Bandana Waddle Dee (Super Smash Bros. Infinite)

This article is about Bandana Waddle Dee’s appearance in Super Smash Bros. Infinite. For other uses, see Bandana Waddle Dee.

“	Watch out for those spear thrusts! This orange puffball may lack long limbs but ours spear makes up for it! It’s up special depends whether it’s on the ground or in the air.	”
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Bandana Waddle Dee was confirmed as a playable fighter during the E3 20XX in June and was featured in a reveal trailer alongside Isaac, Octoling, Waluigi, Crash, and Stylist. His gameplay and moveset was also featured in a “Mr. Sakurai Presents...LIVE!” during the “Treehouse Live” segment following the reveal trailer. This makes the fourth Kirby character in the roster and the first one that represents the modern line of Kirby games.

Kirby retains his typical depiction in the modern Kirby games but made to fit in with the Super Smash Bros. aesthetic. Being a Waddle Dee, he is completely mute so, to balance it out, his spear movement sounds are louder and more exaggerated.

Attributes[]

Bandana Waddle Dee aka Bandana Dee is a rather straight forward character without any notable gimmicks compared to other fighters on the roster but he has a notable amount of uniqueness that sets him apart. His primary uniqueness is the spear that he wields in battle which gives him unparalleled reach and distance. While his overall height reduces his potential somewhat, his spear more than makes up for it. In terms of stats, Bandana Dee is very light which makes him particularly weak against powerful attacks but his ability to keep himself out of harms way with distanced disjointed attacks plays in his favor. His spear gives him not only extendable reach but, like Marth’s Falchion tipper, he can do more damage with a sweetspot at the tip of the spear. This also allows Bandana Dee to cancel out attacks that may damage him without the drawback of putting him in harms way. He also utilized a parasol in battle for a number of his attacks. The parasol grants him the ability to shield weak to mid-range damage attacks.

That being said, he does have a fair share of weaknesses including his diminutive stature and his lightweight. While his attacks have a sweetspot, it’s difficult to Land them correctly. Bandana Dee has a high learning curve for this reason despite his overall simple design. Aside from these, Bandana Dee also has a rather slow dash and walk speed thanks to his small size, large feet, and oversized spear but he possesses above average aerial stats. Overall, Bandana Dee is a specialized fighter who requires a good amount of practice to play successfully.

Moveset[]

Tilts, Smashes, Aerials & Throws[]

Normals
Jab	Spear Thrust	Damage 3.5% (whiff) .5.8% (sweetspot) .82% (infinite jab)
Bandana Dee thrusts his spear forward twice. For the infinite jab, Bandana Dee rapidly stabs forward, finishing with a final thrust.
Dash	Spear Dash	Damage 5% (whiff) 9.2% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee lunges forward and thrusts his spear. Laggy, but one of his strongest ground moves.
Forward Tilt	Spear Prick	Damage 4% (whiff) 8.2% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee jabs his spear forward twice. Resembles Joker's side tilt, but with a spear. A good poking tool.
Forward Tilt	Back Thrust	Damage 3% (whiff) 5.2% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee thrusts his spear behind him. Deals less damage, but has the longest range of all his ground attacks.
Up Tilt	Skyward Thrust	Damage 6% (whiff) 8.3% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee thrusts his spear upwards. A quick anti-air tool, it can also be used to get enemies up in the air, like Sephiroth's up tilt.
Down Tilt	Slide Kick	Damage 7%
A slide kick.
Smash Attacks
Forward Smash	Power Spear	Damage: 10% (whiff) 14% (sweetspot) 13.8% (whiff) 20.1% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee twirls his spear, then stabs forward.
Up Smash	Parasol Dee	Damage: 15% 20.4%
Bandana Dee unfurls his parasol. As mentioned above, this attack covers his head and acts as a barrier, blocking attacks and reflecting projectiles.
Down Smash	Spear Twirl	Damage: 2.3% per hit (5 hits total) 3.6% per hit (8 hits total)
Bandana Dee spins his spear around himself on the ground. Covers a decent area around him, but the spear's low width makes it hard to hit opponents that aren't grounded.
Aerial Attacks
Neutral Aerial	Icarus Spear	Damage 1.5% per hit (6 hits total)
Bandana Dee twirls his spear around himself like a fan. Resembles Pit's neutral aerial.
Forward Aerial	Emblematic Swing	Damage 7% (whiff) 12.3% (sweetspot)
Bandana Dee swings his spear in front of him. Resembles Byleth's forward aerial.
Back Aerial	Spear Ender	Damage 14.8%
Bandana Dee rears his spear forward, then smashes the opponent with the blunt end. While slow, it is one of his strongest attacks..
Up Aerial	Parasol	Damage 10% (initial) 1.7% (release, per hit)
Bandana Dee jabs his parasol above his head. While weak on it's own, this move has some unique attributes and utilities. Holding the button causes him to unfurl the parasol, slowing his descent and granting him great aerial mobility. The parasol also has a weak hitbox; Due to the extremely minor knockback, this move can be used to stunlock enemies and rack up some serious damage. For the sake of balancing, Bandana Dee is sent into freefall after using this move. In addition, releasing the button causes Bandana Dee to let go of the parasol, causing it to fly up. If an opponent touches it, they will take minor damage and be carried upwards, much like Mega Man's up aerial. Do note that the parasol flies up faster than the knockback it deals, so it'll eventually go through the opponent and leave them, so they won't be carried into the blast zone unless really close to it.
Down Aerial	Moon Drop	Damage 13% (whiff) 18.6% (sweetspot)
A falling stab. While the move can meteor smash, the small hitbox makes it rather tricky to pull off, especially when it's sending Bandana Dee hurling into the blast zone when used off-stage.
Throws
Pummel	Poke	Damage 4%
Bandana Dee sharply jabs the opponent with his spear.
Forward Throw	Javelin Throw	Damage 9%
Bandana Dee throws the opponent like a javelin. The thrown opponent can deal damage to the other fighters it hits.
Back Throw	Back Drop	Damage 8.3% Bandana Dee juggles the opponent above his head with his parasol, then tosses them upwards.
A back drop. Resembles Kirby's back throw.
Up Throw	Circus Throw	Damage .8% (per hit) 6.2% (launch)
Bandana Dee juggles the opponent above his head with his parasol, then tosses them upwards.
Down Throw	Megaton Punch	Damage 13.8%
Bandana Dee jumps up and punches the opponent. Buries opponents.
Misc Attacks
Floor Attack	Sweeping Cut	Damage 7%
Bandana Dee swings his spear on both sides.
Ledge Attack	Spear Rush	Damage 6%
Bandana Dee pulls himself up and rushes forward slightly with a stab.

