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'''Diddy Kong''' ({{ja|ディディーコング|Didī Kongu}}, ''Diddy Kong'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. He was confirmed on February 21st, 2014, coinciding with the international release date of ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}''. Instead of using his voice actor Katsumi Suzuki, Diddy Kong retains his realistic chimpanzee screeches from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' | '''Diddy Kong''' ({{ja|ディディーコング|Didī Kongu}}, ''Diddy Kong'') is a playable character in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. He was confirmed on February 21st, 2014, coinciding with the international release date of ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze}}''. Instead of using his voice actor Katsumi Suzuki, Diddy Kong retains his realistic chimpanzee screeches from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (sampled once again from the commonly used "Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201" stock sound effect). | ||
Diddy Kong ranks 3rd out of 54 characters in the [[tier list]], placing in S tier, | Diddy Kong ranks 2nd/3rd out of 54 characters in the [[tier list]], tying him with {{SSB4|Cloud}}, and placing him in S tier, a slight rise from his equally top-tiered placement of 4th out of 38 in ''Brawl'', makes him the highest ranked base-game character and is his best placement in the series. Diddy Kong's strengths lie in his powerful comboing ability, with attacks flowing very well together as a result of their surprisingly long reach for a character of his size, quick frame data, and low knockback. He also has a fair share of strong, effective finishers, such as his smash attacks, which he can combo into. He is also highly mobile and has a strong [[neutral game]], thanks to his {{B|Banana Peel|move}}, [[Monkey Flip]] and [[Peanut Popgun]], all which provide him great mobility and stage control. Diddy Kong also features many safe and reliable ways to KO thanks to his down tilt, forward air, back air, and throws. On top of this, Diddy Kong also has a strong and safe edgeguarding game thanks to back air and [[Peanut Popgun]]. Diddy's flaws are his susceptibility to being [[gimp]]ed, owing to how linear and short-ranged Monkey Flip is, as well as the unsafe properties of [[Rocketbarrel Boost]], a poor damage output which is exacerbated by his poor aerial mobility when not using special moves, which hinders his aerial combo game and the lack of a reliable combo breaker. Despite a number of nerfs to his combo ability in [[updates]], Diddy Kong has maintained outstanding tournament results throughout the game's competitive lifespan, particularly thanks to {{Sm|ZeRo}}. | ||
==Attributes== | ==Attributes== | ||
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Initially, Diddy Kong was considered to be [[buff]]ed in his transition from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'' despite [[Tier list|already being a top tier character]] due to his new incredible up aerial which when combined with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]]/[[DI]], he could combo into it with itself or his throws for either a deadly 50/50 with up throw or a long lasting kill confirm with down throw, but as of [[List of updates (SSB4)/1.0.8 changelog|patch 1.0.8]], he has been considerably [[nerf]]ed from his initial incarnation and has seen a mix of buffs and nerfs from the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'' but has been nerfed overall. | Initially, Diddy Kong was considered to be [[buff]]ed in his transition from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'' despite [[Tier list|already being a top tier character]] due to his new incredible up aerial which when combined with the changes to [[hitstun canceling]]/[[DI]], he could combo into it with itself or his throws for either a deadly 50/50 with up throw or a long lasting kill confirm with down throw, but as of [[List of updates (SSB4)/1.0.8 changelog|patch 1.0.8]], he has been considerably [[nerf]]ed from his initial incarnation and has seen a mix of buffs and nerfs from the transition from ''Brawl'' to ''Smash 4'' but has been nerfed overall. | ||
