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[[File:SpinningKongOrigin.gif|thumb|200px|Dixie Kong spinning using her ponytail.]] | [[File:SpinningKongOrigin.gif|thumb|200px|Dixie Kong spinning using her ponytail.]] | ||
[[Dixie Kong]]'s [[mariowiki:Helicopter Spin|ability to spin]] in midair to slow her descent was introduced in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}''; this ability also caused her horizontal movement in the air to dramatically increase, not unlike the ability utilized by Donkey Kong in ''Smash Bros''. While Donkey Kong himself has never used the move prior to ''Super Smash Bros.'', the overall animation for Spinning Kong is similar to Dixie Kong's spinning ability, though Donkey Kong instead uses his arms to hover instead of Dixie Kong's ponytail. {{s|mariowiki|Tiny Kong}} also utilized a similar [[mariowiki:Pony Tail Twirl|spinning ability]] in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong 64}}''; however, ''Super Smash Bros.'' was released prior to ''Donkey Kong 64''. Dixie's own spinning ability is also retained in sequels to ''Donkey Kong Country 2''; notably, in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}'', it is changed to grant Dixie (as well as Donkey Kong) further vertical distance covered in addition to a somewhat slowed descent, making it somewhat more comparable to the ability utilized by Donkey Kong in ''Smash Bros''. | [[Dixie Kong]]'s [[mariowiki:Helicopter Spin|ability to spin]] in midair to slow her descent was introduced in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}''; this ability also caused her horizontal movement in the air to dramatically increase, not unlike the ability utilized by Donkey Kong in ''Smash Bros''. While Donkey Kong himself has never used the move prior to ''Super Smash Bros.'', the overall animation for Spinning Kong is similar to Dixie Kong's spinning ability, though Donkey Kong instead uses his arms to hover instead of Dixie Kong's ponytail. {{s|mariowiki|Tiny Kong}} also utilized a similar [[mariowiki:Pony Tail Twirl|spinning ability]] in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong 64}}''; however, ''Super Smash Bros.'' was released prior to ''Donkey Kong 64''. Dixie's own spinning ability is also retained in sequels to ''Donkey Kong Country 2''; notably, in ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}'', it is changed to grant Dixie (as well as Donkey Kong) further vertical distance covered in addition to a somewhat slowed descent, making it somewhat more comparable to the ability utilized by Donkey Kong in ''Smash Bros''. | ||
[[File:DonkyUpB.gif|thumb|An animation in Donkey Kong Land that bears a passing resemblance to Spinning Kong.]] | |||
A similar animation to Spinning Kong can be found in ''Donkey Kong Land'', as whenever Diddy Kong is KO'd, Donkey Kong will rise to the screen in the shape of a tornado, similar to this move. While he doesn't stretch his arms in a similar manner to this move, this is the only instance of Donkey Kong spinning horizontally prior to the release of ''Super Smash Bros.'' | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*In ''SSB4'', the animation for the grounded Spinning Kong has less spins in the 3DS version than the Wii U version. | *In ''SSB4'', the animation for the grounded Spinning Kong has less spins in the 3DS version than the Wii U version. | ||
* Coincidentally, [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZIYOpZ0Y01I&ab_channel=BBCNews recent research videos] have shown real-life gorillas to be capable of spinning horizontally, in a manner similar to this move. | |||
==Technical details== | ==Technical details== | ||
*[[Donkey Kong (SSB)/Up special]] | *[[Donkey Kong (SSB)/Up special]] | ||
