WHO IS BANDANA WADDLE DEE? A Kirby Series Character Analysis (1000 SUBSCRIBER SPECIAL)

[@generaltd3793]

I love this little guy. My favorite detail is how he has a yellow ribbon on his spear in Kirby Fighters 2. Yellow ribbons are apparently medals of honor given to public role models in Japan. Such a sweet detail if it's intentional.

[@SilveryMP]

I had no idea about that, that’s such a cool detail! Whether intentional or not, I’d say it’s decently fitting.

[@jellycore1316]

Aww! ;W; That's so cute, thanks for pointing that out! That's so cool!

[@Mike14264]

Aww, that's awesome!

[@larsthememelord3383]

dedede: look at this waddle dee, be like this waddle dee

[@elbunko_]

he's a role model to every waddle dee in dreamland ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@kirbyfan087]

And now he canonically helped Kirby save hundreds of Waddle Dees and two planets while defeating the Ultimate Life-Form, is the only playable character aside from Kirby himself, and has actual dialogue and a fleshed-out personality in Forgotten Land

[@AlienMicrobe776]

My boi has officially become one of Dreamland’s finest. Gotta love it

[@aneess]

spoiled i have gotten, disappointed i am

[@Kakomonour]

@@aneess that's your own fault

[@KnightsoftheN-ooshi]

@@aneess are you being possessed by Yoda or something¿

[@birdboy16]

@@Kakomonour To be fair there could’ve been a spoiler warning somewhere in the comment

[@fastfox57]

He's not just a goomba with a hat He's THE goomba with a hat, and I will forever love my little bandana boy

[@LastHazzerd]

Official Player 2 material, look at em, a Waddle Dee standing up there with a King, A warrior knight, and a friend shaped godslayer. Everyone loves an everyman hero

[@ThatOneKid5323]

Player 2 waddle dee in Kirby and the forgotten land

[@SuperLegendOf364]

My favorite thing about BandDee is that while super loyal to the king, he's stll somehow Kirby's best friend.

[@kykystars]

Yeah I like how he basically helps Kirby go against the King in Kirby Battle Royale

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

I feel like after enough games even DDD himself knows not to mess with crazy but his best chance for survival is to become a friend with him. Lest he pisses Kirby off. for killing an elder God without thought or effort Is all in a typical day for Kirby

[@catsorafgc]

@@dissonanceparadiddle Eh, I think The King still enjoys messing with Kirby time to time. He has the strength to compete with him anyways, so I doubt he’s all that scared

[@dissonanceparadiddle]

@@catsorafgc after seeing what counts Kirby's been up against he'd be a braver person than i to try

[@ashikjaman1940]

At this point the King is also Kirby's best friend lol

[@itsdripnovababy]

I’d like to think that Bandana Dee is the same as the Waddle Dee in Kirby 64. During Kirby 64, he probably didn’t wear his bandana outside of strength competitions. However, due to his great help with saving the world, King Dedede probably gave him the honor of being in command of the Waddle Dees. He might’ve also given him his spear, too. To differentiate himself from the other Waddle Dees, Bandana Dee wears his bandana. That’s just my headcanon, however.

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

I personally think he got his trademark bandana first, but then started picking up the spear after losing to Kirby in Revenge of the King.

[@Door227]

This is now also my headcanon

[@someguycalledgoober155]

That makes the most sense@@SilverHairedFreak25

[@Evan-ix3fj]

I think it's worth noting that one of Bandana Dees idle animations from Star Allies has him hold his spear up and stare at the tip with starry eyes, similar to how the Waddle Dee holds up the crystal shard and stares at it in Kirby 64. I also think it's a little bit unfair to describe him as a blank slate. Sure, he doesn't really show his personality outside of Battle Royale, but he DOES have an entire theme song about training to be stronger and popular.

[@kumatorahaltmanndreemurr]

I didn’t know he has a theme song :0 Which game is it featured in?

[@BJMGaming102]

​@@kumatorahaltmanndreemurrbattle royale

[@satchiewonderbell]

You forgot something . In the album Kirby Memorial Arrangement , There is a song called "The Apple Juice Song" which referring to Bandana Dee wanting to be strong like the other three ( Kirby , Dedede and Meta Knight ) by drinking apple juice . Sadly its Jappanese but there is some translation in the internet. Hope you see this , you got a new sub !

[@jellycore1316]

Aww ;W; Thanks for the info!