His most significant nerf was to his {{B|Banana Peel|move}} move which was previously the key to his past success. Not only can he now only have one Banana Peel out at a time but the peels also vanish if they hit an opponent greatly hindering Diddy's stage control and removing his [[zero-death]] potential with his bananas. The removal of [[glide toss]]ing also hurts his banana game. [[Peanut Popgun]] is now laggier and it is weaker when charged which further hurts Diddy's stage control. In addition to this, Diddy's damage output is considerably lower, weakening his damage racking abilities and hindering some of his move's KO potential. Forward aerial and the front hit of down smash are two moves which fall victim to this. Some moves have also seen nerfs to their speed most notably dash attack and back throw with the former in particular suffering from its greatly increased ending lag. Diddy Kong also falls noticeably faster which while improving his vertical endurance and making him less susceptible to juggles, it also makes him considerably more vulnerable to combos. Lastly, Diddy's hitboxes are worse for a majority of his moves with his attacks either having smaller hitboxes and/or having specific hitboxes removed. | His most significant nerf was to his {{B|Banana Peel|move}} move which was previously the key to his past success. Not only can he now only have one Banana Peel out at a time, but the peels also vanish if they hit an opponent, greatly hindering Diddy's stage control and removing his [[zero-death]] potential with his bananas. The removal of [[glide toss]]ing also hurts his banana game. [[Peanut Popgun]] is now laggier and it is weaker when charged which further hurts Diddy's stage control. In addition to this, Diddy's damage output is considerably lower, weakening his damage racking abilities and hindering some of his move's KO potential. Forward aerial and the front hit of down smash are two moves which fall victim to this. Some moves have also seen nerfs to their speed most notably dash attack and back throw with the former in particular suffering from its greatly increased ending lag. Diddy Kong also falls noticeably faster which while improving his vertical endurance and making him less susceptible to juggles, it also makes him considerably more vulnerable to combos. Lastly, Diddy's hitboxes are worse for a majority of his moves with his attacks either having smaller hitboxes and/or having specific hitboxes removed. | ||
He did however see some buffs. His already strong combo potential has been increased further due to the changes to [[hitstun canceling]]. Diddy Kong's grab game is much stronger as Diddy releases opponents later from up and down throw (giving them less ending lag), down throw's angle has been altered and the removal of hitstun canceling has given both throws very strong combo potential. Diddy's limbs are also longer which gives a decent amount of his attacks more range even if they have worse hitboxes. Up smash is now considerably stronger (along with having more vertical range) now being a viable KO move which Diddy can even combo into with down tilt. His recovery has also significantly improved. [[Monkey Flip]] covers more distance and [[Rocketbarrel Blast]] is much more versatile. | He did however see some buffs. His already strong combo potential has been increased further due to the changes to [[hitstun canceling]]. Diddy Kong's grab game is much stronger as Diddy releases opponents later from up and down throw (giving them less ending lag), down throw's angle has been altered and the removal of hitstun canceling has given both throws very strong combo potential. Diddy's limbs are also longer which gives a decent amount of his attacks more range even if they have worse hitboxes. Up smash is now considerably stronger (along with having more vertical range) now being a viable KO move which Diddy can even combo into with down tilt. His recovery has also significantly improved. [[Monkey Flip]] covers more distance and [[Rocketbarrel Blast]] is much more versatile. | ||
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**{{nerf|The first two hits have smaller hitboxes (6u/4u/4u/3u (hit 1)/6u/4u/4u (hit 2) → 5u/3.7u/3.7u (both)) and the first hit's foot hitbox has been removed. This makes the hand hitbox less disjointed and it gives the move less range below Diddy, especially on the first hit.}} | **{{nerf|The first two hits have smaller hitboxes (6u/4u/4u/3u (hit 1)/6u/4u/4u (hit 2) → 5u/3.7u/3.7u (both)) and the first hit's foot hitbox has been removed. This makes the hand hitbox less disjointed and it gives the move less range below Diddy, especially on the first hit.}} | ||
