Jet Hammer

Jet Hammer is King Dedede's Down Special Move. King Dedede charges and swings his hammer, launched by rocket force.

Overview

King Dedede wields his hammer up, charges it, and when released he swings it like a baseball bat, slightly out of control because of the hammer's rocket boosters. Dedede can even walk around and jump with it charged up, but he can't save the charge with the shield button. If it is charged up too much, it will cause one percent of damage to King Dedede every second until the attack is activated or his damage reaches 150%; only then he will no longer be damaged by the minor damage. Fully charged, the hammer does massive damage and knockback. Although his Forward Smash has more knockback and range, this attack allows him to move, making it easier to edgeguard with it, or hit a falling enemy. It can also reflect projectiles. In addition, it has much less windup lag, although, in return, like Quick Draw, it is easily telegraphed.

A little known fact is that an almost fully charged Jet Hammer (does 30% damage) has greater knockback than a fully charged one (which does 31%).

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The mechanics of King Dedede's hammer can be seen when using or charging this special move.

When fully charged, it packs a punch.

Jet Hammer in Super Smash Bros. (Wii U/3DS)

Jet Hammer in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

King Dedede's Special Moves
	Brawl	3DS/Wii U	Ultimate
Standard Special	Inhale
Side Special	Waddle Dee Toss	Gordo Throw
Up Special	Super Dedede Jump
Down Special	Jet Hammer
Final Smash	Waddle Dee Army	Dedede Burst	Dede-Rush

Custom Variations

In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, with the introducion of Custom Moves, King Dedede has 2 variations of Inhale.

Armored Jet Hammer

Armored Jet Hammer gives you Super Armor while charging, but charging fully hurts you more. It also deals less damage.

Dash Jet Hammer

Dash Jet Hammer pushes Dedede backward while charging, and sends him dashing forward when he attacks.

Armored Jet Hammer

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Dash Jet Hammer

Origin

Official Masked Dedede artwork from Kirby Super Star Ultra.

Kirby is seen performing a similar move with the hammer in Kirby Super Star, Kirby & the Amazing Mirror, and Kirby: Squeak Squad. The jet engine inside the hammer is a new feature shown in Super Smash Bros Brawl. In Kirby Super Star Ultra's the "Revenge of the King" sub-game, King Dedede makes an appearance with a new mechanical mallet for his revenge match with Kirby. However, its appearance is much more exaggerated. It has the ability to shoot missiles and spew fire, as well as being electrified and having a jet powered spin attack. King Dedede appears to have really thought the match through, as he has places an electric cage over the ring so Kirby can't get out of the mechanical mallet's range. Since Kirby Super Star Ultra was released 6 months after Super Smash Bros. Brawl, the mechanical hammer was exclusive to Brawl, but it is possible that this was inspired by it.

Glitch

There is a glitch that increases the effectiveness of this move by allowing King Dedede to skid across the stage at incredible speeds while retaining a full charge. This is done by charging the hammer until Dedede begins damaging himself, and then tilting the control stick in a direction just barely enough to allow Dedede to move. If done properly, Dedede will continuously take only the first step in his walking animation and move across the ground at an incredible speed.

Trivia

• In slower speeds, it can be clearly seen that the top end of the hammer disappears as before the jet pops out.