[@safurahh.8093]

Yes! The song is adorable and gives insight into Bandana Dee’s character and motivations

[@sherbertshortkake6649]

I can confirm that the English fan translation on the Wiki is accurate. A couple things of note: Bandana Waddle Dee uses the pronoun "Boku" which suggests a boyish nature. (Not necessarily weak... more young) He also speaks informally and childishly. @Silvery

[@sonicthehedge]

Thats really adorable and makes sense. He is friends with a God-like being who is literally a Black Hole, A King, and Strongest & most skilled Warrior in dreamland, meanwhile he is just a Waddle Dee with a Spear. This piece of info just made me like Bandana Waddle Dee even more.

[@ashikjaman1940]

This reminds me of the quote Vegeta uses to taunt Cell lol

[@humbloom]

When Bandana waddle dee gets into smash bros im going to cry because Sakurai cares for this smol boi

[@itsturniptime3699]

Sakurai stopped working on Kirby before SuperStar Ultra meaning technically he’s not Sakurai’s Boi. I’ve heard rumours a few years ago that Sakurai doesn’t even like him but that’s just whispers of a mysterious time now.

[@humbloom]

@@itsturniptime3699 :((

[@eclecticsoffy]

@@itsturniptime3699 wait, Bandana Waddle Dee appeared in Super Star Ultra, or even earlier. New here tho

[@withiethewither1993]

@@itsturniptime3699 As time progresses and days go by, I have less and less respect for Sakurai

[@sonicthehedge]

@@itsturniptime3699 It's more Sakurai fears that fans would call him out on being bias on his creation in which why he is careful around Kirby in Smash. He does show love for him as Kirby is the only one to survive in trailers/ Galeem's attack.

[@east01141]

Bandana Waddle Dee having more of the spotlight than META KNIGHT in Forgotten Land is a big step for him!

[@OrangeToadGamer]

Finally someone giving *Bandana Waddle Dee* some love

[@narxmagee727]

Y'know, with how little Kirby has actual mainstays to the series, it was interesting to see Bandana Dee rise to prominence and share similar roles to the main 3. It kinda feels like a quart now with how much this plucky little guys appeared alongside them. I've always had a soft spot for. Sure he's mostly a blank slate but he's also a go getter, a brave warrior, a hero and the strongest of his species (not saying much but it's a pretty big gap). He's special cause he rose up to help, sometimes that's all you need to capture someone's heart.

[@VaniRoyal]

I always just assumed Bandana Dee was the Waddle dee from 64, it makes sense. they both fill the position of “right hand man” to the king, and they’re both the only instances of a waddle dee being Kirby’s friend. I mean, going on an interstellar adventure with the king is certainly enough to move you up in the ranks.

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

I've always preferred the Waddle Dees to Kirby, cuteness-wise. Their general helplessness, pudgier shape, and puffy lil' cheeks make them downright adorable.

[@StarBeam500]

Why does it feel like removing the mouth from charecters somehow makes them cuter?

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

@@StarBeam500 | No capacity to bite, maybe? The mouth is usually a bit of a danger zone on animals.

[@vortex7926]

I don't think it was very important for this video specifically, but I thought I should mention for later that all of the dream friends in star allies have multiple different pause descriptions, some having some interesting information. If you ever plan on doing a video for any of those characters, you should check them out!

[@flamingrubys11]

dees pause descriptioj more or less confirms thay he indeed is a representitive

[@tjwizzy]

A loyal friend, man i'm glad you did him.

[@castform7]

5:30 Wow. I cannot tell if I love that name or hate it. Badana Waddle Dee may not seem like much (cause he kinda isn't) but he is still something special. He's a prime representitive of an underdog. He is a part of a species of the most basic of enemies of all and still get's to be player 4 and have the same "multiple in game appearance" title as the veteran's. That says something. To me it says "doesn't matter what group you're a part of or where you come from. You can do something special". To me, he deserves to be "everyone's idol". He's someone everyone can relate to and I think that's why the community holds him in such high regard. He may not be the greatest or most fleshed out but he tries and that's what matters. Also, too bad he didn't get into Samarai Kirby. I liked that gag.

[@mrfrog3876]

Kirby is your friend but its become pretty clear that he's just got something *more* to him than that.... Bandana Dee is an everyman from Dreamland that raises to the call and that frankly holds an appeal that's hard to dismiss.

