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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Unlike in most | *Unlike in most ''Donkey Kong'' games and ''Mario'' spin-offs, where Donkey Kong has a cartoonish voice, voiced by {{s|mariowiki|Takashi Nagasako}}, the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has Donkey Kong using more realistic gorilla grunts. This also applies to [[Bowser]], with realistic roars instead of {{s|mariowiki|Kenneth W. James}}, Bowser's current voice actor in most ''Mario'' games, [[Petey Piranha]], who uses monstrous roars instead of his current voice actor in the ''Mario'' games, {{s|mariowiki|Toru Minegishi}}, [[Diddy Kong]], who uses realistic chimpanzee screeches instead of using voice clips from his current voice actor {{s|mariowiki|Katsumi Suzuki}}, and [[King K. Rool]], who uses realistic crocodile grunts instead of his current voice actor in the ''Donkey Kong'' games, {{s|mariowiki|Toshihide Tsuchiya}}. | ||
**Takashi Nagasako is involved in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, however, by providing the voice of [[Ganondorf]] in ''Melee'' and ''Ultimate''. | **Takashi Nagasako is involved in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, however, by providing the voice of [[Ganondorf]] in ''Melee'' and ''Ultimate''. | ||
*Donkey Kong is the only character in the series who can walk at a normal speed when carrying a heavy item such as a [[Crate]] or [[Barrel]]; he also is the only character who can jump and fall while doing so. This originates from his ability to easily carry and throw barrels from ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''. | *Donkey Kong is the only character in the series who can walk at a normal speed when carrying a heavy item such as a [[Crate]] or [[Barrel]]; he also is the only character who can jump and fall while doing so. This originates from his ability to easily carry and throw barrels from ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''. | ||
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*Counting sub-series, Donkey Kong is the only overall {{uv|Mario}} character who has never been able to produce a projectile with his moveset in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | *Counting sub-series, Donkey Kong is the only overall {{uv|Mario}} character who has never been able to produce a projectile with his moveset in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||
**He is also the only {{uv|Donkey Kong}} character to have this trait. | **He is also the only {{uv|Donkey Kong}} character to have this trait. | ||
*Despite being able to crawl in their respective home series, Donkey Kong, [[Mario]], [[Pit | *Despite being able to crawl in their respective home series, Donkey Kong, [[Mario]], [[Pit]], [[Young Link]], and [[Toon Link]] are unable [[Crawl|to do so]] in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series. | ||
*Donkey Kong himself is the only character in the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} series to be created in Japan. However | *Donkey Kong himself is the only character in the {{uv|Donkey Kong}} series to be created in Japan. However his design used in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series has been created in the United Kingdom and is considered in-universe to be a different character from the original Donkey Kong. | ||
*Donkey Kong is one of two characters to be listed by abbreviations on the [[victory screen]], [[trophies]], and [[character select screen]] (being listed as DK in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee''), the other being [[Captain Falcon]]. | *Donkey Kong is one of two characters to be listed by abbreviations on the [[victory screen]], [[trophies]], and [[character select screen]] (being listed as DK in ''Super Smash Bros.'' and ''Melee''), the other being [[Captain Falcon]]. | ||
*Donkey Kong is the only character who has more than four [[ | *Donkey Kong is the only character who has more than four [[Throw]]s. | ||
*Since ''[[ | *Since ''[[Smash 4]]'', Donkey Kong has the distinction of being the character with the most attacks that have a [[meteor]] effect, at a total of four attacks. | ||
**Specifically, his | **Specifically, his Forward aerial, Down aerial, [[Headbutt]] (side special), and [[Hand Slap]] (down special) all have meteor smash hitboxes. | ||
*Starting with '' | *Starting with ''Smash 4'', the chanting by the [[crowd]] for Donkey Kong when a player performs well is "DK! Donkey Kong!" This is a reference to the popular {{iw|mariowiki|DK Rap}}. | ||
*Donkey Kong is the heaviest fighter among the "Original 12", as well as the heaviest protagonist thus far, as the two characters (Bowser and King K. Rool) who are heavier than him are typically antagonists. | *Donkey Kong is the heaviest fighter among the "Original 12", as well as the heaviest protagonist thus far, as the two characters (Bowser and King K. Rool) who are heavier than him are typically antagonists. | ||
*Donkey Kong is the only character to have a move not result in a helpless state in the first game (being ''Smash 64''), then having it result in a helpless state for the next games (from ''Melee'' to '' | *Donkey Kong is the only character to have a move not result in a helpless state in the first game (being ''Smash 64''), then having it result in a helpless state for the next games (from ''Melee'' to ''Super Smash Bros. 4''), then reverting back to not resulting in such (being ''Ultimate''). In this case, [[Giant Punch]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== |