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Overview

Donkey Kong is a character in SSB and SSBM. In both games he is available from the start.

Pros & Cons

Pros

  • Very strong attacks
  • Much faster than he looks
  • Good grabs and throws
  • Can combo certain characters to high percents with his Grab, Cradle, U-throw, U-air juggle combo
  • Good range
  • A decent set of aerial attacks
  • Can suicide kill both his opponent and himself to even the stocks much easier
  • Amazing horizontal recovery

Cons

  • Sometimes too large for his own good
  • Many attacks have a ridiculous startup time
  • Not a lot of good attacks he can use
  • Poor wavedash
  • Not much variety available