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This article is about Diddy Kong's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Diddy Kong.
Donkey Kong’s trusty partner Diddy Kong uses his light weight and agility to get around quickly! For his Final Smash, Diddy takes to the air with his Rocketbarrel while firing his popguns. The final hit is seriously powerful!
—Description from the Super Smash Blog.

Diddy Kong ( ディディーコング, Didī Kongu) is a veteran fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. He was confirmed to return on June 12th, 2018 during E3 2018.

When unlocked, he is fought at Kongo Falls.

He is also another character that is not played by Katsumi Suzuki, but uses realistic monkey sounds, the same goes for Donkey Kong and King K. Rool.

Attributes[]

Strengths[]

  • Fast dash speed.
  • High range for many attacks.
  • Can crawl, wall jump, and wall cling.
  • Great ground to air combo game.
  • Powerful combo throws.
  • Decent damage and knockback for most of his attacks.
  • Great edge-guard game.
  • Peanut Popgun and Banana Peel are two versatile projectiles.
  • A close range overcharged Peanut Popgun can deal extremely high knockback.
  • High recovery with Rocketbarrel Boost being able to be angled.
  • Down Aerial and Monkey Flip when used in the air can Meteor Smash.

Weaknesses[]

  • Has one of the lowest air speeds in the game.
  • Banana Peels can be picked up and used by opponents.
  • Overcharging the Peanut Popgun will cause it to misfire, leaving Diddy vulnerable and causes him to take damage from it.
  • Easy target to combos since he is a fast-faller.
  • Very predictable recovery that is easy to intercept.
  • Diddy's Rocketbarrel will detach from him if he is hit, leaving him vulnerable.

Summary[]

To be added.

Changes from 3DS/Wii U[]

Attributes[]

  • Diddy Kong's hat now pops off during many actions.

Ground Attacks[]

  • Neutral attack now ends with a quick kick instead of a rapid tail attack, though it is possible he can now pick between the two.

Aerial Attacks[]

Grabs and Throws[]

Special Attacks[]

  • Diddy Kong‘s Final Smash, Rocketbarrel Barrage has changed, now under the name of Hyper Rocket Barrel. Instead of flying around and shooting peanuts with his Jetpack, Diddy jets around the stage in different directions, hitting the fighters, which culminates in Diddy aiming his jetpack towards the fighter that was hit the most, causing it to explode on impact, giving the affected fighter knockback.

Moveset[]

Ground Attacks[]

Normal[]

  • Neutral Attack: Two slaps followed by a kick.
  • Forward Tilt: Leans forward on one leg while punching both fists forward.
  • Up Tilt: An arcing slap.
  • Down Tilt (Hand Clap): A crouching clap.
  • Dash Attack: A cartwheel.

Smash Attacks[]

  • Forward Smash: A spinning slap followed by a punch.
  • Up Smash: A cartwheel followed by a punch.
  • Down Smash: A sweeping kick.

Other attacks[]

  • Floor Attack (Front): A kick to both sides.
  • Floor Attack (Back): A kick to both sides.
  • Floor Attack (Trip): A kick to both sides.
  • Ledge Attack: A tail flick.

Aerial Attacks[]

  • Neutral aerial: A cartwheel.
  • Forward aerial (Screw Kick): A corkscrew dropkick.
  • Back aerial: A kick.
  • Up aerial: A bicycle kick.
  • Down aerial: A double axe-handle punch.

Grabs and Throws[]

  • Pummel: Headbutts the opponent.
  • Forward Throw: Tosses his opponent forwards.
  • Back Throw: Tosses his opponent backwards.
  • Up Throw: Handstand kicks his opponent into the air.
  • Down Throw: Leapfrogs over his opponent.

Special Moves[]

Diddy Kong's Special Moves
Brawl 3DS/Wii U Ultimate
Standard Special Peanut Popgun
Side Special Monkey Flip
Up Special Rocketbarrel Boost
Down Special Banana Peel
Final Smash Rocketbarrel Barrage Hyper Rocket Barrel

Taunts[]

  • Up Taunt: Tosses his hat into the air and lets it land on his head.
  • Side Taunt: Cackles while assuming a playful fighter's stance.
  • Down Taunt: Performs four overhead claps while switching feet for each clap.

On-Screen Appearance[]

Idle Poses[]

Victory Poses[]

In competitive play[]

Diddy Kong's role in Ultimate competitive play has fluctuated over its lifetime. On release, top professionals immediately noticed his weaknesses, which include inconsistent KO'ing at higher percent and his greatly nerfed recovery. Many of Diddy Kong's top players, such as MVD and Zinoto, dropped him in favor of other characters. In the early months of Ultimate, Diddy was perceived as a mid-tier character.

