The DK renaissance is truly something to marvel. Amsa and Axe have shown us that great players can take these underrated characters to new heights, but it seems a little different for the DKs. Axe and Amsa seem to be cracked melee players that have grinded so hard on their characters for so long that they were able to overcome the odds almost by themselves. But seeing how these top DKs have all been working together to develop their meta in the modern game is really amazing. I can't wait to see how they all continue to improve, can't wait to see a DK in top 8 in the future.
@towardstar Give it a few years and I'm sure we'll see a DK in grands at a major. So long as DK doesn't run into any Sheiks or Icies then a miracle run is always possible. Can't wait to see what happens with the character :)
I think that Junebug has crazy solid fundies, and DK is an excellent fit to make the most out of that extensive game sense. Really hope he sticks with the character because he’s such a joy to watch
To be fair, he's been top 40 with Sheik in the past, but yeah it's pretty insane nonetheless, especially when it's a character that has never had a representative that highly ranked in over a decade.
i really enjoyed how actually informative this was. it's easy to go into a video where the subject is "here's a question this video is about but won't be able to answer" thinking it's going to be all fluff and wasted time for views just because... a lot of video makers do exactly that all the time. i wasn't exactly *worried* this vid was gonna be like that but i appreciated how much info was in it and how the setup (the title question) was used as a lead-in to drum up excitement for a couple upcoming events some folks might've not heard about yet. just another cool enjoyable vid from wusstunes
Ever since your first DK video was posted Its been very interesting watching DK come up as a character to be on the look out for and I am very much a believer in the Kong I personally think that maybe Akir could be the best DK but he needs a little push on the offline results but with the results he has gotten online especially his Coinbox run its definitely something to be taken into consideration. I am very much sad he is not gonna be in the Smash Con DK vs Ganon crew battle but either way very excited nonetheless for the rest of the Kong bros to put on a show for the crowd.
I've been calling it since forever that DK will see his day. The biggest hurdle for any character is not getting absolutely dominated by Sheik, and imo the matchup isn't as bad as it would seem. I truly believe that he does alright against most of the top tiers, and if people actually dedicate time to learning his neutral and punish game, he at the very least could be a very convincing secondary.
After seeing can donkey kong win a major a few years ago it's crazy how far players have pushed him and the history of it too. I bet people will find new strats and even tech for the character and rise on the tier list.
Loving the content! I think it has to be either Ringler or Junebut Ringler isn't playing so we'll just have to give June the asterisk-laden crown for now and wait out the return of the true challenger
Petition for wizzrobe to pick up DK. He'll go away for six months and find a consistent way to beat your neighborhood Peach, thus finally enabling the fabled 20DK era.
wish we got to see DA compete more, been a huge fan of their twitter clips and i believe if they travelled and competed they'd push the character insanely far
UPDATE: JUNEBUG JUST BEAT SIRMERIS (RANKED 79 PLAYER IN 2023 WHO JUST UPSET RANKED 19 PLAYER SOONSAY), NARROWING LOSING IN A GAME 5 SLUGMATCH SET AGAINST NONE (RANKED 18 PLAYER IN 2022), BEAT GINGER (RANKED 27 PLAYER) BEFORE FINALLY BEING TAKEN OUT BY AKLO (RANKED 11 PLAYER) GOING OUT AT 13TH PLACE! THE GREATEST DONKEY KONG RUN AND PLAYER HAS JUST BEEN CROWNED! LONG LIVE THE LEADER OF THE BUNCH, JUNEBUG!!!
The best dk is whoever can deal with his bad matchups the best, i dont think there are many spacies or martbs ,any of these guys cant beat or at least scare to death, its more about not losing to the local sheiks and peaches
I really am not sure if Peach is DK's worst matchup, or Sheik even. At least on the Peach side, we've seen Moe do really well against Sharp, Junebug do really well against Polish and Mvlvchi, Quang go last hit with Kzhu and Akir take wins over Bbatts online.
@@wusstunes you've got the knowledge! I just know that spacie good, sheik pretty bad, then I guessed with peach cause peach This has made me curious though, who do you think it is? Is it as obvious as traditional mid tier killers like sheik and puff or could it be someone kinda unexpected?
From my experience dk ice climbers is barely playable because of how they counter Dk's tools. Sheik might be one of the worst matchups but imo it's not that bad. You have a punish game on her and DK cc is really broken. Fox and Falco could be the hardest to fight if optimized. Fox pretty much has to choose to lose neutral vs DK. he just gets destroyed when he does.
Nah, that's just a well executed punish, not really anything taunt worthy. 5:50 When Fox flew harmlessly over DK's shielded head and SD'd at 6% to bring stocks to even, that was the perfect taunt.
