The fifth and final entry of our second take on video game rivalries is nothing less than King Dedede vs Kirby! I know you’ve been waiting for this one.

These two…now THAT’s a true rivalry. King Dedede tried to clobba dat dere Kirbeh since day one, even copying some of his moves (most specifically the swallowing and flying) to get the upper hand. They often fight over food or nothing at all when they’re not helping each other fighting a greater evil. Although in about half of their battles by now Dedede was possessed or controlled by someone…

For this mix I chose the most representing themes for both characters and their rivalry, like Green Greens (Kirby’s Dreamland) and Popstar (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) for Kirby, King Dedede’s Theme (Kirby Super Star) and Masked Dedede (Kirby Super Star Ultra) for King Dedede and Bumper Crop Bump (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) and Gourmet Race (Kirby Super Star) to get their rivalry down. As an addition, I also used the Card Collection and Mini Boss Theme (Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards) because these tunes are pretty cool.

There were some other themes I would have liked to include, but they either didn’t work well or the song would have lost its direction with it. Those themes include Revenge of the King Ending (Kirby Super Star Ultra), Spring Breeze Ending (Kirby Super Star), Victory Dance (*insert any Kirby game*) and Submarine Battle (Kirby and the Rainbow Curse).

As usual you’ll find the video and download below. Want to show your appreciation? Donate!

King Dedede vs Kirby (1989 downloads )

And here’s the video:

Now we’re pretty much done with our second Arch Rival “Month”, although I want to share a little extra with you next week, in 2 weeks the album VG Arch Rivals Vol. 2 will be officially released on bandcamp.