When update 3.1.0 dropped, Diddy received a multitude of buffs to his kit to compensate for his main problem of KOing as well as his previously weak recovery. Some players further optimized Diddy's moveset, such as an infinite being discovered on platforms, which was named the Pyramid Scheme. In addition, several dedicated mains, including Aaron, Dakpo, Rivers, and Legit, started to see better and more consistent results at nationals. Because of this, the general opinion of Diddy Kong started to improve, with some players, such as Samsora, Maister, and Dabuz viewing him as a solid high-tier character.

During the online metagame, patch 8.0.0 removed Diddy Kong's Pyramid Scheme infinite. However, due to the additional buffs received, players such as Tweek and Aaron continued to achieve impressive results. Tweek especially won Get On My Line 2020 and TNS: Pandemic Monthly 5.5 with the character.

Following the return of offline play, both players continued to see high placements with Diddy Kong, with Tweek notably winning Smash Ultimate Summit 3. As such, the current view on Diddy Kong has improved further compared to before the pandemic, with some players believing that he might reassess himself as a top-tier character, albeit still weaker than his previous incarnations. Diddy Kong also has a strong matchup spread, having positive matchups against most top and high tiers, such as Joker, Zero Suit Samus, Palutena, Lucina, Pyra, Mythra, Sephiroth, and Pokemon Trainer. Dabuz in particular has come out and said that he believes that Diddy Kong is top 10. However, some other players such as ESAM and even Tweek believe that he is overrated and is a high tier at best.

Regardless, Diddy Kong is still seen as a strong character and is one of the seven top tier characters along with Mario, Sonic, Sheik, Fox, Cloud and Zero Suit Samus to place well in Ultimate despite his nerfs from 3DS/Wii U, although it is still widely agreed that he is slightly worse than in Brawl and 3DS/Wii U.

Classic Mode: Hey, Little Buddy![]

Diddy Kong's opponents are villains with "little buddies" of their own. In some cases, the opponent's partner will be a stage hazard. To reflect this, Diddy Kong will have a partner for every round except for the bonus round.

Round Opponent Stage Music Notes
1 Bowser and Bowser Jr. Princess Peach's Castle King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3 Mario is a CPU ally.
2 Meta Ridley and Dark Samus Norfair Nemesis Ridley Zero Suit Samus is a CPU ally.
3 Ganondorf Unova Pokemon League Death Mountain Zelda is a CPU ally.
4 Mewtwo Spear Pillar Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) / Spear Pillar Pokemon Trainer is a CPU ally.
5 King Dedede and Meta Knight Fountain of Dreams King Dedede's Theme (Brawl) Kirby is a CPU ally.
6 King K. Rool Jungle Japes King K. Rool / Ship Deck 2 Donkey Kong is a CPU ally.
Final Master Hand and Crazy Hand Final Destination Master Hand / Crazy Hand Donkey Kong is a CPU ally.

Role in World of Light[]

Diddy Kong was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.

Diddy Kong was present on the cliffside when Galeem unleashed its beams of light. He attempted to fly away with Rosalina & Luma using his activated Rocketbarrel Pack, but a beam of light hit him and he was vaporized and placed under Galeem's imprisonment along with the other fighters, excluding Kirby.

To find Diddy Kong, the player must access the Kongo Jungle sub-area reminiscent of the first Donkey Kong Country game, where he's found right at the end.

Palette Swaps[]

Diddy Kong Palette (SSBU)

Gallery[]

External links[]

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DKSymbol Donkey Kong universe
Characters Donkey Kong (64  · Melee  · Brawl  · 3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate)
Diddy Kong (Brawl  · 3DS/Wii U  · Ultimate)
King K. Rool (Ultimate)
Side Characters Boss Giant Donkey Kong
Assist Trophy Klaptrap
Mii Fighter Costumes King K. Rool  · Dixie Kong
Background characters Cranky Kong
Stage Hazards Klaptrap  · Donkey Kong
Enemies Kritter  · Tiki Buzz
Other Funky Kong
Stages Kongo Jungle  · Kongo Falls  · Jungle Japes  · Rumble Falls  · 75m  · Jungle Hijinxs
Items Hammer  · Barrel Cannon  · Spring  · Peanut
Music List List of Music (Donkey Kong series)
Song "Gang-Plank Galleon"
Collectibles Trophies Melee Trophies  · Brawl Trophies  · 3DS Trophies  · Wii U Trophies
Stickers List of Stickers (Donkey Kong series)
Spirits List of spirits (Donkey Kong series)
Masterpiece Donkey Kong
Related universes Mario  · Yoshi  · Wario  · Wrecking Crew
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