Donkey Kong (SSBM)

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This article is about Donkey Kong's Melee appearance. For information about his SSB appearance, see here.

Overview

Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu) is a character in SSB and SSBM. In both games he is available from the start.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Very strong attacks
  • Much faster than he looks
  • Good grabs and throws
  • Can combo certain characters to high percents with his Grab, Cradle, U-throw, U-air juggle combo
  • Very high range
  • A decent set of aerial attacks
  • Can suicide kill both his opponent and himself to even the stocks much easier
  • Amazing horizontal recovery
  • Very heavy, paired with his good recovery means long stocks.
  • Has a sweet taunt (no gameplay value except mindgames).
  • Great Dashdance

Cons

  • A large target
  • Many attacks have a great startup time
  • Not a lot of good attacks he can use
  • Poor wavedash
  • Lacks a varied moveset and style of approach
  • Small shield invites shield stabbing
  • Poor vertical recovery