#King Dedede in Love and Sorrow

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First of all because of the end his pause description when you fight him in TDX being "He wages battle against all comers, but Shadow Dedede's true opponent is the darkness in his own heart.” I feel like he knows that he is a reflection of regular DDD and to me it means that he wants to live on his own without being tied to just being a reflection of regular hence why he fights regular. It wasn't done out of desperation it was just frustration,sorrow and anger.

Second I also believe if they didn't actually fight I feel like both regular and Shadow would actually become good friends being Kings of the real world and the regular world.

And lastly because of him being able to use the belly mouth like how when possessed regular did in the earlier games and be able to use magic with it I can't help but believe that he's a very skilled in combat also with that halberd he uses in the second phase also.

(I just think he's super cool and I wish he shows up again in one way or another in the future game💙🖤)

SEFEFSESFESF EATING THIS

I LOVE SHADOW DDD AS MUCH AS YOU DO AND I LOVER THESE HCS

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The bracket (In no particular order yet) under the cut!

Name Redacted - ARMS

Serpent Eating The Horizon - Bravely Default

Return of the Snow Queen - Epic Battle Fantasy 

Vector to the Heavens - Kingdom Hearts

Masked Dedede - Kirby

Ghost of Culvert - Mad Rat Dead

The Darkest Lord - Miitopia

Rivers in the Desert - Persona 5

Battle! Champion Cynthia/Battle! Volo - Pokemon

Fly Octo Fly/Ebb and Flow - Splatoon

The Champion Revali - Legend of Zelda/Hyrule Warriors

Guilt and Resentment - Toontown Corporate Clash

U.N. Owen Was Her - Touhou

In Circles/_n C_rcl_s - Transistor

The Death of God’s Will - ULTRAKILL

Death By Glamour - Undertale

You Will Know Our Names - Xenoblade Chronicles 

One-Eyed Slugger - Yakuza

Pursuit ~ Cornered - Ace Attorney 

Partners ~ The Game is Afoot! - Dai Gyakuten Saiban

Sanctuary Guardian - Earthbound

One-Winged Angel - Final Fantasy VII

God Shattering Star - Fire Emblem Three Houses

Scaramouche, the Prodigal - Genshin Impact

Paradise Lost - Granblue Fantasy

God of the Dead - Hades

Sealed Vessel - Hollow Knight

A Bewitching Dance ~ Mizutsune - Monster Hunter

Decisive Battle II - Octopath Traveler

Confronting Myself - Celeste

Revived Power - Shadow of the Colossus

Ludwig, the Accursed and Holy Blade - Bloodborne

Battle with Magus - Chrono Trigger

Notorious D.I.G. (Fortissimole) - Crypt Of The Necrodancer

Avarice - Death’s Door

Myosotis - Deemo

The Only Thing They Fear Is You - Doom Eternal

Because of You - Dragalia Lost

Why Oh You Are LOVE - Everhood

Anima Ataraxia - Fate

Surtr - Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice

Fast As You Can - Hi-Fi Rush

The Trapper - Inscryption

Restless Gwishin - Jjimjilbang: Haunted Sauna

Between Two Worlds - Limbus Company

Signal Interference - Little Nightmares 2

Megalomania - Live a Live

In the Final - Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story

Wave Battle! Ride On!! - Mega Man Starforce 3

Song of Ancients (Fate) - Nier Replicant 

Pepper Steak - OFF

Tussle Among Trees - Omori

This Is The End - Scott Pilgrim Vs The World: The Game

Saturn - Seraphic Blue

Battle F4 - Shin Megami Tensei IV

Roar of the Jungle Dragon - Terraria

The Final Battle - The Legendary Starfy

The King of Hearts - Wandersong

Red Sun - Metal Gear Rising

Chains of Fate - Trauma Center Under the Knife 2

Guardians of the Sorrowful Ice - Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold

Internal Conflict - Black Mesa (Xen)

