Challenger Approaching - Bandana Dee in Smash Bros.!

[@Neutra77]

I like how this moveset really emphasises Bandana Dee being a former weakling who got strong not through buffing himself up physically, but by honing his skills with a weapon no one else has, and creating tricks not even Kirby can perform. He's not the greatest stat-wise, but he makes use of everything he's got to be Kirby's big underdog talent.

[@nickjaxon1317]

Didn't Bandee made a crack through a planet with one punch 😂😂. But yeh ur right the man puts in the work.

[@mariustan9275]

@@nickjaxon1317 Pretty sure Kirby did that too. And his clones.

[@satchiewonderbell]

GIVE HIM APPLE JUICE TO BUFF HIS ATTACK

[@moon4236]

​@@mariustan9275 He can do it in crackity hack since he's playable in rtddx. Though tbf he was already cracking the planet in his first appearance so ig kirby universe is just build different.

[@thesemicolon7269]

Bandana Dee 🤝 Ike Fights for their friends

[@Neutra77]

Victory Screen Ideas: 1. Bandana Dee hovers above with Waddle Copter, the spear a spinning blur above him, before dropping to the ground. He manages to stick the landing and takes a victorious pose, spear held high. 2. Bandana Dee hops from foot to foot, cheerfully waving to the audience. Unfortunately, he loses his balance on one hop and falls on his face. Embarrassed, he props himself up on 1 arm, while the other sheepishly rubs the side of his head. 3. Bandana Dee walks into view lugging a plain-looking sack. He eventually stops in place and waves to the audience. After that, he reaches into the sack, pulling out one of a random assortment of treats from the Kirby series (drinks, cakes, maxim tomatoes, etc.) and presents it to the audience. After that he proceeds to throw it off screen, presumably sharing his bag of tasty goods with the other fighters.

[@BenjaminBroom-n4r]

A cool little feature could be that if you you stay on the last win screen the camera will pan after say one minute and everyone no longer in the boxes that they are when they clap each character having a different eating animation letting us see his kindness

[@taccarrowilson9342]

My pitch for reveal trailer: World of light, Kirby is on the ropes with ddd, pit and ike hunting him down and with no abilities to use Kirby is left to fend for himself. The pink puff ball gets cornered by a cliff, ike lifts up ragnell like executor axe and slams it's down for a deadly blow as the screen hard cuts to black! A few seconds of slice the "BREAK!" Sounds effect from fire emblem engage plays as the screen clears to show a spear clashing against ragnell and launching the merc off his feet. Pit goes in the spears get tossed at him and pin him to the wall as the king gives a menacing but proud look as the camera turns around as bandana dee appears, ready to protect his friend!

[@ShinxBOOM247]

As someone who's been involved in the modding scene for Rivals of Aether, I can say with confidence that the fanbase for Bandana Dee is particularly hopeful, with 4 different versions of the guy being released over the years (I am responsible for making the most recent and most popular version on him made in Rivals). Excited to see how you take him

[@troykv96]

It feels quite appropiate that statwise Bandana Dee is unimpressive, or even outright bad in some cases, but he compensates with versatility, being an All-Rounder that also has extra range and a few quirks in his moveset that makes him someone you can't take lightly.

[@alijahaskew4644]

Another excellent moveset! While Bandana Dee isn't my most wanted Kirby character (That goes to Dark Matter), I still think he'd be an amazing addition to Smash and is way more than just "A Goomba with a hat". He's basically the Luigi to Kirby.

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

Kirby just has so many great and unique characters to pull from. While Dee definitely is my top pick, Dark Matter is also a great contender (along with Magolor). I'm especially fond of playing him in Rivals of Aether.

[@eyeccantseeyouu]

@Shyontheinternet99 if people like Actually say that in 2023 they just straight up haven't played the games lol

[@Jeremonkey90]

Dark matter? Why?

[@alijahaskew4644]

@@Jeremonkey90 I just think Dark Matter's cool. Plus Smash could use some more villains, and Dark Matter could serve as a Kirby villain since Dedede isn't a villain anymore.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@alijahaskew4644 Villains are some of the hardest characters to design in a fighting game. When Ridley got in Smash people complain that he didn't feel heavy. How else are you suppose to balance him???? I'm worried that Dark matter would suffer the same problem.

