King Dedede vs. Zelda Super Smash Bros. Ultimate tiers, match-up votes and discussion

Zelda wins this MU even after Dedede was buffed in patch 8.0.0

Zelda has Nayru's Love to reflect Dedede's gordos and Inhale is useless against Dins Fire, and Zelda back throw and up throw are powerful so she won't have a hard time Koing Dedede that shields repeatedly. Dins fire can also be useful for edge guarding Dedede due to his slow air speed and large size or go off stage and lightning kick or use Nayru's love. While King Dedede's has disjointed hitboxes from hammer, his moves have slow startup and high ending lag so Zelda has an easy time punishing Dedede while Dedede has slow out of shield options and phantom slash can punish Dedede's approach, also Dedede is easy for Zelda to combo with down throw and up tilt. However Dedede is powerful and has disjoints so moves like dash attack bair, jet hammer and forward smash can kill Zelda early, and Dedede uair can stop Zelda's dair however Zelda can use Farore's Wind to escape disadvantage.

Overall Zelda's faster frame data,speed in the air and especially Nayru's love to reflect Dedede's gordos give her the advantage.