King Dedede's Theme

King Dedede's Theme File:Tower of Midbosses.ogg Full track of Tower Of Midbosses from the Dream Collection CD. Details Debut appearance Kirby's Dream Land Last appearance Kirby Star Allies Composer(s) Jun Ishikawa

King Dedede's Theme (also known as the Tower of Midbosses theme, or just Dedede's Theme for short) is a musical piece composed by Jun Ishikawa and first appears in Kirby's Dream Land.

It has reappeared in several titles since, with several changes, rearrangements and remixes along the way. As the name implies, the theme is associated with King Dedede, though this was not strictly the case until later in Kirby series.

Development of King Dedede's Leitmotif

King Dedede's leitmotif consists of two sections but the second section didn't appear until Kirby Super Star.

Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Dream Land 2

In Kirby's Dream Land, this theme first appears in the final boss battle with King Dedede in the boxing ring on Mt. Dedede. Compared to later iterations, it is relatively simple, with only the first section of the song on loop.

In Kirby's Dream Land 2, the same track from Kirby's Dream Land reappears in his boss battle at the end of Dark Castle.

Kirby Super Star

In Kirby Super Star, the final boss battle with King Dedede on Mt. Dedede in Spring Breeze is where his theme first got its second section and became the full theme, which has persisted to the present.

It is also used in The Arena's same battle.

Arrangements in Kirby series

Arrangements of King Dedede's Theme in later Kirby games are mostly based on the two-section version from Kirby Super Star.

Kirby's Dream Land 3

In Kirby's Dream Land 3, Dedede's Theme is remixed with different instrumentation. This remix is used in his boss battle at the end of Iceberg.

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land and Kirby: Squeak Squad

Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land

Dedede's Theme doesn't appear in the original Kirby's Adventure. The regular boss battle theme is used in his boss battle at the end of Rainbow Resort.

In the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land, his boss battle uses a GBA remix of Fountain of Dreams from Super Smash Bros. Melee, which is originally an orchestral remix of Gourmet Race (theme).

However, a GBA remix of Dedede's theme appears in Stage 2 (the Mid-Boss Tower) of Rainbow Resort. This version is titled Tower of Midbosses (Track 17) in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack.

Kirby: Squeak Squad

In Kirby: Squeak Squad, Tower of Midbosses version of Dedede's Theme is used during the boss battle with King Dedede and Meta Knight.

Kirby Super Star Ultra

In Kirby Super Star Ultra, King Dedede's Theme is remixed with Nintendo DS sound chip, similar to other remixed Kirby Super Star soundtracks. It's still used during the boss battle with King Dedede in Spring Breeze and The Arena.

Masked Dedede's Theme

In Revenge of the King, King Dedede's Theme is remixed to create the specific new version associated with Masked Dedede.

Masked Dedede's Theme is titled The Masked King (Track 29) in Kirby's Dream Collection: Special Edition Compilation Soundtrack. It's arranged in a much faster tempo than the original version.

Kirby: Triple Deluxe

Masked Dedede & Shadow Dedede's Theme

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe, Masked Dedede's Theme is remixed with orchestral instrumentation and titled Dedede's Royal Payback in Triple Deluxe Soundtrack CD. This version is used during the following boss battles at the end of Royal Road:

• Masked Dedede's Revenge, in Story Mode and The Arena (the first phase, simply called Masked Dedede, plays the theme Revenge of the Enemy);
• Shadow Dedede, in DededeTour! and The True Arena.

Dedede's Royal Payback can be found as Track 97 in Triple Deluxe's Jukebox.

Dedede's Drum Dash

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe's Sub-Game Dedede's Drum Dash, Dedede's Theme (as titled) is remixed to serve as the third stage music, with flute instrumentation and bass guitar similar to the other tracks.

This version can also be heard in the rest areas of DededeTour!.

Kirby Fighters (Deluxe)

Dedede Arena

In Kirby: Triple Deluxe's Sub-Game Kirby Fighters and its upgrade spinoff Kirby Fighters Deluxe, Kirby's Dream Land 3 version of his theme is reused on Dedede Arena stage.

History of Dedede

In Kirby Fighters Deluxe, a new version called History of Dedede appears in the final battle with Team DDD64 (King Dedede with 61 Mini Dededes and 2 Combo Dededes) when the 'Very Hard' difficulty is selected.

History of Dedede is a retro melody of his theme's different versions. For further information, see History of Dedede (theme).

Kirby: Planet Robobot

Dedede Clones & D3's Theme

In Kirby: Planet Robobot, when Dedede Clone is defeated (multiplied into three during the boss battle), the three Dedede Clones ride on the D3 cannon and become Dedede Clones & D3, challenging Kirby for a rematch.

Although Dedede Clone's battle uses the track VS. Evil Company (Planet Robobot's regular boss battle theme), Dedede Clones & D3's battle uses a different one.

Dedede Clones & D3's boss battle theme is titled 伝導でんどう電磁式でんじしき三連砲さんれんほう (The Electromagnetic Conduction Triple Turret Cannon: D.D.D.) in the Japanese soundtrack. It's an orchestral mashup of King Dedede's Theme and Revenge of the Meta Knight Ending Theme.

Dedede Clones & D3's Theme can be found as Track 51 in Planet Robobot's Jukebox.

Unlike King Dedede's Theme in 4/4 time signature, Dedede Clones & D3's Theme is composed in 6/8 time instead, which resembles Revenge of the Meta Knight Ending Theme.

The romaji of 伝導電磁式 from the track name is dendō denjishiki, with three Ds as the first letters.

Team Kirby Clash Deluxe

King D-Mind's Theme

In Team Kirby Clash Deluxe, King D-Mind is fought as the final boss, who appears to be a fusion of Shadow Dedede and Dark Mind.

The first phase of King D-Mind's battle plays a new remix of Castle Lololo which is also used in Landia EX's battle.

The second phase of King D-Mind's battle plays a new orchestral mashup of Dark Mind's Theme and Dedede's Royal Payback (Masked Dedede & Shadow Dedede's Theme from Kirby: Triple Deluxe).

Kirby's Blowout Blast

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Kirby Star Allies

Macho of Dedede

In Kirby Star Allies, a new version of King Dedede's Theme plays during his boss battle. It's arranged by Hirokazu Ando and titled Macho of Dedede. It's an orchestral arrangement of Dedede's Theme, featuring notable use of bass guitar. This version adds an additional section before his regular two sections.

Macho of Dedede can be found as Track 16 in Star Allies Sound Room.

History of Dedede

History of Dedede from Kirby Fighters Deluxe is reused to replace Macho of Dedede in his boss battle on 'Soul Melter' difficulty of The Ultimate Choice.

Other Appearances

• Elements of this theme can be heard in other tracks, such as the Taking Over the Halberd theme, and Taranza, the Master of Puppetry (Taranza's Theme).
• King Dedede's Theme has been remixed twice in Super Smash Bros. series:
  • "King Dedede's Theme" in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: an unlockable theme for the Halberd stage.
  • "King Dedede's Theme Ver. 2" in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/3DS: a default theme for The Great Cave Offensive stage, remixed in a tune of traditional Japanese music.
• King Dedede's Theme has been performed live in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestra Concert.