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King Dedede (Japanese: デデデ大王, Hepburn: Dedede Daiō) is a fictional character in Nintendo's Kirby video game series created by Masahiro Sakurai and developed by HAL Laboratory. Dedede first appeared in the 1992 video game Kirby's Dream Land as the main antagonist, and has returned for all other games of the series except Kirby & the Amazing Mirror (2004) and Kirby and the Rainbow Curse (2015). He has also appeared in several Kirby comic books, the 2001 anime series Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, and the Super Smash Bros. video game series (specifically Super Smash Bros. Brawl and all subsequent installments).

Meta Knight (Japanese: メタナイト, Hepburn: Meta Naito) is a fictional character and antihero in Nintendo's Kirby series. He debuted in the 1993 video game Kirby's Adventure, and he has since appeared in many subsequent entries as either a boss or playable character. Meta Knight also appears in several Kirby comic books, in the Kirby: Right Back at Ya! children's anime series, and as a playable character in the Super Smash Bros series since Super Smash Bros Brawl.