**{{nerf|The second and third hits have more startup lag (frame 11 (hit 2)/18 (hit 3) → 12/19).}} | **{{nerf|The second and third hits have more startup lag (frame 11 (hit 2)/18 (hit 3) → 12/19).}} | ||
**{{buff|The third hit deals much | **{{buff|The third hit deals much more knockback (70 (base), 70 (scaling) → 50/129), greatly improving its KO potential.}} | ||
**{{buff|The third hit has larger hitboxes (6u/4u/4u → 6.5u/4.5u).}} | **{{buff|The third hit has larger hitboxes (6u/4u/4u → 6.5u/4.5u).}} | ||
**{{change|The third hit now launches opponents away from Diddy Kong instead of towards him (95° → 85°).}} | **{{change|The third hit now launches opponents away from Diddy Kong instead of towards him (95° → 85°).}} | ||
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==Update history== | ==Update history== | ||
Diddy Kong was initially a significantly more potent character in earlier versions of ''Smash 4'', with Diddy Kong being significantly nerfed overall. Update [[1.0.4]] mostly gave Diddy minor adjustments with the only meaningful change being that Diddy lost his ability to cancel non-tumble hitstun with [[Peanut Popgun]]. While this could be a powerful technique when used in the right situations, it was quite situational and restrictive, so the loss of it overall did not significantly hurt Diddy. | |||
However, update 1.0.4 removed the ability to [[LSI]] moves which launched between 65°-115° which turned out to be greatly beneficial to Diddy (further helped by the lower vertical blastzones in the Wii U version). Diddy had numerous vertical launching combo starters and KO moves which greatly benefitted from the change, as they could no longer be LSIed (despite being the same moves on paper). Diddy's extremely fast and versatile up aerial became a much more deadly KO move and his throws could combo for a much longer period of time, as his up aerial and vertical throws could no longer be LSIed. Diddy's down throw could reliably combo for a much longer period of timing, becoming a long lasting KO confirm into up aerial without DI (colloquially known as the "Hoo-hah") and a long lasting 50/50 into potential KOes with DI. Diddy's up throw went from a throw which could not lead into KOes or 50/50es (even on a platform) to a throw that could lead into KO confirms with up aerial on the ground at pretty low percents (which then lead into a deadly 50/50 for some time when the opponent escaped the KO confirm window), which Diddy could easily mix up the side he could hit his up air (regardless of the opponent's DI on the up throw) to throw off the opponent's DI on the up aerial, which was incredibly powerful. This also extended to Diddy's other vertical launching moves albeit to a lesser extent. Diddy Kong's up aerial was overall one of the best moves in the game in early Wii U versions being incredibly fast, versatile, powerful and having incredible synergy with the rest of his kit. | |||
In patch [[1.1.1]], Diddy Kong had a glitch that had rendered him [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQlcYmSAb2w invulnerable to grabs of any kind] until he performed any kind of dodging maneuver. This was later fixed in patch 1.1.2, nine days after 1.1.1's worldwide release. | As a result, while Diddy was directly nerfed coming to 1.0.4/Wii U, he overall ended up as a more potent character as the changes to LSI greatly benefitted Diddy Kong, giving him far more effective combos and significantly greater KO potential. This resulted in Diddy becoming one of the most successful characters during early ''Smash 4'' Wii U tournaments and likely as a result, Diddy would later receive some significant nerfs. | ||
Update [[1.0.6]] reduced the KO power of a handful of Diddy's moves with the most notable of which being up aerial. Up aerial was previously incredibly powerful, especially since up aerial was an incredibly fast and versatile move which could be used as a powerful combo ender for KOes. The move received a significant damage and knockback decrease which made it a significantly less devastating KO move. Diddy's up and down throws were also adjusted which had poor synergy with Diddy's weakened up aerial. Up throw was made weaker which did make it a better combo tool at higher percents but when combined with up aerial's reduced power, this notably meant that up throw up aerial did not lead into KOes until significantly higher percents. Down throw received more knockback which made down throw up aerial (which was previously only a true KO confirm without DI) a significantly more restrictive confirm than it previously was. While these changes were impactful overall, making Diddy a less overtuned character, Diddy still remained a highly potent character despite them, with the nerfs failing to significantly bring Diddy down compared to the rest of the cast. | |||
