Donkey Kong (SSBU)/Neutral special

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Hitbox visualization showing Donkey Kong's uncharged neutral special.

Hitbox visualization showing Donkey Kong's fully charged neutral special.

Hitboxes

Not fully charged

The hitboxes' damage can increase up to 28% and 24% (respectively) depending on the move's charge. More specifically, their damage output is equal to base damage + 18 * (charge frames / 110), rounded down.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Grounded
0	0	0	10.0%	0		Standard	45	70	0		5.5	arml	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	10.0%	0		Standard	45	70	0		4.0	arml	-1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	10.0%	0		Standard	45	70	0		3.0	shoulderl	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
Aerial
0	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	60	65	0		5.5	arml	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
1	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	60	65	0		4.0	arml	-1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All
2	0	0	6.0%	0		Standard	60	65	0		3.0	shoulderl	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Punch		All	All

Fully charged

Landing any hitbox other than the ID 3 one produces a Special Zoom.

ID	Part	Rehit rate	Damage	SD	Angle	Angle type	BK	KS	FKV	Set weight	Radius	Bone	Offset			H×	SDI×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Effect	Type	G	A	Sound	Direct	Hit bits	Hit part	Blockable	Reflectable	Absorbable	Flinchless	No GFX	Heedless
Grounded
0	0	0	28.0%	0		Standard	35	73	0		5.0	arml	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	28.0%	0		Standard	35	73	0		6.5	arml	-1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
2	0	0	28.0%	0		Standard	35	73	0		4.0	shoulderl	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
3	0	0	18.0%	0		Standard	35	73	0		3.0	waist	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
Aerial
0	0	0	25.0%	0		Standard	40	72	0		5.0	arml	8.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
1	0	0	25.0%	0		Standard	40	72	0		6.5	arml	-1.0	0.0	1.5	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
2	0	0	25.0%	0		Standard	40	72	0		4.0	shoulderl	-1.5	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All
3	0	0	25.0%	0		Standard	40	72	0		3.0	waist	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0×	1.0×	0%							Kick		All	All

Differences for Kirby's Copy Ability

• The fully charged version's ID 1 hitbox has a smaller radius (6.5u → 5u).
• Both versions' ID 1 hitboxes have different offsets (X: -1u → 2u; Z (fully charged): 1.5u → 0u), better matching Kirby's proportions.

Timing

Not fully charged

Charge-canceling the move incurs 4 frames of lag before the selected action.

Charges between	7-8
Lower arm intangible (from release)	11-27 (4-20)
Hitbox (from release)	26-27 (19-20)
Interruptible (from release)	70 (63)
Animation length (from release)	82 (75)

Hitboxes
Lower arm

Fully charged

Super armor (grounded)	9-20
Super armor (aerial)	15-20
Hitbox	19-20
Interruptible	48
Animation length	75

Attack
Grounded
Aerial

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Hitbox

Vulnerable

Intangible

Armour

Interruptible

Differences for Kirby's Copy Ability

• Both the uncharged version from release and fully charged version have shorter animations (75 frames → 62), with the former not being interruptible at all, allowing Kirby to do airborne actions such as fast falling, grabbing ledges, or moving horizontally earlier without interrupting the move.

Parameters

Move

Total charge time	110 frames (6.0.0 onward) 120 frames (before 6.0.0)
Maximum additional damage with charge	18%
Charge animation speedup per frame	0.009

Special Zoom (fully charged)

Duration	35 frames
Slowdown magnitude	2
Zoom rate	4
Time before zoom	3 frames
Background duration (non-1v1)	22 frames

Donkey Kong's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Floor attack (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Edge attack
Neutral special · Side special · Up special · Down special · Final Smash