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For every time that Donkey Kong swings his fist, the charge advances to its next stage, entailing an increase in the damage of the punch. After any one of these swings, the charge [[charge-cancel|can be cancelled]] and stored to be continued later: by pressing the shield button while charging, Donkey Kong will [[shield]], and moving the [[control stick]] left or right will cause him to [[roll]]. If Donkey Kong suffers knockback while charging, he will invariably lose all of his charge. | For every time that Donkey Kong swings his fist, the charge advances to its next stage, entailing an increase in the damage of the punch. After any one of these swings, the charge [[charge-cancel|can be cancelled]] and stored to be continued later: by pressing the shield button while charging, Donkey Kong will [[shield]], and moving the [[control stick]] left or right will cause him to [[roll]]. If Donkey Kong suffers knockback while charging, he will invariably lose all of his charge. | ||
At any time while Donkey Kong is swinging his fist around, the button can be pressed again to deliver the blow. If the button is not pressed, then after ten swings, Donkey Kong will drop his fist and, as of ''Melee'', his head will begin to smoke, indicating the punch is fully charged; in ''Smash 64'' this is instead signaled by his fist sparking. At this point the button only needs to be pressed once to administer the attack. From ''[[Brawl]]'' onwards, a fully charged Giant Punch grants Donkey Kong [[armor]] when used, allowing him to power through an enemy's [[KO]] attack while he uses one of his own in the process. However, a Giant Punch that has just one stage below full charge has noticeably higher knockback. In ''Melee'', the move is also stronger if unleashed immediately after charging, rather than being stored. | At any time while Donkey Kong is swinging his fist around, the button can be pressed again to deliver the blow. If the button is not pressed, then after ten swings, Donkey Kong will drop his fist and, as of ''Melee'', his head will begin to smoke, indicating the punch is fully charged; in ''Smash 64'' this is instead signaled by his fist sparking. At this point the button only needs to be pressed once to administer the attack. From ''[[Brawl]]'' onwards, a fully charged Giant Punch grants Donkey Kong [[armor]] when used, allowing him to power through an enemy's [[KO]] attack while he uses one of his own in the process. However, a Giant Punch that has just one stage below full charge has noticeably higher knockback. In ''Melee'', the move is also stronger if unleashed immediately after charging, rather than being stored. | ||
From ''Melee'' onwards, the move becomes markedly weaker if used in midair, and also causes Donkey Kong to become [[helpless]] (this is no longer the case in ''Ultimate''), making it very risky and much less rewarding to use in aerial combat compared to its utility on the ground. | From ''Melee'' onwards, the move becomes markedly weaker if used in midair, and also causes Donkey Kong to become [[helpless]] (this is no longer the case in ''Ultimate''), making it very risky and much less rewarding to use in aerial combat compared to its utility on the ground. | ||
Aesthetically, the move has been through a few changes. In ''Smash 64'', Donkey Kong has his right hand directly behind him while his fist winds up. As of ''Melee'', Donkey Kong uses his left arm for the attack, while also winding up his arm beside himself. The move was the slowest in ''Smash 64'' with some notable recovery, though the animation for both the actual attack's startup and its recovery has been sped up in later games. In ''Ultimate'', Donkey Kong now charges Giant Punch with either arm, due to his mirrored stance. It also no longer puts him into a helpless state, similar to ''Smash 64''. After fully charging his Giant Punch, Donkey Kong now displays an angry expression until he unleashes his Giant Punch, though he shows a regular expression by canceling Giant Punch with a shield button just as it is about to get fully charged | Aesthetically, the move has been through a few changes. In ''Smash 64'', Donkey Kong has his right hand directly behind him while his fist winds up. As of ''Melee'', Donkey Kong uses his left arm for the attack, while also winding up his arm beside himself. The move was the slowest in ''Smash 64'' with some notable recovery, though the animation for both the actual attack's startup and its recovery has been sped up in later games. In ''Ultimate'', Donkey Kong now charges Giant Punch with either arm, due to his mirrored stance. It also no longer puts him into a helpless state, similar to ''Smash 64''. After fully charging his Giant Punch, Donkey Kong now displays an angry expression until he unleashes his Giant Punch, though he shows a regular expression by canceling Giant Punch with a shield button just as it is about to get fully charged. | ||
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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Expand.gif|200px|thumb|right|A similar punch from "Bad Hair Day"]] | ||
While the move has no true origin from his home series, Donkey Kong has done a similar punch to this in other forms of media outside of ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash Bros.]]'' | While the move has no true origin from his home series, Donkey Kong has done a similar punch to this in other forms of media outside of ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Smash Bros.]]'' Donkey Kong performs a similar punch in the ''[[mariowiki:Donkey Kong Country (television series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' episode "{{s|mariowiki|Bad Hair Day}}; when players land on a {{s|mariowiki|Bowser Space}} in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Party 5}}'', Donkey Kong may appear and punch [[Bowser]] in a similar way to the Giant Punch; in the ending of ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country Returns}}'', Donkey Kong throws a punch similar to this when he is falling to strike the moon and send it flying. | ||
The move | The move may also be based on [https://tekken.fandom.com/wiki/Gigaton_Punch Gigaton Punch] from the Tekken series, sporting a very similar name, animation, and gameplay purpose. | ||
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