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[[File:Hand Slap SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|250px|Hand Slap in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
{{about|Donkey Kong's special move|the recurring special move|[[Ground Pound]]}}
The '''Hand Slap''', also called '''[[Ground Pound]]'''<ref>''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction manual, page 5</ref>, is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s attacks in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.
[[File:Hand Slap SSB4 Wii U.jpg|thumb|250px|Donkey Kong performing a Hand Slap in ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'']]
 
The '''Hand Slap''', also called '''ground pound'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-us|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of America|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=13|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DKC_Returns.pdf}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|date=2010|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''Donkey Kong Country Returns'' instruction booklet|page=18|url=m1.nintendo.net/docvc/RVL/EUR/SF8P/SF8P_E.pdf}}</ref> (alternatively '''Ground Pound'''<ref>{{cite|language=en-gb|url=cdn02.nintendo-europe.com/media/downloads/games_8/emanuals/wii_u_6/donkey_kong_country__tropical_freeze/ElectronicManual_WiiU_DonkeyKongCountryTropicalFreeze_EN.pdf|format=PDF|title=''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze'' instruction manual. Section 12.|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|date=2014}}</ref>) or '''Ground Slap''',<ref>{{cite|author=Hodgson, David S. J.|publisher=[[Prima Games]]|date=June 17, 2003|title=''Donkey Kong Country'' Prima's Official Strategy Guide|language=en-us|page=4|isbn=0-7615-4334-1}}</ref><ref>{{cite|date=2009|language=en-us|publisher=Nintendo of America|url=www.nintendo.com/consumer/gameslist/manuals/Wii_DK_Jungle_Beat.pdf|title=''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat'' instruction booklet|format=PDF|page=14}}</ref> is one of [[Donkey Kong]]'s attacks in the ''[[Donkey Kong Country (series)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' games and the ''[[Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' series.
==History==
==History==
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
===''Donkey Kong Country'' series===
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
====''Donkey Kong Country''====
[[File:DK Hand Slap DKC.png|thumb|Donkey Kong doing a Hand Slap]]
[[File:DK Hand Slap DKC.png|thumb|200x200px|Artwork of Donkey Kong performing a Hand Slap for ''Donkey Kong Country'']]
In ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'', the Hand Slap is a move that only Donkey Kong can use by pressing {{button|paddown}} and {{button|snes|Y}}/{{button|gbc|B}}/{{button|gba|B}}. The move can defeat most regular enemies, and it even rewards a free [[banana]] for each enemy beaten. In the Japanese version, Donkey Kong is rewarded a banana bunch for every third enemy that he Hand Slaps, including [[Krusha]]s (even though it does not defeat them).<ref>[http://www.dkc-atlas.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=151&start=0 DKC Atlas thread]</ref> In the Japanese and Game Boy Advance versions, Donkey Kong can also defeat dormant [[Rock Kroc]]s with this move. If he uses a Hand Slap in certain areas on the ground or on tree tops, Donkey Kong can unearth a banana bunch or even an [[Extra Life Balloon]].
The Hand Slap is a move in ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' that can be used by Donkey Kong only, by pressing {{button|paddown}} and {{button|snes|Y}}/{{button|gbc|B}}/{{button|gba|B}}. The move can defeat most regular enemies, and it even rewards a free [[banana]] for each enemy beaten. In the Japanese version, Donkey Kong is rewarded a [[Banana Bunch]] for every third enemy that he Hand Slaps, including [[Krusha]]s, even though it does not defeat them. A Hand Slap can also defeat inactive [[Rock Kroc]]s in original Japanese releases and the [[Game Boy Advance]] version. If he uses a Hand Slap in certain areas on the ground or on tree tops, Donkey Kong can unearth a Banana Bunch or even an [[Extra Life Balloon]]. In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake, the Hand Slap is required to unearth a [[DK Sticker Pack]] in each level. In the Game Boy Advance remake, some boss arenas have a buried [[photograph]], which Donkey Kong can unearth with his Hand Slap.
 
In the [[Game Boy Color]] remake, the Hand Slap is required to unearth a [[DK Sticker Pack]] in each level. In the [[Game Boy Advance]] remake, some boss arenas have a buried [[photograph]], which Donkey Kong can unearth with his Hand Slap.


