Diddy Kong inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl
Universe	Donkey Kong
Other playable appearances	inSSB4 inUltimate
Availability	Starter
Final Smash	Rocketbarrel Barrage
Tier	A+ (4)

Diddy Kong (ディディーコング,Diddy Kong) is a playable character inSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, confirmed on August 22, 2007. He is unique, distinct among the cast for his charm and gaiety.Brawl has him using a realistic high-pitched chimpanzee voice (sampled from the commonly used "Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201" stock sound effect) rather than being voiced byChris Sutherland orKatsumi Suzuki, the latter of whom first voiced Diddy inMario Power Tennis.

Diddy Kong ranks 4th out of 38 on thetier list, in the A tier. Diddy Kong's ability to spawnBana Peels single-handedly gives him incredible stage control, neutral game, edgeguarding, combos, andout of shield options. Additionally, a thrown banana peel offers a slew of easykill confirms, movement techniques, and even aninfinite, and is widely considered to be the bestprojectile in the game. On top of that, Diddy Kong's mobility and frame data are better than most, and his attacks have goodrange relative to his size.

Diddy Kong's primary weakness lies in hisrecovery.Rocketbarrel Boost, travels far, but requires a long startup to do so, and is easilyedgehogged andgimped by stage geometry. Additionally, his few KO moves, while fast and reliable when fresh, are used often and thus stale quickly.

Overall, Diddy Kong has excellent matchups, representation, and tournament results, thanks in no small part to players such asADHD andGnes.

Attributes[edit]

Diddy Kong is a quick,middleweight character who is capable ofwall clinging andcrawling. Many of his attacks have good speed and have decent power to back them. His KO power is low due to his few KO moves and a general weakness in his smashes, whichstale very quickly if he uses them too much for racking damage, which forces a reliance on meteor smashes for early KOs.

Diddy also has two projectiles: hisPeanut Popgun andBanana Peels. Peanut Popgun, while not particularly strong, is a decent mid-range move for racking up easy damage. In comparison, his Banana Peels, which have the property of tripping opponents, form a much more integral part of his metagame, as they combo well with his other moves and allow him to set up KOs. Theglide toss option provided by the Banana Peels is invaluable, as it allows Diddy to rapidly approach and retreat. If an opponent is tripped by a thrown Banana Peel, Diddy can follow up with another glide tossed Banana to continue the combo, and end with a down or forward smash for a KO. In conjunction with his quick dash attack, large grab range, and powerful throws, Bananas provide Diddy with excellent ground options and stage control. Banana Peels can also help him escape certain chaingrabs, such asKing Dedede's, and certain grab releases. However, as Banana Peels are items, they can be used against Diddy even by opponents withoutreflectors.

Diddy's other special movesMonkey Flip andRocketbarrel Boost contribute to his above-average recovery. Besides being a useful move to rack up damage, Monkey Flip can be used as ameteor smash if Diddy uses its grab option in midair (it can also be used as asacrificial KO, but this is not useful because the meteor smash is much more reliable and safer); it also can be used to gain horizontal distance in tandem withRocketbarrel Boost to make up for Diddy's poor air speed. Diddy will not be able to useRocketbarrel Boost if he uses Monkey Flip's attack option in midair, but he will retain his midair jump. The former move provides great vertical distance if sufficiently charged, but it leaves Diddy vulnerable while charging, and he needs to charge to move left or right at all. Potential edgeguarders will still have to watch out for the meteor hitbox on the bottom of Rocketbarrel Boost, as well as the rocketbarrels themselves, which function as powerful explosive projectiles if the attack is interrupted after releasing the charge. Diddy'sbarrel jump can also improve his recovery, acting like a second midair jump while Rocketbarrel Boost can still be used.

Diddy possesses a decent aerial game. His forward aerial has above-average knockback and surprising range, making it a viable KO move and useful for edgeguarding, though it has the most landing lag out of all of his aerials. His back aerial, up aerial, and neutral aerial are all relatively fast, with the former being another decent option for edgeguarding and a very quick way to grab bananas in midair, though the latter is rarely used in competitive play. His down aerial is a solid meteor smash (similar toWolf's down aerial) with some startup lag.

In summary, Diddy Kong is a character who heavily relies on a single, exceedingly powerful move, creating a relatively simple but highly effective gameplan.

Moveset[edit]

For a gallery of Diddy Kong's hitboxes, seehere.
For a more detailed information regarding Diddy Kong's moveset and attack hitboxes, seethis page.

Stats[edit]

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Announcer call[edit]

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• English/Japanese

Wii Remote selection sound[edit]

• Taps the ground and makes a short giggle.

On-screen appearance[edit]

• Breaks out of a DK Barrel and claps his hands above him.

