Editing Donkey Kong (PM)

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|name         = Donkey Kong

|image       = [[Image:Donkey Kong SSBB.jpg|250px]]

|mod         = Project M

|base         = ssbb

|altcostume   = ''[[wikipedia:Punch-Out!! (Wii)|Punch Out!!]]'' Outfit

|moveset1     = Donkey Kong (SSBM)

'''Donkey Kong''' is a playable character in the ''[[Brawl]]'' mod ''[[Project M]]''. In ''Project M'', Donkey Kong was remade as a buffed version of his ''Melee'' counterpart. <!--tier position paragraph-->

Donkey Kong is a heavyweight fighter who hits hard, has decent range, and has incredibly deadly options out of a [[grab]]. Donkey Kong has a unique throw that allows him to carry opponents on his back. He is able to walk in either direction, jump, and throw in any direction while he has an opponent in cargo. The up throw out of cargo is notorious for setting up both combos and KOs, especially on fastfallers. Donkey Kong has many moves with decent range like his back air and his [[Hand Slap]], the latter of which is great at tech chasing, as it can cover multiple options at once. With his heavy damage dealing moves and his aerial and grab combos, Donkey Kong doesn't have much trouble setting up a hit with his forward aerial, his [[Giant Punch]], or any of his other finishers.  

However, DK suffers from mobility issues. A long jumping animation gives him a slow wavedash, and while his dashing speed is high, he suffers from a low air speed and an incredibly short return. Combined with his large size, this makes him an easy target to combo or kill. As well as this, while he has a great horizontal recovery, his vertical recovery is quite sub-par compared to the rest of the cast.

===Changes from ''Melee'' to ''PM''===

*{{buff|Dash attack has been changed. It is now a roll similar to that of the ''Donkey Kong Country'' series. It acts much like the original one, but has light armor and can roll off edges and platforms similar to Kirby's ''Melee'' dash attack. Can be jumped out of in midair. Overall has more utility than the old dash attack.}}

*{{buff|Neutral aerial is now an effective approach option; it was given more range and slight invincibility on his arms during part of the attack.}}

*{{buff|Forward aerial comes out faster and has more KO potential.}}

*{{buff|Back throw's knockback has increased.}}

===2.1===

*{{buff|Fixed Donkey Kong's dash attack grabbing the edge bug}}

===2.5b===

===2.6b===

===3.0===

===3.5===

Up to date as of version 3.5.

! !!Name!!Damage!!Description

!Neutral attack

| Double Punch || 4% First Punch, 6% Second Punch|| Donkey Kong punches the opponent twice.

| Backhand Slap || 11%|| Donkey Kong slaps the opponent with a wide-ranged back-hand.

!Up tilt

| Spider Web Swipe || 9% Start and End, 11% Middle|| Donkey Kong swipes at the air. Can hit at the sides.

!Down tilt

| Slouch Slap || 9%|| Donkey Kong swipes at the ground.

!Dash attack

| Roll Attack || 10% Inital Frames. 7% Last Frame|| A roll similar to that of the Donkey Kong Country series. It has light armor and can roll off edges and platforms .

!Forward smash

| Kong Klap || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|20}}|| Donkey Kong slaps both his hands together to smash the opponent.

!Up smash

| Ape Applause || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|16}}|| Donkey Kong does a clap to the air.

!Down smash

| Twin Beat || {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|16}} Close, {{ChargedSmashDmgSSBM|17}}|| Donkey Kong smashes the ground with both fists.

!Neutral aerial

| Kong Whirl || 14% First Spin, 10% Subsequent spins|| Donkey Kong spins in the air to hit opponents with his twirling arms.

!Forward aerial

| Hammer Knuckle || 17%|| A meteor smash. Donkey Kong hammers the opponent with large knockback.

!Back aerial

| Back Kick || 13% Inital Frames, dropping to 9%|| A short-ranged kick to the back.

!Up aerial

| Flying Headbutt || 14%|| Donkey Kong does a mid-air headbutt.

!Down aerial

| Flying Stomp || 16%|| Donkey Kong steps on the opponent for a meteor smash.

!Grab

| || Grab|| Grabs the opponent.

!Pummel

| Jungle Chop || 3%|| A fairly quick slap.

!Forward throw

| Kong Karry || 9% Forward, 7% Upwards, 9% Backwards|| Donkey Kong carries the opponent like a barrel and can throw him/her up, forwards, or backwards.

!Back throw

| Donkey Fling || 11%|| Donkey Kong flings the opponent with stunning force.

!Up throw

| Coconut Toss || 9%|| The opponent is tossed upwards.

!Down throw

| Simian Slam || 7%|| Donkey Kong slams the opponent into the ground.

!Floor attack (front)

| Double Swat || 6%|| Donkey Kong swats at the opponent.

!Floor attack (back)

| Double Clap || 6%|| Donkey Kong tries to clasp the opponent.

!Floor attack (trip)

| Ground Spin || 5%|| Donkey Kong does a wind-up spin to the opponent.

!Edge attack (fast)

| Butt Fling || 8%|| Donkey Kong rams into the opponent back first.

!Edge attack (slow)

| Slow Swipe || 10%|| Donkey Kong slowly gets up and swats at the opponent.

!Neutral special

| [[Giant Punch]] || 1(10%), 2(12%), 3(14%), 4(16%), 5(18%), 6(20%), 7(22%), 8(24%), 9(26%), 10(28%), 10Sweetspot(31%), 11(Full)(30%)|| An 11 staged punch, each more strong than the last. The Stage 10 sweetspot occurs when you are facing behind the opponent, and you charge to level 1. A slightly raised hitbox in the back of Donkey Kong becomes powerful.

!Side special

| [[Headbutt]] || 8%|| The opponent is headbutted into the ground so hard, that they become stuck for a few seconds.

!Up special

| [[Spinning Kong]] || Ground: 8% Each Hit, Air: 5% Each Hit|| Donkey Kong spins in the air, getting great horizontal distance, but little vertical distance.

!Down special

| [[Hand Slap]] || 12% Per Hit|| Donkey Kong slaps the ground twice with each press of the down-special.

!Final Smash

| [[Konga Beat]] || 4% Off Beat, 10% On Beat|| Donkey Kong takes out his congo drums and plays a tune. By hitting the A button with a certain rhythm, the attack becomes much more powerful, along with having Donkey Kong clapping added.

===Notable players===

*{{Sm|Chandy|USA}}

*{{Sm|Mew2King|USA}}

*{{Sm|Mojohnbo|USA}}

*{{Sm|POOB|USA}}

*{{Sm|Strong Bad|USA}}

Donkey Kong has an alternate costume based on his secret boss fight in the Wii version of ''Punch-Out!!'' The costume has no gameplay effects. It also has green and blue recolors so that it can be used in [[Team Battle]]s.

|colspan=8|[[Image:DonkeyKongCostumesBrawl.png|frame|center|Donkey Kong's normal costumes in PM]]

|http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/4/4f/DonkeyKongHeadGreenSSBB.png

|http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/b/bb/DonkeyKongHeadWhiteSSBB.png

|colspan=8|[[Image:DonkeyKongAlternateCostumesPM.png|frame|center|Donkey Kong's alternate costumes in PM]]

|http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/a/ac/DonkeyKongHeadPM.png

|http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/d/da/DonkeyKongHeadBluePM.png

|http://www.ssbwiki.com/images/8/85/DonkeyKongHeadGreenPM.png

*His green recolor for the ''Punch-Out!!'' outfit is based off [[Little Mac]].

*[http://projectmgame.com/en/characters/donkey-kong Project M character page]