Diddy Kong (SSB4)/Up smash

Hitbox visualization showing Diddy Kong's up smash.

Overview

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Diddy Kong hops briefly and performs a stationary cartwheel while attacking three times upward. In terms of damage, it is rather weak, in terms of knockback however, it is average, killing at approximately 120% on mid weight characters. It has one of the fastest startup times for a move of its' type, with the first hitbox coming out on frame 5. It also has rather good upwards and sideways range. It is a true follow up after hitting the opponent with a down tilt at high percent ranges, provided that Diddy Kong starts a dash beforehand, which is an easy kill confirm. This gives it a large amount of safety and consistency that circumvents its poor knockback.

Update history

1.1.4

• Third hit knockback scaling: 126 → 129

Hitboxes

ID	Part	Damage	SD	Angle	BK	KS	FKV	Radius	Bone	Offset			SDIx	H×	T%	Clang	Rebound	Type	Effect	G	A	Sound	Direct
Hit 1
0	0	2.5%	0		0	100	85	3.7	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	2.5%	0		0	100	106	5.0	16	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
2	0	2.5%	0		0	100	50	5.0	16	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
3	0	2.5%	0		0	100	60	3.7	16	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Hit 2
0	0	2.5%	0		0	100	48	5.0	9	5.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	2.5%	0		0	100	45	3.7	9	1.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
2	0	2.5%	0		0	100	45	3.7	8	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
Hit 3
0	0	6%	0		50	129	0	6.5	16	4.0	0.6	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch
1	0	6%	0		50	129	0	4.5	15	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0x	1.0x	0%							Punch

Timing

Charges between	1-2
First hitboxes	5-8
Second hitboxes	12-15
Third hitboxes	19-23
Interruptible (FAF)	54
Animation length	69

Legend (1 square = 1 frame)

Lag time

Charge interval

Hitbox

Interruptible

Diddy Kong's moveset

Neutral attack (1 · 2 · 3 · inf) · Forward tilt · Up tilt · Down tilt · Dash attack · Forward smash · Up smash · Down smash
Neutral aerial · Forward aerial · Back aerial · Up aerial · Down aerial
Grab · Pummel · Forward throw · Back throw · Up throw · Down throw
Forward roll · Back roll · Spot dodge · Air dodge · Techs
Floor attack (front) · Floor getups (front) · Floor attack (back) · Floor getups (back) · Floor attack (trip) · Floor getups (trip)
Edge attack · Edge getups
Neutral special (def · c1 · c2) · Side special (def · c1 · c2) · Up special (def · c1 · c2) · Down special (def · c1 · c2) · Final Smash