[@waffleman8053]

While hes not a "lock" Bandana Dee is definitely one of the most likely characters for Smash 6. He just screams "base game newcomer"

[@BenjaminBroom-n4r]

I would have bandana Dee as a main or secondary

[@iantaakalla8180]

Bandana Waddle Dee, if he is there, would be the projectile beginner.

[@BriefCasey795]

I really like the creative liberty with his spear also doubling as a beam wand and how his Final Smash would be the type to instantly KO past 100%. No other Kirby rep has that distinction with their final smashes, so that stood out to me a lot. This is yet another interesting spin on how BanDee could work.

[@47northm]

Victory screen idea, bandana dee gets thrown in the air by other waddle dee’s in celebration

[@GrandmasterOshawott]

Just like Kirby, Bandana Waddle Dee is shaped like a friend

[@ToxicPea]

I’ve always thought it weird that they omitted Bandanna Dee from King Dedede’s final smash in Ultimate. Mr. Sakurai pays very close attention to detail to the source material, sp I thought they’d add least add Dee to the background. In any case, this was a great moveset video!

[@CalebWillden]

Haha, is this a Remake It! of a Challenger Approaching? I was like "Hold on, I thought I already saw this one." Great stuff. I still feel like Capture Beam would have been great to have on a throw. If his spear is visually modified to work as a wand (as opposed to him whipping out a separate wand), it seems like it should have a bit more presence, but that might be just me. Super minor thing, though and everything looks like it would feel and play very cohesively!

[@davidii4452]

I think a cooler way to show waddle dee’s costumes is by making separate hats for other waddle dees that also showed dedication and loyalty at least to a degree like sailor waddle dee from revenge of Meta knight and give the spear a galaxia design, or one of Dedede’s soldier waddle dees with a dedede hammer design.

[@CountDVB]

Adeleine & Ribbon's trailer for Star Allies shows Bandana Dee there with Kirby and Dedede along with the pair, so it's heavily implied he is the same Waddle Dee.

[@Epikruss]

A challenger approaching episode for Porky from the Earthbound series would be cool

[@vanessasandoval96]

Fighter 12: Octoling Spirits : Deep Cut small fry and Squidbeak Splatoon Music : Deep Cut Stage : any from Splatoon 3

[@AlphaOblivion7]

Super Smash Bros Crusade has him

[@JadeSavior]

Bandana Waddle Dee Is My 2nd Most Wanted Character So Seeing This Just Makes Me Happy

[@michaelkowal3230]

Who is your 1st most wanted character?

[@JadeSavior]

@@michaelkowal3230 Red From Angry Birds

[@orangeslash1667]

@@JadeSavior When I think of a ranged character with a projectile option from Kirby, I think of DeDeDe. How can Bannda Waddle De stand out from Triple D in terms of strengths and weaknesses????

[@theunknownblock5942]

@@orangeslash1667 King Dedede is a superheavy that uses a giant hammer. Bandana Dee would be a superlight that uses a spear. I genuinely struggle to think of where they would overlap.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@theunknownblock5942 There's also Meta Knight for the fast character. Sakurai would have to find a way to make Bandana Dee a middle ground between Triple D and Meta Knight, which is easier said than done.

[@monke7919]

I love how bandana waddle dee has moves derived from both of the other special waddle dee types (parasol and waddle doo) while still having most of his moveset based off the spear copy ability and his signature moves only he can use

[@DjoingDalton]

Personally, my concept for Dee is different from the usual. His down special would swap between Spear and Parasol. The special moves would all be different between the two weapons, but the regular A attacks would all use the same animations, mainly just a difference of hitboxes and parasol's multi-hits vs spear's single hits. And, unusually for the stance character trope, Dee's stats wouldn't change at all. Of course he still runs, jumps, and takes attacks the same.

[@jasperjavillo686]

13:39 BEAM ATTACK!

[@seansilv25]

D’oh, I missed. I’ll get ‘em next time!