Taunts[edit]

• Up taunt: Throws his hat into the air, which lands on his head. This is a reference to his victory animation fromDonkey Kong Country after he defeats a boss or wins in aBonus Level.
• Side taunt: Does a playful fighter's stance and cackles threateningly showing his teeth.
• Down taunt: Claps his hands four times, changing feet as he does so.

Up taunt	Side taunt	Down taunt

Idle pose[edit]

• Jumps in place.
• Scratches his rump and shakes his fur.

Crowd cheer[edit]

Victory poses[edit]

• Up: Spins with hisRocket Barrels, then faces the screen, dancing with his hands on his head and chin.
• Left: Shoots the air with hisPeanut Popguns, rolls towards the camera, and shoots at the camera.
• Right: Does a small dance, then holds still in a breakdance-like pose, clapping his feet together.

Up	Left	Right

Incompetitive play[edit]

Notable players[edit]

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See also:Category:Diddy Kong players (SSBB)

•  ADHD - One of the most nationally dominant players sinceBrawl's inception, famed as one ofMew2King andZeRo's most difficult opponents.
•  cyve - The best Diddy main and one of the best players in Europe.
•  Felix - Although he rarely traveled, he became known for his 3rd place finish atMLG Raleigh 2010.
•  Gnes - A nationally dominant player in his prime, won the largest-everBrawl prize check and the largest in the entire Smash series at the time atMLG Dallas 2010 ($12,500).
•  Luigi player - A top Diddy player in Europe.
•  Nagahari - One of the best Diddy players in Japan.
•  NinjaLink - Famed for being the first player to defeatMew2King in a tournament set.
•  Suinoko - One of the best Diddy players in Japan.
•  Zinoto - A top Midwestern Diddy player with a 5th place finish atSKTAR 2, famed for his usage of banana infinites.

Tier placement and history[edit]

Diddy Kong was initially a high tier character, ranked 11th on the first tier list (September 2008). However, Diddy Kong players such asNinjaLink andADHD showed how powerful his Banana Peels were, utilizing them to create damage-racking combos, defense, and stage control, bringing Diddy Kong into the top tiers, with him rising to 7th on the second tier list (January 2009), 5th on the third (June 2009), then 3rd on the fourth and fifth lists before surpassing long-time #2 characterSnake by the sixth tier list (July 2011). ThoughOlimar and theIce Climbers have since surpassed him, he still remains at 4th place on the eighth (current) tier list, as of April 2013.

In Solo Modes[edit]

Classic Mode[edit]

In Classic Mode, Diddy Kong can appear as an opponent or ally in Stage 2 along withYoshi andDonkey Kong onYoshi's Island,Rumble Falls, or75m (with the latter available if it has been unlocked). Diddy Kong can also appear as an opponent in Stage 11, but only if he hasn't appeared in Stage 2.

All-Star Mode[edit]

In All-Star Mode, Diddy Kong is fought in Stage 3 alongsideDonkey Kong onRumble Falls or75m (with the latter only available if it has been unlocked).

Event Matches[edit]

Solo Events[edit]

• Event 7: Diddy Kong Panic: The player controlsDonkey Kong and must defeat 15 tiny Diddy Kongs onMario Circuit.
• Event 9: The Monster Beneath the Earth:Ike must defeat two Diddy Kongs before the reaching the underground section ofCastle Siege. Failing to do so makes the player also face a giantDonkey Kong.
• Event 20: All-Star Battle x1: Diddy Kong is one of the eight opponents fought in this event along withWario,Meta Knight,Pit,Zero Suit Samus,Olimar,Lucas, and thePokémon Trainer.
• Event 22: Monkeys Unite: The player controls Diddy Kong, who is aided by a giantDonkey Kong, and must defeatSheik andLucario onRumble Falls.

Co-Op Events[edit]

• Co-Op Event 4: The DK Tag Calamity: BothDonkey Kong and Diddy Kong are tiny and must defeat one Donkey Kong and four Diddy Kongs on Mario Circuit.
• Co-Op Event 21: The True All-Star Battle: Two players select a character and take on the entire roster onBattlefield.

Congratulations Screens[edit]

Role inThe Subspace Emissary[edit]

Diddy Kong inSSE.

WhenDonkey Kong has threeBullet Bills fired at him by the vehicle escaping with his banana hoard, Diddy Kong leaps from behind Donkey Kong and shoots hisPeanut Popguns at theBullet Bills, destroying them. He then joins Donkey Kong inpursuit of their stolen bananas. At one point, after getting their bananas, they encounterBowser, who aims hisDark Cannon at the two. Donkey Kong, realizing what is about to happen,Giant Punches Diddy Kong, sending him flying away and he isstar KO'd (but he doesn't turn into a trophy asMario andLuigi did). Donkey Kong is shot instead and captured.

