Diddy Kong | Ness | |
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Bottom Fighter Top Fighter | ||
| Weight (Units) | 61/89 (90 units) | 48/89 (94 units) |
| Walk Speed | 12/89 (1.313) | 71/89 (0.907) |
| Run Speed | 21/89 (2.006) | 57/89 (1.609) |
| Dash Speed | 18/89 (2.090) | 57/89 (1.826) |
| Air Speed | 75/89 (0.924) | 57/89 (1.007) |
| Shield Grab (F) | 36/89 (Frame 11) | 1/89 (Frame 10) |
| OoS 1 | Frame 4 Z-Drop Banana | Frame 8 N Air |
| OoS 2 | Frame 5 Up Smash | Frame 10 Up Smash/Down B (Air)/Grab |
| OoS 3 | Frame 7 Banana Throw (F) | Frame 11 Fair/Uair |
| Fall Speed | 24/89 (1.750) | 79/89 (1.310) |
| Fast Fall Speed | 24/89 (2.800) | 79/89 (2.096) |
| Gravity | 13/89 (0.125) | 73/89 (0.077) |
| Air Acceleration | 70/89 (0.050) | 9/89 (0.100) |
| Jumps | 2 | 2 |
| Short Hop | 5/89 (19.900) | 33/89 (16.650) |
| Full Jump | 5/89 (41.210) | 26/89 (34.480) |
| Air Jump | 11/89 (41.210) | 6/89 (45.650) |
| Special | Crouch Walk, Wall Jump, Wall Cling | None |
| Strengths | • Access to Banana, one of the best neutral tools (which can be thrown from shield) • Great mobility and frame data • Small size makes him hard to hit • Side Special makes recovering from ledge and landing much easier | • Has a kill throw (Back Throw) • Very powerful aerial attacks (esp. Bair, Fair, and Dair) • Useful projectiles for zoning opponents (Side Special / Up Special) • Very good at edgeguarding (Down Smash) • Several powerful combos |
| Weaknesses | • Struggles to kill • Poor recovery | • Poor recovery (Up B) • Poor range, often losing to swords or other projectiles • Poor mobility, with low ground and air speed |