Kongo Falls: Difference between revisions

{{Infobox Stage

|subtitle =  ''Donkey Kong''

|universe = {{uv|Donkey Kong}}

|games = ''[[Melee]]''<br>''[[Ultimate]]''

|availability = [[Starter stage|Starter]]

|cratetype = Normal

|ultimatesingles= Banned

|ultimatedoubles= Banned

}}

{{cquote|''Face off against your foes atop a raft stuck at the edge of a waterfall. How well you utilize the rock jutting out at the bottom right can be the difference between victory or defeat!''|cite=[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/ Super Smash Blog]|source=[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Official Site]]}}

'''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.

The main fighting area of the stage is a raft stuck on the edge of a waterfall. The raft's bottom is fairly flat but has gentle curves that change as combatants run and jump on it. On either side is a vertical post with two platforms attached to the middle and top of each one. The posts themselves are always perpendicular to the raft, so when the raft moves a little, the post can change its position and thus change both platform angles on the posts. There is also a rock on which a character can stand on. It protrudes from the waterfall's edge on the right side.

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.

===Ω form and Battlefield form===

==Origin==

''Donkey Kong Country'' also features {{s|mariowiki|Barrel Cannon}}s that the player can shoot out of, and they can be found moving either up and down, left and right, or diagonally. There are also stationary Barrel Cannons that rotate around. In ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest}}'' there are [[mariowiki:Barrel Cannon#Arrow Barrel|Arrow Barrel]]s that fire at whichever direction it is pointing at. This stage features an Arrow Barrel; however, it moves horizontally while rotating.

==Trivia==

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

*The platforms sway from side to side a tiny bit. The only effect it has on players is that it could be slightly harder to land on them.

*Every once in a while, a Klaptrap which gets stuck in the barrel will be shot onto the stage, dealing 30% damage and often KOing every fighter in the center of the stage. However, it can be [[Counterattack|counter]]ed.

*[[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.

==References==