Hand Slap: Difference between revisions

==History==

[[File:DK Hand Slap DKC.png|thumb|Donkey Kong doing a Hand Slap]]

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). 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]].

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.

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 the Rhino|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.

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?-->

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