[@fort2558]

@@mrfrog3876 it's like a goomba actually becoming useful

[@bookmew1081]

@@fort2558 It's unfortunate that the Mario series doesn't use Goombario or Goombella this way. The Paper Mario games used to have standout individuals among their species in the 1st & 2nd games & we aren't even allowed to see them cameo in the games anymore for some reason. At least the Yellow & Blue Toads are playable in New Super Mario Bros games from Wii onward, although it would be nice if the Paper Mario Partners & NPCs appeared more. Bandana Waddle Dee is the best of its species & really the Mario series should take note of this popularity when making the next Paper Mario game.

[@LordEmperorBoss]

How tough is Bandanna W. Dee? He survived being swallowed by Kirby. In Kirby games. Multiple times.

[@lasercraft32]

Just let that sink in for a moment... XD

[@Sandstheskeleton]

don’t remember where it came from but iirc people swallowed by kirby just respawn somewhere else

[@mailingcat]

Here’s who I think B.W Dee is. A lovable fighting waddle dee, who became friends with Kirby, and still supports King DDD, and secondary players in some games! He’s amazing, and he’s a fisher! (As shown in Rainbow Curse) And he likes relaxing with his friends! (As shown after the town expands in Forgotten Land.) He’s literally just a main character waddle dee with a bandana, which makes him loved. I love him.

[@cosmicspacething3474]

5:30 honestly I’m just going to refer to him as bandee now because it’s just easier to say/type

[@enti]

I love this little guy, he's literally a normal person walking around the best of the best, his friendship with Kirby is precious, and actually? I love the main 4 a LOT (i like to call the the "DreamL Team"), i just want so see them more as a group in the games, we've already had our crumbs of MK and DDD interactions in Fighters 2, since Bandee looks up to them, why not giving us some more interactions between them?

[@justaboringguy3558]

Bandana Dee is simply perfect. I hope he will get a little more importance to the overall Kirby lore during this new game that will come out. The little guy deserves every bit if atenttion he recieves.

[@michaeloverton04]

Waddle Dees are debatably the best Kirby enemies. They're adorable with way more personality than most would expect, but still loyal to their king and willing to lay down their lives for the kingdom and ruler. They're only rivaled by the maraca enemies from 64 because of just how cute those guys are. Bandanna Waddle Dee is the epitome of all Waddle Dees without a doubt.

[@earthboundfan95]

Remember, in a alternate Kirby timeline, Bandana Waddle Dee beat Magolor by HIMSELF.

[@Typi]

Honestly, to me Bandanna Dee is a character that shows growth just as much as the other mainstays Dedede and Meta Knight. They start out weak and afraid, but loyal. Even in their earliest appearances, they can be seen trying to improve (such as in the Superstar minigames). Even though they never really play a major role in any game, each time they do they show growth, such as Befriending Kirby (who they were previously terrified of), going out of their way to help others, and even when they can't directly help, such as in Robobot or Triple Deluxe, they are shown to go out of their way to provide support. In Star Allies, they are the only one of the main three to not be corrupted by the Jamba Heart, and in the newest entry, while it is entirely optional, they go right alongside Kirby throughout Forgotten Land, being the first to help build waddle-dee town. Again, this is completely optional, but every single cutscene that is not pre-rendered has a variant with Bandanna Dee in it. Even the pre-rendered cutscenes that play and the beginning and end have them alongside Kirby. With the confirmation that the timeline isn't fully linear, I think Kirby Battle Royale might take place a bit after King's Revenge, but before Return to Dreamland, thus why they are using the parasol rather than their trusty spear. They may not be complex, but man I love the little details throughout the games.

[@enti]

This is such a great take on the character

[@PoyoPowerPlant]

HE’S HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE MY BOY IS HEREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

[@amogussussy.4134]

Bandee is actually a pretty creative name for Bandana Waddle Dee, I honestly might start calling him that

[@thatquietasianguy9582]

That’s the thing, pretty much every character in kirby is obnoxious and godly it’s nice seeing a character that is human like us

[@BandanaDeeFan28]

I approve of this

[@SilveryMP]

Your approval means everything thank you

[@Pickel2725]

For the Bandana Dee is the 64 Dee theory, I think it's Parasol Dee (he's not generic look at his parasol compared to the other parasol dees). The intro skit as you mentioned in the video has Parasol Dee as the 64 Dee. There's also another skit with him as the 64 Dee. Parasol Dee was seen as the Waddle Dee in Marx's trailer. There was also a Waddle Dee in K64. Why wouldn't they be the same? Not to mention since minigames aren't canon, Parasol Dee was the only Waddle Dee that helped Kirby that had the same colors as K64 Waddle Dee. So I consider Parasol Dee and K64 Waddle Dee the same. Maybe he just didn't bring his Parasol. It's not like he would've looked generic anyway since we've seen him in Kirby Super Star without his Parasol.