====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
====''Donkey Kong Country Returns''====
The Hand Slap reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', though it is performed differently from other games. This time, the Hand Slap is done by shaking the Wii Remote, or pressing the X button on the Nintendo 3DS. It can open [[Item Container]]s, crack [[Cracked Block|blocks]], push [[Spinning Platform|trapdoors]], open [[Rambi the Rhino|Rambi]]'s [[Animal Crate|crate]], and stun enemies. Hand Slapping is also possible when [[cling]]ing onto grass ceilings and walls. While mounted, Rambi can also use this move; he instead stomps the ground with his front two feet.
The Hand Slap, referred to as the ground pound, reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' and ''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'', though it is performed differently from other games. This time, the ground pound is done by shaking the Wii Remote, or pressing the X button on the Nintendo 3DS. It can open [[item container]]s, crack [[Cracked Block|blocks]], push [[Spinning Platform|trapdoors]], open [[Rambi]]'s [[Animal Crate|crate]], and stun enemies. Ground pounding is also possible when [[cling]]ing onto grass ceilings and walls. While mounted, Rambi can also use this move; he instead stomps the ground with his front two feet.


In Multiplayer mode, [[Diddy Kong]] can perform his own variation, [[Popgun Pound]], a move which he can additionally use to stun or distract enemies from afar.
In Multiplayer mode, [[Diddy Kong]] can perform his own variation, [[Popgun Pound]], a move which he can additionally use to stun or distract enemies from afar.


====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
====''Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze''====
The Hand Slap reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' with the same role as in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. This time, [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] can also perform the move. Dixie's version involves her pounding the ground with her ponytail and Cranky with his cane. Unlike the other Kongs, Dixie's Hand Slap covers both sides.<!--What does Funky Kong do?-->
The Hand Slap, referred to as the Ground Pound, reappears in ''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' with the same role as in ''Donkey Kong Country Returns''. This time, [[Dixie Kong]] and [[Cranky Kong]] can also perform the move. Dixie's version involves her pounding the ground with her ponytail and Cranky with his cane. Unlike the other Kongs, Dixie's Ground Pound covers both sides.<!--What does Funky Kong do?-->


===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
===''Super Smash Bros.'' series===
Hand Slap is Donkey Kong's down special move throughout the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series, starting with the first ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' game. It is executed by pressing the special move button while pressing the Control Stick or Circle Pad down.
[[File:BrawlHandSlap.jpg|thumb|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' screenshot]]
 
Hand Slap is Donkey Kong's down special move in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' and every following game within the [[Super Smash Bros. (series)|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]]. It is executed by pressing the special move button while pressing the Control Stick or Circle Pad down. By performing the move, Donkey Kong rapidly slaps the ground, generating a small shockwave around him. This causes nearby opponents to get knocked upward and be damaged. The attack is very useful in the Multi-Man modes when Donkey Kong is surrounded by opponents, letting him launch all of them away, but it has no effect against aerial targets. The attack does take a while to use, but once used, all the player must do is hold the Control Stick or Circle Pad down and continuously tap the special move button. Donkey Kong will keep using the attack until the special move button stops being tapped, or Donkey Kong is hit by an opponent. Until ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Donkey Kong could not execute the move in mid-air. Though the move is not as useful in the air, it can still serve as a [[smashwiki:meteor smash|meteor smash]]. Additionally, the move can now break shields quite effectively, being able to break a full shield in 3 hits.  
By performing the move, Donkey Kong rapidly slaps the ground, generating a small shockwave around him. This causes nearby opponents to get knocked upward and be damaged. The attack is very useful in the Multi-Man modes when Donkey Kong is surrounded by opponents, letting him launch all of them away, but it has no effect against aerial targets. The attack does takes a while to use, but once used, all the player must do is hold the Control Stick or Circle Pad down and continuously tap the special move button. Donkey Kong will keep using the attack until the special move button stops being tapped, or Donkey Kong is hit by an opponent. Until ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS]]'' and ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Wii U]]'', Donkey Kong could not execute the move in mid-air. Though the move isn't as useful in the air, it can still serve as a [[meteor smash]]. Additionally, the move can now break shields quite effectively, being able to break a full shield in 3 hits.  


The Hand Slap has set knockback in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', although in subsequent ''Super Smash Bros.'' installments, it can send opponents with low damage high into the air, but the Hand Slap's low knockback scaling at higher percentages prevents it from being effective at KOing an opponent.
The Hand Slap has set [[smashwiki:Knockback|knockback]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', although in subsequent installments, it can send opponents with low damage high into the air, but the Hand Slap's low knockback scaling at higher percentages prevents it from being effective at KOing an opponent.


