Waddle Doo

A Waddle Doo from Kirby Super Star.
Waddle Doo
Debut	Kirby's Dream Land

The Waddle Doo is a beam-firing, one-eyed version of the Waddle Dee that has appeared as a recurring enemy in the Kirby series.

Information

The Waddle Doo resembles the Waddle Dee in that it has a round, Kirby-like body with small stubby arms and feet. The primary difference is that instead of any type of face, the Waddle Doo has one gigantic, cyclops-like eyeball. This eyeball is used to fire beams at enemies. This makes them a much more direct threat than the Waddle Dees. However, the Waddle Doos are otherwise similar to the Waddle Dees and thus can be dispatched through similar, basic methods providing that Kirby is able to avoid their beams. In games with abilities, Kirby can gain the Beam ability from inhaling a Waddle Doo. There are also Parasol Waddle Doos, whom wield parasols similar to the Parasol Waddle Dee. The Waddle Doos have primarily been shown to fight under King Dedede and usually appear much more infrequently than the Dees.

Waddle Doos initially appeared in Kirby's Dream Land and Kirby's Adventure (as well as the remake Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land). In Kirby's Dream Course, Waddle Doos only wielded green parasols and granted the Parasol ability when swallowed. A Waddle Doo also appeared as an opponent in Kirby's Avalanche where it was the final boss of the easy mode and wanted to avenge Kirby's disrepect of Waddle Dee, described as Waddle Doo's cousin. Although Waddle Doo did not appear in the Dream Land sequels, it was included in various modes of Kirby Super Star (as well as Kirby Super Star Ultra), including a role as the helper for the Beam ability and as the first enemy in the Samurai Kirby minigame. In Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, the first miniboss faced was a Waddle Doo. However, this Waddle Doo was actual a Waddle Dee that was under the influence of Dark Matter. This version did not fire beams and instead tried various methods of charging or leaping at Kirby and crying when it missed. It was revered to a Waddle Dee once defeated.

They have since appeared as normal enemies in Kirby & The Amazing Mirror, Kirby: Canvas Curse (where it could also be unlocked as a playable character once the game is beaten with the other four characters or if there is a completed version of The Amazing Mirror in the GBA slot), Kirby: Squeak Squad, Kirby's Epic Yarn (this version actually being a yarn copy created by Yin-Yarn), Kirby Mass Attack (in minigames only) and Kirby's Return to Dream Land. Return also featured a stronger version known as the Super Waddle Doo which was larger and had some different features, such as markings around its eye and being surrounded by a glowing aura and sparkles.

Other Appearances

Video Games

• In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, King Dedede had a 35% chance of deploying Waddle Doos while using his Waddle Dee Toss move, and they also appeared sparsely within the parade of Waddle Dees in Dedede's Final Smash. Its behavior was similar to the original games, and their beams will inflict damage on opponents. The Waddle Doos were removed from Dedede's moveset in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U, but they did appear as enemies in the 3DS game's Smash Run mode. Waddle Doos have also been represented as a trophy in Brawl, as a trophy in the 3DS Super Smash Bros. and as a Novice Primary Spirit in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. When fought in a Spirit battle, the Waddle Doo's Spirit would possess a team of Kirby duplicates that were armed with Super Scopes.

Other Media

• In the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! anime, a sole Waddle Doo appeared as the leader of the Waddle Dees that served under King Dedede. He was the only one of them to speak and acted as an interpreter for the Waddle Dees. This version of the Waddle Doo was not shown to fire any types of beams, and it instead wielded a small sword.

Trivia

• The Waddle Doo is usually depicted as having several (usually two or three) long hairs on its head, as opposed to the bare-headed Waddle Dee.