.
'''Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary''' was the official April Fool's prank for 2018 featuring [[Waddle Dee]] (despite the actual 25th Annivsary in 2017). It is succeeded by [[Square Kirby]] in 2019.


==Description==
==Description==
The Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary official website gives a description in Japanese:
The Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary official website gives a description in Japanese:


''"わたしたちワドルディは、<br>1992年4月27日にゲームボーイ用ソフト<br>『星のカービィ』に登場し、<br>2017年に25周年を迎えました。''
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!Original
!Translation (unofficial)
|-
|'''ごあいさつ'''<br>'''ワドルディ代表より'''
|'''Greetings from the Representative of the Waddle Dees'''
|-
|わたしたちワドルディは、<br>1992年4月27日にゲームボーイ用ソフト<br>『星のカービィ』に登場し、<br>2017年に25周年を迎えました。
|We, the [[Waddle Dee]]s, debuted in the [[Game Boy]] game [[Kirby's Dream Land]] on April 27th, 1992, and 2017 marks our 25th anniversary.
|-
|すって、のまれて25年<br>ワル気もヤル気もないのになぁ……<br>能力もってないのになぁ……<br>そんなに好きなの？ ぼくのこと<br>そんなにおいしい？ わたしたち
|We've been sucked up for the past 25 years, and we're neither malicious<nowiki>*</nowiki> nor motivated<nowiki>*</nowiki>... We don't yield any ability either... Why do you like us so much? Are we that delicious?
|-
|おっと、不穏なやつらが襲来<br>よーし、集まれ仲間たち<br>あとはまかせたカービィさん<br>ぼくらをこえて、強くなれ<br>プププランドをたのみます！
|Oh, no, bad guys are coming! Alright, we'll leave this to [[Kirby]] and his new friends. Overcome us and stay strong, because [[Dream Land]] is counting on you!
|-
|これからも、みんなでがんばる<br>ワドルディ一同を<br>応援していただければ幸いです。
|We'll keep doing our best, too, so we'd appreciate it if you could continue to support us Waddle Dees.
|}


''すって、のまれて25年<br>ワル気<nowiki>*</nowiki>もヤル気<nowiki>*</nowiki>もないのになぁ……<br>能力もってないのになぁ……<br>そんなに好きなの？ ぼくのこと<br>そんなにおいしい？ わたしたち''
<small>'''Translation notes:'''<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> ワル気 (''warugi'', "malice") and ヤル気 (''yaruki'', "motivation") are puns on Waddle Dee's Japanese name, ''Wadorudi''.</small>
{{clear}}


''おっと、不穏なやつらが襲来<br>よーし、集まれ仲間たち<br>あとはまかせたカービィさん<br>ぼくらをこえて、強くなれ<br>プププランドをたのみます！''
==Miscellaneous==
 
The website contains a link to the Waddle Dees' official character page. The banner links to the official websites of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' have the characters all replaced by Waddle Dees, and the links lead to pop-up illustrations of [[King Dedede]] and [[Meta Knight]] when clicked, clarifying the April Fool's prank. The merchandise section of the website features three of the same item, a Waddle Dee vinyl toy; this is an actual piece of merchandise.
''これからも、みんなでがんばる<br>ワドルディ一同を<br>応援していただければ幸いです。"''
 
The following is the translation:
 
''"We the [[Waddle Dee]]s debuted in the [[Game Boy]] software [[Kirby's Dream Land]] on April 27th 1992, and now we are celebrating our 25th Anniversary in 2017.''
 
''For the past 25 years of being [[inhale]]d and swallowed, we are neither malicious<nowiki>*</nowiki> nor motivated<nowiki>*</nowiki>... We don't yield any ability either... Do you like it so much about me? Are we so delicious?''
 
''Oh, unrestful beings are coming. Yo, friends assemble, and we will leave this to [[Kirby]]. Get over us and be strong. The [[Dream Land]] relies on you!''
 
''We will do our best from now on. Best wishes to Waddle Dees."''
 
<small>Translation notes:<br>
<nowiki>*</nowiki> ワル気 (malice) and ヤル気 (motivation) are puns in Japanese. ワル気 also begins with ワ like ワドルディ (Waddle Dee).</small>
{{clear}}


==Parody==
When the prank was over, the site was moved from the main ''Kirby'' page to a sub-page, where it can still be accessed today. The fake game links are appended with a note clarifying that they are not official products, but clicking on them still brings up the appropriate April Fool's pop-up illustrations.
The links to the official websites of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' and ''[[Kirby: Battle Royale]]'' have the artworks of characters all replaced by Waddle Dees instead, and clicking the links would lead to pop-up illustrations of [[Meta Knight]] or [[King Dedede]] clarifying this as an April Fool's prank. The goods section of the website features three same items of the official Waddle Dee soft toy (not jokes this time).  


