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      <securitiesClassTitle>Class A Ordinary Shares, par value $0.0001 per share</securitiesClassTitle>
      <eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>03/31/2026</eventDateRequiresFilingThisStatement>
      <issuerInfo>
        <issuerCik>0002082149</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
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          <issuerCusipNumber>G2616C108</issuerCusipNumber>
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        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
          <com:street1>50 SLOANE AVENUE</com:street1>
          <com:city>LONDON</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>X0</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>SW3 3DD</com:zipCode>
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        <designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>Rule 13d-1(b)</designateRulePursuantThisScheduleFiled>
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      <reportingPersonName>J. Goldman &amp; Co LP</reportingPersonName>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
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        <sharedVotingPower>1250000.00</sharedVotingPower>
        <soleDispositivePower>0.00</soleDispositivePower>
        <sharedDispositivePower>1250000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>1250000.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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      <reportingPersonName>J. Goldman Capital Management, Inc.</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>DE</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
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        <sharedDispositivePower>1250000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <typeOfReportingPerson>CO</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <reportingPersonName>Jay G. Goldman</reportingPersonName>
      <citizenshipOrOrganization>X1</citizenshipOrOrganization>
      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedNumberOfShares>
        <soleVotingPower>0.00</soleVotingPower>
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        <sharedDispositivePower>1250000.00</sharedDispositivePower>
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      <reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>1250000.00</reportingPersonBeneficiallyOwnedAggregateNumberOfShares>
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      <typeOfReportingPerson>IN</typeOfReportingPerson>
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      <item1>
        <issuerName>Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp.</issuerName>
        <issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>50 Sloane Avenue, London, SW3 3DD, United Kingdom</issuerPrincipalExecutiveOfficeAddress>
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        <filingPersonName>This statement is filed by:

(i) J. Goldman &amp; Co., L.P. ("JGC") with respect the Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share (the "Class A Ordinary Shares") of Daedalus Special Acquisition Corp. (the "Company") held by J. Goldman Master Fund, L.P. ("JGMF") and J. Goldman Enhanced Master Fund, L.P. ("JGEMF");

(ii) J. Goldman Capital Management, Inc. ("JGCM") with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares held by JGMF and JGEMF; and

(iii) Mr. Jay G. Goldman with respect to the Class A Ordinary Shares held by JGMF and JGEMF.

The filing of this statement should not be construed as an admission that any of the forgoing persons or any Reporting Person is, for the purposes of Section 13 of the Act, the beneficial owner of the Class A Ordinary Shares reported herein.</filingPersonName>
        <principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>The address of the business office of each of the Reporting Persons is:

c/o J. Goldman &amp; Co., L.P.
510 Madison Avenue, 26th Floor
New York, NY 10022</principalBusinessOfficeOrResidenceAddress>
        <citizenship>Citizenship is set forth in Row (4) of the cover page for each Reporting Person hereto and is incorporated herein by reference for each such Reporting Person.</citizenship>
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        <typeOfPersonFiling>IA</typeOfPersonFiling>
        <typeOfPersonFiling>HC</typeOfPersonFiling>
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      <item4>
        <amountBeneficiallyOwned>The information required by Item 4(a) is set forth in Row (9) of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.

The percentage set forth in this Schedule 13G is calculated based upon an aggregate of 25,685,000 Class A Ordinary Shares outstanding as of March 27, 2026, as reported in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2025, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2026.</amountBeneficiallyOwned>
        <classPercent>4.86%</classPercent>
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          <solePowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(i) is set forth in Row (5) of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToVote>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>The information required by Item 4(c)(ii) is set forth in Row (6) of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToVote>
          <solePowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iii) is set forth in Row (7) of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</solePowerOrDirectToDispose>
          <sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>The information required by Item 4(c)(iv) is set forth in Row (8) of the cover page for each of the Reporting Persons and is incorporated herein by reference.</sharedPowerOrDirectToDispose>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <classOwnership5PercentOrLess>Y</classOwnership5PercentOrLess>
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      <item6>
        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>See Item 2(a).</ownershipMoreThan5PercentOnBehalfOfAnotherPerson>
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      <item7>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item8>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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      <item9>
        <notApplicableFlag>Y</notApplicableFlag>
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        <notApplicableFlag>N</notApplicableFlag>
        <certifications>By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect, other than activities solely in connection with a nomination under ?? 240.14a-11.</certifications>
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    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>J. Goldman &amp; Co LP</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Sagan A. Weiss</signature>
        <title>By: Sagan A. Weiss, Chief Compliance Officer</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>J. Goldman Capital Management, Inc.</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jay G. Goldman</signature>
        <title>Jay G. Goldman, Director</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
      </signatureDetails>
    </signatureInformation>
    <signatureInformation>
      <reportingPersonName>Jay G. Goldman</reportingPersonName>
      <signatureDetails>
        <signature>/s/ Jay G. Goldman</signature>
        <title>Jay G. Goldman, individually</title>
        <date>05/15/2026</date>
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