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*As of the initial date of this article's creation, running an auto-translate on the original Dracula Waddle page now yields the bizarre name of 'Brabra Wadoldi'. | *As of the initial date of this article's creation, running an auto-translate on the original Dracula Waddle page now yields the bizarre name of 'Brabra Wadoldi'. | ||
**Additionally, to this day, the Japanese Kirby Wikia insists that the correct translation of the page is 'Swinging Waddle Dee', and that the page was always about Rope Waddle Dees, and that the whole idea of Dracula Waddle was a silly misconception based on a joke spread at the expense of [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate]'s imperfect algorithm, but proponents of Dracula Waddle see this as an insult to their dedication. | **Additionally, to this day, the Japanese Kirby Wikia insists that the correct translation of the page is 'Swinging Waddle Dee', and that the page was always about Rope Waddle Dees, and that the whole idea of Dracula Waddle was a silly misconception based on a joke spread at the expense of [https://translate.google.com/ Google Translate]'s imperfect algorithm, but proponents of Dracula Waddle see this as an insult to their dedication. | ||
*While neither Nintendo nor HAL have made a statement regarding the existence of Dracula Waddle, mentions of the name of Dracula Waddle by fans in comments on their official Twitter pages or YouTube videos tend to result in quiet deletions of said comments. The name and similar derivatives has also curiously been banned from use for profiles or nicknames in various [[Nintendo Switch]] games, including ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' and, oddly enough, ''[[inkipedia:Splatoon 2|Splatoon 2]]''.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">[[[Help: | *While neither Nintendo nor HAL have made a statement regarding the existence of Dracula Waddle, mentions of the name of Dracula Waddle by fans in comments on their official Twitter pages or YouTube videos tend to result in quiet deletions of said comments. The name and similar derivatives has also curiously been banned from use for profiles or nicknames in various [[Nintendo Switch]] games, including ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' and, oddly enough, ''[[inkipedia:Splatoon 2|Splatoon 2]]''.<sup title="The text in the vicinity of this tag needs citation." class="noprint">[[[Help:References|''citation needed'']]]</sup> | ||
*If the direct vampire account is correct, Dracula Waddle would be the first example of a common enemy who is immediately lethal, similar to [[bottomless pit]]s and [[crusher|crushing hazards]]. | *If the direct vampire account is correct, Dracula Waddle would be the first example of a common enemy who is immediately lethal, similar to [[bottomless pit]]s and [[crusher|crushing hazards]]. | ||
*One popular rumor insists that Dracula Waddle is also somehow responsible for the [https://ukikipedia.net/wiki/Tick_Tock_Clock#Upwarp Upwarp anomaly in Tick Tock Clock] from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]''. This is largely considered to be a joke, however. | *One popular rumor insists that Dracula Waddle is also somehow responsible for the [https://ukikipedia.net/wiki/Tick_Tock_Clock#Upwarp Upwarp anomaly in Tick Tock Clock] from ''[[mariowiki:Super Mario 64|Super Mario 64]]''. This is largely considered to be a joke, however. | ||