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Introduction
Hello! It´s my pleasure to introduce to you the Dedede team battles thread! This thread is dedicated for the discussion about Dedede and his partners in 2 vs 2 battles. It was born because there´s been some demand for the doubles tactics and partners thread lately.
Now that the boring introductions are over it´s time for... boring explanations! Here´s some basic knowledge about 2v2 battles. Since they are highly complicated things with many different variables (stages, enemy teams, experience vs or with some characters etc. etc.) it would be impossible just to list the best and worst teammates for Dedede. This is why this thread will work as a place for discussions about Dedede teamed up with various characters. Discussion is open, but here are some questions that can be used as a basis when thinking about teams tactics:
- What kind of team is Dedede + ____?
This means talking about how the team combination usually works best AKA how it usually should be played. In many cases there´s more than one way of playing the team, all with their own advantages. The main three playstyles in teams are:
- Aggressive (both characters are attack oriented and tend charge in for attacks, trying to add pressure on the enemy)
- Passive (both characters play defensive and do their best to force enemies to approach first)
- Semi-passive/semi-aggressive (one half of the team rushes in for close quarters combat while the other is left back to support with projectiles, protect from attacks and so on).
If necessary, it´s possible to make and use more accurate descriptions, but usually these three are enough to give to basic idea of the team structure.
- What roles two the two have in the team?
The basic thing to consider in 2v2 battles is what role every character has. Possible roles could for example be:
- Finisher: A character that specializes into finishing enemies that are already damaged or send flying. This is usually done by hitting them hard enough to send directly out of the screen or by gimping them.
- Damage racker: The main damager in the team, this character usually tends to rush directly into fight and causes lots of damage really fast, but has some trouble sealing the deal with KOs.
- Supporter: These characters favor the sidelines of battle and try to avoid unnecessary direct combat with enemy while supporting their partner with projectiles and other means.
- Stock holder: Well protected character whose main job is to stay alive on the battlefield. The point of this is to keep a stock lead compared to the enemy team, thus forcing them to stay active.
- Spacing master: The one who helps creating good situations and positions for the team. This is rarely one´s only job in a team, but some characters perform in this task extremely well.
- Multitasker: This means a character that has wide array of options, enabling him/her to work as kind of jack-of-all-trades, always choosing the most beneficial style for the team according to the situation.
This division is not to be taken too strictly as it´s not unusual for the characters to have traits of multiple from these play styles, but they work as a nice directory.
- Finisher: A character that specializes into finishing enemies that are already damaged or send flying. This is usually done by hitting them hard enough to send directly out of the screen or by gimping them.
- What can the two do to support each other?
How well does Dedede work with the characters in question? Do they rule out each other´s weaknesses or share the same ones? Are there some specific tactics they can use together? All things like this are a important part of every doubles team and should be well discussed. This part of the discussion is probably going to be the most time-consuming of them all, but it´s also the most important one.
- What problems does the team have?
There´s no such thing as the perfect team: there´re always some weak spots here and there. Finding and identifying those weak spots is also a part of the reason this thread was made, as knowing them makes it easier to prevent them from being exploited.
- Is there something special that should be noted about the team?
Does the team have serious disadvantage on certain stages or get completely ruined by certain characters? Or vice versa: does the team absolutely dominate in certain situations? There are many things that can completely tore apart normally very well working team or give a huge advantage in battle. They´re usually rare, but can turn the battle upside down. If you know things like make sure to share them with others. We´re all working together here!
Ending words
We´ll be talking one character at a time, discussing how he/she works as Dedede´s teammate. The character we´re going to talk about at every current time is eventually decided by me but I´m always open for successions concerning both the thread in general and the next character to discuss. Every time we change a character I´ll post about it and sometimes list some very basic information about him/her concerning the team. This is only to save some time and effort. Everything more accurate and important will be left for the discussion. I´ll also try to create summaries about the discussed teams, but they might not get done at the same rate as we´re moving on.
This is probably going to become quite large thread and take some serious time to finish. It also needs contribution from many people to work. But now it is finally time to get to the fun part: the actual discussions!
Week 1: Wario
The format for this guide lovingly ripped from the Zelda boards and Half-Split Soul