[@StarBeam500]

What Parasol Dee are you talking about. The only waddle dee with a different designed parasol that has helped kirby, from what I know, is bandana waddle dee.

[@Poyostar]

You know, the idea of a character going from being just another face in the crowd to one of the main characters of the Kirby series is an idea I really like, so it's only natural that Bandee would end up becoming one of my all time favorite characters in the franchise. In fact, he's actually second only to Kirby himself! Great video, man. I look forward to when you eventually tackle who is essentially my comfort character! And... by the way, I think I may be exempt from those who only watch your Kirby videos as I did watch your Luigi's Mansion video from a while ago. Just thought I'd put that out there.

[@BackSet]

Something I find interesting, and likely ultimately irrelevant in this context, is that as of Forgotten Land (which had not been released at the time this video was made) Bandanna Waddle Dee is the _only_ member of the main cast to have dialogue outside of spin-offs since Super Star Ultra, having dialogue when you speak to him in Waddle Dee Town in Single Player, though he doesn't speak in cutscenes. This is also not counting the little quote each Dream Friend has in their pause screen description during Guest Star mode.

[@waddledee6729]

Not bad mate, but you forgot the numerous violations of the Geneva Convention that I've committed.

[@SonplaysMinEcraft]

flash forward to March 25th when Bandana Dee is the ONLY playable character besides Kirby pretty big upgrade

[@de_kirby_boi_]

YES BANDEE!!!

[@aarizm1758]

I think Kirby And The Forgotten Land will do quite a lot for Bandana Waddle Dee

[@jaeded2391]

Waddle Dees have gone from the Goombas of the series to the Toads, making Bandana Waddle Dee equivalent to Captain Toad. Not a bad glow-up.

[@wyvernknight]

imagine having the gall to enter a fighting competition with nothing but a parasol and your best pal, and winning

[@spanoguy2283]

He got even more personality in Kirby and the forgotten land actually!

[@sethl1068]

Great vid as usual about my man bandana dee

[@user-sz6wo3in7k]

Great video! Side note on the mini games' canonicity: they are not exaggerated at all, as not only do the characters all scale significantly higher than anything they do in any of the minigames (the craziest mini game is the star allies meteorite batting at around solar system level iirc, whereas the top tiers all scale to low multiversal through mainline story content), but I recall reading that someone on the dev team around the time of star allies stated that they are intended to show off how powerful kirby and co are directly without being constrained by plot, as there isn't really a reason to have the cast do what they do in minigames IN the main story.

[@nom1489]

I think another good reason bandana dee could be using a parasol is because he is seen as the representative and role model for other waddle dee’s and wanted to represent them with their signature weapon instead of his spear.

[@johnathanegbert9277]

the Waddle Dee character is also the only Waddle Dee/Waddle Doo in all of Kirby 64.

[@isaac.h6918]

And then, he came back.

[@Bob-B-.]

"War is H*ck" --Bandana Waddle Dee

[@nickstone451]

YESSSS BANDANA DEEEEE

[@mrdreamy1747]

Bandee wanted to defend his people, so he mastered the spear. Character Development at its finest.

[@reactionlessssbu-clips2723]

Can’t wait for forgotten land update cause all 3 characters u talked about gets a bit more information mostly for dedede and banadana dee while meta knight gets more positive points as a chad

[@shauntoler9216]

Meta Knight is the cool uncle of the Kirby universe now

[@ellie8272]

Honestly I wish they did name him Bandee. Having his own unique name would make him stand out a lot more

[@zenvariety9383]

I think if Kirby 64 got a remake I think the Waddle Dee will probably be Bandana Waddle Dee.

[@existence1015]

Waddle dee’s chargeable move is called waddle copter. Fun fact

[@prettyoriginalnameprettyor7506]

My man went from level1 crook to 99boss

[@Nin-Saber]

It feels like with every new Kirby game, HAL is saying "Just put him in smash already!"

