So that he enters the helpless state.
Holding downward doesn't work like it did in Brawl.
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Sign up to join this communityJust tap up on the joystick to cancel the Super Dedede Jump.
He is vulnerable when he lands, so one can cancel the move by tapping down in Brawl or up in SSB4 if it looks risky.