Special Attacks[]

Bandana Waddle Dee’s Special Moves
Standard Special	Spear Throw
Bandana Dee throws his spear like a javelin. Charging it will increase the power, distance amount of spears thrown, maxing out at three.
Side Special	Parasol Drill
Bandana Dee rushes forward, holding his parasol in front of him. The parasol will reflect projectiles, making it a great move for defense and approaches.
Up Special	Waddle Cooter
Bandana Dee spins his spear above his head, propelling him into the air. Can be charged to increase distance. After entering freefall, he slowly spins the spear above his head, dealing light damage to whoever touches it.
Down Special	Ground Spear
	Crescent Swing
Bandana Dee stabs his spear into the ground, then rushes forward, finishing by swinging the spear out of the ground. Pressing the attack button in the middle of the move causes him to transition into a pole vault.
Using this move in the air causes Bandana Dee to swing his spear in an arc above his head. resembles Byleth's aerial side special.
Final Smash	Waddle Dee Army
Bandana Dee stabs his spear into the ground, then rushes forward, finishing by swinging the spear out of the ground. Pressing the attack button in the middle of the move causes him to transition into a pole vault.

Taunts[]

Up Taunt: Bandana Dee looks around him, loosely mimicking his artwork from Return to Dream Land.
Down Taunt: Bandana Dee twirls his spear.
Right Taunt: Bandana Dee falls asleep, thinking about an apple.
Left Taunt: Bandana Dee happily waves his arms.

On-Screen Appearance[]

Bandanna Dee lands in by Parasol.

Idle Poses[]

Bandana Dee scouts the area (based on an idle animation in Return to Dreamland)
Adjusts his Bandana

Victory Poses[]

He rushes by in a friend train with 3 parasol waddle dees
A giant ball of waddle dees rolls by before exploding leaving only Bandana Dee
He does a few rapid jabs before holding his spear by his side and sitting down to drink some apple juice

Classic Mode Route: Helper to Hero[]

The theme is that it’s fighting characters who transition from a generic character to that of an unique and personal one, like his own character arc.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	References
1		Mushroom Kingdom U	Piranha Plant Lullaby	Piranha Plant is a generic enemy unit.
2		Kalos Pokémon League	Battle! (team Flare)	Vaguely implied to be Ash's greninja, but still very generic.
3		Yoshi’s Island	Wildlands	There’s Yoshi, but he's identical to a the generic yoshi species.
4		Final Destination	Memory (Stack Up)	Subspace ROB is slightly different from generic ROBs visually, and very distinct from a character perspective.
5		Smashville	Bubblegum K.K.	They can be fully customized
6		Castle Dedede	Macho of Dedede
BONUS	Board the Platforms
FINAL	Marx	Marx’s Battle Area	Warrior from Another World

Palette Swaps[]

Blue	Based on his more recent appearances in modern Kirby games.
Yellow	Bandana Dee's yellow palette shared in Kirby games.
Cyan	Bandana Dee's blue palette shared in Kirby games.
Green	Bandana Dee's green palette shared in Kirby games.
Purple
Dark Blue
Pink
White
Gold
Grey	Black/white color sprite from Kirby's Dream Land.
Light Blue	An alternate costume based on Sailor Waddle Dee.
Brown	A n alternate costume composed entirely of a regular Waddle Dee.

External links[]

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