Donkey Kong | Diddy Kong | |
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Bottom Fighter Top Fighter | ||
| Weight (Units) | 3/89 (127 units) | 61/89 (90 units) |
| Walk Speed | 10/89 (1.365) | 12/89 (1.313) |
| Run Speed | 29/89 (1.873) | 21/89 (2.006) |
| Dash Speed | 18/89 (2.090) | 18/89 (2.090) |
| Air Speed | 14/89 (1.208) | 75/89 (0.924) |
| Shield Grab (F) | 57/89 (Frame 12) | 36/89 (Frame 11) |
| OoS 1 | Frame 7 Up B (Air) | Frame 4 Z-Drop Banana |
| OoS 2 | Frame 9 Uair | Frame 5 Up Smash |
| OoS 3 | Frame 10 Bair | Frame 7 Banana Throw (F) |
| Fall Speed | 39/89 (1.630) | 24/89 (1.750) |
| Fast Fall Speed | 40/89 (2.608) | 24/89 (2.800) |
| Gravity | 57/89 (0.085) | 13/89 (0.125) |
| Air Acceleration | 58/89 (0.060) | 70/89 (0.050) |
| Jumps | 2 | 2 |
| Short Hop | 22/89 (17.300) | 5/89 (19.900) |
| Full Jump | 29/89 (34.000) | 5/89 (41.210) |
| Air Jump | 27/89 (35.500) | 11/89 (41.210) |
| Special | None | Crouch Walk, Wall Jump, Wall Cling |
| Strengths | • Good range on his attacks • Very powerful hitboxes, which often take priority over opponents' attacks • Decent horizontal movement in his recovery (Up Special) • Great grab game, allowing him to use cargo throws and get early KOs on opponents • Moves have high knockback for finishing stocks • Access to several spikes | • 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 |
| Weaknesses | • Terrible vertical recovery • Struggles when getting comboed, and cannot deal with projectiles • Poor frame data, and lack of approach options | • Struggles to kill • Poor recovery |