• King Dedede JMU Doc
  • This doc goes over everything you need to know when going up against King Dedede. The biggest takeaways are the following:
    • Don’t mald. Stay calm & focus.
    • You can’t JUST outrun Gordo. He can send it REALLY fuckin far if he wants to. Either reflect Gordo or dodge it. Final Cutter is the easiest way to reflect the move.
    • DDD’s blind spots are below & behind him.
    • Since DDD is a heavy, a lot of his moves aren’t too safe on shield.
    • Don’t sit in shield for too long. Watch out for tomahawk Inhales.

Neutral:

• DDD will be attempting to zone/space out Kirby w/ his massive disjoints & Gordo.

  • DDD’s F-Tilt is a great poking tool. It’s safe on shield when spaced correctly. If he’s in kissing distance & F-Tilts, you can punish him.
  • DDD’s D-Tilt is a really good burst option, coming out frame 6. However, It’s -21 on shield, so you can land a grab OOS.

• In return, Kirby will be getting through DDD’s defenses & exploit his openings.

  • This will be done either through baiting out attacks & punishing them via grabs & tilts, or through returning Gordos (Side-B) via Final Cutter if the DDD player is mindlessly tossing them out.

  

• DDD is also good at air-camping & getting tomahawk grabs w/ either normal grab or Inhale (Neutral-B).

  • When air-camping, he’ll either be trying to swat you out of his zone (w/ F-Air &/or B-Air), looking for falling N-Air (-4/-6 on shield btw) which is a good combo starter.
  • Tomahawk Inhales are a big part of his neutral game since you’ll be shielding a lot. They don’t lead into anything true, but it can put you in a disadvantageous position.
    • Then there’s just the universal tomahawk grabs. His D-Throw leads into true combos.

• Due to Kirby’s size, DDD may have a bit of a harder time hitting him.

Advantage:

• Due to DDD’s huge size & terribly slow air mobility, Kirby can harass DDD from below very easily w/ U-Tilt, U-Smash & catching landings. This allows Kirby to pressure DDD even harder, as not even N-Air will get him out of disadvantage.
• W/ DDD offstage, he tends to go low to ledge. Kirby can 2-Frame w/ D-Smash, sending DDD at a nasty horizontal angle & potentially netting a KO.
• If DDD tries to stick a Gordo onto the ledge as he recovers, Kirby can catch up to him & B-Air/F-Air him for his attempts.
• For DDD to get around this, he’ll need to simply bait out a high committal option from Kirby & punish his overextensions.

Disadvantage:

• Due to his hammer being a gigantic disjoint, DDD can keep Kirby out & extend his advantage state whether they’re on the ground or in the air. Gordos will also be extremely helpful in keeping Kirby away since DDD won’t need to approach at all, he can react to what the Kirby does instead.
• W/ Kirby offstage, DDD can either utilize Jet Hammer (Side-B) or D-Air to catch recoveries.
  • Be careful recovering high. DDD can throw out a potentially killer anti-air.
  • Don’t be afraid to mix things up. DDD can go REALLY deep down offstage if to cover a low recovery.
• Getting out of disadvantage requires Kirby to observe the DDD’s habits & punish any openings he may make.

Misc. Notes:

• DDD’s Copy Ability is pretty good! Not only is it a command grab, but it’s a full on reflector. It’ll be another tool for dealing w/ Gordos.
• Killing DDD vertically is more optimal than killing horizontally since he’s so heavy & has an amazing fast fall.
• BIRD:
  • Bird, or Buffer Inhale Release Dynamic is performed when DDD Inhales an opponent. During the Inhale animation, the C-Stick is held “Up” until they mash out. This will buffer DDD’s U-Tilt upon mash out of inhale. They’ll get hit by U-Tilt unless they have an option that comes out faster than frame 4 or if their jump gets them out of range.
    • Kirby & Sephiroth DO NOT have a high enough jump to get out of BIRD, lmao.
  • If you find yourself caught in a BIRD situation, mash Airdodge or don’t mash at all. Airdodge is the only option that U-Tilt does not universally cover.