14. King Dedede (Kirby's Dream Land)
The monarchy of Nintendo games seem to differ greatly from the standard monarchy. I'm not sure what duties the King of the Koopas is meant to perform, but it's probably...I dunno, turtley? I'm gonna go with turtley.
Regardless, Dedede is a penguin and he rules Dream Land somehow. Does he come from a long line of penguin kings or did he stage or coup to overthrow the previous king? Was the previous king a tern? I'm delving too deep into Kirby canon.
Much in the same way that Kirby is a lawful glutton, eating all he sees to further the cause of good(and because he likes food), Dedede is an evil glutton. Arrogant and greedy, Dedede began his semi-antagonistic streak by feeding his appetite through forcing his army of Waddle Dees, Bronto Burts, Gordos, etc. to snatch up all the food in Dream Land.
While Dedede may seem like purely a bad guy, he is a lot deeper of a character than he seems. Despite his flaws, he is determined to protect Dream Land for his people, going so far as to break apart the Star Rod and gaining full control of the Fountain of Dreams. While this would at first seem like another selfish act, as it left the citizens unable to dream, Dedede had actually done this to keep the people from experiencing the monstrous Nightmares living within the Fountain. Also he's been possessed a lot.
So for all his scheming and dickishness, Dedede is a p. cool guy. The p stands for penguin. He's penguin cool.
Best moment: That thing he does where he sucks in air and floats around. That's p. cool. That p stands for pretty.
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