Parallel Dedede

Parallel Dedede Splash card for Parallel Dedede Details First game Kirby Star Allies (2018) Copy Abilities Stone (rocks) Relative(s) King Dedede Similar to Shadow Dedede Dedede Clone Goriath Phantom King Dedede

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A dark liege was born from the Jamba Heart that King Dedede brought to Hyness! Cast out into another dimension along with the King's own spirit, this foul doppelganger is NOT the original Dedede! Beware his aberrant rage.

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— VS Parallel Dedede

Parallel Dedede, titled Otherworldly Dark Liege, is a parallel boss who first appeared in Heroes in Another Dimension of Kirby Star Allies. His battle takes place in the fourth dimension.

Origin

The origin of Parallel Dedede is similar to that of Parallel Meta Knight: As the original King Dedede and Meta Knight were defeated by Kirby in Story Mode, their spirits and the Jamba Hearts possessing them went to Another Dimension and the parallel versions were born. The English, French, Dutch, Italian, German and Spanish pause screen descriptions incorrectly state that it was born from "the Jamba Heart that King Dedede brought to Hyness", when in truth it was born from "the Jamba Heart that King Dedede absorbed at the beginning of the story, that was collected back by Hyness" as stated in the original Japanese and localized Chinese texts. The Korean text attributes the birth to "the Jamba Heart that took King Dedede into a world of darkness at the beginning of the story", which differs from the original text but in any case at least avoids the incorrect implication that Dedede brought the Jamba Heart to Hyness.

Parallel Woods, Parallel Twin Kracko/Parallel Big Kracko, Parallel Meta Knight and Parallel Dedede are the "Otherworldly Four Heavenly Kings" as described in the Japanese, Chinese and Korean versions.

Physical Appearance

Parallel Dedede has a darker look than King Dedede, with gray skin, dark purple extremities and a black-lined robe. When he loses his hammer and enters the second phase, he can also transform into the buff form like the possessed Dedede in Clash at Castle Dedede.

Boss Battle

Parallel Dedede appears in the following game modes:

Mode	Level	HP (Star Bullet=52)	Notes
Heroes in Another Dimension	Dimension IV	1360	He appears as the boss at the end of Dimension IV.
Guest Star The Three Mage-Sisters	Level 1	1360	He replaces the King Dedede boss battle at the end of Level 1.
The Ultimate Choice	Soul Melter EX	1020	He appears as the 10th opponent.

Parallel Dedede fights in a very similar manner to the standard King Dedede fight, but he has double the health of the original Dedede and more potent moves. Nearly all of his leaps and slams will produce shockwaves, and he uses his attacks more frequently and quickly. He even gains a new move: pulling out Gordos and hitting them with his hammer to knock them into Kirby and his allies, which is a direct reference to the Gordo Throw side special move that the original King Dedede has from Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U onwards.

When Parallel Dedede beefs up in his second phase, he will only pound the floor away to change the arena once, leading to a room with no pillars in it. Instead, Parallel Dedede will bound around the open rooms and climb up the walls, similarly to how Goriath fights. The food tossed by Parallel Dedede can be turned into recovery food by Splash-element attacks.

The following lists all of Parallel Dedede's attacks during his boss battle. Note that all names are conjectural, though mostly based upon King Dedede's corresponding attacks.

Parallel Dedede's boss attacks in Kirby Star Allies
First phase: Parallel Dedede wields his hammer and attacks in a similar fashion to his regular counterpart.
Attack	Description
Head Slide	Parallel Dedede runs and dives into Kirby or an ally. His dive goes as far as Shadow Dedede's and King D-Mind's.
Hypernova Inhale ~ Spit	Parallel Dedede runs up to a target and then inhales with a range of about half the stage. If he succeeds in swallowing someone, he will then spit them out.
Dedede Jump	Parallel Dedede jumps into the air and attempts to land on Kirby or an ally. He leaves a Dropped Star and some shockwaves on each side when landing.
Hammer	Parallel Dedede slams his hammer in front of him. This leaves a star from his hammer. If he gets close to an airborne target, he will instead jump into the air and slam the hammer down, producing a shockwave. Both the hammer and shockwave leave behind stars.
Gordo Throw	Parallel Dedede pulls out a Gordo and then hits it with his hammer, sending it bouncing across the arena. He does this three times, at slightly different trajectories.
Hover	Parallel Dedede takes in air and starts flying. Once he is finished, he releases an Air Bullet and falls back to ground level.
Second phase: When Parallel Dedede's stamina is below about 65%, his hammer is destroyed and lost. Now his body gets buffed and he attacks with his giant beefy arms.
Attack	Description
Stage Transition	Parallel Dedede slams the floor with his beefy arms, causing it to break and sending everyone to a lower level. He always begins the second phase with this attack.
Dedede Jump	In this phase, Parallel Dedede jumps into the air and slams the ground with his beefy arms. He leaves two stars and two shockwaves on each side when landing. He may do this jump once or three times.
Dispose Food	Parallel Dedede collects some rotten food from the pile and tosses it at Kirby or an ally. This food is dangerous if swallowed, but can be cleaned using Water or any Splash elemental ability. Unlike regular Dedede, Parallel Dedede will also throw Gordos from the food pile; one for the second set and two for the third set.
Desperate Dam Dam	Parallel Dedede attacks with his beefy arms, slamming the ground in succession. Every slam leaves a star. Unlike macho Dedede, he slams six times before finishing his combo. At the end of Parallel Dedede's combo, a rock is flipped out from the floor, which can be swallowed for the Stone ability.
Extra Dedede Jump	Parallel Dedede hovers towards the ceiling and then slams down on the ground, doing so moving left-to-right or right-to-left. Each time he slams the ground, he leaves behind some Dropped Stars. This attack resembles Giant King Dedede's Extra Dedede Jump from Kirby Fighters Deluxe, so its conjectural name is based upon it.
Consecutive Bound Rocket	Parallel Dedede grabs hold of a wall and then bounds left-and-right six times, before slamming into the ground in the middle of the arena. After the ground slam, he will land on the ground like the end of a Dedede Jump, leaving behind shockwaves. Each wall-bound and the final ground slam leaves behind stars. This attack resembles Goriath's Consecutive Bound Rocket from Kirby's Return to Dream Land, so its conjectural name is based upon it.