Last Battle - Cave Story

Distorted Happiness - Caligula Effect

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Dedede's Friend, Kirby (A super short holiday story written in around an hour)

It’s been a long day of holiday festivities in Dedede castle. Kirby & Bandana Dee sleep on the side of Dedede’s majestic throne. The large and fluffy King Dedede sits upon his plush seat, staring right back at the small, but handsome Meta Knight, napping atop the King’s soft & round belly. The big penguin smiles, knowing he’s surrounded by the people he cares about. His mind begins to wander between the multitude of memories this group of misfits have experienced. From picnicking in the lush Green Greens, to traveling between planets & dimensions. Trials endured, villains defeated, snacks devoured. … rivalries forged. Dedede still remembers the first time he ever fought Kirby. They both fought with everything they had, only for the selfish king to be humiliated in front of his entire army. That humiliation cultivated into a taste for revenge, encapsulated into a powerful mask. Hammers swung left and right, clashing each other with colossal force. In the end, however, it was the same result. A king, once again, defeated. … but not humiliated. Even as he walked down the road, sorrowful of his defeat, he couldn’t help but feel some form of respect for his rival. No matter the circumstances, no matter the dire straits, the pink puffball always prevailed. And even when the King acted in his selfish ways, the same puffball would want to be friends. Despite denial after denial, pushback after pushback, there was no denying Kirby’s unconditional love. “Dedede?” The King snaps out of his daze, looking over to see a worried Kirby standing behind the left armrest. “Why are you crying?” the puffball asks. Confused at the statement, the penguin king rubs his face, finding small wet stains on his glove right after. Was he actually crying? “Uhhhh I-I wasn’t crying,” Dedede answers, “I was just… out in the snow a bit ago, and then it… melted?” Looking back at Kirby’s sorrowful eyes, he knows that lie fell flat on its face. Dedede lets out a heavy sigh. “Do you remember our first romp?” the penguin asks, “The moment you and I became rivals?” Kirby ponders for a bit, thinking back to the first time they met. “Yeah! I remember the large crowd cheering you on,” Kirby replied, “You were really tough!” “Was I?” Dedede ponders, “I remember you steamrollin’ me in no time flat!” “But you still tried!” the puffball counters, “And then, you tried again! And you were even tougher! That mask of yours was really cool.” “Well of course it was cool!” Dedede says proudly, “I couldn’t just fight you again without adding a little flare into it. Even if you did beat me so easily, at least I looked cool doing it-” “Don’t say that,” Kirby says. The King does a double take, unable to give a response before the pink hero continues. “You are not weak, Dedede. You are very strong. Strong enough to look after your kingdom. Strong enough to defend an entire horde of beasts. Strong enough to… protect the ones you love.” King Dedede blushes. Not wanting to admit how much he truly cares about Kirby, he simplys says “Well of course I’m strong! Gotta keep you lot from causin’ so much trouble around here.” Kirby giggles, stoic and egotistical tone of the King’s exterior sneakily hiding his soft interior. Some things never change. “But also… I am glad you’re my friend, Kirby,” Dedede admits, “Even if you can be an annoying little goober… I wouldn’t trade ya for the world.” “Bandana Dee also? And Meta Knight too?” the excited puffball asks. The bombastic penguin chuckles. “Of course,” he answers. And before he can say anything else, Kirby jumps up to Dedede’s chest, giving the biggest hug the small being can muster. “Thank you, Dedede.” The King sighs, putting his arm around the pink troublemaker. “You’re welcome, Kirby.” HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

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Kirby Star Allies - full tracklist [translated]

As of last night, the track names from all 6 discs of the soundtrack are now posted on Hal’s site. Here's a full translation.

