Dedede Clone

Dedede Clone File:Dedede Clone.jpg Dedede Clone, as it appears just after forming from the blob. Details First game Kirby: Planet Robobot Latest game Kirby: Planet Robobot Similar to King Dedede

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Susie somehow managed to acquire DNA from King Dedede, one of the strongest life-forms on the planet, in order to create this clone. It has the voice and look of the original Dedede...and may be even more powerful.

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— Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description

Dedede Clone is a Boss fought in Kirby: Planet Robobot, appearing as the boss of Rhythm Route. It was created by the Haltmann Works Company using King Dedede's D.N.A., and filled with an urge to destroy Kirby.

Game Appearances

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Dedede Clone first appears at the end of the Rhythm Route, appearing as a small purple blob inside a test tube held by Susie. Susie introduces it to Kirby, giving it the full designation Model #D-0030 Dedede Clone. She unleashes the clone from its test tube and gets away using her helicopter drone, leaving the clone to deal with Kirby.

Dedede Clone 2.0 sports a pale yellow coloration, and appears in Meta Knightmare Returns. It has the ability to fire energy blasts from its hammer.

Boss Fight

The following lists all of Dedede Clone's attacks in Kirby: Planet Robobot. Attacks in italics are only used by Dedede Clone 2.0.

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Dedede Clone inhales Kirby in Phase 1 of the fight.

Attacks - Phase 1
Attack	Description
Inhale	Dedede Clone inhales, creating a big vortex. If Kirby is trapped, he will be spat out at the screen.
Body Slam	Dedede Clone dives onto the ground, leaving a star on impact.
Hammer Swing	Dedede Clone conjures a large purple hammer, and swings it into the ground, leaving a star on impact. Does this three times in succession.
Super Dedede Jump	Dedede Clone hops into the air, and attempts to land on Kirby, creating two stars on impact.
Puff Up	Dedede Clone puffs up and chases Kirby through the air.
Hammer Slam	Dedede Clone jumps, and crashes to the ground with its hammer, creating a shockwave and two stars on impact.
Energy Strike	Dedede Clone 2.0 creates two orbs of energy, and swats them at Kirby with his hammer. They leave stars on impact.
Energy Storm	Dedede Clone 2.0 causes a rain of energy orbs to pelt the stage.

When Dedede Clone is knocked down to half health, it momentarily turns back into goo, then reforms into three smaller Dedede clones. These clones can be individually stunned, turning back into goo for a short time.

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in Phase 2 of the fight.

Attacks - Phase 2
Attack	Description
Hammer Sweep	The clones all swing their hammers in unison, moving across the stage. On completion, the hammers release shockwaves, which produce stars when they dissipate.
Super Dedede Jump	The clones hop into the air and attempt to pounce Kirby, leaving stars on impact.
Body Slam	The clones dive onto the ground, leaving stars on impact.
Hammer Slam	The clones jump, and crash to the ground with their hammers, creating a shockwave and two stars on impact.
Synchronized Body Slam	The clones dive onto the ground in a line, covering much of the stage. They then turn and slide across the ground again.

Once Dedede Clone is defeated, it collapses into three individual goo puddles. As the platform they were standing on then reaches the top of the building, a large mech bearing Dedede's colors appears from the hatch in the center, and the clones hop on it, becoming Dedede Clones & D3. (The details of that fight are on their own separate page.)

Other Appearances

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Dedede Clone 2.0.

Dedede Clone is also fought in The Arena. Likewise, its upgraded variant, Dedede Clone 2.0 is fought in both Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena.

Trivia

• Each time the Dedede Clones are knocked into blobs, they shrink in size, until they are roughly the same size as Kirby.