In phase 1, Parallel Dedede attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Head Slide
2. Head Slide
3. Hypernova Inhale ~ Spit
4. Dedede Jump x3
5. Hammer
6. Dedede Jump
7. Gordo Throw
8. Hypernova Inhale ~ Spit
9. Head Slide
10. Head Slide
11. Hypernova Inhale ~ Spit
12. Dedede Jump
13. Hover

In phase 2, after the Stage Transition, he attacks in a fixed order on loop as follows:

1. Dedede Jump
2. Dispose Food
3. Desperate Dam Dam
4. Dedede Jump x3
5. Extra Dedede Jump
6. Desperate Dam Dam
7. Consecutive Bound Rocket

When Parallel Dedede is defeated, his macho transformation is deactivated and he falls down just like the original Dedede.

Music

Parallel Dedede and Parallel Meta Knight share the same battle theme. It is composed by Yuuta Ogasawara and titled 異空をかけた剣王との戦い (A Battle With the Distant Otherworldly Sword King). It can be found as Track 193 in the Jukebox.

The first verse is the same as the battle theme of Parallel Woods and Parallel Big Kracko, but is followed by rock remixes of "My Friend and the Sunset" and "King Dedede's Theme". "Sword King" actually refers to both Parallel Meta Knight (sword) and Parallel Dedede (king).

Trivia

• Interestingly enough, Parallel Dedede's color scheme was tweaked between the original reveal of Wave 3 and the release. His original version had much more subdued colors that did not pop out nearly as much.
• The rest area used before the Parallel Dedede battle in Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice plays the "Dangerous Dinner" stage select theme from Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Interestingly, both words of Dangerous Dinner begin with D, and like the possessed Dedede in Clash at Castle Dedede, he is also gorging himself on a pile of fruits before the battle begins.
• In Soul Melter EX of The Ultimate Choice, Parallel Dedede gives higher scores (10000+50000, tied with the rest of the bosses after him except Void) than the other three parallel bosses (3000+15000 each).

Gallery

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  The Ultimate Choice icon for Parallel Dedede

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  Parallel Dedede creates shockwaves wherever he lands after jumping.

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  Parallel Dedede using Gordo Throw

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  Parallel Dedede catching Kirby in his inhale

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  Parallel Dedede becomes beefy in his second phase.

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  A screencap of the fight with Parallel Dedede in the second phase.

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  Parallel Dedede creating more shockwaves with each jump

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  Parallel Dedede tossing rotten fruit and Gordos

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  Parallel Dedede preparing to slam his much less beefy counterpart with his fists

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  Parallel Dedede bounding about the stage wildly

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  Heroes in Another Dimension credits picture of King Dedede next to Parallel Dedede

Videos

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Names in other languages

Language	Name	Meaning
Japanese	異界いかいの暗君あんくん アナザーデデデ Ikai no Ankun Anazā Dedede	Otherworldly Dark Liege, Another Dedede 暗君あんくん has two meanings: dark ruler (lit.); foolish/incapable ruler.
Traditional Chinese	異界的暗君 異次元帝帝帝 yì jiè de àn jūn yì cì yuán dì dì dì	Otherworldly Dark Liege, Another Dimension Dedede
Simplified Chinese	异界的暗君 异次元帝帝帝 yì jiè de àn jūn yì cì yuán dì dì dì
Dutch	Parallelle Dedede	Parallel Dedede
Canadian French	Dadidou parallèle	Parallel Dedede
European French	DaDiDou parallèle	Parallel Dedede
German	Jenseitige Hoheit, Ein anderer Dedede	Otherworldly Liege, Another Dedede
Italian	Oscuro monarca trascendente, Un altro Dedede	Transcendent dark monarch, Another Dedede
Korean	이공간의 혼군 어나더 디디디 Igong-gan-ui Hongun Eonadeo Dididi	Other-Space Liege, Another Dedede
Spanish	Dedede paralelo	Parallel Dedede