King Dedede (novel character)

King Dedede Artwork of King Dedede from the Kirby novel series Details First appearance Kirby and the Dangerous Gourmet Mansion?! Last appearance Kirby Fighters: The Destined Rivals!! Role Protagonist Other appearance(s) his video game counterpart his anime counterpart

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This article is about King Dedede as a character in the novels. For King Dedede in the games, see King Dedede.

King Dedede is one of the four primary protagonists of the Kirby novel series, alongside Kirby, Meta Knight, and Waddle Dee. He resides in his castle with his often poorly treated servant, Waddle Dee, as the self-proclaimed King of Dream Land. He is self-centered, disrespectful, and quick to anger, very often willing to get into unnecessary fights with Kirby and other characters, though he sometimes gets along particularly well with Kirby when not paying much attention, and seems to have a friendship with Meta Knight, despite their many noticeable differences.

Characteristics

“

The self-indulgent, selfish, self-proclaimed King of Dream Land. He considers Kirby his rival.

”

— Unofficial translation of King Dedede's description on the official novel website

King Dedede, identical in appearance to his video game counterpart, is a bottom-heavy, penguin-like entity with a beak for his mouth, a blue body, yellow feet and gloves, defined arms, a red robe with white trimming, a sash across his waist, and a red gilded hat with a pom-pom. He is the self-proclaimed King over Dream Land, prone to being quick-tempered and incredibly selfish and disrespectful. His servant Waddle Dee is usually the primary victim of his unpredictable anger, as well as Kirby, who Dedede treats as his rival, though sometimes as a good friend due to all he shares in common with the puffball. Seemingly, he and Meta Knight are friends with each-other. Not much is known about this friendship, however.

Relationships

• Kirby - King Dedede holds unnecessary aggression towards Kirby, as if he is his rival, often starting fights with him and competing with him. Dedede surprisingly shares many things in common with Kirby, however, and in certain cases gets along with him almost perfectly without complaint.
• Waddle Dee - Despite how closely and carefully Waddle Dee follows Dedede's orders, Dedede is very strict with him and blames him for several problems for seemingly no reason, causing him to inflict his anger upon Waddle Dee and treat him poorly.
• Meta Knight - The friendship King Dedede has with Meta Knight is very much vague, as very few details are given regarding it. Dedede usually treats the knight disrespectfully like any other.

Volume appearances

The following is a complete list of every appearance King Dedede has made in the Kirby novel series, along with the role he plays and its details in the story of each volume:

King Dedede's appearances in the Kirby novel series
Volume	Image	Role	Role details	Notes
Kirby and the Dangerous Gourmet Mansion?!	File:V1 King Dedede.png	Protagonist	In this volume, King Dedede attends a celebration held by a newcomer to Dream Land at her mansion to take part in the feast held during it by cross-dressing with Kirby as a lady named "Dedeby" and attending as Meta Knight's partner. Dedede later on becomes more involved with the host of the celebration after he tags along with Kirby and Meta Knight to retrieve her after she is suddenly kidnapped, despite his occasional hesitance. In the end, after the host is returned to her mansion, King Dedede ends up giving chase to Kirby after he completely inhales the basket of rare fruit given to the three of them as a gift for returning things back to normal.