Evolution of Masked Dedede in Kirby Games (2008-2022)

Enjoy my video about the Evolution of Masked Dedede in Kirby Games, Spin-offs and other Appearances. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is included. Masked Dedede is King Dedede´s Alterego, now with a metallic mask and a mechanical hammer instead of normal one. He makes his debut in Kirby Super Star Ultra in the sub-game Revenge of the King.
►Timecodes
[00:00] Kirby Super Star Ultra (2008 - DS)
- Revenge of the King: Final Boss
- The True Arena: Intro Cutscene
[01:13] Kirby: Triple Deluxe (2014 - 3DS)
- Final Boss Battle + Cutscene
- Keychain
[03:52] Dedede's Drum Dash Deluxe (2014 - 3DS)
- Masked Dedede Mask
[06:10] Kirby: Planet Robobot (2016 - 3DS)
- Stone Kirby Transformation
- Sticker
[06:40] Kirby's Blowout Blast (2017 - 3DS)
- Secret Path Final Boss
[08:21] Kirby Battle Royale (2017 - 3DS)
- Masked Dedede Headgear
[10:19] Kirby Star Allies (2018 - Switch)
- Celebration Picture
[10:39] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018 - Switch)
- King Dedede's Final Smash
- Masked Dedede Spirit
[11:17] Kirby Fighers 2 (2020 - Switch)
- Story Mode Final Chapter: Secret Final Boss
[14:01] Kirby and the Forgotten Land (2022 - Switch)
- Boss Battle: Forgo Dedede
- Boss Battle: Phantom Forgo Dedede

[@milodiin]

Dedede on his way to get mind-controlled for the 58th time :

[@Dado_nastro]

You mean 1000000000000000000000th time?

[@mohamedshabbeleh7948]

U mean infinity

[@Konh-Minh]

You'd think he'd gain an immunity to it after being exposed to it so many times...

[@Shadow-yn2qg]

@@Konh-Minh maybe he likes getting mind controlled

[@enforcer0regidragoregicean902]

exactly

[@killeing]

"But he may be a bit more... Hostile than you remember." Kirby: "Nope. He's exactly the same as every other time we meet."

[@saniaaf2251]

Taranza just didn't know that

[@JonathanRiverafrickinnice555]

"But, but, why? What did you do?" "Win, a lot."

[@nightmarebb7987]

Kirby:But umm… I DON’T REMEMBER THREE D WIELDING AN AXE AND USING LASER MAGIC!!!

[@Determination709]

@@nightmarebb7987 ??????????

[@nightmarebb7987]

@@Determination709 A reference to Triple Deluxe…

[@luigiwithashotgun2196]

Masked Dedede will always be my Favorite Boss in all of Kirby. Heck he's the first boss I ever lost to in Super Star Ultra because my smol brain kept flying to the top of the *Electric Cage* he sets for this beautiful deathmatch

[@firenze6478]

Hes great but chaotic elfinis is one of the best bosses in gaming history.

[@ethanboi5132]

Pfh

[@luigiwithashotgun2196]

@@firenze6478 best bosses in "Gaming History" is a bit of a stretch imo

[@firenze6478]

@@luigiwithashotgun2196 I mean, its super epic and then super hard and creepy with the second phase chaos core. Its definitely up their with final xemnas, absolute radiance. Maybe not as good as the isshinn the sword saint but thats still one of the best

[@dikamag]

@@firenze6478 ?

[@dummy3467]

Can we appreciate the support of that one Waddle Dee watching the fight in the first battle?

[@mega6662]

That’s Bandana dee

[@dracondragon9425]

@@mega6662 he is still a waddle dee he is just trained in spear combat

[@mega6662]

@@dracondragon9425 but he deserves to be referred by he’s name by facing Kirby even if he knows he can do nothing against Him just to give some time to the king and staying afterwards to see the fight

[@dracondragon9425]

@@mega6662 I see

[@Benito675]

Yes

[@Beatstart]

I love how Dedede's theme and Masked Dedede's theme are somehow different things while essentially being the same song

[@PoorQualityStudios]

Dedede's theme is a battle with a familiar face (either possessed or not). Masked Dedede's theme is a battle against that same friend, but now he's out for your damn blood.