[@TrueBruceTube]

@@seansilv25BEAM ATTACK! Maybe this one’ll hit ‘em! BEAM ATTA- *death*

[@MrFlame-zk5cy]

As one of the people who really wants waddle dee in smash i like this concept i do think beam being included only for a single attack seems like a bit of a strange choice i think capture throw and possibly something else with beam could make it feel a little less like a pointless addition

[@SuperScratchkat]

i wonder how much they're gonna take from the SSF2/Project+ movesets! "bandana dee has a new spear!" ah, there it is

[@Rafacolon4]

If bandana dee actually makes it in smash I will litterally freak out with excitement and crying

[@kingnewcomer2029]

Hard to believe that your original concept was over 6 years ago, and this one has definitely aged a LOT better than the old one! It's crazy that Bandana Waddle Dee has been playable since Kirby Of The Stars: Return To Pupupu Land, and has pretty much became the fourth main character ever since, and yet to this day has STILL not been a playable fighter in Smash as he has so much potential for a very cohesive fighting kit from his 10+ years of being playable in the Kirby series both mains, and spin-offs, so hopefully by next time he'll FINALLY make it in officially at last! The pink alt is pretty, and does round out the colors nicely, but I probably would've went with a different color since Kirby is already playable, like instead maybe a gold one based on one of the rare Golden Waddle Dees that only appeared in a handful of games so far, or we could go with one of the 3 alternate colors that Waddle Dee has in The Crystal Shards that kinda looks pink instead. I like that you incorporated the Beam, and Parasol Abilities into the back of his spear, that was a nice touch! :D Overall, once again I'm very satisfied with the result, Delzethin! :D There are a few things I'm not entirely keen on like having his Pummel being a generic headbutt instead of poking his captive with his weapon (the headbutt's fine, but a spear poke is way more interesting, and unique), but otherwise I very much love what you've come up with here! Now it's only a matter of time until the iconic bandana-wearing, spear-wielding Waddle Dee joins his friends in Smash at long last whether next game, or otherwise as the devs will have to cave in eventually! Yeah, that pun at the end may sucked, but nowhere near as badly as the ancient Bandana Waddle Dee Challenger Approaching video from over a half-decade ago. XD Glad to see Mio (Xenoblade 3) is one of the next 3 CA characters! Maybe she'll be the next fighter! Keep up the good work!

[@edwardramos4591]

Classic Mode Idea: Helper to Hero (Bandana Dee proves he can be a hero too in an all-star battle against various villains) Stage 1: Wolf Stage 2: Mewtwo Stage 3: King K. Rool Stage 4: Ridley and Dark Samus Stage 5: Ganondorf Stage 6: Bowser and Bowser Jr. (Ally: King Dedede) Boss Stage: Marx

[@WannaHaveaBlastTime3715]

I found your channel through Mockrock, and just seeing the thumbnails tell me the effort you make Underrated asf

[@Leonardovideogoes]

the fourth member neglected because sakura prefers his work and inventing things for kirby, he is the creator

[@Neoxon619]

Interesting that you never brought up the possibility of Sakurai avoiding giving anything major to Kirby games that he didn’t make, but I guess that’s because we almost got a Epic Yarn stage in 3DS/Wii U.

[@vanessasandoval96]

What if we could pretend a fighter pass 3 has happened Fighter 12 : Octoling Fighter 13: Porky Minch Fighter 14: Rayman/Geno Fighter 15: Legends Trainer Cyndaquill Dewott Decidueye Fighter 16: another sword fighter Shez from 3 hopes Noah from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Fighter 17: Bandana Dee Fighter 18: Angry Birds Red Chuck Bomb and Stella

[@sahaprocks7751]

But the Final Smash is based on a game that Sakurai didn’t make either

[@vanessasandoval96]

@@sahaprocks7751 aren’t going to know what my text messages is saying on the top

[@eyeccantseeyouu]

​@sahaprocks7751 for the most part Modern kirby just kinda has crumbs in comparison to the older entries Specifically in SSBU anyway Only really being referenced in final smashes, one alt, and a couple tracks

[@eyeccantseeyouu]

Though I do think my fellow kirby fans tend to take that a bit far? Believe me I wish there was more modern stuff to but sometimes I see people being a bit too mad abt it.

