Donkey Kong Amiibo

Donkey Kong has been a Nintendo character since the original Donkey Kong arcade game (1981). The modern DK character beat (the friendly red-tie ape with the Country trilogy of platformers) was established in Donkey Kong Country (1994 SNES) by Rare. His Smash inclusion has been continuous since the original Smash (1999), and his character beat is being the franchise's heavyweight grappler: Giant Punch charging-attack, Spinning Kong recovery, Hand Slap ground-shaking-attack, Headbutt command-grab.

In Smash Ultimate his FP trains with the heavyweight-grappler moveset: Giant Punch as his neutral-special-charge, Spinning Kong as his recovery, Headbutt as his side-special command-grab. The grab-game is integral to his moveset.

He pairs with Diddy Kong, King K. Rool, Mario, Luigi, Peach, and the broader Donkey-Kong-line Smash cluster. The figure stands ready to slap the ground.