[@sixwheeler3598]

1:20 "he may be a little more hostile then you remember him" Nah he is just as hostile as i remember him

[@hystericalpeanut2844]

He's not always that hostile!

[@lx5323]

@@hystericalpeanut2844 the hostility of King Dedede is either a 3 or a 10

[@gaex.]

8:15 King dedede: visible depresion Kirby: VICTORY DANCE

[@nulmini_stories]

We all know that: No matter how long we go, we all know that dedede boss music is a incredible banger

[@NagoTheCat]

Having Dedede tilt the arena into the lava with his weight like that one mini boss from Twilight princess was an amazing idea for a harder extra fight. I seriously didn’t see it coming and it adds another layer to this already intense fight.

[@dashyburd]

I always thought more about the second Bowser fight in Mario 64 lol, but yeah, it gets especially tricky when half of the arena sinks into lava and the other half has lava puddles from previous attacks.

[@gpla-ster9032]

7:34 Dang. Not even the invincible Gordos are a match to King Dedede.

[@epicnftownerandinvestor3153]

all he did was eat them, they probably didn't get destroyed

[@boo1boot261]

@@epicnftownerandinvestor3153 that gonna hurt

[@ShortStop_Productions1992]

@@boo1boot261 When it come outta da other end

[@boo1boot261]

@@ShortStop_Productions1992 dirty Gordos

[@ShortStop_Productions1992]

@@boo1boot261 Yep

[@hughquigley496]

Reasons why Dedede is not such a bad guy: He begged Kirby not to fight Nightmare by clinging onto his stubby leg. 2. He helped fight Queen Sectiona by throwing him a Miracle Fruit 3. He saved one of the Waddle Dees in “Kirby and the Forgotten Land” and sacrificed him self by fighting off the Beast Pack. Any more reasons in the comments.

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

In SSBB: 1.) after being woken up by Ness and Luigi, he thanked em and the 3 decided to contribute to freeing the other fighters, 2.) Even tho he had let go of his greedy self, Dedede gets kicked by a Cocky Wario, challenging him to face him as previously Dedede sent his Waddle Dees to distract and confront wario, and took his floating cart that held a Trophenized Ness and Peach, adding Luigi to his collection, but was helped back up by Ness and Luigi, all three letting him know that (idk why they showed their palms to warrior, causing him to drop his jaw). (This cutscene happens when you free Wario from his trophy form) 3.) He took on Bowser after freeing him from the trophy, and after the second time he freed a cocky and pride-wounded bowser, he smacked him letting him know that he’ll beat his ass again but it ain’t worth it and also that his “Master” (Master Hand) has been defeated, thus giving him an option follow a pointless treacherous leader or help the gang free the others so that they can crack a second chance at fighting the bigger threat (Tabuu) 4.) He was excited to see Kirby in the Subspace Emissary after Kirby found Trophenized GanonDarf before Bowser proceeded to take out his aggression on Ganon for Backstabbing him after all the work he did for him, and Dedede proceeded to drag Kirby along gently.

[@Sephiroth69]

Dedede is an anti hero. He just does what he wants and I respect it

[@averagefearoftheocean3005]

He's only been the antiganist out of ill will once. All other times he's been fighting for a good cause (e.g. defending the star rod to not awaken nightmare) or been possessed/brainwashed (e.g. every other game)

[@nardopol0]

Dedede was also a victim of Kirby once. In Squeak Squad, Kirby fought him because he thought he stole his cake.