[@jasonbell8515]

Note: Bandana Dee has three more weight points than Meta Knight. Conclusion: Well done, he has 2 more hp in Return to Dreamland and Star Allies (22/20)

[@juannava2231]

I love this move set! I’ve been dying to have Bandana Dee in smash! I hope for the next smash, whatever they do, that they focus on bringing in more Nintendo characters! Third parties are great but I feel like they’ve strayed away from having fun, classic characters like Bandana Dee, Dixie Kong, Waluigi, Krystal, and all other classic requested characters!

[@Animadness-h7a]

“Bandana Dee fights for his friends” Ike:”I like this one”

[@chuckokler7021]

I think, for even more nodes to the past, he should have a GOLDEN DEE costume from squeak squad

[@dextra_24703]

tthe final smash should be controlable, like Bayonetta has you mash the buttons for more damage so nailing the timing to on a perfect input isnt too far from being possible and getting a destruction instead of a spike/launch would be beautiful

[@FoxFireStarlight]

Id have the megaton power indicators impact the damage and maybe launch angle, but thats just me. Maybe having the action continue while dee does his do. Idk, i think final smashes are more fun when theyre more interractive for players 3-8 than just watching a cutscene, even if that interraction is "stay the hell away"

[@Doddleproductions]

This increases wholesomeness by 200%, good job.

[@staroutofspace4986]

It'd be funny if Megaton Punch spikes if it catches opponents in the air.

[@angeldude101]

Bonus points if the spike ignores stage collision (to simulate the stage getting split in half, even if actually modelling it for every stage would be too hard).

[@DefinitivNichtSascha]

Great take on my son here! He's been my most requested character ever since Smash 4 was announced. I'd come up with my own moveset concept some years ago (though I did and do not have the same technical knowledge as you), but as you said, many of the concepts like mixing Parasol and Beam into the kit overlap. One of the reasons that Bandana Dee would work really well is because so much of his moveset is a no-brainer. Though the same can be said for most Kirby characters; Magolor would also be a great character, and I personally love the idea of Dark Matter as well. The latter especially has a really nice moveset in Rivals of Aether. A few divergions I had in my concept were Smash attacks; I thought it cool to include a forward smash where Dee sticks the spear in the ground and pulls it pack to let the handle spring as the opponent when let got. Similarly, I had him stick the spear in the ground and then spin his body around the stick for a down smash. But looking back I do think that these moves might be a bit flashy for a character like Bandana Dee who's more subtle in his approach. Like the pole vault, I just thought it cool to use the spear in ways other than poking. I also had the Capture Beam as a forward throw, but you already mentioned that you'd toyed with that idea and decided against it. Limiting Beam a bit (unlike SSF2) is, in my opinion, the right choice, so I think it's fine on just the neutral special. For the down special I had the Chumbrella from Star Allies, working similarly to Guardian Orbitars where it protects him mostly from above and being able to be torn. It also slowed his descent whene used in the air. Though maybe a more mundane option like Parasol Dive might be better here; less is more. I've also seen some people put Megaton Punch as a down special, but I do think that it's a bit gimmicky.

[@faedwill6853]

You did us Bandana Dee fans justice with this well made video, thank you.

[@TheRManProds]

BANDANA DEE SHOULD BE THE 4TH KIRBY REP!

[@Bladebrent]

I appreciate the thought put into Bandana Dee mentioned at the very end. Helps show the level of thought put into the moveset instead of just making everything as one-to-one as possible with the spear throw. Also my vote is the Mio moveset. I havent played Xenoblade 3 but the Chakrams are a cool weapon with alot of potential.

[@dieg7749]

Pretty unique take on bandee that I’ve seen from other movesets, I like it! By for one of my most wanted fighters, here’s to hoping he makes it in someday

[@noobydanoobertin2551]

I’m going to cry I NEED this so badly it’s perfect in every way you need to be hired by Nintendo so we can get this in the game

[@TheRManProds]

Bandana Dee can also Jump an Additional 3 or 4 Times like the Rest of the Kirby Reps.

[@Tombofresh]

I would love a Challenger Approaching on AiAi from Super Monkey Ball

[@RealYoshy64]

I don't think I've ever seen a bad Waddle Dee moveset ever, SSF2, PM Remix (which is sort of just SSF2) and RoA all have pretty good versions. I just want more Kirby characters to be honest, Morpho Knight is my hope but I don't think that'll happen.

