Editing Diddy Kong (SSBB)

|name         = Diddy Kong  

|image       = [[File:Diddy.jpg|250px|Diddy Kong]]

|game         = SSBB

|tier         = A

|ranking     = 3}}

'''Diddy Kong''' ({{ja|ディディーコング}}, ''Dīdī Kongu'') is a character for ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''. He is unique, distinct among the cast for his charm and gaiety. Unlike in most ''Donkey Kong'' games and ''Mario'' spinoffs, where Diddy Kong has a cartoonish voice, Brawl has him using a high-pitched chimpanzee-like voice. He is also the first playable character to be introduced from the ''Donkey Kong'' universe since the [[Super Smash Bros.|original game]], much like [[Lucas]]' appearance from the [[EarthBound (universe)|''EarthBound'' universe]].

He currently ranks 3rd on the [[tier list]] (the highest-ranked of any ''Mario'' character including sub-series characters). This is, of course, thanks to his solid [[Banana Peel|Bananas]] which can [[Priority|penetrate]] even the [[Mach Tornado|tightest]] defense. He also handles his trusty Peanut Popgun and recovers when his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] bursts upward in an explosive climax. Additionally, he has many quick attacks, good agility, a solid [[down aerial]] [[meteor smash]], good [[grab]] range, powerful throws for his size and an impressive number of tournament wins.  

Diddy Kong is a quick, [[Weight#SSBB_Weight_Ranking|lightweight]] character. He is capable of [[wall cling]]ing and [[crawl]]ing. Diddy Kong has a sliding [[Dash attack canceled up smash|DACUS]], which  racks up a lot of damage. Many of his attacks have good speed and have decent power to back them. His killing power is low due to his few killers and a general weakness in his smashes, which [[Stale move negation|Stales]] very quickly if he uses them too much for racking damage. This forces a reliance on meteor smashes for early kills.

Diddy also has two projectiles- his [[Peanut Popgun]] and [[Banana Peel (move)|banana peel]]s. Banana peels in particular hinder the foe's manoeuvrability and also create a [[glide toss]] option. His Banana Peels are great with his moveset, allowing him to get lots of true combos to rack damage quickly in compensation of his low KO power because it makes the opponent trip. He can also use his Banana Peels to interrupt certain [[chain grab]]s, such as [[King Dedede (SSBB)|King Dedede]]'s, as well as some grab releases. On the down side, his Banana Peels can be used by other characters and can be reflected. This usually helps those with poor range (e.g.: [[Wario (SSBB)|Wario]]) as a projectile on himself and eliminates the invulnerability to trip with them if someone gets it or reflects while Diddy throws it.

Diddy has a good aerial game, including a good down aerial meteor smash and the meteor smash [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] provides if the opponent is below the barrels. Most of Diddy's ground moves string together well, with his dash attack having minimal lag and large grab range (complimented by powerful throws) to complement his ground prowess. Diddy's recovery is also good, though it's fairly easy to edge guard it, including the [[Monkey Flip]], which can sometimes function as a fourth jump to compensate his poor horizontal air speed. Also, the extended foot on the Monkey Flip is read by the game as a disjointed hitbox, but he can't use Rocketbarrel Boost if he decides to use the attack instead of the grab, although he can still jump. The large area covered by Rocketbarrel Boost when fully charged rivals the recoveries of [[Pit (SSBB)|Pit]] and [[R.O.B. (SSBB)|R.O.B.]], although it leaves him very vulnerable to gimping while charging and is easily intercepted during the moving and if Diddy hits a wall while using the Rocketbarrel Boost, he suffers damage and hitstun. Diddy is also able to perform a [[Sacrificial KO|sacrificial "Diddycide" KO]], though it's situational.

