The Deedly Dees
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- This article is about the Waddle Dee band that appears in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. For Waddle Dees in a general context, see Waddle Dee.
| “ | It's the local four-Dee band, the Deedly Dees! They love to jam in front of a crowd and start each request off with a "Wa-WA!" (Let's GO!) Band meetings at the café can get heated due to their different musical tastes, but when the tunes kick in, they fall perfectly in sync. | ” | — The Deedly Dees figure description, Kirby and the Forgotten Land |
The Deedly Dees is a band consisting of four Waddle Dees (one playing the electric guitar, one playing the bass, one playing the drums, and one playing the keyboard) that appear in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. The band resides in Waddle Dee Town after Kirby clears Lab Discovera, standing on a stage that appears next to Waddle Dee Cinema called the "Waddle Live! Corner Stage". Functionally, they replace the Jukebox from previous games, as upon interacting with them, the player can select a song for them to play.
Not all of the songs are available at first; after meeting the right conditions, Kirby can donate Star Coins to upgrade their stage and unlock more music. It takes 1,000 Star Coins to unlock the first upgrade, and 2,000 for the second. When the threshold is met, the stage upgrades in appearance. It starts as simple wooden planks, then becomes a polished wood platform, and finally a metal platform with a steel frame and stage lights. Upgrading the stage to its final form also unlocks the Deedly Dees' figure.
The Waddle Dees play in time with the music, and only when their respective instruments are playing. When they are not playing a song, they will quietly play some isolated notes on their instruments. Kirby, Elfilin, Bandana Waddle Dee, and other nearby Waddle Dees will also move to the beat as they watch them play, and if the player exits this screen, the song that the Deedly Dees were playing continues and replaces the regular Waddle Dee Town music until Kirby leaves or enters a building (or until the song ends, in the case of songs that do not loop).
"Deedly" from the name of the band is a play on the words "deadly" and "Dee".
Trivia
- The existence of the Deedly Dees is hinted at before they move to Waddle Dee Town: a poster of the band can be seen outside of Waddle Dee Cinema, in the same location they eventually settle in.
- The Deedly Dees are the only distinct Waddle Dee characters in the game to not have any dialogue of their own. Instead, Elfilin speaks on their behalf when needed.
Gallery
Kirby tipping the Deedly Dees
Kirby filling the first tip for the Deedly Dees to allow them to upgrade their stage
The Deedly Dees when acquiring their second stage
The Deedly Dees on the "Waddle Live! Corner Stage"
Figure of the Deedly Dees
Kirby choosing a song from the list, at the Deedly Dees' first stage
Kirby listening to the highest track the Deedly Dees can play with the second stage
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | ドルディーズ Dorudīzu |
'Dle Dees "Waddle Dee" in Japanese is written as ワドルディ, the name of the band omits the first syllable and adds ーズ to act as a plural. |
| Traditional Chinese | 豆魯迪士 Dòulǔdíshì |
'Dle Dees Transliteration of the Japanese name. |
| Simplified Chinese | 豆鲁迪士 Dòulǔdíshì | |
| Dutch | De Deedly Dees | The Deedly Dees |
| French | Les Dee-Dee-Dam | The Dee-Dee-Dam Possibly a nod to King Dedede, which in French is "Roi DaDiDou". |
| German | Die Deedly Dees | The Deedly Dees |
| Italian | I Dee Diesis | The Dee Sharps Pun on how D# is read in Italian, which is "D Diesis". |
| Korean | 들디즈 Deuldijeu |
'Dle Dees Similar to the Japanese name. |
| Spanish | Los Deedly Dees | The Deedly Dees |
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