Diddy Kong soon comes out of the jungle and finds himself at alake. When he goes to investigate a crashed Arwing,Rayquaza comes out of the water and grabs Diddy Kong. At that moment,Fox jumps out of the Arwing, which is now on fire due to an attack from Rayquaza. Fox uses hisFox Illusion to save Diddy Kong andReflector to reflect another attack from Rayquaza, sending the legendary Pokémon tumbling back into the water. Fox then makes a hand signal for Diddy to come with him to fight Rayquaza until it faints. After Rayquaza's defeat, Fox begins to leave, but Diddy drags him along to help rescue DK. They battle aShadow Bugs clone of Bowser, but upon defeating it, the real Bowser attacks them and Fox flees, dragging Diddy to safety.

Later, Fox and Diddy make their way tothe Swamp, where they are ambushed by Bowser again, Diddy is hit by Bowser's Dark Cannon and cloned by Shadow bugs, while Fox dodges the shot.Falco arrives just in time and destroys the Dark Cannon, but Bowser gets away in his Koopa Clown Car while the Shadow bug Diddy grows several times its normal size. Fox revives the real Diddy, who is shocked at seeing the gigantic clone. Diddy Kong and the two Star Fox pilots then fight the giant Shadow bug Diddy Kong clone. After the fight, Diddy drags Falco along with him and Fox as they continue through the jungle. Eventually, they see Donkey Kong's trophy on a ship in chains, heading towards the floatingIsle of the Ancients. Diddy is mad at this. However, Falco has a plan as theGreat Fox appears.

Afterwards, Diddy Kong is ejected out of Falco's Arwing and shoots peanuts at thePrimids on the skiff that has DK's trophy on it. He lands on the skiff whileCaptain Falcon andOlimar (who witnessed this from the island's surface) jump to the aid of the little chimp. Diddy revives Donkey Kong, after which the Kongs and Captains fight a horde of Primids and other Subspace enemies on the platform. After they have defeated them, Diddy and Donkey Kong do a little dance to celebrate as Captain Falcon and Olimar watch. As Falco flies by and gives a thumbs-up to Diddy to signify success, Diddy waves "thank-you". Diddy, DK, Captain Falcon, and Olimar then head into theSubspace Bomb Factory, where they fight their way through various armies of Primids, R.O.B. units, and other enemies. They eventually reach a storage room where all thebombs are and where theAncient Minister is standing in melancholy. Coincidentally, the group also meetsSamus andPikachu there, who earlier entered the Bomb Factoryanother way.

After meeting up with Samus and Pikachu, Diddy Kong tries to stop theR.O.B. Squad members who are setting offSubspace Bombs by the orders ofGanondorf, who also orders the R.O.B.s to attack the Ancient Minister. The Ancient Minister reveals himself to be a R.O.B. as well, as he helps the other fighters defeat the wave of Subspace enemies sent by Ganondorf. However, Diddy and the other fighters soon realize they cannot stop the Subspace Bombs from exploding. He shrieks at R.O.B. to do something, butR.O.B. just slumps in sadness over the inevitable loss of his fellow robots. Captain Falcon calls hisFalcon Flyer for the group to escape the doomed factory, with DK carrying R.O.B. with him. They all pile into the ship whenMeta Ridley appears. Diddy can be chosen to fight the boss. After Meta Ridley is defeated, Diddy helps the heroes as they regroup and continue their journey into Subspace.

At theentrance to Subspace, all the characters (exceptWario,King Dedede,Bowser,Luigi,Ness,Ganondorf,Sonic and, to a lesser extent,Wolf,Toon Link andJigglypuff) are preparing to end the Subspace invasion. After Ganondorf andMaster Hand are defeated byTabuu, Diddy Kong and the rest of the heroes catch a glimpse of the evil power among them. In a single blow, Tabuu defeats all of the characters and turns them into trophies. Diddy and the others are later revived by Kirby, Ness, King Dedede and Luigi and joins them to defeat Tabuu, with help from Sonic. After Tabuu's defeat, the pieces of theWorld of Trophies return to their original places, except for The Isle of the Ancients, due to the huge number of Subspace Bombs going off simultaneously taking it beyond repair.

Playable appearances[edit]

• The Jungle
• The Lake
• The Swamp
• Outside the Ancient Ruins
• The Subspace Bomb Factory (Part II)
• Entrance to Subspace
• The Great Maze (if rescued inSubspace (Part I)

Exclusive stickers[edit]

These stickers can only be used by Diddy Kong or by a select few including him.

