Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Best Timeline)/Diddy Kong


	Fighter #	15
	Universe	Donkey Kong
	First Appearance	Donkey Kong Country (November 21, 1994)
	Other Smash Bros. appearances...	SSB SNES SSB64 SSBM SSBB SSB4 SSBU
	Availability	Locked
	Represented Stages	Kongo Falls (Default) Jungle Japes Jungle Hijinks
	Final Smash	Rocketbarrel Barrage Jungle Jam Animal Friends

Diddy Kong is one cool chimp and is known as Donkey Kong’s “Little Buddy”. They have gone on many adventures together like fighting Kremlings and getting their banana horde back. He also has a girlfriend named Dixie Kong who joined Diddy to rescue Donkey Kong from King K Rool. Dixie, in turn, would go to save both Diddy and Donkey in a later adventure.

Gameplay
Diddy Kong is a nimble character who focuses on speed, aerial mobility, as well as some elongated attacks. He uses a variety of items such as the Peanut Popgun, Rocketbarrel, and Banana for his specials.

Classic Mode: Hey, Little Buddy!
Diddy Kong serves as Donkey Kong’s “little buddy” and so his Classic Mode battles includes him as a “little buddy” to other Nintendo characters.

Round	Opponent	Stage	Music	Notes
1	Bowser and Bowser Jr.	Princess Peach’s Castle	King Bowser - Super Mario Bros. 3	Mario serves as a CPU ally.
2	Meta Ridley and Dark Samus	Norfair	Nemesis Ridley	Zero Suit Samus serves as a CPU ally.
3	Ganondorf and Demise	Skyloft	Skyloft Bazaar	Zelda serves as a CPU ally.
4	Marx	Fountain of Dreams	Zero-Two	Kirby serves as a CPU ally.
5	Shadow Mewtwo	Spear Pillar	Shadow Colosseum	Mewtwo serves as a CPU ally.
6	King K Rool	Gangplank Galleon	Nuts and Bolts	Dixie Kong serves as a CPU ally.

Bonus Stage	Master Hand and Crazy Hand	Final Destination	DK 64 Rap	Donkey Kong serves as a CPU ally.

Role in World of Light
Diddy Kong is obliterated after seeing Donkey Kong fall to the light beam. He tried to escape to fight another day but was erased alongside Rosalina and Luma.

Diddy Kong is rescued alongside Donkey Kong and King K. Rool in the Jungle area who then decides to go off on his own to search for Dixie along with Donkey Kong. Diddy Kong’s Arc takes Diddy Kong to Magican area where he also rescues Ness. Together, they fight against Porky Minch to free Dixie Kong. He, Dixie Kong, and Ness are later reunited with Donkey Kong. He later appears along with the rest of the cast in the final battles.

