Penguin? No!

[SolidSnake27]

Stop calling him a penguin!

DeDeDe is not a penguin! He is an eagle! A fat eagle!

Ask Sakurai yourself.

It says so in the first game's booklet.

 

[~N9NE~]

He's not an eagle, he's clearly a pigeon.

 

[silver777]

.....OK.

 

[SolidSnake27]

Then I remember incorrectly.

It must be a different manual.

But Sakurai has said that he is an eagle.

 

[Mr. Ocax]

He is a penguin with a hammer. He looks EXACTLY like a cartoon penguin. He doesnt look remotely close to an eagle . I don't know what the hell you're talking about.

 

[Seiya]

XD I've been thinking about that tho. WHAT is he? <_<

 

[SolidSnake27]

I'll resign until I can find where Sakurai says it.

But he IS an eagle.

 

[Mario & Sonic Guy]

I've always thought that Dedede resembled a penguin.

 

[SolidSnake27]

He does, I know.

I was surprised when I fisrt figured it out.

I even called someone and said, "Dude, did you know DeDeDe is not a penguin?"

I'm just trying to remember.....

 

[DainBramaged]

Emperor penguin ?

 

[KirbyWorshipper2465]

This all reminds me of the first time I saw some official artwork of Dedede. When I saw him on the cover art seen on the Kirby's Avalanche box, I thought he was some random penguin without realizing it was him.

Ah, the blissful ignorance of childhood...

Anyway, he looks more like a penguin than an eagle, so don't get worked up so much over it.

 

[PopFusion]

He's not an eagle, he's clearly a pigeon.

A Pigeon? No way, hes a Penguin!!! A Cute Chubby Penguin!

 

[TMS]

No I'm Sparticus.

 

[Yoshizu]

According to his Kirbypedia entry he is a chubby, blue-feathered penguin wearing a red, fur-trimmed robe and a red hat with a gold rim and a white puff on top. (quoted)

And what looks eagle-like at him? I can't find a link between him and a eagle.
Dynablade from Kirby Super Star is AFAIK a eagle.

 

[Desruprot]

Thats good enough evidence to satisfy me...

 

[ChaosDaWicked]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Dedede

3rd paragraph first sentence. Dedede is a Large Blue Penguin-Like creature.

 

[RyuDragonKing]

He's a penguin. It's the truth, sorry.

 

[Brawlmatt202]

Penguin, penguin-like creatue... Same thing, if you ask me.

 

[Met]

Dude a penguin could possibly have a use for a giant mallet. Like killing all the fish, an eagle cannot fly while holding a giant mallet. and grounded eagles would get eaten upzord by all of the woodland animals. So your wrong no johns MM?

 

[WarMachine]

He doesn't look much like an eagle. Even if he technically were (which I don't think he is) an eagle, I'd still call him a penguin, because it more accurately describes what he looks like.

Plus, penguins are awesome.

 

[Hejiru]

So, they're quite different. What your point?

Meh, who cares. I will always refer to him as a penguin.

 

[geemann2236]

He closely resembles my ex wife...

 

[Brawlmatt202]

So, they're quite different. What your point?

Meh, who cares. I will always refer to him as a penguin.

oh please, as if Sakurai was aiming for realism when he created the game.

 

[error_alt_delete]

king dedede is definatly penguin. unless sakurai mixed up a penguin and eagle(thats REALY HARD to do).

 

[peach-man]

I always thought that it was an evolved form of the kirby species, a bit in a pokemon kind of way...
anyway, it looks more like a.... erm... well... it doesn't really look like anything I know...
-and I do know what penguins are!-

 

[The rAt]

Come on, guys he's the illegitimate love-child of Gary Busey and a puffin. I just don't get how you guys can't see that.

Seriously though, I don't know how anyone can look at him and see anything but a penguin.

 

[peach-man]

He closely resembles my ex wife...

I feel terribly sorry for you...
you didn't... erm... have to make love to your ex-wife/"chubby" penguin, did you??


srry if that's rude

 

[Musica Amante]

.

He kind've looks like one of the Goodfeathers from that Animaniacs cartoon right there.

Maybe he is a Pigeon!

Or.. you know.. maybe he's just a fictional bird.

 

[Snake King 1]

it says in Wikipedia he's penguin-like not a penguin
to stop this annoying discussion, someone should ask Sakuri he would know
does anyone know if Sakuri likes penguins?

 

[brg]

Wouldnt it be safe to say that a fat eagle IS a pinguin?

 

[peach-man]

no, cuz an eagle can't swim (-.-') XD
BTW, Wikipedia doesn't always state the truth, I mean, evrybody can post something there. I even posted some things about smash brawl (and changed some incorrect statements)

 

[-Kagato-]

He's a Penguin.

 

[Gerudo Warrior]

he is wearing winter apparel which implies he is a penguin and the whole look screams penguin

 

[~N9NE~]

How did we not notice it?

 

[Lgndknight]

Eagles have

A. the ability to fly (Dedede floats.)
B: talons
C. a killer instinct, penguins hunt because they are hungry, eagles hunt for blood. Dedede, no matter his mental state, isn't a killer.
D. penguins have more need for winterwear

 

[Brawlmatt202]

Eagles have

A. the ability to fly (Dedede floats.)
B: talons
C. a killer instinct, penguins hunt because they are hungry, eagles hunt for blood. Dedede, no matter his mental state, isn't a killer.
D. penguins have more need for winterwear

The only thing that's missing is talons.

And peguins don't need winterwear, they live in cold environments just find without it.

 

[EpicE]

If he isnt a penguin I am gonna return all my Kirby games for false advertisement! =O

 

[Blobulator]

No I'm Sparticus.

How did we not notice it?

Haha, both were pure gold. But yeah, he's clearly a penguin or atleast penguin-like, moreso than an eagle anyway >.> I've never heard *anything* about this said eagle.

 

[Gimpyfish62]

wow

the first post is just straight up false information and there is discussion about nothing following it

*duel penguin and eagle strike*