[@littlefox_100]

Morpho is too similar to Mettaknight. Maybe he could be an echo fighter?

[@RealYoshy64]

@@littlefox_100 he’s similar in design but has different moveset potential, you could even pull a few moves from Galacta Knight if you wanted.

[@littlefox_100]

@RealYoshy64 good point.

[@hmmmuffin]

@@littlefox_100 Or a new color alt, like his Galacta Knight color alt.

[@littlefox_100]

@@hmmmuffin I feel Mettaknight has too many colors that aren't him. And adding another one would remove another palette.

[@Poyostar]

Ah, the underdog who used to be my dream Smash Bros. fighter. I've seen plenty of solid Bandana Waddle Dee Smash Bros. moveset concepts, and this is definitely one of the best. Excellent work on this, Delzethin! ...hmm? Why are you looking at me like that? Was it something I said? ...oh, right. Well, you see, I used to be a heavy supporter of the Bandana Waddle Dee for Smash campaign back when Smash Bros. Ultimate was getting new content. It was pretty rough what with the constant discourse in the fanbase surrounding him potentially being playable (although then again, what character isn't labelled a ''waste of a slot'' by the community?), and it got to the point where I would be happy even if he never becomes playable in an official game, what with him already having come so far in the Kirby series itself; from a no-name Waddle Dee in Megaton Punch to one of the four main characters of the entire franchise. Him joining the Smash Bros. roster is honestly just a neat little bonus at this point and nothing more. So yeah, it's not like I don't like him as a character or anything. Far from it, as he's second to Kirby himself as my favorite character in the whole franchise. It's just a combination of that, and the fact that in the time that has transpired since Smash Bros. Ultimate was finished, another character became my ultimate dream fighter. I'd still love to see Bandee playable, but I'm just saying... seeing Klonoa join the battle would make me cry tears of joy. I wonder if you can try your hand at a moveset for him someday? You really don't have to if you don't want to, but I'd still be interested in seeing what you'd do for the Dream Traveler!

[@mrshmuga9]

I wish Susie was more prominent in the series. A mech user (Bowser Jr. doesn’t count) would be really cool. But she’s a one-off so fat chance of that happening. Unless Robobot gets a port/remake, maybe.

[@TheRManProds]

BANDANA DEE WOULD BE COOL IN SMASH!

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

I am once again requesting Kamek. The Kirby series already has three characters, while the Yoshi series, which sells almost as much, game-to-game, is left with one.

[@takodacorliss5838]

Almost like it’s just Mario for Babies that is, for some dumb reason, still counted separately from Mario. Hell need I say more than the fact that the Yoshi’s Island on Super Nintendo was a Sequel to Super Mario World directly.

[@eyeccantseeyouu]

​@@takodacorliss5838less sequel and more prequel but yeah Yoshi, DK, and wario are all counted separately from the mario series but let's be real they're all STILL mario characters

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

@@eyeccantseeyouu First of all, the Donkey Kong franchise predates the Mario franchise by a couple of years. Mario debuted in a Donkey Kong game. And the DK franchise 100% deserves to be its own thing. It has its own set of characters, its own universe, and it pushes 95 million copies. The other two definitely deserve their own distinction in Smash, generally because of how differently they play from the Mario games. The Wario franchise is made up of two game series: the Wario Land series, a group of masterfully made platformers which play differently from Mario, and the Warioware franchise, which later spawned Rhythm Heaven, and also has its own cast of characters. The reason the Yoshi series is its own thing is because at the start of Smash 64, there were two games out, Yoshi's Island and Yoshi's Story (the latter doesn't even have the "Super Mario World" distinction) and Sakurai wanted to give the series its own place on the roster, with its own universe of stages. The Yoshi franchise now remains generally different from any Super Mario game out there, since you have the ability to swallow enemies and chuck eggs, Woolly World and Island giving Yoshi the ability to transform. I think by now, the Yoshi franchise has made itself its own entity, selling *25 million* copies, more than Fire Emblem, Metroid and Splatoon. Plus, without Yoshi, the Croc series wouldn't exist, and Good Feel, the guys who make the newer games, were instrumental in making some of the most unique games in the Kirby series. Tl;dr All three franchises outsell Metroid and Fire Emblem, and thus deserve to be their own universes in Smash.

