Dedede Clones & D3
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| “ | Something was missing from Dedede's clone--a weapon of immense power. When Susie realized this, she introduced the D3 Cannon, a tridimensional cannon controlled by three Dedede Clones. | ” | — Kirby: Planet Robobot Pause Screen description |
Dedede Clones & D3 are a Boss fought in Kirby: Planet Robobot, appearing as the second boss of Rhythm Route. They are fought directly after Dedede Clone is defeated, and the split clones retreat to man the mech D3.
Game Appearances
Kirby: Planet Robobot
This boss is fought directly after Dedede Clone's initial Vitality bar is depleted. The mech appears, and the clone, now split into three smaller ones, mans the mech and resumes battling Kirby on top of a large skyscraper.
Boss Fight
According to Nintendo's Japanese official guide book of Kirby: Planet Robobot, the names of Dedede Clones & D3's attacks all begin with the letter D.
When knocked down to half health, the clones and mech stagger, then enter the second phase and intensify their attacks using new weapons.
The following lists all of Dedede Clones & D3's attacks in Kirby: Planet Robobot.
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| Diesel Train | The mech repositions itself, following a path traced on the ground, and occasionally leaving stars as it does so. It can only be hit when it is on the same plane as Kirby.
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| Dead Beam Machinegun | The mech fires a barrage of plasma bolts in a stream that slowly sweeps the arena.
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| Disaster Flame | The mech shoots out several lines of flame, which leave lasting conflagration on the ground.
During the second phase, the mech fires up its flamethrower, then sweeps the arena with it.
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| Dynamic Bomber | The mech shoots giant bombs, that Kirby must destroy before it explodes. The bomb leaves two stars when it first hits the ground. If Kirby can hit it hard enough, it will bounce back and hit D3 instead.
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| Danger Laser | The mech charges up, and fires a giant laser the spans the screen and leaves three stars on the ground.
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| Destruction Ray | The mech springs itself up, and fires an even bigger laser from its cannon, which it will adjust while firing using its spring base. Three stars are left behind after the laser subsides.
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Once defeated, the D3 mech spins rapidly out of control, then stops, and bursts, sending all three Dedede clones flying off into the background, who then explode in sequence, leaving three D-letter fireworks in the sky. From there, Kirby does his victory dance, and proceeds to the next level.
Other Appearances
Dedede Clones & D3 are also fought in The Arena. Likewise, the upgraded variant, Dedede Clones & D3 2.0 are fought in both Meta Knightmare Returns and The True Arena.
Music
Dedede Clones & D3's boss battle theme is titled 伝導電磁式三連砲：D.D.D. (The Maglev Triple Turret Cannon: D.D.D.) in the Japanese soundtrack. It's an orchestral mashup of King Dedede's Theme and Revenge of the Meta Knight Ending Theme.
Dedede Clones & D3's Theme can be found as Track 51 in Planet Robobot's Jukebox.
Unlike King Dedede's Theme in 4/4 time signature, Dedede Clones & D3's Theme is composed in 6/8 time instead, which resembles Revenge of the Meta Knight Ending Theme.
The romaji of 伝導電磁式 from the track name is dendō denjishiki, with three Ds as the first letters.
Trivia
- The two side cannons for D3 2.0 vaguely resemble Poké Balls. This may merely be a coincidence.
