What is the name of the Waddle Dee who wears a bandana and is a playable character?

The Waddle Dee who wears a bandana and is a playable character is Bandana Waddle Dee. He is usually shown wearing a blue bandana and carrying a spear, making him easy to distinguish from ordinary Waddle Dees and Waddle Doos.

Bandana Waddle Dee first appeared in Kirby Super Star as an opponent in the Megaton Punch minigame. He later became one of King Dedede’s loyal allies and gradually developed into one of Kirby’s closest recurring friends.

His major playable debut came in Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, where he was one of four playable characters alongside Kirby, Meta Knight, and King Dedede. He is also playable or controllable in games such as Kirby Star Allies, Kirby and the Rainbow Curse, Kirby Fighters 2, and Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s multiplayer mode.

A common mix-up is calling him simply “Waddle Dee.” That describes the broader species; the bandana-wearing spear fighter’s full character name is Bandana Waddle Dee.