Diddy is the only character that can perform a [[Barrel jump]]. He can live if he is close to the stage but if he gets hit during up special from a distance, he will probably get KO'd. He is also vulnerable to Counter-Picking because though he is great in neutrals, he suffers from many stages where his Banana game is less effective, forcing him to win the first match of the set against some characters to get the chance of winning the set.

|rowspan="11"|[[Neutral attack]]||rowspan="11"|Combo Swat||rowspan="11"|Slaps twice, then turns around and kicks with one foot and keeps it raised, while repeatedly hitting by lashing his tail out. First hit can set-up a grab if jab-cancel or even a buffered down smash.||rowspan="3"|Hit 1||Hand||rowspan="3"|3%||80||rowspan="3"|3||rowspan="3"|4||rowspan="3"|0||rowspan="3"|100||rowspan="3"|10||rowspan="3"|{{AttackType|type=Hand|effect=Normal|t=3}}

|rowspan="2"|Infinite||Tail||2%||rowspan="2"|60||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|2, 8, 13,<br>15, 20, 23<br>(24-frame loop)||rowspan="2"|0||rowspan="2"|100||rowspan="2"|8||rowspan="2"|{{AttackType|type=Tail|effect=Normal|t=2}}

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|rowspan="3"|[[Forward tilt]]||rowspan="3"|Lean Punch||rowspan="3"|Places both arms together above his head. Stands on one foot, leaning to the side and punching with both fists together above his head. Good KO move at high percentages.||colspan="2"|Fists||11%||rowspan="3"|*||rowspan="3"|10||rowspan="3"|13||rowspan="3"|10||rowspan="3"|100||rowspan="3"|0||rowspan="3"|{{AttackType|type=Hand|effect=Normal|t=3}}

|[[Up tilt]]||Jump Swipe||colspan="3"|Swats in the air above him with a slap and looks similar to an uppercut. Quick and can combine with other attacks. This can be used to juggle at low percents and KO at very high percents.||7%||80||6||12||28||130||0||{{AttackType|type=Hand|effect=Normal|t=1}}

|rowspan="3"|[[Down tilt]]||rowspan="3"|Low Clap||rowspan="3"|While crouching, slaps forward. Combos well into more down tilts and even a down smash. Extremely useful for racking up damage at early percents. Has a trip chance of 40%.||colspan="2"|Hands||rowspan="3"|7%||60||rowspan="3"|4||rowspan="3"|6||rowspan="3"|15||rowspan="3"|75||rowspan="3"|0||rowspan="3"|{{AttackType|type=Hand|effect=Normal|t=3}}

|rowspan="4"|[[Dash attack]]||rowspan="4"|Cartwheel||rowspan="4"|Does a cartwheel spin, resembling the one from the ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' games. A great move due to having almost absolutely no ending lag and combines well with his up smash.||rowspan="2"|Hit 1||Grounded||rowspan="2"|3%||270||rowspan="2"|9||rowspan="2"|13||rowspan="2"|70||rowspan="4"|50||rowspan="2"|0||rowspan="4"|{{AttackType|type=Foot|effect=Normal|t=4}}

|rowspan="2"|[[Down smash]]||rowspan="2"|Breakdance Kick||rowspan="2"|Performs a sweeping kick. It has less knockback than his forward smash, but it's still his most reliable smash attack.||colspan="2"|Hit 1||{{DamageWhenCharged|16}}||rowspan="2"|*||7||8||40||rowspan="2"|72||rowspan="2"|0||rowspan="2"|{{AttackType|type=Foot|effect=Normal|t=2}}

|[[Down aerial]]||Two-Fisted Pound||colspan="3"|Punches both arms down, meteor smashing powerfully as soon as it connects, but with some start-up lag.||12%||270||13||15||30||100||0||{{AttackType|type=Hand|effect=Normal|t=1}}

|rowspan="2"|[[Neutral special move]]||rowspan="2"|[[Peanut Popgun]]||rowspan="2"|Diddy shoots a peanut. Damage depends on either speed or charge level (unknown).||colspan="2"|Shot||1%||rowspan="2"|*||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|&nbsp;||10||100||rowspan="2"|0||{{AttackType|type=Weapon|effect=Normal|t=1}}

