Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
For details on the canon fighters' stats and hitboxes, check out Ultimate Frame Data: ultimateframedata.com/stats.php
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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we cover characters who might be invited to a future entry of Super Smash Bros, then go into deep into detail on how they could be designed if they joined the roster for real!
Our Challenger this time is such a big deal that we're giving him a second look! Bandana Waddle Dee has grown a lot as a character, rising all the way from humble beginnings as a minigame's easiest opponent to being the Kirby series' fourth main character. With a perfect attendance record in mainline titles since the original Return to Dream Land, and more and more major roles by the day, Bandana Dee is a big enough deal now that NOT being in Smash yet is legitimately surprising!
But what if the next Smash game finally let him join his friends on the biggest of stages? Let's see how he could combine his mastery of the spear--a weapon we've barely seen on the roster so far--with other abilities and skills available to him for a moveset that punches well above its weight!
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Follow on Twitter at: twitter.com/Delzethin
Support via Patreon at: patreon.com/Delzethin
Graphic design by Voyager: twitter.com/Fire_Voyager
Post-production assistance by Neoxon: twitter.com/Neoxon619
Challenger Key Art by Ed Mendoza: twitter.com/edmendozaart
Additional Sources:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Announcement Trailer (Nintendo of America): youtube.com/watch?v=H3LAkr0ANgw
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – Announcement Trailer (Wii Official Channel): youtube.com/watch?v=3jREtet-_ag
Kirby Star Allies – All Dream Friends (U.D. Playthroughs): youtube.com/watch?v=HteALgJsiuc
Kirby Star Allies – Guest Star Mode w/ Bandana Dee (Japancommercials4U2): youtube.com/watch?v=he9oPF1PpBY
Kirby Super Star Ultra – Revenge of the King, Stage 5 (Carls493): youtube.com/watch?v=MtdYVWAyqRQ
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – “Everyone is Here” Trailer (Smash Bros. Official Channel): youtube.com/watch?v=EXnbMp1yr1k
Super Smash Flash 2 – Bandana Dee Guide (Bowler): youtube.com/watch?v=tnM4KFYDZ24
For details on the canon fighters' stats and hitboxes, check out Ultimate Frame Data: ultimateframedata.com/stats.php
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Welcome to another episode of Challenger Approaching! In this series, we cover characters who might be invited to a future entry of Super Smash Bros, then go into deep into detail on how they could be designed if they joined the roster for real!
Our Challenger this time is such a big deal that we're giving him a second look! Bandana Waddle Dee has grown a lot as a character, rising all the way from humble beginnings as a minigame's easiest opponent to being the Kirby series' fourth main character. With a perfect attendance record in mainline titles since the original Return to Dream Land, and more and more major roles by the day, Bandana Dee is a big enough deal now that NOT being in Smash yet is legitimately surprising!
But what if the next Smash game finally let him join his friends on the biggest of stages? Let's see how he could combine his mastery of the spear--a weapon we've barely seen on the roster so far--with other abilities and skills available to him for a moveset that punches well above its weight!
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Follow on Twitter at: twitter.com/Delzethin
Support via Patreon at: patreon.com/Delzethin
Graphic design by Voyager: twitter.com/Fire_Voyager
Post-production assistance by Neoxon: twitter.com/Neoxon619
Challenger Key Art by Ed Mendoza: twitter.com/edmendozaart
Additional Sources:
Kirby and the Forgotten Land – Announcement Trailer (Nintendo of America): youtube.com/watch?v=H3LAkr0ANgw
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land – Announcement Trailer (Wii Official Channel): youtube.com/watch?v=3jREtet-_ag
Kirby Star Allies – All Dream Friends (U.D. Playthroughs): youtube.com/watch?v=HteALgJsiuc
Kirby Star Allies – Guest Star Mode w/ Bandana Dee (Japancommercials4U2): youtube.com/watch?v=he9oPF1PpBY
Kirby Super Star Ultra – Revenge of the King, Stage 5 (Carls493): youtube.com/watch?v=MtdYVWAyqRQ
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – “Everyone is Here” Trailer (Smash Bros. Official Channel): youtube.com/watch?v=EXnbMp1yr1k
Super Smash Flash 2 – Bandana Dee Guide (Bowler): youtube.com/watch?v=tnM4KFYDZ24
