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The Deedly Dees

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The Deedly Dees
Screenshot ofThe Deedly Dees inKirby and the Forgotten Land
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First appearanceKirby and the Forgotten Land (2022)
Latest appearanceKirby and the Forgotten Land – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Star-Crossed World (2025)
RelatedWaddle Dee,Jukebox
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This article is about the Waddle Dee band that appears inKirby and the Forgotten Land. For Waddle Dees in a general context, seeWaddle Dee.
It's the local four-Dee band, the Deedly Dees! They love to jam in front of a crowd and start each request off with a "Wa-WA!" (Let's GO!) Band meetings at the café can get heated due to their different musical tastes, but when the tunes kick in, they fall perfectly in sync.
— Figure description fromKirby and the Forgotten Land

The Deedly Dees are a band consisting of fourWaddle Dees (one playing the electric guitar, one playing the bass, one playing the drums, and one playing the keyboard) that appear inKirby and the Forgotten Land andits Nintendo Switch 2 edition. The band resides inWaddle Dee Town afterKirby clearsLab Discovera, standing on a stage that appears next toWaddle Dee Cinema called the "Waddle Live! Corner Stage". Functionally, they replace theJukebox from previous games, as upon interacting with them, the player can select a song for them to play.

Not all of the songs are available at first; after meeting the right conditions, Kirby can donateStar Coins into the Deedly Dees' open guitar case to upgrade their stage and unlock more music. It takes 1,000 Star Coins to unlock the first upgrade, and 2,000 for the second. When the threshold is met, the stage upgrades in appearance. It starts as simple wooden planks, then becomes a polished wood platform, and finally a metal platform with a steel frame and stage lights. Upgrading the stage to its final form also unlocks the Deedly Dees'figure.

The Waddle Dees play in time with the music, and only when their respective instruments are playing. When they are not performing, they will play around with their instruments by plucking and tuning strings, pressing muted keys or striking the cymbals. Kirby,Elfilin,Bandana Waddle Dee, and other nearbyWaddle Dees will also move to the beat as they watch them play, and if the player exits this screen, the song that the Deedly Dees were playing continues and replaces the regular Waddle Dee Town music until Kirby leaves, enters a building, or reloads the town via methods like entering a successful Present Code (or until the song ends, in the case of songs that do not loop).

The name of the band is likely a play on the musical onomatopoeia "deedly-dee" as well as "Waddle Dee".

Trivia[edit]

The poster of the band, as shown on the outside of the Waddle Dee Cinema
  • The Deedly Dees are hinted at before they move to Waddle Dee Town: a poster of the band can be seen on the exterior of theWaddle Dee Cinema, in the same location they eventually settle in.
  • The Deedly Dees are the only distinct Waddle Dee characters in the game to not have any dialogue of their own. Instead, Elfilin speaks on their behalf when needed.

Gallery[edit]

  • Kirby tipping the Deedly Dees
    Kirby tipping the Deedly Dees
  • Kirby filling the first tip for the Deedly Dees to allow them to upgrade their stage
    Kirby filling the first tip for the Deedly Dees to allow them to upgrade their stage
  • The Deedly Dees when acquiring their second stage
    The Deedly Dees when acquiring their second stage
  • The Deedly Dees on the fully-upgraded Waddle Live! Corner Stage
    The Deedly Dees on the fully-upgraded Waddle Live! Corner Stage
  • Figure of the Deedly Dees
    Figure of the Deedly Dees
  • Kirby choosing a song from the list, at the Deedly Dees' first stage
    Kirby choosing a song from the list, at the Deedly Dees' first stage
  • Kirby listening to the highest track the Deedly Dees can play with the second stage
    Kirby listening to the highest track the Deedly Dees can play with the second stage

Names in other languages[edit]

LanguageNameMeaning
Japaneseドルディーズ
Dorudīzu
'Dle Dees
"Waddle Dee" in Japanese is written as ワドルディ, the name of the band omits the first syllable and adds ーズ to act as a plural.
Traditional Chinese豆魯迪士
Dòulǔdíshì
'Dle Dees
Transliteration of the Japanese name.
Simplified Chinese豆鲁迪士
Dòulǔdíshì
DutchDe Deedly DeesThe Deedly Dees
FrenchLes Dee-Dee-DamThe Dee-Dee-Dam
Possibly a nod toKing Dedede, whose French name is "Roi DaDiDou".
GermanDie Deedly DeesThe Deedly Dees
ItalianI Dee DiesisThe Dee Sharps
Pun on how D# is read in Italian, which is "D Diesis".
Korean들디즈
Deuldijeu
'Dle Dees
Similar to the Japanese name.
SpanishLos Deedly DeesThe Deedly Dees


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