I think its Junebug. Hes just seems to be good in every category, nkt necessarily the best bht how solid he is in everything stscks up. Helps that hes played for ages
Revisiting this 9/23/23, on which ckyulmiqnudaetr has just swept his pool not dropping a single game, including a 2-0 win on Gahtzu, and is poised to possibly get into top 16. Akir is also in top 64 and similarly poised to possibly get top 16, most likely loser's side if at all though. DK is seriously breaking out
@@wusstunes I feel like there needs to be more morph ball bomb usage in samuses...not just for recovery, i dunno, in ultimate when I played samus the tiny hitbox you get while in morph ball and reset on air movement was very useful for mixing things up and it can really mess up approaches if you are blocked by a bomb
Real talk though I have greatly enjoyed your videos on this topic in the niche that is "top level Donkey Kong in Melee". Made me keep my eyes open for certain names for sure
Thats a tough question. I would say Junebug but then I saw Akir. Then I saw Moe played and now he's looking very strong. I'm still going with Junebug though. But D.K is such an in depth character everyone can play him very uniquely. Like Fox.
Another wusstunes banger! I think Junebug is the best DK in the world and the logic of "he's not the best DK, he's the best player who plays DK" is kinda stupid cuz he still ends up playing DK. It's like saying Zain isn't the best Roy in the world when he clearly is.
Saying that someone isn't the best DK player, but the best player who uses DK is one of the most smooth brained takes I've ever heard. What a stupid thing to say lmao.
i dont think cody would take it or ask for it really. the point of free agent showcase is to help people with little exposure travel to events, not to provide the salary and benefits of a tier one org.
I'm so excited for the Ganon DK crew battle. I'm not sure we'll even get to see everyone on the DK roster play
The DK renaissance is truly something to marvel. Amsa and Axe have shown us that great players can take these underrated characters to new heights, but it seems a little different for the DKs. Axe and Amsa seem to be cracked melee players that have grinded so hard on their characters for so long that they were able to overcome the odds almost by themselves. But seeing how these top DKs have all been working together to develop their meta in the modern game is really amazing. I can't wait to see how they all continue to improve, can't wait to see a DK in top 8 in the future.
I was told a top 8 DK will never happen. I find this ridiculous. The unified DK front will not be stopped
Apes together strong!
@towardstar Give it a few years and I'm sure we'll see a DK in grands at a major. So long as DK doesn't run into any Sheiks or Icies then a miracle run is always possible. Can't wait to see what happens with the character :)
wake up babe new wusstunes
John 3:16 😊
Romans 3:23
true?
Kong 4:20
I think that Junebug has crazy solid fundies, and DK is an excellent fit to make the most out of that extensive game sense. Really hope he sticks with the character because he’s such a joy to watch
Picking up a character less than a year ago and getting top 50 in melee is a wild feet from junebug
To be fair, he's been top 40 with Sheik in the past, but yeah it's pretty insane nonetheless, especially when it's a character that has never had a representative that highly ranked in over a decade.
Love the acknowledgement that Junebug is getting. His knowledge of game design and the inner functionings of melee makes him quite the formidable DK
i really enjoyed how actually informative this was. it's easy to go into a video where the subject is "here's a question this video is about but won't be able to answer" thinking it's going to be all fluff and wasted time for views just because... a lot of video makers do exactly that all the time. i wasn't exactly *worried* this vid was gonna be like that but i appreciated how much info was in it and how the setup (the title question) was used as a lead-in to drum up excitement for a couple upcoming events some folks might've not heard about yet. just another cool enjoyable vid from wusstunes
Moe vs aklo is still crazy, kme of those sets i wish went the other way
Great content as always! Also I noticed you used music from Urbz sims in the city on Gba which is baller
[EDIT: Music Source at 7:47 is from windjammers, specifically the track that plays in the championship finals]
love what you do for the community with these vids, honestly goated
great vid! looking forward to the followup after the tourney
Ever since your first DK video was posted Its been very interesting watching DK come up as a character to be on the look out for and I am very much a believer in the Kong
I personally think that maybe Akir could be the best DK but he needs a little push on the offline results but with the results he has gotten online especially his Coinbox run its definitely something to be taken into consideration. I am very much sad he is not gonna be in the Smash Con DK vs Ganon crew battle but either way very excited nonetheless for the rest of the Kong bros to put on a show for the crowd.
Let’s hope Akir starts traveling out of state he showed up for a Maryland local randomly that’s a good start
bobbybigballs catching strays constantly in these videos
I honestly think if Akir had more time to shine in the offline tournament scene he'd be the best kong
Is akir leaving?
He's just kind of stuck in Florida and can't travel for events until next year.
There was Green Ranger who was very good too.
"The field of DK players" is a sight to behold.
