SSBM/Donkey Kong

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Introduction

Donkey Kong combines the gameplay of both a grappler and a zoner, often suffering from the problems of both archetypes and only sometimes benefitting. At his worst, Donkey Kong gets completely stonewalled by opponents who refuse to interact on his terms, comboed extremely hard by much of the cast, and struggles to begin spacing without getting immediately called out. However, in capable hands or against less knowledgeable opponents Donkey Kong can feel nightmarish to fight, both spacing you out and killing you off just a single grab in the same stock. Additionally, while his movement is nothing to write home about, he can be deceptively speedy for a heavyweight character.

Strengths

Weaknesses

Throw Game - Cargo up throw leads into some of the best throw conversions in the game. It acts as both a combo starter and kill confirm in most matchups and is a huge enabler for Donkey Kong's monster punish game. Large Normals - While the hitboxes themselves are often not meaningfully disjointed, many of Donkey Kong's normals occupy a large space and allow him to contest the range of essentially any other character in the game Edgeguarding - Donkey Kong's Dair, Bair, and Up-b form a trio of moves that cover almost any conceivable edgeguard situation against many popular characters, enabling him to close out stocks on punishes that don't end with a kill confirm

Large Hurtbox - In addition to Donkey Kong's hulking size enabling your opponent to pressure you if they so much as sneeze in your general direction, he also has a hurtbox on his tie, so your opponent's don't even actually need to hit you to hit you Long Startup - Many of Donkey Kong's otherwise completely fine normals have incredibly long startup that renders them nigh unusable in many situations Picking a Direction to Face - In order to have a fighting chance against many of Melee's strongest characters, Donkey Kong needs to turn his back to them in order to access his zoning tool and saving grace in the neutral Bair. However, this also often stunts his ability to acquire grabs, which are his main way of acquiring strong punishes on the vast majority of characters

Physics
Weight	114 (2nd)
Fall Speed	2.4/Fast 2.96 (4th/6th)
Gravity	0.1 (12th)
Ground Movement
Walk Speed	1.2 (6th)
Initial Dash Speed	1.6 (9th)
Initial Dash Length	15f (2nd)
Run Speed	1.6 (6th)
Traction	0.08 (7th)
Jumping
Jumpsquat	5f (16th)
Jump Height	Full 37.8/Short 13.6/Air 28.968 (4th/13th/8th)
Air Speed	1 (6th)
Air Acceleration	0.04 (25th)

Advanced Frame Data

This table shows the frame data for all of Donkey Kong's non-special moves. Including shield advantage at different timings and cancels.

Shield Advantage

move	start	end	lcancelledLandingLag	autoCancelAfter	iasa	missedLcancelLandingLag	totalFrames	damage	shieldstun	bestShieldAdvantage	lcancelledShieldAdvantage	missedLcancelShieldAdvantage	earlyHitAutoCancelledShieldAdvantage	lateHitAutoCancelledShieldAdvantage	earlyHitIASACancelledShieldAdvantage	lateHitIASACancelledShieldAdvantage	earlyHitTotalFramesShieldAdvantage	lateHitTotalFramesShieldAdvantage
dtilt	6	9	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	22	7	5	-8	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-11	-8
dtilt	6	9	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	22	7	5	-8	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-11	-8
dtilt	6	9	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	22	7	5	-8	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-11	-8
uair	6	8	12	12	38	25	44	14	8	-1	-4	-17	-3	-1	-23	-21	-30	-28
ftilt_l	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	9	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_l	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	9	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_l	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	9	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_l	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	9	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_h	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	11	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_h	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	11	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_h	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	11	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_h	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	11	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
dashattack	9	12	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	11	6	-36	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-39	-36
dashattack	9	12	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	11	6	-36	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-39	-36
dashattack	13	20	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	9	6	-28	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-35	-28
dashattack	13	20	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	9	6	-28	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-35	-28
dair	18	23	15	49	N\A	31	54	16	9	-6	-6	-22	-27	-22	N\A	N\A	-27	-22
dair	18	23	15	49	N\A	31	54	13	7	-8	-8	-24	-29	-24	N\A	N\A	-29	-24
dair	18	23	15	49	N\A	31	54	13	7	-8	-8	-24	-29	-24	N\A	N\A	-29	-24
bair	7	8	7	19	32	15	39	13	7	0	0	-8	-10	-9	-17	-16	-25	-24
bair	7	8	7	19	32	15	39	13	7	0	0	-8	-10	-9	-17	-16	-25	-24
bair	9	15	7	19	32	15	39	9	6	-1	-1	-9	-9	-3	-16	-10	-24	-18
bair	9	15	7	19	32	15	39	9	6	-1	-1	-9	-9	-3	-16	-10	-24	-18
usmash	14	16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	53	18	10	-27	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-29	-27
usmash	14	16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	53	18	10	-27	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-29	-27
jab2	4	10	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	6	4	-19	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-25	-19
jab2	4	10	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	6	4	-19	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-25	-19
jab2	4	10	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	6	4	-19	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-25	-19
jab1	5	7	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	24	4	3	-14	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-16	-14
jab1	5	7	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	24	4	3	-14	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-16	-14
jab1	5	7	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	24	4	3	-14	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-16	-14
ftilt_m	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	10	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_m	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	10	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_m	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	10	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
ftilt_m	8	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	33	10	6	-16	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-19	-16
nair	10	13	10	38	39	20	43	12	7	-3	-3	-13	-26	-23	-21	-18	-26	-23
nair	10	13	10	38	39	20	43	12	7	-3	-3	-13	-26	-23	-21	-18	-26	-23
nair	10	13	10	38	39	20	43	12	7	-3	-3	-13	-26	-23	-21	-18	-26	-23
nair	14	26	10	38	39	20	43	10	6	-4	-4	-14	-23	-11	-18	-6	-23	-11
nair	14	26	10	38	39	20	43	10	6	-4	-4	-14	-23	-11	-18	-6	-23	-11
nair	14	26	10	38	39	20	43	10	6	-4	-4	-14	-23	-11	-18	-6	-23	-11
dsmash	10	13	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	55	16	9	-33	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-36	-33
dsmash	10	13	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	55	16	9	-33	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-36	-33
dsmash	10	13	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	55	14	8	-34	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-37	-34
dsmash	10	13	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	55	14	8	-34	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-37	-34
fsmash_m	22	23	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	20	10	-21	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-22	-21
fsmash_m	22	23	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	21	11	-20	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-21	-20
fsmash_m	22	23	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	19	10	-21	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-22	-21
fsmash_m	22	23	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	54	18	10	-21	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-22	-21
utilt	6	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	39	9	6	-22	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-27	-22
utilt	6	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	39	10	6	-22	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-27	-22
utilt	6	11	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	39	11	6	-22	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	N\A	-27	-22
fair	25	26	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-30	-29	N\A	N\A	-25	-24
fair	25	26	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-30	-29	N\A	N\A	-25	-24
fair	25	26	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-30	-29	N\A	N\A	-25	-24
fair	25	26	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-30	-29	N\A	N\A	-25	-24
fair	27	29	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-28	-26	N\A	N\A	-23	-21
fair	27	29	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-28	-26	N\A	N\A	-23	-21
fair	27	29	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-28	-26	N\A	N\A	-23	-21
fair	27	29	15	59	N\A	30	59	16	9	-6	-6	-21	-28	-26	N\A	N\A	-23	-21