This article is about the Big Waddle Dees from various sprite-based Kirby games starting withKirby & The Amazing Mirror. For the large Waddle Dee-like creature in Kirby: Triple Deluxe & Kirby: Planet Robobot, seeGrandy. This should also not be confused with theColossal Waddle Dee fromTeam Kirby Clash Deluxe. For information about Waddle Dees in a general context, seeWaddle Dee.
Big Waddle Dee is anextra largeWaddle Dee. How much larger it is depends on the game it appears in, but it is at least large enough to be noticeable when compared to its average Waddle Dee counterparts. Apart from the size, there are typically no visual distinctions between this Waddle Dee and the normal ones. However, its increased size usually means that it has morehealth and/or it takes longer forKirby toInhale. It may also become aBlaster Bullet on its own when spat out. Despite its size, Big Waddle Dee is usually no more a threat to Kirby than the normal ones.
Big Waddle Dees first appeared inKirby & The Amazing Mirror, and this game was additionally the first game to showcase any Waddle Dees of differing size, for that matter.
InKirby & The Amazing Mirror, Big Waddle Dee can be found in the following rooms:
Big Waddle Dee locations inKirby & The Amazing Mirror
Big Waddle Dees return inKirby: Squeak Squad, unchanged from their appearance inKirby & The Amazing Mirror. They appear quite commonly in stages, usually alongside their smaller brethren.
InKirby: Squeak Squad, Big Waddle Dee can be found in the following levels and stages:
Yin-Yarn himself can conjure Big Waddle Dees during his boss fight. They will fall down from above and hurt Kirby orPrince Fluff should they land on them. Once these Big Waddle Dees land, they fall off the stage.
Big Waddle Dees make an occasional appearance inKirby Mass Attack, appearing inDedede Resort along with their smaller cousins. Like other Waddle Dees in this game, Big Waddle Dees attack by throwingbombs, though theirs are naturally larger and more dangerous. Defeating a Big Waddle Dee confers 500 points onto the player.
InKirby Mass Attack, Big Waddle Dee can be found in the following levels and stages:
Kirby's Return to Dream Land /Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe[edit]
Screenshot of Big Waddle Dee
Big Waddle Dee makes a somewhat muted appearance inKirby's Return to Dream Land. It only appears in a handful of places, mostly inside the rifts toAnother Dimension, and appears mainly in Extra Mode. It looks identical to its smaller cousins and is only distinguished by the fact that Kirby spits it out as a giantStar Bullet after inhaling it.
Later games in the series will often feature Waddle Dees of varying sizes. However, these appearances seldom change the actual characteristics of the Waddle Dee aside from how much physical space it takes up. There are a number of distinguished Waddle Dee entities that are larger than their standard counterparts, however:
Formations such asPuppet Waddle Dee andArmor Waddle Dee also resemble larger Waddle Dees, but are naturally distinct from the actual large Waddle Dees.
Big Waddle Dees make an occasional appearance inKirby Mass Attack, appearing inDedede Resort along with their smaller cousins. Like other Waddle Dees in this game, Big Waddle Dees attack by throwingbombs, though theirs are naturally larger and more dangerous. Defeating a Big Waddle Dee confers 500 points onto the player.
Artwork of a Big Waddle Dee alongside a regular Waddle Dee fromKirby & The Amazing Mirror
A Big Waddle Dee in Moonlight Mansion (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)
Kirby attacks a Big Waddle Dee with theHammer ability in Moonlight Mansion. (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)
A Big Waddle Dee in Carrot Castle (Kirby & The Amazing Mirror)
Higher quality but cropped artwork fromKirby: Squeak Squad
Two Big Waddle Dees appear duringYin-Yarn's battle inKirby's Epic Yarn
A Big Waddle Dee inKirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
