Banana Peel (move): Difference between revisions

Banana Peels are thrown by this move at an angle of 105°, with a strength of 2.2 for a tilt input, and 3.036 for a smash input, both multiplied by Diddy's item toss strength of 0.966667× (except in ''Brawl''). Interestingly, the move can still be used if Diddy already has an [[item]] on his hands, unlike other item-generating special moves such as the [[Link]]s' {{b|Bomb|Link}}s. In ''Brawl'', the item remains on his hands and he still throws a Banana Peel (or fails to do so if two already exist), while in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', he throws both items at once, with the held item before the Banana Peel (or simply the held item if a peel cannot be generated). In this case, the thrown item follows the same speed and arc as if the Banana Peel was thrown, depending on whether a tilt or smash input is used.

Per the [[Item throw#Formula|item throw damage formula]], which considers the throw as dropping the item, the damage dealt by it is equal to <code>base damage * 0.5 + base damage modifier + speed damage multiplier * toss strength</code>, where the toss strengths are as defined prior. As an example, for a [[Capsule]], the formula is <code>8 * 0.5 - 0.4 + 3 * toss strength</code>, dealing approximately 9.98% with a tilt throw, and 12.4% with a smash throw. In the case of the Banana Peel, this formula can be simplified to <code>1 + 1.7 * toss strength</code>.

{{CustomSet|DiddyKong|Down|name1=Banana Peel|desc1=Throw a banana peel behind you to trip foes. Only one peel can exist at a time.|name2=Shocking Banana Peel|desc2=A banana peel that paralyzes foes. More effective if stepped on.|name3=Battering Banana Peel|desc3=Throw a banana peel straight up. The peel launches foes straight up, as well.}}

[[File:DiddyBananaPeelOrigin.png|thumbnail|Diddy collects bananas in ''Donkey Kong Country 2''.]]

While bananas themselves are common within the ''Donkey Kong Country'' games, the concept of slipping on peels is not, though in [[Lanky Kong]]'s phase in the final boss fight of ''Donkey Kong 64'', he must lay giant banana peels on the floor and lure [[King K. Rool]] to slip and fall on them. Slipping on banana peels also appears as an Easter egg in DK's treehouse in that game. Both [[Donkey Kong]] and Diddy Kong are, however, capable of utilizing Banana Peels in the [[mariowiki:Mario Kart (series)|''Mario Kart'' games]] in which they appear; in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Kart: Double Dash!!}}'', the two also utilized Giant Banana Peels as their special items.

The move itself may also be inspired by [[Koopa Troopa]]'s trophy celebration cutscene in ''{{s|mariowiki|Mario Power Tennis}}'', where Diddy Kong himself drops a banana peel after eating the banana itself, and the Koopa Troopa falls over after stepping on the peel itself.