Dive Punch
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| Dive Punch | |||
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| Appears in | Donkey Kong Bananza (2025) | ||
| Used by | Donkey Kong | ||
| Variant of | Punch | ||
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The Dive Punch is one of Donkey Kong's moves in Donkey Kong Bananza. It is executed by pressing 
while in mid-air: this causes Donkey Kong to punch downwards as he falls, allowing him to defeat enemies and activate certain mechanisms.[1] It is also used to dig through terrain, with the distance traveled underground dependent on the type of terrain.[2] Donkey Kong uses the Dive Punch in key art for the game, which is incorporated into the game's box art.
In Super Mario Run, the Donkey Kong Statue and Gold Donkey Kong Statue depict Donkey Kong performing the Dive Punch against the base of the statue. The normal base for statues in the game is unaffected; the base of both statues has a wide portion above the normal base that the punch breaks. Both statues are based on the solo version of Donkey Kong Bananza's key artwork.
GalleryEdit
Donkey Kong Statue
Gold Donkey Kong Statue
Names in other languagesEdit
| Language | Name | Meaning | Notes |
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| Japanese | 急降下パンチ[3] Kyūkōka Panchi |
Nosedive Punch | |
| Spanish | Golpe en picado[4] | Nosedive blow |
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Nintendo of America (April 4, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza – Gameplay Video – Nintendo Treehouse: Live | Nintendo Switch 2. YouTube (American English). Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo of America (June 18, 2025). Donkey Kong Bananza Direct 6.18.2025. YouTube. Retrieved July 2, 2025.
- ^ Nintendo 公式チャンネル (June 18, 2025). ドンキーコングバナンザ Direct 2025.6.18. YouTube. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
- ^ Donkey Kong Bananza Direct - 18-06-2025. Nintendo España (European Spanish). Retrieved June 18, 2025.