|rowspan="8"|[[Side special move]]||rowspan="8"|[[Monkey Flip]]||rowspan="8"|A sideways hop, which grabs opponents and can be kicked out of. In the Subspace Emissary, does repeated damage to enemies it passes through instead of grabbing.||colspan="2"|SSE||2%||20||colspan="2"|&nbsp;||0||100||60||{{AttackType|type=Body|effect=Normal|t=1}}

|rowspan="6"|[[Up special move]]||rowspan="6"|[[Rocketbarrel Boost]]||rowspan="6"|Diddy charges up his barrels and launches himself upwards.||rowspan="2"|Hit 1||Grounded opponents||rowspan="2"|10%||*||rowspan="2" colspan="2"|1||85||40||rowspan="4"|0||rowspan="4"|{{AttackType|type=Weapon|effect=Flame|t=4}}

|[[Down special move]]||[[Banana Peel (move)|Banana Peel]]||Pops a peel into the air.||colspan="4"|&nbsp;||3||20||colspan="5"|&nbsp;

|rowspan="3"|[[Final Smash]]||rowspan="3"|[[Rocketbarrel Barrage]]||rowspan="3"|Diddy flies around shooting explosive peanuts.||colspan="2"|Ram||18%||30||rowspan="3" colspan="2"|&nbsp;||30||100||rowspan="3"|0||{{AttackType|type=Weapon|effect=Flame|t=1}}

====On-screen appearance====

*Breaks out of a DK barrel and claps his hands above him.

====Taunts====

*Up: Throws his hat into the air, which lands on his head. This is actually his victory pose from DKC, after he defeats a boss or wins in a bonus room.

*Side: Does a playful fighter's stance and cackles threateningly showing his teeth.

*Down: Claps his hands four times, changing feet as he does so.

====Idle Poses====

*Looks around and briefly twitches. (a reference to ''Donkey Kong Country'')

*Scratches his rump and shakes his fur.

====Victory Poses====

*Shoots the camera lens with his [[Peanut Popgun]].

*Spins around with his [[Rocketbarrel Boost]] and dances.

==Matchups==

{{SSBBMatchupTable|diddy=yes}}

==Role in the ''Subspace Emissary''==

When [[Donkey Kong (SSBB)|Donkey Kong]] has three [[Bullet Bill]]s fired at him by the vehicle escaping with his banana hoard, Diddy Kong leaps from behind Donkey Kong and unleashes his [[Peanut Popgun]]s onto the [[Bullet Bill]]s, destroying them. He then joins Donkey Kong in pursuit of their stolen bananas. At one point, after getting their bananas, they encounter [[Bowser (SSBB)|Bowser]], who aims the Dark Cannon at the two. Donkey Kong, realizing what is about to happen, then [[Giant Punch]]es Diddy Kong, sending him flying away and star KO'd (but he didn't turn into a trophy as Mario and Luigi did). Donkey Kong is shot instead and captured.

Then, Diddy Kong comes out of the forest to a lake. When he gets to the lake where a crashed Arwing is seen, [[Rayquaza]] comes out of the water and grabs Diddy Kong. Then [[Fox (SSBB)|Fox]] jumps out of the Arwing which is now on fire due to an attack from Rayquaza. Fox uses his [[Fox Illusion]] and [[Reflector]] to send Rayquaza back into the lake and save Diddy Kong. Fox then makes a hand signal for Diddy to come with him to fight Rayquaza until it faints. After Rayquaza's defeat, Fox begins to leave, but Diddy drags him along to help rescue DK. They battle a Shadowbug clone of Bowser, but upon defeating it, the real Bowser attacks them and Fox flees, dragging Diddy to safety.