[@budbudburgeryes]

In kirbys adventure, he helped kirby fight nightmare by inhaling kirby and the star rod, then spitting him towards nightmare, equipping him with the star rod and let him fight nightmare.

[@accuratememin]

Honestly, seeing the king actually try to fight the first time he became masked was wild, and it still is. No goofiness, no smugness, just a pure badass.

[@therealbilekaiju]

I love how Masked Dedede's theme is just a more chaotic, somewhat darker version of his original theme. Really shows that, no matter how differently they act, Masked and King Dedede are the same entity.

[@DarkmegaGaming]

That forgotten lands gameplay was pretty smooth with that strong utilization of dodging to slow time and spit the stars. good one. Felt better than watching someone just sit there with the gigant blade or repeatedly freeze him with ice power. :V although still wish a lotta bosses had more HP or the upper end of copy powers dealt a bit less damage so you'd atleast on an upper average fight get through a single rotation of all their skills before they die. >_>'

[@syrusgrove8682]

Well with my experience the ultimate tournament Z makes it not really possible to go through the whole thing with just ice becuase Phantom Meta Knight just has too much health to take down and attacks so much that it's hard to manage to even freeze him at all so it's best to just grab the sword and go from there.

[@consideratebulbproductions4277]

How the Hell do you manage to defeat bosses before their skills repeat? Unless its those Attack Boosts and Copy Ability upgrades..... Edit: All Hammers. Works like every Kirby game lol.

[@TheGoldenEgg-GAMING]

@@consideratebulbproductions4277 with fully upgraded morpho knight sword you can beat almost every normal boss in 1-5 fully charged hits

[@TheGoldenEgg-GAMING]

And with attack boosts sometimes it’s brought down 1-3

[@sinteleon]

@@TheGoldenEgg-GAMING Though toy hammer still outperforms with frequent 1-2 hits. :P

[@QwixLF]

I'm fully convinced Dedede turned his brain into an airbnb and lost the key permanently.

[@bugztandosffhat305]

FR

[@eaglehood224]

I've had the headcanon that at the point of him getting controlled in KatFL, he was always that strong, it's just that the mind control was making him go all out. Even the elemental attacks are easily explainable as he's always had them IE lightning powers in Kirby Pinball and that the hammer attack's charge attack sets it on fire.

[@Wario_B]

Same

[@carlkoopa7389]

I remember getting excited after discovering triple deluxe had a masked Dedede fight, then squealing when the actual theme started playing This truly became a part of the character huh

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

2:13 You know shit got serious when King Dedede acquired rejects hammer time and decides to acquire a fkn axe…

[@rogerdragon6449]

The forgo dedede fight had a huge missed Opportunity is to had you forced to use the hammer copy ability to reference the First time that masked dedede apeared

[@azenar1894]

He's mind controlled why would he give you a hammer to fight him??

[@pyregg1572]

@@azenar1894 i mean, he technically still does once he enters phase 2

[@TheNorthman436]

At least it gives you the option to inhale his hammers, thought that was really neat when I played the game.

[@chikobit3204]

They actually did that to Metaknight lol

[@koibyyy]

@@chikobit3204 he did that since Kirby’s adventure

[@patrickthehenchman2679]

There's something about Forgo Dedede with the hog mask running on all fours that makes me think of Beast Ganon's theme from Twilight princess

[@coolguy-mf2wr]

It's pretty cool that so many iconic boss battles came from superstar ultra alone

[@Eldersh1eld]

Holy that fight in forgotten land looks amazing, Dedede not only increased his power but also his themes, it’s just amazing

[@cubeman9766]

Fun fact mask dededes hammer has his old rocket launcher attached to it The only time it was used on its own was in kirbys block ball you can tell since he fires the same rockets in the fight as well as the hammer head looking like the rocket launcher

[@PikaveeT]

Having Dedede straight up go feral is one of the coolest moments in the series

[@matthewofcolumbus5610]

15:27 Doing that amount of damage in one attack should be classified as a warcrime.

