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As a member of the "[[List of Super Smash Bros. series characters#"Perfect-attendance crew"|perfect-attendance crew]]", Donkey Kong has been featured as a playable character throughout the entire ''{{b|Super Smash Bros.|series}}'' series.

===As a playable character===

Donkey Kong makes his first appearance in a fighting game as a starting playable character in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' His design is based on his appearance from ''Donkey Kong Country''. DK is surprisingly fast for his size and is one of the strongest characters in the game. His [[neutral special move]] is [[Giant Punch]], which becomes stronger depending on how long the player lets DK charge it before using it. His [[up special]] is [[Spinning Kong]], which causes DK to spin around wildly with his arms striking anyone nearby. His [[down special move]] is [[Hand Slap]], which allows DK to pound the ground with his fists repeatedly creating a small earthquake. He is ranked 9th out of 12 on the current [[tier list]].

===As a playable character===

Donkey Kong returns in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' as a starting playable character. His appearance now somewhat resembles his design from ''Donkey Kong 64'', albeit with a yellowish skin tone. He remains mostly the same from the original, but his new [[side special move]], [[Headbutt]], allows DK to embed his opponents into the ground giving him some free hits. As before, he is incredibly strong and agile, capable of walking and jumping while carrying [[Crate]]s, [[Barrel]]s, and [[Party Ball]]s, items that normally decrease a character's walking speed and cause them to become unable to jump. He is also no longer the heaviest ''Super Smash Bros.'' character; newcomer {{SSBM|Bowser}} surpassed him. Donkey Kong is now ranked slightly higher, but is still low-mid tier, being ranked 17th out of 26 on the current [[tier list]] in E tier.

===As a playable character===

Donkey Kong returns as a starting playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. he is no longer the sole fighter of his series, as [[Diddy Kong]] appears alongside him as well. His appearance is based on his current design from the ''Mario'' spin-off games and the later ''Donkey Kong'' games. With new physics in the game, Donkey Kong can no longer be comboed as easily, like in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', and his power, range, recovery and speed stats have slightly improved. His [[Final Smash]] is [[Konga Beat]], in which DK takes out some DK Bongos and plays them. By timing their button presses, the attack power can be increased. During this move, DK is invincible, but it becomes a bit more risky when playing on a moving stage like [[Rumble Falls]] - though the screen scrolls much more slowly while the Final Smash is in action to compensate. He also appears as a stage hazard along with [[spring]]s in the [[75m]] stage. Donkey  Kong is now ranked around the middle of the [[tier list]], placing 21st out of 38 in the D tier.

===As a playable character===

Donkey Kong returns as a playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''. His design is based on his appearances in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' and ''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''.

===As a playable character===

Donkey Kong returns in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' as one of the few characters available from the beginning. He has a new Final Smash in the form of [[Jungle Rush]], which originated from ''{{s|mariowiki|Donkey Kong Jungle Beat}}''.