I just figured out jump cancel grabs with DK.. can't believe I wasn't doing this for so long.
as of this week, junebug has been ranked number 45 on ssbmrank for summer 2023!
I've been calling it since forever that DK will see his day. The biggest hurdle for any character is not getting absolutely dominated by Sheik, and imo the matchup isn't as bad as it would seem. I truly believe that he does alright against most of the top tiers, and if people actually dedicate time to learning his neutral and punish game, he at the very least could be a very convincing secondary.
After seeing can donkey kong win a major a few years ago it's crazy how far players have pushed him and the history of it too. I bet people will find new strats and even tech for the character and rise on the tier list.
Moe does so well against Sheik. There’s hope.
Junebug did it... top 50 with the Kong.
No dk had ever been on the top 100 before it's crazy
I love your videos so much and I always find myself coming back to rewatch them. You are still super underrated ❤
Thank you Donkey Kong News Network for this timely update
Loving the content! I think it has to be either Ringler or Junebut Ringler isn't playing so we'll just have to give June the asterisk-laden crown for now and wait out the return of the true challenger
Junebug is my favorite DK for sure, fundies get my vote every time
players who are really good just cus they have amazing fundies are so cool and fun to watch
4:58 comAPEtriots
whoa whoa whoa be careful bud
just got home from work and this is the first thing im doing i love you wusstunes
The image for the donkey Kong vs Ganondorf crew battle, is giving off the most powerful aura.
0:34 man, to see this at mlg level does bring a smile to my face
safe to say junebug has the claim atm
Petition for wizzrobe to pick up DK.
He'll go away for six months and find a consistent way to beat your neighborhood Peach, thus finally enabling the fabled 20DK era.
Donkey Kong is my new favorite character to watch now
wish we got to see DA compete more, been a huge fan of their twitter clips and i believe if they travelled and competed they'd push the character insanely far
JUNEBUG JUST BEAT RANKED 16 PLAYER MAGI IN AN UPSET ON HIS WAY TO TOP 64 AT BIG HOUSE 11! 20DK IS REAL!
UPDATE: JUNEBUG JUST BEAT SIRMERIS (RANKED 79 PLAYER IN 2023 WHO JUST UPSET RANKED 19 PLAYER SOONSAY), NARROWING LOSING IN A GAME 5 SLUGMATCH SET AGAINST NONE (RANKED 18 PLAYER IN 2022), BEAT GINGER (RANKED 27 PLAYER) BEFORE FINALLY BEING TAKEN OUT BY AKLO (RANKED 11 PLAYER) GOING OUT AT 13TH PLACE!
THE GREATEST DONKEY KONG RUN AND PLAYER HAS JUST BEEN CROWNED! LONG LIVE THE LEADER OF THE BUNCH, JUNEBUG!!!
Can't wait for Smash Con! So much hype!!!
the real "donkey kong" is the friends we made along the way.
It’s Not You It’s Melee mentioned, LETS FUCKING GOOOOOOO RVA BABY
thanks for the kongtent
best DK content on the PLANET!! keep it going love
Moe, Akir, Junebug, Quang, so many amazing ones
Lol we gotta find out who’s the Top Banana of the Ape Compatriots
I love dk so much. I’m considering picking him up as a funny pocket myself
This video goes so hard after Big House
JUNEBUG IS A TOP 50 PLAYER WITH SOLO DK BROOOOOOOOOO
I can’t wait for the Double DK major/supermajor Grand Finals for some serious Monke Business
BABE! New DK Renaissance vid just dropped!
I mean you also gotta like June, he seems like the most chill'estest dude ever ;)
ur a real g for putting in windjammers music
Windjammers is so sick
The best dk is whoever can deal with his bad matchups the best, i dont think there are many spacies or martbs ,any of these guys cant beat or at least scare to death, its more about not losing to the local sheiks and peaches
June has definitely been doing the best at that I think, beating Polish, MOM, Malachi, juicebox etc in that m series run
I really am not sure if Peach is DK's worst matchup, or Sheik even. At least on the Peach side, we've seen Moe do really well against Sharp, Junebug do really well against Polish and Mvlvchi, Quang go last hit with Kzhu and Akir take wins over Bbatts online.
@@wusstunes you've got the knowledge! I just know that spacie good, sheik pretty bad, then I guessed with peach cause peach
This has made me curious though, who do you think it is? Is it as obvious as traditional mid tier killers like sheik and puff or could it be someone kinda unexpected?
From my experience dk ice climbers is barely playable because of how they counter Dk's tools.
Sheik might be one of the worst matchups but imo it's not that bad. You have a punish game on her and DK cc is really broken. Fox and Falco could be the hardest to fight if optimized. Fox pretty much has to choose to lose neutral vs DK. he just gets destroyed when he does.
