Overview
Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkī Kongu) 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. Many of these characters can then be killed with a back air or Donkey Punch.
- Very high range
- A decent set of aerial attacks
- Can suicide kill both his opponent and himself to even the stocks much easier
- Amazing horizontal recovery
- Very heavy, paired with his good recovery means long stocks.
- Great Dashdance
Cons
- A large target
- Many attacks have a great startup time
- Not a lot of good attacks he can use
- Poor wavedash
- Lacks a varied moveset and style of approach
- Small shield invites shield stabbing
- Poor vertical recovery