Update [[1.0.8]] brought along more changes to Diddy, including some impactful nerfs. Diddy Kong's up aerial was made slower in numerous ways which considerably hindered its utility. Its hitbox came out one frame later, significantly reducing the move's downwards range (which had numerous affects), it gained more ending lag and its auto-cancel window became far less lenient, resulting in up aerial becoming harder to land and removing a whole bunch of applications it previously had. In addition to this, its knockback was significantly reduced again, resulting in the move becoming a significantly weaker KO move. Diddy's throws were also negatively adjusted again. Up throw received a damage decrease with no significant knockback change which made Diddy's up throw combos less damaging and when combined with up aerial becoming weaker, this notably removed up throw up aerial as a KO confirm on flat ground. Down throw saw a significant increase to its knockback which completely removed any remaining ability it had to lead into up aerial for potential KOes. These changes overall were even more impactful than the nerfs Diddy received in 1.0.6 and they did slightly bring Diddy down compared to the rest of the cast. | |||
After 1.0.8, Diddy saw a couple of minor adjustments and while some of these changes were beneficial, Diddy still remained an overall far cry to how he was in early Wii U versions. Amusingly, in patch [[1.1.1]], Diddy Kong had a glitch that had rendered him [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQlcYmSAb2w invulnerable to grabs of any kind] (although he could not shield in this state) until he performed any kind of dodging maneuver. This was later fixed in patch 1.1.2, nine days after 1.1.1's worldwide release. | |||
Overall, Diddy Kong has been significantly nerfed since his initial release. While Diddy Kong did become more potent coming from 3DS to Wii U, due to him significantly benefitting from the game's universal changes, Diddy has since been significantly nerfed since then, receiving numerous reductions to his damage/KO power as well as having weakened combo tools and worse frame data. Up aerial in particular had been a rather drastically nerfed move, going from one of the best moves in the game, to simply a good but balanced move, with the move becoming slower and losing a massive chunk of its KO power, which was only further exacerbated by Diddy's altered combo throws. Despite this, Diddy Kong still remained one of the most potent characters in the game. Diddy's powerful neutral and defensive game were near untouched, with Diddy's excellent mobility and projectiles remaining completely in tact. The nerfs mainly weakened Diddy Kong's punish game but Diddy still retained his strong mobility and moveset, allowing him to still easily win neutral and get his punish game going. | |||
While Diddy's tier placement in the vanilla version of the game is hard to determine due to its unoptimized nature, Diddy was a clear top 2 character in early Wii U versions, where Diddy was at his peak in terms of strength. After numerous patches which brought significant nerfs to Diddy as well as adding new top/high tiers through [[DLC]] and buffs, Diddy was still considered to be around top 5 by the end of the game's mainstream competitive life and he continued to receive very strong tournament results throughout the game's life, showing that despite his significant nerfs, Diddy still remained one of the most potent characters in the game. | |||
'''{{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}} [[1.0.4]]''' | '''{{GameIcon|ssb4-3ds}} [[1.0.4]]''' | ||
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|fairname= | |fairname= | ||
|fairdmg=10% (clean), 8% (late) | |fairdmg=10% (clean), 8% (late) | ||