1-01 Twinkle☆Stars 1-02 Let’s Make Friends♡ 1-03 Select Screen 1-04 Naptime in Ruin 1-05 World of Peace - Dream Land 1-06 Green Gardens 1-07 Donut Dome 1-08 Honey Hill 1-09 Notice! 1-10 Friend Puzzle 1-11 Invincible 1-12 Rare Picture Piece 1-13 A Battle of Friends and Bonds 1-14 GREEN GREENS (Kirby’s Dream Land) 1-15 Entrance (Kirby’s Blowout Blast) 1-16 Mint Leaf Shooting (Kirby’s Dream Land) 1-17 Boss Theme (Kirby’s Blowout Blast) 1-18 For Those Who Are Brave 1-19 The Greedy King 1-20 Macho of Dedede 1-21 Kirby Dance/Long 1-22 Sudden Happy Ending 1-23 Things Seldom Go Right… 1-24 End Commercial! 1-25 Secret Area: HAL Room (Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe) 1-26 World of Miracles - Planet Popstar 1-27 Friendly Field 1-28 Reef Resort 1-29 Echo’s Edge 1-30 Nature’s Navel 1-31 Vegetable Valley (Kirby’s Adventure) 1-32 Orange Ocean (Kirby’s Adventure) 1-33 VS. Mega Dedede: Pinch (Kirby Dream Course) 1-34 Cloudy Park (Kirby’s Dream Land 2) 1-35 Red Canyon: Stage Select (Kirby’s Dream Land 2) 1-36 Sub-tree Area (Kirby Super Star Ultra) 1-37 VS. Gryll (Kirby Star Stacker) 1-38 Sacred Square 1-39 Twinkle☆Traveler 1-40 Blowing on a Cliff 1-41 A Solitary Resounding Whistle 1-42 Friends and the Sound of Those Crossing Blades

2-01 Chop Champs 2-02 Let’s Make a Log House 2-03 Star Slam Heroes 2-04 To the End of the Galaxy 2-05 Results 2-06 Good Job! 2-07 Congratulations! 2-08 Too Bad 2-09 Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion 2-10 To the Land Where Grass Doesn’t Grow 2-11 Eastern Wall 2-12 Jambastion Adventure 2-13 Memorial Fest 2-14 The First Bonjam 2-15 Song of Supplication 2-16 …Jam-buhbye 2-17 Iceberg (Kirby’s Dreamland 3) 2-18 VS. Dark Matter (Kirby’s Dream Land 3) 2-19 True Arena Showdown (Kirby Super Star Ultra) 2-20 Neo Star (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) 2-21 Miracle Matter (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) 2-22 Squeaks Boss Battle Theme (Kirby: Squeak Squad) 2-23 Spooky Surroundings (Kirby: Squeak Squad) 2-24 The Black Mirror (Team Kirby Clash Deluxe) 2-25 Kracko (Kirby: Canvas Curse) 2-26 Friend Goal! 2-27 Goal Game 2-28 Kirby Dance/Short 2-29 Picture Result 2-30 A Dream Becomes Real! 2-31 Wish-granting Palace 2-32 An Angry Jamblasted 2-33 Jam-buhbye! 2-34 Your Friends Believe in You 2-35 For the Splendid Lord Hyness 2-36 Forgotizanne Flash Lightning 2-37 Defeat 2-38 Game Over (Kirby’s Blowout Blast) 2-39 Continue (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 2-40 Jam-buhbyyye 2-41 A Battle of Friends and Bonds 2 2-42 Kindness-Steeping Street