''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' also introduces two custom variants of Hand Slap:
''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' / ''Wii U'' also introduces two custom variants of Hand Slap:
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*'''Focused Slap''' sacrifices attack range, but the shockwaves can stun and deal greater damage to opponents who are hit.
*'''Focused Slap''' sacrifices attack range, but the shockwaves can stun and deal greater damage to opponents who are hit.
*'''Hot Slap''' creates a series of flame pillars in front of Donkey Kong, which can damage even airborne targets, but it has less range, and does not cover Donkey Kong's back. The attack deals more damage and knockback, and sends opponents flying sideways instead of upwards.
*'''Hot Slap''' creates a series of flame pillars in front of Donkey Kong, which can damage even airborne targets, but it has less range, and does not cover Donkey Kong's back. The attack deals more damage and knockback, and sends opponents flying sideways instead of upwards.
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===''New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat''===
While absent from [[Donkey Kong Jungle Beat|the original]], the Hand Slap is added in ''[[New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat]]'', where several gimmicks make use of it, such as breakable floors, platforms that act as switches, and underground seeds that act as [[item container]]s.
 
===''Mario Golf: World Tour''===
In ''[[Mario Golf: World Tour]]'', if Donkey Kong loses a hole or gets a bogey or worse, he performs a Hand Slap in anger.
 
===''Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle''===
The Hand Slap, referred to as DK Ground Pound, appears in the [[Donkey Kong Adventure]] DLC of ''[[Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle]]'' as Donkey Kong's secondary weapon. This move deals damage to nearby enemies, with more damage being dealt to closer enemies. Once used, it cannot be used again for the following turn. The DK Ground Pound can be upgraded via Battle HQ, with each upgrade treated as a stronger weapon, and can deal additional damage to certain types of enemies and may inflict the Bounce super effect.


==Gallery==
==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
Melee-HandSlap.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee''
DKC Hand Slap screenshot.png|''Donkey Kong Country'' screenshot
BrawlHandSlap.jpg|''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''
DKAlt-SSB64.png|''Super Smash Bros.'' artwork
3DS SmashBros scrnC07 02 E3.png|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS''
Hand Slap in SSB64.png|''Super Smash Bros.'' screenshot
Melee-HandSlap.png|''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' screenshot
3DS SmashBros scrnC07 02 E3.png|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' screenshot
</gallery>
</gallery>


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|JapR=Hando Surappu
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|JapM=Hand Slap
|Rus=Лапошлеп
|RusR=Laposhlep
|RusM=Paw Slap
|Ita=Forza bruta<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country]]'' Italian manual|page=13}}</ref>
|Ita2=Schiaffo<ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2000|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Game Boy Color) European manual|page=108}}</ref><ref>{{cite|language=it|date=2003|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' (Game Boy Advance) European manual|page=105|publisher=Nintendo of Europe}}</ref>
|Ita3=Manata
|Ita3N=''Super Smash Bros.'' series
|Ita4=Scouti la terra<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]'' Italian manual|page=18|publisher=Nintendo of Europe|language=it|date=2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze]]'' Italian e-manual|page=12}}</ref>/Scuotere la terra<ref>{{cite|title=''[[Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D]]'' Italian e-manual|page=5}}</ref>
|Ita5=Schianto a terra DK
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|ItaM=Brute force
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Latest revision as of 07:29, August 28, 2024

This article is about Donkey Kong's special move. For the recurring special move, see Ground Pound.
Donkey Kong's Hand Slap in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
Donkey Kong performing a Hand Slap in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

The Hand Slap, also called ground pound[1][2] (alternatively Ground Pound[3]) or Ground Slap,[4][5] is one of Donkey Kong's attacks in the Donkey Kong Country games and the Super Smash Bros. series.

History[edit]

Donkey Kong Country series[edit]

Donkey Kong Country[edit]

Artwork of Donkey Kong doing a Hand Slap
Artwork of Donkey Kong performing a Hand Slap for Donkey Kong Country

The Hand Slap is a move in Donkey Kong Country that can be used by Donkey Kong only, by pressing +Control Pad down and Y Button/B Button/B Button. The move can defeat most regular enemies, and it even rewards a free banana for each enemy beaten. In the Japanese version, Donkey Kong is rewarded a Banana Bunch for every third enemy that he Hand Slaps, including Krushas, even though it does not defeat them. A Hand Slap can also defeat inactive Rock Krocs in original Japanese releases and the Game Boy Advance version. If he uses a Hand Slap in certain areas on the ground or on tree tops, Donkey Kong can unearth a Banana Bunch or even an Extra Life Balloon. In the Game Boy Color remake, the Hand Slap is required to unearth a DK Sticker Pack in each level. In the Game Boy Advance remake, some boss arenas have a buried photograph, which Donkey Kong can unearth with his Hand Slap.

Donkey Kong Country Returns[edit]

The Hand Slap, referred to as the ground pound, reappears in Donkey Kong Country Returns and Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D, though it is performed differently from other games. This time, the ground pound is done by shaking the Wii Remote, or pressing the X button on the Nintendo 3DS. It can open item containers, crack blocks, push trapdoors, open Rambi's crate, and stun enemies. Ground pounding is also possible when clinging onto grass ceilings and walls. While mounted, Rambi can also use this move; he instead stomps the ground with his front two feet.

