Donkey Kong | Ness | |
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Bottom Fighter Top Fighter | ||
| Weight (Units) | 3/89 (127 units) | 48/89 (94 units) |
| Walk Speed | 10/89 (1.365) | 71/89 (0.907) |
| Run Speed | 29/89 (1.873) | 57/89 (1.609) |
| Dash Speed | 18/89 (2.090) | 57/89 (1.826) |
| Air Speed | 14/89 (1.208) | 57/89 (1.007) |
| Shield Grab (F) | 57/89 (Frame 12) | 1/89 (Frame 10) |
| OoS 1 | Frame 7 Up B (Air) | Frame 8 N Air |
| OoS 2 | Frame 9 Uair | Frame 10 Up Smash/Down B (Air)/Grab |
| OoS 3 | Frame 10 Bair | Frame 11 Fair/Uair |
| Fall Speed | 39/89 (1.630) | 79/89 (1.310) |
| Fast Fall Speed | 40/89 (2.608) | 79/89 (2.096) |
| Gravity | 57/89 (0.085) | 73/89 (0.077) |
| Air Acceleration | 58/89 (0.060) | 9/89 (0.100) |
| Jumps | 2 | 2 |
| Short Hop | 22/89 (17.300) | 33/89 (16.650) |
| Full Jump | 29/89 (34.000) | 26/89 (34.480) |
| Air Jump | 27/89 (35.500) | 6/89 (45.650) |
| Special | None | None |
| 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 | • 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 | • Terrible vertical recovery • Struggles when getting comboed, and cannot deal with projectiles • Poor frame data, and lack of approach options | • Poor recovery (Up B) • Poor range, often losing to swords or other projectiles • Poor mobility, with low ground and air speed |