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

@@eyeccantseeyouu Plus, if there were four series lumped under the Mario Universe is Smash, there'd be alot less variety in stages and characters

[@weisstofall2615]

I was kind of scared you could rapid fire bandana dees spear like he does in his games for his special. Also, I was looking at that orb, thinking it would electrify the spear of something, I can't believe I didn't notice it was beam!

[@eliteknightfanboy1619]

Oh Yay!! More "What if Bandana Waddle Dee entered Smash" Videos to Watch instead of playing Super Smash Bros Games!!!!

[@firstwaddledee9182]

I’m so glad that one of my kin is such a popular Smash candidate

[@MrSupersmash93]

Alear and Mio are my picks. Though i still think you should do Andy from Advance Wars

[@erickmaverick3128]

As much as I like Alear, I personally think Mio is going to be next.

[@MrSupersmash93]

@erickmaverick3128 yeah most likely do to her popularity.

[@Mind_Crimes]

Got excited when you mentioned the parasol from Battle Royale but sorta dissapointed when there was no Aqua Shot an extra move he gets that Kirby doesn't. As satisfying as the SSF2 moveset is I feel like its almost too licensed for Sakurai to end up using.

[@johnj.hillyerv940]

9:13 I never knew you can do a pole vault with ground thrust, I have to try that out sometime. So freaking cool

[@tabrisflyway]

Everyone is rooting for bandana dee, hopefully he’ll get the spotlight he deserves next game. And I also hope, Alear finally wins this cause I need to see how you make them work.

[@Tazmain.]

Please do tails some time soon

[@StopSpiderMan]

Would love to see you do A.K.I. from Street Fighter 6 in your next poll

[@alexv3375]

*BANDANNA WADDLE DEE* at your service!

[@ElTaitronAnim]

Excellent moveset, I love it! Including Parasol and Beam moves are a great touch.

[@kirbydude667]

Great Moveset! Your making me want Bandana Dee even more

[@mattr75]

Pretty solid moveset

[@moisesdanielalvarado5578]

This is really cool 🆒😎 I've always wanted Bandana Waddle Dee to be in Super Smash Bros ever since he first appeared in Super Smash Flash 2 and I always imagined he's final smash attack to be something really awesome like maybe he's spear turns really giant and pierces through his opponents! Or he summons millions of spears and makes them rain 🌧️ down on all the other fighters 😊👍!

[@JoelTheParrot]

Smash-original creations like this hypothetical spear are always so cool 5:03 looks more chartreuse to me, though i guess that IS the slot of the usual "Green-ish palette" 5:08 Cyan? That's just Aqua 5:14 Looks more Pink to me... Magenta, maybe. Down Throw should be called Megaton Punch instead of Crackity Hack >^< 19:00 I retract my previous statement

[@PikaPhantomVG]

Were the falling energy spears from Forgotten Land's take on Waddle Copter omitted for balance purposes, or did you just forget about them?

[@cedgamer2009]

You forgot to put “REBUILD” in the title, you made a Bandana Dee moveset years ago

[@Mr.Cynical]

No, Del. That pun was really adorable.🤣🤣🤣

[@ElecManEXE]

I know you said you intentionally limited Parasol and Beam to keep the focus on the spear, and that's fair and even an approach I mostly agree with. That said, I feel like Beam is a little *too* limited being only a single move. And also, downsmash sounds like a pretty generic "weapon fighter hits both sides with weapon one after the other" attack. Pretty boring I feel. Given that fact and the design of the spear you're using with the Beam sphere on the back, I would propose an alternative. Bandana Dee takes his spear in both hands and slams the back of the spear on the ground, creating an electric blast that travels along the ground a fair distance. Would have much the same properties as your original downsmash described in the video (good range horizontally but limited vertically and not great at killing) just with the caveat of hitting both sides at the same time and being visually more unique. Could even make it stun for a brief moment if you wanted to give it added flair, just long enough to follow up with a quick tilt or aerial but not another smash attack.

[@kingmo8789]

Finally some Bandana Dee recognition!

[@epsilon-6thevillageidiots143]

I like the different alternate costume ideas But there definitely needs to be a Waddle doo costume

[@MrGameguyC]

Love the idea of his spear having a Swiss Army knife function. Reminds me when a friend said he could tie the wand to his spear. lol Good video.

