Editing Kongo Falls

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|caption = Kongo Falls in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.

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{{for|the stage that originated in ''Super Smash Bros.''|Kongo Jungle}}

'''Kongo Falls''' ({{ja|いかだと滝|Ikada to Taki}}, ''Raft and Waterfall''), previously referred to as '''Kongo Jungle''' ({{ja|コンゴジャングル|Kongo Janguru}}, ''Kongo Jungle''), is one of three ''[[Donkey Kong (universe)|Donkey Kong]]'' stages in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''. This stage is played in [[All-Star Mode]] when the player faces {{SSBM|Donkey Kong}} and any of his teammates. It returns in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' with numerous aesthetic updates. In ''Ultimate'', {{SSBU|Diddy Kong}} is fought here for his unlock battle.

Below the raft is a spinning barrel moving back and forth. Similar to [[Kongo Jungle]] in [[Super Smash Bros 64]], If a player's fighter gets caught in it, the player can push any button to launch out their fighter in the direction the barrel's arrow faces. The barrel also fires out fighters who are in it for too long. The arrow sometimes stops while pointing to the bottom. Characters can get caught in it for too long, causing them to be eventually fired downward and [[KO]]ed. The barrel occasionally stops and spins in place.  

This stage also features a ''Donkey Kong'' series enemy, [[Klaptrap]]. If a character touches one, they will fly off to their death at middle to high [[percentage]] (unless [[shield]]ed or [[air dodge]]d). Klaptraps occasionally get caught in the barrel cannon, where they still KO the player if he or she touches them, effectively rendering the cannon unusable. There are logs that occasionally roll down the waterfall and stop before collapsing momentarily. They give characters a narrow platform to escape to for a few seconds before plummeting to the bottom of the waterfall. Crates can also come down the waterfall, and will deal 8% damage and weak knockback to players it hits.

In ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'', the [[Ω form]] and [[Battlefield form]] are set on a completely flat version of the normal form's main bottom raft on top of a large rock. The main platform is also resized and reshaped to match {{SSBU|Final Destination}} and {{SSBU|Battlefield}}, respectively. The rock is absent in both forms and Klaptraps and large logs no longer occasionally appear. The three [[soft platform]]s of the Battlefield form are flat versions of the ones in the regular form.

[[File:KongoJungle.png|left|thumb|The Kongo Jungle region as it originally appeared in ''{{iw|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''.]]

 

This stage is loosely based on the {{s|mariowiki|Kongo Jungle}} area from ''{{iw|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country}}''; however, Kongo Jungle does not feature a raging river. In the background of this stage is {{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong's Treehouse}}, which appears on the world map for Kongo Jungle and in the beginning of the first level: {{s|mariowiki|Jungle Hijinxs}}.

 

At the time of ''Melee''{{'}}s release, ''{{iw|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble!}}'' was the only game in the ''Donkey Kong'' series to feature a waterfall. The waterfall in the stage, however, is also a much lighter shade of blue.  

However, it is legal under a unique ruleset called "Rishi's Jungle Jam"<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SA_U6JoA7g</ref>, founded by [[Rishi]]. This is primarily a ''Melee'' ruleset, with 3 stocks, 5 minutes. It also features a single item: a [[Starman]] set to very low as a nuclear option to prevent rock camping. It generally isn't considered to be a serious ruleset, rather seen as satire. Despite this, it has been adopted as a popular side event at major tournaments such as [[Shine 2019]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2cs5C35Fz8</ref> and {{Trn|GENESIS 7}}, with great success, to the extent that it has also been adapted for ''Ultimate'' majors such as [[2GG: Kongo Saga]] as a side event.

'''King of the Rock''' is a gameplay variant described in ''Melee''{{'}}s instruction booklet. It suggests that players begin a one-minute timed match and compete to see who is standing on the lower-right rock platform when the timer expires. As the rock is very small and hard to land on, the battle will be quite messy. [[Computer player]]s will not understand the goal, but will still go to where the fighting is, so they could feasibly participate.

===Description in the Instruction Booklet===

Play a MELEE on the KONGO JUNGLE stage and set the time to one minute. Position all players on the rock on the right side of the stage, then fight for control of the rock. The player in control when the time runs out wins the match.

 

==Update history==

'''{{GameIcon|ssbu}} 3.1.0'''

*Kongo Jungle is the first stage in the ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series to have fully vocalized music for its background track.

*[[Klaptrap]] cannot be summoned from an [[Assist Trophy]] in this stage, due to already being a stage hazard, but can still be summoned on the stage's Battlefield and Omega forms. [[Color TV-Game 15]] can only be summoned on the Battlefield and Omega forms, while [[Dr. Kawashima]] cannot be summoned here at all. Additionally, [[Metagross]] and [[Marshadow]] can only be summoned from a [[Poké Ball]] on the Battlefield and Omega forms, the latter likely due to its shadow not showing up well on the logs on the stage's Normal form.

*When playing as {{SSBU|Pokémon Trainer}}, he will stand on the porch of the treehouse. Up to three additional Trainers can stand atop the rocks in the river.

 

[[es:Cascada Kongo]]