|fairdesc=Diddy Kong kicks both feet forward while spinning, similar to Mario and Luigi's old forward aerial in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' | |fairdesc=Diddy Kong kicks both feet forward while spinning, similar to Mario and Luigi's old forward aerial in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' Hits very fast, starting at frame 6, and has deceptively long range. In addition, the hitbox of the move lasts for a long period of time. It also deals decent damage and knockback and has a generous [[auto-cancel]] window, making it a safe option in the [[neutral game]] to stop approaches. It can be safely buffered out of a short hop to hit tall characters without leaving Diddy Kong vulnerable. Finally, it is a potential follow up after an up throw depending on the opponent's [[DI]] until high percents. However, the attack is not safe on shield, meaning that is it easily punishable if the opponent blocks it. Considered one of the best forward aerials in the game due to its combination of range, speed, and power. | ||
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|bairdmg=9% | |bairdmg=9% | ||
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|fsdmg=5-10% (Peanuts), 12% (collision) | |fsdmg=5-10% (Peanuts), 12% (collision) | ||
|fsdesc=Diddy Kong flies around on his rocketbarrel pack, shooting explosive peanuts everywhere. The peanuts travel large distances and have great power, however crashing into enemies with Diddy Kong himself does even more damage to his opponents than firing the peanuts at them. Has greater movement speed than it did back in ''Brawl'', in addition to it no longer putting Diddy Kong into a [[helpless]] state when ended in the air, but it is even harder to control than it was previously. | |fsdesc=Diddy Kong flies around on his rocketbarrel pack, shooting explosive peanuts everywhere. The peanuts travel large distances and have great power, however crashing into enemies with Diddy Kong himself does even more damage to his opponents than firing the peanuts at them. Has greater movement speed than it did back in ''Brawl'', in addition to it no longer putting Diddy Kong into a [[helpless]] state when ended in the air, but it is even harder to control than it was previously. | ||
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===Stats=== | |||
{{Attributes | |||
|cast = 58 | |||
|weight = 93 | |||
|rweight = 37-38 | |||
|dash = 1.7 | |||
|rdash = 11-15 | |||
|run = 1.824 | |||
|rrun = 16 | |||
|walk = 1.25 | |||
|rwalk = 11 | |||
|trac = 0.0484 | |||
|rtrac = 42-43 | |||
|airfric = 0.008 | |||
|rairfric = 37-42 | |||
|air = 0.88 | |||
|rair = 52-53 | |||
|baseaccel = 0.0 | |||
|rbaseaccel = 56-58 | |||
|addaccel = 0.05 | |||
|raddaccel = 39-44 | |||
|gravity = 0.105 | |||
|rgravity = 15-16 | |||
|fall = 1.75 | |||
|rfall = 10-11 | |||
|ff = 2.8 | |||
|rff = 11-12 | |||
|jumpsquat = 4 | |||
|rjumpsquat = 1-13 | |||
|jumpheight = 41.208694 | |||
|rjumpheight = 5 | |||
|shorthop = 19.897078 | |||
|rshorthop = 5 | |||
|djump = 41.208694 | |||
|rdjump = 8 | |||
}} | }} | ||
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|char=DiddyKong | |char=DiddyKong | ||
|desc-up=Tosses his cap in the air and has it land on his head. This is a reference to his victory pose in ''Donkey Kong Country'', after he defeats a boss or wins in a {{s|mariowiki|Bonus Area}}. | |desc-up=Tosses his cap in the air and has it land on his head. This is a reference to his victory pose in ''Donkey Kong Country'', after he defeats a boss or wins in a {{s|mariowiki|Bonus Area}}. | ||
|desc-side=Does a playful fighter's stance, trying to assert his dominance. | |desc-side=Does a playful fighter's stance and cackles menacingly, trying to assert his dominance. | ||
|desc-down=Claps his hands above his head four times, switching feet in the process.}} | |desc-down=Claps his hands above his head four times, switching feet in the process.}} | ||
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''See also: [[:Category:Diddy Kong players (SSB4)]]'' | |||
''See also: [[:Category:Diddy Kong | |||
*{{Sm|dyr|USA}} | *{{Sm|dyr|USA}} - Placed 9th at both {{Trn|Shine 2016}} and {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}}, 13th at {{Trn|Frame Perfect Series 2}}, and 17th at both {{Trn|EVO 2016}} and {{Trn|The Big House 7}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Salem}}, {{Sm|Abadango}}, and {{Sm|Marss}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Etsuji|Japan}} | *{{Sm|Etsuji|Japan}} - The best solo-Diddy Kong player in Japan. Placed 5th at {{Trn|Umebura 33}}, 9th at {{Trn|Umebura Japan Major 2017}}, 13th at {{Trn|2GGC: Greninja Saga}}, 17th at {{Trn|Umebura 34}}, and 25th at {{Trn|EVO 2017}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|KEN}}, {{Sm|Ranai}}, and {{Sm|9B}} | ||
