Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong (ドンキーコング, Donkey Kong) is a playable character in Super Smash Bros. All Stars. His return to the series was confirmed on August 23rd, 2018 during the E8 Nintendo Direct. As in previous installments, Donkey Kong also retains his realistic gorilla grunts, albeit with a new set of voice clips.

Donkey Kong is currently ranked 28th out of 58 on the tier list, placing him in the C tier. This makes him the second highest ranked super heavyweight and is an improvement from his placement in Brawl, where he was ranked 21st out of 38. Donkey Kong retains his signature power, mobility, and spacing options, with his renowned back aerial remaining a quick and powerful option to stop approaches and deal damage. However, Donkey Kong now boasts great combo potential thanks to his "cargo up throw", which allows for guaranteed follow-ups at varying percents and even a guaranteed KO combo at a small range of percents.

However, Donkey Kong retains many of his flaws from Brawl. His large hurtbox has become even larger, which makes him even more susceptible to combos than before, while his poor vertical recovery continues to render him very susceptible to edgeguarding. Nevertheless, Donkey Kong's advantages generally outweigh his disadvantages, to the point that he has achieved above average results in competitive play, largely thanks to HIKARU, Tweek and DKwill.