[@budbudburgeryes]

That's just 40% of kirbys power

[@Gazing-09]

NGL, when I saw King Deedeedee pick up that Labrys in Triple Deluxe, I was like "Oh dang. I AM SO HYPED. I WANT TO FIGHT HIM."

[@dodinhphu4547]

13:57 meta knight watches as he flies into the stratosphere as if it’s a regular tuesday

[@canballssackfit6811]

I like how Bandana Waddle Dee is the only one who thought this fight was worth the watch. (0:00)

[@jonath56_gaming]

the second phase theme is always the best part for me on the triple deluxe

[@marquitachase8547]

Yea

[@jimmy_os]

Nope the first phase theme is better

[@haroldmayonnaise2783]

@@jimmy_os That's crazy 💀

[@hioman]

I like how metaknight can split into 4 in fighters 2 because it confirms that he retained the powers gained by being possessed Meaning dedede might still have the ability to become buff dedede or even split his stomach open

[@GeaForce]

Dualwielding hammers, because he was not terrifying enough

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

Facts lmao

[@belo77o]

The "Crowned: Reprise," from Dedede's Drum Dash has to be the best rendition!! Also, Dedede's theme always goes hard!!

[@terencetsang9518]

10:07 is the "buried into the ground" effect supposed to be just this raw jpeg or was that a bug?

[@PanAthens]

I looked up another clip of Dedede gameplay and it seems like this was just a bug, I'm willing to bet it's an emulation issue

[@RetroArchive]

Yes, this is an emulator issue, but I still went with the emulator so the gameplay would be full HD resolution

[@stephenbyers6173]

Triple deluxe definitely has my favorite version, it's so good and would fit easily with almost any other fight.

[@elturtle4739]

Dedede: *Crying as he has been mind-controlled for the 112th time and is slowly losing grip on reality* Kirby: ✌🏼😄 POYO!

[@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

I've never played a game with Masked Dedede, but he's my favorite boss. The theme is just amazing, and I always get hyped when I hear it.

[@MilTheBee]

Dedede with an axe is my spirit animal

[@destoryah]

Is it me or did they made dedede slightly bigger? Which, I have no problems with that.

[@kikiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

uh he just looks like that

[@budbudburgeryes]

He is suppose to be 8 feet tall, with kirby being _8 centimeters tall_

[@Flamarix]

9:30 something feel wrong here...

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

“Help me Step Dedede I’m stuck!”💀😂

[@I_Am_LazyLad]

Why does the theme slap so hard

[@RobertoDeMundo]

The triple deluxe one gives me so much nostalgia

[@bleakk4606]

Ever since kirby deluxe dedede has been posed left and right

[@ThatcherTechnoServer]

My first Kirby game was the og superstar, I was obsessed! then later that same year I got the remake and let’s just say tears where shed

[@Christopher-eq1rn]

Think the craziest part of this is that they gave kirby a dark souls style dodge roll with downplayed witch time in the newest game

[@MorrisPXG]

13:40 Meta Knight just Blasted Himself with Kirby

[@mmelon_]

I like the idea where before fighting Dedede, you pick up a hammer like Meta Knight and a sword.

[@ExternalElm5300]

When dedede pulls out the mask you know he’s bouta go sicko mode

[@mimikyuchu3728]

That dodge on 2:48 though-

[@mandaandken8947]

15:09 Wild Hammer VS Wild Hog

[@Awesoman9001]

Masked Dedede and its remixes are the best tracks in Kirby history, fight me.

[@f1reflam3]

I am sure 100% of Kirby fans thought exactly this during the Triple Deluxe fight "OH YEAH MASKED DEDEDE" "He has... the standard boss theme?" "HAL HOW COULD YOU DO THIS" "It's even easy as hell, look, I already beat h- OH GOD"

[@Dipped1234]

I remember playing triple deluxe as my first game and having no idea why it was Masked Dedede's "Revenge"

[@bananataco1235]

I REMEMBER THE FIRST ONE! I Played it on my DS I believe such a great game.