3-01 Far-Flung Starlight Heroes 3-02 Blowing Wind on Earthfall 3-03 Puzzle Milky Way 3-04 Misteen Ocean 3-05 Caverna’s Great Maze 3-06 Frostak’s Cold Land 3-07 The Adventure Begins (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 3-08 Underworld (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 3-09 Another Dimension (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 3-10 VS. Mecha Kawasaki (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 3-11 New Challenge Stages (Kirby’s Dream Collection) 3-12 Gororin’s Mysterious Inner Rock (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) 3-13 Beautiful Prison (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) 3-14 Bouncing Boss Battle (Dedede’s Drum Dash Deluxe) 3-15 Big Switches All Pushed! 3-16 Ancient Tower Towara 3-17 Star Lavadom 3-18 Combat Evaluation Program (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 3-19 Dedede’s Tridimensional Cannon (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 3-20 Outlaw Driver (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 3-21 Far-Flung Travelers at Adventure’s End 3-22 New Mode Unlocked! 3-23 Title (Kirby’s Dream Land) 3-24 Grassland (1) (Kirby’s Dream Land 3) 3-25 Arena Showdown (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) 3-26 Staff (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) 3-27 Squeak Squad’s Theme (Kirby: Squeak Squad) 3-28 Under My Control (Kirby’s Return to Dream Land) 3-29 One of the Miracles (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) 3-30 VS. Star Dream (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 3-31 Friends’ Getaway 3-32 Crazy Mischief in The Stars 3-33 Chasing our Dreams 3-34 Shadowy Partners 3-35 The Shape of a Heart 3-36 Rockabilly and Blues 3-37 Break Time Breakdown

4-01 To There, Where Not Even Light Shines 4-02 Land of Dreams and Greenery's Remains 4-03 Holy Road 4-04 Holy Shrine 4-05 Holy White Priest 4-06 Puppet Offering 4-07 La Follia d'amore 4-08 Priest Bowing in Holy Worship 4-09 Holy Offering Festival 4-10 Prelude: To the Distant Seas of Stars 4-11 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - First Movement: Star-Destroying Playing ~ Second Movement: The Embryo's Vessel ~ Third Movement: Wing of Sorrow and All Heavens ~ Fourth Movement: The Hope of Birth 4-12 The Last-Contacted Termina 4-13 All Those Star Friends, They're With Me! 4-14 Final Episode Attack! 4-15 Last Friends 4-16 Always, I'll Be Watching You. 4-17 Demo Star 4-18 Tomorrow, Tomorrow's Decisive Battle (Kirby's Blowout Blast) 4-19 Bottom Corkboard (Kirby Super Star Ultra) 4-20 Super Ability (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 4-21 Suck It All Up! Hypernova (Kirby Triple Deluxe) 4-22 Pink Ball Activate! Robobot Armor (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 4-23 The Adventure Begins/amiibo Special ver. (Kirby's Blowout Blast) 4-24 Pressure Panic (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 4-25 Title (Kirby's Dreamland 2) 4-26 Milky Way Wishes (Kirby Super Star) 4-27 Ripple Field: Stage Select (Kirby's Dreamland 3) 4-28 Popstar: Stage Select/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-29 Start Stage/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-30 Squeak Squad: Title/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-31 Party of 4: Cookie Country/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-32 Taranza, Master of Puppetry/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-33 The Noble Haltmann/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-34 Fortress of Shadows - Jambastion/Star Allies Arrangement ver. 4-35 Adventuring the World With Friends 4-36 Warrior from Another World (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 4-37 Guest Star ???? Cleared/Grand Sunstone (Kirby Triple Deluxe) 4-38 Green Stories (Team Kirby Clash Deluxe) 4-39 Best Friends, Tomorrow and Always. 4-40 The Adventure Begins/Original Short ver.

