Giant Punch: Difference between revisions

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At any time while Donkey Kong is swinging his fist around, the button can be pressed again to deliver the blow. If the button is not pressed, then after ten swings, Donkey Kong will drop his fist and his head will begin to smoke, indicating the punch is fully charged. At this point the button only needs to be pressed once to administer the attack. From ''[[Brawl]]'' onwards, a fully charged Giant Punch grants Donkey Kong [[armor]] when used, allowing him to power through an enemy's [[KO]] attack while he uses one of his own in the process. However, a Giant Punch that has just one stage below full charge has noticeably higher knockback.

From ''Melee'' onwards, the move becomes markedly weaker if used in midair, and also causes Donkey Kong to become [[helpless]], making it very risky and much less rewarding to use in aerial combat compared to its utility on the ground.

Aesthetically, the move has been through a few changes. In ''Smash 64'', Donkey Kong has his right hand directly behind him while his fist winds up. As of ''Melee'', Donkey Kong uses his left arm for the attack, while also winding up his arm beside himself. The move was the slowest in ''Smash 64'' with some notable recovery, though the animation for both the actual attack's startup and its recovery has been sped up in later games. In ''Ultimate'', Donkey Kong now charges Giant Punch with either arm, due to his mirrored stance. It also no longer puts him into a helpless state, similar to ''Smash 64''. After fully charging his Giant Punch, Donkey Kong now displays an angry expression until he unleashes his Giant Punch, though he shows a regular expression by canceling Giant Punch with a shield button just as it is about to get fully charged.

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# '''Lightning Punch''': An [[electric]] punch that charges up much faster, but is weaker and doesn't have flinch resistance. Deals 15% damage at full charge and the move has slightly less startup than Giant Punch.

# '''Storm Punch''': Less powerful, but charges faster and generates a whirlwind that blows opponents away. The whirlwind itself is enough to send opponents flying off-stage at high percentages, if not also KO them by sending them towards the side blastline. The move does 18% damage.

[[File:Expand.gif|200px|thumb|right|The clip from "Bad Hair Day"]]

While the move has no true origin from his home series, Donkey Kong has done a similar move to this one in other forms of media outside of ''Smash Bros.'':

*Donkey Kong performed a punch comparable to the Giant Punch in the ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' episode "{{s|mariowiki|Bad Hair Day}}".

*When a player lands on a {{s|mariowiki|Bowser Space}} in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party 5}}'', Donkey Kong may appear and punch [[Bowser]] in a similar way to the Giant Punch.

*In the ending of ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'', Donkey Kong uses a move similar to this when he is falling, charging his punch and striking the moon.

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|fr_ca=Coup de poing géant

|es_la=Puñetazo gigantesco

==Trivia==

*In ''Smash 64'', instead of Donkey Kong's head steaming to show he's fully charged, his fist will spark.

**In addition, unlike in all subsequent games, Donkey Kong uses his right hand to throw the punch in ''Smash 64''.

*In ''Melee'', the move is stronger if the player doesn't store the charge before using it.