King Dedede's Theme
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King Dedede's Theme (also known as the Tower of Midbosses theme, or just Dedede's Theme for short) is a musical track that first appeared in Kirby's Dream Land, and 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 the Kirby series.
Notable Appearances
Kirby's Dream Land
This theme first appears in the final boss fight with King Dedede in the boxing ring in Mt. Dedede. Compared to later iterations of the track, it is relatively simple, with only the first section of the song on loop. This same track would be used again for Dedede's fight in Kirby's Dream Land 2.
Kirby's Adventure / Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land
Though not appearing during the fight with Dedede, this theme can be heard in stage 2 of Rainbow Resort, known as the Tower of Midbosses. Here is where the theme first got its second section, which has persisted to the present.
Kirby Super Star (Ultra)
The end of Spring Breeze is the first time the full theme was used during the King Dedede fight.
In Super Star Ultra's Revenge of the King, the theme was remixed to create the specific version associated with Masked Dedede.
Kirby: Triple Deluxe
This theme serves as the music for Level 3 of Dedede's Drum Dash, with instrumentation similar to the other tracks. It can also be heard in the rest areas of DededeTour!.
Other Appearances
King Dedede's theme has been performed live in the Kirby 25th Anniversary Orchestral Concert.
In addition, elements of this theme can be heard in other tracks, such as the Taking Over the Halberd theme, and Taranza's Theme.