5-01 Choosing the Ultimate Choice's Flavor 5-02 VS. Waddle Dee Tank (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 5-03 Climax! Boss Battle (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 5-04 Bouncing Boss Battle (Kirby Triple Deluxe) 5-05 VS. The Wicked Company (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 5-06 History of Dedede (Kirby Fighters Deluxe) 5-07 Inner Struggle (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 5-08 Decisive Battle With a Mighty Boss (Kirby's Blowout Blast) 5-09 Save the Kingdom! Ordeal Quest (Team Kirby Clash Deluxe) 5-10 Save This World! Ordeal Quest (Team Kirby Clash Deluxe) 5-11 Defeat (Kirby's Dreamland) 5-12 Broken Heart (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 5-13 The Road is Long.../Road to the True Arena (Kirby Triple Deluxe) 5-14 Max Happy Town! (Team Kirby Clash Deluxe) 5-15 Heroes in Another Dimension 5-16 The Legend of Last World 5-17 Another World's Fanfare (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 5-18 Battle in Another World 5-19 With the Heroes' Spears of the Heart/Silence of Another World (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 5-20 Wonderful Kirby 5-21 To the Distant Bottom/Distant Halcandra (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 5-22 Battle With Another World's Sword King 5-23 THE END...? 5-24 Bandanna Waddle Dee is Here! 5-25 King Dedede Has Arrived! 5-26 Meta Knight Spotted! 5-27 Rick & Kine & Coo Gather! 5-28 Hey Hey Hey, Marx Has Arrived! 5-29 Unexpectedly, Gooey! 5-30 Kept You Waiting! Adeleine & Ribbon 5-31 Dark Meta Knight... Cometh! 5-32 Calling On, Daroach! 5-33 Bravo! Magolor's Come For You! 5-34 Taranza Sees Right Through You! 5-35 Susie Will Exterminate! 5-36 Passion of the Tridental-Flashing Priestesses 5-37 Memories, of the Grand Finale. 5-38 Hero's Naptime 5-39 The Three Mage-Sisters... Repay Their Debt!

6-01 Butterfly of Judgement: Morpho Knight 6-02 Nightmare's Battle 6-03 Dark Cloudy 6-04 VS. Marx / Star Allies Dream ver. 6-05 Dark Matter in the Hyper Zone 6-06 The Girls’ Battle With the Darkness 6-07 Dark Mirage 6-08 True! Daroach's Theme 6-09 Supreme Ruler's Coronation ~OVERLORD~ 6-10 Phantom of the Moon's Spirit 6-11 The Deus Ex Machina the Child Saw 6-12 Destroyer's Roar 6-13 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - First Movement: Star-Destroying Playing 6-14 Cocoon's Echoing Answer 6-15 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Second Movement: The Embryo's Vessel 6-16 Heavens' Wailing 6-17 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Third Movement: Wing of Sorrow and All Heavens 6-18 Cry of Chaos 6-19 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Fourth Movement: The Hope of Birth 6-20 Kirby Perfect! 6-21 Drawcia Soul/Star Allies Short ver. (Kirby: Canvas Curse) 6-22 Heavy Lobster (Kirby Super Star Ultra) 6-23 Dangerous Dinner (Kirby's Return to Dreamland) 6-24 Revenge of the Enemy (Kirby: Triple Deluxe) 6-25 Fatal Error (Kirby: Planet Robobot) 6-26 Hallway Back to the Origin 6-27 Suite: The Star Conquering Traveler - Final Movement: Shimmering Star 6-28 STAR ARISE 6-29 Let Them Know We're Happy 6-30 Bad Boss Brothers 6-31 A Farewell to Kirby: He of the Stars Heads to the Future 6-32 Kirby Dance (Kirby's Dreamland) 6-33 Green Greens

Notes: 1-13: Officially localized in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. 2-15: Originally already written in English as “Prayer Song to God”, but a different, localized title is given in-game. 2-36: A pun on “Partizanne” and “Forgettable”. 4-07: Italian for “The Madness of Love”. 4-27: Originally written as Grass Land: Stage Select. This was a printing error and is the wrong name. 5-16: [sic]. Track name was already written in English. 5-33, 5-34, 5-35: Pointedly written as if their respective characters are saying this. In extension, likely the same case with the rest of the jingles. 5-36: More accurately, “oracles”. However, this term is localized in the game’s text as “priestesses”. 6-11: “The Deus Ex Machina [she] Witnessed in [her] Childhood” 6-28: “Allies” and “Arise” have the same pronunciation in Japanese

Many tracks are re-used from older games. I tried to find the corresponding tracks and their official, or at least heavily accepted, English names. To the best of my knowledge, Blowout Blast and TKCDX do not have prior official tracklists, so any tracks from these games, and a few other cases, are directly translated.

Several tracks are already written in English (or in one case, Italian). With the exception of 2-15, I left them as-is.