1:55 I don't know how someone has the mental fortitude to not taunt after that last fair
Nah, that's just a well executed punish, not really anything taunt worthy.
5:50 When Fox flew harmlessly over DK's shielded head and SD'd at 6% to bring stocks to even, that was the perfect taunt.
I think its Junebug. Hes just seems to be good in every category, nkt necessarily the best bht how solid he is in everything stscks up. Helps that hes played for ages
Fun fuct, rn im the best dk in melee ranked eu, which just talks about how many players are not playing rank mode in europe xd
*stares in leffen*
wow how have I not remembered Moe?? I'm rooting for June tho
Revisiting this 9/23/23, on which ckyulmiqnudaetr has just swept his pool not dropping a single game, including a 2-0 win on Gahtzu, and is poised to possibly get into top 16. Akir is also in top 64 and similarly poised to possibly get top 16, most likely loser's side if at all though. DK is seriously breaking out
i really should have been watching the off season lmao
all i want to know is when is the samus renaissance
thats every time morse code enters a tournament
@@wusstunes I feel like there needs to be more morph ball bomb usage in samuses...not just for recovery, i dunno, in ultimate when I played samus the tiny hitbox you get while in morph ball and reset on air movement was very useful for mixing things up
and it can really mess up approaches if you are blocked by a bomb
shoutouts to wutang36genders
okay enough about whos the best dk
whos the sickest dk
I love your videos!
I love you oomfie
MAN JUNEBUG HAS JUST GOTTEN TOP 45 OF THE YEAR DKDNDJJDJE
awesome video
akir?
I didn't know Ringler played melee too
I haven’t heard the name junebug for like 15 years…
The melee community is built almost entirely around fighting or being Fox
the best dk player of all time is actually BBB, Bobby Big Ballz's DK is a work of art, easily the best DK player ever, the DKGOAT, if you will.
The best dk is my bud Jacky He beats like all my friends at once and it's not even close, so you can stop debating cause I already found him
Real talk though I have greatly enjoyed your videos on this topic in the niche that is "top level Donkey Kong in Melee". Made me keep my eyes open for certain names for sure
From what I saw at Fete I’m gonna say Moe. 🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰🇩🇰
wusstunes DK video moment
Right at 999 views! Didn’t skip the ads, let’s go
What happened to green ranger?
twitter.com/NJzFinest/status/1688695161507753984?s=20
hell yes more dk
DK is a lowkey high tier
Bananba:
Optimism cause he's my friend :)
Jakpox cameo 🎉
What about akir?
hes extremely good, just has much better online performances than offline at the moment
I just love moe
Throwback to Green Ranger
The 20DK is real.
Thats a tough question. I would say Junebug but then I saw Akir. Then I saw Moe played and now he's looking very strong.
I'm still going with Junebug though. But D.K is such an in depth character everyone can play him very uniquely. Like Fox.
sorry my comment has nothing to do with smash, but that the urbz ost at the end hit like a nostalgia truck, fuck I'm getting old
I had only remembered that track in the most abstract doodle of a memory and being able to find it again definitely unlocked something in me
Donkey Kong
It's still RIngler. Surprised he was only mention for less than 5 seconds
Ohaidere is the goat dk no cap
OHAI's DK has the special sauce
Another wusstunes banger! I think Junebug is the best DK in the world and the logic of "he's not the best DK, he's the best player who plays DK" is kinda stupid cuz he still ends up playing DK. It's like saying Zain isn't the best Roy in the world when he clearly is.
As a dk player, having nogh on the dk crew is a result of obvious ganon and TO collusion against the kongs
Saying that someone isn't the best DK player, but the best player who uses DK is one of the most smooth brained takes I've ever heard. What a stupid thing to say lmao.
It should be Moe. He is from DK playing DK, it was meant to be.
You are not better than me
Nor are you worse than me
You have your style
I have my style
That is all
I need Moe to come to SoCal bro
The DK renaissance is already fading into obscurity, all hail the upcoming Luigi mis-Firestorm
melee stats sponsoring everyone with the free agent showcase except cody 💀💀
i dont think cody would take it or ask for it really. the point of free agent showcase is to help people with little exposure travel to events, not to provide the salary and benefits of a tier one org.
@@wusstunes o word i didn't know thats whats up
Can you make videos on Sonic Adventure?
if i have anything unique to say about it
@@wusstunes Aight, love the Amy head pfp😂
there might be an amy rose essay in the pipeline @@hezmo940
God i love DK
it's zain 0:15
quang's name is "kumquat cylinder", but i appreciate you trying to pronounce that alphabet soup
Nice try trickster
I clicked the video and didn’t see my dk so this video is cap
Woo donkey kong
John 3:16 😊
Akir