http://www.smashbros.com/us/characters/dedede.html
AWESOME! King Dedede was my favorite character (also my main) in
Super Smash Bros. Brawl! I kind of knew he'd come back, but it's great to see him confirmed all the same! I must say, since I play as him a lot, I definitely notice a a lot of subtle differences between his look here and his look in
Brawl. The most noticeable detail, for me anyway, is that his eye pupils are smaller. He definitely seemed a lot more cutesy last time. Neither a good thing or a bad thing, but it's the most immediate thing I noticed. The second thing I noticed, looking at a lot of his screenshots, is that he's a lot more cartoony and expressive this time around. While fighting in
Brawl, King Dedede didn't have that many expressions; I wouldn't necessarily call him dead-eyed, since he DID have a few expressions, but there weren't that many. Here, there seems to be a greater assortment of looks for him, and, perhaps it's just me speaking, but you definitely get a better feel for his personality here. This might also tie in with his smaller pupils; while people say bigger eyes means more expressive features, King Dedede's eyes remain the same size, but his pupils are smaller, probably to have a better range, or have it be more noticeable when he looks at something... Speaking of eyes, notice that screenshot where King Dedede's all dizzy. He looks like he does when he's possessed by Dark Matter in the
Kirby games! So they made room for more shout-outs to his series (incidentally, Masahiro Sakurai, creator of the
Super Smash Bros. series and director of this game, created Kirby, and by extention, King Dedede).
Another thing I'm curious about is how he'll play in this game. He was my main in the last game, and as such, I pretty much know him inside and out. One thing I know is that he has one of the most powerful moves int he game; his forward Smash attack. It has a lot of lag, but when it hits, it's almost guaranteed to KO someone! In fact, that sums up a lot of his moves, lots of lag but powerful when it connects. I wonder if Sakurai will be changing any of that... I'll still play as him regardless, and it looks like his moveset hasn't changed much, but I am curious if he'll be any different this time around...
Lastly, I just want to say, I'm glad King Dedede got confirmed before Meta Knight. I find Meta Knight to be kind of overrated, plus King Dedede has been in every
Kirby game (save
Kirby and the Amazing Mirror), so I think he really deserved a spot on the
Smash Bros. roster before Meta Knight. I mean, I like Meta Knight, he's cool and all, but I think Nintendo overuses him in more recent
Kirby games.