*{{Sm|K9sbruce|USA}} | *{{Sm|K9sbruce|USA}} - Co-mained Diddy Kong alongside {{SSB4|Sheik}} and is considered the best Diddy Kong player in SoCal. Placed 9th at both {{Trn|2GGC: GENESIS Saga}} and {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, 13th at both {{Trn|2GGC: MkLeo Saga}} and {{Trn|The Big House 8}}, and 17th at {{Trn|2GGC: ARMS Saga}}. | ||
*{{Sm|MVD|USA}} | *{{Sm|MVD|USA}} - One of the best Diddy Kong players in the world following ZeRo's retirement. Placed 5th at {{Trn|The Big House 7}}, {{Trn|GENESIS 5}}, and {{Trn|EVO 2018}}, 7th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}}, and 9th at {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2016}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|Nairo}}, {{Sm|Salem}}, and {{Sm|Tweek}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}} | *{{Sm|Nietono|Japan}} - Co-mained Diddy Kong alongside {{SSB4|Sheik}} and is considered the best Diddy Kong player in Japan. Placed 3rd at both {{Trn|Apex 2016}} and {{Trn|EVO 2018}}, 4th at both {{Trn|Umebura 29}} and {{Trn|EVO Japan 2018}}, and 7th at {{Trn|Umebura Tokaigi Qualifier}}. | ||
*{{Sm|RAIN|Japan}} | *{{Sm|RAIN|Japan}} - One of the best Diddy Kong players in Japan in the early metagame, but later dropped the character for {{SSB4|Sheik}}. Placed 1st at {{Trn|Umebura 11}}, {{Trn|Umebura 13}}, and {{Trn|Umebura 14}}, 3rd at {{Trn|KSB 2015}}, and 4th at {{Trn|Umebura 12}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Shoyo James|USA}} | *{{Sm|Shoyo James|USA}} - Co-mained Diddy Kong alongside {{SSB4|Luigi}} and is one of the best Diddy Kong players in United States. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|Midwest Mayhem 6: SoCal Invasion}}, 7th at both {{Trn|Super Smash Con 2017}} and {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 4}}, 9th at {{Trn|Smash 'N' Splash 3}}, and 13th at {{Trn|Frostbite 2018}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|CaptainZack}}, {{Sm|Elegant}}, and {{Sm|Mr. E}}. | ||
*{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} | *{{Sm|ZeRo|Chile}} - The best Diddy Kong player worldwide and of all time. Won 56 tournaments consecutively with Diddy Kong and {{SSB4|Sheik}}. | ||
*{{Sm|Zinoto|USA}} | *{{Sm|Zinoto|USA}} - One of the best Diddy Kong players in the world following ZeRo's retirement. Placed 2nd at {{Trn|CEO 2016}}, 7th at {{Trn|Frostbite 2017}}, 9th at both {{Trn|CEO 2017}} and {{Trn|Get On My Level 2018}}, and 13th at {{Trn|Frostbite 2018}} with wins over players such as {{Sm|MkLeo}}, {{Sm|Nairo}}, and {{Sm|Salem}}. | ||
===Tier placement and history=== | ===Tier placement and history=== | ||
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As a result of how disproportionately good Diddy Kong was for how easy he was to play, many professionals such as {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} picked him up, resulting in an abnormal number of Diddy dittos at the highest level of play. Even players who did not actively practice the game, such as {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, were able to gain strong results using him. Likely as a result of this, Diddy was heavily nerfed by updates [[1.0.6]] and [[1.0.8]], and his representation dropped significantly, becoming largely abandoned while {{SSB4|Sheik}} was considered the best character instead. Despite this, the top players who continued playing Diddy, such as {{Sm|Angel Cortes}}, {{Sm|Jtails}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and most notably, ZeRo and {{Sm|Zinoto}}, continued to push his metagame, adopting a newer, more creative playstyle that emphasizes Diddy's strong [[neutral game]] (which was not nerfed). | As a result of how disproportionately good Diddy Kong was for how easy he was to play, many professionals such as {{Sm|Mew2King}} and {{Sm|ZeRo}} picked him up, resulting in an abnormal number of Diddy dittos at the highest level of play. Even players who did not actively practice the game, such as {{Sm|Leffen}} and {{Sm|Armada}}, were able to gain strong results using him. Likely as a result of this, Diddy was heavily nerfed by updates [[1.0.6]] and [[1.0.8]], and his representation dropped significantly, becoming largely abandoned while {{SSB4|Sheik}} was considered the best character instead. Despite this, the top players who continued playing Diddy, such as {{Sm|Angel Cortes}}, {{Sm|Jtails}}, {{Sm|MVD}}, {{Sm|Nietono}}, and most notably, ZeRo and {{Sm|Zinoto}}, continued to push his metagame, adopting a newer, more creative playstyle that emphasizes Diddy's strong [[neutral game]] (which was not nerfed). | ||