• Barkle: [Tail] Attack +32
• Blathers: [Tail] Attack +7
• Bowser Jr. (Super Mario Sunshine): [Tail] Attack +25
• Chihuahua: [Tail] Attack +12
• Chunky Kong: [Throwing] Power +31
• Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong 64): Launch Power +20
• Diddy Kong (Donkey Kong Country): [Tail] Attack +28
• Diddy Kong (Mario Hoops 3-on-3): [Leg] Attack +28
• Diddy Kong (Mario Superstar Baseball): [Leg] Attack +12
• Dixie Kong: Launch Resistance +39
• DK: [Head] Attack +27
• DK Barrel: Launch Power +53
• Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Jungle Beat): [Arm] Attack +22
• Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Country): [Electric] Resistance +10
• Donkey Kong Jr.: [Arm] Attack +14
• Enguarde: [Body, Spin] Attack +15
• Fairy: [Tail] Attack +7
• Funky Kong: [Leg] Attack +13
• Karate Kong: [Battering] Resistance +25
• Lanky Kong: [Throwing] Power +6
• Manky Kong: [Arm] Attack +10
• Party Monkey: [Head] Attack +6
• Pauline & Donkey Kong: [Arm] Attack +18
• Rouge The Bat: [Tail] Attack +10
• Spitz: [Tail] Attack +12
• Stafy (Densetsu no Stafy): [Tail] Attack +7
• Tiny Kong: [Arm] Attack +4
• Wrinkly Kong: [Battering] Resistance +4

Trophies[edit]

Diddy Kong's main andFinal Smash trophies can be obtained by clearingClassic Mode andAll-Star mode respectively with him.

Classic Mode trophy

Diddy Kong

Donkey Kong's little buddy. He's famous for his quickness and his long tail. He usually plays second banana to DK, but he teamed up with his girlfriend, Dixie, to rescue DK when he got captured. He's spent some time playing music and competing in races, and he's also an expert at using barrels.

:Donkey Kong Country

:Donkey Kong 64

Rocketbarrel Barrage trophy

Rocketbarrel Barrage

Diddy Kong's Final Smash. Equipping his rocketbarrels and dual peanut popguns, Diddy can fly around attacking opponents in rapid-fire fashion. He can tilt the barrel jets left or right to control his flight and shoot peanuts straight down, too. This is a technique that tests one's ability to control both movement and attack direction.

:Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Alternate costumes[edit]

Gallery[edit]

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  Taunting next toSquirtle onPokémon Stadium 2.

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  Posing onRumble Falls.

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  Crouching onDelfino Plaza.

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  Using hisneutral attack onLink onSmashville.

Trivia[edit]

• Diddy Kong,Captain Falcon,Ike,King Dedede andOlimar are the only characters who use aFinal Smash in The Subspace Emissary (Diddy Kong does so when he attacks theskiff carryingDonkey Kong's trophy after ejecting fromFalco's Arwing).
• He is one of the few characters (the others beingPokémon Trainer,Ice Climbers andJigglypuff) to have a "Defeated/No Contest" pose different from the traditional hand clapping. Instead, in a reference to his defeated pose fromDonkey Kong Country, he removes his cap and shakes his head while scratching the back of his scalp. However, he has a "Defeated/No Contest" pose that has him clap for the winner starting with thenext game.
• In The Subspace Emissary, the giant False Diddy Kong uses his third costume (which resemblesDixie Kong), unlike the other false characters which have their neutral colors.
• In The Subspace Emissary, thepeanut shells fired from thePeanut Popgun do not release edible peanuts upon breaking open unless the player shoots the peanuts at jet bursts of flame.
• Diddy Kong's voice borrows some sound clips fromUkikis inSuper Mario 64.
• Going frame-by-frame on Diddy Kong's up-inputted victory pose, one can see that the Rocketbarrel Pack simply shrinks down to nothing, rather than flying away.

External links[edit]

• Diddy Kong's page at Smash Bros DOJO!!
• Diddy Kong Character Guide on SmashBoards
• Diddy Kong's hitbox size of each of his moves
• Diddy Kong's Moves - History BehindSuper Smash Bros. Brawl, by CrappyCaptureDevice (main video)(addendum)

v • d • e Donkey Kong universe
Fighters	Donkey Kong (SSB ·SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·Diddy Kong (SSBB ·SSB4 ·SSBU) ·King K. Rool (SSBU)
Assist Trophy	Klaptrap
Boss	Giant Donkey Kong
Stages	Kongo Jungle ·Kongo Falls ·Jungle Japes ·Rumble Falls ·75m ·Jungle Hijinxs
Items	Hammer ·Barrel Cannon ·Peanut ·Spring
Enemies	Kritter ·Tiki Buzz
Other	Dixie Kong ·DK Barrel ·DK Island ·Pauline ·Stanley ·Zinger
Trophies,Stickers andSpirits	Trophies (SSBM ·SSBB ·SSB4) ·Stickers ·Spirits
Music	Brawl ·SSB4 ·Ultimate
Masterpiece	Donkey Kong
Related content	Mario (universe) ·Banjo ·Barrel

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