[@wooper9633]

Triple deluxe masked Dedede is peak, I will stand by this statement.

[@Cat-in-a-box10]

Due to the hammer before the fight and the mask I like to headcannon that King Dedede saw Meta knight fight Kirby and was like “HEY WAIT HE ACTUALLY LOOKS KINDA COOL” and just ripped him off

[@eurenoelalcala6594]

The battle really begins with the iconic masked intro

[@Wario_B]

Forgo dedede is my favorite version they’ve done of dedede so far At first it’s just a typical dedede getting controlled until he LIFTS A GIANT PILLAR AND TRIES TO SMASH YOU WITH IT! Then after you beat him, he pulls a King K. Rool and gets back up and captures Elfilin and rides off. Then you fight him again and he’s dual wielding hammers and wearing a tribal hog mask. COOL! Then after you beat him down again, HE DROPS THE HAMMERS AND STARTS CHARGING AT YOU ON ALL FOURS LIKE A DEMON OUT OF HELL!!! And for the best part, after you snap him out of it, he’s genuinely happy to see Kirby again. Then the beast pack starts barreling in as a huge horde and D3 sacrifices himself to buy Kirby and the waddle dees time to escape in the elevator, knowing fully that he might not make it. I love King Dedede so much man 🥹

[@danielrodriguezjimenez8090]

3:52 JAAJJAAJAJA, no sabia que existía un juego de ritmo de Kirby (Masked DJ Dedede, XD)( Por cierto, que crack saltando el Dedede, creía que Mario era el experto en saltar). Edit: (Gracias al del comentario, no me había dado cuenta que el tiempo estaba mal puesto, gracias :) ).

[@opera1971]

3:52

[@eviction8413]

Dedede knows Boar Rush.

[@katu9153]

ハンマー対決もソード対決も熱い。

[@Anime-ch207]

Wow! Mr.DDD s' music is very good sound! ❤

[@beastalan1007]

Masked Dedede Theme is my favorite music!

[@MrJLcooljams]

Damn king DDD back at it again with the cool mask

[@skylord1846]

It’s nice that you included Battle royale, Blowout Blast, Kirby Fighters 2, and even Super Smash Bros. While all those games are not canon since they’re spinoffs, they’re all still pretty good.

[@fearlessleader889]

I love Taranza's face of pure shock after you beat dedede.

[@AGlassofOJ]

sometimes i forget masked dedede was just a one-off thing and was only revived somewhat recently and is now a staple of dedede fights

[@29th.]

Whoever played that first level did spectacularly.

[@user-lh5dc5cy1b]

Can we just admire how dedede decided to give kirby the best ability in super star ultra, just so that he could fight "fair" Like nah bro he putting himself at a massive disadvantage

[@carlosrodriguezborges2990]

Good job on your way

[@kirby3204]

This is very nostalgic

[@Cell_reverted_egg]

1:59 The biggest "Oh Sh*t!" I've ever said in my life.

[@justsaynonotnowihaveyoutub6739]

Masked DeeDee revenge *holy shit this boss is incredible and very scary for someone like me when I was younger*

[@edwardrobinson5470]

I liked the triple deluxe fight.

[@roderickspencerjr.2482]

Shit got serious when he acquired the axe….

[@edwardrobinson5470]

@@roderickspencerjr.2482 True. I like his theme song. It's awesome the masked Dedede is his final smash in Ultimate.

[@husseinslifehacks156]

15:28 Me: Now dat’s a lotta damage

[@MattIsTheCat]

It is interesting to me that they added something this significant to a DS remake of Kirby Super Star.