Classification	Name	Description	Damage	Image
Neutral Special	Peanut Popgun	Diddy Kong shoots to peanut from his Popgun. The longer Diddy Kong charges the attack, the farther and quicker the peanut will fly. If Diddy Kong overcharges the attack, however, it will cause a very powerful explosion that leaves him vulnerable.	3-12% (Peanuts), 23% (explosion)	File:Diddykong nspecial.png
Neutral Special Custom 1	Exploding Popgun	Diddy Kong charges his Popgun, only for exploding, and it charges roughly twice as fast.	1% (Shot), 25% (explosion)	File:Diddykong nspecial.png
Neutral Special Custom 2	Jumbo Peanuts	Diddy Kong shoots a giant peanut from his Popgun. The peanuts do not fly as far, but uncharged ones are more powerful than normal.	7-11% (Peanuts), 18% (explosion)	File:Diddykong nspecial.png
Side Special	Monkey Flip	Diddy Kong performs a sideways hop that has the potential to launch him onto an opponent's face if timed correctly. Smashing the control stick will launch Diddy slightly farther. Once you have clung onto his foe's face, he can double chop them and leap away by pressing the attack button, or can perform a pseudo footstool jump with the jump button.	14% (clean midair kick), 12% (mid midair kick), 10% (late midair kick), 1% (pummel), 3% (grab attack hit 1), 7% (grab attack hit 2), 3% (jump attack hit 1), 5% (jump attack hit 2)	File:Diddykong sspecial.png
Side Special Custom 1	Back Flip	Diddy Kong hops backwards, and can perform a flying kick forwards with another button press. Can not grab however.	17% (clean), 12% (mid), 8% (late)	File:Diddykong sspecial.png
Side Special Custom 2	Monkey Flip Kick	Diddy Kong will simply flip the opponent. Sweetspotting it causes a massive knockback kick.	14% (sweetspot), 5% (late)	File:Sspecial.png
Up Special	Rocketbarrel Boost	Diddy Kong charges his rocketbarrel pack which can potentially fly very far and very fast when charged, Hitting a surface, or being hit, will make Diddy Kong lose his rocketbarrels before falling to a huge distance while being unable to perform any action. Diddy Kong will also gain 5% damage to hitting a surface.	10% (launch), 6-8% (collision with opponent), 18% (explosion)	File:Diddykong uspecial.png
Up Special Custom 1	Rocket Kaboom	Charges faster and controls better than Rocketbarrel Boost, but does not go as far and is more prone to explode if Diddy hits any terrain during the move. Explosion inflicts 10% self-damage and sends Diddy flying farther.	7% (launch), 5-7% (collision with opponent), 17% (explosion)	File:Diddykong uspecial.png
Up Special Custom 2	Soaring Rocket	Diddy Kong doesn’t deal damage but has a much higher recovery distance as a result.	N/A	File:Uspecial.png
Down Special	Banana Peel	Diddy Kong tosses Banana Peel over his shoulder and into the air to have it fall onto the ground. Grounded opponents who touch the peel while on the ground or are hit by the peel when thrown will slip and trip on the floor.	6% (smash toss), 4% (smash toss, late), 4% (tilt toss), 3% (tilt toss, late)	File:Diddykong dspecial.png
Down Special Custom 1	Shocking Banana Peel	Diddy Kong tosses a banana peel into the air, more horizontally than vertical. Opponents who come in contact with the peel will be stunned momentarily.	5% (smash toss), 4% (smash toss, late), 4% (tilt toss), 4% (tilt toss, late), 1-5% (either toss, airborne opponent, depending on timing), 1% (ground trip)	File:Diddykong dspecial.png
Down Special Custom 2	Sliding Banana Peel	Diddy Kong throws the Banana Peel which will slide horizontally for some distance before stopping. In addition, once an opponent steps on it, they will begin sliding the direction they were moving before slipping.	3% (smash toss), 1.5% (smash toss, late), 3.3% (tilt toss), 2.6% (tilt toss, late), 1-3% (either toss, airborne opponent, depending on timing), 6% (ground trip)	File:Dspecial.png
Final Smash	Rocketbarrel Barrage	Diddy Kong activates his Rocketbarrel Pack and flies up. I have then dashes across the screen in multiple directions, dealing damage to whoever he touches. After a while, I will lock on to the opponent's opponent, and unleash one final dash attack that launches the targeted opponent, as well as any other nearby opponents. After this last attack, Diddy Kong descends back to his original position. His Rocketbarrel Pack explodes before he lands, which damages nearby opponents.	0.5% (startup loop), 2.5% (per collision), 20% (final hit), 15% (final collateral hit), 10% (explosion)	File:Diddykong rocketbarrelbarrage.png
Final Smash Level 2	Jungle Jam	Diddy Kong pulls out his guitar and plays a song much like how Donkey Kong pulls out his bongos. Pressing the special attack button while on the rhythm causes the sound amplifications to become bigger which juggles opponents.	5% (initial shockwave), 2-4% (no / bad input), 10-14% (good / great input), 16-28% (great input, close)
Final Smash Level 3	Animal Friends	Diddy Kong blows a whistle and coming from the left side of the screen are various of the Kong’s Animal Friends which will run, fly, swim, and hope about the stage.	15% (Rambi the Rhino, 6% (Expresso the Ostrich), 6.8% (Winky the Frog), 10% (Engaurde the Swordfish), 3.6% (Squawks the Parrot), 8% (Squitter the Spider), 6.7% (Rattly the Rattlesnake), 12.5% (Hoofer the Wildebeest), 12.2% (Ellie the Elephant)

Entrance Animations

Diddy Barrel	Rocketbarrel Mastery	Dinner Time
Diddy Kong pops out of a barrel and claps three times while jumping up and down.	Diddy Kong zooms in via Rocketbarrel from the foreground, does a circle, and lands.	Diddy Kong’s back is to the screen as he sits and eats a banana. After seeing the match is about to start, the downs the banana and jumps up.

Taunts

Set #	Up Taunt	Side Taunt	Down Taunt
1	Tosses his cap in the air and has it land on his head.	Jumps up and down while chattering like a chimp.	Crouches on the ground, spins around playfully, and then jumps back up.
2	Pulls out his Peanut Popgun and aims it playfully before saying “Bang!” He then puts it away.	Does a playful fighter's stance, trying to assert his dominance.	Stands on his hand and claps his feet once.
3	Scratches his butt, sniffs, and appears disgusted and holds his nose.	Stands up straight and claps in a stiff manner three times. Possibly referencing a clapping cymbal monkey toy.	Claps his hands above his head four times, switching feet in the process.

Idle Poses

Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Scratches his rump, gets down on all fours, and shakes his fur.	Adjusts his cap.	Grabs his tail and flicks it slightly.
Sniffs the air and looks around nervously.	Straightens up and pats his belly.	Jumps in place twice.

Victory Animations

Set 1	Set 2	Set 3
Shoots the air with his Peanut Popguns, roll towards the camera and shoots near it.	Performs a cartwheel before jumping up into the air with a fist punch. He then lands while still holding the pose.	Jumps up and down while slapping the ground and then performs a “strong man” pose like Donkey Kong.
Pulls out a banana, peels it, and then takes a delighted chomp out of it.	Spins with his Rocket Barrels then faces the screen, dancing with hands on his head and chin.	Rides in on Rambi who uses his horn to stab upwards which surprises Diddy Kong. He then pats Rambi on the back.
Walks around on his hands while clapping his feet.	Comes from the top and pulls out two Peanut Popguns and fires them before landing. References his cutscene in the Subspace Emissary.	Does a small dance, then holds still in a breakdance-like pose, clapping his feet together.