Waddle Dee

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Waddle Dee is a fictional character commonly seen in video games starring Kirby. Waddle Dee is one of the most common enemies in Kirby games, and has appeared in nearly all of them, usually as a bad guy, but occasionally as a friend.

Appearance

Waddle Dee has a similar appearance to Kirby: a short, round body, with small stubby arms and large feet. Waddle Dees are generally a tan color, with a red jumpsuit covering all of their body but their face; however, they can also wear brown (as in and Kirby Air Ride), or yellow (as in ). They have two black eyes, visible cheeks, and no mouth. They are able to talk, but usually do so only when spoken to (and are mute in ).

There is also a variant species called a Big Waddle Dee, which is two to three times the size of a standard one, that appeared in Kirby and the Amazing Mirror.

In Kirby games

Waddle Dee is one of the most common enemies in Kirby games. The only way he can harm Kirby is by simply running into him, making him an easily defeated enemy. Some Waddle Dees carry parasols (they are often seen floating to the ground holding one), which can be sucked up by Kirby, granting him the Parasol copy ability. introduced spear-wielding Waddle Dees, who throw spears (at an arc) at Kirby as an attack. Rainbow lines can be drawn as shields to defend Kirby from them; stunning them also prevents them from throwing their spears. Also introduced was Puff Waddle Dee, which can usually be defeated by touching their puff and bringing them to the ground.

In several games, when a Waddle Dee sees Kirby it will jump up and scramble in the opposite direction, which must mean Kirby scares them. Waddle Dees also lack the ability to swim, as evidenced in Canvas Curse, where some Waddle Dees will run straight into the water and destroy themselves. On a contrary note, however, in several games they will actually run up to Kirby and unintentionally damage him, so they must like him too.

had one Waddle Dee forming an alliance with Kirby, after being possessed by Dark Matter and subsequently fighting and then being freed from the possession by Kirby.  Waddle Dee occasionally appears in levels to help Kirby progress through them usually using random means of transportation such as motorboats.

Intrestingly, being possessed by Dark Matter transforms him into Waddle Doo.

Waddle Dee also appears on a trophy in .

In the anime

In the Kirby anime , there are multitudes of Waddle Dees, who serve as King Dedede's slaves. They can often be seen operating machinery, lifting heavy objects, or any number of things. In fact, they are so good at multitasking that they also are used as guards, cooks, maids, cleaners, repairmen, and even soldiers and camera team workers. They seem to emphasize teamwork with some tasks and are very loyal to Dedede. Waddle Doo is also a commander of the Waddle Dees, and can summon them at will (by whistling or by doing other things). Waddle Dees in this cartoon are not enemies of Kirby, although their master is. They were voiced by Amy Palant but there were four sailors (voiced by Amy Birnbaum, John Stocker, former Mario actor Walker Boone and Nancy Cartwright) that use to kidnap the Cappy family.

In the anime we also learn that Waddle Dees have a very high reproduction rate, and, as evident when marching through Cappy Town, there seem to be several thousand Waddle Dees working for Dedede.

Reference to Super Mario Bros. 2

It is often mistaken as a Flurry from World 4 in Super Mario Bros. 2. It, however, is not.

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