[@justinukah7441]

It really surprise me how Kirby hasn’t had more representatives in smash

[@mrshmuga9]

Because it doesn’t need it. Not everything will/can get more fighters. Kirby, Meta Knight, and Dedede are the 3 major recurring characters for the series, just as Link/Zelda/Ganondorf is to Zelda. You can add BD to that now, but outside him, the rest are typically one-offs. And I don’t think there’s really anyone that the average person would be excited to see from Kirby show up (if they recognize it). I don’t think anyone would go crazy for Kamek, but there’d probably be more that are aware of him than say Magolar. BD is kind of in the same spot as the Zelda series. There’s more interesting choices than the current cast (in this case, I guess Impa, since we already have Sheik), but they’re all one-offs. So their chances are next to none. Which is annoying when FE’s fighters are basically all one-offs but still get in. Wouldn’t mind a different weapon user, but it’s never gonna happen unless the protagonist is different.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@mrshmuga9 Even if FE characters are one offs, their not meant to represent character. Their meant to represent classes. Ike is the Hero class, Robin is mage, Corrin is the manakete, and Byleth is three classes in one. Spear Master, Archer, and Berserker. The difference Marth and Roy is that, Marth has better Air acceleration, while Roy is much faster.

[@TheRManProds]

BANDANA DEE DESERVES TO BE IN SMASH BROS!

[@bubble_ross]

y'know the people who say bandana dee is just "goomba with a hat" are dumb he's quite literally the luigi of the kirby series put some respect on his name

[@s.p.d.magentaranger1822]

Heck we've had SEVERAL Goombas wirh hats and personality! In Paper Mario at least.

[@nickcasillas1618]

This is amazing work!! He’s my absolute more wanted character rn, and this moveset sounds amazing for him!

[@foggy8298]

0:23 “several twists of fate” = Sakurai favoritism for the Kirby things he made and distaste for the things he hasn’t made. To this day we only have substantive content from about 4 Kirby games.

[@GlitchanBlack]

Very unoriginal misconception.

[@foggy8298]

@@GlitchanBlack you say this and then provide no counter-proof? I’m up for there being other reasons but Sakurai seems to be given a strange level of control over smash’s development for better or for worse and that is definitely reflected partially in the roster. 3 kid Icarus characters or the inclusion of snake as a character, for example

[@connorj1165]

You see this would be cool if Bandana Waddle Dee was in the next Super Smash Bros Game cause then we would see the whole entire Kirby's Return to Dreamland team back together again and I also love this moveset that you made for Bandana Waddle Dee it's pretty cool and also I got a question what about the introduction for Bandana Waddle Dee like how Nintendo when they introduce characters in Smash like should they like show off Kirby, King Dedede, and Meta Knight being in danger from some enemy like Marx and then they see a spear which hits Marx and then the spears flys as someone catches which shows the reveal of Bandana Waddle Dee spears his way to Smash now that would be a cool introduction for Nintendo to do for Bandana Waddle Dee.

[@lunarkomet]

This character's inclusion in the next smash game feels like a no brainer to me This moveset mostly does him justice, but I really don't get the parasol moves; they feel out of place and underwhelming Love his down throw though

[@aaronculebro8672]

I mean in kirby battle royale bandana dee have a parasol

[@DustyDDust]

if theres a new smash game (doubt) he NEEDS to be in it

[@kirbysuperstar5494]

I think I broke the sound barrier moving my mouse to click on this

[@svxd7369]

Can you do more Chalenger Approaching videos for more Kirby characters such as Marx (I know he's a boss in Super Smash Bros Ultimate), Dark Matter, Adeline and Ribbon, Prince Fluff, Magolor, Suzie.