[[File:Subspace diddykong.PNG|frame|Diddy Kong in ''[[Adventure Mode: The Subspace Emissary|The Subspace Emissary]]'']]

Later, Fox and Diddy get ambushed by Bowser again, who fires a shot at both of them from his Dark Cannon. Diddy is hit and cloned by Shadowbugs, while Fox dodges the shot. [[Falco (SSBB)|Falco]] arrives just in time and destroys the Dark Cannon, but Bowser gets away in his Koopa Clown Car while the Shadowbug Diddy grows twice its normal size. Fox revives Diddy, who is shocked at what has happened. Diddy Kong and the two Star Fox pilots then fight the Giant Shadowbug Diddy Kong Clone. After the fight, Diddy drags Falco along with him and Fox as they continue through the jungle. Eventually they see Donkey Kong's trophy on a ship in chains. Diddy is mad at this as he, Fox and Falco board the [[Great Fox]].

After, Diddy Kong is ejected out of Falco's Arwing and shoots peanuts at the Primids on the skiff that has DK's trophy on it. He lands on the skiff while Captain Falcon and Olimar jump to the aid of the little chimp. They revive Donkey, then the Kongs and Captains fight a horde of Primids on the little platform. After they have defeated them, Diddy and Donkey Kong do a little dance as Falcon and Olimar watch. As Falco gives a thumbs-up to Diddy, he makes a "thank-you" screech. The four then head into the Subspace Bomb Factory.  

After meeting up with Samus and Pikachu, Diddy Kong tries to stop the [[R.O.B. Squad]] members who are setting off [[Subspace Bomb]]s. He shrieks at R.O.B. to do something, but R.O.B. is melancholy and won't attack his people. Captain Falcon calls his [[Falcon Flyer]] to escape the doomed factory. They all pile into the ship while [[Meta Ridley]] appears. Diddy can be chosen to fight this boss. After Meta Ridley is defeated, Diddy helps the heroes as the continue their journey into Subspace.

At the entrance to Subspace all the characters (except Wario, Dedede, Bowser, Luigi, Ness, Ganondorf, Sonic and, to a lesser extent, Wolf, Toon Link and Jigglypuff) are all preparing to invade the subspace. After Ganondorf and Master Hand are defeated by Tabuu, Diddy and the rest of the heroes catch a glimpse of the evil power among them. In a single blow Tabuu defeats all of the characters and turned them into trophies. He is later revived by Kirby, Ness, King Dedede and Luigi and joins them to defeat Tabuu.

*Diddy Kong (''Mario Hoops 3-on-3!''): [Leg] attack +28

==[[Palette swap (SSBB)|Costume gallery]]==

[[File:Alt-diddy.jpg|frame|center|Diddy Kong's costume changes]]

*Diddy Kong is the only character who uses a [[Final Smash]] in the Subspace Emissary (when he attacks the skiff carrying [[Donkey Kong (SSBB)|DK's]] trophy after ejecting from [[Falco (SSBB)|Falco's]] Arwing).

*He is one of the few characters (the others being [[Pokémon Trainer (SSBB)|Pokémon Trainer]], [[Ice Climbers (SSBB)|Ice Climbers]] and [[Jigglypuff (SSBB)|Jigglypuff]]) to have a "Defeated/No Contest" pose different from the traditional hand clapping. Instead, in a reference to his defeated pose from ''Donkey Kong Country'', he removes his cap and shakes his head while scratching the back of his scalp.

*In the Subspace Emissary, the Giant False Diddy Kong uses his third costume (which resembles Dixie Kong), unlike other false characters which have their neutral colors.

*In the Subspace Emissary, the peanut shells fired from the [[Peanut Popgun]] do not release edible peanuts upon breaking open unless the player shoots the peanuts at jet bursts of flame.

*Diddy Kong, [[King Dedede (SSBB)|King Dedede]], [[Ness (SSBB)|Ness]], [[Mario (SSBB)|Mario]] and [[R.O.B. (SSBB)|R.O.B]] are the only characters to wear their default costumes when on the red team in [[Team Battle]]s.

*[http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/diddykong.html Diddy Kong's page at Smash Bros Dojo!!]

*[http://www.smashboards.com/showthread.php?t=168711 Diddy Kong Character Guide on SWF]

*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDE9kKzj9F8&feature=related Diddy Kong's hitbox size of each of his moves]

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