Diddy Kong (Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U)

This article is about Diddy Kong's appearance in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. For other uses, see Diddy Kong.

Diddy Kong
Universe	Donkey Kong
Also appears in	Brawl
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Rocketbarrel Barrage
Tier	N/A (N/A)
Character Statistics
Number of Jumps	2
Can Wall Jump	Yes
Can Wall Cling	Yes
Can Crawl	Yes
Has a Tether	No

Diddy Kong (ディディーコング, Diddy Kong) is a starter character in Super Smash Bros. (Wii U and 3DS). Sakurai has stated that Diddy is returning as a veteran fighter from Super Smash Bros. Brawl with increased flexibility and longer attack range. Diddy was announced on February 21st, in celebration of the US and European launch of Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze.

Attributes

Strengths

• Great jump height and recovery.

• Strong throws.

• Possesses a projectile.
• Good recovery.

• Good combo potential, specially in the air.

• Powerful smash attacks.

Weaknesses

• Banana Peels and blew peanuts can be picked up and used by opponents.

• Overcharging the Peanut Popgun will cause it to misfire; leaves Diddy vulnerable.

Differences from Brawl

Despite being a Top Tier in Brawl, Diddy recieved many buffs that further increases his versatility. His appearance and proportions now reflects his apparition in Donkey Kong Country Returns.

Attributes

• Increased elasticity in most moves, making his limbs stretch farther, thus increasing his range.

Ground Attacks

• The third hit of his Neutral Attack can transition between rapid jabs and a finisher.
• Forward Smash causes more knockback.
• Up Smash has slightly different animation and has higher KO power and hitboxes.
• Down Smash is slower and causes less knockback.
• Dash Attack causes more damage on the final hit, but has increased ending lag.

Aerial Attacks

• Neutral Aerial causes more vertical knockback.
• Forward and Down Aerials have less ending and landing lag.
• Up Aerial has slightly larger hitbox, is faster, and has more KO power.
• Down Aerial has less ending lag.

Grabs and Throws

• Grab animation is faster.
• Forward and Back Throw are much slower.
• Up Throw causes less knockback.
• Down Throw sends opponents in a more vertical trajectory that allows for easier combos with 2 or more hits, mostly Up Air, this made people from the Competetive community to call it the "HOO HA".

Special Attacks

• Peanut Popgun's explosion is now much stronger when it overcharges.
• Rocketbarrel Boost is now easier to control and can move in a more horizontal trajectory, increasing Diddy's recovery options.
• Banana Peel has been severely nerfed. Diddy can only have one active at time, and the item can be destroyed by the opponents. The peel will also disappear instantly after touching the ground twice.

Moveset

Ground Attacks

Jab

◾Jab – Jab: Swipes twice with his hands and then turns around and kicks back. 1% first two hits, 2% third hit

◾Infinite Jab – Swipes twice and then swipes with his tail repeatedly. 1% first two hits, 2% third hit, 1% each following hit, 3% finisher

Tilts

◾Up Tilt – Swipes in an arc above him. 6%

◾Down Tilt – Claps in front of him. 5%

◾Forward Tilt – Leans forward and punches with both fists. 7%

Smash Attacks

◾Up Smash – Swings upwards with one hand, going into a flip; he then attacks by kicking upwards with one foot and upon up-righting himself again finishes with a powerful uppercut. 11-15%

◾Forward Smash – Swings with one fist and then spins around to strike with his fist a second time. 16-22%

◾Down Smash – Spins around, sweeping his legs across the ground on each side. 12-16%

Other attacks

◾Dash Attack – An attack from Donkey Kong Country. Performs a cartwheel attack.

◾Ledge Attack – Gets up on the ledge, turns around and hits with his tail. 7%

◾Get-Up Attack – Stands up on one hand and kicks to one side and then using the same leg kicks over his head on the other side. 7%

Aerial Attacks

◾Up Aerial – Kicks above him with one foot. 6%

◾Down Aerial – Puts his fists together and swings them downwards between his legs. 10%

◾Neutral Aerial – Performs a cartwheel in midair, hitting with all of his limbs. 6%

◾Forward Aerial – Kicks forwards with both feet. 10%

◾Back Aerial – Kicks behind him with one foot. 9%

Grabs and Throws

◾Pummel – Headbutts the grabbed opponent. 2% each hit

◾Forward Throw – Hurls the opponent forward with one hand. 9%

◾Back Throw – Hurls the opponent backwards using both hands. 12%

◾Down Throw – Does a hop and bounces the opponent on the ground beneath him, launching them behind him at the end of the move. Referred to as the 'Hoo Hah' combo when followed by an up air. 7%

◾Up Throw – Tosses them above him and the flips upside down to perform an upward kick to the opponent. 5%

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

Diddy Kong's Custom Special Moves
	Custom 1	Custom 2
Standard Special	Exploding Popgun	Jumbo Peanuts
Side Special	Back Flip	Flying Monkey Flip
Up Special	Rocketbarrel Attack	Rocketbarrel Kaboom
Down Special	Shocking Banana Peel	Battering Banana Peel

Taunts

Up Taunt: Diddy flips his hat and lands it on his head

Side Taunt: Diddy holds both his hands to the side and shakes his head, making a horse-like noise with his lips

Down Taunt: Diddy hops and claps

In competitive play

To be added

Trophy Description

Diddy Kong

Donkey Kong's trust partner. He sports his signature look: red hat, red shirt, Rocketbarrel Pack. In Smash Bros., he's incredibly agile. Charge the Rocketbarrel Pack by holding down the button before launch; you can steer with left and right. Don't forget to drop banana peels--enemies love it!

• SNES - Donkey Kong Country (11/1994)
• SNES - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (11/1995)

Diddy Kong (Alt)

The Banana Peel Diddy throws when you use his down special can be picked up and used against you, so be careful. His Monkey Flip side special is a rolling leap followed by a grab (or a kick if you press the button again midjump). If you grab someone, press the button again to attack or jump off them to go high into the air.

Other features

To be added

Costume Gallery

Gallery

Diddy Kong's veteran artwork.

Trivia

• Diddy's down throw to up air combo has come to be known as the 'Hoo Hah!'. It has become popular among the Smash community and the chant can often be heard at Smash tournaments when a Diddy Kong player performs the combo. After patch 1.0.6, where it was nerfed, the chant has been used less.

• There's a glitch with Diddy Kong in ptch 1.1.1 that if his shield gets hit by a multi-hit move and drops it, he will be unable to be grabbed by any character, attacking the shield again will stop it. The glitch will be fixed in patch 1.1.2.

External links

• Diddy Kong's page on the SSBWU/3DS Website