[@EmanOneM]

6:27 it’s actually called the waddle copter in future games, which makes it even more adorable

[@HanzoHimemiya]

I think he is the first Kirby's friend, like the childhood one

[@jacobs.9661]

I only just discovered these videos, and they make me wonder how Dedede, Meta Knight, and BandDee will appear in Kirby and the Forgotten Land. As far as I know, they haven't been seen in the one trailer we have to work with, but they're downright integral to the franchise so surely one or more of them must be in there somewhere. EDIT: so as of this edit we got another trailer revealing BanDee as the P2 character, and Meta Knight as some type of boss fight. That just leaves Dedede as the only one absent. Granted he COULD be there and we haven't seen him, but he wasn't in Amazing Mirror at all either so...we'll see. EDIT 2 ELECTRIC KIRBALOO: so as of THIS edit we got yet another trailer, this time briefly showing Dedede, cloaked in shadow with new animal pelt robes. I can only assume he's been brainwashed and is fighting Kirby against his will...for like the 7th time now. Regardless that's all 4 characters accounted for: Kirb, 3D, Meta, and Dee! Now I'm left to wonder if the Dream Friends will appear in those collectible figures. That WOULD be a neat way to recycle those fancy new 3D models...

[@glimmerstantroop46321]

Its nice to see the heroic quad are all coming back,high hopes for Marx and Adeliene even though cuts have gotta happen when we're switching to an open world 3d lifestyle *23 days left*

[@Reinoiro]

Hello! Amazing video as always!Congratulations for 1000 subs! I remember watching you with 600 subs.

[@HylianGamr1]

As a person who likes Meta Knight, Kirby and Bandana Dee, I love Kirby content from you.

[@SpoonAtNoon]

it was kinda confirmed that that was Bandana waddle in crystal shards In Bandana waddle's description (some where) they said the words "unlike other waddle dees, this waddle actually chooses to help Kirby" which if that wasn't the same person, that would mean that they are completely forgetting a whole character. in an official Kirby book, they call him waddle dee, and he doesn't have a bandana, and they say he's Kirby's best friend and helps him a lot on his adventure, which there is only 1 waddle dee that does that. and finally, in star allies, they show choose Bandana Dee to represent the Waddle dee during the friend skits (we see him next to Adeline&Ribbon, King DDD, and Kirby. Also, sometimes they choose Parasol dee, but that's because he doesn't have a hat) Also, on a completely different note, we can see from the endings IMPORTANT pictures that conically Kirby used Sword and had Bandana Dee as his buddy on fighter 2

[@warpstarrogue3554]

With a new game with the arrival of the 3D world to the series, new character development and lore! As these videos are a year old, I'm gonna talk about the new stuff with our three supporters in it, well two of them as bandana dee is just player 2. At the start of the game, both the masked warrior and his majesty are sucked into the new world before the puffball. Dedede (as if it's tradition at this point) gets kidnapped and mind controlled while MK manages to resist and act as the guardian of waddle dee town while Kirby is away. At the start of world 4, the arena opens up with the lone swordsman challenging the pink demon to a duel in the first arena's cup to hone both their skills. At the end of the 4th world, we fight the mind controlled penguin again who has aligned himselfwith the new big bads introduced. Beating him grants him an opening fo kidnap the new pal of the game Elfilin and now kirb has to chase him to world seven to get him back. Reaching the boss level, it's shown that the king has started to break free a bit from his puppeteers, but quickly put in his place with a wooden boar mask (idk man). Once finally free, the beast pack come at the pair and three newly saved dees. Trying to flee, triple D notices one waddle has fell and quickly rushes to his rescue, only to realize that the group won't make it if they aren't stalled. With a mighty throw, he hurls his subject through the elevator door and prepares for a brawl to give his subjects and best friend/rival time to confront the leader of the madness.

[@hampterland]

"Who is Bandanna Waddle Dee?" Someone who should be a fighter in Smash 6, that's who

[@shonipatot7172]

12:46 don't forget the Japanese kirby books, cuz a waddle dee appears as kirby's closest ally. even in the planet robobot book, he ACTUALLY adventured with kirby in that one.

[@glimmerstantroop46321]

It's funny because in that book, the Waddle Dee *IS* Bandana Dee, he puts his Bandana on in battle Royale just to distinguish himself from the other Waddle Dees.

[@shonipatot7172]

@@glimmerstantroop46321 oooh. Man, I really need to read the rest of the books.