In Multiplayer mode, Diddy Kong can perform his own variation, Popgun Pound, a move which he can additionally use to stun or distract enemies from afar.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze[edit]

The Hand Slap, referred to as the Ground Pound, reappears in Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze with the same role as in Donkey Kong Country Returns. This time, Dixie Kong and Cranky Kong can also perform the move. Dixie's version involves her pounding the ground with her ponytail and Cranky with his cane. Unlike the other Kongs, Dixie's Ground Pound covers both sides.

Super Smash Bros. series[edit]

Hand Slap
Super Smash Bros. Brawl screenshot

Hand Slap is Donkey Kong's down special move in Super Smash Bros. and every following game within the Super Smash Bros. series. It is executed by pressing the special move button while pressing the Control Stick or Circle Pad down. By performing the move, Donkey Kong rapidly slaps the ground, generating a small shockwave around him. This causes nearby opponents to get knocked upward and be damaged. The attack is very useful in the Multi-Man modes when Donkey Kong is surrounded by opponents, letting him launch all of them away, but it has no effect against aerial targets. The attack does take a while to use, but once used, all the player must do is hold the Control Stick or Circle Pad down and continuously tap the special move button. Donkey Kong will keep using the attack until the special move button stops being tapped, or Donkey Kong is hit by an opponent. Until Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Donkey Kong could not execute the move in mid-air. Though the move is not as useful in the air, it can still serve as a meteor smash. Additionally, the move can now break shields quite effectively, being able to break a full shield in 3 hits.

The Hand Slap has set knockback in Super Smash Bros. Melee, although in subsequent installments, it can send opponents with low damage high into the air, but the Hand Slap's low knockback scaling at higher percentages prevents it from being effective at KOing an opponent.

Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U also introduces two custom variants of Hand Slap:

  • Focused Slap sacrifices attack range, but the shockwaves can stun and deal greater damage to opponents who are hit.
  • Hot Slap creates a series of flame pillars in front of Donkey Kong, which can damage even airborne targets, but it has less range, and does not cover Donkey Kong's back. The attack deals more damage and knockback, and sends opponents flying sideways instead of upwards.

New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat[edit]

While absent from the original, the Hand Slap is added in New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, where several gimmicks make use of it, such as breakable floors, platforms that act as switches, and underground seeds that act as item containers.

Mario Golf: World Tour[edit]

In Mario Golf: World Tour, if Donkey Kong loses a hole or gets a bogey or worse, he performs a Hand Slap in anger.

Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle[edit]

The Hand Slap, referred to as DK Ground Pound, appears in the Donkey Kong Adventure DLC of Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle as Donkey Kong's secondary weapon. This move deals damage to nearby enemies, with more damage being dealt to closer enemies. Once used, it cannot be used again for the following turn. The DK Ground Pound can be upgraded via Battle HQ, with each upgrade treated as a stronger weapon, and can deal additional damage to certain types of enemies and may inflict the Bounce super effect.

Gallery[edit]

Names in other languages[edit]

Language Name Meaning Notes
Japanese ハンドスラップ[?]
Hando Surappu
Hand Slap
Italian Forza bruta[6] Brute force
Schiaffo[7][8] Slap
Manata[?] Handslap Super Smash Bros. series
Scouti la terra[9][10]/Scuotere la terra[11] Shake the ground
Schianto a terra DK[?] DK Ground Pound Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Russian Лапошлеп[?]
Laposhlep
Paw Slap

References[edit]

  1. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of America (American English). Page 13.
  2. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns instruction booklet. Nintendo of Europe (British English). Page 18.
  3. ^ 2014. Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze instruction manual. Section 12. (PDF). Nintendo of Europe (British English).
  4. ^ Hodgson, David S. J. (June 17, 2003). Donkey Kong Country Prima's Official Strategy Guide. Prima Games (American English). ISBN 0-7615-4334-1. Page 4.
  5. ^ 2009. New Play Control! Donkey Kong Jungle Beat instruction booklet (PDF). Nintendo of America (American English). Page 14.
  6. ^ Donkey Kong Country Italian manual. Page 13.
  7. ^ 2000. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color) European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 108.
  8. ^ 2003. Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Advance) European manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 105.
  9. ^ 2010. Donkey Kong Country Returns Italian manual. Nintendo of Europe (Italian). Page 18.
  10. ^ Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze Italian e-manual. Page 12.
  11. ^ Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D Italian e-manual. Page 5.