As a result of these factors, Diddy was ranked 9th on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], near the bottom of the A tier, but thanks to continued strong results from multiple top players, along with the nerfs to Sheik, {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, some matchups that previously caused him trouble in updates [[1.1.5]] and [[1.1.6]], he then took the 1st spot, at the top of the S tier, on the second tier list, despite not being as dominant as he was originally. He has since then seen only a very slight drop to 2nd place in favor of Bayonetta in the third tier list, and then to 3rd place | As a result of these factors, Diddy was ranked 9th on the first ''4BR'' [[tier list]], near the bottom of the A tier, but thanks to continued strong results from multiple top players, along with the nerfs to Sheik, {{SSB4|Zero Suit Samus}} and {{SSB4|Bayonetta}}, some matchups that previously caused him trouble in updates [[1.1.5]] and [[1.1.6]], he then took the 1st spot, at the top of the S tier, on the second tier list, despite not being as dominant as he was originally. He has since then seen only a very slight drop to 2nd place in favor of Bayonetta in the third tier list, and then to 2nd/3rd place, tying him with {{SSB4|Cloud}} on the fourth and current tier list; although he remains at the S tier and is still considered to be one of the most viable characters in the game, the larger dominance of the former two characters in other regions has caused views on Diddy to slightly dwindle. | ||
Since ZeRo's retirement, however, Diddy Kong has not won any major tournaments at all and his strong results are still considered to be inconsistent in comparison to other characters like Bayonetta, Sheik, Cloud, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, {{SSB4|Fox}}, Zero Suit Samus, and {{SSB4|Rosalina}}, who have managed to obtain overall higher and more consistent results with the character. On top of this, Diddy Kong still has some very troublesome match ups as Fox, {{SSB4|Mario}}, Rosalina, Sheik and even some high and mid tiers such as {{SSB4|Olimar}} and {{SSB4|Mega Man}} do very well against him. Due to this, Diddy's tier placement is debated on as some say that the character has dropped slightly in the meta with some smashers like {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|ESAM}} and even ZeRo himself saying that the character shouldn't be ranked as high as he is. | Since ZeRo's retirement, however, Diddy Kong has not won any major tournaments at all and his strong results are still considered to be inconsistent in comparison to other characters like Bayonetta, Sheik, Cloud, {{SSB4|Mewtwo}}, {{SSB4|Fox}}, Zero Suit Samus, and {{SSB4|Rosalina}}, who have managed to obtain overall higher and more consistent results with the character. On top of this, Diddy Kong still has some very troublesome match ups as Fox, {{SSB4|Mario}}, Rosalina, Sheik and even some high and mid tiers such as {{SSB4|Olimar}} and {{SSB4|Mega Man}} do very well against him. Due to this, Diddy's tier placement is debated on as some say that the character has dropped slightly in the meta with some smashers like {{Sm|ANTi}}, {{Sm|Dabuz}}, {{Sm|ESAM}} and even ZeRo himself saying that the character shouldn't be ranked as high as he is. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Diddy Kong's confirmation was the first time a character was revealed for an international release of a game as opposed to just the Japanese release. | *Diddy Kong's confirmation was the first time a character was revealed for an international release of a game as opposed to just the Japanese release. | ||
*Diddy Kong's Banana Peels can only be thrown twice before disappearing once landing on the ground, while the actual item when spawned elsewhere can be thrown three times before disappearing. | *Diddy Kong's Banana Peels can only be thrown twice before disappearing once landing on the ground, while the actual item when spawned elsewhere can be thrown three times before disappearing. | ||
*Diddy Kong's neutral aerial attack has an animation glitch in the Nintendo 3DS version: he performs most of a flip, then quickly snaps back upright to begin the cartwheel motion. | *Diddy Kong's neutral aerial attack has an animation glitch in the Nintendo 3DS version: he performs most of a flip, then quickly snaps back upright to begin the cartwheel motion. | ||