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
*The ''Kirby'' series' actual anniversary was in 2017, but the "Kirby 25th Anniversary" celebration ended on April 27th, 2018 with the website's rebranding to "Kirby Portal", so the Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary joke still fell within the timeframe of the celebration.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<center><gallery caption="">
{{center|<gallery caption="Waddle Dee">
Waddle Dee 25th logo.png|'''Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary''' logo
Waddle Dee 25th Star Allies.png|Altered banner of ''[[Kirby Star Allies]]'' ("Waddle Dee of the Stars: Star Allies")
Waddle Dee 25th Battle Royale.png|Altered banner of ''[[Kirby Battle Royale]]'' ("Waddle Dee: Battle Deluxe")
</gallery>}}
{{center|<gallery caption="Clarification">
Waddle Dee 25th Dedede.png|[[King Dedede]] clarifying the April Fool's Joke
Waddle Dee 25th Meta Knight.png|[[Meta Knight]] clarifying the April Fool's Joke
Waddle Dee 25th Dedede Meta Knight.png|[[King Dedede]] and [[Meta Knight]] clarifying the April Fool's Joke
</gallery>}}


</gallery></center>
==External link==
*[https://www.kirby.jp/waddledee/ Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary permanent link (JP)]


==External Link==
==Names in other languages==
*[https://www.kirby.jp/waddledee/ Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary official website (JP)]
{{Names
|ja=星のワドルディ25周年
|jaR=Hoshi no wadorudi 25-shūnen
|jaM=Waddle Dee of the Stars 25th Anniversary<br><small>''Hoshi no Wadorudi'', or "Waddle Dee of the Stars", is a joke on the ''Kirby'' franchise's Japanese name, ''Hoshi no Kābī'' ("Kirby of the Stars").
}}


[[Category:Parody]]
[[Category:Parody]]

Latest revision as of 22:57, 10 November 2022

Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary was the official Japanese Kirby website's April Fool's prank for 2018. As a play on Kirby's ongoing celebration, it commemorated the 25th anniversary of Waddle Dees who also debuted in Kirby's Dream Land. It was succeeded by Square Kirby in 2019.

Description[edit]

The Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary official website gives a description in Japanese:

Original Translation (unofficial)
ごあいさつ
ワドルディ代表より 		Greetings from the Representative of the Waddle Dees
わたしたちワドルディは、
1992年4月27日にゲームボーイ用ソフト
『星のカービィ』に登場し、
2017年に25周年を迎えました。 		We, the Waddle Dees, debuted in the Game Boy game Kirby's Dream Land on April 27th, 1992, and 2017 marks our 25th anniversary.
すって、のまれて25年
ワル気もヤル気もないのになぁ……
能力もってないのになぁ……
そんなに好きなの？ ぼくのこと
そんなにおいしい？ わたしたち 		We've been sucked up for the past 25 years, and we're neither malicious* nor motivated*... We don't yield any ability either... Why do you like us so much? Are we that delicious?
おっと、不穏なやつらが襲来
よーし、集まれ仲間たち
あとはまかせたカービィさん
ぼくらをこえて、強くなれ
プププランドをたのみます！ 		Oh, no, bad guys are coming! Alright, we'll leave this to Kirby and his new friends. Overcome us and stay strong, because Dream Land is counting on you!
これからも、みんなでがんばる
ワドルディ一同を
応援していただければ幸いです。 		We'll keep doing our best, too, so we'd appreciate it if you could continue to support us Waddle Dees.

Translation notes:
* ワル気 (warugi, "malice") and ヤル気 (yaruki, "motivation") are puns on Waddle Dee's Japanese name, Wadorudi.

Miscellaneous[edit]

The website contains a link to the Waddle Dees' official character page. The banner links to the official websites of Kirby Star Allies and Kirby Battle Royale have the characters all replaced by Waddle Dees, and the links lead to pop-up illustrations of King Dedede and Meta Knight when clicked, clarifying the April Fool's prank. The merchandise section of the website features three of the same item, a Waddle Dee vinyl toy; this is an actual piece of merchandise.

When the prank was over, the site was moved from the main Kirby page to a sub-page, where it can still be accessed today. The fake game links are appended with a note clarifying that they are not official products, but clicking on them still brings up the appropriate April Fool's pop-up illustrations.

Trivia[edit]

  • The Kirby series' actual anniversary was in 2017, but the "Kirby 25th Anniversary" celebration ended on April 27th, 2018 with the website's rebranding to "Kirby Portal", so the Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary joke still fell within the timeframe of the celebration.

Gallery[edit]

  • Waddle Dee
  • Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary logo

    Waddle Dee 25th Anniversary logo

  • Altered banner of Kirby Star Allies ("Waddle Dee of the Stars: Star Allies")

    Altered banner of Kirby Star Allies ("Waddle Dee of the Stars: Star Allies")

  • Altered banner of Kirby Battle Royale ("Waddle Dee: Battle Deluxe")

    Altered banner of Kirby Battle Royale ("Waddle Dee: Battle Deluxe")

External link[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning
Japanese 星のワドルディ25周年
Hoshi no wadorudi 25-shūnen 		Waddle Dee of the Stars 25th Anniversary
Hoshi no Wadorudi, or "Waddle Dee of the Stars", is a joke on the Kirby franchise's Japanese name, Hoshi no Kābī ("Kirby of the Stars").
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