[@vanessasandoval96]

Fighter 13: Porky Minch Spirits : mechorilla Pig Mask Army Fassad Porky Statue Miss Marshmallow and Ultimate Chimera Stage : Empire Porky Building Music : porky’s Porkies

[@michaelward771]

Still awaiting the glorious day you cover the Doom slayer, one can only dream 😭😂

[@Ryno12345able]

They grow up so fast, mio is my pick next

[@XBC3403]

I have a weird idea for a down b. Taking a page from his appearance in the 3Ds games where he throws kirby a helpful item. Bandana dee woild throw a star in front of him. When it hits anything, it breaks with a chance to drop an item where it did. The item would be randomly selected from a preselected set of items. It can range from something as snall as a single piece of food to something as game changinh as the home run bat, albeit at a much much smsller chance. Things like pokeballs, smash balls, assist trophies, pieces cant appear but thered still be a wide array of items that could. The move itself wouldn't be anything strong. Bandana dee can choose the angle he throws the star in. And while it doesnt do much damage or kill well, it does enough knockback that, should it hit, Bandana dee would almost certainly be the first one to get the item.

[@TramiNguyen-oi3kp]

Banadana Dee is Kirby’s best friend and Pikachu is Kirby’s best friend also too!

[@brandonwilliams6119]

I’ll have Bandana Waddle Dee in Smash along with tons of Forgotten Land Representation and a stage from it. Over Sakurai’s dead body, lol I’m joking but I honestly don’t get the hate for BWD when Piranha Plant literally exists as playable character in Smash and pulls from many Mario Games for a moveset and even the Putrid Piranha alt when using Poison Gas and Ice Piranha from Paper Mario TTYD.

[@terry.1428]

Please do an episode on Marx

[@Baguetteling]

Can you make a video on Decidueye? There's already a Pokémon from that generation included in ultimate, but I'm sure they'd have an awesome moveset.

[@ac43alex]

Just yes 🎉

[@Nefnoj]

One cool thing about his moveset is how few spear users there are. None of whom are literal spear users, right now the closest is Marth. However, there's one MAJOR issue that I have - Bandana Dee has dozens of adorable hats and I insist that he, like the Pokémon, become a hat-based character in his costumes. He can keep the color and even bandana, but on top he needs to sport off all the adorable headgear that the Dees are famous for.

[@littlefox_100]

Yes!

[@erickmaverick3128]

Marth has a sword. I think the character you're referring to is Byleth, since he has a spear in his kit.

[@Nefnoj]

@@erickmaverick3128 Nope! I'm thinking of Marth. Despite being a literal sword wielder, his sword's hitbox is at its most powerful at the tip of the blade rather than the throughout making him feel different from other Smash sword wielders. A spear user would have that same gamefeel with powerful hits at the tip. One could argue the same for the Belmonts, but I'm not sure where their attacks are at their most powerful so I could be wrong.

[@orangeslash1667]

@@Nefnoj Theirs Byleth who uses a spear.

[@zimmermichael1408]

Next, please do one (or more) of these: - Adol Christin (Ys) - Axel Stone (Streets of Rage) - Blaze Fielding (Streets of Rage) - Joe Higashi (Shinobi) - Krystal (Star Fox Adventures) - Juri Han (Street Fighter IV) - Leon S. Kennedy (Resident Evil 2) - Mike Hagger (Final Fight) - Morrigan Aensland (Darkstalkers) - Ryu Bateson (Breath of Fire) - Sami (Advance Wars) - Wonder Red (The Wonderful 101) - X (Mega Man X)

[@UnimpressedViking]

keep these up, man. i love these

[@waheedabdullah6371]

Can the next patreon poll include Galacta Knight from Kirby

[@ElizaArtz]

My baby boy!

[@Suuup_w]

Watch as Nintendo sees this and exactly copies it in smash 6. “He’s doing our job for us!”

[@Tinte648]

Man I hope there's another smash soon. And I hope there's a lot more unique charaters like Waddle Dee, Shantae, etc. The DLC was lackluster imo since it was mostly swrd/fighting game characters.

[@MILDMONSTER1234]

>waddle dee >unique Lol…. Lmao even

[@Chaos-X-editz]

Delzethin hear me out, since update 3 just came out i think id be a good idea to do a tails amy and kunckles smash moveset as not only do they have abilities from past games but now new games as well OR heres something really creative, you could do their superstars versions

[@That_One_Gaming_Guy]

What? No Spear Kirby? This is an outrage!! 🤯

[@TophatVidz]

13:38 this time we'll hit em good!

[@jonadams2741]

If they reveal Bandana Waddle Dee they should at least put in Magalor to some series revealed 2 characters in one trailer