[@MLPPixel727]

I enjoy your Kirby character analyses, so thank you for making this.

[@TheBaranauticle]

The reason i personally love bandana Dee so much is because he meshes so well with kirby like how meta does with DeDeDe. it creates such a nice group dynamic.

[@jacelyncrawford6276]

By the way Badana waddledee is also to be known as a best friend to kirby and is a little bit scared whenever kirby in comic dubs gets hurt and almost looking killed and is a good Royalty to king dedede

[@Artsplosionstudios]

All these facts are true I would know I’m a waddle dee

[@ranko8642]

13:29 hopefully this ages well. congrats on 1k man!

[@maskofmany9208]

I remember that whenever I encountered him in Kirby Super Star Ultra, I for some reason constantly gave him ultimate disrespect by purposefully giving up my ability and just oneshoting him I didn't even try getting the ability back, I just got rid of it whenever I saw him and did this now I just see him as bestest boy and I regret giving him constant disrespect as a child

[@arakim47]

I really loved the fact he was your co-op player in Kirby and the Forgotten Land, that’s was the time I really loved this goofball!

[@skyeandpals]

i love waddle dee :)

[@wyvernknight]

tbh out of all the main 4 characters, bandana dee has the most added in forgotten land, being right beside kirby in all the levels if you choose, showing how much he cares about kirby

[@readoutloud6171]

He's a true star warrior

[@youraveragepsychopath5596]

Honestly this blue bandana wearing waddle Dee is one of my favorite characters

[@leahcim6941]

fast forward to forgotten land and he's the only one out of meta knight and dedede who's playable, has lines of dialogue, multiple at that, and actually had a lot of character to him

[@catsorafgc]

Forgotten Land solidified him as the Luigi of the series. A coward who steps up when he needs to, and I think that’s perfect for him

[@leahcim6941]

@@catsorafgc i know he had one line where he says how he feels good that hes keeping up with someone as strong as kirby and it made him feel really strong/special and i thought it was really cute

[@leahcim6941]

like he may doubt himself and his abilities but when the time comes he will step up and take on responsibility. also how he says he's always ready to join you on your adventure when you need him

[@catsorafgc]

@@leahcim6941 Yep, I don’t mind the fact that he’s not as fleshed out as Dedede or Meta Knight. There’s beauty in simplicity too. Hopefully they keep his Luigi-esque role in later games. Would also be nice if he could upgrade his spear too lol

[@leahcim6941]

@@catsorafgc yeah, even though there's not much of it i actually love his character, and if you think about it, for a waddle dee, which usually just carry around dedede, feed him, and get thrown around, bandana dee is extremely brave

[@cosmiccrafter6611]

bandana dee doesnt need character he is baby

[@SilverHairedFreak25]

You gotta love how Bandana Dee rose to prominence in such a short amount of time. Ever since Return to Dream Land, he's had a better attendance record than both Dedede and Meta Knight, which Star Allies lampshades on his pause description.

[@Bobb11881]

If Kirby 64 ever gets remade, that Waddle Dee would _definitely_ be Bandana Dee, which also means we would see Bandana Doo.

[@Alexmaquina2023]

Bandana waddle dee appears in Kirby and the forgotten land as a 2P player to coop

[@Timmothy_plays]

And he's still keeping up as THE Player 2 in the Forgotten Lands! and when he's not alongside Kirby ingame he is hanging out in Waddle Dee Town!

[@davidgates9342]

Co-op is actually can to in that game

[@lasercraft32]

We need him in Smash. He deserves to be there more than Piranha Plant, who is also a popular/recognizable common enemy representative (though imo Waddle Dees are more iconic than Piranha Plant).

[@simplysouperb7828]

Damn love these videos, hope you cover some of the main villains like dark matter or Necrodeus, keep up the great work :)

[@castform7]

For the "is Bandana Dee the same Waddle Dee as the one from 64?" theory, I've always mostly been against. Idk, I just never solid and there's really no evidence for it. It may have inspired what BWD would become but I don't think they're one in the same. Plus why would he go from wearing a bandana to not wearing a bandana to wearing one again. I just think it was some random resourceful Waddle Dee who had time to kill going on adventure. I like to call him Fred. I couldn't tell ya why I just like it.