[@kokomin_0222]

やっぱりマスクド・デデデはトリデラ戦のBGMが一番好き

[@plush1563]

Triple D's Mask reminds me of Marvel's Doctor Doom

[@ACW-dn9wb]

Yo RetroArchive, would you consider uploading all of the upscaled KSU cutscenes one day. The True Arena cutscene looks hella clean man!

[@ElijaPinkey]

Bro i remember playing triple deluxe and kept dieing to the energy ball attack but i beat him later that day

[@cloudtender8813]

Forgotten land Themes Is SO GOOD

[@slendermansmoom]

The only kirby game I ever play is super star ultra. It's weird seeing kirby without heavy amounts of pixels. Idk how my dsixl still works, but hey, we take those

[@MarcusFigueras]

Masked Dedede in Triple Deluxe is interesting because even though he has his jet hammer, hes doing regular dedede choreography and moves. Its not until the second phase where he mimics his masked moves with the battle ax, even using magic to mimic the missiles

[@MarcusFigueras]

OK, i looked it up. Apparently he DOES have masked dedede moves in triple deluxe, you just dont see them here

[@glauciarochelle]

masked dedede must to be king dedede's echo fighter for next smash game

[@cross6490]

En estos momentos es cuando te das cuenta que los juegos de kirby no son fáciles, es el prota que está rotisimo

[@Sparkydoesthings]

I love how in triple deluxe he pulls of an axe

[@budbudburgeryes]

0:52 UWOOOAAAAHH

[@invaderlava]

Nice job on the no hit wins lol

[@deadnova_]

Vibing !!

[@masterboi6992]

Out of all of the masked dededes my favorite is the one in triple deluxe

[@Chinarider1972]

0:00 Masked Dedede Fight - Kirby Super Star Ultra - DS 1:13 Masked Dedede Fight - Kirby Triple Deluxe - 3DS 2:01 Masked Dedede’s Revenge Fight - Kirby Triple Deluxe - 3DS 3:53 Masked Dedede Costume - Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe - 3DS 6:13 Masked Dedede Cameos - Kirby Planet Robobot - 3DS 6:41 Giant Masked Dedede Fight - Kirby’s Blowout Blast - 3DS 8:22 Masked Dedede Costume - Kirby Battle Royale - 3DS 10:20 Masked Dedede Cameos - Kirby Star Allies - Switch 10:40 King Dedede’s Final Smash - Super Smash Brothers Ultimate - Switch 11:03 Masked Dedede Spirit - Super Smash Brothers Ultimate - Switch 11:18 Waning Crescent Masked Dedede And Waxing Crescent Masked Meta Knight Fight - Kirby Fighters 2 - Switch 14:02 Forgo Dedede Fight - Kirby And The Forgotten Land - Switch 16:02 Phantom Forgo Dedede Fight - Kirby And The Forgotten Land - Switch

[@jomo4805]

Everyone is gonna miss Kirby hover infinity times now in Kirby and the forgotten land he floats then starts losing his breath and you fall slowly

[@boo1boot261]

Dedede when he about to kill someone with mask on:

[@MrJLcooljams]

By the way great mask king DDD

[@oiaoaisoq6757]

Props to whoever got that perfect attempt in drum dash deluxe

[@RetroArchive]

whoever? xD That is my gameplay :)

[@oiaoaisoq6757]

@@RetroArchive dude how ? Im unable to do that level without falling on the edge of at least one drum

[@ronniechannel]

Bro nothing is going to top super star ultra masked dedede for me that shit went hard back in my childhood

[@user-gz2ce4dr3b]

The miss of forgo dedede

[@crystalpyr0997]

2:07 when you get so angry your clothes become a different color

[@QuasarTheCharaAndFranciscaFan]

You become Deltarune character

[@Ava-kb5sd]

I would pay top money for a keychain like this 3:48

[@EmeraldMan25]

Interesting... masks, when they're not normal swordsman masks, seem to be associated with possession. Wonder if that'll get explained in the next Kirby game

[@fenryxgentle2183]

Nice