[@vaDSG]

from what i seen from the games i think 64 takes place before super star or atleast before kirby meets bandee

[@sleepydeeznuts]

@@vaDSG plus maybe bandana waddle dee started out as a normal careless waddle dee in 64 but then became inspired

[@SB2749]

Considering that in Super Star SNES he only appears in a minigame, I think it's safe to say that Kirby 64 may have just been his earliest chronological appearance

[@glimmerstantroop46321]

It's hard to tell I guess,but it dosent matter too much I guess

[@Doddleproductions]

Cool, but while some of the mini games aren’t cannon, the developers say they are used to show off Kirby’s power. So their power is not being extracted here. This means that Bandana can crack planets! Neato.

[@6SamChat9]

He's back again as a player too in Kirby and The forgotten, being loyal and worrying about King dedede.

[@StarBeam500]

One thing you didn't specifically mention that I think is important is how supportive and how brave he is. Sure, he's sometimes shown as timid, but he's probably one of the bravest of the characters throughout the entire series. In the arena for super star ultra, sure its kinda a joke that he's just a basic waddle dee, but it shows that he has enough confidence to try the arena, even if his chances are slim. Also, just the fact that he decides to join kirby in his adventures truly shows not only how he's brave enough to save dreamland, but also how supportive he is to his friends. He just wants to help them out, and even in the 3DS games where he doesn't play a role in the story, he is still willing to help out and give kirby healing Items. As the weaker of the team, the fact that he has gone on dangerous quests with the gang really solidifies that he is just as strong, if not stronger, in spirit. Also, I'm astounded you didn't think that bandana waddle dee was important enough to get an analysis from the beginning. He's been a big part of the team especially recently, and he even has a short yet very good story arch.

[@mrfrog3876]

I'll note that Bandana Dee due to being well a promoted mook Bandana Dee actually feels like... well the sort of every man hero given the enigmas and monsters that surround him both as allies and as enemies.

[@thephoenixhunter8843]

I like bandana dee mostly because he's simple. You wouldn't expect a waddle dee to be much compared to a heavyweight royal champion, a dark knight of dark knights and a all consuming baby star. The fact he's the OP character is frankly hilarious and awesome

[@Wooper_enthusiast]

Something I love with his appearance in star allies is that because spear is unique to him now they made move names more personal and renames the spear copter to and I quote the "Waddle Copter" which is the best thing I've seen in my life and I can die happily

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Dammit, I wish they called him Bandee. A proper name instead of just a description makes him stand out so much more! EDIT: I also prefer Bandee with that parasol. In the world of Kirby, what is an umbrella but a spear with more options?

[@Linkfox64]

Bandee almost sounds like a little nickname to give him.

[@evanlandis990]

Fan theory. K64 and the parasol Waddle in Star Allies are both Bandee. But in Star Allies he didn't get dressed yet. And 64 was how he earned the Bandana

[@pastapastajfollower2919]

Waddle Dee deserves more love!

[@skychaserthedragon2046]

Bandana Dee: proof that an accessory is all you need to turn a normal enemy into a beloved character

[@KaedeLanyo]

I really like both his glow-up, and his nature as sort of the "party rookie". Being meeker than the others, but at the same time, everyone's darling. His shown compassion and care for just about everyone is also, very endearing. Simple doesn't mean bland. Now if only they found a way for him to combine both spear _and_ parasol, that would be amazing.

[@usermcskull4713]

Could you do a Magolor character analysis? I find that his character arc is very interesting, especially since it largely occurs within Dream Collection.

[@CannoliSlugYT]

Bandana WD Is Kinda Underrated Character, But He Is The Most Deserved Character That I'd Like Rewrite Him!: Bandana Waddle Dee's Species Is Exactly Like The Normal Waddle Dees, But They're More Trained And Strong; Our Bandana Waddle Dee Is The Loyal Guard of King Dedede And The Persistent Rival of Kirby. Despite My Rewriting Was Short, But It'd Be Long And Boring, But I Put Some Interesting Ideas What Bandana WD Should Be Writed.

[@bielles52]

A character that should be in smash

[@zongrog]

Its fantastic to see Bandanna Waddle Dee elevated to Kirbys good friend and adventuring partner in Forgotten Lands!

[@Bashuraptor]

I love that beta name tho! Bandee! That's so cute!

[@thefollower2933]

0:35 I would really like to understand why I laughed so hard at this. But my brain just went "I don't know"

[@thealgorithm7921]

1:50 the minigames don’t exaggerate kirby abilities they are meant to represent what kirby could do and his true strength that’s why we have minigames like the baseball bat and planet destroying meteor